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FILE PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
REGISTRATION FILE NO.: 333-31649
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 20, 1998
THE DATE OF THIS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 IS MARCH 31, 1998.
ON MARCH 31, 1998, L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION FILED THE ATTACHED
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 13-3937436
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
600 THIRD AVENUE 10016
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Zip Code)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 697-1111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None.
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
As of December 31, 1997, L-3 Communications Corporation (the "Company" or
"L-3 Communications") had 100 shares of common stock oustanding, which were
held by its parent, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings").
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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PART I
As used herein, unless the context requires otherwise: (i) "Holdings"
means L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., (ii) "L-3" means Holdings, its
wholly-owned operating subsidiary, L-3 Communications Corporation, their
predecessors, and the businesses acquired in the 1998 Acquisitions (as
defined), (iii) "L-3 Communications" or the "Company" means L-3
Communications Corporation, (iv) "L-3 Acquisition" means the purchase of the
Company from Lockheed Martin Corporation in April 1997 described under
"--History", (v) "1998 Acquisitions" means the recently completed acquisition
of STS (as defined), ILEX (as defined) and Ocean Systems (as defined)
described under "--Recent Developments", (vi) "Notes Offering" means $150
million aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 to
be offered by L-3 Communications, (vii) "Common Stock Offering" means an
initial public offering of common stock by Holdings which is made
concurrently with the Notes Offering, (viii) "Offerings" means the Notes
Offering and the contribution by Holdings of the proceeds of the Common Stock
Offering and (ix) unless otherwise indicated, "pro forma" financial data
reflect the L-3 Acquisition, the 1998 Acquisitions and the Offerings as if
such transactions had occurred in the beginning of the period indicated.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
L-3 is a leading merchant supplier of sophisticated secure communication
systems and specialized communication products including secure, high data
rate communication systems, microwave components, avionics and ocean systems,
and telemetry, instrumentation and space products. These systems and products
are critical elements of virtually all major communication, command and
control, intelligence gathering and space systems. The Company's systems and
specialized products are used to connect a variety of airborne, space,
ground-and sea-based communication systems and are incorporated into the
transmission, processing, recording, monitoring and dissemination functions
of these communication systems. The Company's customers include the U.S.
Department of Defense (the "DoD"), selected U.S. government (the
"Government") intelligence agencies, major aerospace/defense prime
contractors, foreign governments and commercial customers. In 1997, L-3 had
pro forma sales of $894.0 million and pro forma EBITDA (as defined) of $95.1
million. The Company's pro forma funded backlog as of December 31, 1997 was
$638.1 million. These results reflect internal growth as well as the
execution of the Company's strategy of acquiring businesses that complement
or extend L-3's product lines.
The Company's business areas enjoy proprietary technologies and
capabilities and have leading positions in their respective primary markets.
Management has organized the Company's operations into two primary business
areas: Secure Communication Systems and Specialized Communication Products.
In 1997, the Secure Communication Systems and Specialized Communication
Products business areas generated approximately $456.0 million and $438.0
million of pro forma sales, respectively, and $52.3 million and $42.8 million
of pro forma EBITDA, respectively. In addition, the Company is seeking to
expand its products and technologies in commercial markets. See " -- Emerging
Commercial Products" below.
SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. L-3 is the established leader in secure,
high data rate communications in support of military and other national
agency reconnaissance and surveillance applications. The Company's Secure
Communication Systems operations are located in Salt Lake City, Utah; Camden,
New Jersey; and Shrewsbury, New Jersey. These operations are predominantly
cost plus, sole source contractors supporting long-term programs for the U.S.
Armed Forces and classified customers. The Company's major secure
communication programs and systems include: secure data links for airborne,
satellite, ground-and sea-based information collection and transmission;
strategic and tactical signal intelligence systems that detect, collect,
identify, analyze and disseminate information and related support contracts
for military and national agency intelligence efforts; as well as secure
telephone and network equipment. The Company believes that it has developed
virtually every high bandwidth data link used by the military for
surveillance and reconnaissance in operation today. L-3 is also a leading
supplier of communication software support services to military and related
government intelligence markets. In addition to these core Government
programs, L-3 is leveraging its technology base by expanding into
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related commercial communication equipment markets, including applying its
high data rate communications and archiving technology to the medical image
archiving market and its wireless communication expertise to develop local
wireless loop telecommunications equipment.
SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS. This business area includes (i)
Microwave Components, (ii) Avionics and Ocean Systems and (iii) Telemetry,
Instrumentation and Space Products operations of the Company.
Microwave Components. L-3 is the preeminent worldwide supplier of
commercial off-the-shelf, high performance microwave components and frequency
monitoring equipment. L-3's microwave products are sold under the
industry-recognized Narda brand name through a standard catalog to wireless,
industrial and military communication markets. L-3 also provides
state-of-the-art communication components including channel amplifiers and
frequency filters for the commercial communication satellite market.
Approximately 76% of Microwave Components sales is made to commercial
customers, including Loral Space & Communications, Ltd., Motorola, Inc.,
Lucent Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corporation
("Lockheed Martin").
Avionics and Ocean Systems. Avionics and Ocean Systems include the
Company's Aviation Recorders, Display Systems, Antenna Systems and Acoustic
Undersea Warfare Systems operations. L-3 is the world's leading manufacturer
of commercial cockpit voice and flight data recorders ("black boxes"). These
recorders are sold under the Fairchild brand name both on an original
equipment manufacturer ("OEM") basis to aircraft manufacturers as well as
directly to the world's major airlines for their existing fleets of aircraft.
L-3 recorders are also installed on military transport aircraft throughout
the world. L-3 provides military and high-end commercial displays for use on
a number of DoD programs including the F-14, V-22, F-117 and E-2C. Further,
L-3 manufactures high performance surveillance antennas and related equipment
for U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy aircraft including the F-15,
F-16, AWACS, E-2C and B-2, as well as the U.K.'s maritime patrol aircraft.
L-3 is also one of the world's leading product suppliers of acoustic undersea
warfare systems and airborne dipping sonar systems to the U.S. and over 20
foreign navies.
Telemetry, Instrumentation and Space Products. The Company's Telemetry,
Instrumentation and Space Products operations develop and manufacture
commercial off-the-shelf, real-time data collection and transmission products
and components for missile, aircraft and space-based electronic systems.
These products are used to gather flight parameter data and other critical
information and transmit it from air or space to the ground. Telemetry
products are also used for range safety and training applications to simulate
battlefield situations. L-3 is also a leading global satellite communications
systems and services provider offering systems and services used in satellite
transmission of voice, video and data.
EMERGING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. Building upon its core technical expertise
and capabilities, the Company is seeking to expand into several closely
aligned commercial business areas and applications. Emerging Commercial
Products currently include the following three niche markets: (i) medical
archiving and simulation systems; (ii) local wireless loop telecommunications
equipment; and (iii) airport security equipment. These commercial products
were developed based on technology used in the Company's military businesses
with relatively small incremental financial investments. The Company is
applying its technical capabilities in high data rate communications and
archiving technology developed in its Secure Communication Systems business
area to the medical image archiving market through a partnership with the
General Electric Company's ("GE") medical systems business. Based on secure,
high data rate communications technology also developed in its Secure
Communication Systems business area, the Company has developed local wireless
loop telecommunications equipment that is primarily designed for emerging
market countries and rural areas where voice and data communication
infrastructure is inadequate or non-existent. L-3 has completed the
development phase for the local wireless loop telecommunications equipment
and made its initial shipment in January 1998. In addition, the Federal
Aviation Administration (the "FAA") has awarded the Company a development
contract for next generation airport security equipment for explosive
detection. L-3 has shipped two prototype test units and FAA certification
testing commenced in the first half of 1998. To date, revenues generated
from L-3's Emerging Commercial Products have not been, in the aggregate,
material to the Company.
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The Company's systems and products are summarized in the following tables:
SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (1997 PRO FORMA SALES: $456.0 MILLION)
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SECURE HIGH DATA RATE COMMUNICATIONS
o Wideband data links o High performance, secure o Used on aircraft and naval ships and
communication links for interoperable unmanned aerial vehicles with military
tactical communication and and commercial satellites
reconnaissance
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS
o Ground-based satellite o Interoperable, transportable ground o Provide remote personnel with
communication terminals terminals for remote data links to communication links to distant forces
distant segments via commercial or
military satellites
SPACE COMMUNICATION AND SATELLITE CONTROL
o Satellite communication and o On-board satellite external o International Space Station; Earth
tracking systems communications, video systems, solid Observing Satellite; Landsat-7; Space
state recorders and ground support Shuttle; and National Oceanic and
equipment Atmospheric Administration weather
satellites
o Satellite command and control o Software integration, test and o Air Force satellite control network
sustainment and support maintenance support for Air Force and Titan IV launch system
satellite control network;
engineering support for satellite
launch systems
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
o Shipboard communication systems o Shipboard and ship-to-ship o Shipboard voice communications systems
communications for Aegis cruisers and destroyers and
fully automated Integrated Radio Room
(IRR) for ship-to-ship communications
on Trident submarines
o Digital battlefield communications o Communications on the move for o Communication systems for U.S. Army
tactical battlefield C(2)V
o Communication software support o Value added, critical software o ASAS, JSTARS and GUARDRAIL
services support for C(3)I systems
INFORMATION SECURITY SYSTEMS
o Secure Telephone Unit (STU o Secure and non-secure voice, data and o Office and battlefield secure and
III)/Secure Terminal Equipment video communication utilizing ISDN non-secure communication for armed
(STE) and ATM commercial network services, intelligence and security
technologies agencies
o Local management device/key o Provides electronic key material o User authorization and recognition and
processor (LMD/KP) accounting, system management and message encryption for secure
audit support functions for secure communication
data communication
o Information processing systems o Custom designed strategic and o Classified military and national
tactical signal intelligence systems agency intelligence efforts
that detect, collect, identify,
analyze and disseminate information
and related support contracts
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SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS (1997 PRO FORMA SALES: $438.0 MILLION)
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MICROWAVE COMPONENTS
o Passive components, mechanical o Radio transmission, switching and o Broad-band and narrow-band commercial
switches and wireless assemblies conditioning; antenna and base applications (PCS, cellular, SMR, and
station testing and monitoring paging infrastructure) sold under the
Narda brand name; and broad-
band military applications
o Safety products o Radio frequency (RF) monitoring and o Monitor cellular base station and
measurement industrial RF emissions frequency
monitoring
o Semiconductors (diodes, capacitors) o Radio frequency switches, limiters, o Various industrial and military end
voltage control, oscillators, uses, including commercial satellites,
harmonic generators avionics and specialty communication
products
o Satellite and wireless components o Satellite transponder control, o China Sat, PanAmSat, Telstar, Sirius,
(channel amplifiers, transceivers, channel and frequency separation Tempo, Tiros, Milstar, GPS and LandSat
converters, filters and multiplexers)
AVIONICS AND OCEAN SYSTEMS
Aviation Recorders
o Solid state cockpit voice and flight o Voice recorders continuously record o Installed on business and commercial
data recorders most recent 30-120 minutes of voice aircraft and certain military
and sounds from cockpit and aircraft transport aircraft; sold to both
inter-communications. Flight data aircraft OEMs and airlines under the
recorders record the last 25 hours of Fairchild brand name
flight parameters
Antenna Systems
o Ultra-wide frequency and advanced o Surveillance; radar detection o F-15, F-16, F-18, E-2C, P-3, C-130,
radar antenna systems and rotary B-2, AWACS, Apache, Cobra, Mirage
joints (France), Maritime Patrol (U.K.) and
Tornado (U.K.)
Display Systems
o Cockpit and mission display systems o High performance, ruggedized flat o E-2C, V-22, F-14, F-117, E-6B, C-130,
panel and cathode ray tube displays AWACS and JSTARS
Ocean Systems
o Airborne dipping sonar systems o Submarine detection and localization o SH-60, SH-2/3, AB-212, EH-101 and Lynx
Helicopters
o Submarine and surface ship towed o Submarine and surface ship detection o SSN, SSBN, DDG-963 and FFG-7
arrays and localization
o Torpedo defense systems o Torpedo detection and jamming o SSN, SSBN and DDG-963
o Mine countermeasure systems o Coastal and route survey o MCDV (Canada)
TELEMETRY, INSTRUMENTATION AND SPACE PRODUCTS
Airborne, Ground and Space Telemetry
o Aircraft, missile and satellite o Real time data acquisition, o JSF, F-15, F-18, F-22, Comanche,
telemetry systems measurement, processing, simulation, Nimrod (U.K.), Tactical Hellfire,
distribution, display and storage for Titan, EELV, A2100 and ATHENA
flight testing
o Training range telemetry systems o Battlefield simulation o Combat simulation
Space Products
o Global satellite communications o Satellite transmission of voice, o Rural telephony or private networks,
systems supplier video and data direct to home uplinks, satellite news
gathering and wideband applications
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
The defense industry has recently undergone significant changes
precipitated by ongoing federal budget pressures and new roles and missions
to reflect changing strategic and tactical threats. Since the mid-1980's, the
overall U.S. defense budget has declined in real dollars. In response, the
DoD has focused its resources on enhancing its military readiness, joint
operations and digital command and control communications by incorporating
advanced electronics to improve the performance, reduce operating cost and
extend the life expectancy of its existing and future platforms. The emphasis
on system interoperability, force multipliers and providing battlefield
commanders with real-time data is increasing the electronics content of
nearly all of the major military procurement and research programs. As a
result, the DoD's budget for communications and defense electronics is
expected to grow. According to Federal Sources, an independent private
consulting group, the defense budget for command, control, communications and
intelligence ("C(3)I") is expected to increase from $31.0 billion in the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 to $42.0 billion in the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2002, a compound annual growth rate of 6.3%.
The industry has also undergone dramatic consolidation resulting in the
emergence of three dominant prime system contractors (The Boeing Company,
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company ("Raytheon")). One outgrowth of this
consolidation among the remaining major prime contractors is their desire to
limit purchases of products and sub-systems from one another. However, there
are numerous essential products, components and systems that are not
economical for the major prime contractors to design, develop or manufacture
for their own internal use which creates opportunities for merchant suppliers
such as L-3. As the prime contractors continue to evaluate their core
competencies and competitive position, focusing their resources on larger
programs and platforms, the Company expects the prime contractors to continue
to exit non-strategic business areas and procure these needed elements on
more favorable terms from independent, commercially oriented merchant
suppliers. Recent examples of this trend include divestitures of certain
non-core businesses by AlliedSignal Inc. ("AlliedSignal"), Ceridian
Corporation ("Ceridian"), Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
The prime contractors' focus on cost control is also driving increased use
of commercial off-the-shelf products for upgrades of existing systems and in
new systems. The Company believes the prime contractors will continue to be
under pressure to reduce their costs and will increasingly seek to focus
their resources and capabilities on major systems, turning to commercially
oriented merchant suppliers to produce sub-systems, components and products.
Going forward, successful merchant suppliers will use their resources to
complement and support, rather than compete with the prime contractors. L-3
anticipates the relationship between the major prime contractors and their
primary suppliers will, as in the automotive and commercial aircraft
industry, develop into critical partnerships encompassing increasingly
greater outsourcing of non-core products and systems by the prime contractors
to their key merchant suppliers and increasing supplier participation in the
development of future programs. Early involvement in the upgrading of
existing systems and the design and engineering of new systems incorporating
these outsourced products will provide mezzanine suppliers, including the
Company, with a competitive advantage in securing new business and provide
the prime contractors with significant cost reduction opportunities through
coordination of the design, development and manufacturing processes.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The Company recently purchased the assets and liabilities of three
businesses described below which collectively comprise the "1998
Acquisitions". The combined purchase prices for these acquisitions was $146.4
million of cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, and in one case
certain additional consideration based on post-closing performance. The
Company has financed these acquisitions through the use of its existing cash
balances as well as through borrowings under the $375.0 million Senior Credit
Facilities. These three businesses complement and extend L-3's product
offerings.
Ocean Systems
On March 30, 1998, L-3 Communications purchased the assets of the Ocean
Systems business ("Ocean Systems") of AlliedSignal for $67.5 million in cash.
In 1997, Ocean Systems had sales of $73.0 million.
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Ocean Systems is one of the world's leading products suppliers of acoustic
undersea warfare systems, having designed, manufactured and supported a broad
range of compact, lightweight, high performance acoustic systems for navies
around the world for over 40 years. Ocean Systems is the leading products
supplier of airborne dipping sonar systems in the world with substantial
market share of the sector and systems in service with the U.S. and 20
foreign navies. Ocean Systems also produces several sea systems products
including towed array sonar, integrated side-looking sonar, acoustic jammers,
mine detection and torpedo defense systems and supplies commercial navigation
and hydrographic survey systems worldwide. Ocean Systems is further supported
by ELAC Nautik GmbH ("ELAC") located in Kiel, Germany. ELAC manufactures a
broad range of naval defense products including submarine, torpedo and
navigation sonars as well as survey and navigation systems for the commercial
nautical products industry.
ILEX Systems
On March 4, 1998, L-3 Communications purchased the assets of ILEX Systems
("ILEX") for $51.9 million in cash plus additional consideration based on
post-closing performance which could include up to 540,000 shares of Common
Stock over the next three years. In 1997, ILEX had sales of $63.5 million.
ILEX is a leading supplier of communication software support services to
military and related government intelligence markets. ILEX also provides
environmental consulting, software and systems engineering services and
complementary products to several commercial markets.
Satellite Transmission Systems
On February 5, 1998, L-3 Communications purchased the assets of Satellite
Transmission Systems division ("STS") of California Microwave, Inc. for $27.0
million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, STS had sales of $68.0
million. STS is a leading global satellite communications systems and
services provider. Its customers include foreign post, telephone and
telegraph administrations, domestic and international prime communications
infrastructure contractors, telecommunication and satellite service
providers, broadcasters and media-related companies, government agencies and
large corporations.
The Company considers and executes strategic acquisitions on an ongoing
basis and may be evaluating acquisitions or engaged in acquisition
negotiations at any given time. As of the date hereof, the Company has
completed, has reached agreement on or is in discussions regarding certain
acquisitions, in addition to the 1998 Acquisitions, that are either
individually or in the aggregate not material to the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.
HISTORY
Holdings and L-3 Communications were formed in April 1997 by Mr. Frank C.
Lanza, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Loral Corporation
("Loral"), Mr. Robert V. LaPenta, the former Senior Vice President and
Controller of Loral (collectively, "Senior Management"), Lehman Brothers
Capital Partners III, L.P. and its affiliates (the "Lehman Partnership") and
Lockheed Martin to acquire (the "L-3 Acquisition") substantially all of the
assets and certain liabilities of (i) nine business units previously
purchased by Lockheed Martin as part of its acquisition of Loral in April
1996 (the "Loral Acquired Businesses") and (ii) one business unit,
Communication Systems -- East, purchased by Lockheed Martin as part of its
acquisition of the aerospace business of GE in April 1993 (collectively, the
"Businesses"). L-3 Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.
At December 31, 1997, Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta and certain other members of
management collectively own 15.9%; the Lehman Partnership owns 50.1%; and
Lockheed Martin owns 34.0% of the outstanding capital stock of Holdings.
The Company's executive offices are located at 600 Third Avenue, New York,
New York, 10016, and the telephone number at that address is 212-697-1111.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
L-3 is a leader in communication systems for high performance intelligence
collection, imagery processing and ground, air, sea and satellite
communications for the DoD and other government agencies.
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The Salt Lake City operation provides secure, high data rate, real-time
communication systems for surveillance, reconnaissance and other intelligence
collection systems. The Camden operation designs, develops, produces and
integrates communication systems and support equipment for space, ground and
naval applications. The Shrewsbury operation provides communication software
support services to military and related government intelligence markets.
Product lines of the Secure Communication Systems business include high data
rate communications links, satellite communications ("SATCOM") terminals,
Navy vessel communication systems, space communications and satellite control
systems, signal intelligence information processing systems, information
security systems, tactical battlefield sensor systems and commercial
communication systems.
O HIGH DATA RATE COMMUNICATIONS
The Company is a technology leader in high data rate, covert,
jam-resistant microwave communications in support of military and other
national agency reconnaissance and surveillance applications. L-3's product
line covers a full range of tactical and strategic secure point-to-point and
relay data transmission systems, products and support services that conform
to military and intelligence specifications. The Company's systems and
products are capable of providing battlefield commanders with real time,
secure surveillance and targeting information and were used extensively by
U.S. armed forces in the Persian Gulf war.
During the 1980s, largely based on its prior experience with command and
control guidance systems for remotely-piloted vehicles, L-3 developed its
current family of strategic and tactical data links, including its Modular
Interoperable Data Link ("MIDL") systems and Modular Interoperable Surface
Terminals ("MIST"). MIDL and MIST technologies are considered virtual DoD
standards in terms of data link hardware. The Company's primary focus is
spread spectrum communication (based on CDMA technology), which involves
transmitting a data signal with a high rate noise signal so as to make it
difficult to detect by others, and then re-capturing the signal and removing
the noise. The Company's data links are capable of providing information at
over 200 Mb/s.
