AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 29, 1998
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-_____
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE VINCAM GROUP, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
FLORIDA 59-2452823
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
2850 DOUGLAS ROAD
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
(305) 460-2350
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE)
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ELIZABETH J. MARSTON, ESQ. COPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO:
VICE PRESIDENT AND IRA N. ROSNER, P.A.
GENERAL COUNSEL STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP
THE VINCAM GROUP, INC. 200 S. BISCAYNE BLVD., SUITE 4000
2850 DOUGLAS ROAD MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131-2398
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134 (305) 577-2919
(305) 460-2350
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: At
such time or times after the effective date of this Registration Statement as
the Selling Shareholders shall determine.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with
dividend or reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering.[_] _____
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering.[_] _____
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box.[_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF EACH CLASS AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE* PRICE* FEE*
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Common Stock, $.001 par value 1,281,973 $24.50 $31,408,338.50 $9,265.46
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*Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
registration fee has been calculated based upon the average of the high and low
prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market
on January 21, 1998, which was $24.50.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE
OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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P R O S P E C T U S
THE VINCAM GROUP, INC.
1,281,973 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
This Prospectus relates to up to 1,281,973 shares of common stock (the
"Offered Shares") of The Vincam Group, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Vincam" or
the "Company"), which may be offered from time to time by the selling
shareholders named herein (the "Selling Shareholders"). Vincam will not receive
any of the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares. Vincam will bear the
costs relating to the registration of the Offered Shares, estimated to be
approximately $37,618. All share numbers contained in this Prospectus have
been adjusted to reflect the three-for-two stock split effected by way of a
stock dividend, which was declared by the Company on November 6, 1997 and
payable on December 10, 1997 to shareholders of record on November 21, 1997.
The Offered Shares are being registered as a result of (a) a January
1997 transaction pursuant to which Vincam acquired Staff Administrators, Inc., a
Colorado corporation, and its subsidiaries (the "SAI Acquisition") for aggregate
consideration of 780,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001, of the Company
(the "Common Stock"), (b) a December 1997 transaction pursuant to which
Vincam acquired Staffing Network, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation (the "SNI
Acquisition") for aggregate consideration of 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock
and (c) certain "piggy-back" registration rights previously granted to Carlos A.
Saladrigas, the Saladrigas Family Limited Partnership and Jose M. Sanchez (the
"Principal Selling Shareholders"). Vincam agreed to register for resale (i) the
shares issued in connection with the SAI Acquisition in four installments, of
which the shares being offered hereunder by the SAI Selling Shareholders (as
defined herein) represent the second installment and (ii) the shares issued in
connection with the SNI Acquisition in three installments, of which the shares
being offered hereunder by the SNI Selling Shareholders (as defined herein)
represent the first installment.
Vincam has been advised by each Selling Shareholder that such Selling
Shareholder expects to offer the Offered Shares to or through brokers and
dealers and underwriters to be selected by the Selling Shareholder from time to
time. In addition, the Offered Shares may be offered for sale through the Nasdaq
Stock Market, in the over-the-counter market, through a market maker, in one or
more private transactions, or a combination of such methods of sale, at prices
and on terms then prevailing, at prices related to such prices, or at negotiated
prices. The Selling Shareholders may pledge all or a portion of the Offered
Shares owned as collateral for margin accounts or in loan transactions, and the
Offered Shares may be resold pursuant to the terms of such pledges, accounts or
loan transactions. Upon default by such Selling Shareholders, the pledgee in
such loan transaction would have the same rights of sale as the Selling
Shareholders under this Prospectus. The Selling Shareholders also may enter into
exchange traded listed option transactions which require the delivery of the
Offered Shares listed hereunder. The Selling Shareholders may also transfer
Offered Shares owned in other ways not involving market makers or established
trading markets, including directly by gift, distribution, or other transfer
without consideration, and upon any such transfer the transferee would have the
same rights of sale as such Selling Shareholders under this Prospectus. In
addition, any securities covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale
pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"),
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this Prospectus. See "Plan of
Distribution." Finally, the Selling Shareholders and any brokers and dealers
through whom sales of the Offered Shares are made may be deemed to be
"underwriters" within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and the commissions or
discounts and other compensation paid to such persons may be regarded as
underwriters' compensation. See "Risk Factors -- Possible Lack of Financial
Resources of Selling Shareholders."
The Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol VCAM. The average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on January 21, 1998 was approximately
$24.50 per share.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" STARTING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE OFFERED
SHARES.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
All of the securities to be registered hereby are to be offered for the
accounts of the Selling Shareholders.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS ___________, 1998.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Vincam is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and files reports and other information
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in accordance
therewith. Such reports, proxy statements, and other information filed by Vincam
are available for inspection and copying at the public reference facilities of
the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the
Commission's Regional Offices located at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New
York, New York 10048, and at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite
1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Copies of such material may be obtained by
mail from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a
World Wide Web site on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports,
proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants,
including Vincam, that file electronically with the Commission. The Company's
Common Stock is traded as a "National Market Security" on the Nasdaq National
Market. Material filed by Vincam can be inspected at the offices of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., Reports Section, 1735 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20006.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by Vincam with the Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus:
1. Vincam's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
2. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 23, 1996
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
3. Vincam's Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated August 23, 1996 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
4. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 10, 1996
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
5. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 7, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
6. Vincam's Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 7, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
7. Vincam's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
8. Vincam's Proxy Statement dated April 14, 1997.
9. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
10. Vincam's Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 8, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
11. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 17, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
12. Vincam's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
13. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
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14. Vincam's Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
15. Vincam's Amendment No. 2 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
16. Vincam's Amendment No. 3 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
17. Vincam's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
18. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
19. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 5, 1997
(Commission File No. 0- 28148).
20. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 7, 1997
(Commission File No. 0- 28148).
21. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 21, 1997
(Commission File No. 0- 28148).
22. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
23. Vincam's Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K
dated December 1, 1997
24. Vincam's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 9, 1997
(Commission File No. 0-28148).
25. The description of the Common Stock of Vincam which is
contained in the Registration Statement of Vincam filed on
Form 8-A, dated April 4, 1996 (Commission File No. 0-28148).
All documents filed by Vincam pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or
15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the date of the initial Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus and to be a part hereof. All documents filed by Vincam pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the 1934 Act subsequent to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part
and prior to the termination of the offering of the Offered Shares offered
hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and
to be a part hereof. A statement contained herein, in a prospectus supplement or
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to
the extent that a statement contained in a prospectus supplement or in any
subsequently filed document which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statements
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
Vincam hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to
whom this Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of any
such person, a copy of any and all of the foregoing documents incorporated
herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents which are not
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this Prospectus
incorporates). Written or telephone requests should be directed to The Vincam
Group, Inc., Investor Relations Department, 2850 Douglas Road, Coral Gables,
Florida 33134; telephone number (305) 460-2350.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a Registration Statement which
Vincam has filed with the Commission under the 1933 Act with respect to the
Offered Shares. This Prospectus omits certain of the information contained in
the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration
Statement and related Exhibits
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thereto for further information with respect to Vincam and the securities
offered hereby. Such additional information can be obtained from the
Commission's office in Washington, D.C. Any statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any documents are not necessarily complete, and, in
each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission.
Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
THE COMPANY
Vincam, one of the largest professional employer organizations ("PEO")
in the industry, provides small and medium-sized businesses with an outsourcing
solution to the complexities and costs related to employment and human
resources. The Company's continuum of integrated employment-related services
consists of human resource administration, employment regulatory compliance
management, workers' compensation coverage, health care and other employee
benefits. The Company establishes a co-employer relationship with its clients
and contractually assumes substantial employer responsibilities with respect to
worksite employees. The Company believes its services assist business owners in:
(i) managing costs associated with workers' compensation, health insurance
coverage, workplace safety programs, and employee-related litigation, (ii)
providing employees with competitive health care and related benefits that are
more characteristic of large employers, and (iii) reducing the time and effort
required by business owners and executives to deal with the increasingly complex
legal and regulatory environment affecting employment. As of December 31, 1997,
the Company provided professional employer services to approximately 1,919
client organizations with over 40,600 worksite employees, primarily in Florida,
Georgia, Colorado, Michigan and New England. Vincam was incorporated in Florida
in September 1984 as "Human Power Resources, Inc.," and changed its name to "The
Vincam Group, Inc." in 1989. The Company's corporate headquarters are located at
2850 Douglas Road, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, and its telephone number is
(305) 460-2350.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"), the Company is hereby
providing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause
the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Reform Act) made by
or on behalf of the Company herein or in documents incorporated herein by
reference. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to,
expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or
performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as
"will result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated,"
"estimated," "intends," "plans," "projection" and "outlook") are not historical
facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve
estimates, assumptions, and uncertainties which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference
to, and are accompanied by, the factors discussed throughout this Prospectus,
and particularly the risk factors set forth herein under "Risk Factors." Among
the key factors that have a direct bearing on the Company's results of
operations and the PEO industry in which it operates are the effects of various
governmental regulations, the fluctuation of the Company's direct costs and the
effectiveness of the Company's acquisition strategy. These and other factors are
discussed below under "Risk Factors."
The Company cautions that the risk factors described herein could cause
actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company and that
investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for management to predict all of such factors. Further, management
cannot assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to
which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
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RISK FACTORS
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE FACTORS SET FORTH
BELOW, AS WELL AS THE OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS,
IN EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERED SHARES.
POTENTIAL FOR UNFAVORABLE INTERPRETATION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
The Company's operations are affected by numerous federal, state and
local laws relating to labor, tax, insurance and employment matters and the
provision of managed care services. By contracting with client companies to form
an employment relationship with employees who work at client company locations
("worksite employees"), the Company assumes certain obligations and
responsibilities of an employer under these laws. Many of the laws related to
the employment relationship were enacted prior to the development of alternative
employment arrangements, such as those provided by PEOs and other staffing
businesses. These laws do not specifically address the obligations and
responsibilities of non-traditional employers. Interpretive issues concerning
such relationships have arisen and remain unsettled. Uncertainties arising under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), include, but are not
limited to, the qualified tax status and favorable tax status of certain benefit
plans provided by the Company and other alternative employers. The unfavorable
resolution of these unsettled issues could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
In addition, there can be no assurance that existing laws and
regulations which are not currently applicable to the Company will not be
interpreted more broadly in the future so as to apply to the Company's existing
activities or that new laws and regulations will not be enacted with respect to
the Company's activities, either of which could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and
liquidity.
While many states do not explicitly regulate PEOs, approximately
one-third of the states (including Florida and New Hampshire) have laws with
respect to licensing or registration requirements for PEOs. Several additional
states (including Georgia and Michigan, where the Company conducts business)
have considered such regulation. Such laws vary from state to state but
generally provide for monitoring the fiscal responsibility of PEOs and specify
the employer responsibilities assumed by PEOs. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to comply with any such regulations which may be
imposed upon it in the future.
