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FORM 10-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended: February 24, 2001
Commission File No: 1-11250
GTECH HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Delaware 05-0450121
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(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer ID Number)
of incorporation or organization)
55 Technology Way, West Greenwich, Rhode Island 02817
(401) 392-1000
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(Address and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class: Common Stock $.01 par value
Name of Each Exchange on which Registered: New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [X]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Rule 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to
this Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock (its only voting
stock) held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of April 10, 2001 was
$863,287,810 (Reference is made to Page 35 herein for a statement of the
assumptions upon which this calculation is based.)
On April 10, 2001, there were 29,413,554 outstanding shares of the registrant's
Common Stock.
Documents Incorporated By Reference: Certain portions of the registrant's 2001
definitive proxy statement relating to its scheduled July 2001 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (which proxy statement is expected to be filed with the Commission
not later than 120 days after the end of the registrant's last fiscal year) are
incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
GTECH Corporation ("GTECH") is the world's leading operator of computerized
online lottery systems and the wholly owned subsidiary of GTECH Holdings
Corporation ("Holdings"; collectively with its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
including GTECH, the "Company"). The Company currently operates, or supplies
equipment to, online lottery systems for 26 of the 38 online lottery authorities
in the United States and has supplied, currently operates or has entered into
contracts to operate in the future online lottery systems for 57 of the 104
international online lottery authorities.
Since the establishment of the first online lottery in 1975, the online lottery
industry has experienced substantial growth, as governments have increasingly
relied on lotteries as a non-tax source of revenue. However, in recent years the
Company has witnessed a downward trend in sales generated by certain of its
United States lottery customers. See "Item 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" below.
The Company's core business consists of providing online lottery services and
products to governmental lottery authorities and governmental licensees
worldwide. The Company offers its customers a full range of lottery services,
including the design, assembly, installation, operation, maintenance and
marketing of online lottery systems and instant ticket support systems and
services. The Company's lottery systems consist of numerous lottery terminals
located in retail outlets, central computer systems, systems software and game
software, and communications equipment which connects the terminals and the
central computer systems.
Historically, the majority of the Company's lottery customers in the United
States have entered into long-term service contracts pursuant to which the
Company provides, operates and maintains the customers' online lottery systems
in return for a percentage of the gross lottery revenues. Many of the Company's
international lottery customers have purchased their online lottery systems,
although some, especially lottery authorities in Eastern Europe and Latin
America, have entered into long-term service contracts with the Company. In
recent years there has been, in general, an industry movement away from product
sales in favor of long-term service contracts. In fiscal 1993, approximately 70%
of the Company's lottery revenues were derived from its portfolio of long-term
online lottery service contracts with substantially all of the remainder being
derived from lottery product sales. In fiscal 2001 (which ended on February 24,
2001) approximately 93% of the Company's lottery revenues were derived from
online lottery service contracts.
In recent years, lottery authorities have recognized that by offering new games
or products, they often are able to generate significant additional revenues. An
important part of the Company's strategy is to develop new products and services
for its customers in order to increase their lottery revenues. The Company's
principal online products and services introduced in recent years consist of
keno, instant ticket support systems and services and televised lottery programs
such as BingoVision(TM). Keno, an online lottery game which features drawings as
often as every five minutes, was first introduced by the Company and the
Lotteries Commission of South Australia in 1990 and currently is offered by 16
of the Company's customers. The Company currently provides instant ticket
support services, products and systems in 24 domestic
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jurisdictions and 22 jurisdictions outside of the United States. The Company
also offers customers television lottery games. BingoVision(TM), the Company's
best known television game, is a televised bingo-based lottery game which is
played in 10 jurisdictions. See "Certain Products and Services" below.
In recent years, the Company has taken steps to broaden its offerings of
high-volume transaction processing services outside of its core business of
providing online lottery services. For example, since the start of fiscal 2000,
the Company has entered into agreements which permit bill payments over its
Brazilian and Chilean lottery networks. In addition, the Company continues to
develop and, where permitted, to market, its UWin!(TM) internet based platform
through which international providers of government-sponsored lottery products
and services may offer interactive games. During fiscal 2001, the Company
announced that Dreamport, Inc., the Company's gaming and entertainment
subsidiary, would henceforth focus on assisting lotteries to expand their
offerings in the area of video-machine gaming and central systems and that
activities and assets of Dreamport which were peripheral to the Company's core
lottery business would be consolidated and/or divested. See "Certain Significant
Developments Since the Start of Fiscal 2001" and "Certain Products and Services"
below.
GTECH was founded in 1980. Holdings acquired GTECH in a leveraged buy-out in
February 1990, in which members of then-senior management of GTECH participated.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 55 Technology Way, West
Greenwich, Rhode Island 02817, and its telephone number is (401) 392-1000.
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Certain statements contained in this Report are forward looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, without limitation,
statements relating to (i) the future prospects for and stability of the lottery
industry and other businesses in which the Company is engaged or expects to be
engaged, (ii) the future operating and financial performance of the Company,
(iii) the ability of the Company to retain existing business and to obtain and
retain new business, and (iv) the results and effects of legal proceedings and
investigations. Such forward looking statements reflect management's assessment
based on information currently available, but are not guarantees and are subject
to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include but are not limited to those set forth below and elsewhere
in this report and in the Company's subsequent press releases and Form 10Qs, and
other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE PERFORMANCE
The future performance of the Company's business is subject to the factors set
forth below, as well as the other considerations described elsewhere herein.
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION
In the United States, lotteries are not permitted in a particular jurisdiction
unless expressly authorized by law in such jurisdiction. Once authorized, the
ongoing operation of a lottery is highly regulated. Lottery authorities, which
generally conduct an intensive investigation of the Company and its employees
prior to and after the award of a lottery contract, may require the removal of
any Company employees deemed to be unsuitable and are generally empowered to
disqualify the Company from receiving a lottery contract or operating a lottery
system as a result of any such investigation. Certain jurisdictions also require
extensive personal and financial disclosure and background checks from persons
and entities beneficially owning a specified percentage (typically 5% or more)
of the Company's securities. The failure of such beneficial owners to submit to
such background checks and provide such disclosure could jeopardize the award of
a lottery contract to the Company or provide grounds for termination of an
existing lottery contract.
The international jurisdictions in which the Company markets its lottery systems
also usually have legislation and regulations governing lottery operations. The
regulation of lotteries in these international jurisdictions typically varies
from the regulation of lotteries in the United States. In addition, restrictions
are often imposed on foreign corporations seeking to do business in such
jurisdictions. As a result, the Company has found it desirable in a number of
instances to ally itself as a subcontractor or joint venture partner with one or
more local companies in seeking international lottery contracts.
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MAINTENANCE OF BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS
A significant portion of the Company's revenues and cash flow is derived from
its portfolio of long-term online lottery service contracts. The Company's
online lottery service contracts typically have an initial term of five years
and usually provide the customer with options to extend the contract under the
same terms and conditions for additional periods generally ranging from one to
five years. The Company's customers have generally exercised some or all of the
extension options under their contracts or have negotiated extensions on
different terms and conditions. Upon the expiration of a contract, lottery
authorities may award new contracts through a competitive procurement process.
There can be no assurance that, in the future, the Company's contracts will be
extended or that it will be awarded new contracts as a result of competitive
procurement processes. The Company's lottery contracts typically permit a
lottery authority to terminate the contract at any time for failure to perform
and other specified reasons, and many of such contracts permit the lottery
authority to terminate the contract at will and do not specify the compensation,
if any, to which the Company would be entitled were such termination to occur.
The termination of or failure to renew one or more lottery contracts could,
depending upon the circumstances, have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results and prospects.
Further, there have been and may continue to be investigations of various types,
including grand jury investigations, conducted by governmental authorities into
possible improprieties and wrong-doing in connection with efforts to obtain
and/or the awarding of lottery contracts and related matters.
In light of the fact that such investigations frequently are conducted in
secret, the Company would not necessarily know of the existence of an
investigation which might involve the Company. Because the Company's reputation
for integrity is an important factor in its business dealings with lottery and
other governmental agencies, if government authorities were to make an
allegation, or if there were to be a finding, of improper conduct on the part of
or attributable to the Company in any matter, such an allegation or finding
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, including its
ability to retain existing contracts and to obtain new or renewal contracts. In
addition, continuing adverse publicity resulting from these investigations and
related matters could have such a material adverse effect.
See also Item 3 - "Legal Proceedings" below.
FLUCTUATION OF QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS
The Company has experienced and may continue to experience significant
fluctuations in operating results from quarter to quarter due to such factors as
the amount and timing of product sales, the occurrence of large jackpots in
lotteries (which increase the amount wagered and the Company's revenue) and
expenses incurred in connection with lottery start-ups.
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LIQUIDATED DAMAGES UNDER CONTRACTS
The Company's lottery contracts typically permit termination of the contract at
any time for failure of the Company to perform and for other specified reasons
and generally contain demanding implementation schedules and performance
schedules. Failure to perform under such contracts may result in substantial
monetary liquidated damages, as well as contract termination. Many of the
Company's lottery contracts also permit the lottery authority to terminate the
contract at will and do not specify the compensation, if any, to which the
Company would be entitled should such termination occur. Certain of the
Company's United States lottery contracts have contained provisions for up to
$700,000 a day in liquidated damages for late system start-up and provide for up
to $10,000 or more in penalties per minute for system downtime in excess of a
stipulated grace period, and certain of the Company's international customers
similarly reserve the right to assess substantial monetary damages in the event
of contract termination or breach. Although such liquidated damages provisions
are customary in the lottery industry and the actual liquidated damages imposed
are generally subject to negotiation, such provisions in the Company's lottery
contracts present an ongoing potential for substantial expense. Liquidated
damages are generally deducted directly from revenues the Company has otherwise
earned from the lottery authorities and are budgeted by the Company on an annual
basis. Lottery contracts generally require the vendor (i.e., the Company) to
post a performance bond, which in some cases may be substantial, securing the
vendor's performance under such contracts.
Liquidated damages paid or incurred by the Company with respect to its contracts
equaled 0.25%, 0.21%, 0.35%, 0.56% and 0.47% of annual revenues in each of the
five fiscal years ending February 1997 through 2001, respectively.
GAMING OPPOSITION
While the Company believes that legalized gaming, especially lottery, generally
enjoys widespread public support, gaming opponents have continued to persist in
efforts to curtail the expansion of legalized gaming. For example, the National
Gaming Impact Study Commission, a commission created by the U.S. Congress in
1997 to study the economic and social effects of legalized gambling, narrowly
voted during fiscal 1999 to endorse a non-binding recommendation for a
moratorium on the spread of casinos, lotteries and slot machines in the United
States. In addition, during fiscal 2000, the voters of Alabama defeated a
referendum to authorize the introduction of state lottery in Alabama. Moreover,
online lottery sales in a number of US jurisdictions have leveled off or have
declined in recent years, a phenomenon which may reflect, in part, opposition to
gaming.
STRENGTHENING OF COMPETITION
The online lottery industry is increasingly competitive in the United States and
internationally, which increased competition could adversely affect the
Company's ability to win renewals of contracts from its existing customers and
to win contract awards from other lottery authorities. Such increased
competition also may have an adverse effect on the profitability of contracts
which the Company does obtain. Through fiscal 2003 (which ends in February
2003), several of
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the Company's larger contracts (including the National Lottery of Brazil and
Texas, its two largest in fiscal 2001) are expected to be the subject of
competitive procurement procedures to select contractors to supply lottery
goods and services upon the termination of the Company's current contracts. See
"Certain Significant Developments Since the Start of Fiscal 2001 - Other New
Online Contracts and Extensions," "Facilities Management Contracts" and
"Competition" below. See also Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" below.
ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES
As is the case with all technology companies, the Company's business prospects
and future success depend upon its ability to attract and to retain qualified
managerial, marketing and technical employees. Competition for such employees is
sometimes intense, especially during times of general economic prosperity. If
the Company is unable to continue to attract and retain the technical and
managerial personnel it requires, its business, financial condition and
operating results could be adversely affected.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
Foreign exchange exposures arise from current transactions and anticipated
transactions denominated in a currency other than an entity's functional
currency and from the translation of foreign currency balance sheet accounts
into U.S. dollar balance sheet accounts. The Company employs a variety of
strategies in its effort to manage its substantial foreign currency exchange
exposure. See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation" below.
CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE START OF FISCAL 2001
LOTTERY CONTRACT AWARDS AND RELATED SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
Since the start of fiscal 2001 (which ended on February 24, 2001), the Company
has received a number of service contract awards and extensions from lottery
authorities.
NEW ONLINE CUSTOMERS. During fiscal 2001, the Company received awards to install
online systems from six new online customers. In April 2000, the Company
announced that it had been selected after a competitive procurement as the
preferred supplier to provide new online lottery equipment to Santa Casa da
Misericordia ("SCML"), the operator of the National Lottery of Portugal. Under
the terms of the product sale agreement entered into with SCML in October 2000,
GTECH agreed to replace SCML's offline system with a full turn-key online
lottery system. For a period of eight years, the Company also agreed to provide
ongoing services to SCML, including central system maintenance, terminal
maintenance and repairs, software and operations support, and field services.
Online sales with respect to the SCML lottery are expected to begin in June
2001. In June 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with the Virginia
lottery authority to provide 4,000 ISYS(TM) terminals offering advanced
marketing capabilities and implementation, software customisation and warranty
maintenance services. The Virginia lottery
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authority has the option to purchase additional terminals and other products
under its three-year contract with the Company. In August 2000, the Company
entered into a facilities management agreement to provide online lottery
equipment and services to the Ukranian National Lottery through 2010, subject to
the Lottery's option to discontinue certain services if a five-year revenue
forecast is not achieved. The Company has agreed to convert the Ukranian
National Lottery's existing online lottery system, expand the Lottery's existing
terminal base from approximately 1,000 terminals to approximately 5,000
Tiffany(TM) terminals, provide a variety of installation, maintenance and
marketing services, and install and maintain a secure, nationwide communications
network. Sales of online lottery tickets on the Ukranian National Lottery system
commenced in April 2001. In September 2000, the Company announced that it had
signed a new product sale agreement to provide a turn-key online lottery system,
including central system hardware and software, and 1,500 Altura(TM) terminals
to CMC Prospects Import and Export Company, a China-based corporation, which in
turn will supply the Company's equipment to the Beijing Welfare Lottery Center.
In addition, the Company entered into agreements to provide a variety of lottery
services to the Beijing lottery authority. Sales of online lottery tickets
commenced on the Beijing lottery authority's system in March 2001, after the
close of fiscal 2001. In January 2001, the Company entered into an agreement
with Supreme Ventures Limited ("Supreme Ventures") under which it is the
exclusive provider of a fully integrated and secure online lottery system and
supporting services to Supreme Venture, the holder of a ten-year license issued
by the Jamaica Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission to operate certain on-line
lottery games in Jamaica. Lottery sales on Supreme Venture's new
Company-provided system are expected to commence in June 2001, after the close
of fiscal 2001. In addition to these awards, in May 2000, the Company announced
that it had entered into an eight-year facilities management contract to provide
a fully integrated and secure online lottery system for the Ivory Coast National
Lottery. Implementation of the Ivory Coast National Lottery project has been
suspended indefinitely, however, pending the resolution of political
uncertainties in the Ivory Coast.
OTHER NEW ONLINE CONTRACTS AND EXTENSIONS. Since the start of fiscal 2001, the
Company also has been awarded online contracts by, or has received contract
extensions from, a number of its existing customers.
In June 2000, the Company announced that it had been selected by the Ohio
lottery authority, following a competitive procurement, to enter into a new
long-term facilities management contract to supply an integrated online and
instant ticket lottery system (including new central system hardware, software,
and terminals and a wide variety of services). The lottery system which is to be
installed under the Company's new agreement with the Ohio lottery authority is
expected to be operational in June 2001. In September 2000, the Company
announced that following a competitive procurement it had been awarded a
contract to supply an instant ticket lottery system, and related products and
services, to the Nebraska lottery authority. In December 2000, the Company
announced that Camelot Group plc ("Camelot") had been selected as the preferred
applicant for the next operating license for the United Kingdom's National
Lottery by the National Lottery Commission (the "NLC"). Since July 1994, the
United Kingdom National Lottery has been operated under a license held by
Camelot and the Company has been a supplier of lottery goods and services to
Camelot for the National Lottery. Camelot was selected by the NLC as the
preferred applicant for the next operating license following a competitive
procurement process. As part of Camelot's proposal for the new
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procurement process. As part of Camelot's proposal for the new license, the
Company entered into technology transfer and training arrangements with Camelot
to, among other things, transfer to Camelot the Company's National Lottery
equipment, facilities and U.K. technology employees (in a transaction which was
subsequently completed in February 2001), complete a technology transfer to
Camelot, and grant to Camelot exclusive rights to operate the Company's gaming
system software in the U.K. for the term of the new license, in consideration
for receiving certain license fees payable by Camelot over the term of the new
license. In February 2001, the Company entered into an agreement to supply
Camelot with more than 26,000 new ISYS(TM) terminals prior to the commencement
of Camelot's second operating license in January 2002. The Company is also
obligated to assist Camelot in converting the National Lottery's current online
gaming and instant ticket systems to the Company's AlphaGols(TM) system during
the term of the second operating license. See Item 3-"Legal Proceedings" and
Note F to "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" below.
In March 2000, the Company announced that it had signed a new agreement to
provide online lottery equipment, software and services to the Western Australia
Lotteries Commission. In connection with this product sale of central system
hardware, network communication equipment, and software the Company entered into
an agreement to provide software license and software support to the Western
Australia Lotteries Commission for a term of at least five years. In July 2000,
the Company announced that it had been selected, following a competitive
procurement, as the preferred supplier to provide lottery equipment to Sistemas
Tecnicos de Loterios del Estado ("STL"), provider of the online system for the
Spanish National Lottery. Under the terms of the product sale agreement the STL,
the Company will provide STL with Altura(TM) terminals and AccuTherm(TM)
printers, and a variety of services, including software development, technology
transfer and training.
In February 2001, after the close of fiscal 2001, the Company announced that
Totalizator Sportowy Sp. Zo.o., a government-sponsored lottery authority in
Poland ("TS"), had selected the Company after a competitive procurement as the
preferred applicant for award of a ten-year operating license for Poland's
National Lottery, such term to take effect upon the expiration of the Company's
current facilities management contract with TS in October 2001. However,
recently it has been reported in the Polish press that the contract may be
rebid.
Since the commencement of fiscal 2001, the lottery authorities of Barbados (T.L
Lotteries Ltd.), New Jersey and Missouri have extended the terms of their online
contracts with the Company. In addition, SAZKA, the Czech lottery authority,
entered into an agreement with the Company to extend the Company's online
contract as part of the resolution of certain matters which were the subject of
an arbitration between the parties. See Item 3, "Legal Proceedings" and Note F
to "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements," below.
During fiscal 2001, the Company also reported that the Iowa lottery authority,
currently a customer of the Company, had selected another vendor to provide
equipment and services for a new online and instant ticket lottery system
following expiration of the Company's current contract in June 2001.
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NON-LOTTERY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Since the commencement of fiscal 2001, the Company has made several
announcements respecting its non-lottery products and services. During fiscal
2001, the Company continued to make progress in its efforts to broaden its
offerings of high-volume transaction processing services outside its core online
lottery application. In June 2000, the Company signed a new contract with Caixa
Economica Federal, operator of Brazil's National Lottery, to include additional
financial transaction services (including bill and tax payment, social security
contribution, credit card, and traditional banking transaction services) over
the Company's dedicated network infrastructure. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will install 7,300 terminals of which 4,800 will process
financial transactions exclusively, with the remaining 2,500 processing
financial and lottery transactions. In December 2000, the Company signed
agreements with more than 500 of its lottery retailers in Chile to provide
electronic bill payment services at lottery retailer outlets throughout Chile.
In May 2000, the Company announced that it had been selected by the Texas
Department of Human Services to provide call center support services for the
state's electronic benefit transfer system. In August 2000, in connection with
the Company's value assessment described below, the Company announced that
Dreamport, Inc. ("Dreamport"), the Company's gaming and entertainment
subsidiary, would henceforth focus on assisting lotteries to expand their
offerings in the area of video-machine gaming and central systems. Activities
and assets of Dreamport which were peripheral to the Company's core lottery
business, such as casino and slot operations, would be consolidated and/or
divested and Dreamport's operations would be relocated from Florida to Rhode
Island. In March 2001, after the close of fiscal 2001, the Company reported that
it had sold its 50% interest in three limited liability companies which were
pursuing non-lottery gaming opportunities in Michigan, Oregon and California,
respectively, to Full House Resorts, Inc., the owner of the remaining 50%
interest in these companies, for a cash purchase price of $1,800,000.
VALUE ASSESSMENT
In July 2000, the Company announced that it would conduct, and in February 2001
the Company announced that it had completed, a comprehensive value assessment of
its operations. In the wake of this value assessment, the Company undertook a
number of measures to strengthen its focus on its business strategy. Such
measures included the strategic and operational decisions respecting Dreamport,
described above, as well as the decision by the Company to reduce its workforce
by approximately 255 employees. The Company recorded special charges of $42.3
million in fiscal 2001 in connection with this value assessment. See "Note P of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" included in this report.
