UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A Amendment No. 2 to [X] Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended January 3, 1997 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 0-18655 THE FAILURE GROUP, INC. ----------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 77-0218904 -------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer identification no.) incorporation or organization) 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025 - ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 326-9400 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value ----------------------------- (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No - -- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based on the closing sale price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market February 28, 1997, was approximately $15,755,311. For purposes of this determination, shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. The number of shares of the issuer's Common Stock outstanding as of February 28, 1997 was 6,805,837. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (1) Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for its fiscal year ended January 3, 1997, are incorporated by reference in Parts II and IV of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. 1 EXPLANATORY NOTE This Annual Report on ("Form 10-K/A") is being filed as Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 1997 ("Form 10-K") and Amendment No. 1 ("Form 10-K/A") filed May 5, 1997 for the purpose of amending the Independent Auditors' Report on Schedule and Exhibit 23.1, Independent Auditors' Consent. Independent Auditors' Report on Schedule ---------------------------------------- The Board of Directors and Stockholders The Failure Group, Inc.: Under date of January 30, 1997, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of The Failure Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January 3, 1997 and December 29, 1995, and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 3, 1997, as contained the 1996 annual report to stockholders. These consolidated financial statements and our report thereon are incorporated by reference in the January 3, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of The Failure Group, Inc. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related financial statement schedule as listed in Item 14(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Palo Alto, California January 30, 1997