UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
|X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 333-9410
MARSULEX INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
111 Gordon Baker Road, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2H 3R1
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered or to be registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2008 (the "Senior Subordinated Notes")
As of December 31, 2002, the number of outstanding common shares was: 26,833,550
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 which financial statement item the registrant
has elected to follow.
Item 17 |X| Item 18 [ ]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS........................3
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE......................................3
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION..............................................................3
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY..................................................10
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS................................21
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES .................................37
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS...........................46
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.......................................................47
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING.......................................................47
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION......................................................48
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK...................52
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES......................54
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUINCIES.............................54
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY
HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS.................................................54
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.....................................................54
ITEM 16. [Reserved]..................................................................55
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................................55
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................................55
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS....................................................................55
SIGNATURE 56
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002...............57
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PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
We express all dollar amounts in this Annual Report in Canadian dollars,
except where indicated otherwise. References to "$" are to Canadian dollars,
and references to "US$" are to US dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, all
references to "Marsulex" or the "Company" are references to Marsulex Inc. and
its subsidiaries.
The historical consolidated financial statements of the Company are reported
in Canadian dollars and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in Canada ("Canadian GAAP"). These principles conform in
all material respects with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States ("US GAAP"), except as described in Note 19 to the audited
historical consolidated financial statements of the Company included in this
Annual Report. All references to "tons" are to metric tons (approximately
2,200 pounds), rather than "short" tons (2,000 pounds).
Forward-Looking Statements
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Certain statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 20-F under the
captions Item 4. Information on the Company, Item 5. Operating and Financial
Review and Prospects and elsewhere in this Annual Report constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this document, the words,
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and "expect" and similar expressions, as
they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the
Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future results, performance, or achievements that may be expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, the Company's
reliance on producers of usable industrial by-products, unforeseen
difficulties in obtaining construction resources or in the construction of
facilities necessary to provide environmental compliance services, competition
in the Company's markets, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, commodity
prices or interest rates, changes in laws or regulations regarding the
environment or other environmental liabilities, the Company's ability to
maintain good relations with its employees, and other risks discussed under
"Risks Factors" in Item 3. Key Information and risks discussed from time to
time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
other regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the
forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update
these forward-looking statements.
Selected Financial Data
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The following table presents selected historical consolidated financial data
of the Company for the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,and 2002. The
selected historical consolidated financial data for the Company set forth
below has been derived from the audited historical consolidated financial
statements of the Company. Historic results are not necessarily indicative of
the results that you may expect for any other future period or for a full
year. The selected historical consolidated financial data should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company
and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report and "Item 5.
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects--Management's Discussion and
Analysis".
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($ 000 except per share amounts) 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| (restated |(restated | (restated | (restated |
| (1)) | (1)) | (1)) | (1)) |
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Statement of Operations Data: | | | | |
Revenue 138,291 | 236,714 | 311,491 | 349,329 | 327,039 |
Gross profit 48,321 | 66,360 | 76,237 | 87,074 | 86,695 |
Selling, general, administrative and other costs 20,178 | 26,744 | 32,712 | 33,375 | 31,762 |
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets 20 | 59 | (871) | (45)| (554) |
Depreciation 15,607 | 15,117 | 17,631 | 18,384 | 16,897 |
Unusual items (2) 7,487 | (55,556) | 46,709 | -- | 2,746 |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain (3) -- | 968 | 1,841 | (3,959)| 4,180 |
Amortization of deferred charges (4) 387 | 1,074 | 1,442 | 1,563 | 1,645 |
Interest income (1,942) | (3,141) | (3,509) | (2,691)| (1,787) |
Interest expense 11,112 | 17,020 | 20,079 | 20,687 | 17,717 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before | | | | |
income taxes, minority interest and amortization | | | | |
of goodwill (4,528) | 64,075 | (39,797) | 19,760 | 14,089 |
Income taxes (recovery) (7) 1,551 | 12,275 | (1,032) | 4,953 | 7,265 |
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Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations | | | | |
before minority interest and amortization | | | | |
of goodwill (6,079) | 51,800 | (38,765) | 14,807 | 6,824 |
Minority interest 1,595 | 1,403 | 1,503 | 1,355 | 1,462 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before | | | | |
amortization of goodwill (7,674) | 50,397 | (40,268) | 13,452 | 5,362 |
Amortization of goodwill, net of income taxes -- | 3,555 | 3,986 | 4,294 | 3,940 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (7,674) | 46,842 | (44,254) | 9,158 | 1,422 |
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax -- | 16,644 | 3,658 | 2,448 | 1,857 |
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Net earnings (loss) (7,674) | 63,486 | (40,596) | 11,606 | 3,279 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per | | | | |
share, basic (0.24) | 1.49 | (1.40) | 0.29 | 0.05 |
Earnings (loss) per share, basic (0.24) | 2.02 | (1.29) | 0.37 | 0.10 |
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per | | | | |
share, diluted (0.24) | 1.48 | (1.40) | 0.29 | 0.05 |
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted (0.24) | 2.00 | (1.29) | 0.37 | 0.10 |
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Other Financial Data (from continuing operations): | | | | |
EBITDA (5) 28,143 | 39,616 | 43,525 | 53,699 | 54,933 |
EBITDA (5) per share 0.89 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.70 | 1.74 |
Capital expenditures 40,977 | 29,775 | 17,182 | 9,245 | 10,320 |
Cash flow from operations (1) (6) 15,694 | 19,344 | 26,271 | 36,669 | 34,081 |
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Balance Sheet Data (end of period): | | | | |
Current assets 37,429 | 163,822 | 95,680 | 133,844 | 135,757 |
Total assets 239,021 | 343,292 | 315,583 | 375,073 | 407,406 |
Current liabilities 21,393 | 75,871 | 68,171 | 76,350 | 88,387 |
Long-term debt 95,943 | 125,654 | 182,274 | 186,906 | 211,411 |
Total debt 95,943 | 167,539 | 194,276 | 197,009 | 220,740 |
Net debt (8) 88,003 | 49,391 | 162,277 | 139,091 | 181,602 |
Shareholders' equity 92,135 | 101,154 | 39,425 | 79,125 | 66,716 |
Capital Stock 57,625 | 57,505 | 57,505 | 57,505 | 57,505 |
Number of shares 31,553,732 | 31,501,232 |31,501,232 | 31,501,232| 31,501,232 |
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US GAAP | | | | |
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations (6,547) | 37,497 | (47,797) | 8,139 | 1,743 |
Basic earnings (loss) from continuing operations | | | | |
per share (0.21) | 1.07 | (1.52) | 0.26 | 0.06 |
Diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations | | | | |
per share (0.21) | 1.06 | (1.52) | 0.26 | 0.06 |
Net earnings (loss) (6,547) | 54,141 | (44,139) | 10,587 | 3,600 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share (0.21) | 1.72 | (1.40) | 0.34 | 0.11 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (0.21) | 1.71 | (1.40) | 0.34 | 0.11 |
Total Assets based on US GAAP 234,930 | 339,089 | 312,657 | 373,739 | 397,945 |
Shareholder's equity based on US GAAP 88,085 | 96,992 | 34,590 | 77,833 | 72,794 |
(1) At the time of the Chemtrade Transaction (see note 2a for description),
BCT Chemtrade Corporation ("BCT") comprised one operating segment and
the gain on sale, the results of operations, and cash flows to the date
of sale are presented and disclosed in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles as discontinued operations and
resulted in restatement of prior years results.
(2) Unusual items ($ 000's):
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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Gain on disposal of sulphur removal assets (2a) | $ -- | $(64,768)| $ -- | $ -- | $ -- |
Expenses incurred on early retirement of debt (2b)| 1,252 | 5,593 | -- | -- | -- |
Write-off of deferred charges | -- | 3,619 | -- | -- | 2,746 |
Loss on disposal of Intertrade Holdings Inc. (2c) | -- | -- | 46,709 | -- | -- |
Gain on disposal of parts and service | | | | | |
business and other assets (2d) | (4,014) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Write-off of capitalized project costs (2e) | 9,508 | | -- | -- | -- |
Other | 741 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| $7,487 | $(55,556)| $46,709 | $ -- | $ 2,746 |
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(2a) On July 18, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its sulphur
removal services assets in eastern North America and of BCT, a
subsidiary of Marsulex, to Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund for
gross cash proceeds before costs of disposition of $167.2
million (the "Chemtrade Transaction") or $156.6 million net of
costs of disposition, comprised of $128.1 million for the sale
of the sulphur removal assets and $28.5 million for the sale of
BCT. The disposal resulted in a pre-tax gain of $64.8 million or
$54.9 million net of tax for the sulphur removal services assets
in eastern North America and a gain of $15.9 million or $15.1
million net of tax for BCT.
(2b) On July 18, 2001, the Company fully retired its outstanding
10.21% Senior Notes and cancelled its US $50.0 million operating
credit facility at an expense of $5.6 million. These expenses
included the write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and
foreign exchange costs of $3.0 million and a make-whole payment
of $2.6 million.
As a result of the Chemtrade Transaction, the Company was
obligated to make an offer to purchase a portion of the Senior
Subordinated Notes limited to the net cash proceeds from the
transaction reduced by the repayment of Senior Notes and funds
committed and applied on capital projects. On August 20, 2002,
the Company completed the offer to purchase in the amount of
$69.5 million (US $44.2 million) principal at par plus accrued
interest of $0.9 million (US $0.6 million). As part of the
purchase, the Company incurred expenses of $1.3 million.
(2c) On December 29, 2000 the Company disposed of its investment in
Intertrade, and the disposal resulted in a pre-tax loss of $46.7
million or $42.6 million net of tax.
(2d) On January 31, 2002, the Company completed the sale of its part
and service business and other assets for gross proceeds of $6.6
million.
(2e) Due to significant changes in the financial markets the Company
and Santee Cooper mutually agreed not to proceed at this time
with the previously announced project for Marsulex to build and
own a flue gas desulphurization system utilizing Marsulex's
patented ammonium sulphate scrubbing technology at Santee
Cooper's Winyah Power Generating Station. This resulted in a
write-off of capitalized project costs of $9.5 million. Under US
GAAP, certain costs deferred under Canadian GAAP prior to a
legally binding contract being entered into must be expensed.
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(3) Effective January 1, 2002, generally accepted accounting standards were
amended to eliminate the deferral and amortization of foreign currency
translation differences resulting from the translation of long-term
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. All
such translation differences that the Company previously deferred and
amortized are now charged directly to earnings. The prior year financial
statements have been restated retroactively to adopt this new Section.
(4) In 1998 the Company paid US$220,000 (Cdn $316,000), in connection with
the repayment of bridge financing used for acquisitions. These amounts
were deferred and amortized over the term of the debt acquired as part
of the acquisitions. Under US GAAP, these amounts would be deferred and
amortized over the term of the bridge financing. Since the bridge
financing facility extended from May 1998 to June 1998 these amounts
would be expensed under US GAAP.
(5) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
EBITDA is presented because management believes it is a widely used
financial indicator of the Company's ability to service and/or incur
debt. EBITDA is not a recognized measure under Canadian and US GAAP and
should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, consolidated
cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance required
by GAAP or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. The
Company's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other companies
and accordingly, the Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to measures
used by other companies.
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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EBITDA 28,143 39,616 43,525 53,699 54,933
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets 20 59 (871) (45) (554)
Depreciation 15,607 15,117 17,631 18,384 16,897
Unusual items, (loss) gain 7,487 (55,556) 46,709 -- 2,746
Foreign exchange loss (gain) -- 968 1,841 (3,959) 4,180
Amortization of deferred charges 387 1,074 1,442 1,563 1,645
Interest income (1,942) (3,141) (3,509) (2,691) (1,787)
Interest expense 11,112 17,020 20,079 20,687 17,717
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes,
minority interest and amortization
of goodwill (4,528) 64,075 (39,797) 19,760 14,089
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(6) Cash flow from operations is defined as net earnings plus non-cash items
deducted in calculating net earnings including depreciation,
amortization, unrealized foreign exchange gain or losses relating to
cash balances, and deferred taxes, prior to changes in working capital.
It is not a recognized measure under GAAP and should not be considered
as an alternative to cash provided by continuing operations or any other
measure of performance required by GAAP or as an indicator of the
Company's operating performance. The Company's method of calculating
cash flow form operations may differ from other companies and
accordingly, the Company's measure may not be comparable to measures
used by other companies.
(7) United States Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109
("Statement 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes," has been adopted by
the Company for United States reporting purposes. Under the asset and
liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The same
methodology applies under Canadian GAAP, however, the terminology uses
the word "future" in the place of "deferred". Deferred tax assets and
liabilities under Statement 109 are measured using the enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under
Canadian GAAP the future tax assets and liabilities are measured using
substantively enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. Under Statement 109 and Canadian GAAP, the effect
on deferred/future tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates
is recognized in income in the period in which the change occurs.
(8) Net debt is calculated as follows:
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Total debt | 95,943 | 167,539 | 194,276 | 197,009 | 220,740 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 7,940 | 118,148 | 31,999 | 57,918 | 39,138 |
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Net Debt | 88,003 | 49,391 | 162,277 | 139,091 | 181,602 |
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Dividend Policy
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It is the current policy of Marsulex to reinvest any available funds in the
Company and, accordingly, Marsulex does not anticipate paying cash dividends
in the near future. This policy is periodically reviewed by the Board of
Directors. The Company's debt facility limits the payment of dividends.
Exchange Rate Information
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The following tables provide exchange rates for Canadian dollars expressed in
U.S. dollars for each period indicated. These exchange rates are based on the
inverse of the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers in
Canadian dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York (the "Noon Buying Rate"). The "High" and "Low" rates for each
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period are the high and low Noon Buying Rates during the period. The "Average"
rate for a period is the average of the Noon Buying Rates for the last day of
each month during that period.
a) The following table sets forth the High and Low exchange rates for each
month during the previous six months:
Previous Six Months
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| | Feb 2003 | Jan 2003 | Dec 2002 | Nov 2002 | Oct 2002 | Sept 2002 |
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| High | 1.5315 | 1.5750 | 1.5800 | 1.5903 | 1.5943 | 1.5863 |
|- --------|-------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------|
| Low | 1.4880 | 1.5220 | 1.5478 | 1.5528 | 1.5607 | 1.5545 |
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b) The following table sets forth the average exchange rates for the five most
recent financial years, calculated by using the average rate on the last day
of each month:
Years ended December 31 (US$)
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| | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
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| Average | 1.5702 | 1.5487 | 1.4872 | 1.4828 | 1.5038 |
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On March 17, 2002, the inverse of the noon buying rate was US$ $0.6741 per
Cdn $1.00.
Risk Factors
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The following is a description of risk factors that affect the Company's
business, and ultimately, its profitability.
Reliance on Customers
The business of the Company is dependent on the involuntary production of a
number of by-products by its customers. As environmental regulations become
more demanding, the need for by-product control, regeneration, removal, and
conversion has increased. There can be no assurance that environmental
regulations will not become less stringent in the future or that customers of
the Company will continue to involuntary produce by-products which drive their
demand for the Company's services. Services provided, and products handled
from the Company's major customer accounted for 15.0% of the Company's total
2002 revenue, the loss of which could have a significant impact on the
Company.
Competition
Marsulex operates in competitive markets, and some of the Company's
competitors have economic resources greater than those of the Company and are
well established as suppliers to the markets that Marsulex serves.
Accordingly, such competitors may be better able to withstand volatility
within industries and throughout the economy as a whole while retaining
significantly greater operating and financial flexibility than the Company.
There can be no assurances that the Company will be able to compete
effectively with its competitors and competitive pressures may harm the
Company's business.
Several of the Company's niche services and products are sold into select
markets. There can be no assurance, however, that these markets will not
attract additional competitors that could have greater financial,
technological, manufacturing and marketing resources than Marsulex.
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New Products and Services
The Company has made significant investments in the development and
commercialization of new products, technologies and services. These include
its first outsourcing agreement in the cement industry with Holcim Inc. which
includes an investment in a CP-Gyp facility and operations with a net asset
value of approximately US$5.0 million at December 31, 2002 and the Power
Generation group's most recently developed solution for controlling sulphur
trioxide emissions of utilities, CleanStack(TM). Broad market acceptance and
long-term commercial viability of services incorporating new products,
technologies and services may take some years to establish and are subject to
business and competitive risks.
Foreign Exchange
As the Company has U.S. based operations and reports in Canadian dollars, it
is exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations. Approximately 40.6% of the
Company's 2002 revenue was in U.S. dollars and at present, a one-cent
devaluation in the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar would favourably
impact EBITDA by approximately $0.2 million. However, the Company's debt and
related interest expense is in U.S. dollars which hedges the U.S. dollar cash
flow from operations.
The U.S. dollar interest expense, when combined with U.S. dollar depreciation
and amortization expenses, limits the exposure of net income to foreign
exchange fluctuations. A one-cent devaluation in the Canadian dollar reduces
net income by less than $0.2 million.
The Company has self-sustaining operations holding U.S. dollar assets and debt
and under present accounting rules in Canada, any fluctuation in the Canadian
dollar value against the U.S. dollar is recorded in the foreign currency
translation adjustment account that is part of the shareholders' equity on the
balance sheet.
Commodity Prices
Industrial chemicals sold by the Company are subject to market price
fluctuations. In addition, regional supply and demand imbalances can lead to
isolated price erosion. The Company's end-use contracts generally have a "meet
or release" provision. As a result, competitive pressure can cause Marsulex to
lower selling prices in order to retain the volume. While the Company attempts
to reduce its exposure to market price fluctuations through contracts where
commodity price exposure is either shared with or borne entirely by the
customer, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
renegotiating existing contracts or entering new contracts on a fee-based or
risk-sharing basis.
Project Execution
The success of the Company's project at Syncrude Canada Ltd's ("Syncrude")
Mildred Lakes oil sands facility in Alberta is dependent on the construction
of its portion of the environmental compliance facilities. The successful
completion of this project is dependent on the Company's ability to execute
large projects and on the availability of construction resources. The
Company's failure to successfully complete this project may have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial conditions or results of
operations.
New Financing
The Company will be required to seek additional financing to supplement its
current cash balances and internally generated cash flows in order to finance
its existing capital commitments associated with the Syncrude project. Until
the new financing is in place, the Company is at risk as to the availability
of new credit and the associated interest rates.
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Labour
Out of a total of 180 employees, the Company has 26 unionized employees at two
sites, represented by two unions through two collective agreements. In 2003,
the collective bargaining agreement for the unionized group at the Toledo
facility in Oregon, Ohio will expire. As a result, the Company will be
entering into collective bargaining with the Toledo unionized group in the
third quarter of 2003. There can be no assurance that the collective
bargaining agreement will be replaced with an agreement with as favourable
terms, if at all. Further, while the Company has not suffered any loss of
production due to work stoppages by its employees, there can be no assurances
that work stoppages or other labour disturbances which may have a material
adverse effect on the Company will not occur in the future. Finally, a large
number of the Company's suppliers and customers have unionized employees and
there can be no assurances that work stoppages or other labour disturbances at
the Company's suppliers or customers will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business.
Environment
Notices and Findings of Violation have been issued against the Company by
federal regulators with respect to the Company's Toledo facility in Oregon,
Ohio. The Company is, however, in compliance with the permits issued by the
governing body (the State) and although there is a potential for penalties to
be assessed against the Company, the Company believes that it is in
substantial compliance with environmental laws, regulations and guidelines.
A Notice and Finding of Violation has been issued by federal regulators with
respect to the facility in Cairo, Ohio which has been sold to Chemtrade
Logistics Inc. ("Chemtrade"). As part of the sale, the Company has indemnified
Chemtrade against liabilities relating to the Notice and Finding of Violation
issued. Management believes any sources of non-compliance can be resolved
through the installation of technically feasible control equipment. As part of
the indemnification the Company is obligated to reimburse Chemtrade for the
necessary installation of such control equipment and for any penalties which
may be levied against the facility in respect of the Notice and Finding of
Violation.
The Company may be subject to further environmental liabilities of which
management is not currently aware which may have a material impact on the
business or financial condition of the Company.
Proprietary Technology
The Company relies on a combination of patents, confidentiality procedures and
contractual provisions to protect its proprietary rights. Despite the
Company's efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may
obtain and use information that the Company regards as proprietary. Policing
unauthorized use of such proprietary technology, if required, may be
difficult, time-consuming and costly. In addition, the laws of certain
countries in which the Company does business may not protect its proprietary
rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States or Canada. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in protecting its
proprietary rights.
Further, the industry in which the Company competes has many participants who
own, or claim to own, intellectual property. From time to time, a third party
may claim that the Company infringes such third party's intellectual property
rights or may challenge the Company's rights to its own intellectual property.
Any claim, whether or not with merit, could be time-consuming to evaluate,
result in costly litigation or require the Company to enter into licensing
agreements that may require the payment of a license fee and/or royalties to
the owner of the intellectual property. Such licensing agreements, if
required, may not be available on royalty or other licensing terms acceptable
to the Company, if available at all.
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Critical Accounting Policies
The Company's accounting policies are in accordance with Canadian GAAP as
applied on a consistent basis with the exception of goodwill, which was
applied prospectively. However, in both selecting accounting policies for
which alternative methods exist under Canadian GAAP and applying accounting
policies, management exercises its best judgment. In particular, management
makes critical accounting estimates in connection with determining the
impairment of goodwill, revenue recognition, tax asset valuation and
provisions for environmental liabilities. These critical accounting estimates
are based on assumptions of management concerning highly uncertain matters. If
accounting estimates used by management turn out to be incorrect, the impact
on the Company's financial condition and its results of operations may be
material.
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
History and Development of the Company
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Incorporation
Marsulex Inc. ("Marsulex" or the "Company") was amalgamated under the laws of
Canada by a Certificate of Amalgamation dated June 16, 1989 under the Canada
Business Corporations Act. By a Certificate of Amendment dated June 16, 1989,
Marsulex amended its articles to remove the private company restrictions. By a
Certificate of Amendment dated November 19, 1996, Marsulex amended its
articles by, among other things, changing the minimum and maximum number of
directors, amending the authorized capital and reclassifying certain classes
of shares to prepare for a rights offering. Marsulex's registered office and
Canadian headquarters is located at 111 Gordon Baker Road, Suite 300, Toronto,
Ontario, M2H 3R1, and the telephone number is 416-496-9655. The Company's
agent for service in the United States is Brian Stasiewicz located at Suite
2100, 203 North La Salle, Chicago, Illinois, 60601, and the telephone number
is 312-558-1545.
History and Development of the Company
The Company was formed in June 1989 when it acquired certain sulphur
businesses and assets from C.I.L. Inc. ("CIL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
ICI plc, a U.K.-based diversified chemical company. CIL entered the sulphur
products business in the late 1800s and was a major U.S. marketer of sulphur
products. Following the acquisition, management shifted the focus of the
Company from marketing sulphur products to providing outsourced environmental
compliance solutions. As a result of this shift, the Company modified its
contracts with customers to de-emphasize the impact of changes in pricing and
demand for industrial chemicals on the Company's financial performance, and
increased its percentage of revenues from fee-based and risk-sharing
contracts. The Company also began implementing a strategy of expanding its
services to the oil refining sector, a key target market.
Marsulex established a significant presence in the oil refining sector in
October 1996, when the Company purchased the business and assets of Coulton
Chemical Company, L.P. ("the Coulton Acquisition"), a leading provider of
sulphuric acid regeneration services in northern Ohio for total consideration
of approximately $129.6 million. The Coulton Acquisition: (i) expanded the
Company's process and technical capabilities to convert by-product sulphur
streams to higher value industrial and specialty chemicals; (ii) gave the
Company access to low cost regeneration and conversion technology and
capacity; (iii) expanded the Company's customer base and geographic market
base; and (iv) increased the Company's industry diversification.
In December 1996, the Company completed an Initial Public Offering and
obtained a listing for its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
In June 1997, the Company purchased 65% of Sulconam Inc. ("Sulconam") for
$10.8 million. On December 30, 2002 the Company acquired the remaining 35% of
Sulconam for $16.6 million. Sulconam is based in Montreal, Canada, and
attached by pipeline to the Petro-Canada and Shell Canada oil refineries.
Sulconam, which is part of the Refinery Services Group, extracts and recovers
sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas sent to the plant by pipeline and converts
it into elemental sulphur and sodium bisulphite.
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The Company entered its other key target market, the power generation sector,
in September 1997, with the acquisition of certain assets of General Electric
Environmental Services Inc. for $17.0 million ("the GEESI Acquisition"). The
GEESI Acquisition provided the Company with a leading market position in air
emission control to the global power industry, a large international customer
base, experienced people and proprietary technologies which control power
generator air emissions. The business forms the core of the Company's Power
Generation Group.
On May 13, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of both IT
Holding, Inc. ("IT Holding") and BCT Chemtrade Corporation ("BCT") from
Trelleborg AB ("Trelleborg") for approximately $77.3 million. Sulex, Inc.
