CONFORMED COPY
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11,2000
Registration No. 333-31809
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTELLIGROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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New Jersey
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
11-2880025
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
499 Thornall Street, Edison, New Jersey 08837
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1996 Stock Plan, as amended
1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
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(Full Title of the Plan)
Ashok Pandey
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Intelligroup, Inc.
499 Thornall Street, Edison, New Jersey 08837
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(732) 590-1600
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(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
David J. Sorin, Esq.
David S. Matlin, Esq.
Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation
650 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 987-6800
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
Amount Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount Of
Title Of Securities To Be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration
To Be Registered Registered Per Share Price Fee
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Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share
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Issued under the 1996 1,504,433(1) $ 9.83(2) $14,788,576(2) $ 3,904.18
Stock Plan, as amended...
Issuable pursuant to
options to be granted
under the 1996 Stock
Plan, as amended......... 1,745,567(1) $ 33.06(3) $57,708,445(3) $15,235.03
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TOTAL 3,250,000 $72,497,021 $19,139.21
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(1) Does not include 1,407,233 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of options granted under the 1996 Stock Plan,
as amended which were previously registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 Filed on July 22, 1997 and Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on
October 17, 1997. (Registration No. 333-31809)
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(h), these prices are calculated based on the
weighted average exercise price of $9.83 per share covering 1,504,433
shares subject to stock options granted under the 1996 Stock Plan, as
amended.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(c), and Rule 457(h), these prices are estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and are based
upon the average of the high and low price per share of the Registrant's
Common Stock as reported on February 7, 2000.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-31809) (the " Registration Statement"), has been filed
in order to register an additional 3,250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to options to be granted under the 1996 Stock Plan, as amended (the
"1996 Plan").
The reoffer prospectus filed herewith has been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of Part I of Form S-3 and may be used for reoffers or resales
of certain shares of our common stock defined as "control securities" under
Instruction C to Form S-8 acquired by "affiliates" (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended) pursuant to the exercise of options under the Registrant's 1996
Plan, as amended and 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, collectively,
the "Plans."
The Registration Statement relating to the Plans was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 22, 1997 and is effective
as of the date hereof. Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 1996 Plan was filed
with the SEC on October 17, 1997 (Registration No. 333-31809) and is effective
as of the date hereof. Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we
register these securities in addition to securities of the same class previously
filed on the Registration Statement relating to the 1996 Plan and, in accordance
with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
Statement are incorporated by reference herein.
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PROSPECTUS
S-3 Reoffer Prospectus dated February 11, 2000
INTELLIGROUP, INC.
499 Thornall Street, Edison, New Jersey 08837
3,250,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUED UNDER OR ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO OPTIONS TO BE GRANTED UNDER THE 1996 STOCK
PLAN, AS AMENDED
140,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUED UNDER OR ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO OPTIONS TO BE GRANTED UNDER THE 1996
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
Certain Selling Shareholders, may offer and sell, from time to time, up
to 3,390,000 shares of our common stock (the "Shares"). These are Shares which
have been or may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options granted pursuant
to our 1996 Stock Plan, as amended, and 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option
Plan, collectively the "Plans." Options or shares of common stock may be issued
under the Plans in amounts and to persons not presently known by us. Once the
amounts and names are known, such persons, their holdings of common stock and
certain other information may be included in a subsequent version of this
Prospectus. We will receive no proceeds from the sale by the Selling
Shareholders of the shares of common stock.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "ITIG". The last reported sale price of the common stock on February 10,
2000 on the Nasdaq National Market was $38.44 per share.
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INVESTING IN THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK INVOLVES CERTAIN RISKS. SEE
"RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is February 11, 2000.
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INTELLIGROUP, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About Intelligroup ................................................ 3
Where You Can Find More Information ............................... 4
Risk Factors ...................................................... 5
Use of Proceeds .................................................. 17
Selling Shareholders............................................... 30
Plan of Distribution............................................... 31
Legal Matters...................................................... 31
Experts ........................................................... 31
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.......................... 31
Securities and Exchange Commission Position on Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities................................... 33
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ABOUT INTELLIGROUP
We provide a wide range of information technology services, including
management consulting, enterprise-wide business process solutions, Internet
applications services, applications outsourcing and maintenance, web site design
and customization, information technology training solutions, systems
integration and custom software development based on leading technologies. We
provide our services directly to end-user organizations or as a member of
consulting teams assembled by other information technology consulting firms. Our
customers are Fortune 1000 and other large and mid-sized companies in the United
States and abroad.
We were incorporated in New Jersey in October 1987 under the name
Intellicorp, Inc. Our name was changed to Intelligroup, Inc. in July 1992. Our
principal executive offices are located at 499 Thornall Street, Edison, New
Jersey 08837 and our telephone number is (732) 590-1600. Additional information
about us may be obtained at our website at http:/www.intelligroup.com. The
information contained at our website is not incorporated into and does not
constitute part of this prospectus, and the only information that you should
rely on in making your decision whether to invest in our common stock is the
information contained in or specifically incorporated by referenced into this
prospectus.
All references to "we, "us," "our," or Intelligroup in this prospectus means
Intelligroup, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). You may read
and copy any document the Company files at the SEC's public reference room at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC
filings are also available to the public from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future
filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until the Selling Shareholders sell all the
shares registered hereunder.
1. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998;
2. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June
30, 1999 and September 30, 1999;
3. Current Reports on Form 8-K dated and filed with the SEC on January 20,
1999, February 24, 1999, May 3, 1999 and May 27, 1999; and
4. The description of our common stock, $.01 par value, which is contained in
our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the form declared
effective by the SEC on September 26, 1996, including any subsequent
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
We will provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial
owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral
request of such person, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated
herein by reference. Exhibits to any of such documents, however, will not be
provided unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into
such documents. The requests should be made to:
Nicholas Visco, Vice President - Finance
Intelligroup, Inc.
499 Thornall Street
Edison, New Jersey 08837
(732) 590-1600
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You
should rely only on the information or representations provided in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different
information. Neither Intelligroup nor the Selling Shareholders are making an
offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date on the front of the document.
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RISK FACTORS
SOME INFORMATION SET FORTH IN OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS
PROSPECTUS MAY CONTAIN "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS." SUCH STATEMENTS CAN BE
IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS "BELIEVE," "ANTICIPATE" AND "EXPECT."
THESE STATEMENTS DISCUSS FUTURE EXPECTATIONS, CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OR STATE OTHER
"FORWARD-LOOKING" INFORMATION. THE FACTORS DISCUSSED BELOW COULD CAUSE ACTUAL
RESULTS AND DEVELOPMENTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN OR
IMPLIED BY SUCH STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THIS PROSPECTUS, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CAREFULLY BEFORE
DECIDING TO PURCHASE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL VARIABILITY OF OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS
WHICH WE EXPECT WILL CONTINUE
In the past, our operating results have varied substantially from quarter
to quarter. Our operating results also may vary in the future. Due to the
relatively fixed nature of certain of our costs, including personnel and
facilities costs, a decline in revenue in any fiscal quarter would result in
lower profitability in that quarter. Our quarterly operating results are
influenced by:
o seasonal patterns of hardware and software capital spending by
customers;
o information technology outsourcing trends;
o the timing, size and stage of projects;
o new service introductions by us or our competitors;
o levels of market acceptance for our services;
o our hiring of additional staff;
o changes in our billing and employee utilization rates; and
o timing and integration of acquired businesses.
We believe, therefore, that past operating results and period-to-period
comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
Demand for our services generally is lower in the fourth quarter. This decrease
is due to reduced activity during the holiday season and fewer working days for
those customers which curtail operations during such period. We anticipate that
our business will continue to be subject to such seasonal variations.
WE ANTICIPATE QUARTERLY LOSSES THROUGH AT LEAST THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2000
We have made, and expect to continue to make, significant investments to
implement a strategic plan to spin off our Internet services subsidiary,
SeraNova, Inc., and to realign
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Intelligroup's core business around the application services provider market. As
a result of such investments, we expect to have quarterly losses through at
least the second quarter of 2000. Our investments include the addition of key
executives and direct sales force personnel at SeraNova and Intelligroup as well
as the engagement of a high-technology, business-to-business marketing
organization. Such marketing organization will focus its efforts on conducting
extensive market research, and assisting us in implementing strategic sales and
marketing programs. In order to achieve profitability during 2000, we will need
to control costs associated with building an infrastructure to support both
divisions as well as increase our revenues. We cannot assure you that we will be
able to contain costs, grow revenue or increase profitability.
OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE GROWTH MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS
Our growth has placed significant demands on our management, administrative
and operational resources. Our revenue increased from $61.7 million in 1996 to
$98.3 million in 1997 and $162.8 million in 1998. Our revenue was $141.5 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. From January 1, 1995 through
December 31, 1998, our total number of employees increased from 113 to 1,319
persons. In addition, at December 31, 1998, we engaged 107 independent
contractors to perform information technology services. At September 30, 1999,
we had 1,509 employees and 128 independent contractors. To manage our growth
effectively, we must continue to develop and improve our operational, financial
and other internal systems, as well as our business development capabilities. We
must also continue to attract, train, retain, motivate and manage our employees.
Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to:
o continue to maintain high rates of employee utilization at profitable
billing rates;
o maintain project quality, particularly if the size and scope of our
projects increase; and
o integrate the service offerings, operations and employees of acquired
businesses.
Our inability to manage our growth and projects effectively could have a
material adverse effect on:
o the quality of our services and products;
o our ability to retain key personnel;
o our operating results; and
o our ability to report financial results in an accurate and timely
manner.
OUR PROPOSED SPIN-OFF OF OUR INTERNET SOLUTIONS BUSINESS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT
OUR BUSINESS AND STOCK PRICE
On November 4, 1999, we announced our intention to spin off our Internet
solutions business to our shareholders. Such business was contributed to our
wholly-owned subsidiary,
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SeraNova, effective January 1, 2000. On January 27, 2000, SeraNova filed a
Registration Statement on Form 10 in connection with the proposed spin-off. The
spin-off is subject to certain conditions and approvals. SeraNova had revenues
of approximately $15 million during 1998 and approximately $27 million in the
first nine months of 1999. There can be no assurance that the spin-off will be
consummated or that we will be able to implement our plan to refocus our core
business as an application services provider. Additionally, if such spin-off is
consummated, we cannot assure you that a market for shares of our common stock
and the common stock of SeraNova will be maintained or developed, that the
spin-off will enhance shareholder value or that the market price of the shares
of common stock of Intelligroup will not be adversely affected.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CURRENT CREDIT FACILITY
On January 29, 1999, we entered into an unsecured three-year $30 million
Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with PNC Bank, N.A. (the
"Bank"). As a result of the restructuring and other special charges incurred
during the quarter ended June 30, 1999, at June 30, 1999, we were not in
compliance with the consolidated cash flow leverage ratio and consolidated net
worth financial covenants included in the Loan Agreement. On August 12, 1999,
the Bank notified us that such non-compliance constituted an event of default
under the Loan Agreement. At September 30, 1999, while we were in compliance
with the consolidated net worth financial covenant, we were not in compliance
with the consolidated cash flow leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage
ratio financial covenants. On January 26, 2000, we finalized with the Bank the
terms of a waiver and amendment to the Loan Agreement to remedy defaults which
existed under the Loan Agreement. There can be no assurance that we will remain
in compliance with each of the financial and other covenants imposed upon us by
the Loan Agreement, as amended. If we are unable to maintain compliance, we will
again be in an event of default position under such Loan Agreement. The terms of
the waiver and amendment include, among other things, (i) a $15 million
reduction in availability under the Loan Agreement, (ii) a first priority
perfected security interest on all of the assets of the Company and its domestic
subsidiaries and (iii) modification of certain financial covenants and a waiver
of prior covenant defaults. In the event of a future event of default, there can
be no assurance that we will obtain a waiver and amendment on terms acceptable
to us, if at all. In the event that the Bank calls the outstanding loan, we
would be required to find a substitute source of working capital quickly in
order to meet our cash needs. There can be no assurance, in such case, that we
will be able to reach agreement with an alternative lender.
WE DEPEND ON SAP, ORACLE AND PEOPLESOFT
During the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 and the nine months ended
September 30, 1999, approximately 56%, 52% and 43%, respectively, of our revenue
(including our acquisitions of the CPI Companies, the Azimuth Companies and
Empower Solutions, L.L.C. and its affiliate Empower, Inc. (the "Empower
Companies"), see "Acquisition Risks") was derived from projects in which we
implemented software developed by SAP. SAP is a major international German-based
software company and a leading vendor of client/server application software for
business applications. Our future success in our SAP-related consulting services
depends largely on our continued:
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o relationship with SAP America, SAP's United States affiliate; and
o status as a SAP National Logo Partner.
