Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was $4.8 million, $4.5 million and $4.7 million for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Intangible amortization expense for the next five fiscal years based upon July 31, 2013 intangible assets is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
The Company is partially self-insured for certain losses related to general liability, workers’ compensation and auto liability. Accrued insurance liability represents an estimate of the ultimate cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date. The estimated liability is not discounted and is established based upon analysis of historical data, including the severity of our frequency of claims, actuarial estimates and is reviewed periodically by management to ensure that the liability is appropriate.
On December 14, 2010, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement (Credit Facility), which supersedes the Company’s previously disclosed credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America). The Credit Facility is an unsecured credit agreement providing for (i) a $100.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $100.0 million alternative currency borrowing sublimit and a $50.0 million letter of credit sublimit (Revolving Credit) and (ii) a term loan facility of $400.0 million (Term Loan). On January 14, 2011 the full $400.0 million provided under the Term Loan was borrowed. On September 29, 2011, the Company amended the credit agreement increasing the amount of the term loan facility from $400.0 million
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to $500.0 million. On March 1, 2013, the Company amended the credit agreement to increase the net leverage ratio at which restrictive spending covenants are introduced from 1:1 to 1.5:1.
The Term Loan, which at July 31, 2013 had $368.8 million outstanding, amortizes $18.8 million each quarter beginning December 31, 2011 with all outstanding borrowings due on December 14, 2015. All amounts borrowed under the Term Loan may be prepaid without premium or penalty. During the twelve months ended July 31, 2013, the Company made principal repayments of $75.0 million. The Company has $1.2 million deferred financing costs in other assets as of July 31, 2013.
Amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility bear interest, subject to certain restrictions, at a fluctuating rate based on (i) the Eurocurrency Rate; (ii) the Federal Funds Rate; or (iii) the Prime Rate as described in the Credit Facility. The Company has entered into two interest rate swaps (seeNote 10. Derivatives and Hedging) to exchange its variable interest rate payments commitment for fixed interest rate payments on the Term Loan balance, which at July 31, 2013, totaled $368.8 million. A default interest rate applies on all obligations during an event of default under the credit facility, at a rate per annum equal to 2.0% above the otherwise applicable interest rate. At July 31, 2013, the Company’s interest rate is the 0.20% Eurocurrency Rate plus the 1.5% Applicable Rate. The Applicable Rate can fluctuate between 1.5% and 2.0% depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility). The Credit Facility is guaranteed by the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries. The carrying amount of the Credit Facility is comprised of borrowing under which the interest accrued under a fluctuating interest rate structure. Accordingly, the carrying value approximates fair value at July 31, 2013 and is classified within level II of the fair value hierarchy.
Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit may be repaid and reborrowed until the maturity date, which is December 14, 2015. The Credit Facility requires the Company to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit. The commitment fee ranges from 0.075% to 0.125% per annum depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit at the end of the period.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and may place certain business operating restrictions on us relating to, among other things, indebtedness, liens and other encumbrances, investments, mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, dividends and distributions and redemptions of capital stock. In addition, the Credit Facility provides for the following financial covenants: (i) earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); (ii) leverage ratio; (iii) interest coverage ratio; and (iv) limitations on capital expenditures. The Credit Facility contains events of default that include, among others, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, material judgments, invalidity of the loan documents and events constituting a change of control. The Company is in compliance with all covenants as of July 31, 2013.
The Company’s Term Loan requires quarterly payments of $18.8 million, and the Term Loan matures and all outstanding borrowings are due on December 14, 2015. At July 31, 2013, future annual payments are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending July 31,
| | | | Term Loan
|
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| | | | $ | 75,000 | |
| | | | | 75,000 | |
| | | | | 218,750 | |
| | | | $ | 368,750 | |
(10) | | Derivatives and Hedging |
The Company has entered into two interest rate swaps to exchange its variable interest rate payments commitment for fixed interest rate payments on the Term Loan balance which, at July 31, 2013 totaled $368.8 million. The first swap fixed the Company’s interest rate at 85 basis points plus the one month LIBOR rate on
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the first $287.5 million of its term debt. The second swap fixed the Company’s interest rate at 69 basis points plus the one month LIBOR rate on the next $81.3 million of its term debt.
The swap is a designated effective cash flow hedge under ASC 815,Derivatives and Hedging, and is recorded in other liabilities at its fair value, which at July 31, 2013 is $2.7 million. Each quarter, the Company measures hedge effectiveness using the “hypothetical derivative method” and records in earnings any hedge ineffectiveness with the effective portion of the hedge’s change in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income or loss. The Company has reclassified $2.5 million and $2.1 million for the year ended July 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, out of other comprehensive income into interest expense.
