SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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PERINI CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[X] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on
which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined):
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
(5) Total fee paid:
[ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials: [ ] Check box if any part of
the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of
its filing.
(1) Amount previously paid:
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement no.:
(3) Filing Party:
(4) Date Filed:
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PERINI CORPORATION
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9160
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [March __, 2000]
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Special Meeting") of Perini Corporation (the "Company") will be held on [March
__, 2000] at [10:00 a.m. at Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP, Conference Center, 2nd
Floor, Exchange Place, 53 State Street,] Boston, Massachusetts.
Holders of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company (the "Common
Stock") and holders of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00
par value, of the Company (the "Series B Preferred Stock") will vote:
1. To approve (a) the issuance of 9,411,765 shares of Common Stock (the
"Purchase Shares") to the Tutor-Saliba Corporation, O&G Industries, Inc. and
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. and permitted assigns
(the "Purchasers") for an aggregate purchase price of $40,000,000 upon the terms
and conditions described in the attached proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement")
and (b) the issuance of up to approximately 7,461,398 shares of Common Stock and
such additional shares of Common Stock as required under the terms of the
exchange (the "Exchange Shares" and together with the Purchase Shares, the
"Shares") in exchange for shares of Series B Preferred Stock upon the terms and
conditions described in the attached Proxy Statement (which proposal shall only
be effective if proposals 2 and 3 are approved).
2. To approve an amendment to the Restated Articles of Organization of
the Company increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to
40,000,000 shares.
3. To approve an amendment to the Certificate of Vote designating the
Series B Preferred Stock (which amendment shall only be effective if proposals 1
and 2 are approved and the transactions contemplated by proposal 1 are
consummated).
4. To consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come
before the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Action may be taken on the foregoing matters at the Special Meeting on
the date specified above, or on any date or dates to which the Special Meeting
may be postponed or adjourned.
If the action proposed is approved by the stockholders at the Special
Meeting and effected by the Company, any holder of Series B Preferred Stock (1)
who files with the
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Company before the taking of the vote on approval of such action, written
objection to the proposed action stating that it intends to demand payment for
its shares if the action is taken and (2) whose shares are not voted in favor of
such action, have or may have the right to demand in writing from the Company,
within twenty days after the date of mailing to it of notice in writing that the
corporate action has become effective, payment for its shares of Series B
Preferred Stock and an appraisal of the value thereof. The Company and any such
holder of Series B Preferred Stock shall in such cases have the rights and
duties and shall follow the procedure set forth in sections 88 to 98, inclusive,
of chapter 156B of the General Laws of Massachusetts. A copy of such sections is
included as Annex D to the attached Proxy Statement.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 17,
2000 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the stockholders
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting and at any
adjournments thereof. Only stockholders of record of the Company's Common Stock
and Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on the Record Date will be
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting and at any
adjournments thereof.
You are requested to fill in and sign the enclosed Proxy Card, which is
being solicited by the Board of Directors, and to mail it promptly in the
enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. Any proxy may be revoked by notice to the
Secretary of the Company or by delivery of a later dated proxy. Stockholders of
record who attend the Special Meeting may vote in person, even if they have
previously delivered a signed proxy.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Robert Band
President and Chief Executive Officer
Framingham, Massachusetts
[February __, 2000]
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND
PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE
PROVIDED. IF YOU ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU WISH,
EVEN IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RETURNED YOUR PROXY CARD.
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PERINI CORPORATION
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9160
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PROXY STATEMENT
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FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on [March __, 2000]
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Perini Corporation (the "Company") for use
at a Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on [March __,
2000] and at any adjournments thereof (the "Special Meeting"). At the Special
Meeting, stockholders will be asked to approve:
(1) the issuance of 9,411,765 shares (the "Purchase Shares") of Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company to
the Tutor-Saliba Corporation ("Tutor-Saliba"), O&G Industries, Inc.
("O&G"), and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
("National Union") (Tutor-Saliba, O&G and National Union and their
permitted assigns are collectively referred to herein as the
"Purchasers") for an aggregate purchase price of $40,000,000 upon the
terms and conditions described herein and the issuance of up to
approximately 7,461,398 shares of Common Stock and such additional
shares of Common Stock as required under the terms of the exchange (the
"Exchange Shares" and together with the Purchase Shares, the "Shares")
in exchange for the outstanding shares of Series B Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") upon the
terms and conditions described herein (which proposal shall only be
effective if proposals 2 and 3 are approved);
(2) an amendment to the Restated Articles of Organization of the Company
increasing the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to
40,000,000; and
(3) an amendment to the Certificate of Vote designating the Series B
Preferred Stock (which amendment shall only be effective if proposals 1
and 2 are approved and the Transaction is consummated).
The issuance of the Shares described in Proposal 1 and the transactions
contemplated thereby are also referred to as the "Transaction".
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of
Stockholders and Proxy Card are first being sent to stockholders on or about
[February __, 2000]. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
February 17, 2000 as the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting (the "Record Date").
Only stockholders of record of the Common Stock at the close of business on
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the Record Date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special
Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were [5,682,287] shares of Common Stock
outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Holders of Common Stock
outstanding as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to
one vote for each share held by them. In addition, the holders of 200,184 shares
of Series B Preferred Stock (150,150 shares issued on January 17, 1997 plus
in-kind dividends of 50,034 shares paid through December 15, 1999) have the same
voting rights as holders of Common Stock on an as converted basis (or 4,135,094
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate on an as converted basis). Therefore,
the maximum aggregate number of votes of holders of Common Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock available as of the record date and entitled to vote at the
Special Meeting is [9,817,381].
The presence, in person or by proxy, of holders of at least a majority
of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company's capital
stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting.
Votes Required
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The Company is seeking the affirmative vote of the holders of a
Disinterested Majority (as defined below) of Common Stock and the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock
(on an as converted basis) for the approval of the Transaction (which shall only
be effective if proposals 2 and 3 are approved). The affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast is required under the rules of the American Stock
Exchange for approval of the Transaction. The approval of a Disinterested
Majority is not required by such rules or applicable law. The Special Committee
of the Board of Directors (consisting of outside directors with no financial
interest in the Transaction) has deemed such approval to be advisable and has
required it to be a condition to the consummation of the Transaction (see
"Special Committee and Background of Transaction"). Because the Disinterested
Majority requirement is not mandated by applicable rules or law, the Special
Committee reserves the right to waive this requirement if it deems such a waiver
to be advisable. "Disinterested Majority" is defined as a majority in interest
of the holders of the Common Stock but excludes any stockholder that is or is an
affiliate of either (i) any Purchaser or (ii) any holder of Series B Preferred
Stock who agrees to exchange its shares of Series B Preferred Stock for Common
Stock.
The Company is seeking the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (on an as
converted basis) to approve an amendment to the Restated Articles of
Organization of the Company increasing the authorized number of shares of Common
Stock to 40,000,000.
The Company is seeking the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (on an as
converted basis) and two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock voting separately as a class to approve an amendment to the Certificate of
Vote designating the Series B Preferred Stock (which amendment shall only be
effective if proposals 1 and 2 are approved and the Transaction is consummated).
Under Massachusetts law and practice, abstentions and broker non-votes
(that is, shares represented at the meeting which are held by a broker or
nominee and as to which (i) instructions
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have not been received from the beneficial owner or the person entitled to vote
and (ii) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power) shall
be treated as shares that are present and entitled to vote for the purpose of
determining whether a quorum is present, but shall not constitute a vote "for:"
or "against" a matter and will be disregarded in determining the "votes cast".
Stockholders of the Company are requested to complete, sign, date and
promptly return the accompanying Proxy Card in the enclosed postage-prepaid
envelope. Shares represented by a properly executed Proxy Card received prior to
the vote at the Special Meeting and not revoked will be voted at the Special
Meeting as directed on the Proxy Card. If a properly executed Proxy Card is
submitted but not marked as to a particular item, the shares will be voted FOR
the approval of the Transaction, FOR the amendment to the Company's Restated
Articles of Organization and FOR the amendment to the Series B Certificate of
Vote.
A stockholder of record may revoke a proxy at any time before it has
been exercised by filing a written revocation with the Secretary of the Company
at the address of the Company set forth above, by filing a duly executed proxy
bearing a later date, or by appearing in person and voting by ballot at the
Special Meeting. Any stockholder of record as of the Record Date attending the
Special Meeting may vote in person whether or not a proxy has been previously
given, but the presence (without further action) of a stockholder at the Special
Meeting will not constitute revocation of a previously given proxy.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.
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PROPOSAL 1 - APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE SHARES...............................................................1
Reason for Stockholder Approval............................................................................1
Need for Additional Equity and Working Capital.............................................................1
General Effect of Transaction on Existing Stockholders.....................................................2
Description of Transaction.................................................................................3
Use of Proceeds............................................................................................5
Description of Purchase Shares.............................................................................5
Exchange of Series B Preferred Stock.......................................................................5
Amendment of Rights of the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock.............................................7
Shareholders' Agreement....................................................................................7
Election of Directors................................................................................8
Registration Rights Agreement..............................................................................9
Credit Facility...........................................................................................10
Impact of Failure to Approve the Issuance of the Shares...................................................13
Stock Incentive Plan Grants...............................................................................13
By-Law Amendments.........................................................................................14
Shareholder Rights Agreement Amendment....................................................................15
Interests of Certain Persons in the Transaction...........................................................16
NOL Analysis..............................................................................................16
Continued Risk of Ownership Change........................................................................20
Regulation of Certain Business Combinations under Massachusetts Law.......................................21
Special Committee and Background of Transaction...........................................................21
Opinion of Financial Advisor..............................................................................27
PROPOSAL 2 - APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION..........................................34
Reason for Amendment......................................................................................34
Description of Amendment..................................................................................34
Vote Required.............................................................................................34
PROPOSAL 3 - AMENDMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK.............................................35
Description of Amendment..................................................................................35
Appraisal Rights..........................................................................................35
Vote Required.............................................................................................38
Principal Stockholders....................................................................................39
Independent Auditors......................................................................................48
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS............................48
Results of Operations - 1999 Compared to 1998.............................................................48
Continuing Operations...............................................................................48
Discontinued Operations.............................................................................49
Results of Operations - 1998 Compared to 1997.............................................................50
Continuing Operations...............................................................................50
Financial Condition.......................................................................................50
Cash and Working Capital............................................................................50
Long-term Debt......................................................................................52
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)......................................................................52
Dividends...........................................................................................52
Outlook.............................................................................................54
Forward-looking Statements................................................................................56
Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.................................................57
Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure......................................................57
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS................................................................................58
Consolidated Balance Sheets...............................................................................59
Consolidated Statements of Operations.....................................................................61
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).................................................62
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.....................................................................63
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................................................65
Report of Independent Public Accountants..................................................................90
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION.......................................................................91
CAPITALIZATION...................................................................................................94
UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA...............................................................................95
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS............................................................................................96
Solicitation of Proxies...................................................................................96
Stockholder Proposals for 2000 Annual Meeting.............................................................96
Incorporation of Portions of Certain Documents by Reference...............................................96
Inclusion of Documents which Contain Information Incorporated by Reference................................96
Other Matters.............................................................................................96
ANNEX A - Securities Purchase Agreement.........................................................................A-1
ANNEX B - Fairness Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin.....................................................B-1
ANNEX C - Consent of Independent Public Accountants.............................................................C-1
ANNEX D - Sections 85-98 of the Massachsuetts Business Corporation Law..........................................D-1
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PROPOSAL 1
APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE SHARES
Reason for Stockholder Approval
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Under the Company's Restated Articles of Organization, as amended, and
the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the
Company has the authority to approve the issuance of Common Stock. However,
under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the
Purchasers relating to the Purchase Shares, stockholder approval of the issuance
of the Shares by a Disinterested Majority of Common Stock and a majority of the
shares of Common Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (voting on an as converted
basis) is a condition to the Purchasers' obligation to purchase the Purchase
Shares (though this condition may be waived by the Special Committee). The
Company does not have sufficient shares of Common Stock authorized to issue the
Shares and therefore is also seeking stockholder approval to amend its Restated
Articles of Organization to increase the number of shares of Common Stock which
are authorized thereunder. Unless Proposals 2 and 3 are approved, the
Transaction will not be consummated.
In addition, under applicable American Stock Exchange Rules, approval by
a majority of votes cast is required for the issuance of the Purchase Shares
because it involves the issuance of more than 20% of the Company's outstanding
equity at a price less than the greater of book value or market value for the
Company's Common Stock. The issuance of the Purchase Shares will not be less
than the book value of such shares but may be less than the market value of such
shares. Regardless, satisfaction of the stockholder approval requirements set
forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement will also satisfy the applicable
American Stock Exchange Rules.
STOCKHOLDERS WHO VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1 SHOULD ALSO VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS
2 AND 3.
Need for Additional Equity and Working Capital
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As previously disclosed in Company reports to stockholders and in its
public filings, the Company has incurred approximately $190 million of losses
from its real estate development business segment during the four-year period
ended December 31, 1999. These losses are the primary reason the Company's
stockholders' equity has been reduced from a positive $105.6 million to a
negative $36.6 million during this period. Purchasers of general construction
services, whether public or private, not only evaluate the operating capability
of a contractor such as the Company, but also its financial condition. The
Company believes that it has recently been operating under a competitive
disadvantage when attempting to acquire new projects and is concerned that its
ability to acquire new work to replace or augment its current backlog will be
seriously impaired unless its financial condition, particularly its
stockholders' equity, is significantly improved in the near term. A sufficient
volume of new work is critical to maintaining its key group of construction
professionals, achieving acceptable levels of working capital and meeting the
Company's obligations under its credit facility.
Since mid-1999, the Company has been seeking new equity to improve its
financial condition, to provide additional working capital and liquidity to
support its ongoing core
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construction operations, and to allow the Company over time to reduce debt. In
July 1999, Ronald N. Tutor, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Company, expressed interest in purchasing additional equity in the Company. The
Board of Directors formed a Special Committee to evaluate Mr. Tutor's proposal
and to explore other strategic alternatives available to the Company to obtain
additional equity (see "Special Committee and Background of Transaction"). From
those efforts, the proposed $40 million investment by the Purchasers was
determined by the Special Committee and the Board of Directors to be in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. With the approval of the Special
Committee and the Board of Directors, the Company entered into the Securities
Purchase Agreement with the Purchasers whereby the Purchasers agreed to purchase
9,411,765 shares of Common Stock at $4.25 per share subject to certain
conditions (see "Description of Transaction").
The proceeds from the issuance of the Purchase Shares, after estimated
fees and expenses, will increase stockholders' equity by approximately $37.5
million. Likewise, the exchange of the Series B Preferred Stock, currently
classified between stockholders' equity and long-term debt on the Company's
balance sheet, for Common Stock will increase stockholders' equity by
approximately another $37.7 million.
As a result of the Transaction, the Company will realize several
benefits including the following:
o the Company's net worth will increase to a positive net worth of
approximately $39 million from a negative net worth of approximately $36
million;
o the Company will not be precluded from participating fully in both the
private and public construction markets in which it has traditionally
competed;
o the Company's working capital and liquidity will be increased to support
its ongoing core construction business;
o the Company's credit facility (see "Credit Facility") will be
restructured as a result of the Transaction and extended from 2001 to
2003; and
o the Company will not be required to pay the 10% paid-in-kind dividend
each year or redeem the Series B Preferred Stock for cash between 2005
and 2007.
General Effect of Transaction on Existing Stockholders
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If the Transaction is approved, the rights of existing stockholders will
be affected in several principal ways. The voting rights of the current
stockholders will be diluted by the increase in the Common Stock outstanding. In
addition, the issuance of the Shares will have a dilutive effect on the earnings
per share of the Company due to the increase in the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding. These dilutive effects are a consequence of the significant
capital interest that the Company will be issuing to the Purchasers and the
holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. However, the book value of each share
of Common Stock will increase substantially because the price per share is
greater than the current book value of each share of Common Stock. The issuance
of the Shares will allow the Company to obtain needed capital to restore the
Company's net worth to a positive position and restructure its bank facilities.
(See "Summary Consolidated Financial Information" and "Capitalization").
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If the Transaction is consummated on or about March 15, 2000, the
Purchasers will own 43.95% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock. As a
result, the Transaction may constitute a "Change of Control" for purposes of
disclosure under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Description of Transaction
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The summary description of the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement set forth in this Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Securities Purchase Agreement which is attached hereto as Annex
A. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that the Company will issue
9,411,765 shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers at the time of the closing of
the Transaction. The purchase price of the Purchase Shares to be issued at the
closing will be $4.25 per share, for a total of $40,000,000.
The conditions to the Purchasers' obligations to acquire the Purchase
Shares include satisfaction or waiver of the following:
(i) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have exchanged the
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for shares of Common
Stock valued at $5.50 per share (see "Exchange of Series B Preferred
Stock") and agreed to waive and amend certain provisions in the
Certificate of Vote establishing the Series B Preferred Stock and in the
Stock Purchase Agreement relating to the Series B Preferred Stock (see
"Amendment of Rights of Series B Preferred Holders");
(ii) the By-Laws of the Company shall have been amended as described below
(see "By-Law Amendment");
(iii) the Company's Shareholder Rights Agreement shall have been amended as
described below (see "Shareholders' Rights Agreement Amendment");
(iv) each Purchaser shall have delivered its respective share of the purchase
price for the Purchase Shares and the Purchasers and the Company shall
have entered into the Shareholders' Agreement (see "Shareholders'
Agreement");
(v) the Company shall have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement
(see "Registration Rights"); and
(vi) the Company shall have received an opinion from its independent tax
advisors that an "ownership change" within the meaning of Section 382 of
the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder should not
occur as a result of the Transaction or any other transaction or
occurrence prior to the closing of the Transaction (see "NOL Analysis").
Other conditions to the Purchasers' obligations to acquire the Purchase
Shares include but are not limited to the following:
(i) the Company shall have complied with all obligations and covenants of
the Securities Purchase Agreement in all material respects;
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(ii) the Company's representations and warranties in the Securities Purchase
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as
of the Closing Date;
(iii) the Company's outstanding credit facility shall be converted into a term
loan and revolving credit facility on certain terms and conditions set
forth in an exhibit to the Securities Purchase Agreement (see "Credit
Facility");
(iv) no material adverse change shall have occurred to the Company or its
subsidiaries;
(v) the Purchase Shares shall have been approved for listing on the American
Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance; and
(vi) the issuance of the Purchase Shares shall have been exempted under
Chapter 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws ("MGL").
The conditions to both the Purchasers' and the Company's obligations
under the Securities Purchase Agreement are:
(i) clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
and any material consents required from any other government authority;
(ii) the absence of any litigation, injunction or restraint which presents a
substantial risk of the restraint or prohibition of the Transaction or
the obtaining of material damages or other relief from any of the
Purchasers in connection therewith; and
(iii) approval of the issuance of the Shares by (x) a majority in interest of
the stock of the Company entitled to vote and (y) a Disinterested
Majority of Common Stock.
The conditions to the Company's obligations to sell the Purchase Shares
to the Purchasers include, but are not limited to:
(i) compliance by the Purchasers with all terms, covenants and conditions of
the Securities Purchase Agreement in all material respects;
(ii) that the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in the
Securities Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(iii) execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement (see
"Registration Rights") and Shareholders' Agreement by the Purchasers
(see "Shareholders' Agreement"); and
(iv) recommendation by the Special Committee to proceed with the issuance of
the Purchase Shares after delivery of a "bring-down" fairness opinion by
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin (see "Fairness Opinion").
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Use of Proceeds
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The net proceeds of the proposed issuance of the Common Stock will be
used for general corporate purposes that may include expansion of the Company's
construction activities and a reduction in the current level of bank debt.
Description of Purchase Shares
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Upon consummation of the Transaction, the Company will issue shares of
Common Stock to the Purchasers which are not registered under the Securities
Act. The Purchasers have covenanted not to transfer the Purchase Shares except
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Act") or an applicable exemption from registration under the Act. In
connection with any sale by a Purchaser pursuant to the latter clause of the
preceding sentence, such Purchaser must furnish to the Company an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such exemption
from registration is available in connection with such sale. However, the
Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into at the closing of the
Transaction gives the Purchasers' certain registration rights (see "Registration
Rights"). In addition, the Shareholders' Agreement contains certain agreements
among the Purchasers and the current holders of Series B Preferred Stock with
respect to the transfer of Shares.
Exchange of Series B Preferred Stock
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One of the conditions to the Transaction is that the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock agree to exchange the Series B Preferred Stock for
Common Stock at an assumed value of $5.50 per share of Common Stock (the
"Exchange Price"). Each share of Series B Preferred Stock has a face value and
liquidation preference of $200 and would therefore be exchangeable for 36.3636
shares of Common Stock. The Company has entered into an Exchange Agreement (the
"Exchange Agreements") with each of PB Capital Partners, L.P. ("PB Capital"),
The Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations for the Account of its Equity Fund
(the "Common Fund") and The Union Labor Life Insurance Company acting on behalf
of its Separate Account P ("ULLICO"), who together own all of the outstanding
Series B Preferred Stock. As part of the Exchange Agreements, the Company has
agreed to assume, for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common
Stock due to each holder of Series B Preferred Stock, that the dividend to be
paid March 15, 2000 has already been paid. There are currently 200,184 shares of
Series B Preferred Stock outstanding and at March 15, 2000, there will be
205,188 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding. The Company will need to
issue approximately 7,461,398 shares of Common Stock in connection with the
exchange. For each day after March 15, 2000 until the exchange takes place, the
Company will need to issue the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock an
additional 2,073 shares of Common Stock at the time of the exchange.
The obligations of the Company and the holders of Series B Preferred
Stock under the Exchange Agreements are conditioned upon, among other things,
consummation of the acquisition of the Purchase Shares by the Purchasers. The
obligation of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock who are parties thereto
are also subject to the satisfaction (but not waiver) of certain of the
conditions in the Securities Purchase Agreement. Under the Exchange Agreements,
the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock who are parties thereto have agreed
to
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vote for the Transaction and all related matters, including the amendment of the
Series B Certificate of Vote as described under "Proposal 3 - Amendment of
Rights of Series B Preferred Stock".
The Exchange Price represents an approximate 43% discount from the
current conversion price of $9.68219 per share. Each share of Series B Preferred
Stock which would have otherwise been convertible into 20.6564 shares of Common
Stock is now exchangeable for 36.3636 shares of Common Stock. However, the
Exchange Price is also approximately 29% higher than the purchase price to be
paid by the Purchasers in the Transaction. In addition, the exchange will
improve the Company's balance sheet considerably by converting the Series B
Preferred Stock from mezzanine debt to equity for accounting purposes and
therefore will increase the Company's net worth.
As a result of the exchange at the discounted conversion price, the
holders of Series B Preferred Stock who exchange their shares of Series B
Preferred Stock for Common Stock will lose all of the rights and preferences
they enjoyed as holders of Series B Preferred Stock including, without
limitation, the following:
o a liquidation preference of $200.00 per share;
o a cash dividend of 7 percent per annum (9 percent while there is a
special default) of the liquidation preference or a payment-in-kind
dividend rate of 10 percent per annum (12 percent while there is a
special default) of the liquidation preference;
o mandatory redemption on the eighth, ninth, and tenth anniversaries of
the closing date of the purchase of the Series B Preferred Stock at a
price equal to the liquidation preference (plus accrued but then unpaid
dividends) of one-third of the number of shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock held by each holder on the eighth anniversary (plus a
portion of any subsequently issued shares);
o redemption at the option of each holder of Series B Preferred Stock in
the event of a special default within 120 days after the occurrence of
each such special default of all or any part of the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock then held by such holder as such holder may elect at a
price equal to the liquidation preference (plus accrued but then unpaid
dividends); and
o the right to name certain directors to the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors.
"Special default" is defined to include making certain changes to the powers or
composition of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors or taking
certain significant corporate actions without approval of the Executive
Committee. Those corporate actions are described below under "By-Law Amendments"
in clauses (1)-(6) of the first paragraph thereunder.
The holders of Common Stock should be aware that the exchange of the
Series B Preferred Stock for Common Stock as presently contemplated by the
Transaction will have a significant dilutive effect on their voting rights and
the Company's earnings per share. The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
should be aware that the shares of Common Stock received in exchange for the
shares of Series B Preferred Stock do not possess any preferences whatsoever.
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Amendment of Rights of the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock
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Under the Certificate of Vote establishing the Series B Preferred Stock
(the "Series B Certificate of Vote") and the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement
(the "Series B Purchase Agreement") relating to the issuance of the Series B
Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have certain rights
and powers over the operations of the Company. One of the conditions to the
consummation of the Transaction is that these rights and powers be amended as
follows:
First, the right granted to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
to designate a specified number of directors for nomination and election
to the Company's Board will be eliminated. Currently, the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock have the right to nominate and elect three
directors.
Second, the requirement that the Company have an Executive Committee of
the Board of Directors and that certain decisions be delegated to that
committee, and the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
to designate a certain number of members of the Executive Committee,
will be eliminated. Currently, the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock have the right to designate a majority of the Executive Committee.
Following the amendment of the Series B Certificate of Vote and the
Amendment of the By-laws described below, the decision to create
committees of the Board and the powers to be delegated to such
committees will be in the discretion of the full Board of Directors.
Third, no action by the Company after the closing of the Transaction
will constitute a "special default" as defined in the Series B
Certificate of Vote (see "Exchange of Series B Preferred Stock").
When all of the Series B Preferred Stock is exchanged for Common Stock
of the Company then all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be
restored to the status of authorized but undesignated preferred stock of the
Company.
Although the rights granted to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock
to nominate or designate certain directors will be removed from the Company's
articles and by-laws, the Company has agreed pursuant to the Shareholders'
Agreement described below to allow each of PB Capital and ULLICO to designate
one director for nomination by the Company for election to the Company's Board
for so long as such Stockholder continues to own at least 5% of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock.
Shareholders' Agreement
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In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the Purchasers, the
holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Company will enter into a
Shareholders' Agreement. Among other things, the Shareholders' Agreement
provides that between the third and sixth anniversaries of the closing of the
Transaction (and, under certain circumstances, prior to the third anniversary),
National Union will have a "put" right to cause Tutor-Saliba and/or Mr. Ronald
N. Tutor to purchase half of its Purchase Shares at a price so that National
Union earns a ten percent internal rate of return on its investment in such
shares. During the same period, between the third and sixth anniversaries of the
closing of the Transaction, Tutor-Saliba will have a "call" right to cause
National Union to sell such shares to Tutor-Saliba at a price so
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that National Union earns a fourteen percent internal rate of return on its
investment in such shares. In addition to the foregoing put and call rights,
National Union will have a right of first refusal on Tutor-Saliba's disposition
of its Purchase Shares and Tutor-Saliba will have a right of first refusal on
one half of National Union's Purchase Shares.
Subject to the right of first refusal described in the prior paragraph,
the parties to the Shareholders' Agreement have certain "tag-along" rights. If
any party to the Shareholders' Agreement desires to sell its shares, each of the
non-selling parties to the Shareholders' Agreement will have the right to
participate in such sale and to dispose of its pro rata share of the stock to be
sold in such transaction. However, National Union may sell up to one half of its
Purchase Shares without triggering the foregoing tag-along right.
The Shareholders' Agreement also contains provisions that are designed
to protect the Company's use of its net operating losses ("NOLs") after the
transaction. Each of the Purchasers and the holders of Series B Preferred Stock
have agreed to notify the Company of any proposed purchase or sale of the
Company's securities, give each other the opportunity to participate in proposed
sales in proportion to their ownership as of the closing and to consummate such
purchase or sale only if the Company's tax advisor or the selling party's tax
advisor has provided the Company with written advice that the proposed purchase
or sale will not impair the ability of the Company to fully utilize its NOLs.
Each of the parties to the Shareholders' Agreement also has the right to
subscribe to any new issuance of securities by the Company in an amount up to
such stockholder's pro rata share of the new issuance of securities based on
their percentage ownership of the Company's outstanding Common Stock.
Election of Directors
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The Shareholders' Agreement also gives National Union, Tutor-Saliba,
O&G, PB Capital and ULLICO the right to designate one director each for election
to the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company has agreed to nominate
such individuals for election or appointment to the Board of Directors at the
earliest possible time, to use its best efforts to cause such persons to be
elected to the Board, and to renominate each such person (or other person as may
be designated by National Union, Tutor-Saliba, O&G, PB Capital or ULLICO) at
such time as he or she is required to stand for reelection to the Board. The
right to designate a person to be elected as a director terminates in the case
of each Purchaser, when such Purchaser and its permitted transferees own less
than 25% of the Common Stock purchased by such Purchaser in the Transaction and
in the case of PB Capital and ULLICO, when such stockholder and its permitted
transferees own less than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of
PB Capital and ULLICO also have certain observer rights on the Board until such
time as it ceases to own 2.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each
party to the Shareholders' Agreement has agreed to vote all of its shares in
favor of the directors designated by each of the other parties thereto.
Under the Shareholders' Agreement, the Company will agree to fill
vacancies in the Board of Directors with designees of O&G, National Union and
ULLICO at the closing of the Transaction. Mr. Ronald N. Tutor, who is currently
Chairman of the Board of Directors, is
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deemed for purposes of the Shareholders' Agreement to be the designee of
Tutor-Saliba. PB Capital has indicated that it intends to nominate either
Douglas J. McCarron or Michael R. Klein, both of whom are currently members of
the Board of Directors, as its designee. At the closing, the Company
anticipates that certain directors may resign and that the Board of Directors
will vote to expand its size to create vacancies for the designees of O&G,
National Union and ULLICO. O&G has informed the Company that it intends to
nominate Raymond R. Oneglia as its initial designee, National Union has informed
the Company that it intends to nominate _______________ as its initial designee
and ULLICO has informed the Company that it intends to nominate Robert A.
Kennedy as its initial designee. The Company has indicated that such nominees
are acceptable to it. It is contemplated that they will be elected to the Board
of Directors, effective on the Closing Date.
Robert A. Kennedy is currently Director of Special Projects for ULLICO
Inc. (of which The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is a wholly owned
subsidiary) which is a Washington, DC-based financial services company. Prior to
joining ULLICO, Kennedy was active for over twenty-five years in commercial and
investment banking activities, primarily in New York City and Europe. He is a
graduate of Georgetown University, and received his MBA from New York University
Graduate School of Business. He is currently a Director of LendingTree, Inc. and
SuperShuttle International, both privately owned companies, and on the Advisory
Board of the Euclid Funds, headquartered in New York City.
Raymond R. Oneglia is currently Vice Chairman of O&G Industries, Inc., a
diversified building materials and construction services company based in
Torrington, CT. Mr. Oneglia has over 30 years experience in civil and highway
construction at O&G. Mr. Oneglia is a former President and current Treasurer of
the Connecticut Road Builders Association. He has also served as Past Chairman
of the Board of Connecticut Construction Industries Association and as a Board
member of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Active in
industry-wide labor negotiations since 1972, Mr. Oneglia currently serves on the
Connecticut Employment and Training Commission. He is a graduate of Union
College.
[Biography of National Union's initial designee to be provided.]
Registration Rights Agreement
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The Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act and therefore
will be restricted securities. However, the Company will enter into a
Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") with the
Purchasers and the current holders of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to which
the Purchasers and the current holders of Series B Preferred Stock will be
entitled to certain additional rights with respect to the registration of the
Shares under the Securities Act.
The Registration Rights Agreement will provide that the Purchasers and
the current holders of Series B Preferred Stock holding unregistered Shares may,
upon the receipt by the Company of a written request of the holders of at least
5% of the Shares, demand that the Company file with the SEC a registration
statement for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant
to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (a "Shelf Registration") for the purpose of
registering the resale of such unregistered Shares (the "Registrable
Securities"). Such
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agreement will provide that the Company shall use its best efforts to maintain
the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration until the resale of all such
Registrable Securities and, in the event all Registrable Securities are not
resold under such Shelf Registration, the Company must file a second Shelf
Registration statement for the resale of any and all remaining Registrable
Securities.
In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement will provide
Tutor-Saliba, O&G, and ULLICO with one demand registration each, PB Capital and
The Common Fund with one demand registration together and National Union with
two demand registrations for registrations other than Shelf Registrations. It
will also provide the Purchasers and the current holders of Series B Preferred
Stock with an unlimited number of rights to be included in registration
statements filed at the behest of the Company or upon the demand of any other
stockholders with registration rights. The piggy-back registration rights
referred to in the preceding sentence will be subject to customary cut-back
provisions.
Credit Facility
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In conjunction with the proposed issuance of the Shares, the Company has
renegotiated the terms of an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "New
Credit Agreement") which is to become effective upon the consummation of the
Transaction. The New Credit Agreement provides for a restructuring of the
Company's existing revolving credit facility into two parts: a $35 million term
loan (the "Term Loan") and a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit
Facility"). The Revolving Credit Facility may be as high as $35 million as of
the closing of the Transaction but must be permanently reduced to $21 million by
April 20, 2000. The New Credit Agreement requires that the Company repay the
Revolving Credit Facility by January 21, 2003. The Term Loan amortizes at the
rate of $3.75 million on the last day of each quarter during 2000 and $2.5
million on the last day of each quarter during 2001 and 2002.
The New Credit Agreement requires that net proceeds from the disposition
of certain real estate properties be used to prepay the loans, reducing the
maximum amount of the Revolving Credit Facility.
In consideration of the restructuring of the credit facility, the banks
will receive restructuring fees totaling $300,000, payable by the closing of the
New Credit Agreement.
The New Credit Agreement limits the maximum aggregate amount of letters
of credit to the lesser of $12 million or the excess of the commitments under
the Revolving Credit Facility less any amounts outstanding thereunder, places a
maximum aggregate amount on performance letters of credit of $3 million, and
limits the expiration date of letters of credit to no longer than one year (or
the maturity date of the New Credit Agreement, if earlier).
The New Credit Agreement includes covenants which place certain
restrictions on the Company and/or its subsidiaries' ability to incur new debt.
No new debt may be incurred without approval of the banks except as follows:
debt provided for in the New Credit Agreement or its schedules; debt owed to
joint ventures of which the Company is a participant; purchase money debt
incurred not to exceed $13 million at any time; and any refinancings thereof.
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To remain in compliance with the loan covenants, the Company also must
satisfy certain financial tests, including maintaining a minimum adjusted
tangible net worth and net operating profit as follows:
Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth:
Minimum Consolidated
As of: Tangible Net Worth
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(In millions)
March 31, 2000 $30.0
June 30, 2000 $30.0
September 30, 2000 $29.0
December 31, 2000 $33.0
March 31, 2001 $34.0
June 30, 2001 $36.0
September 30, 2001 $40.0
December 31, 2001 $43.0
March 31, 2002 $45.0
June 30, 2002 $47.0
September 30, 2002 $53.0
December 31, 2002 $56.0
Minimum Net Operating Profit:
Fiscal Quarter Minimum Net
Ending Operating Profit
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(In millions)
March 31, 2000 $3.0 (prior one quarter)
June 30, 2000 $7.5 (prior two quarters)
September 30, 2000 $12.0 (prior three quarters)
December 31, 2000 $17.5 (prior four quarters)
March 31, 2001 $20.0 (prior four quarters)
June 30, 2001 $20.0 (prior four quarters)
September 30, 2001 $21.0 (prior four quarters)
December 31, 2001 $21.0 (prior four quarters)
March 31, 2002 $21.0 (prior four quarters)
June 30, 2002 $21.0 (prior four quarters)
September 30, 2002 $22.0 (prior four quarters)
December 31, 2002 $22.0 (prior four quarters)
For purposes of the New Credit Agreement, net worth shall include the
net proceeds from the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Purchasers. The net
worth test is adjustable for non-cash gains or charges related to real estate
investments.
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The Company must also maintain a minimum working capital ratio of 1.15
prior to December 31, 2000 and 1.25 thereafter and is required to maintain the
following ratios of total debt at year end to annual operating cash flow:
Maximum Total
Fiscal Year Ending Debt Ratio
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December 31, 2000 7:1
December 31, 2001 5:1
December 31, 2002 3.5:1
The covenants include a negative pledge that prohibits the Company from
incurring liens on Company assets with the exception of liens listed on the
schedules to the New Credit Agreement, liens securing obligations under the New
Credit Agreement, certain bonding company exceptions, purchase money security
interests not exceeding $13 million and certain other permitted encumbrances.
The Company also is restricted to $5 million of capital expenditures annually.
The Company may not make any asset acquisitions or investments except in the
ordinary course of business, except for certain permitted real estate
investments, temporary cash investments or investments in subsidiaries or joint
ventures principally involved in the construction business.
The New Credit Agreement also provides that the Company may not pay cash
dividends or make other restricted payments unless: (i) the Company is not in
default under the New Credit Agreement; (ii) commitments under the New Credit
Agreement have been reduced to less than $41 million; (iii) restricted payments
in any quarter, when added to restricted payments made in the prior three
quarters, do not exceed fifty percent (50%) of net income from continuing
operations for the prior four quarters; and (iv) net worth (after taking into
consideration the amount of the proposed cash dividend or restricted payment) is
at least equal to the amount shown below:
Approximate
Minimum Consolidated
As of: Adjusted Tangible Net Worth
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(In millions)
March 31, 2000 $36.3
June 30, 2000 $38.8
September 30, 2000 $41.8
December 31, 2000 $46.6
March 31, 2001 $48.2
June 30, 2001 $51.1
September 30, 2001 $55.3
December 31, 2001 $60.0
March 31, 2002 $61.6
June 30, 2002 $64.7
September 30, 2002 $71.1
December 31, 2002 $75.1
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Under the New Credit Agreement, events of default include but are not
limited to (i) Ronald N. Tutor or BLUM Capital Partners, L.P. and their
respective affiliates failing to maintain an ownership interest in the Company
of at least what they will own upon the closing of the Transaction, except that
BLUM Capital Partners, L.P. may sell up to 10% of its equity position with the
prior written consent of the banks (which consent is not to be unreasonably
withheld); (ii) Ronald N. Tutor ceases to be Chairman of the Company (unless the
Company hires a new Chairman acceptable to the agent bank within 90 days); (iii)
BLUM Capital Partners, L.P. ceases to be the general partner of PB Capital
Partners, L.P.; (iv) failure to pay any principal, fees, interest or other
amounts when due under the New Credit Agreement; (v) bankruptcy or dissolution;
(vi) certain judgments which exceed $5 million are unstayed, unsatisfied and
unbonded for 10 days; and (vii) any person or group of persons (excluding the
Purchasers, the current holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and certain
other parties) within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company.
Impact of Failure to Approve the Issuance of the Shares
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If the Transaction is not consummated in the near term, the new work
acquisition program could be seriously impaired to the detriment of currently
successful construction operations. As discussed previously, purchasers of
general contracting services not only evaluate the operating capability of a
contractor but also its financial condition. A deficit balance in stockholders'
equity is generally perceived as a significant negative factor in evaluating a
potential contractor. The longer the Company operates with a deficit balance in
stockholders' equity, the greater the probability that the Company will not
acquire the new work required to continue as a serious contender in the major
construction markets in which it has traditionally competed.
In addition, if the Transaction is not consummated, the Company would be
in default under its existing credit facilities. As a result, the Company would
enter into immediate negotiations with its bank group to obtain a waiver of the
default. Also, the Company would enter into negotiations regarding an extension
of its existing revolving credit facility, which currently is scheduled to
mature on January 2, 2001. Without the continued availability of these funds,
the Company cannot conduct operations at its current level of business. There is
no assurance at this time that any such waiver of default or loan extensions
could be obtained and there is also no assurance that negotiations with the bank
group would result in lending levels sufficient to provide the liquidity to meet
the Company's needs.