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENTS
Since the start of fiscal 2001, there have been a number of significant
managerial developments. In May 2000, the Company appointed Kathleen McKeough as
Senior Vice President of Human Resources. In July 2000, W. Bruce Turner was
appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors
following the resignations of William Y. O'Connor, the Company's Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven P.
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Nowick, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer. In September 2000,
the Company appointed Robert Vincent as Vice President of Corporate
Communications, and in February 2001, the Company appointed Antonio Carlos Rocha
as Senior Vice President of Marketing. In March 2001, after the close of fiscal
2001, the Company announced the appointment of Howard S. Cohen as Chief
Executive Officer, and Marc A. Crisafulli as Senior Vice President and General
Counsel of the Company.
LOTTERY INDUSTRY
Statements relating to the lottery industry contained in this report are based
on information compiled by the Company, or derived from independent public
sources which the Company believes to be reliable. No assurance can be given,
however, regarding the accuracy of such statements. In general, there is less
publicly-available information concerning the international lottery industry
than the lottery industry in the United States.
Lotteries are operated by state and foreign governmental authorities and their
licensees in approximately 190 jurisdictions worldwide. Governments have
authorized lotteries primarily as a means of generating non-tax revenues. In the
United States, lottery revenues are frequently designated for particular
purposes, such as education, economic development, conservation, transportation
and aid to the elderly. Many states have become increasingly dependent on their
lotteries as revenues from lottery ticket sales are often a significant source
of funding for these programs.
Although there are many types of lotteries in the world, it is possible to
categorize government authorized lotteries into two principal groups: online
lotteries and off-line lotteries. An online lottery is conducted through a
computerized lottery system in which lottery terminals are connected to a
central computer system, typically by dedicated telephone lines. An online
lottery system is generally utilized for conducting games such as lotto, sports
pools, keno and numbers, in which players make their own selections. Off-line
lotteries feature lottery games which are not computerized, including
traditional off-line lottery games and instant ticket games. Traditional
off-line lottery games, in which players purchase tickets which are manually
processed for a future drawing, generally are conducted only in international
jurisdictions. Instant ticket games, in which players scratch off a coating from
a pre-printed ticket to determine if it is a winning ticket, are conducted both
internationally and in the United States.
In general, online lotteries generate significantly greater revenues than both
traditional off-line lottery games and instant ticket games. In addition, there
are several other advantages to online lotteries as compared to traditional
off-line lotteries. Unlike traditional off-line lottery games, wagers can be
accepted and processed by an online lottery system until minutes before a
drawing, thereby significantly increasing the lottery's revenue in cases in
which a large prize has attracted substantial wagering interest. Online lottery
systems also provide greater reliability and security, allow a wider variety of
games to be offered and automate accounting and administrative procedures which
are otherwise manually performed.
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Typically, approximately 50% of the gross revenues of an online lottery in the
United States is returned to the public in the form of prizes. Approximately 35%
is used by the state to support specific public programs or as a contribution to
the state's general funds. The remaining 15% is generally used to fund the
operations of the lottery, including the cost of advertising, sales commissions
to point-of-purchase retailers and service fees to vendors such as GTECH.
From 1971 through 2000, total annual lottery ticket sales in the United States
grew from approximately $147.5 million to approximately $38.4 billion, although
the Company has witnessed, in recent years, a downward trend in sales generated
by certain of its United States lottery customers. See "General" above.
Historically, most of the growth in ticket sales has occurred in the online
portion of the lottery business which accounted for approximately 57.8% of total
lottery ticket sales in 2000.
There are currently 38 jurisdictions operating online lotteries in the United
States. Implementation of lotteries in other jurisdictions, including in South
Carolina (where in November 2000 voters approved an initiative to introduce an
online lottery), will depend upon successful completion of legislative,
regulatory and administrative processes.
Outside the United States, government operated or licensed lotteries, many of
which are off-line, have a long history. The international online lottery
industry has experienced significant growth. Since 1977, when there were no
online lotteries operating outside of the United States, 104 international
jurisdictions have implemented online lottery systems. A number of other
international jurisdictions, principally in Europe, Asia and Latin America, are
currently considering the implementation of online lotteries.
ONLINE LOTTERY CONTRACTS
The Company generally conducts business under one of three types of contractual
arrangements: Facilities Management Contracts, Operating Contracts and Product
Sales Contracts. Under a typical Facilities Management Contract, the Company
installs, operates and maintains a lottery system, while retaining ownership of
the lottery system. These contracts generally provide for service fees directly
from the lottery authority to the Company based on a percentage of online
lottery ticket sales. Under an Operating Contract, the Company generally
provides the same services as under a Facilities Management Contract, but sells
the lottery system and licenses the computer software to the lottery authority.
Ongoing service fees to the Company under an Operating Contract are usually
based on a percentage of lottery ticket sales. Under a Product Sales Contract,
the Company sells, delivers and installs a turnkey lottery system or lottery
equipment and licenses the computer software for a fixed price, and the lottery
authority subsequently operates and maintains the lottery system.
The collection of lottery monies, the selection of winners, the financial
responsibility for the payment of prizes and the qualification of retail sales
agents are usually the sole responsibility of the lottery authority in each
jurisdiction in which the Company operates a lottery. The United Kingdom's
National Lottery and the South African National Lottery provide important
exceptions
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to the general rule in that in each case a licensee operates all aspects of the
respective National Lottery with the exception of proceeds allocation.
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
The Company's Facilities Management Contracts generally require the Company to
install, operate and maintain an online lottery system for an initial term,
which is typically at least five years, and usually contain options permitting
the lottery authority to extend the contract under the same terms and conditions
for one or more additional periods, generally ranging from one to five years. In
addition, the Company's customers occasionally renegotiate extensions on
different terms and conditions. See also "Certain Factors That May Affect Future
Performance- Liquidated Damages Under Contracts" above.
The Company's revenues under Facilities Management Contracts are generally based
upon a percentage of gross online lottery ticket sales. The level of lottery
ticket sales within a given jurisdiction is determined by many factors,
including population density, the types of games played and the games' design,
the number of terminals, the size and frequency of prizes, the nature of the
lottery's marketing efforts and the length of time the online lottery system has
been in operation.
Under its Facilities Management Contracts, the Company retains title to the
lottery system and typically provides its customers with the services necessary
to operate and manage the lottery system. The Company installs and commences
operations of a lottery system after being awarded a Facilities Management
Contract and, following the start-up of the lottery system, is responsible for
all aspects of the system's operations. The Company typically operates lottery
systems in each jurisdiction on a stand-alone basis through the installation of
two or more dedicated central computer systems, although in a few instances
several jurisdictions share the same central system. In addition, the Company
employs a dedicated work force in each jurisdiction, consisting of a site
director, marketing personnel, computer and hotline operators, communications
specialists and customer service representatives who service and maintain the
system.
Under certain of the Company's Facilities Management Contracts the lottery
authority has the right to purchase the Company's lottery system during the
contract term at a predetermined price, which is calculated so that it exceeds
the Company's net book value of the system at the time the right is exercisable.
The Company's role with respect to the continued operation of a lottery system
in the event of the exercise of such a purchase option generally is not
specified in such contracts and thus would be subject to negotiation. Under many
of the Company's Facilities Management Contracts, the lottery authority also has
the option to require the Company to install additional terminals and/or add new
lottery games. Such installations may require significant expenditures by the
Company. However, since the Company's revenues under such contracts generally
depend on the level of lottery ticket sales, such expenditures have generally
been recovered through the revenues generated by the additional equipment or
games and revenues from existing equipment.
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Under a number of the Company's lottery contracts, in addition to providing,
operating and maintaining the online lottery system in these jurisdictions, the
company is providing a wide range of support services and equipment for the
lottery's instant ticket games, such as marketing, distribution and automation
of validation, inventory and accounting systems, for which it receives fees
based upon a percentage of the revenues of the instant ticket games.
Revenues from Facilities Management Contracts are accounted for as service
revenues in the Company's Income Statements.
Unless otherwise indicated, the table below sets forth the lottery authorities
with which the Company had Facilities Management Contracts and fully installed,
operational lottery systems as of March 30, 2001, and as to which the Company is
the sole supplier of central computers and terminals and material services. The
table also sets forth information regarding the term of each contract and, as of
March 30, 2001, the approximate number of terminals installed in each
jurisdiction.
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APPROXIMATE CURRENT
NUMBER OF LOTTERY DATE OF COMMENCEMENT DATE OF EXPIRATION OF EXTENSION
JURISDICTION TERMINALS INSTALLED(1) OF CURRENT CONTRACT CURRENT CONTRACT TERM OPTIONS*
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UNITED STATES:
Arizona 2,500 9/99 9/04 2 one-year
California (2) 20,310 10/93 10/03 --
Colorado 4,000 3/95 10/04 --
D.C. (3) 575 6/99 11/09 --
Georgia 6,930 4/93 9/03 --
Illinois 6,660 4/00 10/07 1 one-year
Iowa (4) 1,485 4/91 6/01 1 two-year
1 three-year
Kansas 1,830 7/97 6/02 1 two-year
Kentucky 3,000 4/97 6/03 5 one-year
Louisiana 2,775 6/97 6/05 5 one- year
Maine (4) 970 4/89 6/01 --
Michigan 9,500 1/98 1/06 3 one-year
Missouri 2,800 7/96 6/03 --
Nebraska 900 4/94 6/04 --
New Jersey 6,000 6/96 11/06 --
New Mexico 1,235 6/96 11/03 5 one-year
New York 13,700 11/00 3/07 3 one-year
Ohio 7,500 10/93 6/03 (5) 3 two-year
Oregon 2,760 12/96 6/05 3 one-year
Rhode Island 1,100 1/97 7/02 5 one-year
Texas 17,050 3/92 8/02 --
Washington 3,640 9/95 6/04 --
Wisconsin 3,137 6/97 6/02 2 one-year
INTERNATIONAL:
Barbados 200 10/94 11/04 --
- -T.L. Lotteries
Brazil (6)
- -National
Lottery (6) 22,000 1/97 1/03 --
- -Minas Gerais 770 10/94 11/06 --
- -Parana 720 9/99 9/03 one 1-year
- -Goias 120 7/97 7/01 one 1-year
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APPROXIMATE CURRENT
NUMBER OF LOTTERY DATE OF COMMENCEMENT DATE OF EXPIRATION OF EXTENSION
JURISDICTION TERMINALS INSTALLED(1) OF CURRENT CONTRACT CURRENT CONTRACT TERM OPTIONS*
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Chile
- -Polla Chilena de
Beneficencia S.A. 1,650 12/93 8/02 --
Czech Republic
- -SAZKA 5,700 10/92 12/05 (7) --
Ireland (8)
- -An Post Nat'l
Lottery Company 2,050 3/93 3/01 (8)
Ivory Coast
- -Ivory Coast
National Lottery (9) (9) (9) (9)
Jamaica
- -Supreme
Ventures Limited (10) 11/00 01/11 --
Lithuania (11)
- -OLIFEJA 800 12/94 12/09 (11)
Morocco
- -La Societe de
Gestion de la
Loterie Nationale
- -La Marocaine des
Jeux et Les Sports 800 8/99 8/08 --
Poland (12)
- -Totalizator
Sportowy 6,400 3/91 10/01 (12)
Puerto Rico
- -Loteria
Electronica de
Puerto Rico 1,860 3/99 3/05 1 three-year
Slovak Republic
- - TIPOS a.s. 1,140 3/96 10/04 --
South Africa (13)
- -National Lottery 4,900 7/99 7/09 --
Spain
- -L'Entitat
Autonoma de Jocs
I Apostes de la
Generalitat de
Catalunya 2,510 10/97 10/03 1 six-month
Trinidad & Tobago
- -National
Lotteries
Control Board 665 12/93 7/06 1 three
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APPROXIMATE CURRENT
NUMBER OF LOTTERY DATE OF COMMENCEMENT DATE OF EXPIRATION OF EXTENSION
JURISDICTION TERMINALS INSTALLED(1) OF CURRENT CONTRACT CURRENT CONTRACT TERM OPTIONS*
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United Kingdom
- -The National
Lottery (14) 24,865 7/94 9/01 --
Ukraine
- -Ukrainian
National Lottery (15) 8/00 (15) --
* Reflects extensions available to the lottery authority under the same terms as
the current contract. Lottery authorities occasionally negotiate extensions on
different terms and conditions.
(1) Total does not include instant ticket validation terminals.
(2) In addition, the Company is a subcontractor to High Integrity Systems,
Inc. ("HISI"), which has a contract with the California lottery
authority to install and maintain 6,309 terminals using HISI's
proprietary dial-up technology for online and instant ticket sales and
validation.
(3) Operated by Lottery Technology Enterprises, a joint venture in which the
Company has a 1% interest, and to which the Company supplies lottery
goods and services.
(4) During fiscal 2001, the Iowa Lottery authority, and during fiscal 2000,
the Maine lottery authority, selected another vendor to provide lottery
goods and services, respectively, at the expiration of the Company's
current contract term.
(5) During fiscal 2001, the Company entered into a new facilities management
agreement to install a system which is expected to be operational in
June 2001.
(6) Operated by GTECH Brasil Holdings, S.A., a Brazilian company in which
the Company owns all voting stock. During fiscal 2001, CAIXA, the
lottery authority operating the Brazilian National Lottery, commenced a
competitive procurement process to determine the provider of lottery
goods and services upon the termination of the Company's contract in
January 2003. The terms of this competitive procurement provide for more
than one vendor to supply the lottery goods and services which are
provided exclusively by the Company under the present contract.
(7) In March 2001, the Company and SAZKA resolved certain business and
contractual issues that had been the subject of an arbitration by, among
other things, agreeing to extend the current contract through December
2005.
(8) The contracts with the Ireland licensee may either be extended for any
period mutually acceptable to the Company and the lottery authority or
continue indefinitely until termination by the licensee.
(9) In May 2000, the Company entered into an eight-year facilities
management contract to provide an integrated lottery system to the Ivory
Coast National Lottery. Implementation of this project has been
suspended for the indefinite future pending resolution of political
uncertainties in the Ivory Coast.
(10) Lottery sales are scheduled to commence in June 2001. The Company plans
to have installed 700 terminals by the end of fiscal second quarter of
2002.
(11) The Company's contract with the Lithuania lottery authority
automatically extends from year-to-year unless either party gives timely
notice of non-renewal.
(12) In February 2001, after the close of fiscal 2001, the Company announced
that the Poland Lottery authority had selected the Company after a
competitive procurement as the preferred applicant for award of a
ten-year operating license upon expiration of the Company's current
facilities management contract in October 2001. Subsequent to this, the
Company has received indications that it is possible that requisite
governmental approvals will not be granted with respect to this
contract.
(13) Operated by Uthingo consortium, in which GTECH is a 10 percent equity
owner.
(14) Operated by Camelot Group plc, a consortium, on a facilities management
basis. During fiscal 2001, Camelot was granted an interim license to
operate the National Lottery through January 2002, and a second running
license commencing upon the expiration of its current license to operate
the National Lottery through January 2009. During fiscal 2001, the
Company and Camelot entered into agreements under which the Company
agrees to provide to Camelot technology transfer and training, software
licensing and lottery terminals with respect to Camelot's second running
license. See "Certain Significant Developments Since the Start of Fiscal
2001."
(15) Operated by the Company under an agreement entered into in August 2000
which expires December 2010, subject to earlier termination by the
Ukrainian National Lottery if, among other things, certain revenue
targets are not achieved. The lottery commenced on-line lottery sales in
April 2001 with an initial installation of 1800 terminals.
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OPERATING CONTRACTS
Under an Operating Contract, the Company generally operates and maintains the
lottery system and provides on-going software support services in the same
manner as under a Facilities Management Contract, except that the Company sells
the lottery system and licenses the software to the lottery authority at the
beginning of the contract rather than retaining ownership of the system. Ongoing
service fees to the Company under its Operating Contracts are usually based on a
percentage of lottery ticket sales. The initial contract term, extensions,
rebidding processes and termination rights for Operating Contracts are generally
substantially the same as those under Facilities Management Contracts.
Revenues from sales of lottery systems and equipment under Operating Contracts
are accounted for as product sales revenue, and services provided under such
contracts are accounted for as service revenues in the Company's Income
Statements.
The table below sets forth the lottery authorities with which the Company had
Operating Contracts as of March 30, 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, the
Company is the sole supplier of lottery equipment and services to each of the
lottery authorities listed below. The table also sets forth information
regarding the term of each contract and, as of March 30, 2001, the approximate
number of terminals installed in each jurisdiction.
OPERATING CONTRACTS
APPROXIMATE
NUMBER OF LOTTERY DATE OF EXPIRATION CURRENT
TERMINALS DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF CURRENT EXTENSION
JURISDICTION INSTALLED(1) OF CURRENT CONTRACT CONTRACT TERM OPTIONS*
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UNITED STATES:
Idaho 975 2/99 2/03 4 one-year
INTERNATIONAL:
Argentina
- -Loteria National 790 11/93 4/03 --
Sociedad del Estado
Turkey
- -Turkish National Lottery 4,000 2/96 11/01 (2)
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* Reflects extensions available to the lottery authority under the same
terms as the current contract. Lottery authorities occasionally negotiate
extensions on different terms and conditions.
(1) Total does not include instant ticket validation terminals.
(2) The term of the contract with the Turkey lottery authority automatically
renews for successive one-year extension terms unless either party gives
timely notice of non-renewal. In addition, the Turkey lottery authority
has the option to assume responsibility for the provision of certain
lottery services at any time after the second anniversary of system
start-up.
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PRODUCT SALES CONTRACTS
The Company sells, delivers and installs online lottery systems for a fixed
price under Product Sales Contracts. The Company also sells additional terminals
and central computers to expand existing systems and/or replace existing
equipment under Product Sales Contracts.
In connection with its Product Sales Contracts, the Company generally designs
the lottery system, trains the lottery authority's personnel and provides other
services required to make and keep the system operational. The Company also
generally licenses its software to its customers for a fixed additional fee.
Historically, product sales revenues have been derived from the installation of
new online lottery systems and the sales of lottery terminals and equipment in
connection with the expansion of existing lottery systems. The size and timing
of these transactions at times has resulted in variability in product sales
revenues from quarter to quarter. See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
The table below lists certain of the Company's direct and indirect customers
that since March 1, 1998 have purchased (or have agreed to purchase) from the
Company new online lottery systems, software and/or lottery terminals and
equipment in connection with the expansion of existing lottery systems.
Argentina --National Lottery of Argentina
Australia --Lotteries Commission of New South Wales
Australia --Lotteries Commission of South Australia
Australia --Western Australia Lotteries Commission
Belgium --Loterie Nationale de Belgique
China --Beijing Welfare Lottery Center
Denmark --Dansk Tipstjanst
France --La Francaise des Jeux
Israel --Mifal Hapayis
Italy --Teseo S.r.l
Massachusetts --Massachusetts State Lottery Commission
Netherlands --Stichting de Nationale Sport Totalisator
Portugal --Santa Casa de Misericordia de Lisboa
Singapore --Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd.
South Africa --Uthingo
Spain --Sistemas Tecnicos de Loterias del Estado
Sweden --AB Svenska Spel
Switzerland --Loterie de la Suisse Romande
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United Kingdom --The National Lottery
Virginia --Virginia Lottery
CONTRACT AWARD PROCESS
In the United States, lottery authorities generally commence the contract award
process by issuing a request for proposals inviting proposals from various
lottery vendors. The request for proposals usually indicates certain
requirements specific to the jurisdiction, such as particular games which will
be required, particular pricing mechanisms, the experience required of the
vendor and the amount of any performance bonds that must be furnished. After the
bids have been evaluated and a particular vendor's bid has been accepted, the
lottery authority and the vendor generally negotiate a contract in more detailed
terms. Once the contract has been finalized, the vendor begins to install the
lottery system.
After the expiration of the initial or extended contract term, a lottery
authority in the United States generally may either seek to negotiate further
extensions or commence a new competitive bidding process. Internationally,
lottery authorities do not typically utilize as formal a bidding process, but
rather negotiate proposals with one or more potential vendors.
The Company's marketing efforts for its lottery products and services frequently
involve top management in addition to the Company's professional marketing
staff. These efforts consist primarily of marketing presentations to the lottery
authorities of jurisdictions in which requests for proposals have been issued.
Marketing of the Company's lottery products and services to lottery authorities
outside of the United States is often performed in conjunction with licensees
and consultants with whom the Company contracts for representation in specific
market areas. Although generally neither a condition of their contracts with the
Company nor a condition of their contracts with lottery authorities, such
licensees and consultants often agree with the Company to provide on-site
services after installation of the online lottery system.
From time to time, there are challenges or other proceedings relating to the
awarding of lottery contracts.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Company's lottery systems consist of lottery terminals, central computer
systems, systems and communications software and game software, and
communications equipment which connects the terminals and the central computer
systems. The systems' terminals are typically located in high-traffic retail
outlets, such as newsstands, convenience stores, food stores, tobacco shops and
liquor stores.