("Sulex"), a subsidiary of IT Holding, operates two plants on the U.S. west
coast - at Long Beach, California and at Anacortes, Washington - that remove
molten sulphur from west coast oil refineries by converting the molten sulphur
to a solid form for shipment overseas. A second subsidiary of IT Holding,
Intertrade Holdings, Inc. ("Intertrade"), removed and marketed sulphur and
sulphuric acid. Intertrade also produced sulphuric acid at a facility at
Copperhill, Tennessee. In late 2000, Marsulex closed the Copperhill facility
and ultimately disposed of its investment in Intertrade on December 30, 2000
at a loss of $42.6 million, net of tax. In July 2001, BCT was sold to
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund for a gain of $15.1 million (see below for a
description of "The Chemtrade Transaction"). Sulex Inc. is part of the
Refinery Services Group.
In 1999, Marsulex introduced new proprietary technology to improve the
performance of the tail gas recovery unit at the Company's facility in
Montreal. This technology reduced operating costs and ensures consistent
compliance with air quality regulations. It cost-effectively removes and
recovers sulphur emissions and also produces a higher value by-product, sodium
bisulphite. The successful implementation of the new technology was
instrumental in Marsulex signing new 10-year agreements with Petro-Canada and
Shell Canada in 2000.
In August 2000, Marsulex signed an outsourcing agreement with Holcim Inc.
(formerly Holnam Inc.), the largest producer and supplier of cement and
mineral components in the United States. In June 2001, Marsulex completed a
facility at Holcim's manufacturing plant in Dundee, Michigan. The
Marsulex-owned facility uses a patented process that combines two by-products
of the Holcim's cement making process to make CP-Gyp, a high quality
replacement for natural gypsum. Under the 10-year agreement, which has an
automatic renewal option, Holcim pays Marsulex an annual service fee and
receives the entire output from the facility. This facility is part of Power
Generation Group.
In December 2000, Marsulex acquired the assets of Westaim Corporation's
chemicals division for $18.5 million. The division consisted of two
Alberta-based chemical manufacturers and distributors of water treatment and
industrial chemicals. The Westaim assets are part of the Western Markets Group.
In April 2001, the Company finalized definitive agreements to provide an
environmental services package to BP. The services package is expected to
generate in excess of $275 million in total revenues for the Refinery Services
Group over the life of the agreements. The package is comprised of three
parts: a new facility, designed, built and owned by the Company, that provides
redundancy and operating flexibility to BP's sulphur recovery unit at their
refinery in Whiting, Indiana; the provision by the Company of alkylation spent
acid removal and regeneration services for BP Whiting, utilizing a new rail
transfer facility at the Whiting site owned by the Company; and long-term
extensions to existing agreements that encompass services provided by the
Company for the BP Toledo refinery as well as BP Chemicals in Lima, Ohio. The
new site emissions facility at BP Whiting became operational in the third
quarter of 2002.
Also in April 2001, the Company announced that it had signed definitive
agreements to provide environmental services for Syncrude's proposed Upgrader
Expansion project at the Mildred Lake oil sands facility in Alberta. The
Company's proprietary ammonium scrubber technology will be utilized to reduce
both ammonia and sulphur dioxide gas emissions. Under the agreements with
Syncrude, the Company will provide a package of technology and services and
will own and operate a portion of the environmental compliance facilities at
the Mildred Lake site. Construction of the Company's portion of the
environmental compliance facilities began in 2002 and is scheduled for
completion in 2004, with start-up tied to the overall completion of the
Upgrader Expansion. Marsulex will earn a fee to process and dispose of the
by-products from the scrubber and will participate in income derived from the
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sale of the ammonium sulphate fertilizer. The total revenue generated by the
service package over the 15-year life of the agreements is expected to exceed
$150 million. EBITDA, once the revenue stream from the outsourced services
starts, is expected to be in excess of $7.5 million per year over the life of
the agreements. The agreements also provide for three 5-year extensions.
On July 18, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its sulphur removal assets
in eastern North America and of BCT, a subsidiary of the Company, to Chemtrade
Logistics Income Fund (the "Chemtrade Transaction") for gross cash proceeds of
$167.2 million before costs of disposition. The Company made a total gain, net
of provision for income taxes, on the Chemtrade Transaction of $70.0 million
comprised of $54.9 million from the sale of the sulphur removal services in
eastern North America and $15.1 million from the sale of BCT. The gain was
reflected in the results of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2001.
As a result of the Chemtrade Transaction, the Company utilized some of its
unused tax losses, resulting in an effective tax rate of approximately 15%.
The income tax provision on the total gain is $10.7 million, and of this
amount approximately $2.0 million is the current or cash portion. The net
proceeds from the sale were $156.6 million after costs of disposition. The
Company used a portion of the proceeds to fully retire the $37.7 million of
10.21% Senior Notes, with the remaining funds invested in interest bearing
deposits at December 31, 2001. The Company also cancelled its US$50 million
operating credit facility. The operations of BCT comprised one operating
segment at the time of disposition and accordingly for reporting purposes, the
gain on sale, the results of operations and cash flows of this segment to the
date of sale were presented and disclosed as discontinued operations. On
August 20, 2002 the Company completed an offer to purchase up to $69.5 million
(US$44.2 million) of its 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes. The Company
acquired $69.5 million principal amount of the Notes plus accrued interest of
$0.9 million (US$0.6 million), fulfilling its obligations under the terms of
the indenture that arose as a result of the Chemtrade Transaction.
In the third quarter of 2001, the Company announced the disposition of its
mechanical collectors equipment sales business that was part of its Power
Generation Group. In January 2002, the Company completed the transition of the
Group to being a provider of outsourced services with the sale of its parts
and service business and other assets and the licensing of its wet
limestone/gypsum and dry lime flue gas desulphurization technologies to an
exclusive licensee in North America. The Company also granted the exclusive
North American licensee a non-exclusive license outside North America. The
sale generated proceeds of $6.5 million and a $3.6 million after tax gain.
Business Overview
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The Company
Marsulex Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced environmental compliance
solutions with a focus on air quality compliance. The Company provides its
services to a number of industries where increasingly stringent environmental
compliance regulations and pressure to improve financial performance create
opportunities for Marsulex to apply its core competencies and new technologies
to outsourced compliance solutions for customers. The two industries where
Marsulex already has a significant presence and that offer the most immediate
business opportunities for the Company are oil refining and power generation.
In Western Canada, Marsulex also upgrades and markets sulphur-based
by-products that have been produced as a result of air quality compliance
processes. This range of services meets customer needs and creates long-term
value for shareholders.
o Over 18 oil refineries and industrial customers are serviced from five
Marsulex owned and operated facilities in North America.
o Marsulex's proprietary ammonium scrubbing technology, which has been in
commercial operation in the U.S. since 1996, is currently being
installed at the Syncrude coker expansion at Mildred Lake, Alberta. The
Company believes that this technology delivers the best available flue
gas desulphurization efficiency related to capturing SO2 emissions and
minimizing CO2 production all at better economics.
o Marsulex is the world's largest provider of traditional flue gas
desulphurization systems and services to the power generation industry.
Marsulex's technology is utilized in 153 units - 101 of them outside of
North America. The Flue Gas Desulphurization systems ("FGD") are
delivered by licensees in North America and internationally.
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o Marsulex provides customers with access to leading edge proprietary
technologies and economies of scale and scope.
The Company's goal is to create shareholder value by developing outsourced
environmental compliance businesses that generate:
o Superior returns on invested capital
o High quality predictable and sustainable earnings and cash flow
Marsulex does this by focusing its operations on air quality compliance with a
concentration on the energy industry, by securing fees under long-term
contracts, by realizing value for shareholders when appropriate, and by
continuous improvement of its operations.
The Company intends to grow its business through:
o The identification of new market opportunities to drive organic growth.
o The development of new service solutions based on proprietary Marsulex
technologies or best available technologies that facilitate the
outsourcing of environmental compliance activities under long-term
service agreements.
o Providing its services under guaranteed fee-based agreements.
Business Strategy
Marsulex's core strategy is to target the energy industry with unique
environmental outsourcing solutions.
There are several key reasons for the Company's focus on the energy industry.
o The industry is impacted by stringent environmental regulations.
o The industry is capital intensive with sensitivity to reduced costs and
improved operating margins.
o Industry participants are increasingly
receptive to outsourcing as a way to maximize investment returns.
o The industry is viable and has long-term growth prospects.
The Company's solutions are developed to meet customer needs and to provide
them with the following benefits:
o Innovative compliance solutions that use best available technology, and
the Company's demonstrated expertise in site operations, risk
management, transportation, by-product removal and marketing and to
limit or manage environmental exposure at the lowest possible cost. The
Company's project development, commercial creativity and capital market
expertise facilitate unique service agreements.
o Reduced operating costs which result from the Company's knowledge of
compliance processes, operation and risk management expertise and
by-products and distribution knowledge - skills that may be far removed
from customers' core businesses. Also, Marsulex can often achieve
economies of scale that customers can't access on their own.
Target Industries
The Company provides its services to a number of industries where increasingly
stringent environmental compliance regulations and pressure to improve
financial performance create opportunities for Marsulex to apply its core
competencies and new technologies to outsourced compliance solutions for
customers. The two industries where Marsulex already has a significant
presence and that offer the most immediate business opportunities for the
Company are oil refining and power generation.
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Oil Refining Industry
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In the mid-1990's, Marsulex targeted the oil refining industry. Environmental
regulations dealing with site air emissions, restrictions on sulphur content
in refined products and the banning of the gasoline component, MTBE, have all
made the cost and complexity of compliance a top industry priority. At the
same time, oil refining margins and return on investment have tracked well
below general industry norms, focusing attention on operating cost reductions
and improved returns on net assets.
Through a series of acquisitions and the development of innovative compliance
technologies, Marsulex has developed new outsourced environmental compliance
services that offer its customers environmental compliance at lower cost due
to innovative technology-based solutions and economies of scale. Marsulex
provides turnkey solutions that may include the design, building, ownership
and operation of facilities under long-term fee-based contracts.
Power Generation Industry
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The Company also identified the power generation industry as a similar
opportunity and established a platform in this sector in 1997 by acquiring
General Electric Environmental Services, Inc. In North America, there is a
growing trend towards deregulation of the power industry, making cost
competitiveness a key issue. In existing solid fuel- fired generating
facilities, the most effective way to lower operating costs is to switch to
lower cost, higher sulphur content fuels. These fuels, however, create several
environmental compliance issues. Marsulex, utilizing its proven patented
technologies, offers outsourcing solutions that enable power generators to
meet environmental compliance obligations while creating greater fuel
flexibility and access to the savings of lower cost high-sulphur fuel as well
as cost avoidance opportunities and enhanced by-product revenues. Since 1997,
Marsulex has sought to expand the market opportunity in the power industry by
reinvesting earnings from the sector into the development of new technologies
that provide solutions to emerging regulatory issues. Today the Company offers
its established international customer base a range of services to deal with
NOx, SOx, particulate, and other air emission compliance issues.
Competitive Strengths
As a provider of a range of environmental compliance services, the Company
believes it has a number of competitive strengths. Further, the Company
believes that given the critical and complex nature of the Company's services,
potential new entrants would be disadvantaged as a result of the Company's
large installed base of compliance facilities that have been in commercial
operation for many years.
Broad Range of Value-Added Technologies and Technical Capabilities
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The Company provides its customers with a broad range of technologies,
including patented or proprietary technologies, technical services and support
and has a reputation for technical skill, innovation and knowledge of customer
needs. Unlike certain of the Company's competitors that focus solely on the
sale of equipment or distribution and sale of converted by-products, the
Company works closely with customers to design the optimal environmental
compliance solution that best meets each customer's needs.
The Company offers its customers outsourced environmental compliance services
based on a range of proprietary and non-proprietary technologies. The Company
develops or acquires technologies that can be incorporated into compliance
service packages that meet customer needs, enabling them to satisfy
environmental compliance requirements while lowering or avoiding operating and
capital costs. For example, Power Generation's proprietary ammonium and
potassium sulphate technologies enable power generators to access the benefits
of lower fuel costs. This is achieved through leading-edge technology that
attains compliance in excess of existing requirements and produces a saleable
by-product of high value while eliminating solid waste disposal. Similarly,
the Company's technology utilized by oil refineries to remove and recover
sulphur emissions enables them to meet stricter environmental regulations at
lower cost and derive more value from the sale of sodium bisulphite, a higher
value by-product. Another example is the Company's proprietary CleanStack(TM)
solution for sulphur trioxide emissions which is a more effective and lower
cost solution than any other currently available technology.
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The Company has a long history of providing reliable and safe services. It has
special expertise with respect to plant operations and provides risk
management and technical assistance with regard to gas cleaning and the
handling, transportation and storage of by-products and industrial chemicals.
This assistance includes developing protocols for overall risk management, the
handling, transporting and storing of inputs and outputs, materials
compatibility studies and advice on regulatory shipping procedures.
Strategically Located Facilities
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The Company's conversion and regeneration facilities provide it with the
ability to convert gas, liquid and solid waste streams into useable industrial
chemicals. Some of these facilities are located adjacent to, or are connected
by pipeline with, certain customers' facilities. The Company also operates
several chemical manufacturing facilities in Western Markets Group.
Strong Customer Relationships
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The Company's ability to provide its customers with a total environmental
service solution that generally allows them to meet compliance requirements
and minimize the cost of environmental compliance has allowed the Company to
secure strong and long-standing customer relationships. In the Refinery
Services Group the Company's major oil refinery customers include BP,
Petro-Canada, Shell Canada Products Limited, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
and Sunoco, Inc. The Company has maintained relationships with these major oil
refinery customers for an average of approximately 38 years and has
established long-term relationships averaging approximately 43 years with its
three most significant oil refinery customers.
Western Markets currently maintains long-term relationships with numerous
customers in a variety of sectors, and for a variety of products and services.
These relationships often include multiple products and are often set in
multiple-year agreements. Many of these working relationships have been in
place for over 30 years including the Sulphur Products Division of Duke Energy
Gas Transmission Canada at Prince George, BC and Sherritt International
Corporation at Fort Saskatchewan, AB with agreements extending until 2008 and
2007, respectively.
The Company's Power Generation segment, as the world's largest provider of
traditional FGD systems and services, has developed long-standing
relationships with numerous customers in North America and internationally.
Contracts
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The Company typically enters into contracts with its customers related to the
provision of services and the removal, distribution and sale of the resulting
industrial chemicals or other by-products. The Company's contracts are
generally two to 17 years in length. The Company usually attempts to structure
its contracts in one of two ways: (i) a payment to the Company for the
services it provides to the Generator customer ("fee-based contracts"),
and/or, (ii) a payment to the Company based on the value of the industrial
chemical products or other by-products sold by the Company to the end-user
customers and/or based on changes in input costs such as fuel, whereby the
Company and generator share the risk associated with changes in industrial
chemical product or other by-product pricing and input costs ("risk-sharing
contracts"). Under fee-based contracts, the Company's exposure to changes in
industrial chemical or other by-product pricing is eliminated. Under
risk-sharing contracts, the Company shares in the changes in sales price
received from the sale of industrial chemicals or other by-products and or
changes in input costs such as fuel.
Government Regulations
The Company's operations are subject to numerous laws, regulations and
guidelines relating to air emissions, water discharges, solid and hazardous
wastes, transportation and handling of hazardous substances and employee
health and safety in Canada, and the United States, and are subject to
numerous regulatory agencies such as, state and federal environmental
protection agencies and regulatory agencies under the Canadian Environmental
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Protection Act. These environmental regulations are continually changing and
generally becoming more restrictive.
The Company believes that it is currently in material compliance with its
existing permits and regulatory approvals except for the Company's Toledo
facility in Oregon, Ohio, as disclosed under "Item 3 - Key Information - Risk
Factors - Environment". Further, the terms and conditions of future permits
and approvals may be more stringent and may require increased expenditures on
the part of the Company.
Operating Segments
The Company's strategy to target the energy industry with outsourced
compliance solutions is implemented through its Refinery Services and Power
Generation operating groups. A third operating group, Western Markets,
upgrades and distributes sulphur-based by-products produced as a result of
customers' compliance activities. The Company has a range of expertise and
services such as project execution support, finance, information systems,
human resources, and risk management that are provided to each of the
operating groups through a fourth non-operating segment, Corporate. The
Company has determined that this structure is the most efficient and effective
way to make these services available throughout the organization.
Refinery Services Group
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Refinery Services provides outsourced compliance solutions to major oil
refinery customers in the United States and Canada. Services are typically
provided under long-term service agreements. The services provided are
primarily extraction and recovery of sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas
created during the refining process, sulphur dioxide (`SO2') recovery to
ensure air quality compliance and regeneration of spent sulphuric acid
produced during octane enhancement of gasoline. Refinery Services is the
dominant provider of spent acid regeneration and hydrogen sulphide emission
services in the U.S. mid-west and the only independent provider of hydrogen
sulphide services in Canada. Spent acid regeneration represented 31% of the
Company's consolidated 2002 revenue. The volumes processed by the Company's
facilities are subject to the market demand and seasonal variations of its
refinery customers' products although the segment's earnings are largely
protected from these variations due to the fee-based nature of the contracts.
In 2002, more than 90% of the group's earnings was generated from fees.
The major oil refinery customers for the Refinery Services Group include BP,
Petro-Canada, Shell Canada Products Limited, Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
and Sunoco, Inc. The Company's long-term relationships with its major oil
refinery customers average approximately 38 years. The Company maintains close
working relationships with its oil refinery customers, as failure to remove
by-products or deliver specified quantities and qualities of regenerated or
converted by-products can result in substantially decreased production and
potentially the shut down of a refinery's operations. The Company's
regeneration facilities are generally located adjacent to or are connected by
pipeline with a major customer in a given geographic region, thereby reducing
transportation costs and assuring such customer reliable service. The Company
generally services other customers in the same region through the same
facilities, which allow the Company and its customers to benefit from
economies of scale.
Refinery Services also provides services to other industrial customers with
similar needs to oil refineries. These include, amongst others, The Dow
Chemical Company, Dow Corning Corporation, Penreco, a Texas General
Partnership, and GE Silicon, LLC.
Western Markets Group
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Western Markets upgrades sulphur based by-products produced as a result of air
quality compliance and until July 18, 2001 included the sulphur removal assets
in eastern North America that were sold as part of the Chemtrade Transaction.
Western Markets upgrades a range of sulphur-based by-products and produces
other sulphur-based chemicals at four plants based in three locations in
Western Canada. The group is a leading supplier of sulphur-based chemicals in
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Western Canada to the pulp and paper industry, and a foremost provider of
water treatment services. Its product range includes sulphuric acid, liquid
sulphur dioxide, aluminum sulphate ("alum"), sodium bisulphite, aqua ammonia,
carbon disulphide, and hydrogen sulphide. These products and related services
are provided to numerous customers with whom it has maintained long-term
relationships. These relationships often include multiple products and are
often set in multi-year agreements. A large portion of the group's earnings is
from risk-shared contracts. The chemical products manufactured or marketed by
the Western Markets Group are discussed below.
Sulphuric Acid. Sulphuric acid is believed to be the world's largest-volume
industrial chemical and is primarily used in the production of phosphate
fertilizer, the "heap" leaching of copper, and as a bleaching agent. Phosphate
fertilizer companies that produce sulphuric acid for their own use generate
most of the sulphuric acid produced worldwide voluntarily. The balance is
produced involuntarily as a by-product of base metal smelting (metallurgical
acid), crude oil refining and other industrial processes. Sulphuric acid
pricing is highly freight sensitive due to its relatively low value to weight
ratio. Due to increased availability of metallurgical acid, combined with
relatively stagnant market demand, pricing pressure has been downward over the
past decade and is not anticipated to increase in the short term.
Historically, fluctuations in market demand for sulphuric acid in North
America have traditionally been balanced by adjustments to voluntary
production (versus metallurgical). Any over-supply of metallurgical acid has,
in the past, typically been absorbed by the phosphate fertilizer industry.
Sulphuric acid revenue represented 15.0% of the Company's consolidated 2002
revenue.
Liquid Sulphur Dioxide. Liquid sulphur dioxide is produced voluntarily by
burning elemental sulphur and involuntarily in various industrial processes.
For involuntary producers, liquid sulphur dioxide is a relatively high value
product compared to elemental sulphur or sulphuric acid. However, the
conversion of by-product gas into liquid sulphur dioxide often requires
extensive modifications to primary processes, which can require significant
investment and cost.
The price of liquid sulphur dioxide varies by geographic market. The freight
component of the pricing of liquid sulphur dioxide is proportionally much
lower than sulphuric acid that increases the geographic area within which the
liquid sulphur dioxide can be shipped profitably. Liquid sulphur dioxide is
consumed in a number of industrial processes.
Aluminum Sulphate. Aluminum sulphate, also known as alum, is produced in both
dry and liquid forms. According to industry consultants, approximately 50% of
aluminum sulphate is consumed in municipal and industrial water treatment, and
approximately 45% is used in the pulp and paper industry for water treatment
and bleaching.
Sodium Bisulphite. Sodium bisulphite is made by combining caustic soda or soda
ash with sulphur dioxide in either a liquid or gaseous form. Sodium bisulphite
is primarily used as a dechlorination agent in municipal and industrial water
treatment and as a bleaching agent in the pulp and paper industry.
Aqua ammonia. Aqua ammonia is used by the pulp & paper industry in the
treatment of water effluents and serves as a nutrient for micro-organisms.
Because of its high water content, freight costs are high and therefore, the
product is sold on a regional basis only.
Carbon Disulphide. Primarily used in the production of xanthates, herbicides
and as a de-waxing agent in the oil and gas industry.
Hydrogen Sulphide. Primary use is in the nickel refining production process.
Power Generation Group
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Power Generation provides outsourced environmental services, primarily air
quality compliance, to customers in the power generation industry. The key
target market is the worldwide power generator industry, primarily those power
generator customers that utilize fossil fuels in their electricity generation
processes. Fossil-fired power plants are the largest source of air pollution
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in North America, and over 50% of power in the U.S. is generated from coal.
Management believes that this customer group represents an important growth
opportunity as tighter environmental regulations come into force and continued
deregulation of the electric industry leads power generators to examine
opportunities to lower costs and improve the efficiency of their operations.
The estimated capital cost of bringing older coal-fired plants into compliance
exceeds US$40 billion.
Power Generation provides products and services that allow the power generator
customer to cost effectively remove sulphur dioxide gases and other pollutants
from its air emissions to meet environmental regulations.
One of the Company's proprietary technologies provides customers flexibility
to switch to lower cost high sulphur fuels. Its ammonium scrubbing technology
captures and converts sulphur dioxide gases into granular ammonium sulphate
and potassium sulphate, both readily marketable fertilizers. This technology
has a high SO2 removal efficiency that allows the power generator to burn
lower cost, high-sulphur fuels as well as to produce a saleable fertilizer
product. This combination can substantially reduce the power generator's
operating costs while still meeting environmental compliance obligations. The
Company's extensive experience and customer relationships established through
the installation of 153 traditional FGD systems worldwide provide a strong
base from which to offer its outsourced environmental compliance solutions.
Marsulex is also developing solutions for other emission problems, some of
which are created by the use of higher sulphur fuels in combination with other
pollution control equipment. The Company recently developed a new service for
the control of sulphur trioxide emissions, a visible blue plume that sometimes
results from the use of NOx control equipment in combination with high sulphur
fuels. Marsulex has established strategic partnerships with two world-leading
organizations to offer the service, which is backed by proprietary technology
and is being actively marketed by Marsulex under the trademark CleanStack(TM).
The group also provides services to the cement industry through the
proprietary CP-Gyp process that uses waste by-products produced in the cement
manufacturing process to produce a useable cement additive.
Revenue by Segment
($ 000's) 2002 | 2001 | 2000
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Refinery Services $ 69,363 | $ 69,486 | $ 57,572
Western Markets (1) 53,953 | 116,005 | 202,365
Power Generation 14,975 | 51,223 | 51,554
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$ 138,291 | $ 236,714 | $ 311,491
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(1) Includes the sulphur removal services in eastern North America for a
full year in 2000 and until July 18, 2001.
Foreign Operations and Geographic Segments
The Company operates primarily in Canada and the United States and revenue is
attributed to customers based on the location of the customer. Sales outside
North America are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars.
($ 000's) 2002 | 2001 | 2000
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| |
Canada $82,092 | $ 106,880 | $ 104,788
United States 53,209 | 126,995 | 201,716
Other 2,990 | 2,839 | 4,987
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$138,291 | $ 236,714 | $ 311,491
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Competition
Marsulex operates in competitive markets, and some of the Company's
competitors have economic resources greater than those of the Company and are
well established as suppliers to the markets that Marsulex serves.
Accordingly, such competitors may be better able to withstand volatility
within industries and throughout the economy as a whole while retaining
significantly greater operating and financial flexibility than the Company.