We executed our SAP National Logo Partner Agreement in April 1997 and
previously had been a SAP National Implementation Partner since 1995. In July
1997, we achieved Accelerated SAP Partner Status with SAP by meeting certain
performance criteria established by SAP. Such status is awarded by SAP on an
annual basis pursuant to contract. Our contract expires on December 31, 1999 and
will be automatically renewed for a successive one-year period. Thereafter, our
agreement is automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless
terminated by either party.
During the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 and the nine months ended
September 30, 1999, approximately 12%, 11% and 8%, respectively, of our total
revenue (including our acquisition of the CPI Companies, the Azimuth Companies
and the Empower Companies) was derived from projects in which we implemented
software developed by Oracle. Oracle is a leading vendor of client/server
application software for business applications. Our current contract with Oracle
expires on July 26, 2000 and is automatically renewed for a successive one-year
period, unless terminated by either party. We expanded our relationship with
Oracle by entering into an agreement, effective October 26, 1998. The agreement
is expected to help us meet the demands of mid-sized to large companies using
Oracle. The agreement is terminable by either party upon 30 days notice.
Additionally, we have increased our PeopleSoft implementation projects.
During 1998, we consummated acquisitions of companies whose practices consisted
primarily of PeopleSoft implementation projects which added to our PeopleSoft
practice. In addition, we acquired the Empower Companies, PeopleSoft
implementation companies, in February 1999. During the years ended December 31,
1997 and 1998 and the nine months ended September 30, 1999, approximately 12%,
19% and 26%, respectively, of our revenue (including our acquisitions of the CPI
Companies, the Azimuth Companies and the Empower Companies) was derived from
projects in which we implemented software developed by PeopleSoft. Our current
contract with PeopleSoft expired on October 30, 1999. We currently are
negotiating our contractual arrangement with PeopleSoft and expect to renew our
contract. We cannot assure you that we will enter into a contract with
PeopleSoft on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
We have no reason to believe that our contracts with SAP, Oracle and
PeopleSoft will not be renewed or that the scope of such contracts will be
modified or limited in a manner adverse to us. However, there can be no
assurance that such contracts will be renewed on terms acceptable to us, if at
all. In addition, there could be a material adverse effect on our business if:
o SAP, Oracle or PeopleSoft are unable to maintain their respective
leadership positions within the business applications software market;
o Sales of SAP, Oracle or PeopleSoft software products decline;
o our relationship with SAP, Oracle or PeopleSoft deteriorates; or
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o SAP, Oracle or PeopleSoft elects to compete directly with us.
WE RELY SUBSTANTIALLY ON KEY CUSTOMERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
We have derived and believe that we will continue to derive a significant
portion of our revenue from a limited number of customers and projects. For the
years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998 and the nine months ended September 30,
1999, our ten largest customers accounted for in the aggregate approximately
44%, 38% and 26% of our revenue. In 1996 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and
Bristol-Myers Squibb each accounted for more than 10% of revenue. During 1997,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP accounted for approximately 10% of revenue. During
1998 and the nine months ended September 30, 1999, no single customer accounted
for more than 10% of revenue. Most of our contracts can be canceled by the
customer on short notice and without significant penalty, with the exception of
fixed price contracts. The cancellation or significant reduction in the scope of
a large contract could have a material adverse effect on our business. In
addition, the amount of work performed for specific customers is likely to vary
from year to year. The loss of any large customer or project could have a
material adverse effect on our business. We also serve as a member of consulting
teams assembled by other information technology consulting firms, some of which
may also be our competitors. There can be no assurance that such information
technology consulting firms will continue to use us in the future and at current
levels of retention, if at all.
RISKS RELATING TO FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR OPERATING
RESULTS
While we provide services to our customers primarily on a time and
materials basis, we also bid on an increasing number of fixed price projects.
For the year ended December 31, 1998, fixed price contracts represented
approximately 5% of our total revenues. For the nine months ended September 30,
1999, approximately 10% of our total revenues were derived from fixed price
contracts. We believe that, as we pursue our strategy of making turnkey project
management a larger portion of our business, we will likely be required to offer
more fixed price projects. We have had limited prior experience in pricing and
performing under fixed price arrangements. There can be no assurance that we
will be able to complete such projects within the fixed price and required
timeframes. The failure to perform within such fixed price contracts could have
a material adverse effect on our business.
WE COULD BE LIABLE TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR DAMAGES
Many of our engagements involve projects that are critical to the
operations of our customers' businesses and provide benefits that may be
difficult to quantify. Our failure or inability to meet a customer's
expectations could result in a material adverse change to the customer's
operations. Such failure could give rise to claims for damages against us or
cause damage to our reputation. Such claims could adversely affect our business.
In some of our agreements, we have agreed to indemnify the customer for damages
arising from services provided to, or on behalf of, such customer. Such
indemnification could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition
and results of operations. In some of our contracts, we agree that we will
repair errors or defects in our deliverables without additional charge to the
customer. To date, we have not experienced any material claims against such
warranties. We have
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insurance for damages and expenses incurred in connection with alleged negligent
acts, errors or omissions. There can be no assurance that we will not experience
material claims in the future or that such insurance will continue to be
available to us on acceptable terms.
WE MAY ACQUIRE OR MAKE INVESTMENTS IN COMPANIES OR TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD CAUSE
LOSS OF VALUE TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS AND DISRUPTION OF OUR BUSINESS
A key element of our strategy has been growth by acquisition. From May 1998
through the date of this Prospectus, we have completed the following four
significant acquisitions of businesses with services complementary to those
offered by us:
Companies Acquired Primary Location Services Date
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CPI Consulting Limited and United Kingdom PeopleSoft May 1998
CPI Resources Limited Implementation
Azimuth Consulting Limited, New Zealand IT Management November 1998
Azimuth Holdings Limited, Consulting
Braithwaite Richmond Limited
and Azimuth Corporation
Limited
Network Publishing, Inc. Provo, Utah Web site design January 1999
and customized
IT training
solutions
Empower Solutions, L.L.C. Plymouth, PeopleSoft February 1999
and Empower, Inc. Michigan Implementation
We expect to undertake additional acquisitions in the future, although
none are planned or being negotiated as of the date of this Prospectus.
Risks associated with acquisitions may include:
o possible adverse effects on our operating results;
o diversion of management's attention;
o risks associated with unanticipated liabilities or contingencies;
o risks associated with financing;
o integration of service offerings, operations and employees of acquired
businesses; and
o management of growth issues.
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THERE IS INTENSE COMPETITION IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDUSTRY
The information technology services industry is highly competitive. Many of
our competitors have longer operating histories, possess greater industry and
name recognition and have significantly greater financial, technical and
marketing resources. Additionally, we have faced, and expect to continue to
face, additional competition from new entrants into our markets.
We believe that competitive factors in our markets include:
Principal Competitive Factors
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o quality of service and deliverables;
o speed of development and implementation;
o price;
o project management capability; and
o technical and business expertise.
External Factors
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o the ability of our competitors to hire, retain and motivate project
managers and other senior technical staff;
o the development by others of services that are competitive with our
services; and
o the extent of our competitors' responsiveness to customer needs.
We also believe that we compete in large part based on our level of
expertise in implementing and integrating SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Baan
products and a wide variety of other technologies. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to continue to compete successfully with existing and new
competitors.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH ANTICIPATED RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
Our success depends in part on our ability to develop solutions that keep
pace with:
o continuing changes in information technology;
o evolving industry standards; and
o changing customer objectives and preferences.
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There can be no assurance that we will be successful in adequately
addressing these developments on a timely basis. Even if these developments are
addressed, we may not be successful in the marketplace. In addition,
competitor's products or technologies may make our services less competitive or
obsolete. Our failure to address these developments could have a material
adverse effect on our business.
OUR SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR KEY MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL
We believe that our success now and in the future will depend largely on
the continued services of our key executive officers and leading technical
personnel. Each executive officer and leading technical professional has entered
into an employment agreement with us which contains non-competition,
non-disclosure and non-solicitation covenants. The departure of one or more of
such key personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN QUALITY TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DUE TO A
COMPETITIVE MARKET
We believe that our success will depend in large part upon our ability to
attract, retain, train and motivate highly-skilled employees, particularly
project managers and other senior technical personnel. Since such qualified
personnel are in great demand, there is significant competition for such
employees and it is likely that access to such personnel will remain limited for
the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in
attracting a sufficient number of such personnel in the future, or that we will
be successful in retaining, training and motivating the employees we are able to
attract. The failure to do so could:
o impair our ability to adequately manage and complete our existing
projects;
o impair our ability to bid for or obtain new projects; and
o adversely affect our business.
OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT
Our future success is dependent, in part, upon our proprietary
implementation methodology and toolset, development tools and other intellectual
property rights. In order to protect our proprietary rights, we:
o rely upon trade secrets, nondisclosure and other contractual
arrangements;
o rely on copyright and trademark laws;
o enter into confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and
customers;
o seek to limit access to and distribution of our proprietary
information; and
o require almost all employees and consultants to assign to us their
rights in intellectual property developed during their employment or
engagement.
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There can be no assurance that the steps we take will be adequate to deter
misappropriation of our proprietary information or that we will be able to
detect unauthorized use of and take appropriate steps to enforce our
intellectual property rights.
We believe that our trademarks, service marks, services, methodology and
development tools do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.
There can be no assurance, however, that such a claim will not be asserted
against us in the future, or that if asserted, any such claim will be
successfully defended. If we are not successful in defending such claim, we may
be precluded from using certain marks or technologies or may incur royalty or
licensing expenses.
WE FACE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
A significant portion of our business is derived from our international
operations. During 1997 and 1998 and the nine months ended September 30, 1999,
approximately 25%, 23% and 27% of our revenues were derived from international
operations. We have established or acquired foreign operations in Australia,
Denmark, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the
United Kingdom. In order to expand international sales, we may establish or
acquire additional foreign operations. Increasing foreign operations has
required and likely will continue to require significant management attention
and financial resources and could materially adversely affect our business.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to increase international market
demand for our services. The risks relating to our international business
activities include:
o unexpected changes in regulatory environments;
o foreign currency fluctuations;
o tariffs and other trade barriers;
o longer accounts receivable payment cycles;
o difficulties in managing international operations;
o potential foreign tax consequences including restrictions on the
repatriation of earnings; and
o the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and
regulations.
There can be no assurance that such factors will not have a material
adverse effect on our future international sales, if any, and, consequently, on
our business and operating results.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR OPERATIONS IN INDIA
Through our subsidiaries, Intelligroup Asia Private Limited and
Intelligroup India Private Limited, we are subject to the risks associated with
doing business in India. India's central and state governments heavily regulate
the Indian economy. In the recent past, the government of
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India has provided significant tax incentives and relaxed certain regulatory
restrictions in order to encourage foreign investment in certain sectors of the
economy. Certain of these benefits that directly affect our Indian operations
include:
o tax holidays;
o liberalized import and export duties; and
o preferential rules on foreign investment and repatriation.
Changes in the business, political or regulatory climate of India could
have a material adverse effect on our Indian business. In addition, India has
experienced significant inflation, shortages of foreign exchange and has been
subject to civil unrest. Further, the United States has recently imposed
sanctions on India in response to certain nuclear testing conducted by the
Indian government. Changes in the following factors could have a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results:
o inflation;
o interest rates;
o taxation; or
o other social, political, economic or diplomatic developments affecting
India in the future.
RISK OF INCREASED GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF IMMIGRATION
In the United States, we have relied and in the future expect to continue
to rely increasingly upon attracting and retaining personnel with technical and
project management skills from other countries. The Immigration and
Naturalization Service limits the number of new petitions it approves each year.
Accordingly, we may be unable to obtain visas necessary to bring critical
foreign employees to the United States. Any difficulty in hiring or retaining
foreign nationals in the United States could increase competition for technical
personnel and have a material adverse effect on our business and operating
results.
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE COULD AFFECT OUR STOCK PRICE
Future sales of common stock in the public market following this offering,
or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the market
price of the common stock. As of February 7, 2000, we had an aggregate of
16,094,246 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Upon completion of
this offering, an aggregate of 12,564,155 shares, including 2,954,433 shares
issuable upon the exercise of stock options, will be freely tradable by persons
other than our "affiliates" without restriction. In addition, an aggregate of
6,484,524 shares held by our founders may be sold pursuant to the provisions of
Rule 144 (subject to volume limitations) under the Securities Act.