The Company's online lottery systems control and perform the following
functions: entry of wagers using a terminal's keyboard or a fully-integrated
optical mark recognition reader; automatic editing of each wager for correctness
by the originating terminal; encryption and
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transmission of the wager and related data to the central computer
installation(s); processing of each wager by the central computers, including
entry of the wager into redundant data bases; transmission of authorization for
the originating terminal to accept the wager and print a receipt or ticket,
winning ticket identification and validation; and administrative functions,
including determination of prize pools and generation of management information
reports.
The basic functions of the Company's systems, which are listed above, as well as
various optional or custom-designed functions, are performed under internal
controls designed for maximum security and minimum processing time. Security is
provided through an integrated system of techniques, procedures and controls
supported by hardware, software and human resources. Individual systems
generally have redundant capacity at multiple levels and sophisticated software
to ensure continuous service to the customer.
TERMINALS
The Company designs, manufactures and provides the point-of-sale terminals used
in its online lottery systems. The Company's model GT-101 FX terminals,
introduced in 1983, its model GT-101TF terminals, introduced in 1985, and its
model GT-401/OI terminals, introduced in 1989, are installed in numerous
jurisdictions. The Company's Spectra(R) terminal series (GT-401/0M, 402/0M and
403/OM), first introduced in 1989, is distinguished by its modular internal and
external architecture.
The Company's ISYS terminal series, (GT-501, 502 and 503), introduced during
fiscal 1996, is an integral, single-unit terminal which features modular
subassemblies, high performance ticket printer and playslip reader
subassemblies, an easy-to-use design, and a host of new features and
technologies.
During fiscal 1999, the Company announced its agreement to provide to the
Colorado lottery its new terminal, Player's Express(TM), which was designed
specifically for large retail environments, such as grocery stores, with
numerous checkout lanes. The Company has subsequently entered into agreements
with the Nebraska, Ohio, Washington, California, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, Israel, Ireland, , Loto-Quebec, The Netherlands and New Zealand lottery
authorities to supply PlayerExpress(TM) terminals.
During fiscal 1999, the Company also announced the launch of its Altura(TM)
family of terminals. See "Certain Products and Services" below.
SOFTWARE
The Company designs and provides all applications solutions for its lottery
systems. The Company's highly sophisticated and specialized software is designed
to provide the following system characteristics: rapid processing, storage and
retrieval of transaction data in high volumes and in multiple applications; the
ability to down-line load (i.e., to reprogram the lottery terminals from the
central computer installation via the communications system to add new games); a
high degree of security and redundancy to guard against unauthorized access and
tampering and to
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ensure continued operations without data loss; and a comprehensive management
information and control system. In addition to featuring the aforementioned
characteristics, the Company's latest generation software system, ProSys(R), is
based on client server architecture and provides open interfaces which allow for
the integration and support of third-party and commercial modules and
applications. See "Certain Products and Services" below.
CENTRAL COMPUTERS
Each of the Company's lottery systems contains one or more central computer
sites to which the lottery terminals are connected. The Company's central
computer systems are manufactured by Compaq Computer Corporation (formerly
Digital Equipment Corporation) and Stratus Computer, Inc. The specifications for
the configuration of the Company's central computer installations are designed
to provide continuous availability, a high throughput rate and maximum security.
Central computer installations typically include: redundant mainframe computers,
various peripheral devices (such as magnetic storage devices, management
terminals and hard copy printers), and various safety, environmental control and
security subsystems (including a back-up power supply), which are all
manufactured by third parties, and a microcomputer-based communication and
switching subsystem. In addition, the Company supplies management information
systems that provide lottery personnel access to important financial and
operational data without compromising the security of the online system.
COMMUNICATIONS
The Company's lottery terminals are typically connected to the central computer
installations by dedicated telephone lines owned or leased by the jurisdiction
in which the system is located. Due to the varying nature of telecommunications
services available in lottery jurisdictions, the Company has developed the
capability to interface with a wide range of communications technologies,
including UHF Radio capability (narrow-band and Spread Spectrum), GSAT/VSAT,
Microwave, Integrated Services Digital Networking (ISDN), Data Over Voice (DOV),
fiber optic and cellular telephone. In Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, the Spanish
province of Catalunya, Chile, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Jamaica, Lithuania,
Mexico, Morocco, New Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, South Africa,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, the Company utilizes UHF Radio Data-Link
Communications system in lieu of telephone lines to provide a data
communications pathway between the lottery terminals and the central computers.
The Company also uses this technology in the United States to supplement the
existing telephone networks in Rhode Island, Texas, Washington and the District
of Columbia. The Company's GSAT satellite technology makes it feasible to serve
large market areas where telephone lines are either unavailable, unreliable or
too costly. GSAT currently operates in the United States in remote areas of
Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas and Washington, and internationally in
Argentina, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Africa and the
United Kingdom. The Company has also implemented UHF radio in conjunction with
GSAT to further enhance reliability and cost savings in remote areas.
GAMES
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An important factor in maintaining and increasing public interest in lottery
games is innovation in game design. The Company's GameScape(TM) group, in
conjunction with lottery authorities, utilizes principles of demographics,
sociology, psychology, mathematics and computer technology to design customized
lottery games which are intended to appeal to the populations served by its
lottery systems. The principal characteristics of game design include: frequency
of drawing, size of pool, cost per play and setting of appropriate odds. The
Company believes that its expertise in game design has enhanced the marketing of
its lottery systems and has contributed to increases in the revenues of the
Company's customers.
The Company's GameScape(TM) group currently has a substantial number of
variations of lottery games in its software library and several promising new
games under development. The Company believes that this game library and the
"know how" and experience accumulated by its professionals since the Company's
inception make it possible for the Company to meet the requirements of its
customers for specifically tailored games on a timely and comprehensive basis.
During fiscal 1999, the Company augmented its game design expertise by acquiring
Europrint Holdings Limited (which is among the world's largest providers of
media promotional games) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including Interactive
Games International, Inc. (which has pioneered the development of interactive,
televised lottery games including BingoVision(TM), SplitLevel(TM) and
DoubleChance(TM)).
MARKETING
In United States jurisdictions in which the Company has been awarded a lottery
contract, the Company is frequently asked to assist the lottery authority in the
marketing of lottery games to the public. Such assistance generally includes
advice with respect to game design, and promotion and development and
distribution of terminals and advertising programs. As part of such assistance,
the Company developed "GMark," a computerized marketing analysis system used to
determine favorable locations for new lottery terminals. The lottery authorities
of California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington currently utilize
GMark systems, and many customers contact the Market Research Group at
GameScape(TM) from time to time to obtain GMark services.
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WARRANTY
Because the Company retains title to the system under a Facilities Management
Contract, no warranty is provided on the Company's products supplied under such
contracts. The Company does repair or replace such products as necessary to
fulfill its obligations under such contract. There is no standard warranty on
products manufactured by the Company. A typical warranty provides that the
Company will repair or replace defective products for a period of time (usually
one year) from the date a product is delivered and tested. Product warranty
expenses for the fiscal years 2001, 2000 and 1999 were not material. The Company
typically does not provide a warranty on products it sells that are manufactured
by third parties, but attempts to pass the manufacturer's warranty, if any, on
to the customer. With respect to computer software, the Company typically
modifies its software as necessary so that the software conforms to the
specifications of the contract with the customer.
CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
ONLINE LOTTERY
Lottery authorities for years have recognized that by offering new games or
products, the lotteries are often able to generate significant additional
revenues. An important part of the Company's strategy is to develop new products
and services for its customers in order to increase their lottery revenues. The
Company's principal online lottery products and services introduced in recent
years are keno, instant ticket support services and televised lottery games,
such as BingoVision(TM). In addition, the Company has also launched in recent
years its Altura(TM) series terminals, Players Express(TM) terminal and
ProSys(R) software system to enhance the functionality and appeal of its
existing software and terminal lines.
KENO. While new online jurisdictions offer growth by providing access to new
players, more mature markets, such as the United States, rely principally upon
the introduction of new games to provide growth. One such game introduced by the
Company is keno. In keno, players typically choose up to 10 numbers from a field
of 80 and attempt to match their numbers against any 20 numbers which are
randomly selected by a central computer system. Alternatively, the player may
choose up to 10 numbers and wager that none of such numbers will match the 20
numbers randomly selected. This game combines the multiple prize payouts of a
lotto-type game with the immediacy of an instant scratch-off lottery game. It is
also unique in its play-style and distribution, which decreases the risk that
the game will cannibalize existing online lottery revenues. Keno is more
interactive than typical online lottery games and is designed to be played in
the company of others. While most lotto and numbers games are found in
convenience stores and supermarkets, places visited frequently and often
individually, keno outlets are often located in restaurants, taverns and bowling
alleys and other social settings which tend to be visited by groups of people.
The Company introduced in April 1990 the first online keno game for the
Lotteries Commission of South Australia and currently assists lottery
authorities in Australia (Lotteries Commission of South Australia), Brazil
(Parana, Minas Gerais, and Goias), California, Georgia, Kansas,
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Lithuania, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Catalunya (Spain),
Switzerland (La Societe de la Loterie de la Suisse Romande), Trinidad and
Tobago, and West Virginia in implementing and operating online keno games.
Keno illustrates the impact that new games can have on lottery revenues. Since
the United States introduction of keno in 1991, United States keno revenues have
grown significantly, exceeding $1.9 billion and accounting for more than 8.7%
of total United States online lottery revenues in calendar year 2000. The
popularity of keno has led the Company to explore the development of new games
based upon keno. Most notably, the Company developed in recent years Keno
Plus(TM), a new product that combines expanded keno game characteristics with
new hardware and enhanced product support.
Keno has been the subject of legal challenges in recent years. Most notably, in
June 1996, the California Supreme Court in Western Telecon, Inc. et al v.
California State Lottery unexpectedly reversed trial and appellate court
decisions and found the California keno game to be a banked game rather than a
lottery because it provides for a fixed prize that is not dependent upon the
size of the prize pool. Accordingly, the Court concluded that the keno game was
not authorized by the California lottery law, and the California State Lottery
suspended operation of the keno game in June 1996. In September 1996, the
Company launched a parimutuel monitor game designed by the Company and the
California State Lottery as a replacement for the suspended game. Although the
new game, like keno, features frequent drawings, its payouts are based upon a
prize pool determined by sales rather than by predetermined or fixed amounts.
Keno was also the subject of an unsuccessful legal challenge in New York which
began in August 1995. There can be no assurances that legal challenges to keno
will not be brought in the future in these or other jurisdictions, nor can there
be any assurances respecting the results of such legal challenges, if any, upon
the operations of keno in jurisdictions serviced by the Company.
In March 1999, the Company announced that Quick Draw, the keno-style lottery
game operated in New York State provided by the Company, would terminate
effective April 1, 1999, and the game did terminate as announced, due to the
failure by the New York State legislature to extend the legislation authorizing
the game. In August 1999, the New York legislature extended the legislation
authorizing the game through March 2001 and sales of Quick Draw resumed. The New
York legislature subsequently extended authorization for Quick-Draw through June
2001. It is uncertain at present whether Quick-Draw will be authorized in New
York beyond June 2001.
INSTANT TICKET SUPPORT SERVICES. The Company provides certain products, systems
and services to the instant ticket lottery industry. The Company's online
support systems for the instant ticket lottery business provide comprehensive
functionality, including: instant ticket validation; retailer accounting;
inventory control and tracking; ticket stock distribution; electronic funds
transfer; finance and sales tracking reports; and marketing support.
In order to automate and increase the security of instant ticket lotteries, the
Company developed the GTECH Validation Terminal ("GVT"), a point-of-sale device
that facilitates instant ticket validation and provides access to the Company's
online instant ticket support systems for instant ticket agents who are not part
of a lottery's online lottery system. The Company also offers add-on
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validation terminals which attach to its online lottery terminals and provide
the same functionality as the GVT, while using the existing communications
network.
The Company is providing or has contracted to provide marketing, distribution,
online validation, inventory control and accounting support services and
equipment (but not the printing of the instant tickets) for the Texas lottery's
instant ticket games. In addition, the Company currently provides instant ticket
support services to lottery authorities in Arizona, California, Colorado,
District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. Internationally,
the Company currently supplies lottery authorities in Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Portugal, The Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain (Catalunya),
Sweden and the United Kingdom with instant ticket support services.
TELEVISION LOTTERY GAMES. The Company in recent years has offered a product line
of televised lottery games. Players buy tickets from online lottery retailers
and mark them while following a live, televised game show which includes a draw
of numbers.
Through the use of proprietary game-tracking software, the Company is able to
display, live, how many at-home players are winners or about to become winners,
with each new numbers draw. The Company has implemented BingoVision(TM), a
television lottery game featuring a bingo draw, in Estonia, Lithuania, New
Zealand, The Slovak Republic, Belgium, and five German states; has implemented
SplitLevel(TM), a televised game featuring displayed boards of numbers with
winners determined by the number of matches from these boards in Lithuania; and
is actively marketing these and other games to other lottery authorities.
THE PROSYS(R) SOFTWARE SYSTEM. ProSys(R) is the Company's latest software
system. Employing a user friendly interface, lotteries can use ProSys(R) to
manage all aspects of their gaming environment, including online, instant ticket
sales and accounting and video games. Features such as promotions management and
information analysis allow lottery authorities to tailor the system to their
individual needs. ProSys(R) was first installed in September 1994 for Societe de
la Loterie de la Suisse Romande, Switzerland. Since that time, the Company has
installed ProSys(R) in systems used by the lottery authorities of Arizona,
Washington, D.C.; Colorado; Idaho; Ontario, Canada; Leipzig, Germany; Washington
State; Missouri; Denmark; New Mexico; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Thuringen,
Germany; Kansas; Kentucky; Ohio; Oregon; Rhode Island; Wisconsin; New Zealand;
Belgium; Sweden; Switzerland; Michigan; Texas; Mexico; Netherlands; Israel;
South Africa; South Australia; New South Wales, Western Australia and Illinois
and is in the process of installing ProSys(R) in three additional jurisdictions.
THE ISYS(TM) TERMINAL SERIES. During fiscal 1996, the Company introduced its
ISYS(TM) terminal series. ISYS(TM) is an integral, single-unit terminal which
features modular subassemblies, high performance ticket printer and playslip
reader subassemblies, an easy-to-use design, and a host of new features and
technologies. The Company believes that ISYS(TM) improves upon previous terminal
designs by featuring simplified wager entry via intuitive keyboard and screen
formats, improved system status monitoring and the latest instant ticket
validator technology. The
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Company has installed ISYS(TM) in systems used by lottery authorities in Brazil,
Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Turkey, Washington State,
District of Columbia, Wisconsin and W. Australia, Kansas, and Rhode Island. See
"Products and Services--Terminals" above.
THE PLAYER EXPRESS(TM) TERMINAL. During fiscal 1999, the Company announced the
introduction of its new terminal, the Player Express(TM). Player Express(TM),
which had its inaugural installation under the Company's contract with the
Colorado lottery authority, was designed as part of the Company's attempt to
provide a total solution for selling lottery tickets in large retail
environments with numerous checkout lanes. Player Express(TM) allows consumers
to conveniently play lottery at the checkout area of retail stores as part of
their regular shopping.
THE ALTURA(TM) TERMINAL. During fiscal 1999, the Company announced the launch of
its Altura(TM) family of terminals. Altura(TM), which represents the initial
offering of the Company's ninth generation of online lottery terminals, permits
applications to be written in the Java programming language enabling the rapid
development of a wide variety of games that are compatible with numerous
software environments.
VIDEOSITE(TM). During fiscal 1998, the Company acquired VideoSite, Inc., a
leading provider of multimedia broadcasting software. Since its acquisition by
the Company, VideoSite has been in the process of developing lottery and retail
advertising and promotional products which will use its broadcasting software to
complement the Company's video-based gaming software products. During fiscal
2000, VideoSite launched NextVision(TM), which brings new lottery-animation,
high quality graphics and full-motion video to monitor games and began selling
advertising over Rhode Island's keno network.
NON-LOTTERY GAMING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
In September 1995, the Company incorporated Dreamport, Inc. to pursue gaming
opportunities other than online lottery including video lottery and venue-based
gaming.
The Company entered the video lottery machine gaming business during fiscal 1991
and currently provides machine gaming video lottery products and services to
lottery jurisdictions in Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina and Parana, Brazil;
Switzerland; Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Canada; Oregon; and Rhode
Island. Dreamport's video lottery machine gaming systems combine the security
and integrity of the Company's traditional online lottery systems with
entertainment-based video games. These video lottery machine gaming systems
include a controlling central computer system, video lottery terminal gaming
machines (which the Company acquires through an exclusive OEM manufacturing
relationship with Bally Gaming Systems, Inc.), the Company's ticket validation
terminals, and a self-diagnostic communications network. Games offered by these
video lottery machine gaming systems include poker, blackjack, keno, bingo, reel
games and electronic instant lottery games.
During fiscal 2001, the Company announced that Dreamport would focus upon
assisting lotteries to expand their offerings in the area of video machine
gaming systems and would consolidate
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and/or divest gaming activities and assets which were peripheral to the
Company's core lottery business. See "Certain Significant Developments Since the
Start of Fiscal 2001."
UWIN!
During fiscal 1999, the Company established UWin!(TM) to provide Internet-based
interactive games to international providers of government-sponsored lottery
products and services. The Company continues to actively market its UWin!(TM)
offering, where permitted, to international lottery authorities.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Company devotes substantial resources in order to enhance its present
products and systems and develop new products. In fiscal 2001, the Company spent
approximately $49.3 million on research and development, as compared to $46.1
million in fiscal 2000 and $40.2 million in fiscal 1999.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Although the Company occasionally seeks patent protection on certain
technological developments, the Company generally has not sought to obtain
patents on its products, and it is doubtful whether patents could be obtained in
many instances. The Company believes that its technical "know-how," trade
secrets and the creative skills of its personnel are of substantially more
importance to the success of the Company than the benefit which patent
protection ordinarily would afford. The Company typically requires customers,
employees, licensees, subcontractors and joint venture partners who have access
to proprietary information concerning the Company's products to sign
non-disclosure agreements, and the Company relies on such agreements, other
security measures and trade secret law to protect such proprietary information.
PRODUCTION, ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENTS
The Company purchases most of the parts, components and subassemblies (some of
which are designed by the Company) necessary for its terminals and other
products from outside sources and assembles them into finished products. The
Company offers central systems manufactured by Compaq Computer Corporation
(formerly Digital Equipment Corporation) and Stratus Computer, Inc. for its
lottery systems.
BACKLOG
The backlog of the Company's orders for sales of its products believed by the
Company to be firm amounted to approximately $199.9 million as of February 24,
2001, as compared to a backlog of approximately $101.8 million as of February
26, 2000. Approximately $30.2 million, or 15.1% of the backlog at February 24,
2001, is not expected to be filled during fiscal 2002.
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COMPETITION
The online lottery business is highly competitive in the United States and
internationally. Both in the United States and internationally, price is an
increasingly important, but usually not the sole criterion for selection. Other
significant factors that influence the award of lottery contracts are: the
ability to optimize lottery revenues through technical capability and
applications knowledge; the quality, dependability and upgrade capability of the
system; the marketing and gaming experience, financial condition and reputation
of the vendor; and the satisfaction of other requirements and qualifications
that the lottery authority may impose.
During fiscal 2001, the Company's principal competitors in the online lottery
business (and the number of online lottery jurisdictions currently serviced or
under contract worldwide by such competitors) were as follows: Automated
Wagering International, Inc. ("AWI"), a subsidiary of Anchor Gaming (by virtue
of its merger, described below, with Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., the prior
corporate parent of AWI) (14); Autotote Corporation ("Autotote") (18);
International Totalizator Systems, Inc. (5); and Essnet/Alcatel (15).
During fiscal 2000, Anchor Gaming, an operator and developer of gaming machines
and casinos, and Powerhouse Technologies, Inc., merged. The merger of these two
companies is likely to provide Automated Wagering International, Inc., the
Company's leading competitor in the U.S. and a subsidiary of Powerhouse
Technologies, Inc., with enhanced financial resources.
In addition, during fiscal 2001, Scientific Games Holdings Corporation, a
leading provider of instant ticket lottery technology as well as of online
lottery systems and services, was acquired by Autotote, and the lottery
divisions of these two companies were integrated. This merger provides the
combined entity with a broader range of product offerings than the entities had
previously offered individually.
PERSONNEL
As of April 2, 2001, the Company had approximately 4,650 full-time employees
worldwide. The Company's employees are not represented by any labor union. The
Company believes that its relationship with its employees is satisfactory.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's corporate headquarters and research and development and main
production facility are located in its approximately 260,000 square foot
building on approximately 26 acres in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, which the
Company leases from West Greenwich Technology Associates Limited Partnership.
The Company is a limited partner in, and owns 50% of, this partnership. The
Company's lease term runs until August 26, 2013 with two five-year options to
extend the term and the Company has an option to purchase the property.