However, the Company believes it benefits from its on-site regeneration
facilities, its long-term relationships and contracts with its customers and
from its technical skills, innovation, and value-added technologies.
In Refinery Services, there are six other North American merchant acid
regeneration companies specializing in recycling spent acid for oil refineries
and chemical manufacturers including E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont),
PVS Chemical Solutions Inc., Peak Chemical LLC, General Chemical Corporation,
Arch Chemicals, Inc. and Rhodia Inc. Refinery Service's sulphur prilling
operation in Long Beach, California, which converts molten sulphur into solid
form for shipment overseas, has two main competitors: H.J. Baker & Bros., Inc.
and California Sulphur Company.
The Western Markets group operates in a competitive environment and is
generally subject to volume and price volatility risk. The group generally
shares end-use product price and volume risk with the by-product supplier. Its
major competitors include Norfalco Ltd, Teck Cominco Ltd, Border Chemical
Company Ltd, and ClearTech Industries Inc.
There are two primary competitors for Power Generation's ammonium FGD
technology: Alstom, SA and Lurgi Lentjes, AG, both of which provide emission
control technology to the power generation industry. Several competitors also
supply other goods and services to the customers of the Power Generation group
including boiler and full power trains. This integrated approach versus the
Power Generation group's `pollution containment only' approach may impact the
Company's ability to compete. In addition, the Power Generation group has
competitors providing traditional FGD technology. They include Babcock &
Wilcox Company, FIA Babcock Environment Gmbh, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Ltd., and Wheelabraytor Air Pollution Control Company.
Several of the Company's niche services and products are sold into select
markets. There can be no assurance, however, that these markets will not
attract additional competitors that could have greater financial,
technological, manufacturing and marketing resources than Marsulex.
Environment, Health and Safety
The Company has a comprehensive policy on the environment directed towards
minimizing the environmental impact of all its activities. Application of, and
adherence to, the policy is regularly reviewed through environmental
assessments, including independent reviews of its assets and operations. In
2002, the Company conducted internal assessments at select facilities to
verify the presence and effectiveness of its management systems, and through
various third party assessments, reaffirmed management's confidence in these
systems.
The Environmental, Health & Safety Committee of the Board of Directors meets
regularly to, among other things, review the Company's performance against the
Company's environmental, health, safety and training policies and practices.
The Committee also works with management to prioritize capital expenditures
related to environmental risk management and regulatory compliance.
Notices and Findings of Violation have been issued against the Company by
federal regulators with respect to the Company's Toledo facility in Oregon,
Ohio. The Company is, however, in compliance with the permits issued by the
governing body (the State) and although there is a potential for penalties to
be assessed against the Company, the Company believes that it is in
substantial compliance with environmental laws, regulations and guidelines,
and, in the opinion of management, environmental compliance costs related such
Notices and Findings will not have a material adverse impact on the financial
position of the Company.
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A Notice and Finding of Violation has been issued by federal regulators with
respect to the facility in Cairo, Ohio which has been sold to Chemtrade
Logistics Inc. ("Chemtrade"). As part of the sale, the Company has indemnified
Chemtrade against liabilities relating to the Notice and Finding of Violation
issued. Management believes any sources of non-compliance can be resolved
through the installation of technically feasible control equipment. As part of
the indemnification the Company is obligated to reimburse Chemtrade for the
necessary installation of such control equipment and for any penalties which
may be levied against the facility in respect of the Notice and Finding of
Violation. In the opinion of management, environmental compliance costs will
not have a material adverse impact on the financial position of the Company.
Organizational Structure - Subsidiaries
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As at March 7, 2003, the Company is a 51.8% owned subsidiary of Harrowston
Holdings Limited, which company is indirectly held by a Toronto-Dominion Bank
fund, TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners. The following list sets
forth the wholly owned subsidiaries, whether directly or indirectly, of
Marsulex, as at December 31, 2002, and their jurisdiction of incorporation:
Company Jurisdiction
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Sulconam Inc. Canada
Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corporation Delaware
Sulex, Inc. California
Marsol Canada Corporation Canada
Marsulex Refinery Environmental Services, Inc. Delaware
Soucar Enterprises, LLC Delaware
Investis U.S., Inc. Delaware
IT Holding, Inc. Delaware
Marsulex Environmental Technologies, LLC Delaware
Marsulex US Partnership Delaware
Marsulex Nova Scotia, ULC Canada
Marsulex US Holdings, LLC Delaware
3068071 Nova Scotia Corp. (formerly 3289265 Canada Inc.) Canada
4086554 Canada Inc. Canada
Unless otherwise indicated, references herein to "Marsulex" or the "Company"
refer to Marsulex Inc. including its subsidiaries.
Property, Plant and Equipment
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Distribution and Facilities
Conversion and Manufacturing: The Company's conversion and regeneration
facilities provide it with the ability to convert by-product sulphur streams
into value-added industrial chemicals. These facilities can convert almost
300,000 tons of sulphur dioxide gas and hydrogen sulphide gas or spent acid
annually. In addition, the Company can also voluntarily produce a variety of
industrial chemicals at its manufacturing facilities, including sulphuric
acid, liquid sulphur dioxide, alum, and other specialty chemicals.
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The following table lists the current location and products handled at each of
the conversion, manufacturing, storage and transfer facilities:
Square Capacity
Facilities Location Footage Utilization Services & Products
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Environmental Service Dundee, Michigan 39,500 ft2 64% CP-Gyp
Facilities
Montreal, Quebec 89,000 ft2 70% Hydrogen Sulphide Processing
Oregon, Ohio 115,000 ft2 100% Spent Acid Regeneration, Hydrogen
Sulphide Processing
Long Beach, California 29,079 ft2 70% Sulphur Prilling
Mount Vernon,Washington 204,450 ft2 70% Sulphur Prilling
Whiting, Indiana 29,000 ft2 25% Redundant Tail Gas Processing
Manufacturing Facilities Calgary, Alberta 9,360 ft2 70% Aluminum Sulphate (Alum)
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 72,500 ft2 85% Alum and Sodium Bisulphite
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 38,000 ft2 95% Carbon Disulphide and Hydrogen Sulphide
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 11,050 ft2 70% Alum
Customer Service Calgary, Alberta 1,000 ft2 - Sulphuric Acid and Alum
Storage Centres
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 3,500 ft2 - Sulphuric Acid, Aqueous Ammonia and
Alum
Office Locations Toronto, Ontario 9,334 ft2 Corporate Head Office
Chicago, Illinois 374 ft2 U.S. Head Office and Sales Office
Toledo, Ohio 2,336 ft2 U.S. Plant Management Office
Lebanon, Pennsylvania 16,900 ft2 Power Generation Office
All of the Company's locations are situated on Company owned land except Fort
McMurray, Alberta; Oregon, Ohio; and Whiting, Indiana with land lease terms
ranging up to 24 years. The facilities at Long Beach, California and
Anacortes, Washington are leased. The Company also maintains leased office
space in Toronto, Ontario; Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio; and Lebanon,
Pennsylvania.
Construction of the environmental compliance facilities at Syncrude's Mildred
Lakes oil sands facility in Alberta, which will incorporate the Company's
proprietary ammonium sulphate scrubbing technology, commenced during the year.
The Company will own and operate a portion of the facilities (Syncrude
project) at a budgeted capital cost of $56.6 million. At December 31, 2002 the
Company had spent $24.4 million. The project is scheduled for completion in
2004, with the startup tied to the overall completion of Syncrude's Upgrader
project. The Company is in the process of securing new debt financing to
support its financial commitments relating to the construction of the Syncrude
project. These commitments include a fixed price contract to purchase
equipment and services relating to its construction totalling $30.9 million,
of which $10.4 million has been spent to the end of December 31, 2002 and is
recorded as part of facilities under construction in property, plant and
equipment.
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
Management's Discussion & Analysis
The following provides additional analysis of Marsulex's operations and
financial position. It is supplementary information and should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
appearing elsewhere in this annual report.
Operating Results
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Overview of 2002
o The year's results met our expectations of modest growth and reflected
good operating performances from Refinery Services and Western Markets.
These results were achieved against a background of tough business
conditions for several key customer groups, especially oil refiners and
pulp and paper manufacturers.
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o Construction of the Refinery Services Group's site emissions facility at
BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery was completed during the third quarter.
The results included fees earned from the start-up of the facility.
o Construction of the environmental compliance facilities at Syncrude's
Upgrader Expansion project at its Mildred Lakes oil sands operations in
Alberta, which will incorporate the Company's proprietary ammonium
sulphate scrubbing technology, commenced during the year. The Company
will own and operate a portion of the facilities.
o The Company's Power Generation Group continued to invest in outsourced
air quality compliance services for the power generation industry. The
group focused on testing and commercial development of the Company's new
sulphur trioxide emissions control technology for power utilities.
o On August 20, 2002 the Company completed the offer to purchase up to
$69.5 million (US$44.2 million) of its 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes.
The Company acquired $69.5 million (US$44.2 million) principal amount of
the Notes plus accrued interest of $0.9 million (US$0.6 million),
fulfilling its obligations under the terms of the indenture that arose
as a result of the Chemtrade Transaction in July 2001. The repurchase of
the Senior Subordinated Notes has reduced interest costs by
approximately $6.7 million (US$4.3 million) per year.
o On December 30, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 35% of the
outstanding common shares of Sulconam Inc. for an aggregate purchase
price of $16.6 million. The results of operations have been consolidated
since June 18, 1997. The acquisition allows the operation to be fully
integrated into the Refinery Services Group, as well as make a positive
contribution to the Company's net earnings.
o Due to significant changes in financial markets, the Company and Santee
Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility,
mutually agreed not to proceed at this time with the
previously-announced project for Marsulex to build and own a flue gas
desulphurization system utilizing Marsulex's patented ammonium sulphate
scrubber technology at Santee Cooper's Winyah Power Generating Station
located near Georgetown, South Carolina. This resulted in a write-off of
capitalized project costs of $9.5 million.
Results of Operations
The Company is focused on providing outsourced environmental compliance
solutions to the oil refining and power generation industries through its
Refinery Services and Power Generation operating segments. Through the Western
Markets operating segment, sulphur based by-products produced as part of air
quality compliance are upgraded and distributed. A fourth, non-operating
segment, Corporate, provides centralized services such as project execution
support, finance, information systems, human resources, and risk management to
the operating segments.
Comparison of the results of the Company and its operating segments with the
same period last year are affected by the sale of the Company's sulphur
removal assets in North America to Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (the
"Chemtrade Transaction") that was completed on July 18, 2001 and by the
disposition of non-core businesses of the Power Generation group in the third
quarter of 2001 and in January 2002. Contributions of the eastern North
American sulphur removal assets are included in Western Markets results until
July 18, 2001, and the results of Refinery Services are affected by changes to
certain contractual relationships that were restructured as a result of the
Chemtrade Transaction.
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Selected Financial Information
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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($ millions, except per share amounts) | | (restated(7))| (restated(3)(7))|
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| | | |
Revenue | 138.3 | 236.7 | 311.5 |
Gross profit | 48.3 | 66.3 | 76.2 |
Selling, general, administrative, and other costs | 20.2 | 26.7 | 32.7 |
EBITDA (1) from continuing operations | 28.1 | 39.6 | 43.5 |
Depreciation, including gains and losses from disposals | 15.6 | 15.2 | 16.7 |
Unusual items, loss (gains) | 7.5 | (55.6) | 46.7 |
Foreign exchange loss (6) and amortization of deferred charges | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Net interest expense | 9.2 | 13.9 | 16.6 |
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | 16.6 | 3.7 |
Net earnings (loss) | (7.7) | 63.5 | (40.6) |
Earnings (loss) per share (2) | (0.24) | 2.02 | (1.29) |
Cash generated from continuing operations before non-cash working capital | 15.7 | 19.3 | 26.3 |
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Selected Quarterly Financial Information
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter
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($ millions) | 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3)
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| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Revenue | 36.0 | 71.5 77.6 | 35.2 | 73.5 78.6 | 34.0 | 48.7 76.1 | 33.1 | 43.0 79.2
EBITDA (1) | 5.6 | 11.1 10.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 11.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 10.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 11.6
Depreciation, net of | | | | | | | |
disposals | 3.8 | 4.3 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 3.6
Unusual items, gain | | | | | | | |
(loss) |(3.6) | - - | - | - - | 1.3 | (54.1) - | 9.8 | (1.5) 46.7
Net interest expense | 2.6 | 4.4 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 4.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 4.1
Earnings from | | | | | | | |
discontinued | | | | | | | |
operations, net of tax | - | 0.6 0.6 | - | 0.7 0.9 | - | 15.3 1.3 | - | - 0.9
Net earnings (loss) | 2.0 | (1.0) (0.2) | (1.4) | 3.4 0.2 | 1.1 | 61.6 0.5 | (9.4)| (0.5) (41.1)
Earnings (loss) per | | | | | | | |
share | 0.06 | (0.03) (0.1) | (0.04)| 0.11 0.01 | 0.04| 1.96 0.02| (0.30)| (0.02) (1.31)
| | | | | | | |
Cash generated from | | | | | | | |
continuing operations | | | | | | | |
before non-cash | | | | | | | |
working capital | 2.5 | 6.7 6.2 | 2.7 | 7.8 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 6.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 7.9
| | | | | | | |
Total Assets |341.4 | 321.2 370.0 | 325.4 | 317.8 371.3 | 261.9 | 345.1 382.2 | 239.0 | 343.3 315.6
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Selected Segmented Information
Refinery Services | Western Markets (5) | Power Generation | Corporate |
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| 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3) | 02 | 01 00(3)
($ millions) | | | | | | | | |
- ----------------|------|----------------|------|----------------|--------------------|------|---------------|---------------------
Revenue | 69.3 | 69.5 57.6 | 54.0 | 116.0 202.3 | 15.0 51.2 51.6 | - | - - | 138.3 | 236.7 311.5
| | | | | | | | |
EBITDA (1) | | | | | | | | |
from | | | | | | | | |
continuing | | | | | | | | |
operations | 21.6 | 22.6 21.7 | 18.2 | 29.3 36.9 | (2.0) (1.4) (2.3) |(9.7) | (10.9) (12.8)| 28.1 | 39.6 43.5
| | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | | | | | |
from | | | | | | | | |
continuing | | | | | | | | |
operations | | | | | | | | |
(4) |181.0 | 151.4 144.4 | 26.9 | 28.7 88.8 | 17.5 27.0 21.6 | 13.6 | 136.2 33.8 | 239.0 | 343.3 288.6
| | | | | | | | |
Capital | | | | | | | | |
expenditures | | | | | | | | |
from | | | | | | | | |
continuing | | | | | | | | |
operations | | | | | | | | |
excluding | | | | | | | | |
acquisitions | 35.9 | 23.4 10.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 1.7 | 4.4 5.4 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 0.3 | 41.0 | 29.8 17.2
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(1) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
EBITDA is presented because management believes it is a widely used
financial indicator of the Company's ability to service and/or incur
debt. EBITDA is not a recognized measure under Canadian and U.S. GAAP and
should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, consolidated
cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance required by
GAAP or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. The
Company's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other companies
and accordingly, the Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to measures
used by other companies.
(2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for 2002 was
31,542,732, and for 2001 was 31,501,232, unchanged from 2000.
(3) At the time of the Chemtrade Transaction, BCT comprised one operating
segment and the gain on sale, the results of operations, and cash flows
to the date of sale are presented and disclosed in accordance with
Canadian GAAP as discontinued operations and resulted in restatement of
prior year's results.
(4) Total assets exclude assets of discontinued operations of $27.0 million
for 2000.
(5) Western Markets includes the results relating to the sulphur removal
assets for a full year in 2000 and until July 18 for 2001.
(6) Effective January 1, 2002 the Company adopted the new generally accepted
accounting principle eliminating the deferral and amortization of foreign
currency translation differences from the translation of long-term
monetary assets and liabilities. In accordance with the standard the
company retroactively adopted this standard and restated the prior years
financial statements.
(7) Certain 2000 and 2001 comparative figures have been reclassified to
conform to the financial statement presentation adopted in 2002.
Year ended December 31, 2002 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2001
i.) Revenue and Gross Profit
Consolidated revenue was $138.3 million in 2002, down $98.4 million, or 41.6%
from $236.7 million in 2001. The decline reflects the impact of the Chemtrade
Transaction as 2001 included the results for the sulphur removal assets in
eastern North America to July 18, 2001, and the disposal of Power Generation
assets.
Similarly, gross profit in 2002 was $48.3 million, a decrease of $18.0 million
or 27.2% from 2001. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased from
28.0% in 2001 to 34.9% in 2002 reflecting the improved quality of earnings
resulting from the increased focus on outsourced air quality compliance
solutions. The impact of fluctuations in commodity prices has been reduced as
a result of the Chemtrade Transaction and over 50% of the Company's revenue
was fee-based in 2002.
Refinery Services provides outsourced compliance services to major oil
refinery customers in the United States and Canada, primarily extraction and
recovery of sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas created during the refining
process, SO2 recovery to ensure air quality compliance, and regeneration of
spent sulphuric acid produced during the octane enhancement of gasoline.
Refinery Services' revenue was $69.3 million in 2002 compared to $69.5 million
for 2001.
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Western Markets upgrades sulphur-based by-products produced as part of air
quality compliance activities. For example, it is one of the leading suppliers
of alum, a water treatment chemical used extensively by municipalities for
water and sewage treatment. This and other chemicals are marketed to customers
in North America.
Revenue for Western Markets in 2002 was $54.0 million compared with $116.0
million for 2001, a decrease of 53.4%. The 2001 revenue includes revenue until
July 18, 2001 relating to the sulphur removal assets included in the Chemtrade
Transaction. On a comparable basis, revenue for Western Markets was up from
the prior year, reflecting the strong seasonal demand for the Company's water
treatment and pulp and paper bleaching chemicals in the second quarter of 2002
and increased volume of most of the group's other products.
Power Generation provides outsourced environmental services, primarily air
quality compliance, to customers in the power generation industry. These
services enable power generators to meet compliance obligations, as well as to
achieve fuel flexibility and access to the savings of lower cost high-sulphur
fuel. A newly developed service -- CleanStack(TM) -- a solution for sulphur
trioxide emissions of utilities is now being marketed. The group also provides
services to the cement industry through the patented CP-Gyp process.
Revenue for Power Generation was $15.0 million in 2002, down 70.7% from $51.2
million for 2001. The decrease reflects the completion of the Virginia Power
project and disposal of the parts and service business in the first quarter of
2002 and the sale of the mechanical collectors business in the third quarter
of 2001.
ii.) Selling, General, Administrative and Other Costs
Selling, general, administrative and other ("SGA") costs were $20.2 million in
2002 compared to $26.7 million for 2001, a decrease of $6.5 million or 24.3%.
The decrease in SGA costs was due primarily to dispositions associated with
the Chemtrade Transaction and the sale of non-core assets in Power Generation.
iii.) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
EBITDA is presented because management believes it is a widely used financial
indicator of the Company's ability to service and/or incur debt. EBITDA is not
a recognized measure under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings,
consolidated cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance
required by GAAP or as an indicator of the Company's o66perating performance.
The Company's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other companies and
accordingly, the Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to measures used by
other companies. The following details the Company's reconciliation of EBITDA
to the consolidated statements of operations and to the segmented results of
operations as presented in note 17 of the consolidated financial statements.
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The consolidated statement of operations:
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Year ended
December 31
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(in thousand of dollars) 2002 2001
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EBITDA 28,143 39,616
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (20) (59)
Depreciation (15,607) (15,117)
Unusual items (losses) gain (7,487) 55,556
Foreign exchange loss - (968)
Amortization of deferred charges (387) (1,074)
Interest income 1,942 3,141
Interest expense (11,112) (17,020)
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, (4,528) 64,075
and amortization of goodwill
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EBITDA in 2002 was $28.1 million compared to $39.6 million in 2001. The
decrease in EBITDA is attributable primarily to the inclusion of the results
of the sulphur removal assets in eastern North America in the prior periods.
EBITDA for 2002 was up $1.1 million over the prior year pro-forma EBITDA. As a
percent of revenue, EBITDA in 2002 was 20.3%, an increase over the 16.7% for
2001, reflecting the improved quality of EBITDA since the Chemtrade
Transaction and the disposal of the Power non-core assets. The effect of these
changes has been an improvement in the four-quarter rolling EBITDA as a
percentage of revenue in every quarter for the past two years, increasing from
14.6% in the first quarter of 2001, to 20.3% in the fourth quarter of 2002.
The operating segments:
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Refinery | Western | Power | Corporate
Services | Markets1 | Generation | Support
- ---------------------------------------------------| -------------------|- ------------------|- ---------------------
(in thousands of dollars) | | |
2002 2001 | 2002 2001 | 2002 2001 | 2002 2001
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| | |
EBITDA 21,627 22,560 | 18,263 29,320 | (2,000) (1,394) | (9,747) (10,870)
Depreciation, including | | |
loss on disposal 12,951 9,962 | 1,300 4,110 | 1,149 691 | 227 413
Unusual items losses (gains) | | |
-- -- | -- -- | -- -- | 7,487 (55,556)
Foreign exchange loss | | |
-- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- 968
Amortization of deferred | | |
charges -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | 387 1,074
Interest income -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | (1,942) (3,141)
Interest expense -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | 11,112 17,020
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Earnings (loss)2 8,676 12,598 | 16,963 25,210 | (3,149) (2,085) | (27,018) 28,352
| | |
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1. Western Markets includes the results relating to the sulphur removal assets
until July 18, 2001.
2. Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before
income taxes, minority interest and amortization of goodwill.
In 2002 EBITDA for Refinery Services was $21.6 million compared to $22.6
million in 2001. The Montreal plant performed strongly all year and the Toledo
plant operated at capacity throughout the period. The results also included
the fees earned from the newly constructed site emissions facility at BP
Whiting, which was completed in the third quarter of 2002. However,
comparability with results of the prior periods is impacted by changes to
contractual relationships with Irving Oil that were restructured as a result
of the Chemtrade Transaction. Prior to the Chemtrade Transaction, Marsulex
processed spent acid for Irving's Saint John refinery. As part of a major
refinery expansion and upgrade, Irving constructed its own on-site
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regeneration facility and Marsulex entered into a new agreement with Irving to
remove and distribute the excess sulphuric acid produced by the new facility.
The impact of the loss of the Irving regeneration volume was more than offset
by the new BP Whiting relationship. In 2002, earnings from the Irving
regeneration volume substantially disappeared as Irving completed the
transition to its new regeneration facility, and the acid resale contract that
replaced it was sold to Chemtrade.
Western Markets' EBITDA in 2002 was $18.2 million compared to $29.3 million
for 2001 or $16.7 million on a comparable basis, excluding the results from
sulphur removal assets. This improvement over last year reflected seasonal
demand in the second quarter for the Company's water treatment and pulp and
paper bleaching chemicals, increased volumes of other products and improved
margins through cost control.
EBITDA for Power Generation in 2002 was a loss of $2.0 million compared to a
loss of $1.4 million for 2001. This reflects the Company's continued
investment in this strategic business and the disposal of the parts and
service business in the first quarter of 2002 and the sale of the mechanical
collectors business in the third quarter of last year.
Corporate costs in 2002 were $9.7 million compared to $10.9 million for 2001.
Following the dispositions of non-core assets, the Company continued to focus
on ways to reduce costs and optimize operating earnings through the efficient
application of resources.
iv.) Depreciation
Depreciation expense in 2002 was $15.6 million compared to $15.1 million in
2001, an increase of $0.5 million or 3.3%. This increase is attributable to
depreciation relating to the new BP Whiting facility, reduced by the
depreciation associated with the disposition of fixed assets in the Chemtrade
Transaction. The depreciation expense for the last half of 2002 of $8.3
million is indicative of the depreciation for 2003.
v.) Interest Expense, net of interest income
Net interest expense was $9.2 million in 2002, a decrease of $4.7 million or
33.8% over the $13.9 million net interest expense for 2001 and is primarily
the result of the purchase of the Senior Subordinated Notes in August 2002 and
the retirement of the Senior Notes in July 2001.
Based on the level of debt at year end, interest expense for the upcoming year
is expected to be approximately $9.2 million at the 2002 year end exchange
rate of 1.5789, compared to the interest paid during 2002 of $13.7 million.
vi.) Income Taxes
Total income tax expense for 2002 was $1.6 million on a loss from continuing
operations before income taxes, minority interest and amortization of goodwill
of $4.5 million. Excluding the impact of the write-off of the Santee Cooper
capitalized costs of $9.5 million, the Company's overall effective income tax
rate in 2002 was 31.1% compared to a statutory rate of 38.6% and to the prior
year effective rate of 15.8%.
In addition to the decrease of 2.7 percentage points to the statutory rate,
the Company benefited from lower tax rates for its U.S. operations and from
losses not previously recognized. The prior year's rate was impacted by the
Company's ability to utilize tax losses, the benefit of which had not been
previously recorded, and by the non-taxed portion of capital gains and
goodwill proceeds.