FAILURE TO MANAGE INTERNAL GROWTH OR TO INTEGRATE ACQUISITIONS
The Company has experienced significant internal growth and growth
through acquisitions. The Company intends to continue to pursue an acquisition
strategy. The Company's growth may place a significant strain on the Company's
management, financial, operating and technical resources. In addition,
acquisitions may result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities,
significant transaction expenses, increased interest and amortization expense,
increased depreciation expense and decreased operating income, any of which
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results.
Acquisitions also involve other risks, including increases in costs due to
competition for acquisition targets, difficulties in integrating the acquired
operations, diversion of management resources and the risks associated with
entry into new markets. Although the Company has acquired four PEOs since July
1996, there can be no assurance that other suitable acquisition candidates will
be found in the future, that the Company will have or be able to obtain the
necessary financing to consummate acquisitions, that acquisitions can be
consummated on favorable terms or that any acquired companies can be
successfully integrated into the Company's operations. There can be no assurance
that the management skills, personnel, information systems and other resources
and systems currently in place will be adequate to implement the Company's
acquisition strategy or to accommodate the Company's internal growth. The
failure to manage growth effectively or to implement its strategy could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition and liquidity.
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NEED FOR LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
The managed health care industry is subject to extensive state and
federal regulation. Certain of the Company's arrangements with respect to the
provision of specialty managed care services or the establishment of health care
provider networks require the Company to satisfy operating, licensing or
certification requirements, and further expansion of the range of specialty
managed care services offered by the Company is likely to subject the Company to
additional licensing and regulatory requirements. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to obtain or maintain all required licenses or
certifications. The failure to obtain or maintain any required licenses or
certifications could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations, financial condition and liquidity.
UNCERTAINTY OF IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE OR WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM
Regulation in the health care and workers' compensation fields
continues to evolve, and the Company is unable to predict what additional
government regulations, if any, affecting its business may be adopted in the
future. In addition, health care reform and/or specific changes in laws or
regulations may impact demand for the Company's services, require the Company to
develop new or modified services to meet the demands of the marketplace or
modify the fees that the Company may charge for its services. For example,
Colorado has enacted health care insurance legislation which may reduce certain
cost advantages that the Company can offer to small business clients in that
state. Similar legislation is being considered in at least one other state.
Although the Company is not in a position to determine the full cost of
compliance with Colorado's small business health care legislation, the Company
anticipates that such costs will be significant and that such legislation will
adversely affect the Company's ability to attract and retain clients in
Colorado. The Company is not, however, currently in a position to make any
further determination regarding, or to quantity, the impact of such legislation
or whether it will ultimately be material to the Company's results of
operations.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPANSION INTO ADDITIONAL STATES
The Company operates primarily in Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Georgia,
and New Hampshire, with operations in such states accounting for approximately
47%, 9%, 21%, 9%, and 12%, respectively, of the Company's revenues for the year
ended December 31, 1997. Future growth of the Company's operations depends, in
part, on its ability to offer its services to prospective clients in additional
states. In order to operate effectively in a new state, the Company must obtain
all necessary regulatory approvals, achieve acceptance in the local market,
adapt its procedures to that state's regulatory requirements and local market
conditions and establish internal controls that enable it to conduct operations
in several locations. The length of time required to obtain regulatory approval
to begin operations varies from state to state. There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to satisfy licensing requirements or other applicable
regulations of any particular state in which it is not currently operating, that
it will be able to provide the full range of services currently offered in
Florida in another state, or that it will be able to operate profitably within
the regulatory environment of any state in which it does obtain regulatory
approval. The absence of required licenses would require the Company to restrict
the services it offers. Moreover, as the Company expands into additional states,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to duplicate in other
markets the revenue growth and operating results experienced in its Florida
market.
GEOGRAPHIC MARKET CONCENTRATION
The Company's South Florida market (Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
counties) accounted for approximately 47% of the Company's revenues for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997. For the foreseeable future, a significant
portion of the Company's revenues will be subject to economic factors specific
to South Florida.
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ADEQUACY OF RESERVES
The Company participates in a fully insured health insurance plan in
most states, a minimum premium health insurance plan in Florida and a
self-insured health insurance program in other states, with third party insurers
providing insurance to the extent claims under such minimum premium and
self-insured health insurance plans exceed certain levels ("stop loss
coverage"). This results in the Company's payment of a portion of the medical
claims of its worksite employees. To the extent that the Company is not
successful in managing the severity and frequency of medical claims, the costs
incurred by the Company will increase and may have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. In
addition, to the extent an insurer delays or denies the payment of a claim for
stop loss coverage, or the amount of stop loss coverage proves to be inadequate,
the Company's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be
materially adversely affected. The Company maintains reserves for medical and
behavioral health claims based on periodic reviews of open claims, past claims
experience and other factors deemed relevant by management. While the Company
believes such reserves are adequate, the Company cannot predict with certainty
the ultimate liability associated with open claims, and past claims experience
may not be indicative of future results. Accordingly, if estimated reserve
amounts prove to be less than the ultimate liability with respect to these
claims, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity
could be materially adversely affected.
INCREASES IN HEALTH CARE AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COSTS
Health care costs and insurance premiums are significant to the
Company's operating results. Accordingly, the Company uses managed care
procedures in an attempt to control health care costs and the cost of insurance
premiums. Health care reform has recently been the subject of debate at both the
federal and state government levels. Laws and regulations relating to health
care are subject to change by action of the U.S. Congress, various state
legislatures or both. If such reforms result in an increase in the Company's
health care costs, the Company's ability to incorporate such increases into
service fees to clients may be constrained by contractual arrangements with
clients, which may cause delays before such increases can be reflected in
service fees. As a result, any such increases in health care costs could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of
operations and liquidity.
