AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 REGISTRATION NO. 333-5376-LA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------ COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. (Name of small business issuer in its charter) OREGON 5800 93-1073218 (State or jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 3259 NW 29TH AVENUE, PORTLAND, OREGON 97210 (503) 223-7714 (Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices and principal place of business) KENNETH B. ROSS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. 3259 NW 29TH AVENUE, PORTLAND, OREGON 97210 (503) 223-7714 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) -------------------------- COPIES TO: Ronald L. Greenman Todd A. Bauman William C. Stone Paul E. Loving Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth Stoel Rives LLP 888 SW Fifth Avenue 900 SW Fifth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 Portland, Oregon 97204 -------------------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable following the date on which this Registration Statement becomes effective. -------------------------- If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / - ------------ If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / / - ------------ If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. / / -------------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE PROPOSED PROPOSED MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE OFFERING REGISTRATION TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED PER SHARE (1) PRICE (1) FEE Common Stock (2)........................ 1,710,000 $10.50 $17,955,000 $6,192 Common Stock Purchase Warrants to be issued to the representatives of the underwriters ("Representatives' Warrants")............................. 100,000 $.001 $100 $1 Common Stock underlying Representatives' Warrants............................... 100,000(3) $12.60 $1,260,000 $435 Total................................... 1,910,000 N/A $19,215,100 $6,628(4) (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (2) Includes 160,000 shares that the Underwriters have the option to purchase to cover overallotments, if any. (3) Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also registered hereby such additional indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may become issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends and similar adjustments pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Representatives' Warrants. (4) $4,629 was paid on August 7, 1996 in connection with the Registrant's initial filing on Form SB-2. -------------------------- THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 SUBJECT TO COMPLETION INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. PROSPECTUS 1,550,000 SHARES [LOGO] COMMON STOCK ---------------- Of the 1,550,000 shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock") offered by this Prospectus, 1,225,000 shares are being offered by Coffee People, Inc. ("Coffee People" or the "Company") and 325,000 shares are being offered by certain stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders"). The Company will receive approximately $84,000 of proceeds from the sale of Common Stock by one of the Selling Stockholders. See "Use of Proceeds." Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price will be between $8.50 and $10.50 per share. See "Underwriting" for information relating to the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price. The Common Stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "MOKA." -------------------------- SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 6 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF COMMON STOCK. ------------------------ THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. PROCEEDS TO PRICE TO UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO SELLING PUBLIC DISCOUNT (1) COMPANY (2) STOCKHOLDERS Per Share........................ $ $ $ $ Total (3)........................ $ $ $ $ (1) In addition, the Company has agreed to pay to Black & Company, Inc. and Pacific Crest Securities Inc., as representatives of the Underwriters (the "Representatives"), a nonaccountable expense allowance and to sell to the Representatives, for nominal consideration, warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Representatives' Warrants") at a price equal to 120% of the Price to Public. The Company and the Selling Stockholders have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. See "Underwriting." (2) Before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company estimated at $400,000, including the Representatives' nonaccountable expense allowance. (3) The Company and certain of the Selling Stockholders have granted to the Underwriters an option (the "Overallotment Option"), exercisable within 30 days from the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to 160,000 additional shares of Common Stock, on the same terms as set forth above, solely to cover overallotments, if any. If the Overallotment Option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public, Underwriting Discount, Proceeds to Company and Proceeds to Selling Stockholders will be $ , $ , $ and $ , respectively. See "Underwriting." -------------------------- The shares of Common Stock are being offered by the Underwriters named herein, subject to prior sale, when, as and if delivered to and accepted by them, and subject to certain other conditions. The Underwriters reserve the right to reject any order in whole or in part and to withdraw, cancel or modify the offering without notice. It is expected that delivery of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be made in New York, New York on or about , 1996. -------------------------- BLACK & COMPANY, INC. PACIFIC CREST SECURITIES INC. THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS , 1996. [PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS] IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME. 2 PROSPECTUS SUMMARY THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES THERETO APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT A 3-FOR-2 SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK EFFECTED IN JULY 1996. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ASSUMES NO EXERCISE OF THE OVERALLOTMENT OPTION OR ANY OUTSTANDING OPTIONS OR WARRANTS AND THAT WARRANTS TO PURCHASE 131,250 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (THE "PERFORMANCE WARRANTS") WILL BE TERMINATED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS OFFERING. THE PERFORMANCE WARRANTS WILL BE TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS IF THE INITIAL OFFERING PRICE EXCEEDS $8.33 PER SHARE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PROSPECTUS, THE PERFORMANCE WARRANTS ARE DEEMED NOT TO BE OUTSTANDING UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. SEE "DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES -- WARRANTS -- PERFORMANCE WARRANTS." THE COMPANY Coffee People sells coffee beverages, coffee beans, cookies, pastries, ice cream, shakes and coffee related merchandise. The Company distributes its products through its Company-owned retail stores that include neighborhood coffee houses, drive-through espresso bars, airport stores and specialty kiosks. The Company believes it differentiates itself from other specialty coffee retailers by being more customer focused, by providing superior coffee and service and by being constantly innovative. The Company believes its stores offer an atmosphere that welcomes customers in a friendly and inviting setting designed to encourage a feeling of customer "ownership" and provide a community focus that fosters brand recognition and consumer loyalty. Coffee People's distinctive philosophy balances the values and interests of its customers, its employees, its stockholders, the communities it serves and the environment. Coffee People believes that its commitment to both COFFEE and PEOPLE provides value to its customers. Coffee People fulfills this commitment by serving consistently high-quality products, by employing the highest standards of customer service and by creating a relaxed and inviting atmosphere that attracts and welcomes a diverse blend of people. Coffee People donates at least 10% of annual net earnings to the communities it serves, including the people of the coffee producing countries. The Company believes that this policy fosters long-term customer loyalty. Coffee People's combination of its distinctive concept and focused management has resulted in unit economics which the Company believes are among the highest in the retail specialty coffee industry. The 11 neighborhood and drive-through stores that were open for the full year of 1995 generated average revenues of $736,000 and average store contribution margins of 21.1%. See "Selected Financial Data." Coffee People's objective is to be a leading national specialty coffee retailer and coffee house operator through a program of rapid expansion and consistent profitability. The Company seeks to achieve this objective by cultivating its customers' sense of ownership, by creating innovative products and offering an extensive menu, by selecting superior sites for new stores and by achieving operational excellence. Coffee People currently operates 18 retail stores in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and one store in Eugene, Oregon. The Company's expansion strategy is to open multiple stores in new markets where it believes it can become a leading specialty coffee retailer. The Company plans to open at least 30 new retail stores by the end of 1997 and to continue its national expansion thereafter. The new stores to be opened by the end of 1997 will likely be located in Orange County, California, Denver, Colorado and other metropolitan areas in the midwestern and western United States. The Company has developed a flexible prototype design for its neighborhood coffee house to provide uniformity and ease of replication during its national expansion. The Company estimates the cost of constructing a new neighborhood store is approximately $325,000. 3 THE OFFERING Common Stock offered by the Company.......................... 1,225,000 shares Common Stock offered by the Selling Stockholders............. 325,000 shares Common Stock to be outstanding after the offering............... 3,227,869 shares (1) Use of Proceeds................... To open new stores as the Company expands into new markets and for general corporate purposes, including working capital Nasdaq National Market symbol..... MOKA - ------------------------ (1) Excludes 931,575 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company's 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 stock option plans (the "Stock Option Plans"), a warrant and the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), of which 469,838 shares of Common Stock were issuable upon exercise of options and a warrant outstanding as of June 30, 1996 at a weighted average exercise price of $8.17 per share. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans" and "Description of Securities -- Warrants." 4 SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, ------------------------------------------ --------------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) STATEMENTS OF INCOME DATA: Total revenues............................. $5,466 $7,708 $11,257 $5,245 $5,876 Income from operations..................... 291 181 414 181 177 Net income................................. 248 116 211 92 133 Earnings per share (1)................... $ 0.13 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 Shares used in computing earnings per share (2)................................. 1,632,128 1,626,011 2,160,095 OPERATING DATA: (unaudited) Number of stores open for full period...... 6 7 17 17 19 Number of stores open at end of period..... 7 17 19 18 19 Store contribution margin (3).............. 21.4% 18.7% 18.1% 17.7% 17.7% Percentage change in comparable store sales (4)................................. 9.3% 7.3% (8.7)% (7.0)% 2.2% Average sales for neighborhood and drive- through stores open for full period....... $ 845 $ 934 $ 736 $ 357 $ 360 Number of neighborhood and drive-through stores open for full period............... 5 6 11 11 12 Average sales for airport and kiosk stores open for full period...................... $ 217 $ 222 $ 417 $ 195 $ 208 Number of airport and kiosk stores open for full period............................... 1 1 6 6 7 JUNE 30, 1996 DECEMBER 31, --------------------------- 1995 ACTUAL ADJUSTED (5) ------------ ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and cash equivalents............................................... $ 260 $3,390 $13,897 Working capital (deficiency)............................................ (690) 2,847 13,354 Total assets............................................................ 2,836 6,121 16,628 Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion.... 567 499 499 Stockholders' equity.................................................... 855 4,704 15,211 - ------------------------------ (1) The year ended December 31, 1995 was the first full year that the Company was subject to federal and state corporate income taxes following the termination of its Subchapter S election on August 22, 1994. Guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") allow earnings per share data to be presented only when a company converts to a taxable status. Accordingly, earnings per share data have been presented only for the year ended December 31, 1995 and for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996. (2) Includes Common Stock equivalents of 228,527, 223,839 and 194,527 at December 31, 1995 and June 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively, relating to outstanding options and warrants (including the Performance Warrants) calculated using the treasury stock method. Pursuant to Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 83, Common Stock options and warrants granted and shares issued during the 12 months immediately preceding the offering date at a price below the proposed offering price of the Company's initial public offering are reflected in the earnings per share calculation as if they had been outstanding for the periods presented. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans," "Description of Securities -- Warrants" and Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements. (3) Store contribution margin represents overall store level operating income (after deduction of depreciation and amortization) expressed as a percentage of total retail sales. (4) The percentage change in comparable store sales represents the change in total retail sales revenue for stores operated throughout a full calendar year or six month period, as the case may be, and throughout the prior full calendar year or six month period. (5) Adjusted to reflect the sale of 1,225,000 shares of Common Stock offered by the Company hereby at an assumed initial public offering price of $9.50 per share (after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses) and the application of the net proceeds thereof. See "Use of Proceeds." 5 RISK FACTORS THIS PROSPECTUS CONTAINS CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. ACTUAL RESULTS AND THE TIMING OF CERTAIN EVENTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH BELOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY BY POTENTIAL PURCHASERS IN EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY. GROWTH STRATEGY RISKS. The Company has embarked upon a growth strategy that includes opening at least 30 new stores in two or more new markets by the end of 1997, and continuing its national expansion thereafter. The Company has never opened more than 10 stores in a calendar year. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to open its planned new stores or operate them profitably. In addition, there can be no assurance that store construction will be completed on schedule or within budgeted cost estimates. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Overview." The Company's ability to open new stores on schedule and on budget depends upon many factors outside of its control, including difficulties in locating suitable sites or negotiating acceptable lease terms, and delays in obtaining required state and local building permits and other approvals. The Company estimates that it will take approximately six to eight months between the date it identifies a suitable site and the date it opens a new store. Any delay in opening new stores could have a material adverse effect on the Company's national expansion plans. Opening new stores in close proximity to existing stores could also have the effect of drawing sales away from existing stores. UNCERTAIN MARKET ACCEPTANCE OUTSIDE OF OREGON. The Company has not opened a store outside of Oregon. Eighteen of the Company's 19 stores are located in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and one is located in Eugene, Oregon. A downturn in economic conditions in Oregon could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Company's concept and products will be as well accepted in other markets or that the Company will be successful in selecting new markets and store sites. See "Business -- Site Selection Strategy and Expansion Plans." UNCERTAIN ABILITY TO MANAGE GROWTH. The Company intends to pursue an aggressive growth strategy that will include new store development and may include acquiring complementary businesses. This growth strategy will require, among other changes, expanded operational, financial, purchasing, management information and other systems and the implementation of control procedures to accommodate the Company's expanded operations. The Company's future operating results will depend upon its ability to develop its infrastructure commensurate with revenue growth and its ability to attract, hire, assimilate and retain skilled management and other personnel. Failure to manage growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on the Company. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business -- Site Selection Strategy and Expansion Plans." NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCINGS. The Company's growth strategy will require additional financings to develop or acquire new stores in addition to the new stores it plans to open by the end of 1997. Such financings may involve public or private offerings of debt or equity securities, and may include conventional bank debt. Such financings may cause additional dilution to purchasers in this offering. The Company currently has no commitments for any such financings and there can be no assurance that any such financings can be obtained on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources." DEPENDENCE ON SINGLE COFFEE SUPPLIER. The Company does not roast any of its own coffees. Since the Company was founded, it has bought all of its coffee from Coffee Bean International, Inc. ("CBI"), a Portland, Oregon roaster, under periodic supply agreements. The current one-year supply agreement terminates on November 30, 1996 (the "Supply Agreement"). The Company has no other 6 established supply relationships. The Supply Agreement generally requires the Company to purchase all of its vendor-roasted coffee from CBI. If CBI were unable or unwilling to continue to supply high quality roasted beans to the Company, whether because of a failure to renew the Supply Agreement upon its termination or for any other reason, there is no assurance that the Company would be able quickly to establish alternative sources of supply or, if established, that such sources of supply would be able to provide the Company with the quantities or the quality of roasted beans that the Company requires. Accordingly, the termination or nonrenewal of the Supply Agreement could have a material adverse effect on the Company. FLUCTUATIONS IN AVAILABILITY AND COST OF GREEN COFFEE. CBI, and any other supplier from whom the Company might purchase coffee, is subject to volatility in the supply and price of green coffee beans. Although most coffee trades in the commodity market, coffee of the quality sought by the Company tends to trade on a negotiated basis at a substantial premium above commodity coffee pricing, depending upon the supply and demand at the time of purchase. Supply and price can be affected by many factors such as weather, politics and economics in the producing countries. At various times, organizations such as the International Coffee Organization and other groups such as the Association of Coffee Producing Countries have attempted to reach agreements or take actions that would cause prices to rise. Coffee prices are extremely volatile. The Company believes that increases in the cost of its purchased coffee can, to a certain extent, be passed through to its customers in the form of higher prices for beans and beverages sold in the Company's stores. The Company believes that its customers will accept reasonable price increases made necessary by increased costs. The Company's ability to raise prices, however, may be limited by competitive pressures if other major specialty coffee retailers do not raise prices in response to increased coffee prices. The Company's inability to pass through higher coffee prices in the form of higher retail prices for beans and beverages could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Alternatively, if coffee prices remain too low, there could be adverse impacts on the level of supply and quality of coffees available from producing countries, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL. The Company is highly dependent on the services of James L. Roberts, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Taylor H. Devine, its President and Chief Operating Officer, Kenneth B. Ross, its Chief Financial Officer, Patricia J. Roberts, its Vice President - Human Relations and upon other members of its senior management team. Loss of the services of any of these persons could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company carries a life insurance policy on Mr. Devine of $1,000,000. The Company does not carry key person life insurance on any of its other personnel. COMPETITION. The specialty coffee market is intensely competitive and is becoming more so. Many of the Company's competitors have greater financial and marketing resources, brand name recognition and a larger customer base than the Company. The specialty coffee industry is currently characterized by a small number of large, well-capitalized companies and a large number of small companies and single-unit operators. The activities of large companies such as Starbucks are increasing the appreciation and awareness of specialty coffee across the country. At the same time, the national press has focused attention on the growth opportunities associated with operating coffee stores and espresso carts. This attention, combined with relative ease of entry into this business, has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of small independent specialty coffee companies and single-unit operators. Coffee People competes against virtually all coffee sellers. A number of nationwide coffee manufacturers, such as Kraft General Foods, Proctor and Gamble, and Nestle, distribute coffee products in supermarkets and convenience stores, which may serve as substitutes for Coffee People coffees. Other specialty coffee companies, such as Starbucks, Millstone Coffee, Seattle's Best Coffee and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, sell whole bean coffees in supermarkets and variety and discount stores. 7 In the retail area, the Company competes for whole bean and beverage sales with national and regional chains, franchise operators and local specialty coffee stores. There are a large number of competing specialty coffee retailers, many of whom have significantly more retail outlets than the Company. In addition, Coffee People competes with and will continue to compete with local competitors in the specialty coffee business. The Company expects intense competition both within its primary geographic territory, the Pacific Northwest, and in new geographic locations across the United States in which the Company will seek to expand. In all of these markets, national and regional competitors as well as local companies have established themselves as strong competitors with loyal customer followings. The specialty coffee business is expected to become even more competitive as local and regional companies expand and attempt to build brand awareness in new markets. Coffee People also competes against other specialty retailers and restaurants for suitable sites for new retail stores. There can be no assurance that management will be able to secure suitable sites at acceptable rent levels. See "Business -- Competition." SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS AND QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS. The Company's business is seasonal and consequently the Company may experience fluctuations in its quarterly results of operations. Historically, the Company's retail sales have been highest during the second and third quarters which include the spring and summer months and have been lowest in the first quarter. The Company's results of operations for any particular quarter may not necessarily be indicative of operating results for any other particular quarter or for the year. The Company's expansion plans may also cause fluctuations in quarterly results from operations if the Company is unable to manage its growth successfully or experiences increased expenses or operating losses for newly opened stores. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." DEPENDENCE ON SINGLE PRODUCT LINE. Approximately two-thirds of the Company's revenue is derived from the sale of coffee beverages. Any significant health concerns with respect to coffee could result in decreased coffee consumption and have a material adverse effect on the Company. POSSIBLE TERMINATION OF CERTAIN STORE LEASES. One of the Company's stores is operated at a location for which there is currently no term lease in effect. The lessor at such location, therefore, could at any time demand that the Company vacate the premises on 30 days prior written notice. The Company is negotiating with the lessor for a long-term lease. There can be no assurance, however, that a lease for such location will be obtainable on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. In addition, another of the Company's stores is operated pursuant to a lease which expires on December 31, 1996. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to renew its lease for such location. The loss of either of such store locations would have a material adverse effect on the Company. See "Business -- Facilities." GOVERNMENT REGULATION. The food service industry is subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulation relating to the development and operation of food service outlets, including laws and regulations relating to building and seating requirements, the preparation and sale of food, cleanliness, safety in the workplace, accommodations for the disabled and the Company's relationship with its employees, such as minimum wage requirements, anti-discrimination laws, overtime and working conditions and citizenship requirements. The failure to obtain or retain necessary food licenses, substantial increases in the minimum wage or substantial increases in payroll taxes to fund mandatory health-care or employee benefit programs could have a material adverse effect on the Company. See "Business -- Government Regulation." CONTINUED CONTROL BY MANAGEMENT. Following completion of this offering, the directors and officers of the Company will beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 35.5% of the outstanding Common Stock. As a result, such persons may as a practical matter be able to delay or prevent a change of control of the Company that is favored by the other stockholders and may be able to effect 8 many fundamental corporate changes such as amendment of the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") and the election of directors. See "Management" and "Principal and Selling Stockholders." MANAGEMENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Two of the Company's directors and principal stockholders, Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy, engage in independent businesses which compete or which may compete with the business of the Company. Mr. Ferguson, who is also an officer of the Company, is an officer and part owner of Coffee Creations, Inc., an Oregon corporation that develops and markets wholesale specialty coffee beverages and products. The Company's Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee is produced and manufactured by Coffee Creations, Inc. Mr. Talboy is an independent consultant who assists roasters in identifying sources for green coffee and assists farmers in the coffee producing countries to develop means of producing and marketing better quality green coffees. Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy are also the former owners of CBI, which is the sole source of coffee supply for the Company. Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy sold CBI in June 1991 in exchange for cash and promissory notes due on April 30, 2001. See "Management" and "Certain Transactions." The nature of these independent business interests and the interest which Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy have in the continued profitability of CBI present potential conflicts of interest that could affect the policy decisions they make as principal stockholders, directors and officers of the Company including, for example, regarding whether the Company should engage in certain lines of business that might compete with CBI and whether the Company should add product lines that might compete with Coffee Creations, Inc. To the extent that these potential conflicts of interest result in actual conflicts, the Company's ability to take advantage of business opportunities might be limited, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS. The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The potential issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company, may discourage bids for the Common Stock at a premium over the market price of the Common Stock and may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of, the Common Stock. Certain provisions of the Company's Articles and Restated Bylaws, as well as provisions of the Oregon Business Corporation Act and the Oregon Control Share Act, could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of the Company. See "Description of Securities." NO PRIOR PUBLIC MARKET; POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE. Prior to this offering, there has been no active public market for the Common Stock. The Common Stock has been approved for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market. There can be no assurance, however, that an active trading market for the Common Stock will develop or be sustained after the offering. The initial public offering price will be determined through negotiations between the Company and the Representatives. See "Underwriting." The market price of the Common Stock could be subject to significant fluctuations in response to variations in actual and anticipated operating results, changes in earnings estimates by analysts, lack of liquidity, failure by the Company to achieve its growth plans and other events or factors. The market for securities of small market capitalization companies has been highly volatile in recent years, often as a result of factors unrelated to their operations. DILUTION; DIVIDEND POLICY. Purchasers of shares of Common Stock in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of their shares. The exercise of outstanding options and warrants would also result in additional dilution to purchasers in this offering. See "Dilution." The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. See "Dividend Policy." SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE. Sales of a substantial number of shares of Common Stock in the public market following this offer could adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock and the Company's ability to raise capital in the future in the equity markets. Upon completion of this 9 offering, there will be 3,227,869 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Of these shares, the 1,550,000 shares sold in this offering and the 107,694 shares sold in the Company's Regulation A offering completed in December 1994 will be eligible for immediate resale without restriction under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless purchased by an "affiliate" of the Company, as that term is defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon expiration of lock-up agreements with the Representatives 180 days after the date of this Prospectus (or earlier with the consent of Black & Company, Inc.), 1,502,250 shares will be eligible for immediate resale subject to the limitations of Rule 144. An additional 67,925 shares not subject to lock-up agreements may be sold immediately, subject to the limitations of Rule 144. In addition, holders of 731,250 shares of Common Stock outstanding and issuable upon exercise of an outstanding warrant are entitled to certain registration rights. As of June 30, 1996, options to purchase 334,838 shares of Common Stock had been granted under the Stock Option Plans. Promptly after the conclusion of this offering, the Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering 796,575 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plans and the ESPP. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans," "Description of Securities -- Registration Rights" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale." 10 THE COMPANY Coffee People had its origins on December 1, 1983 when Jim and Patty Roberts opened the first Coffee People store in Portland, Oregon. In June 1985, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts sold the store to Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy, who were then the owners of CBI, the principal supplier to Coffee People. Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy hired Mr. and Mrs. Roberts to continue to operate the business. Coffee People, Inc. was incorporated in Oregon on November 7, 1991. On January 2, 1992, the Company succeeded to the business of a partnership operated under the Coffee People name by Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy. Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy sold one-half of the capital stock of the Company to Mr. and Mrs. Roberts in January 1993. See "Certain Transactions." The Company's corporate offices are located at 3259 NW 29th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97210. The Company's telephone number is (503) 223-7714. USE OF PROCEEDS The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of 1,225,000 shares of Common Stock offered by it at an assumed initial public offering price of $9.50 per share are estimated to be $10,506,875 ($11,920,475 if the Overallotment Option is exercised in full). Net proceeds to the Company include approximately $84,000 of proceeds from the sale of shares by one of the Selling Stockholders. This sum represents principal and accrued interest on a note evidencing a stock subscription by the Selling Stockholder and will be paid to the Company immediately following the offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to open at least 30 retail stores as it expands into two or more new markets and for general corporate purposes, including working capital. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to acquire complementary businesses, although the Company has no present understandings, commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions. Pending such uses, the net proceeds of the offering received by the Company will be invested in short-term, interest-bearing securities. DIVIDEND POLICY The Company intends to retain all earnings for use in its business and therefore does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the future. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company's bank credit arrangements prohibit the payment of cash dividends. In 1994 the Company declared cash dividends of $176,000 to stockholders in connection with the Company's status as a Subchapter S corporation. The Company terminated its Subchapter S status on August 22, 1994. 11 CAPITALIZATION The following table sets forth the Company's capitalization at June 30, 1996, and as adjusted as of such date to reflect the issuance of 1,225,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby by the Company at an assumed initial public offering price of $9.50 per share and the application of the estimated net proceeds thereof. JUNE 30, 1996 ------------------------ ACTUAL AS ADJUSTED ----------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion........................................................... $ 499 $ 499 Stockholders' equity: (1) Preferred Stock; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding, actual or as adjusted........................................... -- -- Common Stock; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 2,002,869 outstanding, actual; 3,227,869 shares outstanding, as adjusted........................................................ 4,737 15,160 Stock subscription notes receivable (2)............................ (353) (269) Retained earnings.................................................. 320 320 ----------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity......................................... 4,704 15,211 ----------- ----------- Total capitalization............................................. $ 5,203 $ 15,710 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- - ------------------------ (1) Excludes 931,575 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plans, a warrant and the Company's ESPP, of which 469,838 shares of Common Stock were issuable upon exercise of options and a warrant outstanding as of June 30, 1996 at a weighted average exercise price of $8.17 per share. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans" and "Description of Securities -- Warrants." (2) Adjusted to reflect payment of principal and interest of $84,000 from a Selling Stockholder on a subscription note receivable. See Note 9 of Notes to Financial Statements. 12 DILUTION As of June 30, 1996, the Company had a net tangible book value of approximately $4,704,000, or $2.35 per share. Net tangible book value per share equals the Company's total stockholders' equity less intangible assets divided by the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock. Without taking into account any changes in net tangible book value after June 30, 1996, other than giving effect to the sale of the 1,225,000 shares of Common Stock offered by the Company hereby at an assumed initial public offering price of $9.50 per share (and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses) and payment to the Company of approximately $84,000 on a stock subscription note receivable by a Selling Stockholder, the pro forma net tangible book value of the Company as of June 30, 1996 would have been approximately $15,211,000 or $4.71 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $2.36 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $4.79 per share to new investors in the offering. The following table illustrates the per share dilution: Assumed initial public offering price per share...................... $ 9.50 Net tangible book value at June 30, 1996........................... $ 2.35 Increase attributable to new investors............................. 2.36 --------- Pro forma net tangible book value per share after the offering....... 4.71 --------- Dilution per share to new investors.................................. $ 4.79 --------- --------- The following table sets forth on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 1996 the number of shares of Common Stock purchased from the Company, the total consideration paid and the average price per share paid by existing stockholders and by new investors at an assumed initial public offering price of $9.50 per share (before deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses): SHARES PURCHASED(1) TOTAL CONSIDERATION ------------------------ --------------------------- AVERAGE PRICE NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE ----------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ------------- Existing stockholders............................. 2,002,869 62.0% $ 5,459,462 31.9% $ 2.73 New investors..................................... 1,225,000 38.0 11,637,500 68.1% $ 9.50 ----------- ----- -------------- ----- Total........................................... 3,227,869 100.0% $ 17,096,962 100.0% ----------- ----- -------------- ----- ----------- ----- -------------- ----- - ------------------------ (1) Does not reflect the sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. The sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders in this offering will reduce the number of shares held by existing stockholders as of June 30, 1996 to 1,677,869 or approximately 52.0% (or approximately 49.5%, if the Overallotment Option is exercised in full) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and will increase the number of shares to be purchased by new investors to 1,550,000, or approximately 48.0% (1,710,000, or approximately 50.0%, if the Overallotment Option is exercised in full) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after this offering. The foregoing computations assume the exercise of no stock options or warrants. As of June 30, 1996, options and a warrant to purchase 469,838 shares of Common Stock were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $8.17 per share. To the extent these options and the warrant are exercised, there will be further dilution to investors in this offering. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans," "Description of Securities -- Warrants" and Notes 8 and 14 of Notes to Financial Statements. 13 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Except as otherwise indicated as unaudited, the selected financial and operating data presented below for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995 have been derived from the audited financial statements of the Company included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The selected financial and operating data for, and as of the end of each of the years ended December 31, 1991 and 1992 have been derived from the unaudited financial statements of the Company not included herein. The selected financial and operating data for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996 have been derived from the unaudited financial statements of the Company included elsewhere in this Prospectus. In the opinion of management, the unaudited information presented in the following table reflects all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the information as set forth therein. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1996. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus. SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30, ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA: Revenues: Retail sales................... $3,512 $4,458 $5,396 $7,588 $11,045 $5,147 $5,776 Wholesale and other............ -- 40 70 120 212 98 100 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total revenues............... 3,512 4,498 5,466 7,708 11,257 5,245 5,876 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses.............. 1,797 2,154 2,499 3,788 5,388 2,531 2,783 Store operating expenses......... 1,173 1,418 1,733 2,314 3,451 1,617 1,804 Other operating expenses......... -- 10 25 40 63 30 25 Depreciation and amortization.... 60 75 119 175 391 167 232 General and administrative expenses........................ 291 775 799 1,210 1,550 719 855 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income from operations......... 191 66 291 181 414 181 177 Other income, net................ 2 1 -- 39 43 20 82 Interest expense................. (10) (8) (43) (88) (134) (59) (43) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Income before provision for income taxes (1)................ 183 59 248 132 323 142 216 Provision for income taxes....... -- (17) -- (16) (112) (50) (83) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income....................... $ 183 $ 42 $ 248 $ 116 $ 211 $ 92 $ 133 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Earnings per share (2)......... $ 0.13 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 Shares used in computing earnings per share (3)................... 1,632,128 1,626,011 2,160,095 - ------------------------------ (1) The Company operated for income tax purposes as a general partnership in 1991, as a C corporation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), in 1992, as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code from January 1, 1993 through August 22, 1994, and as a C corporation thereafter. (2) The year ended December 31, 1995 was the first full year that the Company was subject to federal and state corporate income taxes following the termination of its Subchapter S election on August 22, 1994. Commission guidelines allow earnings per share data to be presented only when a company converts to a taxable status. Accordingly, earnings per share data have been presented only for the year ended December 31, 1995 and for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996. (3) Includes Common Stock equivalents of 228,527, 223,839 and 194,527 at December 31, 1995 and June 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively, relating to outstanding options and warrants (including the Performance Warrants) calculated using the treasury stock method. Pursuant to Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin 83, Common Stock options and warrants granted and shares issued during the 12 months immediately preceding the offering date at a price below the proposed offering price of the Company's initial public offering are reflected in the earnings per share calculation as if they had been outstanding for the periods presented. See "Management -- Stock Option Plans," "Description of Securities -- Warrants" and Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements. 14 SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30, ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) OPERATING DATA: Number of stores open for full period.......................... 6 6 6 7 17 17 19 Number of stores open at end of period.......................... 6 7 7 17 19 18 19 Store contribution margin (1).... 13.8% 18.6% 21.4% 18.7% 18.1% 17.7% 17.7% Percentage change in comparable stores sales (2)................ 13.7% 13.8% 9.3% 7.3% (8.7)% (7.0)% 2.2% Average sales for neighborhood and drive-through stores open for full period................. $ 665 $ 755 $ 845 $ 934 $ 736 $ 357 $ 360 Number of neighborhood and drive-through stores open for full period..................... 5 5 5 6 11 11 12 Average sales for airport and kiosk stores open for full period.......................... $ 177 $ 210 $ 217 $ 222 $ 417 $ 195 $ 208 Number of airport and kiosk stores open for full period..... 1 1 1 1 6 6 7 DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNE 30, 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and cash equivalents............... $ 86 $ 157 $ 253 $ 472 $ 260 $3,390 Working capital (deficiency)............ 42 (24) (217) (571) (690) 2,847 Total assets............................ 565 664 888 2,512 2,836 6,121 Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion.... -- -- 424 450 567 499 Stockholders' equity.................... 267 309 (198) 669 855 4,704 - ------------------------------ (1) Store contribution margin represents overall store level operating income (after deduction of depreciation and amortization) expressed as a percentage of total retail sales. (2) The percentage change in comparable store sales represents the change in total retail sales revenue for stores operated throughout a full calendar year or six month period, as the case may be, and throughout the prior full calendar year or six month period. 15 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW Coffee People had its origins in 1983. As of June 30, 1996, the Company operated 19 stores. See "The Company." In 1994, the Company raised net proceeds of $802,000 in a Regulation A stock offering which it used to build five Aero Moka stores at Portland International Airport and two Motor Moka drive-through stores. In January 1996, the Company raised net proceeds of $3,725,000 in a private placement of Common Stock. Coffee People intends to use the net proceeds from this offering and the private placement to open at least 30 new stores in two or more new markets by the end of 1997. The Company opened two new stores in 1995 as it concentrated on raising capital and prepared for its national expansion. The Company has devoted 1996 to building its management team, developing its infrastructure, developing its new store prototype, selecting new markets and identifying sites within those markets. Because of the small number of new stores opened in 1995 and because of the relatively long lead time to develop new stores, the Company will not realize significant sales increases in 1996. New stores typically incur higher than normal operating costs and lower than normal revenues during the first few months of store operation. Based on its experience, the Company expects a store to break even at the store level by the third month of operation and to make a profit after the allocation of general and administrative expenses by the sixth month of operation. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to achieve these results. See "Risk Factors -- Growth Strategy Risks" and "Risk Factors -- Uncertain Market Acceptance Outside of Oregon." Store opening costs, including employee recruiting and training and new store marketing and promotion expenses, are expensed by the Company as incurred. The concentration of these costs in periods when a large number of new stores are being opened is expected to significantly affect the Company's operating results for such periods. As new markets are developed and as new stores mature, the Company expects average store sales to increase. However, as the Company strives to build overall market share, annual average store sales and year over year comparable store sales comparisons may decline as new stores are built in relatively close proximity to existing stores. For the six months ended June 30, 1996 and for the years 1995 and 1994, the Company achieved overall store contribution margins of 17.7%, 18.1% and 18.7%, respectively. The primary reason for the decline in store contribution margins is higher store operating expenses for the Company's stores at Portland International Airport as compared with the Company's non-airport stores. Although the airport stores incur higher operating expenses and lower store contribution margins than the Company's neighborhood and drive-through stores, the Company believes its airport stores provide visibility and strengthen brand awareness for Coffee People products. As new stores are opened, the Company expects sales from the airport stores to decline as a percentage of total revenues. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data of the Company and the Financial Statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. 16 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table sets forth certain financial data for the Company for the periods indicated as a percentage of total revenue, except as otherwise indicated: SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 30, --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Revenues: Retail sales...................... 100.0% 99.1% 98.7% 98.4% 98.1% 98.1% 98.3% Wholesale and other............... 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Total revenues.................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses........................... 51.2 47.9 45.7 49.1 47.8 48.2 47.4 Store operating expenses (1)........ 33.4 31.8 32.1 30.5 31.2 31.4 31.2 Other operating expenses............ 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 Depreciation and amortization....... 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.3 3.5 3.2 4.0 General and administrative expenses........................... 8.2 17.2 14.6 15.7 13.8 13.7 14.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Income from operations............ 5.5 1.5 5.3 2.3 3.7 3.5 2.9 Other income, net................... 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.4 Interest expense.................... (0.4) (0.2) (0.8) (1.1) (1.2) (1.1) (0.7) ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Income before provision for income taxes.............................. 5.2 1.3 4.5 1.7 2.9 2.8 3.6 Provision for income taxes (2)...... 0.0 (0.4) 0.0 (0.2) (1.0) (1.0) (1.4) ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Net income.......................... 