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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to ____________
Commission File Number 0-22508
SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 95-3928988
(State or Other Jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification Number)
of Incorporation or Organization)
2501 West Rosecrans Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90059-3510
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 635-4444
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value Nasdaq National Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or by amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ X ]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
registrant based upon the closing sales price of its Common Stock on March 14,
1997 on the Nasdaq National Market was $34,519,000.
The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 14, 1997:
5,261,138.
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP.
1996 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
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Item 1 Business 2
Item 2 Properties 9
Item 3 Legal Proceedings 9
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 9
PART II
Item 5 Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters 10
Item 6 Selected Financial Data 11
Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations 11
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 15
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure 15
PART III
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant 15
Item 11 Executive Compensation 17
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 20
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Certain Transactions 21
PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K 22
Signatures 23
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PART I
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995
The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are
not historical facts may contain forward-looking statements that involve a
number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed or anticipated by management.
Potential risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business
conditions, competitive market conditions, success of the Company's growth
strategy, delays or cancellation of orders, changes in the mix of products sold,
concentration of raw materials suppliers, fluctuating raw materials prices,
concentration of sales in markets and customers, changes in manufacturing
efficiencies, development and introduction of new products, fluctuations in
margins, timing of significant orders, and other risks and uncertainties
currently unknown to management.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp. ("SEDA" or "the Company") develops,
manufactures and sells specialty plastic packaging products to the personal
care, food and beverage, household and industrial chemical and pharmaceutical
industries. The Company's products include various types of plastic containers
(including flexible plastic tubes, single- and double-wall stock and custom
jars, bottles and vials), plastic closures (including lined and linerless
standard screw caps, tamper-evident closures and dispensing closures), and other
stock and custom plastic products. SEDA manufactures these products using
injection molding, extrusion and stretch-blow molding processes and decorates
many of its products using offset printing, hot stamping and other labeling
processes to satisfy customer requirements. The Company focuses on customers who
require superior product quality, uniform appearance, customized service,
shorter lead times and flexible delivery schedules. The Company's strategy is
designed to respond to these key factors in order to position the Company as a
preferred supplier in the highly competitive industries in which it operates.
On June 22, 1995, the Company acquired a majority interest in American
Safety Closure Corp. ("ASC") and on July 15, 1996 the Company acquired the
remaining minority interest in ASC. The acquisition of ASC broadened the
Company's family of products for both containers and closures.
The Company's executive offices are located at 2501 West Rosecrans
Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90059-3510 and its telephone number is (310)
635-4444.
GENERAL
The Company was founded as a California corporation in 1984 by Shapour
Sedaghat who had extensive experience in the specialty plastics packaging
industry. Initially operated as a family business, the Company focused on
manufacturing standard plastic screw caps for various types of containers. The
rapid growth of the Company's plastic closure business from 1984 to 1990
provided the foundation for the addition of flexible plastic squeeze tubes as a
second product line in 1990. The Company also added a limited number of custom
injection molded products that same year, and a family of tamper-evident
closures for the vitamin industry was introduced in 1993.
The Company completed its initial public offering in October 1993,
raising net proceeds of approximately $23 million, primarily to finance a
capacity expansion program for the Company's tube operations in 1993 and 1994,
which in turn provided the foundation for future expansion. In 1994, the
Company's shareholders approved a reincorporation in the state of Delaware.
The acquisition of a majority interest in ASC in 1995 added plastic
jars, vials, additional tamper-evident closures, child-resistant closures,
additional styles of standard screw caps and other custom products to the
Company's family of products, as well as an east coast presence from ASC's
location in Plattsburgh, New York. Also in 1995, the Company began manufacturing
PET bottles for the specialty water industry.
Shapour Sedaghat retired in 1995, but remains a consultant to the
Company for special projects. Shawn Sedaghat, Shapour's son, was named Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 1995. Prior to that time, Shawn
Sedaghat was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and had
been actively involved in the management
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of the Company since its inception. Other members of the Company's current
management team also have had substantial experience in the specialty plastic
packaging industry which provides the Company with valuable experience in the
industries in which it competes.
Management continually evaluates the Company's product lines in an
effort to capture higher market share while maintaining or increasing gross
margins. Examples include the ongoing development of new products such as
tamper-evident/child-resistant closures and dispensing closures.
Plastic closures are used to cap primarily plastic containers which
store a wide variety of cosmetic, food, chemical and other commercial and
industrial products. Each closure and container must be designed and engineered
to meet specific use requirements mandated by the type of container and nature
of its contents. Over the years, rigid and flexible plastic containers have
experienced significant growth in market share at the expense of other materials
such as glass and metal. Advantages of plastic containers include durability,
resistance to denting and breakage, and compatibility with many products.
Furthermore, they are lightweight, an important factor in the
transportation-sensitive packaging industry, and can be produced in a variety of
colors.
