SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K [X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Year Ended December 31, 2001 OR ( ) Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Commission File Number 000-23019 KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC. Ohio IRS Employer ID (State or other jurisdiction No. 31-1274091 of incorporation or organization) 1200 Carew Tower 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-381-5550 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, No Par Value Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No --- --- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] As of February 28, 2002 the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates was $152,153,952 (based on the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on The Nasdaq National Market on February 28, 2002 of $14.50). As of February 28, 2002, 12,710,417 shares of no par value Common Stock were issued and outstanding. Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2001 furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(c) and portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement to be filed with the Commission for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Parts I, II, III, and IV as specified. See Exhibit Index on page 10. 14 Total Pages KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC. INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K Part I Page Item 1 - Business.............................................................................3 Item 2 - Properties...........................................................................5 Item 3 - Legal Proceedings....................................................................5 Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................................5 Part II Item 5 - Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters.............................................................6 Item 6 - Selected Financial Data..............................................................7 Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.............................................7 Item 7A - Quantitative and Qualitative Information about Market Risk..........................7 Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data..........................................8 Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure........................................................8 Part III Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..................................9 Item 11 - Executive Compensation..............................................................9 Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management......................9 Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions......................................9 Part IV Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K....................................................................10 2 PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS -------- Kendle International Inc., an Ohio corporation established in 1989, (the "Company"), is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides a broad range of Phase I through IV clinical research and drug development services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The Company augments the research and development activities of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies by offering high quality, value added clinical research services and proprietary information technology designed to reduce drug development time and expense. The Company is organized into two segments for financial reporting purposes. The contract research services group conducts clinical trial management, clinical data management, statistical analysis, medical writing, and regulatory consulting and representation. The medical communications group, Health Care Communications Inc. (HCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, provides organizational, meeting management, and publication services to professional associations and pharmaceutical companies. The Company believes that the outsourcing of drug development activities by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies has been increasing and will continue to increase as these companies strive to increase revenues through faster drug development while also dealing with cost containment pressures. The CRO industry, by specializing in clinical trial management, is often able to perform the needed services with a higher level of expertise or specialization, more quickly and at a lower cost than a customer could perform the services internally. The Company's strategy is to continue to enhance its reputation as a high-quality provider of a full range of CRO services. The Company's strategy consists of the following key elements: (i) continue to expand its broad range of therapeutic expertise; (ii) offer its customers a full range of services that encompass the clinical research process and complement the research and development departments of its customers; (iii) expedite the drug development process through a variety of innovative information technology platforms such as the Company's proprietary TrialWare(R) software including TrialWeb(TM), its clinical trial information web service; (iv) continue to build a brand presence that portrays high-quality work; and (v) supplement internal growth through strategic acquisitions that expand the Company's geographic presence and add to the Company's clinical development capabilities in existing or new therapeutic areas or service offerings. In January 2002, the Company acquired the assets of Clinical and Pharmacologic Research, Inc., a specialist in Phase I studies for the generic drug industry located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Total acquisition costs consisted of approximately $8.0 million in cash, 314,243 shares of the Company's Common Stock, and a $6 million convertible subordinated note. In February 2001, the Company acquired AAC Consulting Group, Inc., a regulatory consulting firm located in Rockville, Maryland. Total acquisition costs consisted of approximately $10.9 million in cash and 374,665 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In April 2000, the Company acquired SYNERmedica Pty Ltd., a contract research organization with offices in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Total acquisition costs consisted of approximately $2.2 million in cash and 78,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In August 1999, the Company acquired Specialist Monitoring Services Limited (SMS), a U.K-based CRO, for approximately $7.5 million in cash and 141,680 shares of the Company's Common Stock. 