The Company owns approximately 24 acres adjoining its headquarters in West
Greenwich, Rhode Island.
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The Company also owns an approximately 140,000 square foot manufacturing and
central storage facility in Coventry, Rhode Island. In addition, the Company
leases approximately 22,650 square feet of an office building in Warwick, Rhode
Island which it uses to house its finance and external training departments.
In addition, except in New York State, where the Company owns its back-up data
center facility, and in Austin, Texas, where the Company owns an approximately
39,000 square foot facility which is used by Transactive Corporation, the
Company's benefits delivery subsidiary, the Company leases, or is supplied by
the relevant state authorities with, its data center facilities in the various
jurisdictions. The Company also leases office, depot maintenance and warehouse
space in a number of other locations.
The Company's facilities are in good condition and are adequate for its present
needs.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As publicly reported, in February 1999, a witness appearing before the Moriarty
Tribunal, an investigative body convened by the Irish Parliament and chaired by
Mr. Justice Moriarty to investigate the business affairs generally of the former
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Charles Haughey, testified that in
February 1993 Guy B. Snowden, then Chief Executive Officer of the Company, had
invested pounds sterling 67,000 (approximately $100,000) of his personal funds
in a company owned by Mr. Haughey's son. Mr. Haughey had resigned as Taoiseach
in February 1992. In July 1992, the An Post Irish National Lottery Company, the
Irish lottery authority (the "Irish NLC"), issued a Request for Proposals
respecting online and instant ticket lottery goods and services, and in
September 1992 the Company, which was then the incumbent provider of lottery
goods and services to the Irish NLC under an agreement awarded to the Company in
1987, submitted a Proposal to the Irish NLC in response to the Irish NLC's
Request for Proposals. In November 1992, the Irish NLC selected the Company to
provide online and instant ticket goods and services to the Irish NLC under the
terms of the competitive procurement and, following negotiations, a definitive
agreement was entered into between the Irish NLC and the Company in March 1993.
In calendar 1999, the Tribunal requested that the Company provide various
documents regarding the Company's business in Ireland, which the Company has
done, and the Company has been cooperating with the Tribunal. In addition, the
Company has made its own inquiry into the facts surrounding Mr. Snowden's
investment and the extent, if any, of the Company's involvement in or knowledge
of that investment. The Company's investigation has determined that no Company
funds were used to make Mr. Snowden's investment, and there is no information to
suggest that Mr. Snowden ever sought reimbursement for the investment from the
Company. Further, there is no information to suggest that Mr. Snowden informed
anyone else at the Company of his investment at the time or that his investment
was related in any way to the renewal of the Company's contract to supply
systems and support to the Irish NLC. Mr. Snowden has advised the Company
through his counsel that (i) his investment was a strictly personal one, (ii)
the investment was made from his personal funds, (iii) he never sought
reimbursement for any portion of his investment from the Company or any other
entity, and (iv) his investment was not related to the Irish NLC and was not
intended to and did not influence the Irish NLC's decision to renew the
Company's contract.
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No charges of wrongdoing have been brought against the Company in connection
with the Moriarty investigation, and the Company does not believe that it has
engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with this matter. However, since this
investigation is or may still be underway and, investigations of this type
customarily are conducted in whole or in part in secret, the Company lacks
sufficient information to determine with certainty its ultimate scope and
whether the government authorities will assert claims resulting from this
investigation that could implicate or reflect adversely upon the Company.
Because the Company's reputation for integrity is an important factor in its
business dealings with lottery and other governmental agencies, if a government
authority were to make an allegation, or if there were to be a finding, of
improper conduct on the part of or attributable to the Company in any matter,
including in respect of the Moriarty investigation, such an allegation or
finding could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
including its ability to retain existing contracts and to obtain new or renewal
contracts. In addition, continuing adverse publicity resulting from this
investigation and related matters could have such a material adverse effect.
Since July 1994, the United Kingdom National Lottery has been operated under a
license held by Camelot Group plc ("Camelot"), and the Company has been a
supplier of lottery goods and services to Camelot for the lottery. As publicly
reported, in or around April or May 2000, the United Kingdom National Lottery
Commission (the "NLC"), the regulator of the United Kingdom National Lottery,
commenced an investigation into a lottery terminal software malfunction in the
United Kingdom in which, under certain rare circumstances, a duplicate
transaction was recorded on the Company's central system while only one ticket
was presented to the retailer. The software malfunction resulted in a relatively
small amount of overcharges to lottery retailers with respect to the duplicate
transactions and a relatively small amount of overpayments or underpayments to
certain prizewinners. The Company first identified this software malfunction in
the United Kingdom in June 1998 and corrected the malfunction in July 1998, but
without notifying Camelot or the NLC, as it should have done. The Company fully
cooperated with the NLC's investigation and undertook to implement a number of
measures respecting its corporate compliance and governance functions and
software development processes in the wake of the investigation. The Company has
also agreed to reimburse United Kingdom lottery players and retailers for any
financial losses incurred by virtue of the software malfunction.
As has also been publicly reported, the developments described above took place
in the context of a competitive procurement respecting the award by the NLC of a
new license to operate the National Lottery with effect from October 1, 2001. In
1999, the NLC established a competitive procedure for the award of the new
license, and two bidders, Camelot and The People's Lottery ("TPL"), subsequently
submitted bids for the new license. Camelot's bid was supported by agreements
with the Company pursuant to which the Company had contracted to continue to
supply lottery goods and services to Camelot during the term of the new license
in the event that Camelot was awarded the new license.
In August 2000, the NLC announced that it had decided that the NLC would proceed
on the basis of a new procedure under which it would negotiate exclusively with
TPL for one month.
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Promptly after the NLC's announcement, Camelot initiated legal proceedings in
the United Kingdom challenging the legality of the NLC's decision to initiate a
new procedure of negotiation with TPL to the exclusion of Camelot. In September
2000, the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) overturned the NLC's
August 2000 decision to negotiate exclusively with TPL and directed that the NLC
enter into an exclusive negotiation period with Camelot so as to afford Camelot
the same opportunity granted to TPL to improve its bid to address the NLC's
concerns.
As part of the improved Camelot proposal for the new license, the Company
entered into technology transfer and training arrangements with Camelot
providing for the transfer to Camelot of the Company's National Lottery
equipment, facilities and U.K. technology employees, a technology transfer to
Camelot (after a period of training), and a grant to Camelot of exclusive rights
to operate the Company's gaming system software in the U.K. for the term of the
new license. Under these new arrangements, the Company will license its software
and provide a range of support services to Camelot for which the Company expects
to receive compensation during the term of the new license in the range of
between $40 to $45 million per year commencing in fiscal year 2003. The Company
also anticipates receiving revenues of approximately $65 million with respect to
the sale to Camelot of new terminals prior to the commencement of the new
license term. The Company further agreed to negotiate a technology transfer and
a related software license for the exclusive use by Camelot under the new
license of the internet gaming applications of the Company's UWin! subsidiary.
In December 2000, the NLC announced its decision to award a new seven-year
license to operate the National Lottery to Camelot and that it will grant
Camelot an interim license to cover the period from October 1, 2001 through
January 30, 2002 in order to provide a twelve-month conversion period prior to
the beginning of the new license. TPL has not protested the NLC's decision to
award the new license to Camelot and the period in which a protest must be made
has since lapsed.
In April 2001, the NLC issued a report of its investigation into the above
described lottery software terminal malfunction. The NLC report states that its
investigation of the lottery software incident had established breaches of
Camelot's license, including in respect of the failure of the Company to give
proper notification before rectifying the software fault. The report further
states that Camelot has agreed to pay pounds sterling 115,000 (approximately
$175,000) into the National Lottery prize fund as compensation for underpayments
to players resulting from the software malfunction, and that Camelot has
undertaken to identify the amounts by which individual retailers have been
overcharged. The NLC has declined, however, to fine Camelot with respect to
breaches of its license resulting from (or revealed by the NLC investigation of)
the software incident. The NLC report summarizes the steps taken and to be
undertaken by the Company in the wake of investigation of the lottery software
malfunction (including the measures implemented by the Company with respect to
its corporate compliance and governance functions and software development
processes and the technology transfer arrangements, as described above) and
concludes, in light of these steps, that the Company sufficiently addressed the
NLC's ongoing concerns about whether it is a "fit and proper" body for purposes
of involvement in the operation of the National Lottery. Payment by the Company
of amounts: (i) to reimburse Camelot for payments with respect to underpayments
to United Kingdom players and overcharges of retailers,
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as described above, (ii) to reimburse Camelot with respect to any other
out-of-pocket costs incurred by Camelot with respect to the lottery terminal
software malfunction, and (iii) to reimburse other customers of the Company with
respect to effects of the lottery terminal software malfunction outside the
United Kingdom, which amounts have been accrued in the accompanying financial
statements, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated financial position or results of operation.
As publicly reported, in August 2000, a shareholder class action lawsuit on
behalf of all persons who purchased Company stock during the period from April
11, 2000 to July 25, 2000, was brought against the Company, the Company's former
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William Y. O'Connor, and the Company's
current Chairman, W. Bruce Turner, in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island
relating to various Company announcements made between April 11, 2000 and July
25, 2000. The complaint filed in the case, Sandra Kafenbaum, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated, v. GTECH Holdings Corporation, William
Y. O'Connor and W. Bruce Turner, generally alleges that the defendants violated
federal securities laws (including Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) by making allegedly false and misleading statements (including
statements alleged to be overly optimistic respecting certain lottery contract
awards to the Company and respecting the Company's prospects in certain
non-lottery business lines and investments), while failing to disclose in a
timely manner certain allegedly material adverse information that it purportedly
had a duty to disclose (including an alleged inability to close certain contract
awards and as to certain alleged cost overruns). The complaint seeks to recover
monetary damages from the Company and the individual defendants. In February
2001, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint which added Steven P. Nowick,
the Company's former President and Chief Operating Officer, as an individual
defendant. In addition, the amended complaint expands the purported class of
plaintiffs to include all persons who purchased common stock of the Company
during the period from July 13, 1998 through August 29, 2000. The type of relief
sought in the amended complaint is similar to that sought in the original
action. The Company believes that it has good defenses to the claims made in
this lawsuit and intends to file a motion to dismiss the amended complaint as to
all of the defendants. At the present time, however, the Company is unable to
predict the outcome, or the financial statement impact, if any, of this lawsuit.
As publicly reported, in May 2000, Sazka, a.s., a lottery customer of the
Company in the Czech Republic ("Sazka"), filed a Request for Arbitration with
the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber of
Commerce in Vienna, Austria, seeking to arbitrate certain business and
contractual issues under the Company's online lottery contract with Sazka. Sazka
sought damages valued at approximately $2.6 million in connection with alleged
delays in the recent extensive expansion of the lottery sales network. Sazka
also sought a determination that its online contract with the Company would
expire approximately two years earlier than the date on which the Company
maintained its contract would terminate. The Company, believing the claims made
by Sazka to be without merit, filed a Memorandum in Reply and Counterclaim
disputing such claims and raising counterclaims for breach of contract by Sazka.
In March 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Sazka which, among
other things, resolved the arbitration. Under the agreed settlement, Sazka
dropped its demand for liquidated damages, paid to the Company certain disputed
amounts which it had previously withheld and agreed to extend the term of the
contract. The Company in turn agreed to reduce its fee and to provide certain
additional equipment and services under its contract with Sazka.
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In February 1999, the Company was sued by a Florida corporation called EIG
Gaming International, Inc. ("EIG"), in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit of Florida. The Company removed the case to the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Florida, where it is captioned EIG Gaming
International, Inc. v. GTECH Corporation, Case No. 99-1808-Civ-Jordan. In its
complaint EIG alleges that it entered into a Letter of Intent with the Company
pursuant to which it would assist the Company to obtain the lottery contract for
Peru in return for a percentage of the lottery's receipts. EIG further contends
that it secured the Peruvian contract for the Company but that the Company
thereupon declined to pursue it. Plaintiff claims damages exceeding $80 million.
The Company vigorously denies plaintiff's allegations, to which it believes it
has good defenses, and, in November 2000, moved for summary judgment. That
motion is pending. In April 2001, the court entered an order tentatively
scheduling a trial in the case during July 2001. At the present time, the
Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the financial statement impact, if
any, of this lawsuit.
For further information respecting legal proceedings, see Item 1, "Certain
Factors Affecting Future Performance - Maintenance of Business Relationships and
Certain Legal Matters" and Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of this report, and Note F of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. The Company
also is subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims which management
believes, on the basis of information presently available to it, will not
materially adversely affect the Company's consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of Holding's security holders during the
last quarter of fiscal 2001.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following information is furnished in this Part I pursuant to Instruction 3
to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K:
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The Executive Officers of Holdings as of April 1, 2001 are:
Name Age Position
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Howard S. Cohen 54 Chief Executive Officer (since March 2001).
Previously, Mr. Cohen was President and Chief
Executive Officer of Bell & Howell, a leading
information solutions and services provider, from
January 2000 to January 2001; President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of Sidus Systems,
Inc., a Toronto Canada based systems integrator,
contract manufacturer and distributor, from 1998
to 2000; and President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Chief Operating Officer of Peak Technologies
Group, a systems integrator of data capture,
printing, service solutions and software products,
from 1996 to 1998. Prior to this, Mr. Cohen was
President of OCE Systems, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary
of the Netherlands-based OCE Corporation, which
specializes in printing systems and
reprographic equipment, from 1992 to 1996.
David J. Calabro 51 Senior Vice President, with responsibility for the
Company's worldwide facilities management
business, since March 1999. Previously, Mr.
Calabro was employed by Unisys Corporation, a
leading provider of information technology, from
May 1995 through February 1999 as its Vice
President and General Manager of the United States
and Canada Public Sector Market Group, and prior
to that, was Director of Business Operations
(Government Systems Group) from August 1987
through April 1995 for Digital Equipment
Corporation, a leading supplier of computer goods
and services.
Marc A. Crisafulli 32 Senior Vice President and General Counsel (since
March 2001). Previously, Mr. Crisafulli was an
associate (from September 1994 through June 2000)
and a partner (from July 2000 through March 2001)
of the Providence-based law firm of Edwards &
Angell, LLP where he practiced as a commercial
trial lawyer.
Jean-Pierre Desbiens 50 Senior Vice President, with responsibility for
product sales and business development, since
August 1998. Previously, Mr. Desbiens was employed
by BABN Technologies Inc., one of the world's
largest printers of lottery tickets, in a series
of increasingly responsible positions over the
course of 16 years including, from September 1990
until January 1998, as its President and Chief
Executive Officer.
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Kathleen E. McKeough 50 Senior Vice President of Human Resources (since
May 2000). Previously, Ms. McKeough was Senior
Vice President of Human Resources of Allied Domecq
Retailing U.S., a subsidiary of Allied Domecq, a
leading producer and distributor of wines and
spirits and owner of quick-service restaurants,
from 1996 to 1999, and prior to that was Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer of Allied Domecq
Retailing U.S. from 1994 to 1996.
Jaymin B. Patel 33 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since January 2000. Previously, beginning in 1994
Mr. Patel was employed by the Company in a series
of increasingly responsible positions including,
from April 1998 until January 2000, as GTECH's
Vice President, Financial Planning and Business
Evaluation.
Antonio Carlos Rocha 52 Senior Vice President of Marketing (since February
2001). Previously, Mr. Rocha served as President
of GTECH Brasil Lda, the Company's Brazilian
subsidiary, from January, 1996 during which time
the Company obtained the contract to provide
online lottery services to Caixa Economica
Federale, which operates Brazil's National
Lottery. Prior to this, Mr. Rocha was Chairman of
the Executive Committee of AT&T Brazil from July
1993 until late 1995, and President of NCR Brazil
from April 1991 to July 1993.
Donald L. Stanford 50 Senior Vice President, with responsibility for
technology, for more than five years.
Donald R. Sweitzer 53 Senior Vice President - Public Affairs since July
1998. Previously, Mr. Sweitzer was President of
the Dorset Resource and Strategy Group, a
government affairs consultancy, from November 1996
through June 1998, and President and Managing
Partner of Politics Inc., a political consulting
firm, from January 1995 through August 1996. Mr.
Sweitzer also served as the Political Director of
the Democratic National Committee from April 1993
through January 1995, and served as the Finance
Director of this same body from April 1985 through
January 1989.
Executive officers and other officers are elected or appointed by, and serve at
the pleasure of, the Board of Directors. Some are party to employment contracts
with the Company. The information set forth above reflects positions held with
Holdings except as expressly provided to the contrary.
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For the purposes of calculating the aggregate market value of the shares of
Common Stock of Holdings held by nonaffiliates, as shown on the cover page of
this report, it has been assumed that all the outstanding shares were held by
nonaffiliates except for the shares beneficially owned by: directors, officers,
and employees of and consultants to Holdings and GTECH. However, this should not
be deemed to constitute an admission that all such persons or entities are, in
fact, affiliates of Holdings, or that there are not other persons who may be
deemed to be affiliates of Holdings. Further information concerning
shareholdings of officers, directors and principal
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shareholders of Holdings will be included in Holdings' definitive proxy
statement relating to its scheduled July 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The principal United States market on which Holdings' Common Stock is traded is
the New York Stock Exchange where it is traded under the symbol "GTK."
The following table sets forth on a per share basis the high and low sale prices
of Common Stock for the fiscal quarters indicated, as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Tape.
FISCAL 2000 HIGH LOW
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First Quarter (February 28 - May 29, 1999) $28 3/16 $22 1/8
Second Quarter (May 30 - August 28, 1999) $25 11/16 $22 1/2
Third Quarter (August 29 - November 27, 1999) $26 $19 3/8
Fourth Quarter (November 28, 1999 - February 26, 2000) $23 1/8 $19 3/8
FISCAL 2001 HIGH LOW
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First Quarter (February 27 - May 27, 2000) $23 $17 7/8
Second Quarter (May 28 - August 26, 2000) $23 1/2 $17 5/8
Third Quarter (August 27 - November 25, 2000) $19 1/4 $15 3/8
Fourth Quarter (November 26, 2000 - February 24, 2001) $27 3/4 $18 1/4
The closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April
10, 2001 was $29.26. As of April 10, 2001, there were approximately 900 holders
of record of the Common Stock.
Holdings has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock and has no current
plan to do so. The current policy of Holdings' Board of Directors is to reinvest
earnings in the operation and expansion of the Company's business and, from time
to time, to execute repurchases of shares of Holdings' Common Stock under the
Company's open market share repurchase program. Further, Holdings is a holding
company and its operations are conducted through the Company and its
subsidiaries. Accordingly, the ability of Holdings to pay dividends on its
Common Stock would be dependent on the earnings and cash flow of its
subsidiaries and the availability of such cash flow to Holdings.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data below should be read in conjunction
with Item 7 -- "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," the Consolidated Financial Statements and the other
financial information included in this report. The operating, balance sheet and
per share data in the table are derived from the consolidated financial
statements of the Company which were audited by independent auditors.
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, February 26, February 27, February 28, February 22,
2001 2000 1999 1998 (a) 1997
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
OPERATING DATA:
Revenues:
Services $ 856,475 $ 860,419 $ 887,395 $ 868,522 $ 789,534
Sales of products 80,068 150,379 85,528 122,045 114,738
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Total 936,543 1,010,798 972,923 990,567 904,272
Gross Profit:
Services (b) 292,380 305,110 297,630 266,940 239,332
Sales of products 5,224 48,426 25,703 48,230 47,297
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Total 297,604 353,536 323,333 315,170 286,629
Special charges (credit) (c) 42,270 (1,104) 15,000 99,382 ---
Operating income 81,905 180,000 141,720 44,104 127,091
Interest expense, net of interest income 21,569 25,523 23,326 24,578 16,388
Net income 43,148 93,585 89,063 27,214 77,803
PER SHARE DATA:
Basic $ 1.25 $ 2.58 $ 2.17 $ .65 $ 1.81
Diluted 1.25 2.58 2.16 .64 1.80
OTHER DATA:
Earnings before depreciation, amortization,
interest, taxes and other special
and noncash charges $ 305,223 $ 361,126 $ 376,158 $ 347,099 $ 326,054
Cumulative number of lottery terminals
shipped (d) 434,139 408,906 377,857 360,202 316,614
Number of lottery terminals sold 5,570 13,293 4,921 11,963 13,609
Number of lottery customers at year-end 83 82 81 78 79
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Working capital $ 65,273 $ 28,253 $ 3,755 $ 27,371 $ 36,914
Total assets 938,160 891,023 874,215 1,023,812 956,541
Long-term debt, less current portion 316,961 349,400 319,078 453,587 382,499
Shareholders' equity (f) 314,362 296,576 283,906 345,210 358,133
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(a) 53-week year.
(b) Fiscal years prior to 2001 have been reclassified to present goodwill
amortization as a single operating expense line item in the Consolidated
Income Statements.
