UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FORM 10-K ------------------ [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] For the transition period from _____ to _____ ------------------ Commission file number 0-19564 ------------------ FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3633082 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 115 Broadway, New York, New York 10006 (212) 312-3000 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------ SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: None. SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: Title of each class ------------------- Common Stock, par value $10.00 per share Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____ Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at _________, 1999. None. At March 23, 2000, 10 shares of common stock with a par value of $10.00 per share were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE None. REGISTRANT MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM 10-K WITH THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- PART I Item 1. Business 1 Item 2 Properties 1 Item 3. Legal Proceedings 1 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 1 PART II Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 2 Item 6. Selected Financial Data 2 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations 2 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 5 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 14 PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 14 Item 11. Executive Compensation 14 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 14 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions 14 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K 14 Signatures 15 PART I Item 1. Business. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. ("FGIC-SPI") was incorporated in 1990 in the State of Delaware. As of December 31, 1999, all outstanding capital stock of FGIC-SPI was owned by FGIC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital"), a New York corporation, the ultimate parent of which is General Electric Company. The business of FGIC-SPI consists of providing liquidity for certain floating rate municipal securities through a "liquidity facility". These floating rate municipal securities are typically remarketed by registered broker-dealers at par on a periodic basis to establish the applicable interest rate for the next interest period and to provide a secondary market liquidity mechanism for security holders desiring to sell their securities. In the event that such securities cannot be remarketed, FGIC-SPI, pursuant to a standby purchase agreement with the issuer of the securities, will be obligated to purchase unremarketed securities, at par, from the holders thereof who desire to remarket their securities. In order to obtain funds to purchase the securities, FGIC-SPI has entered into standby loan agreements, with GE Capital, under which GE Capital will be irrevocably obligated to lend funds as needed for FGIC-SPI to purchase the securities. Item 2. Properties. FGIC-SPI conducts its business from the facilities of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FGIC Corporation. Item 3. Legal Proceedings. FGIC-SPI is not involved in any pending legal proceedings. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Omitted. PART II Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters. As of December 31, 1992, all of FGIC-SPI's common stock, its sole class of common equity, was owned by FGIC Corporation. In January 1993, the common stock of FGIC-SPI was dividended to GE Capital. GE Capital, in turn, made a capital contribution of the common stock of FGIC-SPI to FGIC Holdings, Inc., which now owns 100% of the common stock of FGIC-SPI. Accordingly, there is no public trading market for FGIC-SPI's common stock. Item 6. Selected Financial Data. Omitted. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Results of Operations FGIC-SPI commenced operations in March 1992. Fees are paid up-front and in installments. Up-front fees are earned on a straight-line basis over the life of the liquidity commitment, and installment fees are earned straight-line over the installment period. For the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, fees earned totaled $6,343,961 and $7,165,522 respectively. The decrease in earnings is primarily due to a reduction in the liquidity facility utilized during 1999 and due to the renewal of existing deals at lower basis points. FGIC-SPI also incurred $715,656 and $602,052 in expenses for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Expenses increased $113,604 or 19% from 1998 to 1999 primarily as a result of an increased effort to write more deals. For the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, fees earned totaled $7,165,522 and $9,283,899 respectively. The decrease in earnings is primarily due to a reduction in the liquidity facility utilized during 1998 and due to the renewal of existing deals at lower basis points. FGIC-SPI also incurred $602,052 and $678,169 in expenses for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 respectively. Expenses decreased $76,117 or 11% from 1997 to 1998 primarily as a result of a decrease in the number and value of the transactions for which FGIC SPI provided a liquidity facility. During 1999, one deal closed totaling $38.6 million of liquidity facility. During 1998, three deals closed totaling $298.6 million of liquidity facility. During 1997, two deals closed totaling $96.4 million of liquidity facility. Restatements On December 28, 1998, FGIC-SPI determined that certain adjustments should be made to FGIC-SPI's previously issued financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998, to reflect a change in the accounting treatment with respect to stand-by loan commitment fees waived by GE Capital. FGIC-SPI initially recorded such fees as general and administrative expenses in years 1994 through 1997. In May of 1998, GE Capital waived all such fees previously