Stock Incentive Plan Grants
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Certain of the Purchasers have indicated that following consummation of
the Transaction, they intend to request the Company to submit a Special Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") for stockholder approval. The Company
currently has only 220,110 shares remaining to grant under its existing stock
option plan. Such Purchasers strongly believe that the Incentive Plan is
necessary to provide the Company's management with proper incentives and have
indicated that they intend to request the Company to make the following grants
to key members of management under the Incentive Plan, once approved: 1,000,000
options to Ronald N. Tutor, Chairman of the Board, 400,000 options to Craig W.
Shaw, President of Perini Building
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Company, 400,000 options to Zohrab B. Marshalian, President of Perini Civil
Construction, and 200,000 options to Robert Band, President and Chief Executive
Officer.
In reviewing the Transaction neither the Special Committee to the Board
of Directors nor its financial advisor, Houlihan Lokey, considered the impact or
value of the Incentive Plan. Moreover, the Special Committee's approval and
recommendation of the Transaction was explicitly conditioned upon, and made
after the agreement by the Company's Board of Directors, including Mr. Tutor,
that any option grants under the Incentive Plan will be made such that the total
compensation of a grantee is fair, taking into account the exercise price of any
option grants, the size of any option grants and the base salary of the grantee,
and after input and advice from compensation experts to the Company's
Compensation Committee on such matters.
By-Law Amendments
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As part of the transaction pursuant to which the Series B Preferred
Stock was issued, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a By-Law
amendment that became operative immediately upon the consummation of the
purchase of the Series B Preferred Stock in 1997. Under the By-Laws of the
Company as so amended, the Executive Committee was fixed at five members.
Certain powers of the Board of Directors were expressly delegated to the
Executive Committee. More specifically, neither the Company nor the Board of
Directors have been allowed to take any of the following actions without the
approval of a majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors:
(1) any borrowing or guarantee by the Company exceeding $15 million;
(2) except for issuance of stock or stock options pursuant to the Company's
incentive compensation plans or programs, any issuance of stock other
than Common Stock of the Company in an aggregate amount not exceeding
five percent (5%) of the Common Stock of the Company issued and
outstanding on the date of the initial issuance of Series B Preferred
Stock to the Purchasers;
(3) any strategic alliance (other than a construction joint venture)
involving a capital commitment by the Company exceeding $5 million;
(4) any asset sale by the Company or lease as lessor exceeding $5 million
(other than equipment dispositions in the normal course of business);
(5) any redemption or amendment of the Shareholder Rights Agreement or the
preferred stock of the Company issuable upon the exercise of such
rights; and
(6) any termination of or amendment to the Management Agreement with
Tutor-Saliba. In addition, the Executive Committee has the power to
supervise the activities of the Company's chief executive officer. The
Certificate of Vote establishing the Series B Preferred Stock provides
that the By-Laws of the Company may not be amended in a manner that
affects the rights of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
without the affirmative vote or consent of two-thirds of such shares.
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In connection with the exchange of the Series B Preferred Stock
described above, the Company intends to eliminate all of the foregoing
provisions regarding the Executive Committee currently contained in the By-laws.
All of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have agreed pursuant to the
Exchange Agreements to consent to this amendment. Following the amendment of the
Series B Certificate of Vote described above and the amendment to the Company's
By-Laws, the decision to create committees of the Board and the powers to be
delegated to such committees will be in the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
Shareholder Rights Agreement Amendment
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The Company is a party to a Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 23, 1988, as amended and restated as of May 17, 1990, and further
amended and restated as of January 17, 1997 with State Street Bank and Trust
Company as Rights Agent. On September 23, 1988, the Board of Directors of the
Company declared a dividend distribution of one Preferred Stock Purchase Right
(a "Right") for each outstanding share of Common Stock of the Company to
stockholders of record at the close of business on October 6, 1988. Each Right
entitles the registered holder thereof to purchase one one-hundredth of a share
(a "Unit") of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (the
"Series A Preferred Stock") at a cash exercise price of $100.00 per Unit. The
Rights expire on January 21, 2007.
The purpose of the Shareholder Rights Agreement is to discourage unfair
and coercive attempts to acquire control of the Company by making such attempts
expensive. The Shareholder Rights Agreement presently provides that, absent
intervention by the Board of Directors, certain provisions become operative in
the event that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (other than
the Company and certain of its affiliates and other exempted persons, including
without limitation the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock) either: (i)
acquires beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the then outstanding shares of
Common Stock (the date of the announcement of such acquisition being the "Stock
Acquisition Date"), or (ii) acquires beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the
then outstanding shares of Common Stock and the Board of Directors of the
Company determines that such person or group is adverse to the interests of the
Company (an "Adverse Person"). (For purposes of this provision, a person is
deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock into which any class of
preferred stock of the Company is convertible. Such shares issuable on
conversion, however, are generally not counted as part of the number of shares
of Common Stock then outstanding in calculating the percentage of shares owned
by other persons.) Following either such event, each holder of a Right will
thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise that number of Units of
Series A Preferred Stock having a market value of two times the exercise price
of the Right, unless the Board of Directors redeems the Rights. The Board of
Directors may also, at its option, exchange all or any part of the then
outstanding and exercisable Rights for shares of Common Stock or Units of Series
A Preferred Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock or one Unit
of Series A Preferred Stock per Right.
As part of the Transaction, the Board of Directors plans to amend the
Shareholder Rights Agreement as follows. In order to permit the Transaction
without triggering the distribution of the Rights, the Board will amend the
Shareholder Rights Agreement to provide that the issuance of the Purchase Shares
and the Exchange Shares will not give rise to a "Stock Acquisition Date" within
the meaning of the Shareholder Rights Agreement and that none of the Purchasers
will be
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deemed to be an "Adverse Person" or an "Acquiring Person". Accordingly, the
Transaction will not trigger the dilutive provisions of the Shareholder Rights
Agreement.
Interests of Certain Persons in the Transaction
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Ronald N. Tutor, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company,
is the sole stockholder and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Tutor-Saliba, which is one of the Purchasers. At January 17, 1997, Tutor-Saliba
held and still holds 351,318 shares of the Company's Common Stock which
currently represents an approximate 6.2% interest. In addition, Tutor-Saliba
participates in joint ventures with the Company, the Company's share of which
contributed $8.6 million to the Company's 1999 consolidated revenues.
Mr. Tutor was appointed as one of the three new directors in accordance
with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock transaction, a member of the
Executive Committee of the Board and, during 1997, acting Chief Operating
Officer of the Company. Effective January 1, 1998, Mr. Tutor was elected Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors and effective May 13, 1999, he was elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Tutor and Tutor-Saliba are also parties
to a Management Agreement with the Company under which Tutor-Saliba has agreed
to provide certain services of Mr. Tutor to the Company. The Management
Agreement was amended as of December 31, 1999 to extend the agreement another
year until December 31, 2000 and to increase the fee payable thereunder from
$150,000 to $250,000 per year.
Following the closing of the Transaction and approval of the Incentive
Plan, the Company anticipates granting Mr. Tutor a nonqualified option for
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock. In addition, as Tutor-Saliba is a limited
partner in PB Capital, Mr. Tutor will be benefiting indirectly from the exchange
of Series B Preferred Stock for Common Stock (see "Exchange of Series B
Preferred Stock").
The Company has also engaged in transactions with the other Purchasers.
O&G currently holds 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and
participates in joint ventures with the Company, the Company's share of which
contributed $4.4 million to the Company's 1999 consolidated revenues National
Union is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.
("AIG"), which is a provider of insurance and insurance related services to the
Company. Payments to National Union and other subsidiaries of AIG for insurance
and insurance related services approximated $5.2 million in 1999.
NOL Analysis
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As of December 31, 1998, NOLs of approximately $83 million were
available to offset taxable income recognized by the Company in periods after
December 31, 1998. The Company estimates that as of December 31, 1999, such NOLs
amounted to approximately $131 million.
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There are also unused investment tax credits as indicated in the table below
that are available to the Company to offset future tax liabilities after
utilizing the above mentioned NOLs.
For Federal Income Tax purposes, the NOLs and tax credits will expire
according to the following schedule:
(000's)
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Unused Investment Tax Net Operating Loss
Year of Expiration Credits Carryforwards
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2001 $ 449
2002 37
2003 3,046
2005 $ 262
2006 1,142
2009 25,700
2010 26,702
2017 23,463
2018 5,269
2019 48,181
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Total $ 3,532 $ 130,719
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NOLs benefit the Company by offsetting taxable income dollar for dollar
by the amount of the NOLs, thereby eliminating (subject to a relatively minor
alternative minimum tax) the 35% federal corporate tax on such income. In
contrast, tax credits offset federal taxes dollar for dollar after application
of various enumerated rules and limitations. The Company also has an Alternative
Minimum Tax credit carryforward of $2.4 million which is available to reduce
future regular income taxes, if any, over an indefinite period.
The future benefit of a company's NOLs and tax credits can be reduced or
eliminated under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
For purposes of Section 382, a company with NOLs or certain other tax attributes
is referred to as a "loss corporation." A loss corporation that has a Section
382 ownership change faces an annual limitation on its ability to use its NOLs
and certain other tax attributes arising before the ownership change to offset
taxable income arising after the ownership change date. Section 382 does not
restrict the offset of NOLs arising after the ownership change against future
taxable income. The Section 382 limitation applies on an annual basis to tax
years ending after the date of the ownership change.
An ownership change generally occurs when, over a three year testing
period, the aggregate stock ownership percentage (by value) of "5-percent
shareholders" has increased by more than 50 percentage points over such
stockholders' lowest ownership percentages within the three year testing period.
A 5-percent shareholder is a person who directly or indirectly owns five percent
or more of the total value of the outstanding stock of a loss corporation,
including any preferred stock which is voting or convertible (or otherwise
participates in corporate growth). If a 5-percent shareholder is an entity
(i.e., a corporation, partnership, trust, etc.), the loss corporation is
required to look through the entity (and through any higher tier entity) in
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order to determine which owners of the entity are indirectly 5-percent
shareholders of the loss corporation. All holders of a less than five percent
interest in the loss corporation, whose holdings are not otherwise attributed to
a 5-percent shareholder, are aggregated into one or more "public groups" of
stockholders, and each of these groups is treated as a separate (public)
5-percent shareholder. The term "public" for these purposes is a defined term
under applicable regulations and applies whether or not the shares held by any
such group are, in fact, publicly traded. Special aggregation and segregation
rules are applied to determine whether such public groups are combined with
other public groups or treated as separate 5-percent shareholders. It is the
ownership of these ultimate 5-percent shareholders, including public groups,
that is considered when determining whether a greater than 50 percentage point
increase has occurred.
Under certain conditions, the Treasury Regulations under Section 382
provide that an option is to be treated as exercised for purposes of determining
whether an ownership change has occurred. In particular, an option is treated as
exercised on the date of its issuance or transfer if, on that date, the option
satisfies one of three option tests (i.e., the ownership, control or income
tests). Each option test effectively has two criteria that must be satisfied in
order for the option to be treated as exercised. The first criterion of all
three tests is that a principal purpose for the issuance, transfer or
structuring of the option is to avoid a Section 382 ownership change or to
ameliorate the impact of a Section 382 ownership change (a "prohibited principal
purpose"). An option satisfies the ownership test if it is issued, transferred
or structured with a prohibited principal purpose and the option provides its
holder (or a person related to the holder), prior to the exercise or transfer of
the option, with a substantial portion of the attributes of ownership of the
underlying stock (e.g., the right to participate in the management of the loss
corporation through voting the underlying stock). An option satisfies the
control test if it is issued, transferred or structured with a prohibited
principal purpose and the holder of the option and all related parties have an
aggregate direct and indirect ownership interest in the loss corporation of more
than 50 percent, determined as if the option and any other options of the holder
were deemed exercised. An option satisfies the income test if it is issued,
transferred or structured with a prohibited principal purpose and the issuance,
transfer or structuring of the option facilitates the creation of income
(including accelerating income or deferring deductions) or creation of value
(including unrealized built-in gains) prior to the exercise or transfer of the
option.
Under Section 382, the term option is defined broadly to include, among
other things, a contingent purchase agreement, a contract to acquire stock, or a
similar interest, regardless of whether it is contingent or otherwise not
currently exercisable. The Securities Purchase Agreement would constitute an
option for Section 382 purposes. Even the letter of intent signed on November
24, 1999 between the Purchasers and the Company (the "Letter of Intent") could
be viewed as an option for Section 382 purposes if it were legal and binding as
a practical matter on the parties.
The Company and the Purchasers do not believe that a principal purpose
for the issuance, transfer or structuring of the Letter of Intent, to the extent
that it could be viewed as legal and binding as a practical matter, was to avoid
or ameliorate the impact of a Section 382 ownership change of the Company.
Further, the Company does not believe that the issuance or structuring of the
Letter of Intent would meet the second criterion of any of the option tests.
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The Company and the Purchasers did negotiate certain terms of the
Securities Purchase Agreement with a view to avoiding or ameliorating the impact
of a Section 382 ownership change of the Company. However, the Company does not
believe that the issuance or structuring of the Securities Purchase Agreement
would meet the second criterion of any of the option tests. The Company's
conclusions are not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"),
however, and thus the IRS could challenge these conclusions. Even if the IRS
were to successfully challenge this position, the deemed exercise of the
Securities Purchase Agreement on the date of its execution, February 5, 2000,
should not cause a Section 382 ownership change of the Company.
If an ownership change of the Company were to occur, the amount of
taxable income in any one year (or portion of a year) subsequent to the
ownership change that could be offset by NOLs or other tax attributes existing
(or "built-in") prior to such ownership change generally could not exceed the
product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate value of the Company's stock
immediately prior to the ownership change (with certain adjustments) by (ii) the
federal long-term tax-exempt rate (5.73% as of February 2000). Such annual
limitation amount is cumulative from year to year. Thus, to the extent NOL or
other tax attributes are not utilized up to the amount of the annual limitation,
this "unused" limitation is carried forward and added to the following year's
annual limitation. Because the value of the Company's stock and the federal
long-term tax-exempt rate fluctuates, it is not possible to predict with
accuracy the amount of the annual limitation that would be placed on the
Company's NOLs and its other tax attributes if an ownership change were to occur
on or subsequent to the closing date of the Transaction. The Company would incur
a corporate level tax (current maximum federal rate of 35%) on any taxable
income during a given year in excess of the annual limitation and any unused
limitation carryforward. While the NOLs or other tax attributes not used as a
result of this limitation remain available to offset taxable income in future
years, the effect of an ownership change, under certain circumstances, would be
to significantly defer the utilization of the NOLs or other tax attributes,
accelerate the payment of federal income tax, and/or cause a portion of the NOLs
or other tax attributes to expire prior to their use.
Pursuant to an engagement letter dated January 14, 2000, the Company
retained KPMG LLP ("KPMG") to provide its opinion at the closing of the
Transaction whether the Company would experience an ownership change as defined
under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, on the closing date of the
Securities Purchase Agreement as a result of the issuance of the Purchase
Shares, the related exchange of 100% of the Series B Preferred Stock at an
exchange price of $5.50 per share or any other transaction or occurrence prior
to the Closing.
[Based on information available as of the date of this Proxy Statement,
KPMG has concluded that the Company should not experience an ownership change as
defined in Section 382(g) if the closing date of the Transaction were to have
occurred on February 16, 2000 (the date of this Proxy Statement).] Other
information not available to KPMG as of the date of this Proxy Statement could
have a material effect on KPMG's opinion. Developments subsequent to the date of
this Proxy Statement and prior to the closing date of the Transaction could have
a material effect on KPMG's opinion. In arriving at its opinion, KPMG will be
relying upon, without assuming any responsibility for independent verification,
the accuracy and completeness of all information that was publicly available and
that was furnished to it by the Company or
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otherwise reviewed by KPMG. KPMG assumes no responsibility or liability for
knowledge acquired or developments subsequent to the date of this Proxy
Statement. KPMG has not conducted any valuation or appraisal of anyassets or
liabilities or stock, nor have any formal valuations or appraisals been provided
to KPMG.
KPMG's opinion will be based on the information made available to KPMG
as of the date of such opinion. Developments subsequent to the closing of the
Transaction may effect KPMG's opinion and KPMG does not undertake any obligation
to update, revise, or reaffirm such opinion.
Approval and consummation of the Transaction increases the risk that the
Company will undergo an ownership change because of the significant change in
share ownership attributable to the Purchasers' ownership interests in the
Company. Following the consummation of the Transaction, purchases by other
stockholders of the Company's stock could effect the cumulative owner shift
percentage in the Company's stock as determined for purposes of Section 382. Any
such acquisition could cause the Company to experience an ownership change if
such shift, coupled with the consummation of the Transaction, causes the
ownership of 5-percent shareholders (including groups of less than 5-percent
shareholders that are treated as 5-percent shareholders) of the Company to
increase by more than 50 percentage points during a three year testing period.
Continued Risk of Ownership Change
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Notwithstanding the opinion received from KPMG and the efforts of the
Company not to permit transactions that would cause an ownership change (see
"Shareholders' Agreement"), there remains a risk that certain future changes in
relationships among stockholders or other events will cause an ownership change
of the Company under Section 382. Future significant purchases of the Company's
Common Stock and other events that occur prior to the consummation of the
Transaction can effect the percentage owner shift in the Company's ownership as
determined for purposes of Section 382, and any such acquisition could increase
the likelihood that the Company will experience an ownership change if such
shift, coupled with the consummation of the Transaction, causes the ownership of
5-percent shareholders of the Company to increase. There also can be no
assurance that the agreements entered into and procedures implemented by the
Company will be effective in preventing an ownership change because of open
market purchases or other factors. For example, while Section 382 provides that
fluctuations in the relative values of different classes of stock are not taken
into account in determining whether an ownership change occurs, no regulations
or other guidance have been issued under this provision. Therefore, the extent
to which changes in the relative values of the Series B Preferred Stock, the
$21.25 Preferred Stock, and the Common Stock could result in an ownership change
of the Company is unclear, and it is possible that fluctuations in value could
result in an ownership change of the Company.
As a result of the foregoing, the efforts of the Company may serve to
reduce, but cannot eliminate, the risk that Section 382 will cause the
limitations described above on the use of its NOLs and other tax attributes to
be applicable.
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Regulation of Certain Business Combinations under Massachusetts Law
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Chapter 110F of the MGL provides that a corporation may not engage in
any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three
years following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder.
Chapter 110F further provides that this prohibition does not apply if, prior to
the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of
directors of the corporation approved the transaction which resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder.
Upon consummation of the Transaction, each of the Purchasers would own
more than five percent of the outstanding voting stock of the Company and each
would therefore be an "interested stockholder" as defined under chapter 110F.
The Board of Directors has voted to approve the Transaction. Accordingly, the
prohibition of chapter 110F will not apply to future transactions between the
Purchasers and the Company or between the current holders of Series B Preferred
Stock and the Company.
Special Committee and Background of Transaction
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The Company recently recognized large losses related to the disposition
of its real estate holdings. These losses have in turn caused the Company's
balance sheet to show a negative net worth and to experience other adverse
conditions in its operations. In order to rectify the Company's problems related
to its negative net worth and to take advantage of other opportunities for
growth within the industry, senior management believes that the Company needs
additional capital.
In June 1999, Ronald N. Tutor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Company and a significant stockholder of the Company, expressed his interest in
purchasing additional equity securities from the Company in order to supply the
Company with equity capital.
On July 16, 1999, the Board of Directors formed a Special Committee of
the Board of Directors (the "Special Committee"), composed of three independent
directors, Ms. Hawthorne, Mr. Criser and Mr. Fox, to review Mr. Tutor's
proposal, should he make one. The Special Committee then retained Houlihan Lokey
as its financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP ("Skadden,
Arps") as its legal counsel.
On August 19, 1999 the Special Committee met with its legal counsel and
financial advisors at the offices of Skadden, Arps in Boston. At this meeting
Houlihan Lokey reviewed the financial status and prospects of the Company.
Members of the Special Committee discussed the financial status of the Company,
its scheduled September bank line review and the need to raise equity capital
and/or pursue other strategic alternatives. The Special Committee discussed the
timing and steps to be taken in order for the Special Committee to review any
proposal from Mr. Tutor as well as the need to request that the Board of
Directors of the Company authorize the Special Committee to solicit and
negotiate alternative proposals from third parties.
On September 7, 1999, the Special Committee met with its legal counsel
and financial advisors at the offices of the Company. At the start of the
meeting Mr. Tutor and members of senior management of the Company met with the
Special Committee and Mr. Tutor delivered an initial proposal letter containing
a preliminary status report of the interest by him and certain
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other investors in participating in a recapitalization of the Company. Mr.
Tutor's letter outlined a proposal whereby certain investors (the "Investors")
led by Mr. Tutor would invest in the Company on the following terms:
o An investment by the Investors of $20 million in new shares of the
Company's Common Stock at a price not to exceed $5 per share;
o Modification of the terms of the Company's existing Series B Preferred
Stock that would enable it to be carried as equity on the Company's
balance sheet;
o An investment by the Investors of $20-$30 million in a new Series C
Preferred; and
o Modification of the Company's existing credit facility into a 5 year
term loan amortizing at a minimum rate of $10 million per year, the
balance payable in full on January 1, 2006.
After Mr. Tutor and members of senior management left the meeting, the
Committee and its advisors discussed Mr. Tutor's report in detail and
representatives of Skadden, Arps reviewed the fiduciary duties of directors when
considering such a recapitalization.
On September 8, 1999, at the request of the Special Committee, the Board
of Directors of the Company expanded the Special Committee's powers to authorize
the Special Committee to negotiate a proposal from Mr. Tutor and to examine all
strategic alternatives available to the Company and to negotiate a definitive
agreement regarding any such transaction. Houlihan Lokey was then requested by
the Special Committee to investigate suggested alternatives for increasing
stockholder value in the Company.
On September 8, 1999, at a meeting attended by Ms. Hawthorne as an
observer, Mr. Tutor and the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
Robert Band, met with representatives of the Company's lead banks. At that
meeting, Mr. Tutor expressed to the bank representatives the need for the
Company to receive new capital promptly. Mr. Tutor outlined generally for the
banks' representatives the Investors' efforts to develop a proposal to do so.
The bank representatives requested that Mr. Tutor provide them with pro forma
financial statements showing the effect of such a capital infusion.
On September 17, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors. Mr. Band was present at the outset of the
meeting and summarized the status of the development of pro forma financial
statements, which were to be presented to the Company's banks in connection with
the Tutor proposal. Mr. Band also summarized the bank representatives' responses
to the Tutor proposal outline as reflected in Mr. Tutor's September 7, 1999
letter (a copy of which had been provided to the banks' representatives). Mr.
Band noted that the parties appeared to be negotiating the banks' participation
in the manner one would expect. Mr. Band also noted that a recapitalization of
the type presently being developed by Mr. Tutor would require the authorization
of additional capital stock, and therefore, a stockholder vote.
Mr. Band informed the Special Committee that he had received an inquiry
from a third party interested in the Company's civil business. Mr. Band said he
would discuss a possible
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alliance with the interested party. After Mr. Band left the meeting, the Special
Committee then discussed Mr. Band's status report. The Special Committee also
discussed that it is appropriate for Ms. Hawthorne to inform Mr. Band that
inquiries from third parties about a possible extraordinary transaction with the
Company should be directed to Ms. Hawthorne.
On September 20, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
financial advisors. At this meeting the Special Committee discussed the status
of the Tutor proposal and also discussed how best to proceed. Representatives of
Houlihan Lokey stated that Houlihan Lokey could continue to work productively on
other alternatives and the Special Committee elected to ask the firm to continue
to identify and analyze such alternatives.
On September 24, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors. Also present at this meeting were members
of the Company's senior management, representatives of the Company's tax
advisors, KPMG, representatives of the Company's auditors, Arthur Andersen and
representatives of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP, counsel to the Company. At this
meeting, the Special Committee discussed in detail how a recapitalization of the
Company would affect its ability to utilize NOLs for tax purposes. Mr. Band also
updated the Special Committee on his understanding of development of the Tutor
proposal, including discussions with participants, bank representatives and
others, and stated that pro forma financial statements were being distributed
currently.
On September 29, 1999, at a meeting attended by Mr. Fox as an observer,
Mr. Tutor and Mr. Band met with representatives of Fleet Bank. At that meeting,
the bank's representatives emphasized the need for the Company to obtain
additional working capital to improve the Company's negative net worth, and Mr.
Tutor emphasized the need to provide for a three year amortization schedule and
a reduced level of covenants.
On October 13, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors to discuss a proposal letter from Mr. Tutor
dated October 11, 1999 to the Special Committee. Among other terms, the letter
proposed an investment in the Company's Common Stock at a per share price of
$4.069 per share.
The letter also proposed an exclusive arrangement with the Company and
after considerable discussion, the Special Committee determined that the
letter's exclusivity features would, if accepted, preclude the Special Committee
from seeking alternative proposals from third parties, and that such exclusivity
was not warranted by the proposed value to be received by the Company and its
common stockholders. After discussion of the letter with its financial and legal
advisors, the Special Committee responded to Mr. Tutor indicating that it would
continue to negotiate the group's proposal, but would, at the proposed price, be
unable to grant the group an exclusive arrangement.
On October 18, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors. At this meeting the Special Committee
discussed the financial merits of the Tutor proposal and determined to arrange a
meeting with Mr. Tutor to further discuss his proposal.
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On October 21, 1999, Mr. Tutor submitted to the Special Committee a
letter revising his prior proposal with the following proposed terms:
o Revising the amount of Series C Preferred Stock to be purchased to $10
million; and
o Allowing the Special Committee to pursue alternatives to the Tutor
proposal if the Company first paid a $1.5 million termination fee.
On October 21 and 25, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with
its legal counsel and financial advisors to discuss the revised Tutor proposal.
The Special Committee reviewed drafts of proposed amendments to the Tutor
proposal, received from Tutor's counsel. A lengthy discussion ensued about the
terms of the Special Committee's response to the draft letter. It was agreed
that a response should promptly be made to Mr. Tutor. Houlihan Lokey then
updated the Special Committee on the status of the solicitation of third
parties, the signing of confidentiality agreements by third parties and
anticipated further efforts.
The Special Committee's response letter to Mr. Tutor contained the
following:
o A recommendation that the proposed price to be paid for the Common Stock
be increased above $4.069 per share;
o An indication that an exclusive arrangement at the current value offered
would not be acceptable; and
o An indication that the Special Committee would agree to a termination
fee of $600,000 should the Company decided to pursue an alternative
proposal.
On November 1, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors. Ms. Hawthorne reported on a phone call
from Mr. Tutor responding to the Special Committee's October 27, 1999 letter.
Mr. Tutor stated that he proposed to leave the $4.069 per common share price in
his forthcoming proposal unchanged. He requested a $1.2 million discontinuation
fee if his investment were at that price per common share.
The Special Committee discussed each of these points at length. It
determined that as to leaving his possible investment at $4.069 per share of
Common Stock, Mr. Tutor would run the risk that the Special Committee would not
recommend it. Next, the Special Committee believed that a discontinuation fee of
$1.2 million was too high for a proposal at such a per share Common Stock price.
Ms. Hawthorne was then authorized to respond to Mr. Tutor that if the Investors
chose to propose to invest at $4.069 per share, he should proceed to submit a
draft letter of intent. The representatives of Houlihan Lokey then reviewed at
length the status of contacts with third parties.
On November 3, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors to discuss Ms. Hawthorne's discussions with
Mr. Tutor regarding his revised proposal. Ms. Hawthorne reported that Mr. Tutor
had stated that he was willing to propose by letter of intent to invest at $4.25
per share of Common Stock in return for a $750,000 termination fee. Mr. Tutor
also indicated that he anticipated a public announcement of the signing of such
letter of intent. The Special Committee then proceeded to discuss this proposal
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at length and determined that the public announcement of the transaction would
on balance be beneficial to its ability to attract third parties and that in
light of the increased purchase price, a termination fee of $750,000 could be
acceptable. The representatives of Houlihan Lokey then reviewed at length the
status of contacts with third parties.
On November 11, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors to discuss a proposed letter of intent
dated November 9, 1999 that had been received from Mr. Tutor with the terms
discussed at the November 3, 1999 meeting.
The Special Committee then agreed on a response letter to Tutor
containing the following additional terms:
o A provision requiring that the Tutor proposal be approved by a majority
of the outstanding disinterested shares;
o A provision permitting the Special Committee to actively solicit
alternative proposals up to the closing of the transactions contemplated
by the Tutor proposal; and
o A requirement that the Tutor proposal be recommended after delivery of a
fairness opinion by Houlihan Lokey both at the time of signing of a
definitive agreement and at the closing of the transactions contemplated
by the Tutor proposal.
Houlihan Lokey's representatives then updated the Special Committee on
discussions with third parties and the Special Committee discussed additional
steps to be taken in the solicitation of third parties, including follow-up
efforts with certain prospects.
On November 18, 1999, the Special Committee met by telephone with its
legal counsel and financial advisors to discuss a November 17, 1999 telephone
conversation among Mr. Tutor, his counsel, Ms. Hawthorne and counsel to the
Special Committee in which, after considerable discussion, several open issues
in the draft letter of intent were resolved on the terms described above that
were proposed by the Special Committee following its November 11 meeting. The
Special Committee then approved the signing of the Letter of Intent as discussed
and authorized Ms. Hawthorne to sign it once Mr. Tutor had done so.
Representatives of Skadden, Arps then summarized anticipated next steps toward
development of a definitive agreement with the Investors, and anticipated steps
thereafter. Houlihan Lokey's representatives then summarized the status of
contacts with third parties concerning possible alternative transactions.
Follow-up efforts with interested parties were also discussed.
On December 8, 1999 at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company the Special Committee reported to the full Board of Directors on the
process and present status of the Special Committee's work. All members of the
Special Committee and the Board of Directors were present in person, except for
Mr. McCarron, as well as the Special Committee's legal and financial advisors.
At the Meeting, the Special Committee explained that through the course
of numerous meetings it had engaged in arms' length negotiations with Mr. Tutor
and his counsel concerning the terms and procedures for the consummation of the
Tutor proposal. Simultaneously, the
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Special Committee has actively pursued solicitation of third parties concerning
the possibility of an alternative transaction. In addition, the Special
Committee outlined the principal terms of the Tutor proposal set forth in the
letter of intent and noted the significant benefits to the Company that might be
realized by such a transaction.
The Special Committee then summarized for the other disinterested
members of the Board the Special Committee's pursuit of alternatives and noted
that the Special Committee's solicitation process was ongoing and would continue
as a way of assuring that the Board obtains the best available transaction for
the Company's stockholders. The Special Committee and its advisors then answered
questions about further likely procedural steps. Members of the Board who are
not on the Special Committee asked questions and also noted the benefit of
hearing the Special Committee's detailed presentation and responses.
Throughout the month of December and early January the Special
Committee's legal counsel and legal counsel for the Investors had lengthy
negotiations concerning the definitive Securities Purchase Agreement and the
ancillary documents thereto and exchanged drafts reflecting such negotiations.
The Special Committee met with its advisors to discuss each of these drafts in
detail and to formulate responses on December 7, 1999, January 5, 2000, January
20, 2000, January 24, 2000, January 25, 2000 and January 31, 2000. In addition
to its discussions of the Tutor proposal, at each of these meetings the Special
Committee reviewed and discussed alternative proposals and how to maximize the
Company's value.
At the Special Committee's meeting on January 20, 2000, the Special
Committee was informed, through its financial advisor, who had been contacted by
the Investors, that all holders of Series B Preferred Stock would not exchange
their shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a value of $5.67 per share of Common
Stock. After consultation with its advisors, the Special Committee determined
that in its judgment, the agreement of all holders of Series B Preferred Stock
to exchange would have balance sheet benefits for the Company and the Special
Committee subsequently agreed conditionally to an exchange price of $5.50 per
share of Common Stock if agreement could be reached with all holders of Series B
Preferred Stock, but that otherwise the exchange price would remain at $5.67 per
share of Common Stock.
From August, 1999 to January, 2000, the Special Committee, through
Houlihan Lokey, negotiated and executed confidentiality agreements with parties
that expressed an interest in an investment or acquisition transaction with the
Company. Houlihan Lokey contacted [ ] parties and executed confidentiality
agreements with [ ] parties. [ ] of these parties offered a binding and
definitive proposal on specific terms for a transaction.
On January 31, 2000, the Special Committee and then the full Board of
Directors of the Company each met to review drafts of the definitive
documentation with respect to the proposed investment by the Investors. At the
Special Committee meeting, the Special Committee received the opinion of
Houlihan Lokey with respect to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of
the price to be paid for the Common Stock by the Investors to the Company's
stockholders described under "Opinion of Financial Advisor." In addition, the
Special Committee noted the inclusion of the Incentive Plan in the materials
submitted for its review. After review of this documentation the Special
Committee determined that as proposed the Incentive Plan might have an impact on
the value of the Tutor proposal and would have to be discussed with the full
Board and the
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Compensation Committee in particular prior to its recommendation of the Tutor
proposal. Thereafter the Special Committee recommended, subject to resolution of
the issues surrounding the Incentive Plan, that the full Board of Directors of
the Company approve the investment by the Investors.
Following the Special Committee meeting, the full Board of Directors of
the Company met. At this meeting a presentation was made by Houlihan Lokey
regarding the financial aspects of the Tutor proposal and a presentation was
made by Skadden, Arps, counsel to the Special Committee, and by Goodwin, Procter
& Hoar LLP, counsel to the Company, regarding the legal terms of and
documentation governing the Tutor proposal. Lengthy discussion followed each
presentation and the Company's advisors answered questions raised by the full
Board. As part of this discussion, the Incentive Plan was discussed and members
of the Compensation Committee confirmed that they were not at that time in a
position to recommend the Incentive Plan. Thereafter the Special Committee made
clear to the full Board that in reviewing the Transaction neither the Special
Committee nor its financial advisor had considered the impact or value of the
Incentive Plan. The Special Committee then recommended that its and the full
Board's approval and recommendation of the Transaction be explicitly conditioned
upon, and made after the agreement by the Company's Board of Directors,
including Mr. Tutor, that any option grants under the Incentive Plan will be
made such that the total compensation of a grantee is fair, taking into account
the exercise price and of any option grants, the size of any option grants and
the base salary of the grantee, and after expert input and advice from
compensation experts to the Company's Compensation Committee on such matters.
The Board, including all members of the Compensation Committee, agreed to such
recommendation.
Following that discussion, the full Board of Directors, based on the
presentation by Houlihan Lokey regarding its opinion to the Special Committee,
the recommendation of the Special Committee and on the other factors described
herein under "Need for Additional Equity and Working Capital," approved the
Securities Purchase Agreement and each ancillary document thereto in
substantially the form submitted to the Board, and authorized the Special
Committee to complete negotiation of certain remaining points and to execute
final documents.
On February 5, 2000, the Securities Purchase Agreement was executed by
the parties, and the parties issued a joint press release announcing the signing
of the definitive agreement.
Opinion of Financial Advisor
The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and is not
necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. The
following is a brief summary and general description of the valuation
methodologies utilized by Houlihan Lokey. The summary does not purport to be a
complete statement of the analyses and procedures applied, the judgements made
or the conclusion reached by Houlihan Lokey or a complete description of its
presentation. Houlihan Lokey believes, and so advised the Board, that its
analyses must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of its
analyses and of the factors considered by it, without considering all factors
and analyses, could create an incomplete view of the process underlying its
analyses and opinions.
The Investors have proposed the following transaction: (i) the Investors
will invest $40 million in exchange for 9,411,765 shares of Common Stock ($4.25
per share) and (ii) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will exchange
100% of their approximately $41 million in
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accreted face value preferred stock into shares of Common Stock at an exchange
price of $5.50 per share up to approximately 7,461,398 shares of Common Stock.
Certain of the Investors and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock or
their affiliates currently own shares of Common Stock of the Company. All other
holders of Common Stock of the Company are referred to herein as the
"Disinterested Common Stockholders." Such transaction and all related
transactions are referred to collectively herein as the "Transaction."
The Special Committee to the Board of Directors retained Houlihan Lokey
to render an opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the
Disinterested Common Stockholders of the Company. At the January 31, 2000
meeting of the Board, Houlihan Lokey presented its analysis as hereinafter
described and delivered its written opinion that as of such date and based on
the matters described therein, the Transaction is fair to the Disinterested
Common Stockholders of the Company from a financial point of view.
THE COMPLETE TEXT OF HOULIHAN LOKEY'S OPINION IS ATTACHED HERETO AS
ANNEX B. THE SUMMARY OF THE OPINION SET FORTH BELOW IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH OPINION. THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO READ SUCH
OPINION CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED,
THE FACTORS CONSIDERED AND THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY HOULIHAN LOKEY. HOULIHAN
LOKEY'S WRITTEN OPINION IS FOR THE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE OF THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEE AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION AS TO HOW ANY HOLDER OF
COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY SHOULD VOTE WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION.
Houlihan Lokey's opinion does not address the Company's underlying
business decision to effect the Transaction. At the request of the Special
Committee, Houlihan Lokey solicited third party indications of interest in
acquiring all or part of The Company. Furthermore, at the request of the Special
Committee, Houlihan Lokey (i) participated in the negotiations with regard to
the Transaction and (ii) advised the Special Committee to the Board with respect
to their alternatives to the Transaction. In addition, it is Houlihan Lokey's
understanding that the Company is able to continue to solicit interested parties
until the Transaction closes.
In connection with the preparation of its opinion, Houlihan Lokey made
such reviews, analyses and inquiries as they deemed necessary and appropriate
under the circumstances. Among other things, Houlihan Lokey:
1. reviewed the Company's annual reports to stockholders and on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q for the three quarters ended September 30, 1999, which the
Company's management has identified as being the most current financial
statements available;
2. reviewed copies of the following agreements:
Draft Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 28, 2000,
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated January 17, 1997,
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Certificate of Vote of Directors dated January 10, 1997 (regarding
Series B Preferred Stock), Prospectus dated June 19, 1987 (regarding
Series A Preferred Stock);
3. reviewed the Company's definitive proxy statement filed April 7, 1999;
4. met with certain members of the senior management of the Company to
discuss the operations, financial condition, future prospects and
projected operations and performance of the Company, and held
discussions with representatives of the Company's independent tax
advisors and counsel to discuss certain matters;
5. visited certain facilities and business offices of the Company;
6. reviewed forecasts and projections prepared by the Company's management
with respect to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2000
through 2002;
7. reviewed the historical market prices and trading volume for the
Company's publicly traded securities;
8. reviewed certain other publicly available financial data for certain
companies that it deemed comparable to the Company, and publicly
available information in other transactions that it considered similar
to the Transaction;
9. reviewed drafts of certain documents to be delivered at the closing of
the Transaction; and
10. conducted such other studies, analyses and inquiries as it deemed
appropriate.
In connection with its delivery of a fairness opinion of the closing of
the Transaction, Houlihan Lokey will examine final forms of the agreements
relating to the Transaction, updated financial statements of the Company and
such other documents as it deems are necessary for it to deliver its opinion.
In assessing the financial fairness of the Transaction to the
Disinterested Common Stockholders, Houlihan Lokey independently valued the
Company using widely accepted valuation methodologies and reviewed the valuation
implications to the Disinterested Common Stockholders of the Transaction and
various alternatives to the Transaction.