3 In July 1999, the Company acquired Health Care Communications Inc. (HCC), a New Jersey-based medical communications company, and HCC Health Care Communications (1991), a Toronto-based CRO, for approximately $5.7 million in cash and 174,559 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The purchase price has been increased based upon the achievement of certain operating results from acquisition date through December 31, 2001. The purchase price has been increased by $9.6 million as a result of the additional consideration. The additional purchase price was paid 67% in cash and 33% in shares of the Company's Common Stock. In June 1999, the Company acquired ESCLI S.A., a CRO located in Paris, France, for approximately $2.7 million in cash. In January 1999, the Company acquired Research Consultants (International) Holdings Limited (IRC), a U.K.-based regulatory affairs company for approximately $4.4 million in cash and 87,558 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In January 1999, the Company also acquired a minority interest in Digineer, Inc. ("Digineer", formerly Component Software International, Inc.), an internet healthcare consulting and software development company for approximately $1.6 million in cash and 19,995 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Additionally, the Company entered into a Multi Year Strategic Service Agreement with Digineer whereby the Company could pay Digineer $7.0 million over a four year period in exchange for strategic software consulting and development services. During the first two years of the agreement, the Company was required to pay a total of $3.5 million. The Company reached this minimum fee obligation during the first two years, and in October 2000, the Company exercised its right to terminate the Multi-Year Strategic Service Agreement. No further payments are due under the Agreement. Revenues from the top five customers accounted for approximately 45% of the Company's total net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001. The Company's net revenues from Pharmacia Corporation and Pfizer Inc. accounted for approximately 12% and 11%, respectively, of the Company's net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001. Segment and geographic information of the Company is contained in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements on page 26 of the financial results section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001, and is incorporated herein by reference. BACKLOG Backlog is based on signed contracts and letters of intent. Backlog at December 31, 2001 was approximately $159 million compared to approximately $148 million at December 31, 2000. Total backlog plus verbally awarded business at December 31, 2001 was approximately $191 million compared to approximately $170 million at December 31, 2000. No assurance can be given that the Company will be able to realize the net revenues that are included in the backlog and verbal awards. Backlog and verbal awards are not necessarily meaningful indicators of future results for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) contracts vary in size and duration, with revenue from some studies realized over a number of years; (ii) the scope of contracts may change, either increasing or decreasing the value of the contract; and (iii) studies may be terminated or delayed by the sponsor or by regulatory authorities. COMPETITION The Company competes primarily against in-house research and development departments of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities, teaching hospitals and other full-service CROs, 4 some of which possess substantially greater capital, technical and other resources than the Company. CROs generally compete on the basis of previous experience, medical and scientific expertise in specific therapeutic areas, the quality of services provided, the ability to manage large-scale trials on a global basis, medical database management capabilities, the ability to provide statistical and regulatory services, the ability to recruit investigators, the ability to recruit patients into studies, the ability to integrate information technology with systems to improve the efficiency of contract research, an international presence with strategically located facilities, financial viability and price. The CRO industry is highly fragmented with several hundred CROs ranging from small, limited-service providers to full-service, global drug development corporations. The Company competes with the following CROs, among others: Covance, Inc., PAREXEL International Corporation, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. and Quintiles Transnational Corporation. EMPLOYEES As of February 28, 2002, the Company had approximately 1,800 employees. None of the Company's employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES ---------- The Company leases all of its facilities with the exception of the Company-owned facility in Ely, United Kingdom. The Company's principal executive offices are located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where it leases approximately 125,000 square feet under a lease expiring in 2009. The Company also maintains offices in various other U.S. locations and in Europe and the Pacific Rim. Management believes that such offices are sufficient to meet its present needs and does not anticipate any difficulty in securing additional space, as needed, on terms acceptable to the Company. