UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 1996
OR
|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ___________
Commission file number: 0-1460
ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization Identification No.)
CONNECTICUT 06-0659863
ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Ney Industrial Park, Bloomfield, CT 06002-3690
(860) 242-0761
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____
APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes ____ No ____
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of October 15, 1996.
Title Outstanding
Common Stock, no par value Authorized 6,000,000 shares; Issued 1,958,478
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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
Part I - Financial Information
Consolidated Balance Sheets
August 31, 1996 and February 29, 1996 2
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
Three and Six Months Ended August 31, 1996 and 1995 3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
Six Months Ended August 31, 1996 and 1995 4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 5
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition 6
Part II - Other Information
Item 1 - Legal Proceedings 8
Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities 8
Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 8
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 9
Signatures 10
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
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Aug. 31, 1996 Feb. 29, 1996
ASSETS (unaudited)
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $2,908 $4,116
Marketable securities 4,335 3,809
Accounts and other receivables less
allowances of $178 and $124 3,901 4,337
Inventories 7,082 8,612
Prepaid expenses and other assets 106 92
Total current assets 18,332 20,966
Property, plant and equipment 17,298 16,770
Accumulated depreciation (8,303) (7,654)
Property, plant and equipment, net 8,995 9,116
Prepaid pension expense 4,151 4,027
Investment in Digital GraphiX 1,259 1,259
Other assets 3,873 3,430
$36,610 $38,798
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED
STOCK AND COMMON AND OTHER STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $821 $2,923
Short term debt 881 1,136
Other current liabilities 5,066 5,145
Total current liabilities 6,768 9,204
Long term debt, less current maturities 7,657 7,349
Other liabilities 1,134 1,143
Deferred income taxes 2,114 2,197
Redeemable convertible preferred stock 5,309 5,280
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 2,103 2,103
Additional paid-in capital 3,248 3,248
Retained earnings 8,367 8,364
Treasury stock (90) (90)
Total stockholders' equity 13,628 13,625
$36,610 $38,798
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended Six months ended
Aug. 31, Aug. 31, Aug. 31, Aug. 31,
1996 1995 1996 1995
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Sales and revenues:
Net sales $5,944 $5,313 $13,333 $12,164
Investment and other income (loss) (402) 522 259 870
5,542 5,835 13,592 13,034
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 3,936 3,515 8,592 8,097
Selling, general and 1,662 2,209 3,466 4,333
administrative
Research and development 364 278 725 942
Interest expense 203 290 401 586
6,165 6,292 13,184 13,958
Income (loss) from continuing
operations before income
taxes (623) (457) 408 (924)
Income tax expense (benefit) (249) (179) 163 (327)
Income (loss) from continuing
operations (374) (278) 245 (597)
Income from discontinued
operations, net of income
taxes - 270 - 369
Net income (loss) (374) (8) 245 (228)
Preferred dividend requirement (100) (149) (242) (296)
Income (loss) applicable to
common shares ($474) ($157) $3 ($524)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations ($0.25) ($0.22) $0.00 ($0.46)
Discontinued operations - 0.14 - 0.19
Income (loss) per common share ($0.25) ($0.08) $0.00 ($0.27)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
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Six months ended August 31,
1996 1995
(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $245 ($228)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by (used for) operating
activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 734 995
Deferred income taxes (83) -
Pension income (124) (72)
Net gains from marketable securities 92 (495)
Purchases of marketable securities (1,124) (1,659)
Sales of marketable securities 506 1,294
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable 436 (795)
Inventories 1,530 (1,578)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (1) (293)
Accounts payable (2,315) 119
Accrued expenses and other long-term
obligations (88) 375
Net cash used by operating activities (192) (2,337)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment (797) (323)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
and equipment 25 237
Investments in other assets (297) 63
Net cash used for investing activities (1,069) (23)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt (157) (107)
Issuance of short term debt, net - 3,000
Capitalized lease obligations incurred 210 3,000
Net cash provided by financing activities 53 2,893
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents (1,208) 533
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of
period 4,116 2,709
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $2,908 $3,242
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Accounting Policies
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The accompanying interim financial statements and related notes should be
read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Andersen
Group, Inc. and related notes as contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended February 29, 1996. The interim financial statements
include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and
accruals necessary in the judgment of management for a fair presentation of such
statements. In addition, certain reclassifications and the restatement of the
Statement of Operations to reflect the sale of the Company's Dental segment,
have been made to the prior period financial information so that it conforms to
the current period presentation.