Plastic closures for plastic containers have distinct advantages over
other materials such as metal and metal composite closures. Market surveys
indicate that the performance advantages, design flexibility, value added
characteristics (e.g., aesthetics, convenience, protective features) and lower
overall costs of plastic closures and reduced applications of other materials as
a result of the widespread market penetration of plastic containers have driven
the demand for plastic closures. Since the manufacturing process required to
produce plastic closures substantially differs from that used to produce plastic
containers, many manufacturers of plastic products have focused on one but not
both areas of this market. Therefore, as the market for plastic containers has
grown, demand for products provided by plastic closure manufacturers has also
risen.
Flexible plastic tubes encase a variety of products including lotions,
creams, shampoos, foodstuffs, adhesives and household chemicals. The
non-corrosive and lightweight nature of these products and the ease in product
dispensing provide distinct competitive advantages over other types of tube
materials. The tubes can be produced in a variety of colors, can be attractively
decorated and do not require lining or interior surface treatment to contain
most products.
Single- and double-wall plastic jars also encase a variety of creams,
lotions and other products, primarily for the personal care industry, that
require a rigid container. Plastic vials are used by the pharmaceutical industry
for prescription or over-the-counter medications. PET bottles are used by the
specialty drinking water market and can be used for a variety of other products.
STRATEGY
In general, end users of specialty plastic packaging products evaluate
potential vendors according to factors such as product quality, responsiveness,
customer service and price. The Company's strategy is designed to respond to
these factors, thus positioning the Company as a preferred supplier in the
highly competitive industries in which it operates. The key elements of the
Company's strategy are as follows:
- - High Quality and Uniform Products. The Company believes that its
commitment to quality is a key component of its success to date.
Management believes that its customers typically expect a low product
defect rate and high quality product aesthetics. In the specialty
plastic packaging industry, a high defect rate can mean a delay in
product shipment and higher production costs while poor product
aesthetics may depress product sales. The Company believes it
differentiates itself from its competitors through the utilization of
production and training techniques designed to produce a high quality
product conforming to a customer's design specifications. The Company
is able to maintain product quality, reduce defects and thereby
increase demand for its products by (i) utilizing technologically
advanced machinery and production techniques, (ii) employing advanced
testing equipment and methods, (iii) offering an in-house graphics
capability that ensures that the product's printing and graphics comply
with its customer's aesthetic demands and (iv) promoting a total
quality management program.
- - Flexible and Customized Service. Management has structured the
Company's operations in a manner that promotes rapid responsiveness to
constantly changing client needs by providing customers with direct
access to key operations personnel within the Company. Since many
specialty plastic packaging product companies market similar product
lines, management believes that customers often select suppliers on the
basis of service factors. Management's experience indicates that as the
plastics industry has grown, some plastic packaging product
manufacturers have
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demonstrated an unwillingness or inability to react quickly and
responsively to the varying demands of many customers. This has
created opportunities for the Company to increase market share by
catering to the service expectations of these customers. The Company
has developed the ability to adjust production delivery schedules to
meet the needs of those customers who have in turn made aggressive
delivery commitments for their goods. The Company's in-house graphics
capability affords it the ability to generally incorporate a
customer's last-minute printing changes and still meet its production
needs.
- - Reliable and Timely Delivery. The Company believes its low lead times
(the period from customer order to delivery) provide it with a
competitive advantage in customer service. Intense efforts are made to
provide the customer with high quality products by the designated
delivery date. The Company seeks to maintain this level of service
through careful evaluation of its production process and the
cultivation of close relationships with actual and potential
customers. By working closely with a customer, the Company attempts to
ensure that design specifications and delivery schedules are met
without the cost and loss of reputation associated with the initial
production of nonconforming product. Furthermore, utilization of
automated high quality production lines helps maintain lead times and
low defect rates.
- - Low Delivered Cost. The Company strives to achieve low delivered costs
to its customers. The Company has located its manufacturing operations
in areas with high-quality and relatively low-cost labor and has
equipped its facilities with technologically advanced, cost-effective
machinery. In an effort to control costs, the Company's engineering
staff carefully evaluates the Company's production processes and often
makes technical modifications and adjustments to reduce costs and
improve production speed. Examples include mold dedication and
maximization of mold output; the Company generally dedicates one mold
to one machine which reduces machine downtime, and over time it has
been able to add molds with higher cavity capacity, thus improving
yield, gross margins and lead times. Additionally, the Company's
technical staff has improved the automated nature of its machines,
which reduces the number of employees required to operate them, thus
decreasing costs and improving margins. The Company's in-house scrap
recycling program and the resulting savings from reduced scrap and
rework exemplifies the Company's ability to control its costs.