The notional amount of the swap amortizes until all outstanding borrowings are due on the Term Loan on December 14, 2015 (seeNote 9. Long-Term Debt). At July 31, 2013, the notional amount of the interest rate swaps was equal to the Term Loan balance, $368.8 million. The notional amount of the two derivative transactions amortizes $18.8 million per quarter through September 30, 2015 and $200.0 million on December 14, 2015.
The hedge provided by the swap could prove to be ineffective for a number of reasons, including early retirement of the Term Loan, as allowed under the Credit Facility, or in the event the counterparty to the interest rate swap is determined in the future to not be creditworthy. The Company has no plans for early retirement of the Term Loan.
The interest rate swaps are classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy as the derivatives are valued using observable inputs. The Company determines fair value of the derivative utilizing observable market data of swap rates and basis rates. These inputs are placed into a pricing model using a discounted cash flow methodology in order to calculate the mark-to-market value of the interest rate swap. As of July 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s fair value of the interest rate swaps, a Level II financial instrument, were $2.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, and are classified as other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
(11) | | Stockholders’ Equity |
General
The Company has authorized the issuance of 180 million shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.0001, of which 125,494,995 shares were issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013. As of July 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company has reserved 16,606,389 and 18,170,575 shares of common stock, respectively, for the issuance of options granted under the Company’s stock option plans and 1,240,888 and 1,325,651 shares of common stock, respectively, for the issuance of shares under the Copart, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The Company has authorized the issuance of 5 million shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.0001, none of which were issued or outstanding at July 31, 2013 or 2012, which have the rights and preferences as the Company’s Board of Directors shall determine, from time to time.
Stock Repurchase
On September 22, 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved a 40 million share increase in the Company’s stock repurchase program that was originally implemented in 2003, bringing the total current authorization to 98 million shares. The repurchases may be effected through solicited or unsolicited transactions in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. No time limit has been placed on the duration of the stock repurchase program. Subject to applicable securities laws, such repurchases will be made at such times and in such amounts as the Company deems appropriate and may be discontinued at any time. For the year ended July 31, 2013, the Company repurchased 500,000 shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of $27.77. For the year ended July 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 8,880,708 shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of $22.51. For the year ended July 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 13,364,634 shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of $20.42. As of
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July 31, 2013, the total number of shares repurchased under the program was 50,286,782 and 47,713,218 shares were available for repurchase under the program. SeeNote 17. Related Party Transactions, for discussion of related party stock repurchases.
Additionally, on January 14, 2011, the Company completed a tender offer to purchase up to 21,052,630 shares of its common stock at a price of $19.00 per share. Directors and executive officers of Copart were expressly prohibited from participating in the tender offer by our board of directors under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy. In connection with the tender offer, the Company accepted for purchase 24,344,176 shares of its common stock. The shares accepted for purchase are comprised of the 21,052,630 shares the Company offered to purchase and an additional 3,291,546 shares purchased pursuant to the Company’s right to purchase additional shares up to 2% of its outstanding shares. The shares purchased as a result of the tender offer are not part of the Company’s repurchase program. The purchase of the shares of common stock was funded by the proceeds relating to the issuance of long term debt. The impact dilutive earnings per share of all repurchased shares on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year ended July 31, 2013 is less than $0.01.
