ATC Group Services Inc. PROSPECTUS
568,207 Shares
Common Stock
This Prospectus of ATC Group Services Inc. ("ATC") relates to the exercise
of 568,207 shares of ATC Common Stock issuable upon exercise of a like number of
Class C Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the "Class C Warrants" or
"Warrants"). Each Class C Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
ATC Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share until January 11,
1992, which date was extended by the Board of Directors until January 11, 1993,
January 11, 1994, September 30, 1994, September 30, 1996, April 30, 1997 and
which date was later extended by the Board until April 30, 1998. (No
consideration was received by ATC to extend the expiration dates of the
Warrants.) ATC has the right to redeem the Class C Warrants at a price of $.001
per Warrant at any time upon 30 days prior written notice. The exercise price of
the Warrants was arbitrarily determined by ATC at the time of original issuance
and bears no relationship to the current book value, assets, or other recognized
criteria of value. See "Risk Factors" and "Description of Capital Stock."
The Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"ATCS." The last reported sale price of the Common Stock on July 23, 1997 as
reported by the Nasdaq National Market, was $11.00 per share. See "Price Range
of Common Equity."
For a discussion of certain material factors that should be considered in
connection with an investment in the Common Stock, see "Risk Factors" commencing
on page 7 hereof.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY MAY ONLY EXERCISE THEIR WARRANTS THROUGH A
BROKER/DEALER REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION UNDER N.J.S.A. (NEW JERSEY STATUTES, ANNOTATED, AS
AMENDED) 49:3-47 ET.SEQ. HOWEVER, ATC DOES NOT INTEND TO PAY BROKER/DEALERS
SOLICITATION FEES FOR THE EXERCISE OF ITS WARRANTS.
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND MAY ONLY EXERCISE THEIR WARRANTS THROUGH A
BROKER/DEALER REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION UNDER THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, AS AMENDED.
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII MAY ONLY EXERCISE THEIR WARRANTS THROUGH A
BROKER/DEALER REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF HAWAII, OR IN RELIANCE UPON AN
EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION UNDER THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
Security holders who desire to exercise their Warrants should execute
the Subscription Form contained in the security and submit same together with
any appropriate check made payable to "ATC Group Services Inc." to the transfer
agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., 40 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005. ATC does not intend to pay broker-dealers solicitation fees for the
exercise of its Warrants. See "Plan of Distribution."
The date of this Prospectus is August 5, 1997
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
ATC is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Registration
Statement (as defined below), of which this Prospectus forms a part, as well as
reports, proxy statements and other information filed by ATC, may be inspected
and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549 and at the Commission's regional
offices at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 and
7 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048. Copies of such material can be
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20549. Material filed electronically
through Edgar (Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System) may also
be accessed through the SEC's home page on the World Wide WEB at
http://www.sec.gov.
ATC has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(herein, together with all amendments and exhibits, referred to as the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), with respect to the Common Stock being offered pursuant to
this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth
in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Commission. The Registration Statement may
be inspected and copies at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission at the address set forth in the preceding paragraph. Statements
contained herein concerning the provisions of any documents are not necessarily
complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the
Commission. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") (File No. 1-10583) pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein
by reference:
1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the
fiscal year ended February 28, 1997;
2. The Company's Form 10-Q for its quarter ended May 31, 1997;
3. The Company's Form 8-K/A#2 (date of earliest event reported -
May 24, 1996); and
4. All documents filed by ATC after the date of this Prospectus
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all Common Stock
offered hereby has been sold or which deregisters such stock then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statements as modified or superseded shall be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
ATC will provide without charge to each person, including any
beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon written
or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents referred
to above which have or may be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
(other than certain exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into the information that the Prospectus
incorporates). Requests for such documents may be made by writing ATC, 104 East
25th Street, Tenth Floor, New York, NY 10010 (Attention:
Shareholder Relations) or by calling (212) 353-8280.
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THE COMPANY
ATC Group Services Inc. ("ATC" or the "Company") is a specialized
national provider of technical and project management services to a large,
diverse customer base of Fortune 500 corporations, other businesses, and
federal, state and government agencies. ATC's technical and project management
services consist primarily of environmental and consulting engineering services
(doing business as ATC Associates) and information technology services (doing
business through ATC's wholly owned subsidiary ATC InSys Technology Inc.). These
services are offered to national, regional and local clients through 63 branch
offices in 30 states. ATC has grown in recent years through internal expansion
and through the acquisition of businesses primarily in the environmental
engineering and consulting industries. The acquisition of American Testing and
Engineering Corporation ("ATEC") and 3D Information Services, Inc. in May 1996
expanded ATC's service offerings to the construction material testing and
engineering areas and the information technology consulting sector.