L-3 provides these secure high band width products to the U.S. Air Force,
Navy, Army and various Government agencies, many through long-term sole
source programs. The scope of these programs include air-to-ground,
air-to-air, ground-to-air and satellite communications. Government programs
include: U-2 Support Program, Common High-Band Width Data Link ("CHBDL"),
Battle Group Passive Horizon Extension System ("BGPHES"), Light Airborne
Multi-Purpose System ("LAMPS"), TriBand SATCOM Subsystem ("TSS"), major
unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") programs and Direct Air-Satellite Relay
("DASR").
O SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS
L-3 provides ground-to-satellite, high availability, real-time global
communications capability through a family of transportable field terminals
to communicate with commercial, military and international satellites. These
terminals provide remote personnel with anywhere, anytime effective
communication capability and provide communications links to distant forces.
The Company's TriBand SATCOM Subsystem ("TSS") employs a 6.25 meter tactical
dish with a single point feed that provides C, Ku and X band communication to
support the U.S. Army. The Company also offers an 11.3 meter dish which is
transportable on two C-130 aircraft. The SHF Portable Terminal System ("PTS")
is a lightweight (28 lbs.), manportable terminal, which communicates through
DSCS, NATO or SKYNET satellites and brings unprecedented connectivity to
small military tactical units and mobile command posts. L-3 delivered 14 of
these terminals for use by NATO forces in Bosnia.
O SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND SATELLITE CONTROL
Continuing L-3's tradition of providing communications for every manned
U.S. space flight since Mercury, the Company is currently designing and
testing three communication subsystems for the International Space Station
("ISS"). These systems will control all ISS radio frequency ("RF")
communications and external video activities. The Company also provides
solid-state recorders and
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memory units for data capture, storage, transfer and retrieval for space
applications. The standard NASA tape recorder, which was developed and
produced by the Company, has completed over four million hours of service
without a mission failure. Current programs include recorders for the
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") weather satellites,
the Earth Observing Satellite ("EOS"), AM spacecraft and Landsat-7
Earth-monitoring spacecraft. The Company also provides space and satellite
system simulation, satellite operations and computer system training, depot
support, network engineering, resource scheduling, launch system engineering,
support, software integration and test through cost-plus contracts with the
U.S. Air Force.
O MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
The Company provides integrated, computer controlled switching systems for
the interior and exterior voice and data needs of today's Navy military
vessels. The Company's products include Integrated Voice Communication
Systems ("IVCS") for Aegis cruisers and destroyers and the Integrated Radio
Room ("IRR") for Trident class submarines, the first computer controlled
communications center in a submarine. These products integrate the intercom,
tactical and administrative communications network into one system accessing
various types of communication terminals throughout the ship. The Company's
MarCom 2000 secure digital switching system is in development for the Los
Angeles class attack submarine and provides an integrated approach to the
specialized voice and data communications needs of a shipboard environment
for internal and external communications, command and control and air traffic
control. The Company also offers on-board, high data rate communications
systems which provide a data link for carrier battle groups which are
interoperable with the U.S. Air Force's surveillance/ reconnaissance terminal
platforms. The Company provides the US Army's Command and Control Vehicle
("C2V") Mission Module Systems ("MMS"). MMS provides the "communications on
the move" capability needed for the digital battlefield by packaging advanced
communications into a modified Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The Company is a
proven supplier of superior technological expertise to the DoD, including its
contractors and related government intelligence agencies.
O INFORMATION SECURITY SYSTEMS
The Company has produced more than 100,000 secure telephone units ("STU
III") which are in use today by the U.S. Armed Forces to provide secure
telephone capabilities for classified confidential communication over public
commercial telephone networks. The Company has begun producing the
next-generation digital, ISDN-compatible STE. STE provides clearer voice and
thirteen-times faster data/fax transmission capability than the STU III. STE
also supports secure conference calls and secure video teleconferencing. STE
uses a CryptoCard security system which consists of a small, portable,
cryptographic module mounted on a PCMCIA card holding the algorithms, keys
and personalized credentials to identify its user for secure communications
access. The Company also provides LMD/KP which is the workstation component
of the Government's Electronic Key Management System ("EKMS"), the next
generation of information security systems. EKMS is the Government system to
replace current "paper" secret keys used to secure government communications
with "electronic" secret keys. LMD/KP is the component of the EKMS which
produces and distributes the electronic keys. L-3 also develops specialized
strategic and tactical SIGINT systems to detect, acquire, collect, and
process information derived from electronic sources. These systems are used
by classified customers for intelligence gathering and require high speed
digital signal processing and high density custom hardware designs.
O TACTICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
The Company manufactures the IREMBASS, an unattended ground sensor system
which uses sensors placed along likely avenues of enemy approach or intrusion
in a battlefield environment. The sensors respond to seismic and acoustic
disturbances, infrared energy and magnetic field changes and thus detect
enemy activities. IREMBASS is currently in use by U.S. Special Operations
Forces, the U.S. Army's Light Divisions and several foreign governments. The
Company also provides the Intrusion Detection Early Warning System ("IDEWS"),
a sensor system designed for platoon-level physical security applications.
Weighing less than two pounds, this sensor system is ideal for covert
perimeter intrusion detection, border protection and airfield or military
installation security.
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SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS
MICROWAVE COMPONENTS
L-3 is the preeminent worldwide supplier of commercial off-the-shelf, high
performance radio frequency ("RF") microwave components, assemblies and
instruments supplying the wireless communications, industrial and military
markets. The Company is also a leading provider of state-of-the-art
space-qualified commercial satellite and strategic military RF products. L-3
sells many of these components under the well-recognized Narda brand name and
through the world's most comprehensive catalog of standard, stocked hardware.
L-3 also sells its products through a direct sales force and an extensive
network of premier market representatives. Specific catalog offerings include
wireless products, electro-mechanical switches, power dividers and hybrids,
couplers/detectors, attenuators, terminations and phase shifters, isolators
and circulators, adapters, control products, sources, mixers, waveguide
components, RF safety products, power meters/monitors and custom passive
products. The Company operates from two sites, Hauppauge, New York ("Narda
East"), and Sacramento, California ("Narda West").
Narda East represents approximately 65% of L-3's microwave sales volume,
offering high performance microwave components, networks and instruments to
the wireless, industrial and military communications markets. Narda East's
products can be divided into three major categories: passive components,
higher level wireless assemblies/monitoring systems and safety instruments.
Passive components are generally purchased in narrow frequency
configurations by wireless OEM equipment manufacturers and service providers.
Similar components are purchased in wide frequency configurations by first
tier military equipment suppliers. Commercial applications for Narda
components are primarily in cellular or PCS base stations. Narda also
manufactures higher level assemblies for wireless base stations and the
paging industry. These products include communication antenna test sets,
devices that monitor reflected power to determine if a cellular base station
antenna is working and whether the base station radios are operating at peak
power levels. Military applications include general procurement for test
equipment or electronic surveillance and countermeasure systems. RF safety
products are instruments which are used to measure the level of non-ionizing
radiation in a given area, i.e., from an antenna, test set or other emitting
source, and determine whether human exposure limits are within federal
standards.
Narda West designs and manufactures state-of-the-art space-qualified and
wireless components. Space qualified components include channel amplifiers
for satellite transponder control and diplexers/ multiplexers, which are used
to separate various signals and direct them to the appropriate other sections
of the payload. Narda West's primary areas of focus are communications
satellite payload products. Channel amplifiers constitute Narda West's main
satellite product. These components amplify the weak signals received from
earth stations by a factor of 1 million, and then drive the power amplifier
tubes that broadcast the signal back to earth. These products are sold to
satellite manufacturers and offer lower cost, lower weight and improved
performance versus in-house alternatives. On a typical satellite, for which
there are 20 to 50 channel amps, Narda West's channel amps offer cost savings
of up to 60% (up to $1 million per satellite) and decrease launch weight by
up to 25 kilograms.
Narda West products include wireless microwave components for cellular and
PCS base station applications. These products include filters used to
transmit and receive channel separation as well as ferrite components, which
isolate certain microwave functions, thereby preventing undesired signal
interaction. Other products include a wide variety of high-reliability power
splitters, combiners and filters for spacecraft and launch vehicles, such as
LLV, Tiros, THAAD, Mars Surveyor, Peacekeeper, Galileo, Skynet, Cassini,
Milstar, Space Shuttle, LandSat, FltSatCom, GPS, GPS Block IIR, IUS, ACE,
SMEX and certain classified programs. The balance of the operation's business
is of an historical nature and involves wideband filters used for electronic
warfare applications.
AVIONICS AND OCEAN SYSTEMS
O AVIATION RECORDERS
L-3 manufactures commercial solid-state crash-protected aviation recorders
("black boxes") under the Fairchild brand name, and has delivered over 40,000
flight recorders to airplane manufacturers and
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airlines around the world. Recorders are mandated and regulated by various
worldwide agencies for commercial airlines and a large portion of business
aviation aircraft. Management anticipates growth opportunities in Aviation
Recorders as a result of the current high level of orders for new commercial
aircraft. Expansion into the military market shows continued growth
opportunities. L-3 Recorders were recently selected for installation on the
fleet of the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Army transport
aircraft and are currently being installed on the U.S. Navy C-9 aircraft.
There are two types of recorders: (i) the Cockpit Voice Recorder ("CVR")
which records the last 30 to 120 minutes of crew conversation and ambient
sounds from the cockpit and (ii) the Flight Data Recorder ("FDR") which
records the last 25 hours of aircraft flight parameters such as speed,
altitude, acceleration, thrust from each engine and direction of the flight
in its final moments. Recorders are highly ruggedized instruments, designed
to absorb the shock equivalent to that of an object traveling at 268 knots
stopping in 18 inches, fire resistant to 1,100 degrees centigrade and
pressure resistant to 20,000 feet undersea for 30 days. Management believes
that the Company has the leading worldwide market position for CVR's and
FDR's.
O ANTENNA SYSTEMS
Under the Randtron brand name, L-3 produces high performance antennas
designed for surveillance, high-resolution, ultra-wide frequency bands,
detection of low radar cross section ("LRCS") targets, LRCS installations,
severe environmental applications and polarization diversity. L-3's main
antenna product is a sophisticated 24-foot diameter antenna operational on
all E-2C aircraft. This airborne antenna consists of a 24-foot rotating
aerodynamic radome containing a UHF surveillance radar antenna, IFF antenna
and forward and aft auxiliary antennas. Production of this antenna began in
the early 1980s, and production is planned beyond 2000 for the E-2C, P-3 and
C-130 AEW aircraft. The replacement for this antenna is a very adaptive radar
currently under development for introduction early in the next decade. L-3
also produces broad-band antennas for a variety of tactical aircraft and
rotary joints for the AWAC's and E-2C's antenna. Randtron has delivered over
2,000 aircraft sets of antennas and has a current backlog through 1999.
O DISPLAY SYSTEMS
L-3 specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized
display system solutions for military and high-end commercial applications.
L-3's current product lines include cathode ray tubes ("CRTs"), the Actiview
family of active matrix liquid crystal displays ("AMLCD"), and a family of
high performance Display Processing systems. L-3 manufactures flat-panel
displays that are used on platforms such as E-2C, F-117, and the LCAC
(Landing Craft Air Cushion) vehicle. Recent new contracts for flat-panel
displays include the SH-60J helicopter and the C-130 Senior Scout. L-3 also
manufactures CRT displays for the E-2C Hawkeye, V-22 Osprey, and F-14 Tomcat
and electronics used in aircraft anti-lock braking systems.
O OCEAN SYSTEMS
The Company is one of the world's leading suppliers of acoustic undersea
warfare systems, having designed, manufactured and supported a broad range of
compact, lightweight, high performance acoustic systems for navies around the
world for over forty years. This experience spans a wide range of platforms,
including helicopters, submarines and surface ships, that employ the
Company's sonar systems and countermeasures.
TELEMETRY, INSTRUMENTATION AND SPACE
The Company is a leader in component products and systems used in
telemetry and instrumentation for airborne applications such as satellites,
aircraft, UAVs, launch vehicles, guided missiles, projectiles and targets.
Telemetry involves the collection of data from these platforms, its
transmission to ground stations for analysis, and its further dissemination
or transportation to another platform. A principal use of this telemetry data
is to measure as many as 1,000 different parameters of the platform's
operation (in much the same way as a flight data recorder on an airplane
measures various flight parameters) and transmit this data to the ground.
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Additionally, for satellite platforms, the equipment also acquires the
command uplink that controls the satellite and transmits the necessary data
for ground processing. In these applications, high reliability of components
is crucial because of the high cost of satellite repair and the length of
uninterrupted service required. Telemetry also provides the data to terminate
the flight of missiles and rockets under errant conditions and/or at the end
of a mission. Telemetry and command/control products are currently provided
on missile programs such as AMRAAM, ASRAAM, AIM-9X, JASSM, JDAM, FOTT, ATACMS
and PAC-3, as well as satellite programs such as GPS BLK IIF, GLOBALSTAR,
EARTHWATCH, SBIRS, LUNAR PROSPECTOR and MTSAT.
O AIRBORNE, GROUND AND SPACE TELEMETRY
The Company provides airborne equipment and data link systems to gather
critical information and to process, format and transmit it to the ground
through communication data links from a communications satellite, spacecraft,
aircraft and/or missile. These products are available in both COTS and custom
configurations. Major customers are the major defense contractors who
manufacture aircraft, missiles, warheads, launch vehicles, munitions and
bombs. Ground instrumentation activity occurs at the ground station where the
serial stream of combined data is received and decoded in real-time, as it is
received from the airborne platform. Data can be encrypted and decrypted
during this process, an additional expertise that the Company offers. The
Company recently introduced the NeTstar satellite ground station, which
collapses racks of satellite RF receivers, demodulators and related units
into a PC.
O SPACE PRODUCTS
L-3 offers value-added solutions that require complex product integration,
rich software content and comprehensive support to its customers. The Company
focuses on the following niches within the satellite ground segment equipment
market: telephony, video broadcasting and multimedia. The Company's customers
include foreign PTT's, domestic and international prime communications
infrastructure contractors, telecommunications or satellite service
providers, broadcasters and media-related companies.
EMERGING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
O MEDICAL ARCHIVING AND SIMULATION SYSTEMS
The Company and GE Medical Systems have jointly developed
GEMnet(Trademark), a cardiac image management and archive system.
GEMnet(Trademark) eliminates the use of cinefilm in a cardiac catheterization
laboratory by providing a direct digital connection to the laboratory. The
system provides for acquisition, display, analysis and short-and long-term
archive of cardiac patient studies, providing significant cost savings and
process improvements to the hospital. EchoNet(Trademark) is a digital archive
management and review system designed specifically for the echocardiology
profession. Echonet(Trademark) is the result of an exclusive strategic
partnership with Heartlab, Inc. The system accepts digital echocardiology
studies from a variety of currently available ultrasound systems, manages the
studies, making them available on a network, and allows the physicians and
technicians to become more productive. DICOMView(Trademark) is a multimodal,
low-cost viewing station designed for use with standard IBM-compatible
personal computer platforms. It makes full motion, full fidelity diagnostic
images accessible for the cardiologist, surgeon and referring physician.
EchoNet(Trademark) and DICOMView(Trademark) are trademarks of Heartlab, Inc.
GEMnet(Trademark) is a trademark of GE.
The Company has approximately a one-third equity ownership interest in
Medical Education Technologies, Inc. ("METI"). METI is a medical technology
company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of Human Patient
Simulators ("HPS"). The HPS is a computerized system with a life-like
mannequin that reacts to medical treatments and interventions similar to a
human being. Originally oriented to the anesthesiology training and education
domain, METI has expanded into cardiology, critical care, trauma care, allied
health care, military medicine and continuing medical education. METI's
target customers for its HPS include medical schools throughout the world,
colleges with registered nursing programs, community colleges and state,
local and volunteer emergency medical service organizations.
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O WIRELESS LOOP TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
The Company is applying its wireless communication expertise to introduce
local wireless loop telecommunications equipment using a synchronous Code
Division Multiple Access technology ("CDMA") supporting terrestrial and space
based, fixed and mobile communication services. The system's principal
targeted customer base is emerging market countries and rural areas where
existing telecommunications infrastructure is inadequate or non-existent. The
Company's system will have the potential to interface with low earth orbit
("LEO") PCS systems such as Globalstar, Iridium and/or any local public
telephone network. The Company expects to manufacture for sale certain of the
infrastructure equipment. The Company intends to pursue joint ventures with
third parties for service and distribution capabilities. The Company has
entered into product distribution agreements with Granger Telecom Ltd. for
distribution in parts of Africa, the Middle East and the United Kingdom, and
with Unisys for distribution in parts of Mexico and South America. This same
technology is also being introduced into the Ellipso "big LEO" program to
provide the key communications capability in the ground and user segments. In
this program, the Company will provide the CDMA processing equipment in the
Ground Control Segment and the Ellipso user terminals, both fixed and mobile.
O AIRPORT SECURITY EQUIPMENT
The FAA has awarded the Company a development contract for next generation
airport security equipment for explosive detection. L-3 has teamed with
Analogic Corporation and GE to design and produce an explosive detection
system ("EDS") utilizing a dual energy computer tomography ("CT") X-ray
system. L-3's EDS system, the eXaminer 3DX(Trademark) 6000, will analyze the
contents of checked baggage at airports for a wide-range of explosive
material as specified by the FAA. The eXaminer 3DX(Trademark) 6000 will
inspect baggage at an average of 675 bags per hour, which will allow
screening of passenger-checked baggage for a large body aircraft, such as a
Boeing 747, in approximately 40 minutes. It can be installed as a stand-alone
unit in a conveyor system or in a mobile van. L-3 has shipped two prototype
test units and FAA certification testing commenced in the first quarter of
1998.
MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company's sales are predominantly derived from contracts with agencies
of, and prime contractors to, the Government. Various Government customers
exercise independent purchasing decisions. Sales to the Government generally
are not regarded as constituting sales to one customer. Instead, each
contracting entity is considered to be a separate customer. In 1997, the
Company performed under approximately 150 contracts with value exceeding $1
million for the Government. Pro forma 1997 sales to the Government, including
sales through prime contractors, were $651.1 million. Pro forma sales to
Lockheed Martin were $81.6 million in 1997. The Company's largest program,
representing 10% of 1997 pro forma sales, is a long-term, sole source cost
plus support contract for the U-2 Program. No other program represented more
than 5% of pro forma 1997 sales.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company employs scientific, engineering and other personnel to improve
its existing product lines and to develop new products and technologies in
the same or related fields. As of December 31, 1997, the Company employed
approximately 2,000 engineers (of whom over 20% hold advanced degrees). The
pro forma amounts of research and development performed under customer-funded
contracts and Company-sponsored research projects, including bid and proposal
costs, for 1997 were $150.2 million and $46.2 million, respectively.
COMPETITION
The Company's ability to compete for defense contracts depends to a large
extent on the effectiveness and innovativeness of its research and
development programs, its ability to offer better program performance than
its competitors at a lower cost to the Government customer, and its readiness
in facilities, equipment and personnel to undertake the programs for which it
competes. In some instances,
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programs are sole source or work directed by the Government to a single
supplier. In such cases, there may be other suppliers who have the capability
to compete for the programs involved, but they can only enter or reenter the
market if the Government should choose to reopen the particular program to
competition. Approximately 65% of the Company's 1997 pro forma sales related
to sole source contracts.
The Company experiences competition from industrial firms and U.S.
government agencies, some of which have substantially greater resources.
These competitors include: AlliedSignal, AMP, Inc., Aydin Corporation, Cubic
Corporation, GTE Corporation, Harris Corporation, Hughes, Motorola, Raytheon
and Titan Corporation. A majority of the sales of the Company is derived from
contracts with the Government and its prime contractors, and such contracts
are awarded on the basis of negotiations or competitive bids. Management does
not believe any one competitor or a small number of competitors is dominant
in any of the business areas of the Company. Management believes the Company
will continue to be able to compete successfully based upon the quality and
cost competitiveness of its products and services.
PATENTS AND LICENSES
Although the Company owns some patents and has filed applications for
additional patents, it does not believe that its operations depend upon its
patents. In addition, the Company's Government contracts generally license it
to use patents owned by others. Similar provisions in the Government
contracts awarded to other companies make it impossible for the Company to
prevent the use by other companies of its patents in most domestic work.
