Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
¨ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ý | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 130215(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the transition period from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007 |
Commission File Number 000-33385
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 95-3876317 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
260 So. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 217 Pasadena, CA (Address of principal executive offices) | 91101 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (626) 584-9722
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each Class | | Name of each Exchange on which Registered |
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, and One Warrant | | American Stock Exchange |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value | | American Stock Exchange |
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock | | American Stock Exchange |
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: |
None |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x |
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 ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ý
Indicate by check mark if whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ý No ¨
Based on the closing price as reported on the American Stock Exchange, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates on October 24, 2007 was approximately $73,071,176. Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director and by each shareholder affiliated with a director or an executive officer have been excluded from this calculation because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
The number of outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common stock as of October 24, 2007 was 9,690,099.
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
2007 TRANSITION REPORT ON FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page(s)
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT | 1 |
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PART I | | 2 |
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| ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | 2 |
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 3 |
| ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 4 |
| ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | 4 |
| ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 4 |
| ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 4 |
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PART II. | | 5 |
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| ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 5 |
| ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 6 |
| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 7 |
| ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 9 |
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | 10 |
| ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 10 |
| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 10 |
| ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | 10 |
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PART III | | 11 |
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| ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT | 11 |
| ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 13 |
| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 15 |
| ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 19 |
| ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 19 |
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PART IV | | 20 |
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| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 20 |
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SIGNATURES | | 21 |
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This Transition Report on Form 10-K contains statements relating to future results of General Finance Corporation (including certain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements frequently are identifiable by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other similar expressions. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth in Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Transition Report on Form 10-K and those detailed from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
References in this Report to “we”, “us”, or the “Company” are to General Finance Corporation (“GFN”) and its consolidated subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2007, and through September 13, 2007, these subsidiaries included GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”), GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Ltd., an Australian corporation (“GFN Holdings”), and GFN Australasia Finance Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFN Finance”). As of September 13, 2007, these subsidiaries also included RWA Holdings Pty Limited (“RWA”), an Australian corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).
In September 2007, we changed our fiscal year to June 30 from December 31. We are filing this transition report on Form 10-K with respect to the six months ended June 30, 2007. In addition, the consolidated financial statements of Royal Wolf, as our predecessor, for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004 are included herein. Royal Wolf’s results of operations will be included in our consolidated financial statements from the completion date of the acquisition and will be first reported in our Form 10- Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
Item 1. Business
General Development of the Business
We were incorporated in Delaware on October 14, 2005 in order to serve as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. From inception through the end of the period covered by this Report, we have been a development stage company. We did not have any business or operations and our activities were limited to raising capital in our initial public offering (the “IPO”) in April 2006, identifying an operating business to acquire, and negotiating and entering into an agreement to acquire Royal Wolf.
We issued 8,625,000 units in our IPO. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $6.00. The public offering price of each unit was $8.00, and we generated gross proceeds of $69,000,000 in the IPO. Of the gross proceeds: (i) we deposited $65,000,000 into a trust account (the “Trust Account”), which amount included $1,380,000 of deferred underwriting fees; (ii) the underwriters received $3,450,000 as underwriting fees (excluding the deferred underwriting fees); and (iii) we retained $550,000 for offering expenses. In addition, we deposited into the Trust Account $700,000 that we received from the issuance and sale of 583,333 warrants to Ronald F. Valenta, a director and our Chief Executive Officer, and John O. Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer, prior to completion of the IPO. Stockholders holding the shares issued in connection with the IPO are referred to as “Public Stockholders.”
Subsequent Event—Acquisition of Royal Wolf
On September 13, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Royal Wolf through the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of RWA. Based upon the actual exchange rate of one U.S. dollar to $0.8407 Australian dollar realized in connection with payments made upon completion of the acquisition, the purchase price for the RWA shares was $64.3 million, including deposits of $1,005,000 previously paid by us in connection with the acquisition. We paid the purchase price, less the deposits, by a combination of cash in the amount of $44.7 million plus the issuance to Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (“Bison Capital”), one of the sellers, of shares of common stock of GFN U.S., constituting 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. following the issuance. As a result of this structure, we own 86.2% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. and Bison Capital owns 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S, which through its indirect subsidiary GFN Finance owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Royal Wolf.
The funds in the Trust Account were distributed at the closing of the acquisition of Royal Wolf. We received approximately $60.8 million, of which we used $44.7 million to pay the purchase price for the RWA shares. Approximately $6.4 million ($7.93482 per share) of the funds in the Trust Account was paid to Public Stockholders holding 809,901 shares who voted against the acquisition and, in accordance with our certificate of incorporation, elected to receive cash in exchange for their shares, which have been cancelled. The remaining $1.3 million was paid our IPO underwriters as deferred underwriting fees.
For a description of the business of Royal Wolf, see our definitive proxy statement relating to our acquisition of Royal Wolf, filed August 10, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).
Our Internet website, which is located at http://www.generalfinance.com, is under construction. This reference to our Internet website does not constitute incorporation by reference in this report of the information contained on or hyperlinked from our Internet website and such information should not be considered part of this report.
We are required to file Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on a regular basis, and are required to disclose certain material events (e.g., changes in corporate control; acquisitions or dispositions of a significant amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of business and bankruptcy) in a current report on Form 8-K. The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s Internet website is located at http://www.sec.gov.
As of June 30, 2007, we had three executive officers and a controller. Other than our Chief Financial Officer, who was hired on a full-time basis on September 11, 2006, these individuals were not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and devoted only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs and received no salary or similar compensation. The amount of time they devoted in any time period varied based on the availability of suitable target businesses to investigate. We do not believe the value of these services to be significant to our operating results.
None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to risk factors included in this Transition Report, you should also consider all the Risks Related to “Our Business and Operations Following Our Acquisition of Royal Wolf” as set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement.
We have entered into a shareholders agreement with Bison Capital Partners, L.P. (“Bison Capital”) with respect to our 86.2% and Bison Capital’s 13.8% ownership interest in GFN U.S., which owns Royal Wolf. Under the shareholders agreement, neither GFN U.S. nor Royal Wolf may take certain actions without the written consent of Bison Capital, including without limitation selling material assets outside the ordinary course of business, entering into transactions with GFN, issuing capital stock to GFN without offering a pro rata share to Bison Capital, issuing capital stock to third party, issuing subordinated debt to any person without offering Bison its pro rata share, paying dividends or make other payments to GFN (other than up to $1 million per year for administrative and overhead expenses), changing the nature of the business, merging with any person that results in a change of control, or acquiring any business if the purchase price and assumed debt exceeds $10 million. Because of this, Bison Capital, as a minority stockholder of GFN U.S., has the power to prevent us from taking certain actions or entering into certain transactions with respect to Royal Wolf that we believe to be desirable.
Under our shareholders agreement with Bison Capital, we have agreed to acquire businesses competitive with Royal Wolf in certain geographic territory solely through Royal Wolf.
Under our shareholders agreement with Bison Capital, we have agreed to acquire businesses engaged in the sale and lease of portable storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in certain geographic territory solely through Royal Wolf. The geographic territory is that part of the world south of Guam, west of Hawaii and east of Viet Nam. Because of this, Bison Capital, as the owner of a 13.8% interest in Royal Wolf, will receive its pro rata share of any increase in the value of Royal Wolf resulting from such acquisitions.
Our ability to be successful may depend on the efforts of Ronald F. Valenta and John O. Johnson.
Our ability to be successful may depend upon the efforts of Ronald F. Valenta, our Chief Executive Officer, and John O. Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Valenta has significant experience and contacts in owning, operating and acquiring companies in the business of equipment sales and leasing, our present business. Mr. Johnson has significant experience in acquisitions, and part of our strategy is to acquire additional businesses engaged in equipment sales and leasing. Neither Mr. Valenta nor Mr. Johnson has an employment agreement with us, and they are not currently compensated for their services, although Mr. Valenta and Mr. Johnson beneficially own approximately 24.0% and 6.7%, respectively, of our outstanding common stock.
Neither Ronald F. Valenta, our Chief Executive Officer, nor John O. Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer, devotes or is required to devote his full time to our affairs. This could create a conflict of interest when allocating their time between our operations and their other commitments. These executive officers are engaged in several other business endeavors and are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our affairs. If these executive officers’ other business affairs require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs and could have a negative impact on our ability to function as an operating company and consummate future business combinations.
Ronald F. Valenta is affiliated with two companies in the specialty finance business, which could create a conflict of interest in decisions affecting our business.
Ronald F. Valenta, a director and our Chief Executive Officer, is also affiliated with two companies in the specialty finance industry. He is a director of Mobile Services Group, Inc., a portable storage company he founded in 1988, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobile Office Acquisition Corporation, the parent company of PacVan, Inc., a U.S. office modular and portable storage company.
While part of our business strategy is to acquire additional businesses, there is no assurance that we will be able to identify businesses that we can acquire upon terms we believe acceptable, or if such acquisitions require additional financing, that we could obtain such additional financing.
Part of our business strategy is to acquire additional businesses. We can give no assurance you that we will be able to identify any additional businesses that we will be able to acquire on terms and conditions that we deem acceptable. Further, we may need additional financing to make some or all of these possible acquisitions. We can give no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing or that such financing will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to us.
At September 30, 2007, we had outstanding options and warrants to purchase 11,433,333 shares of common stock. The potential for the issuance of substantial numbers of additional shares of common stock upon exercise of these warrants and option could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle in the eyes of a target business. Such securities, when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and reduce the value of the shares issued to complete a future business combination. Additionally, the sale, or even the possibility of sale, of the shares underlying the warrants and options could have an adverse effect on the market price for our securities or on our ability to obtain future financing.
Inapplicable.
We maintain our executive offices at 260 South Los Robles Avenue, Suite 217, Pasadena, CA 91101. These offices are provided to us by an affiliate of Ronald F. Valenta. This affiliate of Mr. Valenta made this space available though the completion of the acquisition of Royal Wolf free of a rental charge. We now rent this space on a month-to-month basis for $1,148 per month and consider the current office space adequate for our current operations.
None.
On June 14, 2007, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following are the results of the proposals:
a) Election of directors:
Nominee | | For | | Withheld | |
David M. Connell | | | 8,776,419 | | | 323,945 | |
Manuel Marrero | | | 8,776,419 | | | 323,945 | |
| (b) | Approval of 2006 Stock Option Plan: |
For | | 5,598,970 | |
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Against | | | 707,933 | |
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Abstain | | | 241,125 | |
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Not Voted | | | 2,552,336 | |
| (c) | Ratification of the selection of Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP as independent auditors: |
For | | | 8,831,021 | |
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Against | | | 265,643 | |
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Abstain | | | 3,700 | |
PART II
Market Prices
Our units, common stock and warrants are listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols “GFN.U,” “GFN” and “GFN.WS,” respectively. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the range of high and low sales prices for the units, since the units commenced trading on April 10, 2006, and for the common stock and warrants, since the common stock and warrants commenced public trading separately on June 13, 2006:
| | Units | | Common Stock | | Warrants | |
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2007: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fourth Quarter | | | 9.75 | | | 9.00 | | | 7.95 | | | 7.56 | | | 1.96 | | | 1.45 | |
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Third Quarter | | | 9.60 | | | 8.50 | | | 7.95 | | | 7.46 | | | 1.80 | | | 1.10 | |
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Second Quarter | | | 8.00 | | | 7.81 | | | 7.70 | | | 7.22 | | | 1.15 | | | 0.62 | |
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First Quarter | | | 8.45 | | | 7.75 | | | 7.36 | | | 7.22 | | | 0.85 | | | 0.63 | |
2006: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fourth Quarter | | $ | 8.06 | | $ | 7.75 | | $ | 7.35 | | $ | 7.24 | | $ | 0.80 | | $ | 0.63 | |
Record Holders
As of October 24, 2007, there were eight stockholders of record of our common stock. We believe that there are hundreds of beneficial owners of our common stock, units and warrants.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to date. The payment of dividends in the future will be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. It is the present intention of our Board of Directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have not provided a line graph comparing yearly percentage change in our shareholder return on common stock against various indices or peer group because we were a blank check company without an operating business.
The following table sets forth selected historical financial information derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005, for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007, for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 and as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The following data has been restated from previously issued financial information for the for the retrospective application of the capitalization of the costs incurred relating to the acquisition of Royal Wolf and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements including the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Transition Report on Form 10-K.
| | October 14, 2006 (inception) to December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 | |
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General and administrative expenses | | $ | 3,509 | | $ | 387,815 | | $ | 795,989 | | $ | 1,187,313 | |
Operating loss | | | (3,509 | ) | | (387,815 | ) | | (795,989 | ) | | (1,187,313 | ) |
Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | -- | | | 1,888,503 | | | 1,312,169 | | | 3,200,672 | |
Interest expense | | | -- | | | (20,498 | ) | | (72,398 | ) | | (92,896 | ) |
Other, net | | | -- | | | -- | | | (7,469 | ) | | (7,469 | ) |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,509 | ) | $ | 891,090 | | $ | 261,513 | | $ | 1,149,094 | |
Net income (loss) per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.02 | | | | |
Diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.02 | | | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 1,875,000 | | | 8,151,369 | | | 10,500,000 | | | | |
Diluted | | $ | 1,875,000 | | $ | 9,636,545 | | $ | 12,704,299 | | | | |
Balance Sheet Information:
| | December 31, 2006 | | June 30, 2007 | |
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Cash | | $ | 37,713 | | $ | 59,427 | |
Cash equivalents held in trust - restricted | | | 68,055,252 | | | 68,217,585 | |
Deferred acquisition costs | | | 783,663 | | | 1,547,742 | |
Total assets | | | 69,713,171 | | | 71,078,142 | |
Deferred underwriting fees | | | 1,380,000 | | | 1,380,000 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,947,907 | | | 4,812,265 | |
Common stock subject to possible conversion | | | 13,168,200 | | | 13,338,500 | |
Stockholders’ equity | | $ | 52,597,064 | | $ | 52,927,377 | |
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth unaudited operating data for each of the quarters in the year ended December 31, 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2007. This quarterly information has been restated from previously issued financial information for the retrospective application of the capitalization of the costs incurred relating to the acquisition of Royal Wolf and has been prepared on the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflects all significant adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations for the periods presented.
Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | |
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Net income (loss), as previously reported | | $ | (8,014 | ) | $ | 302,406 | | $ | (2,603 | ) | $ | 165,211 | |
Effect of accounting change, net of tax | | | -- | | | 3,763 | | | 265,772 | | | 164,555 | |
Net income (loss), as restated | | $ | (8,014 | ) | $ | 306,169 | | $ | 263,169 | | $ | 329,766 | |
Income (loss) per share, as previously reported | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.03 | | $ | -- | | $ | 0.03 | |
Diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.03 | | $ | -- | | $ | 0.02 | |
Income (loss) per share, as restated | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.03 | | $ | 0.03 | | $ | 0.03 | |
Diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.03 | | $ | 0.02 | | $ | 0.03 | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | |
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Net income (loss), as previously reported | | $ | (180,584 | ) | $ | (34,898 | ) |
Effect of accounting change, net of tax | | | 298,703 | | | 178,292 | |
Net income (loss), as restated | | $ | 118,119 | | $ | 143,394 | |
Income (loss) per share, as previously reported | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | | ) |
Income (loss) per share, as restated | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.01 | | $ | 0.01 | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.01 | | $ | 0.01 | |
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that appear elsewhere in this Transitional Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, those presented under “Risks related to our business” included in Item 1A and elsewhere in this Transitional Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We were formed in October 2005 in order to serve as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. As of June 30, 2007, we had not completed any business combination.
In April 2006, we completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) of 8,625,000 units. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $6.00. The public offering price of each unit was $8.00, and we generated gross proceeds of $69,000,000 in the IPO. Of the gross proceeds: (i) we deposited $65,000,000 into a trust account (the “Trust Account”), which amount included $1,380,000 of deferred underwriting fees; (ii) the underwriters received $3,450,000 as underwriting fees (excluding the deferred underwriting fees); and (iii) we retained $550,000 for offering expenses. In addition, we deposited into the Trust Account $700,000 that we received from the issuance and sale of 583,333 warrants to Ronald F. Valenta, a director and our Chief Executive Officer, and John O. Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer, prior to completion of the IPO. Stockholders holding the shares issued in connection with the IPO are referred to as “Public Stockholders.”
In September 2007, we changed our fiscal year to June 30 from December 31.
Subsequent Event
On September 13, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Royal Wolf through the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of RWA. Based upon the actual exchange rate of one U.S. dollar to $0.8407 Australian dollar realized in connection with payments made upon completion of the acquisition, the purchase price for the RWA shares was $64.3 million, including deposits of $1,005,000 previously paid by us in connection with the acquisition. We paid the purchase price, less the deposits, by a combination of cash in the amount of $44.7 million plus the issuance to Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (“Bison Capital”), one of the sellers, of shares of common stock of GFN U.S., constituting 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. following the issuance. As a result of this structure, we own 86.2% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. and Bison Capital owns 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S, which owns through its indirect subsidiary GFN Finance all of the outstanding capital stock of Royal Wolf.