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OUR FOUNDERS OWN A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK AND ARE
ABLE TO INFLUENCE CORPORATE MATTERS
The founders of Intelligroup, Ashok Pandey, Rajkumar Koneru and Nagarjun
Valluripalli, together beneficially own approximately 40.3% of the outstanding
shares of our common stock. As a result, these shareholders, acting together,
are able to influence significant control of matters requiring approval by our
shareholders, including the election of directors. Such a concentration of
ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of
Intelligroup, including transactions in which shareholders might otherwise
receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices.
WE HAVE TAKEN CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER MEASURES WHICH MAY MAKE AN ACQUISITION MORE
DIFFICULT
Certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement could make it more difficult for a third
party to acquire control of Intelligroup, even if such change in control would
be beneficial to our shareholders. For example, our Certificate of Incorporation
eliminates the rights of shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders
or take action by written consent. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation
allows our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock without shareholder
approval. Such issuances could make it more difficult for a third party to
acquire us. Our Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement is designed to deter
coercive or unfair takeover attempts of Intelligroup. As a New Jersey
corporation, we are also subject to the New Jersey Shareholders Protection Act
contained in Section 14A:10A-1. In general, Section 14A:10A-1 prohibits a
publicly-held New Jersey corporation from engaging in a "business combination"
with an "interested stockholder" for a period of five years following the date
the person became an interested stockholder, unless, among other things:
o the board of directors approved the transaction in which such
stockholder became an interested stockholder prior to the date the
interested stockholder attained such status; and
o the business combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 66 2/3% of the corporation's voting stock not
beneficially owned by the interested stockholder at a meeting called
for such purpose.
A "business combination" generally includes a merger, sale of assets or stock,
or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested
stockholder. In general, an interested stockholder is a person who, together
with affiliates and associates, owns, or within five years prior to the
determination of interested stockholder status, did own, 10% or more of the
corporation's voting stock.
POTENTIAL VOLATILITY OF OUR STOCK PRICE
The market price of the shares of our common stock has been and in the
future may be highly volatile. Some factors that may affect the market price
include:
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o actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
o announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products
or services by us or our competitors;
o market conditions in the computer software and hardware industries and
IT services industry generally;
o changes in recommendations or earnings estimates by securities
analysts; and
o actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in financial results.
Furthermore, the stock market historically has experienced volatility which
has particularly affected the market prices of securities of many technology
companies and which sometimes has been unrelated to the operating performances
of such companies.
WE DO NOT EXPECT TO PAY CASH DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK
We have never paid, and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our
common stock in the foreseeable future.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares covered
by this Prospectus. While we will receive sums upon any exercise of options by
the Selling Shareholders , we currently have no plans for their application,
other than for general corporate purposes. We cannot assure that any of such
options will be exercised.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected statement of operations data for the years ended December 31,
1996, 1997 and 1998 and the selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 1997
and 1998 are derived from and are qualified by reference to, and should be read
in conjunction with, the more detailed audited consolidated financial statements
and the related notes thereto included elsewhere herein. The selected statement
of operations data for the year ended December 31, 1994 and 1995 and the
selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 have been
derived from our financial statements which are not included elsewhere herein.
Prior period financial information has been revised to reflect our acquisitions
of CPI Resources, the Azimuth Companies and the Empower Companies, during 1998
and 1999 which were accounted for in accordance with the pooling of interests
method under generally accepted accounting principles. The financial data
included herein should be read in conjunction with our periodic filings with the
SEC relating to subsequent periods which are incorporated herein by reference.
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The following data has been derived from the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and should be read in conjunction with those
statements and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" which are included or incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus.
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<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended
Year Ended December 31, September 30,
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
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(unaudited)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: (In thousands, except per share data)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue....................................... $19,438 $39,283 $61,699 $98,301 $162,840 $116,639 $141,528
Cost of sales................................. 13,528 29,263 43,142 67,452 104,984 73,165 91,562
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Gross profit................................ 5,910 10,020 18,557 30,849 57,856 43,474 49,966
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Selling, general and administrative
expenses.................................... 4,670 8,401 14,544 22,449 38,074 28,563 43,091
Acquisition expenses.......................... -- -- -- -- 2,118 434 2,115
Restructuring and other special charges....... -- -- -- -- -- -- 7,328
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total operating expenses.................... 4,670 8,401 14,544 22,449 40,192 28,997 52,534
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income (loss)..................... 1,240 1,619 4,013 8,400 17,664 14,477 (2,568)
Other (income) expense, net................... -- -- -- -- -- (121) (110)
Factor charges/interest expense (income), net. 463 1,327 1,335 (265) (187) (100) 508
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before provision for income
taxes and extraordinary charge.............. 777 292 2,678 8,665 17,851 14,698 (2,966)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes.......... 409 587 748 2,327 4,451 3,529 (552)
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge..... 368 (295) 1,930 6,338 13,400 11,169 (2,414)
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax
benefit of $296........................... -- -- 1,148 -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)......................... $ 368 $ (295) $ 782 $ 6,338 $ 13,400 $ 11,169 $ (2,414)
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Earnings (loss) per share(1):
Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge. $ 0.02 $ (0.02) $ 0.18 $ 0.44 $ 0.88 $ 0.73 $ (0.16)
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax
benefit............................... -- -- (0.11) -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)....................... $ 0.02 $ (0.02) $ 0.07 $ 0.44 $ 0.88 $ 0.73 $ (0.16)
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Weighted average number of common shares -
Basic....................................... 15,011 15,011 11,003 14,457 15,207 15,205 15,549
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Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) before extraordinary charge... $ 0.02 $ (0.02) $ 0.16 $ 0.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.71 $ (0.16)
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax
benefit................................... -- -- (0.10) -- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)....................... $ 0.02 $ (0.02) $ 0.06 $ 0.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.71 $ (0.16)
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Weighted average number of common shares -
Diluted...................................... 15,011 15,011 12,263 14,937 15,789 15,702 15,549
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As of December 31, As of September 30,
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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(In thousands) (unaudited)
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents.................. $ 1,399 $ 1,412 $ 8,301 $ 8,825 $ 4,245 $ 8,550
Working capital surplus (deficit).......... (492) (991) 16,246 30,500 32,640 29,840
Total assets............................... 7,599 12,571 24,945 43,064 69,565 82,238
Short-term debt, including subordinated
debentures............................... 1,304 3,608 226 386 11 10,706
Long-term debt and obligations under
capital leases, less current portion...... 141 206 108 355 60 653
Shareholders' equity....................... 557 128 18,280 34,036 47,949 47,295
</TABLE>
(1) Basic and diluted earnings per share have replaced primary and fully
diluted earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
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We provide a wide range of information technology services, including
management consulting, enterprise-wide business process solutions, Internet
applications services, applications outsourcing and maintenance, web site design
and customization, IT training solutions, systems integration and custom
software development based on leading technologies. We have grown rapidly since
1994 when we made a strategic decision to diversify our customer base by
expanding the scope of our integration and development services and to utilize
software developed by SAP as a primary tool to implement enterprise-wide
business process solutions. In 1995, we achieved the status of a SAP National
Implementation Partner. In the same year, we also began to utilize Oracle's ERP
application products to diversify our service offerings. In 1997, we enhanced
our partner status with SAP, by first achieving National Logo Partner status and
then AcceleratedSAP Partner Status. Also, in 1997, we further diversified our
ERP-based service offerings, by beginning to provide PeopleSoft and Baan
implementation services. In July 1997, we were awarded PeopleSoft implementation
partnership status. In September 1997, we were awarded Baan international
consulting partnership status. In June 1998, we also expanded our Oracle
applications implementation services practice and added upgrade services to meet
market demand of mid-size to large companies that are implementing or upgrading
Oracle applications.
ACQUISITIONS
During 1998, we expanded our operations through acquisitions. On May 7,
1998, we acquired thirty percent of the outstanding share capital of CPI
Consulting Limited. The acquisition of CPI Consulting Limited was accounted for
utilizing purchase accounting. The consideration we paid included the issuance
of 165,696 shares of our common stock with a fair market value of $3.1 million,
and a future liability to the sellers predicated upon operating results for the
balance of 1998. The value of the liability has been determined as of December
31, 1998 to be $2.5 million, which is payable by the issuance of an additional
155,208 shares of our common stock. We issued such shares on March 22, 1999. The
excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was
attributed to intangible assets, amounting in the aggregate to $5.8 million.
On May 21, 1998, we acquired all of the outstanding share capital of CPI
Resources Limited. The acquisition of CPI Resources Limited was accounted for as
a pooling of interests. Prior results for all periods have been restated in
accordance with pooling of interests accounting. As consideration for this
acquisition, we issued 371,000 shares of our Common Stock. At the time of the
acquisition, CPI Resources Limited owned seventy percent of the outstanding
share capital of CPI Consulting Limited.
The CPI Companies provide consulting and implementation services related
to PeopleSoft applications.
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On November 25, 1998, we consummated the acquisition of all of the
outstanding capital stock of each of Azimuth Consulting Limited, Azimuth
Holdings Limited, Braithwaite Richmond Limited and Azimuth Corporation Limited
(collectively the "Azimuth Companies"). The acquisition of the Azimuth Companies
was accounted for as a pooling of interests. Prior results for all periods have
been restated in accordance with pooling of interests accounting. As
consideration for this acquisition, we issued 902,928 shares of our common
stock.
The Azimuth Companies provide business and management consulting services.
Founded in 1984, Azimuth has a strong IT management consulting organization with
operations in New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Southeast Asian
countries.
In January 1999, in order to augment our Internet and advanced technology
practice, we acquired the outstanding capital stock of NPI located in Provo,
Utah. The purchase price included an initial cash payment in the aggregate of
$1,800,000 together with a cash payment of $200,000 to be held in escrow. In
addition, the purchase price included an earn-out payment of up to $2,212,650 in
restricted shares of our common stock payable on or before April 15, 2000 and a
potential lump sum cash payment of $354,024 payable no later than March 31,
2000. This acquisition has been accounted for in 1999 under the purchase method
of accounting. NPI provides web site design and front-end application solutions
services. NPI has built a strong track record in designing web-sites that enable
clients to achieve the desired sales and marketing impact.
In addition, by way of merger, we augmented our PeopleSoft practice in
North America by acquiring Empower Solutions, L.L.C. and its affiliate Empower,
Inc. (the "Empower Companies") located in Plymouth, Michigan on February 16,
1999. The acquisition of the Empower Companies has been accounted for as a
pooling of interests. Prior results for all periods have been restated in
accordance with pooling of interests accounting. Founded in 1997, the Empower
Companies provide business process reengineering, system design and development,
project management and training services. The purchase price consisted of the
issuance of an aggregate of 1,831,091 restricted shares of our common stock.
Additionally, on December 22, 1999, we issued an aggregate of 179,611 shares of
our restricted common stock in connection with a net worth adjustment determined
as of the closing date.
OPERATIONS
We generate revenue from professional services rendered to our customers.
We recognize revenue as our services are performed. Our services range from
providing customers with a single consultant to multi-personnel full-scale
projects. We provide these services to our customers primarily on a time and
materials basis and pursuant to written contracts which can be terminated with
limited advance notice, typically not more than 30 days, and without significant
penalty, generally limited to fees earned and expenses incurred by us through
the date of termination. We provide our services directly to end-user
organizations or as a member of a consulting team assembled by another
information technology consulting firm to Fortune 1000 and other large and
mid-sized companies. We generally bill our customers semi-monthly for the
services provided by our consultants at contracted rates. Where contractual
provisions permit, customers also are billed for reimbursement of expenses
incurred by us on the customers' behalf.
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We also have provided services on certain projects in which we, at the
request of the clients, offered a fixed price for our services. For the year
ended December 31, 1998, revenues derived from projects under fixed price
contracts represented approximately 5% of our total revenue. No single fixed
price project was material to our business during 1998. However, one fixed price
project, which began late in 1998, is expected be material to us during 1999. We
believe that, as we pursue our strategy of making turnkey project management a
larger portion of our business, we will continue to offer fixed price projects.
We have had limited prior experience in pricing and performing under fixed price
arrangements and believe that there are certain risks related thereto and thus
price such arrangements to reflect the associated risk. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to complete such projects within the fixed price
timeframes. The failure to perform within such fixed price contracts, if entered
into, could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating
results.