During 2002 the Company incurred approximately $2.0 million in cash taxes and
expects cash taxes for the 2003 year to be under $1 million. The Company has
tax losses available for carryforward and reduction of future income taxes in
the amount of $142 million, the benefit of which has not been recognized.
The 2001 tax reconciliation note has been restated to reflect the impact of
the adoption of the new foreign currency translation standards.
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vii.) Net earnings (loss)
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Year ended
December 31
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(in thousand of dollars) 2002 2001
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Net earnings (loss) (7,674) 63,486
Unusual items losses (gains) 7,487 (55,556)
Income taxes on gain on disposal of sulphur removal assets - 9,921
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax - (16,644)
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Pro-forma net earnings (loss) (187) 1,207
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For the twelve months ended December 31, 2002, the Company incurred a net loss
of $7.7 million compared to net earnings of $63.5 million for the same period
in 2001. When the impact of unusual items is removed from both years,
including the tax impact and the results of discontinued operations relating
to the Chemtrade transaction, the pro-forma net loss was $0.2 million in 2002
compared to a pro-forma net earnings of $1.2 million in 2001.
Year ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000
i.) Revenues and Gross Profit
Consolidated revenue was $236.7 million for the year 2001 and included the
results from the sulphur removal assets until July 18, 2001, the date of
disposal. Revenue was down $74.8 million, or 24.0% from $311.5 million in 2000
as the results for the sulphur removal assets along with the results of
Intertrade, sold in December 2000, are included for the full year in 2000.
Similarly, gross profit for 2001 of $66.3 million decreased $9.9 million, or
13.0% from the prior year primarily reflecting the impact of the Chemtrade
Transaction and the sale of Intertrade. This also impacted the gross profit as
a percentage of revenue, increasing from 24.5% in 2000 to 28.0% in 2001.
Refinery Services provides outsourced compliance services to major oil
refinery customers in the United States and Canada, primarily extraction and
recovery of sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas created during the refining
process, SO2 recovery to ensure air quality compliance, and regeneration of
spent sulphuric acid produced during the octane enhancement of gasoline.
Refinery Services' revenue increased by $11.9 million or 20.7% to $69.5
million in 2001 from $57.6 million in 2000. This was primarily due to
additional revenue from the spent acid business, including the BP Whiting
regeneration services.
The segment provides services to oil refineries from five facilities -
Montreal, Quebec; Oregon, Ohio; Whiting, Indiana; Anacortes, Washington; and
Long Beach, California.
The Montreal facility has provided services to the adjacent Petro-Canada and
Shell Canada refineries for over 40 years. New 10-year agreements covering the
outsourced services became effective on January 1, 2001. The plant, which
recovers sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas sent by pipeline from the
refineries and also captures tail gas emissions from the sulphur recovery
process, operated well throughout the year.
The Toledo facility is located immediately adjacent to BP's Toledo refinery.
From this site, the Refinery Services Group provides spent acid regeneration
services for BP as well as for a number of other local customers, including
Sun and Marathon-Ashland. The product is delivered to the site by pipeline,
rail and truck. As well as servicing local refineries, the Toledo facility
also handles spent acid sent by rail from the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana.
With the addition of the volume from BP Whiting, which began in late 2000, the
plant operated at capacity during peak periods in 2001.
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In addition to these regeneration services, the Toledo facility also provides
hydrogen sulphide gas processing for BP Toledo.
Western Markets provides environmental removal services as well as chemical
products to customers in Western Canada and includes the results of the
sulphur removal assets in eastern North America for the full year in 2000 and
approximately half of the year in 2001. The segment includes the assets of
Westaim Corporation's chemicals division acquired in December 2000 for $18.5
million. The group produces a range of water treatment and other sulphur-based
chemicals at four plants based in three locations in Western Canada. For
example, it is one of the leading producers of alum, a water treatment
chemical used extensively by municipalities for water and sewage treatment.
This and other chemicals are marketed to customers in North America.
The 2000 revenue for Western Markets includes a full year's results relating
to the sulphur removal assets compared to a part year in 2001 when these
assets were disposed of on July 18, explaining the lower sales revenue in 2001
of $116.0 million versus $202.3 million for 2000. This decline was partially
offset by revenue generated as a result of the December 2000 acquisition of
Westaim's chemicals business.
The integration of the Westaim businesses proceeded smoothly during the year
with added emphasis on leveraging the expanded customer base to provide an
increased range of services.
Power Generation provides outsourced environmental services, primarily air
quality compliance, to customers in the power generation industry. These
services enable power generators to meet compliance obligations and at the
same time burn lower cost fuel. The group also provides services to the cement
industry through the patented CP-Gyp process which uses a by-product of the
scrubbing process used by some manufacturers and combines it with cement kiln
dust to produce a useable cement additive.
Power Generation's revenue decreased slightly by $0.4 million to $51.2 million
in 2001. This was a result of increased revenue from the Virginia Power
project offset by lower revenue attributable to the disposal of the mechanical
collectors business.
During 2001, the group continued to work towards the transition to a provider
of outsourced compliance solutions from its traditional business of flue gas
desulphurization systems installation and equipment sales and service. By
January 31, 2002 the transition had been completed with the sale of the
mechanical collectors and parts and services businesses, and licensing of the
traditional flue gas desulphurization technology ("FGD").
The major FGD system installation for Virginia Power was approximately 90%
completed during the year and initial work also commenced on a project,
announced in February 2001, to supply technology, engineering and selected
equipment for Guangdong Electric Power Development Bureau's Shajiao Power
Plant in Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China.
Power Generations' first outsourcing agreement in the cement industry, using
the CP-Gyp process, began in June 2001 at Holcim Inc.'s ("Holcim") cement
manufacturing plant in Dundee, Michigan. Marsulex owns the facility which
combines two waste products of the plant's cement making process to make
CP-Gyp, a high quality replacement for natural gypsum. Holcim will use CP-Gyp
as an additive and the technology will allow the Company to increase its
recycling efforts at the plant. Holcim has contracted for the entire output of
the facility under a 10-year agreement, which has an automatic further 10-year
renewal option.
ii.) Selling, General, Administrative and Other Costs ("SG&A")
Selling, general, administrative and other costs ("SGA") were $26.7 million in
2001 compared to $32.7 million in 2000, a decrease of $6.0 million. The
decrease in SGA costs was primarily due to dispositions, with the 2000 SGA
costs including the full year impact of the sulphur removal assets, the
mechanical collectors business and Intertrade. There are no SGA costs for
Intertrade in 2001 while SGA included costs for sulphur removal assets up to
July 18, 2001 and the mechanical collectors business into the third quarter of
2001.
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As a percent of revenue, SGA costs were somewhat higher at 11.3% in 2001
compared to 10.5% in 2000 primarily due to lower revenue in 2001.
iii.) Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation expense for 2001 was $15.1 million compared to $17.6 million for
2000, a decrease of $2.5 million or 14.2%. This decrease was largely due to
the reduction in depreciation due to the disposition of fixed assets in the
Chemtrade Transaction and the Intertrade disposal, offset by the additional
depreciation on the fixed assets acquired from Westaim.
Amortization of deferred foreign exchange for both 2001 and 2000 was $1.1
million. As part of the Chemtrade Transaction, the Company fully retired the
10.21% Senior Notes.
Amortization of goodwill before tax decreased to $4.8 million in 2001 from
$5.6 million in 2000 due to the disposal of goodwill associated with the
Chemtrade Transaction.
iv.) Interest Expense, Net
Net interest expense was $13.9 million in 2001, a decrease of $2.7 million or
16.3% from the $16.6 million in 2000. The decrease in net interest expense is
due to a decrease in interest expense as a result of the retirement of the
10.21% Senior Notes.
Before deducting interest income and based on the level of debt at December
31, 2001, interest expense for the 2001 was expected to be approximately $16.1
million at the 2000 year-end exchange rate of 1.5956.
v.) Income Taxes
Total taxes for 2001 were $12.3 million compared with a recovery of $1.0
million for 2000. The sale of the sulphur removal assets in eastern North
America in 2001 resulted in $9.9 million of taxes. The overall effective
income tax rate was 15.8% compared with a statutory rate of 41.3%. The
Company's ability to utilize tax losses, the benefit of which had not been
previously recorded, and the non-taxed portion of capital gains and goodwill
proceeds has reduced the effective rate. In addition, the change in the
federal and provincial capital gain inclusion rates from 75% to 50% had a
direct impact in reducing the tax associated with the sale of the sulphur
removal assets. The reduction in rates has been offset by minimum taxes in the
U.S. and Canada of 2.2% attributable to the sale of the sulphur removal assets
as well as permanent items of 1.3% and losses from U.S. operations of 3.7%,
the tax effect of which has not been recorded. The effect of lower taxes
attributable to foreign jurisdictions has declined this year due to the sale
of Intertrade, the sulphur removal assets in eastern North America and BCT
Chemtrade Corporation. There have been no significant changes in the
substantively enacted tax rates in 2001.
The 2000 tax reconciliation note (Note 15 to the audited consolidated
financial statements) has been restated to conform to current year's
presentation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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Total assets were $239.0 million at December 31, 2002 compared to $343.3
million at December 31, 2001. The decrease in total assets is primarily the
result of the cash utilized to reduce debt and to purchase the minority
interest in Sulconam.
The net book value of property, plant, and equipment at December 31, 2002
increased to $134.4 million from the December 31, 2001 balance of $111.9
million. This increase is primarily due to capital additions during 2002 of
$41.0 million offset by depreciation expense of $15.6 million, disposals, and
the impact of a stronger Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar for U.S.
property, plant, and equipment, the impact of which is included in the foreign
currency translation adjustment.
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Accounts receivable decreased $6.8 million to $25.3 million from the December
31, 2001 balance of $32.1 million and is largely a result of the disposals in
Power Generation and the completion of the Virginia Power project. Accounts
payable decreased $2.1 million to $9.2 million from the December 31, 2001
balance of $11.3 million, while accrued liabilities decreased $10.0 million
when compared to the December 31, 2001 balance of $21.3 million largely due to
the reduced activity on the Virginia Power project, substantially completed in
the first quarter of 2002. Inventory decreased $1.3 million as a result of the
disposal of the parts and services business in January 2002. Prepaid expenses
at the end of the year increased $0.2 million due to prepaid insurance. The
$4.3 million owed pursuant to an escrow agreement was collected in January
2002. In 2002, $1.3 million of the $4.0 million owed by Chemtrade for
finalization of the working capital was collected and the remaining $2.7
million is due over the next three years with the first installment due May 1,
2003.
On August 20, 2002 the Company completed the July 15, 2002 offer to purchase
its 9 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes by purchasing the obligated amount of
$69.5 million (US$44.2 million) principal at par plus accrued interest of $0.9
million (US$0.6 million). Although $74.2 million (US$47.2 million) was
tendered, under both the terms of the offer and the indenture, the Company was
only obligated to purchase up to the amount of unutilized cash proceeds
resulting from the Chemtrade Transaction. In addition, the remaining debt
decreased by $1.0 million during 2002 due to the strengthening of the Canadian
dollar versus its US counterpart. The foreign exchange gain relating to the US
denominated Senior Subordinated Notes is included in the foreign currency
translation adjustment.
Share Capital Outstanding
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Year ended
December 31
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2002 2001
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Number of common shares 26,833,550 26,781,050
Number of convertible shares, non-voting 4,720,182 4,720,182
Number of options 2,674,450 2,736,500
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During the second quarter in 2002, 60,000 common shares were issued upon the
exercise of stock options for cash proceeds of $133,800.
On January 29, 2002, the Company announced its intention to make a Normal
Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB") pursuant to which the Company was entitled to
purchase 1,339,053 of its issued and outstanding common shares. The NCIB
commenced on February 1, 2002 and terminated on January 31, 2003. During 2002
the Company acquired a total of 7,500 shares for $27,000 which were cancelled.
The Company continues to believe that the current market price of its common
shares does not fully reflect the value of its business and its future
business prospects and represents a discount to management's estimate of the
underlying net asset value of the shares.
Financial Condition & Liquidity
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Year ended
December 31
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2002 2001
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Cash (in millions of dollars) $ 7.9 $118.1
Debt (in millions of dollars) $95.9 $167.5
Net debt 1 (in millions of dollars) $88.0 $ 49.4
Debt to Equity 1.0x 1.7x
Net debt to EBITDA 2 3.1x 1.3x
Net debt to Equity 1.0x 0.5x
Interest coverage (EBITDA to interest expense)3 2.5x 2.3x
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1. Net debt is defined as total debt less cash and cash equivalents.
2. EBITDA for 2001 includes the results of the sulphur removal assets in
eastern North America until July 18, 2001.
3. Interest coverage for the year ended December 31, 2002 calculated on an
interest paid basis was 2.1x and on a proforma basis giving effect to the
reduction in Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding was 3.1x.
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2002 were $7.9 million with excess
cash invested in short-term, interest-bearing deposits.
On June 30, 1998, the Company issued US$105.0 million of 10 year Senior
Subordinated Notes at 9-5/8% to institutional investors. The net proceeds were
used to repay the existing Senior Term Facility and a US$70.0 million Senior
Secured Revolving Credit Facility used for the 1998 acquisitions. In 1998 the
Company received an S&P rating of B+ and a Moody's rating of B2 on the Senior
Subordinated Notes. These ratings remained the same to the end of 2002. In
addition, the Company also negotiated a six-year US$50.0 million Revolving
Credit Facility, which the Company cancelled as part of the Chemtrade
Transaction.
Also, as part of the Chemtrade Transaction, on July 18, 2001 the 10.21% Senior
Notes were retired, requiring a make-whole payment of $2.7 million.
In addition, as a result of the Chemtrade Transaction, the Company was
obligated to make an offer within 380 days to purchase a portion of the Senior
Subordinated Notes. Under the terms of the indenture, the total amount offered
was limited to the net cash proceeds from the Chemtrade Transaction reduced by
the repayment of the Senior Notes and funds committed and applied on capital
projects in the next 360 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company was
not required to purchase more than 25% of the original principal amount of
$41.9 million (US$26.3 million) prior to the fifth anniversary, June 30, 2003,
and accordingly this amount was recorded as the current portion of long-term
debt at December 31, 2001. The remaining amount, if any, would have been
required to be included in a second offer to purchase to be made on the fifth
anniversary. As previously noted, on August 20, 2002 the Company completed the
offer to purchase a portion of the Senior Subordinated Notes fully satisfying
its obligation under the terms of the indenture and therefore the Company will
not be making a second offer on the fifth anniversary of the Senior
Subordinated Notes.
The Company is in the process of securing new debt financing to support its
financial commitments relating to the construction of the Company's Syncrude
project. These commitments include a fixed price contract to purchase
equipment and services relating to its construction totalling $30.9 million,
of which $10.4 million has been spent to the end of December 31, 2002 and is
recorded as part of facilities under construction in property, plant and
equipment.
Once the new financing is in place to support existing Syncrude project
commitments, the Company will use cash generated from operations, along with
any new operating credit facility, to either pay down debt or fund its growth
strategy. The growth strategy includes acquisition or expansion of processing
operations, development of new technologies, and development or expansion of
the Company's presence in new markets and, to the extent required, the Company
will seek new outside financing to fund this growth strategy.
Although the Company's financial indicators had improved subsequent to the
Chemtrade Transaction, the assumption of increased debt during the
construction period will cause these indicators to change until the projects
are completed.
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Commitments
($ 000's) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Thereafter Total Fair Value
12/31/2001
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Lease Commitments (CDN) $3,848 $2,842 $1,901 $1,089 $ 728 $ 266 $10,674 N/A
9 5/8% Senior Subordinated
notes (US$) (1) $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --(1) $60,766 $60,766 $ 60,766
(1) The Senior Subordinated Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company
at any time after July 1, 2003 at specified redemption premiums. As
previously noted, on August 20, 2002 the Company completed the offer to
purchase a portion of the Senior Subordinated Notes fully satisfying its
obligation under the terms of the indenture that arose as a result of the
Chemtrade Transaction.
Working Capital
The Company's working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents and current
portion of long-term debt, was $8.1 million at December 31, 2002 compared to
$11.7 million at December 31, 2001. When the impact of the Chemtrade
Transaction is removed from current assets, working capital improved by
approximately $3.8 million and is primarily the result of the decrease in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Given the size of the Company and
the significant planned capital expenditures, it is not unusual for the
Company to experience temporary fluctuations in working capital. The level of
working capital is sufficient to meet the Company's current requirements.
The increase in working capital resulted in an increase in the current ratio,
excluding cash and cash equivalents and the current portion of long-term debt,
from 1.34:1 in 2001 to 1.38:1 in 2002.
Cash Flow from Continuing Operations
In 2002, the Company generated $15.7 million in cash from operations before
changes in non-cash working capital, compared to $19.3 million in 2001. The
decrease was due to the lower earnings resulting from inclusion of the sulphur
removal assets in eastern North America until July 18, 2001 offset by the
lower interest expense in 2002.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company generated $19.3 million
in cash from operations before changes in non-cash working capital, compared
to $26.3 million in 2000.
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of December 31, 2002 was $7.9 million
down from $118.1 million at December 31, 2001 with cash provided by operations
being more than offset by the purchase of the Senior Subordinated Notes, the
capital additions and the acquisition of the Sulconam minority interest.
Capital Expenditures
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Year Ended
December 31
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(in thousand of dollars) 2002 2001 2000
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Expansion projects 34,847 23,775 10,520
Maintenance capital 6,130 6,020 6,662
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Total capital expenditures 40,977 29,775 17,182
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Capital expenditures in 2002 were $41.0 million compared to $29.8 million in
2001. The $11.2 million increase was primarily due to the increase in capital
expenditures associated with the BP Whiting and Syncrude projects. The BP
Whiting project construction was completed in the third quarter of 2002.
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Construction on the Syncrude project is well under way. As a result of the
fixed price contracts the Company has in place, the current labour conditions
of the Fort McMurray area should not have any significant impact on the
Company's timing or expected capital investment in the project. The project is
scheduled for completion in 2004, with the startup tied to the overall
completion of Syncrude's Upgrader Expansion project.
The total capital expenditures in 2001 were $29.8 million up from $17.2
million in 2000 with spending on maintenance capital in 2001 comparable to
2000. Spending on expansion projects increased $13.3 million to $23.8 million
primarily due to construction spending on the air emission control facility at
the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, and the CP-Gyp Holcim facility in Dundee,
Michigan.
Acquisitions
At the end of 2002, the Company acquired the remaining minority interest in
Sulconam Inc. for $16.6 million. The acquisition was accounted for using the
purchase method of accounting and the final purchase price allocation,
including the acquisition costs, is summarized as follows:
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(in thousands of dollars) 2002
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Property, plant and equipment 7,313
Intangibles 3,501
Future tax liability (2,047)
Minority interest 7,823
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16,590
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Trend Information
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Although the economic outlook remains somewhat uncertain, Marsulex is well
positioned to deliver predictable and sustainable earnings. The critical
nature of the services the Company provides and the leading market positions
of Refinery Services in the US mid-west and Western Markets in western Canada
enhance its ability to ride out the worst effects of economic downturns, as
demonstrated in 2002. By providing essential services and exceptional customer
service Marsulex expects to maintain a base of business that will generate
reliable revenue and earnings.
Refinery Services should deliver improved earnings in 2003. Capacity at both
the Toledo and Montreal plants is committed under long-term contracts, none of
which is due for renewal during the year. Following an exceptionally strong
year in 2002, Western Markets is expected to return to normal levels of
operations in 2003.
Power Generation will continue to invest in air quality compliance solutions
for the power sector, including the launch of the Company's CleanStack(TM) SO3
solution. The prospects for this solution look very promising at this stage
and the group expects to sign its first customers for this service in 2003.
This on-going investment is expected to somewhat offset the core business
gains, producing overall Company results in 2003 that will be similar to 2002.
Critical Accounting Policies
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The Company's accounting policies, which are disclosed in Significant
Accounting Policies note, Note 1 of the audited financial statements, are in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and are
applied on a consistent basis with the exception of goodwill which was applied
prospectively. High-quality financial statements require rigorous application
of accounting policies. Management uses judgement in selecting policies for
which alternative methods exist and in applying the accounting policies. The
policies discussed below are considered by management to be critical to an
understanding of the Company's financial statements because their application
places the most significant demands on management's judgement, and financial
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reporting results rely on estimation about the effect of matters that are
inherently uncertain. Specific risks for these critical accounting policies
are described in the following paragraphs. For all of these policies,
management cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and
the best estimates routinely require adjustment.
Impairment of goodwill
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada,
management of the Company has determined that goodwill will be assessed at the
reporting unit level and has determined no impairment has occurred in the
value of goodwill. The assessment is based on assumptions used in determining
the fair value of the Company's reporting units through the use of discounted
cash flows and other valuation methods. Management reviews these assumptions
annually taking into account the business conditions at that time and changes
to the Company's business strategy. There is no certainty that the assumptions
used by management will develop exactly as forecasted. Refer to note 1(f) of
the audited financial statements for more detail.
Revenue recognition
The Company's revenue recognition accounting policies are determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. Under
these standards, profit associated with long-term contracts for the design and
installation of equipment can be recognized on a percentage of completion
method (described in note 1(i) of the audited financial statements). Under
this method, management estimates costs to complete in order to recognize the
profit associated with these contracts. The amount and timing of profit
recognized could differ materially if the estimates of the costs to complete
and timing of the expenditures are significantly different than the actual.
Tax asset valuation
The Company has developed a forward oriented multi-jurisdictional tax model to
assess future taxes and to determine its tax planning strategies. Management
uses judgement in determining the assumptions about the Company's future
profitability, tax rates, and capital position that are used in the model. As
part of assessing its future taxes management also assesses the likelihood
that the future tax assets will be realized and to the extent the likelihood
is low, a valuation allowance against these assets is recognized. There can be
no assurance that the assumptions used by management will develop as predicted
and not have a material impact on the Company's assessment of its future taxes
and the valuation allowance.
Environmental obligations
The Company's operations are subject to numerous laws, regulations and
guidelines relating to air emissions, water discharges, solid and hazardous
wastes, transportation and handling of hazardous substances and employee
health and safety in Canada and the United States, and these are discussed in
more detail in note 1(j) of the audited financial statements. Accruals have
been made in specific instances where management has determined it is probable
that liabilities for remediation costs will be incurred and where such
liabilities can be reasonably estimated. The assumptions used by management
are based on discussion with regulatory authorities, laws and regulations,
third party consultants and management's judgement and there can be no
assurance the actual remediation costs will not differ from such estimates.
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR 2003
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Discontinued Operations
In December 2002, the CICA issued Handbook Section 3063, "Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets" and revised Section 3475, "Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
and Discontinued Operations". Together, these two sections supersede the
write-down and disposal provisions of Section 3061, "Property, Plant and
Equipment" as well as Section 3475, "Discontinued Operations". These new
standards are consistent with FAS No. 144 which the Company adopted for US
GAAP purposes effective January 1, 2002.
Section 3063 amends existing guidance on long-lived asset impairment
measurement and establishes standards for the recognition, measurement and
disclosure of the impairment of long-lived assets held for use by the Company.
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It requires that an impairment loss be recognized when the carrying amount of
an asset to be held and used exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows
expected from its use and disposal. The impairment recognized is measured as
the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value.
Section 3475 provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be
disposed of by sale. It also provides specified criteria for classifying an
asset as held-for-sale and requires assets classified as held-for-sale to be
measured at the lower of their carrying amounts or fair value, less costs to
sell. Section 3475 also broadens the scope of businesses that qualify for
reporting as discontinued operations to include any disposals of a component
of an entity, which comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly
distinguished from the rest of the Company, and changes the timing of
recognizing losses on such operations. The new standards contained in Section
3063 on the impairment of long-lived assets held for use are applicable for
years beginning on or after April 1, 2003; however, early application is
permitted. The revised standards contained in Section 3475 on disposal of
long-lived assets and discontinued operations are applicable to disposal
activities initiated by the Company's commitment to a plan on or after May 1,
2003; however, early application is permitted.
On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted these standards and does not believe
the adoption of the new Section 3063 standards will have a material impact on
the financial statements.
Hedging Relationships
The CICA issued a new Accounting Guideline ("AcG 13") effective for the
Company's years commencing January 2003 requiring the identification,
designation, documentation and assessment of the effectiveness of hedging
relationships, for the purpose of applying hedge accounting and discontinues
hedge accounting of existing hedges. The Company does not expect that the
implementation of the guideline will have an impact on its financial position
since the Company's only material hedging relationship relates to its US
dollar denominated debt used to acquire its US operations. This has been
accounted for as a hedging relationship as disclosed in note 1(f) to the
Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not believe the adoption
AcG 13 will have a significant impact.
