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Filed by: EGL, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Circle International Group, Inc.
Commission File No.: 000-08664
Subject Company: EGL, Inc.
Commission File No.: 000-27288
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT AND INVESTOR NOTICE
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The statements made in or in connection with this presentation regarding the
expected date of closing of the merger, future financial and operating results,
target growth rates, benefits of the merger, tax and accounting treatment of the
merger, future opportunities, synergies, cost savings and any other effect,
result or aspect of the proposed transaction and any other statements, which are
not historical facts, are forward looking statements. Such statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, costs and difficulties
related to the integration of acquired businesses, costs, delays, and any other
difficulties related to the merger, failure of the parties to satisfy closing
conditions, risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and
governmental regulation, future financial and operational results, competition,
general economic conditions, ability to manage and continue growth, risks of
international operations and other factors detailed in EGL's and Circle's Forms
10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those
indicated.
EGL plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a
registration statement on Form S-4. In the connection with the merger, EGL and
Circle expect to mail a joint proxy statement/prospectus, which will be part of
the registration statement, to shareholders of EGL and Circle containing
information about the merger. Shareholders of EGL and Circle are urged to read
the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statements
when it is filed and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC. The joint
proxy statement/prospectus will contain important information about EGL, Circle,
the merger, the persons soliciting proxies related to the merger, and related
matters that should be considered by shareholders before making any decision
regarding the merger and related transactions. Once they are filed with the SEC,
the registration statement, joint proxy statement prospectus and other documents
will be available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://sec.gov and
from EGL and Circle. In addition to the registration statement and the joint
proxy statement/prospectus, EGL and Circle file annual, quarterly and special
reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC that are also
available free of charge at the SEC's web site and from EGL and Circle.
In addition, the identity of the people who, under SEC rules, may be considered
"participants in the solicitation" of EGL shareholders and Circle shareholders
in connection with the proposed merger, and any description of their interests,
is available in an SEC filing under Schedule 14A made by both EGL and Circle on
July 3, 2000.
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EGL, INC. AND CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
JULY 2000
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COMBINATION CREATES GLOBAL FREIGHT LEADER
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o CREATES THE LEADING GLOBAL HEAVYWEIGHT EXPEDITED FREIGHT AND
LOGISTICS COMPANY
o TREMENDOUS VALUE PROPOSITION TO CUSTOMERS
o COMBINES MARKETING STRENGTHS OF EGL WITH STRONG INTERNATIONAL
OPERATING CAPABILITIES OF CIRCLE
o BEST MANAGEMENT TEAM IN THE INDUSTRY
o COMBINED COMPANY HAS LTM $1.5 BILLION OF REVENUES AND $104 MILLION
OF EBITDA, WITH NO NET DEBT
o IMMEDIATELY ACCRETIVE TO EARNINGS
o TARGETED EARNINGS GROWTH RATE IN THE MID-20'S
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TRANSACTION SUMMARY
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o STOCK-FOR-STOCK, TAX-FREE TRANSACTION
o POOLING-OF-INTERESTS (NO GOODWILL)
o EXCHANGE RATIO OF 1.00 EGL SHARE PER CIRCLE SHARE
- PRO FORMA EQUITY SPLIT OF 63% EGL/37% CIRCLE
o EXPECTED CLOSING DURING FALL 2000 FOLLOWING CUSTOMARY CONDITIONS
INCLUDING SHAREHOLDER AND REGULATORY APPROVALS
o P GIBERT JOINS EGL BOARD
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SNAPSHOT OF EGL, INC.