(2) Inventories
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Inventories consisted of the following:
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(In thousands)
August 31, February 29,
1996 1996
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Raw materials $ 1,747 $ 3,147
Work in process 2,924 3,413
Finished goods 3,757 3,398
8,428 9,958
LIFO Reserve (1,346) (1,346)
$ 7,082 $ 8,612
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(3) Income Taxes
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Income tax expense (benefit) represents an estimate of the effective
income tax rate for the current fiscal year.
(4) Dividends
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The Company's cumulative convertible preferred stock (the "Preferred
Stock") is entitled to accrue quarterly dividends ranging from $.1875 to $.4375
per share, based upon the operating income (as defined) of The J.M. Ney Company
("Ney"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Due to restrictions in the
Company's debt covenants as discussed below, no dividends were declared on the
Preferred Stock during the three or six month periods ended August 31, 1996,
although they were accrued at rate of $0.2956 and $0.7331 per share,
respectively.
Under the terms of the Company's 10 1/2% convertible subordinated
debentures, the Company has been restricted from paying dividends on its capital
stock since April 1993 and will continue to be restricted until such time as the
Company's cumulative consolidated earnings, as defined, reach specified amounts.
Due to the above restriction, the Company anticipates that it will be
precluded from paying the quarterly Preferred Stock dividend for the foreseeable
future. Through August 31, 1996, approximately $872,247 has been accrued for
this arrearage. (For further information concerning the Company's ability to pay
dividends on or purchase or redeem its capital stock see the Liquidity and
Capital Resources Section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition and Part II, Item 3 below).
(5) Earnings Per Share
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Earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of
common and common equivalent shares outstanding. Fully diluted net income (loss)
per share assumes full conversion of all convertible
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securities into common stock at the later of the beginning of the year or date
of issuance, unless antidilutive. For the three and six month periods ended
August 31, 1996 and 1995, the effect of such conversions has been antidilutive.
(6) Contingencies
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The Company is involved in litigation with one of its business partners in
connection with the unauthorized transfer of shares underlying the Company's
investment in a Russian telecommunications company. The Company is contesting
this transfer and believes that this matter will not result in an impairment of
the value of the investment, although there cannot be any assurances at this
time.
In addition, the Company's subsidiary, The J.M. Ney Company has been named
a defendant in a lawsuit to the cleanup of a Superfund site. See discussion
below in Part II, Item 1 -- Legal Proceedings.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation
During the three months ended August 31, 1996, the Company incurred a net
loss of $374,000 on total revenues of $5,542,000. After accrued dividends and
accretion on preferred stock, the net loss applicable to common shareholders was
$474,000 or $0.25 per share. For the three months ended August 31, 1995, the
Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $278,000 on revenues
of $5,835,000. After including net income of $270,000 from the discontinued
Dental operations and the preferred stock dividend requirement, the net loss
during the prior year's second fiscal quarter was $157,000 or $0.08 per share.
For the six months ended August 31, 1996, the Company recorded net income
of $245,000 on total revenues of $13,592,000. After accrued dividends and
accretion on preferred stock, the net income applicable to common shareholders
was $3,000, or $0.00 per share. During the comparable six months of the prior
fiscal year, the Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of
$597,000 on revenues of $13,034,000. During the prior fiscal year, the net loss
applicable to common shareholders through the first six months was $524,000 or
$0.27 per share, after reflecting net income of $369,000 from the discontinued
dental operation and accrued dividends on preferred stock.
Net sales during the three months ended August 31, 1996 increased by 11.9%
over the comparable prior fiscal year period from $5,313,000 to $5,944,000. This
revenue gain includes a 24.7% gain in the Electronics division due to sales
growth in automotive and medical markets and to sales to the buyer of the
Company's former Dental operations. Margins in these operations decreased
slightly primarily due to changes in the product mix of sales.
The Ultrasonics division experienced a decrease in sales of $396,000 from
the prior year's second quarter due to a general slow down in the semiconductor
market. Margin rates have improved from the prior year primarily due to cost
reductions within the operations.
Net sales for the six months ended August 31, 1996 totaled $13,333,000, a
9.6% increase from the $12,164,000 of net sales from continuing operations
recorded in the prior fiscal year. When sales in the prior fiscal year from the
Company's former Video Products segment which is no longer consolidated, are
excluded from the prior year, current year sales are 32.3% higher than in the
prior fiscal year's first six months. Net sales from the Electronics division
have increased by 36.4%, or nearly $3 million, due to increases in all product
categories, but in particular, screw machined parts for the dental implant and
other industries, and revenues for fabrication services provided to the buyer of
the Company's former Dental division. Net sales of the Ultrasonics Cleaning
Equipment division rose 8.8% from prior year's levels.
Investment and other income during the quarter resulted in a net loss of
$402,000, versus income of $522,000 for the quarter ended August 31, 1996.