Accounting for Guarantees
Accounting Guideline ("AcG 14") requiring the disclosure of guarantees has
been published by the CICA and will be applicable to annual and interim
periods on or after January 1, 2003. The guideline requires that a guarantor
disclose significant information about certain types of guarantees that
require payment contingent on specified types of future events, without regard
to the probability that it will have to make any payments under the
guarantees. The Company is reviewing the definition of guarantees in the
standard and will adopt the standard for its quarter ending March 31, 2003.
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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Directors and Senior Management
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The following table sets forth the names of the directors and senior
management of the Company, the offices or positions held by them, and their
dates of appointment as applicable. Directors are elected by the shareholders
to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company or until their successor
is elected or appointed.
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| | Municipality | Position with | Director or Senior |
| Name | of Residence | Company | Management since |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Roderick F. Barrett | Toronto, Ontario | Director | April, 1993 |
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| David Bookbinder (1) | London, England | Director | June, 1989 to November, |
| | | | 2002 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| David M. Gee | Aurora, Ontario | Director, President and | August, 1995 |
| | | Chief Executive Officer | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| William A. Lambert | Toronto, Ontario | Director | February, 2002 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Ian M. Matheson | Mississauga, Ontario | Director | October, 1989 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| David S. McCann | Toronto, Ontario | Director | February, 2002 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| John A. Rogers | Islington, Ontario | Director | November, 1996 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Lee C. Stewart | Weston, Connecticut | Director | September, 2000 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Robert L. Yohe | Bonita Springs, Florida | Director | November, 1996 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Laurie Tugman | Mississauga, Ontario | Executive Vice President and | August, 1994 |
| | | Chief Financial Officer | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Edward R. (Ted) Irwin | Mississauga, Ontario | Vice President, Finance | September, 2001 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Gordon McTavish (1) | Milton, Ontario | Vice President, | August, 1998 to July, 2002 |
| | | Human Resources | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Robert H. Cardell | Washington, New Jersey | Vice President and General | December, 2001 |
| | | Manager, Power Generation | |
| | | Group | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Eric W.E. Denman | Montreal, Quebec | Vice President, Operational | November, 2000 |
| | | Excellence | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Terry Green (1) | Uxbridge, Ontario | Vice President, Refinery | May, 1989 to July, 2002 |
| | | Services Group | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Doug Osborne | Edmonton, Alberta | Vice President, Western | May 1989 |
| | | Markets Group | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Brian Stasiewicz | Chicago, Illinois | Vice President, Refinery | May, 1989 |
| | | Services Group | |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Judith George | Milton, Ontario | Corporate Secretary | October, 1996 |
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(1) As of the dates indicated, these individuals have resigned from their
positions with the Company. Residence information is as at the date of
their departure.
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Directors
The following sets out the Board of Directors, each of whom has been engaged
in their present principal occupations for the last five years unless
otherwise indicated. All directors are elected to hold office until the next
annual meeting of shareholders, or subject to the Company's by-laws and to
applicable laws, until such office is earlier vacated.
Roderick F. Barrett. Mr. Barrett is Managing Partner (Toronto), Stikeman,
Elliott, Barristers & Solicitors and has acted as corporate counsel to
Marsulex since its inception. He serves on the boards of a number of public
and private companies and has been a director of the Company since 1993.
David M. Gee. Mr. Gee is President & Chief Executive Officer of Marsulex. He
joined the Company in that position in August 1995 after extensive general
management experience in manufacturing and financial services. Mr. Gee also
serves on the boards of a number of other companies and charities and has been
a director of the Company since 1999.
William A. Lambert. Mr. Lambert is a partner with Canadian Private Equity
Partners, an investment group within TD Capital. He has over 12 years
experience in merchant banking and investing and 10 years experience in
consulting and plant engineering. He serves on the boards of other private
companies. Mr. Lambert was appointed a director of the Company in 2002 at the
request of TD Capital.
Ian M. Matheson. Mr. Matheson is Chief Consulting Officer, Risk Management
Consultants of Canada Limited. He has been a director of Marsulex since its
inception. He has also held senior management positions with, and been an
advisor to, major corporations in the United States and Canada including
manufacturing, chemical, environmental and transportation companies. He is a
director of Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. and serves on other boards in the
insurance, financial services and manufacturing sectors.
David S. McCann. Mr. McCann is a partner with Canadian Private Equity
Partners, an investment group within TD Capital. He has over 14 years
experience in merchant and investment banking in the US and Canada. He serves
on the boards of other private companies. Mr. McCann was appointed a director
of the Company in 2002 at the request of TD Capital.
John A. Rogers. Mr. Rogers is President & Chief Executive Officer, MDS Inc. He
has been with MDS since 1973, holding increasingly senior positions. He was
appointed to his current position in March 1996 and has been a member of the
Board of Directors of MDS since 1991. He also serves on the boards of several
other organizations and has been a director of the Company since 1996.
Lee C. Stewart. Mr. Stewart is a private consultant, most recently with Daniel
Stewart & Company, a private investment and private equity bank located in
London. Mr. Stewart has had over 22 years experience as an investment banker
followed by such positions as Vice President with Union Carbide Corporation,
and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Foamex Inc.
Additionally, he is a director of AEP Industries and P.H. Glatfelter &
Company. Mr. Stewart was appointed a director of the Company in 2000.
Robert L. Yohe. Mr. Yohe is a Corporate Director. Before retiring in 1994, Mr.
Yohe was Vice Chairman and Director of Olin Corporation, a diversified company
with interests in chemicals, metals, electronic materials, ordnance and
aerospace. Prior to joining Olin, he held executive positions with several
chemical companies in the United States. He is a director of a number of
companies including: Airgas, Inc., Calgon Carbon Corporation, and The Middleby
Corporation.
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Management Team
David M Gee (Aurora, Ontario), President and Chief Executive Officer. (See
Directors section.)
Laurie A. Tugman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr.
Tugman joined Marsulex in August 1994. In July 2001, Mr. Tugman, in addition
to being Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to Executive Vice President
responsible for the overall operations of the Company. From 1990 to 1994, he
was Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, of a mine
contracting, and engineering company, Dynatec International Limited. Mr.
Tugman has over 20 years experience in financial and operational management in
the waste management and oil and gas industries.
Edward R. (Ted) Irwin, Vice President, Finance. Mr. Irwin joined Marsulex in
September 2001. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer for a publicly
traded Internet content provider. From 1989 to 1999 he worked for a large
consumer packaged goods company involved in manufacturing and distribution
where he held progressively more senior positions including Controller,
Director Business Information Systems and Director Distribution and Logistics.
Robert H. Cardell, Vice President and General Manager Power Generation. Dr.
Cardell joined Marsulex in November of 2001. Prior to Marsulex he served as
General Manager of the Environmental Division of Babcock and Wilcox from July
1999. Before Babcock and Wilcox he was with Research-Cottrell where he was
President and CEO of their International Company. Dr. Cardell began his career
at Foster Wheeler in 1977 and held a number of senior positions in their
Construction, Engineering, and Environmental Divisions.
Eric W.E. Denman, Vice President, Operational Excellence. Mr. Denman joined
Marsulex in 2000 as Plant Manager of the Company's Montreal Canada facility
and was named to his current position in July 2001. From 1990 to 2000, Mr.
Denman was an engineering and management consultant specializing in
environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions with several
companies. Mr. Denman has over 20 years' experience in management,
engineering, and operations in the organic and inorganic chemicals sectors.
Doug Osborne, Vice President, Western Markets Group. Mr. Osborne has been with
Marsulex since its inception in 1989 and has held a variety of commercial
positions of increasing responsibility in product management, sales and
business management. Prior to this he held various technical and commercial
positions with CIL based in North York, Ontario.
Brian E. Stasiewicz (Chicago, Illinois), Vice President, Refinery Services
Group. Mr. Stasiewicz has been with the Company since its inception in 1989
and joined CIL in 1983. He served in various regional and corporate sales
positions.
Judith George (Milton, Ontario), Corporate Secretary. Ms. George joined
Harrowston as Corporate Secretary in July 1995 following two years in the law
and corporate secretary's departments of a large life insurance company. In
addition to her responsibilities with Harrowston, Ms. George has served as
Corporate Secretary of the Company since October 1996.
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Compensation
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Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth, for the year ended December 31, 2002, the
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers
of the Company. The Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers
are collectively referred to as the "Named Executives."
Summary Compensation Table
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| | | | | |
| | | | Long-Term Compensation | |
|-----------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| | | | Awards | |
| | | Annual Compensation | | |
|-----------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| | | | | Other | Securities | Restricted | |
| | | | | Annual | Under | Share | |
| | | | | Compen- | Options | Units | All Other |
| Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus | sation | Granted | Granted | Compensation |
| | | ($) | ($) | ($) | (#) | ($) (1) | ($) (2) |
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------| ------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| David Gee | 2002 | 377,500 | 182,000 | - (3) | 32,500 | 389,332 | 218,471(4)|
| President and | | | | | | | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 2001 | 362,500 | 140,000 | - (3) | 325,000 | n/a | 143,500 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2000 | 346,667 | 110,000 | - (3) | 190,000 | n/a | 143,500 |
|-----------------------------|--------| ----------|-----------|-------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| Robert Cardell (5) | 2002 | 175,000 | 43,500 | 22,638 (6)| 19,500 | 46,668 | 14,281 |
| VP and General Manager, | | | | | | | |
| Power Generation Group | 2001 | 27,933 | 50,000 | - (3) | 0 | n/a | 0 |
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| Doug Osborne | | | | | | | |
| Vice President, | 2002 | 135,000 | 82,850 | - (3) | 10,500 | 25,600 | 6,750 |
| Western Business | | | | | | | |
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| Brian Stasiewicz (7) | | | | | | | |
| Vice President, | 2002 | 181,812 | 75,000 | - (3) | 18,250 | 44,068 | 18,379 |
| Refinery Services | | | | | | | |
|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| Laurie Tugman | 2002 | 255,000 | 104,000 | - (3) | 35,750 | 98,132 | 12,750 |
| Executive Vice President | | | | | | | |
| and Chief Financial Officer | 2001 | 210,238 | 80,000 | - (3) | 100,000 | n/a | 10,416 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2000 | 177,667 | 38,000 | 26,802 (8) | 45,000 | n/a | 8,583 |
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NOTES:
(1) A total of 231,899 performance share units were granted by the Board of
Directors in 2002 pursuant to the Performance Share Unit Plan described
below, which units were valued on December 31, 2002 at $927,596.
Dividends are not paid on performance share units.
(2) Amounts reported include contributions to a group registered retirement
savings plan available to all employees of the Company and, in the case
of Mr. Gee, includes an annual payment to a supplemental pension plan as
described below.
(3) The value of perquisites and benefits paid to the Named Executive is less
than the lesser of $50,000 and 10% of the Named Executive's total annual
salary and bonus.
(4) Amount reported includes a one-time payment of $53,430 paid into the
supplemental pension plan for Mr. Gee in order to meet funding objectives
as described below.
(5) Mr. Cardell was hired and appointed Vice President and General Manager,
Power Generation Group of the Company, effective November 5, 2001.
Amounts reported for 2001 reflect approximately 2 months of employment.
The bonus reported for Mr. Cardell in 2001 reflects the amount negotiated
at the time of his hire. All amounts reported for Mr. Cardell are
expressed in US dollars.
(6) Amount reported includes amounts paid to Mr. Cardell in respect of
automobile allowance and related expenses ($13,058) and the approximate
cost of other benefits provided to all employees, including health and
dental insurance, long-term disability insurance and group life
insurance.
(7) All amounts reported for Mr. Stasiewicz are expressed in US dollars.
(8) Amount reported includes amounts paid to Mr. Tugman in respect of
automobile allowance and related expenses in 2000 ($25,674) and the
approximate cost of other benefits provided to all employees, including
health and dental insurance, long-term disability insurance and group
life insurance.
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Incentive Compensation Plan
All Named Executives participate in an incentive compensation plan under which
they are entitled to annual cash bonuses based on the Company's success in
achieving return on capital objectives, on their business units' success in
achieving specific targets, and on their success in accomplishing their
individual goals and objectives. The Human Resources and Compensation
Committee (the "Compensation Committee") determines the annual plan targets
each year, subject to the approval of the Board. The Compensation Committee
sets the annual objectives and reviews the performance of the President and
Chief Executive Officer, with confirmation by the Board, while the President
and Chief Executive Officer sets the annual objectives and reviews the
performance of the other Named Executives, with confirmation by the
Compensation Committee.
Stock Option Plan
The Company has a stock option plan for management employees and key persons
(the "Stock Option Plan"). Persons generally employed by the Company in
management functions, senior officers and directors of the Company, or an
affiliate of the Company, are eligible to participate in the Stock Option
Plan. Participants are determined by the Compensation Committee and confirmed
by the Board. The number of Common Shares issuable under the Plan cannot, at
present, exceed 4,095,160. Options are to be issued with an exercise price of
not less than the closing price of the Common Shares on the Toronto Stock
Exchange on the day prior to the issuance and are to be exercisable for up to
a maximum of ten years. The Board may, in granting options, provide that the
right to exercise the options vests over a specified period. In such a case,
the options nevertheless become automatically exercisable in full if control
over the Company changes. If a participant's employment is terminated due to
death or voluntary resignation, or if a director participant leaves the Board,
the vesting of options held by such participant automatically ceases and
vested options may not be exercised by the participant after the earlier of
the first anniversary of such termination and the expiry of the options. If a
participant's employment is terminated otherwise than for cause, the vesting
of options held by the participant continues during the notice period
established by the participant's employment contract or otherwise and vested
options held by the participant may be exercised until the option's expiry
period. No financial assistance is provided by the Company to assist grantees
of options to purchase Common Shares.
Option Grants During 2002
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| | | | | Market Value of | |
| | Securities | % of Total | | Securities | |
| | Under Options | Options | Exercise or | Underlying | |
| Name | Granted | Granted to | Base Price | Options on the | Expiration Date |
| | (#)(1) | Employees in 2002 | ($/Security)| Date of Grant | |
| | | (%) | | ($/Security) | |
|-------------------| ----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| | | | | | |
|David Gee | 32,500 | 16.1 | 3.90 | 3.90 | February 27, 2012 |
|-------------------| ----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| | | | | | |
|Robert Cardell | 19,500 | 9.7 | 3.90 | 3.90 | February 27, 2012 |
|-------------------| ----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| | | | | | |
|Doug Osborne | 10,500 | 5.2 | 3.90 | 3.90 | February 27, 2012 |
|-------------------| ----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| | | | | | |
|Brian Stasiewicz | 18,250 | 9.1 | 3.90 | 3.90 | February 27, 2012 |
|-------------------| ----------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| | | | | | |
|Laurie Tugman | 35,750 | 17.8 | 3.90 | 3.90 | February 27, 2012 |
=================================================================================================================
NOTE:
(1) All grants of options were effective February 28, 2002 and all vest and
become exercisable in three equal instalments on the first, second and
third anniversaries of the date of the grants.
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Aggregated Option Exercises during 2002 and 2002 Year-End Options Values
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| | | | |
| Securities | | Unexercised Options | Value of Unexercised |
| Acquired on | Aggregate Value | at December 31, 2002 | in-the-Money Options at |
Name | Exercise | Realized | (#) Exercisable / | December 31, 2002 |
| (#) | ($) | Unexercisable (1) | ($) Exercisable / Unexercisable |
- -------------------| ---------------|-----------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | |
David Gee | nil | nil | 641,000 / 312,500 | 290,250 / 424,750 |
- -------------------| ---------------|-----------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | |
Robert Cardell | nil | nil | nil / 19,500 | nil / 1,950 |
- -------------------| ---------------|-----------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | |
Doug Osborne | nil | nil | 584 / 11,166 | 643 / 2,035 |
- -------------------| ---------------|-----------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | |
Brian Stasiewicz | nil | nil | 161,500 / 68,250 | 51,900 / 78,625 |
- -------------------| ---------------|-----------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------|
| | | | |
Laurie Tugman | nil | nil | 209,833 / 117,417 | 81,499 / 130,576 |
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NOTE:
(1) Representing options on Common Shares of the Company. The closing price of
Marsulex's stock on December 31, 2002 was $4.00.
Performance Share Unit Plan
Deferred Share Unit Plan
In 2002, the Company established a Performance Share Unit Plan (the "PSU
Plan") to provide long term incentive compensation for management employees
and key persons that emphasizes pay for performance. Grants under the PSU Plan
are at the discretion of the Board which also prescribes the performance
factors (measured by the Company's return on capital) used to determine the
number of performance share units ("PSU") which will vest at the expiry of the
performance period. Plan participants who elect not to participate in the
Deferred Share Unit Plan (described below) and who continue to be employed by
the Company at the expiry of the performance period, will be entitled to that
number of Marsulex common shares that can be purchased on the open market with
an amount equal to the number of vested PSU's multiplied by the then market
value of the common shares less all applicable source deductions.
The Company also established a Deferred Share Unit Plan (Executives) (the "DSU
Plan") for management employees and key persons to defer until retirement,
termination, resignation or death delivery to the participant of the
underlying common shares of Marsulex, and the concomitant requirement for the
payment of taxes associated therewith. Unless a participant elects otherwise,
vested PSU's automatically convert on a one-for-one basis to deferred share
units ("DSU") at the expiry of the performance period. On the settlement date
(a date between the date of retirement, termination, resignation or death and
the end of the following calendar year), a participant is entitled to receive
a number of common shares of the Company purchased on the open market, or
cash, or a combination of such shares and cash at his/her discretion. The
entitlement amount is the amount of DSU's multiplied by then market value of
the shares less all applicable source deductions.
Supplemental Pension Plan
In 1999, the Company established a Supplemental Pension Plan (the "Plan") for
David Gee, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Plan is
structured to provide Mr. Gee with an annual target pension income upon
retirement at age 65 of $291,903. This target pension income is based on (1)
Mr. Gee's approximately 9.5 years of service at a previous employer, as well
as his projected 17 years of service at the Company to age 65, and (2) a
projected average salary based on a 4% annual increase to base salary together
with bonuses over the 17 years of service. Pursuant to the Plan, after taking
into consideration the income generated from the existing group registered
retirement savings plan and Mr. Gee's pension from the previous employer, the
Company has determined that an annual payment of approximately $130,000
(including $10,000 estimated expenses) into the Plan will achieve the desired
target pension income. In 2002, a review of contributions determined that
funding in 2000 and 2001 was insufficient to meet the pension objectives for
those years due to overstated interest components used in the funding estimate
software. An additional contribution of $53,430 was made by the Company to
bring the Plan to appropriate 2002 objective levels.
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Composition of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
The Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Compensation Committee") assists the Board of Directors in
determining the compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. Three Board members, all outside directors, comprised the
committee in 2002: Robert Yohe (Chair), Ian Matheson and David McCann.
Report on Executive Compensation by the Human Resources and
Compensation Committee
The Company's compensation program for senior management is composed of 3
components: (1) base salary, (2) annual incentive awards for the
accomplishment of specific goals and objectives, and (3) long-term rewards for
increasing shareholder value.
The Company maintains base salary guidelines derived from an assessment of
relative duties and responsibilities with corresponding salary ranges for each
position targeted to deliver compensation at or about the market median. The
Compensation Committee reviews the salary structure on an annual basis for
equity, consistency with performance, and competitiveness.
Under the annual incentive compensation plan, senior management members are
eligible for bonuses based on (a) the Company's success in achieving defined
performance targets, and (b) their individual success in accomplishing the
personal goals and expectations as determined and set out in their objectives
for the year. Grants of stock options and performance share units are intended
to reward management for increasing shareholder value.
In determining the annual incentive award for David Gee, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, the Compensation Committee took into
consideration Mr. Gee's performance against 2002 goals and objectives
established by the Board of Directors. These included the Company's actual
2002 performance against specific metrics reviewed and approved by the Board
of Directors, the successful acquisition of the minority interest in Sulconam
Inc., the comprehensive review of the Company's organization structure
resulting in significant reductions to fixed infrastructure costs, the
implementation of operating strategies for the Company's core businesses, the
successful completion and start-up of the Company's new air quality control
facility at BP's Whiting location and the contracting and start of
construction at Syncrude's Mildred Lake location as well as the accomplishment
of specific operational and organizational objectives. Mr. Gee was awarded
incentive compensation of $182,000 in consideration of his successful
accomplishment of the above objectives. A total of 129,178 performance share
units were granted to Mr. Gee in February of 2003 under the Company's
Performance Share Unit Plan.
The foregoing report was submitted to the Board of Directors for approval by
the Compensation Committee:
Robert Yohe (Chair)
Ian Matheson
David McCann
Employment Contracts
All of the Named Executives are parties to offer letters with the Company
which outline the terms and conditions pertaining to their employment. In
addition to the compensation under the heading "Executive Compensation" above,
these contracts provide as follows:
In the case of David Gee, if Mr. Gee's employment is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than for cause, in calculating severance which may be
payable by law, Mr. Gee will be credited with the years of service served with
a previous employer. In the case of Robert Cardell, if Mr. Cardell's
employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than for cause,
the Company is obligated to provide at least 12 months notice or payment in
lieu thereof.
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In the case of Doug Osborne, if Mr. Osborne's employment is terminated as a
result of a sale of the Company, or the sale of the Company's western
business, the Company is obligated to pay Mr. Osborne severance of 12 months
salary and benefits. If Mr. Osborne is terminated for any other reason other
than for cause, the Company is obligated to pay him severance of 9 months
salary and benefits.
In the case of Brian Stasiewicz, if Mr. Stasiewicz is terminated for any
reason other than for cause, the Company is obligated to provide him with
approximately 15 months notice or a payment equivalent to such period in lieu
of notice. In the case of Laurie Tugman, if Mr. Tugman's employment is
terminated for any reason other than for cause, the Company is obligated to
continue to pay Mr. Tugman's base salary, including benefits and car
allowance, for a period of 12 months.
The annual salaries of officers of the Company (including the Named
Executives) were recently reviewed. Effective March 1, 2003, the annual
salaries of the Named Executives were increased as follows: David Gee -
$390,000; Robert Cardell - US$180,000; Doug Osborne - $140,000; Brian
Stasiewicz - US$200,000; and Laurie Tugman - $270,000.
Board Practices
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Each director is elected by the shareholders to serve until the next annual
meeting of the Company or until their successor is elected or appointed.
Officers are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Committees
The Board has established four standing committees to assist in this
stewardship function. Each committee is composed of outside directors, the
majority of which (except in the case of the Environmental, Health & Safety
Committee) are unrelated to the Company.
Human Resources and Compensation Committee - This Committee is responsible
for assisting the Board in determining compensation of senior management as
well as reviewing the adequacy and form of directors' compensation. The
Committee annually reviews the Chief Executive Officer's goals and objectives
for the upcoming year and each year conducts an appraisal of the Chief
Executive Officer's performance. Robert Yohe (Chair), David McCann and Ian
Matheson.
Audit Committee - This Committee is responsible for monitoring the Company's
financial reporting, accounting systems, internal controls and liaising with
external auditors. John Rogers (Chair), William A. Lambert and Lee Stewart.
Mr. Lambert is a partner of TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners, a
fund established by the Toronto-Dominion Bank which indirectly owns
approximately 52% of the Company's outstanding common shares, and therefore
would not be considered independent.
Environmental, Health and Safety Committee - This Committee is responsible
for assisting the Board in monitoring environmental, health and safety issues.
Responsibilities include policies on employee health and safety, the
environment, product responsibility, and the transportation of hazardous
materials. On a regular basis, the Committee commissions and reviews external
audits related to Marsulex's compliance and reviews management's activities
with respect to correcting any deficiencies. Ian Matheson (Chair) and Robert
Yohe.
Corporate Governance Committee - This Committee is responsible for developing
the Company's approach to corporate governance issues, advising the Board in
filling vacancies on the Board and periodically reviewing the composition and
effectiveness of the Board and the contribution of individual directors.
Roderick Barrett (Chair), John Rogers and Robert Yohe.
Compensation of Directors
No fees are paid to Messrs. Gee, McCann or Lambert for acting as directors of
the Company. Every other director of the Company is entitled to receive an
annual retainer of $10,000 and meeting fees in the amount of $1,000 per
meeting. A director who is the chair of a committee of the Board receives an
additional annual retainer of $2,500.
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In 2002, the Company established a Deferred Share Unit Plan (Directors) (the
"DSU Plan") pursuant to which a director can elect to receive no less than 25%
and up to 100% of his annual retainer in deferred share units ("DSU") in lieu
of cash or shares. If a director elects to so receive 100% of his annual
retainer in the form of DSU's, he may also elect to receive 100% of his
meeting fees and committee chair fees in the form of DSU's in lieu of a cash
payment. On the settlement date (based on the date of resignation or death), a
director will be entitled to receive, at his option, common shares of the
Company, cash, or a combination of cash and shares in satisfaction of the
DSU's. A cash payment or an amount to be used to purchase shares on the open
market is the number of DSU's credited to a director's account multiplied by
the then market price of the shares less all applicable source deductions. In
2002, a total of 10,244 DSU's were credited to the accounts of directors who
elected to participate in the DSU Plan.