BACKLOG
As of December 31, 1997, the Company's pro forma funded backlog was
approximately $638.1 million. This backlog provides management with a useful
tool to project sales and plan its business on an on-going basis; however, no
assurance can be given that the Company's backlog will become revenues in any
particular period or at all. Funded backlog does not include the total
contract value of multi-year, cost-plus reimbursable contracts, which are
funded as costs are incurred by the Company. Funded backlog also does not
include unexercised contract options which represent the amount of revenue
which would be recognized from the performance of contract options that may
be exercised by customers under existing contracts and from purchase orders
to be issued under indefinite quantity contracts or basic ordering
agreements. Backlog is a more relevant predictor of future sales in the
Secure Communication Systems business area. Current funded backlog in Secure
Communication Systems as of December 31, 1997 was $306.0 million, of which
approximately 93% is expected to be shipped in 1998. The Company believes
backlog is a less relevant factor in the Specialized Communication Products
business area given the nature of its catalog and commercial oriented
business. Overall, approximately 85% of the Company's December 31, 1997
funded backlog is expected to be shipped in 1998.
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FUNDED BACKLOG AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 1997
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($ in millions)
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Secure Communication Systems ..... $306.0
Specialized Communication
Products.......................... 332.1
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Approximately 73% of the Company's 1997 pro forma sales were made to
agencies of the Government or to prime contractors or subcontractors of the
Government.
Approximately 64% of the Company's pro forma 1997 sales mix of contracts
were firm fixed price contracts under which the Company agrees to perform for
a predetermined price. Although the Company's fixed price contracts generally
permit the Company to keep profits if costs are less than projected, the
Company does bear the risk that increased or unexpected costs may reduce
profit or cause the Company to sustain losses on the contract. Generally,
firm fixed price contracts offer higher margin than cost plus type contracts.
All domestic defense contracts and subcontracts to which the Company is
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a party are subject to audit, various profit and cost controls and standard
provisions for termination at the convenience of the Government. Upon
termination, other than for a contractor's default, the contractor will
normally be entitled to reimbursement for allowable costs and to an allowance
for profit. Foreign defense contracts generally contain comparable provisions
relating to termination at the convenience of the government. To date, no
significant fixed price contract of the Company has been terminated.
Companies supplying defense-related equipment to the Government are
subject to certain additional business risks peculiar to that industry. Among
these risks are the ability of the Government to unilaterally suspend the
Company from new contracts pending resolution of alleged violations of
procurement laws or regulations. Other risks include a dependence on
appropriations by the Government, changes in the Government's procurement
policies (such as greater emphasis on competitive procurements) and the need
to bid on programs in advance of design completion. A reduction in
expenditures by the Government for products of the type manufactured by the
Company, lower margins resulting from increasingly competitive procurement
policies, a reduction in the volume of contracts or subcontracts awarded to
the Company or substantial cost overruns would have an adverse effect on the
Company's cash flow.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company's operations are subject to various federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations relating to the discharge, storage,
treatment, handling, disposal and remediation of certain materials,
substances and wastes used in its operations. The Company continually
assesses its obligations and compliance with respect to these requirements.
Management believes that the Company's current operations are in substantial
compliance with all existing applicable environmental laws and permits. The
Company does not believe that its environmental compliance expenditures will
have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of its
operations.
Pursuant to the L-3 Acquisition Agreement, the Company has agreed to
assume certain on-site and off-site environmental liabilities related to
events or activities occurring prior to the L-3 Acquisition. Lockheed Martin
has agreed to retain all environmental liabilities for all facilities no
longer used by the Businesses and to indemnify fully the Company for such
prior site environmental liabilities. Lockheed Martin has also agreed, for
the first eight years following April 1997, to pay 50% of all costs incurred
by the Company above those reserved for on the Company's balance sheet at
April 1997 relating to certain Company-assumed environmental liabilities and,
for the seven years thereafter, to pay 40% of certain reasonable operation
and maintenance costs relating to any environmental remediation projects
undertaken in the first eight years. The Company is aware of environmental
contamination at two of the facilities acquired from Lockheed Martin that
will require ongoing remediation. In November 1997, the Company sold one such
facility located in Sarasota, Florida, while retaining a leasehold interest
in a portion of that facility, to Dames & Moore/Brookhill LLC ("DMB") in a
transaction in which DMB contractually agreed to assume responsibility for
further remediation of the Sarasota site. Management believes that the
Company has established adequate reserves for the potential costs associated
with the assumed environmental liabilities. However, there can be no
assurance that any costs incurred will be reimbursable from the Government or
covered by Lockheed Martin under the terms of the L-3 Acquisition Agreement
or that the Company's environmental reserves will be sufficient.
In connection with the acquisition of Ocean Systems, the Company has
acquired the stock of ELAC. The premises currently leased by ELAC have
environmental contamination consisting of chlorinated solvents in the
groundwater beneath and adjoining the site. However, Honeywell Inc.
("Honeywell"), the previous owner of ELAC and the current owner of the
property, has retained the liability for remediating the ELAC site and has
contractually agreed to indemnify AlliedSignal and ELAC. Management believes
that any necessary remediation will be covered by the Honeywell
indemnification.
PENSION PLANS
Pursuant to the L-3 Acquisition Agreement, Holdings and L-3 Communications
assumed certain liabilities relating to defined benefit pension plans for
present and former employees and retirees of certain businesses which were
transferred from Lockheed Martin to Holdings and L-3 Communications. Prior to
the consummation of the L-3 Acquisition, Lockheed Martin received a letter
from the PBGC which requested information regarding the transfer of such
pension plans and indicated that the PBGC believed certain of such pension
plans were underfunded using the PBGC's actuarial assumptions (which
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assumptions result in a larger liability for accrued benefits than the
assumptions used for financial reporting under FASB 87). The PBGC
underfunding is related to the Subject Plans. As of December 31, 1997, the
Company calculated the net funding position of the Subject Plans and believes
them to be overfunded by approximately $5.9 million under ERISA assumptions,
underfunded by approximately $10.2 million under FASB 87 assumptions and, on
a termination basis, underfunded by as much as $57.5 million under PBGC
assumptions.
With respect to the Subject Plans, Lockheed Martin entered into an
agreement (the "Lockheed Martin Commitment Agreement") among Lockheed Martin,
L-3 and the PBGC dated as of April 30, 1997. The material terms and
conditions of the Lockheed Martin Commitment Agreement include a commitment
by Lockheed Martin to, under certain circumstances, assume sponsorship of the
Subject Plans or provide another form of financial support for the Subject
Plans. The Lockheed Martin Commitment Agreement will continue with respect to
any Subject Plan until such time as such Subject Plan is no longer
underfunded on a PBGC basis for two consecutive years or, at any time after
May 31, 2002, the Company achieves investment grade credit ratings. Pursuant
to the Lockheed Martin Commitment Agreement, the PBGC agreed that it would
take no further action in connection with the L-3 Acquisition.
In return for the Lockheed Martin Commitment, the Company entered into an
agreement with Lockheed Martin, dated as of April 30, 1997, pursuant to which
the Company provided certain assurances to Lockheed Martin including, but not
necessarily limited to, (i) continuing to fund the Subject Plans consistent
with prior practices and to the extent deductible for tax purposes and, where
appropriate, recoverable under Government contracts, (ii) agreeing to not
increase benefits under the Subject Plans without the consent of Lockheed
Martin, (iii) restricting the Company from a sale of any businesses employing
individuals covered by the Subject Plans if such sale would not result in
reduction or elimination of the Lockheed Martin Commitment with regard to the
specific plan and (iv) if the Subject Plans were returned to Lockheed Martin,
granting Lockheed Martin the right to seek recovery from the Company of those
amounts actually paid, if any, by Lockheed Martin with regard to the Subject
Plans after their return. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events,
Lockheed Martin, at its option, will have the right to decide whether to
assume sponsorship of any or all of the Subject Plans, even if the PBGC has
not sought to terminate the Subject Plans. The Company has performed its
obligations under the letter agreement with Lockheed Martin and the Lockheed
Martin Commitment and has not received any communications from the PBGC
concerning actions which the PBGC contemplates taking in respect of the
Subject Plans.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1997, the Company employed approximately 6,100
full-time and part-time employees. The Company believes that its relations
with its employees are good.
Approximately 540 of the Company's employees at its Communication Systems
- -- East operation in Camden, New Jersey are represented by four unions, the
Association of Scientists and Professional Engineering Personnel, the
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, the
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and
Furniture Workers and an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters. Three of the four collective bargaining agreements expire in
mid-1998. While the Company has not yet initiated discussions with
representatives of these unions, management believes it will be able to
negotiate, without material disruption to its business, satisfactory new
collective bargaining agreements with these employees. However, there can be
no assurance that a satisfactory agreement will be reached with the covered
employees or that a material disruption to the Company's Camden operations
will not occur.
Approximately 200 employees of Ocean Systems are represented by the United
Auto Workers. The collective bargaining agreement expires in mid-1999.
Approximately 140 of the employees at Ocean Systems' ELAC subsidiary in Kiel,
Germany are represented by the Metal Trade Industrial Workers of the Hamburg
Region and ELAC is represented by the Association of Metal Industry Employers
for Schleswig-Holstein. The labor contract expires in mid-1998. While the
Company has not yet initiated discussions with representatives of these
unions, management believes it will be able to negotiate, without
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material disruption to its business, a satisfactory new labor contract with
these employees. However, there can be no assurance that a satisfactory
agreement will be reached with the covered employees or that material
disruption to operations of ELAC or Ocean Systems will not occur.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
The table below sets forth certain information with respect to
manufacturing facilities and properties of the Company, excluding
non-operating properties held for sale.
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SQUARE FEET)
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L-3 Headquarters, NY ............... -- 58.7
SECURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS:
Camden, NJ......................... -- 588.7
Salt Lake City, UT................. -- 457.6
Sierra Vista, AZ................... -- 18.8
Camarillo, CA...................... -- 2.4
El Segundo, CA .................... -- 1.4
Milpitas, CA....................... -- 21.4
Oakland, CA........................ -- 5.2
Santa Ana, CA...................... -- 5.0
Santa Clara, CA ................... -- 6.2
Santa Maria, CA ................... -- 9.8
Colorado Springs, CO .............. -- 5.8
Hartford, CT....................... -- 1.8
Chicago, IL........................ -- 7.3
Boston, MA......................... -- 25.6
Annapolis Junction, MD ............ -- 6.6
Wheaton, MD........................ -- 0.5
Moorestown, NJ..................... -- 2.8
Shrewsbury, NJ..................... -- 22.5
New York, NY....................... -- 5.9
Cleveland, OH...................... -- 1.4
Fairfax, VA........................ -- 1.6
Warrentown, VA .................... -- 0.8
SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS:
Folsom, CA ........................ -- 57.5
Lancaster, CA ..................... -- 5.4
Menlo Park, CA .................... -- 98.3
San Diego, CA ..................... 196.0 68.9
San Mateo, CA ..................... -- 14.8
Santa Clara, CA ................... -- 2.0
Sylmar, CA......................... -- 240.0
Sarasota, FL....................... -- 143.7
Merritt Island, FL ................ -- 1.2
Atlanta, GA ....................... -- 52.1
Alpharetta, GA .................... 40.0 --
Norcross, GA ...................... -- 4.8
Lowell, MA......................... -- 47.0
Hauppauge, NY ..................... 240.0 --
Warminster, PA .................... 44.7 --
Hampshire (U.K.)................... -- 1.2
Kiel, Germany...................... -- 143.0
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Total............................... 520.7 2,137.7
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time the Company is involved in legal proceedings arising in
the ordinary course of its business. Management believes it is adequately
reserved for these liabilities and that there is no litigation pending that
could have a material adverse effect on the Company or its operations.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
There is no established public trading market for the Company's common
stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company are held by its parent, Holdings.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The selected unaudited pro forma data as of December 31, 1997 and for the
year then ended have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction
with, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere herein. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations
and other data reflect the L-3 Acquisition, the 1998 Acquisitions and the
Offerings as if such transactions had occurred on January 1, 1997, for the
statement of operations and other data. The balance sheet data reflect the
1998 Acquisitions, and the Offerings as if such transactions had occurred on
December 31, 1997.
The selected consolidated (combined) financial data as of December 31,
1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, and for the nine months ended December 31, 1997,
the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the years ended December 31, 1996
and 1995 have been derived from the audited financial statements for the
respective periods.
The selected consolidated (combined) financial data as of December 31,
1993 and March 31, 1993, the nine months ended December 31, 1993 and the
three months ended March 31, 1993 have been derived from the unaudited
financial statements of Communication Systems -- East. In the opinion of
management, such unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the
financial position and results of operations of Communication Systems -- East,
which comprised the Predecessor Company for all periods prior to April 1,
1996.
These selected financial data should be read in conjunction with
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and the Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements of the
Company and the Loral Acquired Businesses included elsewhere herein.
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1997 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
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NINE THREE NINE THREE
YEAR ENDED MONTHS MONTHS MONTHS MONTHS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
PRO FORMA DEC. 31(1) MARCH 31 1996(2) 1995(3) 1994(3) DEC. 31(3) MARCH 31(4)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Sales ................................... $894.0 $546.5 $ 158.9 $543.1 $166.8 $218.9 $200.0 $67.8
Operating income ........................ 58.3 55.9 7.9 43.7 4.7 8.4 12.4 5.1
Interest expense, net(5) ................ 43.9 28.5 8.4 24.2 4.5 5.5 4.1 --
Provision (benefit) for income taxes(5) 4.2 10.7 (0.2) 7.8 1.2 2.3 3.8 2.0
Net income (loss)........................ 10.2 16.7 (0.3) 11.7 (1.0) 0.6 4.5 3.1
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital ......................... $138.9 $131.8 $ 98.8 $ 21.1 $ 19.3 $ 24.7 $22.8
Total assets ............................ 896.0 703.4 593.3 228.5 233.3 241.7 93.5
Invested equity ......................... 473.6 194.7 199.5 202.0 59.9
Shareholders' equity..................... 224.7 132.7
OTHER DATA:
EBITDA(6) ............................... $ 95.1 $ 78.1 $ 15.7 $ 71.8 $ 16.3 $ 19.9 $ 23.4 $7.0
Depreciation expense .................... 22.0 13.3 4.5 14.9 5.5 5.4 6.1 1.8
Amortization expense .................... 14.8 8.9 3.3 13.2 6.1 6.1 4.9 0.1
Capital expenditures .................... 19.9 11.9 4.3 13.5 5.5 3.7 2.6 0.8
Ratios of:
Earnings to fixed charges(7)............ 1.3x 1.8x n.a.(10) 1.7x 1.0x 1.4x 2.5x n.a.(11)
EBITDA to cash interest expense(8) ..... 2.3x
Net debt to EBITDA(9)................... 4.0x
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(1) Reflects the L-3 Acquisition effective April 1, 1997.
(2) Reflects ownership of Loral's Communication Systems -- West and
Specialized Communication Products businesses commencing April 1, 1996.
(3) Reflects ownership of Communication Systems -- East by Lockheed Martin
effective April 1, 1993.
(4) Reflects the ownership of Communications Systems -- East by GE
Aerospace. The amounts shown herein include only those amounts as
reflected in the financial records of Communications Systems --East.
(5) For periods prior to April 1, 1997, interest expense and income tax
(benefit) provision were allocated from Lockheed Martin.
(6) EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation expense and
amortization expense (excluding the amortization of deferred debt
issuance costs). EBITDA is not a substitute for operating income, net
income and cash flow from operating activities as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as a measure
of profitability or liquidity. EBITDA is presented as additional
information because management believes it to be a useful indicator of
the Company's ability to meet debt service and capital expenditure
requirements.
(7) For purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income before
income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest on
indebtedness plus that portion of lease rental expense representative
of the interest element.
(8) For purposes of this computation, cash interest expense consists of pro
forma interest expense excluding amortization of deferred debt issuance
costs.
(9) Net debt is defined as long-term debt plus current portion of long-term
debt less cash and cash equivalents.
(10) For the three months ended March 31, 1997, earnings were insufficient
to cover fixed charges by $0.5 million.
(11) For the three months ended March 31, 1993, no interest expense was
incurred.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
GENERAL
The Company is a leading merchant supplier of sophisticated secure
communication systems and specialized communication products including
secure, high data rate communication systems, microwave components, avionics
and ocean systems, telemetry, instrumentation and space products. These
systems and products are critical elements of virtually all major
communication, command and control, intelligence gathering and space systems.
The Company's systems and specialized products are used to connect a variety
of airborne, space, ground-and sea-based communication systems and are
incorporated into the transmission, processing, recording, monitoring and
dissemination functions of these communication systems. The Company's
customers include the DoD, selected Government intelligence agencies, major
aerospace/defense prime contractors, foreign governments and commercial
customers. The Company operates primarily in one industry segment, electronic
components and systems.
All domestic government contracts and subcontracts of the Company are
subject to audit and various cost controls, and include standard provisions
for termination for the convenience of the Government. Multi-year Government
contracts and related orders are subject to cancellation if funds for
contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable. Foreign
government contracts generally include comparable provisions relating to
termination for the convenience of the relevant foreign government.
The defense industry has recently undergone significant changes
precipitated by ongoing federal budget pressures and new roles and missions
to reflect changing strategic and tactical threats. Since the mid-1980's, the
overall U. S. defense budget has declined in real dollars. In response, the
DoD has focused its resources on enhancing its military readiness, joint
operations and digital command and control communications by incorporating
advanced electronics to improve the performance, reduce operating cost and
extend the life expectancy of its existing and future platforms. The emphasis
on system interoperability, force multipliers and providing battlefield
commanders with real-time data is increasing the electronics content of
nearly all of the major military procurement and research programs. As a
result, the DoD's budget for communications and defense electronics is
expected to grow. According to Federal Sources, an independent private
consulting group, the defense budget for C(3)I is expected to increase from
$31.0 billion in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 to $42.0 billion in
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, a compound annual growth rate of
6.3%.
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ACQUISITION HISTORY
The Company was formed to acquire substantially all of the assets of (i)
nine business units previously purchased by Lockheed Martin as part of its
acquisition of Loral in April 1996 (the "Loral Acquired Businesses") which
include eight business units of Loral ("Specialized Communications products")
and one business unit purchased by Loral as part of its acquisition of the
Defense Systems business of Unisys Corporation in May 1995 ("Communications
System --West"), and (ii) one business unit purchased by Lockheed Martin as
part of its acquisition of the aerospace business of General Electric Company
in April 1993 ("Communication Systems -- East"). Collectively, the Loral
Acquired Businesses and Communications Systems -- East comprise the
"Predecessor Company" or "Businesses".
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following information should be read in conjunction with Consolidated
(Combined) Financial Statements and the notes thereto.
The Company's financial statements reflect operations since the effective
date of the L-3 Acquisition, April 1, 1997; and the Predecessor Company's
results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the year
ended December 31, 1996 which include the results of operations of the Loral
Acquired Businesses beginning on April 1, 1996, the effective date of that
acquisition by Lockheed Martin. Therefore, the results of operations for the
year ended December 31, 1996 reflect the results of operations of the Loral
Acquired Businesses for the nine months from April 1, 1996 to December 31,
1996. Accordingly, changes between periods for the year ended December 31,
1997 to the year ended December 31, 1996 of the Predecessor Company are
significantly affected by the timing of the L-3 Acquisition and Loral
Acquired Businesses acquisitions. See Note 4 to the Consolidated (Combined)
Financial Statements. The results of operations for the year ended December
31, 1995 and the period from January 1 to March 31, 1996 represent the
results of the Predecessor Company, which only comprise the results of
operations of Communications Systems -- East. Operating income of the Company
and the Predecessor Company are not directly comparable between periods as a
result of the effects of valuation of assets and liabilities recorded in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 16 ("APB 16") by the
Company and the Predecessor Company, in the purchase accounting for the L-3
Acquisition and Loral Acquired Businesses acquisitions. Interest expense and
income taxes expense for the periods are not comparable and the impact of
interest expense and income tax expense on the Company is discussed below.
As indicated in Note 6 to the Consolidated (Combined) Financial
Statements, effective April 1, 1997 the Company has accounted for the sale of
its Hycor business in accordance with FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue
No. 87-11 "Allocation of Purchase Price to Assets to Be Sold". Accordingly,
the results of operations of the Hycor business are not included in the
results of operations of the Company for the nine months ended December 31,
1997. Hycor is a business unit of the Loral Acquired Businesses, and,
accordingly, Hycor is only included in the results of operations of the
Predecessor Company beginning on April 1, 1996, the effective date of the
Loral Acquired Businesses acquisition by Lockheed Martin. On January 29,
1998, the Company sold the Hycor business, excluding land and buildings, for
$3.5 million in cash subject to adjustment based on final closing net assets.
The results of operations presented below exclude the results of
operations of the 1998 Acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 1997.