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o NON-ASSET BASED AIRFREIGHT FORWARDER WITH EXTENSIVE NETWORK IN NORTH
AMERICA
o 92 LOCATIONS IN 9 COUNTRIES (EXCLUDING AGENTS)
o FOCUS ON EXPEDITED DELIVERIES
o PRINCIPAL SERVICES INCLUDE:
- AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING
- LOCAL PICKUP AND DELIVERY
- AIR CHARTER SERVICES
o $693 MILLION OF LTM REVENUES AND $58 MILLION OF EBITDA
o 75+% OF BUSINESS IS DOMESTIC
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SNAPSHOT OF CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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o FOUNDED IN 1898 AS CUSTOMS BROKER
o OVER 4,900 EMPLOYEES WITH 300 OFFICES, AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES
o PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDE:
- AIR AND OCEAN FORWARDING - INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC
- CUSTOMS BROKERAGE
- LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
o $847 MILLION OF LTM REVENUES AND $47 MILLION OF LTM EBITDA
o 90+% OF BUSINESS HAS INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT
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TRANSACTION RATIONALE
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o ONE-STOP GLOBAL LOGISTICS SOLUTION
o COMBINES COMPLEMENTARY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
o CROSS-SELLING OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADER BLUE-CHIP CUSTOMER BASE
o SIGNIFICANT OPERATING EFFICIENCIES
o LEVERAGE EGL'S ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS
o COMBINED MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF OVER $1.5 BILLION WITH SIGNIFICANT
FLOAT (BASED ON JULY 5 EGL PRICE)
o STRONG CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET
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COMPLEMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS
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o COMBINES EGL'S 78 DOMESTIC LOCATIONS WITH CIRCLE'S 245 INTERNATIONAL
LOCATIONS
o BLUE CHIP CUSTOMER LISTS WITH SURPRISINGLY LITTLE OVERLAP
o JOINS EGL'S MARKETING STRENGTHS WITH CIRCLE'S INTERNATIONAL
OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE
o CIRCLE TO UTILIZE EGL'S DOMESTIC LINE-HAUL AND PICK-UP AND DELIVERY
SYSTEMS
o EGL ELIMINATES INTERNATIONAL AGENT PROFIT SPLIT
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SCHEDULED AIR CARGO NETWORK
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[Map identifying U.S. cities where EGL and/or Circle have air cargo operations]
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NATIONWIDE TRUCKING NETWORK
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[Map identifying North American locations of trucking network]
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ENHANCED SERVICE OFFERING FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER
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o LOCAL PICK-UP AND DELIVERY
o DOMESTIC EXPEDITED FREIGHT
- UNIQUE AIR FREIGHT SYSTEM
- COMPLEMENTARY NATIONWIDE GROUND NETWORK
o INTERNATIONAL AIR FREIGHT
o INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FREIGHT
o CUSTOMS BROKERAGE
o LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
o GLOBAL TRACKING AND TRACING
GOAL: SEAMLESS WORLDWIDE NETWORK
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SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COST SAVINGS
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<TABLE>
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Anticipated Annual
Savings
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$ millions 2001 2002
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Headquarters $ 6.5 $ 14.0
US Field Facilities $ 1.5 $ 2.0
Margin Recapture $ 2.0 $ 4.0
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$10.0 $ 20.0
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o COST SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
- CORPORATE OVERHEAD
- SLIGHT DUPLICATION OF US LOCATIONS
- MARGIN CAPTURE BY REDUCING USE OF AGENTS AND OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS
o ESTIMATED $10 MILLION OF SAVINGS DURING 2001
o ESTIMATED $20+ MILLION OF ANNUAL SAVINGS AVAILABLE THEREAFTER
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BROADENS BLUE CHIP ACCOUNT BASE
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EGL and Circle have very little overlap in their top 15 customer base
<TABLE>
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EGL EAGLE GLOBAL LOGISTICS CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL
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<S> <C>
Alcoa Fujikura Avon
Cisco Bayer
COMPAQ COMPAQ
Continental Airlines Cummins
Dayton Hudson DaimlerChrysler
Dell General Electric
General Motors Goodyear
Harley-Davidson Honda
Hasbro IBM
Lucent Merck
Merisel Plamex
Nintendo Proctor & Gamble
Nokia Smithkline Beecham
Qualcomm 3M
United Technologies Visteon
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CONSERVATIVE CAPITALIZATION POST-MERGER
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AS OF MARCH 31, 2000
(IN MILLIONS)
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EGL CIRCLE COMBINED(1) %
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash & Equivalents $ 30.9 $ 69.3 $100.2
Total Debt $ 0.0 $ 50.5 $ 50.5 10.7%
Minority Interest 0.3 9.9 10.2 2.2
Common Equity 166.9 246.3 413.2 87.2
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Total Capitalization $167.2 $306.7 $473.9 100.0%
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(1) Prior to transaction and restructuring amounts
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COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT - AS REPORTED
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LTM ENDED MARCH 31, 2000
(IN MILLIONS)
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EGL CIRCLE COMBINED(1)
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Revenues $ 692.7 $ 874.4 $ 1,540.1
Gross Profit 289.0 340.4 629.4
% Margin 41.7% 40.2% 40.9%
EBITDA 57.8 46.5 104.3
% Margin 8.3% 5.5% 6.8%
Operating Income 50.5 29.5 80.0
% Margin 7.3% 3.5% 5.2%
Net Income 31.8 24.7 56.5
% Margin 4.6% 2.9% 3.7%
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EPS $ 1.03 $ 1.42 $ 1.16
Accretion % 12.6%
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COMBINED RESULTS ARE SHOWN EXCLUSIVE OF ANY COST SYNERGIES OR TRANSACTION
OR RESTRUCTURING CHARGES; PRO FORMA RESULTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE
OF ACTUAL RESULTS.