accrued through December 31, 1997. FGIC-SPI initially recorded the waiving of such fees as a reduction of general and administrative expenses. Upon subsequent review, FGIC-SPI determined that the waiving of such fees should have been recorded as additional paid-in-capital. The effect of this accounting change resulted in FGIC-SPI increasing expenses by $250,000 and $500,000, respectively, and reducing reported earnings by $150,312 and $300,624, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1998. Additionally, as a result of this accounting change, at September 30, 1998, deferred tax asset, commitment fees payable to GE Capital, taxes payable, and retained earnings were reduced by $13,125, $322,145, $212,500, and $300,624, respectively, and additional paid-in-capital was increased by $822,145. Independent Auditors' Report The Board of Directors and Stockholder FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999. 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 audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly in all material respects, the financial position of FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG LLP /s/ [KPMG LLP] - --------------- [KPMG LLP] January 21, 2000 New York, New York Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. Balance Sheets ASSETS December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 ------------ ------------ Short-term investments $132,383 $ 126,285 Liquidity fees receivable 728,904 1,117,220 Due from GE Capital 25,253,791 20,595,753 Deferred tax asset - 209,621 Other assets 339,990 353,109 ------------- ------------ Total assets $26,455,068 $22,401,988 =========== =========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Liabilities: Deferred liquidity fee income $251,324 $ 306,300 Due to affiliates 40,000 - Commitment fees payable to GE Capital 320,831 161,342 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 326,759 346,760 Deferred tax liability 1,111 - Taxes payable 4,655,157 4,133,697 ----------- ---------- Total liabilities 5,595,182 4,948,099 ----------- ---------- Stockholder's Equity: Common stock, par value $10.00 per share; 10 shares authorized, issued and outstanding 100 100 Additional paid in capital 822,145 822,145 Retained earnings 20,037,641 16,631,644 ------------ ---------- Total stockholder's equity 20,859,886 17,453,889 ------------ ----------- Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $26,455,068 $22,401,958 =========== =========== See accompanying notes to financial statements. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. Statements of Income For the Year Ended December 31, ---------------------------------------------------- 1999 1998 1997 ---- ---- ---- <C Liquidity fee income $6,343,961 $7,165,522 $9,283,899 Investment income 6,098 8,895 8,113 ----------- -------------- ------------- Total revenues 6,350,059 7,174,417 9,292,012 General and administrative expenses 556,167 440,710 499,765 GE Capital commitment fees 159,489 161,342 178,404 ---------- ------------ -------------- Total expenses 715,656 602,052 678,169 ---------- ------------ -------------- Income before provision for income taxes 5,634,403 6,572,365 8,613,843 Income tax expense (benefit): Federal Current 1,623,266 2,127,803 3,149,625 Deferred 210,732 - (360,893) State and local 394,408 492,927 646,038 ----------- ----------- ------------- Total income tax expense 2,228,406 2,620,730 3,434,770 ---------- ---------- ------------ Net income $3,405,997 $3,951,635 $5,179,073 ========== ========== ========== See accompanying notes to financial statements. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997 Common Additional Paid Retained Stock In Capital Earnings Total Balance, January 1, 1997 $100 - $7,500,936 $ 7,501,036 Net Income - - 5,179,073 5,179,073 ----- ---------- ----------- ----------- Balance, December 31, 1997 100 - 12,680,009 12,680,109 Net Income - - 3,951,635 3,951,635 Capital contribution - 822,145 - 822,145 ------ -------- ------------- ------------- Balance December 31, 1998 100 822,145 16,631,644 17,453,889 Net Income - - 3,405,997 3,405,997 ------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance, December 31, 1999 $100 $822,145 $20,037,641 $20,859,886 ==== ======== =========== =========== See accompanying notes to financial statements. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. Statements of Cash Flows For the Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------ 1999 1998 1997 ---- ---- ---- Operating activities: Net income $3,405,997 $3,951,635 $ 5,179,073 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Change in taxes payable 521,460 (2,026,506) (6,869) Change in due from affiliates (4,658,038) (2,186,824) (5,124,620) Change in due to affiliates 40,000 (140,980) 140,980 Change in liquidity fees receivable 388,316 161,166 627,552 Change in deferred tax asset 210,732 (172,524) (587,007) Change in deferred liquidity fee income (54,976) 95,122 (136,045) Change in other assets 13,119 102,965 (133,995) Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses (20,001) 63,501 (129,360) Change in commitment fees payable to GE Capital 159,489 161,340 178,404 -------- ------------- ------------- Cash provided by operating activities 6,098 8,895 8,113 --------- ------------- --------- Net change in cash and cash equivalents 6,098 8,895 8,113 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 126,285 117,390 109,277 -------- ---------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $132,383 $126,285 $117,390 ======== ========= ======== Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities: Waived commitment fees payable to GE Capital - $822,145 $ - ========== ======== ============ See accompanying notes to financial statements. FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1999 (1) Business FGIC Securities Purchase, Inc. ("FGIC-SPI") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FGIC Holdings, Inc. (the "Parent") which, in turn, is wholly-owned by General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital"). FGIC-SPI