The funds in the Trust Account were distributed at the closing of the acquisition of Royal Wolf. We received approximately $60.8 million, of which we used $44.7 million to pay the purchase price for the RWA shares. Approximately $6.4 million ($7.93482 per share) of the funds in the Trust Account was paid to Public Stockholders holding 809,901 shares who voted against the acquisition and, in accordance with our certificate of incorporation, elected to receive cash in exchange for their shares, which have been cancelled. The remaining $1.3 million was paid the underwriters as deferred underwriting fees.
On April 10, 2006, we completed our IPO of 7,500,000 units, and on April 13, 2006, we completed the closing of an additional 1,125,000 units that were subject to the underwriter’s over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of our common stock and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $6.00. The public offering price of each unit was $8.00, and we generated gross proceeds of $69,000,000 in the IPO (including proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option). Of the gross proceeds: (i) we deposited $65,000,000 into the Trust Account at JP Morgan Chase NY Bank, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee, which included $1,380,000 of deferred underwriting fees; (ii) the underwriters received $3,450,000 as underwriting fees (excluding the deferred underwriting fees); and (iii) we retained $550,000 for offering expenses. In addition, we deposited into the Trust Account $700,000 that we received from the issuance and sale of 583,333 warrants to Ronald F. Valenta, a director and our Chief Executive Officer, and John O. Johnson, our Chief Operating Officer, on April 7, 2006.
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we re-evaluate all of our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions as additional information becomes available in future periods.
Management has discussed the development and selection of critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee has reviewed our disclosure relating to critical accounting estimates in this Transitional Report. We believe the following are the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
For the issuances of stock options, we follow the fair value provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123R requires recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of income over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. The pricing model we use for determining fair values of the purchase option and the embedded derivative is the Black Scholes Pricing Model. Valuations derived from this model are subject to ongoing internal and external verification and review. The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates, market prices and volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves management’s judgment and may impact net income. In particular, the Company uses volatility rates based upon a sample of comparable companies in Royal Wolf’s industry and a risk-free interest rate, which is the rate on U. S. Treasury instruments, for a security with a maturity that approximates the estimated remaining contractual life of the derivative.
Results of Operations, Financial Condition and Liquidity
Our operating expenses totaled $3,509, $387,815, $795,989 and $1,187,313 for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005, for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007, respectively. These expenses consisted primarily of accounting, legal and other professional services (including investor relations fees), liability insurance, Delaware franchise taxes, payroll (including stock-based compensation) and general office expenses. Operating expenses have increased both on an absolute and relative basis since our formation in October 2005 due primarily to the hiring of a Chief Financial Officer in September 2006, the engaging of an investor relations firm in October 2006 and the increasing requirements of corporate governance and public reporting. We also incurred over $594,000 of offering costs in connection with the IPO, all of which have been applied against paid-in capital; and have capitalized costs incurred relating primarily to the acquisition of Royal Wolf of $783,683, $761,395 and $1,545,058 for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007, respectively.
We had net interest income earned primarily on the marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,888,503, $1,312,169 and $3,200,672 for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007, respectively. Interest income excludes earnings on funds held in the Trust Account associated with common stock subject to possible conversion, net of any taxes payable by us relating to such interest earned.
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 of $20,498, $72,398 and $92,896, respectively, relates primarily to borrowings under our limited recourse revolving line of credit.
We have provided for an annual effective income tax rate of approximately 40% for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 primarily because of state income taxes and the nondeductible portion of travel and entertainment expenses.
The following is a summary of our contractual obligations, including accrued interest, as of June 30, 2007:
| | Payment Due by Year Ending June 30, | |
Contractual Obligations | | Total | | 2008 | | 2009-2012 | | 2013 | | 2014 and Thereafter | |
| | (in thousands) | |
Limited recourse revolving line of credit (1) | | $ | 2,441 | | $ | 2,441 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,441 | | $ | 2,441 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
(1 On September 14, 2007, subsequent to the completion of acquisition of Royal Wolf, we repaid the outstanding balance and terminated the limited recourse revolving line of credit. Total principal and interest paid totaled $2,586,848.
Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Reference is made to Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements that could potentially impact us.
Market risk is the sensitivity of income to changes in interest rates, foreign exchanges, commodity prices, equity prices, and other market-driven rates or prices. As of June 30, 2007 we had not engaged in any substantive commercial business. Accordingly, we have not been exposed to significant risks associated with foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices or other market-driven rates or prices. The net proceeds of our initial public offering held in the Trust Account were invested by the trustee only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 having a maturity of 180 days or less, or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Given our limited risk in our exposure to government securities and money market funds, we did not view the interest rate risk to be significant.
Index to Financial Statements: of General Finance Corporation (Registrant): | |
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP | F-1 |
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| Independent Auditors’ Report - LaRue, Corrigan & McCormack LLP | F-2 |
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007 | F-3 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations from inception to December 31, 2005, for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and from inception to June 30, 2007 | F-4 |
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| Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity from inception to December 31, 2005, for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 | F-5 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from inception to December 31, 2005, for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and from inception to June 30, 2007 | F-6 |
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| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-7 |
Index to Financial Statements: of RWA Holdings Pty Limited (Predecessor): | |
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP | P-1 |
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and 2006 | P-2 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 | P-3 |
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| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 | P-4 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004 | P-5 |
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| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | P-6 |
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None.
Ronald F. Valenta (our principal executive officer) and Charles E. Barrantes (our principal financial officer) carried out an evaluation as of June 30, 2007 of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, they concluded that, as of June 30, 2007, our disclosure controls and procedures were (1) effective in that they were designed to ensure that material information relating to us is made known to our principal executive and principal financial officers, and (2) effective in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Not applicable.
PART III
Directors and Executive Officers
The following information is provided regarding our directors and executive officers as of October 24, 2007. No family relationship exists between any director or executive officer:
Name | | Age | | Position |
Ronald F. Valenta | | | 48 | | | Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director |
John O. Johnson | | | 46 | | | Chief Operating Officer |
Charles E. Barrantes | | | 55 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Robert Allan | | | 43 | | | Chief Executive Officer, Royal Wolf |
Lawrence Glascott | | | 73 | | | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
David M. Connell | | | 63 | | | Director |
Manuel Marrero | | | 49 | | | Director |
James B. Roszak | | | 66 | | | Director |
Ronald F. Valenta has served as a director and as our Chief Executive Officer and Secretary since our inception. He also served as Chief Financial Officer from inception through September 2006. Mr. Valenta served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Services Group, Inc., a portable storage company he founded in 1988 until 2003. In April 2000, Windward Capital Partners acquired a controlling interest in Mobile Services Group, Inc. through a recapitalization transaction. In August 2006, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, through another recapitalization transaction, acquired a controlling interest in Mobile Services Group, Inc. Mr. Valenta served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobile Services Group, Inc. from March 2003 until August 2006, and as a director since that time. Mr. Valenta was the managing member of Portosan Company, LLC, a portable sanitation services company he founded in 1998, until 2004 when a majority of the assets of that company were sold to an affiliate of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC. Mr. Valenta is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors for CMSI Capital Holdings, Inc., a private investment company he founded in 1991, Mobile Office Acquisition Corporation, the parent company of PacVan, Inc., a U.S. office modular and portable storage company, PV Realty LLC, a real estate company founded in 2000, and United Document Storage, LLC (formerly PortoShred LLC), a document storage and destruction company he formed in 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Valenta was also a director of the National Portable Storage Association, a not-for-profit entity dedicated to the needs of the storage industry. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Valenta was a Senior Vice President with Public Storage, Inc., and from 1980 to 1985 Mr. Valenta was a manager with the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Los Angeles.
John O. Johnson has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2005. Mr. Johnson is a Managing Director of The Spartan Group, a boutique investment banking firm, which he co-founded in 2002. As a Managing Director of The Spartan Group, he is responsible for origination and execution of mergers and acquisition advisory work and capital raising for growth companies. Prior to founding The Spartan Group, Mr. Johnson served in multiple positions with Banc of America Securities from 1984 until 2002, culminating in his appointment as Managing Director in 1994. While at Banc of America Securities, he specialized in growth company banking coverage and leveraged buyouts and leveraged finance while ultimately becoming a Group Head. Mr. Johnson has served as an investment banker to various companies owned or operated by Mr. Valenta since 1997.
Charles E. Barrantes became our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Barrantes was vice president and chief financial officer for Royce Medical Company from early 2005 to its sale in late 2005. From 1999 to early 2005, he was chief financial officer of Earl Scheib, Inc., a public company that operated over 100 retail paint and body shops. Mr. Barrantes has over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, starting with more than a decade with Arthur Andersen & Co.
Robert Allan has been the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Wolf since February 2006 and as such has been one of our executive officers since September 13, 2007. Mr. Allan joined Royal Wolf in April 2004 as its Executive General Manager. From 2000 until joining Royal Wolf, he served as Group General Manager of IPS Logistics Pty Ltd, a shipping and logistics company. From 1997 until 2000, Mr. Allan was employed as a Regional Director of Triton Container International, the world’s largest lessor of marine cargo containers to the international shipping industry. Mr. Allan has more than 30 years of experience in the container leasing and logistics industries.
Lawrence Glascott has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2005. Mr. Glascott has served as a director of 99¢ Only Stores since 1996 where he currently serves on its Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. From 1991 to 1996 he was the Vice President — Finance of Waste Management International, an environmental services company. Prior thereto, Mr. Glascott was a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP and was in charge of the Los Angeles based Arthur Andersen LLP Enterprise Group practice for over 15 years.
David M. Connell has been a director since November 2005. Mr. Connell founded Cornerstone Corporate Partners, LLC, a consulting and advisory firm, in 1998. Prior to establishing Cornerstone Corporate Partners in 1998, Mr. Connell served as President and a member of the Board of Directors for Data Processing Resources Corporation, or DPRC, from 1992 to 1998. DPRC was a NASDAQ listed provider of information technology consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to his services with DPRC, from 1988 to 1993, Mr. Connell was engaged by Welsh, Carson, Anderson; Stowe, a New York private equity firm, to manage a group of portfolio companies. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Connell served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Specialized Mortgage Service, Inc., an information technology company serving the real estate, banking, and credit rating industries. From 1988 to 1990, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wold Communications, Inc., which later merged and became Keystone Communications, a leading satellite communications service provider.
Manuel Marrero has been a director since November 2005. Since January 2004, Mr. Marrero has worked as a financial and operations management consultant with several companies, principally focused in consumer products brand management. From May 2002 until January 2004, Mr. Marrero served as the Chief Financial Officer of Mossimo, Inc., a designer and licensor of apparel and related products. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Marrero was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Interplay Entertainment Corp., a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software, and the Chief Financial Officer of Precision Specialty Metals, Inc. from 1996 to 1999, a light gauge conversion mill for flat rolled stainless steel and high performance alloy. He has served on the boards of Interplay OEM, Inc., Shiney Entertainment, Inc., Seed Internet Ventures, Inc., L.A. Top Producers, LLC, Friends of Rancho San Pedro and Tree People.
James B. Roszak has been a director since November 2005. Mr. Roszak has been a director of National RV Holdings, Inc. since June 2003. Mr. Roszak was employed by the Life Insurance Division of Transamerica Corporation, a financial services organization engaged in life insurance, commercial lending, leasing and real estate services, from June 1962 through his retirement as President of such division in June 1997. Mr. Roszak also served as interim Chief Executive Officer and a director of buy.com, an Internet retailer, from February 2001 through August 2001. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Chapman University.
Board and Committee Meetings
The Board of Directors held eight meetings during the six months ended June 30, 2007. Each director attended more than 75% of all meetings of the Board of Directors and board committees on which he during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Board Committees
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Roszak, as chairman, Marrero and Glascott, each of whom we believe qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, we will certify to the American Stock Exchange that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual's financial sophistication. Each member of the Audit Committee is an independent director under the American Stock Exchange listing standards.
The purpose of the Audit Committee is to represent and assist our board in its general oversight of our accounting and financial reporting processes, audits of the financial statements and internal control and audit functions. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, oversight and work of our independent auditor.
The Audit Committee met three times during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Connell, as Chairman, Marrero and Roszak.
The purposes of the Compensation Committee are: (i) to determine and approve the goals, objectives and compensation structure for our executive officers; (ii) to review the performance of our executive officers; and (iii) to review the Company's management resources, succession planning and development activities.
The Compensation Committee met once during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee consists of Messrs. Marrero, as chairman, Connell and Roszak, each of whom is an independent director under the American Stock Exchange listing standards.
The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to be primarily responsible for identifying individuals qualified to serve as members of our Board of Directors and recommending to the Board the persons to be nominated by the Board as nominees for director at each annual meeting of shareholders.
The Nominating Committee met two times during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The Nominating Committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and capability on the Board of Directors. When considering candidates for director, the Nominating Committee takes into account a number of factors, including the following (although candidates need not possess all of the following characteristics and not all factors are weighted equally):
· | Ability to attend regular and special board and committee meetings and willingness to perform the duties of a director |
· | Fine moral character, good personal and business reputation |
· | Industry knowledge, contacts and network of potential clients in industries served by the Company |
· | Ability to be responsible, fair-minded, reliable, ethical and possess high integrity |
· | Prior experience on boards of directors |
· | Senior-level management experience |
· | Possession of specific skills in auditing, accounting, personnel, finance, etc. |
The Nominating Committee will periodically assess the appropriate size of the Board of Directors and whether any vacancies on the Board of Directors are expected due to retirement or otherwise. If vacancies are anticipated, or otherwise arise, or the size of the Board of Directors is expanded, the Nominating Committee will consider various potential candidates for director. Candidates may come to the attention of the Board of Directors through current Board of Directors members or management, stockholders or other persons. These candidates will be evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Nominating Committee, and may be considered at any point during the year.
The Nominating Committee will consider candidates for directors recommended by stockholders who follow the proper procedures in submitting the recommendation. The Board of Directors will consider candidates recommended by stockholders using the same criteria it applies to candidates recommended by directors. To be considered for election at an annual meeting, the recommendation must be submitted no later than December 31 of the year prior to the year in which the meeting will be held. The recommendation must by in writing addressed to the Corporate Secretary and must include the following: (i) statement that the writer is a stockholder and is proposing a candidate for consideration by the Nominating Committee; (ii) name and contact information for the candidate; (iii) statement of the candidate's business and educational experience; (iv) information regarding each of the factors listed above (other than the factor regarding board size and composition) sufficient to enable the Nominating Committee to evaluate the candidate; (v) statement detailing any relationship between the candidate and any competitor of the Company; (vi) detailed information about any relationship or understanding between the writer and the candidate; and (vii) statement that the candidate is willing to be considered and is willing to serve as a director if nominated and elected.
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and 10% stockholders to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on changes in their beneficial ownership of Common Stock and to provide us with copies of the reports. We believe that all of these persons filed all required reports on a timely basis during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
We have a code of ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees. We will provide without charge a copy of the code of ethics to any person who so requests by a letter addressed to the Corporate Secretary, General Finance Corporation, 260 Santa Los Robles Avenue, Suite 217, Pasadena, California 91101.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Messrs. Valenta, Johnson and Perez, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Controller, respectively, have served in those capacities since our inception in 2005. In connection with our initial public offering, they agreed to serve without compensation until the consummation of our first business combination. Subsequently, Messrs. Valenta and Johnson have agreed to serve without compensation until at least the earlier of June 30, 2008 or until we have achieved certain financial goals after the consummation of our first business combination.
Accordingly, Mr. Barrantes, our Chief Financial Officer, is our only employee who received compensation for his services to us during the six months ended June 30, 2007. We compensate Mr. Barrantes pursuant to his employment agreement entered into in September 2006 in connection with his commencement of employment with us. For a description of the employment agreement, see “Employment Agreement” below.
Messrs. Valenta and Johnson negotiated Mr. Barrantes' employment agreement on our behalf, and the Board of Directors approved the employment agreement. Although our Compensation Committee was in existence in September 2006, the Board of Directors had not approved a charter for the Committee at that time and the Committee was not then performing functions.
In approving Mr. Barrantes' compensation under his employment agreement, the Board of Directors reviewed information provided by management regarding the compensation of the chief financial officers of four public companies in the equipment leasing business. The Board also considered the size and stage of development of the Company, Mr. Barrantes' experience and prior compensation, and the scope of the services that Mr. Barrantes would be required to render (particularly given the lack of support staff and the need to implement policies and procedures). The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Barrantes' compensation should consist of a base salary, the opportunity for a material performance-based bonus and stock options under the 2006 Stock Option Plan. In addition, because we did not have in place medical or other insurance plans, we would reimburse him up to $750 per month for insurance coverage.
The Compensation Committee approved the bonus paid to Mr. Barrantes for services in 2006.