(c) The impact of the special charges (credit) on earnings per share on a
diluted basis was $0.74, $(0.02), $0.22 and $1.44, in fiscal 2001, 2000,
1999 and 1998, respectively. See Note P to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
(d) Terminals shipped represents lottery terminals sold under product sale
contracts and lottery terminals supplied under service contracts.
(f) In March 2001, after the close of its 2001 fiscal year, the Company
repurchased five million shares of its Common Stock for $130.0 million.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Certain statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this report are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements
include, without limitation, statements relating to (i) the future prospects for
and stability of the lottery industry and other businesses in which the Company
is engaged or expects to be engaged, (ii) the future operating and financial
performance of the Company, (iii) the ability of the Company to retain existing
business and to obtain and retain new business, and (iv) the results and effects
of legal proceedings and investigations. Such forward-looking statements reflect
management's assessment based on information currently available, but are not
guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those
set forth below and elsewhere in this report, and in the Company's subsequent
press releases and Form 10-Q's and other reports and filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
General
The Company operates on a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday
in February and fiscal 2001 ended on February 24, 2001.
The Company has derived substantially all of its revenues from the rendering of
services and the sale or supply of computerized online lottery systems and
components to government-authorized lotteries. Service revenues have been
derived primarily from lottery service contracts. These contracts are typically
at least five years in duration, and are generally based upon a percentage of a
lottery's gross online lottery sales. These percentages vary depending on the
size of the lottery and the scope of services provided to the lottery. Product
sale revenues have been derived primarily from the installation of new online
lottery systems, installation of new software and sales of lottery terminals and
equipment in connection with the expansion of existing lottery systems. The size
and timing of these transactions have resulted in variability in product sale
revenues from period to period. The Company currently anticipates that product
sales during fiscal 2002 will be in a range of $160 million to $170 million.
The Company has taken steps to broaden its offerings of high-volume transaction
processing services outside of its core business of providing online lottery
services. For example, the Company has entered into agreements which permit bill
payments over its Brazilian and Chilean lottery networks. In addition, the
Company continues to develop, and where permitted, market, its UWin! internet
based platform through which international providers of government-sponsored
lottery products and services may offer interactive games.
The Company's business is highly regulated, and the competition to secure new
government contracts is often intense. Awards of contracts to the Company are,
from time to time, challenged by competitors. Further, there have been and may
continue to be investigations of various types, including grand jury
investigations, conducted by governmental authorities into possible
improprieties and wrongdoing in connection with efforts to obtain and/or the
awarding of lottery contracts and related matters. In light of the fact that
such investigations frequently are
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conducted in secret, the Company would not necessarily know of the existence of
an investigation which might involve the Company. Because the Company's
reputation for integrity is an important factor in its business dealings with
lottery and other government agencies, if government authorities were to make an
allegation of, or if there were to be a finding of, improper conduct on the part
of or attributable to the Company in any matter, such an allegation or finding
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, including its
ability to retain existing contracts and to obtain new or renewal contracts. In
addition, continuing adverse publicity resulting from these investigations and
related matters could have such a material adverse effect. See Note F to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, Part I, Item 1, -- "Certain Factors That May
Affect Future Performance --Maintenance of Business Relationships and Certain
Legal Matters" and Part I, Item 3 -- "Legal Proceedings" herein for further
information concerning these matters and other contingencies.
All references to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes
thereto, are to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes
thereto included in Item 8 herein.
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the table below.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, February 26, February 27,
2001 2000 1999
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(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
Services $ 856,475 91.5 % $ 860,419 85.1 % $ 887,395 91.2 %
Sales of products 80,068 8.5 150,379 14.9 85,528 8.8
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Total 936,543 100.0 1,010,798 100.0 972,923 100.0
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services (a)(b) 564,095 65.9 555,309 64.5 589,765 66.5
Costs of sales (a) 74,844 93.5 101,953 67.8 59,825 69.9
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Total 638,939 68.2 657,262 65.0 649,590 66.8
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Gross profit 297,604 31.8 353,536 35.0 323,333 33.2
Selling, general and administrative (b) 117,997 12.6 122,334 12.1 120,601 12.4
Research and development 49,267 5.3 46,053 4.6 40,158 4.1
Goodwill amortization (b) 6,165 0.6 6,253 0.6 5,854 0.6
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Operating expenses 173,429 18.5 174,640 17.3 166,613 17.1
Special charges (credit) 42,270 4.5 (1,104) (0.1) 15,000 1.5
Operating income 81,905 8.8 180,000 17.8 141,720 14.6
Other income (expense):
Interest income 5,596 0.6 3,509 0.3 4,079 0.4
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
affiliates 3,167 0.3 2,843 0.3 7,113 0.7
Other income (expense) 7,232 0.8 (1,343) (0.1) 25,447 2.6
Interest expense (27,165) (2.9) (29,032) (2.9) (27,405) (2.8)
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Income before income taxes 70,735 7.6 155,977 15.4 150,954 15.5
Income taxes 27,587 3.0 62,392 6.1 61,891 6.3
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Net income $ 43,148 4.6 % $ 93,585 9.3 % $ 89,063 9.2 %
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(a) Percentages are computed based on cost as a percentage of related
revenue.
(b) Fiscal years 2000 and 1999 have been reclassified to present
goodwill amortization as a single operating expense line item in the
Consolidated Income Statements.
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Special Charges
In fiscal 2001, the Company recorded special charges of $42.3 million ($25.8
million after-tax, or $0.74 per share) in connection with certain contractual
obligations and a value assessment of the Company's business operations. The
major components of the special charges consisted of $14.0 million for a
workforce reduction that eliminated approximately 255 Company positions
worldwide, $11.5 million for contractual obligations in connection with the
departures in July 2000 of the Company's former Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer and former President and Chief Operating Officer, $8.5 million for costs
associated with the exit of certain business strategies and product lines and
$8.3 million for the termination of consulting agreements and facility exit
costs, net of gains on the disposition of Company aircraft. See Note P to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company realized approximately $12.0 to $13.0 million of pre-tax savings in
fiscal 2001 from the value assessment. Beginning in fiscal 2002, the Company
expects annual net pre-tax operating expense savings in the range of $30.0 to
$32.0 million from the value assessment.
Upcoming Significant Contract Rebids
A significant portion of the Company's revenues and cash flow is derived from
its portfolio of long-term online lottery service contracts, each of which in
the ordinary course of the Company's business periodically is the subject of
competitive procurement or renegotiation. Through fiscal 2003 (which ends in
February 2003), several of the Company's larger contracts (including the
National Lottery of Brazil and Texas, its two largest in fiscal 2001) are
expected to be the subject of competitive procurements to select contractors to
supply lottery goods and services upon the termination of the Company's current
contracts. See Part I, Item 1, -- "Certain Factors That May Affect Future
Performance -- Strengthening of Competition" and "Lottery Contract Awards and
Related Significant Developments" herein for further information concerning
these matters.
Results of Operations
COMPARISON OF FISCAL 2001 WITH 2000
Revenues for fiscal 2001 were $936.5 million, representing a $74.3 million, or
7.3%, decrease from revenues of $1.0 billion in fiscal 2000.
Service revenues, including lottery and other services, in fiscal 2001 were
$856.5 million, representing a $3.9 million, or 0.5%, decrease from the $860.4
million of service revenues in fiscal 2000. This decrease reflects a decline in
domestic lottery service revenues, partially offset by an increase in
international lottery service revenues.
The Company's domestic lottery service revenues were $465.4 million in fiscal
2001, a decrease of 2.8% from the $478.8 million recorded in the same period of
fiscal 2000. This decrease was
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primarily due to the loss of online lottery contracts in Indiana, West Virginia,
Vermont and New Hampshire and the loss of an instant ticket validation contract
in New York. These decreases were partially offset by increases in lottery sales
generated by a number of the Company's existing domestic customers, including
Texas, New York and New Jersey.
The Company's international lottery service revenues increased 4.5% in fiscal
2001 to $360.3 million compared with the $344.7 million recorded in the same
period last year, primarily due to the launch of the national lotteries in South
Africa and Morocco, along with growth in sales for existing customers in Brazil,
Poland and Mexico and a contractual rate increase in Brazil. These increases
were partially offset by the impact of the reduction in the dollar value of
foreign currencies.
Product sales in fiscal 2001 were $80.1 million, a decrease of $70.3 million
from the $150.4 million of product sales in fiscal 2000. Prior year product
sales included sales of an online lottery system to Israel, a new central system
with instant ticket capabilities to Sweden, and equipment to South Africa. The
Company sold approximately 5,600 lottery terminals in fiscal 2001, compared to
approximately 13,300 lottery terminals in fiscal 2000.
Gross margins on service revenues were 34.1% in fiscal 2001 compared to 35.5%
in fiscal 2000, primarily driven by start-up losses on the lottery system
installation in Morocco, along with additional costs incurred relating to the
delayed start-up of the Colombia lottery that launched on January 17, 2001.
Gross margins on product sales fluctuate depending on the mix, volume and timing
of product sales contracts. Gross margins on product sales decreased from 32.2%
in fiscal 2000 to 6.5% in fiscal 2001, primarily due to previously announced
cost over-runs on the lottery system conversion the Company is implementing in
New South Wales, Australia, and the lower volume of equipment sales to South
Africa in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000.
Selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2001 were $118.0 million,
representing a $4.3 million, or 3.5%, decrease from the $122.3 million incurred
in fiscal 2000. This decrease was primarily attributable to cost reductions
resulting from the value assessment, partially offset by non-cash charges
associated with the implementation of the Company's Restricted Stock Plan in
August 2000. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative
expenses were 12.6% and 12.1% during fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Research and development expenses in fiscal 2001 were $49.3 million,
representing a $3.2 million, or 7.0%, increase over research and development
expenses of $46.1 million in fiscal 2000. This increase reflects higher spending
on the Company's central system software and interactive media offerings. As a
percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 5.3% and 4.6%
during fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Other income of $7.2 million in fiscal 2001 was comprised principally of the
amortization of the gain on the sale of the Company's 22.5% equity interest in
Camelot Group plc ("Camelot"), which the Company sold in April 1998, and which
is being amortized over the remaining period of Camelot's first operating
license, due to expire in September 2001. Other expense in fiscal 2000 of $1.3
million, was comprised of net foreign exchange losses associated with the
Company's global asset protection and foreign exchange management programs
designed to provide a degree of protection for future cash flows, partially
offset by the amortization of the
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gain on the sale of Camelot. The Company recorded $0.4 million of net foreign
exchange gains in fiscal 2001, compared to $6.7 million of net foreign exchange
losses in the prior year.
Interest expense in fiscal 2001 was $27.2 million, a decrease of $1.8 million
from interest expense of $29.0 million incurred during fiscal 2000. This
decrease was primarily due to lower average debt outstanding under the Company's
revolving credit facility.
The Company's effective income tax rate decreased from 40% in fiscal 2000 to 39%
in fiscal 2001, principally due to lower state taxes and increased research and
development tax credits. The Company's effective income tax rate was greater
than the statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and certain expenses
that are not deductible for income tax purposes.
Weighted average shares in fiscal 2001 declined 1.7 million shares to 34.6
million shares as a result of the Company's share repurchase program. On March
19, 2001, after the end of its 2001 fiscal year, the Company repurchased 5
million shares of its common stock from Tiger Management, its largest
shareholder, for $130.0 million.
COMPARISON OF FISCAL 2000 WITH 1999
Revenues for fiscal 2000 were $1.0 billion, representing a $37.9 million, or
3.9%, increase over revenues of $972.9 million in fiscal 1999.
Service revenues, including lottery and other services, in fiscal 2000 were
$860.4 million, representing a $27.0 million, or 3.0%, decrease from the $887.4
million of service revenues in fiscal 1999. This decrease reflects a 6.1%
decline in domestic lottery service revenues, partially offset by a 1.8%
increase in international lottery service revenues.
In fiscal 2000, lottery sales by the Company's domestic customers declined
approximately 4.0% compared with fiscal 1999, primarily reflecting lower sales
in Texas, the temporary suspension of Quick Draw in New York and lower jackpot
activity. This decline, coupled with the loss of the Company's Indiana lottery
contract and contractual rate changes, resulted in a 6.1% decline in the
Company's domestic service revenues.
Lottery sales by the Company's international customers increased 14.6% in fiscal
2000 compared with fiscal 1999, driven primarily by growth in Brazil, Germany,
the Czech Republic, Poland and Mexico. This increase, coupled with contractual
rate increases in Brazil was almost fully offset by the impact of the reduction
in the dollar value of foreign currencies, resulting in a 1.8% increase in the
Company's international lottery service revenues.
Product sales were $150.4 million in fiscal 2000, an increase of $64.9 million
over the $85.5 million of product sales in fiscal 1999. This increase was
primarily driven by equipment sales to South Africa, an on-line lottery system
to Israel and a new central system, including instant ticket validation
capabilities to Sweden. The Company sold approximately 13,300 lottery terminals
during fiscal 2000, compared to approximately 4,900 lottery terminals during
fiscal 1999.
Gross margins on service revenues improved from 33.5% in fiscal 1999 to 35.5% in
fiscal 2000 due to improved margins from the Company's operations in Brazil.
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Gross margins on product sales fluctuate depending on the mix, volume and timing
of product sales contracts. Gross margins on product sales increased from 30.1%
in fiscal 1999 to 32.2% in fiscal 2000, primarily due to the change in product
mix.
Selling, general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2000 were $122.3 million,
representing a $1.7 million, or 1.4%, increase from the $120.6 million incurred
in fiscal 1999. This increase was primarily attributable to the Company's
bi-annual user's conference held during the second quarter of fiscal 2000. As a
percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses were 12.1%
and 12.4% during fiscal 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Research and development expenses in fiscal 2000 were $46.1 million,
representing a $5.9 million, or 14.7%, increase over research and development
expenses of $40.2 million in fiscal 1999. This increase reflected development
activities associated with the Company's next generation lottery operating
system and terminals along with increased spending on a number of new products
in the development pipeline. As a percentage of revenues, research and
development expenses were 4.6% and 4.1% during fiscal 2000 and 1999,
respectively.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates in fiscal 2000 was $2.8 million,
a decrease of $4.3 million from the $7.1 million earned during fiscal 1999. This
decrease resulted principally from the Company's sale, in April 1998, of its
22.5% equity interest in Camelot.
Other expense in fiscal 2000 was $1.3 million and was comprised of net foreign
exchange losses associated with the Company's global asset protection and
foreign exchange management programs designed to provide a degree of protection
for future cash flows, partially offset by the amortization of the gain on the
sale of Camelot. The foreign exchange losses during fiscal 2000 were more than
offset by higher cash gross margin from the Company's foreign operations due to
stronger than expected foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. Other
income of $25.4 million in fiscal 1999 was comprised principally of foreign
exchange gains associated with the Company's global asset protection and foreign
exchange management programs, as well as the amortization of the gain on the
sale of Camelot. As a result of the material devaluation that took place in
Brazil in January 1999, and the hedging strategy that the Company had in place
at the time, the Company recognized a one-time foreign exchange gain of
approximately $17 million.
Interest expense in fiscal 2000 was $29.0 million, an increase of $1.6 million
over interest expense of $27.4 million incurred during fiscal 1999. This
increase was primarily due to higher average debt outstanding under the
Company's revolving credit facility, along with higher average interest rates on
the Company's outstanding debt.
The Company's effective income tax rate decreased from 41% in fiscal 1999 to 40%
in fiscal 2000 due principally to lower state taxes and increased research and
development tax credits. The Company's effective income tax rate was greater
than the statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and certain expenses
that are not deductible for income tax purposes.
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Changes in Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources
During fiscal 2001, the Company generated $252.0 million of cash from
operations. This cash was used principally to fund the purchase of $136.9
million of systems, equipment and other assets relating to contracts, repurchase
$19.6 million of the Company's common stock and repay $42.8 million of the
Company's long-term debt.
Inventories increased by $50.4 million, from $67.4 million at February 26, 2000
to $117.8 million at February 24, 2001, primarily due to spending related to
product sales expected to be delivered during fiscal 2002 in France, Spain and
China, along with inventory purchased for new system installations in New York
and Ohio. Advance payments of $23.4 million have been received related to these
product sales expected to be delivered in fiscal 2002.
Current deferred income taxes increased by $11.0 million, from $15.9 million at
February 26, 2000 to $26.9 million at February 24, 2001, primarily due to
accrued expenses that are not currently deductible for income tax purposes.
Other assets decreased by $28.5 million, from $145.2 million at February 26,
2000 to $116.7 million at February 24, 2001, primarily due to the return of
deposits on a corporate aircraft which was sold in August 2000, along with the
amortization of capitalized software.
Accrued expenses increased by $11.8 million, from $43.3 million at February 26,
2000 to $55.1 million at February 24, 2001, primarily due to the additional cost
to complete the lottery system conversion underway in New South Wales,
Australia.
The special charge accrual of $10.4 million at February 24, 2001 consists
primarily of $7.9 million of severance payments remaining under the workforce
reduction and $1.6 million of payments remaining under contractual obligations
to former executives.
Advance payments from customers increased by $22.0 million, from $33.4 million
at February 26, 2000 to $55.4 million at February 24, 2001, primarily due to
advances received from customers in France, Spain and China related to product
sales expected to be delivered during fiscal 2002.
Income taxes payable, that are reported net of income tax refunds receivable,
increased by $15.2 million, from $49.4 million at February 26, 2000 to $64.6
million at February 24, 2001. This increase was primarily due to a $16.0 million
income tax refund relating to the fiscal 2001 special charge, along with the
timing of income tax payments.
The Company's business is capital-intensive. Although it is not possible to
estimate precisely, due to the nature of the business, the Company currently
anticipates that the level of capital expenditures for systems, equipment and
other assets relating to contracts required during fiscal 2002 will be in a
range of $220 million to $245 million. The principal sources of liquidity for
the Company are expected to be cash generated from operations and borrowings
under the Company's credit facility. The Company currently expects that its cash
flow from operations and available borrowings under its Credit Facility will be
sufficient to fund its anticipated working capital and ordinary capital
expenditure needs, to service its debt obligations, to fund anticipated internal
growth and to repurchase shares of the Company's Common Stock, from time to
time, under the Company's open market share repurchase program in the
foreseeable future. The Company is currently in discussions with its lenders to
refinance its credit facility which is scheduled to expire in June 2002.
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On March 19, 2001, the Company repurchased 5 million shares of its Common Stock
from Tiger Management, its largest shareholder, for $130.0 million. This
purchase was outside of the Company's open market share repurchase program. As
of March 31, 2001 the Company had utilized approximately $63.3 million of its
$400 million Credit Facility, including $13.6 million of letters of credit
issued under the Credit Facility.
Market Risk Disclosures
The primary market risk inherent in the Company's financial instruments and
exposures is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates
and foreign currency rates. The Company's exposure to commodity price changes is
not considered material and is managed through its procurement and sales
practices. The Company did not own any marketable equity securities during
fiscal 2001.
Interest rates
Interest rate market risk is estimated as the potential change in the fair value
of the Company's total debt or current earnings resulting from a hypothetical
10% adverse change in interest rates. At February 24, 2001, and February 26,
2000, the estimated fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt, as determined
by an independent investment banker, approximated $305.7 million and $293.9
million, respectively. At February 24, 2001, a hypothetical 10% increase in
interest rates would change the estimated fair value of the Company's fixed rate
debt to $300.1 million and a hypothetical 10% decrease in interest rates would
change the estimated fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt to $311.5
million. Comparatively, at February 26, 2000, after taking into consideration
$150.0 million of interest rate swaps, a hypothetical 10% increase in interest
rates would change the estimated fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt to
$290.5 million and a hypothetical 10% decrease in interest rates would change
the estimated fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt to $297.2 million.
A hypothetical 10% adverse or favorable change in interest rates applied to
variable rate debt would not have a material affect on current earnings.
The Company uses various techniques to mitigate the risk associated with future
changes in interest rates, including entering into interest rate swaps and the
private placement of fixed rate debt. In February 2000, the Company entered into
two interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $150.0 million that
provided interest rate protection over the period February 25, 2000 to May 15,
2007. The swaps effectively entitled the Company to exchange fixed rate payments
for variable rate payments. On February 1, 2001, the Company sold the two
interest rate swaps for $13.0 million. The Company has deferred the recognition
of the gain on the sale as a component of long-term debt and is recognizing such
gain ratably over the period February 2001 through May 2007.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
Foreign exchange exposures arise from current transactions and anticipated
transactions denominated in a currency other than an entity's functional
currency and from the translation of foreign currency balance sheet accounts
into United States dollar balance sheet accounts.
The Company seeks to manage its foreign exchange risk by securing payment from
its customers in U.S. dollars, by sharing risk with its customers, by utilizing
foreign currency borrowings, by leading and lagging receipts and payments and by
entering into foreign currency exchange and option contracts. In addition, a
significant portion of the costs attributable to the Company's
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foreign currency revenues are payable in the local currencies. Whenever
possible, the Company negotiates clauses into its contracts that allow for price
adjustments should a material change in foreign exchange rates occur.