The results of operations of the Predecessor Company for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 and the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, include
certain costs and expenses allocated by Lockheed Martin for corporate office
expenses based primarily on the allocation methodology prescribed by
government regulations pertaining to government contractors. Interest expense
was allocated based on Lockheed Martin's actual weighted average consolidated
interest rate applied to the portion of the beginning of the year invested
equity deemed to be financed by consolidated debt based on Lockheed Martin's
debt to equity ratio on such date. The provision (benefit) for income taxes
was allocated to the Predecessor Company as if it were a separate taxpayer,
calculated by applying statutory rates to reported pre-tax income after
considering items that do not enter into the determination of taxable income
and tax
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credits related to the Predecessor Company. Also, pension and post-employment
benefit costs were allocated based on employee headcount. Accordingly, the
results of operations and financial position hereinafter of the Predecessor
Company may not be the same as would have occurred had the Predecessor
Company been an independent entity.
The following table sets forth selected statement of operations data for
the Company and the Predecessor Company for the periods indicated.
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COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
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YEAR
NINE MONTHS NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS THREE MONTHS ENDED
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED DECEMBER 31,
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, ------------------
1997 1996 1997 1996 1996 1995
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($ in millions)
SALES.............................. $546.5 $501.9 $158.9 $41.2 $543.1 $166.8
COSTS AND EXPENSES ................ 490.6 459.9 151.0 39.5 499.4 162.1
OPERATING INCOME .................. 55.9 42.0 7.9 1.7 43.7 4.7
NET INTEREST EXPENSE .............. 28.5 22.2 8.4 2.0 24.2 4.5
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 27.4 19.8 (0.5) (0.3) 19.5 .2
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT) ... 10.7 7.6 (0.2) 0.2 7.8 1.2
NET INCOME (LOSS).................. 16.7 12.2 (0.3) (0.5) 11.7 (1.0)
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Sales for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 as compared to the
corresponding period in 1996 increased by $44.6 million, of which $30.5
million is attributable to the Loral Acquired Businesses and $14.1 million to
Communication Systems -- East. The increase in sales is attributable to
increased volume in sales of microwave components, CHBDL, UAV programs, F-14
display system contract, power supplies and P3-C Repair Depot. Operating
income for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 as compared to the
corresponding period in 1996 increased by $13.9 million, of which $5.8
million is attributable to the Loral Acquired Businesses and $8.1 million to
Communication Systems -- East. The increase in operating income for the nine
months ended December 31, 1997 is attributable to increased sales, improved
operating performance on sales of aviation recorders, passive microwave
components and display systems, the GEMnet product-line and P3-C Repair Depot
sales, partially offset by $3.3 million of cost of sales related to ongoing
certification efforts for the Company's Explosive Detection System ("EDS")
contract and lower sales volume on the U-2 Program.
Sales and operating income for the three months ended March 31, 1997
increased by $117.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively, as compared to
the corresponding period in 1996. The increases are attributable to the
acquisition of the Loral Acquired Businesses, offset by losses incurred on
three programs by Communication Systems -- East.
Sales and operating income of the Hycor business included in the
Predecessor Company's results of operations for the three months ended March
31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996 were $1.8 million and nil, and
$7.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Net interest expense for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 was $28.5
million representing interest expense on the Company's outstanding borrowings
(see Note 8 to Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements), and amortization
of debt issuance costs, less interest income of $1.4 million and interest
expense of $0.6 million allocated to the Hycor business net assets held for
sale. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the
prior period was $8.4 million and $24.2 million, respectively, and was
allocated to the Predecessor Company by applying Lockheed Martin's weighted
average consolidated interest rate to the portion of the Predecessor
Company's invested equity account deemed to be financed by Lockheed Martin's
consolidated debt. The increase in interest expense reflects higher interest
rates on the third party debt, as compared to the interest rate utilized to
calculate interest expense by the Predecessor Company.
The income tax provision for the nine months ended December 31, 1997
reflects the Company's effective income tax rate of 39%. For the three months
ended March 31, 1997 and in the prior period, income taxes were allocated to
the Predecessor Company by Lockheed Martin and the effective income tax rate
was significantly impacted by amortization of costs in excess of net assets
acquired, which were not deductible for income tax purposes. See Note 11 to
Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements.
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SUPPLEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND THE
PREDECESSOR COMPANY
As noted above, the Company's financial statements reflect operations
since the effective date of the L-3 Acquisition, April 1, 1997, and the
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 represent the
results of operations of the Predecessor Company, and include the results of
operations of the Loral Acquired Businesses beginning on April 1, 1996, the
effective date of that acquisition. Accordingly, changes between periods for
the year ended December 31, 1997 to the year ended December 31, 1996 of the
Predecessor Company are significantly affected by the timing of these
acquisitions. To enable investors to better assess the trends in the results
of operations and to facilitate comparisons, the following presentation of
results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 were obtained by
aggregating, without adjustment, the historical results of operations of the
Predecessor Company for the period from January 1, 1997 through March 31,
1997 with the historical results of operations of the Company for the nine
months period from April 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997 (the "1997
period"), and the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996
were obtained by aggregating, without adjustments, the historical results of
operations of the Predecessor Company for the year ended December 31, 1996
with the historical results of operations of the Loral Acquired Businesses
for the period from January 1, 1996 through March 31, 1996 (the "1996
period"). All the historical results were derived from the audited financial
statements for respective periods included herein.
The following table sets forth historical selected statement of operations
data for the Company, Predecessor Company and the Loral Acquired Businesses
for the periods indicated and the related calendar year results of operation
data derived therefrom.
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PREDECESSOR PREDECESSOR LORAL ACQUIRED
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY BUSINESSES
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NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS YEAR THREE MONTHS
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, 1996
1997 1997 PERIOD 1996 1996 PERIOD
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($ IN MILLIONS)
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Sales.............. $546.5 $158.9 $705.4 $543.1 $132.2 $675.3
Costs and
expenses.......... 490.6 151.0 641.6 499.4 124.4 623.8
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Operating income .. $ 55.9 $ 7.9 $ 63.8 $ 43.7 $ 7.8 $ 51.5
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EBITDA ............ $ 78.1 $ 15.7 $ 93.8 $ 71.8 $ 12.8 $ 84.6
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Sales for the 1997 period increased to $705.4 million from $675.3 million
for the 1996 period. Operating income increased to $63.8 million in the 1997
period from $51.5 million in the 1996 period. Operating income is not
directly comparable between the periods as a result of the effects of
valuation of assets and liabilities in accordance with Accounting Principles
Opinion No. 16.
The sales increase in the 1997 period was primarily attributable to sales
of the Loral Acquired Businesses which increased by $18.1 million to $531.4
million in the 1997 period as compared to $513.3 million in the 1996 period.
This sales increase was primarily attributable to increased sales volume on
E2-C antenna program, the E2-C and F-14 display systems and passive microwave
components, additional production and shipments on CHBDL and UAV programs,
and partially offset by lower sales volume on the U-2 Program. Additionally,
sales of Communication Systems --East increased by $12.0 million to $174.0
million in the current period from $162.0 million in the 1996 period, and
were primarily attributable to increased sales of power supplies, the GEMnet
product line and the P3-C Repair Depot.
Operating income increased by 23.9% to $63.8 million in the 1997 period
from $51.5 million in the 1996 period. Operating income as a percentage of
sales increased to 9.0% in the 1997 period as compared to 7.6% in the 1996
period. The increase in operating income was largely attributable to cost
reductions, increased sales volume of the Loral Acquired Businesses and
operating improvements at Communications Systems -- East. Operating income
for the 1997 period also reflected fourth quarter cost of sales of $3.3
million related to on-going certification efforts for the Company's EDS
contract. Excluding these EDS costs, operating income would have been $67.1
million for the 1997 period and operating income as a percentage of sales
would have been 9.5%.
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EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation expense and
amortization expense (excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs).
EBITDA is not a substitute for operating income, net income or cash flows
from operating activities as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles as a measure of profitability or liquidity. EBITDA is
presented as additional information because management believes it to be a
useful indicator of the Company's ability to meet debt service and capital
expenditure requirements. EBITDA for the 1997 period increased by $9.2
million to $93.8 million from $84.6 million from the 1996 period. EBITDA
margin, defined as EBITDA as a percentage of sales, increased to 13.3% for
the 1997 period from 12.5% for the 1996 period. The increases in EBITDA and
EBITDA margin were attributable to the items affecting the trends in
operating income between the 1997 period and 1996 period discussed above.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
The results of operations of the Loral Acquired Businesses are reflected
in the results of operations of the Predecessor Company beginning on April 1,
1996, the effective date of that acquisition by Lockheed Martin. During 1996,
sales increased to $543.1 million from $166.8 million in 1995. Operating
income increased to $43.7 million compared with $4.7 million in 1995. Net
income increased to $11.7 million as compared to a net loss of $1.0 million
in 1995. The Loral Acquired Businesses contributed $13.6 million to net
income for the year ended December 31, 1996.
The sales increase in 1996 was attributable to the sales of the Loral
Acquired Businesses which contributed $381.1 million of the increase. Sales
of Communication Systems -East decreased in 1996 by $4.8 million as compared
to 1995 primarily due to lower volume on Aegis power supplies and SIGINT
system production, partially offset by Local Management Device/Key Processor
("LMD/KP") production startup.
The increase in 1996 operating income was largely attributable to the
Loral Acquired Businesses, which contributed $36.9 million of the increase.
Communication Systems -East operating income in 1996 increased $2.2 million
primarily due to improved operating performance on the Shipboard Telephone
Communications ("STC-2") program partially offset by increased costs on the
Space Station contract. As a percentage of sales, operating income increased
to 8.0% from 2.8%. This increase is attributable to the improvement in
Communication Systems -- East noted above, higher contract margins and
operating improvements in the Loral Acquired Businesses.
Allocated interest expense increased to $24.2 million in 1996 from $4.5
million in 1995 due primarily to the acquisition of the Loral Acquired
Businesses, which was assumed to be fully financed by debt, coupled with a
higher debt-to-equity ratio used in the allocation for Communication Systems
- -- East. See Note 9 to Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements.
The effective income tax rate declined to 40% in 1996 as compared to 681%
in 1995. The 1995 effective rate was significantly impacted by non-deductible
amortization of costs in excess of net assets acquired. As a percentage of
income subject to tax, such amortization declined significantly in 1996.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
THE L-3 ACQUISITION
Effective April 1, 1997, the Company purchased the Businesses from
Lockheed Martin for $503.8 million, after a purchase price adjustment of
$21.2 million and acquisition costs of $8.0 million. On November 5, 1997 the
L-3 Acquisition Agreement was amended to finalize the purchase price
adjustment which amounted to $21.2 million of which $15.9 million was
received on April 30, 1997 and $5.3 million was received on November 7, 1997,
plus interest thereon. The amendment also included the assumption by the
Company of Lockheed Martin's rights and obligations under a contract for the
U.S. Army's Command and Control Vehicle ("C(2)V") Mission Module Systems
("MMS"), for which the Company received a cash payment of $12.2 million from
Lockheed Martin.
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FINANCING
The L-3 Acquisition was funded by a combination of debt and equity. The
equity of $125.0 million was provided by Holdings. In connection with the L-3
Acquisition, the Company entered into a $275.0 million credit facility
consisting of $175.0 million of term loans (the "Term Loan Facilities") and a
$100.0 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"),
(collectively the "Senior Credit Facilities"). The initial debt balance of
$400.0 million consisted of $175.0 million of borrowings under the Term Loan
Facilities and $225 million of 10 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes ("the 1997
Notes") due May 1, 2007. The required principal payments under the Term Loans
Facilities are: $5.0 million in 1998, $11.0 million in 1999, $19.0 million in
2000, $25.0 million in 2001, $33.2 million in 2002, $20.0 million in 2003,
and $25.2 million in 2004, $24.9 million 2005, and $8.7 million in 2006.
Interest payments on the Term Loan Facilities vary in accordance with the
type of borrowings and are made at a minimum every three months. In February
1998, the Senior Credit Facilities were amended to, among other things, increase
the amount available under the revolving credit facility to $200.0 million,
waive certain excess cash flow prepayments, as defined, otherwise required,
and permit the incurrence of up to an additional $150.0 million of subordinated
debt. Other than upon a change of control or the occurrence of certain asset
sales, L-3 Communications will not be required to repurchase the 1997 Notes
until maturity on May 1, 2007. L-3 Communications is required to make semi-
annual interest payments with respect to the 1997 Notes.
The Company has a substantial amount of indebtedness. Based upon the
current level of operations, management believes that the Company's cash flow
from operations, together with available borrowings under the Revolving
Credit Facility, will be adequate to meet its anticipated requirements for
working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures,
program and other discretionary investments, interest payments and scheduled
principal payments for the foreseeable future including at least the next
three years. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company's business
will continue to generate cash flow at or above current levels or that
currently anticipated improvements will be achieved. If the Company is unable
to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service its
debt, it may be required to sell assets, reduce capital expenditures,
refinance all or a portion of its existing debt or obtain additional
financing. The Company's ability to make scheduled principal payments, to pay
interest on or to refinance its indebtedness depends on its future
performance and financial results, which, to a certain extent, are subject to
general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other
factors beyond its control. There can be no assurance that sufficient funds
will be available to enable the Company to service its indebtedness,
including the 1997 Notes or make necessary capital expenditures and program
and discretionary investments.
On November 5, 1997, L-3 Communications completed its exchange offer
relating to the 1997 Notes and the holders of the 1997 Notes received
registered securities. The 1997 Notes are redeemable at the option of L-3
Communications, in whole or in part, at any time on or after May 1, 2002, at
various redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable
redemption date. In addition, prior to May 1, 2000, L-3 Communications may
redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 1997 Notes at a
redemption price of 109.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to the redemption date with the net cash proceeds of one
or more equity offerings by Holdings that are contributed to L-3
Communications as common equity capital. See "Risk Factors -- Substantial
Leverage".
The Senior Credit Facilities and the 1997 Notes contain financial
covenants, which remain in effect so long as any amount is owed thereunder by
L-3 Communications. The financial covenants under the Senior Credit
Facilities require that (i) L-3 Communications' debt ratio, as defined, be
less than or equal to 5.50 for the quarter ended December 31, 1997, and that
the maximum allowable debt ratio, as defined, thereafter be further reduced
to less than or equal to 3.1 for the quarters ending after June 30, 2002, and
(ii) L-3 Communications' interest coverage ratio, as defined, be at least
1.85 for the quarter ended December 31, 1997, and thereafter increasing the
interest coverage ratio, as defined, to at least 3.10 for any fiscal quarters
ending after June 30, 2002. At December 31, 1997, L-3 Communications was and
has been in compliance with these covenants at all times.
On February 27, 1998, the Company filed a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the sale of $150.0 million
aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated
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Notes due 2008 (the "Notes Offering"), and concurrently with the Notes
Offering, Holdings filed a registration statement with the SEC for the sale
of common stock for a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $100.0
million (the "Common Stock Offering").
To mitigate risks associated with changing interest rates on certain of
its debt, the Company entered into the interest rate cap and floor contracts
(the "interest rate agreements"). The Company manages exposure to
counterparty credit risk by entering into the interest rate agreements only
with major financial institutions that are expected to perform fully under
the terms of such agreements. Cash payments to (from) the Company and the
counterparties are made at the end of the quarter to the extent due under the
terms of the interest rate agreements. Such payments are recorded as
adjustments to interest expense. The initial costs of the interest rate
agreements are capitalized as debt issue costs and amortized into interest
expense. See Note 8 to the Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements.
CASH FLOWS
The following table sets forth selected cash flow statement data for the
Company and the Predecessor Company for the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR PREDECESSOR
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY
-------------- -------------- ------------------
NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31,
------------------
1997 1997 1996 1995
-------------- -------------- --------- -------
($ IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net cash from (used in)
operating activities .. $ 73.9 $(16.3) $ 30.7 $ 9.3
Net cash used in
investing activities .. (457.8) (4.3) (298.0) (5.5)
Net cash from financing
activities............. 461.4 20.6 267.3 (3.8)
</TABLE>
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Cash provided by
operating activities of the Company for the nine months ended December 31,
1997 was $73.9 million. Cash provided by operations benefited from improved
operating results, effective management of contracts in process and increases
in accrued employment costs. Contracts in process declined by $18.2 million
to $167.2 million from April 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997, and was primarily
attributable to collections of and reductions in the levels of commercial and
affiliate receivables.
Net cash used in operating activities of the Predecessor Company was $16.3
million for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, resulting primarily from the
increase in contracts in process and decrease in current liabilities. Cash
flows used by the Loral Acquired Businesses was $10.2 million. Cash used for
operating activities by Communication Systems -- East amounted to $6.1
million.
Cash provided by operating activities of the Predecessor Company was $30.7
million in 1996 and $9.3 million in 1995. The increase of $21.4 million in
1996 was due primarily to the impact of the Loral Acquired Businesses which
were acquired by Lockheed Martin effective April 1, 1996. Earnings after
adjustment for non-cash items provided $36.7 million, offset by changes in
other operating assets and liabilities. Without the Loral Acquired
Businesses, cash provided by operating activities for Communication
Systems--East increased to $13.7 million in 1996, 46% over 1995.
The Company's current ratio at December 31, 1997 remained constant at 2.0:
1 as compared to the Predecessor Company's current ratio at December 31,
1996.
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Cash used in investing activities
for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 consisted primarily of $466.3
million paid by the Company for the L-3 Acquisition (See Note 1 to
Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements); offset by proceeds from the
sale of the Company's Sarasota, Florida property of approximately $9.5
million and cash received in connection with the assumption of obligations
under the C(2)V MMS contract from Lockheed Martin of $12.2 million.
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During the year ended December 31, 1996, $287.8 million was paid by the
Predecessor Company for the acquisition of the Loral Acquired Businesses. See
Note 4 to the Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements. In addition, for
the nine months ended December 31, 1997 and the three months ended March 31,
1997, $11.9 million and $4.3 million, respectively, was used for capital
expenditures, and $5.1 million and nil, respectively, for purchase of
investments. The Company typically makes capital expenditures related
primarily to improvement of manufacturing facilities and equipment. The
Company expects that its capital expenditures for 1998 will be approximately
$27.0 million.
All transactions between the Businesses and Lockheed Martin have been
accounted for as settled in cash at the time such transactions were recorded
by the Businesses. Accordingly, in 1996, cash flows reflect the purchase of
the Loral Acquired Businesses.
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Cash from financing activities
of the Company was $461.4 million for the nine months ended December 31,
1997, and was due to the debt incurred and proceeds from the issuance of
common stock which were issued to finance the L-3 Acquisition. See
"--Financing" above. Net cash from financing activities also reflects the
payment of debt issue costs of $15.6 million and $3.0 million of scheduled
debt payments of the Term Loan Facilities.
Prior to the L-3 Acquisition, the Businesses participated in the Lockheed
Martin cash management system, under which all cash was received and all
payments were made by Lockheed Martin. For purposes of the statements of cash
flows, all transactions with Lockheed Martin were deemed to have been settled
in cash at the time they were recorded by the Predecessor Company. Net cash
from (used in) financing activities of the Predecessor Company for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 and the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995,
were approximately $20.6 million, $267.3 million and ($3.8) million,
respectively, and represent advances from (repayments to) Lockheed Martin,
the Predecessor Company's parent company.
1998 ACQUISITIONS
On March 30, 1998, the Company purchased the assets of Ocean Systems for
$67.5 million of cash.
On March 4, 1998, the Company purchased the assets of ILEX for $51.9
million of cash, subject to adjustment based on closing net assets, and
additional consideration based on post-acquisition performance of ILEX.
On February 5, 1998, the Company purchased the assets of STS for $27.0
million in cash, subject to adjustment based upon closing net assets.
The Company financed the 1998 Acquisitions using its cash on hand and
available borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility.
The Company considers and executes strategic acquisitions on an ongoing
basis and may be evaluating acquisitions or engaged in acquisition
negotiations at any given time. As of the date hereof, the Company has
completed, has reached agreement on or is in discussions regarding certain
acquisitions, in addition to the 1998 Acquisitions, that are either
individually or in the aggregate not material to the financial condition of
results of operations of the Company.
BACKLOG
The Company's funded backlog at December 31, 1997 totaled $516.9 million,
as compared with the Predecessor Company's funded backlog at December 31,
1996 of $542.5 million. Funded orders, on a pro forma basis, for the Company
for 1997 were $711.5 million. The Predecessor Company's funded orders for
1996 were $619.5 million. It is expected that 86.0% of the backlog at
December 31, 1997 will be recorded as sales during 1998. However, there can
be no assurance that the Company's backlog will become revenues in any
particular period, if at all. See "Risk Factors -- Backlog". Approximately
81% of the total backlog at December 31, 1997 was directly or indirectly for
defense contracts for end use by the Government. Approximately $434.0 million
of total backlog was directly or indirectly for U.S. and foreign government
defense contracts, and approximately $19.5 million of total backlog was
directly or indirectly for U.S. and foreign government non-defense contracts.