In the second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2011, certain executive officers exercised stock options through cashless exercises. In the first, second and third quarters of fiscal year 2012 and the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, certain executive officers exercised stock options through cashless exercises. A portion of the options exercised were net settled in satisfaction of the exercise price and federal and state minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. The Company remitted $0.6 million, $2.6 million and $4.2 million, in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, to the proper taxing authorities in satisfaction of the employees’ minimum statutory withholding requirements. The exercises are summarized in the following table:
Period
| | | | Options Exercised
| | Exercise Price
| | Shares Net Settled for Exercise
| | Shares Withheld for Taxes(1)
| | Net Shares to Employee
| | Share Price for Withholding
| | Tax Withholding (in 000’s)
|
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| | | | | 177,500 | | | $ | 8.47 | | | | 76,050 | | | | 37,834 | | | | 63,616 | | | $ | 19.76 | | | $ | 748 | |
| | | | | 548,334 | | | $ | 11.02 | | | | 295,496 | | | | 118,032 | | | | 134,806 | | | $ | 20.40 | | | $ | 2,408 | |
| | | | | 180,000 | | | $ | 9.48 | | | | 76,396 | | | | 48,366 | | | | 55,238 | | | $ | 22.33 | | | $ | 1,080 | |
| | | | | 40,000 | | | $ | 9.00 | | | | 16,082 | | | | 8,974 | | | | 14,944 | | | $ | 22.39 | | | $ | 201 | |
| | | | | 20,000 | | | $ | 9.00 | | | | 7,506 | | | | 4,584 | | | | 7,910 | | | $ | 23.98 | | | $ | 110 | |
| | | | | 322,520 | | | $ | 10.74 | | | | 131,299 | | | | 85,683 | | | | 105,538 | | | $ | 26.38 | | | $ | 2,260 | |
| | | | | 73,228 | | | $ | 8.89 | | | | 18,127 | | | | 17,461 | | | | 37,640 | | | $ | 35.91 | | | $ | 627 | |
(1) | | Shares withheld for taxes are treated as a repurchase of shares for accounting purposes but do not count against the Company’s stock repurchase program. |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The ESPP provides for the purchase of up to an aggregate of 5 million shares of common stock of the Company by employees pursuant to the terms of the ESPP. The Company’s ESPP was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders in 1994. The ESPP was amended and restated in 2003 and again approved by the stockholders. Under the ESPP, employees of the Company who elect to participate have the right to purchase common stock at a 15 percent discount from the lower of the market value of the common stock at the beginning or the end of each six month offering period. The ESPP permits an enrolled employee to make contributions to purchase shares of common stock by having withheld from their salary an amount up to 10 percent of their compensation (which amount may be increased from time to time by the Company but may not exceed 15% of compensation). No employee may purchase more than $25,000 worth of common stock (calculated at the time the purchase right is granted) in any calendar year. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the ESPP. The number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the ESPP during each of fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 was 84,761, 97,769
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and 127,192, respectively. As of July 31, 2013, there have been 3,759,112 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the ESPP and 1,240,888 shares remain available for purchase under the ESPP.
Stock Options
In December 2007, the Company adopted the Copart, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan), presently covering an aggregate of 8.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards to employees and non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards to employees, officers, directors and consultants at prices not less than 100% of the fair market value for incentive and non-qualified stock options, as determined by the Board of Directors at the grant date. Incentive and non-qualified stock options may have terms of up to ten years and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors. Options generally vest ratably over a five-year period. The Plan replaced the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan. At July 31, 2013, 1,684,091 shares were available for future grant under the Plan.
In April 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, following stockholder approval of proposed grants at a special meeting of stockholders, approved the grant to each Willis J. Johnson, the Company’s Chairman (and then Chief Executive Officer), and A. Jayson Adair, the Company’s Chief Executive Office (and then President), of nonqualified stock options to purchase 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $15.11 per share, which equaled the closing price of the Company’s common stock on April 14, 2009, the effective date of grant. Such grants were made in lieu of any cash salary or bonus compensation in excess of $1.00 per year or the grant of any additional equity incentives for a five-year period. Each option will become exercisable over five years, subject to continued service by the executive, with twenty percent (20%) vesting on April 14, 2010, and the balance vesting ratably over the subsequent four years. Each option will become fully vested, assuming continued service, on April 14, 2014, the fifth anniversary of the date of grant. If, prior to a change in control, either executive’s employment is terminated without cause, then one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to that executive’s stock option will immediately vest. If, upon or following a change in control, either the Company or a successor entity terminates the executive’s service without cause, or the executive resigns for good reason, then one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to his stock option will immediately vest. The total compensation expense to be recognized by the Company over the five year service period is $26.1 million dollars per grant. The Company recognized $10.2 million in compensation expense in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, relating to these grants.
The following table sets forth stock-based compensation expense included in the company’s consolidated statements of income (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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General and administrative | | | | $ | 17,135 | | | $ | 18,802 | | | $ | 17,976 | |
| | | | | 2,289 | | | | 2,989 | | | | 1,031 | |
| | | | $ | 19,424 | | | $ | 21,791 | | | $ | 19,007 | |
There were no material compensation costs capitalized as part of the cost of an asset as of July 31, 2013 and 2012.