Report of the Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in this Form 10-K with management. Based on the Compensation Committee's review of and the discussions with management with respect to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Compensation Committee recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Form 10-K for filing with the SEC.
| Respectfully Submitted, |
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| David M. Connell, Chairman |
| Manuel Marrero |
| James B. Roszak |
Summary Compensation Table
The following table contains summary compensation information of the following executive officers (our “Named Executive Officers”) for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position | | Year | | | | Salary | | | | Bonus | | | Option Awards (2) | | | All Other Compensation (3) | | | Total | |
Ronald F. Valenta Chief Executive Officer | | 2007 | (1) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
| | 2006 | | | | — | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Charles E. Barrantes Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | | 2007 | (1) | | $ | 100,000 | | | $ | — | | $ | 68,800 | | $ | 3,512 | | $ | 172,312 | |
| | 2006 | | | | 62,121 | (4) | | | 21,742 | (4) | | 42,000 | | | 3,361 | | | 129,224 | |
| (1) | For the six months ended June 30, 2007 |
| (2) | The amounts shown are the amounts of compensation expense recognized by us relating to the grants of stock options in fiscal 2006, as described in Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R. For a discussion of valuation assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts, see Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” and Note 8, “2006 Stock Option Plan,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Transitional Report on Form 10-K. |
| (3) | Reimbursement of medical insurance premiums. |
| (4) | Mr. Barrantes received a bonus for services in 2006, which was paid in September 2007. This amount equaled 35% of the salary paid to him for 2006, which was equal to his target bonus under his employment agreement. |
Plan-Based Awards
We have only one compensation plan, our 2006 Stock Option Plan. No options were granted to the Named Executive Officers during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The following table provides information options held by Named Executive Officers as of June 30, 2007.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Name | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)(1) Unexercisable | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) | | Exercise Price ($/Sh) | | Expiration Date | |
Ronald F. Valenta | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | |
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Charles E. Barrantes | | | -- | | | 225,000 | | | -- | | $ | 7.30 | | | 9/11/16 | |
| (1) | These options vest in five equal annual installments on September 11 of each of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, subject to continued service with us, and have a ten-year term. |
No Named Executive Officer exercised any stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Employment Agreement
On September 11, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Charles E. Barrantes, under which he agreed to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Barrantes receives a base annual salary of $200,000, and is eligible to receive an annual bonus each fiscal year of up to 35% of his base salary, provided he is employed on the last day of such year. We reimburse Mr. Barrantes up to $750 per month for health, dental, vision and supplemental disability premiums for himself and his family, because we do not currently provide employee benefits. Should we provide such benefits in the future, Mr. Barrantes will be entitled to participate on the same basis in all offered benefits or programs as any other employee.
Mr. Barrantes also received options to purchase an aggregate of 225,000 shares of common stock under our 2006 Stock Option Plan as of the date of commencement of his employment. The options have an exercise price of $7.30 per share (the closing sales price of the common stock on the date of grant), vest in five equal annual installments and expire ten years from the date of grant.
Mr. Barrantes' employment agreement will terminate upon his death or in the event of a physical or mental disability that renders him unable to perform his duties for 60 consecutive days or 120 days in any twelve-month period. Mr. Barrantes may terminate his employment agreement at any time upon 30 days notice to us, and we may terminate it at any time upon notice to Mr. Barrantes.
Robert Allan serves as Chief Executive Officer of Royal Wolf under an employment agreement that will continue indefinitely, unless terminated by Mr. Allan or Royal Wolf upon at least six months’ notice. Under his employment agreement, using an Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate of 0.84880 at June 30, 2007, Mr. Allan receives a base annual salary of $254,640 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus not to exceed $84,880 based upon the achievement of specified performance indicators. The maximum annual performance bonus is subject to increase based upon consumer price index increases. There is no severance or similar obligation to Mr. Allan under his employment agreement except that Royal Wolf may pay six months’ compensation to Mr. Allan in lieu of providing notice of termination of his employment as described above.
Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control
We have no agreements or arrangement with any executive officer that provides for payments upon termination of employment except that pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Barrantes is entitled to a lump-sum severance payment of six months' base salary if, prior to March 13, 2008, we terminate his employment without “cause” or he terminates his employment for “good reason.” We have no agreements or arrangements with any executive officer that provide for payments upon a change of control.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No person who served on the Compensation Committee during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was previously one of our officers or employees or had a relationship with us requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Further no interlocking relationship exists between any member of the Board of Directors and any member of any other company's board of directors or compensation committee.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of October 24, 2007, by (i) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; (ii) each of our executive officers and directors; and (iii) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise noted, we believe that each beneficial owner named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown, subject to community property laws where applicable. An asterisk (*) denotes beneficial ownership of less than one percent.
| | Beneficial Ownership | |
Name | | Shares (1) | | Percent of Class (1) | |
Ronald F. Valenta(2)(3) | | | 2,605,466 | | | 24.0 | % |
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John O. Johnson(2)(4) | | | 665,617 | | | 6.7 | % |
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James B. Roszak(2) | | | 22,500 | | | (* | ) |
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Lawrence Glascott(2) | | | 22,500 | | | (* | ) |
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Manuel Marrero(2) | | | 22,500 | | | (* | ) |
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David M. Connell(2) | | | 22,500 | | | (* | ) |
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Charles E. Barrantes(2)(5) | | | 45,000 | | | (* | ) |
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Robert Allan(6) | | | 800 | | | (* | ) |
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Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC(7) | | | 1,788,772 | | | 18.5 | % |
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Olawalu Holdings, LLC(8) | | | 642,000 | | | 6.6 | % |
2863 S. Western Avenue Palos Verdes, California 90275 | | | | | | | |
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Ronald L. Havner, Jr.(9) LeeAnn R. Havner The Havner Family Trust | | | 671,500 | | | 6.8 | % |
c/o Public Storage, Inc. 701 Western Avenue Glendale, California 91201 | | | | | | | |
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Jonathan Gallen(10) | | | 1,905,000 | | | 18.4 | % |
299 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, New York 10171 | | | | | | | |
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Neil Gagnon(11) | | | 1,810,303 | | | 18.7 | % |
1370 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400 New York, New York 10019 | | | | | | | |
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Jack Silver(12) | | | 2,071,410 | | | 17.8 | % |
SIAR Capital LLC 660 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10021 | | | | | | | |
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All executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons_nine persons)(13) | | | 3,406,883 | | | 30.4 | % |
(1) | Based on 9,690,099 shares of common stock outstanding. In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares that the person may acquire within the following 60 days (such as upon exercise of options or warrants or conversion of convertible securities). These shares are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person beneficially owning such shares but not for purposes of computing the percentage of any other holder. |
(2) | Business address is c/o General Finance Corporation, 260 South Los Robles, Suite 217, Pasadena, California 91101. |
(3) | Includes: (i) 13,500 shares owned by Mr. Valenta’s wife and minor children, as to which Mr. Valenta’s shares voting and investment power with his wife; and (ii) 1,181,966 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants. The shares shown exclude the shares referred to in note (8), below. |
(4) | Includes 309,367 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants. |
(5) | Represents shares that may be acquired upon exercise of options. |
(6) | Business address is Suite 201, Level 2, 22-28 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 2077 |
(7) | Information is based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed on October 10, 2007. Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC is a New York limited liability and broker or dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The shares shown include 55,454 shares as to which Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC has sole voting power and 1,788,772 shares as to which it shares voting and investment power. Of these 1,788,772 shares, 1,582,235 shares are held in customer accounts under which partners or employees of Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC have discretionary authority to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares, 151,083 shares are held in accounts of its partners and 55,454 shares are held in its profit-sharing plan. |
(8) | Information is based upon a Schedule l3G filed on February 27, 2007. Olawalu Holdings, LLC (“Olawalu”), is a Hawaiian limited liability company, of which Rick Pielago is the manager. Olawalu shares voting and investment power as to all of the shares shown with Lighthouse Capital Insurance Company, a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, and the Ronald Valenta Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust No. 1, a California trust, of which Mr. Pielago is trustee. The Ronald Valenta Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust No. 1 is an irrevocable family trust established by Ronald F. Valenta in December 1999 for the benefit of his wife at the time, any future wife, and their descendants. Mr. Valenta, himself, is not a beneficiary of the Trust, and neither he nor his wife or their descendants has voting or investment power, or any other legal authority, with respect to the shares shown. Mr. Valenta disclaims beneficial ownership of our shares held by the Trust. Mr. Pielago may be deemed to be the control person of Olawalu and the Ronald Valenta Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust No. 1. |
(9) | Information is based upon a Schedule 13D filed on February 9, 2007. The shares shown include 7,000 shares as to which Ronald L. Havner has sole voting power and 3,000 shares as to which his wife, LeeAnn R. Havner, has sole voting power. Mr. and Mrs. Havner are Co-Trustees of The Havner Family Trust. The Trust owns 434,251 shares and warrants to purchase 227,250 shares. As Co-Trustees of the Trust, Mr. and Mrs. Havner may he deemed to beneficially own all of the shares held by the Trust. |
(10) | Information is based upon a Schedule 13G filed on September 14, 2007 and upon subsequent filings on Forms 3 and 4. The shares shown are held by Ahab Partners, L.P., Ahab International, Ltd., Queequeg Partners, L.P., Queequeg, Ltd. and one or more other private funds managed by Mr. Gallen. The shares shown include 650,000 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants. |
(11) | Information is based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed on September 17, 2007. The shares shown include: (i) 244,008 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Gagnon; (ii) 39,520 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Gagnon over which he has sole voting power and shared dispositive power; (iii) 162,443 shares beneficially owned by Lois Gagnon, Mr. Gagnon’s wife, over which he has shared voting power and shared dispositive power; (iv) 3,510 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Gagnon and Mrs. Gagnon as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, over which he has shared voting power and shared dispositive power; (v) 38,888 shares held by the Lois E. and Neil E. Gagnon Foundation, of which Mr. Gagnon is a trustee and over which he has shared voting power and shared dispositive power; (vi) 60,163 shares held by the Gagnon Family Limited Partnership, of which Mr. Gagnon is a partner and over which lie has shared voting power and shared dispositive power; (vii) 51,180 shares held by the Gagnon Grandchildren Trust over which Mr. Gagnon has shared dispositive power but no voting power; (viii) 530,549 shares held by four hedge funds, of which Mr. Gagnon is either the principal executive officer of the manager or the managing member of a member of the general partner or the managing member: (ix) 1,605 shares held by the Gagnon Securities LLC Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, of which Mr. Gagnon is a trustee; (x) 4,715 shares held by the Gagnon Securities LLC Profit Sharing Plan and Trust; and (xi) 674,262 shares held for certain customers of Gagnon Securities LLC, of which Mr. Gagnon is the managing member and the principal owner and over which he has shared dispositive power but no voting power. |
(12) | Information is based upon a schedule 13G filed September 18, 2007 and subsequent Forms 3 and 4. The shares shown include: (i) 342,500 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants held by Sherleigh Associates Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a trust of which Mr. Silver is the trustee; (ii) 1,590,110 shares that may be acquired upon exercise of warrants held by Sherleigh Associates Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, a trust of which Mr. Silver is the trustee; and (iii) 138,800 shares held by Sherleigh Associates Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a trust of which Mr. Silver is a trustee. |
(13) | Includes 1,536,333 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of warrants and options. |
The following table sets forth information concerning our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2007:
Plan category | | (a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | | (b) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | | (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1) | | | 225,000 | | $ | 7.30 | | | 1,275,000 | |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1) | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | |
Total | | | 225,000 | | $ | 7.30 | | | 1,275,000 | |
(1) | We have one equity compensation plan, the 2006 Stock Option Plan. |
Compensation of Directors
The following table provides information concerning the compensation of the directors for the six months ended June 30, 2007:
Director Compensation | |
Name | | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | | Total ($) | |
Lawrence Glascott | | $ | 4,500 | | $ | 4,500 | |
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David M. Connell | | $ | 4,500 | | $ | 4,500 | |
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Manuel Marrero | | $ | 4,500 | | $ | 4,500 | |
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James B. Roszak | | $ | 4,500 | | $ | 4,500 | |
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Ronald F. Valenta | | $ | -- | | $ | -- | |
In fiscal 2006, our non-employee directors received $1,500 for each Board meeting attended in-person. We also reimburse all of our directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with their activities on our behalf.
In September 2007, our Board of Directors approved a new schedule of compensation of our non-employee directors effective upon completion of the acquisition of Royal Wolf. The new compensation schedule was based upon recommendations of the Compensation Committee of our Board in light of the fact that, upon completion of the Royal Wolf acquisition, we are no longer a shell company. The following table summarizes the new schedule of compensation of our non-employee directors (directors who also serve as officers currently receive no additional compensation for their services as directors). The annual compensation shown became effective September 13, 2007, and will be prorated for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. In addition to the compensation set forth below, each director is also eligible for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the director’s services.
Annual Retainer—Chairman of the Board | | $ | 40,000 | |
Annual Retainer—Other Directors | | $ | 30,000 | |
Additional Annual Retainer - Audit Committee Chair | | $ | 10,000 | |
Additional Annual Retainer - Compensation Committee Chair | | $ | 7,500 | |
Additional Annual Retainer - Nominating Committee Chair | | $ | 3,000 | |
Board Meeting Attendance Fee—Chairman of the Board | | $ | 2,000 | |
Board Meeting Attendance Fee—Other Directors | | $ | 1,500 | |
Committee Meeting Attendance Fee | | $ | 750 | |
Telephonic Meeting Attendance Fee | | $ | 500 | |
The annual retainers are payable in advance in semiannual increments on June 30 and December 31.
In September 2007, our Board of Directors also adopted an informal policy with respect to future stock-based compensation of our non-employee directors. Under the policy, our Board of Directors will consider making stock option grants upon each director’s initial election or appointment to the Board, as well as at each annual stockholders meeting thereafter following which an incumbent director continues to serve as a director. Any actual stock option grants or other stock-based compensation paid to our non-employee directors, however, will be made only as and when approved by the Board of Directors in the future.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Transactions with Related Persons
We had an unsecured limited recourse revolving line of credit agreement with Ronald F. Valenta, our Chief Executive Officer and a director, which had entered into prior to our initial public offering. Under the revolving line of credit, we were able to borrow up to $3,000,000 from time to time at an annual interest rate of 8%. At June 30, 2007, the outstanding amount of principal and accrued interest under the line of credit was $2,441,253, which was the largest amount outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2007. On September 14, 2007, subsequent to the completion of acquisition of Royal Wolf, we repaid the outstanding balance and accrued interest ($2,586,848) and terminated the revolving line of credit. Prior to that, we had not made any payments on the revolving line of credit.
We utilize certain administrative, technology and secretarial services from affiliates of officers; as well as certain limited office space provided by an affiliate of Mr. Valenta. These affiliates had agreed to make these services and office space available to us free of charge, with the exception of the reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket costs incurred on our behalf, until completion of our initial business combination. Management does not believe the value of these services were significant.
We have not adopted a formal written policy regarding transactions with related persons. However, in general, any such material transaction would require approval of the Board of Directors, with any interested director abstaining.
Director Independence
The American Stock Exchange requires that a majority of the Board of Directors must be composed of “independent directors,” which is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, which, in the opinion of the Company's Board of Directors, would interfere with the director's exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Messrs. Connell, Marrero, Glascott and Roszak are “independent directors.”
LaRue, Corrigan & McCormick, LLP (“LCM”) audited our financial statements as of October 19, 2005, as of December 31, 2005 and as of April 10, 2006 (the closing of our initial public offering). LCM's opinion of the financial statements as of October 19, 2005 and as of December 31, 2005 both contained a “going-concern” qualification due to our need to complete a successful public offering and acquire an operating business to generate revenue. LCM has removed this qualification in subsequent re-issuances of their audit opinion. LCM's opinion on the financial statements as of April 10, 2006 (after completion of our initial public offering) did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
On August 1, 2006, our Audit Committee dismissed LCM as our independent auditors and engaged Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP (“GHC”) as our independent auditors to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. From October 14, 2005 and through August 1, 2006: (i) the Company had no disagreements with LCM on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of LCM, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report; and (ii) LCM did not advise the Company of any of the events requiring reporting under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Aggregate fees billed to us by (i) LaRue, Corrigan & McCormick, LLP (“LCM”) for professional services rendered with respect to the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to December 31, 2005, (ii) LCM and Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP (“GHC”) for professional services rendered with respect to the year ended December 31, 2006 and (3) GHC for the six months ended June 30, 2007, were as follows:
| | LCM 2005 and 2006 | | GHC 2006 | | GHC 2007 | |
Audit Fees | | $ | 36,033 | | $ | 46,385 | | $ | 45,773 | |
Audit-Related Fees | | | 26,023 | | | 18,709 | | | 840 | |
Tax Fees | | | 2,172 | | | 650 | | | 8,574 | |
All Other Fees | | | 94,203 | | | -- | | | -- | |
In the above table, in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's definitions and rules, “audit fees” are fees we paid for professional services for the audit of our consolidated financial statements, including those in our Form 10-K, and reviews of our Form 10-Qs. “Audit-related fees” are fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements. These services include the filing of the registration statement for our initial public offering and special meeting proxy statement for our proposed initial business combination. “Tax fees” are fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. “All Other Fees” for LCM are for due diligence services in connection with the acquisition of Royal Wolf.
The policy of the Audit Committee is that it must approve in advance all services (audit and non-audit) to be rendered by the Company's independent auditors. The Audit Committee approved in advance the engagement of LCM and GHC for services during the periods above, except that the Audit Committee did not approve in advance the engagement of LCM to conduct certain diligence in connection with the acquisition of Royal Wolf. LCM did not perform any audit or review services for us after commencement of such engagement.