The cost of workers' compensation insurance coverage is significant to
the Company's operating results. Accordingly, the Company uses extensive managed
care procedures in an attempt to control workers' compensation costs and related
insurance premiums. Increases in workers' compensation costs and related
insurance premiums could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
QUARTERLY FLUCTUATIONS IN OPERATING RESULTS
Historically, the Company's quarterly operating results have fluctuated
significantly as a result of a number of factors, including the timing of new
contracts and terminations of existing contracts, the effect of employment tax
limits and delivery of health care services, none of which can be predicted with
any degree of certainty.
DEPENDENCE UPON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company is dependent to a substantial extent upon the continuing
efforts and abilities of certain key management personnel, including Carlos A.
Saladrigas (the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) and Jose M.
Sanchez (the Company's Vice Chairman and Area President--South Florida). In
addition, four of the Company's sales executives accounted for approximately
49.7% of the Company's new PEO business booked during 1996. The Company does not
have employment agreements with any of its executive officers or such sales
executives. The loss of services of certain of the Company's executive officers
or sales executives could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's
financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF CLIENTS
The Company is obligated to pay the wages and salaries of its worksite
employees regardless of whether the Company's clients pay the Company on a
timely basis or at all. To the extent that any client experiences financial
difficulty, or is otherwise unable to meet its obligations as they become due,
the Company's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be
materially adversely affected.
SHORT TERM NATURE OF PEO SERVICES AGREEMENTS
The Company's standard PEO services agreement provides for an initial
one-year term, subject to termination by the Company or the client at any time
during the first year upon 30 days' prior written notice. Thereafter, the
contract may be terminated upon 30 days' written notice given prior to the
expiration of the renewal term or immediately for cause. Client contracts
acquired in acquisitions may be terminable with shorter notice, or under
different terms, than under the Company's standard PEO services agreements. A
significant number of terminations could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
RISK OF LOSS OF QUALIFIED STATUS FOR CERTAIN TAX PURPOSES
The Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") has established an Employee
Leasing Market Segment Group (the "Market Segment Group") for the purpose of
identifying specific compliance issues prevalent in certain segments of the PEO
industry. Approximately 70 PEOs, not including Vincam, have been randomly
selected by the IRS for audit pursuant to this program. One issue that has
arisen in the course of these audits is whether PEOs, such as the Company, are
the employers of worksite employees under Code provisions applicable to employee
benefit plans and consequently able to offer to worksite employees benefit plans
that qualify for favorable tax treatment. The Market Segment Group is also
examining whether client company owners are employees of PEOs under Code
provisions applicable to employee benefit plans. The Company understands that
these issues have been referred to the IRS National Office. In addition, the
Company understands that the IRS Houston District has, with respect to one of
the Company's competitors, requested technical advice from the IRS National
Office as to whether participation in a PEO's 401(k) plan by worksite employees
violates the exclusive benefit rule under the Code because such worksite
employees are not employees of the PEO. The Company further understands that the
IRS Houston District's request for technical advice expressed its conclusion
that the 401(k) plan of such PEO should be disqualified because, among other
things, it covers worksite employees who are not considered by the IRS Houston
District Office to be employees of such PEO for purposes of the Code. The
Company is unable to predict the timing or nature of the findings of the Market
Segment Group.
If the IRS concludes that PEOs are not employers of worksite employees
for purposes of the Code, the tax qualified status of the Company's 401(k) plan
could be revoked and its cafeteria plan may lose its favorable tax status.
Worksite employees could not continue to participate in such plans or in certain
other employee benefit plans of the Company. In addition, the Company may no
longer be able to assume the client company's federal employment tax withholding
obligations. If such a conclusion were applied retroactively, employees' vested
account balances would become taxable immediately, the Company would lose its
tax deduction to the extent contributions were not vested, the plan trust would
become a taxable trust and penalties and additional taxes for prior periods
could be assessed. In such a scenario, the Company would face the risk of client
dissatisfaction as well as potential litigation, and its financial condition,
results of operations and liquidity could be materially adversely affected.
While Vincam believes that a retroactive disqualification is unlikely, there can
be no assurance as to the ultimate resolution of these issues. In addition, if
the Company is required to report and pay employment taxes for the separate
accounts of its clients rather than for its own account as a single employer,
the Company would incur increased administrative burdens.
RISK OF MULTIPLE-EMPLOYER PLAN TREATMENT
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a few advisory opinions in
December 1995 to PEOs advising such PEOs that their respective health plans,
which covered worksite employees, were multiple-employer plans, rather than
single employer plans. The Company believes it is a co-employer of worksite
employees and, as such, views its group health plan, which also covers worksite
employees, to be a single employer plan. If these Department of Labor opinions
were applied to the Company's health plan, or to the Company's other employee
benefit plans, the
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Department of Labor could assess penalties against the Company for having
incorrectly filed annual reports treating such plan(s) as a single employer
plan. The Department of Labor could also assess penalties against the Company's
clients for failure to file annual reports. In such a scenario, the Company
would face the risk of client dissatisfaction as well as potential litigation,
and its financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be
materially adversely affected.
LIABILITIES FOR CLIENT AND EMPLOYEE ACTIONS
A number of legal issues remain unresolved with respect to the
co-employment arrangements among PEOs, their clients and worksite employees,
including questions concerning the ultimate liability for violations of
employment and discrimination laws. The Company's standard client service
agreement establishes a contractual division of responsibilities between the
Company and each client for various human resource matters, including compliance
with and liability under various governmental regulations. However, as a result
of the Company's status as a co-employer, the Company may be subject to
liability for violations of these or other laws despite these contractual
provisions and even if it does not participate in such violations. Although such
client service agreements generally provide that the client is to indemnify the
Company for any liability attributable to the client's failure to comply with
its contractual obligations and the requirements imposed by law, the Company may
not be able to collect on such a contractual indemnification claim and thus may
be responsible for satisfying such liabilities. In addition, worksite employees
may be deemed to be agents of the Company, subjecting the Company to liability
for the actions of such worksite employees.