Valuation of the Company
Houlihan Lokey completed an independent valuation of the Company using
the market multiple, comparable transaction and discounted cash flow approaches
in addition to analyzing the recent trading history of the Company's Common
Stock. As part of its analysis, Houlihan Lokey considered the value of the
Company's (i) non-operating real estate assets, (ii) available net operating
loss tax attributes, (iii) interest bearing debt, (iv) preferred stock, and (v)
negative stockholders' equity position (collectively, the "Other Factors").
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Market Multiple Approach. The first approach, the market multiple
approach, involved the multiplication of revenue and cash flow measures by
appropriate risk-adjusted multiples. Multiples were determined through an
analysis of certain publicly traded companies, selected on the basis of
operational and economic similarity with the principal business operations of
the Company. Revenue and cash flow multiples were calculated for the comparative
companies based upon daily trading prices. A comparative risk analysis between
the Company and these public companies formed the basis for the selection of
appropriate risk adjusted multiples for the Company. The risk analysis
incorporated both quantitative and qualitative risk factors, which relate to,
among other things, the nature of the industry in which the Company and the
other comparative companies were engaged.
For purposes of this analysis, Houlihan Lokey selected five publicly
traded, domestic companies involved in providing construction services. These
companies were EMCOR Group, Inc., Granite Construction, Inc., Morrison Knudsen,
Meadow Valley Corporation, and MYR Group, Inc.
Houlihan Lokey reviewed trailing latest twelve month multiples of
revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
("BITDA") and earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT"), and projected EBITDA
and EBIT for the next fiscal year for the comparable companies. The multiples
for the comparable companies are summarized below:
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RANGE OF MULTIPLES FOR COMPARABLE COMPANIES
Revenue EBITDA EBIT
Low 0.10 3.7 5.3
High 0.47 6.1 8.5
Median 0.30 5.0 6.9
Mean 0.25 4.9 6.8
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Based on the evidence from comparable publicly traded companies,
Houlihan Lokey applied revenue multiples in the range of 0.13x to 0.18x, EBITDA
multiples in the range of 5.0x to 6.0x, and EBIT multiples in the range of 6.0x
to 7.0x. These valuation multiples and consideration of the Other Factors
yielded an implied value for the Common Stock of approximately $2.63 to $5.27
per share.
Comparable Transaction Approach. The second approach, the comparable
transaction approach, also involved multiples of revenue and cash flow.
Multiples analyzed in this approach involved controlling interest transactions
for engineering and construction companies with operations similar in some
manner to the Company's operations. For purposes of this analysis, Houlihan
Lokey reviewed over forty controlling interest public transactions and over
twenty private transactions that occurred between May 1995 and December 1999.
Based on the comparable transaction evidence, Houlihan Lokey observed
EBITDA multiples in the range of 5.0x to 7.5x and EBIT multiples in the range of
7.0x to 10.0x. In
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addition, Houlihan Lokey adjusted for the impact of a change of control
transaction on the available net operating loss tax attributes and preferred
stock values. These valuation multiples and consideration of the Other Factors
yielded an implied value for the Common Stock of zero to $6.39 per share.
Discounted Cash Flow Approach. In the third approach, the discounted
cash flow approach, pro forma projections prepared by the Company's management
were utilized. The projected cash flows were analyzed on a "debt-free" basis
(before cash payments to equity and interest-bearing debt investors) in order to
develop a value indication for the Company. A provision for the value of the
Company at the end of the forecast period, or terminal value, was also made. The
present value of the interim cash flows and the terminal value was determined
using a risk-adjusted rate of return or "discount rate". The discount rate, in
turn, was developed through an analysis of rates of return on alternative
investment opportunities in companies with similar risk characteristics to the
Company. In determining the value of the Company from the discounted cash flow
approach, Houlihan Lokey utilized both the exit multiple and Gordon Growth
methods. Houlihan Lokey utilized a terminal EBITDA multiple range of 4.5x to
5.5x and a range of discount rates of 14.0% to 18.0% for the exit multiple
method and a terminal earnings growth rate range of 2.0% to 6.0% and a range of
discounts of 14.0% to 18.0%. Based on the discounted cash flow analysis and
consideration of the Other Factors, Houlihan Lokey determined the value of the
Common Stock to be in the range of zero to $1.23 per share Common Stock.
Assessment of the Company's Public Stock Price. As part of its analysis,
Houlihan Lokey also analyzed the trading value of the Common Stock over the past
six months on the American Stock Exchange.
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PERINI CORPORATION COMMON STOCK RECENT TRADING PRICES
Price Prior to LOI Avg Since LOI 1 Month Avg Prior 6 Month Avg
Current Announcement on Announcement on to LOI Prior to LOI
(1/28/00) 11/24/99 11/24/99 Announcement Announcement
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock Prices $4.75 $3.50 $4.26 $3.98 $4.45
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Houlihan Lokey calculated the ratio of the Common Stock's average daily
volume (over the most recent 90 days) to its float and total shares outstanding.
Houlihan Lokey then compared the Company's ratios to similar ratios of
comparable publicly traded companies.
Based on these analyses, Houlihan Lokey observed that (i) the Company
generally has a smaller public float than the comparable public companies, (ii)
the Company's common equity securities generally do not trade quite as actively
as the comparable public companies, and (iii) the Company has less analyst
coverage than most of the comparable public companies.
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Assessment of the Company's Strategic Alternatives to the Transaction
In evaluating the fairness of the Transaction, from a financial point of
view, Houlihan Lokey considered the expected value to the Company's minority
public holders of Common Stock of completing the Transaction and certain
alternatives to the Transaction.
In the course of working for the Special Committee, Houlihan Lokey
considered the following strategic alternatives: (i) status quo; (ii) sale to a
strategic buyer; (iii) sale to a financial buyer; and (iv) a recapitalization
transaction involving refinancing the Company's bank debt and raising new equity
capital. The assessment of strategic alternatives included an assessment of the
valuation impact of the Transaction relative to the alternatives considered by
Houlihan Lokey. The analysis did not quantify the valuation impact because, in
the opinion of Houlihan Lokey, it was not feasible to so quantify such impact
due to the significant number of non-quantifiable variables.
Houlihan Lokey relied upon and assumed, without independent
verification, that the financial forecasts and projections provided to them, as
adjusted based on their discussions with management, were reasonably prepared
and reflected the best currently available estimates of the future financial
results and condition of the Company, and that there had been no material change
in the assets, financial condition, business or prospects of the Company since
the date of the most recent financial statements made available to them.
Houlihan Lokey did not independently verify the accuracy and
completeness of the information supplied to them with respect to the Company and
does not assume any responsibility with respect to it. Houlihan Lokey has not
made any independent appraisal of any of the properties or assets of the
Company. Houlihan Lokey's opinion was necessarily based on business, economic,
market and other conditions as they existed and could be evaluated by them at
the date of their letter.
Houlihan Lokey's opinion is for the use and benefit of the Special
Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Company in
its evaluation of the Transaction and shall not be used by any other person
without the prior written consent of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital.
Houlihan Lokey's opinion also does not constitute a recommendation to
the Special Committee of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors or any
stockholder of the Company as to how to vote in connection with the Transaction.
Houlihan Lokey does not express any opinion as to the price or range of prices
at which the shares of the Common Stock may trade subsequent to the consummation
of the Transaction.
Houlihan Lokey is a nationally recognized investment banking firm with
special expertise in, among other things, valuing businesses and securities and
rendering fairness opinions. Houlihan Lokey is continually engaged in the
valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and
acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private placements of debt and equity,
corporate reorganizations, employee stock ownership plans, corporate and other
purposes. The Special Committee selected Houlihan Lokey because of its industry
experience
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and expertise in performing valuation and fairness analyses. Houlihan Lokey does
not beneficially own nor has it ever beneficially owned any interest in the
Company.
Fees and Expenses
Pursuant to an agreement dated October 11, 1999, Houlihan Lokey was
retained by the Special Committee to provide investment banking and financial
advisory regarding a potential equity investment by the Investors in the Company
and certain related transactions and analyze the fairness of the Transaction to
the minority public holders of Common Stock of the Company from a financial
point of view. The Company has agreed to pay Houlihan Lokey a fee of $675,000
(of which $175,000 has already been paid) plus its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with the rendering of a fairness opinion. The
Company has further agreed to indemnify Houlihan Lokey against certain
liabilities and expenses in connection with the rendering of its services.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE
OF THE PURCHASE SHARES
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PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
Reason for Amendment
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As part of the Transaction pursuant to which the Shares will be issued,
the Company will need to increase its authorized Common Stock and amend the
Series B Certificate of Vote. The Company currently has only [3,098,294] shares
of Common Stock available for issuance, after taking account of the shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock and the $21.25 Preferred Stock. In the Transaction, the Company will need
to issue 9,411,765 shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers and up to
approximately 7,461,398 additional shares of Common Stock in exchange for the
Series B Preferred Stock. Without this amendment, the Company would not be able
to complete the Transaction.
Description of Amendment
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The Amendment increases the authorized Common Stock from 15,000,000 to
40,000,000 shares.
Vote Required
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Under Massachusetts law and the Company's Restated Articles of
Organization, a majority of each class entitled to vote is required to increase
the amount of authorized stock and the Series B Preferred Stock votes with the
Common Stock on all matters on an as converted basis. Therefore, the affirmative
vote of a majority of the Common Stock outstanding and the Series B Preferred
Stock outstanding (on an as converted basis) is needed to approve the amendment.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF
THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
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PROPOSAL 3
AMENDMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
Description of Amendment
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Under the Certificate of Vote establishing the Series B Preferred Stock
(the "Series B Certificate of Vote"), the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock have certain rights and preferences. One of the conditions to the
consummation of the Transaction is that these rights and preferences be amended
as follows:
First, the right granted to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
to designate a specified number of directors for nomination and election
to the Company's Board will be eliminated. Currently, the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock have the right to nominate and elect three
directors.
Second, the requirement that the Company have an Executive Committee of
the Board of Directors and that certain decisions be delegated to that
committee, and the right of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
to designate a certain number of members of the Executive Committee,
will also be eliminated. Currently, the holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock have the right to designate a majority of the Executive
Committee. Following the amendment of the Series B Certificate of Vote
and the amendment to the Company's by-laws described above, the decision
to create committees of the Board and the powers to be delegated to such
committees will be in the discretion of the full Board of Directors.
Third, no action by the Company after the closing of the Transaction
will constitute a "special default" as defined in the Series B
Certificate of Vote (see "Exchange of Series B Preferred Stock").
If all of the Series B Preferred Stock is exchanged for Common Stock of
the Company then all of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be restored
to the status of authorized but undesignated preferred stock of the Company in
accordance with the Series B Certificate of Vote.
Proposal 3 will not become effective unless proposals 1 and 2 are
approved and the Transaction is consummated.
Appraisal Rights
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Under Massachusetts law, holders of Series B Preferred Stock who file a
written objection to this proposal before the vote to approve this proposal is
taken at the Special Meeting and who do not vote in favor of this proposal may
have appraisal rights as a result of the amendments set forth above. Such
amendments may be deemed to have "adversely affected" their rights under
sections 76 and 77 of chapter 156B of the MGL. Holders of Series B Preferred
Stock who properly perfect their appraisal rights as summarized below and set
forth in sections 85 through 98 of chapter 156B of the MGL (a copy of which
sections is set froth in Annex D hereto) may demand payment in cash of the fair
value (exclusive of any element of value arising out of the expectation or
accomplishment of the Transaction) of their shares by the Company.
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Any person having a beneficial interest in shares of Series B Preferred
Stock that are held of record in the name of another person, such as a broker or
nominee, must act promptly to cause the record holder to follow the steps
summarized below properly and in a timely manner to perfect such beneficial
owner's appraisal rights, if any.
Any stockholder of record contemplating making a demand for appraisal is
urged to review carefully the provisions of Sections 85 through 98 of chapter
156B of the MGL, particularly the procedural statute specifying the requirements
necessary to perfect appraisal rights thereunder. Appraisal rights will be lost
if the procedural requirements of Sections 85 through 98 of chapter 156B of the
MGL are not fully satisfied.
Set forth below is a summary of the procedures relating to the exercise
of appraisal rights. The following summary does not purport to be a complete
statement of the provisions of Sections 85 through 98 of chapter 156B of the MGL
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Annex D hereto and to any
amendments to such sections as may be adopted after the date of this Proxy
Statement.
Filing Written Objection. A holder of Series B Preferred Stock who
intends to exercise appraisal rights must deliver to the Company prior to the
vote of the Company's stockholders on this proposal, a written objection to this
proposal, stating that such stockholder intends to demand payment for the shares
of Series B Preferred Stock held by such stockholder if this proposal is
approved and the amendment to the Series B Certificate of Vote is filed. Such
written objection should be addressed to Perini Corporation, 73 Mt. Wayte
Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701, Attention: Corporate Secretary. A vote
against this proposal will not satisfy the requirement that a written objection
be filed with the Company. The written objection to this proposal must be in
addition to and separate from any proxy or vote against this proposal.
No Exchange. A holder of Series B Preferred Stock who intends to
exercise appraisal rights must not exchange its shares for shares of Common
Stock of the Company as described above under "Exchange of Series B Preferred
Stock" under Proposal 1.
No Vote in Favor of this Proposal. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock
for which appraisal is sought must not be voted in favor of this proposal. The
submission of a signed blank proxy card will serve to waive appraisal rights,
but failure to return a proxy card or vote (or abstaining from vote) will not
waive appraisal rights.
Notice By Company. Within ten days after the filing of the amendment to
the Series B Certificate of Vote, the Company will notify each holder of record
of shares of Series B Preferred Stock who has purported to comply with the
provisions of Section 86 of chapter 156B of the MGL and whose shares were not
voted in favor of this proposal that the amendment has become effective as
provided in Section 88 of chapter 156B of the MGL. The giving of such notice
shall not be deemed to create any rights in the stockholder receiving the same
to demand payment for such holder's shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The
notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail, addressed to the
stockholder at such stockholder's last known address as it appears in the
records of the Company immediately prior to the filing of the amendment.
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Written Demand. Within twenty days after the mailing of notice by the
Company, any dissenting stockholder who wishes to exercise appraisal rights must
demand in writing from the Company payment for the fair value of such holder's
shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Such written demand should be sent to Perini
Corporation, 73 Mt. Wayte Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701, Attention:
Corporate Secretary. The Company is required to make payment of the fair market
value of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by each dissenting
stockholder within thirty days (the "Payment Period") after the expiration of
the twenty day period during which a written demand for payment may be made. If
the Company and such stockholder shall have agreed as to the fair value of such
shares, the Company shall pay to said stockholder the agreed value of such
stockholder's shares of Series B Preferred Stock within the Payment Period.
Settlement or Appraisal. Any stockholder shall, with the Company's
written consent, have the right to withdraw such stockholder's demand for
appraisal within four months after the expiration of the Payment Period. If the
Company and any stockholder seeking appraisal have not agreed on the fair value
of such holder's shares of Series B Preferred Stock within the Payment Period,
any such stockholder who has complied with Section 86 of chapter 156B of the
MGL, or the Company, by filing a bill in equity with the Superior Court of
Middlesex County in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Middlesex Superior
Court"), may demand a determination of the fair value of the shares of all such
stockholders. If no such bill is filed within such four-month period, no holder
of shares will be entitled to appraisal rights. Upon the filing of any such
bill, notice of the time and place fixed for a hearing will be given by the
Company to all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares and with
whom agreements as to the fair value of their shares have not been reached.
After the hearing on such bill, the Middlesex Superior Court will determine the
stockholders who have complied with the provisions of Section 86 of chapter 156B
of the MGL and who have become entitled to appraisal rights. After determining
those stockholders entitled to an appraisal, the Middlesex Superior Court shall
appraise the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, determining the fair value as
of the day preceding the Special Meeting and exclusive of any element of value
arising from the expectation or accomplishment of the Transaction. Such
determination shall be binding on all such stockholders. The Company has not yet
determined whether it, as the Company, will file such a bill in equity and,
therefore, any dissenting stockholder who desires such a bill in equity to be
filed is advised to file it on a timely basis.
Payment and Costs. When the value is so determined, the Middlesex
Superior Court will direct payment by the Company of such value, with interest
thereon, if any, as the Middlesex Superior Court determines, to the stockholders
entitled to receive the same upon surrender to the Company by such stockholders
of the Certificates representing their shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The
cost of the appraisal proceeding (other than attorneys' and experts' fees) and
the reasonable compensation and expenses of any master appointed by the
Middlesex Superior Court may be apportioned in such manner as appears to the
Middlesex Superior Court to be equitable; however, all costs of giving notice to
the dissenting stockholders entitled to notice of the filing of such an action
will be paid by the Company.
Exclusive Remedy; Exception. Chapter 156B of the MGL provides that the
enforcement by a stockholder of appraisal rights pursuant to the procedure
summarized above is such stockholder's exclusive remedy, except that this does
not exclude the right of such stockholder to
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maintain an appropriate proceeding to obtain relief on the ground that such
corporate action will be or is illegal or fraudulent as to such stockholder. In
addition, under Massachusetts law dissenting stockholders may not be limited to
the statutory remedy of judicial appraisal where violations of fiduciary duty
are found.
Any holder of Series B Preferred Stock who desires to exercise appraisal
rights should carefully review chapter 156B of the MGL and is advised to consult
such stockholder's legal advisor before exercising or attempting to exercise
such rights.
Vote Required
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Under Massachusetts law and the Company's Restated Articles of
Organization, the approval of two-thirds of each class entitled to vote is
required to amend the terms of any class of outstanding stock, and the Series B
Preferred Stock votes with the Common Stock on all matters on an as converted
basis. Therefore, the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Common Stock
outstanding and the Series B Preferred Stock outstanding (on an as converted
basis) is required. In addition, the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
Series B Preferred Stock voting separately as a class is required under the
Series B Certificate of Vote.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF THE
TERMS OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
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Principal Stockholders
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The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company's
voting securities as to (i) each person who is known by the Company to
beneficially own more than five percent of any class of the Company's voting
securities, (ii) each of the Company's directors, (iii) the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and each of the three other most highly compensated executive
officers during 1999 (the "Named Executive Officers"), and (iv) all directors
and Named Executive Officers as a group, based on representations of officers
and directors of the Company as of December 31, 1999 and filings as of or prior
to February 1, 2000 received by the Company on Schedules 13D and 13G or Form 13F
under the Exchange Act. All such information was provided by the stockholders
listed and reflects their beneficial ownership based on such representations or
filings. In addition, the table sets forth the pro-forma voting power for the
listed beneficial owners in the event that the closing of the Transaction occurs
and in the event that all of the Series B Preferred Stock is exchanged for
Common Stock.
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<CAPTION>
Pro Forma Voting Power
Assuming
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5% Stockholders, Named Present
Executive Officers and Amount and Voting
Directors and Named Nature of Power on an Issuance of Exchange of
Executive Officers as a Beneficial Percentage as converted Purchase Series B
Title of Class Group Ownership(1) of Class basis (2) Shares (3) Preferred(4)
- -------------- ----------------------- ------------ -------- --------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock Ronald N. Tutor 351,318(5) 6.18% 3.58% 13.99%(6) 11.99%(6)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Common Stock National Union Fire Insurance 0 0% 0% 24.34%(7) 20.86%(7)
Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
70 Pine Street
New York, NY 10270
Common Stock O & G Industries, Inc. 150,000 2.64% 1.53% 12.95%(8) 11.10%(8)
112 Wall Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Series B Preferred BLUM Capital Partners, L.P. 154,188(9) 77.02% 32.99%(9) 17.17% 25.72%
Stock 909 Montgomery Street,
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
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Pro Forma Voting Power
Assuming
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5% Stockholders, Named Present
Executive Officers and Amount and Voting
Directors and Named Nature of Power on an Issuance of Exchange of
Executive Officers as a Beneficial Percentage as converted Purchase Series B
Title of Class Group Ownership(1) of Class basis (2) Shares (3) Preferred(4)
- -------------- ----------------------- ------------ -------- --------- ---------- ------------
Series B Preferred PB Capital Partners, L.P. 123,124(10)(11) 61.51% 26.41%(9) 13.74% 20.57%
Stock c/o BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
909 Montgomery St.,
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94113
Series B Preferred The Common Fund for Non-Profit 31,064(10) 15.52% 6.54%(9) 3.40% 5.13%
Stock Organizations
c/o BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
909 Montgomery Street,
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
Series B Preferred The Union Labor Life Insurance 45,996(10)(11) 22.98% 9.68% 5.04% 7.60%
Stock Company, acting on behalf of its
Separate Account P
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Pro Forma Voting Power
Assuming
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5% Stockholders, Named Present
Executive Officers and Amount and Voting
Directors and Named Nature of Power on an Issuance of Exchange of
Executive Officers as a Beneficial Percentage as converted Purchase Series B
Title of Class Group Ownership(1) of Class basis (2) Shares (3) Preferred(4)
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Common Stock Perini Corporation 335,572(13) 5.91% 3.42% 1.74% 1.49%
Employee Stock Ownership Trust
("ESOT")(12)
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
Common Stock Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 349,500(14) 6.15% 3.56% 1.81% 1.55%
1299 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Common Stock Talcott Capital, LLC 365,000(15) 6.42% 3.72% 1.89% 1.62%
2400 Bridgeway, Suite 200
Sausalito, CA 94965
Common Stock Ruane, Cunniff & Co., Inc. 292,800(16) 5.15% 2.98% 1.51% 1.30%
767 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Common Stock David B. Perini 138,249(17) 2.43% 1.41% * *
Director
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Pro Forma Voting Power
Assuming
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5% Stockholders, Named Present
Executive Officers and Amount and Voting
Directors and Named Nature of Power on an Issuance of Exchange of
Executive Officers as a Beneficial Percentage as converted Purchase Series B
Title of Class Group Ownership(1) of Class basis (2) Shares (3) Preferred(4)
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Common Stock Richard J. Boushka 7,390(18) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Marshall M. Criser 11,566(19) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Arthur J. Fox, Jr. 11,729(20) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Jane E. Newman 9,745(21) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Nancy Hawthorne 10,361(22) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Michael R. Klein 7,261(23) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Douglas J. McCarron 0 * * * *
Director
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Pro Forma Voting Power
Assuming
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5% Stockholders, Named Present
Executive Officers and Amount and Voting
Directors and Named Nature of Power on an Issuance of Exchange of
Executive Officers as a Beneficial Percentage as converted Purchase Series B
Title of Class Group Ownership(1) of Class basis (2) Shares (3) Preferred(4)
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Common Stock Arthur I Caplan 5,776(24) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Frederick Doppelt 42,921(25) * * * *
Director
Common Stock Robert Band 40,894(26) * * * *
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Common Stock Zohrab B. Marashlian 28,259(27) * * * *
President, Perini Civil
Construction
Common Stock Craig W. Shaw 32,300(28) * * * *
President, Perini Building Company
Common Stock All directors and executive 697,769 12.03% 7.02% 15.68% 13.45%
officers as a group (14 persons)
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* Less than one percent
(1) Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to this table, each individual
or entity in the table above has sole or shared voting and investment
power over the shares listed.
(2) Includes 5,682,287 shares of Common Stock currently outstanding and
4,135,094 shares to be issued to the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock assuming 100% conversion to Common Stock at the current conversion
price of approximately $9.68 per common share as of December 15, 1999.
(3) Includes 5,682,287 shares of Common Stock currently outstanding,
4,238,471 shares to be issued to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock
assuming 100% conversion to Common Stock at the current conversion price
of approximately $9.68 per common share as of March 15, 2000, and the
9,411,765 shares to be issued to the Purchasers.
(4) Includes 5,682,287 shares of Common Stock currently outstanding, the
7,461,398 shares to be issued to the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock assuming 100% conversion to Common Stock at a conversion price of
$5.50 per common share as of March 15, 2000, and the 9,411,765 shares to
be issued to the Purchasers. If the exchange takes place after March 15,
2000, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable by the Company to
the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will increase at a rate of
2,073 shares of Common Stock per day. The Company has not included the
420,000 shares applicable to the Stock Purchase Warrants in the total
outstanding number (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements).
(5) Includes 351,318 shares held in the name of Tutor-Saliba Corporation of
Sylmar, California, a company in which Mr. Tutor is the sole stockholder
and Chief Executive Officer.
(6) All Common Stock purchased in the Transaction applicable to Mr. Tutor,
which is currently estimated to be 2,352,942 shares, will be purchased
by the Tutor-Saliba Corporation, a company in which Mr. Tutor is the
sole stockholder and Chief Executive Officer.
(7) Includes 4,705,882 shares, which is the number of shares currently
estimated to be purchased by National Union, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of American International Group, Inc.
(8) Includes 2,352,941 shares, which is the number of shares currently
estimated to be purchased by O&G.
(9) BLUM Capital Partners, L.P. ("BCP"), formerly known as Richard C. Blum &
Associates, L.P., is the sole general partner of PB Capital Partners,
L.P. ("PB Capital") which beneficially has shared voting and investing
power in 123,124 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (voting power equal
to 2,543,296 shares of Common Stock) and 49,801 shares of Common Stock
owned directly by a limited partner in PB Capital. BCP also owns 4,254
shares of Common Stock directly. In addition, BCP is an investment
adviser to The Common Fund for Non-Profit Organizations for the account
of its Equity Fund ("The Common Fund") which beneficially has shared
voting and investing power in 31,064 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
(voting power equal to 641,676 shares of Common Stock). Richard C. Blum
& Associates, Inc. ("RCBA Inc."), also at 909 Montgomery Street, Suite
400, San Francisco, California 94133, is the sole general partner of
BCP. Richard C. Blum is the Chairman of the Board and a substantial
stockholder of RCBA Inc. Mr. Blum disclaims beneficial ownership of all
securities reported in the table except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest therein. The Common Fund expressly disclaims membership in any
group with RCBA, Richard C. Blum or any other related entity and
disclaims beneficial ownership of securities owned directly or
indirectly by any other person or entity.
(10) Represents number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by each
holder thereof as of December 15, 1999.
(11) In December 1996, PB Capital and the Company entered into a stock
assignment and assumption agreement whereby PB Capital assigned its
right to purchase 34,500 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to The
Union Labor Life Insurance Company acting on behalf of its Separate
Account P ("ULLICO") which beneficially has sole voting and investing
power in the initial 34,500 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and
additional in-kind dividends representing 11,496 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock (combined voting power equal to 950,122 shares of Common
Stock). The Company has been further advised that PB Capital entered
into an agreement with ULLICO pursuant to which ULLICO agreed to refrain
from disposing of its interest in the Company until the earlier of five
years after its acquisition or the dissolution of PB Capital. ULLICO
also has the right to make earlier
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dispositions on a pro rata basis to the extent PB Capital disposes of
its shares. Any agreement in this respect shall terminate upon the
closing of the Transaction.
(12) Robert E. Higgins, John E. Chiaverini and Robert J. Howard are Trustees
of the Perini Corporation ESOT and are members of the Committee
empowered to administer the Perini Corporation Employee Stock Ownership
Plan ("ESOP") under the terms thereof.
(13) The ESOT currently holds 335,572 shares that have been allocated to the
accounts of participants in the Perini Corporation Employee Stock
Ownership Plan.
(14) Represents sole voting and investing power based on information
contained in Schedule 13G dated February 3, 2000. Dimensional Fund
Advisors, Inc. ("Dimensional"), a registered investment advisor, is
deemed to have beneficial ownership of 349,500 shares of Perini
Corporation stock as of December 31, 1999, All such shares are held in
four investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, other commingled group trusts and separate accounts for which
Dimensional serves as investment manager or adviser. In its role as
investment adviser or manager, Dimensional possesses voting and/or
investment power over the securities of the Company that are owned by
such companies, trusts and accounts. Dimensional disclaims beneficial
ownership of all such shares.
(15) Represents the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by the Talcott Crossover Fund, L.P., Thomas B. Akin, Karen H.
Akin, Blair S. Akin and Kyle P. Akin based solely on the information
contained in Schedule 13D dated September 28, 1999. Thomas B. Akin is
the managing general partner of the Talcott Crossover Fund, L.P.
(16) Represents the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Ruane, Cunniff & Co., Inc. based solely on the information contained in
Schedule 13G dated February 10, 2000.
(17) Includes 6,460 shares, and 264 shares of Common Stock (resulting from
the assumed conversion of 400 depositary shares of Preferred Stock at a
conversion rate of .662 shares of Common Stock for each depositary
share) in his children's names for which he has Power of Attorney giving
him voting power. Includes 7,500 shares for which Mr. Perini holds
options. Includes 66 shares of Common Stock resulting from the assumed
conversion of 100 depositary shares of Preferred Stock. Includes 56,499
shares held in testamentary trust established under the will of Louis R.
Perini, Sr. David Perini is one of four trustees of such trust and is
one of the beneficiaries of such trust. Includes 3,029 shares, and 66
shares of Common Stock (resulting from the assumed conversion of 100
depositary shares of Preferred Stock) in his wife's name as to which Mr.
Perini disclaims any beneficial ownership.
(18) Includes 7,390 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the
director's annual retainer, as follows: 129 shares (1996), 2,285 shares
(1997), 1,855 shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999).
(19) Includes 2,349 shares awarded in prior years pursuant to the 1988 Perini
Corporation Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Also includes
9,017 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the director's
annual retainer, as follows: 1,756 shares (1996), 2,285 shares (1997),
1,855 shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999). Also includes 200 shares
which Mr. Criser owns jointly with his wife.
(20) Includes 2,197 shares awarded in prior years pursuant to the 1988 Perini
Corporation Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Also includes
9,017 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the director's
annual retainer, as follows: 1,756 shares (1996), 2,285 shares (1997),
1,855 shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999).
(21) Includes 1,148 shares awarded in prior years pursuant to the 1988 Perini
Corporation Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Also includes
8,597 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the director's
annual retainer, as follows: 1,336 shares (1996), 2,285 shares (1997),
1,855 shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999).
(22) Includes 1,344 shares awarded in prior years pursuant to the 1988 Perini
Corporation Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors. Also includes
9,017 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the director's
annual retainer, as follows: 1,756 shares (1996), 2,285 shares (1997),
1,855 shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999).
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(23) Includes 7,261 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the
director's annual retainer, as follows: 2,285 shares (1997), 1,855
shares (1998) and 3,121 shares (1999).
(24) Includes 3,121 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the 1999
director's annual retainer. Also includes 1,655 shares of Common Stock
resulting from the assumed conversion of 2,500 depositary shares of
Preferred Stock at a conversion rate of .662 shares of Common Stock for
each depositary share. The percentage of Preferred Stock beneficially
owned by Mr. Caplan to the total number of shares of Preferred Stock
outstanding is less than 1%.
(25) Includes 3,121 shares of Common Stock received in payment of the 1999
director's annual retainer. Also includes 37,800 shares of Common Stock
resulting from the assumed conversion of 57,100 depositary shares of
Preferred Stock at a conversion rate of .662 shares of Common Stock for
each depositary share. Of the 57,100 depositary shares of Preferred
Stock, 2,000 depositary shares are owned by Mr. Doppelt's wife. The
percentage of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Doppelt to the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding is 5.71%.
(26) Includes 15,500 shares for which Mr. Band holds options.
(27) Includes 28,000 shares for which Mr. Marashlian holds options.
(28) Includes 28,000 shares for which Mr. Shaw holds options.
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Independent Auditors
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The accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP has served as the Company's
independent auditors since 1960. A representative of Arthur Andersen LLP will be
present at the Special Meeting and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations -
1999 Compared to 1998
Continuing Operations
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The Company's continuing construction operations produced income of
$16.4 million (or $1.80 per share of Common Stock) in 1999 compared to income of
$16.0 million (or $1.91 per share of Common Stock) in 1998. Overall, the 1999
results from continuing operations include strong profit contributions from both
the building and civil construction segments as well as lower interest expense.
Revenues from continuing construction operations increased $8.2 million
(or 0.8%) from $1,011.3 million in 1998 to $1,019.5 million in 1999. This
increase was due primarily to an increase in building construction revenues of
$17.1 million (or 2.5%) from $679.3 million in 1998 to $ 696.4 million in 1999,
which more than offset a decrease in revenues from civil construction operations
of $8.9 million (or 2.7%) from $332.0 million in 1998 to $323.1 million in 1999.
The increase in revenues from building construction operations was due primarily
to the start up of several new projects in the East. The slight decrease in
revenues from civil construction operations was due primarily to the completion
of several major mass transit and infrastructure projects in late 1998 and early
1999.
Overall, gross profit decreased $3.2 million (or 6.0%) from $53.7
million in 1998 to $50.5 million in 1999, due to decreases in gross profit from
both building and civil construction operations. Despite the increase in
revenues noted above, gross profit from building construction operations
decreased $1.7 million (or 5.5%) from $30.7 million in 1998 to $29.0 million in
1999 due primarily to additional losses attributable to the phasing out of a
building construction division in the Midwest. Gross profit from civil
construction operations decreased $1.5 million (or 6.5%) from $23.0 million in
1998 to $21.5 million in 1999 due primarily to the decrease in revenues noted
above.
The decrease in general, administrative and selling expenses of $0.8
million (or 2.9%) from $27.4 million in 1998 to $26.6 million in 1999, resulted
primarily from the continued phase out of two construction divisions in the
Midwest and ongoing cost reduction programs.
Other income (expense), net improved by $0.7 million from a net expense
of $0.6 million in 1998 to a net income of $0.1 million in 1999. This
improvement was due to a $1.5 million increase in gain on sale of investments
which was partly offset by a $0.8 million increase in bank fees relating to the
Company's revolving credit facility.
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Interest expense decreased by $1.4 million from $8.5 million in 1998 to
$7.1 million in 1999, due primarily to lower average levels of borrowing during
1999.
The lower than normal tax rate for the three year period ended December
31, 1999 is due to the utilization of tax loss carryforwards from prior years.
Because of certain accounting limitations, the Company was not able to recognize
a portion of the tax benefit related to the operating losses experienced in
fiscal 1996 and 1995. As a result of these losses and the loss recognized in
1999, an amount estimated to be approximately $142 million of pretax earnings
subsequent to 1999 could benefit from minimal, if any, federal tax charges. The
net deferred tax assets reflect management's estimate of the amount that will,
more likely than not, be realized (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements).
Discontinued Operations
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Effective June 30, 1999, management adopted a plan to withdraw
completely from the real estate development business and to wind down the
operations of Perini Land and Development Company ("PL&D"), the Company's real
estate development subsidiary. Therefore, both historical and current real
estate results have been presented as a discontinued operation in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. Based on the plan, the 1999
results include a $99.3 million non-cash provision which represents the
estimated loss on disposal of this business segment. This non-cash charge
reflects the impact of the disposition of the Rincon Center property located in
San Francisco and the reduction in projected future cash flow from the
disposition of PL&D's remaining real estate development operations resulting
from the change in strategy of holding the properties through the necessary
development and stabilization periods to a new strategy of generating short-term
liquidity through an accelerated disposition or bulk sale. The estimated loss on
disposal of the real estate business segment also includes a provision for shut
down costs related to PL&D during the wind down period. No federal tax benefit
was attributable to the estimated loss on disposal of the real estate business
segment due to certain accounting limitations. During the fourth quarter of
1999, the Company and PL&D, the managing general partner of Rincon Center
Associates ("RCA"), entered into a full and final non-cash settlement regarding
its interests in the Rincon Center property. As part of the settlement and in
exchange for the transfer of its ownership interest in the RCA property, the
Company has exchanged mutual releases with the other RCA general partner, the
RCA-related lenders and all other entities formally associated with the RCA
property from any claims, lawsuits or other liabilities they may have with
respect to each other in connection with the RCA property. This completes a
major step in the Company's plan to discontinue its real estate development
operations. In addition, during the last half of 1999, PL&D concluded the sale
of two other properties at prices approximating those originally anticipated in
calculating the estimated loss on disposal of the real estate business segment
at June 30, 1999. The actual loss from the sale of these two properties and loss
on disposition of the RCA property approximated the losses originally estimated
as of June 30, 1999. Several of the remaining real estate properties now being
offered for sale are currently under or are pending purchase and sale
agreements.
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Results of Operations -
1998 Compared to 1997
Continuing Operations
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The Company's continuing construction operations produced income of
$16.0 million (or $1.91 per share of Common Stock) in 1998 compared to income of
$7.9 million (or $.52 per share of Common Stock) in 1997. This substantially
improved performance is attributable to higher margins on the work performed by
both the Company's building and civil operating units, primarily from the
hotel/casino market in Nevada and from civil infrastructure work in the
Northeast and further reductions in general and administrative and interest
expense. These improvements more than offset the impact of a decrease in 1998
construction revenues.
Revenues from continuing construction operations decreased $264.7
million (or 21%) from $1,276.0 million in 1997 to $1,011.3 million in 1998. This
decrease was due primarily to a decrease in revenues from both building and
civil construction operations. Revenues from building operations decreased
$209.5 million (or 24%) from $888.8 million in 1997 to $679.3 million in 1998,
due primarily to the timing of the start up of new hotel/casino projects in Las
Vegas, a decrease in revenues from airport facilities and a sports complex in
the West, and a decrease in revenues from correctional facilities projects in
the East. Revenues from civil construction operations decreased $55.2 million
(or 14%) from $387.2 million in 1997 to $332.0 million in 1998, due primarily to
the timing in the start up of new work in the Northeast. The phasing out of two
divisions in the Midwest also contributed to the decrease in revenues from both
the building and civil operations.
In spite of the overall 21% decrease in total revenues described above,
total gross profit actually increased by $3.5 million (or 7%), from $50.2
million in 1997 to $53.7 million in 1998, due primarily to improved margins on
both the building and civil construction work performed in 1998.
The decrease in general, administrative and selling expenses of $2.3
million (or 7.7%) from $29.7 million in 1997 to $27.4 million in 1998, resulted
primarily from phasing out two construction divisions in the Midwest,
efficiencies achieved by combining certain other divisions and continuation of
downsizing certain corporate departments.
Other income (expense), net improved by $1.1 million from a net expense
of $1.7 million in 1997 to a net expense of $0.6 million in 1998, due to an
increase in interest income and a decrease in bank fees.
Interest expense decreased by $1.4 million from $9.9 million in 1997 to
$8.5 million in 1998, due primarily to lower average levels of borrowing during
1998.
Financial Condition
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Cash and Working Capital
During 1999, cash generated from operating activities in the amount of
$27.8 million, due primarily to changes in various elements of working capital,
was approximately equal to the
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amount of cash generated from operating activities in 1998 and continued to
reflect improvement over recent prior years. The funds generated were used for
investing activities ($13.5 million), primarily for funding the working capital
needs of certain construction joint ventures, and for financing activities ($2.6
million), primarily to pay down borrowings and to increase cash on hand by $11.7
million.
During 1998, the Company generated $27.8 million in cash from operating
activities, due primarily to changes in various elements of working capital. The
funds generated were used for investing activities ($2.2 million), primarily for
funding the working capital needs of the Company's discontinued real estate
operations, and for financing activities ($10.4 million), primarily to pay down
borrowings and to increase cash on hand by $15.2 million.
During 1997, the Company generated $11.8 million from investing
activities, primarily from net cash distributions from construction joint
ventures and the sale of The Resort at Squaw Creek property, and $17.4 million
from financing activities, due to the net proceeds received on the sale of
Series B Preferred Stock less pay downs of long-term debt. These funds were used
for operating activities ($7.6 million) and to increase the cash on hand by
$21.6 million.