We have derived and believe that we will continue to derive a significant
portion of our revenue from a limited number of customers and projects. For the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998, our ten largest customers
accounted for in the aggregate, approximately 50%, 44% and 38% of our revenue,
respectively. In 1996 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Bristol-Myers Squibb each
accounted for more than 10% of revenue. During 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
accounted for approximately 10% of revenue. During 1998, no customer accounted
for more than 10% of revenue. For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and
1998, 34%, 31% and 19%, respectively, of our revenue was generated by serving as
a member of consulting teams assembled by other information technology
consulting firms. There can be no assurance that such information technology
consulting firms will continue to engage us in the future at current levels of
retention, if at all. During the years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998,
57%, 56% and 52%, respectively, of our total revenue was derived from projects
in which we implemented software developed by SAP. For the years ended December
31, 1997 and 1998, approximately 12% and 11% of our total revenue was derived
from projects in which we implemented software developed by Oracle. For each of
the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, approximately 19%, 12% and 9%,
respectively, of our total revenue was derived from projects in which we
implemented software developed by PeopleSoft. During the year ended December 31,
1998, approximately 58% of our revenue was derived from engagements at which we
had project management responsibilities, compared to 31% and 12% during the
years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
Our most significant cost is project personnel expenses, which consist of
consultant salaries, benefits and payroll-related expenses. Thus, our financial
performance is based primarily upon billing margin (billable hourly rate less
our cost of a consultant on an hourly basis) and personnel utilization rates
(billable hours divided by paid hours). We believe that turnkey project
management assignments typically carry higher margins. We have been shifting to
such higher-margin turnkey management assignments and more complex projects by
leveraging our reputation, existing capabilities, proprietary implementation
methodology, development tools and offshore development capabilities with
expanded sales and marketing efforts and new service offerings to develop
turnkey project sales opportunities with both new and existing customers. Our
inability to continue our shift to higher-margin turnkey management assignments
and more complex projects may adversely impact our future growth.
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Since late 1994, we have made substantial investments in our infrastructure
in order to support our rapid growth. For example, in 1994, we established and
funded an operations facility in India, the Advance Development Center (the
"ADC"), and in 1995 established a sales office in California. In addition, from
1994 to date, we have incurred expenses to develop proprietary development tools
and our proprietary accelerated implementation methodology and toolset. Since
1995, we have also been increasing our sales force and our marketing, finance,
accounting and administrative staff, in order to manage our growth. We currently
maintain our headquarters in Edison, New Jersey, and branch offices in Chicago,
Detroit, Foster City (California), Reston (Virginia), Edison (New Jersey),
Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. We also currently maintain offices
in Europe (the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Belgium), and Asia Pacific
(Australia, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Singapore). We lease our
headquarters in Edison, New Jersey, totaling approximately 48,475 square feet.
Such lease has an initial term of ten (10) years, which commenced in September
1998. In October 1998, we finalized an agreement to sublet the space used for
our prior headquarters for the remainder of the term of our sublease, which
expired November 15, 1999.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain financial
data expressed as a percentage of total revenue:
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<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE
YEAR ENDED
---------------------------------
DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------
1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue ........................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales ..................................... 64.5 68.6 69.9
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Gross profit .................................... 35.5 31.4 30.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses ...... 23.4 22.8 23.6
Acquisition expenses .............................. 1.3 -- --
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Operating income ................................ 10.8 8.6 6.5
Interest and other (expense) income, net .......... 0.1 0.3 (2.2)
-------- -------- --------
Income before provision for income taxes and
extraordinary charge ............................ 10.9 8.9 4.3
Provision for income taxes ........................ 2.7 2.4 1.2
-------- -------- --------
Income before extraordinary charge ................ 8.2 6.5 3.1
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax benefit ... -- -- 1.8
-------- -------- --------
Net income ...................................... 8.2 6.5 1.3
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
REVENUE. Revenue increased by 65.7% or $64.5 million, from $98.3 million
in 1997 to $162.8 million in 1998. This increase was attributable primarily to
increased demand for the Company's ERP implementation consulting services and,
to a lesser extent, to increased demand for the Company's systems integration
and Internet development services.
GROSS PROFIT. The Company's cost of sales includes primarily the cost of
salaries to consultants and related employee benefits and payroll taxes. The
Company's cost of sales increased by 55.6%, or $37.5 million, from $67.5 million
in 1997 to $105.0 million in 1998. The increase was due to increased personnel
costs resulting from the hiring of additional consultants to support the
increase in demand for the Company's services. The Company's gross profit
increased by 87.5%, or $27.0 million, from $30.8 million in 1997 to $57.9
million in 1998. Gross profit margin increased from 31.4% of revenue in 1997 to
35.5% of revenue in 1998. The increase in such gross profit margin was primarily
attributable to both the expanded utilization of the Company's offshore
development facility in India, and the increase in implementation service
projects where the Company has project management responsibilities, which
typically carry higher gross margins, than those in which the Company provides
supplemental staffing for client managed projects.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses consist primarily of administrative salaries, and
related benefits costs, occupancy costs, sales person compensation, travel and
entertainment, costs associated with the ADC and related development costs and
professional fees. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by
69.6%, or $15.6 million, from $22.4 million in 1997 to $38.1 million in 1998,
and increased as a percentage of revenue from 22.8% to 23.4%, respectively. The
increases in such expenses in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue
were due primarily to the increase in salaries and related benefits reflecting
headcount increases in the Company's sales force and its marketing, finance,
accounting and administrative staff, in order to manage its growth. The
Company's occupancy costs increased as a result of the relocation of its
corporate headquarters into approximately 48,000 square feet of office space,
from its former location which consisted of approximately 17,000 square feet. In
addition, the Company experienced increases in sales and management recruiting
costs, occupancy costs as additional offices were opened in the United States,
support services and the provision for doubtful accounts.
ACQUISITION EXPENSE. During the year ended 1998, the Company incurred
costs of $2,118,000 in connection with the acquisitions of the CPI Companies and
the Azimuth Companies, each of which was accounted for as a pooling of
interests. These costs primarily consisted of professional fees associated with
such acquisitions.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's effective income tax rate was
24% and 27% for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. During 1997, the
Company reduced its valuation allowance by $207,000 as management determined
that it was more likely than not, that the applicable portion of the net
deferred tax asset would be or had been realized. The 1997 valuation allowance
reduction favorably impacted the effective income tax rate by 3%. In 1996, the
Company elected a five year tax holiday in India in accordance with a local tax
incentive
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program whereby no income tax will be due during such period. For the year ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997, the tax holiday favorably impacted the effective tax
rate by approximately 7% and 6%, respectively. Based on current and anticipated
profitability, management believes all net deferred tax assets are more likely
than not to be realized.
As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, on
February 16, 1999, the Company acquired Empower Solution, L.L.C. and Empower,
Inc. (a corporation organized under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code).
The acquisitions were accounted for as poolings of interests and thus prior year
financial statements have been restated in accordance with the pooling of
interests rules. The Empower Companies were pass-through entities for tax
reporting purposes, thus their income was not taxed at the corporate level.
Accordingly, the Company's federal statutory tax rate was reduced by 13% and 6%
for 1998 and 1997, respectively.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
REVENUE. Revenue increased by 59.3%, or $36.6 million, from $61.7
million in 1996 to $98.3 million in 1997. This increase was attributable
primarily to increased demand for the Company's SAP related implementation
consulting services and, to a lesser extent, to increased demand for the
Company's systems integration and custom software development services.
GROSS PROFIT. The Company's cost of sales increased by 56.3%, or $24.3
million, from $43.1 million in 1996 to $67.4 million in 1997. The increase was
due to increased personnel costs resulting from the hiring of additional
consultants to support the increase in demand for the Company's services. The
Company's gross profit increased by 66.2%, or $12.3 million, from $18.6 million
in 1996 to $30.8 million in 1997. Gross profit margin increased from 30.1% of
revenue in 1996 to 31.4% of revenue in 1997. The increase in such gross profit
margin was attributable to the increase in implementation services projects and
a combination of improved billing margins, greater consultant utilization and
achieving certain customer performance incentives.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and
administrative expenses increased by 54.4%, or $7.9 million, from $14.5 million
in 1996 to $22.4 million in 1997, and decreased as a percentage of revenue from
23.6% to 22.8%, respectively. The increases in such expenses in absolute dollars
were due primarily to the expansion of the Company's sales and marketing
activities in 1997 and increased travel and entertainment expenses due to the
growth of the business and the employee base. Such expenses were increased to
support the continued revenue growth of the Company in the United States and
abroad. In addition, such expenses increased due to increased sales and
management recruiting costs, support services, and an increase in the provision
for doubtful accounts.
FACTOR FEES/INTEREST (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET. Factor fees in the 1996
period were the charges incurred by the Company to finance its accounts
receivable. On October 10, 1996, the Company repaid the factor with a portion of
the proceeds from the Company's initial public offering, approximately $4.4
million, consisting of all amounts outstanding under the agreement with its
factor and terminated its factor agreement. Subsequent to the Company's initial
public offering, interest income has been earned on interest bearing cash
accounts and short term investments.
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's effective income tax rate was
27% and 28% for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996. During 1997 and
1996, the Company reduced their valuation allowance by $207,000 and $461,000,
respectively as management determined that it was more likely than not, that the
applicable portion of the net deferred tax asset would be or had been realized.
The 1997 and 1996 valuation allowance reduction favorably impacted the effective
income tax rate by 3% and 14%, respectively. In 1996, the Company elected a five
year tax holiday in India in accordance with a local tax incentive program
whereby no income tax will be due during such period. For the year ended
December 31, 1997, the tax holiday favorably impacted the effective tax rate by
approximately 6%. There was no significant impact for 1996. Based on current and
anticipated profitability, management believes all net deferred tax assets are
more likely than not to be realized.
BACKLOG
The Company normally enters into written contracts with its customers at
the time it commences work on a project. These written contracts contain varying
terms and conditions and the Company does not generally believe it is
appropriate to characterize such written contracts as creating backlog. In
addition, because these written contracts often provide that the arrangement can
be terminated with limited advance notice and without significant penalty, the
Company does not believe that projects in process at any one time are a reliable
indicator or measure of expected future revenue. In the event that a customer
terminates a project, the customer remains obligated to pay the Company for
services performed by it through the date of termination.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company funds its operations primarily from cash flow generated from
operations, and prior to 1998 from cash balances generated from the Company's
initial and follow-on public offerings consummated in October 1996 and July
1997, respectively.
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $4.2 million at December
31, 1998 and $8.8 million at December 31, 1997. The Company had working capital
of $32.6 million at December 31, 1998 and $30.5 million at December 31, 1997.
Cash provided by operating activities was $6.1 million during the year
ended December 31, 1998, resulting primarily from net income of $13.4 million
during the year ended December 31, 1998, an increase of $8.2 million in accounts
payable, accrued payroll and accrued expenses, offset by an increase of $16.8
million in accounts receivable and unbilled services. Cash used in operating
activities for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 was $6.6 million and
$4.6 million, respectively.
In accordance with investment guidelines approved by the Company's Board
of Directors, cash balances in excess of those required to fund operations have
been invested in short-term U.S. Treasury securities and commercial paper with a
credit rating no lower than A1/P1.
The Company invested $7.1 million, $2.4 million and $1.0 million in
computer equipment and office furniture and fixtures in 1998, 1997 and 1996,
respectively. The increase reflects purchases of computer and telecommunications
equipment for consultants and administrative staff and office furniture and
fixtures related to the Company's new headquarters in Edison, New Jersey, and
other offices opened during 1998.
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During 1996 the Company's factoring agreement required that the Company
offer all of its trade accounts receivable to the factor for financing; however,
the factor was under no obligation to accept any or all of such receivables. For
a variety of reasons, including the rapid growth of the Company, the lack of
available tangible security to utilize as collateral and the absence of
historical operating profits prior to 1996, the Company was unable to obtain
more traditional financing. On October 10, 1996, the Company repaid
approximately $4.4 million consisting of all amounts outstanding under the
agreement with the factor and terminated the factoring agreement.
In March 1996, in anticipation of the debenture financing described below,
the Company obtained a $750,000 line of credit, payable on demand, from a bank.
The line of credit carried interest at the federal funds rate plus 1%.
Borrowings under the line totaled $200,000 at March 31, 1996 and $300,000 in
April 1996, when the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under such line in
connection with the debenture financing described below. The line of credit has
been terminated in accordance with the terms of such debenture financing.
In April 1996, the Company issued and sold five-year 9% subordinated
debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $6.0 million to Summit Ventures
IV, L.P. and Summit Investors III, L.P. The subordinated debentures were issued
to raise funds for working capital and general corporate purposes, to repurchase
from the then-current shareholders, Messrs. Pandey, Koneru and Valluripalli, an
aggregate of 4,881,066 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of $1.5 million,
to repay approximately $300,000 outstanding under a $750,000 credit facility and
to satisfy approximately $358,000 of cash overdrafts. Upon receipt of the net
proceeds from the Company's initial public offering in October 1996, the Company
prepaid approximately $6.3 million, representing all amounts outstanding under
such debentures, including interest.
Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the Company determined that it had
unrecorded and unpaid federal and state payroll-related taxes for certain
employees. As a result of the Company's voluntary disclosure to the Internal
Revenue Service of certain unpaid tax liabilities, on June 5, 1996, the Company
received an audit assessment from the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid 1994
and 1995 federal income tax withholding, FICA and FUTA taxes in the aggregate
amount of approximately $800,000 which was paid in full in August 1996. No
interest or penalties were assessed. Reserves, aggregating $1.0 million,
including the amount of the Internal Revenue Service audit assessment, were
recorded at December 31, 1995. No assurance may be given, however, that
interest, penalties or additional state or federal taxes will not be assessed in
the future. The Company's principal shareholders, Messrs. Pandey, Koneru and
Valluripalli, have agreed to indemnify the Company for any and all losses which
the Company may sustain, in excess of the $1.0 million reserve, net of any tax
benefits realized by the Company, arising from or relating to federal or state
tax, interest or penalty payment obligations resulting from the above subject
matter. The Company believes that its failure to record and pay 1994 and 1995
federal and state payroll-related taxes for certain employees resulted from a
combination of factors, including lack of internal controls and lack of
financial expertise and oversight.
From January 1997 until January 1999, the Company had a credit facility
with a bank, which included a revolving line of credit and a component for
equipment term loans. As of December 31, 1998, there were no amounts outstanding
under the revolving line of credit and no equipment term loans outstanding.
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On January 29, 1999, the Company entered into an unsecured three-year $30
million Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with PNC Bank,
N.A. (the "Bank"). The proceeds of the credit facility may be used by the
Company for financing acquisitions and general corporate purposes. At the
Company's option, for each loan, interest shall be computed either at the Bank's
prime rate per annum or the Adjusted Libor Rate plus the Applicable Margin, as
such terms are defined in the Loan Agreement. The Company's obligations under
the credit agreement are payable at the expiration of such facility on January
29, 2002. Approximately $10.6 million was outstanding under this credit facility
at September 30, 1999.
The credit agreement contains financial covenants which require the Company
to (i) maintain a consolidated cash flow leverage ratio equal to or less than
2.5 to 1.0 for the period of four fiscal quarters preceding the date of
determination taken together as one accounting period ("Consolidated Cash Flow
Leverage Ratio"), (ii) maintain a consolidated net worth of not less than
consolidated net worth of the prior fiscal year plus 50% of positive net income
for such fiscal year ("Consolidated Net Worth"), (iii) not enter into any
agreement to purchase and/or pay for, or become obligated to pay for capital
expenditures, long term leases, capital leases or sale lease-backs, in an amount
at any time outstanding aggregating in excess of $5,000,000 during any fiscal
year, provided, however, in a one year carry-forward basis, the Company may
incur capital expenditures not to exceed $8,000,000 during any fiscal year, and
(iv) not cause or permit the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, calculated on
the basis of a rolling four quarters to be less than 1.4 to 1.0 as at the end of
each fiscal quarter ("Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio").
As a result of the restructuring and other special charges incurred during
the quarter ended June 30, 1999, at June 30, 1999, the Company was not in
compliance with the Consolidated Cash Flow Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Net
Worth financial covenants. On August 12, 1999, the Bank notified the Company
that such non-compliance constituted an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement. At September 30, 1999, while the Company was in compliance with the
Consolidated Net Worth financial covenant, it was not in compliance with the
Consolidated Cash Flow Leverage Ratio and Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
financial covenants. On January 26, 2000, we finalized with the Bank the terms
of a waiver and amendment to the Loan Agreement to remedy defaults which existed
under the Loan Agreement. The terms of the waiver and amendment include, among
other things, (i) a $15 million reduction in availability under the Loan
Agreement, (ii) a first priority perfected security interest on all of the
assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and (iii) modification of
certain financial covenants and a waiver of prior covenant defaults.
The Company believes that its available funds, together with current credit
arrangements and the cash flow expected to be generated from operations, will be
adequate to satisfy its current and planned operations for at least the next 12
months.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" was issued in June 1997.
This statement is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31,
1998. This statement addresses the reporting and displaying of comprehensive
income and its components. Adoption of SFAS No. 130 relates to disclosure within
the financial statements and is not expected to have
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a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. The
Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 130 on January 1, 1998.
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of and Enterprise and Related
Information" was issued in June 1997. This statement is effective for the
Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 1998. This statement changes the way
public companies report information about segments of their business in their
annual financial statements and requires them to report selected segment
information in their quarterly reports. The Company adopted the provisions in
1998.
In April, 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up
Activities." The SOP requires all costs incurred as start-up costs or
organization costs be expenses as incurred. Adoption of the SOP is required for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. The Company does not believe
that the new standard will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
In March, 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued SOP
98-1. Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use." This SOP required that computer software costs that are incurred
in the preliminary project stage be expensed as incurred and that criteria be
met before capitalization of costs to develop or obtain internal use computer
software. Adoption of the SOP is required for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1998. The Company does not believe that the new standard will have
a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
Historically, certain computer programs have been written using two digits
rather than four to define the applicable year, which could result in the
computer recognizing a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than 2000. This
in turn, could result in major system failures or miscalculations, and is
generally referred to as the "Year 2000 Problem". The Company believes that it
has sufficiently assessed its state of readiness with respect to its Year 2000
compliance. Based on its assessment, the Company does not believe that Year 2000
compliance will result in material investments by the Company, nor does the
Company anticipate that the Year 2000 Problem will have any adverse effects on
the business operations or financial performance of the Company. The Company
does not believe that it has any material exposure to the Year 2000 Problem with
respect to its own information systems. Based upon its assessment, the Company
has established no reserve nor instituted any contingency plans.
However, the purchasing patterns of customers and potential customers may
be affected by issues associated with the Year 2000 Problem. As companies expend
significant resources to correct their current data storage solutions, these
expenditures may result in reduced funds to purchase products or undertake
projects such as those offered by the Company. There can be no assurance that
the Year 2000 Problem, as it relates to customers, potential customers and other
third-parties, will not adversely affect the Company's business, operating
results and financial condition. Conversely, the Year 2000 Problem may cause
other companies to accelerate purchases, thereby causing an increase in
short-term demand and a consequent decrease in long-term demand for the
Company's products.
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EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU)
The euro was introduced on January 1, 1999, at which time the eleven
participating EMU member countries established fixed conversion rates between
their existing currencies (legacy currencies) and the euro. The legacy
currencies will continue to be used as legal tender through January 1, 2002;
thereafter, the legacy currencies will be canceled and euro bills and coins will
be used for cash transactions in the participating countries. The Company's
European sales and operations offices affected by the euro conversion have
established plans to address the systems issues raised by the euro currency
conversion and are cognizant of the potential business implications of
converting to a common currency. The Company is unable to determine the ultimate
financial impact of the conversion on its operations, if any, given that the
impact will be dependent upon the competitive situations which exist in the
various regional markets in which the Company participates and the potential
actions which may or may not be taken by the Company's competitors and
suppliers.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth: (i) the name and position of each Selling
Shareholder, whose name is known as of the date of the filing of the
registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part, under the Plans
who may sell common stock pursuant to this Prospectus; (ii) the number of shares
of common stock owned (or subject to option) by each Selling Shareholder as of
the date of this Prospectus; (iii) the number of shares of common stock which
may be offered and are being registered for the account of each Selling
Shareholder by this Prospectus (all of which may be acquired by the Selling
Shareholders pursuant to the exercise of options); and (iv) the amount and
percentage of common stock to be owned by each such Selling Shareholder if such
Selling Shareholder were to sell all of the shares of common stock covered by
this Prospectus. There can be no assurance that any of the Selling Shareholders
will offer for sale or sell any or all of the Shares offered by them pursuant to
this Prospectus. Options or shares of common stock may be issued under the Plans
in amounts and to persons not presently known by us; when known, such persons,
their holdings of common stock and certain other information may be included in
a subsequent version of this Prospectus
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Shares of
Common Stock both
directly held or Number of Shares Number of Shares of
subject to option prior of Common Stock Common Stock Owned
Name and Position to Offering (1) to be Offered After Offering/Percentage(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ashok Pandey, Co-Chief
Executive Officer 2,380,083 300,000 2,080,083/12.9
Rajkumar Koneru, Co-Chief
Executive Officer 2,502,220 300,000 2,202,220/13.7
Nagarjun Valluripalli,
Chairman of the Board and
President of International
Operations 2,502,221 300,000 2,202,221/13.7
Nicholas Visco, Vice
President-Finance 60,000 60,000 -- / --
Klaus Besier, Director 40,000 40,000 -- / --
</TABLE>
* Less than one percent.
(1) For purposes of this table, the number of shares of Common Stock owned
prior to this offering includes all shares of Common Stock which would be
owned if all options granted under the Plans were exercised.
(2) Applicable percentage of ownership is based on 16,094,246 shares of Common
Stock outstanding on February 7, 2000.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Selling Shareholders have not advised us of any specific plan for
distribution of the shares offered hereby, but it is anticipated that the shares
will be sold from time to time by the Selling Shareholders or by pledgees,
donees, transferees or other successors in interest. Such sales may be made
over-the-counter on the Nasdaq National Market at prices and at terms then
prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in
negotiated transactions. The shares may be sold by one or more of the following:
(i) a block trade in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell
the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction; (ii) purchases by a broker or dealer
for its account pursuant to this Prospectus; or (iii) ordinary brokerage
transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchases. In
effecting sales, brokers or dealers engaged by the Selling Shareholders may
arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers will
receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Shareholders in amounts to be
negotiated immediately prior to the sale. Such brokers or dealers and any other
participating brokers or dealers may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the
meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales, and any commissions
received by them and any profit realized by them on the resale of shares as
principals may be deemed underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The
expenses of preparing this Prospectus and the related Registration Statement
with the Commission will be paid by the Company. Shares of Common Stock covered
by this Prospectus also may qualify to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 (subject to
the holding periods thereunder) under the Securities Act, rather than pursuant
to this Prospectus. The Selling Shareholders have been advised that they are
subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, including without
limitation, Rules 10b-5 and Regulation M thereunder.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed
upon for the Company by Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation, 650 College
Road East, Princeton, New Jersey.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements for fiscal years ended December 31,
1998, 1997 and 1996 included in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent
public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are
included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving
said report.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act permits each New
Jersey business corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and
agents against expenses and liabilities in connection with:
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o any proceeding involving such persons by reason of his or her serving
or having served in such capacities; or
o each such person's acts taken in such capacity if such actions were
taken in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation.
With respect to any criminal proceeding, indemnity is permitted if such
person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful,
provided that any such proceeding is not by or in the right of the corporation.
Section 14A:2-7(3) of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act enables a
corporation in its certificate of incorporation to limit the liability of
directors and officers of the corporation to the corporation or its
shareholders. Specifically, the certificate of incorporation may provide that
directors and officers of the corporation will not be personally liable for
money damages for breach of a duty as a director or an officer, except for
liability for:
o any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its shareholders;
o acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve a knowing
violation of law; or
o as to directors only, under Section 14A:6-12(1) of the New Jersey
Business Corporation Act, which relates to unlawful declarations of
dividends or other distributions of assets to shareholders or the
unlawful purchase of shares of the corporation; or
o any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper
personal benefit.
Our Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of our directors and
officers as authorized by Section 14A:2-7(3). The affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our
capital stock is required to amend such provisions.
Our Amended and Restated By-laws specify that we shall indemnify our
directors and officers to the extent such parties are involved in or made a
party to any action, suit or proceeding because he or she was a director or
officer. We have agreed to indemnify such parties for their actual and
reasonable expenses if such party:
o acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to
be in our best interests; and
o had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
This provision of the By-laws is deemed to be a contract between us and
each director and officer who serves in such capacity at any time while such
provision and the relevant provisions of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act
are in effect. Any repeal or modification
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shall not offset any action, suit or proceeding brought or threatened based in
whole or in part upon any such state of facts. The affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our
capital stock is required to adopt, amend or repeal such provision of the
By-laws.
We have executed indemnification agreements with each of our directors and
executive officers. Such agreements require us to indemnify such parties to the
full extent permitted by law, subject to certain exceptions, if such party
becomes subject to an action because such party is a director, officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary.
We have liability insurance for the benefit of our directors and officers.