was capitalized on September 24, 1991. FGIC-SPI was formed to provide liquidity for certain floating rate municipal securities whereby FGIC-SPI will, under certain circumstances, purchase such securities in the event they are tendered by the holders thereof as permitted under the terms of the respective bond indentures. As of December 31, 1999, FGIC-SPI had approximately $2.5 billion par and interest of potential obligations under such arrangements. In order to obtain funds, in the event such purchases are necessary, FGIC-SPI has entered into standby loan agreements, with GE Capital, under which GE Capital will be irrevocably obligated to lend funds as needed for FGIC-SPI to purchase the securities. (2) Restatements On December 28, 1998, FGIC-SPI determined that certain adjustments should be made to FGIC-SPI's previously issued financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998, to reflect a change in the accounting treatment with respect to stand-by loan commitment fees waived by GE Capital. FGIC-SPI initially recorded such fees as general and administrative expenses in years 1994 through 1997. In May of 1998, GE Capital waived all such fees previously accrued through December 31, 1997. FGIC-SPI initially recorded the waiving of such fees as a reduction of general and administrative expenses. Upon subsequent review, FGIC-SPI determined that the waiving of such fees should have been recorded as additional paid-in-capital. The effect of this accounting change resulted in FGIC-SPI increasing expenses by $250,000 and $500,000, respectively, and reducing reported earnings by $150,312 and $300,624, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1998. Additionally, as a result of this accounting change, at September 30, 1998, deferred tax asset, commitment fees payable to GE Capital, taxes payable, and retained earnings were reduced by $13,125, $322,145, $212,500, and $300,624, respectively, and additional paid-in-capital was increased by $822,145. The effect of this accounting change resulted in FGIC-SPI increasing expenses by $250,000 and reducing reported earnings by $150,312 for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1998. Additionally, as a result of this accounting change, at June 30, 1998, deferred tax asset, commitment fees payable to GE Capital, taxes payable, and retained earnings were reduced by $6,563, $572,145, $106,251, and $150,312, respectively, and additional paid-in-capital was increased by $822,145. (3) Significant Accounting Policies The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant accounting policies are as follows: Revenue Recognition Fees are paid up-front and in installments. Up-front fees are earned on a straight-line basis over the life of the liquidity commitment, usually five years, and installment fees are earned straight-line over the installment period. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. For purposes of the statement of cash flows, FGIC-SPI considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Fair Values of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of FGIC-SPI's financial instruments, relating primarily to short-term investments and liquidity fees, approximate their fair values. SEC Registration Fees SEC registrations fees are reimbursable to FGIC-SPI, as a separate item at the closing, by issuers as transactions are consummated. Such fees are deferred when paid and netted against the related reimbursement as transactions are consummated. Management evaluates the recoverability of such deferred fees at each reporting date. Expenses Direct expenses incurred by the Parent are fully allocated to FGIC-SPI on a specific identification basis. Employee related expenses are allocated by affiliates to FGIC-SPI based on the percentage of time such employees devote to the activities of FGIC-SPI. Management believes that such allocation method is reasonable. Management believes that such expenses, as reported in the statement of income, would not differ materially from what expenses would have been on a stand-alone basis. Reserve for Losses It is management's policy to establish a reserve for losses based upon its estimate of the ultimate aggregate losses relative to its obligations under the liquidity facility arrangements written. At December 31, 1999, management does not anticipate any losses relative to such arrangements. Income Taxes Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, on a stand alone basis, as provided in SFAs No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. New Accounting Pronouncements In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The requirements for SFAS No. 133 were delayed by SFAS No. 137, "Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133," and are now effective for financial statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133 establishes standards for accounting and reporting for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 133 but does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company. (4) Income Taxes Under an intercompany tax-sharing agreement with its parent, FGIC-SPI is included in the consolidated Federal income tax returns filed by GE Capital. FGIC-SPI provides for taxes as if it filed a separate tax return. FGIC-SPI's effective Federal tax rate differs from the corporate tax rate on ordinary income of 35 percent in 1999, 1998 and 1997. The differences between the statutory Federal tax rate and expense computed by applying the statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes are as follows: Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 Computed Statutory tax provision $1,972,041 $2,300,328 $3,014,845 State and local income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit 256,365 320,402 419,925 ----------- ----------- ----------- Income tax expense $2,228,406 $2,620,730 $3,434,770 ========== ========== ========== The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows: 1999 1998 ---- ---- Commitment fees - 209,621 ---------- ----------- Total gross deferred tax assets - 209,621 Deferred tax liabilities - other 1,111 - -------- ------------- Net deferred tax (liability)/asset $(1,111) $209,621 ======== ======== FGIC-SPI believes it is more likely than not that it will realize the benefits of these deductible differences and has not established a valuation allowance at December 31, 1998. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997, federal income taxes paid totaled $1,496,215, $4,819,761 and $4,028,646, respectively. (5) Related Party Transactions All municipal securities for which FGIC-SPI provides liquidity are insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the Parent. As part of a standby loan agreement with GE Capital (see Note 7), FGIC-SPI has incurred commitment fees for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 of $159,489, $161,342, and $178,404, respectively. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, $25,253,791 and $20,595,753, respectively, of the amount classified as due from GE Capital relates to cash balances held by GE Capital. FGIC-SPI has access to these funds on an as needed basis. All amounts due from affiliates and due to affiliates are non-interest bearing. (6) Off-Balance-Sheet Risk FGIC-SPI provides liquidity for certain floating rate municipal securities whereby FGIC-SPI will, under certain circumstances, purchase such securities at par in the event they are tendered by the holders thereof as permitted under the terms of the respective bond indentures. The geographical distribution of the underlying par value supported by the thirty five liquidity facilities outstanding at December 31, 1999 was as follows (dollars in millions): New York $1,236.2 Pennsylvania 288.4 California 262.9 Connecticut 215.0 Massachusetts 201.3 Florida 134.0 Ohio 114.3 Texas 24.2 Oklahoma 16.4 Michigan 8.0 ----------- Total $2,500.7 ======== The maturity distribution of the underlying par value supported by the thirty five liquidity facilities outstanding at December 31, 1999 was as follows (dollars in millions): Less than one year $ - One to two years 349.1 Two to three years 1,227.3 Three to four years 697.2 Four to five years 227.1 Over five years - ------------ Total $2,500.7 ======== The liquidity agreements are for a term of approximately five years (subject to renewal) or earlier if the bonds are no longer outstanding. As of December 31, 1999, the fair value of the uncollected balances on outstanding facilities was $16.1 million. The fair value was calculated based upon current expected cash inflows, assuming current outstanding facilities at current fee rates, discounted at the risk free rate of 6.6%. FGIC-SPI is exposed to credit risk that the issuer defaults on the underlying municipal security at a time that FGIC-SPI is holding securities purchased pursuant to a liquidity facility and the financial guarantor fails to perform on its insurance contract. It is the accounting policy of FGIC-SPI to evaluate the likelihood of any credit loss at each reporting period and to establish reserves for credit losses when deemed appropriate. Management believes that no such reserves were required at December 31, 1999 and 1998. FGIC-SPI is exposed to market risk in the event that FGIC-SPI is required to purchase municipal securities at their par amount at a time when such par value is in excess of the securities' fair value. It is the accounting policy of FGIC-SPI to evaluate the likelihood of it being called upon to purchase securities under its liquidity arrangements at amounts greater than their fair value at each reporting period and to establish valuation reserves when deemed appropriate. Management believes that no such valuation reserves were required at December 31, 1999 and 1998. (7) Standby Loan Agreements FGIC-SPI secured the right to obtain funds for the purchase of tendered bonds by entering into standby loan agreements with GE Capital who will lend funds to FGIC-SPI in amounts not exceeding the purchase price of the tendered bonds. Such agreements totaled $5.0 billion at December 31, 1999. In consideration of the commitment of GE Capital to make loans to FGIC-SPI, FGIC-SPI agrees to pay GE Capital a fee equal to 0.625 basis points on the outstanding facility. The fee is payable on dates mutually agreed to by FGIC-SPI and GE Capital. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. NONE Part III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant. Omitted. Item 11. Executive Compensation. Omitted. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. Omitted. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. Omitted. PART IV Item 14. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. (a) Financial Statements Included in Part II of this report: Report of Independent Auditors Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. Notes to Financial Statements All Schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted. (b) Exhibit Index Exhibit - ------- 1.1 --Certificate of Incorporation of FGIC-SPI (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of FGIC-SPI's December 31, 1991 Form 10K) 1.2 -- By-Laws of FGIC-SPI (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 of FGIC-SPI's December 31, 1991 Form 10K) 1.3 -- Consents of Independent Auditors Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/Ann C. Stern President (principal March 23, 2000 - --------------------------------------- executive officer), -------------- Ann C. Stern Director /s/Rick J. Filippelli Treasurer, Director March 23, 2000 - --------------------------------------- -------------- Rick J. Filippelli /s/Amedeo Edward Turi, III Director March 23, 2000 - --------------------------------------- -------------- Amedeo Edward Turi, III Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- President (principal - ------------------------------------------ executive officer), ------------- Ann C. Stern Director - ------------------------------------------ Treasurer, Director ------------- Rick J. Filippelli - ------------------------------------------ Director ------------- Amedeo Edward Turi, III