Effective January 17, 1997, the Company's liquidity and access to future
borrowings, as required, during the next few years were significantly enhanced
by the issuance of $30 million in Redeemable Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock (see Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement referred to in Note 4 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. The aggregate amount available under its
revolving credit agreement increased to $129.5 million at that time, although it
has subsequently been reduced and stands at $73.0 million at December 31, 1999.
In addition to internally generated funds, at December 31, 1999, the Company has
approximately $2.0 million available under its revolving credit facility. The
financial covenants to which the Company is subject include minimum levels of
working capital, tangible net worth and operating cash flow and certain
restrictions on real estate investments and future cash dividends, all as
defined in the loan documents. Although the Company would have been in violation
of certain of the covenants during 1999, it obtained waivers of such violations.
Also, during the last three years, the Company made substantial progress on a
strategy adopted at the end of 1996 that called for liquidating certain real
estate assets which were written down at that time, resolving several major
construction claims and minimizing overhead expenses.
On February 5, 2000, the Company entered into a definitive Securities
Purchase Agreement, subject to certain conditions, whereby the new investors
have agreed to purchase $40 million of the Company's Common Stock. If this
transaction is consummated, the Company's liquidity, working capital and access
to future borrowings, as required, during the next few years will be
significantly enhanced by the "New Equity" and "New Credit Agreement" referred
to in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The working capital current ratio was 1.23:1 at the end of 1999 compared
to 1.29:1 at the end of 1998, and 1.34:1 at the end of 1997. Of the total
working capital of $48.4 million at the end of 1999, approximately $24 million
may not be converted to cash within the next 12 to 18 months.
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Long-term Debt
Long-term debt was $41.1 million at the end of 1999, down from $75.9
million in 1998, $84.6 million in 1997 and $92.6 million in 1996. In addition to
the $51.5 million reduction in long-term debt during the three year period ended
December 31, 1999, the Company paid down all of its $8.1 million of real estate
debt on wholly-owned real estate projects, utilizing proceeds from sales of
property and general corporate funds. Similarly, real estate joint venture debt
of $69.2 million has been reduced to zero during the same three year period.
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
As a result of the net loss recorded in 1999, due to the $100 million
loss from discontinued real estate operations, the Company's stockholders'
equity was reduced to a negative $36.6 million. The Company's book value per
share of Common Stock stood at a negative $(11.31) at December 31, 1999,
compared to $4.17 per share of Common Stock and $2.44 per share of Common Stock
at the end of 1998 and 1997, respectively. The major factors impacting
stockholders' equity during the three-year period under review were the net
income recorded in 1998 and 1997, the net loss recorded in 1999 and, to a lesser
extent, preferred dividends paid in-kind or accrued and stock issued in partial
payment of certain expenses.
As mentioned above under "Cash and Working Capital" and in more detail
in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company recently
entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement, subject to certain
conditions, whereby the new investors have agreed to purchase $40 million of the
Company's Common Stock. A condition to the Purchase Agreement is that all of the
holders of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock, which has a current accreted
face amount of approximately $40 million, will convert their securities into
Common Stock of the Company at $5.50 per share of Common Stock. The impact on
the Company's Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) will be to increase it by
approximately $75 million after estimated expenses related to the transaction
(or improving it from a Stockholders' Deficit of $36.6 million at December 31,
1999 to a positive Stockholders' Equity of $38.6 million on a pro forma basis).
If the transaction is consummated, shares of Common Stock held by the new
investors and the former holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will represent
approximately 42.0% and 32.5% of the Company's voting rights, respectively.
At December 31, 1999, there were 1,098 common stockholders of record
based on the stockholders list maintained by the Company's transfer agent.
Dividends
There were no cash dividends declared or paid on the Company's
outstanding Common Stock during the three years ended December 31, 1999.
During 1995, the Company declared and paid the regular quarterly cash
dividends of $5.3125 per share on the Company's Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Shares for an annual total of $21.25 per share (equivalent to
quarterly dividends of $.53125 per Depositary Share for an annual total of
$2.125 per Depositary Share). In conjunction with the covenants of the Company's
Revolving Credit Agreement (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements), the Company was required to suspend the payment of quarterly
dividends on its
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Preferred Stock. Therefore, the dividend that normally would have been declared
during December of 1995 and payable on March 15, 1996, as well as subsequent
quarterly dividends through 1999, have not been declared or paid (although they
have been fully accrued due to the "cumulative" feature of the Preferred Stock).
The current Credit Agreement, approved January 17, 1997, provides that the
Company may not pay cash dividends or make other restricted payments unless: (i)
the Company is not in default under the Credit Agreement; (ii) commitments under
the credit facility have been reduced to less than $75 million; (iii) restricted
payments in any quarter, when added to restricted payments made in the prior
three quarters, do not exceed fifty percent (50%) of net income from continuing
operations for the prior four quarters; and (iv) certain net worth levels (after
taking into consideration the amount of the proposed cash dividend or restricted
payment and as adjusted for non-cash charges incurred in connection with any
disposition or write-down of any real estate investment) are not exceeded and
provided that net worth must be at least $60 million.
For purposes of the current Credit Agreement, net worth shall include
the net proceeds from the sale of the Series B Preferred Stock to the Investors.
In addition, under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Company may
not pay any cash dividends on its Common Stock until after September 1, 2001,
and then only to the extent such dividends do not exceed in aggregate more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Company's consolidated net income available for
distribution to Common stockholders (after Preferred dividends). Prior to any
such dividends, the Company must have elected and paid cash dividends on the
Series B Preferred Stock for the preceding four quarters.
Subject to and concurrent with the closing of the new equity transaction
described in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company's Bank Group has agreed in principle to extend and restructure its
Revolving Credit Agreement (the "New Credit Agreement"). Covenants in the New
Credit Agreement provide that the Company may not pay cash dividends or make
other restricted payments unless: (i) the Company is not in default under the
New Credit Agreement; (ii) commitments under the New Credit Agreement have been
reduced to less than $41 million; (iii) restricted payments in any quarter, when
added to restricted payments made in the prior three quarters, do not exceed
fifty percent (50%) of net income from continuing operations for the prior four
quarters; and (iv) net worth (after taking into consideration the amount of the
proposed cash dividend or restricted payment) is at least equal to the amount
shown below:
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Minimum Consolidated
As of: Adjusted Tangible Net Worth
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(In millions)
March 31, 2000 $36.3
June 30, 2000 38.8
September 30, 2000 41.8
December 31, 2000 46.6
March 31, 2001 48.2
June 30, 2001 51.1
September 30, 2001 55.3
December 31, 2001 60.0
March 31, 2002 61.6
June 30, 2002 64.7
September 30, 2002 71.1
December 31, 2002 75.1
The aggregate amount of dividends in arrears is approximately $9,030,000
at December 31, 1999, which represents approximately $90.30 per share of
Preferred Stock or approximately $9.03 per Depositary Share and is included in
"Other Liabilities" (long-term) in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Under the
terms of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the Depositary Shares are entitled
to elect two additional Directors when dividends have been deferred for more
than six quarters, and they did so at both the May 14, 1998 and the May 13, 1999
Annual Meetings.
The Board of Directors intends to resume payment of dividends when the
Company satisfies the terms of the New Credit Agreement, the provisions of the
Series B Preferred Stock and the Board deems it prudent to do so.
Outlook
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o Continuing Construction Operations - Looking ahead, the overall
construction backlog at the end of 1999 was $1.658 billion, up 35% from
the 1998 year end backlog of $1.232 billion. This increase primarily
reflects the addition of the construction management services contract
for the $650 million Mohegan Sun Phase II Expansion project in
Uncasville, CT. Approximately 67% of the current backlog relates to
building construction projects which generally represent lower risk,
lower margin work, and approximately 33% of the current backlog relates
to civil construction projects which generally represent higher risk,
but correspondingly potentially higher margin work. During 1996, the
Company adopted a plan to enhance the profitability of its construction
operations by emphasizing gross margin and bottom line improvement ahead
of top line revenue growth. This plan called for the Company to focus
its financial and human resources on construction operations which are
consistently profitable and to de-emphasize marginal business units.
Consistent with that Plan, the Company implemented plans to close or
downsize and refocus four business units during 1997 and during 1998 and
1999 has continued to implement these plans. The Company believes the
outlook for its building and civil construction businesses continues to
be promising.
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o Discontinued Real Estate Operations - As described in detail above in
"Results of Operations-1999 Compared to 1998" and in Note 2 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is proceeding to
implement its plan to wind down its discontinued real estate development
operations. A major step in the plan was completed during the fourth
quarter of 1999 whereby the Company entered into a settlement agreement
regarding its interest in the Rincon Center property. As part of the
settlement and in exchange for the transfer of its ownership interest in
the RCA property, the Company has exchanged mutual releases with the
other RCA general partners, the RCA-related lenders and all other
entities formally associated with the RCA property from any claims,
lawsuits or other liabilities they may have with respect to each other
in connection with the Rincon Center property. In addition, during the
last six months of 1999, PL&D concluded the sale of two other properties
at prices approximating those originally anticipated in calculating the
estimated loss on disposal of the real estate business segment at June
30, 1999. Several of the remaining real estate properties now being
offered for sale are currently under or are pending a purchase and sale
agreement.
o Rebuilding Equity - As a result of the net loss recorded in 1999, the
Company's stockholders' equity has been reduced to a negative $36.6
million. As described in detail above in "Stockholders' Equity
(Deficit)" and in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,
the Company and an investor group have entered into a definitive
Securities Purchase Agreement. Subject to, among other things,
stockholder approval and agreement of the holders of Series B Preferred
Stock to convert their securities into Common Stock at $5.50 per share
of Common Stock, the transaction should close in the first or second
quarter of 2000 and result in a restoration of balance sheet net worth
and improve liquidity and working capital to support the ongoing core
construction operations.
o Liquidity - With the receipt of $30 million from the sale of its
Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock and the New Credit Agreement both
becoming effective on January 17, 1997, the Company's near term
liquidity position improved substantially, enabling payments to vendors
to generally be made in accordance with normal payment terms. In order
to generate cash and reduce the Company's dependence on bank debt to
fund the working capital needs of its core construction operations as
well as to lower the Company's substantial interest expense and
strengthen the balance sheet in the longer term, the Company has
discontinued its real estate development business and is in the process
of liquidating its real estate portfolio. The Company will continue to
actively pursue the favorable conclusion of various unapproved change
orders and construction claims; to focus new construction work
acquisition efforts on various niche markets and geographic areas where
the Company has a proven history of success; to downsize or close
operations with marginal prospects for success; to continue to restrict
the payment of cash dividends on the Company's Common Stock and $2.125
Depositary Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock; and to continue to
control overhead expenses.
o New Equity and New Credit Agreement - As described in Note 15 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Transaction would, if
consummated, significantly improve the Company's financial condition and
liquidity. If the Transaction is not consummated, management's intent
would be to renegotiate the terms of the Company's credit facility and
continue to pay the in-kind dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock.
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Management believes that cash generated from operations, existing credit
lines, additional borrowings and projected sale of certain real estate
assets referred to above and timely resolution and payment of various
unapproved change orders and construction claims referred to above
should be adequate to meet the Company's funding requirements for at
least the next twelve months.
o Year 2000 Readiness Disclosures - Since many computers, related software
and certain devices with embedded microchips record only the last two
digits of a year, they may not have been able to recognize that January
1, 2000 (or subsequent dates) comes after December 31, 1999. This
situation could have caused erroneous calculations or system shutdowns,
causing problems that could have ranged from merely inconvenient to
significant.
As previously reported, the Company began a project to review all of its
computer systems in 1995. One factor, among many, to consider was what
impact, if any, would the Year 2000 have on computer systems. As a
result of this project, the Company implemented new fully integrated
on-line construction specific financial systems during the first quarter
of 1998 which are Year 2000 compliant. The cost of these new systems,
including the hardware, software and implementation costs, approximated
$1.5 million which was capitalized and is being amortized over ten years
on a straight-line basis.
During 1998, the Company designated a Year 2000 Project Manager who
organized a Year 2000 Team. The Year 2000 Team prepared a Year 2000
Readiness Plan which included the following phases: (1) potential
problem identification, (2) resource commitment, (3) inventory, (4)
assessment, (5) prioritization, (6) remediation and (7) testing. The
Company completed the problem identification, resource commitment and
prioritization phases during 1998, the inventory phase during the first
quarter of 1999, and the "assessment", "testing", and "remediation"
phases as of September 30, 1999. As a result of completing its Year 2000
Plan, as well as the actual commencement of the Year 2000 without any
significant computer-related failures or errors experienced or reported
to date, the Company believes its internal financial and operating
systems are compliant. The Company estimates that costs related to
implementation of the Year 2000 Plan, over and above the cost of the new
financial systems referred to above, were approximately $0.4 million
which were expensed as incurred.
The Company, as a general contractor, generally provides its
construction services in accordance with detailed contracts and
specifications provided by its clients. In addition to addressing its
own computer applications, facilities, and construction equipment, the
Plan included communication with critical third parties. The Company had
in place and continues to maintain a Year 2000 Urgent Response Team
defined and available to respond to any Year 2000 issues raised by
clients or others, in a timely, proactive and cost effective manner. To
date, no significant Year 2000 related issues have been experienced by
or reported to the Company.
Forward-looking Statements
- --------------------------
The statements contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of
the Consolidated Financial Statements, including "Outlook", and other sections
of this Proxy Statement that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of
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Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding the Company's expectations,
hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors that may
cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the continuing validity of the
underlying assumptions and estimates of total forecasted project revenues, costs
and profits and project schedules; the outcomes of pending or future litigation,
arbitration or other dispute resolution proceedings; changes in federal and
state appropriations for infrastructure projects; possible changes or
developments in worldwide or domestic, social, economic, business, industry,
market and regulatory conditions or circumstances; and actions taken or omitted
by third parties including the Company's customers, suppliers, business
partners, and competitors and legislative, regulatory, judicial and other
governmental authorities and officials. In addition, forward-looking statements
regarding the year 2000 issue carry risk factors which include, without
limitation, the availability and cost of personnel trained in these areas; the
ability to locate and correct all relevant computer codes; changes in consulting
fees and costs to remediate or replace hardware and software; changes in
non-incremental costs resulting from redeployment of internal resources; timely
responses to and corrections by third parties such as significant customers and
suppliers; and similar uncertainties.
Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
- ---------------------------------------------------------
The Company's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates
relates primarily to the Company's revolving credit debt (see Note 4 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements) and short-term investment portfolio. As of
December 31, 1999, the Company had $68.0 million borrowed under its revolving
credit agreement and $54.8 million of short-term investments classified as cash
equivalents.
The Company borrows under its bank revolving credit facility for general
corporate purposes, including working capital requirements and capital
expenditures. Borrowings under the bank credit facility bear interest at the
applicable LIBOR or base rate, as defined, and therefore, the Company is subject
to fluctuations in interest rates. If the average effective 1999 borrowing rate
of 8.1% changed by 10% (or 0.81%) during the next twelve months, the impact,
based on the Company's ending 1999 revolving debt balance, would be an increase
or decrease in net income and cash flow of $550,800.
The Company's short-term investment portfolio consists primarily of
highly liquid instruments with maturities of less than one month.
Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
- ----------------------------------------------------
The Company has not had any disagreements on accounting and financial
disclosure with its accountants.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The following financial statements are filed as part of this Proxy Statement:
Consolidated Financial Statements of Perini Corporation and Subsidiaries Pages
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----
<S> <C>
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998* 59
Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the three years ended December 61
31, 1999, 1998* and 1997*
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for each of the three 62
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years ended 63
December 31, 1999, 1998* and 1997*
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 65
Report of Independent Public Accountants 90
</TABLE>
* As restated to report the Company's real estate development segment as a
discontinued operation (see Notes 1 and 2 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements).
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1999 and 1998 (Restated)
(In thousands, except share data)
Assets
1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash, including cash equivalents of $54,759 and $38,175 (Note 1) $ 58,193 $ 46,507
Accounts and notes receivable, including retainage of $20,458 and $30,450 93,785 113,052
Unbilled work (Note 1) 14,283 19,585
Construction joint ventures (Notes 1 and 3) 82,493 67,100
Net current assets of discontinued operations (Note 2) 12,695 8,068
Deferred tax asset (Notes 1 and 5) - 1,076
Other current assets 647 2,469
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Total current assets $ 262,096 $ 257,857
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NET LONG-TERM ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Note 2) $ - $ 104,017
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost (Note 1):
Land $ 536 $ 536
Buildings and improvements 11,551 11,286
Construction equipment 8,185 7,600
Other equipment 6,983 6,814
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$ 27,255 $ 26,236
Less - Accumulated depreciation 17,438 16,378
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Total property and equipment, net $ 9,817 $ 9,858
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OTHER ASSETS:
Other investments $ 2,433 $ 2,469
Goodwill (Note 1) 1,142 1,265
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Total other assets $ 3,575 $ 3,734
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$ 275,488 $ 375,466
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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<CAPTION>
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 4) $ 32,158 $ 2,036
Accounts payable, including retainage of $24,501 and $31,859 83,578 127,349
Advances from construction joint ventures (Note 3) 14,104 17,300
Deferred contract revenue (Note 1) 45,088 14,350
Accrued expenses 38,738 39,157
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Total current liabilities $ 213,666 $ 200,192
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DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES (Notes 1, 5 & 6) $ 19,664 $ 15,319
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LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities included above (Note 4) $ 41,091 $ 75,857
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CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Note 11)
REDEEMABLE SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCK (Note 7):
Authorized - 500,000 shares
Issued and outstanding - 200,184 shares and 181,357 shares
(aggregate liquidation preferences of $40,037 and $36,271) $ 37,685 $ 33,540
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Notes 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 15):
Preferred Stock, $1 par value -
Authorized - 500,000 shares
Designated, issued and outstanding - 99,990 shares of $21.25 Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock ($24,998 aggregate liquidation $ 100 $ 100
preference)
Series A junior participating Preferred Stock, $1 par value -
Designated - 200,000
Issued - none - -
Stock Purchase Warrants 2,233 2,233
Common Stock, $1 par value -
Authorized - 15,000,000 shares
Issued - 5,742,816 shares and 5,506,341 shares 5,743 5,506
Paid-in surplus 43,561 49,219
Retained earnings (deficit) (87,290) (3,642)
ESOT related obligations - (1,381)
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$ (35,653) $ 52,035
Less - Common Stock in treasury, at cost - 60,529 shares and 92,694 shares 965 1,477
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Total stockholders' equity (deficit) $ (36,618) $ 50,558
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$ 275,488 $ 375,466
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<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 (Restated) & 1997 (Restated)
(In thousands, except per share data)
1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
Revenues (Notes 3 and 13) $1,019,484 $1,011,322 $1,276,033
------------ ------------- ------------
Cost and Expenses (Notes 3 and 10):
Cost of Operations $ 969,015 $ 957,651 $1,225,814
General, Administrative and Selling Expenses 26,635 27,397 29,715
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$ 995,650 $ 985,048 $1,255,529
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (Note 13) $ 23,834 $ 26,274 $ 20,504
Other (Income) Expense, Net (Note 6) (72) 652 1,695
Interest Expense (Note 4) 7,128 8,473 9,910
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Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes $ 16,778 $ 17,149 $ 8,899
Provision for Income Taxes (Notes 1 and 5) 421 1,100 950
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 16,357 $ 16,049 $ 7,949
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Notes 2 and 5):
Loss from Operations $ (694) $ (4,397) $ (2,577)
Estimated Loss on Disposal of Real Estate Business Segment (99,311) - -
------------ ------------- ------------
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS $ (100,005) $ (4,397) $ (2,577)
------------ ------------- ------------
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (83,648) $ 11,652 $ 5,372
============ ============= ============
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Note 1):
Income from Continuing Operations $ 1.80 $ 1.91 $ .52
Loss from Discontinued Operations (.12) (83) (.51)
Estimated Loss on Disposal (17.72) - -
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Total $ (16.04) $ 1.08 $ .01
============ ============= ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997
(In thousands, except per share data)
Stock Retained ESOT
Preferred Purchase Common Paid-In Earnings Related Treasury
Stock Warrants Stock Surplus (Deficit) Obligations Stock Total
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance - December 31, 1996 $ 100 $ - $ 5,032 $ 57,080 $(20,666) $ (3,856) $ (2,132) $ 35,558
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net Income - - - - 5,372 - - 5,372
Value of Stock Purchase
Warrants issued (Note 4) - 2,233 - - - - - 2,233
Preferred Stock dividends
accrued ($21.25 per share*) - - - (2,125) - - - (2,125)
Series B Preferred Stock
dividends in kind issued (Note 7) - - - (2,830) - - - (2,830)
Accretion related to Series B
Preferred Stock (Note 7) - - - (368) - - - (368)
Common Stock issued in partial
payment of incentive compensation - - 235 1,466 - - - 1,701
Payment of director fees - - - (211) - - 377 166
Payments related to ESOT notes - - - - - 1,193 - 1,193
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Balance - December 31, 1997 $ 100 $ 2,233 $ 5,267 $ 53,012 $(15,294) $ (2,663) $ (1,755) $ 40,900
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net Income - - - - 11,652 - - 11,652
Preferred Stock dividends
accrued ($21.25 per share*) - - - (2,125) - - - (2,125)
Series B Preferred Stock
dividends in kind issued (Note (7) - - - (3,411) - - - (3,411)
Accretion related to Series B
Preferred Stock (Note 7) - - - (373) - - - (373)
Common Stock issued in partial
payment of incentive compensation - - 239 2,243 - - - 2,482
Payment of director fees - - - (127) - - 278 151
Payments related to ESOT notes - - - - - 1,282 - 1,282
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Balance - December 31, 1998 $ 100 $ 2,233 $ 5,506 $ 49,219 $ (3,642) $ (1,381) $ (1,477) $ 50,558
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net Loss - - - - (83,648) - - (83,648)
Preferred Stock dividends
accrued ($21.25 per share*) - - - (2,125) - - - (2,125)
Series B Preferred Stock
dividends in kind issued (Note 7) - - - (3,765) - - - (3,765)
Accretion related to Series B
Preferred Stock (Note 7) - - - (379) - - - (379)
Common Stock issued in partial
payment of incentive compensation - - 237 960 - - - 1,197
Payment of director fees - - - (349) - - 512 163
Payments related to ESOT notes - - - - - 1,381 - 1,381
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Balance - December 31, 1999 $ 100 $ 2,233 $ 5,743 $ 43,561 $(87,290) $ - $ (965) $(36,618)
- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
*Equivalent to $2.125 per Depositary Share (see Note 8).
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 (Restated) & 1997 (Restated)
(In thousands)
1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss) $ (83,648) $ 11,652 $ 5,372
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating
activities -
Loss from discontinued operations 100,005 4,397 2,577
Depreciation 1,585 1,463 1,709
Amortization of deferred debt expense, Stock Purchase Warrants and other 1,757 1,596 2,011
(Gain) loss on sale of investment (1,406) 118 68
Distributions greater (less) than earnings of joint ventures and (1,571) 1,367 (2,404)
affiliates
Cash provided from (used by) changes in components of working capital
other than cash, notes payable, and current maturities of long-term
debt:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable 19,267 25,345 48,338
(Increase) decrease in unbilled work 5,302 16,989 (974)
(Increase) decrease in construction joint ventures (307) (1,509) 820
(Increase) decrease in deferred tax asset 1,076 (9) 2,446
(Increase) decrease in other current assets 1,822 354 23
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (43,771) (17,585) (38,109)
Increase (decrease) in advances from construction joint (3,196) (12,501) (17,743)
ventures
Increase (decrease) in deferred contract revenue 30,738 (2,767) (6,724)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses (1,244) 12,190 (688)
Non-current deferred taxes and other liabilities 1,033 (13,169) (4,540)
Other non-cash items, net 363 (153) 177
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED BY) OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ 27,805 $ 27,778 $ (7,641)
------------ ------------ ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment $ 585 $ 608 $ 383
Cash distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures 1,475 5,625 14,747
Acquisition of property and equipment (1,599) (1,418) (1,696)
Capital contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures (14,990) (1,527) (5,986)
Investment in discontinued operations (615) (5,288) 4,866
Proceeds from sale of investment 4,000 200 -
Investment in other activities (2,328) (390) (468)
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NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED BY) INVESTING ACTIVITIES $ (13,472) $ (2,190) $ 11,846
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<CAPTION>
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 (Restated) & 1997 (Restated)
(In thousands)
1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock, net $ - $ - $ 26,558
Proceeds from long-term debt 656 113 5,035
Repayment of long-term debt (4,663) (13,132) (16,105)
Common stock issued 1,197 2,482 1,701
Treasury stock issued 163 151 166
------------ ------------ ------------
NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED BY) FINANCING ACTIVITIES $ (2,647) $ (10,386) $ 17,355
------------ ------------ ------------
Net Increase in Cash $ 11,686 $ 15,202 $ 21,560
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year 46,507 31,305 9,745
------------ ------------ ------------
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year $ 58,193 $ 46,507 $ 31,305
============ ============ ============
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Paid During the Year For:
Interest $ 7,369 $ 8,137 $ 10,133
============ ============ ============
Income tax payments $ 101 $ 160 $ 330
============ ============ ============
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Transactions:
Dividends paid in shares of Series B Preferred Stock (Note 7) $ 3,765 $ 3,411 $ 2,830
============ ============ ============
Value assigned to Stock Purchase Warrants (Note 4) $ - $ - $ 2,233
============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997
[1] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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[a] Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Perini
Corporation, its subsidiaries and certain majority-owned real estate joint
ventures (the "Company"). All subsidiaries are currently wholly-owned. All
significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation. Non-consolidated joint venture interests are accounted for on the
equity method with the Company's share of revenues and costs in these interests
included in "Revenues" and "Cost of Operations," respectively, in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations. All significant intercompany
profits between the Company and its joint ventures have been eliminated in
consolidation. Taxes are provided on joint venture results in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes".
[b] 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 revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. The most significant estimates with regard to these financial
statements relate to the estimating of final construction contract profits in
accordance with accounting for long-term contracts (see Note 1(c) below),
estimating future cash flows from real estate dispositions (see Note 1(d) below
and Note 2) and estimating potential liabilities in conjunction with certain
contingencies and commitments, as discussed in Note 11 below. Actual results
could differ from these estimates.
[c] Method of Accounting for Contracts
Profits from construction contracts and construction joint ventures are
generally recognized by applying percentages of completion for each year to the
total estimated profits for the respective contracts. The percentages of
completion are determined by relating the actual cost of the work performed to
date to the current estimated total cost of the respective contracts. When the
estimate on a contract indicates a loss, the Company's policy is to record the
entire loss. The cumulative effect of revisions in estimates of total cost or
revenue during the course of the work is reflected in the accounting period in
which the facts that caused the revision become known. An amount equal to the
costs attributable to unapproved change orders and claims is included in the
total estimated revenue when realization is probable. Profit from unapproved
change orders and claims is recorded in the year such amounts are resolved.
In accordance with normal practice in the construction industry, the
Company includes in current assets and current liabilities amounts related to
construction contracts realizable and payable over a period in excess of one
year. Unbilled work represents the excess of contract costs and profits
recognized to date on the percentage of completion accounting method over
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[1] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
billings to date on certain contracts. Deferred contract revenue represents the
excess of billings to date over the amount of contract costs and profits
recognized to date on the percentage of completion accounting method on the
remaining contracts.
[d] Methods of Accounting for Real Estate Operations
Effective June 30, 1999, the Company adopted a plan to withdraw
completely from its real estate development business segment, which is presented
as a discontinued operation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
("APB") Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations" (see Note 2).
Accordingly, the historical amounts for 1998 and 1997 have been restated to
conform to the requirements of APB No. 30.
Real estate investments are stated at the lower of the carrying amounts,
which includes applicable interest and real estate taxes during the development
and construction phases, or fair value less cost to sell in accordance with SFAS
No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to Be Disposed Of". SFAS No. 121 requires that assets to be held and used
be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment has
occurred when the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the related undiscounted
future cash flows of a development. SFAS No. 121 also provides that when
management has committed to a plan to dispose of specific real estate assets,
the assets should be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value
less cost to sell. Estimating future cash flows of a development involves
estimating the current sales value of the development less the estimated costs
of completion (to the stage of completion assumed in determining the selling
price), holding and disposal. Estimated sales values are forecast based on
comparable local sales (where applicable), trends as foreseen by knowledgeable
local commercial real estate brokers or others active in the business and/or
project specific experience such as offers made directly to the Company relating
to the property. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of a
development are less than the carrying amount of a development, SFAS No. 121
requires a provision to be made to reduce the carrying amount of the development
to fair value less cost to sell.
[e] Depreciable Property and Equipment
Land, buildings and improvements, construction and computer-related
equipment and other equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided
primarily using accelerated methods for construction and computer-related
equipment and the straight-line method for the remaining depreciable property.
[f] Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the costs of subsidiaries acquired
over the fair value of their net assets as of the dates of acquisition. These
amounts are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 40 years.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[1] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
[g] Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes," (see Note 5). Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the effects of temporary differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts and the income tax basis of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates. In addition, future tax benefits, such as
net operating loss carryforwards, are recognized currently to the extent such
benefits are more likely than not to be realized as an economic benefit in the
form of a reduction of income taxes in future years.
[h] Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Earnings (loss) per common share amounts were calculated in accordance
with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share". Basic earnings (loss) per common share
("EPS") was computed by dividing net income (loss) less dividends and other
requirements related to Preferred Stock by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share was computed by
giving effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding. The weighted
average shares used in the diluted earnings (loss) per common share computations
were essentially the same as those used in the basic earnings (loss) per common
share computations (see below). Basic EPS equals diluted EPS for all periods
presented due to the immaterial effect of stock options and the antidilutive
effect of conversion of the Company's Depositary Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares and Stock Purchase Warrants.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[1] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the three years
ended December 31, 1999 are calculated as follows (in thousands except per share
amounts):
<TABLE>
1999 1998 1997
------------- -------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income from continuing operations $ 16,357 $ 16,049 $ 7,949
------------- -------------- ------------
Less:
Accrued dividends on $21.25 Senior Preferred Stock (Note 8) $ (2,125) $ (2,125) $ (2,125)
Dividends declared on Series B Preferred Stock (Note 7) (3,765) (3,411) (2,830)
Accretion deduction required to reinstate mandatory redemption value
of Series B Preferred Stock over a period of 8-10 years (Note 7)
(379) (373) (368)
------------- -------------- ------------
$ (6,269) $ (5,909) $ (5,323)
------------- -------------- ------------
Earnings from continuing operations $ 10,088 $ 10,140 $ 2,626
Loss from discontinued operations (100,005) (4,397) (2,577)
------------- -------------- ------------
Total available for common stockholders $ (89,917) $ 5,743 $ 49
============= ============== ============
Weighted average shares outstanding 5,606 5,318 5,059
------------- -------------- ------------
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per Common Share from -
Continuing operations $ 1.80 $ 1.91 $ .52
Discontinued operations (17.84) (.83) (.51)
------------- -------------- ------------
Total $ (16.04) $ 1.08 $ .01
============= ============== ============
</TABLE>
[i] Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include short-term, highly liquid investments with
original maturities of three months or less.
[j] Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with
the current year classifications, including reclassifications of prior year
financial statements and footnotes to reflect the discontinued operations
referred to in Note 2.
[k] Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
During 1998, SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Financial
Instruments and Hedging Activities" was issued. The Company will implement the
provisions of the Statement (as amended by SFAS No. 137) in the quarter ending
March 31, 2001. The Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards
requiring that every derivative instrument (including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as
either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The Statement requires
that changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings
unless specific hedge
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[1] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a
derivative's gains and losses to offset related results on the hedged item in
the income statement and requires that the Company must formally document,
designate, and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge
accounting. The Company does not currently hold any significant derivative
instruments or engage in significant hedging activities and, therefore, the
impact of adopting Statement No. 133 is expected to be immaterial.
[2] Discontinued Operations
Effective June 30, 1999, management adopted a plan to withdraw
completely from the real estate development business and to wind down the
operations of Perini Land and Development Company ("PL&D"), the Company's real
estate development subsidiary. Therefore, both historical and current real
estate results have been presented as a discontinued operation in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. Based on the plan, the 1999
results include a $99,311,000 non-cash provision which represents the estimated
loss on disposal of this business segment. This non-cash charge reflects the
impact of the disposition of the Rincon Center property located in San Francisco
and the reduction in projected future cash flow from the disposition of PL&D's
remaining real estate development operations resulting from the change in
strategy of holding the properties through the necessary development and
stabilization periods to a new strategy of generating short-term liquidity
through an accelerated disposition or bulk sale. The estimated loss on disposal
of the real estate business segment also includes a provision for shut down
costs related to PL&D during the wind down period. No Federal tax benefit was
attributable to Losses from Discontinued Operations due to certain accounting
limitations. Several of the remaining real estate properties now being offered
for sale are currently under or are pending purchase and sale agreements. Real
estate revenues were $18,073,000 in 1999, $24,578,000 in 1998, and $48,458,000
in 1997.
Net current and long-term assets of discontinued operations at December
31, 1999 and 1998 consisted of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
1999 1998
-------------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Current assets $ 14,566 $ 9,735
Current liabilities (413) (1,667)
Minority interest (1,458) -
-------------- ------------------
Net current assets of discontinued operations $ 12,695 $ 8,068
============== ==================
Real estate development investment $ - $ 105,475
Minority interest - (1,458)
-------------- ------------------
Net long-term assets of discontinued operations $ - $ 104,017
============== ==================
</TABLE>
During the six month period ended December 31, 1999, PL&D concluded the
sale of two properties. The net proceeds of $14.6 million realized from the sale
of these two properties was equal to the net proceeds originally anticipated in
calculating the estimated loss on disposal of the real estate business segment
at June 30, 1999. The actual loss from the sale of these two
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[2] Discontinued Operations (continued)
properties was approximately equal to the loss originally anticipated in
calculating the estimated loss on disposal of the real estate business segment
at June 30, 1999. In addition, the Company completed a major step in its plan to
discontinue its real estate development operations by concluding the disposition
of the Rincon Center property. The Company and PL&D, the managing partner of
Rincon Center Associates ("RCA"), entered into a full and final non-cash
settlement regarding its interest in Rincon Center. As part of the settlement
and in exchange for the transfer of its ownership interest in the RCA property,
the Company exchanged mutual releases with the other RCA general partner, [2]
Discontinued Operations the RCA-related lenders and all other entities formally
associated with the RCA property from any claims, lawsuits or other liabilities
they may have with respect to each other in connection with the Rincon Center
property. The loss realized upon disposition of this property approximated the
estimated loss originally calculated at June 30, 1999.
[3] Joint Ventures
The Company, in the normal conduct of its business, has entered into
partnership arrangements, referred to as "joint ventures," for certain
construction and real estate development projects. Each of the joint venture
participants is usually committed to supply a predetermined percentage of
capital, as required, and to share in a predetermined percentage of the income
or loss of the project. Summary financial information (in thousands) for
construction and real estate joint ventures accounted for on the equity method
for the three years ended December 31, 1999 follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Construction Joint Ventures
Financial position at December 31, 1999 1998 1997
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current assets $ 509,859 $ 398,061 $ 403,058
Property and equipment, net 7,800 7,358 11,482
Current liabilities (349,328) (285,197) (292,184)
--------------- --------------- --------------
Net assets $ 168,331 $ 120,222 $ 122,356
=============== =============== ==============
Equity $ 82,493 $ 67,100 $ 71,056
=============== =============== ==============
Operations for the year ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997
--------------- --------------- --------------
Revenue $ 1,131,350 $ 891,026 $ 1,030,347
Cost of operations 1,075,460 844,688 974,571
--------------- --------------- --------------
Pretax income $ 55,890 $ 46,338 $ 55,776
=============== =============== ==============
Company's share of joint ventures
Revenue $ 400,670 $ 368,733 $ 555,363
Cost of operations 375,591 343,753 518,576
--------------- --------------- --------------
Pretax income $ 25,079 $ 24,980 $ 36,787
=============== =============== ==============
</TABLE>
The Company has a centralized cash management arrangement with two
construction joint ventures in which it is the sponsor. Under this arrangement,
excess cash is controlled by the Company; cash is made available to meet the
individual joint venture requirements, as needed; and interest income is
credited to the ventures at competitive market rates. In addition,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[3] Joint Ventures (continued)
certain joint ventures sponsored by other contractors, in which the Company
participates, distribute cash at the end of each quarter to the participants who
will then return these funds at the beginning of the next quarter. Of the total
cash advanced at the end of 1999 ($14.1 million) and 1998 ($17.3 million),
approximately $12.4 million in 1999 and $13.2 million in 1998 was deemed to be
temporary.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real Estate Joint Ventures
Financial position at December 31, 1999 1998 1997
---------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Property held for sale or development $ 8,398 $ 11,128 $ 11,544
Investment properties, net - 122,474 125,234
Other assets 56 22,902 20,645
Long-term debt - (57,572) (61,712)
Other liabilities* (8,866) (243,228) (222,131)
---------------- --------------- --------------
Net assets (liabilities) $ (412) $ (144,296) $ (126,420)
================ =============== ==============
Equity ** $ 773 $ (67,088) $ (58,434)
Advances 6,957 158,668 146,332
---------------- --------------- --------------
Total Equity and Advances $ 7,730 $ 91,580 $ 87,898
================ =============== ==============
Total Equity and Advances, Long-term*** $ - $ 89,499 $ 86,598
Total Equity and Advances, Short-term*** 7,730 2,081 1,300
---------------- --------------- --------------
$ 7,730 $ 91,580 $ 87,898
================ =============== ==============
Operations for the year ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997
---------------- --------------- --------------
Revenue $ 31,513 $ 20,897 $ 24,486
---------------- --------------- --------------
Cost of operations -
Depreciation $ 2,286 $ 3,071 $ 3,662
Other 97,338 37,672 63,225
---------------- --------------- --------------
$ 99,624 $ 40,743 $ 66,887
---------------- --------------- --------------
---------------- --------------- --------------
Pretax income (loss) $ (68,111) $ (19,846) $ (42,401)
================ =============== ==============
Company's share of joint ventures
Revenue $ 15,111 $ 9,567 $ 13,252
---------------- --------------- --------------
Cost of operations -
Depreciation $ 1,056 $ 1,420 $ 1,709
Other**** 44,057 10,423 12,132
---------------- --------------- --------------
$ 45,113 $ 11,843 $ 13,841
---------------- --------------- --------------
---------------- --------------- --------------
Pretax income (loss)***** $ (30,002) $ (2,276) $ (589)
================ =============== ==============
</TABLE>
* Included in "Other liabilities" are advances from joint venture partners
in the amount of $8.8 million in 1999, $226.5 million in 1998 and $208.9
million in 1997. Of the total advances from joint venture partners, $7.0
million in 1999, $158.7 million in 1998 and $146.3 million in 1997
represented advances from the Company.
** When the Company's equity in a real estate joint venture is combined
with advances by the Company to that joint venture, each joint venture
has a positive investment balance at December 31, 1999.
*** Included in net current or long-term assets of discontinued operations,
as indicated.
**** Other costs are reduced by the amount of interest income recorded by the
Company on its advances to the respective joint ventures.