(1) Financial Statements
See Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
All supplemental schedules have been omitted since the required information is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| General Finance Corporation |
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| By: | /s/ Ronald F. Valenta |
| Name: Ronald F. Valenta |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature | | Title | | Date |
/s/ Ronald F. Valenta | | Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | | November 9, 2007 |
Ronald F. Valenta | | | | |
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/s/ Charles E. Barrantes | | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | | November 9, 2007 |
Charles E. Barrantes | | | | |
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/s/ Lawrence Glascott | | Chairman of the Board of Directors | | November 9, 2007 |
Lawrence Glascott | | | | |
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/s/ David M. Connell | | Director | | November 9, 2007 |
David M. Connell | | | | |
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/s/ Manuel Marrero | | Director | | November 9, 2007 |
Manuel Marrero | | | | |
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/s/ James B. Roszak | | Director | | November 9, 2007 |
James B. Roszak | | | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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2.1 | | Deed of Variation No. 3 dated March 30, 2007, which amended and restated the Share Sale Deed dated September 12, 2006, by and among General Finance Corporation, GFN Australasia Finance Pty. Limited, Bison Capital Australia LP, and the shareholders of RWA Holdings Pty Limited and certain other parties. Incorporated by reference to Annex A to Registrant’s Preliminary Proxy Statement of Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2007. |
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3.1 | | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed April 4, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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3.2 | | Amended and Restated Bylaws as of April 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007). |
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4.1 | | Form of Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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4.2 | | Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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4.3 | | Form of Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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10.1 | | Unit Purchase Option granted to Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. dated April 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006). |
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10.2 | | Warrant Agreement dated April 5, 2006 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and General Finance Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006). |
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10.3 | | Investment Management Trust Agreement dated April 5, 2006 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and General Finance Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006). |
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10.4 | | Stock Escrow Agreement dated April 5, 2006 between General Finance Corporation, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and certain stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006). |
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10.5 | | Amended and Restated Warrant Purchase Agreements dated April 5, 2006 by and between Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc and each of Ronald F. Valenta and John O. Johnson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006). |
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| | Amended and Restated Letter Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among the Registrant, Morgan Joseph & Co., and each of David M. Connell, Lawrence Glascott, Manuel Marrero, James B. Roszak, John O. Johnson and Marc Perez; Amended and Restated Letter Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among the Registrant, Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and Ronald F. Valenta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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10.7 | | Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated March 3, 2006 by and between the Registrant and each of Ronald F. Valenta, John O. Johnson, Marc Perez, Lawrence Glascott, David M. Connell, Manuel Marrero and James B. Roszak (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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10. 8 | | Form of Indemnification Agreement by and between the Registrant and each of Ronald F. Valenta, John O. Johnson, Marc Perez, Lawrence Glascott, David M. Connell, Manuel Marrero, James B. Roszak and Charles E. Barrantes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830). |
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10.9 | | 2006 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006). |
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10.10 | | Forms of Incentive Stock Option Agreement and Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement used under the 2006 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 12, 2006). |
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10.11 | | Employment Agreement dated September 11, 2006 between General Finance Corporation and Charles E. Barrantes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 12, 2006). |
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10.12 | | Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2007, by and between General Finance Corporation and Ronald F. Valenta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.13 | | Executive Services Agreement, dated July 4, 2006, between Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Ltd and Robert Allan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
10.16 | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2007, among General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Limited and Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.17 | | Senior Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, dated September 13, 2007, of GFN Australasia Finance Pty Limited in favor of Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.18 | | Form of Deed of Charge, dated as of September 13, 2007, between each of General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Limited and GFN Australasia Finance Pty Limited, respectively, and Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.19 | | Warrants, dated September 13, 2007, of General Finance Corporation in favor of Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.20 | | Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 13, 2007, between General Finance Corporation and Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.21 | | Guaranty, dated as of September 13, 2007, by General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. and GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Limited in favor of Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.22 | | Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 13, 2007, among General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. and Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.23 | | Royal Wolf Intercreditor Deed, dated as of September 13, 2007, among General Finance Corporation, Bison Capital Australia, L.P., Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Ltd, GFN Australasia Finance Pty Ltd, RWA Holdings Pty Ltd, GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Ltd, Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Ltd, and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.24 | | Sublease, dated February 7, 2007, between Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Ltd and Tyne Container Services Pty Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.25 | | Commercial Tenancy Agreement, dated October 31, 2006, between Royal Wolf Trading Australasia Pty Ltd and Corporate Banking Services Pty Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.26 | | Lease, dated October 1, 2006, between Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Ltd and GPF No. 3 Pty (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.27 | | Letter of Offer, dated September 10, 2007, to Royal Wolf Australia Group from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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10.28 | | Cross Guarantee and Indemnity, dated September 13, 2007, by GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Limited, GFN Australasia Finance Pty Limited, Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, RWA Holdings Pty Limited and Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Ltd in favor of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 19, 2007). |
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21.1 | | Subsidiaries of General Finance Corporation |
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31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
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31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) |
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32.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 |
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32.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
General Finance Corporation and Subsidiaries
(A Development Stage Company)
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of General Finance Corporation and Subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2007, and the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to June 30, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We did not audit the financial statements of the Company for the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to December 31, 2005 which statements reflect a net loss of $3,509. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the operating results of the Company for the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to June 30, 2007, is based solely on the report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of other auditors, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of General Finance Corporation and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2007, and the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to June 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
As indicated in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2007 the Company changed its method of accounting for costs incurred in connection with a business acquisition.
/s/ Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
October 22, 2007
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
Board of Directors and Stockholders
General Finance Corporation
(A Development Stage Company)
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of General Finance Corporation (A Development Stage Company) (the "Company") as of December 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of General Finance Corporation as of December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ LaRue, Corrigan & McCormick LLP
Woodland Hills, California
January 20, 2006
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
(A Development Stage Company) |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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ASSETS |
| | December 31, 2006 | | June 30, 2007 | |
Current assets: | | (as restated) | | (as restated) | |
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Cash | | $ | 37,713 | | $ | 59,427 | |
Cash equivalents held in trust account - restricted | | | 68,055,252 | | | 68,217,585 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 19,125 | | | 111,375 | |
Total current assets | | | 68,112,090 | | | 68,388,387 | |
Office equipment, net | | | 2,871 | | | 2,349 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | -- | | | 131,827 | |
Deferred acquisition costs | | | 783,663 | | | 1,547,742 | |
Other assets | | | 814,547 | | | 1,007,837 | |
Total assets | | $ | 69,713,171 | | $ | 71,078,142 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
Current liabilities: | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 462,224 | | $ | 660,366 | |
Accrued liabilities, including accrued interest of $20,498 in 2006 and $91,253 in 2007 on borrowings from related party | | | 77,083 | | | 244,699 | |
Income taxes payable | | | 560,800 | | | 177,200 | |
Deferred underwriting fees | | | 1,380,000 | | | 1,380,000 | |
Borrowings from related party | | | 1,280,000 | | | 2,350,000 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 3,760,107 | | | 4,812,265 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 187,800 | | | -- | |
Common stock subject to possible conversion, | | | | | | | |
1,724,138 shares at conversion value | | | 13,168,200 | | | 13,338,500 | |
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Commitments | | | -- | | | -- | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding | | | -- | | | -- | |
Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; | | |
10,500,000 shares outstanding (including 1,724,138 shares subject to possible conversion) | | | 1,050 | | | 1,050 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 51,708,433 | | | 51,777,233 | |
Earnings accumulated during the development stage | | | 887,581 | | | 1,149,094 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | | | 52,597,064 | | | 52,927,377 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 69,713,171 | | $ | 71,078,142 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
(A Development Stage Company) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| | October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 | |
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General and administrative expenses | | $ | 3,509 | | $ | 387,815 | | $ | 795,989 | | $ | 1,187,313 | |
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Operating loss | | | (3,509 | ) | | (387,815 | ) | | (795,989 | ) | | (1,187,313 | ) |
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Other: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | -- | | | 1,888,503 | | | 1,312,169 | | | 3,200,672 | |
Interest expense | | | -- | | | (20,498 | ) | | (72,398 | ) | | (92,896 | ) |
Other, net | | | -- | | | -- | | | (7,469 | ) | | (7,469 | ) |
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | | | (3,509 | ) | | 1,480,190 | | | 436,313 | | | 1,912,994 | |
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Provision for income taxes | | | -- | | | 589,100 | | | 174,800 | | | 763,900 | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,509 | ) | $ | 891,090 | | $ | 261,513 | | $ | 1,149,094 | |
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Net income (loss) per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.02 | | | | |
Diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.09 | | $ | 0.02 | | | | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 1,875,000 | | | 8,151,369 | | | 10,500,000 | | | | |
Diluted | | | 1,875,000 | | | 9,636,545 | | | 12,704,299 | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
(A Development Stage Company) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| | Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In | | Earnings Accumulated During the Development | | Total Stockholders’ | |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Capital | | Stage | | Equity | |
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Balance at October 14, 2005 (inception) | | | -- | | $ | -- | | $ | -- | | $ | -- | | $ | -- | |
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Sale of common stock to initial stockholder on October 14, 2005 | | | 1,875,000 | | | 188 | | | 249,812 | | | -- | | | 250,000 | |
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Net loss | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | | | (3,509 | ) | | (3,509 | ) |
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Balance at December 31, 2005 | | | 1,875,000 | | | 188 | | | 249,812 | | | (3,509 | ) | | 246,491 | |
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Sale of warrants on April 10, 2006 | | | -- | | | -- | | | 700,000 | | | -- | | | 700,000 | |
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Sale of 7,500,000 units and underwriters’ purchase option, net of underwriters’ discount and offering expenses on April 10, 2006 | | | 7,500,000 | | | 750 | | | 55,254,754 | | | -- | | | 55,255,504 | |
Sale of 1,125,000 units for over-allotment on April 13, 2006 | | | 1,125,000 | | | 112 | | | 8,319,667 | | | -- | | | 8,319,779 | |
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Proceeds subject to possible conversion of 1,724,138 shares | | | -- | | | -- | | | (12,857,800 | ) | | -- | | | (12,857,800 | ) |
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Share-based compensation | | | -- | | | -- | | | 42,000 | | | -- | | | 42,000 | |
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Net income (as restated) | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | | | 891,090 | | | 891,090 | |
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Balance at December 31, 2006 | | | 10,500,000 | | | 1,050 | | | 51,708,433 | | | 887,581 | | | 52,597,064 | |
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Share-based compensation | | | -- | | | -- | | | 68,800 | | | -- | | | 68,800 | |
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Net income (as restated) | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | | | 261,513 | | | 261,513 | |
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Balance at June 30, 2007 | | | 10,500,000 | | $ | 1,050 | | $ | 51,777,233 | | $ | 1,149,094 | | $ | 52,927,377 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
(A Development Stage Company) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
| | October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | | October 14, 2005 (inception) to June 30, 2007 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (3,509 | ) | $ | 891,090 | | $ | 261,513 | | $ | 1,149,094 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | -- | | | 722 | | | 707 | | | 1,429 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | -- | | | 42,000 | | | 68,800 | | | 110,800 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | -- | | | 187,800 | | | (319,627 | ) | | (131,827 | ) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | -- | | | (19,125 | ) | | (92,250 | ) | | (111,375 | ) |
Other assets | | | (71,116 | ) | | 200,493 | | | -- | | | (3,688 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | -- | | | 406,242 | | | 365,758 | | | 905,065 | |
Income taxes payable | | | -- | | | 560,800 | | | (383,600 | ) | | 177,200 | |
Interest deferred for common stock subject to possible conversion, net of income tax effect | | | -- | | | 310,400 | | | 170,300 | | | 480,700 | |
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | | | (74,625 | ) | | 2,580,422 | | | 71,601 | | | 2,577,398 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposit related to proposed acquisition | | | -- | | | (811,320 | ) | | (193,475 | ) | | (1,004,795 | ) |
Acquisition costs | | | -- | | | (783,663 | ) | | (764,079 | ) | | (1,547,742 | ) |
Purchases of office equipment | | | -- | | | (3,132 | ) | | -- | | | (3,132 | ) |
Cash equivalents held in trust account | | | -- | | | (68,055,252 | ) | | (162,333 | ) | | (68,217,585 | ) |
Net cash used by investing activities | | | -- | | | (69,653,367 | ) | | (1,119,887 | ) | | (70,773,254 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrowings from revolving line of credit with related party | | | -- | | | 1,280,000 | | | 1,070,000 | | | 2,350,000 | |
Proceeds from sale of units, net | | | -- | | | 64,955,283 | | | -- | | | 64,955,283 | |
Proceeds from private placement | | | -- | | | 700,000 | | | -- | | | 700,000 | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock to initial stockholder | | | 250,000 | | | -- | | | -- | | | 250,000 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 250,000 | | | 66,935,283 | | | 1,070,000 | | | 68,255,283 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | | | 175,375 | | | (137,662 | ) | | 21,714 | | | 59,427 | |
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Cash at beginning of period | | | -- | | | 175,375 | | | 37,713 | | | - | |
Cash at end of period | | $ | 175,375 | | $ | 37,713 | | $ | 59,427 | | $ | 59,427 | |
Non-cash financing activity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accrued deferred underwriting fees | | | -- | | $ | 1,380,000 | | $ | 1,380,000 | | $ | 1,380,000 | |
Accrued deferred offering costs | | $ | 133,065 | | | -- | | | -- | | | -- | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Organization and Business Operations
General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 14, 2005 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses.
As of June 30, 2007, the Company had not yet commenced any operations and is therefore a development-stage company. All activity through June 30, 2007 pertains to the Company's formation, its initial public offering of the securities (the “IPO”) completed in April 2006, activities to identify an operating business to acquire and entering into an agreement to acquire an operating business. See Notes 3 and 9.
At a special meeting of our board of directors held on September 11, 2007, the board of directors determined to change the Company’s fiscal year to June 30 from December 31, conditioned upon the completion of the acquisition of RWA Holdings Pty Limited (“RWA”), an Australian corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal Wolf”). See Note 9. As a result, the consolidated financial statements include the presentation of the transition period for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Restatement for Change in Accounting Method
The Company had been expensing the costs related to the acquisition of Royal Wolf as it had previously considered treating this business combination as a reverse acquisition, whereby the Company was to be the acquired entity. However, it has been determined that the Company should be the accounting acquirer and that the preferable accounting treatment is the purchase method of accounting in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, Business Combinations. Under this method of accounting, Royal Wolf’s assets and liabilities will be recorded at their respective fair values as of the closing date of the acquisition (including any identifiable intangible assets). Any excess of the purchase price over the net fair values of Royal Wolf’s assets and liabilities will be recorded as goodwill. The consolidated financial statements subsequent to the closing of the acquisition will reflect these values and the results of operations of Royal Wolf will be included in the Company’s results of operations beginning upon the completion of the acquisition. As a result of this change in the accounting for the acquisition with Royal Wolf, the Company has retrospectively applied the capitalization of the costs incurred relating primarily to the acquisition of Royal Wolf to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for all the periods presented. The effect of this retrospective application from previously issued consolidated financial statements was to reduce the operating loss and increase income before provision for income taxes by $783,663, $761,395 and $1,545,058; and to increase net income by $434,263, $476,995 and $911,258 for the year ended December 31, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the period from inception (October 14, 2005) to June 30, 2007, respectively.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (“GFN U.S.”), GFN Australasia Finance Pty Limited (“GFN Finance”) and GFN Australasia Holdings Pty Limited. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents held in the trust account (see Note 3) are to be held to maturity, and accordingly, are stated at amortized cost, which approximates current market value. Funds held in the trust account are restricted.
Deferred Underwriting Fees
Deferred underwriting fees of up to $1,380,000 accrued in connection with the IPO will be payable when the Company effects its initial business combination (see Notes 3 and 9).
Common Stock Subject to Possible Conversion
Common stock subject to possible conversion is convertible into cash in an amount not to exceed approximately 20% of the funds held in the trust account after subtracting deferred underwriting fees and the estimated tax liability associated with interest income earned on the funds held in trust (see Notes 3 and 9).
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative financial instruments consist of warrants issued as part of the IPO and a purchase option that was sold to the representative of the underwriters as described in Note 3. Based on Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock, the issuance of the warrants and the sale of the purchase option were reported in stockholders' equity and, accordingly, there is no impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations, except for the $100 in proceeds from the sale of the purchase option. Subsequent changes in the fair value will not be recognized as long as the warrants and purchase option continue to be classified as equity instruments.