Foreign customers account for approximately $34.6 million of the total
backlog.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development, including bid and proposal, costs ("R&D costs")
sponsored by the Company was $28.9 million for the nine months ended December
31, 1997. R&D costs sponsored by the Predecessor Company were $12.0 million,
$36.5 million and $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and
the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Loral Acquired
Businesses sponsored R&D costs of $5.6 million for the three months ended
March 31, 1996 and $21.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1995.
Accordingly, the Company, Predecessor Company and the Loral Acquired
Businesses, in the aggregate, sponsored R&D costs of $40.9 million, $42.1
million and $31.2 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31,
1997, 1996 and 1995. Customer-funded research and development was $117.1
million in 1997, as compared with $153.5 million for 1996. The decrease in
customer-funded research and development in 1997 is due primarily to research
and development programs existing in 1996 which moved into the production
phase during 1997.
CONTINGENCIES
See Note 13 to the Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive Income" and SFAS No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information". SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for
reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components (revenues,
expenses, gains and losses) in a full set general purpose financial
statements. SFAS No. 131 establishes accounting standards for the way that
public business enterprises report information about operating segments and
requires that those enterprises report selected information about operating
segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. In February
1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions
and Other Postretirement Benefits". SFAS No. 132 revises employers'
disclosures about pension and other postretirement benefits plans. It does
not change the measurement or recognition of those plans. It standardizes the
disclosure requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits to the
extent practicable, requires additional information on changes in the benefit
obligations and fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial
analysis, and eliminates certain disclosures that are no longer as useful as
they were when SFAS No. 87 "Employers' Accounting for Pensions", SFAS No. 88
"Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit
Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits" and SFAS No. 106 "Employers'
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" were issued. SFAS
132 suggests combined formats for presentation of pension and other
postretirement benefits disclosures. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact, if any, of SFAS No. 130, SFAS No. 131 and SFAS No. 132.
INFLATION
The effect of inflation on the Company's sales and earnings has not been
significant. Although a majority of the Company's sales are made under
long-term contracts, the selling prices of such contracts, established for
deliveries in the future, generally reflect estimated costs to be incurred in
these future periods. In addition, some contracts provide for price
adjustments through escalation clauses.
OTHER
The Company has assessed its financial and operational systems and is
developing plans to modify and/or replace those systems impacted by the year
2000 issue. A program is currently underway to address all affected systems
with a completion date prior to the year 2000. The Company currently
estimates that the total cost of this program will not in the aggregate be
material to the Company.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(AND THE PREDECESSOR COMPANY)
Consolidated (Combined) Financial Statements as of December 31, 1997 and
1996 and for the nine months ended December 31, 1997, the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Board of Directors of
L-3 Communications Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying (i) consolidated balance sheet of L-3
Communications Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December
31, 1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the nine months then ended, (ii) the
combined statements of operations and cash flows of the Predecessor Company,
as defined in Note 1 to the financial statements, for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and (iii) combined balance sheet of the Predecessor Company,
as of December 31, 1996 and the related combined statements of operations,
changes in invested equity and cash flows for the year then ended. 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 did not audit the 1996 financial statements of the Lockheed
Martin Communications Systems Division, which statements reflect total assets
and sales constituting 35 percent and 30 percent of the related combined
totals. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report has been
furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts
included for the Communications Systems Division for 1996, is based solely on
the report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatements. 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 and the report
of the other auditors provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above (i) present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and their consolidated
results of operations and cash flows for the nine months then ended, and (ii)
based on our audit and the report of other auditors for 1996, present fairly
in all material respects, the combined financial position of the Predecessor
Company as of December 31, 1996 and their combined results of operations, and
cash flows for the year then ended and the three months ended March 31, 1997,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
February 2, 1998
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Board of Directors
Lockheed Martin Corporation
We have audited the combined balance sheet of Lockheed Martin
Communications Systems Division, as defined in Note 1 to the financial
statements, as of December 31, 1996, and the related combined statements of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity and invested equity, and cash
flows for the two years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Division's and Lockheed
Martin Corporation'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 combined financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the combined financial position of
Lockheed Martin Communications Systems Division at December 31, 1996 (not
presented separately herein), and the combined results of its operations and
its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996 (not presented separately
herein), and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period
ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 1997
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THE COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
----------------- -------------------
DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1996
----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ...................................... $ 77,474 --
Contracts in process ........................................... 167,202 $198,073
Net assets held for sale ....................................... 6,653 --
Deferred income taxes .......................................... 13,298 --
Other current assets ........................................... 2,750 3,661
----------------- -------------------
Total current assets ......................................... 267,377 201,734
----------------- -------------------
Property, plant and equipment ................................... 95,034 116,566
Less, accumulated depreciation and amortization ................ 12,025 24,983
----------------- -------------------
83,009 91,583
----------------- -------------------
Intangibles, primarily cost in excess of net assets acquired,
net of amortization ............................................ 297,503 282,674
Deferred income taxes ........................................... 24,217 --
Other assets .................................................... 31,298 17,307
----------------- -------------------
Total assets ................................................. $703,404 $593,298
================= ===================
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' (INVESTED) EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt .............................. $ 5,000 --
Accounts payable, trade ........................................ 33,052 $ 35,069
Accrued employment costs ....................................... 31,162 27,313
Customer advances and amounts in excess of costs incurred ..... 34,458 14,299
Accrued interest ............................................... 4,419 --
Other current liabilities ...................................... 27,476 26,207
----------------- -------------------
Total current liabilities .................................... 135,567 102,888
----------------- -------------------
Pension and postretirement benefits ............................. 38,113 --
Other liabilities ............................................... 5,009 16,801
Long-term debt .................................................. 392,000 --
Commitments and contingencies ...................................
Shareholders' Equity
Common Stock, $.01 par value; 100 shares authorized and
outstanding.................................................... -- --
Additional paid-in capital ..................................... 125,000 --
Retained earnings .............................................. 16,715 --
Deemed distribution ............................................ (9,000) --
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Total Shareholders' and Invested Equity ......................... 132,715 473,609
----------------- -------------------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ................... $703,404 $593,298
================= ===================
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated (combined) financial statements.
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
------------------ -------------------------------------
NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
ENDED ENDED ----------------------
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SALES ............................. $546,525 $158,873 $543,081 $166,781
COSTS AND EXPENSES ................ 490,669 150,937 499,390 162,132
----------------- -------------- ---------- ----------
OPERATING INCOME .................. 55,856 7,936 43,691 4,649
INTEREST INCOME ................... 1,430 -- -- --
INTEREST EXPENSE .................. 29,884 8,441 24,197 4,475
----------------- -------------- ---------- ----------
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 27,402 (505) 19,494 174
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) ..... 10,687 (247) 7,798 1,186
----------------- -------------- ---------- ----------
NET INCOME (LOSS) ................. $ 16,715 $ (258) $ 11,696 $ (1,012)
================= ============== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated (combined) financial statements.
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND
INVESTED EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1997 AND YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR
COMPANY COMPANY
COMBINED CONSOLIDATED
------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
ADDITIONAL
INVESTED COMMON STOCK PAID-IN RETAINED EQUITY
EQUITY ---------------------- CAPITAL EARNINGS ADJUSTMENT TOTAL
SHARES
ISSUED PAR VALUE
------------- -------- ----------- ---------- --------- ----------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance January 1, 1995 .. $199,506
Repayments to Lockheed
Martin.................. (3,831)
Net loss................. (1,012)
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Balance December 31,
1995..................... 194,663
Advances from Lockheed
Martin.................. 267,250
Net income............... 11,696
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Balance December 31,
1996..................... 473,609
Advances from Lockheed
Martin.................. 20,579
Net loss................. (258)
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Balance March 31, 1997 ... $493,930 -- -- -- -- -- --
============= ======== =========== ============ ========== ============ ==========
Shares Issued............ 100 $-- $125,000 $125,000
Deemed distribution ..... $(9,000) (9,000)
Net Income............... $16,715 16,715
-------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ----------
Balance December 31,
1997..................... 100 $-- $125,000 $16,715 $(9,000) $132,715
======== =========== ============ ========== ============ ==========
</TABLE>
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
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NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
ENDED ENDED ----------------------
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995
------------------ -------------- ----------- ---------
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET INCOME (LOSS) ........................... $ 16,715 $ (258) $ 11,696 $(1,012)
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION ............... 22,190 7,786 28,139 11,578
AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED DEBT ISSUE COSTS .. 1,517
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES ....................... 9,991 -- -- --
CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,
NET OF AMOUNTS ACQUIRED.....................
CONTRACTS IN PROCESS ....................... 18,161 (17,475) 23,543 (3,267)
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS ....................... (275) (481) 3,049 788
OTHER ASSETS ............................... 2,141 (761) (8,346) 1,245
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ........................... (6,146) (207) 4,104 (648)
ACCRUED EMPLOYMENT COSTS ................... 6,363 (625) 2,282 (611)
CUSTOMER ADVANCES AND AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
COSTS INCURRED ............................ 545 (1,891) (11,586) (2,041)
ACCRUED INTEREST ........................... 4,419 -- -- --
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES .................. (7,132) (1,867) 3,180 4,004
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS ....... 4,284 -- -- --
OTHER LIABILITIES .......................... 1,087 (500) (25,327) (699)
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 73,860 (16,279) 30,734 9,337
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS ..................... (466,317) -- (287,803) --
PROCEEDS FROM ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT
OBLIGATION ................................. 12,176 -- -- --
NET CASH FROM ASSETS HELD FOR SALE .......... 3,179 -- -- --
PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF PROPERTY .............. 9,458 -- -- --
PURCHASES OF INVESTMENTS .................... (5,113) -- -- --
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ........................ (11,934) (4,300) (13,528) (5,532)
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 771 -- 3,347 26
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES ...... (457,780) (4,300) (297,984) (5,506)
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
BORROWINGS UNDER SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY .... 175,000 -- -- --
PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF 10 3/8% SUBORDINATED
NOTES ...................................... 225,000 -- -- --
PROCEEDS FROM ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK ..... 80,000 -- -- --
DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS ......................... (15,606) -- -- --
PAYMENT OF DEBT ............................. (3,000) -- -- --
ADVANCES FROM (REPAYMENTS TO) LOCKHEED
MARTIN ..................................... -- 20,579 267,250 (3,831)
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
NET CASH FROM (USED IN) FINANCING
ACTIVITIES.................................. 461,394 20,579 267,250 (3,831)
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
NET CHANGE IN CASH .......................... 77,474 -- -- --
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD...................................... -- -- -- --
----------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE PERIOD $ 77,474 -- -- --
================= ============== =========== ==========
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated (combined) financial statements.
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets,
liabilities and results of operations of L-3 Communications Corporation,
Inc., ("L-3" or the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3
Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings") following the change in ownership
(see Note 2) effective as of April 1, 1997 and for the period from April 1,
1997 to December 31, 1997. Prior to April 1, 1997, the statements comprise
substantially all of the assets and liabilities and results of operations of
(i) nine business units previously purchased by Lockheed Martin Corporation
("Lockheed Martin") as part of its acquisition of Loral Corporation ("Loral")
in April 1996 (the "Loral Acquired Businesses"), and (ii) one business unit,
Communications Systems -- East purchased by Lockheed Martin as part of its
acquisition of the aerospace business of GE in April 1993 (collectively, the
"Businesses" or the "Predecessor Company"). The combined financial statements
of the Predecessor Company reflect the Businesses' assets, liabilities and
results of operations included in Lockheed Martin's historical financial
statements. Intercompany accounts between Lockheed Martin and the Businesses
have been included in Invested Equity. The assets and operations of the
semiconductor product line and certain other facilities which are not
material have been excluded from the combined financial statements.
Significant intercompany and inter-business transactions and balances have
been eliminated.
The Company is a supplier of sophisticated secure communication systems
and specialized communication products including secure, high data rate
communication systems, microwave components, avionics, recorders, telemetry
and space products. The Company's customers include the Department of Defense
(the "DoD"), selected U.S. government intelligence agencies, major
aerospace/defense prime contractors and commercial customers. The Company
operates primarily in one industry segment, electronic components and
systems.
Substantially all the Company's products are sold to agencies of the U.S.
Government, primarily the Department of Defense, to foreign government
agencies or to prime contractors or subcontractors thereof. All domestic
government contracts and subcontracts or subcontractors thereof. All domestic
government contracts and subcontracts of the Businesses are subject to audit
and various cost controls, and include standard provisions for termination
for the convenience of the U.S. Government. Multi-year U.S. Government
contracts and related orders are subject to cancellation if funds for
contract performance for any subsequent year become unavailable. Foreign
government contracts generally include comparable provisions relating to
termination for the convenience of the government.
2. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP TRANSACTION
Holdings and L-3 were formed by Mr. Frank C. Lanza, the former President
and Chief Operating Officer of Loral, Mr. Robert V. LaPenta, the former
Senior Vice President and Controller of Loral (collectively, the "Equity
Executives"), Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P. and its affiliates
(the "Lehman Partnership") and Lockheed Martin to acquire the Businesses. The
Company was capitalized with an equity contribution from Holdings of
$125,000.
On March 28, 1997, Lanza, LaPenta, the Lehman Partnership, L-3, and
Lockheed Martin entered into a Transaction Agreement (the "L-3 Acquisition
Agreement") whereby Holdings would acquire the Businesses from Lockheed
Martin (the "L-3 Acquisition"). Also included in the acquisition is a
semiconductor product line of another business and certain leasehold
improvements in New York City which were not material. Pursuant to the L-3
Acquisition Agreement, L-3 acquired the Businesses from Lockheed Martin for
$525,000, comprising $458,779 of cash, after a $21,221 reduction related to a
purchase price adjustment, and $45,000 of common equity, representing a 34.9%
interest in Holdings retained by Lockheed Martin, plus acquisition costs of
$8,000.
The Company and Lockheed Martin finalized the purchase price adjustment
pursuant to an amendment to the L-3 Acquisition Agreement dated November 5,
1997, which also included the
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
assumption by the Company of Lockheed Martin's rights and obligations under a
contract for the production of mission communication systems for track
vehicles, for which the Company received cash of $12,176.
In connection with the L-3 Acquisition Agreement, Holdings and the Company
anticipated entering into a transition services agreement with Lockheed
Martin pursuant to which Lockheed Martin would provide to L-3 and its
subsidiaries (and L-3 would provide to Lockheed Martin) certain corporate
services of a type previously provided at costs consistent with past
practices until December 31, 1997 (or, in the case of Communication Systems
- -- East (formerly known as Communication Systems -- Camden), for a period of
up to 18 months after the Closing). Lockheed Martin is providing L-3 the
services contemplated by the proposed transaction services agreement in the
absence of any executed agreement. The parties also entered into supply
agreements which reflect previously existing inter-company work transfer
agreements or similar support arrangements upon prices and other terms
consistent with previously existing arrangements. Holdings, the Company and
Lockheed Martin have entered into certain subleases of real property and
cross-licenses of intellectual property.
Pursuant to the L-3 Acquisition Agreement the Company also assumed certain
obligations relating to environmental liabilities and benefit plans.
In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 16, the
acquisition of the Businesses by Holdings and L-3 has been accounted for as a
purchase business combination effective as of April 1, 1997. The purchase
cost (including the fees and expenses related thereto) was allocated to the
tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of the Company based upon
their respective fair values. The assets and liabilities recorded in
connection with the purchase price allocation were $664,800 and $164,400,
respectively. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net
assets acquired of $303,200 was recorded as goodwill, and is being amortized
on a straight-line basis over a period of 40 years. As a result of the 34.9%
ownership interest retained by Lockheed Martin, the provisions of Emerging
Issues Task Force Issue Number 88-16 were applied in connection with the
purchase price allocation, which resulted in the recognition of a deemed
distribution of $9,000.
In connection with the determination of the fair value of assets acquired
and pursuant to the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 16,
the Company has valued acquired contracts in process at contract price, less
the estimated cost to complete and an allowance for the Company's normal
profit on its effort to complete such contracts.
Had the L-3 Acquisition occurred on January 1, 1996, the unaudited pro
forma sales and net income for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
would have been $703,600 and $16,300, and $663,200 and $9,700, respectively.
The pro forma results, which are based on various assumptions, are not
necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition been
consummated on January 1, 1996. The 1997 and 1996 pro forma sales and net
income have been adjusted to (a) include the operations of the Loral Acquired
Businesses from January 1, 1996 (Note 3) and (b) exclude the operations of
the Hycor business net assets held for sale from January 1, 1996 (Note 6).
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid
investments with a maturity of three months or less at time of purchase.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS: Changes in operating assets and liabilities are
net of the impact of acquisitions and final purchase price allocations. The
Predecessor Company participated in Lockheed Martin's cash management system,
under which all cash was received and payments were made by Lockheed Martin.
All transactions between the Predecessor Company and Lockheed Martin have
been accounted for as settled in cash at the time the transactions were
recorded by the Predecessor Company.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
REVENUE RECOGNITION: Sales on production-type contracts are recorded as
units are shipped; profits applicable to such shipments are recorded pro
rata, based upon estimated total profit at completion of the contract. Sales
and profits on cost reimbursable contracts are recognized as costs are
incurred. Sales and estimated profits under other long-term contracts are
recognized under the percentage of completion method of accounting using the
cost-to-cost method. Amounts representing contract change orders or claims
are included in sales only when they can be reliably estimated and their
realization is probable.
Losses on contracts are recognized when determined. Revisions in profit
estimates are reflected in the period, on a cumulative catch-up basis, in
which the facts, requiring the revision, become known.
CONTRACTS IN PROCESS: Costs accumulated on contracts in process include
direct costs, as well as manufacturing overhead, and for government
contracts, general and administrative costs, independent research and
development costs and bid and proposal costs. In accordance with industry
practice, contracts in process contain amounts relating to contracts and
programs with long performance cycles, a portion of which may not be realized
within one year.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: Property, plant and equipment are stated
at cost. Depreciation is provided primarily on the straight-line method over
the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of
the improvements.
COST IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED: The excess of the cost of the L-3
Acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired is being amortized
using a straight-line method over a 40 year period. Accumulated amortization
of the Company amounted to $5,741 at December 31, 1997.
The carrying amount of cost in excess of net assets acquired is evaluated
on a recurring basis. Current and future profitability as well as current and
future undiscounted cash flows, excluding financing costs, of the acquired
businesses are primary indicators of recoverability. For the nine months
ended December 31, 1997, there was no reduction to the carrying amount of the
cost in excess of net assets acquired resulting from these evaluations.
PREDECESSOR COMPANY INTANGIBLES: Intangibles, primarily the excess of the
cost of Businesses over the fair value of the net assets acquired, was
amortized using a straight-line method primarily over a 40-year period. Other
intangibles were amortized over their estimated useful lives which range from
11 to 15 years. Amortization expense of the Businesses was $2,655 for the
three months ended March 31, 1997; $10,115 and $6,086 for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Accumulated amortization was
$26,524 at December 31, 1996.
Intangibles of the Predecessor Company include costs allocated to the
Businesses relating to the Request for Funding Authorization ("RFA"),
consisting of over 20 restructuring projects to reduce operating costs,
initiated by General Electric ("GE") Aerospace in 1990 and to the REC Advance
Agreement ("RAA"), a restructuring plan initiated after Lockheed Martin's
acquisition of GE Aerospace. The RAA was initiated to close two regional
electronic manufacturing centers. Restructure costs are reimbursable from the
U.S. Government if savings can be demonstrated to exceed costs. The total
cost of restructuring under the RFA and the RAA represented approximately 15%
of the estimated savings to the U.S. Government and, therefore, a deferred
asset has been recorded by Lockheed Martin. The deferred asset is being
allocated to all the former GE Aerospace sites, including the Communications
Systems Division, on a basis that includes manufacturing labor, overhead, and
direct material less non-hardware subcontracts. At December 31, 1997 and
1996, approximately $2,313 and $4,400, respectively, of unamortized RFA and
RAA costs are deferred on the Company's and the Predecessor Company's
consolidated (combined) balance sheets in other current assets and other
assets.
The carrying values of the Predecessor Company intangibles were reviewed
if the facts and circumstances indicated potential impairment of their
carrying value. If this review indicated that
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
intangible assets were not recoverable, as determined based on the
undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired over the remaining
amortization period, the Businesses carrying values related to the intangible
asset were reduced by the estimated shortfall of cash flows.
INCOME TAXES: The Company provides for income taxes using the liability
method prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Under the liability method,
deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflect tax carryforwards and the
net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of
assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes, as
determined under enacted tax laws and rates. The financial effect of changes
in tax laws or rates is accounted for in the period of enactment.