The Company, from time to time, enters into foreign currency exchange and option
contracts to reduce the exposure associated with current transactions and
anticipated transactions denominated in foreign currencies. However, the Company
does not engage in currency speculation. At February 24, 2001 and February 26,
2000, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates would result
in a translation loss of $14.6 million and $16.3 million, respectively, that
would be recorded in the equity section of the Company's balance sheet.
At February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in
foreign exchange rates would result in a net transaction loss of $3.4 million in
both years that would be recorded in current earnings after considering the
effects of foreign exchange contracts currently in place.
At February 24, 2001, a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign exchange
rates would result in a net reduction of cash flows from anticipatory
transactions in fiscal 2002 of $21.2 million. Comparatively, at February 26,
2000, the result of a hypothetical 10% adverse change in foreign exchange rates
would have resulted in a net reduction of cash flows from anticipatory
transactions of $12.1 million in fiscal 2001. The percentage of fiscal 2001 and
fiscal 2000 anticipatory cash flows that were hedged varied throughout each
fiscal year, but averaged 51% in fiscal 2001 compared to 73% in fiscal 2000.
As of February 24, 2001, the Company had contracts for the sale of foreign
currency of approximately $94.8 million (primarily Spanish pesetas, Australian
dollars and pounds sterling) and the purchase of foreign currency of
approximately $65.5 million (primarily pounds sterling), compared to contracts
for the sale of foreign currency of approximately $87.7 million (primarily
Spanish pesetas, South African rand and Irish punts) and the purchase of foreign
currency of approximately $66.7 million (primarily pounds sterling) at February
26, 2000.
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The Company's market risk disclosures are included in Item 7, "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" above.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
52
Report of Independent Auditors
Board of Directors and Shareholders
GTECH Holdings Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GTECH Holdings
Corporation and subsidiaries as of February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000 and
the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended February 24, 2001. 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 auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. 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 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 consolidated financial position of GTECH Holdings
Corporation and subsidiaries at February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000 and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended February 24, 2001, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2001
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
February 24, February 26,
2001 2000
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(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 46,948 $ 11,115
Trade accounts receivable 118,721 115,358
Sales-type lease receivables 8,722 10,110
Inventories 117,789 67,418
Deferred income taxes 26,850 15,853
Other current assets 18,798 19,346
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 337,828 239,200
SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS RELATING TO CONTRACTS 361,334 375,918
GOODWILL 122,325 130,710
OTHER ASSETS 116,673 145,195
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 938,160 $ 891,023
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short term borrowings $ 2,316 $ 1,620
Accounts payable 49,267 53,103
Accrued expenses 55,140 43,278
Special charge 10,431 --
Employee compensation 31,898 30,057
Advance payments from customers 55,418 33,438
Income taxes payable 64,573 49,382
Current portion of long-term debt 3,512 69
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 272,555 210,947
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion 316,961 349,400
OTHER LIABILITIES 29,883 27,363
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 4,399 6,737
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -- --
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share--20,000,000
shares authorized, none issued -- --
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share--150,000,000
shares authorized, 44,507,315 and 44,171,315 shares
issued; 34,257,527 and 34,804,004 shares outstanding
at February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000,
respectively 445 442
Additional paid-in capital 183,294 176,750
Equity carryover basis adjustment (7,008) (7,008)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (85,852) (69,493)
Retained earnings 479,305 437,830
--------- ---------
570,184 538,521
Less cost of 10,249,788 and 9,367,311 shares
in treasury at February 24, 2001 and
February 26, 2000, respectively (255,822) (241,945)
--------- ---------
314,362 296,576
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 938,160 $ 891,023
========= =========
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, February 26, February 27,
2001 2000 1999
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
Services $ 856,475 $ 860,419 $ 887,395
Sales of products 80,068 150,379 85,528
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
936,543 1,010,798 972,923
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services 564,095 555,309 589,765
Costs of sales 74,844 101,953 59,825
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
638,939 657,262 649,590
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
Gross profit 297,604 353,536 323,333
Selling, general and administrative 117,997 122,334 120,601
Research and development 49,267 46,053 40,158
Goodwill amortization 6,165 6,253 5,854
Special charges (credit) 42,270 (1,104) 15,000
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
Operating income 81,905 180,000 141,720
Other income (expense):
Interest income 5,596 3,509 4,079
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 3,167 2,843 7,113
Other income (expense) 7,232 (1,343) 25,447
Interest expense (27,165) (29,032) (27,405)
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
Income before income taxes 70,735 155,977 150,954
Income taxes 27,587 62,392 61,891
---------------- ----------------- -----------------
Net income $ 43,148 $ 93,585 $ 89,063
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Basic earnings per share $ 1.25 $ 2.58 $ 2.17
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Diluted earnings per share $ 1.25 $ 2.58 $ 2.16
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Equity
Additional Carryover
Outstanding Common Paid-in Basis
Shares Stock Capital Adjustment
---------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at February 28, 1998 41,284,146 $ 439 $ 171,302 $ (7,008)
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - -
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation - - - -
Net gain on derivative instruments - - - -
Comprehensive income
Treasury shares repurchased (2,794,100) - - -
Shares issued under stock award plans 5,688 - 159 -
Shares reissued under stock award plans 2,079 - - -
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options 224,250 3 4,973 -
---------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------
Balance at February 27, 1999 38,722,063 $ 442 $ 176,434 $ (7,008)
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - -
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation - - - -
Net gain on derivative instruments - - - -
Comprehensive income
Treasury shares repurchased (4,049,100) - - -
Shares reissued under employee
stock purchase and stock award plans 112,291 - - -
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options 18,750 - 316 -
---------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------
Balance at February 26, 2000 34,804,004 $ 442 $ 176,750 $ (7,008)
Comprehensive income:
Net income - - - -
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation - - - -
Net loss on derivative instruments - - - -
Unrealized gain on investments - - - -
Comprehensive income
Director stock compensation - - 92 -
Treasury shares repurchased (1,105,200) - - -
Shares reissued under employee
stock purchase and stock award plans 222,723 - - -
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options 336,000 3 6,452 -
---------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------
Balance at February 24, 2001 34,257,527 $ 445 $ 183,294 $ (7,008)
================ ================ ================== ===============
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Retained Treasury
Income (Loss) Earnings Stock Total
------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at February 28, 1998 $ (42) $ 255,955 $ (75,436) $ 345,210
Comprehensive income:
Net income - 89,063 - 89,063
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation (85,094) - - (85,094)
Net gain on derivative instruments 294 - - 294
-----------------
Comprehensive income 4,263
Treasury shares repurchased - - (70,757) (70,757)
Shares issued under stock award plans - - - 159
Shares reissued under stock award plans - - 55 55
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options - - - 4,976
------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
Balance at February 27, 1999 $ (84,842) $ 345,018 $ (146,138) $ 283,906
Comprehensive income:
Net income - 93,585 - 93,585
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation 15,223 - - 15,223
Net gain on derivative instruments 126 - - 126
-----------------
Comprehensive income 108,934
Treasury shares repurchased - - (98,747) (98,747)
Shares reissued under employee
stock purchase and stock award plans - (773) 2,940 2,167
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options - - - 316
------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
Balance at February 26, 2000 $ (69,493) $ 437,830 $ (241,945) $ 296,576
Comprehensive income:
Net income - 43,148 - 43,148
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation (16,004) - - (16,004)
Net loss on derivative instruments (447) - - (447)
Unrealized gain on investments 92 - - 92
-----------------
Comprehensive income 26,789
Director stock compensation - - - 92
Treasury shares repurchased - - (19,587) (19,587)
Shares reissued under employee
stock purchase and stock award plans - (1,673) 5,710 4,037
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options - - - 6,455
------------------ ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
Balance at February 24, 2001 $ (85,852) $ 479,305 $ (255,822) $ 314,362
================== ================= ================== =================
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, February 26, February 27,
2001 2000 1999
------------ ------------ ------------
(Dollars in thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $ 43,148 $ 93,585 $ 89,063
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 156,262 168,284 184,748
Intangibles amortization 11,968 10,839 8,719
Goodwill amortization 6,165 6,253 5,854
Special charges (credit) 42,270 (1,104) 15,000
Deferred income taxes provision (benefit) (13,335) 1,753 9,868
Termination of interest rate swap 12,970 --- ---
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates,
net of dividends received 1,343 (376) (3,117)
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains) (970) 900 (8,650)
Other 1,408 954 2,405
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects
of acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable 956 (10,006) (10,716)
Inventories (50,369) (5,659) (33,479)
Special charge (23,426) (4,954) (26,105)
Other assets and liabilities 63,580 (29,687) 52,692
--------- --------- ---------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 251,970 230,782 286,282
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of systems, equipment and other assets relating
to contracts (136,891) (128,618) (121,198)
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) -- (318) (19,687)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates (16,601) (16,209) (529)
Cash received from affiliates 2,075 -- 1,906
Proceeds from sale of investments -- -- 84,904
Other (11,149) (19,198) (22,627)
--------- --------- ---------
NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (162,566) (164,343) (77,231)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 95,908 221,500 117,706
Principal payments on long-term debt (138,737) (192,936) (254,768)
Purchases of treasury stock (19,587) (98,747) (70,757)
Proceeds from stock options 6,455 316 4,976
Other 5,236 2,114 (205)
--------- --------- ---------
NET CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES (50,725) (67,753) (203,048)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (2,846) 4,696 (6,520)
--------- --------- ---------
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 35,833 3,382 (517)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 11,115 7,733 8,250
--------- --------- ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $ 46,948 $ 11,115 $ 7,733
========= ========= =========
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest payments (net of amounts capitalized) $ 26,937 $ 28,697 $ 27,574
Income tax payments 44,297 66,883 24,945
Income tax refunds (18,701) (662) (13,345)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation: GTECH Holdings Corporation ("Holdings") conducts
business through its consolidated subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates and
has, as its only asset, an investment in GTECH Corporation ("GTECH"), its wholly
owned subsidiary. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of
Holdings, GTECH, all majority and wholly owned subsidiaries and other entities
controlled by GTECH (collectively referred to herein as the "Company").
Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements. Investments in 20% to 50% owned
affiliates, investments in corporate joint ventures and other entities that are
not controlled by GTECH are accounted for using the equity method and
investments in less than 20% owned affiliates are accounted for using the cost
method.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial
statements to conform to the current year presentation. Goodwill amortization,
that was included in cost of services and selling, general and administrative
expense in prior periods has been presented as a single line item in the
Consolidated Income Statements.
Industry Segment and Nature of Operations: The Company operates in one
reportable business segment that provides online, high speed, highly secured
transaction processing systems to the worldwide lottery industry. The Company's
lottery service contracts are generally subject to a new competitive procurement
process after the expiration of the contract term and any extensions thereof.
The Company's business is highly regulated, and the competition to secure new
government contracts is often intense.
Fiscal Year: The Company operates on a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the
last Saturday in February. Fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999 were 52-week years.
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 amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition: Service revenues are recognized as the services are
performed. Liquidated damages (as defined in Note F) are recorded as a reduction
in revenue in the period in which it is determined that they are probable and
estimable. Revenues from product sales or sales-type leases are recognized when
installation is complete and the customer accepts the product, when acceptance
is a stipulated contractual term. In those instances where the Company is not
responsible for installation, revenue is recognized when the product is shipped.
Product sales under long-term contracts are recorded under the percentage of
completion method. Costs and estimated gross margins are recorded as sales as
work is completed and accepted by the customer by utilizing the most recent
estimates of cost to complete. Adjustments in estimates are made in the period
in which the information necessary to make the adjustment becomes available. If
the current contract estimate indicates a loss, provision is made for the
estimated loss when it becomes known and quantifiable.
Effective November 26, 2000, the Company adopted Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements". SAB 101 summarizes the
Securities and Exchange Commission's views regarding the application of
generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues.
The adoption and implementation of SAB 101 did not have a material effect on the
results of operations or financial position of the Company.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-(CONTINUED)
Foreign Currency Translation: The functional currency for the majority of the
Company's foreign operations is the applicable local currency. The translation
of the applicable foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for balance
sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for
revenue and expense accounts using a weighted average exchange rate during the
period. The gains or losses resulting from such translation are reported in
accumulated other comprehensive income, whereas gains or losses resulting from
foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations. The Company
recognized net foreign exchange gains (losses) of $434,000, $(6,683,000) and
$15,268,000 in fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, which are included as a
component of other income in the Company's Consolidated Income Statements.
For those foreign subsidiaries operating in a highly inflationary economy or
having the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, nonmonetary assets and
liabilities are translated at historical rates and monetary assets and
liabilities are translated at current rates. Translation adjustments are
included in the determination of net income.
Research and Development: Research and development expenses are charged to
operations as incurred.
Stock-Based Compensation: The Company grants stock options for a fixed number of
shares of the common stock of Holdings ("Common Stock") to employees and
nonemployee directors with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the
shares at the date of grant. The Company accounts for stock option grants in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees" and related Interpretations. The Company has not
recognized any compensation expense for stock option grants.
Derivatives: The Company uses derivative financial instruments principally to
manage the risk of foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations
and accounts for its derivative financial instruments in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("FAS 133").
From time to time, the Company enters into foreign currency exchange and option
contracts to reduce the exposure associated with certain firm commitments,
variable service revenues and certain assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies. These contracts generally have maturities of 12 months or
less, and are regularly renewed to provide continuing coverage throughout the
year. The Company does not engage in currency speculation.
The Company records certain contracts used to provide a degree of protection to
the Company against foreign exchange risk on its variable service revenues at
fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The related gains or losses on
these contracts are either deferred in shareholders' equity (accumulated other
comprehensive income) or immediately recognized in earnings dependent on whether
the contract can be treated as a hedge. The deferred gains and losses are
subsequently recognized in earnings in the period that the related items being
hedged are received and recognized in earnings. Contracts used to hedge assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the Company's
Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and the related gains or losses on
these contracts are immediately recognized in earnings as a component of other
income in the Company's Consolidated Income Statements.
Income Taxes: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the
differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities
and are measured using the enacted income tax rates and laws that will be in
effect when the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Additionally,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are separated into current and noncurrent
amounts based on the classification of the related assets and liabilities for
financial reporting purposes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-(CONTINUED)
Cash Equivalents: The Company considers short-term, highly liquid investments
with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be
cash equivalents.
Trade Accounts Receivable: Trade accounts receivable are reflected net of
allowances for doubtful accounts and liquidated damages of $7,373,000 and
$3,187,000 at February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000, respectively.
Inventories: Inventories include amounts related to the Company's long-term
service contracts and product sales contracts, including product sales under
long-term contracts, and are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out
method) or market. Provision for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory
is made based on management's analysis of inventory levels and future sales
forecasts. Inventory allowances were $6,708,000 and $5,142,000 at February 24,
2001 and February 26, 2000, respectively. Inventory manufactured or assembled by
the Company for its long-term service contracts is transferred to systems,
equipment and other assets relating to contracts upon shipment.
Systems, Equipment and Other Assets Relating to Contracts: Systems, equipment
and other assets relating to contracts are stated on the basis of cost. The cost
less any salvage value is depreciated over the base contract term, not to exceed
ten years, using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and
accelerated methods for income tax purposes.
Capitalized Software Development Costs: Unamortized software development costs,
included in systems, equipment and other assets relating to contracts and other
assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $36,393,000 and
$44,291,000 at February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000, respectively. Related
amortization expense amounted to $19,018,000, $17,167,000 and $12,821,000 in
fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and is included in cost of services or
cost of sales in the Company's Consolidated Income Statements.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: If facts and circumstances were to indicate
that the Company's long-lived assets might be impaired, the estimated future
undiscounted cash flows associated with the long-lived asset would be compared
to its carrying amount to determine if a write-down to fair value is necessary.
During fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, the Company recorded charges of $4,236,000,
$1,000,000 and $18,165,000, respectively, relating to impairments of certain
long-lived assets.
Goodwill: Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net
assets acquired and is amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging
from seven to 40 years. As of February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000,
accumulated amortization was $40,850,000 and $36,271,000, respectively. Goodwill
is periodically reviewed for impairment by comparing the carrying amount to the
estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the businesses acquired. If this
review indicates that goodwill is not recoverable, the carrying amount would be
reduced to fair value. During fiscal 2001, the Company reduced goodwill by
$2,220,000 to reflect impairment associated with a prior acquisition.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income: Accumulated other comprehensive income
as of February 24, 2001, included $(85,917,000), $(27,000) and $92,000 related
to foreign currency translation, net loss on derivative instruments and
unrealized gain on investments, respectively. Accumulated other comprehensive
income as of February 26, 2000, included $(69,913,000) and $420,000 related to
foreign currency translation and net gain on derivative instruments,
respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE B - BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
On July 1, 1998, the Company acquired 80% of the equity of Europrint Holdings
Ltd. ("Europrint") and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Interactive
Games International ("IGI"), for a net cash purchase price of $21,641,000,
including related acquisition costs. Europrint is a provider of media
promotional games and IGI has pioneered the development of interactive,
televised lottery games. The Company has the option, and under certain
circumstances the obligation, to acquire the remaining 20% of the equity of
Europrint and IGI within five years from the date of acquisition.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting,
whereby the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed based on their respective fair values. Purchase price in excess of these
fair values has been recorded as goodwill. The Company has included the
operating results of Europrint and its wholly owned subsidiaries in its
consolidated results since the date of acquisition.
Pro forma information has not been provided because the acquisition was not
material to the Company's operations.
NOTE C - INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of:
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000
----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Raw materials $ 45,689 $ 23,623
Work in progress 57,210 42,701
Finished goods 14,890 1,094
-------------------- --------------------
$ 117,789 $ 67,418
==================== ====================
NOTE D - SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS RELATING TO CONTRACTS
Systems, equipment and other assets relating to contracts consists of:
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000
----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Land and buildings $ 5,259 $ 5,259
Computer terminals and systems 1,122,286 1,069,541
Furniture and equipment 116,098 110,734
Contracts in progress 39,771 46,221
-------------------- --------------------
1,283,414 1,231,755
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 922,080 855,837
-------------------- --------------------
$ 361,334 $ 375,918
==================== ====================
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE E - LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of:
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000
----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Revolving credit facility $ ---- $ 45,000
7.75% Series A Senior Notes due 2004 150,000 150,000
7.87% Series B Senior Notes due 2007 150,000 150,000
Deferred gain on interest rate swaps 12,810 ----
Other 7,663 4,469
-------------------- --------------------
320,473 349,469
Less current portion 3,512 69
-------------------- --------------------
$ 316,961 $ 349,400
==================== ====================
The Company has an unsecured revolving credit facility of $400,000,000 expiring
in June 2002 (the "Credit Facility"). At February 24, 2001, there were no
outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. The Company is required to pay
a facility fee of .125% per annum on the total revolving credit commitment. The
restrictive provisions of the Credit Facility include, among other things,
requirements relating to the maintenance of certain financial ratios,
restrictions on additional indebtedness and restrictions on the ability of the
Company to make cash distributions on its Common Stock under certain
circumstances. At February 24, 2001, under the most restrictive covenants, the
Company had available $141,476,000 of retained earnings for the payment of
dividends. The Company has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock and
does not plan to do so in the foreseeable future. The current policy of the
Company's Board of Directors is to reinvest earnings in the operation and
expansion of the Company and to repurchase shares of the Company's Common
Stock, from time to time, under the Company's open market share repurchase
program. The Company's 7.75% Series A Senior Notes due 2004 and
7.87% Series B Senior Notes due 2007 (collectively, the "Senior Notes") are
unsecured. Interest on each issue is payable semiannually in arrears.
Up to $100,000,000 of the Credit Facility may be used for the issuance of
letters of credit. The Company had, at February 24, 2001, $12,117,000 of letters
of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility and $65,512,000 of
letters of credit issued and outstanding outside of the Credit Facility. The
total weighted average annual cost for all letters of credit was 0.6%.
At February 24, 2001, long-term debt matures as follows:
Fiscal Year (Dollars in thousands)
-----------
2002 3,512
2003 3,991
2004 3,991
2005 153,991
2006 2,553
2007 2,075
2008 150,360
Long-term debt includes a deferred gain on the sale of interest rate swaps. (See
Note O for additional information.)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE F - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contracts
Contracts generally contain time schedules for, among other things, commencement
of system operations and the installation of terminals, as well as detailed
performance standards. The Company is typically required to furnish substantial
bonds to secure its performance under these contracts. In addition to other
possible consequences, including contract termination, failure to meet specified
deadlines or performance standards could trigger substantial penalties in the
form of liquidated damage assessments. Many of the Company's contracts permit
the customer to terminate the contract at will and do not specify the
compensation, if any, that the Company would be entitled were such a termination
to occur.