5.2% 0.9% 4.5% 1.5% 1.9% 1.8% 2.2% ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- - ------------------------ (1) As a percentage of retail sales. (2) The Company operated for income tax purposes as a general partnership in 1991, as a C corporation under the Code in 1992, as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code from January 1, 1993 through August 22, 1994, and as a C corporation thereafter. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 REVENUES. Total revenues increased 12.0% to $5,876,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from $5,245,000 for the same period in 1995. Retail sales increased 12.2% to $5,776,000 for the 1996 period from $5,147,000 for the 1995 period. Comparable store sales for the 17 stores open for the full six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 increased 2.2% due primarily to higher transaction volumes at two of the newly opened stores which were building sales during the 1995 period. Comparable store sales during the 1996 period were adversely affected by a 20.6% decline in sales at one of the Company's stores located in a shopping center that is undergoing redevelopment. The increase in comparable store sales represents 17.6% of the overall increase in sales. Incremental sales from the store opened during the six months ended June 30, 1995 contributed 40.1% of the increase in retail sales and incremental sales from the store opened after June 30, 1995 contributed 42.3% of the increase. Wholesale and other sales increased 2.0% to $100,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from $98,000 for the same period in 1995. The Company expects wholesale and other sales to be substantially eliminated by the end of 1996 because of management's decision to turn over the servicing of the Company's wholesale business to an outside firm. In the future, Coffee People will receive a fee based upon the wholesale sales generated by the outside firm. COSTS AND EXPENSES. Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 47.4% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from 48.2% for the same period in 17 1995, due primarily to a decrease in cost of goods sold which was offset in part by an increase in occupancy expenses. The decrease in cost of goods sold was due to lower coffee prices which were offset in part by higher prices for pastry products. The increase in occupancy expenses was due primarily to the impact of the percentage rent paid on sales generated at the Company's stores at Portland International Airport. Store operating expenses as a percentage of retail sales remained relatively stable at 31.2% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to 31.4% for the same period in 1995. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of total revenues increased to 4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from 3.2% for the same period in 1995, due primarily to the impact of higher build-out costs for the stores opened in 1994 and 1995. These stores carry higher depreciation expense as a percentage of total revenues than stores opened prior to 1994. General and administrative expenses increased to $855,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from $719,000 for the same period in 1995 due primarily to the addition of key management personnel, including the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, and other costs necessary to achieve the Company's growth plans. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 14.6% in the 1996 period from 13.7% in the 1995 period. AVERAGE STORE SALES AND STORE CONTRIBUTION MARGIN. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, the Company's neighborhood and drive-through stores open for the full period achieved average store sales of $360,000 and an average store contribution margin of 21.1% compared to $357,000 and 20.0% in the same period of 1995. The five airport stores and one kiosk store open for the full period achieved average store sales of $208,000 and an average store contribution margin of 10.4% compared to $195,000 and 15.7% for the same period of 1995. The difference between the contribution margins realized on the Company's neighborhood stores compared to its airport stores is primarily a result of the percentage rent paid at Portland International Airport on sales generated at the airport stores. The decline in store contribution margins at the Company's airport stores is due primarily to higher labor costs and depreciation expenses incurred at these airport stores. OTHER INCOME. Other income as a percentage of total revenues increased to 1.4% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from 0.4% for the same period in 1995 due to interest earned on the proceeds from the Company's private placement completed in January 1996. INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 0.7% for the six months ended June 30, 1996 from 1.1% for the same period in 1995, primarily as a result of utilizing portions of the proceeds from the Company's private placement to reduce interest-bearing obligations. 1995 COMPARED TO 1994 REVENUES. Total revenues increased to $11,257,000 for the year ended December 31, 1995 from $7,708,000 for the year ended December 31, 1994. Retail sales increased to $11,045,000 in 1995 from $7,588,000 in 1994. Comparable store sales for the seven stores open for the full years of 1995 and 1994 decreased 8.7% due to the Company's decision to open new stores in close proximity to existing units. Although this decision resulted in a decrease in comparable store sales, the Company believes that it was able to increase market share, enhance its brand recognition and better serve customers in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Incremental sales from the new stores opened in 1994 and 1995 accounted for the entire increase in retail sales which was partly offset by the decline in comparable store sales. COSTS AND EXPENSES. Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 47.8% in 1995 from 49.1% in 1994 due primarily to a decrease in cost of goods sold offset by an increase in occupancy expenses. The decrease in cost of goods sold was due to lower coffee prices achieved in 1995 as a result of the new supply contract negotiated in October 1994. The increase in occupancy expenses as a percentage of total revenues was due primarily to the percentage rent paid on sales generated at the Company's stores at Portland International Airport. 18 Store operating expenses as a percentage of retail sales increased to 31.2% in 1995 from 30.5% in 1994 primarily because of the impact of higher labor costs incurred at the Company's units at Portland International Airport. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of total revenues increased to 3.5% in 1995 from 2.3% in 1994, due to the impact of higher build-out costs for stores opened in 1994 and 1995. These stores carry higher depreciation expense as a percentage of total revenues than stores opened before 1994. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 13.8% in 1995 from 15.7% in 1994 as a result of increased total revenues without a proportionate increase in overhead. AVERAGE STORE SALES AND STORE CONTRIBUTION MARGIN. For 1995, the Company's neighborhood and drive-through stores open for the full year achieved average store sales of $736,000 and an average store contribution margin of 21.1%, compared to $934,000 and 20.6%, respectively, for 1994. The Company's airport and kiosk stores open for the full year achieved average store sales of $417,000 and an average store contribution margin of 13.9% as compared to $222,000 and 22.7%, respectively, for 1994. The increase in average store sales for the Company's airport and kiosk stores resulted from the opening of several higher-volume airport stores in late 1994. The difference between the contribution margins realized on the Company's neighborhood stores compared to its airport stores is primarily a result of the percentage rent paid at Portland International Airport on sales generated at the airport stores. The decline in store contribution margins at the Company's airport stores is due primarily to higher labor costs and depreciation expenses at these stores. INCOME TAXES. For the period from January 1, 1994 through August 22, 1994, the Company elected to be taxed under the provisions of Subchapter S of the Code. Under those provisions the Company did not pay federal or state corporate income tax on its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes was made for that period. 1994 COMPARED TO 1993 REVENUES. Total revenues increased to $7,708,000 for the year ended December 31, 1994 from $5,466,000 for the year ended December 31, 1993. Retail sales increased to $7,588,000 in 1994 from $5,396,000 in 1993. Comparable store sales for the six stores open for the full years of 1993 and 1994 increased 7.3% due to increased transaction volumes, higher average dollar values per transaction and an overall increase of approximately 7.0% in the price of coffee beverages effected in August 1994. The increase in comparable store sales represents 14.8% of the overall increase in retail sales. Incremental sales from the store relocated in 1993 contributed 5.7% of the increase. Incremental sales from the 10 stores opened in 1994 accounted for the remaining 79.5% of the retail sales increase. COSTS AND EXPENSES. Cost of goods sold and related occupancy expenses as a percentage of total revenues increased to 49.1% in 1994 from 45.7% in 1993, due to an increase in cost of goods sold resulting from higher costs for coffee, and an increase in occupancy expenses due primarily to the impact of the percentage rent paid on sales generated at the Company's stores at Portland International Airport. Store operating expenses as a percentage of retail sales decreased to 30.5% in 1994 from 32.1% in 1993, due primarily to lower labor costs achieved as a result of staffing efficiencies. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of total revenues increased to 2.3% in 1994 from 2.2% in 1993. General and administrative expenses increased to $1,210,000 in 1994 from $799,000 in 1993, primarily as a result of salaries for additional management personnel needed to accommodate the Company's growth. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 15.7% in 1994 from 14.6% in 1993. 19 AVERAGE STORE SALES AND STORE CONTRIBUTION MARGIN. For 1994, the Company's neighborhood and drive-through stores open for the full year achieved average store sales of $934,000 and an average store contribution margin of 20.6% compared to $845,000 and 21.4%, respectively, in 1993. The increase in average store sales for the Company's neighborhood and drive-through stores was primarily due to increased transaction volumes, higher average dollar values per transaction and an overall price increase of approximately 7.0% in coffee beverages effected in August 1994. The decline in store contribution margin was primarily due to higher costs for coffee, which was partially offset by lower labor costs. The Company's one kiosk store open for the full year of 1994 achieved sales of $222,000 and a store contribution margin of 22.7% compared to $217,000 and 25.9%, respectively, in 1993. INCOME TAXES. For the year ended December 31, 1993 the Company elected to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Code. Therefore the Company did not pay federal or state corporate income taxes on its taxable income, and no provision for income taxes was made for that year. QUARTERLY COMPARISONS The following tables set forth certain unaudited financial data for each of the quarters in 1994, 1995 and the six months ended June 30, 1996. In the opinion of management of the Company, such unaudited information has been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial information appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus and includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for those periods. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. THREE MONTHS ENDED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA: Revenues: Retail Sales................... $1,459 $1,752 $2,049 $2,328 $2,407 $2,740 $2,984 Wholesale and other............ 22 24 32 42 48 50 50 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total revenues............... 1,481 1,776 2,081 2,370 2,455 2,790 3,034 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses.............. 721 870 1,065 1,132 1,176 1,355 1,465 Store operating expenses......... 446 499 677 692 770 847 939 Other operating expenses......... 9 11 9 11 15 15 16 Depreciation and amortization.... 29 34 50 62 81 86 104 General and administrative expenses........................ 242 267 309 392 361 358 387 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income from operations......... 34 95 (29) 81 52 129 123 Other income, net................ 5 9 20 5 11 9 8 Interest expense................. (13) (21) (25) (29) (29) (30) (36) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income before provision for income taxes.................... 26 83 (34) 57 34 108 95 Provision for income taxes (1)... -- -- 4 (20) (12) (38) (32) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income....................... $ 26 $ 83 $ (30) $ 37 $ 22 $ 70 $ 63 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Number of stores open for full period.......................... 7 8 9 12 17 17 18 Number of stores open at end of period.......................... 8 9 12 17 17 18 18 DEC. 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, 1995 1996 1996 -------- --------- -------- STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA: Revenues: Retail Sales................... $2,914 $2,793 $2,983 Wholesale and other............ 64 52 48 -------- --------- -------- Total revenues............... 2,978 2,845 3,031 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses.............. 1,392 1,334 1,449 Store operating expenses......... 895 873 931 Other operating expenses......... 17 13 12 Depreciation and amortization.... 120 114 118 General and administrative expenses........................ 444 419 436 -------- --------- -------- Income from operations......... 110 92 85 Other income, net................ 15 37 45 Interest expense................. (39) (22) (21) -------- --------- -------- Income before provision for income taxes.................... 86 107 109 Provision for income taxes (1)... (30) (41) (42) -------- --------- -------- Net income....................... $ 56 $ 66 $ 67 -------- --------- -------- -------- --------- -------- Number of stores open for full period.......................... 18 19 19 Number of stores open at end of period.......................... 19 19 19 - ------------------------------ (1) The Company operated for income tax purposes as a general partnership in 1991, as a C corporation under the Code in 1992, as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code from January 1, 1993 through August 22, 1994, and as a C corporation thereafter. 20 THREE MONTHS ENDED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Revenues: Retail sales............... 98.5% 98.6% 98.5% 98.2% 98.0% 98.2% 98.4% Wholesale and other........ 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.6 ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Total revenues........... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses.......... 48.7 49.0 51.2 47.8 47.9 48.6 48.3 Store operating expenses (1)......................... 30.6 28.5 33.0 29.7 32.0 30.9 31.5 Other operating expenses..... 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 Depreciation and amortization................ 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.6 3.3 3.1 3.4 General and administrative expenses.................... 16.3 15.0 14.8 16.5 14.7 12.8 12.8 ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Income from operations..... 2.3 5.3 (1.4) 3.4 2.1 4.6 4.1 Other income, net............ 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 Interest expense............. (0.9) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) (1.2) ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Income before provision for income taxes................ 1.8 4.7 (1.6) 2.4 1.4 3.9 3.1 Provision for income taxes (2)......................... 0.0 0.0 0.2 (0.8) (0.5) (1.4) (1.0) ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Net income................... 1.8% 4.7% (1.4)% 1.6% 0.9% 2.5% 2.1% ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- DEC. 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, 1995 1996 1996 ---------- ------------ ---------- Revenues: Retail sales............... 97.9% 98.2% 98.4% Wholesale and other........ 2.1 1.8 1.6 ----- ----- ----- Total revenues........... 100.0 100.0 100.0 Cost of sales and related occupancy expenses.......... 46.7 46.9 47.8 Store operating expenses (1)......................... 30.7 31.3 31.2 Other operating expenses..... 0.6 0.5 0.4 Depreciation and amortization................ 4.0 4.0 3.9 General and administrative expenses.................... 14.9 14.7 14.4 ----- ----- ----- Income from operations..... 3.7 3.2 2.8 Other income, net............ 0.5 1.4 1.5 Interest expense............. (1.3) (0.8) (0.7) ----- ----- ----- Income before provision for income taxes................ 2.9 3.8 3.6 Provision for income taxes (2)......................... (1.0) (1.5) (1.4) ----- ----- ----- Net income................... 1.9% 2.3% 2.2% ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- - ------------------------------ (1) As a percentage of retail sales. (2) The Company operated for income tax purposes as a general partnership in 1991, as a C corporation under the Code in 1992, as a Subchapter S corporation under the Code from January 1, 1993 through August 22, 1994, and as a C corporation thereafter. The Company's total revenues increased in each quarter with the exception of the quarters ended December 31, 1995 and March 31, 1996, in which the Company experienced seasonal sales declines typically associated with the fall and winter months. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The Company's principal capital requirement is for financing to develop or acquire retail stores. The Company plans to open at least 30 new retail stores by the end of 1997 and to continue further expansion thereafter. The cost of neighborhood and drive-through stores built or acquired during 1995 and 1994, including leasehold improvements and equipment, ranged from an average of $77,000 for the three Motor Moka drive-through stores, which required minimal retrofitting, to an average of $278,000 for the three neighborhood stores constructed during those years. The Company estimates that the cost of constructing a new neighborhood coffee house based on its new prototype design, including site selection costs, lease negotiation, store design, permitting, architectural fees, construction supervision, leasehold improvements and equipment, will be approximately $325,000. There can be no assurance, however, that costs of constructing new stores will not substantially exceed such amount. See "Business -- Site Selection and Expansion Plans" and "Risk Factors -- Growth Strategy Risks." As of June 30, 1996, the Company had $3,390,000 in cash and equivalents. Working capital as of June 30, 1996, totaled $2,847,000, as compared to working capital deficiencies of $690,000 and $571,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, and for 1995 and 1994, cash provided by operating activities was $148,000, $416,000, and $868,000, respectively. The Company has financed its recent growth primarily through the sale of equity securities, the issuance of notes payable and the periodic use of bank debt. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, 21 the Company had net cash provided by financing activities of $3,482,000, primarily as a result of $3,725,000 in net proceeds received from a private placement of Common Stock completed in January 1996. For 1995 and 1994, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $232,000 and $800,000, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 1996, and for 1995 and 1994, net cash used in investing activities was $500,000, $860,000, and $1,449,000, respectively. The primary use of net cash used in investing activities is capital expenditures for new retail stores. The Company currently estimates that capital expenditures through the end of 1997 will be approximately $10.0 million, substantially all of which will be used to develop new stores. The Company has a bank line of credit providing for borrowings through August 1, 1997 of up to $500,000. Borrowings bear interest at the rate of 0.5% over the bank's prime rate (8.25% as of June 30, 1996) and are secured by substantially all of the Company's assets, including accounts receivable, inventories, trade fixtures and equipment. As of June 30, 1996, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit; however, $73,000 of the line was reserved for a letter of credit issued in August 1995. The line of credit agreement contains restrictive covenants relating to certain financial ratios as well as the bank's standard covenants and restrictions. As of June 30, 1996, the Company was in compliance with all such debt covenants. The Company believes that the net proceeds of this offering, other financing sources, anticipated cash flow from operations and existing cash will be sufficient to meet the Company's anticipated capital requirements for planned expansion for at least the next 12 months. COFFEE PRICES AND AVAILABILITY The Company believes that it has adequate sources of supply of high-quality specialty coffee to meet its expansion needs for the foreseeable future. The Company has experienced price fluctuations for its purchased coffee over the last several years. During 1994 the Company experienced price increases as world coffee prices rose in response to a crop-damaging freeze in Brazil. Commencing in October 1994, the Company realized price reductions for its purchased coffee as a result of renegotiating its supply contract. These reductions continued during 1995 as world coffee prices moderated. SEASONALITY The Company's business is subject to seasonal fluctuations, due to seasonal changes and general economic conditions, among other factors. Historically, the Company's net sales are highest during the second and third quarters which include the spring and summer months. Quarterly results are also affected by the timing of the opening of new stores, which may be delayed for reasons outside of the Company's control. See "Risk Factors -- Growth Strategy Risks," and "-- Quarterly Comparisons." The Company's results of operations for any individual quarter may not be indicative of the results to be achieved for the full year. 22 BUSINESS GENERAL Coffee People sells coffee beverages, coffee beans, cookies, pastries, ice cream, shakes and coffee related merchandise. Sales of coffee beverages comprise approximately two-thirds of the Company's revenues, with bakery and ice cream products accounting for approximately one-fifth of the Company's revenues. The Company's objective is to be a leading national specialty coffee retailer and coffee house operator through a program of rapid expansion and consistent profitability. The Company distributes products through its Company-owned retail stores, including neighborhood coffee houses, drive-through espresso bars and specialty kiosks. Coffee People plans to open at least 30 retail stores by the end of 1997 in selected midwestern and western states, and to continue further expansion thereafter. The Company currently operates 18 stores in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and one store in Eugene, Oregon. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The specialty coffee retail business in the United States is growing rapidly and is disproportionately concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Washington and Oregon. Industry sources estimate that total retail sales of specialty coffee through all distribution channels will grow to $5.0 billion by 1999 from an estimated $1.5 billion in 1989 and that coffee cafes, including espresso carts and kiosks, will be the fastest growing distribution channel. It is estimated that the number of coffee cafes, espresso bars and espresso carts will increase from approximately 3,000 in 1995 to approximately 10,000 by 1999. Industry observers suggest that several factors underlie the recent increase in demand for specialty coffees, which are made from superior beans roasted to specifications that produce coffee with more flavor and consumer appeal. A high proportion of consumers in the United States now recognize and appreciate the difference in quality between instant and canned coffees and specialty coffees. Industry sources estimate that approximately 31.0% of all coffee consumed in the United States in 1995 was specialty coffee, an increase from approximately 3.6% in 1983. Another factor leading to the increase in specialty coffee consumption is the growing popularity of specialized coffee beverages in which coffee or espresso is combined with steamed milk to produce lattes, cappuccinos and similar beverages. These specialty coffee beverages are typically served in restaurants and coffee houses using sophisticated, high-pressure machines. In addition to increased consumer awareness and appreciation of specialty coffee, the rapid growth in the specialty coffee retail business has been attributed to an increased desire by consumers for a small indulgence. Specialty coffee beverages and complementary products offered in a pleasant environment provide consumers the opportunity to enjoy that small indulgence. Industry observers have also noted that the increasing number of people seeking a non-alcoholic locale where they can go as an alternative to home and work is contributing to the popularity of specialty coffee houses. The rapid expansion of Starbucks and other specialty coffee houses nationwide has also contributed to greater consumer awareness and appreciation of specialty coffee. With the exception of Starbucks, the specialty coffee retail segment remains relatively unbranded. The Company believes that while Starbucks will continue to dominate the segment, some of the regional chains that differentiate themselves through distinctive product offerings, alternative store designs and disciplined management will emerge as successful national retailers. THE COFFEE PEOPLE APPROACH The Company believes it can be a leading specialty coffee retailer in its selected markets by differentiating itself from other coffee houses. The Company believes it can achieve this differentiation by being more customer focused than the competition, by providing superior coffee and service and by being constantly innovative. The Company believes its stores offer an atmosphere that welcomes customers in a friendly and inviting setting designed to encourage a feeling of customer 23 "ownership" and provide a community focus that fosters brand recognition and consumer loyalty. Central to the Coffee People approach is its experienced management team, its focus on operational excellence, its strong unit economics and its sophisticated site selection processes. THE COFFEE PEOPLE PHILOSOPHY Coffee People's approach results from its distinctive philosophy that balances the values and interests of its customers, its employees, its stockholders, the communities in which it operates and the environment. Coffee People believes that its commitment to both COFFEE and PEOPLE provides value to its customers. Coffee People fulfills this commitment by serving consistently high-quality products, employing the highest standards of customer service and creating a relaxed and inviting atmosphere that attracts and welcomes a diverse blend of people. Coffee People's philosophy is embodied in its mission statement: THE COFFEE PEOPLE MISSION "COFFEE PEOPLE SEEKS TO LEAD AN EMERGING 'COFFEE NATION' IN THE CREATION OF THE BEST COFFEE COMPANY IN THE WORLD, UNITING A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT WHERE ALL CAN ENJOY COFFEE'S ENERGY AND NATURALNESS. SUCCESS IN THIS ENDEAVOR WILL LEAD TO A VIABLE, THRIVING BUSINESS BY PROVIDING ENJOYMENT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR OUR STOCKHOLDERS AND FULFILLING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. FURTHERMORE, WE BELIEVE OUR PROSPERITY IS GIVEN TO US BY OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HELD IN TRUST. THEREFORE, COFFEE PEOPLE IS COMMITTED TO RETURNING AT LEAST 10% OF ALL AFTER-TAX EARNINGS TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE OF THE COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES." The principal elements of the Coffee People philosophy are: CUSTOMER FOCUS. Coffee People believes in the worth of its customers. Satisfied customers are essential to the Company's success. The Company is dedicated to providing its customers with superior coffee -- the most flavorful, the most creatively blended, made with the highest quality beans. High-quality coffee, the basis for the name COFFEE People. The Company also is dedicated to providing its customers with the highest quality service, combining speed, consistency and courtesy in an atmosphere that is friendly, relaxed and inviting. High-quality service, the basis for the name Coffee PEOPLE. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT. Coffee People believes in the worth of its employees. Happy employees ("Human Beings," as referred to by the Company) are essential to providing superior customer service. The Company is dedicated to creating an environment that provides its employees with opportunities for personal growth, advancement and fulfillment. Through a variety of educational workshops, seminars and other programs, the Company trains its employees to provide customers with the type of service that fosters long-term customer relationships. Coffee People seeks the advice and opinions of its Human Beings regarding changes in policies or store operations. This process was formalized in 1995 with the creation of the Coffee People Senate. Senators include store managers, assistant managers and hourly shift supervisors. The Coffee People Senate provides employees with a voice in management and gives Coffee People advance insight into how proposed actions may be perceived by its employees and customers. COMMUNITY SUPPORT. Coffee People believes in the worth of the communities it serves. Supportive communities are essential to the loyal customer base the Company seeks to attract. Coffee People contributes cash, coffee products and equipment equal to at least 10% of its annual net earnings to various charitable organizations, often by donating the entire gross receipts from a new store's opening day celebration. The Company is particularly supportive of the internationally recognized "Coffee Kids" program that seeks to improve the living and working conditions in the coffee producing countries. The Company believes its charitable donation policy fosters long-term customer loyalty. 24 The Coffee People Senate recently organized Human Beings Against Drug Abuse ("HBAD") as a means of communicating to the Company's employees, customers and neighbors that Coffee People stores are drug-free zones and that illegal drugs will not be tolerated. HBAD assists local youth organizations in their efforts to combat drug abuse in teens and young adults. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Coffee People believes in the worth of preserving the environment. The Company believes its environmentally responsible practices provide satisfaction both to the Company's employees and customers. Coffee People recycles whenever possible and promotes reusable mugs by customers, including the popular Coffee People Road Tour Mug, which greatly reduces the amount of paper products used. THE COFFEE PEOPLE STRATEGY The Company's objective is to be a leading national specialty coffee retailer and coffee house operator through a program of rapid expansion and consistent profitability. The key elements of the Company's strategy include: CULTIVATE CUSTOMERS' SENSE OF OWNERSHIP. Coffee People strives to foster long-term loyalty and a sense of ownership in its customers by being continually receptive to evolving customer desires. The Company is dedicated to providing its customers with the highest quality of service emphasizing speed, consistency and courtesy in stores designed to welcome customers in a friendly, relaxing and inviting atmosphere. Many creative product names, such as Mindsweeper, were first suggested by Coffee People's customers. OFFER INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND EXTENSIVE MENU. Coffee People offers innovative products and an extensive menu that appeals to a diverse blend of people. The Company has developed proprietary brands that foster a high degree of market differentiation and customer loyalty. For example, the Company has expanded the Black Tiger brand from an espresso beverage to include ice cream and shakes, a breakfast cereal and a sparkling coffee drink, making Black Tiger one of the Company's top-selling brands. ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. Coffee People's senior management team has extensive experience in the specialty coffee industry, from selecting the beans to serving the cup. The Company believes that its training and incentive programs create knowledgeable and loyal employees who consistently exceed customers' expectations for friendliness and quality of service. Coffee People strives to achieve exceptional financial results from each of its stores by closely managing sales, costs and customer satisfaction. FOCUS ON SUPERIOR SITE SELECTION AND RAPID NATIONAL EXPANSION. Coffee People uses extensive marketing and demographic research to select store sites it believes show a high likelihood of financial success. The Company intends to develop Coffee People into a national brand by opening multiple stores in new markets where it can become a leading specialty retailer. The Company plans to open at least 30 new retail stores by the end of 1997 and to continue its national expansion thereafter. COFFEE PEOPLE PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS PRODUCTS. The Company offers a broad product line including specialty coffees, coffee beans, pastries and cookies, ice cream and shakes and coffee related merchandise. A typical store's menu includes the following items, among others: HUMAN BEING ORGANIC ESPRESSO-TM- DRINKS BLACK FOREST MOCHA-TM- ESPRESSO WITH STEAMED CHERRY CHOCOLATE, WHIPPED CREAM AND A CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY VELVET HAMMER-TM- ESPRESSO MOCHA MADE WITH SPICY MEXICAN STYLE CHOCOLATE FABULOUS COFFEE CHARGER-TM- NON-ALCOHOLIC COFFEE LIQUEUR STEAMER SUPERCHARGED WITH ESPRESSO 25 BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- ESPRESSO DRINKS BLACK TIGER MINDSWEEPER-TM- LATTE MADE WITH BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK-, COFFEE PEOPLE'S EXCLUSIVE ITALIAN STYLE HIGH-CAFFEINE BLEND BLACK TIGER SLAMMAHAMMA-TM- VELVET HAMMER-TM- MADE WITH BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- BLACK TIGER SLAMMER-TM- BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- ESPRESSO HOUSE COFFEES DEPTH CHARGE-TM- HUMAN BEING HOUSE COFFEE WITH A SHOT OF ESPRESSO COFFEE ON ICE BLACK TIGER SPARKLING COFFEE-TM- SOPHISTICATED ADULT REFRESHMENT, WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL [CAPTION] 26 FABULOUS COFFEE COOLER-TM- A NON-ALCOHOLIC COFFEE LIQUOR AND CREAM FLAVORED CHILLER ICE CREAM SHAKES BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- ICE CREAM BLENDED WITH BLACK TIGER-REGISTERED TRADEMARK- ESPRESSO CAPPUCCINO BORGIA SHAKE-TM- CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM, FRESH ORANGE AND ESPRESSO VELVET HAMMER-TM- VELVET HAMMER-TM- ICE CREAM BLENDED WITH ESPRESSO SPECIALTY COFFEE BEANS COFFEE PEOPLE SPECIAL BLENDS NEW WORLD COFFEES AFRICAN COFFEES INDONESIAN COFFEES - --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- Coffee People's Best-TM- Colombian Supremo Ethiopian Mocha Harrar Celebes Kalossi Black Velvet Colombian Ethiopian Yrgacheffe Sumatra Blue Lintong Tiger-Registered Trademark- Perfect Breakfast-TM- Guatemalan Estate Kenya AA Estate Sumatra Estate Mandheling Human Being Espresso-TM- Mexico Pluma Tanzanian Peaberry Java Estate Haitian Bleu-TM- 100% Kona Zimbabwe 053 New Guinea Estate SUPPLIERS COFFEE. Coffee People's supplier purchases coffee from a variety of coffee producing countries. The Company believes that its contacts in the coffee producing countries will ensure a continued supply of the high-quality beans used in its products. The Company does not roast any of its coffee beans because of the ready availability of high-quality roasters in the United States. The Company buys its coffee from Coffee Bean International, Inc. ("CBI"), a Portland, Oregon based roaster that uses Coffee People's proprietary roasting specifications. The Company believes CBI has adequate capacity to fulfill the Company's needs for the foreseeable future. See "Risk Factors -- Dependence on Single Coffee Supplier." BAKERY GOODS AND ICE CREAM. The Company obtains bakery goods and ice cream from local vendors with reputations for superior quality. Cookies are made based on recipes developed by Coffee People. By offering alternative selections such as ice cream and non-coffee beverages for people who do not drink coffee, Coffee People believes it creates an inclusive, welcoming setting for all to enjoy its products. DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY AND STORE TYPES The Company's principal distribution channel is retail stores, including neighborhood coffee houses, drive-through espresso bars, airport stores and specialty kiosks. The objective of each of the Company's stores is to provide the "Coffee People Experience" to customers in a relaxed, friendly and inviting setting. Coffee People intends to develop other distribution points such as mail order catalogs, airlines and co-developed stores that feature coffee and other complementary products. The first Coffee People retail store opened in 1983. Eighteen additional retail stores opened between 1987 and 1995. The Company opened its first Motor Moka drive-through espresso bar in 1990, and believes this was one of the first drive-through espresso bars in the country. In 1994, the Company opened its Aero Moka outlets at Portland International Airport. The Company has four store types: NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE HOUSE. Neighborhood coffee houses are located in both urban and suburban neighborhoods and business districts and are designed to preserve and nurture the special feeling 27 of community traditionally associated with coffee houses. This type of store offers a complete line of Coffee People products and features retail sales of roasted coffee beans. The Company has seven of these stores in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and one store in Eugene, Oregon. The Company has developed a flexible prototype design for its neighborhood coffee house to provide uniformity and ease of replication during its national expansion. The basic design will be modified to meet local conditions in new markets. The prototype design was developed from extensive customer surveys and focus group analyses. The layout emphasizes comfort with larger, softer chairs and is designed to increase coffee bean and merchandise sales. Neighborhood coffee houses range in size from approximately 1,500 to 2,500 square feet. DRIVE-THROUGH ESPRESSO BAR. The second type of store is the drive-through espresso bar that operates under the Motor Moka brand. The Company has four of these stores in Portland, Oregon, one of which has indoor seating. The Company intends to provide indoor seating in all stores of this type where feasible. Drive-through stores without indoor seating generally will have a walk-up window. These stores are designed to maximize customer convenience by eliminating the need to park a car and walk into a store. AIRPORT STORE. The third type of store is designed for major airports. The Company has six of these stores at Portland International Airport operating under the Aero Moka brand. These stores include quick grab-and-go kiosks, coffee bars and a sit-and-relax cafe. The Company believes these types of stores provide visibility and increase brand recognition. SPECIALTY KIOSK. The fourth type of Coffee People store is a specialty kiosk for placement in high-traffic locations such as supermarkets and office building lobbies. The Company has one of these store types and intends to add more as attractive opportunities arise. STORE ECONOMICS. The Company believes that its distinctive neighborhood and drive-through store concepts, innovative product offerings and strong management produce unit economics among the highest in the retail specialty coffee industry. The 11 neighborhood and drive-through stores that were open for the full year of 1995 generated average store sales of $736,000 and achieved an average store contribution margin of 21.1%. The six airport and kiosk stores that were open for the full year of 1995 generated average store sales of $417,000 and achieved an average store contribution margin of 13.9%. The difference between the two contribution margins is due primarily to the percentage rent paid at Portland International Airport and to higher labor costs and depreciation expenses at the airport stores. The Company's planned national expansion will focus on neighborhood and drive-through stores, which the Company believes offer the most attractive economic and marketing opportunities. See "Selected Financial Data" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The cost of opening a new store depends upon the type of store, the nature of any improvements that already exist at the site, the availability of tenant improvement allowances and other factors. The Company estimates that the cost of opening a new neighborhood coffee house store will be approximately $325,000. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources." SITE SELECTION STRATEGY AND EXPANSION PLANS Coffee People believes that superior site selection is among the most critical elements influencing its long-term success. The Company has conducted extensive demographic surveys through a national firm to identify potential markets and the neighborhoods within those markets most likely to be receptive to Coffee People. Using proprietary site-selection criteria, the Company narrows its search for new store sites to specific street intersections. The Company's expansion strategy is to open multiple stores in new markets where it believes it can become a leading specialty coffee retailer. The Company intends to open at least 30 new retail stores by the end of 1997 and to continue its national expansion thereafter. The new stores to be opened by the end of 1997 will likely be located in Orange County, California, Denver, Colorado and 28 other metropolitan areas in the midwestern and western United States. Coffee People will also seek to acquire specialty retailers as opportunities arise that satisfy the Company's economic, site-selection and other strategic criteria. The Company recently strengthened its senior management team in anticipation of its national expansion plans. Taylor H. Devine, who joined the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer in September 1995, has over 30 years of experience with rapidly growing national retail companies, including Blockbuster Video and Mrs. Field's Cookies. Steven P. Crantz, who joined the Company as Vice President -- Development in March 1996, has 19 years of experience in developing multiple national retail stores including with Marriott Hotels and Resorts and Country Harvest Buffet Restaurants. The Company has developed Black Tiger Units ("BTUs") to assist in opening stores in new markets. Each BTU generally consists of four individuals with experience as store managers or assistant store managers. BTU members are chosen because of their skills in instilling in new employees the values that make up the Coffee People Experience. BTUs assist in new store development and generally will operate new stores for some period following their opening to provide consistency in service and quality. MARKETING STRATEGY Coffee People's central marketing strategy is to offer quality products and service that create customer loyalty in a satisfying environment. To effect this strategy, Coffee People markets the Coffee People Experience. The Company believes it addresses its customers in a distinctive tone of voice. For example, the Company's paper cups feature the Coffee People Bill of Rights, which expresses concerns about the issues of the day, creates a fictional history that gives the Company a sense of depth and gently pokes fun at itself and its obsession with coffee. This voice forms a character that the Company uses to create a strong sense of personality and brand recognition. THE COFFEE PEOPLE BILL OF RIGHTS 1. PEOPLE OF COFFEE, YOU HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS. AMONG THESE ARE THE RIGHTS OF SPRING, THE RIGHT TO PEACE, FREEDOM & COFFEE. IN THAT ORDER. 2. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU CANNOT BECOME AN ATTORNEY, SOMEONE WILL BECOME ONE FOR YOU. The Company seeks to create new brands and products associated with the brand. For example, in 1987 Coffee People created a new category of specialty coffee, a high-caffeine coffee of a more rustic Italian taste, and named it Black Tiger. It was first served as brewed hot coffee and as a distinctive line of espresso drinks. Later, ice cream featuring the coffee was developed. The ice cream was combined with espresso and the Black Tiger milkshake was created. The Company has expanded the product line to include Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee, Black Tiger granola, a breakfast cereal, and ancillary products. Black Tiger products now account for a significant amount of the Company's total revenues. The Company believes that this kind of branded product line expansion has been successful in attracting the Company's customers to new products and building incremental sales. The Company also seeks ways to weave its branded product themes into the architectural elements of its stores. Sales of Coffee People Farthings and Notes (tokens and certificates redeemable for product) further contribute to the customer's feeling of being a citizen of the Coffee People Republic. 29 3. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO WANDER, IN YOUR OWN WAY, THE GARDEN OF HYDRAULICS THAT IS ESPRESSO. 4. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FORM YOUR OWN OPINIONS. YOU MAY EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT DURING THE DINNER HOUR. CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS. The Company also seeks to entertain and educate its customers through featured coffees of the month, brewing demonstrations and coffee tastings that explore the origins and preparation of coffee. The Company promotes some new products by temporarily decorating stores to match various themes. For example, in the summer of 1996 the Company decorated some of its stores as "Black Tiger Lounges" to promote three new coffee beverages, Cuba Libra-TM-, Espresso Highball-TM- and Brandy Mochapolean-TM-, designed to enhance the perception that drinking Coffee People coffee is a special event to be enjoyed at all times of the day. The Company believes that these types of activities help develop a loyal customer base. 5. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPECT FREEDOM FROM BACKTALK. HOWEVER, SEEN FROM OUTER SPACE MUCH OF THE GLOBE APPEARS TO BE BLUE. THEREFORE, O WANDERER, SPEAK SOFTLY TO US. 6. COFFEE ISN'T ALWAYS THE ANSWER. CERTAINLY NOT. BUT IT REMAINS A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION WE ARE INCLINED TO ASK. Coffee People emphasizes the themes of energy and naturalness in its products and marketing. For example, the Black Tiger brand connotes energy. The organically grown Human Being coffee, which forms the base of all of the Company's regular espresso beverages, is a natural product with positive implications for the world's coffee growing regions. COMPETITION The specialty coffee market is intensely competitive and is becoming more so. Many of the Company's competitors have greater financial and marketing resources, brand name recognition and a larger customer base than the Company. The specialty coffee industry is currently characterized by a small number of large, well-capitalized companies and a large number of small companies and single-unit operators. The activities of large companies such as Starbucks are increasing the appreciation and awareness of specialty coffee across the country. At the same time, the national press has focused attention on the growth opportunities associated with operating coffee stores and espresso carts. This attention, combined with relative ease of entry into this business, has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of small independent specialty coffee companies and single-unit operators. Coffee People competes against virtually all coffee sellers. A number of nationwide coffee manufacturers, such as Kraft General Foods, Proctor and Gamble, and Nestle, distribute coffee products in supermarkets and convenience stores, which may serve as substitutes for Coffee People coffees. Other specialty coffee companies, such as Starbucks, Millstone Coffee, Seattle's Best Coffee and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, sell whole bean coffees in supermarkets and variety and discount stores. In the retail area, the Company competes for whole bean and beverage sales with national and regional chains, franchise operators and local specialty coffee stores. There are a large number of competing specialty coffee retailers, many of whom have significantly more retail outlets than the Company. In addition, Coffee People competes with and will continue to compete with local competitors in the specialty coffee business. The Company expects intense competition both within its primary geographic territory, the Pacific Northwest, and in new geographic locations across the United States in which the Company will seek to expand. In all of these markets, national and regional competitors as well as local companies have established themselves as strong competitors with loyal customer followings. The specialty coffee business is expected to become even more competitive as local and regional companies expand and attempt to build brand awareness in new markets. Coffee People also competes against other specialty retailers and restaurants for suitable sites for new retail stores. There can be no assurance that management will be able to secure suitable sites at acceptable rent levels. See "Risk Factors -- Competition." 30 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Company does not own any patents. The Company's principal United States trademarks include Coffee People-Registered Trademark-, Black Tiger-Registered Trademark-, Good Coffee No Backtalk-Registered Trademark-, Java Noir-Registered Trademark-, Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee-TM- and Human Being Organic Espresso-TM-. The Company's principal United States service mark registrations include Coffee People-Registered Trademark-, Motor Moka-Registered Trademark- and Motorist's Espresso Bar-Registered Trademark-. The Company has an application pending in the United States to register the name Aero Moka-TM-. The Company has applied for trademark and service mark protection for the name Coffee People in Canada and Japan. GOVERNMENT REGULATION The food service industry is subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulation relating to the development and operation of food service outlets, including laws and regulations relating to building and seating requirements, the preparation and sale of food, cleanliness, safety in the workplace, accommodations for the disabled and the Company's relationship with its employees, such as minimum wage requirements, anti-discrimination laws, overtime and working conditions and citizenship requirements. The failure to obtain or retain necessary food licenses, substantial increases in the minimum wage or substantial increases in payroll taxes to fund mandatory health-care or employee benefit programs could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Because few, if any, of the Company's employees are paid at a level below the recently increased federal minimum wage, the Company does not anticipate that the recent change to the federal minimum wage law will have a material effect on the Company. See "Risk Factors -- Government Regulation." FACILITIES The Company leases its corporate offices and all of its retail locations. The Company's retail stores range from 150 to 2,500 square feet with lease rates ranging from approximately $1,200 to $6,375 per month. The monthly lease rate for certain stores is based on that store's monthly sales revenue. As of June 30, 1996, the Company leased all 19 of its retail stores. In addition the Company has entered into a lease for a new neighborhood-type store to be opened in Tigard, Oregon. The Company anticipates opening the store by the end of 1996. There can be no assurance, however, that the store will be opened within such period. One of the Company's stores is operated at a location for which there is currently no term lease in effect. The lessor at such location, therefore, could at any time demand that the Company vacate the premises on 30 days prior written notice. The Company is negotiating with the lessor for a long-term lease. There can be no assurance, however, that a lease for such location will be obtainable on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Another of the Company's stores is operated pursuant to a lease which expires on December 31 , 1996. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to renew its lease for such location. The loss of either of such store locations would have a material adverse effect on the Company. See "Business -- Facilities." As a requirement of its lease with the Port of Portland for the six Aero Moka stores at Portland International Airport, the Company is required to enter into a joint venture with a certified disadvantaged business enterprise for one of the Company's stores at Portland International Airport. Upon entry into the joint venture, the Company will have a 49% ownership in that store. The Company has had continuing discussions with the Port of Portland to discuss ways in which this requirement can be met. One of the Company's stores is leased from the owner by certain affiliates of the Company. The Company is permitted to operate at such location and makes all rental payments under the lease agreement. However, the Company has no written sublease relating to the store. See "Certain Transactions." The Company's corporate offices consist of approximately 3,000 square feet with an annual lease rate of approximately $20,300. The Company anticipates relocating its corporate offices in 1997 at what is likely to be a substantially higher lease rate. HUMAN BEINGS As of June 30, 1996, the Company had 285 employees. None of the Company's employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company believes its employee relations are good. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company is not involved in any material litigation or proceeding and is not aware of any material litigation or proceeding threatened against it. 31 MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows: NAME AGE POSITION - ---------------------------- --- -------------------------------------------- James L. Roberts 47 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Taylor H. Devine 55 President, Chief Operating Officer and Director Kenneth B. Ross 47 Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Steven P. Crantz 40 Vice President -- Development Patricia J. Roberts 45 Vice President -- Human Resources Jeffrey M. Ferguson (1) 46 Vice President -- Coffee and Director Gary G. Talboy (1)(2) 47 Director Douglas L. Ayer (1)(2) 59 Director - ------------------------ (1) Member of Compensation Committee (2) Member of Audit Committee Mr. Roberts opened the first Coffee People store with his wife, Patricia J. Roberts, in 1983. Mr. Roberts has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company since it was organized in 1992, and was President of the Company from 1992 to September 1995. From 1982 until 1985, he was employed as inside sales manager for Coffee Bean International, Inc. Mr. Roberts received a B.A. in English from the University of Oregon in 1971 and attended its Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing until 1973. Mr. Devine joined Coffee People in September 1995 as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director. Mr. Devine served as President and a director of Takeout Taxi Holdings, Inc., a multi-restaurant marketing and delivery company, from January 1992 to September 1995. From October 1987 until December 1991, Mr. Devine served in several capacities, including Vice President of International Operations, with Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation. Previously, Mr. Devine was founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Inform, Inc. and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Field Financial Corporation (dba Mrs. Fields Cookies) from August 1982 until December 1985. Mr. Devine received a B.A. degree from Hillsdale College in 1963 and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1991. Mr. Ross joined Coffee People in November 1993 as Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed Secretary in August 1996. From 1979 to November 1993, he engaged in the private practice of law in Portland, Oregon. He has also taught accounting and real estate classes at Portland State University. Mr. Ross received a B.S. degree in engineering from Oregon State University in 1971, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1973 and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern School of Law in 1978. Mr. Ross is a Certified Public Accountant and an Attorney at Law. Mr. Crantz joined Coffee People in April 1996 as Vice President -- Development. Prior to joining the Company, from October 1994 through March 1996 he was Vice President of Real Estate and Construction for Country Harvest Buffet Restaurants, Inc. From August 1993 through October 1994, Mr. Crantz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Capital Resources, Inc., a privately held business equipment financing firm. Mr. Crantz was a founder and served as Chairman from January 1992 through October 1994 of National Capital Services, a privately held firm providing management services to the FDIC and RTC in connection with managing assets from failed banks and thrifts. From January 1985 through January 1992, Mr. Crantz held various positions with Marriott 32 Hotels and Resorts, including Vice President of Development, Divisional Vice President of Development for Courtyard by Marriott, and Divisional Vice President for Development for Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Mrs. Roberts opened the first Coffee People store with her husband, James L. Roberts, in 1983 and has worked full time in the business since 1985. From 1982 to 1985, she was employed by Coffee Bean International, Inc. as sales and customer service representative. From 1985 to 1994, she held various positions with the Company. Mrs. Roberts was Vice President -- Operations of the Company from 1994 to August 1996, when she was appointed Vice President -- Human Resources. Mr. Ferguson has been a director and officer of the Company since it was organized in 1992. From 1985 until 1992, Mr. Ferguson was a 50% partner in the partnership that was the predecessor to Coffee People. Currently, Mr. Ferguson is primarily involved with Coffee Creations, Inc., a company which he co-founded in 1988 to develop specialty coffee beverages and products. Coffee Creations, Inc. competes from time to time with Coffee People in the development of new products and may compete with Coffee People in the future. See "Certain Transactions." He was a co-founder of Coffee Bean International, Inc., in which he served as Secretary-Treasurer from 1976 until 1991, when he and Mr. Talboy sold the business. He has been active with the Organic Crop Improvement Association and has been active in organic coffee certification efforts. He received a B.S. in English from Southern Oregon State College in 1971. Mr. Ferguson is a co-founder of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (the "SCAA") and has been active in that organization since 1982. Mr. Talboy has been a director of the Company since it started corporate operations in 1992. He was Secretary-Treasurer of the Company from 1992 to August 1996. From 1985 until 1992, Mr. Talboy was a 50% partner in the partnership that was the predecessor of Coffee People. Currently, Mr. Talboy is primarily active as a coffee industry consultant through his company, Specialty Coffee Consultants. Through this business, Mr. Talboy assists roasters in identifying sources for green coffee and in helping farmers in the coffee producing countries develop means of producing and marketing better quality green coffees. He is a co-founder of Coffee Bean International, Inc., in which he served as President from 1976 until he and Mr. Ferguson sold the business in 1991. Mr. Talboy is also a founding director of the SCAA and was selected by the SCAA as an industry representative to serve consecutive terms on the board of the Coffee Development Group, a United States organization funded by the International Coffee Organization. He received a B.S. in marketing from Southern Oregon State College in 1971. Mr. Ayer has been a director of the Company since January 1996, when International Capital Partners, Inc. ("ICP"), of which he is President and Managing Partner, represented investors in a private placement of Common Stock of the Company. Mr. Ayer has been associated with ICP since 1989 when it was founded. He serves on the board of directors of four private companies and two public companies, Bio Dental Technologies Corp. and BioPool International Inc. Prior to joining ICP, Mr. Ayer was Chief Executive Officer and a principal stockholder of Carnetrics, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of custom fabricated engineered metal components. Mr. Ayer holds a B.S. cum laude from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The following table summarizes the compensation earned by the Company's Chief Executive Officer. None of the Company's other executive officers received compensation in excess of $100,000 for services rendered to the Company in all capacities in 1995. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE ANNUAL COMPENSATION -------------------- NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION SALARY BONUS --------- --------- James L. Roberts................................................................. $ 74,682 -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 33 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS The Company has employment agreements with James L. Roberts, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Taylor H. Devine, its President and Chief Operating Officer, Steven P. Crantz, its Vice President -- Development, and Patricia J. Roberts, its Vice President -- Human Resources. The agreement with Mr. Roberts is for a five-year term through December 31, 1997. The agreement provides for a base salary during 1996 and 1997 of at least $69,378 and $71,459, respectively. The agreement may be terminated by either Mr. Roberts or the Company upon 21 days prior written notice. If the agreement is terminated by the Company without cause, Mr. Roberts is entitled to a payment of $25,000. The agreement may also be terminated without notice by the Company for cause. In addition to his base salary under the agreement, Mr. Roberts receives $12,000 annually for serving on the Board of Directors. The agreement with Mr. Devine is for a five-year term, ending December 31, 2000. The agreement provides for a base annual salary of $150,000, with the potential for scheduled increases if certain annual sales targets are met. Bonuses are paid to Mr. Devine based on a percentage of the Company's pre-tax operating income, and based on certain pre-tax operating margin targets, as established by the Board of Directors. Upon completion of this offering, the agreement provides that the Company will grant to Mr. Devine an option for 63,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the initial public offering price. The agreement may be terminated by either Mr. Devine or the Company on 30 days prior written notice. In the event of termination by the Company without cause, Mr. Devine is entitled to receive payment of his base salary for a period of six months following termination, plus a prorated bonus accrued through the date of termination. The Company may also terminate the agreement without prior notice for cause. Upon termination for cause, or termination at the election of Mr. Devine, he is entitled to a severance payment of one month's base salary plus prorated bonus accrued to the date of termination. The agreement with Mr. Crantz is for a five-year term through April 14, 2001. The agreement provides for a base annual salary of $90,000, plus a bonus based on the performance of new stores opened. Mr. Crantz may terminate the agreement upon 30 days prior written notice, and the Company may terminate the agreement upon 90 days prior written notice. If so terminated, Mr. Crantz is entitled to a pro rata portion of his bonus accrued during the year of termination. The Company may also terminate the agreement for cause. The agreement with Mrs. Roberts is for a five-year term through December 31, 1997. The agreement provides for a base salary during 1996 and 1997 of at least $42,784 and $44,065, respectively. The agreement may be terminated by either Mrs. Roberts or the Company upon 21 days prior written notice. If the agreement is terminated by the Company without cause, Mrs. Roberts is entitled to a payment of $5,000. The agreement may also be terminated by the Company without notice for cause. STOCK OPTION PLANS In 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 the Board of Directors and the stockholders adopted the 1993 Stock Option Plan, the 1994 Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan, respectively (collectively, the "Stock Option Plans"). The Stock Option Plans are administered by a committee comprised of "disinterested directors," for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (the "Plan Administrator"). The Option Plans provide for the grant of options to purchase up to an aggregate of 675,788 shares of Common Stock to officers, key employees and consultants. Options granted under the Stock Option Plans may be either incentive stock options ("ISOs") within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or non-statutory stock options ("NSOs"). Pursuant to the Stock Option Plans, the Plan Administrator has the authority to determine in its discretion the recipients of grants, the number of options to be granted and other terms and provisions of each option. 34 ISOs may be issued only to employees of the Company. The exercise price for ISOs granted under the Stock Option Plans may not be less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of the grant and the aggregate fair market value (as determined at the time of the grant) of shares issuable upon exercise of incentive stock options for the first time in any one calendar year may not exceed $100,000. Options granted under the Stock Option Plans have a maximum term of 10 years from the date of the grant. In the case of ISOs granted to holders of more than 10 percent of the voting power of the Company, the exercise price may not be less than 110 percent of the fair market value and the option by its terms may not be exercisable more than 5 years after the date or grant. NSOs may be granted at not less than 85 percent of the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of the grant. Options granted under the Stock Option Plans become exercisable in whole or in part from time to time as determined by the Plan Administrator. Options are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each option is exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee only by such optionee. As of June 30, 1996, options to purchase 334,838 shares of Common Stock were granted and outstanding under the Stock Option Plans, at a weighted average exercise price of $11.66. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN On June 3, 1994, the Company adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). Under the ESPP, 150,000 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance to and purchase by employees of the Company. As of the date of this Prospectus, no shares of Common Stock have been sold under the ESPP. All employees with over six months of service who work more than 20 hours per week and who do not own stock or options for more than 5% of the Company's stock are eligible to participate in the ESPP. The Company expects to implement the ESPP through periodic issuances of Common Stock. The Company also may implement the ESPP through open market purchases of Common Stock. Upon implementation, at the beginning of each applicable subscription period, the Company will offer to each participant in the ESPP an option to purchase a maximum number of shares based upon a percentage of the participant's base compensation for the period divided by 85% of the market value of the Common Stock at that time. At the end of each period, each participant can acquire such shares at the lower of 85% of the fair market value at the beginning or at the end of the period. The ESPP allows participants to authorize payroll deductions or to make cash payments to be applied toward the purchase of shares of Common Stock. Unless a participant gives written notice to the Company, the option to purchase Common Stock with the cash value of his or her account will be deemed to have been automatically exercised at the end of each applicable period. Upon written notice at any time prior to the end of an applicable period, a participant may elect to withdraw the value of his or her account at such time. The ESPP is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code. Under that Code section, employees may not be granted options if immediately after the grant such employee would own stock or hold options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of the voting power or value of all stock of the Company, nor may any participant purchase Common Stock having a fair market value exceeding $25,000 in any calendar year. The Board of Directors may at any time amend or terminate the ESPP, except that the approval of the Company's stockholders is required within 12 months of the adoption of any amendment increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the ESPP. Unless extended by the Board of Directors, the ESPP will terminate on the earlier of ten years from its effective date, or when all of the shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP have been issued. As of the date of this Prospectus, no shares of Common Stock have been issued or sold under the ESPP. 35 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS Effective January 4, 1993, the Company redeemed a total of 282,094.5 shares of Common Stock owned by each of Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy. The total purchase price was $500,750. As part of the consideration for the redemption, the Company gave promissory notes in the amount of $245,000 to each of Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy. Monthly payments in the amount of $2,975 are made on each of the notes, which bear interest at the rate of 2% over the prime rate of interest (8.5% at June 30, 1996). Mr. Ferguson's note was prepaid in full in August 1995. Mr. Talboy's note may be prepaid in full at any time without penalty. His note is secured by substantially all of the Company's assets, including accounts receivable, inventories, trade fixtures and equipment, tangible and intangible personal property, after acquired property and the proceeds thereof. Mr. Talboy's security interest is subordinate to the security interest held by the Company's bank. Simultaneously, Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy each sold 281,219 shares of Common Stock (in the aggregate, 50% of the then outstanding shares) to James L. Roberts and Patricia J. Roberts. As part of the consideration for the purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts gave each of Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy promissory notes in the original principal amount of $249,500. The promissory notes bear interest at the rate of 2% over the prime rate of interest (8.5% at June 30, 1996). The notes may be prepaid in full at any time without penalty. The notes are secured by a pledge of substantially all shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. As of June 30, 1996, the aggregate outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the promissory notes were $444,498 and $88,252, respectively. Immediately following this offering, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts intend to pay all accrued interest on the notes and make principal payments sufficient to bring the notes current. On March 18, 1994, the Company issued 16,500 shares of Common Stock to each of Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy in satisfaction of $132,000 due to them consisting of $108,600 in dividends payable with respect to Subchapter S distributions and $23,400 of the current portion of long-term notes. On December 31, 1993, Kenneth B. Ross, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, exercised incentive stock options for 37,500 shares of Common Stock and paid for such shares by giving a promissory note to the Company in the amount of $83,333. The note bears interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum and is due on December 31, 1998. On January 17, 1995, Mr. Ross exercised incentive stock options for 25,250 shares of Common Stock and paid for such shares by giving promissory notes to the Company in the aggregate amount of $58,333. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum and are due December 31, 1999. The notes provide that in the event any of the stock is sold before the notes mature, all accrued interest and a pro rata portion of the principal balance must be paid in full. In January 1994, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Timothy M. O'Callaghan, then Vice President -- Real Estate of the Company, for the lease of property at Southeast 102nd and Stark Streets, Portland, Oregon, where the Company now operates a Motor Moka drive-through store. The initial term of the lease is for a period of six years which expires on February 28, 2000. The lease automatically renews for an additional five-year period and contains one further renewal option to extend the term of the lease through October 16, 2008, unless the Company delivers notice that it is not exercising the renewal option. The sublease requires the Company to pay Mr. O'Callaghan monthly the sum of $2,677 plus one-half of the net profits from the operation of the store, in addition to amounts due under the ground lease underlying the Company's sublease, which amount is currently $1,895. For purposes of determining the profits under the sublease, the Company may offset a full allocable portion of corporate overhead expenses. These lease terms may not be as favorable to the Company as the Company might have been able to obtain from an unrelated third party. Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy are the former owners of CBI, the Company's sole coffee supplier. See "Risk Factors -- Dependence on Single Coffee Supplier" and "Business -- Coffee People Products and Suppliers -- Suppliers." They sold CBI on June 7, 1991, in exchange for cash and promissory notes due April 30, 2001. At the time of the sale, Messrs. Ferguson and Talboy also owned the predecessor of Coffee People as equal partners. As part of the consideration of the sale of CBI, Coffee 36 People and CBI entered into a supply agreement, which has subsequently been replaced by the Supply Agreement, which requires Coffee People to purchase all of its vendor-roasted coffee requirements from CBI. See "Risk Factors -- Dependence on Single Coffee Supplier." The Company's Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee is manufactured by Coffee Creations, Inc. ("Coffee Creations") an Oregon corporation owned in part by Mr. Ferguson. Coffee Creations also develops and manufactures other specialty coffee beverages and products, including other sparkling coffees, which do and may compete with Coffee People's products. Coffee People has not claimed and does not expect to claim any interest in the competing products developed by Coffee Creations. Mr. Ferguson considers the formula for Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee to be owned by Coffee Creations and considers only the name for Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee to be owned by Coffee People. Coffee People currently purchases all of its Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee from Coffee Creations, but is not obligated to do so. During 1995 and the first six months of 1996, Coffee People paid Coffee Creations approximately $13,500 and $7,500, respectively, for purchases of product. During the first six months of 1996, sales of Black Tiger Sparkling Coffee accounted for less than 1% of the Company's revenues. Accordingly, sales of this product do not constitute a significant part of the Company's business and the Company does not consider itself to be materially dependent on Coffee Creations as the source for this product. However, in order to establish a supply relationship with another source, Coffee People would either have to duplicate the formula or develop an alternative formula with the characteristics of quality and taste contained in the existing product. On May 23, 1994, the Company entered into an Equipment Lease Agreement with First Portland Leasing Company for the lease of approximately $75,000 of equipment. The lease runs for three years and requires monthly payments of $2,799 each. The Company also has an option to purchase the leased equipment upon the payment of $7,553 at the conclusion of the lease term. The lease has been guaranteed by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, by Mr. Ferguson and by Mr. Ross. On July 1, 1994, Mr. Talboy purchased the land and building on which the Company operates its Motor Moka drive-through espresso bar at 525 N.E. Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Immediately following the closing of Mr. Talboy's purchase, the Company leased the property from Mr. Talboy under a 15-year lease that requires the Company to pay Mr. Talboy base rent of $6,375 per month. The lease provides for rent escalation in 2000 and annually thereafter based upon the increase in the consumer price index in effect at the end of 1997 and also requires the Company to pay all utilities, insurance, property taxes, and repairs and maintenance relating to the property. These lease terms may not be as favorable to the Company as the Company might have been able to obtain from an unrelated third party. The Company's retail store at 817 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon is leased by Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Talboy and Mr. and Mrs. Roberts (dba Coffee People Immediate Care Center). The Company is permitted to operate at such location and makes all rental payments under the lease agreement for such location without incurring any additional obligation to the lessees. However, the Company has no written sublease agreement relating to the store. In September 1995, the Company granted options to Taylor H. Devine for 150,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, which options vest annually through January 1, 2000. In January 1996, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 135,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share to ICP. Douglas L. Ayer, a director of the Company, is President and Managing Partner of ICP. In March 1996, the Company granted options to Mr. Ross for the purchase of 30,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, which options vest annually through July 1, 2000. 