A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested shares as of July 31, 2013 and changes during fiscal 2013 is as follows:
| | | | Number of Shares (in 000’s)
| | Weighted Average Grant- date Fair Value
|
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Non-vested shares at July 31, 2012 | | | | | 6,013 | | | $ | 6.59 | |
Grants of non-vested shares | | | | | 335 | | | | 7.87 | |
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| | | | Number of Shares (in 000’s)
| | Weighted Average Grant- date Fair Value
|
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| | | | | (2,889 | ) | | | 6.57 | |
Forfeitures or expirations | | | | | (63 | ) | | | 6.06 | |
Non-vested shares at July 31, 2013 | | | | | 3,396 | | | $ | 6.55 | |
Option activity for the year ended July 31, 2013 is summarized as follows:
| | | | Shares (in 000’s)
| | Weighted Average Exercise Price
| | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
| | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000’s)
|
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Outstanding at July 31, 2012 | | | | | 16,179 | | | $ | 16.24 | | | | 6.60 | | | $ | 121,977 | |
| | | | | 335 | | | | 29.76 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | (1,529 | ) | | | 13.78 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Forfeitures or expirations | | | | | (63 | ) | | | 24.50 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Outstanding at July 31, 2013 | | | | | 14,922 | | | $ | 16.75 | | | | 5.91 | | | $ | 235,086 | |
Exercisable at July 31, 2013 | | | | | 11,526 | | | $ | 16.03 | | | | 5.58 | | | $ | 190,003 | |
Vested and expected to vest at July 31, 2013 | | | | | 14,438 | | | $ | 16.73 | | | | 5.91 | | | $ | 227,892 | |
As required by ASC 718, the Company made an estimate of expected forfeitures and is recognizing compensation cost only for those equity awards expected to vest.
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (i.e., the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the year ended July 31, 2013 and the exercise price, times the number of shares) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on July 31, 2013. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised was $25.4 million, $16.6 million and $16.2 million in the fiscal years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and represents the difference between the exercise price of the option and the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on the dates exercised. As of July 31, 2013, the total compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based payment awards granted to employees under the Company’s stock option plans but not yet recognized was $20.4 million, net of estimated forfeitures. This cost will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average remaining term of 1.83 years and will be adjusted for subsequent changes in estimated forfeitures. The fair value of options vested in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 is $22.9 million, $20.9 million and $19.6 million, respectively.
A summary of stock options outstanding and exercisable at July 31, 2013 follows:
| | | | Options Outstanding
| | Options Exercisable
| |
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Range of Exercise Prices
| | | | Number Outstanding at July 31, 2013 (in 000’s)
| | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
| | Weighted Average Exercise Price
| | Number Exercisable at July 31, 2013 (in 000’s)
| | Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
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| | | | | 774 | | | | 2.90 | | | $ | 12.30 | | | | 774 | | | $ | 12.30 | |
| | | | | 8,000 | | | | 5.70 | | | $ | 15.11 | | | | 6,800 | | | $ | 15.11 | |
| | | | | 5,063 | | | | 6.11 | | | $ | 18.28 | | | | 3,666 | | | $ | 17.99 | |
| | | | | 1,085 | | | | 8.65 | | | $ | 25.03 | | | | 286 | | | $ | 22.85 | |
| | | | | 14,922 | | | | 5.91 | | | $ | 16.75 | | | | 11,526 | | | $ | 16.03 | |
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Income before taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | $ | 236,118 | | | $ | 237,596 | | | $ | 234,035 | |
| | | | | 40,754 | | | | 40,460 | | | | 29,842 | |
Total income before taxes | | | | $ | 276,872 | | | $ | 278,056 | | | $ | 263,877 | |
The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations consists of (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 87,484 | | | $ | 102,152 | | | $ | 84,119 | |
| | | | | (1,073 | ) | | | (14,557 | ) | | | 278 | |
| | | | | 86,411 | | | | 87,595 | | | | 84,397 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3,871 | | | | 3,332 | | | | 7,186 | |
| | | | | 66 | | | | (461 | ) | | | (128 | ) |
| | | | | 3,937 | | | | 2,871 | | | | 7,058 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9,090 | | | | 8,460 | | | | 5,818 | |
| | | | | (2,591 | ) | | | (2,989 | ) | | | 229 | |
| | | | | 6,499 | | | | 5,471 | | | | 6,047 | |
| | | | $ | 96,847 | | | $ | 95,937 | | | $ | 97,502 | |
A reconciliation by year of the expected U.S. statutory tax rate (35% of income before income taxes) to the actual effective income tax rate is as follows:
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | | 35.0 | % | | | 35.0 | % | | | 35.0 | % |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | | | | | 1.1 | | | | 1.2 | | | | 1.7 | |
| | | | | (1.8 | ) | | | (1.9 | ) | | | (0.4 | ) |
Compensation and fringe benefits | | | | | 0.1 | | | | — | | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.2 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | 35.0 | % | | | 34.5 | % | | | 36.9 | % |
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below, (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
|
---|
| | | | | | | | | | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | | | | $ | 1,109 | | | $ | 1,013 | |
Accrued compensation and benefits | | | | | 29,909 | | | | 23,902 | |
| | | | | 438 | | | | 625 | |
| | | | | 3,376 | | | | 2,634 | |
| | | | | 675 | | | | 2,056 | |
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| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
---|
| | | | 2013
| | 2012
|
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| | | | | 11,651 | | | | 10,969 | |
| | | | | 4,494 | | | | 1,028 | |
| | | | | 7,897 | | | | 7,989 | |
Total gross deferred tax assets | | | | | 59,549 | | | | 50,216 | |
| | | | | (1,597 | ) | | | (1,211 | ) |
| | | | | 57,952 | | | | 49,005 | |
Deferred tax liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | (6,814 | ) | | | (4,537 | ) |
| | | | | (1,039 | ) | | | (792 | ) |
| | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | (25,757 | ) | | | (24,758 | ) |
| | | | | (81 | ) | | | (224 | ) |
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | | | | | (33,691 | ) | | | (30,311 | ) |
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | | | | $ | 24,261 | | | $ | 18,694 | |
The above net deferred tax asset and liability has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
|
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North America current liabilities | | | | $ | 2,216 | | | $ | 3,601 | |
North America non-current assets | | | | | 29,928 | | | | 22,279 | |
Foreign non-current liabilities | | | | | (7,883 | ) | | | (7,186 | ) |
Net deferred tax asset (liability) | | | | $ | 24,261 | | | $ | 18,694 | |
The Company’s ability to realize deferred tax assets is dependent on its ability to generate future taxable income. Accordingly, the Company has established a valuation allowance in taxable jurisdictions where the utilization of the tax assets is uncertain. Additional timing differences or future tax losses may occur which could warrant a need for establishing additional valuation allowances against certain deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance for the years ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 was $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
The Company’s U.S. Federal net operating loss carry forward for income tax purpose is subject to various limitations under Sec 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
At July 31, 2013 and 2012, if recognized, the portion of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate is $17.2 million and $14.1 million, respectively. It is possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next twelve months, due to tax legislation updates or future audit outcomes; however an estimate of the range of the possible change cannot be made at this time.
The following table summarizes the activities related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
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| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | $ | 16,946 | | | $ | 18,794 | | | $ | 18,144 | |
Increases related to current year tax positions | | | | | 1,844 | | | | 2,036 | | | | 1,592 | |
Prior year tax positions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 1,474 | | | | 618 | | | | 519 | |
| | | | | — | | | | (952 | ) | | | (531 | ) |
| | | | | — | | | | (452 | ) | | | — | |
Lapse of statute of limitations | | | | | (3,086 | ) | | | (3,098 | ) | | | (930 | ) |
| | | | $ | 17,178 | | | $ | 16,946 | | | $ | 18,794 | |
It is the Company’s continuing practice to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company had accrued interest and penalties related to the unrecognized tax benefits of $5.9 million, $5.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively.
The Company is currently under audit by the states of New York and South Carolina from fiscal years 2008 to 2012. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examination for fiscal years prior to 2010, excepting the jurisdictions currently under audit.
In fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized a tax benefit of $6.1 million, $4.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively, upon the exercise of certain stock options which is reflected in stockholders’ equity.
The Company has not provided for U.S. federal income and foreign withholding taxes on its $80 million foreign subsidiaries’ undistributed earnings as of July 31, 2013, because the Company intends to reinvest such earnings indefinitely in the operations and potential acquisitions related to its foreign operations. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits). It is not practical to determine the income tax liability that might be incurred if these earnings were to be distributed.
(13) | | Net Income Per Share |
The table below reconciles weighted average shares outstanding to weighted average shares and dilutive potential share outstanding (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | | | 124,912 | | | | 128,120 | | | | 151,298 | |
Effect of dilutive securities-stock options | | | | | 4,869 | | | | 3,308 | | | | 2,054 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | | | | | 129,781 | | | | 131,428 | | | | 153,352 | |
There were no adjustments to net income required in calculating diluted net income per share. Excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation were 298,408, 2,208,047 and 5,107,978 options to purchase the Company’s common stock that were outstanding at July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
(14) | | Segments and Other Geographic Information |
The Company’s North American region and its U.K. region are considered two separate operating segments, which have been aggregated into one reportable segment because they share similar economic characteristics.
