O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
10-Q, 1999-05-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999

                                       OR

( )  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   For the transition period from ___________________ to ____________________


                         Commission file number 0-21318


                            O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Missouri                                       44-0618012
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(State or other jurisdiction                (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    of incorporation or
       organization)

                               233 South Patterson
                           Springfield, Missouri 65802
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               (Address of principal executive offices, Zip code)

                                 (417) 862-6708
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

         Yes    X       No            

          Common stock, $0.01 par value-24,727,562 shares outstanding
                              as of March 31, 1999

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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                    FORM 10-Q
                          Quarter Ended March 31, 1999

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                              Page

    ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                                    3
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income                              4
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                          5
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                     6

    ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF
             OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION                              8


    ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
             MARKET RISK                                                    10

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

    ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION                                              10

    ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K                               10

SIGNATURE PAGE                                                              11

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                               12

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PART I   Financial Information
ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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                                                             March 31,                 December 31,
                                                               1999                       1998
                                                       ---------------------       --------------------
                                                           (Unaudited)                   (Note)
                                                               (In thousands, except share data)
Assets
Current assets:
  Cash                                                       $   3,230                 $    1,728
  Short-term investments                                           500                        500
  Accounts receivable, net                                      27,163                     27,580
  Amounts receivable from vendors                               22,188                     26,660
  Inventory                                                    260,778                    246,012
  Other current assets                                           7,988                      8,402
                                                       ---------------------       --------------------
    Total current assets                                       321,847                    310,882

Property and equipment                                         223,520                    210,207
Accumulated depreciation                                        42,821                     39,256
                                                       ---------------------       --------------------
                                                               180,699                    170,951

Other assets                                                    10,996                     11,455
                                                       ---------------------       --------------------

Total assets                                                $  513,542                $   493,288
                                                       =====================       ====================

Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
  Note payable to bank                                      $     --                  $     5,000      
  Accounts payable                                              76,550                     66,737
  Other current liabilities                                     27,896                     22,091
  Current portion of long-term debt                             10,259                      8,691
                                                       ---------------------       --------------------
    Total current liabilities                                  114,705                    102,519

Long-term debt, less current portion                            55,728                    170,166
Other liabilities                                                  681                      2,209

Shareholders' equity:
    Common stock, $.01 par value:
      Authorized shares- 30,000,000
      Issued and outstanding shares
        24,727,562 shares at March 31, 1999
        and 21,349,700 at December 31, 1998                        247                        213
    Additional paid-in capital                                 198,055                     82,658
    Retained earnings                                          144,126                    135,523
                                                      ---------------------       --------------------
Total shareholders' equity                                     342,428                    218,394
                                                      ---------------------       --------------------

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                   $ 513,542                 $  493,288
                                                      =====================       ====================
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NOTE:  The balance  sheet at December 31, 1998 has been derived from the audited
financial  statements  at that date but does not include all of the  information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete
financial statements.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)

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                                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                                        March 31,
                                                       -------------------------------------------
                                                              1999                     1998
                                                       ------------------      -------------------
                                                          (In thousands, except per share data)


Product sales                                               $ 166,404                $ 118,269

Cost of goods sold, including 
   warehouse and distribution expenses                         95,447                   67,600

Operating, selling, general 
   and administrative expenses                                 54,716                   40,067
                                                       ------------------      -------------------
                                                              150,163                  107,667
                                                       ------------------      -------------------

Operating income                                               16,241                   10,602
Other expense, net                                             (2,296)                  (1,200)
                                                       ------------------      -------------------

Income before income taxes                                     13,945                    9,402

Provision for income taxes                                      5,342                    3,583
                                                       ------------------      -------------------

Net income                                                   $  8,603                 $  5,819
                                                       ==================      ===================

Basic income per share data:
Net income per common share                                  $   0.40                 $   0.28
                                                       ==================      ===================
Weighted average common shares outstanding                     21,360                   21,146
                                                       ==================      ===================

Income per common share-assuming dilution:
Net income per common share - assuming dilution              $   0.39                 $   0.27
                                                       ==================      ===================
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding            21,854                   21,408
                                                       ==================      ===================

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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

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                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,          March 31,
                                                      1999               1998
                                                   -----------      ------------
                                                           (In thousands)

Net cash provided by operating activities          $  18,324           $  3,726

Investing activities:
  Purchases of property and equipment                (15,348)           (11,429)
  Acquisition of Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc.,
    net of cash acquired                                  --            (53,241)
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment         6,069                 14
  Payments received on notes receivable                  767                 --
  Advances made on notes receivable                      (70)                --
  Other                                                   --                 17
                                                   -----------      ------------

Net cash used in investing activities                 (8,582)           (64,639)