PREDECESSOR COMPANY INCOME TAXES: The Predecessor Company was included in
the consolidated Federal income tax return and certain combined and separate
state and local income tax returns of Lockheed Martin. However, for purposes
of these financial statements, the provision for income taxes has been
allocated to the Predecessor Company based upon reported combined income
before income taxes. Income taxes, current and deferred, are considered to
have been paid or charged to Lockheed Martin and are recorded through the
invested equity account with Lockheed Martin. The principal components of the
deferred taxes are contract accounting methods, property, plant and
equipment, goodwill amortization and timing of accruals.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Research and development costs sponsored by the
Company and the Predecessor Company include research and development, bid and
proposal costs related to government products and services. These costs
generally are allocated among all contracts and programs in progress under
U.S. Government contractual arrangements. Customer-sponsored research and
development costs incurred pursuant to contracts are accounted for as direct
contract costs.
STOCK OPTIONS: In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related
interpretations, compensation expense for stock options is recognized in
income based on the excess, if any, of the Company's fair value of the stock
at the grant date of the award or other measurement date over the amount an
employee must pay to acquire the stock. The exercise price for stock options
granted to employees equals or exceeds the fair value of Holdings common
stock at the date of grant, thereby resulting in no recognition of
compensation expense by the Company. The Company has adopted the disclosure
- -only provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation"
("SFAS 123").
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: In the normal course of financing
operations, the Company enters into interest rate cap and floor transactions
for interest rate protection purposes, and not for speculative or trading
purposes. Cash payments to and from the Company to and from the
counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense. The initial
cost of these arrangements are deferred and amortized as interest expense.
USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. The most significant of these estimates and
assumptions relate to contract estimates of sales and costs, allocations from
Lockheed Martin, recoverability of recorded amounts of fixed assets and cost
in excess of net assets acquired, litigation and environmental obligations.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.
EARNINGS PER SHARE: Earnings per share data is not presented since the
Company and the Predecessor Company are wholly owned subsidiaries.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS: In June 1997, the FASB issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income" and SFAS No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information." SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for reporting and
display of comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains
and losses) in full set general purpose financial statements. SFAS No. 131
establishes accounting standards for the way that public business enterprises
report selected information about operating segments and requires that those
enterprises report selected information about operating segments in interim
financial reports issued to shareholders. In February 1998, the FASB issued
SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement
Benefits." SFAS No. 132 revises employers' disclosures about pension and
other post-retirement benefits plans. It does not change the measurement or
recognition of those plans. It standardizes the disclosure requirements for
pensions and other post-retirement benefits to the extent practicable,
requires additional information on changes in the benefit obligations and
fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial analysis, and
eliminates certain disclosures that are no longer as useful as they were when
SFAS No. 87 "Employers' Accounting for Pensions", SFAS No. 88 "Employers'
Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
and for Termination Benefits" and SFAS No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" were issued. SFAS No. 132
suggests combined formats for presentation of pension and other
post-retirement benefits disclosures. SFAS No. 132 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1997. SFAS No. 130 and SFAS No. 131 and
SFAS No. 132 are required to be adopted by 1998. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact, if any, of SFAS No. 130, SFAS No. 131 and SFAS 132.
Effective January 1, 1996, the Businesses adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of" ("SFAS 121"). SFAS 121
establishes the accounting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets,
certain intangible assets and cost in excess of net assets acquired to be
held and used for long-lived assets and certain intangible assets to be
disposed of. The impact of adopting SFAS 121 was not material.
Effective in December 1997 the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No.
129, "Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure" ("SFAS 129").
RECLASSIFICATIONS: Certain reclassifications have been made to conform
prior-year amounts to the current-year presentation.
4. PREDECESSOR COMPANY ACQUISITION
Effective April 1, 1996, Lockheed Martin acquired substantially all the
assets and liabilities of the defense businesses of Loral, including the
Wideband Systems Division and the Products Group which are included in the
Businesses. The acquisition of the Wideband Systems Division and Products
Group businesses (the "Loral Acquired Businesses") has been accounted for as
a purchase by Lockheed Martin Communications Systems -- Camden Division
("Division"). The acquisition has been reflected in the financial statements
based on the purchase price allocated to those acquired businesses by
Lockheed Martin. The assets and liabilities recorded in connection with the
purchase price allocation were $401,000 and $113,200, respectively. As such,
the accompanying condensed combined financial statements for periods prior to
April 1, 1997 reflect the results of operations of the Division and the Loral
Acquired Businesses from the effective date of acquisition including the
effects of an allocated portion of cost in excess of net assets acquired
resulting from the acquisition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
5. CONTRACTS IN PROCESS
Billings and accumulated costs and profits on long-term contracts,
principally with the U.S. Government, comprise the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR
COMPANY COMPANY
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DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------
1997 1996
---------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Billed contract receivables..................................... $ 39,029 $ 45,212
Unbilled contract receivables .................................. 33,136 84,814
Other billed receivables, principally commercial and affiliates 31,253 41,154
Inventoried costs .............................................. 82,954 72,880
---------- -------------
186,372 244,060
Less, unliquidated progress payments (19,170) (45,987)
---------- -------------
Net contracts in process........................................ $167,202 $198,073
========== =============
</TABLE>
The U.S. Government has title to or a secured interest in, inventory to
which progress payments are applied. Unbilled contract receivables represent
accumulated costs and profits earned but not yet billed to customers. The
Company believes that substantially all such amounts will be billed and
collected within one year.
The following data has been used in the determination of costs and
expenses:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
-------------- --------------------------------
NINE THREE
MONTHS MONTHS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
ENDED ENDED DECEMBER 31,
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, ------------------
1997 1997 1996 1995
-------------- ----------- ----- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") costs
included in inventoried costs...................... $15,379 $14,536 $14,700 $1,156
Selling, general and administrative costs incurred . 88,527 28,449 82,226 6,525
Independent research and development, including bid
and proposal costs, included in SG&A incurred ..... $28,893 $12,024 $36,500 $9,800
</TABLE>
6. NET ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
The Company has accounted for the allocation of purchase price and the net
assets of its Hycor business in accordance with the FASB's Emerging Issues
Task Force Issue 87-11 "Allocation of Purchase Price to Assets to be Sold"
("EITF 87-11"). Accordingly, the net assets related to the Hycor business as
of April 1, 1997 are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet
as "Net assets held for sale". The fair value assigned to such net assets is
based upon management's estimate of the proceeds from the sale of the Hycor
business less the estimated income from operations for such business during
the holding period of April 1, 1997 through January 29, 1998 (the "holding
period"), plus interest expense on debt allocated to such net assets during
the holding period. On January 29, 1998, the Company sold the Hycor business,
excluding land and buildings for $3.5 million in cash subject to adjustment
based on final closing net assets. In accordance with EITF 87-11, loss from
the operations of the Hycor business of $108 and interest expense of $552 on
the debt allocated to the Hycor net assets have been excluded from the
Company's consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended
December 31, 1997.
Also included in net assets held for sale at December 31, 1997 is a
Company property located in Atlanta, Georgia.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PREDECESSOR
COMPANY COMPANY
---------- -------------
DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------
1997 1996
---------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Land.......................................... $ 6,670 $ 9,200
Buildings and improvements ................... 19,487 27,000
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures 58,978 73,137
Leasehold improvements ....................... 9,899 7,229
---------- -------------
$95,034 $116,566
========== =============
</TABLE>
Depreciation and amortization expense attributable to property, plant and
equipment was $13,320 for the nine months ended December 31, 1997; $4,529 for
the three months ended March 31, 1997, and $14,924 and $5,492 for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
8. DEBT
Long-term debt consists of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1997
-----------------
<S> <C>
Term loans............................. $172,000
10 3/8 Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 ................................. 225,000
-----------------
$397,000
Less current portion of term loans ... 5,000
-----------------
Total long-term debt.................. $392,000
=================
</TABLE>
In connection with the L-3 Acquisition, the Company entered into $275,000 of
Senior Credit Facilities consisting of $175,000 of term loans (the "Term Loan
Facilities"), and a $100,000 revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit
Facility") which has been provided by a syndicate of banks and financial
institutions and bear interest, at the option of the Company, at a rate
related to (i) the higher of federal funds rate plus 0.50% per annum or the
reference rate published by Bank of America NT&SA or (ii) LIBOR, at December
31, 1997, such interest rates, based on various maturities, ranged from
7.625% to 8.625%. Interest payments vary in accordance with the type of
borrowing and are made at a minimum every three months. The Revolving Credit
Facility expires in 2003 and is available for ongoing working capital and
letter of credit needs. The Term Loans mature in installments until the final
maturity date in 2006. Approximately $93,428 of the Revolving Credit Facility
is available at December 31, 1997 reflecting letters of credit of $6,572
drawn against the revolving credit facility of $100,000. In February 1998,
the Senior Credit Facilities were amended to, among other things, increase
the Revolving Credit Facility to $200,000, waive certain excess cash flow
prepayments, as defined, otherwise required and permit the incurrence of up
to an additional $150,000 of subordinated debt. The Company pays a commitment
fee of 0.375% per annum on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit
Facility.
In April 1997, the Company issued $225,000 of 10 3/8% senior subordinated
notes (the "1997 Notes") due May 1, 2007 with interest payable semi-annually
on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 1997. On
November 5, 1997, the Company completed its exchange offer relating to the
1997 Notes and the holders of the 1997 Notes received registered securities.
The 1997 Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in
part, at any time on or after May 1, 2002, at various redemption prices plus
accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable redemption date. In addition,
prior to May 1, 2000, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of 1997 Notes at a redemption price of 109.375% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
redemption date with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings by
Holdings that are contributed to the Company as common equity capital.
The Senior Credit Facilities and the 1997 Notes agreement contain
financial and restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the
ability of the Company to borrow additional funds, dispose of assets, or pay
cash dividends. At December 31, 1997, none of the Company's retained earnings
were available to pay dividends. The Senior Credit Facilities contain
financial covenants, which remain in effect so long as any amount is owed by
the Company thereunder. These financial covenants require that (i) the
Company's debt ratio, as defined, be less than or equal to 5.50 for the
quarter ended December 31, 1997, and that the maximum allowable debt ratio,
as defined, thereafter be further reduced to less than or equal to 3.1 for
the quarters ending after June 30, 2002, and (ii) the Company's interest
coverage ratio, as defined, be at least 1.85 for the quarter ended December
31, 1997, and thereafter increasing the interest coverage ratio, as defined,
to at least 3.10 for any fiscal quarters ended after June 30, 2002. At
December 31, 1997, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
In connection with the Senior Credit Facilities, the Company has granted
the lenders a first priority lien on substantially all of the Company's
assets including the stock of L-3 Communications Corporation.
The aggregate principal payments for debt, excluding borrowings under the
Revolving Credit Facilities, for the five years ending December 31, 1998
through 2002 are: $5,000, $11,000, $19,000, $25,000 and $33,200, respectively.
The costs related to the issuance of debt have been deferred and are being
amortized as interest expense over the term of the related debt using a
method that approximates the effective interest method.
9. PREDECESSOR COMPANY'S INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense has been allocated to the Predecessor Company by applying
Lockheed Martin's weighted average consolidated interest rate to the portion
of the beginning of the period invested equity account deemed to be financed
by consolidated debt, which has been determined based on Lockheed Martin's
debt to equity ratio on such date, except that the acquisition of the Loral
Acquired Businesses has been assumed to be fully financed by debt. Management
of the Businesses believes that this allocation methodology is reasonable.
Interest expense of the Predecessor Company was calculated using the
following balances and interest rates:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
ENDED ------------------------
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995
--------------- ------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Invested Equity $473,609 $482,466 $199,506
Interest Rate .. 7.10% 7.20% 7.40%
</TABLE>
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash
equivalents, billed contract receivables, other billed receivables
(principally commercial and affiliates), trade accounts payable, customer
advances, debt instruments, and interest rate cap and interest rate floor
contracts. The book values of cash and cash equivalents, billed contract
receivables, other billed receivables (principally commercial and
affiliates), trade accounts payable and customer advances are considered to
be representative of their respective fair values at December 31, 1997 due to
the short-term maturities or expected settlement dates of these instruments.
The Company's debt instruments consist of term loans and 1997 Notes (Note
8). The carrying values of the term loans approximate fair value because they
are variable-rate loans which bear interest at current market rates.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
The 1997 Notes are registered, unlisted public debt which is traded in
the over-the-counter market. The fair value of such debt at December 31, 1997
was estimated to be approximately $243,000, based on trading activity on
December 31, 1997.
To mitigate risks associated with changing interest rates on certain of
its debt, the Company entered into the interest rate agreements. The fair
values of the interest rate caps and interest rate floors (collectively, the
"interest rate agreements") were estimated by discounting expected cash flows
using quoted market interest rates. The Company manages exposure to
counterparty credit risk by entering into the interest rate agreements only
with major financial institutions that are expected to fully perform under
the terms of such agreements. The notional amounts are used to measure the
volume of these agreements and do not represent exposure to credit loss. The
impact of the interest rate agreements was not material to interest expense
for the nine months ended December 31, 1997. Information with respect to the
interest rate agreements is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1997
--------------------------
NOTIONAL UNREALIZED
AMOUNT GAINS (LOSSES)
---------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Interest rate caps . $100,000 $(1,008)
---------- --------------
Interest rate
floors.............. $ 50,000 $ (263)
---------- --------------
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1996, the Predecessor Company's financial instruments
consisted primarily of billed contract receivables, other billed receivables
(principally commercial and affiliates), trade accounts payable and customer
advances. The book value of billed contract receivables, other billed
receivables (principally commercial and affiliates), trade accounts payable
and customer advances approximated their respective fair values at December
31, 1996, due to the short-term maturities or expected settlement dates of
those instruments.
11. INCOME TAXES
THE COMPANY
Pretax income of the Company for the nine months ended December 31, 1997
was $27,402 and was primarily domestic. The components of the Company's
provision for income taxes for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 are:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Income taxes currently payable, primarily federal $ 696
Deferred income taxes:
Federal .......................................... 8,635
State and local .................................. 1,356
--------
Subtotal ......................................... $ 9,991
--------
Total provision for income taxes .................. $10,687
========
</TABLE>
The effective income tax rate of the Company for the nine months ended
December 31, 1997 differs from the statutory federal income tax rate for the
following reasons:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Statutory federal income tax rate .............................. 35.0%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 3.2
Non-deductible goodwill amortization and other expenses ....... 3.7
Research and development and other tax credits ................. (2.9)
-------
Effective income tax rate ...................................... 39.0 %
=======
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
The significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets at
December 31, 1997 are:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Other postretirement benefits ....................... $ 8,649
Inventoried costs ................................... 8,711
Compensation and benefits ........................... 528
Pension costs ....................................... 4,177
Property, plant and equipment ....................... 8,098
Income recognition on long-term contracts .......... 3,691
Other ............................................... 1,861
Net operating loss and other credit carryforwards .. 2,969
---------
Total deferred tax assets........................... 38,684
Deferred tax liabilities:
Cost in excess of net assets acquired ............... (1,099)
Other, net .......................................... (70)
---------
Total deferred tax liabilities...................... (1,169)
---------
Net deferred tax assets............................... $37,515
=========
The net deferred tax assets are classified as
follows:
Current deferred tax assets ......................... $13,298
Long-term deferred tax assets........................ 24,217
---------
$37,515
=========
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1997, the Company had $2,969 of tax credit carryforwards
primarily related to U.S. federal net operating losses and research and
experimentation tax credits, which expire, if unused, in 2012. The Company
believes that these carryforwards will be available to reduce future income
tax liabilities and has recorded these carryforwards as non-current deferred
tax assets.
PREDECESSOR COMPANY
The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the Predecessor Company was
calculated by applying statutory tax rates to the reported income (loss)
before income taxes after considering items that do not enter into the
determination of taxable income and tax credits reflected in the consolidated
provision of Lockheed Martin, which are related to the Businesses.
Substantially all the income of the Businesses are from domestic operations.
For the three months ended March 31, 1997, it is estimated that the benefit
for deferred taxes represents $1,315. For the years ended December 31, 1996
and 1995, it is estimated that the (benefit) provision for deferred taxes
represents ($2,143) and $3,994, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
The effective income tax rate of the Predecessor Company differs from the
statutory Federal income tax rate for the following reasons:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE
THREE MONTHS
ENDED YEARS ENDED
MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31,
1997 1996 1995
-------------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Statutory federal income tax rate ..................... (35.0)% 35.0% 34.0%
Amortization of cost in excess of net assets acquired (8.1) 2 529
Research and development and other tax credits ....... (11.3) (2) --
State and local income taxes, net of federal income
tax benefit and state and local income tax credits .. 4.8 6 101
Foreign sales corporation tax benefits ................ (8.4) (1) --
Other, net ............................................ 9.1 -- 17.0
-------------- ------- -------
Effective income tax rate ............................. (48.9)% 40.0% 681%
============== ======= =======
</TABLE>
12. STOCK OPTIONS
THE COMPANY
Holdings sponsors an option plan for key employees, pursuant to which
options to purchase up to 3,255,815 shares of common stock have been
authorized for grant.
On April 30, 1997, Holdings adopted the 1997 Option Plan for key employees
and granted to the Equity Executives nonqualified options to purchase, at
$6.47 per share, 2,285,714 shares of Class A common stock of Holdings. In
each case, half of the options are "Time Options" and half are "Performance
Options" (collectively, the "Options"). The Time Options become exercisable
with respect to 20% of the shares subject to the Time Options on each of the
first five anniversaries if employment continues through and including such
date. The Performance Options become exercisable nine years after the grant
date, but may become exercisable earlier with respect to up to 20% of the
shares subject to the Performance Options on each of the first five
anniversaries, to the extent certain defined targets are achieved. The
Options, which have a ten year term, become fully exercisable under certain
circumstances, including a change in control.
On July 1, 1997 and November 11, 1997, Holdings granted nonqualified
options to certain officers and other employees of the Company to purchase at
$6.47 per share 689,500 shares of Class A common stock of Holdings
(collectively, the "1997 Options"). Generally, the 1997 Options vest over a
three-year vesting period and expire ten years from the date of grant.
The exercise price for Holdings' stock options granted to employees in
1997 equaled the fair value of Holdings' common stock at the date of grant.
Accordingly, in accordance with APB 25, no compensation expense was
recognized by the Company.
Pro forma information regarding net earnings as required by SFAS 123 has
been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock
options under the fair value method. Because Holdings is a nonpublic entity
the fair value for the options was estimated at the date of grant using the
minimum value method prescribed in SFAS 123, which does not consider the
expected volatility of Holdings's stock price, with the following
weighted-average assumptions for 1997: risk-free interest rate of 6.3%;
dividend yield of 0%; and weighted-average expected option life of 5.49
years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the compensation cost of the
options based on their estimated fair values is amortized to expense over
vesting periods of the options. The Company's net income for the nine months
ended December 31, 1997 would have decreased to the pro forma amounts
indicated below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Net income:
As reported . $16,715
=========
Pro forma..... $16,161
=========
</TABLE>
A summary of the stock option activity for the nine months ended December
31, 1997 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES WEIGHTED AVERAGE
(000'S) EXERCISE PRICE
-------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Options granted ........................ 2,975 $6.47
Options exercised ...................... -- --
Options cancelled ...................... 4 $6.47
Options outstanding, December 31, 1997 2,971 $6.47
Options exercisable, December 31, 1997 -- --
</TABLE>
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the
nine months ended December 31, 1997 was $1.82 per option. The weighted
average remaining contract life of the Company's outstanding stock options
was 9.37 years at December 31, 1997.
PREDECESSOR COMPANY
During the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the years ended December
31, 1996 and 1995, certain employees of the Predecessor Company participated
in Lockheed Martin's stock option plans. All stock options granted had 10
year terms and vested over a two year service period. Exercise prices of
options awarded in both years were equal to the market price of the stock on
the date of grant. Pro forma information regarding net earnings (loss) as
required by SFAS No. 123 has been determined as if the Predecessor Company
had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method. The
fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 5.58%,
5.58% and 6.64%; dividend yield of 1.70%; volatility factors related to the
expected market price of the Lockheed Martin's common stock of .186, .186 and
.216; weighted-average expected option life of five years. The
weighted-average fair values of options granted during 1997, 1996 and 1995
were $17.24, $17.24 and $16.09, respectively.
For the purposes of pro forma disclosures, the options' estimated fair
values are amortized to expense over the options' vesting periods. The
Predecessor Company's pro forma net loss for the three months ended March 31,
1997 and the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 were ($386), $11,531, and
$(1,040), respectively.