At the date of issuance, the Company determined the purchase option had a fair market value of approximately $641,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
Accounting for Stock Options
For the issuances of stock options, the Company follows the fair value provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“No. 123R”). SFAS No. 123R replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. SFAS No. 123R requires recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of income over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Accordingly, the Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date multiplied by the applicable tax rates. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is recorded for the amount of income tax payable or refundable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the period. As of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007, a deferred tax liability of $187,800 and a deferred tax asset of $131,827 , respectively, have been recorded. The asset relates to certain expenses reported in these financial statements that must be capitalized and amortized for income tax reporting purposes. As of June 30, 2007, management believes it is more likely than not that this asset will be realized and that no valuation reserve is required.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of SFAS No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109 and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 was effective January 1, 2007 for the Company and its adoption did not have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Net Income per Common Share
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities the Company has outstanding are warrants and stock options (see Notes 3 and 8). The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating net income per share:
| | October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005 | | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 | |
Basic | | | 1,875,000 | | | 8,151,369 | | | 10,500,000 | |
Assumed exercise of warrants | | | — | | | 1,481,590 | | | 2,188,003 | |
Assumed exercise of stock options | | | — | | | 3,586 | | | 16,296 | |
Diluted | | | 1,875,000 | | | 9,636,545 | | | 12,704,299 | |
Valuation of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Company's financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and a revolving line of credit, approximate fair value due to current market conditions, maturity dates and other factors.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this statement may have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115., which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Most of the provisions of this Statement apply only to entities that elect the fair value option. However, the amendment to FASB Statement No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. Management does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Initial Public Offering
On April 10, 2006, the Company issued and sold 7,500,000 units (“Units”) in its IPO, and on April 13, 2006, the Company issued and sold an additional 1,125,000 Units that were subject to the underwriters' over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and one warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 commencing at the later of the completion of a business combination with a target business or one year from the effective date of the IPO (April 5, 2007) and expiring April 5, 2010 (“Warrants”). The Warrants will be redeemable at a price of $.01 per Warrant upon 30 days' notice after the Warrants become exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the common stock is at least $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. Stockholders holding the shares issued in connection with the IPO are referred to as “Public Stockholders”.
The initial public offering price of each Unit was $8.00, and the gross proceeds of the IPO were $69,000,000 (including proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option). Of the gross proceeds: (i) $65,000,000 was deposited into a trust account (the “Trust Account”), which amount included $1,380,000 of deferred underwriting fees; (ii) the underwriters received $3,450,000 as underwriting fees (excluding the deferred underwriting fees); and (iii) the Company retained $550,000 for offering expenses. In addition, the Company deposited into the Trust Account the $700,000 that it received from a private placement of 583,333 warrants to two executive officers (one of whom is also a director) for $1.20 per warrant immediately prior to the closing of the IPO. These warrants are identical to the Warrants issued in the IPO.
In connection with the IPO, two executive officers (one of whom is a director) entered into agreements with the representative of the underwriters that during the 40 trading day period commencing at least 60 days after the IPO, they would collectively purchase Warrants in the public market at prices not to exceed $1.20 per Warrant up to an aggregate purchase price of $700,000. These purchases have been completed.
In connection with the IPO, the Company sold to the representative of the underwriters for $100 an option to purchase 750,000 units for $10.00 per Unit. These units are identical to the Units issued in the IPO except that the warrants included in the units have an exercise price of $7.20. This option may be exercised on a cashless basis. This option expires April 5, 2011.
The funds in the Trust Account were distributed upon the consummation of the business combination with Royal Wolf in September 2007(see Note 9). Prior to the distribution, the funds in the Trust Account were invested in government securities and certain money market funds.
Note 4. Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances. The Company did not have cash on deposit exceeding the insured limit as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Marketable securities (restricted cash equivalents) held at June 30, 2007 consisted of United States Treasury Bills that matured on July 26, 2007.
Note 5. Limited Recourse Revolving Line of Credit
The Company had an unsecured limited recourse revolving line of credit from Ronald F. Valenta, a director and the chief executive officer of the Company, pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to $3,000,000 outstanding at one time. The line of credit terminated upon the completion of the acquisition of Royal Wolf subsequent to June 30, 2007 (see Note 9).
The line of credit bore interest at 8% per annum. As of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2007, $1,280,000 and $2,350,000, respectively, were outstanding under the line of credit.
Note 6. Related Party Transactions
For the period from October 14, 2005 (inception) to December 31, 2005, Ronald F. Valenta paid for deferred offering costs and other assets on behalf of the Company totaling $13,688. The amount was paid in full to Mr. Valenta in December 2005.
The Company had a limited recourse revolving line of credit agreement with Mr. Valenta (see Note 5). Through June 30, 2007, interest expense of $91,253 has been accrued but not paid.
The Company utilizes certain administrative, technology and secretarial services from affiliates of officers; as well as certain limited office space provided by an affiliate of Mr. Valenta. Until the consummation of the Business Combination by the Company, the affiliates had agreed to make such services available to the Company free of charge, as may be required by the Company from time to time; with the exception of the reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket costs incurred on behalf of the Company. Management does not believe the value of these services were significant.
Note 7. Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Note 8. 2006 Stock Option Plan
On August 29, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the General Finance Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan (“2006 Plan”), which was approved by stockholders on June 14, 2007. Under the 2006 Plan, the Company may issue to directors, employees, consultants and advisers up to 1,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to options to be granted under the 2006 Plan. The options may be incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or so-called non-qualified options that are not intended to meet incentive stock option requirements. The options may not have a term in excess of ten years, and the exercise price of any option may not be less than the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant of the option. Unless terminated earlier, the 2006 Plan will automatically terminate June 30, 2016.
On September 11, 2006, the Company granted to an executive officer options to purchase 225,000 shares at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company's common stock as of that date, or $7.30, with a vesting period of five years. Stock-based compensation expense of $110,800 related to these options was recognized in the statements of operations through June 30, 2007; with a corresponding benefit to additional paid-in capital. As of June 30, 2007, there remains $577,400 of unrecognized compensation expense that will be charged into the statement of income on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period. Also, as of June 30, 2007, none of these options are exercisable.
A deduction is not allowed for income tax purposes with respect to non-qualified options until the stock options are exercised or with respect to incentive stock options, unless the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of the underlying shares. The amount of any deduction will be the difference between the fair value of the Company's common stock and the exercise price at the date of exercise. Accordingly, there is a deferred tax asset recorded for the tax effect of the financial statement expense recorded. The tax effect of the income tax deduction in excess of the financial statement expense, if any, will be recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.
The weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted was $3.06, determined by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: A risk-free interest rate of 4.8% (10-year Treasury bill); an expected life of 7.5 years; an expected volatility of 26.5%; and no expected dividend.
Note 9. Acquisition of Royal Wolf
On September 13, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Royal Wolf through the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of RWA. Based upon the actual exchange rate of one U.S. dollar to $0.8407 Australian dollar realized in connection with payments made upon completion of the acquisition, the purchase price for RWA shares was $64.3 million, including deposits of $1,005,000 previously paid by us in connection with the acquisition. We paid the purchase price, less the deposits, by a combination of cash in the amount of $44.7 million plus the issuance to Bison Capital Australia, L.P., (“Bison Capital”), one of the sellers, of shares of common stock of GFN U.S., containing 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. following the issuance. As a result of this structure, we own 86.2% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. and Bison Capital owns 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock on GFN U.S., which through its indirect subsidiary GFN Finance owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Royal Wolf.
The funds in the Trust Account were distributed at the closing of the acquisition of Royal Wolf. We received approximately $60.8 million, of which we used $44.7 million to pay the purchase price for the RWA shares. Approximately $6.4 million ($7.93482 per share) of the funds in the Trust Account was paid to Public Stockholders holding 809,901 shares who voted against the acquisition and, in accordance with our certificate of incorporation, elected to receive cash in exchange for their shares, which have been cancelled. The remaining $1.3 million was paid our IPO underwriters as deferred underwriting fees.
On September 14, 2007, subsequent to the completion of acquisition of RWA, the Company repaid the outstanding balance and terminated the unsecured limited recourse revolving line of credit with Ronald F. Valenta. Total principal and interest paid totaled $2,586,848.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Members
RWA Holdings Pty Limited and Subsidiaries
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RWA Holdings Pty Limited and Subsidiaries (collectively “the Company”) as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005, and for the year ended December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of RWA Holdings Pty Limited and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the six months ended June 30, 2005, and the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
October XX, 2007
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
| | At | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Assets | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 886 | | $ | 567 | |
Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $237 and $129 at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively | | | 13,322 | | | 7,451 | |
Inventories | | | 5,472 | | | 5,460 | |
Total current assets | | | 19,680 | | | 13,478 | |
| | | | | | | |
Lease receivables | | | 1,364 | | | 566 | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 2,737 | | | 2,614 | |
Container for hire fleet | | | 40,928 | | | 27,773 | |
Intangible assets | | | 4,079 | | | 3,472 | |
Total non-current assets | | | 49,108 | | | 34,425 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 68,788 | | $ | 47,903 | |
| | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Trade and other payables | | $ | 8,641 | | $ | 9,133 | |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | 10,359 | | | 6,526 | |
Income tax payable | | | 245 | | | | |
Employee benefits | | | 1,614 | | | 702 | |
Provisions | | | — | | | 219 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 20,859 | | | 16,580 | |
| | | | | | | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings | | | 33,811 | | | 27,155 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | | | 881 | | | 415 | |
Employee benefits | | | 171 | | | 529 | |
Provisions | | | 26 | | | 206 | |
Total non-current liabilities | | | 34,889 | | | 28,305 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Equity | | | | | | | |
Issued capital | | | 12,187 | | | 3,441 | |
Retained earnings/(accumulated losses) | | | (9 | ) | | (321 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 862 | | | (102 | ) |
| | | 13,040 | | | 3,018 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 68,788 | | $ | 47,903 | |
The consolidated balance sheets are to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
| | | | Six Months | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Sale and modification of containers | | $ | 52,929 | | $ | 34,473 | | $ | 13,563 | | $ | 26,141 | |
Hire of containers | | | 21,483 | | | 15,921 | | | 7,224 | | | 12,351 | |
Total revenue | | | 74,412 | | | 50,394 | | | 20,787 | | | 38,492 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income | | | 25 | | | 26 | | | 14 | | | 23 | |
Changes in inventories of finished goods and WIP | | | 758 | | | (2,599 | ) | | (1,497 | ) | | 1,283 | |
Purchases of finished goods and consumables used | | | (47,185 | ) | | (30,088 | ) | | (11,360 | ) | | (25,385 | ) |
Employee benefits expense | | | (12,678 | ) | | (7,631 | ) | | (3,721 | ) | | (5,616 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization expense | | | (2,577 | ) | | (2,668 | ) | | (1,480 | ) | | (2,504 | ) |
Other operating expenses | | | (8,083 | ) | | (5,022 | ) | | (2,183 | ) | | (3,367 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Results from operating activities | | | 4,672 | | | 2,412 | | | 560 | | | 2,926 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial income | | | 508 | | | 413 | | | 332 | | | 87 | |
Financial expenses | | | (4,378 | ) | | (3,039 | ) | | (1,127 | ) | | (2,397 | ) |
Net financing costs | | | (3,870 | ) | | (2,626 | ) | | (795 | ) | | (2,310 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other, net | | | — | | | | | | 133 | | | 68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income(loss) before tax | | | 802 | | | (214 | ) | | (102 | ) | | 684 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income tax expense | | | 490 | | | 214 | | | 75 | | | 400 | |
Net income(loss) | | $ | 312 | | $ | (428 | ) | $ | (177 | ) | $ | 284 | |
The consolidated statements of operations are to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
| | Share capital (Note 15) | | Retained earnings/ (Accumulated losses) | | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | Total equity | |
| | (-000-) | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | 2,762 | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | |
Net income | | | | | | 284 | | | — | | | | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | — | | | | | | | | | 119 | |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | | — | | | 284 | | | 119 | | | 403 | |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,165 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of capital | | | 679 | | | | | | | | | 679 | |
Net loss | | | | | | (177 | ) | | | | | (177 | ) |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | (81 | ) | | (81 | ) |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | | — | | | (177) | | | (81) | | | (258) | |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | 3,441 | | | 107 | | | 38 | | | 3,586 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | | | | | (428 | ) | | | | | (428 | ) |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | (140 | ) | | (140 | ) |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | | — | | | (428) | | | (140) | | | (568) | |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | | | | (321 | ) | | | ) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of capital | | | 8,746 | | | | | | | | | 8,746 | |
Net income | | | | | | 312 | | | — | | | | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | — | | | — | | | 964 | | | 964 | |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | | | — | | | 312 | | | 964 | | | 1,276 | |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | $ | 12,187 | | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 862 | | $ | 13,040 | |
The consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| | Year Ended | | Six Months Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cash flows from operating activities (Note 20) | | | | | | | | | |
Cash receipts from customers | | $ | 75,502 | | $ | 53,376 | | $ | 22,616 | | $ | 41,518 | |
Cash paid to suppliers and employees | | | (62,796 | ) | | (41,204 | ) | | (19,597 | ) | | (36,550 | ) |
| | | 12,706 | | | 12,172 | | | 3,019 | | | 4,968 | |
Interest (paid)/received, net | | | (3,799 | ) | | (2,118 | ) | | (902 | ) | | (1,182 | ) |
Income taxes received/(paid) | | | 49 | | | - | | | (587 | ) | | 576 | |
Net cash from operating activities | | | 8,956 | | | 10,054 | | | 1,530 | | | 4,362 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | | | 101 | | | 52 | | | 19 | | | 55 | |
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired | | | (303 | ) | | (4,855 | ) | | | | | | |
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | | | (845 | ) | | (837 | ) | | (1,498 | ) | | (924 | ) |
Acquisition of container hire fleet | | | (20,350 | ) | | (13,178 | ) | | | ) | | (8,848 | ) |
Acquisition of intangible assets | | | (66 | ) | | (144 | ) | | (19 | ) | | (52 | ) |
Payment of deferred purchase consideration | | | (451 | ) | | - | | | (2,707 | ) | | | |
Net cash used by investing activities | | | (21,914 | ) | | (18,962 | ) | | (10,180 | ) | | (9,769 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from capital lease and other liabilities | | | 434 | | | | | | | | | | |
Payment of capital lease and other liabilities | | | (1,152 | ) | | (565 | ) | | (298 | ) | | (1,408 | ) |
Proceeds from borrowings | | | 16,050 | | | 20,088 | | | 10,045 | | | 14,901 | |
Repayment of borrowings | | | (10,689 | ) | | (10,557 | ) | | (1,241 | ) | | (9,402 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of capital | | | 8,746 | | | | | | 679 | | | | |
Net cash from financing activities | | | 13,389 | | | 8,966 | | | 9,185 | | | 4,091 | |
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Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 431 | | | 58 | | | 535 | | | (1,316 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 567 | | | 530 | | | 2 | | | 1,340 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (112 | ) | | (21 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (22 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 886 | | $ | 567 | | $ | 530 | | $ | 2 | |
The statements of cash flows are to be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
1. Significant accounting policies
(a) General
RWA Holdings Pty Limited is a company organized under the laws of Australia and a holding company for Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, its wholly-owned principal operating subsidiary acquired in December 2003, and its only other wholly-owned subsidiary, Hi-Tech Pty Limited, which is engaged in substantially the same business and activities as Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited (collectively “the Company”). The Company leases and sells portable storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
(b) Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements (also referred to as the “financial report”) have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The financial report is prepared on the historical cost basis except that the following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value: derivative financial instruments, financial instruments held for trading, and financial instruments classified as available-for-sale.
The Company’s functional currency is the Australian dollar. All adjustments resulting from the translation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the functional currency into the United States (“U.S.”) dollar reporting currency are recorded as a component of shareholders' equity in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates in effect at the balance sheet dates; and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average exchange rates during the period. At June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar exchange rate was $0.84880 and $0.73010, respectively. The average exchange rates used to translate the Company’s results of operations for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004 were $0.78592 , $0.74783, $0.77350 and $0.73713, respectively.
The preparation of a financial report requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These accounting policies have been consistently applied.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period; or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Judgements made by management that have a significant effect on the financial report and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year are discussed in accounting policy (t).
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the consolidated financial report.
(c) Foreign currency transactions
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to Australian dollars at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of operations. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to Australian dollars at foreign exchange rates prevailing at the dates the fair value was determined.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(d) Derivative financial instruments
The Company may use derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign exchange and interest rate risks arising from operating, financing and investing activities. In accordance with its treasury policy, the Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. However, derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as trading instruments.
Derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial instruments are stated at fair value. The gain or loss on remeasurement to fair value is recognized immediately in the statement of operations (see also Note 16).
(e) Property, plant and equipment
(i) Owned assets
| | Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation (see below) and impairment losses (see accounting policy (k)). The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials, direct labor, the initial estimate, where relevant, of the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located, and an appropriate proportion of production overheads, where applicable. |
| | Where parts of an item of property, plant and equipment have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and equipment. |
(ii) Subsequent costs
| | The Company recognizes in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment the cost of replacing part of such an item when the cost is incurred if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All other costs are recognized in the statement of operations as an expense as incurred. |
(iii) Leased assets
| | Leases under which the substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased item are assumed by the Company are classified as capital leases. Other leases are classified as operating leases. |
Capital leases
A lease asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments, or the fair value of the leased item, whichever is the lower, are capitalized and recorded at the inception of the lease. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged directly against income. Capitalized leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Operating leases
Payments made under operating leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, except where an alternative basis is more representative of the pattern of benefits to be derived from the leased property. Where leases have fixed rate increases, these increases are accrued and amortized over the entire lease period, yielding a constant periodic expense for the entire term of the lease.