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The following geographic data is provided in accordance with ASC 280,Segment Reporting. Revenues are based upon the geographic location of the selling facility and are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | $ | 826,030 | | | $ | 731,495 | | | $ | 681,274 | |
| | | | | 209,186 | | | | 192,696 | | | | 190,972 | |
| | | | | 11,170 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | $ | 1,046,386 | | | $ | 924,191 | | | $ | 872,246 | |
| | | | $ | 228,945 | | | $ | 199,322 | | | $ | 197,504 | |
Long-lived assets based upon geographic location are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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| | | | $ | 565,590 | | | $ | 514,527 | | | $ | 526,137 | |
| | | | | 102,934 | | | | 91,543 | | | | 95,638 | |
| | | | | 44,219 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | $ | 712,743 | | | $ | 606,070 | | | $ | 621,775 | |
| | | | $ | 151,179 | | | $ | 95,704 | | | $ | 100,217 | |
(15) | | Commitments and Contingencies |
Leases
The Company leases certain facilities and certain equipment under non-cancelable capital and operating leases. In addition to the minimum future lease commitments presented below, the leases generally require the Company to pay property taxes, insurance, maintenance and repair costs which are not included in the table because the Company has determined these items are not material. Certain leases provide the Company with either a right of first refusal to acquire or an option to purchase a facility at fair value. Certain leases also contain escalation clauses and renewal option clauses calling for increased rents. Where a lease contains an escalation clause or a concession such as a rent holiday or tenant improvement allowance, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term in accordance with ASC 840,Operating Leases.
At July 31, 2013, future minimum lease commitments under non-cancelable capital and operating leases with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending July 31,
| | | | Capital Leases
| | Operating Leases
|
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| | | | $ | 229 | | | $ | 23,162 | |
| | | | | 62 | | | | 18,493 | |
| | | | | 6 | | | | 15,343 | |
| | | | | — | | | | 13,953 | |
| | | | | — | | | | 12,168 | |
| | | | | — | | | | 48,060 | |
| | | | | 297 | | | $ | 131,179 | |
Less amount representing interest | | | | | (8 | ) | | | | |
| | | | $ | 289 | | | | | |
Facilities rental expense for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 aggregated $20.6 million, $16.2 million and $17.4 million, respectively. Yard operations equipment rental expense for the fiscal
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years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 aggregated $2.8 million, $2.7 million and $3.3 million, respectively.
Commitments
Letters of Credit
The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $18.8 million at July 31, 2013, which are primarily used to secure certain insurance obligations.
Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to threats of litigation and is involved in actual litigation and damage claims arising in the ordinary course of business, such as actions related to injuries, property damage, and handling or disposal of vehicles. The material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party to, or of which any of the Company’s property is subject to, include the following matters:
On April 23, 2010, Deborah Hill filed suit against the Company in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Collier County, Florida, alleging negligent destruction of evidence in connection with a stored vehicle that suffered damage due to a fire at its facility in Florida where the vehicle was being stored. Relief sought is for compensatory damages, costs and interest allowed by law. On January 30, 2013, the Court granted the Company’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the Company did not owe any duty to Ms. Hill to preserve her car as evidence. The summary judgment resolves Ms. Hill’s claim against the Company in its entirety in favor of the Company. On February 22, 2013, Ms. Hill’s attorneys filed an appeal of the summary judgment. The Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to vigorously defend the appeal.
On April 16, 2013, Lexington Insurance Company, as subrogee of Thomas Properties Group, Inc., filed suit in the 125th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas, against the Company, Sandra Jean Rodriguez (an individual) and Balboa Insurance Company, Inc. The complaint alleges spoliation of evidence, negligence, and breach of bailment contract against the Company. Plantiff seeks compensatory and/or economic damages in an undisclosed amount, and for other unnamed relief, general or specific, at law or in equity, to which plaintiff claims to be entitled. The Company believes the suit is without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.
In connection with its response to Hurricane Sandy, the Company entered into various short-term lease/license agreements with certain land owners in New York and New Jersey to marshal and store storm damaged vehicles until they are sold. In November and December 2012, various actions were commenced against the Company and land owners. In New York, actions were brought by the Town of Southampton, the County of Suffolk, the Town of Brookhaven and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief as well as civil penalties, in connection with alleged violations of local zoning, land use and environmental regulations. The Company is defending the New York claims and believes it has bona fide legal defenses. The claims by the various plaintiffs will be mitigated with the sale and removal of vehicles from the various short-term storage locations in New York. In New Jersey, actions were brought by the Townships of Hillsborough and Mansfield (in Burlington County) seeking to impose monetary damages in unspecified amounts, as well as injunctive relief. Subject to completion of restoration of property, both New Jersey actions have been settled for immaterial amounts.
The Company provides for costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The effect of the outcome of these matters on the Company’s future consolidated results of operations and cash flows cannot be predicted because any such effect depends on future results of operations and the amount and timing of the resolution of such matters. The Company believes that any ultimate liability will not have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or
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cash flows. However, the amount of the liabilities associated with these claims, if any, cannot be determined with certainty. The Company maintains insurance which may or may not provide coverage for claims made against the Company. There is no assurance that there will be insurance coverage available when and if needed. Additionally, the insurance that the Company carries requires that the Company pay for costs and/or claims exposure up to the amount of the insurance deductibles negotiated when insurance is purchased.