The insurance covers claims against such persons due to any breach of duty,
neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omission or act done. The
insurance covers such claims, except as prohibited by law, or otherwise excluded
by such insurance policy.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION POSITION ON
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Company 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 Company will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been 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 Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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Report of Independent Public Accountants......................... F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1997..... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996....................... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years
ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996................. F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996....................... F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements....................... F-7
Financial Statement Schedules
Financial Statement Schedules required by the Securities
and Exchange Commission have been omitted as the required
information is included in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements or are not applicable.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders of Intelligroup, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Intelligroup, Inc. (a New Jersey corporation) and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1998. 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 generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Intelligroup, Inc.
and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
May 7, 1999 (except with
respect to the fifth paragraph
of Note 11 as to which the date
is January 6, 2000, and the
third paragraph of Note 11 as
to which the date is
January 26, 2000)
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INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 1998 and 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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ASSETS
<S> <C> <C>
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............................... $ 4,245,000 $ 8,825,000
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1,053,000 and $799,000 at December 31,
1998 and 1997, respectively........................... 33,622,000 21,065,000
Unbilled services....................................... 10,842,000 7,840,000
Deferred tax asset...................................... 808,000 404,000
Other current assets.................................... 4,197,000 790,000
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Total current assets................................ 53,714,000 38,924,000
Property and equipment, net............................... 9,506,000 3,781,000
Costs in excess of fair value of net assets acquired, net. 5,629,000 --
Other assets.............................................. 716,000 359,000
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$ 69,565,000 $ 43,064,000
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable........................................ $ 5,347,000 $ 1,960,000
Accrued payroll and related taxes....................... 6,254,000 3,569,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities.................. 2,999,000 1,430,000
Accrued acquisition costs............................... 3,302,000 --
Income taxes payable.................................... 3,160,000 1,079,000
Current portion of long term debt and obligations under
capital leases........................................ 11,000 386,000
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Total current liabilities........................... 21,073,000 8,424,000
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Long term debt and obligations under capital leases, less
current portion......................................... 60,000 355,000
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Deferred income taxes..................................... 483,000 171,000
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Minority interest......................................... -- 78,000
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Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares
authorized, none issued or outstanding................ -- --
Common stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares
authorized, 15,393,000 and 15,083,000 shares issued
and outstanding at December 31, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.......................................... 154,000 151,000
Additional paid-in capital.............................. 35,263,000 30,814,000
Retained earnings....................................... 13,077,000 3,170,000
Currency translation adjustments........................ (545,000) (99,000)
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Total shareholders' equity ......................... 47,949,000 34,036,000
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$ 69,565,000 $ 43,064,000
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these balance sheets.
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INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue.................................................. $ 162,840,000 $ 98,301,000 $ 61,699,000
Cost of sales............................................ 104,984,000 67,452,000 43,142,000
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Gross profit....................................... 57,856,000 30,849,000 18,557,000
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Selling, general and administrative expenses............. 38,074,000 22,449,000 14,544,000
Acquisition expenses..................................... 2,118,000 -- --
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Total selling, general and administrative expenses. 40,192,000 22,449,000 14,544,000
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Operating income................................... 17,664,000 8,400,000 4,013,000
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Other expenses:
Interest (income) expense, net......................... (187,000) (265,000) 336,000
Factor charges......................................... -- -- 999,000
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(187,000) (265,000) 1,335,000
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Income before provision for income taxes and
extraordinary charge................................... 17,851,000 8,665,000 2,678,000
Provision for income taxes............................... 4,451,000 2,327,000 748,000
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Income before extraordinary charge....................... 13,400,000 6,338,000 1,930,000
Extraordinary charge-Loss on early extinguishment of
debt, net of income tax benefit of $296,000............ -- -- 1,148,000
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Net income............................................... $ 13,400,000 $ 6,338,000 $ 782,000
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Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share:
Income before extraordinary charge................. $ 0.88 $ 0.44 $ 0.18
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax benefit.... -- -- (0.11)
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Net income per share............................. $ 0.88 $ 0.44 $ 0.07
============= ============= =============
Weighted average number of common shares - Basic... 15,207,000 14,457,000 11,003,000
============= ============= =============
Diluted earnings per share:
Income before extraordinary charge................. $ 0.85 $ 0.42 $ 0.16
Extraordinary charge, net of income tax benefit.... -- -- (0.10)
------------- ------------- -------------
Net income per share............................. $ 0.85 $ 0.42 $ 0.06
============= ============= =============
Weighted average number of common shares - Diluted. 15,789,000 14,937,000 12,263,000
============= ============= =============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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<PAGE>
INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Cumulative
Retained Foreign Comprehensive
Common Stock Addutional Earnings Currency Total Income
------------------- Paid-in (Accumulated Translation Shareholders' for the
Shares Amount Capital Deficit) Adjustments Equity Period
------ ------ ---------- ------------ ----------- ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at December 31, 1995 15,298,000 $153,000 $ 639,000 $ (719,000) $ 17,000 $ 90,000 --
Repurchase and retirement
of common stock............. (4,881,000) (49,000) -- (1,451,000) -- (1,500,000) --
Issuance of common stock,
net of related costs........ 2,050,000 20,000 17,815,000 -- -- 17,835,000 --
Exercise of warrants........ 1,364,000 14,000 1,386,000 -- -- 1,400,000 --
Currency transactions
adjustments................. -- -- -- -- 68,000 68,000 $ 68,000
Shareholder dividends....... -- -- -- (931,000) -- (931,000) --
Net income.................. -- -- -- 782,000 -- 782,000 782,000
---------- -------- ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1996 13,831,000 138,000 19,840,000 (2,319,000) 85,000 17,744,000 $ 850,000
===========
Issuance of common stock,
net of related costs........ 1,150,000 12,000 9,888,000 -- -- 9,900,000 --
Exercise of stock options... 102,000 1,000 838,000 -- -- 839,000 --
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options............ -- -- 248,000 -- -- 248,000 --
Shareholder dividends....... -- -- -- (849,000) -- (849,000) --
Currency translation
adjustments................. -- -- -- -- (184,000) (184,000) $ (184,000)
Net income.................. -- -- -- 6,338,000 -- 6,338,000 6,338,000
---------- -------- ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1997 15,083,000 151,000 30,814,000 3,170,000 (99,000) 34,036,000 $ 6,154,000
===========
Issuance of common stock in
connection with acquisitions 166,000 2,000 3,126,000 -- -- 3,128,000 --
Exercise of stock options... 144,000 1,000 1,021,000 -- -- 1,022,000 --
Tax benefit from exercise
of stock options............ -- -- 302,000 -- -- 302,000 --
Adjustment for difference
in Azimuth fiscal periods... -- -- -- 32,000 -- 32,000 --
Shareholder dividends....... -- -- -- (3,525,000) -- (3,525,000) --
Currency translation
adjustments................. -- -- -- -- (446,000) (446,000) $ (446,000)
Net income.................. -- -- -- 13,400,000 -- 13,400,000 13,400,000
---------- ------ ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1998 15,393,000 $154,000 $35,263,000 $13,077,000 $(545,000) $47,949,000 $12,954,000
========== ======== =========== =========== ========= =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income................................................ $13,400,000 $ 6,338,000 $ 782,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
(provided by) used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization......................... 1,538,000 571,000 362,000
Provision for doubtful accounts....................... 1,268,000 765,000 590,000
Extraordinary charge.................................. -- -- 1,148,000
Deferred income taxes................................. (92,000) 98,000 (331,000)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options............ 302,000 248,000 --
Minority interest..................................... -- 78,000 --
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable................................... (13,826,000) (11,194,000) (3,691,000)
Unbilled services..................................... (3,002,000) (4,920,000) (1,208,000)
Other current assets.................................. (3,406,000) (255,000) 52,000
Other assets.......................................... (357,000) (134,000) (193,000)
Cash overdraft........................................ -- -- (83,000)
Accounts payable...................................... 3,388,000 1,086,000 (1,252,000)
Accrued payroll and related taxes..................... 2,685,000 743,000 (1,137,000)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities................ 2,130,000 (563,000) 313,000
Income taxes payable.................................. 2,081,000 521,000 61,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities....................................... 6,109,000 (6,618,000) (4,587,000)
----------- ------------ -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of equipment.................................... (7,116,000) (2,436,000) (984,000)
------------ ------------ -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance
costs................................................... -- 9,918,000 17,835,000
Proceeds from exercise of stock options................... 1,022,000 839,000 --
Proceeds from subordinated debentures and warrants, net
of issuance costs....................................... -- -- 5,888,000
Repayment of subordinated debentures...................... -- -- (6,000,000)
Repurchase of common stock................................ -- -- (1,500,000)
Repayments to factors, net................................ -- -- (3,343,000)
Proceeds from shareholder loans........................... -- 235,000 944,000
Repayments of shareholders' loans......................... (618,000) (375,000) (434,000)
Shareholder dividends..................................... (3,525,000) (849,000) (931,000)
Repayments of lines of credit, net........................ -- -- (45,000)
Principal payments under capital leases................... (6,000) (6,000) (22,000)
------------ ------------ -----------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities....................................... (3,127,000) 9,762,000 12,392,000
------------ ----------- -----------
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash.. (446,000) (184,000) 68,000
------------ ------------ -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents...................................... (4,580,000) 524,000 6,889,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year.............. 8,825,000 8,301,000 1,412,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year.................... $ 4,245,000 $ 8,825,000 $ 8,301,000
=========== =========== ===========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest.................................... $ 24,000 $ -- $ 1,264,000
=========== =========== ===========
Cash paid for income taxes................................ $ 2,428,000 $ 1,707,000 $ 1,109,000
=========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these statements.
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INTELLIGROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BUSINESS
Intelligroup, Inc., and its subsidiaries (the "Company") provide a wide
range of information technology services, including management consulting,
enterprise-wide business process solutions, Internet application services,
applications outsourcing and maintenance, systems integration and custom
software development based on leading technologies. The Company markets its
services to a wide variety of industries primarily in the United States. The
majority of the Company's business is with large established companies,
including consulting firms serving numerous industries.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND USE OF ESTIMATES
The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of
Intelligroup, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiaries. Minority interests were
not significant at December 31, 1998 and 1997. All significant intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents consist of investments in highly liquid
short-term instruments, with original maturities of three months or less from
the date of purchase.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the related assets (five years). Leasehold improvements are
amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life (ten
years). Costs of maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
OTHER ASSETS
Other assets at December 31, 1998 include goodwill and other intangibles
totaling $5,629,000, that were attributable to the acquisition of the minority
interest of CPI Consulting (See Note 9). These intangible assets are being
amortized over the estimated useful lives ranging from 6 to 15 years using the
straight-line method. Amortization expense was $147,000 in 1998.
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (Continued)
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company generates revenue from professional services rendered.
Revenue is recognized as services are performed with the corresponding cost of
providing those services reflected as cost of sales. Substantially all customers
are billed on an hourly or per diem basis whereby actual time is charged
directly to the customer. Billings to customers for out-of-pocket expenses are
recorded as a reduction of expenses incurred. Unbilled services at December 31,
1998 and 1997 represent services provided which are billed subsequent to
year-end. All such amounts are anticipated to be realized in the following year.
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts arising from
services, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables as well as
historical collection information. Credit is granted to substantially all
customers on an unsecured basis. In determining the amount of the allowance,
management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions. The provision
for doubtful accounts totaled $1,397,000, $765,000 and $590,000 in 1998, 1997
and 1996, respectively. Accounts written off totaled $1,143,000, $512,000 and
$575,000 in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
RECOVERABILITY OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets on a
periodic basis in order to identify business conditions which may indicate a
possible impairment. The assessment for potential impairment is based primarily
on the Company's ability to recover the carrying value of its long-lived assets
from expected future cash flows from its operations on an undiscounted basis.
The Company does not believe that any such impairment existed at December 31,
1998.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-based compensation is recognized using the intrinsic value method
under APB No. 25. For disclosure purposes, pro forma net income and earnings per
share impacts are provided as if the fair market value method had been applied.
CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Assets and liabilities relating to foreign operations are translated
into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date;
income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using monthly average
exchange rates during the year. Translation adjustments associated with assets
and liabilities are excluded from income and credited or charged directly to
shareholders' equity.
CONCENTRATIONS
For the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, approximately 52%,
56% and 57% of revenue, respectively, was derived from projects in which the
Company's personnel implemented software developed by SAP. The Company's future
success in its SAP-related
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (Continued)
consulting services depends largely on its continued relationship with SAP and
on its continued status as a SAP National Implementation Partner, which was
first obtained in 1995. The Company's agreement with SAP (the "Agreement") is
awarded on an annual basis. The Company's current contract expires on December
31, 1999 and is automatically renewed for successive one-year periods, unless
terminated by either party. This Agreement contains no minimum revenue
requirements or cost sharing arrangements and does not provide for commissions
or royalties to either party. In February 1997, the Company achieved a National
Logo Partner relationship with SAP. Additionally, for each of the years ended
December 31, 1998 and 1997, approximately 12% and 11%, respectively, and less
than 10% during 1996 of revenue was derived from projects in which the Company's
personnel implemented software developed by Oracle. For each of the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, approximately 19%, 12% and 9%, respectively,
of the Company's total revenue was derived from projects in which the Company
implemented software developed by PeopleSoft.