(iv) Depreciation
Depreciation is charged to the statement of operations on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment.
The residual value, the useful life and the depreciation method applied to an asset are reassessed at least annually.
The estimated useful lives in the current and comparative periods are as follows:
| | 2007 | | | 2004 - 2006 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Plant and equipment | | 3 - 10 years | | | 3 - 10 years |
Motor vehicles | | 3 - 10 years | | | 3 - 10 years |
Furniture and fittings | | 5 - 10 years | | | 5 - 10 years |
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Container hire fleet | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Containers for hire | | 10-20 years (10-70% residual) | | | 10-25 years (20% residual) |
| | 10-20 years (10-70% residual) | | | 10-25 years (20% residual) |
Leased containers for hire (new) | | 10-20 years (10-70% residual) | | | 10-30 years (20-30% residual) |
(f) Container hire fleet
The Company has a container hire fleet primarily consisting of refurbished, modified and manufactured shipping containers that are held long term and leased to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the respective unit’s estimated useful life, after the date the unit is put in service, and are depreciated down to their estimated residual values. For depreciation rates, estimated useful lives and residual values, see above. In the opinion of management, estimated residual values do not cause carrying values to exceed net realizable value. The Company continues to evaluate these depreciation policies as more information becomes available from other comparable sources and its own historical experience.
Costs incurred on hire fleet containers subsequent to initial acquisition are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed performance of the asset will flow to the Company in future years, otherwise, they are expensed as incurred.
Containers in the hire fleet are available for sale, and are transferred to inventory prior to sale. Cost of sales of the hire fleet container is recognized at the carrying amount at the date of disposal.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(g) Intangible assets
(i) Goodwill
| | All business combinations are accounted for by applying the purchase method. Goodwill represents the difference between the cost of the acquisition and the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired. |
| | Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units and not amortized but is tested annually for impairment (see accounting policy (k)). |
(ii) Other intangible assets
| | Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Company are stated at cost less accumulated amortization (see below) and impairment losses (see accounting policy (k)). |
| | Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. |
(iii) Subsequent expenditure
| | Subsequent expenditures on capitalized intangible assets are capitalized only when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which it relates. All other expenditures are expensed as incurred. |
(iv) Amortization
| | Amortization is charged to the statement of operations on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets unless such lives are indefinite. Goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are systematically tested for impairment at each balance sheet date. Other intangible assets are amortized from the date they are available for use. |
The estimated useful lives in the current and comparative periods are as follows:
· Goodwill / trademark - indefinite
(h) Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are stated at cost, less a specific allowance for doubtful accounts (see accounting policy (k)(i)), which approximates fair value.
(i) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market (net realizable value). Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution to customers, as well as costs of completion are estimated and are deducted from the estimated selling price to establish net realizable value.
Costs are assigned to individual items of stock on the basis of specific identification and include expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing condition and location.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(j) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash balances and short term deposits (maturities of 90 days or less).
(k) Impairment
The carrying amounts of the Company’s assets, other than inventories (see accounting policy (i)) and deferred tax assets (see accounting policy (r)), are reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.
For goodwill, assets that have an indefinite useful life and intangible assets that are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated at each balance sheet date.
An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the statement of operations.
Impairment losses recognized in respect of cash-generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to cash-generating units and then to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.
(i) Calculation of recoverable amount
The recoverable amount of the Company’s receivables carried at cost is calculated as the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate (i.e. the effective interest rate compounded at initial recognition of these financial assets). Receivables with a short duration are not discounted. Net allowance for doubtful accounts provided and uncollectible accounts written off were $229,000, $149,000, $50,000, $8,000 and $149,000, $93,000, $37,000, $41,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004, respectively.
Impairment or allowance for doubtful accounts of receivables is not recognized until objective evidence is available that impairment has occurred. Receivables are individually assessed for impairment.
The recoverable amount of the Company’s other assets is the greater of their fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
(ii) Impairment losses
Impairment losses recorded are considered part of the asset's carrying amount and are never reversed even if there is an indication that the impairment loss may no longer be required.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(l) Interest-bearing borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are recognized initially at cost. Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortized cost with any difference between cost and redemption value being recognized in the statement of operations over the period of the borrowings on an effective interest basis.
(m) Employee benefits
(i) Defined contribution pension plan
| | Obligations for contributions to a defined contribution pernsion plan are recognized as an expense in the statement of operations as incurred. |
(ii) Long-term service benefits
| | The Company’s net obligation in respect of long-term service benefits is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods. The obligation is calculated using expected future increases in wage and salary rates including related costs and expected settlement dates, and is discounted using the rates attached to the Commonwealth Government bonds at the balance sheet date which have maturity dates approximating to the terms of the Company’s obligations. |
(iii) Wages, salaries and annual leave
| | Liabilities for employee benefits for wages, salaries and annual leave that are expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date represent present obligations resulting from employees’ services provided to reporting date, are calculated at undiscounted amounts based on remuneration wage and salary rates that the Company expects to pay as at reporting date including related payroll costs, such as workers compensation insurance and payroll tax. |
(iv) Share-based payment transactions
| | The Company had an employee share option plan (ESOP) for the granting of non-transferable options to certain key management personnel and senior employees with more than twelve months’ service at the grant date. During the year ended June 30, 2007, $2,930,000 was paid to the employees relating to the ESOP with a remaining $759,000 being paid in July 2007. |
(n) Provisions
A provision is recognized in the balance sheet when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation. Provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(o) Trade and other payables
Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled within 60 day terms.
(p) Revenue
Revenue is generally realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria have been met:
· | persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; |
· | the seller’s price to the customer is fixed or determinable; and |
· | collectability is reasonable assured. |
Sale and modification of containers
Revenue from the sale and modification of containers is fixed based on invoiced amounts and is recognized in the statement of operations (net of returns, discounts and allowances) when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer and can be measured reliably. Risks and rewards are considered passed to the buyer at the time the goods are delivered to or retrieved by the customer. This is also at which point the invoice is raised and the customer has accepted the goods. No revenue is recognized if there are significant uncertainties regarding recovery of the consideration due, the cost incurred or to be incurred cannot be measured reliability, there is a risk of return of goods or there is continuing management involvement with the goods.
Hire of containers
Revenue from hire of containers is recognised in the period earned and is fixed based on the term prescribed in the lease hire agreement. No revenue is recognized if there is a significant uncertainty regarding recovery of the consideration due, the cost incurred or to be incurred cannot be measured reliably, there is a risk of return of goods or there is continuing management involvement with the goods.
Unearned revenue arises when transport charges for the return retrieval of a hired container or containers is billed in advance, while the actual retrieval has not yet occurred as the container is still on hire. The amount of unearned revenue at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $1,495,000 and $413,000, respectively, and is included in trade and other payables.
(q) Net financing costs
Net financing costs consist of interest payable on borrowings calculated using the effective interest method, interest receivable on funds invested, dividend income, foreign exchange gains and losses, and gains and losses on hedging instruments that are recognized in the statement of operations (see accounting policy (d)). Borrowing costs are expensed as incurred and included in net financing costs.
Interest income is recognized in the statement of operations as it accrues, using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recognized in the statement of operations on the date the Company’s right to receive payments is established. The interest expense component of finance lease payments is recognised in the statement of operations using the effective interest method.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(r) Income tax
Income tax on the profit or loss for the year consists of current and deferred tax. Income tax is recognized in the statement of operations.
Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax is provided using the liability method, providing for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realization or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the asset can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.
Additional income taxes that arise from the distribution of dividends are recognised at the same time as the liability to pay the related dividend.
(s) Goods and services tax
Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.
Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as a current asset or liability in the balance sheet.
Cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities that are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are classified as operating cash flows.
(t) Accounting estimates and judgments
The estimates and judgments that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
Revision of accounting estimates - Container for hire depreciation
The preparation of the financial report requires the making of estimations and assumptions that affect the recognized amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period; or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
At the beginning of the 2007 fiscal year, the Company revised upwards the useful life of containers for hire as outlined in accounting policy (e)(iv). The financial impact of the revision results in depreciation expense for the year ended June 30, 2007 being $969,000 less than what it would have been if the previous useful life estimate had been applied. The financial impact of the revision in future periods is not disclosed as the effect cannot be reliably estimated at this point in time due to uncertainty over the timing of sale of existing containers and purchase of new containers.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
Note 1(k) contains information about the assumptions and their risk factors relating to goodwill impairment. In Note 16, detailed analyses are given of the foreign exchange exposure of the Company and risks in relation to foreign exchange movements.
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives
The Company assesses whether goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives are impaired at least annually in accordance with the accounting policy in (k) and in Note 9. These calculations involve an estimation of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating units to which the goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives are allocated.
2. Segment information
The Company operates predominantly in one segment, being the sale and leasing of freight containers and container based storage and accommodation products and within one geographical segment, being Australia.
3. Net financing costs
| | | | | | Six Months | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 239 | | $ | 156 | | $ | 80 | | $ | 87 | |
Net gain on remeasurement of interest rate swap at fair value through statement of operations | | | 174 | | | 219 | | | — | | | | |
Net foreign exchange gain | | | 95 | | | 38 | | | 252 | | | | |
Financial income | | $ | 508 | | $ | 413 | | $ | 332 | | $ | 87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 4,378 | | $ | 3,017 | | $ | 1,002 | | $ | 2,110 | |
Net foreign exchange loss | | | | | | | | | | | | 287 | |
Net loss on remeasurement of forward exchange contracts at fair value through statement of operations | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | |
Net loss on remeasurement of interest rate swap at fair value through statement of operations | | | | | | | | | 125 | | | | |
Financial expenses | | | 4,378 | | | 3,039 | | | 1,127 | | | 2,397 | |
Net financing costs | | $ | 3,870 | | $ | 2,626 | | $ | 795 | | $ | 2,310 | |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
4. Income tax expense
| | | | | | Six Months | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Recognized in the income statement | | | | | | | | | |
Current tax (benefit) / expense | | | | | | | | | |
Current year | | $ | 13 | | $ | | | $ | (23 | ) | $ | (3 | ) |
Adjustments for prior years | | | (4 | ) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 9 | | | | | | (23 | ) | | (3 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred tax expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Origination and reversal of temporary differences | | | 481 | | | 214 | | | 98 | | | 403 | |
| | | 481 | | | 214 | | | 98 | | | 403 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total income tax (benefit)/expense in income statement | | $ | 490 | | $ | 214 | | $ | 75 | | $ | 400 | |
| | | | | | Six Months | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Numerical reconciliation between tax expense and pre-tax net profit | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Profit / (loss) before tax | | $ | 802 | | $ | (214 | ) | $ | (102 | ) | $ | 684 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income tax using the domestic corporation tax rate of 30% | | | 241 | | | (64 | ) | | (31 | ) | | 205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Increase in income tax expense due to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill write off arising from benefit from deferred tax assets not recognized at date of previous business combinations | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | | |
Non-deductible expenses | | | 253 | | | 198 | | | 106 | | | 195 | |
Decrease in income tax expense due to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Under / (over) provided in prior years | | | (4 | ) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income tax (benefit) / expense on pre-tax net profit | | $ | 490 | | $ | 214 | | $ | 75 | | $ | 400 | |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:
| | Assets | | Liabilities | | Net | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property, plant and equipment | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | (1,902 | ) | $ | (1,338 | ) | $ | | ) | $ | | ) |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings | | | 71 | | | 91 | | | | | | | | | 71 | | | 91 | |
Employee benefits | | | 164 | | | 269 | | | | | | | | | 164 | | | 269 | |
Other items | | | 786 | | | 114 | | | | | | (87 | ) | | 786 | | | 27 | |
Tax value of loss carry-forwards | | | | | | 536 | | | | | | | | | | | | 536 | |
Tax assets / (liabilities) | | $ | 1,021 | | $ | 1,010 | | $ | (1,902 | ) | $ | (1,425 | ) | $ | (881 | ) | $ | (415 | ) |
5. Trade and other receivables
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Current | | | | | |
Trade receivables | | $ | 12,189 | | $ | 6,788 | |
Less: allowances | | | (237 | ) | | (129 | ) |
| | | 11,952 | | | 6,659 | |
| | | | | | | |
Lease receivable | | | 479 | | | 245 | |
Fair value of derivatives | | | 300 | | | 96 | |
Other receivables and prepayments | | | 591 | | | 451 | |
| | $ | 13,322 | | $ | 7,451 | |
6. Inventories
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | |
Finished goods | | $ | 4,113 | | $ | 5,081 | |
Work in progress | | | 1,359 | | | 379 | |
| | $ | 5,472 | | $ | 5,460 | |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
7. Property, plant and equipment
| | Plant and equipment, fixtures and fittings | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cost | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | 866 | |
Acquisitions | | | 924 | |
Disposals | | | (51 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 83 | |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | 1,822 | |
Acquisitions | | | 1,498 | |
Disposals | | | (27 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (64 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | 3,229 | |
Acquisitions | | | 837 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | 230 | |
Disposals | | | (82 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (159 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | 4,055 | |
Acquisitions | | | 845 | |
Disposals | | | (237 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 707 | |
Balance at 30 June 2007 | | $ | 5,370 | |
Depreciation and impairment losses | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | | |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (411 | ) |
Disposals | | | 24 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (22 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | (409 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (337 | ) |
Disposals | | | 22 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 14 | |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | (710 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (830 | ) |
Disposals | | | 51 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 48 | |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | (1,441 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (1,020 | ) |
Disposals | | | 133 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (305 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | $ | (2,633 | ) |
8. Container for hire fleet
| | Container Hire Fleet | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cost | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | | 13,128 | |
Acquisitions | | | 8,848 | |
Transfers to inventory | | | (4,016 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 767 | |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | 18,727 | |
Acquisitions | | | 5,975 | |
Transfers to inventory | | | (2,959 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (479 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | 21,264 | |
Acquisitions | | | 13,178 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | 5,107 | |
Transfers to inventory | | | (8,478 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (1,123 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | 29,948 | |
Acquisitions | | | 20,350 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | 299 | |
Transfers to inventory | | | (12,601 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 5,513 | |
Balance June 30, 2007 | | | 43,509 | |
| | | | |
Depreciation and impairment losses | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | | | |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (1,775 | ) |
Transfers to inventory | | | 626 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (67 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | (1,216 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (984 | ) |
Transfers to inventory | | | 545 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 35 | |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | (1,620 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (1,475 | ) |
Transfers to inventory | | | 837 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 83 | |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | (2,175 | ) |
Depreciation charge for the period | | | (1,514 | ) |
Transfers to inventory | | | 1,467 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (359 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | | (2,581 | ) |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
9. Intangible assets
| | Software | | Goodwill | | Trademarks | | Other | | Total | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cost | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | 710 | | $ | 437 | | $ | 300 | | $ | | | $ | 1,447 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | | | | 2,580 | | | | | | | | | | |
Other acquisitions | | | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 29 | | | 167 | | | 10 | | | — | | | 206 | |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | 791 | | | 3,184 | | | 310 | | | | | | 4,285 | |
Acquisitions | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (18 | ) | | (74 | ) | | (7 | ) | | — | | | (99 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | 792 | | | 3,110 | | | 303 | | | | | | 4,205 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | | | | 1,304 | | | | | | | | | 1,304 | |
Other acquisitions | | | 99 | | | | | | | | | 45 | | | 144 | |
Translation adjustment | | | (35 | ) | | (158 | ) | | (12 | ) | | (2 | ) | | (207 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | 856 | | | 4,256 | | | 291 | | | 43 | | | 5,446 | |
Acquisitions through business combinations | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | 17 | |
Other acquisitions | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | 66 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 141 | | | 693 | | | 47 | | | 10 | | | 891 | |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | $ | 1,021 | | $ | 4,966 | | $ | 338 | | $ | 95 | | $ | 6,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amortisation and impairment losses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | | |
Amortization for the period | | | (318 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (318 | ) |
Write off on utilization of unrecognized tax assets arising from business combinations | | | | | | (403 | ) | | | | | | | | (403 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (18 | ) | | (24 | ) | | — | | | — | | | (42 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | (336 | ) | | (427 | ) | | | | | | | | (763 | ) |
Amortization for the period | | | (159 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (159 | ) |
Write off on utilization of unrecognized tax assets arising from business combinations | | | | | | (98 | ) | | | | | | | | (98 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 10 | | | 11 | | | — | | | — | | | 21 | |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | (485 | ) | | (514 | ) | | | | | — | | | (999 | ) |
Amortization for the period | | | (347 | ) | | | | | | | | (16 | ) | | (363 | ) |
Write off on utilization of unrecognized tax assets arising from business combinations | | | - | | | (678 | ) | | | | | | | | (678 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | 28 | | | 38 | | | — | | | — | | | 66 | |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | (804 | ) | | (1,154 | ) | | | | | (16 | ) | | (1,974 | ) |
Amortization for the period | | | (35 | ) | | - | | | | | | (8 | ) | | (43 | ) |
Translation adjustment | | | (134 | ) | | (188 | ) | | — | | | (2 | ) | | (324 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | $ | (973 | ) | $ | (1,342 | ) | $ | | | $ | (26 | ) | $ | (2,341 | ) |
Intangible assets are tested for impairment where an indicator of impairment arises.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Goodwill
Goodwill acquired has been allocated to one single cash generating unit, being the consolidated entity. Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment annually using the value in use model. Goodwill initially arose through the purchase of Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited from Triton Containers International Limited in 2003, and through the purchases of Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Limited, the business and assets of Cape Containers Pty Limited and Australian Container Network Pty Limited during the year ended June 30, 2006 and Terrigal Motors Pty Limited during the year ended June 30, 2007 (see Note 19).