ATC has focused on six areas of specialization within its
environmental and information technology segments as follows:
(i) Environmental engineering and consulting including environmental
audits, site assessments, remedial action planning and design, and soil and
groundwater remediation management;
(ii) Industrial hygiene consulting including asbestos management,
classical industrial hygiene and indoor air quality;
(iii) Construction materials engineering and testing involving the
design and analysis of building materials used in the upgrade of the U.S. aging
infrastructure and the needs of emerging industry sectors such as those of the
Personal Communications Services ("PCS")/Wireless communications industry;
(iv) Lead-based paint risk management;
(v) Health and safety consulting, including health and safety training,
hazardous materials site safety planning and industrial safety consulting; and
(vi) Information technology consulting encompassing system design,
development, maintenance, and management services.
These areas of specialization contributed approximately 41%, 33%, 15%,
3%, 2%, and 6% respectively, of the Company's revenues in fiscal 1997.
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The Company has experienced substantial increases in revenues and net
income over the past three fiscal years. ATC's revenues were $36,271,557,
$44,964,897, and $113,855,364, respectively, in its 1995, 1996 and 1997 fiscal
years, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 46% over this period.
Furthermore, ATC's net income was $3,256,520, $3,865,998, and $6,307,734,
respectively, in such fiscal years, representing a compounded annual growth rate
of 25% over such periods.
ATC attributes these positive operating results to its integrated
strategy that includes:
(i) Aggressive, but disciplined acquisitions program;
(ii) Enhancement of operations by integrating acquired businesses
with the Company's existing operations;
(iii) Enhancement of revenues by cross selling of newly acquired
services to existing clients;
(iv) Focus on certain higher growth sectors of the environmental
consulting and engineering services market, and certain higher margin services
such as policy development and decision support;
(v) Emphasis on basic business management issues, such as employee
utilization, credit and collections management, and regional profit center
accountability;
(vi) Utilization of its position as one of the few national providers
in a market typified by local and regional firms to provide complete
environmental management services to major corporations with national and
international property management needs, and
(vii) Development of an information technology consulting practice to
extend the Company's services into a higher growth market while helping to
differentiate its offerings in the environmental consulting and engineering
services markets.
The Company intends to employ this strategy as it seeks to further
penetrate the markets for its core services and expand its range of products and
services through strategic acquisitions and internal growth.
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Unless otherwise indicted, all references herein to "ATC" or the
"Company" refer to ATC Group Services Inc., its subsidiaries and predecessors.
The Company's principal executive office is located at 104 East 25th Street,
Tenth Floor, New York, New York 10010 and its telephone number is (212)
353-8280.
The Offering
Common Stock Offered by the Company................. 568,207 shares
Common Stock Outstanding Before
the Offering...................................... 7,802,987 shares (1)
Common Stock to be Outstanding after the Offering... 8,371,194 shares (2)
Use of Proceeds..................................... For general working capital
and/or acquisition purposes
Nasdaq National Market Symbol....................... Common Stock - "ATCS"
Class C Warrants - "ATCSL"
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(1) Represents shares outstanding on June 6, 1997 and does not include
shares reserved for issuance under outstanding warrants and stock
options.
(2) Assumes the exercise of all Class C Warrants.
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RISK FACTORS
In evaluating an investment in the Common Stock being offered hereby,
investors should consider carefully, among other things, the following risk
factors, as well as the other information contained in this Prospectus and the
documents incorporated herein by reference. This Prospectus contains
forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's
actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors."
Growth and Acquisition Risks
One of the Company's primary strategies is to pursue the acquisition of
other companies or assets that either complement or expand its existing
business. The Company completed three acquisitions in fiscal 1995, two
acquisitions in fiscal 1996, (excluding a merger with Aurora Environmental Inc.,
which at the time of the merger owned approximately 57% of ATC and had no other
business operations except those conducted through ATC and its subsidiaries) and
two acquisitions in fiscal 1997. The Company has also had preliminary
acquisition discussions with or has evaluated the potential acquisition of
numerous other companies over the past several years. The Company is unable to
predict the likelihood of a material acquisition being completed in the future.