Financing activities:
  Payments on notes payable to banks                  (5,000)                --
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt            44,868             82,496
  Payments on long-term debt                        (160,085)           (22,525)
  Net proceeds from secondary offering               106,780                 --
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock               5,197                535
                                                   ----------       ------------

Net cash provided by (used in)
 financing activities                                 (8,240)            60,506
                                                   ----------       ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash                        1,502               (407)
Cash at beginning of period                            1,728              2,285
                                                   ----------       ------------

Cash at end of period                               $  3,230           $  1,878
                                                   ==========       ============
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 March 31, 1999


1.  Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying  unaudited  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial
information and the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and footnotes  required
by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.
In the opinion of management,  all adjustments  (consisting of normal  recurring
accruals)  considered  necessary  for a fair  presentation  have been  included.
Operating  results for the three months ended March 31, 1999 are not necessarily
indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ended  December 31,
1999. For further  information,  refer to the consolidated  financial statements
and footnotes  thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998.

2.  Debt

In  connection  with the  acquisition  of Hi-Lo  Automotive,  Inc.  ("Hi/LO") in
January  1998,  the Company  replaced  its lines of credit  with new,  unsecured
credit facilities totaling $175 million.  The facilities are comprised of a $125
million  five-year  revolving  credit  facility  which  includes  a  $5  million
sub-limit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $50 million five-year term
loan facility. These credit facilities are guaranteed by the subsidiaries of the
Company  and  currently  bear  interest  at the London  Interbank  Offered  Rate
("LIBOR")  plus  0.50%.  The  Company  is  required  to meet  various  financial
covenants as defined in the credit agreement.

3.  Secondary Offering

On March 31, 1999, the Company  completed a public offering of 3,340,000  shares
of common stock,  3,000,000 of which were issued by the Company resulting in net
proceeds  of $106.8  million.  A  portion  of the  proceeds  was used to repay a
significant  amount of the  outstanding  indebtedness  of the Company  under its
credit  facility.  The  remaining  portion of the proceeds  will be used to fund
future expansion.  On April 7, 1999, the Company issued 501,000 shares of common
stock related to the Company's portion of the over-allotment option resulting in
net proceeds to the Company of $17.9 million.

4.  Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information

Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures about
Segments  of an  Enterprise  and  Related  Information"  which  established  new
standards  for the way  public  companies  report  information  about  operating
segments in annual and interim financial  statements.  The Company operates in a
single segment and  accordingly,  no segment  disclosures  are warranted for the
quarters ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.

5.  Comprehensive Income

As  of  January  1,  1998,  the  Company   adopted  SFAS  No.  130,   "Reporting
Comprehensive  Income" which established new rules for the reporting and display
of  comprehensive  income and its components.  SFAS No. 130 had no impact on the
Company's financial statements.

6.  Business Acquisition

Effective  January 31, 1998, the Company acquired all of the outstanding  common
shares of Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc. and its subsidiaries for $49.3 million or $4.35
per common  share.  This  acquisition  has been  accounted  for as a purchase by
recording the assets and  liabilities of Hi/LO at their estimated fair values at
the acquisition date. The excess of net assets acquired over the purchase price,
which totaled approximately $9.7 million, has been applied as a reduction to the
acquired property and equipment.

The consolidated  results of operations of the Company include the operations of
Hi/LO from the acquisition  date.  Unaudited Pro Forma  consolidated  results of
operations  assuming the  purchase was made at the  beginning of each period are
shown below: (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                              Three months ended March 31,     
                                          -------------------------------------
                                              1999                     1998     
                                          -------------            ------------
    Net sales                               $166,404                 $136,039

    Net income                              $8,603                   $2,188

    Net income per share                    $0.40                    $0.10



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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Unless  otherwise  indicated,  "we," "us," "our" and similar  terms,  as well as
references to the "Company" or "O'Reilly" refer to O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. and
its subsidiaries.

Results of Operations

Product  sales for the first  quarter of 1999  increased  by $48.1  million,  or
40.7%,  over  product  sales for the first  quarter of 1998.  This is due to the
impact of opening 14 net,  new O'Reilly  stores  during the last quarter of 1998
and  opening 9 new stores  during the first  quarter of 1999,  in  addition to a
15.8%  increase in comparable  store product sales  (O'Reilly  stores  increased
11.0% and Hi/LO stores  increased  22.8%).  At March 31,  1999,  we operated 500
stores compared to 268 stores at March 31, 1998.

Gross profit  increased  40.0% from $50.7 million (or 42.8% of product sales) in
the first  quarter of 1998 to $71.0  million (or 42.7% of product  sales) in the
first quarter of 1999.