Directors are also eligible to participate in the Company's Stock Option Plan.
In June of 2002, each director, with the exception of Messrs. Gee, Lambert and
McCann, was granted 8,000 options at an exercise price of $4.15. The options
vest in three equal investments on the first, second and third anniversaries
of the date of the grant and are exercisable until June 19, 2012.
Employees
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The Company had 180 employees, including 101 in Canada and 79 in the United
States at December 31, 2002. At December 31, 2001 the Company had 229
employees.
The Company continues to pro-actively foster positive relationships with its
two unionized groups. The Company has been committed to continuing open
communications via the Labour and Management Meeting process, which has become
a regular forum. With the adoption of this open communication relationship
with the Company's 26 unionized employees the Company has realized a reduction
of production interruptions as witnessed by the low number of grievances
initiated by its two unions. In 2002, the Company experienced only one formal
grievance from its unions.
In 2003, the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the unionized group at the
Toledo plant in Oregon, Ohio will expire. As a result, the Company will be
entering into collective bargaining with the Toledo unionized group in the
third quarter of 2003. The Company anticipates the bargaining process with
this group will be completed successfully with no interruptions to daily
operations.
Share Ownership
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To the knowledge of Marsulex, as of March 7, 2003, the directors and senior
officers of Marsulex in aggregate beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or
exercise control or direction over, an aggregate of 115,555 shares of
Marsulex, representing approximately 0.4% of the issued and outstanding common
shares of Marsulex.
The following table lists the individuals who are Directors or Officers of the
Company who own 1% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company,
calculated as if options were exercised and shares issued:
% of Total Restricted
# of Outstanding Share Units
Shares # of Options Shares Granted (1)
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David Gee 10,000 953,500 3.6% 237,333
Laurie Tugman 12,500 327,250 1.3% 82,033
(1) Performance Share Unit Plan as described in preceding section.
The above share options range in price from $2.23 to $8.80 with a weighted
average price of $3.73. The options outstanding have expiry dates ranging from
Augusts 11, 2007 to February 27, 2012 with a weighted average remaining
contractual life of 6.67 years.
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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Major Shareholders
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The following table sets forth, as of March 7, 2003 information with respect
to any person who is known to the Company to beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, or to exercise control or direction over more than 5% of the
voting rights attached to any class of the voting securities of the Company
and the total amount of voting rights attached to any class of the voting
securities owned by the officers and directors as a group. The jurisdiction in
which the Company is incorporated does not require disclosure by shareholders
that are the beneficial owners of between 5% and 10%, hence this information
is not available. On March 7, 2003 there were 26,833,550 common shares
outstanding.
March 7, 2003 and 2001 2000
Year End 2002
Title of Class Shareholder Amount % per Amount % per Amount % per
Owned notes Owned notes Owned notes
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Common shares Harrowston Holdings
Limited(1) 13,911,597 51.84% 13,911,597 51.83% 13,911,597 49.53%
Common shares JPMorgan (BHCA) L.P. - - - - 1,305,889 4.65%
Non-voting JPMorgan (BHCA) 4,720,182 15.98% 4,720,182 15.98% 3,414,293 10.8%
convertible shares L.P.(2)
Common shares Howson Tattersall
Investment Counsel 3,411,283 12.71% 3,083,397 11.48% 3,083,397 10.98%
Limited(3)
Common shares Directors and 1,976,805 7.34% 2,136,453 6.78% 2,586,279 8.55%
Officers as a
group(4) (5)
(1) Harrowston Holdings Limited is an indirect subsidiary of TD Capital
Canadian Private Equity Partners, a fund established by Toronto-Dominion
Bank. Calculated on shares outstanding and issued.
(2) Calculated as if the non-voting convertible shares were converted into
common shares.
(3) Based on publicly available information filed by Howson Tattersall
Investment Counsel Limited on October 2, 2002 and on September 30, 1999
under Ontario securities law. Calculated on shares outstanding and issued.
(4) Includes common shares issuable upon the exercise of all options held by
the group.
(5) Calculated as if options were exercised and shares
issued.
On January 29, 2002, the Company announced its intention to make a Normal
Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB") pursuant to which the Company may purchase
1,339,053 of its issued and outstanding common shares. The NCIB commenced on
February 1, 2002 and terminated on January 31, 2003. During 2002 the Company
acquired 7,500 shares for $27,000 for cancellation pursuant to the Notice of
Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid.
As of March 7, 2003 there were approximately 30 shareholders of record of the
Company having addresses in the United States, holding approximately 270,106
common shares, or 1.0% of the Company's 26,833,550 outstanding common shares.
The computation of the number and percentage of common shares held in the
United States is based upon the number of common shares held by record holders
with U.S. addresses. U.S. residents may beneficially own common shares held of
record by non-U.S. residents.
Related Party Transactions
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Material Transactions
The Company and Harrowston Holdings Limited ("Harrowston") are parties to a
management services agreement (the "Management Services Agreement") pursuant
to which Harrowston provides certain management and other services to the
Company, including strategic advice and advisory services regarding capital
transactions. The fee for such services is $350,000 per year commencing June
1, 2001, subject to an annual inflation adjustment. Either party may terminate
the Management Services Agreement at any time upon thirty days notice after
December 31, 2003. The registered head office of Harrowston is Suite 3820, 181
Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3.
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Indebtedness of Directors and Officers
None of the directors, executive officers or senior officers of the Company,
no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no
associates or affiliates of any of the foregoing was indebted to the Company
at any time since the beginning of the Company's most recently completed
financial year.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Consolidated Financial Statements
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Reference is made to Item 17 for a list of all financial statements filed as
part of this Form 20-F.
Dividend Policy
It is the current policy of Marsulex to reinvest any available funds in growth
of the business and, accordingly, Marsulex does not anticipate paying cash
dividends in the near future. The Board of Directors periodically reviews this
policy. Certain of the Company's debt facilities limit the payment of
dividends.
Significant Changes
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See Item 4. - "History and Development of the Company", for significant changes
since December 31, 2002.
Litigation
The Company is currently involved in proceedings with federal regulators in
the United States with regards to certain liabilities with its plant in
Toledo, Ohio. The Company has also indemnified Chemtrade Logistics Inc. for
Notices and Finding of Violations relating to the Cairo, Ohio plant as
discussed in "Item 3 Key Information- Risk Factors - Environment".
The Company is involved in certain claims arising out of the ordinary course
and conduct of its business that, in the opinion of management, will not have
a material impact upon the financial position of the Company
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
Common Shares
The common shares of the Company are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange in
Canada under the symbol "MLX". The following table sets forth the reported
high and low prices of the outstanding common shares on The Toronto Stock
Exchange for the periods indicated:
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|Period | High | Low |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Year Ended 1998 | 9.10 | 3.30 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Year Ended 1999 | 4.85 | 2.50 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Year Ended 2000 | 4.05 | 1.70 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| | | |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|First quarter ended March 31, 2001 | 2.59 | 1.85 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Second quarter ended June 30, 2001 | 4.15 | 2.00 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Third quarter ended September 30, 2001 | 4.15 | 2.75 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001 | 4.00 | 2.58 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Year Ended 2001 | 4.15 | 1.85 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| | | |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|First quarter ended March 31, 2002 | 5.00 | 3.5 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Second quarter ended June 30, 2002 | 4.90 | 3.61 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Third quarter ended September 30, 2002 | 4.65 | 3.50 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Month Ended October 31, 2002 | 3.75 | 3.00 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Month Ended November 30, 2002 | 3.90 | 3.25 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Month Ended December 31, 2002 | 4.25 | 3.75 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002 | 4.25 | 3.00 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Year Ended 2002 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| | | |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Month Ended January 31, 2003 | 4.10 | 3.75 |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|Month Ended February 28, 2003 | 3.80 | 3.00 |
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Senior Subordinated Notes
There is currently no organized public market for the Senior Subordinated
Notes and the Company does not intend to apply for a listing of the Senior
Subordinated Notes on any securities exchange.
The Senior Subordinated Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of June
30, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New
York, as trustee.
ITEM 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Memorandum of Articles of Association
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Reference is made to Exhibit 1.1 and 1.2 of this Form 20-F regarding the
Company's Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.
Corporate Information and Objects and Purposes
The Company is incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the
"CBCA") through articles of amalgamation dated June 16, 1989, as amended by a
certificate of amendment dated November 19, 1996. The articles of the Company
(the "Articles") place no restrictions on the Company's objects and purposes.
The Company has also adopted by-laws No. 2 and No. 4 to regulate its internal
functions (collectively the "Bylaws").
Directors' Matters
Section 4.18 of Bylaw No. 4 provides that a director of the Company who is a
party to, or who is a director of, or has a material interest in any person
who is a party to, a material contract or proposed material contract with the
Company shall disclose the nature and extent of his or her interest at the
time and in the manner provided by the CBCA. Any such contract or proposed
contract shall be referred to the board or shareholders for approval even if
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such contract is one that in the ordinary course of the Company's business
would not require approval by the board or shareholders. Such a director shall
not vote on any resolution to approve the same except as provided by the CBCA.
Section 4.19 of Bylaw No. 4 provides that the remuneration of the directors of
the Company may, from time to time, be determined by the board. There are no
restrictions in the Articles on the directors' power, in the absence of an
independent quorum, to vote compensation to themselves or any member of their
body. The Bylaws do not preclude any director from serving the Company in any
other capacity and receiving remuneration therefor.
Bylaw No. 4 provides that, the directors of the Company are authorized to:
(a) borrow money upon the credit of the Company;
(b) issue, reissue, sell or pledge bonds, debentures, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness or guarantee of the Company, whether
secured or unsecured;
(c) to the extent permitted by the Act, give a guarantee on behalf of the
Company to secure performance of any present or future indebtedness,
liability or obligation of any person; and
(d) mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise create a security interest
in all or currently owned or subsequently acquired real or personal,
movable or immovable, property of the Company including book debts,
rights, powers, franchises and undertakings, to secure any such
bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or
guarantee or any other present or future indebtedness, liability or
obligation of the Company.
The borrowing powers of the directors set forth in the Articles can be varied
by amending the Articles. The CBCA provides that a corporation may alter its
articles by filing articles of amendment with the CBCA Director. A proposed
amendment to the articles of a corporation is adopted when such amendment is
approved by a special resolution. A special resolution is defined in the CBCA
as a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes
cast by those members of a corporation who, being entitled to do so, vote in
person or by proxy at a general meeting of the corporation, or consented to in
writing by every member of a corporation who would have been entitled to vote
in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the corporation.
There is no provision in the Articles or Bylaws of the Company regarding
retirement or non-retirement of directors under an age limit requirement.
Neither the CBCA, the Company's Articles or Bylaws require that a director
hold any shares to become, or retain the position of, a director of the
Company.
Share Rights
As of March 7, 2003, the capital stock of the Company consists of four classes
of authorized shares:
1. unlimited senior preference shares, no par value;
2. unlimited junior preference shares, no par value;
3. unlimited convertible shares, non-voting, no par value; and
4. unlimited common shares, no par value.
Of these four classes, the following are issued and fully paid:
1. 4,720,182 convertible shares; and
2. 26,833,550 common shares.
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Preference Shares
The senior preferred shares as a class may be issued from time to time in one
or more series, each series comprising the number of shares, designation,
privileges, restrictions and conditions which the directors of the Company
determine by resolution. On the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Company or on any other distribution of assets of the Company among its
members for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the senior preferred shares
are entitled to receive, before any distribution of any part of the assets of
the Company among the holders of any shares ranking subordinate to the senior
preferred shares, for each senior preferred share, an amount equal to the
redemption price of such share and any dividends declared thereon and unpaid.
The junior preferred shares as a class may be issued from time to time in one
or more series, each series comprising the number of shares, designation,
privileges, restrictions and conditions which the directors of the Company
determine by resolution. On the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Company or on any other distribution of assets of the Company among its
members for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the junior preferred shares
are entitled to receive, before any distribution of any part of the assets of
the Company among the holders of any shares ranking subordinate to the junior
preferred shares, for each junior preferred share, an amount equal to the
redemption price of such share and any dividends declared thereon and unpaid.
Except for such rights relating to the election of directors on a default in
payment of dividends as may be attached to any series of preferred shares by
the directors of the Company, holders of either senior or junior preferred
shares are not entitled to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at any
general meeting of the members of the Company.
Common Shares
The holders of the common shares are entitled to one vote per share for
matters voted on by members of the Company. Subject to the prior rights of the
holders of any senior preferred shares or junior preferred shares ranking
senior to the common shares and non-voting convertible shares with respect to
priority of dividends, the holders of common shares and the holders of
non-voting convertible shares are entitled to receive equally share for share,
such non-cumulative dividends as the directors may, from time to time,
declare.
Non-Voting Convertible Shares
The non-voting convertible shares are convertible into common shares on a
one-for-one basis and the common shares are convertible into non-voting
convertible shares on a one-for-one- basis at any time. The non-voting
convertible shares are entitled to receive the same dividend as the common
shares and participate equally with the common shares in any distribution of
assets of the Company. The holders of the non-voting convertible shares are
not entitled to vote at the annual meeting or any special meeting of the
shareholders except where the holders of a specified class are entitled to
vote separately as a class as provided in the CBCA.
Modification of Share Rights
Pursuant to the CBCA, the members of the Company may, by special resolution
(defined as described above--Directors' Matters), and by otherwise complying
with the Articles and Bylaws of the Company, vary or abrogate any special
rights or restrictions attached to any shares, whether issued or unissued.
Shareholder Meetings
The CBCA provides that the Company must hold an annual general meeting at
least once in every calendar year. The Company may hold an extraordinary
general meeting at any time. The CBCA also provides that one or more members
of the Company holding not less than 5% of the issued voting shares of the
Company may give notice to the directors requiring them to call and hold a
general meeting.
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The Company must give to its members entitled to receive notice of a general
meeting not less than 21 days' and not more than 50 days' notice of any
general meeting of the Company, but those members may in any manner waive the
period of notice for a particular meeting. The CBCA provides that for the
purpose of determining members, or members of a class of members, entitled to
notice of, or to vote at, a general meeting or class meeting, the directors
may set in advance a record date which may not be more than 50 days before the
meeting date.
The CBCA requires the directors of a reporting company (such as the Company)
to provide with notice of the meeting a form of proxy for use by every member
entitled to vote at such meeting as well as an information circular containing
prescribed information regarding the matters to be dealt with at the general
meeting. Prior to each annual general meeting of its members, the directors of
the Company must place comparative financial statements, made up to a date not
more than six months before the annual general meeting, the report of the
auditor, and the report of the directors to the members.
There are no restrictions under the laws of the jurisdiction of the Company's
incorporation, or in the company's articles or by laws, that limit the rights
of non-residents or foreign shareholders to own, or hold or exercise voting
rights on, our common shares, preference shares or non-voting convertible
shares.
The articles and bylaws of the company do not contain any restriction that
would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control
of the Company and that would operate only with respect to a merger,
acquisition or corporate restructuring involving the Company.
The articles and by-laws of the Company do not require that a shareholder
disclose his or her share ownership interest in the Company.
Material Contracts
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Share Purchase Agreement (Shares of Sulconam Inc.)
On December 30, 2002, the Company entered into an agreement the minority
shareholder pursuant to which the Company acquired the remaining 35% of the
outstanding common shares of Sulconam Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of
$16.6 million.
Exchange Controls
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Being reviewed by Canadian Counsel--There is no law or governmental decree or
regulation of general application in Canada that restricts the export or
import of capital, or affects the remittance of dividends, interest or other
payments to a non-resident holder of common shares, other than withholding tax
requirements. See below for discussion on "Taxation."
There are no limitations of general application imposed by Canadian law or by
the constituent documents of the Company on the right of a non-resident to
hold or vote debt or common shares, other than as provided in the Investment
Canada Act (Canada). The following summarizes the principal features of the
Investment Canada Act (Canada):
The Investment Canada Act (Canada) requires certain "non-Canadian"
individuals, governments, corporations or other entities who wish to acquire a
"Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act), or establish a
"new Canadian business" (as defined in the Investment Canada Act) to file
either a notification or an application for review with a governmental agency
known as "Investment Canada." The Investment Canada Act requires that certain
acquisitions of control of a Canadian Business by a "non-Canadian" must be
reviewed and approved by the Minister responsible for the Investment Canada
Act on the basis that the Minister is satisfied that the acquisition is
"likely to be of net benefit to Canada," having regard to criteria set forth
in the Investment Canada Act. Only acquisitions of control (as defined) are
subject to review under the Investment Canada Act; however, the Investment
Canada Act provides detailed rules for determining whether control has been or
will be acquired. The acquisition of one-third or more of the voting shares of
a corporation may, in some circumstances, be considered an acquisition of
control. Certain reviewable acquisitions of control may not be implemented
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before being approved by the Minister; if the Minister does not ultimately
approve a reviewable acquisition, which has been completed, the acquired
Canadian business must be divested. Failure to comply with the review
provisions of the Investment Canada Act could result in, among other things,
an injunction or a court order directing divestiture of the Canadian business.
Taxation
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The following paragraphs set forth certain Canadian federal income tax
considerations in connection with the purchase, ownership and disposition of
the Senior Subordinated Notes. The discussion is restricted to non-residents
of Canada who are residents of the United States and who hold such Senior
Subordinated Notes as capital property. The tax considerations set forth below
are based upon the provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada), and on the
Canada-United States Income Tax Convention, 1980, as well as regulations,
rulings, judicial decisions and administrative and assessing practices now in
effect in Canada, all of which are subject to change. This discussion does not
take into account provincial or territorial laws of Canada, or laws of foreign
jurisdictions.
The Company is not required to withhold tax from interest paid by it on Senior
Subordinated Notes to any non-resident of Canada with whom it is dealing at
arm's length within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Under such
laws and administrative and assessing practices, no other tax on income
(including taxable capital gains) is payable in respect of the purchase,
holding, redemption or disposition of the Senior Subordinated Notes or the
receipt of interest or any premium thereon by holders with whom the company
deals at arm's length and who are not residents, and who are not deemed to be
residents, in Canada in any taxation year in which they hold the Senior
Subordinated Notes, and who do not use or hold, and are not deemed to use or
hold, the Senior Subordinated Notes in connection with carrying on a business
in Canada, and who are not non-resident insurers carrying on an insurance
business in Canada and elsewhere.
The above description of Canadian income tax considerations is of a general
nature only and should not be construed as advice to any particular holder of
Senior Subordinated Notes. Holders should consult with their Canadian tax
advisers with respect to their particular tax position.
Documents on Display
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The Company is subject to certain of the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith, has
and will file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports and other information filed with
the Commission may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Commission's regional offices at the
Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10279-1803
and at Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, 14th Floor,
Chicago, Illinois 60661-2551. Copies of such material can also be obtained
from the principal office of the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public
reference rooms. The SEC also maintains an Internet site, www.sec.gov, that
contains reports and other information regarding companies that file with the
SEC.
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is exposed to changes in the market price of the chemicals it
sells, and to fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange and interest rates
primarily in its cash, debt, and foreign currency transactions, all in the
normal course of business.
Interest Rate Risk
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The interest rate on the Company's U.S. denominated long-term debt is fixed
under contractual agreements. The Senior Subordinated Notes bear interest of
9-5/8% per annum.
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Principal Repayment Amounts
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On July 18, 2001, the Company fully retired its outstanding 10.21% Senior Notes.
(US$000's) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Thereafter Total Fair Value
12/31/2001
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9 5/8% Senior
Subordinated notes $ -(1) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 60,766 $ 60,766 $ 60,766
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 60,766 $ 60,766 $ 60,766
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(1) The Senior Subordinated Notes are redeemable at the option of the
Company at any time after July 1, 2003 at specified redemption premiums.
As previously noted, on August 20, 2002 the Company completed the offer
purchase a portion of the Senior Subordinated Notes fully satisfying its
obligation under the terms of the indenture that arose as a result of
the Chemtrade Transaction.
Foreign Currency Risk
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The following table demonstrates how much of Marsulex's revenues were
denominated in U.S. dollars.
2002 2001 2000
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US$ Revenue as a percent of total 40.6% 54.8% 66.3%
Historically, Marsulex has hedged its U.S. dollar cash flow by financing its
business largely with U.S. dollar debt.
A one-cent change in the value of the Canadian dollar resulting from a
stronger U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar has the following favourable
impact:
($ millions) 2002 2001 2000
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Gross margin $0.3 $0.5 $1.0
EBITDA $0.2 $0.2 $0.6
The US dollar interest expense, when combined with US dollar depreciation and
amortization expenses, limits the exposure of net income to foreign exchange
fluctuations. A one-cent devaluation in the Canadian dollar reduces net income
by less than $0.2 million.
Chemical Prices
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Industrial chemicals sold by the Company are subject to market price
fluctuations. In addition, regional supply and demand imbalances can lead to
isolated price erosion.
The Company's end-use contracts generally have a "meet or release" provision.
As a result, competitive pressure can cause Marsulex to lower selling prices
in order to retain the volume.
In all major contracts, commodity price exposure is either shared with, or
borne entirely by, the generator customers. A number of significant contracts
are structured as fee-based so that the Company bears no end-product risk at
all. In other cases, a risk-sharing arrangement is used whereby the generator
customers bear a portion of the risk associated with the change in selling
price of the products. As time goes by the Company is generating more revenue
from these arrangements thereby reducing the risk of significant changes in
chemical prices. The following table demonstrates the percent of revenue from
continuing operations derived from fee-based and risk-sharing arrangements:
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2002 2001 2000
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Fee-based 53.5% 52.3% 37.5%
Risk-sharing 21.8% 29.8% 38.7%
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUINCIES
None.
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND
USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable.
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission as those controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed or
submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. The Company's Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days prior to filing of this
Annual Report on Form 20-F and have determined that such disclosure controls
and procedures are effective.
Internal Controls
Since the most recent evaluation of the Company's internal controls, there
have not been any significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
The design of the Company's system of controls and procedures is based, in
part, upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. There can be no
assurance that the design of such system of controls and procedures will
succeed in achieving its goals under all potential future conditions,
regardless of how remote.
Non-Audit Services
The aggregate fees billed by the Company's auditor for non-audit services for
the fiscal year ended 2002 related to tax services was $717,000.
In 2003, as a result of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on
July 30, 2002, all non-audit services performed by the Company's auditor were
approved by the audit committee of the Company.
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees
The Company's auditor did not render any professional services to the Company
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 with respect to financial
information systems design and implementation.
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All Other Fees
The Company's auditor did not render any other professional non-audit services
to the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
ITEM 16. [Reserved]
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the
basis of Canadian GAAP. A reconciliation to U.S. GAAP appears in Note 19
thereto.
Marsulex Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements Page
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Auditors' Report FS-2
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2002 FS-4
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years
ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002 FS-5
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings for the
years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002 FS-6
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years
ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002 FS-7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements FS-8
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has responded to Item 17 in lieu of responding to this item.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS
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|Exhibit Number | Description |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Company (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.2 | By-laws of the Company (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.1 | Indenture between Marsulex Inc. and the Bank of Nova |
| | Scotia Trust Company of New York for up to US$155,000,000 |
| | in 9-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes (2) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.1 | CEO Supplemental Pension Plan (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.2 | Amended and Restated Asset and Share Purchase Agreement (3) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.3 | Amended and Restated Share and Debt Purchase Agreement (3) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.4 | Share Purchase Agreement (Shares of Sulconam Inc.) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8 | Listing of Marsulex' subsidiaries |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 10.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief |
| | Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the |
| | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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(1) Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the Company's Form 20-F
(registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on June 27, 2001.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 7.1 of the Company's Form F-10
(registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on September 17, 1998.
(3) Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the Company's Amendment No. 1 of
the Form 20-F (registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on
July 8, 2002.
55
SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form-20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned
to sign this annual report on its behalf.
MARSULEX INC.
By: /s/ David M. Gee
Name: David M. Gee
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated this 18th day of March, 2003
56
Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I David M. Gee, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Marsulex Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
and have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this
annual report is being prepared;
b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c. presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function):
a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in
this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
By: /s/ David M. Gee
Name: David M. Gee
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated this 18th day of March, 2003
57
Certification of the Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I Laurie Tugman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Marsulex Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
and have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this
annual report is being prepared;
b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c. presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent function):
a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in
this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
By: /s/ Laurie Tugman
Name: Laurie Tugman
Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Dated this 18th day of March, 2003
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Index to Exhibits
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|Exhibit Number | Description |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Company (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.2 | By-laws of the Company (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.1 | Indenture between Marsulex Inc. and the Bank of Nova |
| | Scotia Trust Company of New York for up to US$155,000,000 |
| | in 9-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes (2) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.1 | CEO Supplemental Pension Plan (1) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.2 | Amended and Restated Asset and Share Purchase Agreement (3) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.3 | Amended and Restated Share and Debt Purchase Agreement (3) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4.4 | Share Purchase Agreement (Shares of Sulconam Inc.) |
|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8 | Listing of Marsulex' subsidiaries |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 10.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief |
| | Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the |
| | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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(1) Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the Company's Form 20-F
(registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on June 27, 2001.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 7.1 of the Company's Form F-10
(registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on September 17, 1998.