If the Company proceeds with an acquisition for cash, the Company may use a
portion or all of the proceeds the Company receives from the exercise of
Warrants to consummate such transaction. See "Use of Proceeds." The Company may
also seek to finance any such acquisition through additional debt or equity
financings.
The Company anticipates that one or more potential acquisition
opportunities, including those that would be material, may become available in
the near future. If and when appropriate acquisition opportunities become
available, the Company intends to pursue them actively. Although the Company has
successfully completed several acquisitions, there can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to identify, acquire or profitably manage additional
companies or successfully integrate such additional companies into ATC's
operations without substantial costs, delays or other problems. In addition,
there can be no assurance that any companies acquired will be profitable at the
time of their acquisition or will achieve sales and profitability that justify
the investment therein. Acquisitions may involve a number of special risks,
including adverse effects on the Company's reported operating results, diversion
of management's attention, dependence on retention and hiring of key personnel,
risks associated with unanticipated problems or legal liabilities and
amortization of acquired intangible assets, some or all of which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's operations and financial performance.
The expansion of the Company's operations, whether through acquisitions or
internal growth, may place substantial burdens on the Company's management
resources and financial controls. There is no assurance that the increasing
burdens on the Company's management resources and financial controls will not
have an adverse effect on the Company's operations. See "Use of Proceeds."
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Risks Associated with Expansion of Information Consulting Services
The Company intends to significantly expand its presence as a provider
of information technology consulting services, both through acquisition and
through internal growth. Since the Company's management has limited experience
in acquiring or managing information technology consulting services, such
acquisitions are likely to subject the Company to additional acquisition risks
and there can be no assurance that any such acquisition will be successful in
enhancing the Company's business.
The Company's success in the information consulting services markets
will depend in part on its ability to develop information consulting solutions
which keep pace with the continuing changes in information processing
technology, evolving industry standards, and changing client preferences. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in addressing these
developments in a timely manner or that, if it does address them, the Company
will be successful in the marketplace. The Company's delay or failure to address
these developments could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations. There can be no
assurance that products or technologies developed by third parties will not
render the Company's services noncompetitive or obsolete.
Potential Liability and Insurance
The Company is engaged in a wide range of advisory services, from
lead-based paint risk management and industrial hygiene to health and safety
training programs to geotechnical and construction materials testing and
engineering. Due to the nature of the Company's services, ATC is exposed to a
significant risk of professional liability for environmental damage, property
damage, personal injury and economic loss which may substantially exceed the
fees derived from such services. ATC has secured a "claims made" professional
liability insurance policy covering a two year term, including contractor's
pollution liability coverage, with a two-year, per-claim and aggregate limit of
$10,000,000 and a deductible of $250,000, although increased limits have been
obtained on a specific endorsement basis to meet the needs of particular clients
or contracts. A "claims made" policy only insures against claims filed during
the period in which the policy is in effect. This policy covers both errors and
omissions and products/completed operations. ATC also carries occurrence form
general liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, with a $10,000,000
umbrella. ATC's policy has been renewed in each of the last several years that
the policy has been in effect. The relatively low dollar amount of the policy
limit currently offered, the possible future unavailability or modification of
this insurance or any significant increase in insurance rates could have a
materially adverse effect on ATC's operations. Further, because customers may
require that ATC maintain liability insurance, the possible future
unavailability of such insurance could adversely affect ATC's ability to compete
effectively. ATC currently has two professional liability claims pending. One of
these claims is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. TLT Construction Corp. case
described in Item 3 of ATC's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended February 28,
1997 and in Part II of its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 1997. The
second claim involves a minor matter from which the risk of major loss is
remote. Although
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various claims have been made in the past against the Company's professional
liability/contractor's pollution policy, to date no such claim has ever resulted
in an insured loss.
Changing Regulatory Environment
The growth of the environmental consulting and engineering services
industry has been largely attributed to the increase in environmental regulation
and the response of governmental and commercial entities and financial
institutions to public concern with environmentally contaminated facilities. The
demand for environmental consulting and engineering services has been, in part,
the result of facility owners or operators attempting to comply with or avoid
liability under environmental regulations at the federal, state or local levels.