POTENTIAL LEGAL LIABILITY
The management and administration of the delivery of health care and
other services entail inherent risks of liability. The Company may, from time to
time, in the ordinary course of its business, be subject to various claims,
suits and complaints relating to the provision of medical care, including those
related to denial of benefits to worksite employees and negligence in
credentialing of providers. In addition, as an employer, the Company may also be
subject to a wide variety of employment-related claims such as claims for
injuries, wrongful deaths, discrimination, wage and hours violations and other
matters.
RISK OF INADEQUATE INSURANCE
Although the Company carries professional and general liability
insurance, there can be no assurance that any such insurance carried by the
Company or its providers will be sufficient to cover any judgments, settlements
or costs relating to any present or future claims, suits or complaints or that
sufficient insurance will be available to the Company or such providers in the
future on satisfactory terms, if at all. If the insurance carried by the Company
or its providers is not sufficient to cover any judgments, settlements or costs
relating to any present or future claims, suits or complaints, the Company's
business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be
materially adversely affected.
COMPETITION
The PEO industry is highly fragmented, with approximately 2,500 PEOs in
operation in 1996, according to the National Association of Professional
Employer Organizations. The Company encounters competition from other PEOs and
from single-service and "fee for service" companies such as payroll processing
firms, insurance companies and human resource consultants. Many of these
companies have limited operations and fewer than 1,000 worksite employees, but
there are several industry participants which are comparable in size to the
Company. The Company also competes directly with independent local and national
entities that offer managed behavioral health or workers' compensation services
as well as with insurance carriers and other provider groups that have managed
care capabilities. In addition, the Company may encounter substantial
competition from new market entrants. Some of the Company's current and future
competitors may be significantly larger, have greater name recognition and have
greater financial, marketing and other resources than the Company. There can be
no assurance that the Company will be able to compete effectively against such
competitors in the future.
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LOSS OF BENEFIT PLANS
The maintenance of health and workers' compensation insurance plans
that cover worksite employees is a significant part of the Company's business.
The Company's current health and workers' compensation contracts are provided on
terms that the Company believes to be favorable. While the Company believes that
replacement contracts could be secured on competitive terms without causing
significant disruption to the Company's business, there can be no assurance in
this regard.
CONCENTRATION OF COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP
As of December 31, 1997, the executive officers, directors and
principal shareholders of the Company beneficially owned an aggregate of
approximately 5,455,996 of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company, constituting approximately 35% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company. Accordingly, such persons will be in a position to
influence significantly the Company's affairs and operations, including the
election of directors.
POTENTIAL VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
The market price of the Company's Common Stock could be highly
volatile, fluctuating in response to factors such as changes in the economy or
the financial markets, variations in the Company's operating results, failure to
achieve earnings consistent with analysts' estimates, announcements of new
services or market expansions by the Company or its competitors, and
developments relating to regulatory or other issues affecting the PEO or managed
care industries. In addition, the Nasdaq National Market generally has
experienced, and is likely to experience in the future, significant price and
volume fluctuations which could adversely affect the market price of the
Company's Common Stock without regard to the Company's operating performance.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Sales of substantial amounts of the Common Stock in the public market
could have an adverse effect on prevailing market prices of the Common Stock and
adversely affect the Company's ability to raise capital in the capital markets
at a time and on terms favorable to the Company. After this offering,
approximately 8,711,300 shares will be freely tradeable without restriction,
while approximately 5,108,030 additional shares of the Company's Common Stock
will be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, subject to
certain volume and other limitations. In addition, certain holders of Common
Stock will have registration rights for an aggregate of up to approximately
6,588,450 shares of Common Stock.
ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECT
Certain Florida legislation applicable to the Company may deter or
frustrate takeovers of the Company. Certain provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company may also deter takeovers of the Company.
In addition, the Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred
stock in one or more series, having terms fixed by the Board of Directors
without shareholder vote, including voting, dividend or liquidation rights that
could be greater than or senior to the rights of holders of Common Stock.
Issuance of these shares could also be used as an anti-takeover device. The
Company has no current intentions or plans to issue any such preferred stock.
POSSIBLE LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be underwriters pursuant to
the 1933 Act, and in that regard may become liable to the purchasers of the
Offered Shares pursuant to the terms of the 1933 Act if certain provisions of
the 1933 Act are not complied with by them. There can be no assurance that any
of the Selling Shareholders has the financial resources to discharge any such
liability.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
All of the Offered Shares are being sold by the Selling Shareholders
named below, consisting of the SAI Selling Shareholders, the SNI Selling
Shareholders and the Principal Selling Shareholders, as specified below. The
Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares.
An aggregate of 781,973 of the Offered Shares were acquired by the SAI
Selling Shareholders and SNI Selling Shareholders from the Company in connection
with the SAI Acquisition and the SNI Acquisition, as defined on page 1 hereof,
respectively. Such acquisitions were exempt from the registration provisions of
the 1933 Act. An aggregate of 780,000 and 1,800,000 shares of Common Stock were
issued in connection with the SAI Acquisition and the SNI Acquisition,
respectively. The shares of Common Stock offered by Carlos A. Saladrigas and
Jose M. Sanchez were acquired by them upon formation of the Company. The shares
of Common Stock offered by the Saladrigas Family Limited Partnership were
acquired in connection with certain estate planning transactions by Carlos A.