The recoverable amount of the RWA Holdings Pty Limited cash-generating unit is based on a value-in-use model. That model uses cash flow projections based on actual operating results and a 5 year budget. Cash flows for a further 5-year period are extrapolated using a 5% growth rate, which is considered appropriate. A pre-tax discount rate of 12.9% has been used in discounting the projected cash flows.
Software
Software assets are capitalized at cost. This intangible asset has been assessed as having a finite useful life, and is amortized using the straight-line method over a period of 3 years (refer accounting policy (g)(iv)).
Trademarks
Trademarks are capitalized at cost and have been assessed as having an indefinite useful life and are tested for impairment at each period end.
Other
Other assets are capitalized at cost. This intangible asset has been assessed as having a finite useful life, and is amortized using the straight-line method over a period of 5 years (refer accounting policy (g)(iv)).
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
10. Trade and other payables
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | |
Trade payables | | $ | 4,684 | | $ | 7,714 | |
Other payables | | | 2,394 | | | 985 | |
Unearned revenue | | | 1,495 | | | 413 | |
Fair value derivative | | | 68 | | | 21 | |
| | $ | 8,641 | | $ | 9,133 | |
11. Interest bearing loans and borrowings
This following provides information about the contractual terms of the Company’s interest-bearing loans and borrowings. See Note 16 for more information about the Company’s exposure to interest rate and foreign currency risk.
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft and invoice financing facility | | $ | 6,217 | | $ | 1,552 | |
Current portion of bank loans | | | 3,167 | | | 4,257 | |
Other loans | | | 42 | | | 53 | |
Current portion of capital lease liabilities | | | 933 | | | 664 | |
| | | 10,359 | | | 6,526 | |
| | | | | | | |
Non-current liabilities | | | | | | | |
Bank loan | | | 22,696 | | | 13,214 | |
Non-convertible notes | | | 10,724 | | | 7,957 | |
B class notes | | | - | | | 4,858 | |
Capital lease liabilities | | | 391 | | | 1,126 | |
| | $ | 33,811 | | $ | 27,155 | |
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Financing facilities | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | $ | 866 | | $ | 745 | |
Invoice financing facility | | | 6,366 | | | 5,476 | |
Secured bank loans | | | 40,969 | | | 31,366 | |
| | $ | 48,201 | | $ | 37,587 | |
| | | | | | | |
Facilities utilized at reporting date | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | $ | 545 | | $ | 682 | |
Invoice financing facility | | | 5,672 | | | 870 | |
Secured bank loans | | | 37,084 | | | 25,808 | |
| | $ | 43,301 | | $ | 27,360 | |
| | | | | | | |
Facilities not utilized at reporting date | | | | | | | |
Bank overdraft | | $ | 321 | | $ | 63 | |
Invoice financing facility | | | 694 | | | 4,606 | |
Secured bank loans | | | 3,885 | | | 5,558 | |
| | $ | 4,900 | | $ | 10,227 | |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financing arrangements
Bank overdrafts
The bank overdrafts of the Company are secured by a floating charge over the Company’s assets. Interest on bank overdrafts is charged at the prevailing market rates.
Invoice financing facility
The invoice finance facility of the Company is a facility whereby funds are made available based on a percentage of debtors outstanding net of any disallowed debts. The facility is secured by a floating charge over the debtor’s ledger. Interest is charged at the bank’s prime rate plus 1.65%.
Bank loans
The bank loans amount in current liabilities comprises the portion of the Company’s bank loan payable within one year. The non-current bank loans are payable on or before 2010 and are subject to annual review. The loans bear interest at the Australian bank bill reference rate (“BBSW”) plus 1.10% - 1.35% (2006: BBSW plus 1.10%-1.35%, 2005: BBSW plus 1.10% and 2004: BBSW plus 1.35%), payable monthly. Bank loans are secured by lease assets in the container fleet with a carrying amount of $23,763,000 (2006: $13,246,000) and are due and payable over the next five years. In the event of default, the assets revert to the bank.
Principal payments under the loans are as follows:
Year Ending | | | |
June 30, | | (-000-) | |
2008 | | $ | 3,176 | |
2009 | | | 5,365 | |
2010 | | | 17,331 | |
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
The Company’s lease liabilities are secured by the leased assets of $159,000 and $384,000 at June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In the event of default, the assets revert to the lessor.
B class notes
Holders of B Class Notes are entitled to receive cumulative interest of 15% per annum on the issue price of their notes. These notes do not give their holders any voting rights at shareholders’ meetings. The B Class Notes were repaid in full on March 30, 2007.
Non-convertible notes
Holders of Non-convertible notes are entitled to receive cumulative interest of 15% per annum on the issue price of their notes. These notes do not give their holders any voting rights at shareholders’ meetings. In the event of winding up of the Company, the holders of non-convertible notes rank above all shareholders and are entitled to the proceeds of liquidation only to the extent of the face value of the notes and any accumulated interest. Subsequent to June 30, 2007, the Non-convertible notes were repaid (see Note 22).
RWA Holdings Pty Limited Financial Report
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Capital lease liabilities of the Company are payable as follows:
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | Minimum lease payments | | Interest | | Principal | | Minimum lease payments | | Interest | | Principal | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than one year | | $ | 1,005 | | $ | 72 | | $ | 933 | | $ | 800 | | $ | 136 | | $ | 664 | |
Between one and five years | | | 421 | | | 30 | | | 391 | | | 1,197 | | | 71 | | | 1,126 | |
More than five years | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
| | $ | 1,426 | | $ | 102 | | $ | 1,324 | | $ | 1,997 | | $ | 207 | | $ | 1,790 | |
The Company has finance leases and hire purchase contracts for various motor vehicles, and other assets. These leases have no terms of renewal or purchase options nor escalation clauses.
Under the terms of the Facility Agreement with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) the Company undertakes to ensure compliance with covenants in relation to various financial ratios including consolidated interest cover; consolidated leverage ratios; and consolidated debt service cover. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants at June 30, 2007.
Subsequent to June 30, 2007, the ANZ secured credit facility was amended (see Note 22).
12. Employee benefits
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | |
Current | | | | | |
Liability for annual leave (vacation) | | $ | 656 | | $ | 566 | |
Liability for long service leave (vacation) | | | 199 | | | 136 | |
Cash settled share-based transactions | | | 759 | | | — | |
| | $ | 1,614 | | $ | 702 | |
| | | | | | | |
Non Current | | | | | | | |
Liability for long service leave | | $ | 171 | | $ | 341 | |
Cash settled share-based transactions | | | — | | | 188 | |
| | | 171 | | | 529 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total employee benefits | | $ | 1,785 | | $ | 1,231 | |
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company makes contributions to a defined contribution pension plan. The amount recognized as an expense was $736,000, $590,000, $248,000 and $452,000 for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004, respectively.
RWA Holdings Pty Limited Financial Report
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
13. Share-based payments
The Company had an employee share option plan (ESOP) for the granting of non-transferable options to certain key management personnel and senior employees with more than twelve months’ service at the grant date. During the year ended June 30, 2007, $2,930,000 was paid to employees relating to the plan with remaining $759,000 being paid in July 2007, of which $373,000 was provided in prior years.
14. Provisions
| | Leasehold | | Deferred | | | |
| | Makegood | | Consider- | | | |
| | costs | | ation | | Total | |
| | (-000-) | |
Balance at January 1, 2004 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Provisions made during the year | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
Balance at December 31, 2004 | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
Provisions made during the year | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Balance at June 30, 2005 | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
Provisions made during the year | | | — | | | 429 | | | 429 | |
Translation adjustment | | | — | | | (10 | ) | | (10 | ) |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | | 6 | | | 419 | | | 425 | |
Provisions made during the year | | | 17 | | | — | | | 17 | |
Provisions used during the year | | | — | | | (451 | ) | | (451 | ) |
Unwind of discount | | | 2 | | | — | | | 2 | |
Translation adjustment | | | 1 | | | 32 | | | 33 | |
Balance at June 30, 2007 | | $ | 26 | | $ | — | | $ | 26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at June 30, 2006: | | | | | | | | | | |
Current | | $ | — | | $ | 219 | | $ | 219 | |
Non-current | | | 6 | | | 200 | | | 206 | |
| | $ | 6 | | $ | 419 | | $ | 425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at June 30, 2007: | | | | | | | | | | |
Current | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Non-current | | | 26 | | | — | | | 26 | |
| | $ | 26 | | $ | — | | $ | 26 | |
Leasehold makegood costs
An obligation exists to restore leasehold sites after fit-outs at the Company’s head office location in Hornsby. The basis for accounting is set out in accounting policy (n) of the significant accounting policies in Note 1.
The expected cost for the restoration is estimated at $32,000, and is expected to occur in 2010. This amount has been discounted using Australian government bond rates with similar maturities (2007: 6.0%, 2006: 5.8%, 2005 and 2004: 5.2%).
Deferred consideration
Deferred purchase consideration consisted of consideration relating to the purchase of the business and assets of Australian Container Network Pty Limited (see Note 19), and was paid out during the year ended June 30, 2007.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
15. Capital and reserves
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
Share Capital | | (-000-) | |
| | | | | |
8,154,000 and 2,160,000 Ordinary (Common) Shares in 2007 and 2006, respectively | | $ | 3,441 | | $ | 817 | |
-0- and 4,322,590 A Class Shares in 2007 and 2006, respectively | | | — | | | 2,624 | |
-0- and 100 Class C Shares in 2007 and 2006, respectively | | | — | | | — | |
1 and -0- D Class Share in 2007 and 2006, respectively | | | 8,746 | | | — | |
| | $ | 12,187 | | $ | | |
During the year ended June 30, 2007, one D class share was issued; which was as part of the deal in relation to sale of the Company (see Note 22). On March 30, 2007, the A Class and C Class Shares were converted into Ordinary Shares.
Terms and conditions
Ordinary Shares
Holders of Ordinary Shares rank pari passu with the A Class Shares in the declaration and payment of dividends and are entitled to one vote per share at shareholders’ meetings.
In the event of winding up of the Company, ordinary shareholders rank after all other shareholders and creditors and are fully entitled to any proceeds of liquidation.
A Class Shares
Holders of A Class Shares rank pari passu with Ordinary shares in the declaration and payment of dividends and are entitled to one vote per share at shareholders’ meetings limited to 50% of the votes to be cast by shareholders.
In the event of winding up of the Company, A Class shareholders rank above ordinary shareholders and are fully entitled to the greater of any proceeds of liquidation and an amount equal to the issue price of the A Class Shares.
C Class Shares
Holders of C Class Shares are not entitled to receive any dividends prior to conversion to ordinary shares. The C Class shares shall not entitle the holder to a vote prior to conversion to ordinary shares. The C Class shares shall not entitle the holder to any proceeds on liquidation prior to conversion to ordinary shares.
The Company’s C Class shares are not transferable and will convert into ordinary shares in the event that all criteria specified in the shareholders’ agreement are satisfied. The number of ordinary shares received on conversion of each C Class share is determined by reference to a profit formula.
D Class Shares
Holders of D Class Shares are not entitled to receive any dividends. The D Class shares shall not entitle the holder to a vote. The D Class shares shall not entitle the holder to any proceeds on liquidation prior to conversion to ordinary shares. D Class Shares are not transferable.
In the event of winding up of the Company prior to September 30, 2008, D Class shareholders are entitled to proceeds as determined by reference to a profit formula. In the event of winding up of the Company after September 30, 2008, D Class shareholders are entitled to proceeds as determined by reference to a profit formula plus where there is a surplus of assets following a return of capital, a preferential payment to any further distributions to Ordinary shares of an amount equal to interest on the paid up capital of the D Class share of 18% per annum since the date of issue until the winding up of the Company calculated on a daily basis (but not capitalized or compounded).
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
16. Financial instruments
Exposure to credit, interest rate and currency risks arises in the normal course of the Company’s business. Derivative financial instruments are used to hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates.
Credit risk
The Company trades only with recognized, creditworthy third parties.
It is the Company’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis with the result that the Company’s exposure to bad debts is not significant.
For transactions that are not denominated in the measurement currency of the relevant operating unit, the Company does not offer credit terms without the specific approval of the Head of Credit Control.
With respect to credit risk arising from the other financial assets of the Company, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets and certain derivative instruments, the Company’s exposure to credit risk arises from default of the counter party, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. As the counter party for derivative instruments is nearly always a bank, the Company has assessed this as a low risk.
There are no significant concentrations of credit risk within the Company.
Interest rate risk
The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its long-term debt obligations. The Company’s policy is to manage its interest cost using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.
To manage this mix in a cost-efficient manner, the Company enters into interest rate swaps, in which the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. These swaps are designated to hedge changes in the interest rate of its commercial bill liability. The secured loan and interest rate swap have the same critical terms, including expiration dates. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as interest rate hedges are highly effective. However, documentation of such as required by SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities does not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges are taken directly to statement of operations.
At June 30, 2007, after taking into account the effect of interest rate swaps, 59.5% (2006: 80.2%, 2005: 72.7% and 2004: 97.6%) of the Company’s borrowings are at a fixed rate of interest.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Effective interest rates and repricing analysis
In respect of income-earning financial assets and interest-bearing financial liabilities, the following table indicates their effective interest rates at the balance sheet date and the periods in which they reprice.
June 30, 2007 | | Effective interest rate % | | < 1 year | | 1-2 years | | 2-5 years | | >5 years | | Total | |
(-000-) | |
Fixed rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lease receivable | | | 15.8 | % | $ | 429 | | $ | 408 | | $ | 146 | | $ | — | | $ | 983 | |
Finance lease liabilities | | | 9.2 | % | | (934 | ) | | (301 | ) | | (89 | ) | | — | | | (1,324 | ) |
Bank loans | | | 6.0 | % | | (1,347 | ) | | (3,801 | ) | | (8,979 | ) | | — | | | (14,127 | ) |
Other loans | | | 4.0 | % | | (42 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (42 | ) |
Non-convertible notes | | | 15.0 | % | | — | | | — | | | (10,724 | ) | | — | | | (10,724 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Variable rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 4.2 | % | | 886 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 886 | |
Interest rate swap | | | 6.0 | % | | 300 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 300 | |
Bank loans | | | 7.5 | % | | (1,820 | ) | | (1,564 | ) | | (8,352 | ) | | — | | | (11,736 | ) |
Bank overdrafts | | | BBSW + 1.65 | % | | (6,217 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6,217 | ) |
| | | | | $ | (8,745 | ) | $ | (5,258 | ) | $ | (27,998 | ) | $ | — | | $ | (42,001 | ) |
June 30, 2006 | | Effective interest rate % | | < 1 year | | 1-2 years | | 2-5 years | | >5 years | | Total | |
(-000-) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lease receivable | | | 18.1 | % | $ | 245 | | $ | 277 | | $ | 288 | | $ | — | | $ | 810 | |
Finance lease liabilities | | | 9.0 | % | | (664 | ) | | (806 | ) | | (320 | ) | | — | | | (1,790 | ) |
Other loans | | | 4.2 | % | | (53 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (53 | ) |
Non-convertible notes | | | 15.0 | % | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (7,957 | ) | | (7,957 | ) |
B class notes | | | 15.0 | % | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4,858 | ) | | (4,858 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Variable rate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | 3.3 | % | | 567 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 567 | |
Bank loans | | | BBSW + 1.10 | % | | (3,210 | ) | | (1,216 | ) | | (7,838 | ) | | — | | | (12,264 | ) |
Interest rate swap | | | 6.0 | % | | 96 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 96 | |
Bank overdrafts | | | BBSW + 1.65 | % | | (1,552 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,552 | ) |
Commercial bills | | | 6.9 | % | | (998 | ) | | (1,040 | ) | | (3,169 | ) | | — | | | (5,207 | ) |
| | | | | $ | (5,569 | ) | $ | (2,785 | ) | $ | (11,039 | ) | $ | (12,815 | ) | $ | (32,208 | ) |
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Foreign currency risk
The Company has transactional currency exposures. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases in currencies other than the functional currency. The currency giving rise to this risk is primarily U.S. Dollars.
The Company has a bank account denominated in U.S. Dollars into which customers pay their debts. This is a natural hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate. The funds are then used to pay suppliers, avoiding the need to convert to Australian dollars.
The Company uses forward currency contracts and options to eliminate the currency exposures on the majority of its transactions denominated in foreign currencies, either by transaction if the amount is significant, or on a general cash flow hedge basis. The forward currency contracts and options are always in the same currency as the hedged item. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as foreign currency hedges are highly effective. However documentation of such as required by SFAS No. 133 does not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges are taken directly to statement of operations.