Because of the burden imposed with respect to complying with such regulations,
various groups have sought to relax or repeal certain forms of environmental
regulation. There can be no assurance that such regulation will not be curtailed
in the future. While the Company believes that the demand for its services is
also attributable to factors other than regulatory compliance, there can be no
assurance that changes in environmental laws and regulations would not have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business.
Potential Environmental Liability
The Company's operations include advising clients on the handling,
storage and disposal of hazardous material, toxic wastes and other pollutants
and the remediation of contamination. These services may expose the Company's
employees and others to dangerous elements and may involve a significant risk to
the Company for liability for environmental damage, personal injury, property
damage and fines and costs imposed by regulatory agencies. Claims may be
asserted against the Company under federal and state statutes and regulations,
common law, contractual indemnification agreements or otherwise. There can be no
assurance that the Company will not be subject to claims which could materially
and adversely affect the operations of the Company.
Attraction and Retention of Professional Personnel
The Company's ability to attract and retain qualified engineers,
scientists, and other professionals, either through direct hiring or acquisition
of other firms employing such professionals, will be an important factor in
determining the Company's future success. There is significant competition for
employees with the skills required to perform the services offered by the
Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
attracting a sufficient number of highly skilled employees in the future, or
that it will be successful in training, retaining and motivating employees. The
Company's inability to attract, train and retain skilled employees or the
Company's employees' inability to achieve expected levels of performance could
impair the Company's ability to adequately manage and complete its existing
projects and to bid for or obtain new projects, which could have an adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Fixed-Price Contracts and Other Project Risks
A significant portion of the Company's revenue was generated on a
fixed-price, fixed-delivery-schedule ("fixed-price") basis, rather than on a
time and materials basis. The Company's failure to accurately estimate the
resources required for a fixed-price project or its failure to complete its
contractual obligations in a manner consistent with the project plan upon which
its fixed-price contract was based could adversely affect the Company's results
of operations and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business
and financial condition. In the past, the Company has been required to commit
unanticipated additional resources to complete certain projects, which
negatively affected the profitability generated on such projects, and has found
it necessary to revise project plans during the project, and to change project
managers to ensure projects are completed on schedule. The Company may
experience similar situations in the future. Failure to anticipate such needs
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition and results of operations. In addition, the Company may establish a
price before the design specifications are finalized, which could result in a
fixed price that turns out to be too low and therefore adversely affects the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company
has undertaken and may in the future undertake projects in which the Company
guarantees performance based upon defined operating specifications or guaranteed
delivery dates. Unsatisfactory performance or unanticipated difficulties in
completing such projects may result in client dissatisfaction and a reduction in
payment to, or payment of damages by, the Company, any of which could have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and
results of operations. Certain contracts involving government agencies are
priced at cost or agreed upon labor rates plus overhead. The Company's overhead
rates are subject to audit and could result in price reductions associated with
disallowed overhead costs of methods used to derive overhead rates.
Competition
The environmental engineering and information technology consulting
industries in which the Company operates are subject to intense competition. In
addition to the thousands of small environmental consulting and testing firms
operating nationally, ATC competes with several national environmental
engineering and consulting firms including Law Engineering, Inc., The Earth
Technology Corporation (a subsidiary of Tyco International, Inc.), Dames &
Moore, Inc. and Professional Service Industries, Inc. In the information
technology consulting market, ATC competes with many small and medium-sized
information technology firms as well as large temporary staffing companies,
including The Olsten Corporation, Corestaff, Inc. and Accustaff Incorporated
among others and large systems consulting firms.
Many of ATC's present and future competitors may have greater
financial, technical and personnel resources than ATC. It is not possible to
predict the extent of competition that ATC will encounter in the near future as
the environmental engineering and information technology consulting services
industries continue to mature and consolidate. Historically, competition has
been based primarily on the quality, timeliness and costs of
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services. The ability of ATC to compete successfully will depend upon its
marketing efforts, its ability to accurately estimate costs, the quality of the
work it performs, its ability to hire and train qualified personnel and the
availability of insurance.