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INTEGRATION STRATEGY
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o DEDICATED INTEGRATION TEAM TO BE FORMED, LED BY K. WERTHEIMER, AND
INCLUDING MEMBERS FROM EGL AND CIRCLE
o INCENTIVE PROGRAMS DEVELOPED TO RETAIN ALL KEY PERSONNEL
o US OPERATIONS TO BE MIGRATED TO PROVEN EGL WORLDPORT SYSTEM
o INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS TO BE MIGRATED TO EGL DEVELOPED TALON SYSTEM THAT
WILL INCLUDE INTERCOMPANY AUTOMATED SETTLEMENT PROCESS
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IT ORGANIZATION
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WILL HAVE ARGUABLY THE BEST IT MANAGEMENT TEAM IN THE INDUSTRY:
o DAN DIGREGORIO, CTO - 27 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE WITH 25 YEARS IN THE
FREIGHT INDUSTRY (AEIC & EGL)
o BOB TOWLE, VP MIS - 22 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE WITH 12 IN THE FREIGHT
INDUSTRY (AEIC, EMERY & EGL)
o CYNTHIA STODDARD, CIO - 20 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE WITH 19 IN THE FREIGHT
INDUSTRY (CON. FREIGHTWAYS, EMERY, CIRCLE)
o ANTONIO MARIN, SVP MIS - RECENT RECRUIT FROM RELIANT ENERGY WITH
SUBSTANTIAL INTERNATIONAL MIS EXPERIENCE IN DEPLOYING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
o CLIVE HUCKINS, DIR. MIS - RECENT RECRUIT FROM BRITISH AIRWAYS (CARGO
DIVISION) WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING LARGE APPLICATIONS (16
YEARS IT EXPERIENCE)
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WITH A COMPETITIVE EDGE
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ALL INFORMATION SERVICES AND OPERATING TECHNOLOGY
INTERNET ENABLED
o EAGLE ADVISOR o TALON
o DIGITAL IMAGING o EAGLE SCAN
o WWW.EAGLEUSA.COM o EAGLE'S NEST
o WORLDPORT o EAGLE SHIP
THE RESULT:
MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY / CONNECTIVITY / COMPETITIVENESS
FOR EAGLE AND OUR CUSTOMERS
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WHY WILL THIS MERGER WORK WHEN OTHERS HAVE NOT?
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o NEEDS MET: MANAGEMENT TEAM, INTERNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
o EXCELLENT STRATEGIC FIT WITH MINIMAL OVERLAP
o MERGES OPERATIONALLY STRONG INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE WITH SALES DRIVEN
DOMESTICALLY-FOCUSED EAGLE
o IT SYSTEMS TO MIGRATE TOWARD
o TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR COST AND MARGIN SYNERGIES
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CLOSING POINTS . . .
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o MAKES EAGLE LESS DEPENDENT ON US ECONOMY
o OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE EAGLE SALES ORGANIZATION WITH CIRCLE
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
o MOVE FROM A 20% BOTTOM LINE GROWTH RATE TO A TARGETED 25+% BOTTOM
LINE GROWTH RATE IN THE NEAR TERM
o REDUCES RISK OF EAGLE'S INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION PLANS AND OF CIRCLE
MANAGEMENT CHANGE
o MOVE FROM SMALL CAP TO MID-CAP WITH IMPROVED FLOAT
THE SUCCESSFUL NON-ASSET BASED MODEL REMAINS UNCHANGED
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EAGLE CIRCLES THE GLOBE!
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