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
THE COMPANY
The Company and Predecessor Company leases certain facilities and
equipment under agreements expiring at various dates through 2011. At
December 31, 1997, the Company's future minimum payments for noncancellable
operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPERATING LEASES
------------------------------------
REAL ESTATE EQUIPMENT TOTAL
------------- ----------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1998.......... $ 8,599 $295 $ 8,894
1999 ......... 7,734 244 7,978
2000 ......... 10,030 232 10,262
2001 ......... 8,926 29 8,955
2002 ......... 2,795 22 2,817
Thereafter .. 14,393 -- 14,393
------------- ----------- --------
$52,477 $822 $53,299
============= =========== ========
</TABLE>
Real estate lease commitments have been reduced by minimum sublease
rentals of $22,106 due in the future under noncancellable subleases.
Leases covering major items of real estate and equipment contain renewal
and or purchase options which may be exercised by the Company and Predecessor
Company. Rent expense, net of sublease income from other Lockheed Martin
entities, was $7,330 for the Company for the nine months ended December 31,
1997; $2,553 for the Predecessor Company for the three months ended March 31,
1997 and $8,495 and $4,772 for the Predecessor Company for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company is and the Predecessor Company has been engaged in providing
products and services under contracts with the U.S. Government and to a
lesser degree, under foreign government contracts, some of which are funded
by the U.S. Government. All such contracts are subject to extensive legal and
regulatory requirements, and, from time to time, agencies of the U.S.
Government investigate whether such contracts were and are being conducted in
accordance with these requirements. Under government procurement regulations,
an indictment of the Company and the Predecessor Company by a federal grand
jury could result in the Company and the Predecessor Company being suspended
for a period of time from eligibility for awards of new government contracts.
A conviction could result in debarment from contracting with the federal
government for a specified term.
The decline in the U.S. defense budget since the mid-1980s has resulted in
program delays, cancellations and scope reduction for defense contracts in
general. These events may or may not have an effect on the Company's
programs; however, in the event that U.S. Government expenditures for
products of the type manufactured by the Company are reduced, and not offset
by greater commercial sales or other new programs or products, or
acquisitions, there may be a reduction in the volume of contracts or
subcontracts awarded to the Company.
Pursuant to the L-3 Acquisition Agreement, Holdings and the Company have
agreed to assume certain on-site and off-site environmental liabilities
related to events or activities occurring prior to the consummation of the
L-3 Acquisition. Lockheed Martin has agreed to retain all environmental
liabilities for all facilities not used by the Businesses as of April, 1997
and to indemnify fully Holdings for such prior site environmental
liabilities. Lockheed Martin has also agreed, for the first eight years
following April 1997 to pay 50% of all costs incurred by Holdings above those
reserved for on the Company's balance sheet at March 31, 1997 relating to
certain Company-assumed environmental liabilities and, for the seven
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
years thereafter, to pay 40% of certain reasonable operation and maintenance
costs relating to any environmental remediation projects undertaken in the
first eight years.
Management continually assesses the Company's obligations with respect to
applicable environmental protection laws. While it is difficult to determine
the timing and ultimate cost to be incurred by the Company in order to comply
with these laws, based upon available internal and external assessments, with
respect to those environmental loss contingencies of which management is
aware, the Company believes that even without considering potential insurance
recoveries, if any, there are no environmental loss contingencies that,
individually or in the aggregate, would be material to the Company's results
of operations. The Company accrues for these contingencies when it is
probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be
reasonably estimated.
The Company and the Predecessor Company have been periodically subject to
litigation, claims or assessments and various contingent liabilities
(including environmental matters) incidental to its business. With respect to
those investigative actions, items of litigation, claims or assessments of
which they are aware, management of the Company is of the opinion that the
probability is remote that, after taking into account certain provisions that
have been made with respect to these matters, the ultimate resolution of any
such investigative actions, items of litigation, claims or assessments will
have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company and the Predecessor Company.
14. PENSIONS AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
THE COMPANY
PENSIONS: Holdings and the Company maintain a number of pension plans,
both contributory and noncontributory, covering certain employees.
Eligibility for participation in these plans varies and benefits are
generally based on members' compensation and years of service. The Company's
funding policy is generally to contribute in accordance with cost accounting
standards that affect government contractors, subject to the Internal Revenue
Code and regulations thereon. Plan assets are invested primarily in U.S.
government and agency obligations and listed stocks and bonds.
Pension expense for the nine months ended December 31, 1997 includes the
following components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Service cost ................. $ 5,109
Interest cost ................ 8,883
Actual return on plan assets (11,285)
Net deferral ................. 1,581
----------
Total pension cost ........... $ 4,288
==========
</TABLE>
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
The following presents the funded status and amounts recognized in the
balance sheet for the Company's pension plans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1997
--------------------------------
ASSETS EXCEED ACCUMULATED
ACCUMULATED BENEFITS
BENEFITS EXCEED ASSETS
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
Vested benefits ................................................ $13,742 $152,133
--------------- ---------------
Accumulated benefits ........................................... $13,825 $155,474
Effect of projected future salary increases .................... 3,337 25,795
--------------- ---------------
Projected benefits.............................................. $17,162 $181,269
=============== ===============
Plan assets at fair value........................................ $18,172 $155,278
--------------- ---------------
Plan assets in excess of (less than) projected benefit
obligation...................................................... 1,010 (25,991)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss .................................... (559) 5,683
--------------- ---------------
Prepaid (accrued) pension cost................................... $ 451 $(20,308)
=============== ===============
</TABLE>
The following assumptions were used in accounting for pension plans for
the Company:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
APRIL 1, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1997
--------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Discount rate .................... 7.50% 7.25%
Rate of increase in compensation 5.00% 5.00%
Rate of return on plan assets ... 9.00% 9.00%
</TABLE>
POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH CARE AND LIFE INSURANCE: In addition to providing
pension benefits, the Company provides certain health care and life insurance
benefits for retired employees and dependents at certain locations.
Participants are eligible for these benefits when they retire from active
service and meet the eligibility requirements for the Company's pension
plans. These benefits are funded primarily on a pay-as-you-go basis with the
retiree generally paying a portion of the cost through contributions,
deductibles and coinsurance provisions.
Post-retirement health care and life insurance costs for the nine months
ended December 31, 1997 include the following components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Service cost .............................................. $ 466
Interest cost ............................................. 840
-------
Total post-retirement health care and life insurance costs $1,306
=======
</TABLE>
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
The following table presents the amounts recognized in the balance sheet
for the Company at December 31, 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation:
Retirees.................................................... $ 4,702
Fully eligible plan participants ........................... 3,188
Other active plan participants ............................. 10,990
---------
Total accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation ........ $18,880
Unrecognized net loss ....................................... 624
---------
Accrued post-retirement health care and life insurance costs $18,256
=========
</TABLE>
Actuarial assumptions used in determining the December 31, 1997 used in
determining the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation include a
discount rate of 7.25%, an average rate of compensation increase of 5.0% and
an assumed health care cost trend rate of 6.5% in 1997 decreasing gradually
to rate of 4.5% by the year 2001. The discount rate used at April 1, 1997 was
7.50%. The other assumptions did not change from April 1, 1997. Increasing
the assumed health care cost trend rate by 1% would change the accumulated
post-retirement benefits obligation at December 31, 1997 by approximately
$2,218 and the aggregate service and interest cost components for the nine
months ended December 31, 1997 by approximately $81 and $113, respectively.
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN: Under its various employee savings plans, the
Company matches the contributions of participating employees up to a
designated level. The extent of the match, vesting terms and the form of the
matching contribution vary among the plans. Under these plans, the Company's
matching contributions, in cash, for the nine months ended December 31, 1997
was $3,742.
THE PREDECESSOR COMPANY
Certain of the Businesses for the Predecessor Company participated in
various Lockheed Martin-sponsored pension plans covering certain employees.
Eligibility for participation in these plans varies, and benefits are
generally based on members' compensation and years of service. Lockheed
Martin's funding policy was generally to contribute in accordance with cost
accounting standards that affect government contractors, subject to the
Internal Revenue Code and regulations. Since the aforementioned pension
arrangements are part of certain Lockheed Martin defined benefit plans, no
separate actuarial data is available for the portion allocable to the
Businesses. Therefore, no liabilities or assets are reflected in the
accompanying combined financial statements of the Predecessor Company as of
December 31, 1996. The Businesses have been allocated pension costs based
upon participant employee headcount. Net pension expense included in the
accompanying combined financial statements of the Predecessor Company was
$1,848 for the three months ended March 31, 1997, and $7,027 and $4,134, for
the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
In addition to participating in Lockheed Martin-sponsored pension plans,
certain of the Businesses of the Predecessor Company provided varying levels
of health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees and
dependents. Participants were eligible for these benefits when they retired
from active service and met the pension plan eligibility requirements. These
benefits are funded primarily on a pay-as-you-go basis with the retiree
generally paying a portion of the cost through contributions, deductibles and
coinsurance provisions. Since the aforementioned postretirement benefits are
part of certain Lockheed Martin postretirement arrangements, no separate
actuarial data is available for the portion allocable to the Businesses.
Accordingly, no liability is reflected in the accompanying combined financial
statements as of combined December 31, 1996 and 1995. The Businesses have
been allocated
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
postretirement benefits cost based on participant employee headcount.
Postretirement benefit costs included in the accompanying combined financial
statements was $616 for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and $2,787 and
$2,124 for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Under
various employee savings plans sponsored by Lockheed Martin, the Predecessor
Company matched contributions of participating employees up to a designated
level. Under these plans the matching contributions for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$1,241, $3,940 and $1,478, respectively.
15. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental disclosures to the consolidated statement of cash flows are
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
----------------- ------------------------------
YEAR ENDED
NINE MONTHS THREE MONTHS DECEMBER 31,
ENDED ENDED ------------
DECEMBER 31, 1997 MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995
------------------ -------------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INTEREST PAID ..... $21,245 -- -- --
================= ============== ====== ======
INCOME TAXES PAID $ 109 -- -- --
================= ============== ====== ======
</TABLE>
The Company issued $45,000 of Holdings Class A Common Stock to Lockheed
Martin in a non-cash transaction as partial consideration paid to Lockheed
Martin for the L-3 Acquisition.
16. SALES TO PRINCIPAL CUSTOMERS
The Company and the Predecessor Company operate primarily in one industry
segment, government electronic systems. Sales to principal customers are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY PREDECESSOR COMPANY
-------------- -------------------------------------------
THREE
NINE MONTHS YEAR YEAR
MONTHS ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
1997 1997 1996 1995
-------------- ----------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Government Agencies ... $434,020 $128,505 $425,033 $161,617
Foreign (principally foreign
governments) ............... 12,090 13,612 33,475 4,945
Other (principally U.S.
commercial) ................ 100,415 16,756 84,573 219
-------------- ----------- -------------- --------------
$546,525 $158,873 $543,081 $166,781
============== =========== ============== ==============
</TABLE>
17. OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN
The Company and the Predecessor Company sell products to Lockheed Martin
and its affiliates, net sales for which were $60,402 for the nine months
ended December 31, 1997; $21,171 for the three months ended March 31, 1997
and $70,658 and $25,874 for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. Included in Contracts in Process are receivables from Lockheed
Martin and its affiliates of $8,846 and $10,924 at December 31, 1997 and
1996, respectively.
The Predecessor Company relied on Lockheed Martin for certain services,
including treasury, cash management, employee benefits, taxes, risk
management, internal audit, financial reporting, contract administration and
general corporate services. Although certain assets, liabilities and expenses
related to
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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED (COMBINED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
these services have been allocated to the Businesses, the combined financial
position, results of operations and cash flows presented in the accompanying
combined financial statements would not be the same had the Businesses been
independent entities.
The amount of allocated corporate expenses to the Predecessor Company and
reflected in these combined financial statements was estimated based
primarily on an allocation methodology prescribed by government regulations
pertaining to government contractors. Allocated costs to the Businesses were
$5,208 for the three months ended March 31, 1997, and $10,057 and $2,964 for
the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In February 1998, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
liabilities of the Satellite Transmission Systems division of California
Microwave, Inc. The purchase price of $27,000 is subject to adjustment based
on closing net assets. The Company used cash on hand to fund the purchase
price.
On December 22, 1997, the Company signed a definitive agreement to
purchase substantially all the assets and liabilities of the Ocean Systems
division of AlliedSignal Inc. The purchase price of $67,500, subject to
adjustment based on closing net working capital, will be financed through
cash on hand and/or borrowings available under the Senior Credit Facilities.
In February 1998, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to
purchase the assets of ILEX Systems ("ILEX") for $51,900 in cash and
additional consideration based on post-acquisition performance of ILEX.
The acquisitions of ILEX and Ocean Systems are expected to close during
the first quarter of 1998. The company plans to finance the purchase prices
using its cash on hand and available borrowings under its revolving credit
facility.
In February 1998, the Company expects to file a registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the sale of $150,000
aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the "Notes
Offering"), and concurrently with the Notes Offering, Holdings expects to
file a registration statement with the SEC for the sale of common stock for a
proposed maximum aggregate offering of $100,000.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table provides information concerning the directors and
executive officers. All directors hold office until the next annual meeting
of the stockholders. All officers serve at the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE POSITION
- ----------------------- ----- -----------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Frank C. Lanza ......... 66 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Robert V. LaPenta ...... 52 President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Michael T. Strianese .. 42 Vice President--Finance and Controller
Christopher C. Cambria 39 Vice President--General Counsel and Secretary
Robert F. Mehmel ....... 35 Vice President--Planning and Assistant Secretary
Lawrence H. Schwartz .. 60 Vice President--Business Development
Jimmie V. Adams ........ 61 Vice President--Washington D.C. Operations
Robert RisCassi ........ 62 Vice President--Washington D.C. Operations
David J. Brand ......... 36 Director
Alberto M. Finali ...... 43 Director
Eliot M. Fried ......... 65 Director
Robert B. Millard ...... 47 Director
Alan H. Washkowitz .... 57 Director
Thomas A. Corcoran .... 53 Director
Frank H. Menaker, Jr. . 57 Director
John E. Montague ....... 44 Director
</TABLE>
Frank C. Lanza, Chairman and CEO. Mr. Lanza was Executive Vice President
of Lockheed Martin and a member of Lockheed Martin's Executive Council and
Board of Directors. Mr. Lanza was formerly President and COO of Lockheed
Martin's C(3)I and Systems Integration Sector, which comprised many of the
businesses acquired by Lockheed Martin from Loral in 1996. At the time of the
Loral acquisition, Mr. Lanza was President and COO of Loral, a position he
held since 1981. He joined Loral in 1972 as President of its largest
division, Electronic Systems. His earlier experience was with Dalmo Victor
and Philco Western Development Laboratory.
Robert V. LaPenta, President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. LaPenta was
a Vice President of Lockheed Martin and was Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Lockheed's C(3)I and Systems Integration Sector. Prior
to Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Loral, he was Loral's Senior Vice
President and Controller since 1981. He joined Loral in 1972 and was named
Vice President and Controller of its largest division in 1974. He became
Corporate Controller in 1978 and was named Vice President in 1979.
Michael T. Strianese, Vice President--Finance and Controller. Mr.
Strianese was Vice President and Controller of Lockheed Martin's C(3)I and
Systems Integration Sector. From 1991 to the 1996 acquisition of Loral, he
was Director of Special Projects at Loral. Prior to joining Loral, he spent
11 years with Ernst & Young. Mr. Strianese is a Certified Public Accountant.
Christopher C. Cambria, Vice President--General Counsel and Secretary. Mr.
Cambria joined Holdings in June 1997. From 1994 until joining Holdings, Mr.
Cambria was an associate with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. From
1986 until 1993, he was an associate with Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Robert F. Mehmel, Vice President--Planning and Assistant Secretary. Mr.
Mehmel was the Director of Financial Planning and Capital Review for Lockheed
Martin's C(3)I and Systems Integration Sector. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Mehmel
held several accounting and financial analysis positions at Loral Electronic
Systems and Loral. At the time of Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Loral, he
was Corporate Manager of Business Analysis.
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Lawrence H. Schwartz, Vice President--Business Development. Between 1976
and 1987, Mr. Schwartz was Vice President of Engineering, Senior Vice
President of Business Development, Senior Vice President of the Rapport
Program and Senior Vice President of Development Programs at Loral Electronic
Systems. In 1987, Mr. Schwartz assumed the position of Corporate Vice
President of Technology for Loral Corporation. He then held that position for
the C(3)I and System Integration Sector of Lockheed Martin.
Jimmie V. Adams, Vice President--Washington, D.C. Operations. General
Jimmie V. Adams (U.S.A.F.-ret.) was Vice President of Lockheed Martin's
Washington Operations for the C(3)I and Systems Integration Sector. He held
the same position at Loral and was an officer of Loral, prior to its
acquisition by Lockheed Martin. Before joining Loral in 1993, he was
Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii,
capping a 35-year career with the U.S. Air Force. He was also Deputy Chief of
Staff for plans and operation for U.S. Air Force headquarters and Vice
Commander of Headquarters Tactical Air Command and Vice Commander in Chief of
the U.S. Air Forces Atlantic at Langley Air Force Base. He is a command pilot
with more than 141 combat missions.
Robert RisCassi, Vice President--Washington, D.C. Operations. General
Robert W. RisCassi (U.S. Army-ret.) was Vice President of Land Systems for
Lockheed Martin's C(3)I and Systems Integration Sector. He held the same
position for Loral, prior to its acquisition by Lockheed Martin. He joined
Loral in 1993 after retiring as U.S. Army Commander in Chief, United Nations
Command/Korea. His 35-year military career included posts as Army Vice Chief
of Staff; Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Deputy Chief of Staff
for Operations and Plans; and Commander of the Combined Arms Center.
David J. Brand, Director. Mr. Brand is a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers and a principal in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group, leading
Lehman Brothers' Technology Mergers and Acquisitions business. Mr. Brand
joined Lehman Brothers in 1987 and has been responsible for merger and
corporate finance advisory services for many of Lehman Brothers' technology
and defense industry clients. Mr. Brand is currently a director of K&F
Industries, Inc. Mr. Brand holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University's
Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston
University.
Alberto M. Finali, Director. Mr. Finali is a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers and principal of the Merchant Banking Group, based in New York.
Prior to joining the Merchant Banking Group, Mr. Finali spent four years in
Lehman Brothers' London office as a senior member of the M&A Group. Mr.
Finali joined Lehman Brothers in 1987 as a member of the M&A Group in New
York and became a Managing Director in 1997. Prior to joining Lehman
Brothers, Mr. Finali worked in the Pipelines and Production Technology Group
of Bechtel, Inc. in San Francisco. Mr. Finali holds an M.E. and an M.B.A.
from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Laurea Degree in Civil
Engineering from the Polytechnic School in Milan, Italy.
Eliot M. Fried, Director. Mr. Fried is a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers. Mr. Fried joined Shearson, Hayden Stone, a predecessor firm, in
1976 and became a Managing Director in 1982. Mr. Fried has extensive
experience in portfolio management and equity research. Mr. Fried is
currently a director of Bridgeport Machines, Inc., Energy Ventures, Inc.,
SunSource L.P., Vernitron Corporation and Walter Industries, Inc. Mr. Fried
holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Hobart College.
Robert B. Millard, Director. Mr. Millard is a Managing Director of Lehman
Brothers, Head of Lehman Brothers' Principal Trading & Investments Group and
principal of the Merchant Banking Group. Mr. Millard joined Kuhn Loeb & Co.
in 1976 and became a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers in 1983. Mr.
Millard is currently a director of GulfMark International, Inc. and Energy
Ventures, Inc. Mr. Millard holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S.
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alan H. Washkowitz, Director. Mr. Washkowitz is a Managing Director of
Lehman Brothers and head of the Merchant Banking Group, and is responsible
for the oversight of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Portfolio Partnership
L.P. Mr. Washkowitz joined Lehman Brothers in 1978 when Kuhn Loeb &
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Co. was acquired by Lehman Brothers. Mr. Washkowitz is currently a director
of Illinois Central Corporation, K&F Industries, Inc. and McBride plc. Mr.
Washkowitz holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University, a J.D. from Columbia
University and an A.B. from Brooklyn College.
Thomas A. Corcoran, Director. Mr. Corcoran has been the President and
Chief Operating Officer of the Electronic Systems Sector of Lockheed Martin
Corporation since March 1995. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Corcoran was President
of the Electronics Group of Martin Marietta Corporation. Prior to that he
worked for General Electric for 26 years and from 1983 to 1993 he held
various management positions with GE Aerospace; he was a company officer from
1990 to 1993. Mr. Corcoran is a member of the Board of Trustees of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of
Technology, the Board of Governors of the Electronic Industries Association,
a Director of the U.S. Navy Submarine League and a Director of REMEC
Corporation.
Frank H. Menaker, Jr., Director. Mr. Menaker has served as Senior Vice
President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin since July 1996. He served
as Vice President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin from March 1995 to
July 1996, as Vice President of Martin Marietta Corporation from 1982 until
1995 and as General Counsel of Martin Marietta Corporation from 1981 until
1995. He is a director of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a member of the
American Bar Association and has been admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court. Mr. Menaker is a graduate of Wilkes University and the
Washington College of Law at American University.