Variability of Quarterly Operating Results; Seasonality
The Company's revenue and operating results may fluctuate from quarter to
quarter based on a number of factors, including the number, size and scope of
projects in which the Company is engaged, the contractual terms and degree of
completion of such projects, any delays incurred in connection with a project,
employee hiring and utilization rates, the adequacy of provisions for losses,
the accuracy of estimates of resources required to complete ongoing projects and
general economic conditions. In addition, the timing of revenue is difficult to
forecast because the Company's sales cycle is relatively long. A high percentage
of the Company's operating expenses, particularly personnel and rent, are
relatively fixed in advance of any particular quarter. For example, while the
number of professional staff the Company employees may be adjusted to reflect
active projects, such adjustments take time and the Company must maintain a
sufficient number of senior professionals to oversee existing clients and to
focus on securing new client engagements. As a result, unanticipated variations
in the number of or progress toward completion of the Company's projects or in
employee utilization rates may cause significant variations in operating results
in any particular quarter and could result in adverse changes to the Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations. Seasonal factors such
as weather-related shutdowns in major markets, vacation days, total business
days in a quarter, or the business practices of clients such as deferring
commitments on new projects until after the end of the calendar or the client's
fiscal year could require the Company to maintain under-utilized employees and
could therefore have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and results of operations. Any shortfall in revenue or
earnings from expected levels or other failure to meet expectations of
securities analysts or the market in general regarding results of operations
could have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the market price of
the Company's Common Stock. Given the possibility of such fluctuations, the
Company believes that comparisons of its results of operations for preceding
quarters are not necessarily meaningful and that such results for one quarter
should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to the Company from the exercise of all 568,207 Class
C Warrants, of which no assurances can be given in this regard, are estimated to
be approximately $5,650,000 after deducting estimated offering expenses payable
by the Company of approximately $32,000.
The Company may utilize all or any portion of the net proceeds of this
offering for general working capital purposes and/or to expand the Company's
operations through strategic acquisitions of companies with complementary
services, products or technologies, as well as through internal expansion.
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The Company is actively exploring acquisition opportunities, has
identified a number of companies which it might wish to acquire and has engaged
in certain preliminary due diligence activities. These activities have not
resulted in any contract, understanding or arrangement for an acquisition as of
the date of this Prospectus. Because all of the net proceeds will be available
for acquisitions, internal expansion and general working capital purposes, the
Company's Board of Directors will have broad discretion with respect to the
application of such proceeds. The Company may not be able to consummate
acquisitions or identify and obtain projects that meet the Company's
requirements.
Pending the application of such proceeds, the Company intends to invest
the net proceeds of this offering in bank deposits and short-term, investment
grade securities, including government obligations and money market instruments.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Senior Debt Offering & Bank Credit Agreement - On May 29, 1997 the Company
issued $32,500,000 of 8.18% Senior Secured Notes in a private placement
offering. The notes are payable in five installments beginning May 31, 2000;
interest is payable semi-annually commencing November 30, 1997. The Company has
the right to prepay the loans at a premium over the outstanding principal. In
connection with the note offering, the Company executed a credit agreement with
the Chase Manhattan Bank and Atlantic Bank of New York. The credit agreement
provides for a $15,000,000 revolving line of credit maturing on November 30,
1999. A portion of the proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes were used to repay
the outstanding borrowings of $21,350,000 as of May 29, 1997 under the Company's
bridge credit facility. The bridge facility was entered into in May, 1996 to
provide capital in connection with the Company's acquisition of American Testing
and Engineering Corporation and 3D Information Services, Inc.
Acquisitions
Fiscal 1997
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American Testing and Engineering Corporation - On May 24, 1996, ATC
purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of American Testing and
Engineering Corporation ("ATEC"), a national environmental consulting firm. ATEC
provides environmental consulting and engineering services including risk
assessments, compliance audits, environmental remediation consulting,
geotechnical, materials testing, industrial hygiene and analytical services
through a large network of branch and regional offices. For its year ended
December 31, 1995, ATEC (excluding WATEC, a non- acquired subsidiary) had
revenues of $85,020,000 and a net loss of ($1,820,000). However, as a result of
economies and savings realized, the acquisition was immediately accretive to
earnings as well as benefiting the Company's operations by expanding both its
service offerings and geographic base.
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The assets acquired included intangible and tangible assets consisting
of accounts receivable, work in process and customer and certain other deposits.
Additionally, ATC executed an agreement to lease substantially all of the
sellers equipment and executed several sublease agreements for premises leased
by ATEC. ATC also obtained non-competition agreements with ATEC, a non-acquired
subsidiary, and the majority shareholder of ATEC.