***** Included in loss from discontinued operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[4] Long-term Debt
Long-term debt of the Company at December 31, 1999 and 1998 consists of the
following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
1999 1998
-------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Revolving credit loans at an average rate of 8.1% in 1999 and 8.0 % in 1998 $ 68,000 $ 72,000
Less - unamortized deferred value attributable to the Stock Purchase Warrants
(see below) - (744)
-------------- -------------
$ 68,000 $ 71,256
Industrial revenue bonds at various rates - 4,000
ESOT Notes at 8.24%, payable in semi-annual installments (Note 8) - 1,260
Mortgages on real estate 4,005 446
Other indebtedness 1,244 931
-------------- --- -------------
Total $ 73,249 $ 77,893
Less - current maturities 32,158 2,036
-------------- -------------
Net long-term debt $ 41,091 $ 75,857
============== =============
</TABLE>
Payments required under these obligations amount to approximately
$32,158 in 2000, $41,077 in 2001 and $14 in 2002.
Effective January 17, 1997, and amended at various dates through January
2000, the Company is a party to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a
group of major U.S. banks. This Credit Agreement with original commitments
totaling $129.5 million has been reduced to commitments of $73.0 million as of
December 31, 1999 as a result of scheduled amortization payments and proceeds
from sales of real estate. The expiration of the Credit Agreement is January 2,
2001.
The Credit Agreement provides that the Company can choose from three
interest rate alternatives including a prime-based rate, as well as other
interest rate options based on LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) or
participating bank certificate of deposit rates.
The Credit Agreement provides for, among other things, maintaining
specified working capital and tangible net worth levels, minimum operating cash
flow levels, as defined, limitations on indebtedness and certain limitations on
investment in real estate development projects and future cash dividends. The
Agreement also provides that collateral shall consist of all available assets
not included as collateral in other agreements and for the continuation of the
suspension of payment of the 53 1/8 cent per share quarterly dividend on the
Company's Depositary Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Shares (see Note 8)
until certain financial criteria are met.
In addition to a fee, the Bank Group received Stock Purchase Warrants as
partial compensation for the credit facility enabling the participating banks to
purchase up to 420,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at $8.30 per share,
the average fair market value of the stock for the five business days prior to
the January 17, 1997 closing, at any time during the ten year period ended
January 17, 2007. The grant date present value of the Stock Purchase Warrants
($2,233,000) was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and was
accounted for by an increase in Stockholders' Equity, with the offset being a
valuation account netted against the related Revolving Credit Loans. The
valuation account was amortized over the approximate three-year term of the
Credit Agreement on the straight-line method, with the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[4] Long-term Debt (continued)
offsetting charge being to Other Income (Expense), Net. The balance was fully
amortized at December 31, 1999.
Subsequent to December 31, 1999, the Company has reached an agreement in
principle with its Bank Group to extend and restructure the Revolving Credit
Agreement into a revolving credit facility and a $35 million term loan (the "New
Credit Agreement"). Amortization of the term loan will total $15 million in
2000, and $10 million annually in 2001 and 2002. The revolving credit facility
may be as high as $35 million at closing but must be reduced to $21 million by
April 20, 2000. The revolving credit facility will be reduced by the net
proceeds from certain real estate sales, with the remaining balance due January
21, 2003. Up to $12 million of the unborrowed revolving commitment will be
available for letters of credit. The New Credit Agreement otherwise has
generally similar terms to that of the existing facility. The New Credit
Agreement will close simultaneously with the new equity transaction (see Note
15). Amortization under the current Credit Agreement has been amended to conform
to that of the New Credit Agreement.
[5] Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109.
This standard determines deferred income taxes based on the estimated future tax
effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets
and liabilities, given the provisions of enacted tax laws.
Total income tax expense for the three years ended December 31, was
allocated as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
1999 1998 1997
----------- ------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Continuing Operations $ (421) $ (1,100) $ (950)
Discontinued Operations - - -
----------- ------------- -----------
Total Tax Expense $ (421) $ (1,100) $ (950)
=========== ============= ===========
</TABLE>
The (provision) credit for income taxes expense attributable to income
from continuing operations is comprised of the following (in thousands):
Federal State Foreign Total
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
1999
Current $ - $ (590) $ 169 $ (421)
Deferred - - - -
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
$ - $ (590) $ 169 $ (421)
========== ========== ========== ===========
1998
Current $ - $ (480) $ (620) $ (1,100)
Deferred - - - -
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
$ - $ (480) $ (620) $ (1,100)
========== ========== ========== ===========
1997
Current $ - $ (569) $ (381) $ (950)
Deferred - - - -
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
$ - $ (569) $ (381) $ (950)
========== ========== ========== ===========
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[5] Income Taxes (continued)
The table below reconciles the difference between the statutory federal
income tax rate and the effective rate provided for income from continuing
operations in the statements of operations.
1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
Statutory federal income tax rate 34% 34% 34%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 2 2 6
Foreign taxes (1) 5 6
Change in valuation allowance (33) (33) (33)
Goodwill and other 1 1 2
-------- -------- --------
Effective tax rate 3% 9% 15%
======== ======== ========
The following is a summary of the significant components of the
Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
(in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Deferred Tax Deferred Deferred Tax Deferred
Assets Tax Assets Tax
Liabilities Liabilities
------------- ------------ -------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Provision for estimated losses $ 9,859 $ - $ 9,562 $ -
Contract losses 3,079 - 119 -
Joint ventures - construction - 10,628 - 9,271
Joint ventures - real estate - 662 - 8,770
Timing of expense recognition 1,020 - 468 -
Capitalized carrying charges - 1,491 - 1,587
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards 45,821 - 27,994 -
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards 2,442 - 2,442 -
General business tax credit carryforwards 3,532 - 3,532 -
Foreign tax credit carryforwards - - 26 -
Other, net 892 - 1,025 -
------------ -------------- ------------
-------------
$ 66,645 $ 12,781 $ 45,168 $ 19,628
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets (53,864) - (25,540) -
------------- ------------ -------------- ------------
Total $ 12,781 $ 12,781 $ 19,628 $ 19,628
============= ============ ============== ============
</TABLE>
The overall increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
is attributable to the excess of loss from discontinued operations versus income
from continuing operations.
The net of the above is deferred taxes in the amount of $ -0- in 1999
and 1998, which is classified in the respective Consolidated Balance Sheets as
follows:
<TABLE>
1999 1998
-------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Long-term deferred tax liabilities (included in "Deferred Income Taxes and Other
Liabilities") $ - $ 1,076
Short-term deferred tax asset - 1,076
-------------- -----------
$ - $ -
============== ===========
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[5] Income Taxes (continued)
A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets to a
level which, more likely than not, will be realized. The ultimate realization of
deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income
during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The
net deferred assets reflect management's estimate of the amount which will be
realized from future taxable income which can be predicted with reasonable
certainty.
As a result of not providing any federal income tax benefit in 1996 and
only a partial benefit in 1995, earnings benefited in 1998 and 1997 by
approximately $4.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, by not having to
provide for any federal income tax. Approximately $142 million of future pretax
earnings could benefit from minimal, if any, federal tax provisions.
At December 31, 1999, the Company has unused tax credits and net
operating loss carryforwards for income tax reporting purposes which expire as
follows (in thousands):
Unused Capital Net Operating
Investment Tax Loss Loss
Credits Carryforward Carryforwards
----------------- ----------------- ------------------
2001 - 2006 $ 3,532 $ 4,049 $ 1,404
2007 - 2019 -- -- 129,315
----------------- ----------------- ------------------
$ 3,532 $ 4,049 $ 130,719
================= ================= ==================
Net operating loss carryforwards and unused tax credits may be limited
in the event of certain changes in ownership interests of significant
stockholders. As explained in Note 15, the additional equity generated from the
new equity transaction is not expected to give rise to such a limitation. In
addition, approximately $1.4 million of the net operating loss carryforwards can
only be used against the taxable income of the corporation in which the loss was
recorded for tax and financial reporting purposes.
[6] Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities and Other (Income) Expense, Net
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities at December 31, 1999 and
1998 consist of the following (in thousands):
1999 1998
-------------- ---------------
Deferred income taxes $ - $ 1,076
Insurance related liabilities 7,062 5,625
Employee benefit related liabilities 2,375 1,400
Accrued dividends on $21.25
Preferred Stock (Note 8) 9,030 6,906
Other 1,197 312
-------------- ---------------
$ 19,664 $ 15,319
============== ===============
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[6] Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities and Other (Income) Expense,
Net (continued)
Other (Income) Expense, Net
Other (income) expense items for the three years ended December 31, 1999
consist of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
1999 1998 1997
------------- ------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest and dividend income $ (1,432) $ (1,140) $ (1,022)
Bank fees 2,585 1,833 2,172
(Gain) loss on sale of investments (1,406) 118 68
Miscellaneous (income) expense, net 181 (159) 477
------------- ------------ --------------
$ (72) $ 652 $ 1,695
============= ============ ==============
</TABLE>
[7] Redeemable Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
At a special stockholders' meeting on January 17, 1997, the Company's
stockholders approved two proposals that allowed the Company to close a new
equity transaction with a private investor group led by Richard C. Blum &
Associates, L.P. The transaction included, among other things, classification by
the Board of Directors of 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company as
Redeemable Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, (the "Series B Preferred Stock", issuance of 150,150 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock at $200 per share (or $30 million) to the investor group, (with
the remainder of the shares set aside for possible future payment-in-kind
dividends to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock), amendments to the
Company's By-Laws that redefined the Executive Committee and added certain
powers (generally financial in nature), including the power to give overall
direction to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, appointment of three new
members, recommended by the investor group, to the Board of Directors, and
appointment of these same new directors to constitute a majority of the
Executive Committee referred to above. Tutor-Saliba Corporation, a corporation
controlled by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, who is also
a member of the Executive Committee, is a participant in certain construction
joint ventures with the Company (see Note 14 "Related Party Transactions").
Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are generally payable at an
annual rate of 7% when paid in cash and 10% of the liquidation preference of
$200.00 per share when paid in-kind with Series B Preferred Stock compounded on
a quarterly basis. According to the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, it
(i) ranks junior in cash dividend and liquidation preference to the $21.25
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock and senior to Common Stock, (ii)
provides that no cash dividends will be paid on any shares of Common Stock
except for certain limited dividends beginning in 2001, (iii) is convertible
into shares of Common Stock at an initial conversion price of approximately
$9.68 per share (equivalent to 3,101,571 shares on January 17, 1997), (iv) has
the same voting rights as holders of Common Stock immediately equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock can be
converted, (v) generally has a liquidation preference of $200 per share of
Series B Preferred Stock, (vi) is optionally redeemable by the Company after
three years at a redemption price equal to the liquidating value per share and
higher amounts if a Special Default, as defined, has occurred,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[7] Redeemable Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (continued)
(vii) is mandatorily redeemable by the Company if a Special Default has occurred
and a holder of the Series B Preferred Stock requests such a redemption, (viii)
is mandatorily redeemable by the Company for approximately one-third of the
shares still outstanding on January 17, 2005 and one-third of the remaining
shares in each of the next two years.
The initial proceeds ($30,030,000) received upon the issuance of 150,150
Series B Preferred Shares were reduced by related expenses of approximately $3.5
million. Due to the redeemable feature of the Series B Preferred Stock, this
reduction has to be added back (or accreted) to reinstate its mandatory
redemption value over a period of 8-10 years, with an offsetting charge to
paid-in surplus.
An analysis of Series B Preferred Stock transactions for the three years
ended December 31, 1999 follows:
Number of
Shares Amount
------------- --------------
(in
thousands)
Initial issuance on January 17, 1997 150,150 $ 30,030
Less - related expenses - (3,472)
------------- --------------
150,150 $ 26,558
10% in-kind dividends issued 14,150 2,830
Accretion - 368
------------- --------------
Balance at December 31, 1997 164,300 $ 29,756
10% in-kind dividends issued 17,057 3,411
Accretion --- 373
------------- --------------
Balance at December 31, 1998 181,357 $ 33,540
10% in-kind dividends issued 18,827 3,766
Accretion --- 379
------------- --------------
Balance at December 31, 1999 200,184 $ 37,685
============= ==============
Subject to and concurrent with the closing of the new equity transaction
described in Note 15, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, which has a
current accreted face amount of approximately $40 million as of December 15,
1999, have agreed to convert their shares into shares of common stock, $1.00 par
value, of the Company at $5.50 per share of common stock.
[8] Capitalization
(a) $21.25 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("$21.25 Preferred
Stock")
In June 1987, net proceeds of approximately $23,631,000 were received
from the sale of 1,000,000 Depositary Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Shares
(each Depositary Share representing ownership of 1/10 of a share of $21.25
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, $1 par value) at a price of $25 per
Depositary Share. Annual dividends are $2.125 per Depositary Share and are
cumulative. Generally, the liquidation preference value is $25 per Depositary
Share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends. The Preferred Stock of the
Company, as evidenced by ownership of Depositary Shares, is convertible at the
option of the holder, at any time, into Common Stock of the Company at a
conversion
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[8] Capitalization (continued)
price of $37.75 per share of Common Stock. The Preferred Stock is redeemable at
the option of the Company at any time at $25 per share plus any unpaid
dividends. The Preferred Stock is also exchangeable at the option of the
Company, in whole but not in part, on any dividend payment date into 8 1/2%
convertible subordinated debentures due in 2012 at a rate equivalent to $25
principal amount of debentures for each Depositary Share. In conjunction with
the covenants of the Company's Amended Revolving Credit Agreement (see Note 4),
the Company was required to suspend the payment of quarterly dividends on its
$21.25 Preferred Stock (equivalent to $2.125 per Depositary Share) until certain
financial criteria are met. Therefore, the dividends on the $21.25 Preferred
Stock have not been declared since 1995 (although they have been fully accrued
due to the "cumulative" feature of the Preferred Stock). The aggregate amount of
dividends in arrears is approximately $9,030,000 at December 31, 1999, which
represents approximately $90.30 per share of Preferred Stock or approximately
$9.03 per Depositary Share and is included in "Other Liabilities" (long-term) in
the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. Under the terms of the Preferred
Stock, the holders of the Depositary Shares were entitled to elect two
additional Directors since dividends had been deferred for more than six
quarters and they did so at both the May 14, 1998 and the May 13, 1999 Annual
Meetings.
(b) Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Under the terms of the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan, as amended,
the Board of Directors of the Company declared a distribution on September 23,
1988 of one Preferred Stock purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding
share of Common Stock. Under certain circumstances, each Right will entitle the
holder thereof to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share (a
"Unit") of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1 par
value (the "Preferred Stock"), at an exercise price of $100 per Unit, subject to
adjustment. The Rights will not be exercisable or transferable apart from the
Common Stock until the earlier to occur of (i) 10 days following a public
announcement that a person or group (an "Acquiring Person") has acquired 20% or
more of the Company's outstanding Common Stock (the "Stock Acquisition Date"),
(ii) 10 business days following the announcement by a person or group of an
intention to make an offer that would result in such persons or group becoming
an Acquiring Person or (iii) the declaration by the Board of Directors that any
person is an "Adverse Person", as defined under the Plan. The Rights will not
have any voting rights or be entitled to dividends.
Upon the occurrence of a triggering event as described above, each Right will be
entitled to that number of Units of Preferred Stock of the Company having a
market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. If the Company is
acquired in a merger or 50% or more of its assets or earning power is sold, each
Right will be entitled to receive Common Stock of the acquiring company having a
market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. Rights held by such a
person or group causing a triggering event may be null and void. The Rights are
redeemable at $.02 per Right by the Board of Directors at any time prior to the
occurrence of a triggering event.
On January 17, 1997, the Board of Directors amended the Company's Shareholder
Rights Plan to (i) permit the acquisition of the Series B Preferred Stock by
certain investors (see
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[8] Capitalization (continued)
Note 7 above), any additional Preferred Stock issued as a dividend thereon, any
Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and certain
other events without triggering the distribution of the Rights; (ii) lower the
threshold for the occurrence of a Stock Acquisition Date from 20% to 10%; and
(iii) extend the expiration date of the Plan from September 23, 1998 to January
21, 2007.
Subject to and concurrent with the closing of the new equity transaction
described in Note 15, the Board of Directors has voted to amend the Company's
Shareholder Rights Plan to permit the sale of 9,411,765 shares of the Company's
common stock, $1.00 par value, to the new investors at $4.25 per share (or $40
million) and certain other events without triggering the distribution of the
Rights.
(c) ESOT Related Obligations
In July 1989, the Company sold 262,774 shares of its $1 par value Common
Stock, previously held in treasury, to its Employee Stock Ownership Trust
("ESOT") for $9,000,000. The ESOT borrowed the funds via a placement of 8.24%
Senior Unsecured Notes ("Notes") guaranteed by the Company. The Notes were
payable in 20 equal semi-annual installments of principal and interest
commencing in January 1990. The Company's annual contribution to the ESOT, plus
any dividends accumulated on the Company's Common Stock held by the ESOT, were
used to repay the Notes. Since the Notes were guaranteed by the Company, they
were included in "Long-Term Debt" with an offsetting reduction in "Stockholders'
Equity" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount included in "Long-Term
Debt" was reduced and "Stockholders' Equity" reinstated as the Notes were paid
by the ESOT (see Note 4). The final repayment of the Notes was made in 1999 and,
accordingly, such amount is classified in "Current maturities of long-term debt"
as of December 31, 1998.
[9] Stock Options
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, 481,610 shares of the Company's
authorized but unissued Common Stock were reserved for issuance to employees
under its 1982 Stock Option Plan. Options are granted at fair market value on
the date of grant, as defined, and generally become exercisable in two equal
annual installments on the second and third anniversary of the date of grant and
expire eight years from the date of grant. Options for 184,000 shares of Common
Stock granted in 1992 become exercisable on March 31, 2001 if the Company
achieves a certain profit target in the year 2000; may become exercisable
earlier if certain interim profit targets are achieved; and to the extent not
exercised, expire 10 years from the date of grant. A summary of stock option
activity related to the Company's 1982 Stock Option Plan is as follows:
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[9] Stock Options (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Price Per Share
-----------------------------------
Shares
Number of e Weighted Available
Shares Range Average to Grant
----------- ------------------ ------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Outstanding at December 31, 1997 348,350 $ 8.00-$24.00 $ 15.41 133,260
Granted 117,500 $ 5.29 $ 5.29
Canceled (100,550) $ 10.44-$24.00 $ 16.39
Outstanding at December 31, 1998 365,300 $ 5.29-$16.44 $ 11.88 116,310
Granted -- -- --
Canceled (103,800) $ 5.29-$11.06 $ 7.99
Outstanding at December 31, 1999 261,500 $ 5.29-$16.44 $ 13.43 220,110
</TABLE>
In addition, the Company has authorized but unissued Common Stock
reserved for certain other options granted as follows:
<TABLE>
Options Exercise
Grantee Grant Date Outstanding Price
------------------------------------------------ ----------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Members of Board Executive Committee,
as Redefined (see Note 7) 01/17/97 225,000 $ 8.38
Certain Executive Officers 01/19/98 135,000 $ 8.66
Member of Board Executive Committee 12/10/98 45,000 $ 5.29
01/04/99 30,000 $ 5.13
</TABLE>
The terms of these options are generally similar to options granted
under the 1982 Plan, including the exercise price being equal to fair market
value, as defined, at date of grant, and timing of installment exercise dates,
except for the timing of the exercisability of the January 1997 options, which
is May 17, 2000.
Options outstanding at December 31, 1999 and related weighted average
price and life information follows:
<TABLE>
Remaining Grant Options Options Exercise
Life (Years) Date Outstanding Exercisable Price
----------------- ----------- --------------- -------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
3 12/21/92 184,000 69,000 $ 16.44
3 03/22/94 10,000 10,000 $ 13.00
6 01/17/97 225,000 -- $ 8.38
7 01/19/98 135,000 -- $ 8.66
7 12/10/98 112,500 -- $ 5.29
8 01/04/99 30,000 -- $ 5.13
</TABLE>
When options are exercised, the proceeds are credited to stockholders'
equity. In addition, the income tax savings attributable to nonqualified options
exercised are credited to paid-in surplus. The Company elected the optional pro
forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123 as if the Company adopted the cost
recognition requirements in 1995. The Company has no options outstanding
relating to either 1995 or 1996. The estimated values shown below are based on
the Black-Scholes option pricing model for options granted in 1997 through 1999.
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[9] Stock Options (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assumptions
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expected Risk-free
Grant Date Fair Value Dividend Yield Volatility Interest Rate Expected Life
- ---------------- -------------- ------------------ ------------ ---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
01/17/97 $ 1,070,127 0% 39% 6.50% 8
07/08/97 $ 44,086 0% 38% 6.31% 8
01/19/98 $ 1,027,758 0% 37% 5.57% 8
12/10/98 $ 399,485 0% 39% 4.63% 8
01/04/99 $ 75,600 0% 37% 4.82% 8
</TABLE>
If SFAS No. 123 had been fully implemented, stock based compensation
costs would have increased net loss in 1999 by $692,170 (or $.12 per Common
Share), decreased net income in 1998 by $811,481 (or $0.15 per Common Share) and
decreased net income in 1997 by $335,733 (or $0.07 per Common Share). The effect
of applying SFAS No. 123 in this pro forma disclosure may not be indicative of
future amounts.
[10] Employee Benefit Plans
The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries have a defined benefit plan that
covers its executive, professional, administrative and clerical employees,
subject to certain specified service requirements. The plan is noncontributory
and benefits are based on an employee's years of service and "final average
earnings", as defined. The plan provides reduced benefits for early retirement
and takes into account offsets for social security benefits. All employees are
vested after 5 years of service. Pension and other benefit plan disclosure as
presented below was determined in accordance with SFAS No. 132, "Employers'
Disclosures About Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits".
Net pension cost for 1999, 1998 and 1997 follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost - benefits earned during the period $ 1,207 $ 1,251 $ 1,072
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 3,848 3,601 3,298
Expected return on plan assets (4,227) (3,341) (2,991)
Amortization of transition obligation 6 6 6
Amortization of prior service costs (78) (78) (78)
Amortization of net loss 521 198 -
------------ ------------ ------------
Net pension cost $ 1,277 $ 1,637 $ 1,307
============ ============ ============
Actuarial assumptions used:
Discount rate 7 3/4 %* 6 1/2 %** 7 %***
Rate of increase in compensation 6% 6%** 4%
Long-term rate of return on assets 9%* 8% 8%
</TABLE>
* The increase in the discount rate and increase in long-term rate of
return on assets were changed effective December 31, 1999. The increase
in the discount rate resulted in a decrease in the projected benefit
obligation referred to below of $9.1 million and the increase in the
long-term rate of return on assets had no impact on the projected
benefit obligation referred to below.
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[10] Employee Benefit Plans (continued)
** The decrease in the discount rate and the increase in the rate of
increase in compensation were changed effective December 31, 1998, and
resulted in increases in the projected benefit obligation referred to
below of $3.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
*** Rate was changed effective December 31, 1997 and resulted in a $2.8
million increase in the projected benefit obligation.
The Company's plan has assets in excess of its accumulated benefit
obligations. Plan assets generally include equity and fixed income funds. The
following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes of the fair value of
assets in the Plan and Plan benefit obligations during the two-year period ended
December 31, 1999, and a statement of the funded status as of December 31, 1999
and 1998 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Reconciliation of Fair Value of Plan Assets
1999 1998
-------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of year $ 52,912 $ 46,774
Actual return on Plan assets 7,999 5,912
Employer contribution 1,406 3,096
Benefit payments (3,135) (2,870)
-------------- --------------
Balance at end of year $ 59,182 $ 52,912
============== ==============
Reconciliation of Benefit Obligation
1999 1998
-------------- --------------
Balance at beginning of year $ 58,492 $ 50,167
Service cost 1,207 1,251
Interest cost 3,848 3,601
Actuarial (gain) loss (6,534) 6,343
Benefit payments (3,135) (2,870)
-------------- --------------
Balance at end of year $ 53,878 $ 58,492
============== ==============
Funded Status
1999 1998
-------------- --------------
Funded status at December 31, $ 5,304 $ (5,580)
Unrecognized transition obligation 6 12
Unrecognized prior service cost (147) (226)
Unrecognized (gain) loss (7,612) 3,216
-------------- --------------
Net amount recognized, before additional minimum liability $ (2,449) $ (2,578)
============== ==============
</TABLE>
The Company also has an unfunded supplemental retirement plan for
certain employees whose benefits under the defined benefit plan described above
are reduced because of compensation limitations under federal tax laws. Pension
expense for this plan was $0.3 million in 1999 and $0.2 million in both 1998 and
1997. At December 31, 1999, the projected benefit obligation was $2.0 million.
Corresponding accumulated benefit obligations of $1.4 million at
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[10] Employee Benefit Plans (continued)
December 31, 1999 and $1.3 million at December 31, 1998, which approximate the
amount of vested benefits, have been recognized as a liability in the
consolidated balance sheets.
The Company also has a contributory Section 401(k) plan and a
noncontributory Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") which cover its
executive, professional, administrative and clerical employees, subject to
certain specified service requirements. Under the terms of the Section 401(k)
plan, the provision, which averaged $0.2 million for each of the three years
ended December 31, 1999, is based on a specified percentage of profits, subject
to certain limitations. Contributions to the related ESOT, which averaged $1.3
million for each of the three years ended December 31, 1999, are determined by
the Board of Directors and may be paid in cash or shares of the Company's Common
Stock. In accordance with the provisions of the ESOP and effective as of
December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the
termination of the ESOP and the distribution of all remaining shares of common
stock of the Company held by the ESOT to the ESOP participants in 2000.
In addition, the Company has an incentive compensation plan for key
employees which is generally based on achieving certain levels of profit within
their respective business units.
The Company also contributes to various multi-employer union retirement
plans under collective bargaining agreements which provide retirement benefits
for substantially all of its union employees. The aggregate amounts provided in
accordance with the requirements of these plans were $5.4 million in 1999, $4.9
million in 1998 and $4.4 million in 1997. The Multi-employer Pension Plan
Amendments Act of 1980 defines certain employer obligations under multi-employer
plans. Information regarding union retirement plans is not available from plan
administrators to enable the Company to determine its share of unfunded vested
liabilities.
[11] Contingencies and Commitments
All contingencies and commitments previously related to Rincon Center, a
real estate development joint venture in which the Company's wholly-owned real
estate subsidiary was the managing general partner, were satisfactorily resolved
in connection with the disposition of this property during 1999 (see Note 2).
During 1997, a construction joint venture, in which the Company is a 50%
participant, entered into a $5 million line of credit, secured by the joint
venture's accounts receivable. The line of credit is available for the duration
of the joint venture and is guaranteed by the Company on a joint and several
basis. As of December 31, 1999, $3.1 million was outstanding under the line.
On July 30, 1993, the U.S. District Court (D.C.), in a preliminary
opinion, upheld terminations for default on two adjacent contracts for subway
construction between Mergentime-Perini, under two joint ventures, and the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA") and found the
Mergentime Corporation, Perini Corporation and the Insurance Company of North
America, the surety, jointly and severally liable to WMATA for damages in the
amount of $16.5 million, consisting primarily of excess reprocurement costs to
complete the projects. Many issues were left partially or completely unresolved
by the opinion, including
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[11] Contingencies and Commitments (continued)
substantial joint venture claims against WMATA. As a result of developments in
the case during the third quarter of 1995, the Company established a reserve
with respect to the litigation.
In July 1997, the remaining issues were ruled on by a successor judge,
who awarded approximately $4.3 million to the joint venture, thereby reducing
the net amount payable to approximately $12.2 million. The joint venture
appealed the decision. As a result of the decision, there was no additional
impact on the Company's Statement of Operations because of the reserve provided
in prior years. The actual funding of net damages, if any, will be deferred
until the litigation process is complete.
On February 16, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia vacated the April 1995 and July 1997 Orders and remanded the case back
to the successor judge with instructions for the successor judge to consider
certain post-trial motions to the same extent an original judge would have, and
to make findings and conclusions regarding the unresolved issues, giving
appropriate consideration to whether or not witnesses must be recalled. During
1999 a new successor judge was appointed. Based on the suggestion of the
successor judge, the parties have agreed to participate in non-binding
mediation. If the parties do not agree to a settlement based on the mediation
process or otherwise, a final judgement will be entered by the District Court
upon the completion of these Appeals Court-directed procedures.
Contingent liabilities also include liability of contractors for
performance and completion of both company and joint venture construction
contracts. In addition, the Company is a defendant in various lawsuits,
arbitration and alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") proceedings. In the
opinion of management, the resolution of these proceedings will not have a
material effect on the results of operation or financial condition as reported
in the accompanying financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[12] Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data
The following table sets forth unaudited quarterly financial data for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 by Quarter
-------------------------------------------------------------
1st* 2nd 3rd 4th
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 251,819 $ 279,527 $ 244,887 $ 243,251
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Income from continuing operations $ 2,805 $ 4,321 $ 4,601 $ 4,630
Loss from discontinued operations (381) (99,624)** -- --
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Net income (loss) $ 2,424 $ (95,303) $ 4,601 $ 4,630
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
common share:
Continuing operations $ .23 $ .49 $ .53 $ .53
Discontinued operations (.07) (17.72) -- --
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Total $ .16 $ (17.23) $ .53 $ .53
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
1998 by Quarter*
-------------------------------------------------------------
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Revenues $ 219,202 $ 273,761 $ 247,730 $ 270,629
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Income from continuing operations $ 2,594 $ 3,550 $ 4,352 $ 5,553
Loss from discontinued operations (375) (436) (615) (2,971)
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Net income $ 2,219 $ 3,114 $ 3,737 $ 2,582
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
common share:
Continuing operations $ .22 $ .39 $ .53 $ .75
Discontinued operations (.07) (.08) (.11) (.55)
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
Total $ .15 $ .31 $ .42 $ .20
------------ --------------- ---------- ------------
</TABLE>
* Restated to reflect the treatment of discontinued real estate
development operations in accordance with APB No. 30.
** Includes a $99.3 million charge based on a plan adopted by the Company,
effective June 30, 1999, to withdraw completely from the real estate
development business (see Note 2).
[13] Business Segments
Business segment information presented below was determined in
accordance with SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information".
The Company is currently engaged in the construction business. As
discussed in Note 2, effective June 30, 1999 the Company adopted a plan to
withdraw completely from the real estate development business and to wind down
the operations of the Company's real estate development subsidiary. The Company
provides general contracting, construction management and design-build services
to private clients and public agencies throughout the United States and selected
overseas locations. The Company's construction business involves two basic
segments: building and civil. The building operation services both private
clients and public agencies from
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[13] Business Segments (continued)
regional offices located in Boston, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Detroit and Atlantic
City and includes a broad range of building construction projects, such as
hotels, casinos, health care, correctional facilities, sports complexes,
residential, commercial, civic, cultural and educational facilities. The civil
operation is focused on public civil work in the East and selectively in other
geographic locations and includes large, ongoing urban infrastructure repair and
replacement projects such as highway and bridge rehabilitation, mass transit
projects and waste water treatment facilities. During 1998 and 1999, the
Company's chief operating decision making group consisted of the Chairman, the
President & Chief Executive Officer, the President of Perini Building Company
and the President of Perini Civil Construction which decided how to allocate
resources and assess performance of the business segments. Generally, the
Company evaluates performance of its operating segments on the basis of pre-tax
profit and cash flow. The accounting policies applied by each of the segments
are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies (see Note 1). The following tables set forth certain business and
geographic segment information relating to the Company's operations for the
three years ended December 31, 1999 (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999: Reportable Segments
-----------------------------------------------
Consolidated
Building Civil Totals Corporate Total
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 696,407 $ 323,077 $ 1,019,484 $ - $ 1,019,484
Income from Operations $ 16,716 $ 14,644 $ 31,360 $ (7,526)* $ 23,834
Assets $ 95,915 $ 106,252 $ 202,167 $ 73,321** $ 275,488
Capital Expenditures $ 596 $ 1,003 $ 1,599 $ - $ 1,599
1998 (Restated): Reportable Segments
-----------------------------------------------
Consolidated
Building Civil Totals Corporate Total
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Revenues $ 679,296 $ 332,026 $ 1,011,322 $ - $ 1,011,322
Income from Operations $ 18,213 $ 15,495 $ 33,708 $ (7,434)* $ 26,274
Assets $ 113,919 $ 100,486 $ 214,405 $ 161,061** $ 375,466
Capital Expenditures $ 504 $ 914 $ 1,418 $ - $ 1,418
1997 (Restated): Reportable Segments
-----------------------------------------------
Consolidated
Building Civil Totals Corporate Total
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Revenues $ 888,809 $ 387,224 $ 1,276,033 $ - $ 1,276,033
Income from Operations $ 14,637 $ 13,849 $ 28,486 $ (7,982)* $ 20,504
Assets $ 146,384 $ 115,336 $ 261,720 $ 145,568** $ 407,288
Capital Expenditures $ 632 $ 1,064 $ 1,696 $ - $ 1,696
</TABLE>
* In all years, consists of corporate general and administrative expenses.
** In all years, corporate assets consist principally of cash, cash
equivalents, marketable securities, other investments available for
general corporate purposes, and net assets from discontinued operations.
In 1999, revenues from one customer of the building segment totaled
approximately $148 million of consolidated revenues. Also in 1999, revenues from
various agencies of both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of New
York in the civil segment totaled approximately $167 million and $118 million,
respectively, of consolidated revenues. In 1998,
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[13] Business Segments (continued)
revenues from one customer of the building segment totaled approximately $330
million of consolidated revenues. Also in 1998, revenues from various agencies
of both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of New York in the civil
segment totaled approximately $153 million and $115 million, respectively, of
consolidated revenues. In 1997, revenues from one customer of the building
segment totaled approximately $276 million of consolidated revenues. Also in
1997, revenues from various agencies of both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and the City of New York in the civil segment totaled approximately $141 million
and $165 million, respectively, of consolidated revenues.
Information concerning principal geographic areas was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Revenues
-----------------------------------------------------
1998 1997
1999 (Restated) (Restated)
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
United States $ 968,825 $ 982,471 $ 1,257,007
Foreign 50,659 28,851 19,026
--------------- --------------- --------------
Total $ 1,019,484 $ 1,011,322 $ 1,276,033
=============== =============== ==============
Income (Loss) from Operations
-----------------------------------------------------
1998 1997
1999 (Restated) (Restated)
--------------- --------------- --------------
United States $ 30,508 $ 31,516 $ 26,561
Foreign 852 2,192 1,925
Corporate (7,526) (7,434) (7,982)
--------------- --------------- --------------
Total $ 23,834 $ 26,274 $ 20,504
=============== =============== ==============
</TABLE>
Because a substantial portion of the Company's international revenues is
derived mainly from construction management services, long-lived assets outside
the United States are immaterial and therefore not presented here.
There have been no differences from the last annual report in the basis
of measuring segment profit or loss. There have been no material changes in the
amount of assets since the last annual report, except for the breakout between
segments and the negative impact on total assets in 1999 caused by the estimated
loss on disposal of the real estate business segment.
[14] Related Party Transactions
Effective with the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock described in
Note 7 above, the Company entered into an agreement with Tutor-Saliba
Corporation ("Tutor-Saliba"), a California corporation engaged in the
construction industry, and Ronald N. Tutor, Chief Executive Officer and sole
stockholder of Tutor-Saliba, to provide certain management services,
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For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[14] Related Party Transactions (continued)
as defined. At January 17, 1997, Tutor-Saliba held and still holds 351,318
shares of the Company's $1.00 par value Common Stock which currently represents
an approximate 6.2% interest, and participates in joint ventures with the
Company, the Company's share of which contributed $8.6 million, $40.4 million
and $113.6 million to consolidated revenues in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Mr. Tutor was appointed as one of the three new directors in
accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock transaction, a member
of the Executive Committee of the Board and, during 1997, acting Chief Operating
Officer of the Company. Effective January 1, 1998, Mr. Tutor was elected Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors and effective May 13, 1999 was elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Compensation for the management services
consists of a monthly payment of $12,500 to Tutor-Saliba and options granted to
Mr. Tutor to purchase 150,000 shares of the Company's $1.00 par value Common
Stock at fair market value (which are included as part of the 225,000 options
granted in 1997 as described in Note 9) and additional options granted to Mr.
Tutor to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company's $1.00 par value Common Stock at
fair market value, of which options to acquire 45,000 shares were granted in
December 1998 and the remaining options to acquire 30,000 shares were granted
effective in early 1999 (see Note 9).
During 1997, the Company, with the approval of its Board of Directors,
consummated a transaction whereby it sold its 20% interest in two joint ventures
to Tutor-Saliba, the sponsoring partner, for a negotiated price of $4.5 million,
representing the Company's share of the total forecasted profit less a discount
of approximately 7%. Since one project was approximately 24% complete and the
other project was 57% complete as of December 31, 1997, the impact of this
transaction was to accelerate approximately $3.2 million of contract profits and
receipt of the related cash into 1997.
The new investors that are planning to invest $40 million of new equity
in the Company as described in Note 15 consist of Tutor-Saliba Corporation (see
above), O&G Industries, Inc. ("O&G"), a participant in certain construction
joint ventures with the Company, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of
Pittsburgh, Pa., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.
("AIG"), a provider of certain insurance related services to the Company. Each
of the new investors will be entitled to appoint a member to the Company's Board
of Directors. O&G currently holds 150,000 shares of the Company's common stock,
$1.00 par value, and participates in joint ventures with the Company, the
Company's share of which contributed $4.2 million, $39.4 million and $121.3
million to consolidated revenues in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Payments
to AIG for insurance related services approximated $5.2 million in 1999, $4.8
million in 1998 and $5.9 million in 1997.
[15] Subsequent Events
New Equity
On February 5, 2000, the Company entered into a definitive Securities
Purchase Agreement ("Securities Purchase Agreement") with Tutor-Saliba
Corporation, a company controlled by Ronald N. Tutor, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company, O&G Industries, Inc., and National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a wholly-owned
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[15] Subsequent Events (continued)
subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., (collectively, the "New
Investors"), whereby the New Investors have agreed to purchase 9,411,765 shares
of common stock at $4.25 per share for an aggregate amount of $40 million
(together with the exchange of Common Stock for the outstanding Series B
Preferred Stock and the related transactions, the "Transaction"). These funds
would be used to mitigate the continuing effects of the Company's negative net
worth on its business and financial condition and to provide additional working
capital and liquidity for its ongoing core construction operations. The
Company's net worth became negative as of June 30, 1999 due to the $99.3 million
non-cash provision for estimated loss on the disposal of the Company's real
estate development business segment as described in more detail under
"Discontinued Operations" in Note 2.
The Transaction is subject to, among other things, the following events
or approvals:
(i) Approval by a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote and
not affiliated or associated with the New Investors of (a) the
Transaction as described in the Securities Purchase Agreement
and (b) an increase in the number of authorized shares of the
Company's Common Stock to at least as many shares as are
required to consummate the Transaction;
(ii) Agreement by all of the holders of the Company's Series B
Preferred Stock, which has a current accreted face amount of
approximately $40 million as of December 15, 1999, (see Note 7),
to convert their securities into shares of Common Stock of the
Company at $5.50 per share of Common Stock; and
(iii) Certain other conditions, including the completion of due
diligence.