Legal Matters
As publicly reported in February 1999, a witness appearing before the
Moriarty Tribunal, an investigative body convened by the Irish Parliament and
chaired by Mr. Justice Moriarty to investigate the business affairs generally of
the former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Charles Haughey, testified
that in February 1993 Guy B. Snowden, then Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, had invested pounds sterling 67,000 (approximately $100,000) of his
personal funds in a company owned by Mr. Haughey's son. Mr. Haughey had resigned
as Taoiseach in February 1992. In July 1992, the An Post Irish National Lottery
Company, the Irish lottery authority (the "Irish NLC"), issued a Request for
Proposals respecting online and instant ticket lottery goods and services, and
in September 1992 the Company, which was then the incumbent provider of lottery
goods and services to the Irish NLC under an agreement awarded to the Company in
1987, submitted a Proposal to the Irish NLC in response to the Irish NLC's
Request for Proposals. In November 1992, the Irish NLC selected the Company to
provide online and instant ticket goods and services to the Irish NLC under the
terms of the competitive procurement and, following negotiations, a definitive
agreement was entered into between the Irish NLC and the Company in March 1993.
In calendar 1999, the Tribunal requested that the Company provide various
documents regarding the Company's business in Ireland, which the Company has
done, and the Company has been cooperating with the Tribunal. In addition, the
Company has made its own inquiry into the facts surrounding Mr. Snowden's
investment and the extent, if any, of the Company's involvement in or knowledge
of that investment. The Company's investigation has determined that no Company
funds were used to make Mr. Snowden's investment, and there is no information to
suggest that Mr. Snowden ever sought reimbursement for the investment from the
Company. Further, there is no information to suggest that Mr. Snowden informed
anyone else at the Company of his investment at the time or that his investment
was related in any way to the renewal of the Company's contract to supply
systems and support to the Irish NLC. Mr. Snowden has advised the Company
through his counsel that (i) his investment was a strictly personal one, (ii)
the investment was made from his personal funds, (iii) he never sought
reimbursement for any portion of his investment from the Company or any other
entity, and (iv) his investment was not related to the Irish NLC and was not
intended to and did not influence the Irish NLC's decision to renew the
Company's contract.
No charges of wrongdoing have been brought against the Company in connection
with the Moriarty investigation, and the Company does not believe that it has
engaged in any wrongdoing in connection with this matter. However, since this
investigation is or may still be underway, and investigations of this type
customarily are conducted in whole or in part in secret, the Company lacks
sufficient information to determine with certainty its ultimate scope and
whether the government authorities will assert claims resulting from this
investigation that could implicate or reflect adversely upon the Company.
Because the Company's reputation for integrity is an important factor in its
business dealings with lottery and other governmental agencies, if a government
authority were to make an allegation, or if there were to be a finding, of
improper conduct on the part of or attributable to the Company in any matter,
including in respect of the Moriarty investigation, such an allegation or
finding could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
including its ability to retain existing contracts and to obtain new or renewal
contracts. In addition, continuing adverse publicity resulting from this
investigation and related matters could have such a material adverse effect.
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NOTE F - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES-(CONTINUED)
Since July 1994, the United Kingdom National Lottery has been operated under a
license held by Camelot Group plc ("Camelot"), and the Company has been a
supplier of lottery goods and services to Camelot for the lottery. As publicly
reported, in or around April or May 2000, the United Kingdom National Lottery
Commission (the "NLC"), the regulator of the United Kingdom National Lottery,
commenced an investigation into a lottery terminal software malfunction in the
United Kingdom in which, under certain rare circumstances, a duplicate
transaction was recorded on the Company's central system while only one ticket
was presented to the retailer. The software malfunction resulted in a relatively
small amount of overcharges to lottery retailers with respect to the duplicate
transactions and a relatively small amount of overpayments or underpayments to
certain prizewinners. The Company first identified this software malfunction in
the United Kingdom in June 1998 and corrected the malfunction in July 1998, but
without notifying Camelot or the NLC, as it should have done. The Company fully
cooperated with the NLC's investigation and undertook to implement a number of
measures respecting its corporate compliance and governance functions and
software development processes in the wake of the investigation. The Company has
also agreed to reimburse United Kingdom lottery players and retailers for any
financial losses incurred by virtue of the software malfunction.
As has also been publicly reported, the developments described above took place
in the context of a competitive procurement respecting the award by the NLC of a
new license to operate the National Lottery with effect from October 1, 2001. In
1999, the NLC established a competitive procedure for the award of the new
license, and two bidders, Camelot and The People's Lottery ("TPL"), subsequently
submitted bids for the new license. Camelot's bid was supported by agreements
with the Company pursuant to which the Company had contracted to continue to
supply lottery goods and services to Camelot during the term of the new license
in the event that Camelot was awarded the new license.
In August 2000, the NLC announced that it had decided that the NLC would proceed
on the basis of a new procedure under which it would negotiate exclusively with
TPL for one month. Promptly after the NLC's announcement, Camelot initiated
legal proceedings in the United Kingdom challenging the legality of the NLC's
decision to initiate a new procedure of negotiation with TPL to the exclusion of
Camelot. In September 2000, the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
overturned the NLC's August 2000 decision to negotiate exclusively with TPL and
directed that the NLC enter into an exclusive negotiation period with Camelot so
as to afford Camelot the same opportunity granted to TPL to improve its bid to
address the NLC's concerns.
As part of the improved Camelot proposal for the new license, the Company
entered into technology transfer and training arrangements with Camelot
providing for the transfer to Camelot of the Company's National Lottery
equipment, facilities and U.K. technology employees, a technology transfer to
Camelot (after a period of training), and a grant to Camelot exclusive rights to
operate the Company's gaming system software in the U.K. for the term of the new
license. Under these new arrangements, the Company will license its software and
provide a range of support services to Camelot for which the Company expects to
receive compensation during the term of the new license in the range of
$40,000,000 to $45,000,000 per year commencing in fiscal year 2003. The Company
also anticipates receiving revenues of approximately $65,000,000 with respect to
the sale to Camelot of new terminals prior to the commencement of the new
license term. The Company further agreed to negotiate a technology transfer and
a related software license for the exclusive use by Camelot under the new
license of the internet gaming applications of the Company's UWin! subsidiary.
In December 2000, the NLC announced its decision to award a new seven-year
license to operate the National Lottery to Camelot and that it will grant
Camelot an interim license to cover the period from October 1, 2001 through
January 30, 2002 in order to provide a twelve-month conversion period prior to
the beginning of the new license. TPL has not protested the NLC's decision to
award the new license to Camelot and the period in which a protest must be made
has since lapsed.
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NOTE F - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES-(CONTINUED)
In April 2001, the NLC issued a report of its investigation into the above
described lottery software terminal malfunction. The NLC report states that its
investigation of the lottery software incident had established breaches of
Camelot's license, including in respect of the failure of the Company to give
proper notification before rectifying the software fault. The report further
states that Camelot has agreed to pay pounds sterling 115,000 (approximately
$175,000) into the National Lottery prize fund as compensation for underpayments
to players resulting from the software malfunction, and that Camelot has
undertaken to identify the amounts by which individual retailers have been
overcharged. The NLC has declined, however, to fine Camelot with respect to
breaches of its license resulting from (or revealed by the NLC investigation of)
the software incident. The NLC report summarizes the steps taken and to be
undertaken by the Company in the wake of investigation of the lottery software
malfunction (including the measures implemented by the Company with respect to
its corporate compliance and governance functions and software development
processes and the technology transfer arrangements, as described above) and
concludes, in light of these steps, that the Company sufficiently addressed the
NLC's ongoing concerns about whether it is a "fit and proper" body for purposes
of involvement in the operation of the National Lottery. Payment by the Company
of amounts: (i) to reimburse Camelot for payments with respect to underpayments
to United Kingdom players and overcharges of retailers, as described above,
(ii) to reimburse Camelot with respect to any other out-of-pocket costs incurred
by Camelot with respect to the lottery terminal software malfunction, and
(iii) to reimburse other customers of the Company with respect to effects of the
lottery terminal software malfunction outside the United Kingdom, which amounts
have been accrued in the accompanying financial statements, are not expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position
or results of operation.
As publicly reported, in August 2000, a shareholder class action lawsuit on
behalf of all persons who purchased Company stock during the period from April
11, 2000 to July 25, 2000, was brought against the Company, the Company's former
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William Y. O'Connor, and the Company's
current Chairman, W. Bruce Turner, in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island
relating to various Company announcements made between April 11, 2000 and July
25, 2000. The complaint filed in the case, Sandra Kafenbaum, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated, v. GTECH Holdings Corporation, William
Y. O'Connor and W. Bruce Turner, generally alleges that the defendants violated
federal securities laws (including Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) by making allegedly false and misleading statements (including
statements alleged to be overly optimistic respecting certain lottery contract
awards to the Company and respecting the Company's prospects in certain
non-lottery business lines and investments), while failing to disclose in a
timely manner certain allegedly material adverse information that it purportedly
had a duty to disclose (including an alleged inability to close certain contract
awards and as to certain alleged cost overruns). The complaint seeks to recover
monetary damages from the Company and the individual defendants. In February
2001, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint which added Steven P. Nowick,
the Company's former President and Chief Operating Officer, as an individual
defendant. In addition, the amended complaint expands the purported class of
plaintiffs to include all persons who purchased common stock of the Company
during the period from July 13, 1998 through August 29, 2000. The type of relief
sought in the amended complaint is similar to that sought in the original
action. The Company believes that it has good defenses to the claims made in
this lawsuit and intends to file a motion to dismiss the amended complaint as to
all of the defendants. At the present time, however, the Company is unable to
predict the outcome, or the financial statement impact, if any, of this lawsuit.
As publicly reported, in May 2000, Sazka, a.s., a lottery customer of the
Company in the Czech Republic ("Sazka"), filed a Request for Arbitration with
the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber of
Commerce in Vienna, Austria, seeking to arbitrate certain business and
contractual issues under the Company's online lottery contract with Sazka. Sazka
sought damages valued at approximately $2,600,000 in connection with alleged
delays in the recent extensive expansion of the lottery sales network. Sazka
also sought a determination that its online contract with the Company would
expire approximately two years earlier than the date on which the Company
maintained its contract would terminate. The Company, believing the claims made
by Sazka to be without merit, filed a Memorandum in Reply and Counterclaim
disputing such claims and raising counterclaims for breach of contract by Sazka.
In March 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Sazka which, among
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NOTE F - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES-(CONTINUED)
other things, resolved the arbitration. Under the agreed settlement, Sazka
dropped its demand for liquidated damages, paid to the Company certain disputed
amounts which it had previously withheld and agreed to extend the term of the
contract. The Company in turn agreed to reduce its fee and to provide certain
additional equipment and services under its contract with Sazka.
In February 1999, the Company was sued by a Florida corporation called EIG
Gaming International, Inc. ("EIG"), in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit of Florida. The Company removed the case to the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Florida, where it is captioned EIG Gaming
International, Inc. v. GTECH Corporation, Case No. 99-1808-Civ-Jordan. In its
complaint EIG alleges that it entered into a Letter of Intent with the Company
pursuant to which it would assist the Company to obtain the lottery contract for
Peru in return for a percentage of the lottery's receipts. EIG further contends
that it secured the Peruvian contract for the Company but that the Company
thereupon declined to pursue it. Plaintiff claims damages exceeding $80,000,000.
The Company vigorously denies plaintiff's allegations, to which it believes it
has good defenses, and, in November 2000, moved for summary judgment. That
motion is pending. In April 2001, the court entered an order tentatively
scheduling a trial in the case during July 2001. At the present time, the
Company is unable to predict the outcome, or the financial statement impact, if
any, of this lawsuit.
The Company also is subject to certain other legal proceedings and claims which
management believes, on the basis of information presently available to it, will
not materially adversely affect the Company's consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
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NOTE G - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
Under various stock-based compensation plans, officers and other key employees
of the Company may receive grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock
options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and performance awards and
nonemployee members of the Company's Board of Directors automatically are
granted annual stock options and may elect to receive stock in lieu of
directors' fees. The Company is authorized to grant up to 5,240,000 shares of
Common Stock under these plans and, at February 24, 2001, 3,026,250 stock
options and restricted stock had been granted. All current outstanding shares
are nonqualified stock options and restricted stock.
The stock options granted under these plans are to purchase Common Stock at a
price not less than fair market value at the date of grant. Employee stock
options generally become exercisable ratably over a four-year period from date
of grant and expire 10 years after date of grant unless an earlier expiration
date is set at time of grant. Nonemployee director stock options are exercisable
approximately one year after date of grant and expire 10 years after date of
grant. Both employee and nonemployee directors' stock options are subject to
possible earlier exercise and termination in certain circumstances.
During fiscal 2001, the Company awarded 387,250 shares of restricted stock to
officers and certain key employees, with a weighted average fair value at the
date of grant of $19.00 per share. The fair value of the restricted stock award
is being charged to expense over the vesting period. Grants generally vest
within two years from the date of grant. Recipients of restricted stock do not
pay any cash consideration to the Company for the shares. During fiscal 2001,
the Company recorded noncash charges to operations of $4,549,000 as compensation
expense related to restricted stock.
The Company follows Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees" and related Interpretations in accounting for its
stock option grants, whereby no compensation expense is deducted in determining
net income. Had compensation expense for stock option grants under the plans
been determined pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", the Company's net income would have
decreased accordingly. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the
Company's pro forma net income and pro forma weighted average fair value of
options granted, with related assumptions, are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------
Pro forma net income (in thousands) $ 39,269 $ 89,936 $ 85,797
Pro forma basic earnings per share $ 1.14 $ 2.48 $ 2.09
Pro forma diluted earnings per share $ 1.13 $ 2.48 $ 2.09
Pro forma weighted average fair value
per share of options granted $ 7.00 $ 10.00 $ 15.00
Expected life (in years) 4.4 5.4 5.3
Risk-free interest rates 6.12% 5.21% 5.77%
Volatility factors of the expected market
price of the Common Stock .34 .35 .40
Dividend yield --- --- ---
The effects on fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999 pro forma net income and earnings per
share of expensing the estimated fair value of stock options are not necessarily
representative of the effects on reported net income for future years because of
the vesting period of the stock options and the potential for issuance of
additional stock options in future years.
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NOTE G - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS-(CONTINUED)
The Company's stock option activity and related information is summarized as
follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
------------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Shares Average Shares Average Shares Average
under Exercise under Exercise under Exercise
Options Price Options Price Options Price
------------- --------------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Outstanding at beginning of year 2,824,175 $ 27.71 2,083,300 $ 29.26 1,501,550 $ 25.13
Granted 1,279,000 19.78 1,075,500 24.79 1,012,500 34.04
Exercised (336,000) 19.21 (18,750) 16.88 (228,750) 22.30
Forfeited (472,800) 25.08 (315,875) 28.62 (202,000) 30.46
------------- ------------ ------------
Outstanding at end of year 3,294,375 $ 25.87 2,824,175 $ 27.71 2,083,300 $ 29.26
============= ============ ============
Exercisable at end of year 1,681,750 $ 28.30 1,176,800 $ 26.62 890,550 $ 24.22
============= ============ ============
Exercise prices for stock options outstanding under the plans as of February 24,
2001 are summarized as follows:
Weighted Average
------------------------- Weighted
Remaining Average
Range of Options Contractual Exercise Options Exercise
Exercise Prices Outstanding Life (Years) Price Exercisable Price
------------------------ ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ----------
$16.88 - $22.19 1,037,250 8.6 $ 19.25 163,500 $ 18.48
$22.25 - $25.31 838,500 7.9 $ 24.86 415,125 $ 24.96
$25.69 - $35.28 1,418,625 6.0 $ 31.32 1,103,125 $ 31.02
--------- ---------
3,294,375 1,681,750
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NOTE H - EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
In July 1998, shareholders approved the GTECH Holdings Corporation 1998 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") that allows substantially all full-time
employees to acquire shares of Common Stock through payroll deductions over
six-month offering periods. The purchase price is equal to 85% of the shares'
fair market value on either the first or last day of the offering period,
whichever is lower. Purchases are limited to 10% of an employee's salary, up to
a maximum of $25,000 per calendar year. The Plan expires upon the earlier of
July 31, 2003 or the date the shares provided by the Plan have been purchased. A
total of 750,000 treasury shares are available for purchase under the Plan. At
February 24, 2001, 212,807 shares of Common Stock had been issued under the
Plan.
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NOTE I - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income $ 43,148 $ 93,585 $ 89,063
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - Basic 34,564 36,217 40,957
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and
unvested restricted shares 91 43 188
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Weighted average shares - Diluted 34,655 36,260 41,145
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Basic earnings per share $ 1.25 $ 2.58 $ 2.17
=============== =============== ===============
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.25 $ 2.58 $ 2.16
=============== =============== ===============
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NOTE J - INCOME TAXES
The components of income before income taxes were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
United States $ 13,455 $ 93,848 $ 51,773
Foreign 57,280 62,129 99,181
---------------- ---------------- -------------
$ 70,735 $ 155,977 $ 150,954
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Significant components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
--------------------------------------------------------
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Current:
Federal $ 10,634 $ 12,375 $ 3,135
State 3,101 5,780 4,448
Foreign 27,187 42,484 44,440
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Total Current 40,922 60,639 52,023
--------------- ---------------- ---------------
Deferred:
Federal $ (17,149) $ (129) $ 14,216
State (931) 107 2,521
Foreign 4,745 1,775 (6,869)
--------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total Deferred (13,335) 1,753 9,868
--------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total Provision $ 27,587 $ 62,392 $ 61,891
=============== ================ ===============
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities were
as follows:
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000
----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes $ 19,956 $ 14,034
Tax credits 7,517 ---
Special charges 3,822 ---
Cash collected in excess of revenue recognized 3,690 5,398
Inventory reserves 2,207 2,788
Other 3,750 5,578
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40,942 27,798
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation (15,070) (15,553)
Other (3,421) (3,129)
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(18,491) (18,682)
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Net deferred tax assets $ 22,451 $ 9,116
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NOTE J - INCOME TAXES-(CONTINUED)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, excluding accumulated net
earnings of foreign subsidiaries that, if remitted, would result in little or no
additional tax because of the availability of foreign tax credits, amounted to
$5,977,000 at February 24, 2001. These earnings reflect full provision for
foreign income taxes and are intended to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign
operations. United States taxes that would be payable upon the remittance of
these earnings are estimated to be $598,000.
At February 24, 2001, the Company had $7,517,000 of tax credit carryforwards
which will begin to expire in fiscal year 2020 if not utilized.
The effective income tax rate on income before income taxes differed from the
statutory federal income tax rate for the following reasons:
Fiscal Year Ended
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February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
Federal income tax using statutory rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State taxes, net of federal benefit 2.0 2.5 3.0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
affiliates --- .4 ---
Nondeductible expenses 2.9 1.7 1.6
Goodwill 3.4 1.1 1.1
Tax credits (2.5) (1.0) (.8)
Other (1.8) .3 1.1
----------------- ------------------ ------------------
39.0% 40.0% 41.0%
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NOTE K - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The Company has a 10% interest in Uthingo Management Proprietary Limited
("Uthingo"), which is accounted for using the equity method. Uthingo is a
corporate joint venture that holds the license to operate the South African
National Lottery. Sales of products and services to Uthingo were $28,236,000 and
$41,845,000 in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. At February 24, 2001 and
February 26, 2000 the Company had trade receivables of $6,355,000 and
$12,092,000 and loans receivable of $4,791,000 and $9,151,000 from Uthingo.
Prior to February 24, 2001, the Company had a 50% interest in each of four joint
ventures with Full House Resorts, Inc, ("Full House"). The joint ventures with
Full House are engaged in the financing and development of Native American and
other casino gaming ventures. At February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000, the
Company had a promissory note receivable ("Note") from Full House of $3,000,000.
The Note bears interest at the prime rate due monthly. The principal balance on
the Note was due on January 25, 2001. On March 30, 2001, after the close of its
2001 fiscal year, the Company sold its interest in three of the four joint
ventures with Full House for cash consideration of $1,800,000 which approximated
carrying value. In connection with this transaction, the Company amended the
terms of the Note to extend the maturity date until January 25, 2002.
The Company paid rent of $3,510,000, $3,510,000 and $2,612,000 to West Greenwich
Technology Associates Limited Partnership (which is 50% owned by the Company and
50% owned by an unrelated third party), in fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999,
respectively, for the Company's West Greenwich, Rhode Island corporate
headquarters and research and development and main production facility. Rent
payments will escalate to $3,531,000 beginning March 1, 2004.
Prior to February 2001, the Company held a 40% interest in Lottery Technology
Enterprises ("LTE"). The Company's interest is now 1%. LTE is a joint venture
comprised of the Company and District Enterprise for Lottery Technology
Applications of Washington, D.C., that holds a contract with the District of
Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. Sales of products and
services to LTE were $2,125,000, $3,598,000 and $4,155,000 in fiscal 2001, 2000
and 1999, respectively. At February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000, the Company
had receivables of $2,893,000 and $682,000, respectively, from LTE.
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NOTE L - LEASES
The Company leases certain facilities, equipment and vehicles under
noncancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through fiscal 2014.
Certain of these leases have escalation clauses and renewal options ranging from
one to 10 years. The Company is required to pay all maintenance, taxes and
insurance relating to its leased assets.