A substantial portion of the Company's revenue is derived from projects
in which an information technology consulting firm other than the Company has
been retained by the end-user organization to manage the overall project. For
years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, 19%, 31% and 34%, respectively, of
the Company's revenue was generated by serving as a member of consulting teams
assembled by other information technology consulting firms.
One customer accounted for approximately 6%, 9% and 10% of revenue in
1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Accounts receivable due from this customer
was approximately $2,045,000, $1,628,000 and $2,268,000 as of December 31, 1998,
1997 and 1996, respectively. Another customer accounted for approximately 4%,
10% and 15% of revenue for 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Accounts
receivable due from this customer was approximately $1,395,000, $2,049,000 and
$988,000 as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
During 1998, the Company derived revenue totaling $1.7 million from
contracts with an entity whose chief executive officer is a director of the
Company.
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income
Taxes," ("SFAS No. 109") which utilizes the liability method and results in the
determination of deferred taxes based on the estimated future tax effects of
differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities, using enacted tax rates currently in effect. The Company does not
provide for additional U.S. income taxes on undistributed earnings considered to
be permanently invested in foreign subsidiaries.
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (Continued)
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income attributable to
common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding,
adjusted for the incremental dilution of outstanding stock options. The
computation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share were as
follows:
1998 1997 1996
----------- ----------- -----------
Net Income ........................... $13,400,000 $ 6,338,000 $ 782,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common
shares ............................ 15,207,000 14,457,000 11,003,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Basic earnings per share .......... $ 0.88 $ 0.44 $ 0.07
=========== =========== ===========
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common
shares ............................ 15,207,000 14,457,000 11,003,000
Common share equivalents of
outstanding stock options ......... 582,000 480,000 1,260,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Total shares ......................... 15,789,000 14,937,000 12,263,000
----------- ----------- -----------
Diluted earnings per share ........... $ 0.85 $ 0.42 $ 0.06
=========== =========== ===========
Vested stock options which would be antidilutive have been excluded from
the calculations of diluted shares outstanding and diluted earnings per share.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In April, 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued
Statement of Position (SOP) 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up
Activities." The SOP requires all costs incurred as start-up costs or
organization costs be expensed as incurred. Adoption of the SOP is required for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. The Company does not believe
that the new standard will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
In March, 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee issued SOP
98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use." This SOP required that computer software costs that are incurred
in the preliminary project stage be expensed as incurred and that criteria be
met before capitalization of costs to develop or obtain internal use computer
software. Adoption of the SOP is required for fiscal years beginning after
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NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (Continued)
December 15, 1998. The Company does not believe that the new standard will have
a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit
risk consist principally of trade receivables and unbilled services. Management
of the Company believes the fair value of accounts receivable and unbilled
services approximates the carrying value.
NOTE 2 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following as of December 31:
1998 1997
--------- ---------
Vehicles.......................... $ 109,000 $ 26,000
Furniture......................... 2,459,000 785,000
Equipment......................... 8,438,000 4,337,000
Computer software................. 816,000 25,000
Leasehold improvements............ 474,000 --
--------- ---------
12,296,000 5,173,000
Less-Accumulated depreciation..... (2,790,000) (1,392,000)
---------- ----------
$9,506,000 $3,781,000
Included in the above table is $102,000 of equipment held under capital
leases at December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. Depreciation expense was $1,391,000,
$571,000 and $362,000 in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
NOTE 3 - LINES OF CREDIT AND SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
In January 1997, and as later amended on August 18, 1997, the Company
entered into a two-year credit agreement with a bank (the "Bank"). The credit
facility with the Bank has two components comprised of (i) a revolving line of
credit pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $7.5 million either at the
Bank's prime rate per annum or the EuroRate plus 2% (at the Company's option),
and (ii) equipment term loans pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an
aggregate of $350,000 (at the Bank's prime rate plus 1/4 of 1% per annum) to
purchase equipment. The credit agreement contains covenants which require the
Company to (i) maintain its working capital during the year at no less than 90%
of the working capital at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year and
at the end of each fiscal year at no less than 105% of its working capital at
the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year; and (ii) maintain its tangible
net worth during the year at no less than 95% of its tangible net worth at the
end of the immediately preceding fiscal year and at the end of each fiscal year
at no less than 108% of tangible net worth at the end of the immediately
preceding fiscal year. The Company's obligations under the credit agreement are
collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets, including its
accounts receivable and intellectual property. At December 31, 1998, the Company
was in compliance with all covenants. The facility was due to expire in January
1999, but was extended until a new three-year credit agreement took effect on
January 29, 1999. (See Note 11).
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NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES
Income tax attributable to income from continuing operations consists of
the following:
1998 1997 1996
---------- --------- ---------
Current:
Federal............... $2,878,000 $1,384,000 $ 631,000
State................. 783,000 389,000 200,000
Foreign............... 882,000 456,000 248,000
---------- --------- ---------
4,543,000 2,229,000 1,079,000
---------- --------- ---------
Deferred:
Federal............... (71,000) 76,000 (259,000)
State................. (21,000) 22,000 (72,000)
----------- --------- ---------
(92,000) 98,000 (331,000)
---------- --------- ---------
Total................... $4,451,000 $2,327,000 $ 748,000
========== ========== =========
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by
applying the statutory rate of 34% to income before income taxes. The principal
reasons for this difference are:
1998 1997 1996
----- ----- -----
Tax at federal statutory rate.............. 34% 34% 34%
Nondeductible expenses..................... 5 1 1
State income tax, net of federal benefit... 4 4 (3)
Utilization of net operating loss
carryforwards............................ (1) -- (8)
Foreign losses for which no benefit is
available................................ 7 -- 16
Changes in valuation allowance............. -- (3) (14)
Foreign operations taxed at less than
U.S. statutory rate, primarily India..... (11) (7) (1)
S Corp and L.L.C. income passed through
to shareholders.......................... (13) (6) --
Other...................................... (1) 4 3
----- ----- -----
Effective tax rate......................... 24% 27% 28%
===== ====== =====
In 1996, the Company elected a five year tax holiday in India in
accordance with a local tax incentive program whereby no income taxes will be
due for such period. The Empower Companies (see Note 11) were pass-through
entities for tax reporting purposes, thus their income was not taxed at the
corporate level. Accordingly, the Company's federal statutory tax rate was
reduced by 13% and 6% for 1998 and 1997, respectively.
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NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES - (Continued)
Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of temporary differences
between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The significant
components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December
31, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:
1998 1997
--------- ---------
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............ $ 432,000 $ 327,000
Certain accrued liabilities................ 376,000 77,000
--------- ---------
Total deferred tax assets.................... 808,000 404,000
Deferred tax liability-accelerated
depreciation............................... (483,000) (171,000)
--------- ---------
Net deferred tax asset....................... $ 325,000 $ 233,000
======== =========
Realization of the net deferred tax assets is dependent on the timing of
the reversal of temporary differences. Although realization is not assured,
management believes it is more likely than not, that the 1998 net deferred tax
assets will be realized.
NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
As of December 31, 1998, the Company had employment agreements with
certain of its executives which provide for minimum payments in the event of
termination in other than for just cause. The aggregate amount of compensation
commitment in the event of termination under such agreements is approximately
$682,000.
LEASES
The Company leases office space and office equipment and vehicles under
capital and operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease
terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 1998. Future minimum aggregate
annual lease payments are as follows:
FOR THE YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, CAPITAL OPERATING
--------------------------------- ------- ---------
1999..................................... $ 11,000 $ 3,160,000
2000..................................... 9,000 2,913,000
2001..................................... -- 2,192,000
2002..................................... -- 1,658,000
2003..................................... -- 1,346,000
--------- -----------
Subtotal................................. 20,000 11,269,000
Thereafter............................... -- 5,702,000
Less-Interest............................ --
---------
20,000
Less-Current portion..................... (11,000)
---------
$ 9,000
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 was
$2,217,000, $713,000 and $444,000, respectively.
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NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - (Continued)
LEGAL
The Company is engaged in certain legal and administrative proceedings.
Management believes the outcome of these proceedings will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
NOTE 6 - STOCK OPTION PLANS AND WARRANTS
The Company's stock option plans permit the granting of options to
employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The Option Committee of the
Board of Directors generally has the authority to select individuals who are to
receive options and to specify the terms and conditions of each option so
granted, including the number of shares covered by the option, the type of
option (incentive stock option or non-qualified stock option), the exercise
price, vesting provisions, and the overall option term. A total of 1,590,000
shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the plans.
Subsequent to December 31, 1998, the Company granted options to purchase an
aggregate of 388,100 shares of its Common Stock to certain employees. All of the
options issued pursuant to these plans expire ten years from the date of grant.
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NOTE 6 - STOCK OPTION PLANS AND WARRANTS - (Continued)
The fair value of option grants for disclosure purposes is estimated on
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the
following weighted-average assumptions: expected volatility of 78%, 62% and 41%,
risk-free interest rate of 5.4%, 7.0% and 5.6% and expected lives of 8.5, 4.5
and 3.1 years, in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The weighted average fair
value of options granted during 1998, 1997 and 1996 was $13.49, $6.96 and $2.93,
respectively.
Weighted
Number of Average
Shares Exercise Price
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Options Outstanding,
December 31, 1995 -- --
Granted 580,000 $ 8.38
Canceled (8,200) $ 8.00
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Options Outstanding,
December 31, 1996
(none exercisable) 571,800 $ 8.39
Granted 647,640 $ 11.52
Exercised (102,381) $ 8.20
Canceled (74,113) $ 9.78
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Options Outstanding,
December 31, 1997
(93,674 exercisable) 1,042,946 $ 10.25
Granted 1,257,630 $ 16.81
Exercised (143,297) $ 9.32
Canceled (258,138) $ 14.91
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Options Outstanding,
December 31, 1998
(262,156 exercisable) 1,899,141 $ 14.14
========= =======
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NOTE 6 - STOCK OPTION PLANS AND WARRANTS - (Continued)
The following table summarizes information about stock options
outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Outstanding Exercisable
----------- -----------
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Exercise Price Number of Average Average Number of Average
Range shares Remaining Exercise shares Exercise
Life (in Price Price
years)
- - ----------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$8 to 10 282,706 6.0 $8.14 156,944 $8.10
$10 to 12 448,605 5.8 $10.82 70,282 $10.92
$12 to 15 142,000 9.5 $14.11 8,000 $12.13
$15 to 22 1,020,830 8.2 $17.21 26,930 $16.40
$22 to 24 5,000 9.6 $23.38 -- --
---------- --------
$8 to 24 1,899,141 7.4 $14.14 262,156 $9.83
</TABLE>
As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company has chosen to continue accounting
for stock options at their intrinsic value. Accordingly, no compensation cost
has been recognized for the stock option plans. Had compensation cost for the
Company's stock option plans been determined based on the fair value option
pricing method, the tax-effective impact would be as follows:
1998 1997 1996
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income:
as reported $ 13,400,000 $ 6,338,000 $ 782,000
pro forma $ 8,894,000 $ 5,336,000 $ 423,000
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Earnings per Share:
as reported $0.88 $0.44 $0.07
pro forma $0.56 $0.37 $0.04
- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diluted Earnings per Share:
as reported $0.85 $0.42 $0.06
pro forma $0.54 $0.36 $0.03
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NOTE 7 - STOCK RIGHTS
In October 1998 the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend
distribution of one Preferred Share Purchase Right for each outstanding share of
the Company's Common Stock. These Rights will expire in November 2008 and trade
with the Company's Common Stock. Such Rights are not presently exercisable and
have no voting power. In the event a person or affiliated group of persons,
acquires 20% or more, or makes a tender or exchange offer for 20% or more of the
Company's Common Stock, the Rights detach from the Common Stock and become
exercisable and entitle a holder to buy one one-hundredth (1/100) of a share of
Preferred Stock at $100.00.
If, after the Rights become exercisable, the Company is acquired or
merged, each Right will entitle its holder to purchase $200.00 market value of
the surviving company's stock for $100.00, based upon the current exercise price
of the Rights. The Company may redeem the Rights, at its option, at $.01 per
Right prior to a public announcement that any person has acquired beneficial
ownership of at least 20% of the Company's Common Stock. These Rights are
designed primarily to encourage anyone interested in acquiring the Company to
negotiate with the Board of Directors.
