GP STRATEGIES CORP
10-K/A, 1998-04-30
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

              [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 1-7234
                            GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                        13-1926739
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9 West 57th Street, New York, NY                                10019
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (212) 826-8500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class                   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value                  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

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. Yes X 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 March 2, 1998, the aggregate market value of the outstanding shares of the
Registrant's  Common  Stock,  par value $.01 per share,  held by  non-affiliates
(assuming  for  this  calculation  only  that all  officers  and  directors  are
affiliates)  was  approximately  $133,419,544  based on the closing price of the
Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange on March 2, 1998.  None of the Class
B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share, was held by non-affiliates.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the most recent practicable date.

Class                                             Outstanding  at March 2, 1998
Common  Stock,  par  value  $.01 per share             10,671,598 shares
Class B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share            62,500 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the  Registrant's  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for its 1998 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.


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ITEM              14. EXHIBITS,  FINANCIAL STATEMENT  SCHEDULES,  AND REPORTS ON
                  FORM 8-K ARE HEREBY  AMENDED AND RESTATED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS
                  FOLLOWS:



     (a)(1)The following  financial  statements are included in Part II, Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:

         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES:

                                                                      Page

Independent Auditors' Report                                           31

Financial Statements:

Consolidated Balance Sheets -
December 31, 1997 and 1996                                             32

Consolidated Statements of Operations -
Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995                           34

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity -
Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995                           35

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995                           37

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                             40

   
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedule

          Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts              i

          Independent Auditors' Report                                 ii

(a)(3) Exhibits

          Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Independent Auditors       *
    

(b) There were no Reports  on Form 8-K filed by the  Registrant  during the last
quarter of the period covered by this report.

* Filed herewith.






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                   GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                   SCHEDULE II

<TABLE>

Valuation and qualifying accounts (in thousands)

<CAPTION>

                                                                  Additions
                                              Balance at           Charged to                            Balance at
                                               Beginning           Costs &                               End of
                                             of Period            Expenses             Deductions(a)     Period

Year ended December 31, 1997:
<S>                                              <C>                  <C>                  <C>              <C>   
 Allowance for doubtful accounts (b)             $2,155               $1,608               $  (981)         $2,782


Year ended December 31, 1996:
 Allowance for doubtful accounts (b)             $3,066               $1,036               $(1,947)         $2,155


Year ended December 31, 1995:
 Allowance for doubtful accounts (b)             $2,092               $2,077               $(1,103)         $3,066


</TABLE>


(a) Write-off of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.

(b) Deducted from related asset on Balance Sheet.




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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT





The Board of Directors and Stockholders
GP Strategies Corporation

Under date of March 17, 1998, we reported on the consolidated  balance sheets of
GP Strategies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the related  consolidated  statements of  operations,  changes in  stockholders'
equity,  and cash  flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended
December 31, 1997,  as contained in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended 1997. In  connection  with our audits of the  aforementioned  consolidated
financial  statements,  we also have  audited  the related  financial  statement
schedule as listed in the accompanying  index. This financial statement schedule
is the  responsibility  of the Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is to
express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits.

In our opinion,  the related financial  statement  schedule,  when considered in
relation  to the  basic  consolidated  financial  statements  taken  as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.



                                                     KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


New York, New York
March 17, 1998


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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.


                                            GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION


                                            BY:  Jerome I. Feldman
                                                 President and Chief
                                                 Executive Officer

Dated: April 30, 1998






                                                                   Exhibit 23



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION


Under date of March 31,  1998,  we  previously  consented  to  incorporation  by
reference in the Registration  Statements (No.  333-20815) and (No. 33-54407) on
Form  S-3  and the  Registration  Statement  (No.  33-26261)  on Form  S-8 of GP
Strategies  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  of our report  dated  March 17, 1998
relating to the consolidated  balance sheets of GP Strategies  Corporation as of
December  31,  1997  and  1996  and  the  related  consolidated   statements  of
operations,  changes  in  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in
Form 10-K of GP Strategies Corporation. We consent to incorporation by reference
in the above listed  Registration  Statements of our report dated March 17, 1998
with respect to the related financial statement schedule which report appears in
the Form 10-K/A of GP Strategies Corporation.



                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP





New York, New York
April 30, 1998




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