Saladrigas.
To the best of the Company's knowledge, the following table sets forth
certain information with respect to the SAI Selling Shareholders, the SNI
Selling Shareholders and the Principal Selling Shareholders as of December 31,
1997. All share numbers in the table have been adjusted to reflect the
three-for-two stock split effected by way of a stock dividend, which was
declared by the Company on November 6, 1997 and paid on December 10, 1997 to
stockholders of record on November 21, 1997. The Company believes that, except
as reflected in the notes thereto, all persons named in the table below have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by them.
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SHARES BENEFICIALLY SHARES BENEFICIALLY
OWNED PRIOR TO OFFERING NUMBER OF SHARES OWNED AFTER OFFERING
SAI SELLING SHAREHOLDERS(1) NUMBER PERCENT BEING OFFERED NUMBER PERCENT
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Michael C. Koltak 137,000 * 87,487 49,513 *
Robert J. Quinette 262,500 1.7% 87,487 175,013 1.1%
Kris A. Smith 21,000 * 6,999 14,001 *
*Less than one percent.
SNI SELLING SHAREHOLDERS(2)
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Michael J. Gatsas 900,000 5.8% 300,000 600,000 3.9%
Theodore L. Gatsas 900,000 5.8% 300,000 600,000 3.9%
PRINCIPAL SELLING SHAREHOLDERS(3)
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Carlos A. Saladrigas 2,634,003(4) 17.1% 150,000 2,384,003(5) 15.5%
Saladrigas Family Limited
Partnership 1,437,075 9.3% 100,000 1,337,075 6.8%
Jose M. Sanchez 2,653,503 17.2% 250,000 2,403,503 15.6%
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(1) A total of 238,527 of the shares of Common Stock which will be owned by the
SAI Selling Shareholders after the completion of this offering will be subject
to future registration by the Company pursuant to certain registration rights
granted to the SAI Selling Shareholders by the Company in connection with the
SAI Acquisition.
None of the SAI Selling Shareholders had any material relationship with Vincam
prior to the SAI Acquisition, which was completed on January 7, 1997. Michael C.
Koltak and Robert J. Quinette entered into employment agreements with Vincam in
connection with the SAI Acquisition, and Robert J. Quinette currently holds the
office of Area President -- Rocky Mountain, of Vincam Human Resources, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Vincam. Kris Smith is a party to an employment
agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Vincam.
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(2) A total of 1,200,000 of the shares of Common Stock which will be owned by
the SNI Selling Shareholders after the completion of this offering will be
subject to future registration by the Company pursuant to certain registration
rights granted to the SNI Selling Shareholders by the Company in connection with
the SNI Acquisition.
Neither of the SNI Selling Shareholders had any material relationship with
Vincam prior to the SNI Acquisition, which was completed on December 1, 1997
Michael J. Gatsas and Theodore L. Gatsas are both employed by Vincam/Staffing
Network, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
(3) A total of 4,784,906 of the shares of Common Stock which will be owned by
the Principal Selling Shareholders after the completion of this offering will be
subject to future registration by the Company pursuant to certain registration
rights previously granted to the Principal Selling Shareholders by the Company.
Carlos A. Saladrigas is a principal shareholder and Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Jose M. Sanchez is a principal
shareholder and Vice Chairman of the Board and President -- South Florida Area
of the Company.
(4) These shares include 2,600 shares which were transferred by gift by Carlos
A. Saladrigas on January 6, 1998. These shares also include 1,437,075 shares
held of record by the Saladrigas Family Limited Partnership (the "Limited
Partnership"), a Florida limited partnership. Carlos A. Saladrigas and his
spouse, Olga M. Saladrigas, each own 50% of the voting securities of Saladrigas
Heritage Investment, Inc. ("Heritage Investments"), a Florida corporation.
Heritage Investments is the general partner of the Limited Partnership. As equal
shareholders of the corporation that has sole voting and dispositive power over
the shares of the Company held by the Limited Partnership, Mr. and Mrs.
Saladrigas are deemed to share voting and dispositive power over all such
shares.
(5) These shares include 2,600 shares which were transferred by gift by Carlos
A. Saladrigas on January 6, 1998. These shares also include 1,337,075 which will
be held of record by the Limited Partnership after the offering.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Offered Shares are being sold by the Selling Shareholders named
herein. See "Selling Shareholders." The Company will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares.
The Company has been advised by each Selling Shareholder that such
Selling Shareholder expects to offer the Offered Shares to or through brokers
and dealers and underwriters to be selected by the Selling Shareholder from time
to time. In addition, the Offered Shares may be offered for sale through the
Nasdaq Stock Market, in the over-the-counter market, through a market maker, in
one or more private transactions, or a combination of such methods of sale, at
prices and on terms then prevailing, at prices related to such prices, or at
negotiated prices. The Selling Shareholders may pledge all or a portion of the
Offered Shares owned as collateral for margin accounts or in loan transactions,
and the Offered Shares may be resold pursuant to the terms of such pledges,
accounts or loan transactions. Upon default by such Selling Shareholders, the
pledgee in such loan transaction would have the same rights of sale as the
Selling Shareholders under this Prospectus. The Selling Shareholders also may
enter into exchange traded listed option transactions which require the delivery
of the Offered Shares listed hereunder. The Selling Shareholders may also
transfer Offered Shares owned in other ways not involving market makers or
established trading markets, including directly by gift, distribution, or other
transfer without consideration, and upon any such transfer the transferee would
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have the same rights of sale as such Selling Shareholders under this Prospectus.