(3) Incorporated by reference to exhibits of the Company's Amendment No. 1 of
the Form 20-F (registration number 333-09410) filed with the SEC on
July 8, 2002.
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Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
MARSULEX INC.
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Directors of Marsulex Inc.
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Marsulex Inc. as at
December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the consolidated statements of operations,
retained earnings (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2002. 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 Canadian generally accepted
auditing standards and United States generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable
assurance 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.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31,
2002 and 2001 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 14, 2003
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COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR U.S. READERS ON CANADA-U.S. REPORTING DIFFERENCES
In the United States, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of
an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when there is a
change in accounting principles that has a material effect on the
comparability of the Company's financial statements, such as the change
described in note 2(b)(ii) (amortization of goodwill), to the consolidated
financial statements as at December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002. Our report to the
shareholders dated February 14, 2003 is expressed in accordance with Canadian
reporting standards, which do not require a reference to such changes in
accounting principles in the auditors' report when the change is properly
accounted for and adequately disclosed in the financial statements.
/s/KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 14, 2003
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MARSULEX INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
December 31, 2002 and 2001
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2002 2001
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(Restated -
note 2)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,940 $ 118,148
Accounts receivable 25,332 32,050
Due from Chemtrade Logistics (note 4(c)) 900 4,000
Note from Chemtrade Logistics (note 4(c)) - 4,305
Inventories (note 8) 1,888 3,217
Future tax asset (note 15) 267 1,171
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,102 931
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37,429 163,822
Property, plant and equipment (note 9) 134,424 111,873
Deferred charges and other assets, net of
accumulated amortization 5,337 8,698
Goodwill and intangible assets, net of
accumulated amortization (note 10) 61,831 58,899
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$ 239,021 $ 343,292
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 9,207 $ 11,274
Accrued liabilities 11,348 21,259
Income taxes payable 838 1,453
Current portion of long-term debt (note 11) - 41,885
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21,393 75,871
Long-term debt (note 11) 95,943 125,654
Deferred revenues 1,818 2,113
Other liabilities 9,888 9,993
Future tax liability (note 15) 17,844 18,512
Minority interest - 9,995
Shareholders' equity:
Capital stock (note 12) 57,625 57,505
Retained earnings 31,865 39,552
Foreign currency translation adjustment 2,645 4,097
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92,135 101,154
Commitments and contingencies (note 14)
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$ 239,021 $ 343,292
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
On behalf of the Board:
/s/ John Rogers Director /s/ Lee C. Stewart Director
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MARSULEX INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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2002 2001 2000
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(Restated - (Restated -
note 2(c)) note 2(c)
Revenue $ 138,291 $ 236,714 $ 311,491
Cost of sales and services 89,970 170,354 235,254
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Gross profit 48,321 66,360 76,237
Selling, general, administrative and other costs 20,178 26,744 32,712
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 20 59 (871)
Depreciation 15,607 15,117 17,631
Unusual items (note 3) 7,487 (55,556) 46,709
Foreign exchange loss (note 2(c)) - 968 1,841
Amortization of deferred charges 387 1,074 1,442
Interest income (1,942) (3,141) (3,509)
Interest expense 11,112 17,020 20,079
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income
taxes, minority interest and amortization of goodwill (4,528) 64,075 (39,797)
Income taxes (recovery):
Current 2,706 5,491 1,229
Future (1,155) 6,784 (2,261)
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1,551 12,275 (1,032)
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before minority
interest and amortization of goodwill (6,079) 51,800 (38,765)
Minority interest 1,595 1,403 1,503
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before
amortization of goodwill (7,674) 50,397 (40,268)
Amortization of goodwill, net of income taxes (note 10) - 3,555 3,986
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (7,674) 46,842 (44,254)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax (note 4(b)) - 16,644 3,658
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Net earnings (loss) $ (7,674) $ 63,486 $ (40,596)
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Earnings (loss) per share (note 13(a)):
Basic:
Before amortization of goodwill $ (0.24) $ 1.60 $ (1.28)
From continuing operations (0.24) 1.49 (1.40)
Net earnings (loss) (0.24) 2.02 (1.29)
Diluted:
Before amortization of goodwill (0.24) 1.59 (1.28)
From continuing operations (0.24) 1.48 (1.40)
Net earnings (loss) (0.24) 2.00 (1.29)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MARSULEX INC.
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings (Deficit)
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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2002 2001 2000
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Retained earnings (deficit), beginning of year:
As previously reported $ 39,552 $ (22,412) $ 17,430
Adjustment on adoption of new foreign currency
translation standard (note 2(c)) - (1,522) (768)
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As restated 39,552 (23,934) 16,662
Premium on common stock purchased
for cancellation (note 12) (13) - -
Net earnings (loss) (7,674) 63,486 (40,596)
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Retained earnings (deficit), end of year $ 31,865 $ 39,552 $ (23,934)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MARSULEX INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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2002 2001 2000
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(Restated - (Restated -
note 2(c)) note 2(c))
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities:
Net earnings (loss) $ (7,674) $ 63,486 $ (40,596)
Items not affecting cash:
Earnings from discontinued operations - (16,644) (3,658)
Depreciation 15,607 15,117 17,631
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 20 59 (871)
Gain on disposal of sulphur removal assets - (64,768) -
Expenses incurred on early retirement of debt 1,185 2,899 -
Write-off of deferred charges - 3,619 -
Loss on disposal of Intertrade Holdings Inc. - - 46,709
Gain on disposal of the parts and services business
and other assets (4,014) - -
Write-off of capitalized project costs 9,508 - -
Foreign exchange loss and amortization of deferred charges 387 2,042 3,283
Amortization of goodwill - 4,802 5,596
Future income taxes (1,155) 6,171 (2,877)
Minority interest 1,595 1,403 1,503
Other non-cash items 235 1,158 (449)
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15,694 19,344 26,271
Increase in non-cash operating working capital (note 7) (5,541) (4,612) (8,168)
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Cash provided by continuing operations 10,153 14,732 18,103
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations - (3,723) 4,101
Financing activities:
Issuance of common stock (note 12) 133 - -
Repurchase of common stock (note 12) (27) - -
Repayment of long-term debt (69,492) (37,723) (10,550)
Decrease in other liabilities - - (1,179)
Cash used in discontinued operations - (380) (282)
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(69,386) (38,103) (12,011)
Investing activities:
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 3,358 128,991 2,838
Additions to property, plant and equipment (40,977) (29,775) (17,182)
Increase in deferred charges - (5,851) (1,567)
Acquisitions (note 5) (16,590) (2,979) (18,500)
Increase in other assets (241) - -
Note from Chemtrade Logistics (note 4(c)) 4,305 (4,305) -
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations - 28,269 (2,361)
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(50,145) 114,350 (36,772)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currency (830) (1,107) 660
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (110,208) 86,149 (25,919)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 118,148 31,999 57,918
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 7,940 $ 118,148 $ 31,999
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Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid $ 13,688 $ 18,029 $ 20,254
Income taxes paid, net of refunds 2,008 3,480 1,703
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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1. Significant accounting policies:
(a) Basis of presentation:
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Marsulex Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries from their
respective dates of acquisition. All intercompany transactions have
been eliminated.
(b) Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of highly liquid investments
having remaining terms of maturity of 90 days or less when acquired.
They are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates
market value.
(c) Inventories:
Inventories are valued at the lower of average cost and net
realizable value.
(d) Property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is
charged on a straight-line basis over the economic useful lives of
the related assets, which range from three to 20 years.
The Company includes, as part of the cost of its plant and equipment,
all financing costs (including interest) incurred prior to the asset
becoming available for operation, providing the resulting capital
cost does not exceed the net recoverable amount of the asset.
(e) Intangible assets:
Intangibles include the estimated value at the date of acquisition of
long-term contractual customer relationships and other intangible
assets. Where customer relationships do not have a history of renewal
they are amortized over the contract terms. Intangibles associated
with other relationships and other intangible assets are amortized
over their expected life which is currently seven years.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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1. Significant accounting policies (continued):
(f) Goodwill:
Goodwill is initially recorded as the excess of the Company's cost
over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired in a
business combination. The amount of goodwill is assigned to the
respective reporting unit. On an annual basis, the Company assesses
the carrying value of goodwill based upon the fair value of the
related reporting unit. If any impairment in the value of the
reporting unit exists, the implied fair value of goodwill allocated
to that reporting unit is determined and compared to the carrying
value of the goodwill. Any impairment that exists following the
assessment is recorded as a charge to the income statement at the
time the impairment occurs as part of earnings from continuing
operations.
Prior to 2002, goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over
its estimated life of up to 40 years. The Company determined whether
permanent impairment had occurred by regularly revaluating the
expected operating cash flows of the respective assets acquired.
(g) Deferred charges:
Deferred charges are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life
of the contract to which they relate (up to 10 years).
(h) Foreign currency translation:
The accounts of the Company's foreign operations are considered to be
self-sustaining and are translated into Canadian dollars using the
current rate method. Assets and liabilities are translated at the
rates in effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expenses
are translated at average exchange rates for the year. Gains or
losses arising from the translation of the financial statements of
self-sustaining foreign operations are deferred in a "Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment" account in shareholders' equity
until there is a realized reduction in the net investment.
Gains and losses on the translation of the U.S. dollar-denominated
Senior Subordinated Notes (note 11) used for the acquisition of the
Company's self-sustaining foreign operations are considered to be a
hedge of the net investment in the self-sustaining operations and are
offset against the exchange gains or losses arising on translation of
the financial statements of the foreign operation and are included in
the Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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1. Significant accounting policies (continued):
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars have been
translated into Canadian dollars at the rate of exchange in effect at the
balance sheet date. All revenue and expenses denominated in U.S. dollars
are translated at average rates in effect during the year. Translation
gains and losses are included in the consolidated statements of
operations (note 2(c)).
(i) Revenue recognition:
Revenue from the sale of by-products and other chemicals is
recognized at the time of shipment. Revenue from contracts for the
supply and installation of air pollution control systems is recorded
as the services are performed, using the percentage-of-completion
method. The effect of changes in total estimated income for each
contract is recognized in the period in which the determination is
made. Losses on contracts are fully recognized when they become
evident.
(j) Environmental obligations:
Liabilities are recorded when environmental claims or remedial
efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.
Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are
expensed or capitalized as appropriate.
(k) Stock-based compensation:
The Company provides compensation to certain employees, officers and
directors in the form of stock options. The Company follows the
settlement method of accounting for such awards. Using this method,
no expense is recognized for stock options as the strike price is set
at the market price on the day the awards are issued. When stock
options are exercised, the proceeds received by the Company are
credited to common shares.
Awards that are settled in cash at the holders option such as the
Director's Deferred Share Units or the Performance Share Units are
accounted for using the intrinsic value method with the value of the
share units at grant date, together with subsequent changes in the
common share price in relation to the share unit price, being
recorded as compensation expense.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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1. Significant accounting policies (continued):
(l) Use of estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenue and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
(m) Comparative figures:
Certain 2001 and 2000 comparative figures have been reclassified to
conform with the financial statement presentation adopted in 2002.
2. Change in accounting policies:
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted the following new
recommendations of the CICA: Handbook Section 3870, "Stock-based
Compensation and Other Stock-based Payments", certain provisions of
Section 1581, "Business Combinations", relating to goodwill and
intangible assets, and Section 3062, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets", and Section 1650, "Foreign Currency Translation". The details
of the accounting policy changes are noted below:
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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2. Change in accounting policies (continued):
(a) Stock compensation:
As permitted by the new standard, the Company continues to follow the
settlement method to account for stock options granted to employees.
Using this method, no expense is recognized for stock options as the
strike price is set at the market price on the day the awards are
issued. When the stock options are exercised, the proceeds received
by the Company are credited to common stock. The new recommendations
are applied prospectively to all stock-based payments to
non-employees, and to employee awards that are direct awards of
stock, call for settlement in cash or other assets, or are stock
appreciation rights that call for settlement by the issuance of
equity instruments, granted on or after January 1, 2002, except
grants outstanding at January 1, 2002 that call for settlement in
cash or other assets or stock appreciation rights that call for
settlement in equity instruments which are accounted for using the
fair value method. The new standard also requires the disclosure of
the pro-forma effect of recognizing the cost of its stock-based
compensation based on the estimated fair value of stock options
granted subsequent to January 1, 2002 (note 13(b)).
(b) Business combinations and goodwill and other intangible assets:
Effective July 2001, generally accepted accounting standards require
that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business
combinations and specifies criteria that intangible assets acquired
in a business combination must meet to be recognized and reported
separately from goodwill. The Company did not have any intangible
assets which would be classified separately from goodwill. Further,
effective January 1, 2002 generally accepted accounting standards
require that goodwill no longer be amortized, but instead be tested
for impairment at least annually by comparing carrying value of the
reporting unit to the respective fair value in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3062. The standard was implemented
prospectively and as a result, the amortization of goodwill ceased.
A review of business combinations prior to July 1, 2001 was performed
by the Company with no changes required to the book values of
goodwill and no previously unrecognized intangible assets were
recorded. The Company has also performed the initial and annual
impairment tests for goodwill and has determined that there is no
impairment of the book value of goodwill. Had this new standard been
applied during the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the impact
of no longer amortizing goodwill would have increased net earnings by
$3,555,000 (11.3 cents basic and 11.2 cents diluted earnings per
share) and $3,986,000 (12.7 cents basic and diluted earnings per
share), respectively.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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2. Change in accounting policies (continued):
(c) Foreign currency translation:
Effective January 1, 2002, generally accepted accounting standards
were amended to eliminate the deferral and amortization of foreign
currency translation differences resulting from the translation of
long-term monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies. All such translation differences that the Company
previously deferred and amortized are now charged directly to
earnings. The prior year's financial statements have been restated
retroactively to adopt this new standard resulting in net earnings
for 2001 increasing $1,522,000 (4.8 cents basic and diluted earnings
per share) and net earnings for 2000 decreasing $754,000 (2.4 cents
basic and diluted earnings per share). The balance of retained
earnings at January 1, 2000 has been decreased by $768,000 to reflect
the cumulative effect of the change on periods prior to that date and
other assets decreased by $1,522,000.
3. Unusual items:
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2002 2001 2000
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Gain on disposal of sulphur removal
assets (note 4(a)) $ - $ (64,768) $ -
Gain on disposal of the parts and
services business and other
assets (note 6(a)) (4,014) - -
Expenses incurred on early retirement
of debt (note 11) 1,252 5,593 -
Write-off of deferred charges - 3,619 -
Write-off of capitalized project
costs (note 9(b)) 9,508 - -
Loss on disposal of Intertrade
Holdings Inc. (note 6(b)) - - 46,709
Other 741 - -
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$ 7,487 $ (55,556) $ 46,709
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4. Sale of sulphur removal assets and BCT Chemtrade Corporation:
On July 18, 2001, the Company completed the sale of its sulphur removal
services assets in eastern North America and of BCT Chemtrade Corporation
("BCT"), a subsidiary of the Company, to Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
for gross cash proceeds before costs of disposition of $167,169,000 (the
"Transaction") or $156,589,000 net of costs of disposition, comprised of
$128,142,000 for the sale of the sulphur removal assets and $28,447,000
for the sale of BCT.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Sale of sulphur removal assets and BCT Chemtrade Corporation (continued):
(a) The sale of the sulphur removal services assets in eastern North
America resulted in the following gain:
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Proceeds of disposition, net of costs $ 128,142
Net book value and costs of sale (63,374)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gain on sale, before income taxes 64,768
Income taxes (9,921)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gain on sale, net of tax $ 54,847
===============================================================================
(b) The operations of BCT comprised one operating segment. Accordingly,
for reporting purposes, the gain on the sale and the results of
operations and cash flows of this business to the date of sale, are
presented and disclosed as discontinued operations and resulted in
restatement of the prior year's results. Additional information
related to the discontinued operations is as follows:
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Period ended Year ended
July 17, December 31,
2001 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue $ 48,221 $ 75,237
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes $ 2,379 $ 5,304
Income taxes (476) (1,061)
Minority interest (387) (585)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings from discontinued operations 1,516 3,658
Gain on sale 15,863 -
Income taxes (735) -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net gain on disposal 15,128 -
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings from discontinued operations $ 16,644 $ 3,658
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Sale of sulphur removal assets and BCT Chemtrade Corporation (continued):
===============================================================================
Period ended Year ended
July 17, December 31,
2001 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities $ (3,723) $ 4,101
Financing activities (380) (282)
Investing activities 28,269 (2,361)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
from discontinued operations $ 24,166 $ 1,458
===============================================================================
(c) As part of the Transaction, Chemtrade Logistics Inc. owed the Company
$4,000,000 relating to the finalization of working capital of which
$1,300,000 was collected during the second quarter of 2002 and the
remainder which will be collected over the next three years, is
recorded in other assets. A note in the amount of $4,305,000 pursuant
to an escrow agreement was collected in January 2002.
5. Acquisitions:
(a) On December 30, 2002, the Company acquired the remaining 35% of the
outstanding common shares of Sulconam Inc. for an aggregate cash
purchase price of $16,590,000.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and the final purchase price allocation, including the
acquisition costs, is summarized as follows:
======================================================================
Property, plant and equipment $ 7,313
Intangibles assets, contractual customer relationship 3,501
Future tax liability (2,047)
Minority interest 7,823
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$ 16,590
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Acquisitions (continued):
(b) On July 17, 2001, the Company purchased the shares of Harrowston
Investments Limited from its major shareholder, Harrowston Inc., for
$2,979,000. The principal assets of Harrowston Investments Limited is
comprised of future income tax assets. Harrowston Investments Limited
was merged with the Company.
(c) On December 29, 2000, the Company acquired the assets of a chemical
division of a third party. The purchase price, including related fees
and expenses, was $18,500,000 financed by the Company entirely
through cash. The results of operations have been consolidated from
the date of acquisition.
The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and the final purchase price allocation, including
acquisition costs, was as follows:
======================================================================
Current assets $ 2,412
Current liabilities (1,360)
Property, plant and equipment 12,507
Goodwill 4,941
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Total purchase price $ 18,500
======================================================================
The goodwill of $4,941,000 generated as a result of the acquisition,
represents the excess of purchase price consideration over the
estimated fair value of net assets acquired, and prior to 2002, and
was amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life
of 20 years.
6. Disposals:
(a) On January 31, 2002, the Company completed the sale of its parts and
service business and other assets for gross proceeds of $6,545,000,
of which $3,358,000 was received in cash.
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Proceeds of disposition $ 6,545
Net book value of assets disposed and costs of sale 2,531
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gain on sale, before income taxes 4,014
Income taxes 402
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gain on sale, net of income taxes $ 3,612
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Disposals (continued):
(b) On December 31, 2000, the Company disposed of its investment in
Intertrade Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IT Holding
Inc. Intertrade Holdings Inc.'s Copperhill facility manufactured
sulphur dioxide and sulphuric acid. This was one of a number of
similar North American facilities that produce sulphuric acid for
industrial applications.
The disposition of the investment in Intertrade Holdings Inc. resulted
in the following loss for the Company:
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Property, plant and equipment, net book value $ 20,912
Goodwill, net book value 17,403
Other assets 8,394
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46,709
Reversal of future tax liability (4,087)
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Net loss $ 42,622
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7. Change in non-cash operating working capital:
====================================================================================================
2002 2001 2000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accounts receivable $ 6,718 $ 3,426 $ (1,378)
Inventories 1,329 3,829 4
Prepaid expenses and other assets (171) 2,670 (2,018)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (13,038) (14,416) (3,450)
Income taxes payable (615) 487 (1,576)
Future tax asset 236 (608) 250
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ (5,541) $ (4,612) $ (8,168)
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8. Inventories:
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2002 2001
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Raw materials and work in process $ 352 $ 1,287
Finished goods 1,047 1,307
Operating supplies 489 623
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 1,888 $ 3,217
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Property, plant and equipment:
(a) Details of property, plant and equipment:
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2002 2001
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Accumulated Net book Net book
Cost depreciation value value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land $ 1,499 $ - $ 1,499 $ 1,499
Plant and equipment 193,779 88,188 105,591 78,610
Facilities and equipment
under construction 27,334 - 27,334 31,764
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 222,612 $ 88,188 $ 134,424 $ 111,873
======================================================================================================
During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company capitalized
$1,935,000 (2001 - $1,065,000; 2000 - $191,000) of financing costs as
part of the cost of assets under construction.
(b) Write-off of capitalized project costs:
Due to significant changes in the financial markets, the Company and
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state owned electric and water
utility mutually agreed not to proceed at this time with the
previously announced project for Marsulex to build and own a flue gas
desulphurization system utilizing Marsulex's patented ammonium
sulphate scrubber technology at Santee Cooper's Winyah Power
Generating Station. This resulted in a write-off of capitalized
project costs of $9,508,000.
10. Goodwill and intangible assets:
==============================================================================
2002 2001
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goodwill, at cost $ 78,461 $ 79,241
Less accumulated amortization 20,131 20,342
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58,330 58,899
Intangible assets, contractual customer
relationships (note 5(a)) 3,501 -
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Goodwill and intangible assets $ 61,831 $ 58,899
==============================================================================
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Goodwill and intangible assets (continued):
====================================================================================================
2002 2001 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amortization of goodwill $ - $ 4,802 $ 5,596
Current income taxes - (634) (994)
Future income taxes - (613) (616)
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Amortization of goodwill,
net of income taxes $ - $ 3,555 $ 3,986
====================================================================================================
11. Long-term debt:
====================================================================================================
2002 2001
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senior Subordinated Notes - 9-5/8% U.S. $60,766,000
(2001 - U.S $105,000,000), maturing 2008 $ 95,943 $ 167,539
Less current portion - 41,885
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$ 95,943 $ 125,654
====================================================================================================
Long-term debt denominated in U.S. dollars has been translated to
Canadian dollars at rates in effect at the balance sheet date.
Amounts due for repayment, stated in U.S. dollars, are as follows:
====================================================================================================
2008 $ 60,766
====================================================================================================
The Senior Subordinated Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company
at any time after July 1, 2003, at specified redemption premiums. The
Senior Subordinated Notes require the Company to offer to repurchase the
notes equal to 101% of the principal amount upon a change of control. A
change of control as defined in the indenture has not occurred.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Long-term debt (continued):
As a result of the Transaction on July 18, 2001, the Company was
obligated to make an offer within 380 days to purchase a portion of the
Senior Subordinated Notes. Under the terms of the indenture agreement,
the total amount offered was limited to the net cash proceeds of the
Transaction reduced by the repayment of the Senior Notes and funds
committed and applied on capital projects in the next 360 days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to
purchase more than 25% of the original principal amount of $41,885,000
(U.S. $26,250,000) prior to the fifth anniversary, June 30, 2003 and,
accordingly, this amount was recorded as the current portion of long-term
debt in 2001.
On August 20, 2002, the Company completed the offer to purchase its
Senior Subordinated Notes in the amount of $69,492,000 (U.S. $44,234,000)
principal at par plus accrued interest of $929,000 (U.S. $591,000). As
part of the purchase, the Company incurred expenses of $1,252,000
comprised of the write-off of deferred debt issuance costs of $1,185,000
and expenses incurred on the transaction of $67,000.
On July 18, 2001, the Company fully retired its outstanding 10.21% Senior
Notes and cancelled its U.S. $50,000,000 operating credit facility at an
expense of $5,593,000. These expenses included the write-off of deferred
debt issuance costs and foreign exchange costs of $2,899,000 and a
make-whole payment of $2,694,000.
12. Capital stock:
=============================================================================================
2002 2001
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized:
Unlimited preference shares, no par value
Unlimited convertible shares, non-voting, no par value
Unlimited common shares, no par value
Issued and fully paid:
4,720,182 convertible shares (2001 - 4,720,182) $ 7,864 $ 7,864
26,833,550 common shares (2001 - 26,781,050) 49,761 49,641
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$ 57,625 $ 57,505
=============================================================================================
The non-voting convertible shares are convertible into common shares on a
one-for-one basis and the common shares are convertible into non-voting
convertible shares on a one-for-one basis at any time. The non-voting
convertible shares are entitled to receive the same dividend as the
common shares and participate equally with the common shares in any
distribution of assets of the Company. On July 16, 2001, 1,305,889 common
shares were converted into 1,305,889 non-voting shares.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Capital stock (continued):
On January 29, 2002, the Company announced its intention to make a Normal
Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) pursuant to which the Company was entitled to
purchase 1,339,053 of its common shares issued and outstanding. The NCIB
commenced on February 1, 2002 and terminated on January 31, 2003. The
purchases were made for cancellation at the market price of such shares
at the time of acquisition. During 2002, the Company acquired 7,500
shares for cancellation for total cash proceeds of $27,000.