3D Information Services, Inc. - Effective May 28, 1996, ATC purchased
certain assets and assumed certain specified liabilities of 3D Information
Services, Inc. ("3D"), a New Jersey based information services company providing
technical information system consulting services in all phases of information
system design, development, maintenance and management in client server and
mainframe based environments. 3D provides analysis and design services and
system programming services to help clients in building new computer systems and
modifying existing computer systems. 3D also provides support to clients in
maintaining computer systems and in areas such as help desk management and other
system support services. Employees of 3D typically work full-time at a client's
work site. Its clients include major companies in the telecommunications,
financial services and pharmaceutical industries. 3D reported revenues and net
income of approximately $10,360,000 and $135,000, respectively, for its year
ended December 31, 1995.
Continuing Litigation
With ATC's significant growth, the Company is now exposed to additional
involvement in litigation of a routine nature arising from the Company's
performance of services and its contractual and business relationships entered
into in the ordinary course of business. Except for the risk associated with the
First Fidelity Bank v. Hill International, Inc., litigation described in greater
detail in the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended February 28, 1997,
and Form 10-Q for its quarter ended May 31, 1997 which are incorporated herein
by reference, no currently pending or threatened litigation is expected by
management to have a material effect on the Company's operations or financial
conditions.
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MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
Company's directors, executive officers and a key employee.
Name Age Position
Officers and Directors:
George Rubin 69 Chairman of the Board and
Secretary; Director
Morry F. Rubin 37 President, Chief Executive
Officer, Treasurer; Director
Nicholas J. Malino 47 Senior Vice President,
Financial and General Operations
Chistopher P. Vincze 35 Senior Vice President,
Financial and General Operations
Donald W. Beck 38 Senior Vice President
John J. (Jeff) Goodwin 48 Vice President of
Information Services
Richard L. Pruitt 57 Vice President, Principal
Accounting Officer; Director
Wayne A. Crosby 44 Chief Financial Officer
Richard S. Greenberg, Esq. 48 Director
Julia S. Heckman 48 Director
Key Employee:
John J. Smith, Esq. 46 General Counsel
The business experience, principal occupations and employment, as well
as the periods of service, of each of the directors, executive officers and a
key employee of the Company during at least the last five years are set forth
below.
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George Rubin has been Chairman of the Board of ATC since 1988. From
1961 to 1987, Mr. Rubin served as President, Treasurer and a director of Staff
Builders, Inc. Staff Builders Inc., was a publicly held corporation engaged in
the business of providing temporary personnel primarily in the health care field
operating through approximately 100 offices and with revenues over $100 million.
Since December 1986, Mr. Rubin has been a principal stockholder, executive
officer and a director of National Diversified Services, Inc., a publicly held
corporation which completed a public offering in December 1986 and currently has
no business operations. George Rubin is the father of Morry F. Rubin.
Morry F. Rubin has been President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer
and a director of ATC since 1988. Mr. Rubin was also President, Chief Executive
Officer and Treasurer of Aurora from May 1985 to June 1995, and was a director
of Aurora from September 1983 to June 1995. Since 1986, Mr. Rubin has been a
principal stockholder and from 1986 to July 1995, Mr. Rubin was President and a
director of National Diversified Services, Inc., a publicly held corporation,
which completed a public offering in December 1986 and currently has no business
operations. From 1981 to 1987, Mr. Rubin was employed in sales and as a director
of acquisitions for Staff Builders, Inc., a publicly held company engaged in
providing temporary personnel primarily in the health care field.
Morry F. Rubin is the son of George Rubin.
Nicholas J. Malino has been Senior Vice President, Financial and
General Operations of ATC, since July 1993 and an employee of ATC since October
1992. Mr. Malino has over fourteen years of experience in managing professional
service organizations. From February 1991 to September 1992, Mr. Malino was the
New York Regional Manager for Kemron Inc., a hazardous waste consulting company
headquartered in McLean, Virginia. From August 1989 to January 1991, he was the
Operations Manager for the New York City branch of Professional Service
Industries, Inc.
Christopher P. Vincze has been Senior Vice President, Financial and
General Operations of ATC since July 1993, a regional manager of ATC since July
1991 and Vice President of a subsidiary of ATC since 1992. Mr. Vincze joined
Dennison Environmental, Inc. in 1984 as an industrial hygienist and served as
Vice President of Marketing and Operations from 1987 to July 1991.