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ----------------- The Company currently is not involved in any material litigation, nor, to the Company's knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS --------------------------------------------------- No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2001. 5 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS -------------------------------------- "Quarterly Financial Data" on page 17 of the financial results section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 is incorporated herein by reference. As of March 1, 2002, there were approximately 2,242 beneficial shareholders. The Company has not paid dividends on its Common Stock since its initial public offering in August 1997. The Company does not currently intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, but intends instead to reinvest earnings in its business. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES In January 2002, the Shareholders of Clinical and Pharmacologic Research, Inc. received a total of 314,243 shares of the Company's Common Stock. In April 2001, the Shareholders of HCC received a total of 84,450 shares of the Company's Common Stock related to a contingency from a prior acquisition. In February 2001, the Shareholders of AAC Consulting Group, Inc. received a total of 374,665 shares of the Company's Common Stock. During the time period from April 1, 1998 to January 2, 2002, Philip E. Beekman, Robert C. Simpson, and Robert R. Buck, directors of Kendle, and Mary Beth Price and Dr. Charles A. Sanders, M.D., former directors of Kendle, received a total of 9,375 shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the table below: PHILIP E. BEEKMAN CHARLES A. SANDERS - ----------------- ------------------ April 1, 1998 - 81 Shares April 1, 1998 - 81 Shares July 1, 1998 - 58 Shares July 1, 1998 - 58 Shares October 1, 1998 - 33 Shares October 1, 1998 - 33 Shares January 1, 1999 - 68 Shares January 1, 1999 - 68 Shares April 2, 1999 - 75 Shares April 2, 1999 - 137 Shares July 2, 1999 - 122 Shares July 2, 1999 - 122 Shares October 2, 1999 - 181 Shares October 2, 1999 - 121 Shares January 2, 2000 - 153 Shares January 2, 2000 - 77 shares April 3, 2000 - 99 Shares April 3, 2000 - 99 Shares July 2, 2000 - 136 Shares July 2, 2000 - 136 Shares October 2, 2000 - 521 Shares October 2, 2000 - 521 Shares January 2, 2001 - 454 Shares January 2, 2001 - 454 Shares April 2, 2001 - 459 Shares April 2, 2001 - 459 Shares July 2, 2001 - 174 Shares July 2, 2001 - 174 Shares October 2, 2001 - 155 Shares October 2, 2001 - 155 Shares January 2, 2002 - 236 Shares ROBERT BUCK MARY BETH PRICE - ----------- --------------- 6 April 2, 1999 - 112 Shares April 2, 1999 - 100 Shares July 2, 1999 - 122 Shares July 2, 1999 - 92 Shares October 2, 1999 - 181 Shares October 2, 1999 - 241 Shares April 3, 2000 - 74 Shares January 2, 2000 - 153 Shares July 2, 2000 - 136 Shares April 3, 2000 - 74 Shares October 2, 2000 - 521 Shares January 2, 2001 - 454 Shares April 2, 2001 - 459 Shares ROBERT SIMPSON -------------- July 2, 2001 - 174 Shares October 2, 2001 - 155 Shares October 2, 2001 - 155 Shares January 2, 2002 - 236 Shares January 2, 2002 - 236 Shares Mr. Beekman, Dr. Sanders, Mr. Buck, Mr. Simpson and Ms. Price received these securities in exchange for their services as directors of the Company pursuant to the 1997 Directors' Compensation Plan. These issuances were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA ----------------------- "Selected Financial Data" on page 16 of the financial results section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS ----------------------------------- "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" begins on page 18 of the financial results section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT MARKET RISK ---------------------------------------------------------- The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates on its available for sale securities and amounts outstanding under its Credit Facilities. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value in the financial statements. These securities are exposed to market price risk, which also takes into account interest rate risk. At December 31, 2001 the potential loss in fair value resulting from a hypothetical decrease of 10% in quoted market price would be approximately $2.0 million. The Company is also exposed to interest rate changes on its variable rate borrowings. Based on the Company's December 31, 2001 amounts outstanding under Credit Facilities, a one percent change in the weighted average interest rate would change the Company's annual interest expense by approximately $140,000. 7 Information regarding foreign currency is contained in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" beginning on page 24 of the financial results section of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA ------------------------------------------- The following Financial Statements of the Registrant beginning on page 26 of the financial results section of its Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001, are incorporated herein by reference: 1. Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999. 2. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000. 3. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999. 4. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999. 5. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 6. Report of Independent Accountants. All supplemental schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto. UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTARY DATA "Selected Quarterly Financial Data" on page 17 of the financial results section of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE -------------------------------------- None 8 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT -------------------------------------------------- DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY The name, age and background information for each of the Company's Directors is set forth in the section entitled "Election Of Directors" contained in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY The Executive Officers of the Company at March 1, 2002, were as follows: NAME AGE POSITION OFFICER SINCE - ---- --- -------- ------------- Candace Kendle 55 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman 1989 of the Board of Directors Christopher C. Bergen 51 President, Chief Operating 1989 Officer and Director Timothy M. Mooney 54 Executive Vice President, Chief 1996 Financial Officer and Director Thomas E. Stilgenbauer 54 Executive Vice President and Chief 1999 Marketing Officer Prior to being elected Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Stilgenbauer was Executive Vice President - Operations of the Company; prior thereto Mr. Stilgenbauer was Senior Vice President - Organizational Development of the Company; prior thereto, Mr. Stilgenbauer was Vice President - Operations for The Loewen Group; and prior thereto, he was the Senior Vice President - Operations of Hook-SupeRx, Inc. Information on compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act set forth in the section entitled "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" is contained in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEMS 11-13. Information on executive compensation set forth in the section entitled "Executive Compensation" and the tables therein, the number of shares beneficially owned by each Director and by all Directors and Executive Officers as a group set forth in the section entitled "Securities Ownership of Management," and the table therein, and information on certain transactions with management set forth in the section entitled "Certain Transactions" are contained in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and are incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any of the Company's previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 9 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future filings, including this Form 10-K, the sections entitled "Compensation Subcommittee Report on Executive Compensation" and the Performance Graph, which are set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, are not deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K. PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K --------------------------------------------------------------- (a) 1 and 2 - All financial statements and schedules required to be filed by Item 8 of this Form and included in this report have been listed previously beginning on page 7. No additional financial statements or schedules are being filed since the requirements of paragraph (d) under Item 14 are not applicable to the Company. (b) 3 - Exhibits. (see page 10) (c) Reports on Form 8-K During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2001, the Company filed no reports on Form 8-K. Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit Filing Status - ------ ---------------------- ------------- 2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 1, 1997 by and among the Company and Shareholders of U-Gene Research B.V. A 2.2 Escrow Agreement dated June 27, 1997 among the Company, Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L., Bio-Medical Research Holdings, B.V., Utrechtse Particatiemaatschappij B.V., P.J. Morrison, T.S. Schwarz, I.M. Hoepelman , Ph.K. Peterson, J. Remington, M. Rozenberg-Arska and L.G.W. Sterkman A 2.3 Share Purchase Agreement dated July 2, 1997 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of GMI Gescellschaft fur Angewandte Mathematick und Informatik mbH A 2.4 Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 11, 1998 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of ACER/EXCEL Inc. B 2.5 Escrow Agreement dated February 11, 1998 among the Company, Tzuo-Yan Lee, Jean C. Lee, Michael Minor, Conway Lee, Steven Lee, Jean C. Lee, as Trustee under a Trust dated March 8, 1991 fbo Jennifer Lee, Citicorp Trust-South Dakota and The Fifth Third Bank C 2.6 Registration Rights Agreement dated February 11, 1998 among the Company and Tzuo-Yan Lee, Jean C. Lee, Michael Minor, Conway Lee, Steven Lee, Jean C. Lee, as Trustee under a Trust dated March 8, 1991 fbo Jennifer Lee, Citicorp Trust-South Dakota C 2.7 Share Purchase Agreement dated December 23, 1998 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of Research Consultants (International) Holdings Limited D 2.8 Escrow Agreement dated January 5, 1999 among the Company, John Glasby, Gillian Gregory, Michael Roy Broomby and Peter Nightingale D 2.9 Option Agreement dated September 9, 1998 by and between the Company and Component Software International, Inc. D 2.10 Notice of Option Exercise dated January 11, 1999 of the Option Agreement dated September 9, 1998 D 2.11 Multi-Year Strategic Services Agreement dated January 20,1999 by and between the Company and Component Software International, Inc. D 2.12 Asset Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 1999 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of 10 Health Care Communications, Inc. F 2.13 Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 4, 1999 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of ESCLI S.A. G 2.14 Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 13, 1999 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of HCC Health Care Communications (1991), Ltd. G 2.15 Share Purchase Agreement dated August 31, 1999 by and among the Company and the Shareholder of Specialist Monitoring Services Limited G 2.16 Escrow Agreement dated July 13, 1999 by and among the Company, Geoffrey H. Kalish, M.D., Bradley D. Kalish, Jill Kalish, and The Fifth Third Bank, as