If the Transaction had been closed on December 31, 1999, the pro forma impact on
the December 31, 1999 balance sheet would have been as follows (in millions):
As Reported Pro Forma
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Working Capital $ 48.4 $ 75.4
Long-term Debt $ 41.1 $ 30.6
Series B Preferred Stock $ 37.7 $ -
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ (36.6) $ 38.6
Total Assets $ 275.5 $ 275.5
The Company's Common stock issued in connection with the Transaction
will initially be restricted in that it may not be sold or otherwise disposed of
except pursuant to the terms of a Shareholders' Agreement between and among the
Purchasers, the former owners of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Company
for a period of time, generally six years from the date of the Transaction being
consummated.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 & 1997 (Continued)
[15] Subsequent Events (continued)
If the Transaction is not consummated, management's intent would be to
renegotiate the terms of its Credit Facility and continue to pay the in-kind
dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock.
New Credit Agreement
Subject to and concurrent with the closing of the new equity transaction
referred to above, the Company's Bank Group has agreed in principle to extend
and restructure its Revolving Credit Agreement (see Note 4).
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Report of Independent Public Accountant
To the Stockholders of
Perini Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Perini
Corporation (a Massachusetts corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the reasonsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Perini Corporation
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2000
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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Year Ended December 31,
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Statement of Operations Data (Amounts in thousands, except share data)
Revenues $1,019,484 $ 1,011,322 $ 1,276,033 $1,224,428 $1,056,673
============== ============= ============ ============== ===============
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $ 16,357 $ 16,049 $ 7,949 $ 12,154 $ (25,684)(1)
Loss From Discontinued Operations (100,005)(3) (4,397) (2,577) (82,757)(2) (1,901)
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Net Income (Loss) $ (83,648) $ 11,652 $ 5,372 $ (70,603) $ (27,585)
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Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $ 1.80 $ 1.91 $ 0.52 $ 2.08 $ (5.97)
Loss From Discontinued Operations (17.84) (0.83) (0.51) (17.21) (0.41)
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Total $ (16.04) $ 1.08 $ 0.01 $ (15.13) $ (6.38)
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Pro Forma Adjustments:
Interest Expense (4) $ 3,038
In-Kind Dividend (5) -
Other (5) -
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Pro Forma Income From Continuing Operations
Available to Common Shareholders (6) $ 17,270
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Pro Forma Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss)
per Common Share:
Income From Continuing Operations (5)(6)(7) $ .77
Loss From Discontinued Operations(7) (4.48)
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Total $ (3.71)
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Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding 5,606 5,318 5,059 4,808 4,655
Pro Forma Adjustments (7):
New Equity 9,412
Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock 7,279
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Pro Forma Weighted Average Number of
Common Shares Outstanding 22,297
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
At December 31, 1999
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
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Actual As Adjusted (7)
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<S> <C> <C>
Balance Sheet
Working Capital $ 48,430 $ 75,430
Long-Term Debt, less current maturities $ 41,091 $ 30,591
Redeemable Preferred Stock $ 37,685 $ -
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ (36,618) $ 38,567
Total Assets $ 275,488 $ 275,488
Backlog $ 1,658,077 $ 1,658,077
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(1) The loss from continuing operations in 1995 includes a pretax charge of
$25.6 million to provide reserves for previously disclosed litigation in
Washington, D.C. and downward revisions in estimated probable recoveries
on certain outstanding contract claims.
(2) The loss from discontinued operations in 1996 includes a $79.9 million
charge based on the Company changing its real estate strategy on certain
of its properties from maximizing value by holding them through the
necessary development and stabilization periods to a new strategy of
generating short-term liquidity through an accelerated disposition or
bulk sale.
(3) The loss from discontinued operations in 1999 includes a $99.3 million
charge based on a plan adopted by the Company, effective June 30, 1999,
to withdraw completely from the real estate development business. This
non-cash charge represents the impact of the disposition of the Rincon
Center property and the reduction in future cash flow from the near term
disposition of the Company's remaining real estate development
properties rather than holding these properties through the longer term
development and stabilization periods. No Federal tax benefit was
attributable to this loss or the loss referred to in (2) above due to
certain accounting limitations.
(4) The pro forma adjustment reducing interest expense by $3,038 is based on
the assumption that the net cash proceeds of $37.5 million ($40 million
less estimated related expenses of $2.5 million) received from the New
Investors is used to reduce debt under the Company's Revolving Credit
Facility as of January 1, 1999 based on the average effective borrowing
rate of 8.1% experienced during 1999.
(5) The actual calculation of earnings per common share from continuing
operations for the year ended December 31, 1999 includes a deduction of
$3,765 for dividends declared on the Series B Preferred Stock and a
deduction of $379 for accretion applicable to the Series B Preferred
Stock. Since it is assumed that the Series B Preferred Stock is
converted into shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, as of January 1,
1999, these deductions are not required when calculating the pro forma
earnings per common share from continuing operations for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
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(6) Earnings per common share from continuing operations and pro forma
earnings per common share from continuing operations for the year ended
December 31, 1999 both reflect the impact of dividends on the $21.25
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock of $2,125 (or approximately
$.38 per share and $.10 per share after the pro forma adjustments,
respectively).
(7) Adjusted to give effect to (i) the sale of 9,411,765 shares of Common
Stock, $1.00 par value, to the New Investors at $4.25 per share (or an
aggregate $40 million) less estimated related expenses of $2.5 million
and (ii) the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock (which has a
current accreted face amount of $40,037) into 7,279,413 shares of Common
Stock, $1.00 par value, at $5.50 per common share.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the Company at
December 31, 1999, and as adjusted to (1) reflect the issuance of the shares
related to the New Equity and (2) the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock
into Common Stock at $5.50 per common share:
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<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except share data)
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Actual As Adjusted
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<S> <C> <C>
Short-term Debt $ 32,158 $ 5,158(1)
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Long-term Debt:
Revolving Credit Loans $ 41,000 $ 30,500(1)
Other 91 91
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Total Long-term Debt $ 41,091 $ 30,591
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Redeemable Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
Authorized - 500,000 shares and 0 shares, as adjusted
Issued and outstanding - 200,184 shares and 0 shares, as adjusted
(Aggregate liquidation preference of $40,037) $ 37,685 $ - (2)
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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
Authorized - 500,000 shares and 1,000,000 shares, as adjusted
Designated, issued and outstanding - 99,990 shares of $21.25 Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock, aggregate liquidation preference of $24,998 $ 100 $ 100
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value
Designated - 200,000 shares
Issued - None - -
Stock Purchase Warrants 2,233 2,233
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
Authorized - 15,000,000 shares and 40,000,000 shares, as adjusted
Issued - 5,742,816 shares and 22,433,994 shares, as adjusted (1), (2) 5,743 22,434(1)(2)
Paid-in Surplus 43,561 102,055(1)(2)
Retained Earnings (Deficit) (87,290) (87,290)
Less - Common Stock in Treasury, at cost - 60,529 shares (965) (965)
----------------- ---------------------
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) $ (36,618) $ 38,567
----------------- ---------------------
Total Capitalization $ 74,316 $ 74,316
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</TABLE>
(1) Assumes that the New Investors have purchased 9,411,765 shares of Common
Stock, $1.00 par value, for $40 million (or $4.25 per Common Share),
less estimated related expenses of $2.5 million and that the net
proceeds were used to reduce debt under the Company's Revolving Credit
Facility.
(2) Assumes that the Holders of Series B Preferred stock (which has a
current accreted face amount of $40,037) have converted their securities
into shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, at $5.50 per common share
(or 7,279,413 shares of Common Stock).
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UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth unaudited quarterly financial data for the years
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>
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1999 by Quarter
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1st* 2nd 3rd 4th
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues $ 251,819 $ 279,527 $ 244,887 $ 243,251
------------------ ---------------- -------------- ------------
Income from Continuing Operations $ 2,805 $ 4,321 $ 4,601 $ 4,630
Loss from Discontinued Operations (381) (99,624)** - -
---------------- ----------------- -------------- --------------
Net Income (Loss) $ 2,424 $ (95,303) $ 4,601 $ 4,630
---------------- ----------------- -------------- --------------
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common
Share:
Continuing Operations $ .23 $ .49 $ .53 $ .53
Discontinued Operations (.07) (17.72) - -
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Total $ .16 $ (17.23) $ .53 $ .53
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1998 by Quarter*
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1st 2nd 3rd 4th
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Revenues $ 219,202 $ 273,761 $ 247,730 $ 270,629
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Income from Continuing Operations $ 2,594 $ 3,550 $ 4,352 $ 5,553
Loss from Discontinued Operations (375) (436) (615) (2,971)
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Net Income $ 2,219 $ 3,114 $ 3,737 $ 2,582
---------------- ------------------ ---------------- --------------
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common
Share:
Continuing Operations $ .22 $ .39 $ .53 $ .75
Discontinued Operations (.07) (.08) (.11) (.55)
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Total $ .15 $ .31 $ .42 $ .20
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* Restated to reflect the treatment of discontinued real estate
development operations in accordance with APB No. 30.
** Includes a $99.3 million charge based on a plan adopted by the Company,
effective June 30, 1999, to withdraw completely from the real estate
development business. This non-cash charge represents the impact of the
disposition of the Rincon Center property and the reduction in future
cash flow from the near term disposition of the Company's remaining real
estate development properties rather than holding these properties
through the longer term development and stabilization periods. No
Federal tax benefit was attributable to this loss due to certain
accounting limitations.
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Solicitation of Proxies
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The cost of solicitation of proxies in the form enclosed herewith will
be paid by the Company. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, the
directors, officers and employees of the Company may also solicit proxies
personally or by telephone or facsimile without additional compensation for such
activities. Arrangements will also be made with brokerage firms and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for forwarding solicitation materials to
the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons and the Company
will reimburse such persons for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in that connection. The Company has also retained Corporate Investor
Communications, Inc., a proxy soliciting firm, to assist in the solicitation of
proxies at a fee of $6,500, plus reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket costs.
The Company will also request persons, firms and corporations holding shares in
their names or in the names of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by
others, to send proxy materials to and obtain proxies from such beneficial
owners. The Company will reimburse such holders for their reasonable expenses.
Stockholder Proposals for 2000 Annual Meeting
- ---------------------------------------------
For a proposal of a stockholder (including director nominations) to be
presented to the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder's
notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive
offices of the Company on or before February 28, 2000. Any such proposal should
be mailed to: Perini Corporation, 73 Mt. Wayte Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts
01701, Attn. Dennis M. Ryan. In addition, stockholder proposals and director
nominations must comply with the requirements of the Company's By-Laws.
Incorporation of Portions of Certain Documents by Reference
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The Company hereby incorporates by reference the following documents
attached to this Proxy Statement as Annexes: Securities Purchase Agreement,
Fairness Opinion and Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
Inclusion of Documents which Contain Information Incorporated by Reference
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Along with this Proxy Statement, the Company has provided, without
charge, to each person to whom this Proxy Statement is delivered, a copy of the
documents which contain information that has been incorporated by reference in
this Proxy Statement (not including exhibits to the information that is
incorporated by reference unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference into the information that this Proxy Statement incorporates).
Other Matters
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The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters other than
those described in this Proxy Statement which will be presented for action at
the Special Meeting. If other matters are duly presented, proxies will be voted
in accordance with the best judgment of the proxy holders.
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REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN, YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO
THE COMPANY. PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY
CARD TODAY IN THE POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
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ANNEX A
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 5, 2000
among
Perini Corporation,
and
Tutor-Saliba Corporation
and
O&G Industries, Inc.
and
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I Definitions...........................................................................................A-3
ARTICLE II Purchase and Sale of Shares..........................................................................A-7
SECTION 2.01 Purchase and Sale of Shares.........................................A-7
SECTION 2.02 Time and Place of the Closing.......................................A-7
SECTION 2.03 Transactions at the Closing.........................................A-7
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties......................................................................A-8
SECTION 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.......................A-8
SECTION 3.02 Representations and Warranties of TSC..............................A-17
SECTION 3.03 Representations and Warranties of National Union...................A-19
SECTION 3.04 Representation and Warranties of O&G...............................A-20
ARTICLE IV [Intentionally Omitted].............................................................................A-21
ARTICLE V Covenants and Additional Agreements..................................................................A-21
SECTION 5.01 Pre-Closing Activities.............................................A-21
SECTION 5.02 Covenants of the Company...........................................A-21
SECTION 5.03 HSR................................................................A-22
SECTION 5.04 [Intentionally Omitted]............................................A-22
SECTION 5.05 Stockholder Approvals; Proxy Statement.............................A-22
SECTION 5.06 Stock Exchange Listing.............................................A-23
SECTION 5.07 Transaction Proposals..............................................A-23
SECTION 5.08 Access and Information.............................................A-24
SECTION 5.09 Confidentiality and Publicity......................................A-25
SECTION 5.10 Restrictions.......................................................A-25
SECTION 5.11 Further Assurances.................................................A-25
SECTION 5.12 Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance.............A-25
SECTION 5.13 Shareholders Agreement.............................................A-26
ARTICLE VI Conditions Precedent................................................................................A-26
SECTION 6.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations.............................A-26
SECTION 6.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.......................A-27
SECTION 6.03 Conditions to the Obligations of Purchasers........................A-28
ARTICLE VII Termination........................................................................................A-31
SECTION 7.01 Termination........................................................A-31
SECTION 7.02 Effect of Termination..............................................A-32
SECTION 7.03 Termination by One Purchaser.......................................A-32
ARTICLE VIII Indemnification...................................................................................A-32
SECTION 8.01 Indemnification of Purchasers......................................A-32
SECTION 8.02 Indemnification Procedures.........................................A-33
SECTION 8.03 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants..............A-33
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous.......................................................................................A-34
SECTION 9.01 Severability.......................................................A-34
SECTION 9.02 Specific Enforcement...............................................A-34
SECTION 9.03 Entire Agreement...................................................A-34
SECTION 9.04 Counterparts.......................................................A-34
SECTION 9.05 Notices............................................................A-34
SECTION 9.06 Amendments.........................................................A-35
SECTION 9.07 Successors and Assigns.............................................A-36
SECTION 9.08 Expenses and Remedies..............................................A-36
SECTION 9.09 Transfer of Shares.................................................A-36
SECTION 9.10 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.............................A-37
SECTION 9.11 Third Party Beneficiaries..........................................A-37
SECTION 9.12 Mutual Drafting....................................................A-37
SECTION 9.13 Further Representations............................................A-37
</TABLE>
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THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
February 5, 2000, is entered into between Tutor-Saliba Corporation, a California
corporation ("TSC"), O&G Industries, Inc., a Connecticut corporation ("O&G"),
and the National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, a Pennsylvania
corporation ("National Union") and, collectively with TSC and O&G, the
"Purchasers"), and Perini Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Company").
R E C I T A L S
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WHEREAS, the Company is engaged primarily in the construction business;
and
WHEREAS, Purchasers propose to invest $40 million in the Company in
order to mitigate the continuing effects of the Company's negative net worth on
its business and financial condition; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to sell, and Purchasers wish to purchase
(severally but not jointly), an aggregate of 9,411,765 newly issued shares of
common stock, par value $1.00, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), each for the
consideration and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
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The terms defined in this Article I, whenever used in this Agreement,
shall have the following meanings for all purposes of this Agreement:
1.01 "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act.
1.02 "Articles of Organization" means the Articles of Organization of the
Company as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended, restated or supplemented from
time to time.
1.03 "Balance Sheet" is defined in Section 3.01(g).
1.04 "Benefit Arrangement" means any benefit arrangement, obligation, or
practice, whether or not legally enforceable, to provide benefits (other
than merely as salary or under a Benefit Plan), as compensation for
services rendered, to present or former directors, employees, agents, or
independent contractors, including, but not limited to, employment or
consulting agreements, severance agreements or pay policies, executive
or incentive compensation programs or arrangements, sick leave, vacation
pay, plant closing benefits, salary continuation for disability,
workers' compensation, retirement, deferred compensation, bonus, stock
option or purchase, tuition reimbursement or scholarship programs,
employee discount programs, any plans subject to Section 125 of the
Code, and any plans providing benefits or payments in the event of a
change of control, change in ownership or effective control, or sale of
a substantial portion (including all or substantially all) of the assets
of any business or portion thereof, in each case with respect to any
present or former employees, directors, or agents.
1.05 "Benefit Plan" means an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA, together with plans or arrangements that would be so defined
if they were not (i) otherwise exempt from ERISA by that or another
section, (ii) maintained outside the United States, or (iii)
individually negotiated or applicable to only one person.
1.06 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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1.07 "Business Day" has the meaning specified in Rule 14d-1(e)(6) of the
Exchange Act.
1.08 "By-Laws" is defined in Section 3.01(a).
1.09 "By-Law Amendment" is defined in Section 6.03(d).
1.10 "Closing" is defined in Section 2.02.
1.11 "Closing Date" is defined in Section 2.02.
1.12 "Common Stock" is defined in the third recital.
1.13 "Company" is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
1.14 "Company Benefit Arrangement" means any Benefit Arrangement any Related
Employer sponsors or maintains or with respect to which any Related
Employer has or may have any current or future liability (whether
actual, contingent, with respect to any of its assets or otherwise) , in
each case with respect to any present or former service providers to any
Related Employer.
1.15 "Company Plan" means any Benefit Plan that any Related Employer
maintains or has maintained or to which any Related Employer is
obligated to make payments or has or may have any liability, in each
case with respect to any present or former employees of any Related
Employer.
1.16 "Company Intellectual Property" is defined in Section 3.01(s).
1.17 "Credit Facility" is defined in Section 6.03(g).
1.18 "Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto,
which is divided by Section numbers corresponding with specificity to
the Sections hereof and discloses all matters which are inconsistent
with the representations set forth in Section 3.01.
1.19 "Disinterested Majority" means the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting power of the Company's Common Stock, voting as a
single class, excluding any stockholder that is or is an Affiliate of
either (i) a Purchaser or (ii) a holder of Series B Preferred Stock that
is exchanging its shares of such stock for Common Stock as contemplated
by Section 6.03(c).
1.20 "Environmental Laws" means the laws of all Governmental Entities
relating to health or pollution or protection of the environment or
contained in any binding and enforceable regulation, code, plan, order,
decree or judgment issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
1.21 "Environmental Subsidiary" means Perini Environmental Services, Inc.
1.22 "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and all regulations and rules issued thereunder, or any
successor law.
1.23 "ERISA Affiliate" means any person or entity that, together with the
entity referenced and at the relevant time, would be treated as a single
employer under Code Section 414 or ERISA Section 4001 (including any
entities excluded from the definition because they are not subject to
U.S. jurisdiction) and any general partnership of which such entity is
or has been a general partner.
1.24 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.25 "Filed Company SEC Documents" is defined in Section 3.01(f).
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1.26 "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles in
effect from time to time.
1.27 "Government Entity" means any foreign, federal, state, or local court or
tribunal or administrative, governmental or regulatory body, agency,
commission, division, department, public body or other authority.
1.28 "Hazardous Material" means any substance that has been designated by any
Governmental Entity or by applicable federal, state, local or other
applicable law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger
to health or the environment, including, without limitation, PCBs,
asbestos, petroleum, urea-formaldehyde and all substances listed as
hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or
defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the United States Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated pursuant to said laws, but excluding office and janitorial
supplies properly and safely maintained.
1.29 "HSR Act" is defined in Section 3.01(c).
1.30 "Indemnifiable Losses" means any and all direct or indirect demands,
claims, payments, obligations, actions or causes of action, assessments,
losses, liabilities, fines, damages, costs or expenses paid or incurred,
of any kind or character (whether or not known or asserted before the
date of this Agreement, fixed or unfixed, conditional or unconditional,
choate or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured,
accrued, absolute, contingent, or otherwise). Indemnifiable Losses shall
include penalties, interest, or any amount payable to a third party as a
result of such Indemnifiable Losses. Indemnifiable Losses shall include
legal, accounting, expert and other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, whether
or not resulting in any liability, and all amounts paid in settlement of
claims or actions in accordance with Article VIII.
1.31 "Indemnification Agreements" is defined in Section 5.12(b).
1.32 "Intellectual Property" means trademarks, trade names, trade dress,
service marks, copyrights, domain names, and similar rights (including
registrations and applications to register or renew the registration of
any of the foregoing), patents and patent applications, trade secrets,
ideas, inventions, improvements, practices, processes, formulas,
designs, know-how, confidential business or technical information,
computer software, firmware, data and documentation, licenses of or
agreements relating to any of the foregoing, rights of privacy and
publicity, moral rights, and any other similar intellectual property
rights and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in any medium
including electronic media).
1.33 "Issuance" is defined in Section 5.05.
1.34 "Knowledge of the Company" means to the actual knowledge of (i) any
executive officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company or (ii) Robert Band, Ronald N. Tutor, Dennis M. Ryan, Zohrab B.
Marashlian, Craig W. Shaw, Michael E. Ciskey or Susan C. Mellace.
1.35 "Lien" is defined in Section 3.01(c).
1.36 "Management Agreement Amendment" is defined in Section 6.01(d).
1.37 "Material Adverse Effect" on or with respect to a Person (or group of
entities taken as a whole) means any state of facts, event or effect
that individually (or in aggregate with all other states of facts,
events and effects) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a
material adverse change in the business, properties, prospects, results
of operations or financial condition of such Person (or, if applicable,
of such group of Persons taken as a whole), or on the ability of such
entity (or group of Persons) to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby or to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to
which it is or will be a party or by which it or its properties or
assets is or will be bound.
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1.38 "Multiemployer Plan" means any plan described in ERISA Section 3(37).
1.39 "Outside Date" is defined in Section 7.01(b)(i).
1.40 "Owned Intellectual Property" is defined in Section 3.01(s).
1.41 "Pension Plan" means any plan subject to Code Section 412 or ERISA
Section 302 or Title IV (excluding any Multiemployer Plan) or any
comparable benefit plan not covered by ERISA.
1.42 "Permit" is defined in Section 3.01(c)(i).
1.43 "Permitted Liens" means those Liens (i) securing debt (including,
without limitation, the Credit Facility) that is reflected on the
Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, (ii) referred to in Section 3.01(g)
of the Disclosure Statement, (iii) for Taxes not yet due or payable or
being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) that constitute mechanics',
carriers', workmens' or like liens, liens arising under original
purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with
third parties entered into in the ordinary course, or (v) Liens incurred
or deposits made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance and social security, retirement and other legislation and in
the case of Liens described in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
1.44 "Person" means and includes an individual, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, limited liability company, an
unincorporated organization, a Government Entity or any other
organization or entity.
1.45 "Proxy Statement" is defined in Section 5.05.
1.46 "Purchase Price" is defined in Section 2.01.
1.47 "Purchasers" is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
1.48 "Qualified Plan" means any Company Plan intended to meet the
requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, including any previously
terminated plan.
1.49 "Registration Rights Agreement" is defined in Section 6.02(c)(i).
1.50 "Related Employer" means the Company and every ERISA Affiliate.
1.51 "Rights Agreement" means that certain Shareholder Rights Agreement by
and between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated
as of September 23, 1988, as amended, restated and supplemented from
time to time.
1.52 "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.53 "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.54 "Shareholders Agreement" is defined in Section 6.02(c)(ii).
1.55 "Shares" means the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.56 "Stockholder Approvals" is defined in Section 5.05.
1.57 "Stockholder Meeting" is defined in Section 5.05.
1.58 "Stockholder Meeting Proposals" is defined in Section 5.05.
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1.59 "Stock Purchase Warrants" is defined in Section 3.01(d).
1.60 "Subsidiary" means, with respect to the Company, any corporation,
limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, or other entity analogous to any of the foregoing of which
a majority of the equity ownership (whether voting stock or comparable
interest) is, at the time, owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
Subsidiary also means, with respect to the Company, any such entity of
which a minority of the equity ownership is, at the time, owned directly
or indirectly by the Company; provided, however, that, in the case of
such minority-owned entities, any representation or warranty that is not
already qualified to the Company's Knowledge shall be deemed to be so
qualified.
1.61 "Superior Transaction Proposal" is defined in Section 7.01(d).
1.62 "Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Shareholders
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the By-Law Amendment, and
the amendment to the Rights Agreement.
1.63 "Voting Security" means at any time shares of any class of capital stock
of the Company which are then entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors.
1.64 "Year 2000 Compatible" (and variations thereof) means, with respect to
any computer system, that such Computer System (a) records, stores,
processes and provides true and accurate dates and calculations for
dates and spans of dates, (b) is and will be able to operate on a basis
comparable to its current operation during and after calendar year 2000,
including, but not limited to, leap years, and (c) shall not end
abnormally or provide invalid or incorrect results as a result of date
data which represents or references (or fails to represent or reference)
different centuries or more than one century.
ARTICLE II
Purchase and Sale of Shares
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SECTION 2.01 Purchase and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to Purchasers and
Purchasers agree (severally and not jointly) to purchase from the Company
9,411,765 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $40 million
(the "Purchase Price"). Each Purchaser shall purchase such number of Shares as
is set forth adjacent to its name on Exhibit 2.01 hereto; provided, however,
that Purchasers shall be entitled to amend Exhibit 2.01 (i) to change the number
of shares each of them is purchasing in their sole, joint discretion, so long as
the number of Shares to be purchased equals 9,411,765 and (ii) to reflect any
assignment permitted under Section 9.07.
SECTION 2.02 Time and Place of the Closing. The closing (the "Closing")
shall take place at the offices of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Exchange Place,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109, at 10:00 a.m. Boston time, on the third Business
Day following the first date on which the conditions to Closing (other than the
conditions which may only be satisfied at Closing) set forth in Article VI have
first been satisfied or waived, or at such other place, time and date as the
parties may agree. The "Closing Date" shall be the date the Closing occurs, and
shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date, unless another date is
agreed to in writing by the Company and Purchasers.
SECTION 2.03 Transactions at the Closing. At the Closing, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, (a) the Company shall issue and sell to
Purchasers and Purchasers shall purchase the Shares; (b) the Company and the
Purchasers shall enter into the Shareholders Agreement; and (c) the Company and
Purchasers shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
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SECTION 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
hereby represents and warrants to Purchasers, except as set forth on the
Disclosure Schedule or as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC documents, as
follows:
(a) Corporate Organization. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Company is duly qualified or licensed
and, if applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation, in
each jurisdiction in which the properties owned, leased or operated, or
the business conducted, by it require such qualification or licensing,
except for any such failure so to qualify or be in good standing which
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has the
requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being or is currently proposed to be conducted. The Company has
heretofore made available to Purchasers complete and correct copies of
the Articles of Organization and the Amended and Restated By-laws of the
Company, dated as of January 17, 1997 (the "By-Laws"), in each case as
amended, restated and supplemented.
(b) Corporate Authority. Subject to obtaining the Stockholders
Approvals, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (or will have at
the time of such act) the requisite corporate or other power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform each Transaction Document to
which it is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of each
Transaction Document by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized (or will have been duly authorized at the time of such act)
by the Board, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company are necessary to authorize any Transaction Document or for the
Company to consummate the transactions so contemplated (other than as
expressly provided in the terms of this Agreement and, with respect to
the Issuance, the Stockholder Approvals). Each Transaction Document to
which the Company is or will be a party is, or when executed and
delivered will be, a valid and binding agreement of such party,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with the terms thereof,
assuming that each Transaction Document to which the Company is a party
is a valid and binding agreement of the Purchasers (as applicable).
(c) No Violations; Consents and Approvals.
(i) Assuming that the Stockholder Approvals are obtained
and that the Credit Facility is amended as contemplated in
Section 6.03(g), the execution, delivery or performance by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of each Transaction Document
to which any of them is or will be a party or the consummation
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the transactions
contemplated thereby (A) will not result in a violation or
breach of the Articles of Organization or the By-laws, the
articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other
organizational documents) of any of the Subsidiaries and (B)
subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred
to in clause (ii) below, will not result in a violation or
breach of (or give rise to any right of termination, revocation,
cancellation or acceleration under or increased payments under),
or constitute a default (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) under, or result in the creation of any mortgage,
lien, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind (a
"Lien"), other than a Permitted Lien, upon any of the properties
or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries under (1) any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, obligation,
instrument, offer, commitment, understanding or other
arrangement (each a "Contract") or of any license, waiver,
exemption, order, franchise, permit or concession (each a
"Permit") to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or
by which any of their properties or assets may be bound, or (2)
any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, regulation or rule
applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary.
(ii) Except for consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings as may be
required under, and other applicable requirements of, the
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Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act")
and filings under state securities or "blue sky" laws, and as
required by the American Stock Exchange, no consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any government or any court, administrative agency
or commission or other governmental authority or agency,
federal, state or local or foreign (a "Governmental Entity"), is
required with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the
Company and any Subsidiary of each Transaction Document to which
it is or will be a party or the consummation by the Company and
its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (except where the failure to obtain such consents,
approvals, orders or authorizations, or to make such
registrations, declarations, filings or agreements would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(d) Capital Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of (i) 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of which an aggregate of 5,682,287 shares of Common Stock were
issued and outstanding as of the close of business on January 14, 2000
and of which 4,135,094 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance
upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as of the close of
business on January 14, 2000, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which (1) 100,000 shares of $21.25
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "$21.25 Preferred Stock")
have been designated and 99,990 shares of which are issued and
outstanding as of the close of business on January 14, 2000; (2) 200,000
shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock have been
designated and none of which are issued or outstanding, as of the close
of business on January 14, 2000; and (3) 500,000 shares of Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock")
have been designated and 200,184 of which are issued and outstanding, as
of the close of business on January 14, 2000. As of the close of
business on January 14, 2000, there were outstanding under the Company's
1982 Stock Option Plan and certain other Options granted on January 17,
1997, January 19, 1998, December 10, 1998 and January 4, 1999
(collectively, the "Company Stock Plans") options to acquire an
aggregate of 696,500 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment on
the terms set forth therein). As of the close of business on January 14,
2000, the Company had no shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance,
other than 916,610 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon
exercise of outstanding stock options issued pursuant to the Company
Stock Plans, 662,186 shares reserved for issuance upon the conversion of
the $21.25 Preferred Stock, 4,135,094 shares reserved for issuance upon
the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, and 420,000 shares
reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock purchase warrants (the
"Stock Purchase Warrants"). As of the close of business on January 14,
2000, there were outstanding under the Company Stock Plans no shares of
restricted stock and no shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance of
restricted stock. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, $21.25
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock have been duly authorized
and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. There are no
preemptive or similar rights on the part of any holders of any class of
securities of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries. Except for the
Common Stock, the $21.25 Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock
and the Stock Purchase Warrants, as set forth above, the Company has
outstanding no bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations or
securities the holders of which have the right to vote (or are
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for securities having
the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.
Except as set forth above and in the Rights Agreement, there are no
securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options, warrants,
calls, subscriptions, rights, contracts, commitments, arrangements or
understandings of any kind to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries contingently or otherwise to issue,
deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional
shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company or of
any of its Subsidiaries. Except for the Rights Agreement, there are no
outstanding Contracts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of
the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries. Except for shares of Series B
Preferred Stock and shares to be issued in connection with this
Agreement, all securities of the Company have been registered under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities and blue sky law, or have
been issued in reliance on an exemption therefrom. Since January 14,
2000, the Company has not redeemed or otherwise acquired any shares of
its capital stock or issued any capital stock (except upon exercise of
options issued or agreed to be issued prior to the date hereof under a
Company Stock Plan and for payment of dividends to the holders of Series
B Preferred Stock) or any option, warrant or right relating thereto.
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(e) Subsidiaries. Exhibit 21 to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 as filed with the SEC
(the "Annual Report") is a true, accurate and correct statement of all
of the information required to be set forth in Exhibit 21 by the
regulations of the SEC as of the date of such report and as of the date
of this Agreement. Each Subsidiary has been duly incorporated or
organized and is validly existing as a corporation or other legal entity
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
or formation, has the corporate or other power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business
as described in the Filed Company SEC Documents and as currently owned
or leased and conducted and is duly qualified to transact business as a
foreign corporation or other legal entity and is in good standing (if
applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or
its ownership, leasing or operation of assets or property requires such
qualification, other than any failure to be so qualified or in good
standing as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All of the
outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized
and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and all capital
stock of Subsidiaries owned by the Company, directly or through
Subsidiaries (other than directors' qualifying shares), are free and
clear of any Lien or restriction upon voting or transfer of any kind
(other than the pledge of all of the capital stock of the Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Credit Facility and such transfer restrictions as may
exist under federal and state securities laws), and there are no rights
granted to or in favor of any third party (whether acting in an
individual, fiduciary or other capacity) other than the Company to
acquire any such capital stock, any additional capital stock or any
other securities of any Subsidiary.
(f) SEC Filings. The Company has timely filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by
it with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act since
January 1, 1993 and up to the date hereof and it will file all such
documents required to be filed before the Closing (the "Filed Company
SEC Documents"). As of its filing date, each Filed Company SEC Document
filed, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, (i) complied in all
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations thereunder
and (ii) did not, at the time it was filed, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) Financial Statements. Each of the consolidated financial
statements (including, in each case, any related notes and schedules)
contained or to be contained in the Filed Company SEC Documents (i)
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, (ii) was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be
indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of
unaudited statements, as permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the
Exchange Act) and (iii) fairly presented the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates
thereof and the consolidated results of its operations, stockholders'
equity and cash flows, in each case for the respective periods
indicated, consistent with the books and records of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, except that the unaudited interim financial statements are
subject to normal year-end adjustments which are not expected to be
material in amount. The unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of
September 30, 1999 is referred to herein as the "Balance Sheet."
(h) Undisclosed Liabilities. Except (i) as disclosed in the
Filed Company SEC Documents or in any Section of the Disclosure
Schedule, and, in either case, reserved for in the Balance Sheet, and
(ii) normal and recurring liabilities incurred since the date of the
Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior
practices and not prohibited by the Transaction Documents, the Company
and its Subsidiaries do not have any liabilities or obligations or any
nature, whether known or unknown, whether absolute, accrued, contingent
or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, which would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(i) Absence of Certain Events and Changes. Except as otherwise
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, since January 1, 1999, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the
ordinary course, consistent with past practices, and there has not been
any event, change or development which would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
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(j) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries is in compliance with all statutes, laws, regulations,
rules, judgments, orders and decrees of all Governmental Entities
applicable to it, and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries
has received any notice alleging noncompliance except, with reference to
all the foregoing, where the failure to be in compliance would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has all Permits that are required in order to permit it to
carry on its business as it is presently conducted, except where the
failure to have such Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. All such Permits are in full force and effect and the Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such Permits,
except where the failure to be in full force and effect or in compliance
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. This Section 3.01(j)
does not relate to employee benefits matters (for which Section 3.01(o)
is applicable), environmental matters (for which Section 3.01(p) is
applicable) or tax matters (for which Section 3.01(n) is applicable).
(k) Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have title
to all material properties (real and personal) owned by the Company and
the Subsidiaries which are necessary for the conduct of the business of
the Company and the Subsidiaries as described in the Filed Company SEC
Documents and as currently conducted, free and clear of any Lien that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the Company's
Knowledge, all material properties held under lease by the Company or
the Subsidiaries are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases. This Section 3.01(k) does not relate to Intellectual Property
(for which Section 3.01(s) is applicable).
(l) Litigation. There are no civil, criminal or administrative
actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. There are no outstanding judgments, orders, decrees, or
injunctions of any Governmental Entity against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that, would be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(m) Contracts. All of the Company's Contracts that are required
to be described in the Filed Company SEC Documents or to be filed as
exhibits thereto are described in the Filed Company SEC Documents or
filed as exhibits thereto and are legal, valid, binding and in full
force and effect except to the extent that any failure to be enforceable
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There does not exist
under any Contract any violation, breach or event of default, or event
or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a violation, breach or event of default thereunder, on the
part of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, any other Person, other than such violations, breaches or
events of default as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
The enforceability of all Contracts will not be affected in any manner
by the execution, delivery or performance of any of the Transaction
Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
and no Contract contains any change in control or other terms or
conditions that will become applicable or inapplicable as a result of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
except for such effects as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(n) Taxes.
(i) (A) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on
behalf of each of the Company and the Subsidiaries have been
filed; (B) all such Tax Returns filed are complete and accurate
in all material respects, and all Taxes (whether or not shown to
be due on such Tax Returns) have been paid; (C) neither the
Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is currently the beneficiary
of any extension of time within which to file any such Tax
Return; (D) no written claim (other than a claim that has been
finally settled) has been made by a taxing authority that the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject to an obligation
to file Tax Returns or to pay or collect Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction in which such entity does not file Tax Returns or
pay or collect Taxes; and (E) all material assessments for Taxes
due with respect to completed and settled examinations or
concluded litigation have been paid. As used in this Agreement,
"Taxes" shall
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include all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise,
property, sales, excise and other taxes, tariffs or governmental
charges of any nature whatsoever, including interest and
penalties, and additions thereto; and "Tax Returns" shall mean
all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, declarations,
statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns
relating to Taxes.
(ii) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has duly
and timely withheld all Taxes required to be withheld in
connection with its business and assets, and such withheld Taxes
have been either duly and timely paid to the proper governmental
authorities or properly set aside in accounts for such purpose.
(iii) (A) Neither the Company nor any of the
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by or has any obligation
under any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or similar
agreement or arrangement; and (B) neither the Company nor any of
the Subsidiaries is or has been at any time a member of any
group of companies filing a consolidated, combined or unitary
income tax return.
(iv) (A) All taxable periods of the Company and each of
the Subsidiaries ending on or before December 31, 1996 are
closed or no longer subject to audit; (B) neither the Company
nor any the Subsidiaries is currently under audit by any taxing
authority; (C) no waiver of the statute of limitations is in
effect with respect to any taxable year of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries; and (D) correct and complete copies of all
income Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company or any
Subsidiary since January 1, 1993 have been made available to the
Purchasers for their review.
(o) Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA.
(i) Schedule 3.01(o) contains a complete and accurate
list of all Company Plans and Company Benefit Arrangements.
Schedule 3.01(o) specifically identifies all Company Plans (if
any) that are Qualified Plans.