On April 11, 2002, the Company issued 60,000 common shares for cash
proceeds of $133,800 upon the exercise of stock options.
Stock option plan:
Under the terms of the Company's stock option plan, 4,095,160 common
shares have been reserved for issuance to holders of options granted.
Options held by any participant in the option plan (whether or not such
options were issued pursuant to the option plan or otherwise) may not
exceed 5% of the common shares outstanding from time to time. Options
granted vest in equal annual amounts on each of the first three
anniversary dates of the grant and are exercisable for 10 years from the
date of grant.
Details of the changes in options outstanding are as follows:
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Weighted
average
Number of exercise
options price
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding, December 31, 2000 1,867,332 $ 4.52
Granted 1,049,250 2.33
Forfeited (180,082) 4.48
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Outstanding, December 31, 2001 2,736,500 3.68
Granted 249,250 3.95
Forfeited (251,300) 3.70
Exercised (60,000) 2.23
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Outstanding, December 31, 2002 2,674,450 3.74
===========================================================================
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Capital stock (continued):
The following table summarizes information about stock options
outstanding at December 31, 2002:
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Options outstanding Options exercisable
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Weighted
Number average Weighted Number Weighted
Range of outstanding, remaining average exercisable, average
exercise December 31, contractual exercise December 31, exercise
price 2002 life price 2002 price
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$2.23 - $2.90 850,416 8.23 years $ 2.24 316,246 $ 2.23
$3.40 - $4.65 1,626,034 6.69 years 3.05 1,205,706 2.82
$8.80 198,000 5.39 years 8.80 198,000 8.80
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2,674,450 1,719,952
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Directors' Deferred Share Unit Plan:
Effective March 1, 2002, the Company granted directors' Deferred Share
Units whereby directors of the Company may elect to have a portion or all
of their remuneration paid in Directors' Share Units ("DSU's"). The
number of DSU's issued is calculated by dividing the director's
remuneration by the fair market value of the Company's common shares on
the grant date. This amount and subsequent changes in the common share
price in relation to the DSU's issue price is recorded as compensation
expense and included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Performance Share Unit Plan:
On March 1, 2002, the Company established a Performance Share Unit Plan
("PSU's") for certain employees and key persons as part of their
incentive package. The number of PSU's granted is established by the
Board of Directors each year and can be settled in shares or upon
election have the PSU's converted to DSU's at the end of the grant
period. Compensation expense has been recorded in the selling, general
and administrative expenses based on the fair value of the Company's
shares on the date of grant. This amount and subsequent changes in the
common share price in relation to the PSU's issue price are recorded as
compensation expense and included in selling, general and administrative
expense. During the current year, the Company recorded an expense in the
amount of $229,000 (2001 - nil).
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Earnings (loss) per share:
(a) The following table sets forth the computation of diluted earnings
(loss) per share:
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2002 2001 2000
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Numerator:
Earnings (loss) available to
common shareholders $ (7,674) $ 63,486 $ (39,842)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Denominator (shares in thousands):
Weighted average shares
outstanding 31,543 31,501 31,501
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options - 240 -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adjusted weighted average shares and
assumed conversions 31,543 31,741 31,501
=========================================================================================
In 2002, all stock options were anti-dilutive.
(b) Pro-forma impact of the stock compensation
The Company's results would have been as follows had it elected
to recognize the cost of its stock-based compensation based on
the estimated fair value of stock options granted subsequent to
January 1, 2002:
================================================================================
Loss for the year, as reported $ (7,674)
Adjustment for stock options (232)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pro forma loss for the year $ (7,906)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pro forma basic loss per share $ (0.25)
Pro forma diluted loss per share (0.25)
================================================================================
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Earnings (loss) per share (continued):
The fair value of each stock option granted in 2002 is estimated on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the
following assumptions:
===========================================================================
Weighted-average exercise price $ 3.95
Weighted-average fair value of options granted
during the year 2.13
Expected life of options (years) 10
Expected stock price volatility 30%
Expected dividend yield 0%
Risk-free interest rate 5.6%
===========================================================================
14. Commitments and contingencies:
(a) Operating leases:
Under the terms of operating leases, the Company is committed to
rental payments as follows:
========================================================================
2003 $ 3,848
2004 2,842
2005 1,901
2006 1,089
2007 728
Thereafter 266
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$ 10,674
========================================================================
(b) Purchase agreements:
Substantially all of the Company's service contracts with customers
have a minimum fixed duration and provide for the guaranteed removal
of contracted by-products, which are produced in the customer's
manufacturing process.
The Company also has a fixed price commitment to purchase equipment
and services relating to the construction of its Syncrude facility
totalling $30,900,000. To the end of December 31, 2002, $10,400,000
has been spent and recorded as part of facilities under construction
in property, plant and equipment.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Commitments and contingencies (continued):
(c) Environmental cleanup costs:
The Company's operations are subject to numerous laws, regulations
and guidelines relating to air emissions, water discharges, solid and
hazardous wastes, transportation and handling of hazardous substances
and employee health and safety in Canada and the United States where
it operates. These environmental regulations are continually changing
and generally becoming more restrictive. The Company has purchased a
number of sites as a result of the acquisitions of certain businesses
and has retained environmental obligations as a result of disposition
of certain businesses and properties. Subject to certain limitations,
the Company will be indemnified by the vendors for any remediation
costs or environmental actions that may arise as a result of
conditions existing at the time of acquisition. Environmental
assessments were conducted prior to the purchase of the sites as a
basis to, among other things, evaluate indemnity protections and,
where applicable, to verify the appropriateness of existing accruals
and estimates for remediation costs. In recent years, the Company
engaged third party consultants to review the environmental status of
the Company's sites. Accruals have been made in specific instances
where it is probable that liabilities will be incurred and where such
liabilities can be reasonably estimated. Such estimates are, however,
subject to change based on negotiation with regulatory authorities,
changes in laws and regulations and as new information becomes
available. Although it is possible that liabilities may arise in
other instances for which no accruals have been made, the Company
does not believe that such an outcome will significantly impact its
operations or have a material adverse effect on its financial
position.
As part of the transaction, the Company has indemnified Chemtrade
Logistics Inc. for Notices and Finding of Violation relating to a
facility.
(d) Other claims:
The Company is involved in certain claims arising out of the ordinary
course and conduct of its business which, in the opinion of
management, will not have a material impact upon the financial
position of the Company.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Income taxes:
The income tax rate varied from the basic federal and provincial income
tax rate as follows:
=============================================================================================================
2002 2001 2000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutory federal and provincial income tax rate
applied to income 38.6 % 41.3 % 43.9 %
Income taxed at different rates in foreign jurisdictions 9.2 % (2.0)% 4.2 %
Federal Large Corporations Tax and minimum tax (6.2)% 2.2 % (0.5)%
Effect of lower manufacturing and processing
tax rate of subsidiaries 3.1 % (0.6)% 1.5 %
Valuation allowance on future tax assets (115.0)% 3.7 % (48.1)%
Losses, reduction in taxes arising from the
recognition of previously unrecognized tax losses 67.8 % (10.7)% -
Impact of reduction in substantively enacted
future tax rates - (0.2)% 4.9 %
Amounts not deductible for income tax purposes,
other (31.8)% 1.3 % (2.0)%
Non-taxable portion of capital gains and goodwill - (19.2)% -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Combined effective income tax rate, after disposals (34.3)% 15.8 % 3.9 %
=============================================================================================================
Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2000 includes a credit
of $1,950,000 relating to the cumulative effect on the Company's future
income tax liability of the proposed reduction in the federal income tax
rate from 28% to 21% (2001 - 1%; 2002, 2003 and 2004 - 2% each), and the
proposed reduction in the capital gains inclusion rate from
three-quarters to one-half for all capital gains realized after October
18, 2000, included in the Notice of Ways and Means tabled on December 21,
2000.
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
portions of the future tax assets and future tax liabilities at December
31, 2002 and 2001 are presented below:
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Income taxes (continued):
==========================================================================
2002 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Future tax assets:
Loss carryforwards (operating and capital) $ 53,087 $ 60,122
Accrued and other liabilities 5,527 6,218
Deferred charges 3,735 -
Other 322 961
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total gross future tax assets 62,671 67,301
Less valuation allowance 57,925 61,976
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net future tax assets 4,746 5,325
Future tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment (13,562) (14,227)
Goodwill (8,188) (8,066)
Deferred charges (573) (373)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total gross future tax liabilities (22,323) (22,666)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net future tax liability $ (17,577) $ (17,341)
==========================================================================
Net future tax liability is presented on the balance sheet as follows:
==========================================================================
2002 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Future tax assets $ 267 $ 1,171
Future tax liabilities (17,844) (18,512)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ (17,577) $ (17,341)
==========================================================================
As at December 31, 2002, the Company has unused tax losses, corporate
minimum tax carryforwards and deductible temporary differences for which
no future income tax assets (net of valuation allowance) has been
recognized. The carryforward amounts are as follows:
==========================================================================
2002 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating loss $ 142,010 $ 155,795
Capital loss 4,667 -
Corporate minimum tax credit 987 1,592
Deductible temporary differences for which
no future tax assets have been recognized 12,659 4,593
==========================================================================
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Income taxes (continued):
Non-capital loss carryforwards by year of expiry are as follows:
==========================================================================
2002 2001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2004 $ - $ 8,653
2005 9,192 26
2006 7 6
2007 - -
Thereafter 132,811 147,110
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$ 142,010 $ 155,795
==========================================================================
16. Related party transactions:
The Company has entered into a management services contract with its
major shareholder for the supply of management and financial services.
During 2002, the Company incurred fees of $350,000 (2001 - $466,000; 2000
- $545,000) under the terms of the contract.
17. Business segments:
The Company's activities are divided into four reportable segments. The
three operating segments are: Refinery Services, Power Generation and
Western Markets. The fourth non-operating segment is Corporate, which
provides centralized services such as project execution support, finance,
information systems, human resources and risk management to the preceding
operating segments.
Refinery Services provide outsourced compliance solutions to major oil
refinery customers in the United States and Canada, primarily extraction
and recovery of sulphur from hydrogen sulphide gas created during the
refining process, S02 recovery to ensure air quality compliance and
regeneration of spent sulphuric acid produced during octane enhancement
of gasoline.
Western Markets upgrades sulphur-based by-products produced as part of
air quality compliance activities.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. Business segments (continued):
Power Generation provides outsourced environmental services, primarily
air quality compliance, to customers in the power generation industry.
The segment also provides services to the cement industry through the
patented CP-Gyp process.
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Refinery Western Power
2002 Services Markets Generation Corporate Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue from external
customers $ 69,363 $ 53,953 $ 14,975 $ - $ 138,291
==================================================================================================================
Earnings (loss) before the
undernoted $ 21,627 $ 18,263 $ (2,000) $ (9,747) $ 28,143
Depreciation, including loss
on disposal 12,951 1,300 1,149 227 15,627
Unusual items- - - 7,487 7,487
Amortization of deferred
charges - - - 387 387
Interest income - - - (1,942) (1,942)
Interest expense - - - 11,112 11,112
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income
taxes, minority interest and
amortization of goodwill $ 8,676 $ 16,963 $ (3,149) $ (27,018) $ (4,528)
==================================================================================================================
Total assets before goodwill
and intangible assets $ 131,595 $ 22,378 $ 9,609 $ 13,608 $ 177,190
Goodwill and intangible
assets 49,441 4,468 7,922 - 61,831
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Total assets of continuing
operations $ 181,036 $ 26,846 $ 17,531 $ 13,608 $ 239,021
==================================================================================================================
Capital expenditures of
continuing operations $ 35,924 $ 448 $ 4,408 $ 197 $ 40,977
==================================================================================================================
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. Business segments (continued):
==================================================================================================================
Refinery Western Power
2001 Services Markets Generation Corporate Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue from external
customers $ 69,486 $ 116,005 $ 51,223 $ - $ 236,714
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Earnings (loss) before the
undernoted $ 22,560 $ 29,320 $ (1,394) $ (10,870) $ 39,616
Depreciation, including loss
on disposal 9,962 4,110 691 413 15,176
Unusual items- - - (55,556) (55,556)
Foreign exchange loss - - - 968 968
Amortization of deferred
charges - - - 1,074 1,074
Interest income - - - (3,141) (3,141)
Interest expense - - - 17,020 17,020
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income
taxes, minority interest and
amortization of goodwill $ 12,598 $ 25,210 $ (2,085) $ 28,352 $ 64,075
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Total assets before goodwill $ 104,995 $ 24,215 $ 19,006 $ 136,177 $ 284,393
Goodwill, net of amortization 46,425 4,468 8,006 - 58,899
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Total assets of continuing
operations $ 151,420 $ 28,683 $ 27,012 $ 136,177 $ 343,292
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Capital expenditures of
continuing operations $ 23,390 $ 757 $ 5,435 $ 193 $ 29,775
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(1) Includes the sulphur removal services in eastern North America until July 18, 2001
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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17. Business segments (continued):
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Refinery Western Power
2000 Services Markets Generation Corporate Total
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Revenue from external
customers $ 57,572 $ 202,365 $ 51,554 $ - $ 311,491
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Earnings (loss) before the
undernoted $ 21,708 $ 36,907 $ (2,278) $ (12,812) $ 43,525
Depreciation, including gain
on disposal 11,187 4,582 402 589 16,760
Unusual items- - - 46,709 46,709
Foreign exchange loss - - - 1,841 1,841
Amortization of deferred charges - - - 1,442 1,442
Interest income - - - (3,509) (3,509)
Interest expense - - - 20,079 20,079
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income
taxes, minority interest and
amortization of goodwill $ 10,521 $ 32,325 $ (2,680) $ (79,963) $ (39,797)
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Total assets before goodwill $ 98,363 $ 69,716 $ 12,749 $ 35,242 $ 216,070
Goodwill, net of amortization 46,076 19,081 8,836 - 73,993
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Total assets of continuing
operations $ 144,439 $ 88,797 $ 21,585 $ 35,242 $ 290,063
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Capital expenditures of
continuing operations $ 10,828 $ 1,689 $ 4,418 $ 247 $ 17,182
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(1) Includes the sulphur removal services in eastern North America for a full year in 2000.
Geographic segments:
The Company operates primarily in Canada and the United States with sales
outside North America denomination in U.S. dollars. Revenue is attributed
to customers based on location of customer.
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Property, plant and equipment,
Revenue goodwill and intangible assets
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2002 2001 2000 2002 2001 2000(1)
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Canada $ 82,092 $ 106,880 $ 104,788 $ 62,116 $ 32,778 $ 56,309
United States 53,209 126,995 201,716 134,139 137,994 139,459
Other 2,990 2,839 4,987 - - -
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$ 138,291 $ 236,714 $ 311,491 $ 196,255 $ 170,772 $ 195,768
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(1) Excludes property, plant and equipment and goodwill of discontinued operations of $13,565 for 2000.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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17. Business segments (continued):
In 2002, services provided to and products handled from the Company's
major customer accounted for 15.0% (2001 - 14.7%; 2000 - 17.5%) of the
Company's total revenue.
18. Fair values of financial instruments:
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and
accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying
values because of the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.
The fair value of the publicly traded Senior Subordinated Notes is based
on quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt
(including the current portion) is estimated at $95,943,000 at December
31, 2002 (2001 - $164,200,000). The due from Chemtrade approximates fair
market value.
19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States:
The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as
applied in Canada. In the following respects, GAAP as applied in the
United States differs from that applied in Canada.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
If United States GAAP were employed, the net earnings for the years would
be adjusted as follows:
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2002 2001 2000
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Net earnings (loss) based on
Canadian GAAP $ (7,674) $ 63,486 $ (40,596)
Impact on net earnings (loss) of
United States GAAP adjustments:
Debt financing (a) 112 31 31
Deferred costs (b) - (1,308) (1,624)
Effect of substantively enacted
income tax rates (c) - 1,950 (1,950)
Foreign currency translation loss (d) 1,015 (10,018) -
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Net earnings (loss) based on
United States GAAP $ (6,547) $ 54,141 $ (44,139)
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Net earnings (loss) based on United States GAAP is comprised of the
following:
Earnings from continuing operations $ (6,547) $ 37,497 $ (47,797)
Earnings from discontinued operations,
net of income tax - 16,644 3,658
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Net earnings (loss) $ (6,547) $ 54,141 $ (44,139)
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Per share amounts based on United States GAAP:
Continuing operations before
extraordinary items - basic $ (0.21) $ 1.07 $ (1.52)
Continuing operations before
extraordinary items - diluted (0.21) 1.06 (1.52)
Discontinued operations - basic - 0.53 0.12
Discontinued operations - diluted - 0.53 0.12
Net earnings - basic (0.21) 1.72 (1.40)
Net earnings - diluted (0.21) 1.71 (1.40)
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
The impact of the United States GAAP differences discussed above on the
Company's consolidated statements of retained earnings is as follows:
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2002 2001 2000
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Retained earnings (deficit) based on
Canadian GAAP $ 31,865 $ 39,552 $ (23,934)
Impact on retained earnings of the above
United States GAAP adjustments (13,053) (14,180) (4,835)
Share issue costs (f) 2,257 2,257 2,257
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Retained earnings (deficit) based on
United States GAAP $ 21,069 $ 27,629 $ (26,512)
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(a) Debt financing:
In 1998, in conjunction with the acquisition of Intertrade Holdings
Inc. and Chemtrade, a major bank provided the Company with
approximately U.S. $57 million bridge financing, which was repaid on
June 30, 1998 from the proceeds of the Senior Subordinated Notes. The
Company paid U.S. $220,000 (Cdn. $316,000) in connection with this
debt. This amount was deferred and amortized over the term of Senior
Subordinated Notes. Under United States GAAP, this amount would be
deferred and amortized over the term of the bridge financing
facility. Since the bridge financing facility extended from May 1998
to June 1998, the U.S. $220,000 would be expensed in 1998 under
United States GAAP. There is no net tax impact from this
Canadian-United States GAAP difference as the movement in the current
and deferred taxes offsets each other.
(b) Deferred costs:
Under United States GAAP, certain costs deferred under Canadian GAAP
prior to a legally binding contract being entered into must be
expensed. There was no tax impact recorded relating to this
Canadian-United States GAAP difference as this GAAP difference
resulted in a deferred tax asset, which is more likely than not to be
realized and, accordingly, a valuation allowance equal to the tax
asset was established.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
(c) Income taxes:
United States Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109
("Statement 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes", has been adopted by
the Company for United States reporting purposes. Under the asset and
liability method of Statement 109, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. The same methodology applies under Canadian GAAP; however, the
terminology uses the word "future" in the place of "deferred".
Deferred tax assets and liabilities under Statement 109 are measured
using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. Under Canadian GAAP, the future tax assets and
liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the year in which those
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under
Statement 109 and Canadian GAAP, the effect on deferred/future tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
income in the period in which the change occurs.
(d) Foreign currency translation loss:
Under Canadian GAAP, gains and losses on the translation of U.S.
dollar denominated Senior Subordinated Notes are considered to be a
hedge of the net investment in self-sustaining operations as
described in note 1(f). Under United States GAAP, hedge accounting
has not been applied subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments as Hedge Activities",
effective January 1, 2001. Accordingly, under United States GAAP net
earnings would be adjusted for the gain or loss on the translation of
U.S. dollar denominated debt.
(e) Extraordinary item, net of income tax recovery:
Under United States GAAP, expenses incurred on early retirement of
debt in 2001 would be classified as an extraordinary item, net of
related income taxes. However, the Company has early adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 145 ("SFAS 145") which rescinded SFAS No. 4,
"Reporting Gains and Losses for Extinguishment of Debt" (SFAS 4"),
which had required that gains and losses from extinguishment of debt
be classified as an extraordinary item for United States GAAP
purposes. This results in Canadian and United States GAAP being
similar for this item and accordingly, this United States-Canadian
GAAP difference has been eliminated, and prior periods have been
restated.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
(f) Share issue costs:
Under United States GAAP, share issue costs, net of deferred income
taxes, would be shown as a reduction of capital stock and not as a
reduction of retained earnings as permitted by Canadian GAAP.
(g) Goodwill presentation:
Prior to 2002, the Company had presented goodwill amortization net of
related income taxes as a deduction from earnings after income taxes
and minority interest and has presented earnings per share before
goodwill amortization. The presentation would not be permitted under
United States GAAP.
Accordingly, amortization of goodwill would be a deduction from
earnings before income taxes and minority interest for United States
GAAP purposes and the provision for income taxes would be adjusted:
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2001 2000
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
and minority interest, adjusted to
deduct goodwill amortization $ 59,273 $ (45,393)
Provision for (recovery of) income
taxes adjusted for impact of
goodwill amortization:
Current 4,857 235
Future 6,171 (2,877)
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(h) Consolidated balance sheets:
The cumulative effect of the application of United States GAAP, noted
in (a) to (g) above on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company
as at December 31, 2002 would be to decrease deferred charges and
other assets by $4,091,000 (2001 - $4,203,000); decrease deferred
income tax liability by $41,000 (2001 - $41,000) and decrease
shareholders' equity by $4,050,000 (2001 - $4,162,000).
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
(i) Comprehensive income:
The Company's comprehensive income, as determined under SFAS No. 130,
would differ from net earnings as shown above:
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2002 2001 2000
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Net earnings (loss) based on United
States GAAP $ (6,547) $ 54,141 $ (44,139)
Other comprehensive income:
Change in foreign currency
translation adjustment 2,467 (8,261) (896)
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Comprehensive income (loss) based
on United States GAAP $ (4,080) $ 45,880 $ (45,035)
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(j) Permitted disclosures:
Under United States GAAP, the subtotal of "operating activities" on
the consolidated statement of cash flows prior to increase in
non-cash working capital, is not a permitted disclosure.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
(k) Other recent accounting pronouncements:
In June 2001, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations"
("SFAS 143"), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS 143 requires
the Company to record the fair value of an asset retirement
obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal
obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development
and/or normal use of the assets. The fair value of the liability is
added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this
additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset.
Subsequent to the initial measurement of the asset retirement
obligation, the obligation will be adjusted at the end of each period
to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future
cash flows underlying the obligation. If the obligation is settled
for other than the carrying amount of the liability, the Company will
recognize a gain or loss on settlement. The Company is required and
plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS 143 for the quarter ending
March 31, 2003. To accomplish this, the Company must identify all
legal obligations for asset retirement obligations, if any, and
determine the fair value of these obligations on the date of
adoption. The determination of fair value is complex and will require
the Company to gather market information and develop cash flow
models. Additionally, the Company will be required to develop
processes to track and monitor these obligations. Because of the
effort necessary to comply with the adoption of SFAS 143, it is not
practicable for management to estimate the impact of adopting SFAS
143 at the present date.
In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" ("SFAS 146"), which is
effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after
December 31, 2002. SFAS 146 requires that a liability be recognized
for exit or disposal costs only when the liability is incurred, as
defined in the FASB's conceptual framework rather than when a company
commits to an exit plan, and that the liability be initially measured
at fair value. The Company will apply this standard to exit or
disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002.
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MARSULEX INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
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19. Generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and the United States
(continued):
(k) Other recent accounting pronouncements (continued):
In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others" ("FIN 45") which
requires certain disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim
and annual financial statements for periods ending after December 15,
2002 about its obligations under guarantees. FIN 45 also requires the
recognition of a liability by a guarantor at the inception of certain
guarantees entered into or modified after December 31, 2002. FIN 45
requires the guarantor to recognize a liability for the
non-contingent component of certain guarantees, that is, it requires
the recognition of a liability for the obligation to stand ready to
perform in the event that specified triggering events or conditions
occur. The initial measurement of this liability is the fair value of
the guarantee at inception. The Company does not believe it has any
guarantees as defined by FIN 45.
In April 2002, FASB issued SFAS 145 which rescinded SFAS 4 which had
required that gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be
classified as an extraordinary item. The new presentation
requirements must be adopted for fiscal years beginning after May 15,
2002, with early application encouraged. The Company adopted the
requirements of SFAS 145 for U.S. GAAP purposes in fiscal 2002 and
has described the impact of in note 19(e).
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46,
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46"). Its
consolidation provisions are applicable for all newly created
entities created after January 31, 2003, and is applicable to
existing entities as of the beginning of the first interim or annual
reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. With respect to
entities that do not qualify to be assessed for consolidation based
on voting interests, FIN 46 generally requires a company that has
variable interests that will absorb a majority of the variable
interest entity's expected losses if they occur, receive a majority
of the entity's expected residual returns if they occur, or both, to
consolidate that variable interest entity. For periods prior to FIN
46's effective date, certain disclosures will be required if it is
reasonably possible that the Company will have a significant variable
interest in or be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest
entity when FIN 46 guidance is effective. The Company does not have
any variable interest entities as defined by FIN 46.
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