Escrow Agent I 2.17 Escrow Agreement dated August 31, 1999 by and among the Company, Paul Martin, and The Fifth Third Bank, as Escrow Agent I 2.18 Units Purchase Agreement dated April 7, 2000 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of SYNERmedica PTY Limited and SYNERmedica Unit Trust J 2.19 Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 27, 2001 by and among the Company and the Shareholders of AAC Consulting Group, Inc. M 2(a) Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 29, 2002 among Kendle International Inc., Clinical and Pharmacologic Research, Inc., Thomas S. Clark, M.D., Charles T. Clark, and E. Stuart Clark N 2(b) Convertible Subordinated Note, dated January 29, 2002 issued by Kendle International Inc. to Clinical and Pharmacologic Research, Inc. N 3.1 Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation A 3.2 Amended and Restated Code of Regulations A 3.3 Amendment of the Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation to Increase the Authorized Shares E 4 Specimen Common Stock Certificate A 4.1 Shareholder Rights Agreement dated August 13, 1999 between the Company and The Fifth Third Bank, as Rights Agent H 10.1 Amended and Restated Shareholders' Agreement dated June 26, 1997 A 10.2 Master Lease Agreement dated November 27, 1996 by and between the Company and Bank One Leasing Corporation, as amended on April 18, 1997 A 10.6 Master Equipment Lease dated August 16, 1996 by and between the Company and The Fifth Third Leasing Company A 10.7 Lease Agreement dated December 9, 1991 by and between the Company and Carew Realty, Inc., as amended on December 30, 1991, March 18, 1996, October 8, 1996, January 29, 1997, and February 16, 1999 D 10.8 Indemnity Agreement dated June 21, 1996 by and between the Company and Candace Kendle Bryan A 10.9 Indemnity Agreement dated June 21, 1996 by and between the Company and Christopher C. Bergen A 10.10 Indemnity Agreement dated June 21, 1996 by and between the Company and Timothy M. Mooney A 10.11 Indemnity Agreement dated May 14, 1997 by and between the Company and Charles A. Sanders C 10.12 Indemnity Agreement dated May 14, 1997 by and between the Company and Philip E. Beekman C 10.13 Indemnity Agreement dated December 10, 1998 by and between the Company and Robert Buck D 10.14 Indemnity Agreement dated December 10, 1998 by and between the Company and Mary Beth Price D 10.17 Clinical Trial Service Agreement between the Company and G.D. Searle & Company dated September 23, 1997 C 10.19 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 26, 1998 by and between the Company and NationsBank, N.A. C 10.21 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 25, 1998 by and between the Company and NationsBank, N.A. D 10.22 Credit Agreement dated as of October 13, 2000 among the Company, the Several Lenders from Time to Time Party Hereto, and Bank One, NA, as Agent K 10.20 MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS AND COMPENSATION PLANS 11 (a) 1995 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan A (b) 1995 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan--Individual Stock Option Agreement for Incentive Stock Option (contained in Exhibit 10.20(a)) A (c) 1997 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan A (d) Amendment to 1997 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan L (d) Form of Protective Compensation and Benefit Agreement A (e) 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan D (f) 1997 Directors' Compensation Plan D 13 Annual Report to Shareholders for 2001 O 21 List of Subsidiaries O 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP O Filing Status Description of Filing Status - ------ ---------------------------- A Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement No. 333-30581 filed under the Securities Act of 1933 B Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 1997 C Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 D Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 E Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 1999 Annual Shareholders' Meeting F Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999 G Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999 H Incorporated by reference to the Company's filing on Form 8-A dated September 7, 1999 I Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 J Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000 K Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000 L Incorporated by reference to the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Shareholders' Meeting M Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 12 N Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 2002 O Filed herewith 13 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. KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC. ------------------------- DATE SIGNED: April 1, 2002 /s/ Candace Kendle ----------------------------------- Candace Kendle Chairman and CEO Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Capacity Date - --------- -------- ---- /s/ Candace Kendle Chairman of the Board of April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Directors and Chief Executive Candace Kendle Officer /s/ Christopher C. Bergen President, Chief Operating April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Officer, Secretary and Director Christopher C. Bergen /s/ Timothy M. Mooney Executive Vice President, April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer, Timothy M. Mooney Treasurer, Assistant Secretary (Chief Accounting Officer) and Director /s/ Philip E. Beekman Director April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Philip E. Beekman /s/ Robert R. Buck Director April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Robert R. Buck /s/ Robert C. Simpson Director April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Robert C. Simpson /s/ Donald C. Harrison, M.D. Director April 1, 2002 - -------------------------------- Donald C. Harrison, M.D.