Operating,  selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  ("OSG&A  expenses")
increased  $14.6 million from $40.1  million (or 33.9% of product  sales) in the
first quarter of 1998 to $54.7 million (or 32.9% of product  sales) in the first
quarter of 1999.  The dollar  amount  increase  of OSG&A  expenses is due to the
addition of team members and resources in order to support the  increased  level
of our  operations.  The decrease in OSG&A  expenses as a percentage  of product
sales is primarily due to economies of scale  resulting from  increased  product
sales.

Other  expense,  net,  increased  by $1.1  million in the first  quarter of 1999
compared  to the first  quarter of 1998.  This  increase  was  primarily  due to
increased  interest  expense from higher balances on long-term debt  principally
resulting from the Hi/LO acquisition and growth in the scope of our operations.

Our estimated  provision for income taxes  increased from 38.1% of income before
income  taxes in the first  three  months of 1998 to 38.3% in the same period in
1999. The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to changes
in the mix of taxable income among the states in which we operate.

Principally as a result of the foregoing, net income increased from $5.8 million
or 4.9% of product sales in the first quarter of 1998 to $8.6 million or 5.2% of
product sales in the first quarter of 1999.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash of $18.3  million was  provided by operating  activities  for the first
three  months of 1999 as compared to $3.7  million for the first three months of
1998.  This  increase  was  principally  the result of  increases in net income,
accounts  payable and  accruals  and  decreases  in other  assets,  as offset by
increases in inventory and accounts  receivable,  including  amounts  receivable
from  vendors.  These  increases are primarily due to the addition of new stores
and  increased  sales levels in existing and newly opened stores and the results
of product line conversions.

Net cash used in investing  activities  has decreased from $64.6 million in 1998
to $8.6 million in 1999  primarily due to the  acquisition of Hi/LO in the first
three months of 1998,  partially  offset by an increase in purchases of property
and equipment.

Cash provided by financing  activities  has decreased  from $60.5 million in the
first  three  months of 1998 to $8.2  million in cash used in  financing  in the
first three  months of 1999.  The decrease was  primarily  due to the  scheduled
principal  payments on debt as well as the  substantial  reduction of our credit
facility with the proceeds of the secondary  offering and the issuance of common
stock during the first three months of 1999.

Aside from the 9 net, new stores  opened in the first three  months of 1999,  we
plan to open an  additional  71 net new stores in 1999.  The funds  required for
such planned expansions will be provided by operations,  short-term  investments
and the existing and available bank credit facilities.

Management  believes  that the cash  expected  to be  generated  from  operating
activities,  existing  cash and  short-term  investments,  existing  bank credit
facilities  and  trade  credit  will be  sufficient  to fund  both the short and
long-term capital and liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.

Inflation and Seasonality

We have been  successful,  in many cases, in reducing the effects of merchandise
cost increases  principally by taking  advantage of vendor  incentive  programs,
economies of scale  resulting from  increased  volume of purchases and selective
forward  buying.  As a  result,  we do not  believe  our  operations  have  been
materially affected by inflation.

Our  business is seasonal to some extent  primarily as a result of the impact of
weather  conditions  on store sales.  Store sales and profits have  historically
been higher in the second and third quarters  (April through  September) of each
year than in the first and fourth quarters.

Year 2000 Readiness

We have  appointed an internal Year 2000 issue project  manager and  remediation
team and have adopted a four phase approach of assessment,  remediation, testing
and contingency  planning.  The scope of the project  includes our review of all
internal software,  hardware and operating systems and an assessment of the risk
to our  business  posed by any lack of vendor  preparedness  with respect to the
Year 2000 issue.  We have  completed  the  initial  assessment  of all  internal
systems, are progressing with the remediation and testing phases, and have begun
contingency  planning for information  technology  systems. We believe that this
approach of assessment (including  prioritization by business risk), remediation
(including  conversions  to new  software),  testing of necessary  changes,  and
contingency planning will minimize the business risk of the Year 2000 issue from
internal systems.

We are utilizing  internal  personnel to correct,  replace and test our software
and plan to complete the Year 2000 project no later than  September 1, 1999. The
total  cost of the Year 2000  project is  estimated  at  $100,000.  Of the total
project cost,  approximately  $25,000 represents the purchase of replacements or
upgrades of software and hardware,  which will be  capitalized.  We will expense
the remaining  portion of the project cost as incurred  during 1999. As of March
31, 1999, we had spent approximately $60,000 on the Year 2000 project.