Donald W. Beck has been Senior Vice President of ATC since April 1990 and
Vice President since January 1988. Mr. Beck is responsible for managing the
operations of certain ATC offices. Mr. Beck also served as a director of ATC
Laboratories, Inc., a predecessor company of ATC, from November 1985 until
January 1988, President of ATC Laboratories, Inc. from May 1986 until January
1988 and as Vice President of ATC Laboratories, Inc. from November 1985 until
May 1986. Mr. Beck has been a full-time employee of ATC (and formerly ATC
Laboratories, Inc.) since May 1982.
John J. (Jeff) Goodwin has been President and a director of ATC InSys
Technology Inc. since it was formed in May 1996. From September 1994 until May
1996, Mr. Goodwin served as President of the Contest Systems Division of ATC,
providing clients with specialized systems for managing environmental hazards.
Prior to joining ATC, Mr. Goodwin directed a national information systems
consulting practice for Datronics
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Management Inc. from December 1991 until August 1994. From April 1980 until
October 1991, Mr. Goodwin was employed by Ernst & Young LLP, an international
professional services firm, where he was admitted as a Partner in 1984. In this
capacity, Mr. Goodwin directed a public sector and environmental services
consulting practice and a decision support systems practice, and was a
client-service partner in Ernst & Young's general Information Technology
consulting practice.
Richard L. Pruitt is a Vice President, the Principal Accounting Officer
and a director of ATC. Mr. Pruitt has served as Vice President of ATC since
September 1990, as Principal Accounting Officer of ATC since April 1988 and as a
director of ATC since January 1988. Mr. Pruitt served as Principal Financial
Officer of ATC from September 1989 to April 1992 and from May 1993 to July 1995.
Mr. Pruitt served as the Principal Financial Officer and a director of Aurora
from May 1985 to June 1995 and served as Financial Manager of Aurora from
February 1982.
Wayne A. Crosby has been Chief Financial Officer of ATC since July 1995.
Prior to joining ATC in December of 1993, Mr. Crosby was the Chief Financial
Officer of BSE Management, Inc. from 1991 to 1993 and Chief Financial Officer of
Compex Systems, Inc. from 1986 through 1990. Mr. Crosby is a certified public
accountant and was employed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (formerly Deloitte Haskins
& Sells) for eight years.
Richard S. Greenberg, Esq. has been a director of ATC since July 1995. Mr.
Greenberg has been a director of the Environmental Management Consulting
Services Group at Coopers & Lybrand since October 1989. Mr. Greenberg has over
20 years of experience in the areas of environmental management consulting,
environmental litigation support and legislative policy analysis.
Julia S. Heckman has been a director of ATC since August 1995. Mrs. Heckman
has been a Managing director with Rodman & Renshaw, Inc.'s Investment Banking
Group since April 1995 and had been a Managing Director with Mabon Securities
Corp.'s Investment Banking Group since 1991. Prior to joining Mabon Securities
Corp., Mrs. Heckman was a Managing Director with Paine Webber Group Inc.'s
Corporate Finance Department. Mrs. Heckman serves as a member of the Company's
Board of Directors pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated October 10,
1995, between Rodman & Renshaw, Inc. and the Company.
John J. Smith, Esq. has been General Counsel since August 1989 and
served as a Vice President of ATC from September 1990 through December 1993.
Prior to joining ATC, from 1986 to 1989, Mr. Smith was the Secretary of the
South Dakota Department of Water and Natural Resources, a cabinet level position
responsible for managing all of the State's environmental and natural resources
development programs.
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee
consisting of three directors including Morry F. Rubin and the independent
directors, Richard S. Greenberg and Julia S. Heckman. The Audit Committee is
responsible, among other things, for approving transactions between the Company
and any of its directors,
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officers or affiliates. The Compensation Committee is responsible for setting
compensation of the executive officers of the Company and for granting any
further options to purchase Common Stock.
All directors of ATC will hold offices until the next annual
stockholders' meeting and until the election and qualification of their
successors. Officers hold their respective positions until their successors are
duly qualified or until they resign or are removed by the Board of Directors.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Security holders who desire to exercise their Warrants should execute
the Subscription Form contained in the security and submit same together with
any appropriate check made payable to "ATC Group Services Inc." to the transfer
agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., 40 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005. ATC does not intend to pay broker-dealers solicitation fees for the
exercise of its Warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Common Stock
The authorized capital stock of ATC consists of 20,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, $.01 par value each. The shares of Common Stock: (i) have equal
ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available therefore, when, as and
if declared by the Board of Directors of ATC; (ii) are entitled to share ratably
in all of the assets of ATC available for distribution to holders of Common
Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of ATC; (iii)
do not have pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights and there are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable thereto; and (iv) are entitled
to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters upon which Stockholders may
vote at all meetings of Stockholders. All shares of Common Stock now outstanding
are fully paid and non-assessable and all shares of Common Stock which are the
subject of this offering, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable.