(ii) With respect, as applicable, to Benefit Plans and
Benefit Arrangements:
(A) the Company has made available true,
correct, and complete copies of the following documents
with respect to all Company Plans and Company Benefit
Arrangements to the Purchasers: (1) all current plan or
arrangement documents, including but not limited to
trust agreements, insurance policies, service agreements
and formal and informal amendments to each; (2) the most
recent Forms 5500 or 5500C/R and any attached financial
statements and related actuarial reports, and those for
the prior three years; (3) the last Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS") determination letter, the last IRS
determination letter that covered the qualification of
the entire plan (if different), and the materials
submitted to obtain those letters; (4) summary plan
descriptions and summaries of material modifications,
and any prospectuses that describe the Company Benefit
Arrangements or Company Plans; (5) written descriptions
of all non-written agreements relating to any such plan
or arrangement; (6) all reports submitted within the
three years preceding the date of this Agreement by
third-party administrators, actuaries, investment
managers, consultants, or other independent contractors
(other than participant statements); (7) all notices
that the IRS, Department of Labor or any other
governmental agency or entity issued to the Seller
within the four years preceding the date of this
Agreement; (8) employee manuals or handbooks containing
personnel or employee relations policies; (9) the most
recent quarterly listing of workers' compensation claims
and a schedule of workers' compensation claims of the
Seller for the last three fiscal years; and (10) any
other documents Purchasers has requested;
(B) the Qualified Plans qualify under Section
401(a) of the Code, and nothing has occurred with
respect to the operation of any Qualified Plan that
could cause the imposition of any liability, lien,
penalty, or tax under ERISA or the Code; each Company
Plan and each Company Benefit Arrangement has been
maintained in accordance with its constituent
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documents and with all applicable provisions of domestic
and foreign laws, including federal and state securities
laws and any reporting and disclosure requirements; with
respect to each Company Plan, no transactions prohibited
by Code Section 4975 or ERISA Section 406 and no
breaches of fiduciary duty described in ERISA Section
404 have occurred, except to the extent that such
transaction or breach would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; and, to the Company's Knowledge, no such
transaction or breach has occurred; and no Company Plan,
other than the Company's employee stock ownership plan,
contains any security issued by any Related Employer;
(C) with respect to each Pension Plan, (1) no
Related Employer has terminated or withdrawn (partially
or fully) or sought a funding waiver, and no facts exist
that could reasonably be expected to cause such actions;
(2) no accumulated funding deficiency (under Code
Section 412) exists or has existed; (3) no reportable
event (as defined in ERISA Section 4043) has occurred;
(4) all costs have been provided for on the basis of
consistent methods in accordance with sound actuarial
assumptions and practices; (5) the assets, as of its
last valuation date, exceeded its "Benefit Liabilities"
(as defined in ERISA Section 4001(a)(16)); (6) since the
last valuation date, there have been no amendments or
changes to increase the amounts of benefits and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that
would reduce the excess of assets over benefit
liabilities in such plans; and (7) no Related Employer
has incurred liability (other than for routine
contributions not yet due) with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan nor terminated or withdrawn
(partially or fully) from any such Plan, and no facts
exist that could reasonably be expected to cause such
result or actions;
(D) there are no pending claims (other than
routine benefit claims) or lawsuits that have been
asserted or instituted by, against, or relating to, any
Company Plans or Company Benefit Arrangements, nor is
there any basis for any such claim or lawsuit. No
Company Plans or Company Benefit Arrangements are or
have been under audit or examination (nor has notice
been received of a potential audit or examination) by
any domestic or foreign governmental agency or entity,
and no matters are pending with respect to any Company
Plan under the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance
Resolutions System or any successor or predecessor
program;
(E) no Company Plan or Company Benefit
Arrangement contains any provision or is subject to any
law that would accelerate or vest any benefit or require
severance, termination or other payments or trigger any
liabilities as a result of the transactions this
Agreement contemplates; no Related Employer has declared
or paid any bonus or incentive compensation related to
the transactions this Agreement contemplates; and no
payments under any Company Plan or Company Benefit
Arrangement would, individually or collectively, be
nondeductible under Code Section 280G;
(F) all reporting, disclosure, and notice
requirements of ERISA and the Code have been satisfied
in all material respects with respect to each Company
Plan and each Company Benefit Arrangement;
(G) each Related Employer has paid all amounts
it is required to pay as contributions to the Company
Plans as of the date of the Balance Sheet; all benefits
accrued under any unfunded Company Plan or Company
Benefit Arrangement will have been paid, accrued, or
otherwise adequately reserved in accordance with GAAP as
of the date of the Balance Sheet; and all monies
withheld from employee paychecks with respect to Company
Plans have been transferred to the appropriate plan
within 30 days of such withholding;
(H) to the Knowledge of the Company, no
statement, either written or oral, has been made by the
Related Employers to any person with regard to any
Company Plan or Company Benefit Arrangement that was not
in accordance with the Company Plan or Company Benefit
Arrangement and that would involve a material increase
in expense or liability under such plan or arrangement;
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(I) the Related Employers have no liability with
respect to any Benefit Plan that should have been
sponsored or maintained by any ERISA Affiliate;
(J) all group health plans of the Related
Employers materially comply with the requirements of
Part 6 of Title I of ERISA ("COBRA"), Code Section 5000,
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act; the Related Employers have no liability under or
with respect to COBRA for their own actions or omissions
or those of any predecessor; the Related Employers'
voluntary employee beneficiary association, if any, is
exempt from tax and complies with all requirements
applicable to it; no employee or former employee (or
beneficiary of either) of a Related Employer is entitled
to receive any benefits, including, without limitation,
death or medical benefits (whether or not insured)
beyond retirement or other termination of employment ,
other than as applicable law requires, and Seller has
provided its method and supporting documentation for any
accounting charge it or the Related Employers have
calculated for such benefits;
(iii) Schedule 3.01(o) hereto contains
the most recent quarterly listing of workers'
compensation claims and a schedule of workers'
compensation claims of the Company for the last
three (3) fiscal years.
(p) Environmental Matters.
(i) Hazardous Material. To the Knowledge of the Company,
no Hazardous Material has been released in, on or under any
property (including the land and the improvements, ground water
and surface water thereof) that the Company has at any time
owned, operated or leased. Schedule 3.01(p) identifies all known
underground and aboveground storage tanks, and the capacity,
age, and contents of such tanks, located on real property owned
or leased by the Company. Except as listed on Schedule 3.01(p),
no underground storage tanks are currently located under any
property owned, operated or leased by the Company.
(ii) Hazardous Materials Activities. The Company has not
transported, stored, used, manufactured, disposed of or
released, or exposed its employees or others to, Hazardous
Materials in violation of any Environmental Law in effect on or
before the Closing Date, nor has the Company disposed of,
transported, sold, or manufactured any product containing a
Hazardous Material (collectively, "Company Hazardous Materials
Activities") in violation of any Environmental Law in effect
prior to or as of the date hereof and the Closing.
(iii) Permits. The Company currently holds all
environmental and health approvals, permits, licenses,
clearances and consents (the "Environmental Permits) necessary
for the conduct of the Company's Hazardous Material Activities
and other business of the Company as such activities and
business are currently being conducted. All Environmental
Permits are in full force and effect. The Company (x) is in
compliance in all material respects with all terms and
conditions of the Environmental Permits and (y) is in compliance
in all material respects with all other limitations,
restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements,
obligations, schedules and timetables contained in the
Environmental Laws. To the Company's Knowledge, there are no
circumstances that may prevent such compliance in the future.
Schedule 3.01(p) includes a listing and description of all
Environmental Permits currently held by the Company.
(iv) Environmental Liabilities. No action, proceeding,
revocation proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, injunction or
claim is pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company concerning any Environmental
Permit, Hazardous Material or any Company Hazardous Materials
Activity. There are no past or present actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events, or incidents that are
reasonably likely to involve the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (or any person or entity whose liability the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed,
either by contract or operation of law) in any litigation under
the Environmental Laws, or impose upon the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (or any person or entity whose liability the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed,
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either by contract or operation of law) any liability under the
Environmental Laws material to the Company and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis.
(v) Environmental Subsidiary. As to the Environmental
Subsidiary, in addition to the other representations and
warranties contained in this 3.01(p):
(A) The Environmental Subsidiary is not listed
as the generator of any Hazardous Material on any waste
manifest or other document prepared pursuant to the
Environmental Laws or by contract, and the Environmental
Subsidiary has not assumed, under the Environmental Laws
or by contract, the responsibilities or liabilities of
the generator of any Hazardous Material;
(B) To the Knowledge of the Company, the
Environmental Subsidiary has not performed any remedial
action taken pursuant to the Environmental Laws, where
the remedial action is not, or it is alleged in writing
by any Person or entity that the remedial action is not,
constructed and operating in accordance with the
Environmental Laws or contract; and
(C) There are no claims, actions, causes of
action, or other written notices pending or, to the
Company's Knowledge, threatened against the
Environmental Subsidiary under the Environmental Laws or
contract, arising from the Environmental Subsidiary's
provision of materials or services to any Person or
entity, that are not subject to coverage under the
Environmental Subsidiary's insurance policies, except
where such claims, actions, causes of action or other
written notice will not have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Environmental Subsidiary.
(q) Takeover Law. The Company has taken all action necessary to
ensure that the provisions of Chapter 110F of the Massachusetts General
Laws will not be applicable to Purchasers or their Affiliates as a
result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(r) Status of Shares. Assuming the Stockholder Approvals are
obtained, the Shares to be issued at the Closing will have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company,
and at Closing such Shares will have been validly issued and, assuming
payment therefor has been made, will be fully paid and nonassessable,
and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to preemptive rights
of any other stockholder of the Company. Assuming the Stockholder
Approvals have been obtained, the Shares will be eligible for listing on
the American Stock Exchange subject only to notice of issuance.
(s) Intellectual Property.
(i) The Intellectual Property that is owned by the
Company and its Subsidiaries (the "Owned Intellectual Property")
constitutes all of the Intellectual Property used, intended to
be used or held for use in connection with, necessary for the
conduct of, or otherwise material to the Company and the
Subsidiaries, except for Intellectual Property subject to
written or oral licenses, agreements or arrangements pursuant to
which the use of Intellectual Property by any Company or any
Subsidiary is permitted by any Person (the "Intellectual
Property Licenses" and, together with the Owned Intellectual
Property, the "Company Intellectual Property"). The Owned
Intellectual Property is owned free from any Liens (other than
Permitted Liens). All material Intellectual Property Licenses
are in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and
are free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
Immediately after the Closing, the Company and the Subsidiaries
will own or have the right to use all the Company Intellectual
Property, in each case free from Liens (except for Permitted
Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business) and on the
same terms and conditions as in effect prior to the Closing.
(ii) To the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe
or conflict with the rights of any third party in respect of any
Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of
the Company
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Intellectual Property is being infringed by any third party.
There is no claim or demand of any Person pertaining to, or any
proceeding which is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened, that challenges the rights of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries in respect of any Company Intellectual
Property, or that claims that any default exists under any
Intellectual Property License. None of the Company Intellectual
Property is subject to any outstanding order, ruling, decree,
judgment or stipulation by or with any court, tribunal,
arbitrator, or other Governmental Entity adverse to the Company.
(iii) The Owned Intellectual Property has been duly
registered with, filed in or issued by, as the case may be, the
appropriate filing offices, domestic or foreign, to the extent
necessary or desirable to ensure usual and customary protection
for Intellectual Property in the relevant jurisdiction under any
applicable law, and the same remain in full force and effect.
The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken all necessary
actions to ensure usual and customary protection in the relevant
jurisdiction of the Company Intellectual Property (including
maintaining the secrecy of all confidential Intellectual
Property) under any applicable law or any Contract.
(t) Guarantees. Section 3.01(t) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a description of any obligations or liabilities of any person
other than the Company or its Subsidiaries that are guaranteed by or
subject to a contingent obligation of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(u) Labor Matters. With respect to employees of and service
providers to the Related Employers:
(i) the Related Employers are complying and have
complied in all material respects with all applicable domestic
and foreign laws respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
including without limitation any such laws respecting employment
discrimination, workers' compensation, family and medical leave,
the Immigration Reform and Control Act, and occupational safety
and health requirements, and no claims or investigations are
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with
respect to such laws, either by private individuals or by
governmental agencies;
(ii) no Related Employer is or has been engaged in any
unfair labor practice, and there is not now, nor within the past
three years has there been, any unfair labor practice complaint
against any Related Employer pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, before the National Labor Relations Board
or any other comparable foreign or domestic authority or any
workers' council;
(iii) no labor strike, lock-out, slowdown, or work
stoppage is or has been, within the last three years, pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or
directly affecting any Related Employer; and
(iv) all persons who are or were performing services for
any Related Employer and are or were classified as independent
contractors do or did satisfy and have satisfied the
requirements of law to be so classified, and the appropriate
Related Employer has fully and accurately reported their
compensation on IRS Forms 1099 when required to do so.
(v) Brokers or Finders. Other than Houlihan, no agent, broker,
investment banker or other firm is or will be entitled to any broker's
or finder's fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection
with any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(w) Disclosure. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
representation or warranty by the Company contained in this Agreement or
any of the other Transaction Documents, or in any certificate to be
furnished by or on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto or thereto,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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(x) Opinion of Independent Investment Banking Firm; Special
Committee. The Special Committee of the Board (the "Special Committee")
has obtained an opinion from Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital
("Houlihan"), in a form satisfactory to the Special Committee, that the
financial terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents are fair to the holders of the Common Stock from a financial
point of view. The Special Committee has recommended the execution and
performance of this Agreement to the full Board.
(y) Year 2000. The disclosure as to Year 2000 Compatibility
issues in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended September 30, 1999, is true and correct in all material respects
and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading.
(z) No Illegal or Improper Transactions. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has, nor has any director, officer, employee, agent or
affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, used
funds or other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or made any
promise or undertaking in such regard, for (i) illegal contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity;
(ii) illegal payments to or for the benefit of governmental officials or
employees, whether domestic or foreign; (iii) illegal payments to or for
the benefit of any Person, or any director, officer, employee, agent,
affiliate or representative thereof; or (iv) the establishment or
maintenance of a secret or unrecorded fund; and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, there have been no false or fictitious entries made in the
books or records of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(aa) Insurance.
(i) All insurance policies to which the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries is a party or that provide coverage to any director or
officer of the Company or of any of the Subsidiaries (A) are valid,
outstanding, and enforceable, (B) are issued by an insurer that, to the
Knowledge of the Company, is financially sound and reputable, (C) taken
together provide adequate insurance for the properties, assets and
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries for all risks normally
insured against by a Person carrying on the same or similar business or
businesses, (D) comply with the insurance requirements of all laws and
contracts to which the Company and any of the Subsidiaries is a party or
by which it is bound, except where such failures to so comply would not
be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (E) do not provide for any
retrospective premium adjustment or other experience-based liability on
the part of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any
refusal of coverage or any notice that a defense will be afforded with
reservation of rights, or any notice of cancellation or any other
indication that any insurance policy is no longer in full force or
effect or will not be renewed or that the issuer of any policy is not
willing or able to perform its obligations thereunder, except where such
refusals, failures to renew or cancellations would not be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(iii) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has paid all
premiums due with respect to all periods up to and including the date
hereof and has otherwise performed all of its obligations under each
policy to which such Person is a party or that provides coverage to such
Person or any officers or directors thereof, except where the failure to
do so would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(iv) The Company and each Subsidiary has given notice to the
insurer of all material claims that may be insured thereby.
SECTION 3.02 Representations and Warranties of TSC. TSC represents and
warrants as follows:
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(a) Organization. TSC is a corporation validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
with all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as now
being conducted.
(b) Corporate Authority. TSC has (or will have at the time of
such act) the requisite corporate or other power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform each Transaction Document to which it is or
will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
The execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document by
TSC and the consummation by TSC of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been duly authorized (or will have been duly authorized
at the time of such act) and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of TSC are necessary to authorize any Transaction Document or for TSC to
consummate the transactions so contemplated. Each Transaction Document
to which TSC is or will be a party is, or when executed and delivered
will be, a valid and binding agreement of such party, enforceable
against TSC in accordance with the terms thereof, assuming that each
Transaction Document to which TSC is a party is a valid and binding
agreement of the Company and each other Purchaser (as applicable).
(c) No Violations; Consents and Approvals.
(i) The execution, delivery or performance by TSC of
each Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party or
the consummation by TSC of the transactions contemplated thereby
(A) will not result in a violation or breach of its articles or
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other organizational
documents) or (B) subject to the governmental filings and other
matters referred to in clause (ii) below, will not result in a
violation or breach of (or give rise to any right of
termination, revocation, cancellation or acceleration under or
increased payments under), or constitute a default (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) under, or result in
the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of
TSC or the Company and its Subsidiaries under any judgment,
order, decree, statute, law, regulation or rule applicable to
TSC.
(ii) Except for consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings as may be
required under, and other applicable requirements of, the HSR
Act (and filings after the Closing, if any, under Regulation D,
Section 13(d) and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act), no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required
with respect to TSC in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by TSC of each Transaction Document to which it
is or will be a party or the consummation by TSC of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (except where the
failure to obtain such consents, approvals, orders or
authorizations, or to make such registrations, declarations,
filings or agreements would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on TSC).
(d) Acquisition for Investment. TSC is acquiring the Shares
being purchased by it for its own account for the purpose of investment
and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof, and TSC has no present intention or plan to effect any
distribution of Shares; provided that the disposition of TSC's property
shall at all times be and remain within its control and subject to the
provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. TSC
is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Act.
(e) Brokers or Finders. No agent, broker, investment banker or
other firm is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any
other commission or similar fee from TSC in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(f) Proxy Statement. The information to be supplied by TSC for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first
mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the time of the Stockholder
Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the
circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with
respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make such statements made in Proxy Statement not
false or misleading. If at any time prior to Stockholder Meeting any
event relating to TSC or any of its
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Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by TSC which
should be set forth in a Supplement to the Proxy Statement, TSC shall
promptly inform the Company.
SECTION 3.03 Representations and Warranties of National Union. National
Union represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Organization. National Union is a corporation validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as now being
conducted.
(b) Authority. National Union has (or will have at the time of
such act) the requisite corporate or other power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform each Transaction Document to which it is or
will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
The execution, delivery and performance of each Transaction Document by
National Union and the consummation by National Union of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
(or will have been duly authorized at the time of such act) and no other
proceedings on the part of National Union are necessary to authorize any
Transaction Document or for National Union to consummate the
transactions so contemplated. Each Transaction Document to which
National Union is or will be a party is, or when executed and delivered
will be, a valid and binding agreement of such party, enforceable
against National Union in accordance with the terms thereof, assuming
that each Transaction Document to which National Union is a party is a
valid and binding agreement of the Company and each other Purchaser (as
applicable).
(c) No Violations; Consents and Approvals.
(i) The execution, delivery or performance by National
Union of each Transaction Document to which it is or will be a
party or the consummation by National Union of the transactions
contemplated thereby (A) will not result in a violation or
breach of its articles or certificate of incorporation or
by-laws (or other organizational documents) or (B) subject to
the governmental filings and other matters referred to in clause
(ii) below, will not result in a violation or breach of (or give
rise to any right of termination, revocation, cancellation or
acceleration under or increased payments under), or constitute a
default (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both)
under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of National Union or the Company and its
Subsidiaries under any judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
regulation or rule applicable to National Union.
(ii) Except for consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings as may be
required under, and other applicable requirements of, the HSR
Act (and filings after the Closing, if any, under Regulation D,
Section 13(d) and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act), no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required
with respect to National Union in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by National Union of each Transaction
Document to which it is or will be a party or the consummation
by National Union of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (except where the failure to obtain such consents,
approvals, orders or authorizations, or to make such
registrations, declarations, filings or agreements would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on National Union).
(d) Acquisition for Investment. Except as contemplated by
Section 9.07, National Union is acquiring the Shares being purchased by
it for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and National
Union has no present intention or plan to effect any distribution of
Shares; provided that the disposition of National Union's property shall
at all times be and remain within its control and subject to the
provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.
National Union is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule
501(a) of Regulation D under the Act.
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(e) Brokers or Finders. No agent, broker, investment banker or
other firm is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any
other commission or similar fee from National Union in connection with
any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(f) Proxy Statement. The information to be supplied by National
Union for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the
Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is
first mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the time of the
Stockholder Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in
light of the circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or
misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make such statements made in Proxy
Statement not false or misleading. If at any time prior to Stockholder
Meeting any event relating to National Union or any of its Affiliates,
officers or directors should be discovered by National Union which
should be set forth in a Supplement to the Proxy Statement, National
Union shall promptly inform the Company.
SECTION 3.04 Representations and Warranties of O&G. O&G represents and
warrants as follows:
(a) Organization. O&G is a corporation validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted.
(b) Authority. O&G has (or will have at the time of such act)
the requisite corporate or other power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform each Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party
and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance of each Transaction Document by O&G and the
consummation by O&G of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized (or will have been duly authorized at the time
of such act) and no other corporate proceedings on the part of O&G are
necessary to authorize any Transaction Document or for O&G to consummate
the transactions so contemplated. Each Transaction Document to which O&G
is or will be a party is, or when executed and delivered will be, a
valid and binding agreement of such party, enforceable against O&G in
accordance with the terms thereof, assuming that each Transaction
Document to which O&G is a party is a valid and binding agreement of the
Company and each other Purchaser (as applicable).
(c) No Violations; Consents and Approvals.
(i) The execution, delivery or performance by O&G of
each Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party or
the consummation by O&G of the transactions contemplated thereby
(A) will not result in a violation or breach of its articles or
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other organizational
documents) or (B) subject to the governmental filings and other
matters referred to in clause (ii) below, will not result in a
violation or breach of (or give rise to any right of
termination, revocation, cancellation or acceleration under or
increased payments under), or constitute a default (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) under, or result in
the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of
O&G or the Company and its Subsidiaries under any judgment,
order, decree, statute, law, regulation or rule applicable to
O&G.
(ii) Except for consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings as may be
required under, and other applicable requirements of, the HSR
Act (and filings after the Closing, if any, under Regulation D,
Section 13(d) and/or Section 16 of the Exchange Act), no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required
with respect to O&G in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by O&G of each Transaction Document to which it
is or will be a party or the consummation by O&G of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (except where the
failure to obtain such consents, approvals, orders or
authorizations, or to make such registrations, declarations,
filings or agreements would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on O&G).
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(d) Acquisition for Investment. O&G is acquiring the Shares
being purchased by it for its own account for the purpose of investment
and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof, and O&G has no present intention or plan to effect any
distribution of Shares; provided that the disposition of O&G's property
shall at all times be and remain within its control and subject to the
provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. O&G
is an "Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D under the Act.
(e) Brokers or Finders. No agent, broker, investment banker or
other firm is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any
other commission or similar fee from O&G in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(f) Proxy Statement. The information to be supplied by O&G for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not, on the date the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first
mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the time of the Stockholder
Meeting, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the
circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with
respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make such statements made in Proxy Statement not
false or misleading. If at any time prior to Stockholder Meeting any
event relating to O&G or any of its Affiliates, officers or directors
should be discovered by O&G which should be set forth in a Supplement to
the Proxy Statement, O&G shall promptly inform the Company.
ARTICLE IV
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE V
Covenants and Additional Agreements
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SECTION 5.01 Pre-Closing Activities. From and after the date of this
Agreement until the Closing, each of the Company and Purchasers shall act with
good faith towards each other, and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts
to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and
neither the Company nor any Purchaser will take any action that would prohibit
or materially impair its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 5.02 Covenants of the Company. During the period from the date
of this Agreement and continuing until the Closing, the Company agrees as to
itself and the Subsidiaries that, except as provided in Section 5.02 of the
Disclosure Schedule, or to the extent that Purchasers otherwise consent in
writing:
(a) Ordinary Course. The Company will conduct its business in
the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as presently
conducted and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to
keep available the services of the current officers and employees and to
preserve the relationships with customers, suppliers and others having
business dealings with the Company.
(b) Other Transactions. The Company will not, nor will it permit
any of the Subsidiaries to, do any of the following (except as otherwise
specifically contemplated herein or in any other Transaction Document):
(i) amend its Articles of Organization, By-laws or other
organizational documents (except for immaterial amendments to
the Articles of Organization or By-laws of any Subsidiaries,
provided such amendments in no way materially and adversely
affect Purchasers or the rights granted or to be granted to the
Purchasers under any Transaction Document);
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(ii) declare or pay any cash or non-cash dividend or
make any cash or non-cash distribution with respect to any
securities of the Company (other than payment of dividends in
kind pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock);
(iii) redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock or issue any capital stock (except upon exercise
of options issued or agreed to be issued prior to the date
hereof under a Company Stock Plan) or any option, warrant or
right relating thereto;
(iv) incur any liabilities, obligations or indebtedness
for borrowed money or guarantee any such liabilities,
obligations or indebtedness, other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice and as permitted under
the Credit Facility;
(v) permit, allow or suffer any assets or properties of
the Company to be subject to any Lien other than Permitted
Liens;
(vi) guarantee or otherwise become contingently liable
for any obligation of any third party other than in the ordinary
course of business;
(vii) make any change in any method of accounting or
accounting practice or policy, except as may be required by
GAAP;
(viii) enter into any agreement or take any action in
violation of the terms of this Agreement or any of the other
Transaction Documents;
(ix) settle any material tax audit, make or change any
tax election or amend any Tax Returns; or
(x) agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of
the foregoing.
(c) Employee Benefits. Except in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice (which shall include normal periodic
performance reviews and related benefit increases and the increases
approved at the December 8, 1999 meeting of the Board of Directors) or
pursuant to the existing terms of any collective bargaining agreement,
the Company will not, nor will it permit any of the Subsidiaries to (i)
increase in any manner the compensation of any of the officers or other
employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) adopt, amend,
terminate, or increase liability with respect to any Company Plan or
Company Benefit Arrangement or commit to do so; or (iii) enter into, or
negotiate, any collective bargaining agreement with respect to employees
of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as required by law, in which
case the Company or such Subsidiary shall first notify Purchasers.
SECTION 5.03 HSR. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the
other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
and make effective all necessary filings required pursuant to the HSR Act as
soon as commercially practicable after the date of this Agreement, and shall use
their best efforts to obtain the early termination of the waiting period
thereunder, provided that neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall be
required to agree to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of its
business or assets.
SECTION 5.04 [Intentionally Omitted]
SECTION 5.05 Stockholder Approvals; Proxy Statement.
(a) The Company shall call a meeting of its stockholders (the
"Stockholder Meeting") for the purpose, among others, of obtaining
stockholder approvals for: (i) an amendment to the Articles of
Organization increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock
to at least as many shares of Common Stock as are necessary to
consummate the transaction contemplated hereby and (ii) the issuance and
sale (the
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"Issuance") of the Shares to Purchasers and the exchange of the Series B
Preferred Stock for shares of Common Stock as contemplated by Section
6.03(c) (the "Stockholder Meeting Proposals"). The Stockholder Meeting
shall be held as soon as practicable but in no event later than the
Outside Date. For purposes of this Agreement, "Stockholder Approvals"
shall mean, as to clause (i), the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the shares of the Equity Securities entitled to vote thereon
and, as to clause (ii), the affirmative vote of the holders of a
Disinterested Majority of the Equity Securities entitled to vote
thereon. Where so required by applicable Massachusetts law or the
Articles of Organization, Stockholder Approvals shall mean the separate
vote of each class of stock entitled to vote thereon.
(b) The Company will prepare and file with the SEC a proxy
statement relating to the Stockholder Meeting (as amended or
supplemented and including documents incorporated by reference therein,
the "Proxy Statement") and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
respond to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to cause the Proxy
Statement to be cleared by the SEC. The Company shall notify Purchasers
of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any
request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the
Proxy Statement or for additional information and shall supply
Purchasers and their counsel with copies of all correspondence between
the Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC
or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement.
The Company shall give Purchasers and their counsel the opportunity to
review the Proxy Statement prior to its being filed with the SEC and
shall give Purchasers and their counsel the opportunity to review all
amendments and supplements to the Proxy Statement and all responses to
requests for additional information and replies to comments prior to
their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. Each of the Company and
Purchasers agrees to use reasonable best efforts, after consultation
with the other party hereto, to respond promptly to all such comments of
and requests by the SEC. After the Proxy Statement has been cleared by
the SEC, the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement to the stockholders
of the Company. If at any time prior to the Stockholder Meeting there
shall occur any event that should be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company will prepare and mail to
its stockholders such an amendment or supplement.
(c) The Proxy Statement will not, at the date mailed to the
Company's stockholders and at the date of the Stockholder Meeting,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to
form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that no representation
is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein as to
information concerning Purchasers or their Affiliates supplied in
writing by Purchasers or any of their Affiliates specifically for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
(d) Unless this Agreement has been terminated (i) pursuant to
Section 7.01(d)(ii) (based upon a failure of the condition set forth in
Section 6.02(d)), or (ii) pursuant to Section 7.01(d)(iii) based upon
the existence of a Superior Transaction Proposal that the Board intends
to accept, the Board and the Special Committee shall recommend that the
Company's stockholders approve the Stockholder Meeting Proposals and the
Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the necessary approvals by
its stockholders of the Stockholder Meeting Proposals.
SECTION 5.06 Stock Exchange Listing. The Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause Purchasers to receive, prior to
Closing, assurance from the American Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"), in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, that: (a) in accordance with the
rules of the Exchange, all Shares will be eligible for listing on the Exchange;
and (b) consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or in any other
Transaction Document will not cause any securities of the Company already listed
on the American Stock Exchange to lose their listing privileges.
SECTION 5.07 Transaction Proposals.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, "Transaction Proposal" means
any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than a Person that
is an Affiliate of the Purchasers) relating to (i) any purchase or other
acquisition from the Company of assets representing 20% or more of the
net revenues, net income or profits of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (ii) any purchase or other acquisition of any class of
securities of the Company for a purchase price in excess of $20 million,
or (iii) any merger, consolidation, business combination,
recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction
involving the Company (or any
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subsidiary whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues,
net income or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole). For purposes of this Section 5.07, separate Transaction
Proposals by Affiliates or by Persons in a "group" (as defined in the
rules promulgated under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), as well as
separate Transaction Proposals that are adopted by the Company as part
of a plan of financing or capitalizing the Company shall be aggregated
and treated as a single proposal for purposes of determining whether
such proposal or proposals exceed the thresholds set forth in this
Section 5.07(a).
(b) At least ten (10) days prior to either (x) accepting any
Transaction Proposal or (y) any change by the Board or the Special
Committee in their respective recommendations concerning the Stockholder
Meeting Proposals (if following the receipt of any Transaction
Proposal), the Company shall advise Purchasers orally and in writing of
such Transaction Proposal and the material terms and conditions of such
Transaction Proposal and the identity of the Person making any such
Transaction Proposal. During such ten day period, the Company shall
negotiate in good faith to determine whether Purchasers can or are
willing to make a proposal that is superior to the Transaction Proposal.
Subject to complying with the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.07,
the Special Committee and its representatives and advisors on behalf of
the Company may solicit Transaction Proposals and furnish or cause the
Company to furnish information with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries to any Person and may participate in discussions or
negotiations regarding any Transaction Proposal.
SECTION 5.08 Access and Information.
(a) Access. From the date hereof until the Closing (and in any
event subject to the provisions of Section 5.09(a)), the Company shall
permit Purchasers (and their designated representatives) to visit and
inspect any of the properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
including the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries (and
to make extracts and copies therefrom), and to consult with respect to
and discuss the affairs, businesses, finances, operations and accounts
of the Company and the Subsidiaries with the officers, directors,
employees, affiliates and agents of such entities, all at such
reasonable times and as often as Purchasers may reasonably request.
(b) Information. The Company covenants that so long as any
Purchaser owns shares of Common Stock equal in number to at least 5% of
the Shares sold to it on the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to
such Purchaser the following:
(i) As soon as practicable and in any event within 45
days after the end of each quarterly period (other than the last
quarterly period) in each fiscal year, (A) a consolidated
statement of income and consolidated statements of changes in
financial position and cash flows of the Company and the
Subsidiaries for such quarterly period and for the period from
the beginning of the current fiscal year to the end of such
quarterly period, and (B) a consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and the Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarterly
period, setting forth in each case, in comparative form, figures
for the corresponding periods in the preceding fiscal year and
corresponding figures for the budget for such quarterly period,
all in reasonable detail and certified by an authorized
financial officer of the Company, subject to changes resulting
from year-end adjustments; provided, however, that delivery
pursuant to clause (iii) below of a copy of the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of the Company for such quarterly period filed with
the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this
clause (i);
(ii) As soon as practicable and in any event within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, (A) a consolidated
statement of income and consolidated statements of changes in
financial position and cash flows of the Company and the
Subsidiaries for such year, and (B) a consolidated balance sheet
of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of such year,
setting forth in each case, in comparative form, corresponding
consolidated figures from the preceding annual audit and
corresponding figures for the budget for such fiscal year, all
in reasonable detail together with an opinion directed to the
Company of independent public accountants of recognized standing
selected by the Company; provided, however, that delivery
pursuant to clause (iii) below of a copy of the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for such fiscal year filed with the SEC
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this clause (ii);
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(iii) Promptly upon transmission thereof, copies of all
financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports as
it shall send to its public stockholders and copies of all
registration statements (without exhibits), other than on Form
S-8 or any similar successor form, and all reports which it
files with the SEC (or any governmental body or agency
succeeding to the functions of the SEC);
(iv) Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all
reports submitted to the Company by independent public
accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special
audit of the books of the Company or any Subsidiary made by such
accountants, including the comment letter submitted by such
accountants to management in connection with their annual audit;
and
(v) With reasonable promptness, such other financial
data as any Purchaser may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.09 Confidentiality and Publicity.
(a) Confidentiality. Each of the Purchasers recognizes and
acknowledges that it has in the past, currently has, and in the future
may possibly have, access to certain confidential information of the
Company. Each Purchaser agrees that it will not disclose confidential
information with respect to the Company to any Person for any purpose or
reason whatsoever, except to authorized representatives of such
Purchaser and to counsel and other advisers, provided, however, that
such advisers (other than counsel) agree to the confidentiality
provisions of this subsection 5.09(a), unless (i) such information is
publicly known or becomes known to the public generally through no fault
of any of the Purchasers, (ii) is independently developed by the
Purchasers without the use of the Company's confidential information,
(iii) is disclosed without similar restrictions to a third party by the
Company or a Subsidiary, or (iv) disclosure is required by law
(including securities law disclosure requirements and stock exchange
rules), or the order of any governmental authority under color of law,
or to enforce its rights under this Agreement; provided, however, that
prior to disclosing any information pursuant to this Section 5.09(a), a
Purchaser shall, if reasonably possible, give prior written notice
thereof to the Company and provide the Company with the opportunity to
contest such disclosure.
(b) Publicity. Prior to Closing, the Company and Purchasers will
consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make
any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be
required by law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with
any securities exchange.
SECTION 5.10 Restrictions. Each Purchaser covenants and agrees with the
Company that such Purchaser will not dispose of any of such Purchaser's shares
of the Shares except pursuant to (a) an effective registration statement under
the Act or (b) an applicable exemption from registration under the Act. In
connection with any sale by a Purchaser pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding
sentence, such Purchaser shall furnish to the Company an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such exemption from
registration is available in connection with such sale.
SECTION 5.11 Further Assurances. Following the Closing Date, the Company
shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, from time to time, execute
and deliver such additional instruments, documents, conveyances or assurances
and take such other actions as shall be necessary, or otherwise reasonably be
requested by Purchasers, to confirm and assure the rights and obligations
provided for in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and render
effective the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
SECTION 5.12 Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) The provisions with respect to indemnification that are set
forth in the bylaws of the Company shall not be amended, repealed or
otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Closing Date in
any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of
individuals who are or, at any time prior to the
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Closing Date, were directors, officers, employees or agents of Company
with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or
prior to the Closing.
(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall have offered each
director of the Company the opportunity to enter into an indemnification
agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to such director (the
"Indemnification Agreements").
(c) For a period of six years after the Closing Date, the
Company shall maintain in effect the directors' and officers' liability
insurance policies maintained by the Company immediately prior to the
Closing; provided, however, that the Company may substitute therefor
policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and
conditions which are not materially less advantageous with respect to
claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or before the
Closing; provided further, however, that, in no event shall the Company
be required to expend in any one year in excess of 125% of the annual
premium currently paid by the Company for such coverage, which current
premium amount is set forth on the Disclosure Schedule and if the
premium for such coverage exceeds such amount, the Company shall
purchase a policy with the greatest coverage available for such 125% of
the annual premium.
(d) If the Company or any of its successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or
merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to any Person, then and in each such case, proper provision shall
be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company assume the
obligations set forth in this Section 5.12.
(e) The foregoing provisions of Section 5.12 are obligations of
the Company and not of any of the Purchasers.
SECTION 5.13 Shareholders Agreement. Each of the parties agrees (i) that
they will enter into the Shareholders Agreement, (ii) that the Shareholders
Agreement shall not become effective prior to the Closing and (iii) that the
Exchange Agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and holders of
Series B Preferred Stock shall not restrict or impede the parties thereto from
considering or accepting any Superior Transaction Proposal.
ARTICLE VI
Conditions Precedent
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SECTION 6.01 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations. The obligations of
the Company and each Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated to
occur at the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing
of each of the following conditions, each of which may be waived only if it is
legally permissible to do so:
(a) HSR and Other Approvals. Any applicable waiting period under
the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have
expired or been terminated, and all other material authorizations,
consents, orders or approvals of, or regulations, declarations or
filings with, or expirations of applicable waiting periods imposed by,
any Governmental Entity (including, without limitation, any foreign
antitrust filing) necessary for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, shall have been obtained or filed or shall have
occurred.
(b) No Litigation, Injunctions, or Restraints. No statute, rule,
regulation, executive order, decree, temporary restraining order,
investigation, suit, proceeding, preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, enforced or
issued by any Governmental Entity that presents a substantial risk of
the restraint or prohibition of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or the obtaining of
material damages or other relief from any one or more of the Purchasers
in connection therewith.
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(c) Stockholder Approvals. The Stockholder Approvals have been
obtained.
(d) Management Agreement Amendment. The management agreement by
and among the Company, TSC and Ronald N. Tutor dated January 17, 1997,
as amended on December 23, 1998 and December 31, 1999 (the "Management
Agreement Amendment"), shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 6.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The
obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated to occur
at the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof by the
Company prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of each Purchaser that are qualified as to materiality shall
be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true
and correct in all material respects, as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the time of the Closing as though made at and as of such time,
except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and
warranties that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and
correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects, on and as of such earlier date) and the
Company shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized
officer of each Purchaser to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Purchasers. Each Purchaser
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all
obligations and covenants required to be performed or complied with by
such Purchaser under this Agreement, and the Company shall have received
a certificate signed by the chief executive officer and chief financial
officer of each Purchaser to such effect.
(c) Closing Deliveries. Purchasers shall have delivered to the
Company on or before the Closing the following:
(i) The Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated as of
the date of the Closing, in substantially the form of Exhibit
6.02(c)(i), executed by Purchasers;
(ii) The Shareholders Agreement, to be dated as of the
date of the Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit
6.02(c)(ii), executed by Purchasers;
(iii) Executed and conformed copies of such other
certificates, letters and documents as the Company may
reasonably request and as are customary for transactions such as
those contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) $10 million by TSC by wire transfer of immediately
available funds as its share of the Purchase Price;
(v) $10 million by O&G by wire transfer of immediately
available funds as its share of the Purchase Price;
(vi) $20 million by National Union by wire transfer of
immediately available funds as its share of the Purchase Price;
and
(vii) a Certificate of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of each of the Purchasers dated as of the Closing Date
certifying: (1) that attached thereto is a true and complete
copy of the By-Laws, or comparable organization document, of
such Purchaser as in effect on the date of such certification;
(2) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of all
resolutions adopted by the Board of such Purchaser authorizing
the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement, and
that all such resolutions are in full force in effect and are
all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (3) that attached thereto is a
true and complete copy of such Purchasers' articles of
incorporation, or comparable organization document, as in effect
on the date of such certification; and (4) to the incumbency and
specimen signature of certain officers of the Company.
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(d) Bring Down of Fairness Opinion. The Special Committee shall
have affirmed its recommendation to the Board that the Company execute
and perform this Agreement after the delivery of a "bring down" fairness
opinion by the Special Committee's financial advisor in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Special Committee as of a date no earlier
than three days prior to the Closing.
SECTION 6.03 Conditions to the Obligations of Purchasers. The
obligations of each Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated to
occur at the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof
prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified
as to materiality shall be true and correct, and those that are not so
qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, as of the
date of this Agreement and as of the time of the Closing as though made
at and as of such time, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct, and those that are not so qualified shall be
true and correct in all material respects, on and as of such earlier
date), and Purchasers shall have received a certificate signed by the
chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company to
such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall
have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations
and covenants required to be performed or complied with by the Company
under this Agreement, and Purchasers shall have received a certificate
signed by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the
Company to such effect.