We have established  ongoing  communications with all our significant vendors to
monitor their progress in resolving their issues related to the Year 2000 issue.
Many of such vendors have informed us that they are making substantial  progress
in resolving their Year 2000 issue. However, the most likely worst case scenario
for us  would  entail  failure  of one or more  of our  significant  vendors  to
continue operations (even temporarily) following transition to the year 2000. We
have  also  contacted  suppliers  of  products  significant  to  our  operations
containing  embedded chips to monitor their progress in resolving issues related
to the Year 2000 issue.  No material  issues have been  identified  to date as a
result of these contacts.  We cannot  guarantee that our business  partners will
adequately  address  issues related to the Year 2000 issue in a timely manner or
that the failure of our business partners to correct these issues would not have
a material adverse effect on the company.

We have  completed  contingency  plans  to be used in the  event  of a  business
interruption  caused  by the Year  2000  issue  for  some,  but not all,  of our
internal information technology systems. Such plans are being developed for some
of our other  systems.  Elements  of our  contingency  plans  include  switching
vendors and utilizing back-up systems that do not rely on computers.

The cost and time  estimated  for the Year  2000  project  are based on our best
current estimates. We cannot guarantee that these estimates will be achieved and
that planned results will be achieved.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain  statements  contained  in  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-Q  are
forward-looking  statements.  These  statements  discuss,  among  other  things,
expected growth, store development and expansion strategy,  business strategies,
future  revenues and future  performance.  The  forward-looking  statements  are
subject to risks,  uncertainties and assumptions  including,  but not limited to
competitive  pressures,  demand for our products, the market for auto parts, the
economy in general,  inflation,  consumer  debt levels and the  weather.  Actual
results  may  materially  differ from  anticipated  results  described  in these
forward-looking statements. Certain risks are discussed in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our exposure to market risk through derivative  financial  instruments and other
financial instruments is not material.



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.  Other information

In October  1998,  we announced  we had entered  into a definitive  agreement to
purchase the assets of Hinojosa  Auto Parts  ("Hinojosa")  which closed April 1,
1999.  Under the terms of the agreement,  we purchased the inventory,  fixtures,
certain real estate and other assets for approximately $6 million. Additionally,
we did not assume any liabilities of Hinojosa.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  Exhibits: See Exhibit Index on page 12 hereof

(b)  No  reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  Company  during the three  month
     period ended March 31, 1999.
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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

May 15, 1999                    /s/  David E. O'Reilly
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Date                            David E. O'Reilly, President and 
                                  Chief Executive Officer


May 15, 1999                    /s/  James R. Batten
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Date                            James R. Batten, Vice-President of Finance 
                                  and Chief Financial Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Number                         Description                                Page
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27.1              Financial Data Schedule                                  13
99.1              Certain Risk Factors, filed herewith.                    14


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Condensed  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet at March 31,  1999  (unaudited)  and the
Condensed  Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31,
1999 (unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.

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                   O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       Exhibit 99.1 - Certain Risk Factors


The  following  factors  could affect our actual  results,  including  revenues,
expenses and net income, and could cause them to differ from any forward-looking
statements made by or on behalf of us.

Competition

We compete with a large number of retail and  wholesale  automotive  aftermarket
product  suppliers.  The  distribution of automotive  aftermarket  products is a
highly competitive  industry,  particularly in the more densely populated market
areas served by us. Competitors  include national and regional  automotive parts
chains,  independently  owned parts  stores (some of which are  associated  with
national auto parts distributors or associations),  automobile dealerships, mass
or general  merchandise,  discount and convenience  chains that carry automotive
products,  independent  warehouse  distributors  and parts  stores and  national
warehouse distributors and associations.  Some of the our competitors are larger
and have greater financial resources than us.

No Assurance of Future Growth

We believe that our ability to open  additional  stores at an  accelerated  rate
will be a significant  factor in achieving our growth objectives for the future.
Our ability to accomplish  this growth is dependent,  in part, on matters beyond
our control, such as weather conditions,  zoning and other issues related to new
store site development,  the availability of qualified  management personnel and
general  business and economic  conditions.  No assurance  can be given that our
current growth rate can be maintained.

Dependence Upon Key and Other Personnel

The success of our company has been largely  dependent on the efforts of certain
key personnel,  including  David E. O'Reilly,  Lawrence P. O'Reilly,  Charles H.
O'Reilly, Jr., Rosalie O'Reilly Wooten and Ted F. Wise. The loss of the services
of one or more of these  individuals could have a material adverse effect on the
our business and results of operations.  Additionally,  in order to successfully
implement and manage our growth strategy,  we will be dependent upon our ability
to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel. There can be no assurance
that we will be able to continue to attract such personnel.

Concentration of Ownership by Management

Our executive  officers and directors as a group  beneficially own a substantial
percentage of the outstanding shares of the our common stock. These officers and
directors have the ability to exercise  effective voting control of the company,
including the election of all of our directors, and to effectively determine the
vote on any matter  being voted on by our  shareholders,  including  any merger,
sale of assets or other change in control of the company.



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