37 In April 1996, the Company granted options to Steven P. Crantz for the purchase of 45,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, which options vest annually through January 1, 2003. The Company's obligations under lease agreements with respect to one of its stores and its corporate headquarters are guaranteed by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. A second store lease is guaranteed by Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Talboy. 38 PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of June 30, 1996, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of the shares offered by this Prospectus, by (i) each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Common Stock, (ii) each of the Company's directors, (iii) the Chief Executive Officer, (iv) the Selling Stockholders and (v) all directors and executive officers as a group. To the Company's knowledge, each named beneficial owner has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed except as indicated below. SHARES OWNED SHARES OWNED BEFORE THE OFFERING AFTER THE OFFERING ---------------------- SHARES BEING ---------------------- NAME OF OWNER (1) NUMBER PERCENT OFFERED NUMBER PERCENT ----------- --------- ------------ ----------- --------- James L. Roberts (2)................................ 562,500 28.1% 150,000 412,500 12.8% Patricia J. Roberts (3)............................. 562,500 28.1 150,000 412,500 12.8 Zesiger Capital Group, LLC (4)...................... 525,000 26.2 125,000 400,000 12.4 320 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Gary G. Talboy...................................... 297,750 14.9 12,500 285,250 8.8 Jeffrey M. Ferguson (5)............................. 281,550 14.1 12,500 269,050 8.3 Douglas L. Ayer(6).................................. 135,000 6.3 -- 135,000 4.0 John Estok (7)...................................... 75,000 3.7 25,000 50,000 1.5 Taylor H. Devine (8)................................ 31,200 1.5 -- 31,200 1.0 All directors and executive officers as a group (2)(3)(5)(6)(8)(9)................................. 1,381,950 63.5% 175,000 1,206,950 35.5% - ------------------------ (1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each person in this table is c/o Coffee People, Inc., 3259 NW 29th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97210. (2) Includes 281,250 shares owned by his wife, Patricia J. Roberts. Substantially all of such shares have been pledged to Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy to secure promissory notes. See "Certain Transactions." Shares Being Offered include 75,000 shares being offered by Mrs. Roberts. (3) Includes 281,250 shares owned by her husband, James L. Roberts. Substantially all of such shares have been pledged to Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy to secure promissory notes. See "Certain Transactions." Shares Being Offered include 75,000 shares being offered by Mr. Roberts. (4) Consists of shares over which Zesiger Capital Group, LLC has dispositive power pursuant to authority granted by its investment clients. Zesiger Capital Group, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares. (5) Includes 2,400 shares held in trusts for his children for which he serves as trustee. (6) Includes 135,000 shares issuable upon exercise of a warrant owned by International Capital Partners, Inc., of which Mr. Ayer is President and Managing Partner. (7) Includes 75,000 shares acquired in exchange for promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $166,667. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum and are due on December 31, 1998. If any of the shares are sold before the notes mature, all accrued interest and a pro rata portion of the principal balance must be paid in full. Immediately following this offering, Mr. Estok will pay the Company $84,000 in principal and accrued interest on the notes. See "Use of Proceeds." (8) Includes 30,000 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options. (9) Includes 9,750 shares issuable upon exercise of stock options held by an executive officer. 39 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES The Company's Articles authorize the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Series Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"). The following description of the Company's capital stock is qualified in all respects by reference to the Articles, which have been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. COMMON STOCK Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of any funds lawfully available therefor and, in the event of liquidation or distribution of assets, are entitled to participate ratably in the distribution of such assets remaining after payment of liabilities, in each case subject to any preferential rights granted to any series of Preferred Stock that may then be outstanding. The Common Stock does not have any preemptive rights or redemption, conversion or sinking fund provisions. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are, and all shares of Common Stock to be outstanding upon completion of the offering will be, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Holders of Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. The Articles authorize the Board of Directors to provide for staggered terms for directors whenever the Board of Directors is comprised of six or more members. PREFERRED STOCK The Articles authorize the Board of Directors, without further shareholder authorization, to issue Preferred Stock in one or more series and to fix the terms and provisions of each series, including dividend rights and preferences, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights, and rights on liquidation, including preferences over Common Stock, all of which could adversely affect the rights of holders of Common Stock. The issuance of any series of Preferred Stock under certain circumstances could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of the Company, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of Common Stock, may discourage bids for the Common Stock at a premium over the market price and may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of, the Common Stock. No Preferred Stock is outstanding and the Company has no present plans to issue any shares of Preferred Stock. WARRANTS FINANCING WARRANT. In connection with the sale in a private transaction of 596,250 shares of Common Stock in January 1996 (the "Private Placement"), the Company issued a warrant entitling the holder to purchase 135,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share (the "Financing Warrant"). The Financing Warrant expires one year following the closing of this offering. The exercise price of the Financing Warrant is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances to protect the holder thereof from dilution. PERFORMANCE WARRANTS. In connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued warrants to certain investors entitling the holders thereof to purchase an aggregate of 131,250 shares of Common Stock at $0.0067 per share (the "Performance Warrants"). The Performance Warrants are not exercisable prior to March 31, 1999, except that they may be exercised at any time after January 1, 1999 if the Company (i) fails to achieve earnings before interest and taxes plus depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of at least $1.25 per share for 1997 and (ii) has not sold Common Stock pursuant to a public offering meeting certain conditions. The Performance Warrants will be cancelled if the Company either (a) achieves EBITDA in 1997 and 1998 of at least $1.25 and $1.91 per share, respectively, or (b) closes prior to December 31, 1998 an underwritten public offering of its Common Stock which generates at least $6 million of gross proceeds, at a price which results in a 35 percent or greater compound annual return on the Common Stock acquired by the holders of the Performance Warrants in the Private Placement. Compound annual return is calculated for these purposes by valuing the stock sold in the 40 underwritten public offering at the gross price per share to the underwriters, measured at the date of the closing of the offering. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Performance Warrants is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances to protect the holders thereof from dilution. The Performance Warrants will be cancelled following this offering if the initial offering price exceeds $8.33 per share (assuming closing occurs on or about September 30, 1996). REPRESENTATIVES' WARRANTS. In connection with this offering, the Company has authorized the issuance of Representatives' Warrants and has reserved for issuance and registered for resale 100,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants. The Representatives' Warrants will entitle the holders to acquire 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per share equal to 120% of the initial public offering price. The Representatives' Warrants will be exercisable at any time from the first anniversary of the date of this Prospectus until the fifth anniversary of the date of this Prospectus. The Representatives' Warrants may be cancelled by the Company at any time upon at least 90 days written notice to the holders thereof, if the closing price per share of the Common Stock for the 30 consecutive days immediately preceding the date notice of cancellation is given equals or exceeds 140% of the exercise price of the Representatives' Warrants. See "Underwriting." The foregoing discussion of the Financing Warrant, the Performance Warrants and the Representatives' Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the agreements governing such warrants, each of which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part. For the life of the Financing Warrant, the Performance Warrants and the Representatives' Warrants, the holders thereof have the opportunity to profit from a rise in the market price of the Common Stock without assuming the risk of ownership of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants. Warrant holders may be expected to exercise their warrants at a time when the Company would likely be able to obtain any needed capital by an offering of Common Stock on terms more favorable than those provided for by the warrants. Further, the terms on which the Company could obtain additional capital during the life of the warrants may be adversely affected by their existence. REGISTRATION RIGHTS The holders of 731,250 shares of Common Stock (including shares issuable upon exercise of the Financing Warrant) are entitled to certain rights with respect to registration of such shares under the Securities Act. If the Company proposes to register any of the Common Stock, either for its own account or for the account of other security holders, such holders are entitled to written notice of the registration and are entitled to include, at the Company's expense, shares held by such holders, subject to certain limitations and exceptions. Such rights do not apply with respect to this offering. In addition, at any time after six months following the closing of this offering, the holders of 50% or more of such shares may require the Company on one occasion to use its best efforts to register under the Securities Act, at the Company's expense, such holders' shares of Common Stock. STATE LEGISLATION The Company is subject to certain provisions of the Oregon Business Combination Act that govern business combinations between corporations and interested stockholders (the "Business Combination Act"). The Business Combination Act generally provides that if a person or entity acquires 15% or more of the voting stock of an Oregon corporation (an "Interested Shareholder"), the corporation and the Interested Shareholder, or any affiliated entity of the Interested Shareholder, may not engage in certain business combination transactions for three years following the date the person became an Interested Shareholder. Business combination transactions for this purpose include (a) a merger or plan of share exchange, (b) any sale, lease, mortgage or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation and (c) certain transactions that result in the issuance of capital stock to the Interested Shareholder. These restrictions do not apply if (i) the Interested Shareholder, as a result of the transaction in which such person became an Interested Shareholder, owns at least 85% of 41 the outstanding voting stock of the corporation (disregarding shares owned by directors who are also officers and certain employee benefit plans), (ii) the board of directors approves the share acquisition or business combination before the Interested Shareholder acquires 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting stock or (iii) the board of directors and the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation (disregarding shares owned by the Interested Shareholder) approve the transaction after the Interested Shareholder acquires 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock. The Company is also subject to the Oregon Control Share Act (the "Control Share Act"). The Control Share Act generally provides that a person (the "Acquiror") who acquires voting stock of an Oregon corporation in a transaction which results in the Acquiror holding more than each of 20%, 33 1/3% or 50% of the total voting power of the corporation (a "Control Share Acquisition") cannot vote the shares it acquires in the Control Share Acquisition ("Control Shares") unless voting rights are accorded to the Control Shares by (a) a majority of each voting group entitled to vote and (b) the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares, excluding the Control Shares held by the Acquiror and shares held by the corporation's officers and inside directors. The term "Acquiror" is broadly defined to include persons acting as a group. The Acquiror may, but is not required to, submit to the corporation an "Acquiring Person Statement" setting forth certain information about the Acquiror and its plans with respect to the corporation. The Acquiring Person Statement may also request that the corporation call a special meeting of stockholders to determine whether the voting rights will be restored to the Control Shares. If the Acquiror does not request a special meeting of stockholders, the issue of voting rights of Control Shares will be considered at the next annual or special meeting of stockholders. If the Acquiror's Control Shares are accorded voting rights and represent a majority or more of all voting power, stockholders who do not vote in favor of the restoration of such voting rights will have the right to receive the appraised "fair value" of their shares, which may not be less than the highest price paid per share by the Acquiror for the Control Shares. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, Inc., Seattle, Washington. SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of Common Stock in the public market, including shares issued under the ESPP, upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plans and outstanding warrants, could adversely affect the prevailing market prices of the Common Stock. Upon completion of this offering, the Company will have 3,227,869 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Of these shares, the 1,550,000 shares sold in this offering and the 107,694 shares sold in the Company's Regulation A offering completed in December 1994 will be eligible for immediate resale without restriction under the Securities Act, unless purchased by an "affiliate" of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which will be subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144. Upon expiration of lock-up agreements with the Representatives 180 days after the date of this Prospectus (or earlier with the consent of Black & Company, Inc.), 1,502,250 shares of Common Stock issued in private transactions not involving a public offering, treated as "restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144, will be eligible for immediate resale subject to the limitations of Rule 144. An additional 67,925 are not subject to lock-up agreements and may be sold immediately, subject to Rule 144. In addition, holders of 731,250 shares of Common Stock outstanding and issuable upon exercise of an outstanding warrant are entitled to certain registration rights. In general, under Rule 144 a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who has beneficially owned restricted shares for at least two years is entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding shares of the 42 Common Stock (approximately 32,000 shares immediately after this offering) or the average weekly trading volume of the Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of the sale is filed with the Commission. Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about the Company. Any person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of the Company at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned shares for at least three years, is entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations, manner of sale provisions, public information requirements or notice requirements. The Company intends to file promptly after the date of this Prospectus a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register 796,575 shares of the Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of options under the Company's Stock Option Plans and upon sale under the ESPP. Shares acquired upon the exercise of such options after the effective date of that Registration Statement generally will be eligible for sale without restriction in the public market by holders who are not affiliates of the Company, unless such shares are subject to lock-up agreements with the Representatives. See "Underwriting." 43 UNDERWRITING The Underwriters named below (the "Underwriters"), represented by Black & Company, Inc. and Pacific Crest Securities Inc. (the "Representatives"), have severally agreed, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Underwriting Agreement, to purchase from the Company and the Selling Stockholders the number of shares of Common Stock indicated below opposite their respective names at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters are subject to certain conditions, and that the Underwriters are committed to purchase all of such shares, if any are purchased. NUMBER OF UNDERWRITERS SHARES ----------- Black & Company, Inc....................................................................... Pacific Crest Securities Inc............................................................... ----------- Total.................................................................................. 1,550,000 ----------- ----------- The Company has been advised by the Representatives that the Underwriters propose to offer the shares to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus, and to certain dealers at that price less a concession of not more than $ per share, and that the Underwriters and such dealers may reallow to other dealers, including the Underwriters, a discount not in excess of $ per share. After the initial public offering, the public offering price and concessions and discounts may be changed by the Representatives. The Underwriters do not intend to confirm sales of more than 5% of the Common Stock offered hereby to any account over which they exercise discretionary authority. The Company and the Selling Stockholders have granted the Overallotment Option to the Underwriters, exercisable for a period of 30 days after the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to an additional 160,000 shares of Common Stock from the Company and the Selling Stockholders at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus. The Underwriters may exercise the Overallotment Option only to cover overallotments, if any. To the extent the Overallotment Option is exercised, each Underwriter will become obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage of such additional shares as the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the Underwriter shown in the table above bears to the total number of shares shown in the table. The Company and certain stockholders, officers and directors of the Company, who will own or control a total of 1,502,250 shares of Common Stock following the offering, and persons holding 44 options and a warrant to purchase 469,838 shares of Common Stock, have agreed not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock for a period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus without the consent of the Representatives, subject to certain limited exceptions. The Underwriting Agreement provides that the Company and the Selling Stockholders will indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities under the Securities Act, or will contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof. The Company will pay the Representatives a nonaccountable expense allowance of 0.5% of the proceeds of the sale of up to 1,062,500 shares of Common Stock. The Company has agreed to sell to the Representatives, for nominal consideration, warrants to purchase from the Company up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per share equal to 120% of the initial public offering price. The Representatives' Warrants are exercisable for a period of four years beginning one year from the date of this Prospectus, and are not transferable except to officers or partners of the Representatives or by operation of law. The Company has granted certain rights to the holders of the Representatives' Warrants to register under the Securities Act the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Representatives' Warrants. The Representatives' Warrants will be callable by the Company upon 90 days notice following the first time when the closing price of the Common Stock exceeds 140% of the exercise price of the Representatives' Warrants for 30 consecutive days. In connection with the Private Placement, Pacific Crest Securities Inc. ("Pacific Crest") was engaged by the Company as its investment banking representative and financial advisor. As compensation for these services, the Company paid to Pacific Crest a fee of $200,000 in cash upon the closing of the Private Placement. The Company also reimbursed Pacific Crest for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs in excess of $3,000 related to the Private Placement. The Company also agreed that through January 11, 1998 the Company will first offer to Pacific Crest the right to (i) act as the Company's agent in any private equity financings, (ii) act as the Company's managing underwriter in any public offering of the Company's shares involving gross proceeds of $10 million or less, (iii) act as co-manager in any underwriting in which Pacific Crest is not the managing underwriter, and (iv) act as the Company's advisor in any merger and acquisition activities. Any such future arrangement is contingent upon the Company and Pacific Crest reaching a satisfactory agreement on reasonable fees, which are to be negotiated in good faith prior to any engagement. Also in connection with the Private Placement, persons affiliated or associated with Pacific Crest acquired an aggregate of 49,800 shares of the Common Stock of the Company for the same price per share and on the same terms as other purchasers in the Private Placement. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock. The initial public offering price will be determined by negotiations between the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Representatives. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price will be the history of and the prospects for the Company and the industry in which it competes, an assessment of the Company's management, its past and present operations, its past and present earnings and the trend of such earnings, the prospects for future earnings, the present state of the Company's development, the general condition of the securities markets at the time of the offering and the market prices of publicly traded common stocks of comparable companies in recent periods. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company and the Selling Stockholders by Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth, Portland, Oregon. Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the Common Stock will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Oregon. 45 EXPERTS The financial statements included in the Prospectus and elsewhere in the Registration Statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect thereto, and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing in giving said reports. AVAILABLE INFORMATION Following this offering, the Company will be subject to the requirements of the Exchange Act and thus will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. A Registration Statement on Form SB-2 relating to the Common Stock being offered hereby has been filed by the Company with the Commission. As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Commission, this Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration Statement. For further information with respect to the Company and the Common Stock offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto and schedules filed therewith. Copies of the Registration Statement and reports filed under the Exchange Act may be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's regional offices located at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048, and 1400 Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661, upon payment of prescribed fees. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. The Company intends to furnish to its stockholders annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports for the first three quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited interim financial information. 46 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PAGE --------- Report of Independent Public Accountants................................................................... F-2 Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1994 and 1995, and as of June 30, 1995 and 1996 (unaudited).............. F-3 Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996 (unaudited)........................................................................ F-4 Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 1993 1994 and 1995 and for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996 (unaudited)................................................... F-5 Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 and for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and 1996 (unaudited)........................................................................ F-6 Notes to Financial Statements.............................................................................. F-7 F-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors of Coffee People, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Coffee People, Inc. (an Oregon corporation) as of December 31, 1994 and 1995, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995. 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 Coffee People, Inc. as of December 31, 1994 and 1995, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Portland, Oregon, March 29, 1996 (except with respect to the matters discussed in Note 14, as to which the date is July 26, 1996) F-2 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) ASSETS DECEMBER 31, -------------------- JUNE 30, 1994 1995 1996 --------- --------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1)............................ $ 472 $ 260 $ 3,390 Accounts receivable........................................... 12 9 28 Inventories (Note 1).......................................... 204 264 208 Prepaid expenses.............................................. 86 112 36 Deferred tax assets (Notes 1 and 5)........................... 15 13 13 Other current assets.......................................... 14 -- -- --------- --------- --------- Total current assets........................................ 803 658 3,675 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (NOTES 1 AND 2)..................... 1,613 2,155 2,366 OTHER ASSETS.................................................... 96 23 80 --------- --------- --------- Total assets................................................ $ 2,512 $ 2,836 $ 6,121 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (Note 4)......................................... $ 55 $ 112 $ 127 Current portion of long-term debt to related parties (Note 4)........................................................... 17 35 17 Line of credit (Note 3)....................................... -- 175 -- Note payable (Note 4)......................................... 80 -- -- Accounts payable.............................................. 941 775 485 Accrued liabilities........................................... 180 196 183 Income taxes payable (Notes 1 and 5).......................... 12 55 16 Other current liabilities..................................... 89 -- -- --------- --------- --------- Total current liabilities................................... 1,374 1,348 828 DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY (Notes 1 and 5).......................... 19 66 90 LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Note 4)........... 26 370 328 LONG-TERM DEBT TO RELATED PARTIES (Note 4)...................... 424 197 171 COMMITMENTS (Note 7) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Notes 8, 9, 12 and 14): Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares, none issued or outstanding................................... -- -- -- Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued, 1,909,383, 1,936,233, and 2,002,869 shares; outstanding, 1,378,194, 1,405,044 and 2,002,869 shares....... 1,417 1,476 4,737 Stock subscription notes receivable (Note 9).................. (257) (341) (353) Warrants outstanding (Note 14)................................ -- -- -- Treasury stock, at cost; 531,189, 531,189 and 0 shares........ (467) (467) -- Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)....................... (24) 187 320 --------- --------- --------- Total stockholders' equity.................................. 669 855 4,704 --------- --------- --------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.................. $ 2,512 $ 2,836 $ 6,121 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F-3 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. STATEMENTS OF INCOME (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) SIX MONTHS ENDED YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30, ------------------------------- -------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (UNAUDITED) REVENUES: Retail sales......................................... $ 5,396 $ 7,588 $ 11,045 $ 5,147 $ 5,776 Wholesale and other.................................. 70 120 212 98 100 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total revenues..................................... 5,466 7,708 11,257 5,245 5,876 COST OF SALES and related occupancy expenses (occupancy expenses paid to related parties of $0, $93, $187, $76 and $88).............................................. 2,499 3,788 5,388 2,531 2,783 STORE OPERATING EXPENSES............................... 1,733 2,314 3,451 1,617 1,804 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES............................... 25 40 63 30 25 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION.......................... 119 175 391 167 232 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.................... 799 1,210 1,550 719 855 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income from operations............................. 291 181 414 181 177 OTHER INCOME, net...................................... -- 39 43 20 82 INTEREST EXPENSE (interest expense to related parties of $43, $38, $35, $20 and $11)........................ (43) (88) (134) (59) (43) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income before provision for income taxes........... 248 132 323 142 216 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (Notes 1 and 5)....................................... -- (16) (112) (50) (83) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- NET INCOME............................................. $ 248 $ 116 $ 211 $ 92 $ 133 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 1)............................ $ 0.13 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- SHARES USED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 1)... 1,632,128 1,626,011 2,160,095 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F-4 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) STOCK RETAINED COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIPTION EARNINGS ---------------------- TREASURY NOTES (ACCUMULATED SHARES AMOUNT STOCK RECEIVABLE DEFICIT) TOTAL ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- BALANCE, December 31, 1992.............. 1,689,189 $ 267 $ -- $ -- $ 41 $ 308 Purchase of treasury stock............ (564,189) -- (501) -- -- (501) Exercise of stock options (Notes 8 and 9)................................... 75,000 167 -- (167) -- -- Net income............................ -- -- -- -- 248 248 Dividends............................. -- -- -- -- (253) (253) ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- BALANCE, December 31, 1993.............. 1,200,000 434 (501) (167) 36 (198) Issuance of treasury stock............ 33,000 98 34 -- -- 132 Exercise of stock options (Notes 8 and 9)................................... 37,500 83 -- (83) -- -- Interest income on stock subscription notes at 8.5% per annum, net (Note 9)................................... -- -- -- (7) -- (7) Direct Public Offering (Note 12)...... 107,694 802 -- -- -- 802 Net income............................ -- -- -- -- 116 116 Dividends............................. -- -- -- -- (176) (176) ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- BALANCE, December 31, 1994.............. 1,378,194 1,417 (467) (257) (24) 669 Exercise of stock options (Notes 8 and 9)................................... 26,850 59 -- (58) -- 1 Interest income on stock subscription notes at 8.5% per annum (Note (9).... -- -- -- (26) -- (26) Net income............................ -- -- -- -- 211 211 ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- BALANCE, December 31, 1995.............. 1,405,044 1,476 (467) (341) 187 855 Private Placement, net of offering costs (unaudited).................... 596,250 3,258 467 -- -- 3,725 Exercise of stock options (unaudited).......................... 1,575 3 -- -- -- 3 Interest income on stock subscription notes at 8.5% per annum (unaudited).......................... -- -- -- (12) -- (12) Net income (unaudited)................ -- -- -- -- 133 133 ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- BALANCE, June 30, 1996 (unaudited)...... 2,002,869 $ 4,737 $ -- $ (353) $ 320 $ 4,704 ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F-5 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30, ------------------------------- -------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (UNAUDITED) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income.................................................. $ 248 $ 116 $ 211 $ 92 $ 133 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities- Depreciation and amortization............................. 119 175 391 167 232 Deferred provision for income taxes....................... -- 4 49 23 24 Interest income on stock subscriptions.................... -- (21) (26) (12) (12) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable.............. 1 (8) 3 (10) (19) (Increase) decrease in inventories...................... (9) (45) (60) (58) 56 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses................. (11) (57) (26) 54 76 Decrease (increase) in other current assets............. 5 (14) 14 13 -- Increase (decrease) in accounts payable................. 60 639 (166) (38) (289) Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities.............. 57 49 16 24 (13) (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable............. (22) 12 43 20 (40) (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities........ (2) 18 (33) (33) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities............. 446 868 416 242 148 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of property and equipment, net..................... (224) (1,368) (933) (564) (443) (Increase) decrease in other assets......................... (9) (81) 73 (2) (57) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities................. (233) (1,449) (860) (566) (500) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from long-term debt and capital lease obligations................................................ -- 204 682 285 -- Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations............. -- (168) (115) (202) Repayment of related party debt............................. (8) (70) (227) (15) (44) Proceeds from private placement, net........................ -- -- -- -- 3,725 Issuance of Common Stock, net............................... -- 801 1 1 3 Dividends................................................... (109) (135) (56) (38) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities... (117) 800 232 118 3,482 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH................................... 96 219 (212) (206) 3,130 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period............ 157 253 472 472 260 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of the period.................. $ 253 $ 472 $ 260 $ 266 $ 3,390 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F-6 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: THE COMPANY Coffee People, Inc. (the Company), an Oregon corporation, sells coffee beverages, coffee beans, cookies, pastries, ice cream, shakes and coffee related merchandise. Eighteen of the Company's nineteen stores are located in Portland, Oregon and one is located in Eugene, Oregon. A downturn in economic conditions in Oregon could have a material adverse effect on the Company. USE OF ESTIMATES 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. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Company's financial instruments consist of accounts receivable and debt instruments. At December 31, 1995 and 1994, the fair value of the Company's receivables and debt under loans approximated the carrying value. INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION The interim financial statements included herein have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the management of the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Interim financial statements are by necessity somewhat tentative; judgments are used to estimate interim amounts for items that are normally determinable only on an annual basis. For example, the effective income tax rate is based on estimates of annual amounts of taxable income. The interim period information included herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management of the Company, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the respective interim periods. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for an entire year. ADVERTISING Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, advertising costs were $54, $69 and $49, respectively. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments with original maturity dates of three months or less. INVENTORIES Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of roasted coffee, food, beverages, supplies and other merchandise held for sale. F-7 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the initial lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Major repairs and improvements are capitalized and depreciated. STORE OPENING COSTS Costs incurred in connection with start-up and promotion of new stores are expensed as incurred. INCOME TAXES For the year ended December 31, 1993 and for the period from January 1, 1994 through August 22, 1994, the Company elected to be taxed under the provisions of Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. Under those provisions, the Company did not pay federal or state corporate income taxes on its taxable income. Instead, the stockholders were individually responsible for federal and state income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes was made for the year ended December 31, 1993, or for the period from January 1, 1994 through August 22, 1994. Subsequent to August 22, 1994, the Company was subject to federal and state corporate income taxes. Income taxes were provided for on the basis of earnings reported for financial reporting purposes. Deferred income taxes are provided for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109). Deferred taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities given the provisions of enacted tax laws and tax rates. Deferred income tax expenses or credits are based on the changes in the financial statement basis versus the tax basis in the Company's assets or liabilities from year to year. The cumulative effect of adopting SFAS 109 was not material. EARNINGS PER SHARE The year ended December 31, 1995 was the first full year that the Company was subject to federal and state corporate income taxes (see Income Taxes above). SEC guidelines allow earnings per share data to be presented only when a company converts to a taxable status. Accordingly, earnings per share data has been presented only for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the six-month periods ended June 30, 1995 and 1996. Earnings per share amounts are based on the average number of shares of Common Stock and dilutive Common Stock equivalents outstanding, using the treasury stock method, during the year after giving retroactive effect of a 3-for-2 stock split declared on July 26, 1996 (Note 14). Common stock equivalents include shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options. In addition, pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 83, Common Stock options and warrants granted and shares issued during the 12 months immediately preceding the offering date at a price below the proposed offering price of the Company's initial public offering are reflected in the earnings per share calculation as if they had been outstanding for all periods presented (using the treasury stock method and the initial public offering price). F-8 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (CONTINUED) Certain of the warrants included in the earnings per share calculation are subject to cancellation if certain conditions are met (see related discussion at Note 14). The pro forma earnings per share and shares used in pro forma earnings per share calculations assuming cancellation of the performance warrants are as follows: SIX MONTHS ENDED YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, DECEMBER -------------------- 31, 1995 1995 1996 ----------- --------- --------- (UNAUDITED) Net income........................................ 211 92 133 Pro forma earnings per share...................... $ 0.14 $ 0.06 $ 0.07 Shares used in computing pro forma earnings per share............................................ 1,500,975 1,494,858 2,028,942 RECLASSIFICATIONS Certain balances for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the June 30, 1996 presentation. RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 121 (SFAS 121), "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of," which requires the Company to review for impairment of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles and goodwill related to those assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable. In certain situations, an impairment loss would be recognized. SFAS 121 will become effective for the Company's year ending December 31, 1996. The Company has reviewed the implications of SFAS 121 and, based on its initial evaluation, does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 123 (SFAS 123), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," which establishes a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans and requires additional disclosures for those companies that elect not to adopt the new method of accounting. The Company will continue to account for stock-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS 123 disclosures will be effective for the year ending December 31, 1996. 2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: Property and equipment consist of the following: DECEMBER 31, -------------------- JUNE 30, 1994 1995 1996 --------- --------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) Leasehold improvements.................................. $ 1,091 $ 1,764 $ 1,773 Machinery and equipment................................. 941 1,156 1,308 Capital leases.......................................... 110 116 116 Construction in progress................................ 3 28 310 --------- --------- ----------- 2,145 3,064 3,507 Less -- Accumulated depreciation........................ (532) (909) (1,141) --------- --------- ----------- $ 1,613 $ 2,155 $ 2,366 --------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- ----------- F-9 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 3. LINE OF CREDIT: In August 1995, the Company entered into a line of credit agreement with a bank in the amount of $300. The interest rate for amounts drawn under the line is 1% over the prime rate (9.5% at December 31, 1995). Out of the $300 credit line, the sum of $73 is reserved for use under a letter of credit dated August 1995. The line expires in September 1996. 4. DEBT: Debt consists of the following at December 31: 1994 1995 --------- --------- Note payable to bank, payable in monthly installments of $6 each, plus interest at 9%, commencing September 1, 1995, due August 1, 1998..................................... $ -- $ 184 Note payable to stockholder, payable in monthly installments of $3, including interest at 2% over the prime rate (11% at December 31, 1995), due December 1, 2002........... 424 197 Note payable to the Port of Portland, payable in monthly installments of $5, commencing April 8, 1995, including interest at 12%, due March 8, 2003............... -- 268 Other notes payable................................................................... 92 -- --------- --------- 516 649 Less -- Current portion............................................................... (122) (110) --------- --------- $ 394 $ 539 --------- --------- --------- --------- The bank note and line of credit (Note 3) is secured by substantially all of the Company's assets including accounts receivable, inventories, trade fixtures and equipment. These debt agreements contain restrictions relating to specified financial ratios as well as the lender's standard covenants and restrictions. As of December 31, 1995, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. The proceeds from the bank note were used to pay off a note to one of the stockholders. The stockholder note is secured by substantially all of the Company's assets and is subordinated to the bank note. The principal payments on long-term debt are as follows at December 31, 1995: 1996......................................... $ 110 1997......................................... 115 1998......................................... 98 1999......................................... 58 2000......................................... 66 Thereafter................................... 202 --------- $ 649 --------- --------- F-10 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 4. DEBT: (CONTINUED) The Company has capital leases for certain equipment. Future minimum payments under the capital leases are as follows at December 31, 1995: 1996.................................................. $ 48 1997.................................................. 27 1998.................................................. 5 ---- 80 Less -- Portion representing interest................. (15) ---- Present value of net minimum lease payments........... 65 Less -- Current portion............................... (37) ---- Long-term obligations under capital leases............ $ 28 ---- ---- 5. INCOME TAXES: The components of the provision for income taxes consist of the following: YEARS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30, ------------------------------- -------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (UNAUDITED) Current: Federal............................. $ -- $ 9 $ 59 $ 24 $ 48 State............................... -- 3 4 3 11 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -- 12 63 27 59 Deferred.............................. -- 4 49 23 24 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total provision................... $ -- $ 16 $ 112 $ 50 $ 83 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- The reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rates to the Company's effective income tax rates is as follows: SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 30, ------------------------------------- ------------------------ 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) Federal statutory rate................................ 34.0% 34.0% 34.0% 34.0% 34.0% State income taxes, net of federal benefit............ -- 5.9 2.6 3.4 3.4 Effect of graduated tax rates......................... -- (7.7) (1.3) (3.3) (0.3) Effect of change in tax status (Note 1)............... (34.0) (18.2) -- -- -- Other................................................. -- (1.9) (0.6) 1.3 1.1 ----- ----- --- --- --- -- 12.1% 34.7% 35.4% 38.2% F-11 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 5. INCOME TAXES: (CONTINUED) The components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following: DECEMBER 31, -------------------- JUNE 30, 1994 1995 1996 --------- --------- ----------- (UNAUDITED) Current deferred tax assets -- Basis difference in accrued liabilities......... $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 Tax deduction carryforwards..................... 12 10 10 --------- --------- ----------- Total current deferred tax asset............ $ 15 $ 13 $ 13 --------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- ----------- Long-term deferred tax asset -- Tax credit carryforwards........................ $ -- $ 32 $ 37 Long-term deferred tax liability -- Basis difference in property, plant and equipment...................................... (19) (98) (127) --------- --------- ----------- Net long-term deferred tax liability........ $ (19) $ (66) $ (90) --------- --------- ----------- --------- --------- ----------- The Company believes that deferred tax assets will be fully realized based upon future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future earnings or available tax strategies. Accordingly, there was no valuation allowance on deferred tax assets at December 31, 1994 and 1995 and June 30, 1996. 6. OPERATING LEASES: The Company leases certain retail store, office and warehouse facilities under operating leases expiring through the year 2009. Most lease agreements contain renewal options and rent escalation clauses. Certain leases provide for contingent rentals based upon gross sales. Rental expense under these lease agreements for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 was as follows: 1993 1994 1995 --------- --------- --------- Minimum rentals...................................................... $ 311 $ 460 $ 828 Contingent rentals................................................... 19 28 84 --------- --------- --------- $ 330 $ 488 $ 912 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Minimum future rental payments under these agreements as of December 31, 1995 are as follows: 1996............................................................... $ 693 1997............................................................... 616 1998............................................................... 551 1999............................................................... 519 2000............................................................... 418 Thereafter......................................................... 1,479 --------- $ 4,276 --------- --------- 7. COMMITMENTS: The Company has an agreement with a supplier to purchase substantially all of the Company's coffee requirements through November 30, 1996. Management believes that other suppliers could provide similar products. Any supplier from whom the Company might purchase coffee is subject to F-12 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 7. COMMITMENTS: (CONTINUED) volatility in the supply and price of coffee beans. A change in suppliers, however, could impact the terms currently received by the Company. Such a change could have a negative impact on operating results. As a requirement of the lease with the Port of Portland, the Company is committed to enter into a joint venture with a third party for one of the Company's stores at Portland International Airport. Once the agreement is finalized, the Company will have a 49% ownership interest in that store. 