Governmental Proceedings
The Georgia Department of Revenue, or DOR, conducted a sales and use tax audit of the Company’s operations in Georgia for the period from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011. As a result of the audit, the DOR issued a notice of proposed assessment for uncollected sales taxes in which it asserted that the Company failed to remit sales taxes totaling $73.8 million, including penalties and interest. In issuing the notice of proposed assessment, the DOR stated its policy position that sales for resale to non-U.S. registered resellers are subject to Georgia sales and use tax.
The Company has engaged a Georgia law firm and outside tax advisors to review the conduct of its business operations in Georgia, the notice of assessment, and the DOR’s policy position. In particular, the Company’s outside legal counsel has provided the Company an opinion that its sales for resale to non-U.S. registered resellers should not be subject to Georgia sales and use tax. In rendering its opinion, the Company’s counsel noted that non-U.S. registered resellers are unable to comply strictly with technical requirements for a Georgia certificate of exemption but concluded that its sales for resale to non-U.S. registered resellers should not be subject to Georgia sales and use tax notwithstanding this technical inability to comply.
Based on the opinion from the Company’s outside law firm and advice from outside tax advisors, the Company has adequately provided for the payment of this assessment in its consolidated financial statements. The Company believes it has strong defenses to the DOR’s notice of proposed assessment and intends to defend this matter. The Company has filed a request for protest or administrative appeal with the State of Georgia. There can be no assurance, however, that this matter will be resolved in the Company’s favor or that the Company will not ultimately be required to make a substantial payment to the Georgia DOR. The Company understands that Georgia law and DOR regulations are ambiguous on many of the points at issue in the audit, and litigating and defending the matter in Georgia could be expensive and time-consuming and result in substantial management distraction. If the matter were to be resolved in a manner adverse to the Company, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
(16) | | Guarantees—Indemnifications to Officers and Directors |
The Company has entered into an updated form of indemnification agreement, which was approved in January 2012. The indemnification agreement to our directors and certain of our officers is to indemnify them to the extent permitted by law against any and all liabilities, costs, expenses, amounts paid in settlement and damages incurred by the directors as a result of any lawsuit, or any judicial, administrative or investigative proceeding in which the directors are sued as a result of their service as members of its Board of Directors. The form was intended to update the current form for our reincorporation into Delaware and general developments in corporate law since the adoption of our original form of indemnification agreement and was done as part of our ordinary course of corporate governance matters.
(17) | | Related Party Transactions |
The Company leases certain of its facilities from officers and/or directors of the Company under various lease agreements. Rental payments under these leases totaled $0.4 million, $0 million and $0.05 million for the years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
During the year ended July 31, 2011, the Company purchased three houses from executives who relocated to the corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. During the year ended July 31, 2012, the Company
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purchased three houses from executives who relocated to the corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. During the year ended July 31, 2013, the Company purchased one commercial property from an executive who relocated to the corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. As of July 31, 2013, one commercial property remained unsold and is reported in assets held for sale.
During the year ended July 31, 2011, the Company purchased 10,620 shares of stock from the Willis Johnson Foundation for $0.5 million. In addition, the Company loaned $0.2 million to the Copart Private Foundation.
On June 28, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with Willis J. Johnson, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and a member of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which the Company acquired 2.8 million shares of its common stock at a price of $23.22 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $65.0 million. The settlement date for the acquisition of the common stock was on or about June 28, 2012, and the purchase was made pursuant to the Company’s existing stock repurchase program. The per share purchase price for the common stock to be acquired was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on June 28, 2012 (as reported by The NASDAQ Stock Market). The repurchase was approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
On September 27, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with Thomas W. Smith, the Company’s former member of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which the Company acquired 0.5 million shares of its common stock at a price of $27.77 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of $13.9 million. The settlement date for the acquisition of the common stock was on or about September 27, 2012, and the purchase was made pursuant to the Company’s existing stock repurchase program. The per share purchase price for the common stock to be acquired was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 27, 2012 (as reported by The NASDAQ Stock Market). The repurchase was approved by the independent members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
There were no amounts due to or from related parties at July 31, 2013 and 2012.
(18) | | Employee Benefit Plan |
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering its eligible employees. The plan is available to all U.S. employees who meet minimum age and service requirements and provides employees with tax deferred salary deductions and alternative investment options. The Company matches 20% of employee contributions up to 15% of employee salary deferral. The Company recognized an expense of $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to this plan.