Declines in the market value of the Company's investment in Phoenix Shannon,
p.l.c. and Centennial Cellular of $750,000 and $60,000, respectively, offset net
gains in the values of investments in certain financial institutions, income
from short term investments and notes receivable, and rental revenues. In the
prior fiscal year, gains of $280,000 from investments in financial institutions,
nearly $154,000 of market value appreciation of the Centennial Cellular
investment, a gain from the settlement of the escrow related to the sale of a
cellular limited partnership investment and rental income contributed to the
investment income total.
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For the six months ended August 31, 1996, net investment and other income
totaled $259,000, versus $870,000 of such revenue which was recorded for the six
months ended August 31, 1995. The declines in the market values of investments
in Phoenix Shannon and Centennial Cellular as well as a lower amount of gains
from investments in financial institutions contributed to the decline. Interest
income from the increased liquidity and from a $1 million note receivable
received from the prior year's sale of the Dental division, contributed to
improve the current year results.
Research and development expenses for the quarter ended August 31, 1996,
totaled $364,000, versus $278,000 in the prior fiscal year. Year-to-date,
$725,000 of such expenses were incurred versus $942,000 in the prior fiscal
year's first six months. The year-to-date decline is attributable to research
and development costs incurred by the Company's formerly consolidated Video
Products segment prior to the date on which the Company's interest was diluted
below consolidation.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $1,662,000 for the
three months ended August 31, 1996, a decline of 24.8% from the $2,209,000 of
such expenses from continuing operations recorded during the second quarter of
the prior fiscal year. The decrease is due to cost reductions within the
Ultrasonics Cleaning Equipment division, and to lower corporate legal costs. For
the six months ended August 31, 1996, these expenses totaled $3,480,000, a 19.7%
decrease from the six months ended August 31, 1995 due to the above reasons and
to the absence of these costs in the current fiscal year as they relate to the
former Video Products segment.
Interest expense totaled $203,000 and $290,000 respectively for the three
month period ended August 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. For the six month
periods then ended, interest expense was $401,000 and $586,000, respectively.
The absence of borrowings under a revolving credit agreement and lower amounts
of term indebtedness resulted in the lower current year's interest expense
totals.
Income tax benefits of $249,000 and $179,000 for the three month periods
ended August 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, reflect the impact of the recorded
losses at estimated effective income tax rates. The six months income tax
expense of $163,000 in the current fiscal year and the $327,000 benefit for the
six months ended August 31, 1995 also reflect estimated provisions for the
income tax effect of the results of operations for the periods then ended.
For the three and six month periods ended August 31, 1995, the Company
recorded net income after taxes relating to the discontinued Dental segment of
$270,000 and $369,000 respectively. Sales from this segment totaled $9,705,000
and $20,123,000 for the three and six months, respectively.
For the three and six months ended August 31, 1996, the Company recorded a
preferred dividend requirement of $100,000 and $242,000, respectively, including
$15,000 and $29,000 of accretion of the issuance discount. During the prior
fiscal year, the preferred dividend requirement for the three and six month
periods ended August 31, 1995 totaled $149,000, and $296,000, respectively, of
which $38,000 and $75,000, related to discount accretion. Based upon earnings,
as defined, the current year's three and six month results include the accrual
of dividends at the rates of $0.2956 and $0.7331 per outstanding share of
preferred stock, respectively. During the prior fiscal year, the minimum per
share accrual of $.1875 per share was recorded in each of the first two fiscal
quarters. Outstanding preferred shares during the current fiscal year are
slightly less than half of those that had been outstanding in the prior fiscal
year as a result of the January 1996 purchase of 299,561 shares pursuant to a
tender offer.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At August 31, 1996, the Company's cash, short term investments and
marketable securities totaled $7,243,000, which represents a decline of $682,000
from February 29, 1996, primarily due to the decline in values of the Phoenix
Shannon and Centennial Cellular investments. Due to current market conditions
for Phoenix Shannon common stock, the Company is evaluating the carrying values
of its investment in this common stock and of a $1 million note receivable from
Phoenix Shannon, which is included in Other Assets. Based upon our evaluations
of matters underlying the market changes, we may take additional valuation
allowances against these assets in future periods to the extent that there is a
perceived impairment of the recoverability of these assets.
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During the quarter ended August 31, 1996, the Company's primary
subsidiary, The J.M. Ney Company, received a commitment from a major commercial
banking group to enter into a revolving credit facility that would include among
other things, the ability to finance its precious metals inventory, and to
borrow against eligible trade accounts receivable and inventory. As a result of
a standby letter of credit that will be issued under this facility, the Company
also expects to receive $500,000 of cash currently restricted pursuant to an
escrow agreement and included in Other Assets. This facility is expected to be
closed during the third fiscal quarter.