(c) Series B Preferred Stock. Holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock shall have agreed to exchange no less than 100% of the then
outstanding face amount of those securities (including accrued but
unpaid dividends) in exchange for Common Stock at an exchange price of
$5.50 per share of Common Stock. In addition, the holders of the Series
B Preferred Stock shall have approved the amendments, revisions and
waivers to the certificate of vote for the Series B Preferred Stock and
the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of July 24, 1996, by and
among Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P., PB Capital Partners, L.P., and
Perini Corporation, as amended (the "Series B Purchase Agreement"), set
forth on Exhibit 6.03(c).
(d) By-Law Amendments. The By-Laws shall have been amended and
restated in accordance with Exhibit 6.03(d) and such amendments (the
"By-Law Amendment") shall have been approved and made effective by the
Board, the Executive Committee and the holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock, subject to Closing.
(e) Due Diligence. Each Purchaser (other than TSC) shall be
fully satisfied in its sole discretion with the results of its review
of, and its due diligence investigations with respect to, the business,
operations, affairs, prospects, properties, assets, existing and
potential liabilities, obligations, profits and conditions (financial or
otherwise) of the Company (including the Disclosure Schedule). A
Purchaser shall be deemed to be so satisfied unless it notifies the
Company in writing at or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date
that is fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of this Agreement
(the "Diligence Termination Time") that it is terminating this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(iv) because it is not so satisfied. Until
the Closing, the Company shall (and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries
to) cooperate promptly and fully with Purchasers' officers, employees,
counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives (the
"Representatives") and shall afford such Representatives reasonable
access during normal business hours to all of its (1) sites, properties,
books, contracts and records and personnel and advisers (who will be
instructed by the Company to cooperate), (2) such additional financial
and operating data and other information as to its business and
properties as the Purchasers may from time to time reasonably request,
including without limitation, access upon reasonable request to the
Company's Representatives, major customers, vendors, suppliers and
creditors for due diligence inquiry. The Company shall (and shall cause
each of the Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to the Purchasers all
information concerning its business, properties and personnel as the
Purchasers or their Representatives may reasonably request on or before
the Diligence Termination Time; provided that any review will be
conducted in a way that will not interfere unreasonably with the conduct
of the Company's business. The Purchasers will keep all information and
documents obtained pursuant to this Section 6.03(e) on a confidential
basis subject to Section 5.09(a).
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(f) Poison Pill. The Rights Agreement shall be in full force and
effect and not have been otherwise amended, modified or supplemented on
or after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Board
shall have amended or waived provisions of the Rights Agreement such
that (i) neither the execution nor the delivery of any Transaction
Document nor the fulfillment of the terms of any Transaction Document by
the Company or any of the Purchasers nor the issuance of Shares as
herein and therein contemplated will cause there to be a Stock
Acquisition Date or a Distribution Date and (ii) the Purchasers will not
be deemed to be Adverse Persons (as those terms are defined in the
Rights Agreement).
(g) Credit Facility. The bank loan syndicate representing the
lenders to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of January 17, 1997, among the Company, the Banks
listed therein and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Agent,
as amended from time to time (the "Credit Facility"), shall have agreed
to convert the Credit Facility to a term loan and revolving credit
facility, substantially in accordance with the terms set forth on
Exhibit 6.03(g)
(h) Closing Deliveries. The Company shall have delivered to
Purchasers on or before the Closing the following:
(i) Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP, dated as of
the Closing Date, in form reasonably satisfactory to Purchasers;
(ii) The Registration Rights Agreement, executed by the
Company;
(iii) The Shareholders Agreement, executed by the
Company;
(iv) Certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
of the Company dated as of the Closing Date certifying: (i) that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the By-Laws of
the Company as in effect on the date of such certification; (ii)
that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of all
resolutions adopted by the Board authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of the Agreement, the issuance, sale
and delivery of the Shares, and that all such resolutions are in
full force in effect and are all the resolutions adopted in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Transaction Documents; (iii) that attached thereto is a
true and complete copy of the Articles of Organization as in
effect on the date of such certification; and (iv) to the
incumbency and specimen signature of certain officers of the
Company;
(v) Certificates representing the number of the shares
of Common Stock to be purchased, as described in Section 2.02;
and
(vi) Executed and conformed copies of such other
certificates, letters and documents as Purchasers may reasonably
request and as are customary for transactions such as those
contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
(i) Tax Matters. The Company shall have received an opinion in
the form of Exhibit 6.03(i) hereto, from the Company's independent tax
advisors that a "change in ownership" within the meaning of Section 382
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder, shall not occur as a result of (i)
the sale of 9,411,765 shares of Common Stock for $40 million, (ii) the
exchange of 100% of the Series B Preferred Stock for Common Stock at a
price of $5.50 per share, or (iii) any other transaction or occurrence
prior to the Closing.
(j) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings of the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and all documents and
instruments incident thereto, shall be satisfactory in form and
substance to Purchasers and its counsel, and Purchasers and its counsel
shall have received all such documents and instruments, or copies
thereof, certified or requested, as may be reasonably requested. The
Special Committee of the Board shall have recommended the execution and
performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to the full
Board after the delivery of
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a fairness opinion by the Special Committee's financial advisor in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the Special Committee and the full Board
shall have approved such execution and performance.
(k) Material Adverse Effect. No event, change or development
shall exist or have occurred since the date hereof which, individually
or in the aggregate with other events, changes or developments, has had
or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that Material
Adverse Effect with respect to this Section 6.03(k) shall not include
(i) changes in general industry, economic, regulatory, political or
stock market conditions that affect the Company (or the markets in which
the Company competes) in a manner not disproportionate to the manner in
which such conditions affect other companies in the industries or
markets in which the Company competes; (ii) any circumstances or events
(including, without limitation, any loss of personnel, loss of
customers, loss of suppliers or the delay or cancellation of any orders
for products) arising primarily out of or resulting primarily from
actions contemplated by Company and the Purchasers in connection with
this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii)
changes in GAAP.
(l) Chapter 110F. The Issuance of the Shares hereunder shall
have been exempted from the provisions of Chapter 110F of the
Massachusetts General Laws.
(m) Listing. The Shares shall have been approved for listing on
the American Stock Exchange, subject only to official notice of
issuance, as required.
(n) Fundamental Corporate Changes. Except as specifically
contemplated hereby, the Company shall not have caused or permitted (i)
any change to the composition of the Executive Committee of the Board,
or (ii) any change to be made to the duties, rights and responsibilities
of the Chairman. Ronald S. Tutor shall be serving as Chairman of the
Company.
(o) Additional Conditions.
(i) As to TSC, O&G and National Union shall have
delivered at the Closing their respective portions of the
Purchase Price, each of O&G and National Union shall have
executed and delivered the Shareholders Agreement at the
Closing.
(ii) As to O&G, TSC and National Union shall have
delivered at the Closing their respective portions of the
Purchase Price, each of TSC and National Union shall have
executed and delivered the Shareholders Agreement at the
Closing.
(iii) As to National Union, O&G and TSC shall have
delivered at the Closing their respective portions of the
Purchase Price, each of O&G and TSC shall have executed and
delivered the Shareholders Agreement at the Closing.
(p) Certain Events. There shall not be in effect on the Closing
Date (i)any suspension or limit of trading in securities generally on
the American Stock Exchange (including automatic halt in trading
pursuant to market-decline triggers other than those in which solely
program trading is temporarily halted), (ii) the imposition generally of
minimum or maximum prices on such exchange or on The Nasdaq Stock Market
or additional material governmental restrictions, in either case not in
force on the date of this Agreement, by such exchange or by order of the
SEC or the National Association of Securities Dealers or any court or
other governmental authority, (iii) the declaration of any general
banking moratorium by either Federal or New York State authorities, or
(iv) any material adverse change in the financial or securities markets
in the United States or in political, financial or economic conditions
in the United States or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or
declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other
calamity or crisis, the effect of any of which of the items referred to
in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) is such as to make it, in
reasonable judgment of any Purchaser, impracticable or inadvisable to
acquire the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
Termination
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SECTION 7.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing, whether before or after the Stockholder Approvals have
been obtained:
(a) by mutual written consent of all of the Purchasers and the
Company;
(b) by any Purchaser or the Company:
(i) if the Closing shall not have occurred prior to
April 5, 2000, sixty days from the date of this Agreement (the
"Outside Date"); provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this clause (i) shall not be
available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation
under this Agreement results in the failure of the Closing to
occur; and provided further, that the Outside Date shall be
extended by no more than sixty (60) days in the event that the
conditions to the Purchasers' obligations to close cannot be
satisfied due to events that are not within the control of, and
have not been caused by, the Company or the Special Committee,
for which purposes delays caused by review or comments by the
SEC shall not be deemed to have been within the control of or
caused by the Company or the Special Committee; or
(ii) if the Stockholder Approvals shall not have been
obtained notwithstanding the holding of a vote on the
Stockholder Meeting Proposals at the Stockholder Meeting
(including any adjournment or postponement) contemplated by
Section 5.05 (provided that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section shall not be available to any party
seeking termination who at the time is in breach of or has
failed to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement); or
(iii) if there shall be any statute, law, regulation or
rule that makes consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby illegal or if any court or other Governmental Entity of
competent jurisdiction shall have issued a judgment, order,
decree or ruling, or shall have taken such other action
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and such judgment,
order, decree or ruling shall have become final and
non-appealable (provided that, the party seeking to terminate
pursuant to this Section shall have used commercially reasonable
efforts to have any such order, decree, ruling or other action
vacated or lifted);
(c) by any Purchaser:
(i) if the Company shall have failed to perform in any
material respect any of its obligations hereunder or shall have
breached in any respect any representation or warranty contained
herein qualified by materiality or shall have breached in any
material respect any representation or warranty not so
qualified, and the Company has failed to perform such obligation
or cure such breach, within 30 days of its receipt of written
notice thereof from such Purchaser, and such failure to perform
shall not have been waived in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement; or
(ii) if the Board or any committee thereof withdraws or
modifies (or publicly announces its intention to do so, or
resolves to do so) in a manner adverse to Purchasers (as
determined by any Purchaser in its reasonable judgment) its
approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or approves or recommends a Transaction
Proposal; or
(iii) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01
(other than Section 6.01(c)) or 6.03 shall become impossible to
fulfill (other than as a result of any breach by such
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Purchaser of the terms of this Agreement) and shall not have
been waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or
(iv) if any Purchaser (other than TSC) is not satisfied
with the Company (including as to any matters contemplated by
the Disclosure Schedules or the Filed Company SEC Documents) as
a result of its due diligence review and has given the notice in
the manner required by Section 6.03(e);
(d) by the Company:
(i) if any of the Purchasers shall have failed to
perform in any material respect any of their obligations
hereunder or shall have breached in any respect any
representation or warranty contained herein qualified by
materiality or shall have breached in any material respect any
representation or warranty not so qualified, and Purchasers have
failed to perform such obligation or cure such breach, within 30
days of its receipt of written notice thereof from the Company,
and such failure to perform shall not have been waived in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or
(ii) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01
(other than Section 6.01(c)) or 6.02 shall become impossible to
fulfill (other than as a result of any breach by the Company of
the terms of this Agreement) and shall not have been waived in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or
(iii) upon ten (10) days written notice to Purchasers,
if all of the following conditions have been met: (x) the
Company has complied with the terms of Section 5.07, (y) the
Company has received a Transaction Proposal that the Special
Committee has concluded, based on the advice of a
nationally-recognized investment banking firm (which shall
include Houlihan), is superior to the terms set forth herein (a
"Superior Transaction Proposal"), and (z) the Special Committee
determines in good faith, after consultation with outside
counsel, that it is advisable to do so in order to comply with
its fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders under
applicable law.
SECTION 7.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this
Agreement by either the Company or any Purchaser as provided in Section 7.01,
this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any
liability or obligation on the part of either Purchaser or the Company, other
than the provisions of this Section 7.02, Section 5.09(a) and Article IX and
except to the extent that such termination results from the willful and material
breach by a party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 7.03 Termination by One Purchaser. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Article VII, the exercise by any one Purchaser of its
termination rights under Section 7.01 shall relieve such Purchaser of all
obligations under this Agreement (other than those set forth in this Section
7.03, Section 5.09(a) and Section 9.08) but shall not result in the termination
of this Agreement if, within five Business Days of receipt of such termination
notice by the other Purchasers, one or more of the other Purchasers shall agree
to an amendment to Exhibit 2.01 pursuant to which all Shares proposed to be
purchased under this Agreement are purchased by the other Purchasers (and
provide a copy of such amended Exhibit 2.01 to the Company).
ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification
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SECTION 8.01 Indemnification of Purchasers. The Company covenants and
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of the Purchasers, their
Affiliates (other than the Company and any of its Subsidiaries), and their
respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, advisers and
representatives
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(collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnitees") from and against,
and pay or reimburse the Purchaser Indemnitees for, any and all Indemnifiable
Losses resulting from or based on (or allegedly resulting from or based on):
(a) any litigation or claims (including by any stockholders of
the Company in connection with any derivative actions, but not including
any litigation or claims brought or made by any of the Purchaser
Indemnitees under this clause (a)) resulting from or based on (or
allegedly resulting from or based on) any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, provided that the indemnity
provided in this clause (a) shall not include (i) losses resulting from
or based on the acts or omissions of Purchaser Indemnitees following the
Closing, or (ii) claims resulting from or based on a breach by any of
the Purchasers of its obligations, representations, warranties,
agreements or covenants under this Agreement; or (iii) claims resulting
from any contract, obligation or other agreement between a third party
claimant (other than a stockholder, whether common or preferred,
bondholder, lender, director or officer of the Company (or an Affiliate
of any of the foregoing)) and any Purchaser; provided, however, that in
no such case shall this Section 8.01(a) be construed to limit the
indemnity rights that a Purchaser Indemnitee may have in any
other Transaction Document; or
(b) any breach by the Company of any representation, warranty,
covenant or obligation of the Company hereunder or under any other
Transaction Document.
The Company shall reimburse the Purchaser Indemnitees for any legal or other
expenses incurred by such Purchaser Indemnitees in connection with investigating
or defending any such Indemnifiable Losses as such expenses are incurred.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.01, the Company shall
not be liable to a Purchaser Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or omission made in the Proxy Statement, or any such amendment
or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Purchaser Indemnitee (or its Affiliates),
specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
SECTION 8.02 Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by a
Purchaser Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action or the written
assertion of any claim, such Purchaser Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the Company, as the case may be (the "Indemnifying
Person"), notify the Indemnifying Person in writing of the commencement or the
written assertion thereof. Failure by a Purchaser Indemnitee to so notify the
Indemnifying Person shall relieve the Indemnifying Person from the obligation to
indemnify such Purchaser Indemnitee only to the extent that the Indemnifying
Person suffers actual and material prejudice as a result of such failure but in
no event shall such failure to notify the Indemnifying Person (i) constitute
prejudice suffered by the Indemnifying Person if it has otherwise received
notice of the actions giving rise to such obligation to indemnify or (ii)
relieve it from any liability or obligation that it may otherwise have to such
Purchaser Indemnitee under this Agreement. In case any such action or claim
shall be brought or asserted against any Purchaser Indemnitee and it shall
notify the Indemnifying Person of the commencement or assertion thereof, the
Indemnifying Person shall be entitled to participate therein but the defense of
such action or claim shall be conducted by counsel to the Purchaser Indemnitee,
provided, however, that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with
any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar actions
or proceedings arising out of the same general allegations, be liable for the
fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for
all Purchaser Indemnitees, except to the extent that local counsel, in addition
to regular counsel, is required in order to effectively defend against such
action or proceeding and provided further that a Purchaser Indemnitee shall not
enter into any settlement of any such claim without the prior consent of the
Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
SECTION 8.03 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
Except as provided in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 8.03, the
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements included in this
Agreement shall survive for a period of three (3) years: (a) the obligations set
forth in Sections 5.08 (Access and Information), 5.09(b) (Publicity) and 5.12
(Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance), shall survive for the
periods specified therein for the performance of the covenants set forth
therein; (b) the representations set forth in Sections 3.01(n) (Taxes), 3.01(o)
(Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA) and 3.01(p) (Environmental
Laws) shall survive until the date that is six (6) months after the expiration
of the longest applicable federal or state statute of limitations; and (c) the
obligations set forth in Sections 5.09(a) (Confidentiality), and 5.10
(Restrictions), and Articles VIII (Indemnification) and IX (Miscellaneous) shall
survive indefinitely.
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 9.01 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. It is hereby
stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have
executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without
including any of such which may be hereafter declared invalid, void or
unenforceable.
SECTION 9.02 Specific Enforcement. Purchasers, on the one hand, and the
Company, on the other, acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur
in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United
States or any state thereof having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any
other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or equity.
SECTION 9.03 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits
and Schedules hereto) and the other Transaction Documents contain the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION 9.04 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and
shall become effective when one or more of the counterparts have been signed by
each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
SECTION 9.05 Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions,
approvals and other communications provided for herein and all legal process in
regard hereto shall be validly given, made or served, if in writing and
delivered personally, by telecopy (except for legal process) or sent by
registered mail, postage prepaid, if to:
The Company:
Perini Corporation
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
Attn: Robert Band, President
Facsimile: (508) 628-2960
with a copy to:
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Exchange Place
Boston, MA 01209
Attn: Richard A. Soden, Esq.
Facsimile: (617) 523-1231
TSC:
Tutor-Saliba Corp.
Attn: Ronald N. Tutor
15901 Olden Street
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Sylmar, CA 91342-1093
Facsimile: (818) 367-9574
with a copy to:
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
2445 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Attn: Eric R. Markus
Facsimile: (202) 663-6363
National Union:
National Union Fire Insurance Company of
Pittsburgh, PA.
c/o AIG Global Investment Corp.
175 Water Street
26th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Chris Lee
Facsimile: (212) 458-2256
with a copy to:
American International Group, Inc.
Law Department
70 Pine Street
28th Floor
New York, New York 10270
Attn: John Hornbostel
Facsimile: (212) 363-8596
O&G:
O&G Industries, Inc.
112 Wall Street
Torrington, Connecticut 06790
Attn: Raymond Oneglia; Kenneth Merz
Facsimile: (860) 626-6498
with a copy to:
Murtha, Cullina, Richter & Pinney
185 Asylum Street
City Place I
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3469
Attn: Timothy Largay
Facsimile: (860) 240-6150
or to such other address or telex number as any party may, from time to time,
designate in a written notice given in a like manner.
SECTION 9.06 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended as to Purchasers
and their successors and assigns (determined as provided in Section 9.07), and
the Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act
required to be performed by it, if the Company shall obtain the written consent
of Purchasers. This Agreement may not be waived, changed, modified, or
discharged orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party or
parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or
discharge is sought or by parties with the right to consent to such waiver,
change, modification or discharge on behalf of such party.
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SECTION 9.07 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements
contained herein shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. Prior to the Closing Date, National
Union may assign all of its rights and obligations to American International
Group, Inc. ("AIG") or any other person the equity of which is, directly or
indirectly, 100% owned by AIG, without the consent of the other parties hereto,
and may assign up to 50% of the interest to be acquired by it pursuant to this
Agreement to a third party, subject to the written consent of the Company and
TSC, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (and, in either such event, such
assignee shall become a "Purchaser" hereunder). Except as provided in the
preceding sentence, no party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement
without the written consent of the other parties.
SECTION 9.08 Expenses and Remedies.
(a) All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the
party incurring such expense, except as set forth in the next four
paragraphs.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 9.08(a), (i) if a Purchaser
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(i) (due to
material breach of any covenant or agreement or an intentional and
willful breach of any representation or warranty by the Company) or
(c)(ii), or (ii) if the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.01(d)(ii) (by virtue of a failure of the condition set forth
in Section 6.02(d)) or 7.01(d)(iii), the Company shall pay TSC a
termination fee of $750,000 (the "Termination Fee") within ten (10) days
of such termination, which Termination Fee shall be deemed to reimburse
Purchasers for their legal, accounting and other out-of-pocket expenses
as well as the damages they will have suffered by virtue of such
termination.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 9.08(a), (i) if a Purchaser or the
Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i) or
(ii), (ii) if a Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.01(c)(i) (for reasons other than as provided in Section 9.08(b)) or
(c)(iii) (for failures of the conditions set forth in 6.03(a), 6.03(b),
6.03(d), 6.03(f), 6.03(g) (provided that no amount shall be payable if
the failure is not due to any fault of the Company), 6.03(h), 6.03(i),
6.03(j), 6.03(k), 6.03(l), 6.03(m), or 6.03(n)), or (iii) the Company
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(d)(ii) (other than
for failure of a condition set forth in section 6.02(d)), the Company
shall reimburse Purchasers for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) incurred by
Purchasers in connection with this Agreement or the matters contemplated
hereby (the "Purchasers' Expenses"), which reimbursable amount shall not
to exceed $600,000 in the aggregate.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 9.08(a), if (i) either Purchaser or
the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to any provision of
Section 7.01 (other than a termination for which a Termination Fee was
paid pursuant to Section 9.08(b) and other than a termination by the
Company pursuant to Section 7.01(d)(i)), and (ii) during the period
ending twelve (12) months after termination of this Agreement, the
Company enters into an agreement relating to a Transaction Proposal,
then immediately prior to consummation of such transaction, the Company
shall pay the Termination Fee; provided, however, that the Company shall
receive a credit for any Purchasers' Expenses paid pursuant to Section
9.08(c) and it being understood that if the Termination Fee is paid
pursuant to Section 9.08(b) it shall not be required to be paid
subsequently under this Section 9.08(d).
(e) Notwithstanding Section 9.08(a), upon the occurrence of the
Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Purchasers for the Purchasers'
Expenses, which reimbursable amount shall not be subject to the limit
set forth in Section 9.08(c).
SECTION 9.09 Transfer of Shares. Each Purchaser understands and agrees
that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or the
securities laws of any state and that they may be sold or otherwise disposed of
only in one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where
applicable, such laws or as to which an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such laws is
available. Each Purchaser acknowledges that except as provided in the
Registration Rights Agreement, it has no right to require the Company to
register the Shares. Each Purchaser understands and agrees that each certificate
representing shares of Common Stock shall bear the following legends:
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"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND
MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH
ACT OR SUCH LAWS."
and Purchaser agrees to transfer shares of Common Stock only in accordance with
the provisions of such legends. After termination of the requirement that all or
part of such legend be placed upon a certificate, the Company shall, upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that such
requirement has terminated and upon the written request of the holders of the
Shares issue certificates for the Shares that do not bear such legend.
SECTION 9.10 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that Massachusetts law
mandatorily governs. Each of the Company and Purchasers irrevocably submits to
the personal exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby
(and, to the extent permitted under applicable rules of procedure, agrees not to
commence any action, suit or proceeding relating hereto except in such court).
Each of the Company and Purchasers further agree that service of any process,
summons, notice or document hand delivered or sent by registered mail to such
party's respective address set forth in Section 9.10 will be effective service
of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any
matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence. Each of the Company and Purchasers irrevocably
and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action,
suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive
and agree not to plead or claim in such court that any such action, suit or
proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 9.11 Third Party Beneficiaries. As provided in Section 5.12, the
directors of the Company are the intended beneficiaries of that section of this
Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5.12, nothing contained in this
Agreement is intended to confer upon any person or entity other than the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any benefit, right
or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12 Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the mutual product of
the parties hereto, and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual
consultation, negotiation and agreement of each of the parties, and shall not be
construed for or against any party hereto.
SECTION 9.13 Further Representations. Each party to this Agreement
acknowledges and represents that it has been represented by its own legal
counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, with
the opportunity to seek advice as to its legal rights from such counsel. Each
party further represents that it is being independently advised as to the tax
consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and is not
relying on any representation or statements made by the other party as to such
tax consequences.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Purchaser and the Company have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PERINI CORPORATION TUTOR-SALIBA CORPORATION
By:/s/Robert Band By:/s/Ronald N. Tutor
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Name: Robert Band Name: Ronald N. Tutor
Title: President & CEO Title: President & CEO
O&G INDUSTRIES, INC. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
By:/s/David M. Oneglia By:/s/Daivd B. Pinkerton
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Name: David M. Oneglia Name: David B. Pinkerton
Title: Title: Vice President
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Exhibit 2.01
Purchase and Sale of Shares
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Tutor-Saliba Corporation 2,352,942
O&G Industries, Inc. 2,352,941
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA. 4,705,882
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TOTAL 9,411,765
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ANNEX B
January 31, 2000
Special Committee of the
Board of Directors
Perini Corporation
Framingham, Massachusetts
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
We understand that the Tutor-Saliba Group, L.L.C., on behalf of itself and
certain other buyers (collectively, the "TSG") has proposed the following
transaction: (i) the TSG will invest $40 million in exchange for approximately
9.412 million common shares ($4.25 per share) and (ii) the Series B Preferred
shareholders will convert at least 100% of their approximately $41 million in
accreted face value preferred stock into common shares at a conversion price of
$5.50 per share (approximately 7.46 million shares). Certain members of the TSG
and the Series B shareholders or their affiliates (the "Series B Stockholders")
currently own common shares in the Company. All other common stockholders of the
Company are referred to herein as the "Disinterested Common Stockholders." Such
transaction and all related transactions are referred to collectively herein as
the "Transaction."
You have requested our opinion (the "Opinion") as to the matters set forth
below. The Opinion does not address the Company's underlying business decision
to effect the Transaction.
In connection with this Opinion, we have made such reviews, analyses and
inquiries as we have deemed necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.
Among other things, we have:
1. reviewed the Company's annual reports to shareholders and on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q for the three quarters ended September 30, 1999, which the
Company's management has identified as being the most current financial
statements available;
2. reviewed copies of the following agreements: Draft Securities Purchase
Agreement dated January 28, 2000, Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated January 17, 1997, Certificate of Vote of Directors dated January
10, 1997 (regarding Series B Stock), Prospectus dated June 19, 1987
(regarding Series A Stock);
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3. reviewed the definitive proxy statement filed April 7, 1999;
4. met with certain members of the senior management of the Company to
discuss the operations, financial condition, future prospects and
projected operations and performance of the Company, and held
discussions with representatives of the Company's independent accounting
firm and counsel to discuss certain matters;
5. visited certain facilities and business offices of the Company;
6. reviewed forecasts and projections prepared by the Company's management
with respect to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2000
through 2002;
7. reviewed the historical market prices and trading volume for the
Company's publicly traded securities;
8. reviewed certain other publicly available financial data for certain
companies that we deem comparable to the Company, and publicly available
information in other transactions that we considered similar to the
Transaction;
9. reviewed drafts of certain documents to be delivered at the closing of
the Transaction; and
10. conducted such other studies, analyses and inquiries as we have deemed
appropriate.
We have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that the
financial forecasts and projections provided to us have been reasonably prepared
and reflect the best currently available estimates of the future financial
results and condition of the Company, and that there has been no material change
in the assets, financial condition, business or prospects of the Company since
the date of the most recent financial statements made available to us.
We have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of the
information supplied to us with respect to the Company and do not assume any
responsibility with respect to it. We have not made any physical inspection or
independent appraisal of any of the properties or assets of the Company. Our
opinion is necessarily based on business, economic, market and other conditions
as they exist and can be evaluated by us at the date of this letter.
The Company, like other companies and any business entities analyzed by Houlihan
Lokey or which are otherwise involved in any manner in connection with this
Opinion, could be materially affected by complications that may occur, or may be
anticipated to occur, in computer-related applications as a result of the year
change from 1999 to 2000 (the "Y2K Issue"). In accordance with long-standing
practice and procedure, Houlihan Lokey's services are not designed to detect the
likelihood and extent of the effect of the Y2K Issue, directly or indirectly, on
the financial condition and/or operations of a business. Further, Houlihan Lokey
has no responsibility with regard to the Company's efforts to make its systems,
or any other systems (including its vendors and service providers), Year 2000
compliant on a timely basis. Accordingly, Houlihan Lokey shall not be
responsible for any effect of the Y2K Issue on the matters set forth in this
Opinion.
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This Opinion does not constitute a recommendation to the Special Committee of
the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors or any shareholder of the Company
as to how to vote in connection with the Transaction. We do not express any
opinion as to the price or range of prices at which the shares of common stock
of the Company may trade subsequent to the consummation of the Transaction.
Based upon the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, it is our opinion that the
consideration to be received by the Company in connection with the Transaction
is fair to the Disinterested Common Stockholders of the Company from a financial
point of view.
This Opinion is for the use and benefit of the Special Committee of the Board of
Directors and the Board of Directors of the Company in its evaluation of the
Transaction and shall not be used by any other person without the prior written
consent of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital.
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital
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ANNEX C
Consent of Independent Public Accountants
As independent public accountants, we agree to the inclusion in this
proxy statement of our report dated February 11, 2000 on our audit of the
consolidated financial statements of Perini Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and to all references to our Firm included in this proxy
statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2000
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ANNEX D
Massachusetts Business Corporation Law, Chapter 156B
85. A stockholder in any corporation organized under the laws of
Massachusetts which shall have duly voted to consolidate or merge with another
corporation or corporations under the provisions of sections seventy-eight or
seventy-nine who objects to such consolidation or merger may demand payment for
his stock from the resulting or surviving corporation and an appraisal in
accordance with the provisions of sections eighty-six to ninety-eight,
inclusive, and such stockholder and the resulting or surviving corporation shall
have the rights and duties and follow the procedure set forth in those sections.
This section shall not apply to the holders of any shares of stock of a
constituent corporation surviving a merger if, as permitted by subsection (c) of
section seventy-eight, the merger did not require for its approval a vote of the
stockholders of the surviving corporation.
86. If a corporation proposes to take a corporate action as to which any
section of this chapter provides that a stockholder who objects to such action
shall have the right to demand payment for his shares and an appraisal thereof,
sections eighty-seven to ninety-eight, inclusive, shall apply except as
otherwise specifically provided in any section of this chapter. Except as
provided in sections eighty-two and eighty-three, no stockholder shall have such
right unless (1) he files with the corporation before the taking of the vote of
the stockholders on such corporate action, written objection to the proposed
action stating that he intends to demand payment for his shares if the action is
taken and (2) his shares are not voted in favor of the proposed action.
87. The notice of the meeting of stockholders at which the approval of
such proposed action is to be considered shall contain a statement of the rights
of objecting stockholders. The giving of such notice shall not be deemed to
create any rights in any stockholder receiving the same to demand payment for
his stock, and the directors may authorize the inclusion in any such notice of a
statement of opinion by the management as to the existence or non-existence of
the right of the stockholders to demand payment for their stock on account of
the proposed corporate action. The notice may be in such form as the directors
or officers calling the meeting deem advisable, but the following form of notice
shall be sufficient to comply with this section:
"If the action proposed is approved by the stockholders at the meeting
and effected by the corporation, any stockholder (1) who files with the
corporation before the taking of the vote on the approval of such
action, written objection to the proposed action stating that he intends
to demand payment for his shares if the action is taken and (2) whose
shares are not voted in favor of such action has or may have the right
to demand in writing from the corporation (or, in the case of a
consolidation or merger, the name of the resulting or surviving
corporation shall be inserted), within twenty days after the date of
mailing to him of notice in writing that the corporate action has become
effective, payment for his shares and an appraisal of the value thereof.
Such corporation and any such stockholder shall in such cases have the
rights and duties and shall follow the procedure set forth in sections
88 to 98, inclusive, of chapter 156B of the General Laws of
Massachusetts."
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88. The corporation taking such action, or in the case of a merger or
consolidation the surviving or resulting corporation, shall, within ten days
after the date on which such corporate action became effective, notify each
stockholder who filed written objection meeting the requirements of section
eighty-six and whose shares were not voted in favor of the approval of such
action, that the action approved at the meeting of the corporation of which he
is a stockholder has become effective. The giving of such notice shall not be
deemed to create any rights in any stockholder receiving the same to demand
payment for his stock. The notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail,
addressed to the stockholder at his last known address in the records of the
corporation.
89. If within twenty days after the date of the mailing of a notice
under subsection (e) of section eighty-two, subsection (f) of section
eighty-three, or section eighty-eight any stockholder to whom the corporation
was required to give such notice shall demand in writing from the corporation
taking such action, or in the case of a consolidation or merger from the
resulting or surviving corporation, payment for his stock, the corporation upon
which such demand is made shall pay to him the fair value of his stock within
thirty days after the expiration of the period during which such demand may be
made.
90. If during the period of thirty days provided for in section
eighty-nine the corporation upon which such demand is made and any such
objecting stockholder fail to agree as to the value of such stock, such
corporation or any such stockholder may within four months after the expiration
of such thirty-day period demand a determination of the value of the stock of
all such objecting stockholders by a bill in equity filed in the superior court
in the county where the corporation in which such objecting stockholder held
stock had or has its principal office in the commonwealth.
91. If the bill is filed by the corporation, it shall name as parties
respondent all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares and with
whom the corporation has not reached agreement as to the value thereof. If the
bill is filed by a stockholder, he shall bring the bill in his own behalf and in
behalf of all other stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares and
with whom the corporation has not reached agreement as to the value thereof, and
service of the bill shall be made upon the corporation by subpoena with a copy
of the bill annexed. The corporation shall file with its answer a duly verified
list of all such other stockholders, and such stockholders shall thereupon be
deemed to have been added as parties to the bill. The corporation shall give
notice in such form and returnable on such date as the court shall order to each
stockholder party to the bill by registered or certified mail, addressed to the
last known address of such stockholder as shown in the records of the
corporation, and the court may order such additional notice by publication or
otherwise as it deems advisable. Each stockholder who makes demand as provided
in section eighty-nine shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of
this section relating to notice, and the giving of notice by the corporation to
any such stockholder in compliance with the order of the court shall be a
sufficient service of process on him. Failure to give notice to any stockholder
making demand shall not invalidate the proceedings as to other stockholders to
whom notice was properly given, and the court may at any time before the entry
of a final decree make supplementary orders of notice.
92. After hearing the court shall enter a decree determining the fair
value of the stock of those stockholders who have become entitled to the
valuation of and payment for their shares,
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and shall order the corporation to make payment of such value, together with
interest, if any, as hereinafter provided, to the stockholders entitled thereto
upon the transfer by them to the corporation of the certificates representing
such stock if certificated or if uncertificated, upon receipt of an instruction
transferring such stock to the corporation. For this purpose, the value of the
shares shall be determined as of the day preceding the date of the vote
approving the proposed corporate action and shall be exclusive of any element of
value arising from the expectation or accomplishment of the proposed corporate
action.
93. The court in its discretion may refer the bill or any question
arising thereunder to a special master to hear the parties, make findings and
report the same to the court, all in accordance with the usual practice in suits
in equity in the superior court.
94. On motion the court may order stockholder parties to the bill to
submit their certificates of stock to the corporation for notation thereon of
the pendency of the bill, and may order the corporation to note such pendency in
its records with respect to any uncertificated shares held by such stockholder
parties, and may on motion dismiss the bill as to any stockholder who fails to
comply with such order.
95. The costs of the bill, including the reasonable compensation and
expenses of any master appointed by the court, but exclusive of fees of counsel
or of experts retained by any party, shall be determined by the court and taxed
upon the parties to the bill, or any of them, in such manner as appears to be
equitable, except that all costs of giving notice to stockholders as provided in
this chapter shall be paid by the corporation. Interest shall be paid upon any
award from the date of the vote approving the proposed corporate action, and the
court may on application of any interested party determine the amount of
interest to be paid in the case of any stockholder.
96. Any stockholder who has demanded payment for his stock as provided
in this chapter shall not thereafter be entitled to notice of any meeting of
stockholders or to vote such stock for any purpose and shall not be entitled to
the payment of dividends or other distribution on the stock (except dividends or
other distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior
to the date of the vote approving the proposed corporate action) unless:
(1) A bill shall not be filed within the time provided in section
ninety;
(2) A bill, if filed, shall be dismissed as to such stockholder; or
(3) Such stockholder shall with the written approval of the
corporation, or in the case of a consolidation or merger, the
resulting or surviving corporation, deliver to it a written
withdrawal of his objections to and an acceptance of such
corporate action.
Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (1) to (3), inclusive, said
stockholder shall have only the rights of a stockholder who did not so demand
payment for his stock as provided in this chapter.
97. The shares of the corporation paid for by the corporation pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall have the status of treasury stock or in
the case of a consolidation or merger the shares or the securities of the
resulting or surviving corporation into which the
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shares of such objecting stockholder would have been converted had he not
objected to such consolidation or merger shall have the status of treasury stock
or securities.
98. The enforcement by a stockholder of his right to receive payment for
his shares in the manner provided in this chapter shall be an exclusive remedy
except that this chapter shall not exclude the right of such stockholder to
bring or maintain an appropriate proceeding to obtain relief on the ground that
such corporate action will be or is illegal or fraudulent as to him.
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REVOCABLE PROXY
PERINI CORPORATION
73 Mt. Wayte Avenue, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701-9160
Proxy for Special Meeting
of Stockholders to be Held on [ ], 2000
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Robert Band and Dennis
M. Ryan, and each of them, as Proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, and authorizes each of them to represent and to vote all shares of
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Perini
Corporation (the "Company"), held by the undersigned at the close of business on
February 17, 2000, at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held at Goodwin,
Procter & Hoar LLP, Conference Center, 2nd Floor, Exchange Place, 53 State
Street, Boston, Massachusetts at 10:00 am, or at any adjournments or
postponements thereof.
Please mark boxes x or : in blue or black ink.
Approval of proposals 2 and 3 is necessary to make the approval of
proposal 1 effective.
1. Proposal to approve (a) the issuance of 9,411,765 shares of Common
Stock to the Tutor-Saliba Corporation, O&G Industries, Inc. and National Union
Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and permitted assigns for an aggregate
purchase price of $40,000,000 upon the terms and conditions described in the
attached proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") and (b) the issuance of up to
approximately 7,461,398 shares of Common Stock and such additional shares of
Common Stock as required under the terms of the exchange in exchange for shares
of Series B Preferred Stock upon the terms and conditions described in the
attached Proxy Statement (which proposal shall only be effective if proposals 2
and 3 are approved).
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Restated Articles of
Organization of the Company increasing the authorized number of shares of Common
Stock to 40,000,000 shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Vote
designating the Series B Preferred Stock (which amendment shall only be
effective if proposals 1 and 2 are approved and the transactions contemplated by
proposal 1 are consummated).
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. To consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come
before the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
(Continued, and to be signed and dated, on reverse side)
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When properly executed, this proxy will be voted in the manner directed
herein by the undersigned stockholder(s). A failure to vote or a vote to abstain
will have the same legal effect as a vote against any of the proposals. If no
direction is given, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3 and in
their discretion, the Proxies are each authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof. A stockholder wishing to vote in accordance with the
Board of Directors' recommendation need only sign and date this proxy and return
it in the postage-paid envelope provided.
The undersigned hereby acknowledge(s) receipt of a copy of the
accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement
with respect thereto, and hereby revoke(s) any proxy or proxies heretofore
given. This proxy may be revoked at any time before it is exercised.
Dated:____________________________________________________, 2000
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Signature of Stockholder
________________________________________________________________
Signature of Stockholder
Please sign name exactly as shown. Where there is more than one
holder, each should sign. When signing as an attorney,
administrator, executor, guardian or trustee, please add your
title as such. If executed by a corporation, the proxy should be
signed by a duly authorized person, stating his or her title or
authority.
Please Complete, Sign, Date and Mail Your Proxy Card Promptly in the Enclosed
Envelope.