Class C Warrants
Each Class C Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share until April 30, 1998. ATC
has the right to redeem the Class C Warrants at a price of $.001 per Class C
Warrant upon 30 days prior written notice. The holders of the Class C Warrants
do not have any of the rights or privileges of stockholders of ATC prior to the
exercise of warrants. The exercise price of the Class C Warrants and the number
of shares issuable upon exercise of the Class C Warrants are subject to
anti-dilution adjustment to protect against stock dividends, stock splits,
mergers and recapitalizations. In accordance with the terms of the Class C
Warrants, ATC is
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required to maintain a current and effective registration of the securities
issuable upon exercise of the Class C Warrants.
Although the foregoing brief description of the Warrants contains the
information ATC deems necessary to make an informed decision, it is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the terms of the Warrant Agreement and Warrant
Certificates, the forms of which have been filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
ATC must have a current and effective registration statement on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order for a Warrant holder to be
able to exercise the Warrants. In accordance with the terms of the Warrants, ATC
will be required to file for, and endeavor to secure, such current and effective
registration of the securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Various
state securities laws relating to qualification of securities (or an exemption
thereof) for sale in such states may also be applicable. Necessarily there can
be no assurance that ATC will, at all times during the life of the Warrants, be
able to secure or maintain such registration or qualification; and in the event
it is unable to do so, the Warrants will not be exercisable and may be
valueless. If ATC is unable to qualify the securities underlying the Warrants
for sale in particular states, Warrant holders in those states will have no
choice but to sell their Warrants or let them expire.
Delaware Law
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits a
publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in "business combination" with
an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years after the date of the
transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the
business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A "business
combination" includes mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in a
financial benefit to the stockholder. An "interested stockholder" is a person
who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years, did
own) 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock.
Indemnification
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, ATC's Certificate
of Incorporation provides that a director of ATC will not be personally liable
to ATC or its Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the fiduciary duty
of care as a director, except under certain circumstances including breach of
the director's duty of loyalty to ATC or its Stockholders or any transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
ATC's by-laws provide for the indemnification of ATC's officers and
directors to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In this respect, ATC
entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors to hold
them harmless and to indemnify each person from and against all fines, amounts
paid in settlements and expenses, including
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attorneys' fees incurred as a result of or in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person was a
director and/or officer of ATC or served any other corporation in any capacity
at the request of ATC, in the manner and to the extent permitted by law.
ATC has been advised that it is the position of the Securities and
Exchange Commission that insofar as the foregoing provisions may be invoked to
disclaim liability for damages arising under the Securities Laws, that such
provisions are against public policy as expressed in the Securities Laws and are
therefore unenforceable.
Transfer Agent and Exchange Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., New York, NY is acting as transfer
agent and warrant agent for ATC's securities. Security holders who desire to
exercise their Warrants should execute the Subscription Form contained in the
security and submit same together with any appropriate check made payable to
"ATC Group Services, Inc." to the transfer agent, American Stock Transfer &
Trust Co., 40 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. ATC does not intend to pay
broker-dealers solicitation fees for the exercise of its Warrants.
See "Plan of Distribution."
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered by
this Prospectus will be passed upon for the Company by Lester Morse, P.C., Great
Neck, New York. Prior to this offering, Lester Morse P.C. and members of the
firm own of record and beneficially less than 2% of ATC's outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of ATC Group Services Inc. as of February 28, 1997
and February 29, 1996 and for each of the three years in the period ended
February 28, 1997, which have been incorporated by reference, from ATC's Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as amended, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche L.L.P.,
independent auditors, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by
reference, and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm
given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The financial statements of American Testing and Engineering Corporation as
of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995 and
1994, the three months ended December 31, 1993 and the year ended September 30,
1993, which are included in ATC's Group Services Inc.'s Form 8-K/A#2 (date of
earliest event reported - May 24, 1996) which has been incorporated herein by
reference, have been audited by Deloitte Touche L.L.P., independent auditors, as
stated in their report which is included herein, and has been so incorporated in
reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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