The Company also sponsors an additional defined contribution plan for most of its U.K. employees, which is available to all U.K. employees who meet minimum service requirements. The Company matches up to 5% of employee contributions. The Company recognized an expense of $0.2 million, $0.2 million, and $0.2 million for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to this plan.
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The Company relocated its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas in fiscal 2012. The restructuring-related costs are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | Years Ended July 31,
| |
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| | | | 2013
| | 2012
| | 2011
|
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General and Administrative
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 978 | | | $ | 1,675 | | | $ | 1,190 | |
| | | | | 759 | | | | 534 | | | | — | |
Total general and administrative | | | | $ | 1,737 | | | $ | 2,209 | | | $ | 1,190 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | 189 | | | | 745 | | | | 183 | |
| | | | | — | | | | 1,123 | | | | — | |
| | | | $ | 189 | | | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | 183 | |
The movements in the severance accrual are as follows (in thousands):
Description and Fiscal Year
| | | | Balance at Beginning of Year
| | Expense
| | Payments
| | Balance at End of Year
|
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| | | | $ | 1,800 | | | | 978 | | | | 554 | | | $ | 2,224 | |
| | | | $ | 1,051 | | | | 1,675 | | | | 926 | | | $ | 1,800 | |
The Company started transitioning its data center to a third party managed data center during the year ended July 31, 2013. The Company reviewed the useful life of certain assets related to its data centers and determined they should be revised from an average of 60 months to an average of 45 months to reflect the shorter useful lives of these assets. Additionally, facility depreciation related to the Company’s IT operations, currently located in the Company’s offices in Fairfield, CA, was accelerated as the department is relocating to the Dallas, TX corporate headquarters. These changes in estimate are accounted for on a prospective basis, resulting in increased depreciation expense over the revised useful lives. These changes will result in $2.9 million in accelerated depreciation expense to be recorded in fiscal 2014. This change resulted in $7.0 million in additional depreciation for the year ended July 31, 2013.
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(20) | | Quarterly Information (in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)(1) |
| | | | Fiscal Quarter
| |
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Fiscal Year 2013
| | | | First
| | Second
| | Third
| | Fourth
|
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| | | | $ | 238,866 | | | $ | 266,185 | | | $ | 277,638 | | | $ | 263,697 | |
| | | | $ | 74,357 | | | $ | 62,770 | | | $ | 82,813 | | | $ | 63,052 | |
Income before income taxes | | | | $ | 71,588 | | | $ | 61,117 | | | $ | 82,005 | | | $ | 62,162 | |
| | | | $ | 45,845 | | | $ | 39,640 | | | $ | 53,236 | | | $ | 41,304 | |
Basic net income per share | | | | $ | 0.37 | | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 0.42 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Diluted net income per share | | | | $ | 0.36 | | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | 0.32 | |
| | | | Fiscal Quarter
| |
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Fiscal Year 2012
| | | | First
| | Second
| | Third
| | Fourth
|
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| | | | $ | 225,626 | | | $ | 227,904 | | | $ | 244,105 | | | $ | 226,556 | |
| | | | $ | 65,376 | | | $ | 63,539 | | | $ | 87,944 | | | $ | 69,494 | |
Income before income taxes | | | | $ | 63,815 | | | $ | 62,216 | | | $ | 84,547 | | | $ | 67,478 | |
| | | | $ | 41,149 | | | $ | 40,603 | | | $ | 55,471 | | | $ | 44,896 | |
Basic net income per share | | | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 0.44 | | | $ | 0.36 | |
Diluted net income per share | | | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 0.31 | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | 0.35 | |
(1) | | Earnings per share were computed independently for each of the periods presented; therefore, the sum of the earnings per share amounts for the quarters may not equal the total for the year. |
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| | | | | | Incorporated by reference herein
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Exhibit Number
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10.18 | | | | Executive Officer Employment Agreement between the Registrant and John Lindle, dated June 1, 2013 | | | | |
21.1 | | | | List of subsidiaries of Registrant | | | | |
23.1 | | | | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | | | |
24.1 | | | | Power of Attorney (included on signature page) | | | | |
31.1 | | | | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | | | |
31.2 | | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | | | |
32.1(1) | | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | | | |
32.2(1) | | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | | | | |
101.INS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
101.SCH | | | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | | | | | | | | |
101.CAL | | | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | | | | | | | | |
101.DEF | | | | XBRL Extension Definition | | | | | | | | |
101.LAB | | | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | | | | | | | | |
101.PRE | | | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | | | | | | | | |
(1) | | | | In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-K and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. |