8. INCENTIVE PLANS: AUTHORIZED STOCK In June 1995, the Company restated its Articles of Incorporation to authorize 50,000,000 shares of no par value Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of no par value preferred stock. STOCK OPTION PLANS At December 31, 1995, the Company had three Stock Option Plans -- the 1993 Stock Option Plan adopted in December 1993, the 1994 Stock Option Plan adopted in March 1994, and the 1995 Stock Option Plan adopted in June 1995 (collectively, the Plans). Under the Plans, key employees and consultants may be granted either incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options. Incentive stock options must comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), may be granted only to employees and may be granted at not less than the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. Nonqualified options may be granted to employees and consultants at not less than 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant. Canceled options are available for future grant. The following table shows the activity for the aforementioned stock option plans: NUMBER OF PRICE PER SHARES SHARE ---------- ---------------- Outstanding at December 31, 1992............................... -- $ -- Granted...................................................... 225,000 2.22 Exercised.................................................... (75,000) 2.22 Canceled..................................................... -- -- ---------- ---------------- Outstanding at December 31, 1993............................... 150,000 2.22 Granted...................................................... 105,000 4.00 - 8.00 Exercised.................................................... (37,500) 2.22 Canceled..................................................... (12,900) 2.22 ---------- ---------------- Outstanding at December 31, 1994............................... 204,600 2.22 - 8.00 Granted...................................................... 196,500 8.00 - 10.00 Exercised.................................................... (26,850) 2.22 Canceled..................................................... (22,237) 2.22 - 8.00 ---------- ---------------- Outstanding at December 31, 1995............................... 352,013 2.22 - 10.00 Granted...................................................... 85,500 10.00 Exercised.................................................... (1,575) 2.22 Canceled..................................................... (101,100) 2.22 - 8.00 ---------- ---------------- Outstanding at June 30, 1996 (unaudited)....................... 334,838 $2.22 - 10.00 ---------- ---------------- ---------- ---------------- F-13 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 8. INCENTIVE PLANS: (CONTINUED) For all three plans, there were 183,638 and 311,737 (unaudited) shares of unissued Common Stock reserved for issuance at December 31, 1995 and June 30, 1996, respectively. Options to purchase 81,359 and 69,544 (unaudited) shares of Common Stock were exercisable at December 31, 1995 and June 30, 1996, respectively. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN In June 1994, the Board of Directors adopted and the shareholders approved an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP). Under the ESPP, 150,000 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance to and purchase by employees of the Company. All employees with over six months of service who work more than 20 hours per week and who do not own stock and stock options for more than 5% of the Company's stock are eligible to participate in the ESPP. The ESPP is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code. Under that section of the Code, employees may not be granted options if, immediately after the grant, such employee would own stock or hold options to purchase stock possessing 5% or more of the voting power or value of all stock of the Company, nor may any participant purchase Common Stock having a fair market value exceeding $25,000 in any calendar year. No shares have been issued or purchased under the Plan. 9. STOCK SUBSCRIPTION NOTES RECEIVABLE: During December 1993, upon exercise of incentive stock options by an officer and by a key employee, the Company issued 75,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for notes. On January 4, 1994, a key employee exercised incentive stock options for 37,500 shares of Common Stock in exchange for notes. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum from the dates of exercise, and are due in full on December 31, 1998. The notes provide that in the event any of the stock is sold before the notes mature, all accrued interest and a pro rata portion of the principal balance must be paid. On January 17, 1995, an officer exercised incentive stock options for 26,250 shares of Common Stock in exchange for notes. The notes bear interest at the rate of 8.5% per annum from the date of exercise and are due in full on December 31, 1999. In the event any of the stock is sold before the notes mature, all accrued interest and a pro rata portion of the principal balance must be paid. 10. RETIREMENT PLAN: Effective on May 1, 1994, the Company adopted a tax deferred savings plan (the 401(k) Plan). All employees with over six months service and who work an average of 30 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Participants who choose to participate may contribute up to 20% of their pretax compensation to the 401(k) Plan subject to the statutorily prescribed annual limits. All contributions to the 401(k) Plan, including Company contributions, are fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times. The Company made contributions of $6 and $12 during 1994 and 1995, respectively. F-14 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 11. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS: The Company made the following cash payments: SIX MONTHS YEARS ENDED ENDED JUNE DECEMBER 31, 30, ---------------- ---------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (UNAUDITED) Interest (includes $37, $40, $35, $19 and $10 paid to related parties)....... $ 37 $ 71 $134 $ 60 $ 44 Taxes................................... -- -- 32 32 101 Noncash investing and financing activities are as follows: SIX MONTHS YEARS ENDED ENDED JUNE DECEMBER 31, 30, ---------------- ---------- 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (UNAUDITED) Issuance of Common Stock................ $167 $ 83 $ 58 $ -- $ -- Stock subscription note receivable, net.................................... 167 89 84 13 12 Issuance of treasury stock to related parties in satisfaction of dividends payable and long-term debt obligations............................ -- 132 -- -- -- Reduction of other assets and stock subscription note receivable interest in lieu of dividend payments........... -- 22 -- -- -- Purchase of treasury stock in exchange for long term debt..................... 501 -- -- -- -- Decrease in deferred income tax asset... 5 -- -- -- -- 12. DIRECT PUBLIC OFFERING: During 1994, the Company completed a direct public offering under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in which the Company sold 107,694 shares or Common Stock at $8 per share. The Company's proceeds from the direct public offering included in the financial statements are net of offering costs. 13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: As of December 31, 1995, the Company had two different leases with two stockholders, one of whom is an officer and director and one of whom is an officer of the Company. One of the leases includes a provision for landlord participation based on store profit. 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: In January 1996, the Company completed a private placement of equity securities in which it raised $3,975,000 through the issuance of 596,250 shares of Common Stock at $6.67 per share. As part of the private placement, the Company also issued a warrant which entitles the holder to purchase 135,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $8 per share any time within 10 years; however, the warrant will lapse if not exercised within one year of the closing date of an underwritten public offering of the Company's Common Stock. In addition, the Company issued performance warrants which entitle the holder to purchase 131,250 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $0.0067 per share if certain earnings thresholds are not achieved in 1997 and 1998. These warrants are subject to cancellation in the event the F-15 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: (CONTINUED) Company closes an underwritten public offering of its Common Stock prior to December 31, 1998, which generates at least $6 million of gross proceeds and which results in a 35% or greater compound annual return to the purchasers who acquired Common Stock in the private placement, or in the event the Company achieves earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for 1997 and 1998 of $1.25 and $1.91 per share, respectively. In May 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 1996 stock option plan (the 1996 Plan) which provides for the issuance of options for an additional 112,500 shares of Common Stock. No options have been granted under the 1996 Plan. These shares have been included as shares reserved for issuance at June 30, 1996. On July 26, 1996, the Board of Directors approved a 3-for-2 stock split. The effect of this stock split has been retroactively reflected in these financial statements and notes for all periods presented. F-16 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS. IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TO WHICH THIS PROSPECTUS RELATES, OR AN OFFER IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED, OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF. -------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE --------- Prospectus Summary............................. 3 Risk Factors................................... 6 The Company.................................... 11 Use of Proceeds................................ 11 Dividend Policy................................ 11 Capitalization................................. 12 Dilution....................................... 13 Selected Financial Data........................ 14 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.................................... 16 Business....................................... 23 Management..................................... 32 Certain Transactions........................... 36 Principal and Selling Stockholders............. 39 Description of Securities...................... 40 Shares Eligible for Future Sale................ 42 Underwriting................................... 44 Legal Matters.................................. 45 Experts........................................ 46 Available Information.......................... 46 Index to Financial Statements.................. F-1 -------------------------- UNTIL , 1996 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE REGISTERED SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS. 1,550,000 SHARES [LOGO] COMMON STOCK --------------------- PROSPECTUS --------------------- BLACK & COMPANY, INC. PACIFIC CREST SECURITIES INC. , 1996 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act") authorizes the indemnification of an officer or director made party to a proceeding because the officer or director is or was an officer or director against liability (including amounts paid in settlement) incurred in the proceeding and against expenses with respect to the proceeding (including attorney fees) if: (a) the conduct of the officer or director was in good faith, (b) the officer or director reasonably believed that his conduct was in the best interests of the corporation or at least not opposed to its best interests and (c) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the officer or director had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, neither a director nor an officer may be indemnified in connection with (i) a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director or officer was adjudged liable or (ii) any other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or officer in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by the director or officer. The Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") allow and the Company's Restated Bylaws require the Registrant to indemnify officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible by law. The Act further provides that the articles of incorporation of a corporation may provide that no director shall be personally liable to a corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director, except that such provision does not eliminate the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (c) for any unlawful distribution as defined under the Act or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's Articles and Restated Bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permissible by law, no director shall be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages. Reference is also made to Section 6 of the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, indemnifying directors and officers of the Registrant against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in certain circumstances by the underwriters. Reference is also made to the form of Indemnification Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.7 hereto, which the Registrant intends to enter into with its directors and officers, providing indemnification to the fullest extent provided by law. The effect of these provisions is to indemnify the directors and officers of the Registrant against all costs and expenses of liability incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which they are involved by reason of their affiliation with the Registrant, to the fullest extent permitted by law. II-1 ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discount, payable by the Registrant in connection with the sale of Common Stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC Registration Fee, the NASD Filing Fee and the Nasdaq Listing Fee. The Selling Stockholders will not be responsible for any of the following expenses. AMOUNT TO BE PAID ----------- SEC Registration Fee......................................................... $ 6,628 NASD Filing Fee.............................................................. 1,842 Nasdaq Listing Fee........................................................... 16,139 Printing and Engraving Expenses.............................................. 60,000 Legal Fees and Expenses...................................................... 125,000 Accounting Fees and Expenses................................................. 100,000 Blue Sky Fees and Expenses................................................... 10,000 Transfer Agent and Registrar Fees............................................ 12,000 Nonaccountable Expense Allowance............................................. 50,469 Miscellaneous Expenses....................................................... 17,922 ----------- Total.................................................................... $ 400,000 ----------- ----------- ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES The Company effected a stock split effective July 31, 1996 in which each share of Common Stock then outstanding was converted into 1.5 shares of Common Stock. The issuance of shares in the recapitalization was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and the stock split did not involve a sale of securities. Effective January 11, 1996, the Registrant issued 596,250 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 266,250 shares of Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D thereunder. The number of such shares has been restated to reflect the stock split referred to in the preceding paragraph. A total of 44 investors purchased securities in this private offering, of which 35 were "accredited investors" as that term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act, and 9 were non-accredited investors who were, either alone or together with a purchaser's representative, sophisticated investors capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment. In 1996, 1995, 1994 and 1993, the Registrant issued 1,575 shares, 26,850 shares, 37,500 shares and 75,000 shares, respectively, of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted under the Registrant's stock option plans. Such issuances were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption under Rule 701 thereunder. The number of such shares has been restated to reflect the stock split referred to above. On March 18, 1994 the Registrant issued 16,500 shares of Common Stock to each of Gary G. Talboy and Jeffrey M. Ferguson without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) thereof. The number of such shares has been restated to reflect the stock split referred to above. During 1994, the Company issued 107,694 shares of Common Stock at a price of $8.00 per share (after giving effect to the stock split referred to above) in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act in accordance with Regulation A thereunder. II-2 ITEM 27. EXHIBITS (a) Exhibits EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement 1.2* Form of Representatives' Warrant 3(i)* Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation 3(ii)* Registrant's Bylaws, as amended 4* See Article 2 of Exhibit 3(i) and Article II of Exhibit 3(ii) 5* Opinion of Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth as to legality of Common Stock, including consent 10.1* Registrant's 1993 Stock Option Plan 10.2* Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan 10.3* Registrant's 1995 Stock Option Plan 10.4* Registrant's 1996 Stock Option Plan 10.5* Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement related to 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Stock Option Plans 10.6* Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement related to 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Stock Option Plans 10.7* Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan 10.8* Supply Agreement dated April 17, 1996 between Registrant and Coffee Bean International, Inc.** 10.9* Form of Indemnity Agreement 10.10* Business Loan Agreement with Bank of America NT & SA, dated August 3, 1995, as amended 10.10(a)* Security Agreement with Bank of America NT & SA, dated August 3, 1995 10.11* Employment Agreement with James L. Roberts, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 10.12* Employment Agreement with Taylor H. Devine, President and Chief Operating Officer 10.13* Employment Agreement with Patricia J. Roberts, Vice President -- Human Relations 10.14* Employment Agreement with Steven P. Crantz, Vice President -- Development 10.15* Redemption Agreement, dated January 4, 1993 between the Registrant and Gary G. Talboy 10.15(a)* Promissory Note, dated January 4, 1993, payable to Gary G. Talboy in original principal amount of $245,000 10.16* Redemption Agreement, dated January 4, 1993 between the Registrant and Jeffrey M. Ferguson 10.16(a)* Promissory Note, dated January 4, 1993, payable to Jeffrey M. Ferguson in original principal amount of $245,000 10.17* Security Agreement, dated January 4, 1993, among the Registrant, Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy 10.18* Food and Beverage Concession Lease Agreement, dated June 10, 1994, between the Registrant and the Port of Portland 10.19* Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 11, 1996, among the Registrant and certain purchasers 10.20* Form of Performance Warrant, dated as of January 23, 1996, among the Registrant and certain purchasers 10.21* Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 23, 1996, between the Registrant and International Capital Partners, Inc. II-3 EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11* Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants 23.2* Consent of Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth (included in Exhibit 5) 24 Power of Attorney (see page II-8) - ------------------------ * Previously filed. ** Confidential treatment requested. ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that: (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. II-4 SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the City of Portland, State of Oregon, on September 20, 1996. COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. By /s/ JAMES L. ROBERTS* -------------------------------------- James L. Roberts Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 20, 1996. SIGNATURE CAPACITIES - ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- /s/ JAMES L. ROBERTS* ------------------------------------------- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director James L. Roberts /s/ TAYLOR H. DEVINE* ------------------------------------------- President, Chief Operating Officer and Director Taylor H. Devine /s/ KENNETH B. ROSS Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal ------------------------------------------- Financial and Accounting Officer) Kenneth B. Ross /s/ PATRICIA J. ROBERTS* ------------------------------------------- Vice President and Director Patricia J. Roberts /s/ JEFFREY M. FERGUSON* ------------------------------------------- Vice President and Director Jeffrey M. Ferguson /s/ GARY G. TALBOY* ------------------------------------------- Director Gary G. Talboy /s/ DOUGLAS L. AYER* ------------------------------------------- Director Douglas L. Ayer *By:/s/ KENNETH B. ROSS - -------------------------------------- Kenneth B. Ross (Attorney-in-Fact) II-5 COFFEE PEOPLE, INC. EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE - ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- 1.1* Form of Underwriting Agreement................................................................ 1.2* Form of Representatives' Warrant.............................................................. 3(i)* Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation............................................... 3(ii)* Registrant's Bylaws, as amended............................................................... 4* See Article 2 of Exhibit 3(i) and Article II of Exhibit 3(ii)................................. 5* Opinion of Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth as to legality of Common Stock, including consent...................................................................................... 10.1* Registrant's 1993 Stock Option Plan........................................................... 10.2* Registrant's 1994 Stock Option Plan........................................................... 10.3* Registrant's 1995 Stock Option Plan........................................................... 10.4* Registrant's 1996 Stock Option Plan........................................................... 10.5* Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement related to 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Stock Option Plans........................................................................................ 10.6* Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement related to 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Stock Option Plans........................................................................................ 10.7* Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan..................................................... 10.8* Supply Agreement dated April 17, 1996 between Registrant and Coffee Bean International, Inc.** 10.9* Form of Indemnity Agreement 10.10* Business Loan Agreement with Bank of America NT & SA, dated August 3, 1995, as amended........ 10.10(a)* Security Agreement with Bank of America NT & SA, dated August 3, 1995, as amended............. 10.11* Employment Agreement with James L. Roberts, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer...................................................................................... 10.12* Employment Agreement with Taylor H. Devine, President and Chief Operating Officer............. 10.13* Employment Agreement with Patricia J. Roberts, Vice President -- Human Relations.............. 10.14* Employment Agreement with Steven P. Crantz, Vice President -- Development..................... 10.15* Redemption Agreement, dated January 4, 1993 between the Registrant and Gary G. Talboy......... 10.15(a)* Promissory Note, dated January 4, 1993, payable to Gary G. Talboy in original principal amount of $245,000.................................................................................. 10.16* Redemption Agreement, dated January 4, 1993 between the Registrant and Jeffrey M. Ferguson.... 10.16(a)* Promissory Note, dated January 4, 1993, payable to Jeffrey M. Ferguson in original principal amount of $245,000........................................................................... 10.17* Security Agreement, dated January 4, 1993, among the Registrant, Jeffrey M. Ferguson and Gary G. Talboy.................................................................................... 10.18* Food and Beverage Concession Lease Agreement, dated June 10, 1994, between the Registrant and the Port of Portland......................................................................... EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE - ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- 10.19* Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 11, 1996, among the Registrant and certain purchasers........................................................................... 10.20* Form of Performance Warrant, dated as of January 23, 1996, among the Registrant and certain purchasers................................................................................... 10.21* Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 23, 1996, between the Registrant and International Capital Partners, Inc........................................................................ 11* Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings......................................... 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants................................ 23.2* Consent of Tonkon, Torp, Galen, Marmaduke & Booth (included in Exhibit 5)..................... 24 Power of Attorney (see page II-8)............................................................. - ------------------------ *Previously filed. **Confidential treatment requested.