Forecasted transactions
The Company classifies its forward exchange contracts hedging forecasted transactions as cash flow hedges and states them at fair value. The net fair value of forward exchange contracts used as hedges of forecasted transactions at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was nil. The Company does not have any forward exchange contracts hedging forecasted transactions.
Recognized assets and liabilities
Changes in the fair value of forward exchange contracts that economically hedge monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies and for which no hedge accounting is applied are recognized in the statement of operations. Both the changes in fair value of the forward contracts and the foreign exchange gains and losses relating to the monetary items are recognised as part of ‘net financing costs’ (see Note 3). The fair value of forward exchange contracts used as economic hedges of monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies at June 30, 2007 and 2006 was a liability of $69,000 and $22,000, respectively.
Sensitivity analysis
In managing interest rate and currency risks the Company aims to reduce the impact of short-term fluctuations on results of operations. Over the longer-term, however, permanent changes in foreign exchange and interest rates would have an impact on the results of operations.
At June 30, 2007, it is estimated that a general increase of one percentage point in interest rates would decrease the Company’s pretax income by approximately $167,000 (2006: $70,000, 2005: $9,000 and 2004: $4,000). The effects of interest rate swaps have been included in this calculation.
It is estimated that a general increase of one percentage point in the value of the Australian dollar against other foreign currencies would have decreased the Company’s pretax income by approximately $77,000 for the year ended June 30, 2007 (2006: $230,000, 2005: $94,000 and 2004: $83,000), based on the actual transactions incurred in U.S. Dollars. The effects of forward exchange contracts have been included in this calculation.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Fair values
The fair values together with the carrying amounts shown in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
| | Carrying amount | | Fair value | | Carrying amount | | Fair value | |
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 886 | | $ | 886 | | $ | 567 | | $ | 567 | |
Trade and other receivables | | | 12,543 | | | | | | 7,110 | | | | |
Lease receivable | | | 1,843 | | | | | | 811 | | | | |
Interest rate swap | | | 300 | | | 300 | | | 96 | | | 96 | |
Bank overdraft | | | (6,217 | ) | | | ) | | (1,552 | ) | | | ) |
Trade and other payables | | | (8,573 | ) | | | ) | | (9,112 | ) | | | ) |
Other loan | | | (42 | ) | | (42 | ) | | (53 | ) | | (53 | ) |
Finance lease liabilities | | | (1,324 | ) | | | ) | | (1,790 | ) | | | ) |
Bank loans | | | (20,195 | ) | | | ) | | (13,754 | ) | | | ) |
Held to maturity liabilities | | | (1,717 | ) | | | ) | | — | | | — | |
Commercial bills | | | (3,951 | ) | | | ) | | (3,717 | ) | | | ) |
Forward exchange contracts | | | (68 | ) | | (68 | ) | | (21 | ) | | (21 | ) |
Non-convertible notes | | | (10,724 | ) | | | ) | | (7,957 | ) | | | ) |
B class notes | | | — | | | — | | | (4,858 | ) | | | ) |
| | $ | (37,239 | ) | $ | | ) | $ | (34,230 | ) | $ | | ) |
Estimation of fair values
The following summarizes the major methods and assumptions used in estimating the fair values of financial instruments reflected in the table.
Derivatives
Forward exchange contracts and options are marked to market by discounting the contractual forward price and deducting the current spot rate. For interest rate swaps, broker quotes are used. Those quotes are back tested using pricing models or discounted cash flow techniques.
Where discounted cash flow techniques are used, estimated future cash flows are based on management’s best estimates and the discount rate is a market related rate for a similar instrument at the balance sheet date. Where other pricing models are used, inputs are based on market related data at the balance sheet date.
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Fair value is calculated based on discounted expected future principal and interest cash flows.
Finance lease liabilities
The fair value is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at interest rates implicit in the relevant lease agreements. These implicit interest rates are in line with current market rates.
Trade and other receivables/payables
For receivables / payables with a remaining life of less than one year, the notional amount is deemed to reflect the fair value. All other receivables / payables are discounted to determine the fair value.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Interest rates used for determining fair value
The Company uses the government yield curve as of June 30, 2007 plus an adequate constant credit spread to discount financial instruments. The interest rates used are as follows:
| | At June 30, |
| | 2007 | | 2006 |
Derivatives | | 6.0% | | 6.0% |
Loans and borrowings | | 3.9% - 15.0% | | 4.2% - 15.0% |
Leases | | 9.2% | | 9.0% |
Receivables | | 15.8% | | 18.1% |
17. Operating leases
Leases as lessee
The Company leases various office equipment and other facilities under operating leases. The leases have maturities of between one and nine years, some with an option to renew the lease after that period. None of the leases includes contingent rentals. There are no restrictions placed upon the lessee by entering into these leases.
During the year ended June 30, 2007, $1,295,000 was recognized as an expense in the statement of operations in respect of operating leases (2006: $878,000, 2005: $359,000 and 2004: $585,000)
Non-cancellable operating lease rentals at June 30, 2007 are payable as follows:
| | (-000-) | |
Less than one year | | $ | 3,191 | |
One-two years | | | 1,199 | |
Two-three years | | | 1,026 | |
Three-four years | | | 629 | |
Four-five years | | | 296 | |
Thereafter | | | 423 | |
| | $ | 6,764 | |
Leases as lessor
The Company leases containers on a daily basis in the ordinary course of business. These leases can vary in length from a minimum hire period of 30 days to up to five years and longer.
These non-cancellable operating leases have maturities of between 1 and 5 years. All leases include a clause to enable upward revision of the rental charge.
The Company has no other lessor relationships apart from those relating the rental of containers.
The future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases are as follows:
| | At June 30, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Less than one year | | $ | 364 | | $ | 360 | |
Between one and five years | | | 414 | | | 669 | |
More than five years | | | — | | | — | |
| | $ | 778 | | $ | 1,029 | |
During the year ended June 30, 2007, $21,483,000 was recognized as income from the hire of containers in the statement of operations in respect of operating leases (2006: $15,921,000, 2005: $7,224,000 and 2004: $12,351,000).
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
18. Commitments and contingencies
There is a pending litigation case by a former employee against the Company. The action is being defended and advice from legal counsel indicates that it is not practicable to estimate the potential liability at this stage. Based on legal advice, the Company believes that there will not be a material liability arising from this case.
There were no other commitments or contingencies of the Company for capital or otherwise not already disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements.
19. Acquisitions of subsidiaries
On May 31, 2007, the Company acquired the business and assets of Professional Sales & Hire (Terrigal Motors Ltd) for $303,000 satisfied in cash. The company sells and hires shipping containers. In the one month to June 30, 2007, the business contributed net profit of $5,000 to the consolidated net income for the year. If the acquisition had occurred on July 1, 2006, consolidated revenues would have been $74,521,000 (unaudited) and net income would have been $237,000 (unaudited).
The acquisition had the following effect on the Company’s assets and liabilities during the year ended June 30, 2007:
| | Professional Sales and Hire | |
| | | | Fair value adjustments | | | |
| | (-000-) | |
| | | | | | | |
Container hire fleet | | | 312 | | | 88 | | | 224 | |
Deferred tax liability | | | (26 | ) | | (26 | ) | | — | |
Net identifiable assets and liabilities | | | 286 | | | 62 | | | 224 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill on acquisitions | | | 17 | | | | | | | |
Consideration paid, satisfied in cash | | | 303 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash outflow | | | 303 | | | | | | | |
Goodwill has arisen on the acquisition because of customer relationships that did not meet the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset at the date of acquisition.
During the year ended June 30, 2006 the Company acquired the following businesses:
| · | Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Limited |
| · | Australian Container Network Pty Ltd |
| · | Cape Containers Pty Limited |
On March 30, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the shares in Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Limited which it did not already own for $591,000 satisfied in cash. This company sells, hires and modifies containers. In the three months to June 30, 2006, the subsidiary contributed a net loss of $19,000 to the consolidated net loss for the year. If the acquisition had occurred on July 1, 2005, consolidated revenues would have been $52,021,000 (unaudited) and the net loss would have been $486,000 (unaudited). The Company previously acquired the initial 50% shares in Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Limited and goodwill of $99,000 has been recognized in respect of this initial acquisition.
On December 16, 2005, the Company acquired the business and assets of Cape Containers Pty Limited for $619,000 satisfied in cash. This company sells and hires shipping containers. In the six months to June 30, 2006, the business contributed net income of $68,000 to the consolidated net loss for the year. If the acquisition had occurred on July 1, 2005, consolidated revenues would have been $50,824,000 (unaudited) and the net loss would have been $378,000 (unaudited).
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
On April 28, 2006, the Company acquired the business and assets of Australian Container Network Pty Ltd for $4.1 million, of which $3.7 million was satisfied in cash. The Company has recognized a provision for the $0.6 million deferred consideration extending to August 2007. This company sells and hires containers. In the two months to June 30, 2006, the business contributed net income of $50,000 to the consolidated net loss for the year. If the acquisition had occurred on July 1, 2005, consolidated revenues would have been $53,262,000 (unaudited) and net loss would have been $177,000 (unaudited).
The acquisitions had the following effect on the Company’s assets and liabilities during the year ended June 30, 2006:
Acquiree’s net assets at the acquisition date
| | | | Royal Wolf Hi-Tech | | Australian Container Network | | Cape Containers | |
| | | | | | Fair | | | | | | Fair | | | | | | Fair | | | |
| | | | | | Value | | | | | | Value | | | | | | value | | | |
| | | | Fair | | Adjust- | | Carrying | | Fair | | Adjust- | | Carrying | | Fair | | Adjust- | | Carrying | |
| | | | Values | | ments | | Amounts | | Values | | ments | | Amounts | | Values | | ments | | Amounts | |
| | (-000-) | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | | | $ | 91 | | $ | 22 | | $ | 69 | | $ | 147 | | $ | 17 | | $ | 130 | | $ | 2 | | $ | — | | $ | 2 | |
Container hire fleet | | | | | | 1,245 | | | 522 | | | 723 | | | 3,327 | | | 2,039 | | | 1,288 | | | 487 | | | 129 | | | 358 | |
Inventories | | | | | | 74 | | | 22 | | | 52 | | | 418 | | | 128 | | | 290 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Trade and other receivables | | | | | | 163 | | | — | | | 163 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | 70 | | | — | | | 70 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | | | | | | (353 | ) | | — | | | (353 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Deferred tax liability | | | | | | (170 | ) | | (170 | ) | | — | | | (655 | ) | | (655 | ) | | — | | | (39 | ) | | (39 | ) | | — | |
Trade and other payables | | | | | | (170 | ) | | — | | | (170 | ) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (13 | ) | | — | | | (13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net identifiable assets and liabilities | | | | | $ | 950 | | $ | 396 | | $ | 554 | | $ | 3,237 | | $ | 1,529 | | $ | 1,708 | | $ | 437 | | $ | 90 | | $ | 347 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill on acquisitions | | | | | $ | 210 | | | | | | | | $ | 911 | | | | | | | | $ | 183 | | | | | | | |
Consideration paid, satisfied in cash* | | | | | | 591 | | | | | | | | | 3,715 | | | | | | | | | 619 | | | | | | | |
Deferred consideration accrued | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | 432 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
Cash (acquired) | | | | | | (70 | ) | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash outflow | | | | | $ | 521 | | | | | | | | $ | 3,715 | | | | | | | | $ | 619 | | | | | | | |
* | | Includes legal fees amounting to $74,000 |
Goodwill has arisen on the acquisitions because of customer relationships that did not meet the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset at the date of acquisition.
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements
20. Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities
| | | | | | Six Months | | | |
| | Year Ended | | Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
| | (-000-) | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Profit/(loss) for the period | | $ | 312 | | $ | (428 | ) | $ | (177 | ) | $ | 284 | |
Adjustments for: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | | | (23 | ) | | (21 | ) | | (13 | ) | | (21 | ) |
Foreign exchange (gain) / loss | | | (134 | ) | | (38 | ) | | (252 | ) | | 287 | |
Unrealized loss on forward exchange contracts | | | 40 | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | |
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap | | | (174 | ) | | (219 | ) | | — | | | — | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 2,577 | | | 2,668 | | | 1,480 | | | 2,504 | |
Share of associates net profit | | | — | | | — | | | (133 | ) | | (68 | ) |
Investment income | | | (239 | ) | | (156 | ) | | (80 | ) | | (87 | ) |
Interest expense | | | 4,378 | | | 3,017 | | | 1,127 | | | 2,397 | |
Income tax (benefit) / expense | | | 490 | | | 214 | | | 75 | | | 400 | |
Cash settled share based payment expenses | | | 336 | | | 222 | | | 40 | | | 96 | |
Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions | | | 7,563 | | | 5,281 | | | 2,067 | | | 5,792 | |
(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables | | | (5,017 | ) | | (1,778 | ) | | (458 | ) | | (977 | ) |
(Increase) / decrease in inventories | | | 12,017 | | | 4,959 | | | (334 | ) | | 2,882 | |
Increase / (decrease) in trade and other payables | | | (1,869 | ) | | 3,299 | | | 1,518 | | | (2,762 | ) |
Increase / (decrease) in provisions and employee benefits | | | 12 | | | 411 | | | 226 | | | 33 | |
| | | 12,706 | | | 12,172 | | | 3,019 | | | 4,968 | |
Interest (paid)/received, net | | | (3,799 | ) | | (2,118 | ) | | (902 | ) | | (1,182 | ) |
Income taxes (paid)/received | | | 49 | | | - | | | (587 | ) | | 576 | |
Net cash from operating activities | | $ | 8,956 | | $ | 10,054 | | $ | 1,530 | | $ | 4,362 | |
21. Related parties
Transactions with key management personnel
No director has entered into a material contract with the Company and there were no material contracts involving directors’ interests. In addition to their salaries, the Company also provides non-cash benefits to key management personnel
RWA Holdings Pty Limited Financial Report
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Associates
There were no equity investees, or associates, at June 30, 2007 or 2006. On March 30, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining 50% of the shares in Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty Limited which it did not already own (see Note 19). Royal Wolf Hi-Tech Pty limited was previously accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
Key management personnel related parties
A number of key management persons of the Company, or their related parties, hold positions in other entities that result in them having control or significant influence over the financial or operating policies of these entities. A number of these entities transacted with the Company in the reporting periods. The terms and conditions of the transactions with the other related parties were no more favorable than those available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions to non-key management personnel related entities on an arm’s length basis. The aggregate amounts recognized during the year for transactions with related parties (RW Logistic Pty Limited) were sales revenues and inventory purchases of $35,000 and $1,657,000 and $2,355,000 and $967,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004, respectively. While the Company itself has no interest in RW Logistic Pty Limited, this entity is related through common shareholders and directorships
22. Subsequent events
On September 13, 2007 (in the U.S.), General Finance Corporation (“GFC”) completed the acquisition of the Company. Based upon the actual exchange rate of one U.S. dollar to $0.8407 Australian dollar realized in connection with payments made upon completion of the acquisition, the purchase price for the Company was $64.3 million, including deposits of $1,005,000 previously paid by GFC in connection with the acquisition. The purchase price, less the deposits, was paid by a combination of cash plus the issuance to Bison Capital Australia, L.P. (“Bison Capital”) of 1,380 shares of common stock of GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (“GFN U.S.”), constituting 13.8% of the outstanding capital stock of GFN U.S. immediately following the issuance. As a result, GFC indirectly owns 86.2% of the Company and Bison Capital indirectly owns the remaining 13.8%. The aggregate acquisition consideration was approximately $107.7 million, including a total of $2.5 million in cash payable in two equal installments on the first and second anniversaries of the acquisition in exchange for a non-compete covenant. The aggregate consideration also includes approximately $40.9 million of indebtedness under Royal Wolf’s senior credit facility with ANZ.
In connection with the closing of the acquisition, the Company’s existing senior credit facility with ANZ (see Note 11) was amended to increase the total facility limit to $64.4 million, including the existing borrowings under the facility, and to make certain other changes relating to ownership of the Company and related matters. The facility is subject to annual review by ANZ, and is secured by a lien on all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. In connection with the amendment of the facility, the Company paid ANZ a loan approval fee of $210,000 and agreed to bear certain costs of ANZ. At the completion of the acquisition, the total secured bank loans balance, including accrued interest, was $36.2 million. The Non-convertible notes were repaid in full. In connection with the ANZ facility, the Company has entered into a five- year interest rate hedge of $18.9 million notional amount for five years.
The amended ANZ facility contains customary reporting covenants.
At a special meeting of the GFC board of directors held on September 11, 2007, the board changed GFC’s fiscal year to June 30 from December 31, and, as result, is required to file a transition report on Form 10-K with respect to the six months ended June 30, 2007. Since GFC had no operations prior to the merger, the Company has been determined to be the accounting predecessor and is, therefore, filing these consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004 in GFC’s transition report on Form 10-K. The Company’s results of operations will be included in GFC’s consolidated financial statements from the completion date of the acquisition and will be first reported in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2007.