In addition, any securities covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale
pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than
pursuant to this Prospectus. Without limiting the foregoing, brokers may act as
dealers by purchasing any or all of the Offered Shares either as agents for
others or as principals for their own accounts and reselling such shares
pursuant to this Prospectus. Such brokers will receive compensation from the
Selling Shareholders in the form of commissions or discounts and may receive
compensation from purchasers of the Offered Shares for whom they may act as
agent or to whom they may sell as principal in the form of commissions or
discounts. Finally, the Selling Shareholders and any brokers and dealers through
whom sales of the Offered Shares are made may be deemed to be "underwriters"
within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and the commissions or discounts and other
compensation paid to such persons may be regarded as underwriters' compensation.
See "Risk Factors -- Possible Lack of Financial Resources of Selling
Shareholders." The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Shareholders
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Act.
There can be no assurances that the Selling Shareholders will sell any
or all of the Offered Shares.
LEGAL MATTERS
Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida, has rendered an opinion as to
the validity of the Offered Shares.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus
by reference to (i) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, (ii) its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 8, 1997, (iii)
its Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 5, 1997 and (iv) its Amendment No.
1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1997 have been so
incorporated in reliance on the reports of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent
certified public accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Staff Administrators, Inc. for
the three year period ended December 31, 1996 incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 7, 1997 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Ehrhardt
Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
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The consolidated financial statements of Amstaff, Inc. for the three
year period ended December 31, 1996 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference
to Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 30, 1997 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Plante &
Moran, LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of Staffing Network, Inc. at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the years then ended, incorporated in this
Prospectus by reference to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1997, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP as
set forth in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as
experts in auditing and accounting.
The financial statements of Staffing Network, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 1994 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Company's
Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1997 have
been so incorporated in reliance, in part, on the report of Howe, Riley & Howe
Professional Corporation, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON, OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON
AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ANY SELLING SHAREHOLDER. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER
TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED BY THIS
PROSPECTUS, NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH
SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED, OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH
OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO, OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE
ANY IMPLICATION THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME
SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Available Information..................... 2
Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference................ 2
The Company............................... 4
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking Statements.................... 4
Risk Factors.............................. 5
Selling Shareholders...................... 11
Plan of Distribution...................... 12
Legal Matters............................. 13
Experts................................... 13
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THE VINCAM GROUP, INC.
1,281,973 SHARES
COMMON STOCK
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The expenses relating to the registration of the Offered Shares will be
borne by the registrant. Such expenses are estimated to be as follows:
Registration Fee-Securities and Exchange Commission...... $ 9,265
Nasdaq Listing Fee....................................... 8,353
Legal Fees and Expenses.................................. 10,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses............................. 10,000
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FLORIDA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT. Section 607.0850(1) of the Florida
Business Corporation Act (the "FBCA") provides that a Florida corporation, such
as the Company, shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a
party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of, the
corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against liability
incurred in connection with such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful.
Section 607.0850(2) of the FBCA provides that a Florida corporation,
such as the Company, shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is
a party to any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses and amounts paid in settlement (not exceeding, in the judgment of the
board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to
conclusion), actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or
settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof. The FBCA further
provides that such indemnification is authorized if the indemnified person acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be
made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, the court
in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court of competent
jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall
deem proper.
Section 607.0850 of the FBCA further provides that: (i) to the extent
that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to above, or in
defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against
expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith; (ii)
indemnification provided pursuant to Section 607.0850 is not exclusive; and
(iii) the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a
director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against
him or incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liabilities under Section 607.0850.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 607.0850 of the FBCA provides
that indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on
behalf of any director, officer, employee or agent if a judgment or other final
adjudication establishes that his actions, or omissions to act, were material to
the cause of action so adjudicated and constitute: (a) a violation of criminal
law, unless the director, officer, employee or agent
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had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable
cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; (b) a transaction from which the
director, officer, employee or agent derived an improper personal benefit; (c)
in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the liability provisions
regarding unlawful distributions are applicable; or (d) willful misconduct or a
conscious disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by
or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or in a
proceeding by or in the right of a shareholder.
Section 607.0831 of the FBCA provides that a director of a Florida
corporation is not personally liable for monetary damages to the corporation or
any other person for any statement, vote, decision, or failure to act, regarding
corporate management or policy, by a director, unless: (a) the director breached
or failed to perform his duties as a director; and (b) the director's breach of,
or failure to perform, those duties constitutes: (1) a violation of criminal
law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful
or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; (2) a
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either
directly or indirectly; (3) a circumstance under which the liability provisions
regarding unlawful distributions are applicable; (4) in a proceeding by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by or in the
right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of the
corporation, or willful misconduct; or (5) in a proceeding by or in the right of
someone other than the corporation or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or
omission which was committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a
manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or
property.
ARTICLES AND BYLAWS. Article XI of the Company's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation and Article VIII of the Company's Amended and Restated
Bylaws provide that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
indemnify all directors of the Company, as well as any officers or employees of
the Company to whom the Company has agreed to grant indemnification. Consistent
with the terms of its Articles and Bylaws, the Board of Directors of the Company
has agreed to indemnify certain officers of the Company.