The Company believes that, in addition to potential borrowings under this
line and under available lease lines, funds from operations, sales of existing
investments, the realization of certain assets not presently included among
current assets and potential future refinancing will be sufficient to meet its
anticipated working capital and debt service requirements for the foreseeable
future.
The Indenture relating to the Company's 10.5% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures contains covenants restricting the payment of dividends on or
repurchases or redemptions of the Company's capital stock. As the result of
preferred stock repurchases and losses incurred in recent years, the Company is
currently prohibited by such covenants from making such payments on the
Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. The Company will only be permitted to pay
dividends on or redeem the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock to the extent by
which cumulative consolidated net income (as defined) earned after August 31,
1996 exceeds approximately $3,944,000.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In July, 1996, two lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court
for the District of New Jersey, MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. A.E. STALEY MFG.
CO. ET AL, and VELSICOL CHEMICAL CORP. V. A.E. STALEY MFG. CO. ET AL, in which
Morton and Velsicol, assert a private right of action pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA")
against approximately 95 companies relating to the Ventron/Velsicol Superfund
Site located in Wood Ridge and Carlstadt, New Jersey (the "Site"). The only
claim of relevance for purposes of this report is that the defendants are
alleged to have been "generators" of hazardous materials ultimately processed at
the Site. Among this generator defendant group is the Company's subsidiary, The
J.M. Ney Company ("Ney"). The suits, which duplicate each other in all material
respects, purport to place the defendants on notice of Morton and Velsicol's
respective claims for contribution of an unspecified share of the costs of
remediation of contamination at this Site. Neither a plan for remediation at the
Site nor the potential costs thereof have been determined by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency or by the State of New Jersey's Department of
Environmental Protection. Nor have Morton or Velsicol asserted any basis on
which any of the defendants could determine the appropriate allocation of costs
as between or among the defendant group, if liability to generator defendants
ultimately is proven. Ney is in the process of evaluating this claim and its
various defenses to it. Among other things, Ney has a reasonable basis to
believe that Morton and Velsicol, as responsible parties for the operations of
the Site, have joint and several liability for the costs eventually determined
and incurred in connection with Site remediation. Proceedings in this litigation
have not reached the stage of setting down a schedule for discovery, including
exchange of information among the parties on the basis of which an evaluation of
potential liability can be made. The Company is investigating whether any
liability which may accrue at some future date may be subject to reimbursement
in whole or in part from insurance proceeds. As of this date, the Company has
no basis to conclude that the litigation may be material to the Company's
financial condition or business.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
As discussed above in Note 4, Dividends, and in Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition, the Company is
not permitted to pay dividends on or repurchase or redeem any of its capital
stock. As a result of this restriction, the Company was precluded from paying
the Preferred Stock dividend earned for each of the four quarters in fiscal
years 1994, 1995, and 1996 respectively, and is precluded from paying the
Preferred Stock dividend earned for each of the two quarters ended August 31,
1996. These dividends are ordinarily payable within 45 days after the end of the
quarter. Therefore, while the quarterly fiscal 1994 through May 31, 1996
dividends are in arrears, the dividend for the quarter ended August 31, 1996,
which was in the amount of $.2956 per share, will be in arrears on October 16,
1996. The aggregate arrearage for all dividends (including that payable on
October 15, 1996) is approximately $872,247.
As of October 16, 1994, the Company was in arrears for six consecutive
quarters in the payment of the dividends on the Preferred Stock. The terms of
the Preferred Stock provide that once the Company is in arrears on the payment
of the dividends on the Preferred Stock for six consecutive quarters, the
holders of the Preferred Stock, voting together as a class, are entitled to
elect one additional director to the Company's Board of Directors at any annual
meeting of shareholders or a special meeting held in place thereof, or at a
special meeting of the holders of the Preferred Stock. If and when the dividends
which are in arrears on the Preferred Stock shall have been paid or declared and
set apart for payment, the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock to elect
such additional director shall cease (but always subject to the same provisions
for the vesting of such voting rights in the case of any similar future
arrearages in dividends), and the term of office of any person elected director
by the holders of the Preferred Stock shall terminate. As of October 15, 1996,
no special meeting of the preferred stockholders has been held or scheduled.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) Annual Meeting was held on June 17, 1996
(b) Election of Directors:
Oliver R. Grace, Jr.
Francis E. Baker
Peter N. Bennett
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John S. Grace
Louis A. Lubrano
James J. Pinto
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
1. Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended August 31, 1996.
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Pursuant to the requirements 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.
ANDERSEN GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Francis E. Baker
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Francis E. Baker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:
By: /s/ Robert P. Belcher
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Robert P. Belcher
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:
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