Future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, under noncancelable
operating leases with initial terms greater than one year, consist of the
following at February 24, 2001:
Fiscal Year (Dollars in thousands)
-----------
2002 $ 31,614
2003 28,699
2004 15,445
2005 12,504
2006 11,245
Thereafter 34,959
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Total minimum lease payments $ 134,466
==================
Rental expense for operating leases was $31,632,000, $31,412,000 and $28,358,000
for fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
NOTE M - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The Company has two defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings and profit
sharing plans (the "Plans") covering substantially all employees in the United
States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Under these Plans, an eligible
employee may elect to defer receipt of a portion of base pay each year. The
Company contributes this amount on the employee's behalf to the Plans and also
makes a matching contribution. For periods prior to January 1, 2001, the
employer matching contribution was equal to 50% of the amount that the employee
elected to defer, up to a maximum matching contribution of 2 1/2% of the
employee's base pay. Effective January 1, 2001, and subject to Board of Director
approval, the Company increased the matching contribution for the U.S. Plan to
100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% that the employee elects to defer,
up to a maximum matching contribution of 4% of the employee's base pay.
Participants are 100% vested at all times in the amounts they defer and the
Company's matching contributions on these amounts. The Company, at its
discretion, may contribute additional amounts to the Plans on behalf of
employees based upon its profits for a given fiscal year. Employees become 100%
vested in these profit sharing contributions one year from their hire date.
Benefits under the Plans generally will be paid to participants upon retirement
or in certain other limited circumstances. In fiscal 2001, 2000, and 1999, the
Company recorded expense under these Plans of $6,559,000, $5,840,000, and
$7,070,000, respectively.
The Company has a defined contribution Supplemental Retirement Plan that
provides additional retirement benefits to certain key employees. The Company,
at its discretion, may contribute additional amounts to this plan on behalf of
such key employees equal to the percentage of profit sharing contributions
contributed for the calendar year multiplied by the key employees' compensation
(as defined) for such year. In fiscal 2001, 2000, and 1999 the Company recorded
expense under this plan of $266,000, $275,000, and $415,000, respectively.
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NOTE N - BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA
The Company presently has one reportable segment, the Lottery segment, which
provides online, high speed, highly secured transaction processing systems to
the worldwide lottery industry. The accounting policies of the Lottery segment
are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting
policies. Executive management of the Company evaluates segment performance
based on net operating profit after income taxes. The "All Other" category (as
reported below) is comprised of the Company's Transactive and IGI/Europrint
subsidiaries (See Note P for additional information regarding the Company's
Transactive subsidiary). The composition of the "All Other" category for all
periods presented was changed during fiscal 2001 to reflect a value assessment
of the Company's business whereby the Company's Dreamport business unit was
consolidated into the Lottery segment.
The Company's business segment data is summarized below:
Lottery All Other Consolidated
-------------- --------- ------------
(Dollars in thousands)
February 24, 2001
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OPERATING DATA:
Revenues from external sources $ 889,522 $ 47,021 $ 936,543
Net operating profit after income taxes 85,708 3,570 89,278
Interest income 5,548 48 5,596
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 3,167 --- 3,167
Depreciation 155,329 933 156,262
Intangibles amortization 11,968 --- 11,968
Goodwill amortization 5,006 1,159 6,165
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Segment assets 896,010 42,150 938,160
CASH FLOW DATA:
Capital expenditures 136,804 87 136,891
February 26, 2000
-----------------
OPERATING DATA:
Revenues from external sources $ 956,054 $ 54,744 $ 1,010,798
Net operating profit after income taxes 113,651 1,528 115,179
Interest income 3,466 43 3,509
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 2,843 --- 2,843
Depreciation 167,446 838 168,284
Intangibles amortization 10,839 --- 10,839
Goodwill amortization 5,094 1,159 6,253
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Segment assets 852,766 38,257 891,023
CASH FLOW DATA:
Capital expenditures 128,392 226 128,618
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE N - BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA-(CONTINUED)
Lottery All Other Consolidated
-------------- --------- ------------
(Dollars in thousands)
February 27, 1999
-----------------
OPERATING DATA:
Revenues from external sources $ 917,284 $ 55,639 $ 972,923
Net operating profit after income taxes 112,694 608 113,302
Interest income 3,968 111 4,079
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates 7,113 --- 7,113
Depreciation 184,003 745 184,748
Intangibles amortization 8,719 --- 8,719
Goodwill amortization 5,082 772 5,854
BALANCE SHEET DATA (AT END OF PERIOD):
Segment assets 834,988 39,227 874,215
CASH FLOW DATA:
Capital expenditures 120,616 582 121,198
The following is a reconciliation of net operating profit after income taxes to
net income as reported on the Consolidated Income Statements:
Fiscal Year Ended
------------------------------------------------------------------
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Net operating profit after income taxes $ 89,278 $ 115,179 $ 113,302
Reconciling items, net of tax:
Interest expense (16,571) (17,419) (16,169)
Special (charges) credit (25,785) 662 (8,850)
Other (3,774) (4,837) 780
-------------------- --------------------- ----------------
Net income $ 43,148 $ 93,585 $ 89,063
==================== ===================== ================
The Company's geographic data is summarized below:
Fiscal Year Ended
------------------------------------------------------------------
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues from external sources:
United States $ 522,132 $ 530,193 $ 570,548
Brazil 127,015 117,639 118,611
Other foreign 287,396 362,966 283,764
-------------------- --------------------- -----------------
$ 936,543 $ 1,010,798 $ 972,923
==================== ===================== =================
Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the customer.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE N - BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA-(CONTINUED)
Fiscal Year Ended
------------------------------------------------------------------
February 24, 2001 February 26, 2000 February 27, 1999
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Systems, equipment and other assets relating to contracts:
United States $ 185,717 $ 216,498 $ 260,585
Brazil 68,309 58,104 63,015
Other foreign 107,308 101,316 73,961
------------------- --------------------- -----------------
$ 361,334 $ 375,918 $ 397,561
=================== ===================== =================
For fiscal 2001, 2000 and 1999, the aggregate revenues from Caixa Economica
Federal in Brazil represented 12.1%, 10.7% and 11.2% of the Company's
consolidated revenues, respectively. For fiscal 1999, the aggregate revenues
from the Company's lottery operations in the state of Texas represented 10.6% of
the Company's consolidated revenues. No other customer accounted for more than
10% of the consolidated revenues in such years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE O - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are stated at cost that approximates fair value.
Debt
The carrying amounts of the Company's borrowings under the Credit Facility at
February 26, 2000 approximate fair value due primarily to its variable interest
rate characteristics and its short-term tenure. At February 24, 2001, the
Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. At February 24,
2001 and February 26, 2000, the estimated fair value of the Senior Notes as
determined by an independent investment banker approximated $305,732,000 and
$293,942,000, respectively.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
At February 24, 2001, the Company had contracts for the sale of foreign currency
of $94,820,000 (primarily Spanish pesetas, Australian dollars, and pounds
sterling) and the purchase of foreign currency of $65,501,000 (primarily pounds
sterling), compared to contracts for the sale of foreign currency of $87,749,000
(primarily Spanish pesetas, South African rand, and Irish punts) and the
purchase of foreign currency of $66,675,000 (primarily pounds sterling) at
February 26, 2000. The fair values of the Company's foreign currency exchange
contracts are estimated based on quoted market prices of comparable contracts,
adjusted through interpolation when necessary for maturity differences. In the
aggregate, the carrying value of these contracts approximated fair value at
February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000.
The Company had minimal exposure to loss from nonperformance by the
counterparties to its forward exchange contract agreements at the end of fiscal
2001 and does not anticipate nonperformance by counterparties in the periodic
settlements of amounts due. The Company currently minimizes this potential for
risk by entering into forward exchange contracts exclusively with major,
financially sound counterparties, and by limiting exposure with any one
financial institution.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Company uses various interest rate hedging instruments to reduce the risk
associated with future interest rate fluctuations. In February 2000, the Company
entered into two interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of
$150,000,000 that provided interest rate protection over the period February 25,
2000 to May 15, 2007. The swaps were designated as fair value hedges and
effectively entitled the Company to exchange fixed rate payments for variable
rate payments. Accordingly, the fair value of the swaps was recorded as an asset
and the carrying value of the underlying debt was adjusted by an equal amount in
accordance with FAS 133. On February 1, 2001, the Company sold the two interest
rate swaps for $12,970,000. Under FAS 133, the carrying value of debt has been
increased by $12,970,000, the fair value of the swaps prior to termination. This
amount will be amortized as a reduction of interest expense over the period
February 2001 through May 2007 on an effective yield basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE P - SPECIAL CHARGES
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998, the Company recorded a $99,382,000 special
charge which consisted principally of costs to exit the electronic benefit
transfer (EBT) business conducted by the Company's Transactive subsidiary
("Transactive"), costs associated with a worldwide workforce reduction and
contractual obligations in connection with the departures of the Company's
former Chairman and Vice-Chairman from the Company.
In February 1998, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with
Citicorp Services, Inc. ("Citicorp"), to sell EBT contracts and certain related
assets held by Transactive. In July 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice
commenced a legal action seeking to enjoin the consummation of the transaction,
on anti-trust grounds, and in January 1999 Citicorp terminated the agreement
pursuant to a clause in the contract that permitted termination by either party
if the closing did not occur within a timeframe that has expired. As a result,
the Company recorded an additional special charge of $15,000,000 ($8,850,000
after-tax, or $.22 per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 in
order to write down the assets held for sale in connection with this transaction
to their net realizable value. Those assets consisted primarily of EBT contract
assets.
In fiscal 2001, the Company recorded special charges of $42,270,000 ($25,785,000
after-tax, or $0.74 per diluted share) in connection with certain contractual
obligations and a value assessment of the Company's business operations. The
major components of the special charges consisted of $13,958,000 for a workforce
reduction that eliminated approximately 255 Company positions worldwide,
$11,518,000 for contractual obligations in connection with the departures in
July 2000 of the Company's former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
former President and Chief Operating Officer, $8,536,000 for costs associated
with the exit of certain business strategies and product lines and $8,258,000
for the termination of consulting agreements and facility exit costs, net of
gains on the disposition of Company aircraft.
A summary of the special charge activity is as follows:
Exit of
Certain Business
Disposition Worldwide Executive Strategies
of EBT Workforce Contractual and Product
Business Reduction Obligations Lines Other Total
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------------- -------- ----------
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at February 28, 1998 $ 5,929 $ 12,280 $ 8,513 $ --- $ 6,909 $ 33,631
Change in estimate 13,601 (2,948) (20) --- 4,367 15,000
Cash expenditures (3,662) (7,868) (8,493) --- (6,082) (26,105)
Noncash charges (14,241) --- --- --- (2,227) (16,468)
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Balance at February 27, 1999 1,627 1,464 --- --- 2,967 6,058
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Change in estimate (930) (37) --- --- (137) (1,104)
Cash expenditures (697) (1,427) --- --- (2,830) (4,954)
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Balance at February 26, 2000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Special charges --- 13,958 11,518 8,536 8,258 42,270
Cash expenditures --- (6,032) (9,965) (4,140) (3,289) (23,426)
Noncash charges --- --- --- (4,396) (4,017) (8,413)
----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Balance at February 24, 2001 $ --- $ 7,926 $ 1,553 $ --- $ 952 $ 10,431
=========== ========== =========== ========== ========== ==========
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE Q - QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (UNAUDITED)
The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for
fiscal 2001 and 2000:
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
------------- -------------- ------------- -------------
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Fiscal year ended February 24, 2001:
Service revenues $ 222,631 $ 204,209 $ 213,827 $ 215,808
Sales of products 19,367 23,399 7,204 30,098
Gross profit 83,424 55,371 68,421 90,388
Net income (loss) 20,229 (21,266) 18,287 25,898
Basic earnings (loss) per share $ .58 $ (.61) $ .53 $ .76
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ .58 $ (.61) $ .53 $ .75
Fiscal year ended February 26, 2000:
Service revenues $ 211,158 $ 209,843 $ 221,093 $ 218,325
Sales of products 27,502 45,546 28,473 48,858
Gross profit 80,630 82,664 90,065 100,177
Net income 18,935 21,754 22,779 30,117
Basic earnings per share $ .50 $ .58 $ .65 $ .87
Diluted earnings per share $ .50 $ .58 $ .65 $ .87
The Company recorded special charges of $40,018,000 and $2,252,000 in the second
and fourth quarters of fiscal 2001, respectively (See Note P).
Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters
presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly basic earnings per share in
fiscal 2001 and the sum of the quarterly basic and diluted earnings per share in
fiscal 2000 do not equal the total computed for the year.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial
statements to conform to the current year presentation. Goodwill amortization,
that was included in cost of services and selling, general and administrative
expense in prior periods has been presented as a single line item in the
Consolidated Income Statements.
NOTE R - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On March 19, 2001, the Company repurchased 5,000,000 shares of its Common Stock
from its largest shareholder for $130,000,000.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.
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PART III
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The information called for by Item 10--"Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant" (other than the information concerning executive officers set forth
after Item 4 herein), Item 11--"Executive Compensation," Item 12--"Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and Item 13--"Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions" of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by
reference Holdings' definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled to be held in July 2001, which definitive proxy statement
is expected to be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days after the
end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
FORM 8-K
(a) Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits:
Page(s)
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
The following consolidated financial statements of GTECH Holdings Corporation
and subsidiaries are included in Item 8:
Consolidated Balance Sheets at
February 24, 2001 and February 26, 2000
Consolidated Income Statements
Fiscal year ended February 24, 2001,
Fiscal year ended February 26, 2000, and
Fiscal year ended February 27, 1999
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity--
Fiscal year ended February 24,2001,
Fiscal year ended February 26, 2000, and
Fiscal year ended February 27, 1999
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--
Fiscal year ended February 24, 2001,
Fiscal year ended February 26, 2000, and
Fiscal year ended February 27, 1999
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
SCHEDULES OMITTED:
All schedules are omitted as they are not applicable or the information is shown
in the financial statements or notes thereto.
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(3) EXHIBITS:
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3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-l of Holdings
and GTECH Corporation ("GTECH"), Registration No. 33-31867 (the "1990
S-1").
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1 of Holdings,
Registration No. 33-48264 (the "July 1992 S-1")).
3.3 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Holdings (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 26,
2000).
4.1 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1997, among
GTECH, certain lenders and Bank of Montreal, Banque Paribas, Fleet
National Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia and BankBoston, N.A., as
Co-Agents; The Bank of New York, as Documentation Agent, and
NationsBank, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31,
1997).
4.2 Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
February 26, 1999, among GTECH, certain lenders, and Bank of Montreal,
Banque Paribas, Fleet National Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank
Boston, NA, as Co-Agents; The Bank of New York, as Documentation Agent
and Nations Bank, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 of Holdings' 1999 10-K).
4.3 Note and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, among GTECH
Holdings and certain financial institutions (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.2 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31,
1997).
4.4 Amendment No. 1 to Note and Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 15,
1997, dated as of February 22, 1999 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 of Holdings' 1999 10-K).
4.5 Specimen Form of certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.18 of the December 1992 S-1).
+10.1 Agreement dated March 5, 2001 between Holdings and Howard S. Cohen.*
+10.2 Amendment to Agreement dated March 28, 2001 between Holdings and Howard
S. Cohen.*
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10.3 Agreement dated August 9, 2000 between Holdings and W. Bruce Turner
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Holdings' 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended August 26, 2000).*
10.4 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated September 19, 1997
between GTECH, Holdings and William Y. O'Connor (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended August 30, 1997).*
10.5 First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of April 6, 1998 by and
among GTECH, Holdings and William Y. O'Connor. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Holdings' 1998 10-K).*
10.6 Severance Agreement and Release dated as of July 5, 2000 by and among
GTECH, Holdings and William Y. O'Connor (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 26,
2000).*
10.7 Agreement dated January 15, 1999 by and between Steven P. Nowick and
Holdings. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Holdings' 1999
10-K).*
10.8 Resignation and Acceptance dated July 5, 2000 by and between Steven P.
Nowick and Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of
Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 26, 2000).*
10.9 Form of Agreement, relating to a potential change of control involving
Holdings, entered into between Holdings and, respectively, certain
members of senior management (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5
of Holdings' 2000 10-K).*
+10.10 List of signatories to Agreement relating to potential change of control
involving Holdings and certain members of senior management, with the
respective dates of such Agreements.*
10.11 GTECH Corporation Executive Perquisites Program (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Holdings' 2000 10-K).*
+10.12 List of participants in GTECH Corporation Executive Perquisites
Program.*
10.13 Form of Executive Separation Agreement (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.18 of Holdings' 1996 10-K).*
+10.14 Schedule of Recipients of Executive Separation Agreement.
10.15 Supplemental Retirement Plan effective January 1, 1992 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Holdings 2000 10-K).*
+10.16 List of Participants in Supplemental Retirement Plan.*
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10.17 Contract for the Texas Lottery Operator for the State of Texas between
GTECH and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts--Lottery Division,
dated March 7, 1992 (available through the Public Reference Branch of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.).
10.18 Amendment to the Contract for the Texas Lottery Operator for the State
of Texas between GTECH and the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts--Lottery Division, dated June 1, 1994 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
May 25, 1996).
10.19 Second Amendment to the Contract for the Texas Lottery Operator for the
State of Texas between GTECH and the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts--Lottery Division, dated May 28, 1996 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-3 of Holdings, Registration No.
333-3602).
10.20 Agreement between Caixa Economica Federale and RACIMEC Informatica
Brasileira S.A. (predecessor to GTECH Brasil Holdings, S.A.) respecting
the provision of goods and services for the Brazil National Lottery
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Holdings' 2000 10-K).
+10.21 Amendment to Agreement between Caixa Economica Federale and RACIMEC
Informatica Brasileira S.A. (predecessor to GTECH Brasil Holdings,
S.A.).
10.22 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership by and among
GTECH, GP Technology Associates, L.P. and GP Technology, Inc. dated
August 26, 1993; Certificate of Limited Partnership of West Greenwich
Technology Associates, L.P. dated August 26, 1993; Amended and Restated
Indenture of Lease between GTECH and West Greenwich Technology
Associates, L.P. dated August 26, 1993 (available through the Public
Reference Branch of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C.).
10.23 Business Agreement dated December 28, 1990 between Digital Equipment
Corporation and GTECH; Work Statement Number NED91188 dated March 11,
1991 to GTECH from Digital Equipment Corporation; First Addendum dated
March 19, 1991 to Digital Work Statement Number NED91188 dated March 11,
1991 to GTECH from Digital Equipment Corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.57 of the July 1992 S-1).
10.24 Maintenance Agreement Number 117A dated December 1, 1989, between GTECH
and Concurrent Computer Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.58 of the July 1992 S-1).
10.25 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended May 31, 1997).*
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10.26 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended May 31, 1997).*
+10.27 First Amendment to the 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan.*
10.28 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Appendix
of Holdings' 1997 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement).*
10.29 Holdings' 1998 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Election Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form S-8 of Holdings, Registration
Number 333-5781).
10.30 Income Deferral Plan - 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 of
the Holdings' 10-Q for the quarterly period ended November 28, 1998).*
10.31 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Appendix of Holdings' 1999 Notice of Annual Meeting and
Proxy Statement).*
+10.32 First Amendment to the 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan.*
10.33 Trust Agreement, dated December 18, 1998, by and between Holdings and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee, respecting the Income Deferral Plan -
1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Holdings' 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended November 28, 1998).*
10.34 Holdings' 2000 Restricted Stock Plan and Form of Restricted Stock
Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Holdings' 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended August 26, 2000).*
10.35 Holdings' 2000 Omnibus Stock Option and Long-Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated by reference to Holdings' Proxy Statement filed on
September 22, 2000).*
+21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company.
+23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
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+ Filed herewith.
* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c) of Form 10-K.
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt have not
been filed pursuant to item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation SK. Copies of such
instruments will be furnished to the Commission upon request.
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the last quarter of the
fiscal year covered by this report.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, on
April 23, 2001.
GTECH HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Howard S. Cohen
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Howard S. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Howard S. Cohen Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director April 23, 2001
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Howard S. Cohen
/s/ Jaymin B. Patel Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (principal financial April 23, 2001
- ------------------------------------ officer)
Jaymin B. Patel
/s/ Robert J. Plourde Vice President and Corporate Controller (principal accounting April 23, 2001
- ------------------------------------ officer)
Robert J. Plourde
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Willam Bruce Turner
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Willam Bruce Turner Director, Chairman of the Board April 23, 2001
/s/ Robert M. Dewey, Jr. Director April 23, 2001
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Robert M. Dewey, Jr.
/s/ Burnett W. Donoho Director April 23, 2001
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Burnett W. Donoho
/s/ Philip R. Lochner, Jr. Director April 23, 2001
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Philip R. Lochner, Jr.
/s/ Moore Director April 23, 2001
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The Rt. Hon. Lord Moore
of Lower Marsh, P.C.
/s/ Emmett Paige
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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Emmett Paige, Jr. Director April 23, 2001
/s/ Anthony Ruys Director April 23, 2001
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Anthony Ruys