John E. Montague, Director. Mr. Montague has been Vice President,
Financial Strategies at Lockheed Martin responsible for mergers, acquisitions
and divestiture activities and shareholder value strategies since March 1995.
Previously, he was Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor
Relations at Martin Marietta Corporation from 1991 to 1995. From 1988 to
1991, he was Director of Corporate Development at Martin Marietta
Corporation, which he joined in 1977 as a member of the engineering staff.
Mr. Montague is a director of Rational Software Corporation. Mr. Montague
received his B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. in
engineering from the University of Colorado.
The Board of Directors intends to appoint two additional directors who are
not affiliated with the Company promptly following the Common Stock Offering.
The additional directors have not yet been identified.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors has two standing committees: an Audit Committee and
a Compensation Committee. Currently, the Audit Committee consists of Messrs.
Brand, Fried and Menaker. The Company intends to appoint to the Audit
Committee only persons who qualify as an "independent" director for purposes
of the rules and regulations of the NYSE. The Audit Committee will select and
engage, on behalf of the Company, the independent public accountants to audit
the Company's annual financial statements, and will review and approve the
planned scope of the annual audit. Currently, Messrs. Millard and Montague
serve as members of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee
establishes remuneration levels for certain officers of the Company, performs
such functions as provided under the Company's employee benefit programs and
executive compensation programs and administers the 1997 Stock Option Plan,
hereinafter defined.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The current directors of the Company do not receive compensation for their
services as directors. Any non-affiliated directors will receive directors'
fees and reimbursements for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with their travel to and attendance at meetings of the board of
directors or committees thereof.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), a
director of the Company shall not be liable to the
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Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director. Under the DGCL, liability of a director may not be limited (i)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) in respect of
certain unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases and
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit. The effect of the provisions of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation is to eliminate the rights of the Company and its stockholders
(through stockholders' derivative suits on behalf of the Company) to recover
monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care
as a director (including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly
negligent behavior), except in the situations described in clauses (i)
through (iv) above. This provision does not limit or eliminate the rights of
the Company or any stockholder to seek nonmonetary relief such as an
injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director's duty of
care. In addition, the Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall
indemnify its directors, officers, employees and agents against losses
incurred by any such person by reason of the fact that such person was acting
in such capacity.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed
that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table. The following table provides certain summary
information concerning compensation paid or accrued by the Company to or on
behalf of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four other
most highly compensated executive officers of the Company (the "Named
Executive Officers") during the nine months ended December 31, 1997:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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<CAPTION>
LONG TERM COMPENSATION AWARDS
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ANNUAL SECURITIES
COMPENSATION RESTRICTED UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION ----------------------- STOCK AWARDS STOCK OPTIONS COMPENSATION(2)
SALARY BONUS(1)
- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ -------------- ------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank C. Lanza (Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer).................... $542,654 -- 1,142,857 --
Robert V. LaPenta (President and Chief
Financial Officer).................... 356,538 -- 1,142,857 --
Lawrence H. Schwartz (Vice President) . 145,327 $80,000 17,000 --
Jimmie V. Adams (Vice President) ...... 157,854 70,000 15,000 $ 61
Robert RisCassi (Vice President) ...... 125,704 60,000 15,000 611
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(1) Represents Company match under savings plan.
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Stock Options Granted in 1997. The following table sets forth information
concerning individual grants of stock options to purchase Holdings' Common
Stock made in 1997 to each of the Named Executive Officers.
OPTION GRANTS
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
SECURITIES TOTAL OPTIONS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION GRANT-DATE
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION GRANTED (#) FISCAL YEAR ($/SH) DATE VALUE(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank C. Lanza (Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer).................... 1,142,857(2) 38.2% $6.47 April 30, 2007 $2,326,731
Robert V. LaPenta (President and Chief
Financial Officer) ................... 1,142,857(2) 38.2% $6.47 April 30, 2007 $2,326,731
Lawrence H. Schwartz (Vice President) 17,000 0.6% $6.47 July 1, 2007 $ 17,571
Jimmie V. Adams (Vice President) ...... 15,000 0.5% $6.47 July 1, 2007 $ 15,504
Robert RisCassi (Vice President) ...... 15,000 0.5% $6.47 July 1, 2007 $ 15,504
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(1) The grant-date valuation of the options was calculated using the
minimum value method described in SFAS No. 123. The minimum value is
computed as the current price of stock at the grant date reduced to
exclude the present value of any expected dividends during the option's
expected life minus the present value of the exercise price, and does
not consider the expected volatility of the price of the stock
underlying the option. The material assumptions underlying the
computations are: an average discount rate 6.3%; a dividend yield of 0%
and a weighted average expected option life of 5.49 years, with the
option lives ranging from 2 years to 10 years.
(2) Half of the options granted consists of Time Options and half consists
of Performance Options. See "--Employment Agreements" for descriptions
of the terms of these options.
Aggregate Option Exercises. None of the Named Executive Officers exercised
options in 1997.
PENSION PLAN
The following table shows the estimated annual pension benefits payable
under the L-3 Communications Corporation Pension Plan and Supplemental
Employee Retirement Plan to a covered participant upon retirement at normal
retirement age, based on the career average compensation (salary and bonus)
and years of credited service with the Company.
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<CAPTION>
CAREER AVERAGE COMPENSATION YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
- --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
15 20 25 30 35
--------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$125,000.................... $ 18,981 $ 24,937 $ 29,833 $ 33,856 $ 37,164
150,000.................... 23,172 30,408 36,355 41,243 45,260
175,000.................... 27,364 35,879 42,877 48,629 53,357
200,000.................... 31,556 41,349 49,399 56,015 61,454
225,000.................... 35,747 46,820 55,921 63,402 69,550
250,000.................... 39,939 52,291 62,444 70,788 77,647
300,000.................... 48,322 63,233 75,488 85,561 93,840
400,000.................... 65,089 85,116 101,577 115,106 126,226
450,000.................... 73,472 96,057 114,621 129,879 142,420
500,000.................... 81,855 106,999 127,665 144,651 158,613
750,000.................... 123,772 161,707 192,887 218,515 239,579
</TABLE>
As of December 31, 1997, the current annual compensation and current years
of credited service (including for Messrs. LaPenta, Adams and RisCassi, years
of credited service as an employee of Loral and Lockheed Martin) for each of
the following persons were: Mr. Lanza, $750,000 and one year; Mr. LaPenta,
$500,000 and 26 years; Mr. Adams, $216,011 and 5 years; Mr. RisCassi,
$172,016 and 4 years; and Mr. Schwartz, $229,000 and one year. Compensation
covered under the pension plans includes amounts reported as salary and bonus
in the Summary Compensation Table.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Robert Millard, Steven Berger and John Montague served on the Compensation
Committee of Holdings' Board of Directors during 1997. Mr. Berger resigned
from Holdings' Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee in January
1998. No member of the Compensation Committee served as an officer of
Holdings or L-3 Communications.
1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
In April 1997, Holdings adopted the 1997 Option Plan for Key Employees of
Holdings (the "1997 Stock Option Plan") which authorizes the Compensation
Committee to grant options to key employees of Holdings and its subsidiaries
to acquire up to 3,255,815 shares of Holdings' Common Stock. The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings, in its sole discretion,
determines the terms of option agreements, including without limitation the
treatment of option grants in the event of a change of control.
On April 30, 1997, Holdings granted each of Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta
options to purchase 1,142,857 shares of Holdings' Common Stock. See
"--Employment Agreements" for a description of the terms of these grants. On
July 1, 1997 and November 11, 1997, the Compensation Committee authorized
grants of options to employees of Holdings and its subsidiaries, other than
Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta, to acquire an aggregate of 689,500 shares of
Holdings' Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.47 per share (the "Employee
Options"). Each Employee Option was granted pursuant to an individual
agreement that provides (i) 20% of shares underlying the option will become
exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date, 50% will become
exercisable on the second anniversary of the grant date and 30% will become
exercisable on the third anniversary of the grant date; provided that, in the
event of an initial public offering of Holdings' Common Stock, 15% of the
shares underlying the option (which would otherwise become exercisable on the
second anniversary of the grant date) will become exercisable on the earlier
to occur of (A) the completion of the initial public offering of the
Holdings' Common Stock and (B) the first anniversary of the grant date; (ii)
all shares underlying the option will become exercisable upon certain events
constituting a change of control; and (iii) the option will expire upon the
earliest to occur of (A) the tenth anniversary of the grant date, (B) one
year after termination of employment due to the optionee's death or permanent
disability, (C) immediately upon termination of the optionee's employment for
cause and (D) three months after termination of optionee's employment for any
other reason.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Holdings entered into an employment agreement (the "Employment
Agreements") with each of Mr. Lanza, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Holdings and L-3 Communications, who will receive a base salary of $750,000
per annum and appropriate executive level benefits, and Mr. LaPenta,
President and Chief Financial Officer of Holdings and and L-3 Communications,
who will receive a base salary of $500,000 per annum and appropriate
executive level benefits. The Employment Agreements provide for an initial
term of five years, which will automatically renew for one-year periods
thereafter, unless a party thereto gives notice of its intent to terminate at
least 90 days prior to the expiration of the term.
Upon a termination without cause (as defined) or resignation for good
reason (as defined), Holdings will be obligated, through the end of the term,
to (i) continue to pay the base salary and (ii) continue to provide life
insurance and medical and hospitalization benefits comparable to those
provided to other senior executives; provided, however, that any such
coverage shall terminate to the extent that Mr. Lanza or Mr. LaPenta, as the
case may be, is offered or obtains comparable benefits coverage from any
other employer. The Employment Agreements provide for confidentiality during
employment and at all times thereafter. There is also a noncompetition and
non-solicitation covenant which is effective during the employment term and
for one year thereafter; provided, however, that if the employment terminates
following the expiration of the initial term, the noncompetition covenant
will only be effective during the period, if any, that Holdings pays the
severance described above.
Holdings has granted each of Messrs. Lanza and LaPenta (collectively, the
"Equity Executives") nonqualified options to purchase, at $6.47 per share of
Common Stock, 1,142,857 shares of Holdings'
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initial fully-diluted common stock. In each case, half of the options will be
"Time Options" and half will be "Performance Options" (collectively, the
"Options"). The Time Options will become exercisable with respect to 20% of
the shares subject to the Time Options on March 2, 1998 and each of the
second through fifth anniversaries of the closing of the L-3 Acquisition (the
"Closing") if employment continues through and including such date. The
Performance Options will become exercisable nine years after the Closing, but
will become exercisable earlier with respect to up to 20% of the shares
subject to the Performance Options on March 2, 1998 and each of the second
through fifth anniversaries of the Closing, to the extent certain EBITDA
targets are achieved. The Options will become fully exercisable under certain
circumstances, including a change in control. The Option term is ten years
from the Closing; except that (i) if the Equity Executive is fired for cause
or resigns without good reason, the Options expire upon termination of
employment; (ii) if the Equity Executive is fired without cause, resigns for
good reason, dies, becomes disabled or retires, the Options expire one year
after termination of employment. Unexercisable Options will terminate upon
termination of employment, unless acceleration is expressly provided for.
Upon a change of control, Holdings may terminate the Options, so long as the
Equity Executives are cashed out or permitted to exercise their Options prior
to such change of control.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
All outstanding capital stock of L-3 Communications is owned by Holdings.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
Under the L-3 Acquisition Agreement, Lockheed Martin has agreed to
indemnify L-3, subject to certain limitations, for Lockheed Martin's breach
of representations and warranties and L-3 has assumed certain obligations
relating to environmental matters and benefits plans. These obligations
include certain on-site and off-site environmental liabilities related to
events or activities of the Businesses occurring prior to the L-3
Acquisition. Lockheed Martin has agreed to indemnify Holdings, subject to
certain limitations, for its breach of (i) non-environmental representations
and warranties up to $50 million (subject to a $5 million threshold) and (ii)
for the first eight years following April 1997, to pay 50% of all costs
incurred by the Company above those reserved for on the Company's balance
sheet at April 1997 relating to certain Company-assumed environmental
liabilities and, for the seven years thereafter, 40% of certain reasonable
operation and maintenance costs relating to any environmental remediation
projects undertaken in the first eight years (subject to a $6 million
threshold).
Lockheed Martin provides to certain divisions of the Company certain
management information systems services at Lockheed Martin's fully-burdened
cost but without profit. Holdings, L-3 Communications and Lockheed Martin
have entered into certain subleases of real property and cross-licenses of
intellectual property.
In addition, Holdings and Lockheed Martin have entered into a Limited
Noncompetition Agreement (the "Noncompetition Agreement") which, for up to
three years from April 1997, in certain circumstances, precludes Lockheed
Martin from engaging in the sale of any products that compete with the
products of the Company that are set forth in the Noncompetition Agreement
for specifically identified application of the products. Under the
Noncompetition Agreement, Lockheed Martin is prohibited, with certain
exceptions, from acquiring any business engaged in the sale of the specified
products referred to in the preceding sentence, although Lockheed Martin may
acquire such a business under circumstances where the exceptions do not apply
provided that it offers to sell such business to L-3 within 90 days of its
acquisition. The Noncompetition Agreement does not, among other exceptions,
(i) apply to businesses operated and managed by Lockheed Martin on behalf of
the Government, (ii) prohibit Lockheed Martin from engaging in any existing
businesses and planned businesses as of the closing of the L-3 Acquisition or
businesses that are reasonably related to existing or planned businesses or
(iii) apply to selling competing products where such products are part of a
larger system sold by Lockheed Martin.
In the ordinary course of business L-3 sells products to Lockheed Martin
and its affiliates. Pro forma and aggregated sales to Lockheed Martin were
$81.6 million, $70.7 million and $25.9 million for the years ended December
31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. See Note 19 to the Consolidated
(Combined) Financial Statements.
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Sales of products to Lockheed Martin, excluding those under existing
intercompany work transfer agreements, are made on terms no less favorable
than those which would be available from non-affiliated third party
customers. A significant portion of L-3's sales to Lockheed Martin are either
based on competitive bidding or catalog prices.
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Holdings, Lockheed Martin, the Lehman Partnership and Messrs. Lanza and
LaPenta entered into a stockholders agreement (the "Stockholders Agreement")
which, except the terms relating to (i) the registration rights, (ii)
provision of services by Lehman Brothers Inc. and (iii) the standstill
agreement by Lockheed Martin, terminates upon the consummation of the Common
Stock Offering. Prior to the consummation of the Common Stock Offering, the
Lehman Partnership is entitled to designate a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors provided that it holds at least 35% of the capital stock
of Holdings and remains the single largest shareholder.
Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, certain of the existing
stockholders have the right, from time to time on or after the 180-day period
following the completion of the initial public offering and subject to
certain conditions, to require the Company to register under the Securities
Act shares of Common Stock held by them. Lockheed Martin, the Lehman
Partnership and each of the Senior Management has three, four and one demand
registration rights, respectively. In addition, the Stockholders Agreement
also provides certain existing stockholders with certain piggyback
registration rights. The Stockholders Agreement provides, among other things,
that the Company will pay expenses in connection with (i) up to two demand
registrations requested by Lockheed Martin, up to three demand registrations
requested by the Lehman Partnership and the two demand registrations
requested by the Senior Management and (ii) any registration in which the
existing stockholders participate through piggyback registration rights
granted under such agreement.
The Stockholders Agreement also provides that Lehman Brothers Inc. has the
exclusive right to provide investment banking services to Holdings for the
five-year period after the closing of the L-3 Acquisition (except that the
exclusivity period is three years as to cash acquisitions undertaken by L-3).
In the event that Lehman Brothers Inc. agrees to provide any investment
banking services to L-3, it will be paid fees that are mutually agreed upon
based on similar transactions and practices in the investment banking
industry.
Under the Stockholders Agreement Lockheed Martin is subject to a
standstill arrangement which generally prohibits any increase in its share
ownership percentage over 34.9%.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(A) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements and notes to the Consolidated (Combined)
Financial Statements are referred to in Item 8.
(B) ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
None
(C) REPORTS FILED ON FORM 8-K
None
(D) EXHIBITS (NUMBERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 601 OF REGULATION S-K)
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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<S> <C>
*3.1 Certificate of Incorporation.
*3.2 By-Laws of L-3 Communications Corporation. the form of Note.
*10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1997 among L-3 Communications Corporation and
lenders named therein.
*10.2 Indenture dated as of April 30, 1997 between L-3 Communications Corporation and The Bank
of New York, as Trustee.
*10.3 Stockholders' Agreement between L-3 Communications Corporation and the stockholders
parties thereto.
*10.4 Transaction Agreement dated as of March 28, 1997, as amended, among Lockheed Martin
Corporation, Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, L.P., Frank C. Lanza, Robert V.
LaPenta and L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
*10.5 Employment Agreement dated April 30, 1997 between Frank C. Lanza and L-3 Communications
Holdings, Inc.
*10.51 Employment Agreement dated April 30, 1997 between Robert V. LaPenta and L-3
Communications Holdings, Inc.
*10.6 Lease dated as of April 29, 1997 among Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., L-3
Communications Corporation and KSL, Division of Bonneville International.
*10.61 Lease dated as of April 29, 1997 among Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, L-3
Communications Corporation and Unisys Corporation.
*10.62 Sublease dated as of April 29, 1997 among Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Inc., L-3
Communications Corporation and Unisys Corporation.
*10.7 Limited Noncompetition Agreement dated April 30, 1997 between Lockheed Martin Corporation
and L-3 Communications Corporation.
10.8 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 1997 between L-3 Communications
Corporation and California Microwave, Inc.
10.81 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of February 10, 1998 between FAP Trust and L-3
Communications Corporation.
10.82 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of March 30, 1998 among AlliedSignal Inc., AlliedSignal
Technologies, Inc., AlliedSignal Deutschland GMBH and L-3 Communications Corporation.
10.9 Form of Stock Option Agreement for Employee Options.
10.10 L-3 Communications Corporation Pension Plan.
12. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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24 Powers of Attorney.
99.1 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.
99.2 Satellite Transmission Systems Division of California Microwave, Inc. Unaudited Condensed
Financial Statements, Six months ended December 31, 1996 and 1997.
99.3 Satellite Transmission Systems Division of California Microwave, Inc. Financial
Statements of June 30, 1997 and 1996 and for the years ended June 30, 1997, 1996 and
1995.
99.4 ILEX Systems, Inc. and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 1997.
99.5 AlliedSignal Ocean Systems Combined Financial Statements as of December 31, 1997 and for
the year ended December 31, 1997.
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* Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File no. 333-31649).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 31,
1998.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert V. LaPenta
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Name: Robert V. LaPenta
Title: President and Chief
Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant on March 31, 1998 and in the capacities indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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<S> <C>
/s/ Frank C. Lanza Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
---------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
Frank C. Lanza
/s/ Robert V. LaPenta President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
---------------------------- Officer) and Director
Robert V. LaPenta
/s/ Michael T. Strianese Vice President--Finance and Controller (Principal
---------------------------- Accounting Officer
Michael T. Strianese
* Director
----------------------------
David J. Brand
* Director
----------------------------
Thomas A. Corcoran
* Director
----------------------------
Alberto M. Finali
* Director
----------------------------
Eliot M. Fried
* Director
----------------------------
Frank H. Menaker, Jr.
* Director
----------------------------
Robert B. Millard
* Director
----------------------------
John E. Montague
* Director
----------------------------
Alan H. Washkowitz
By:/s/ Michael T. Strianese
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Attorney-in-Fact
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of L-3 Communications
Corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Michael T. Strianese,
Christopher C. Cambria and David J. Brand, or any of them, our true and
lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in our name
and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute
any and all instruments for us and in our names in the capacities indicated
below, which said attorneys and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary
or advisable to enable said Corporation to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Annual Report,
including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign
for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto and we do hereby
ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them,
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Annual Report has been signed on the 30th day of March, 1998 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated:
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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<S> <C>
/s/ Frank C. Lanza Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
---------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
Frank C. Lanza
/s/ Robert V. LaPenta President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
---------------------------- Officer) and Director
Robert V. LaPenta
/s/ Michael T. Strianese Vice President--Finance and Controller (Principal
---------------------------- Accounting Officer
Michael T. Strianese
/s/ David J. Brand Director
----------------------------
David J. Brand
/s/ Thomas A. Corcoran Director
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Thomas A. Corcoran
/s/ Albert M. Finali Director
----------------------------
Alberto M. Finali
/s/ Eliot M. Fried Director
----------------------------
Eliot M. Fried
/s/ Frank H. Menaker, Jr. Director
----------------------------
Frank H. Menaker, Jr.
/s/ Robert B. Millard Director
----------------------------
Robert B. Millard
/s/ John E. Montague Director
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John E. Montague
/s/ Alan H. Washkowitz Director
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Alan H. Washkowitz
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