INSURANCE. In addition to the foregoing, the Company maintains a
director and officer liability insurance policy insuring directors and officers
of the Company against certain liabilities.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 24, 1996, by
and among the Registrant, Staff Administrators, Inc. and the
shareholders of Staff Administrators, Inc., including the forms of
Registration Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Agreement and Plan of
Merger with respect to Staff Administrators of Western Colorado,
Inc., which are exhibits thereto (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 2 filed as part of the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated December 10, 1996 (Commission File No. 0-28148))
2.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 24, 1997, by and
among the Registrant, Staffing Network, Inc. and the shareholders
of Staffing Network, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 2 filed as part of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated December 1, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148))
4.1 Form of certificate for shares of the Registrant's Common Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as a part
of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-1, filed with the Commission on March 29, 1996
(Registration Statement File No. 333-1594))
4.2 Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed as part of the Registrant's
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
1996 (Commission File No. 0-28148))
4.3 Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 filed as part of the Registrant's Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996 (Commission
File No. 0-28148))
5 Opinion of counsel to the Registrant concerning the legality of
the securities being offered
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23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23.2 Consent of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
23.3 Consent of Plante & Moran, LLP
23.4 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.5 Consent of Howe, Riley & Howe Professional Corporation
23.6 Consent of counsel to the registrant (contained in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5)
24 Power of attorney (see page II-5)
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a) The registrant undertakes to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) under the 1933
Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in that form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in
the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or
any material change to such information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in
this registration statement.
(b) The registrant undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide public offering thereof.
(c) The registrant undertakes to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(d) The registrant undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(e) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
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settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the city
of Coral Gables, State of Florida on January 28, 1998.
THE VINCAM GROUP, INC.
By: /S/ CARLOS A. SALADRIGAS
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Carlos A. Saladrigas, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Carlos A. Rodriguez and John T. Carlen, or any one of them, as his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all
capacities to execute in the name of each such person who is then an officer or
director of the Registrant any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement
relating to the offering hereunder pursuant to Rule 462 under the 1933 Act and
to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents
and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing required or necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/S/ CARLOS A. SALADRIGAS Chairman of the Board and January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer
Carlos A. Saladrigas (Principal Executive Officer)
/S/ JOSE M. SANCHEZ Vice Chairman of the Board January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------
Jose M. Sanchez
/S/ CARLOS A. RODRIGUEZ Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------ President-Finance and Administration
Carlos A. Rodriguez (Principal Financial Officer)
/S/ MARTINIANO J. PEREZ Vice President and Controller January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer)
Martiniano J. Perez
/S/ HOWARD E. COX, JR. Director January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------
Howard E. Cox, Jr.
/S/ CHARLES M. HAZARD, JR. Director January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------
Charles M. Hazard, Jr.
/S/ JOHN H. MCARTHUR Director January 28, 1998
- ------------------------------------
John H. McArthur
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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5 Opinion of counsel to the Registrant concerning the legality of the securities being
offered
23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
23.2 Consent of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
23.3 Consent of Plante & Moran, LLP
23.4 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.5 Consent of Howe, Riley & Howe Professional Corporation
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EXHIBIT 5
January 28, 1998
The Vincam Group, Inc.
2850 Douglas Road
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to The Vincam Group, Inc. (the "Corporation")
in connection with the preparation for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of a registration statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement"). The Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale, if any,
of up to 1,281,973 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Corporation (the "Offered Shares") by certain stockholders of the Corporation
listed in the Registration Statement.
In connection therewith, we have examined the Corporation's Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and such
other corporate documents and records, certificates of public officials and
questions of law as we deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this
opinion. We have also reviewed the relevant statutory provisions of the Florida
Business Corporation Act, and such other legal authority in Florida as we have
deemed relevant.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Offered Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to us in the Prospectus contained
therein under the caption "Legal Matters."
Very truly yours,
STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS LLP
RJD:BLK:INR
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of (i) our report
dated February 21, 1997 appearing on page 31 of The Vincam Group, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, (ii) our report dated
February 21, 1997 which appears on page 3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 8, 1997, (iii) our report dated February 21, 1997, except as to the
pooling of interest with Amstaff, Inc., which is as of June 30, 1997, which
appears on page 3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 5, 1997 and
(iv) our report dated February 21, 1997, except as to the pooling of interest
with Amstaff, Inc., which is as of June 30, 1997, except as to the three-for-two
stock split, which is as of November 21, 1997, and except as to the pooling of
interest with Staffing Network, Inc., which is as of December 1, 1997, which
appears on pages 3-4 of Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 1, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement
on Form S-3.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Miami, Florida
January 26, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Vincam
Group, Inc. of our report dated January 31, 1997 appearing on page F-1 of The
Vincam Group, Inc's Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 7, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148), relating to the financial
statements of Staff Administrators, Inc. for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus constituting part of this Registration
Statement on Form S-3.
EHRHARDT KEEFE STEINER & HOTTMAN PC
Denver, Colorado
January 26, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Vincam
Group, Inc. of (i) our report dated September 10, 1997 appearing on page F-1 of
The Vincam Group, Inc's Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148) and (ii) our report dated September
10, 1997 appearing on page F-1 of The Vincam Group, Inc's Amendment No. 3 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148),
relating to the financial statements of Amstaff, Inc. for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-3.
PLANTE & MORAN, LLP
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
January 26, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of The Vincam
Group, Inc. of our report dated March 11, 1997, appearing on page F-1 of The
Vincam Group, Inc.'s Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 1, 1997 (Commission File No. 0-28148), relating to the financial
statements of Staffing Network, Inc. at December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the
years then ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on
Form S-3.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Manchester, New Hampshire
January 26, 1998
EXHIBIT 23.5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
March 2, 1995 appearing on page F-14 of The Vincam Group, Inc's Amendment No. 1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 1, 1997 (Commission File No.
0-28148), relating to the financial statements of Staffing Network, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1994. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus constituting part of this Registration
Statement on Form S-3.
HOWE, RILEY & HOWE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Manchester, New Hampshire
January 26, 1998