NOTE 8 - INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, STOCK SPLIT AND PREFERRED STOCK AUTHORIZATION
In July 1996, the Company's Board of Directors recommended and
shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation
to effect an 81,351.1111-for-1 stock split. All common shares and per share
amounts in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted
retroactively to give effect to the stock split.
The Company's initial public offering for the sale of 2,050,000 shares
of its Common Stock became effective on September 26, 1996 and the net proceeds
of approximately $19,065,000 (before deducting expenses of the offering paid by
the Company) were received on October 2, 1996.
On July 2, 1997, the Company consummated a follow-on public offering
(the "Offering") of 1,000,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price to the
public of $9.50 per share. On July 15, 1997 and as part of the Offering, an
additional 150,000 shares at $9.50 per share were issued and sold by the Company
to cover over-allotments. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering,
after underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses of the Offering,
were approximately $9,900,000.
NOTE 9 - ACQUISITIONS
On May 7, 1998, the Company acquired thirty percent of the outstanding
share capital of CPI Consulting Limited. This acquisition was accounted for
utilizing purchase accounting. The consideration paid by the Company included
the issuance of 165,696 shares of the Company's Common Stock with a fair market
value of $3.1 million, and a future liability to the sellers predicated upon
operating results for the balance of 1998. The value of the liability has been
determined as of December 31, 1998 to be $2.5 million, which is payable by
issuance of additional 155,208 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The excess
of purchase price over
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NOTE 9 - ACQUISITIONS (Continued)
the fair value of the net assets acquired was attributed to intangible assets,
amounting in the aggregate to $5.8 million.
On May 21, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding share
capital of CPI Resources Limited. The acquisition of CPI Resources Limited was
accounted for as a pooling of interests. Prior results for all periods have been
restated in accordance with pooling of interests accounting. As consideration
for this acquisition, the Company issued 371,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock. At the time of the acquisition, CPI Resources Limited owned seventy
percent of the outstanding share capital of CPI Consulting Limited.
On November 25, 1998, the Company consummated the acquisition of all of
the outstanding capital stock of each of Azimuth Consulting Limited, Azimuth
Holdings Limited, Braithwaite Richmond Limited and Azimuth Corporation Limited
(collectively the "Azimuth Companies"). The acquisition of the Azimuth Companies
was accounted for as a pooling of interests. Prior results for all periods have
been restated in accordance with pooling of interests accounting. As
consideration for this acquisition, the Company issued 902,928 shares of the
Company's Common Stock.
The pre-merger results of CPI Resources Limited and the Azimuth
Companies were revenues of $14,137,000 and net income of $190,000 for 1997, and
revenues of $14,510,000 and a net loss after taxes of $11,000 for 1996. In
connection with these mergers, $2,118,000 of non-recurring acquisition related
charges were incurred and have been charged to expense during the year ended
December 31, 1998. These costs primarily relate to professional fees incurred in
connection with the mergers.
NOTE 10 - SEGMENT DATA AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The Company operates in one industry, IT Services. The Company's service
lines share similar customer bases. The Company's identifiable business segments
can be categorized into three groups:
o ERP Implementation Services ("ERP") is the largest business segment of
the Company's operations, and includes the implementation, integration,
and development of solutions for clients utilizing a class of
application products known as Enterprise Resource Planning software.
This class of products include software developed by such companies as
SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Baan.
o Management Consulting ("MC") includes business consulting services, such
as Business Process Re-engineering, Change Management, IT Strategy, and
Software Selection.
o Advanced Technology Practice ("ATP") includes Internet technology
solutions and custom application and enhancement development for
clients.
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NOTE 10 - SEGMENT DATA AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Continued)
The following table presents financial information based upon the
Company's identifiable business segments for the year ended December 31, 1998.
Information on revenue, operating income and margins for these segments is not
available for the year ended December 31, 1997, and the Company determined that
it would be impractical to recreate such data. Substantially all of the
Company's operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 were in the ERP
segment:
Year Ended December 31, 1998 ERP MC ATP
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Revenues.................... $138,740,000 $8,873,000 $15,227,000
Operating Income............ $ 31,530,000 ($1,232,000) $ 2,304,000
Operating Margin............ 23.1% N/A 15.1%
The Company also incurred corporate expenses for selling, general and
administrative activities of $12,820,000 and non-recurring acquisition related
charges of $2,118,000 during the year ended December 31, 1998, resulting in
total operating income of $17,664,000. Other 1998 information is as follows:
Income before taxes $17,851,000
Total assets $69,565,000
Capital expenditures $ 7,116,000
Depreciation and amortization $ 1,538,000
The following table presents financial information based upon the
Company's geographic segments for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.
For the year ended December 31, 1996, substantially all of the Company's
revenues, operating income, and assets were located within the United States.
Net Operating Identifiable
1998 Revenues Income Assets
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United States......... $119,542,000 $ 13,889,000 $52,820,000
Asia-Pacific.......... 19,466,000 2,299,000 8,475,000
Europe................ 23,832,000 1,952,000 8,270,000
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Total................. $162,840,000 $18,140,000 $69,565,000
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Net Operating Identifiable
1997 Revenues Income Assets
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United States......... $ 73,253,000 $ 5,744,000 $35,103,000
Asia-Pacific.......... 12,438,000 1,875,000 3,849,000
Europe................ 12,610,000 781,000 4,112,000
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Total................. $ 98,301,000 $ 8,400,000 $43,064,000
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NOTE 11 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 8, 1999, the Company acquired Network Publishing, Inc., based
in Provo, Utah, for a purchase price of approximately $4.5 million consisting of
cash and Intelligroup common stock. NetPub shareholders will receive a portion
of this consideration as an earnout, payable at a later date subject to
operating performance. Pro-forma financial information has not been presented as
this acquisition was deemed immaterial to the Company's operations as a whole.
On January 29, 1999, the Company entered into a new three-year credit
agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with the PNC Bank N.A. (the "Bank"). The new
credit facility with the Bank is comprised of a revolving line of credit
pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $30.0 million either at the
Bank's prime rate per annum or the EuroRate plus 2% (at the Company's option).
The Credit Agreement contains covenants which require the Company to (i)
maintain a consolidated cash flow leverage ratio equal to or less than 2.5 to
1.0 for the period of four fiscal quarters preceding the date of determination
taken together as one accounting period, (ii) maintain a consolidated net worth
of not less than 90% of the consolidated net worth as of September 30, 1998 plus
50% of positive net income commencing October 1, 1998, and thereafter at the end
of each fiscal year, to be not less than consolidated net worth of the prior
fiscal year plus 50% of positive net income for such fiscal year, (iii) not
enter into any agreement to purchase and/or pay for, or become obligated to pay
for capital expenditures, long term leases, capital leases or sale lease-backs,
in an amount at any time outstanding aggregating in excess of $5,000,000 during
any fiscal year, provided, however, in a one year carry-forward basis, the
Company may incur capital expenditures not to exceed $8,000,000 during any
fiscal year, and (iv) shall not cause or permit the minimum fixed charge
coverage ratio, calculated on the basis of a rolling four quarters of (a)
consolidated EBITDA to (b) the sum of cash income tax expense plus interest
expense, plus scheduled principal payments under any indebtedness, plus
dividends or distributions paid or declared, to be less than 1.4 to 1.0 as at
the end of each fiscal quarter. The proceeds of the Credit Agreement may be used
by the Company for financing acquisitions and general corporate purposes. At the
Company's option, for each loan, interest shall be computed either at the Bank's
prime rate per annum or the Adjusted Libo Rate plus the Applicable Margin, as
such terms are defined in the Loan Agreement. The Company's obligations under
the credit facility are payable at the expiration of such facility on January
29, 2002.
As a result of the restructuring and other special charges incurred
during the quarter ended June 30, 1999, the Company was not in compliance with
the Consolidated Cash Flow Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Net Worth financial
covenants at June 30, 1999. On August 12, 1999, the Bank notified the Company
that such non-compliance constituted an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement. At September 30, 1999, while the Company was in compliance with the
Consolidated Net Worth financial covenant, it was not in compliance with the
Consolidated Cash Flow Leverage Ratio and Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
financial covenants. On January 26, 2000, the Company finalized with the Bank
the terms of a waiver and amendment to the Loan Agreement to remedy defaults
which existed under the Loan Agreement. The terms of the waiver and amendment
include, among other things, (i) a $15 million reduction in availability under
the Loan Agreement, (ii) a first priority perfected security
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NOTE 11 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Continued)
interest on all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and
(iii) modification of certain financial covenants and a waiver of prior covenant
defaults.
On February 16, 1999, the Company, by way of merger transactions,
acquired both Empower Solutions, L.L.C. and its affiliate Empower, Inc. (a
corporation organized under sub-chapter S of the Internal Revenue Code). The
acquisitions were accounted for as poolings of interests. The accompanying
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, have been restated in
accordance with pooling of interests accounting. In connection with these
acquisitions, the Company issued approximately 1,831,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock. Additional shares of its stock may be issued upon the completion
of a net worth calculation on the closing balance sheet, as defined. The
pre-merger results of the Empower Companies were revenues of $18.0 million and
net income of $5.7 million for 1998 and revenues of $4.0 million and net income
of $1.7 million for 1997. In connection with this merger, acquisition expenses
of $2.1 million were expensed during 1999. These costs primarily relate to
professional fees incurred in connection with the merger.
In November 1999, the Company announced its intentions to spin off its
internet solutions group to its shareholders. The spin-off is subject to certain
conditions and approvals. Internet solutions group revenues approximated $15
million for the year ended December 31, 1998 and approximately $27 million
(unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Township of Edison, State of New Jersey, on this 11th day of
February, 2000.
INTELLIGROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Ashok Pandey
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Ashok Pandey
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Ashok Pandey and Nicholas Visco, and each
of them, 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 sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange 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 requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes 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
or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Ashok Pandey Co-Chief Executive Officer February 11, 2000
- - --------------------------- and Director
Ashok Pandey
/s/ Nagarjun Valluripalli Chairman, Co-Chief Executive February 11, 2000
- - --------------------------- Officer and Director
Nagarjun Valluripalli
/s/ Nicholas Visco Vice President - Finance February 11, 2000
- - --------------------------- (principal financial and
Nicholas Visco accounting officer)
/s/ Rajkumar Koneru Director February 11, 2000
- - ---------------------------
Rajkumar Koneru
/s/ Klaus Besier Director February 11, 2000
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Klaus Besier
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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5 Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation.
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2 Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation (contained
in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
24 Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
Buchanan Ingersoll
Professional Corporation
(Incorporated in Pennsylvania)
Attorneys
650 College Road East
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
February 11, 2000
Intelligroup, Inc.
499 Thornall Street
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Intelligroup, Inc., a New Jersey corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the Company of a
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to a Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-31809) (the "Registration Statement"), under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") relating to the
registration of an additional 3,250,000 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's
common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), to be offered by the Company
to its key employees under the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the
"1996 Plan"). On July 22, 1997, the Company filed the Registration Statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to register under the
Securities Act (i) 1,407,233 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon
the exercise of stock options granted under the 1996 Plan and (ii) 140,000
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options
granted under the 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, collectively,
the "Plans." On May 13, 1998, the shareholders of the Company adopted an
amendment to the 1996 Plan which increased the number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted under the 1996 Plan
from 1,450,000 to 2,200,000 shares. Thereafter on July 19, 1999, the
shareholders of the Company adopted an amendment to the 1996 Plan which
increased the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Plan from 2,200,000 to 4,700,000
shares.
In connection with the post effective amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement, we have examined such corporate records and documents, other
documents, and such questions of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate
for purposes of this opinion. On the basis of such examination, it is our
opinion that:
1. The issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plans
has been duly and validly authorized; and
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2. The Shares underlying the Plans, when issued, delivered and sold in
accordance with the terms of the Plans and the stock options, or other
instruments authorized by such Plans, granted or to be granted
thereunder, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/BUCHANAN INGERSOLL
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
/s/ David J. Sorin
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By: David J. Sorin, a member of the firm
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report
dated May 7, 1999 (except with respect to the fifth paragraph of Note 11 as to
which the date is January 6, 2000, and the third paragraph of Note 11 as to
which the date is January 26, 2000) and to all references to our Firm included
in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form
S-8. Our report dated February 4, 1999 (except with respect to the third
paragraph of Note 11 as to which the date is February 16, 1999) included in
Intelligroup, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, which is
incorporated by reference, is no longer appropriate since restated financial
statements have been presented giving effect to a business combination accounted
for as a pooling-of-interests.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
February 7, 2000