To further allow it to price competitively, the Company utilizes a low
overhead internal marketing program. Direct selling activities,
because of the higher cost-per-sale and personnel requirements, are
generally reserved for large established accounts and prospective
customers with strong sales potential. By utilizing more economical
means of marketing such as telemarketing and distributors, the Company
supports field selling activities by prescreening prospective
customers and identifying potential accounts that warrant direct sales
calls.
- - Focus on Market Opportunities. The Company's advanced technological
design capabilities, manufacturing techniques and industry experience
afford it the ability to develop a wide variety of specialty plastic
packaging products. The Company evaluates customer demand in an effort
to apply its expertise to introduce selected new products designed to
meet consumer needs in instances where the Company's margins are
improved or sustained. For example, recognizing that the largest
growth opportunities in plastic closures are expected to be in the
markets for dispensing closures and tamper-evident closures, the
Company has introduced a line of dispensing closures for its tubes and
a family of tamper-evident closures for use in pharmaceutical and food
and beverage applications. This flexibility extends beyond plastic
closures and tubes - the Company produces and supplies a number of
custom products for selected customers such as pizza trays and plastic
lid supports for pizza boxes, lipstick cases, nail enamel caps and
marking pen components.
PRODUCTS
Plastic Closures
The Company's primary plastic closure product is a plastic screw cap
which is fabricated in a wide variety of sizes and is adaptable to glass and
metal as well as plastic containers. With specialized liners or inner seals, the
Company's screw caps are also capable of sealing containers to prevent leakage,
spoilage and product tampering. For the year ended December 31, 1996, over 80%
of the Company's screw caps were manufactured with liners or seals. The Company
offers these closures with diverse choices of styles, in a broad variety of
colors and sizes ranging in diameter from 28 millimeters to 120 millimeters.
The Company also produces two types of tamper-evident caps, a drop-ring
cap (when the cap is twisted off, the
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lower portion of the cap - the ring - breaks away, drops down and remains on the
bottle neck) and a proprietary tear-band cap (a narrow plastic band must be
removed before the container can be opened). The Company believes its
tamper-evident caps have technical, economic, and aesthetic advantages over
alternative temper-evident systems because of increased safety for the consumer
and significant cost savings for the bottler. The tamper-evident band, in the
Company's tear-band closure, must be literally torn off the cap before it can be
opened. The person opening the container protected by this closure can see, feel
and hear the tamper-evident bands breaking or tearing away from the container,
indicating that it has not been opened previously. The Company believes that
plastic caps are easier for the bottler to apply since they are either
pre-threaded and need only to be screwed on during the bottling process or, as
with the tear-band cap, they are threadless and can be snapped on during the
bottling process. The Company's tamper-evident closures do not require secondary
parts or operations such as a shrink procedure to make them tamper-evident. By
eliminating secondary operational processes requiring the closure and container
to pass through a heating tunnel to either shrink the tamper-evident band around
the neck of the container or to shrink a plastic wrap around the cap and
container, the processor's costs are reduced. There is no need for heat
shrinking and band equipment, plastic wrap and storage space for ancillary
materials and power costs are also reduced.
The Company also manufactures certain specialty closures for specific
customer applications, introduced a line of dispensing closures for its flexible
plastic tubes in 1996 and is developing a line of child-resistant closures and
additional dispensing closures. Mandatory governmental regulations aimed at
preventing access by children to potentially dangerous consumer substances have
been the major impetus behind a steadily increasing market for child-resistant
closures. Currently, these packaging safeguards must be incorporated on all
containers holding certain prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and
toxic household chemicals. Management believes that the demand for such closures
should continue to rise due to the expanding use of plastic bottles for toxic
household and automotive chemicals and a rising use of pharmaceuticals.
Plastic Containers
The Company's flexible plastic tubes can be processed in a variety of
diameters and lengths and can be fitted with a number of plastic closures, such
as flip-top or screw caps. Generally, the capacity of these tubes ranges from
0.5 to 9.5 fluid ounces. The finished tubes are printed with the customer's
labeling on-site at SEDA's facility. The Company can manufacture its own
printing plates pursuant to the customer's design specifications and all
requested printing, hot stamping and labeling is done on-site. As a result,
design modifications or additions can be quickly made as opposed to
subcontracting these changes. This improves lead times and customer relations
and provides the Company with what it believes is a distinct competitive
advantage. SEDA continually examines new applications for its tube products. For
example, the Company has recently introduced a line of co-extruded,
multi-layered tubes designed to provide greater product protection and barrier
capabilities. These tubes are designed to be used in applications such as
toothpaste and certain foods and medicinal products. The Company believes that
these tubes may provide additional market opportunities.
The Company manufactures various styles and sizes of single- and
double-wall plastic jars with matching closures that are either lined or
linerless. Jars can be offset printed and closures can be silk screened or hot
stamped based on customer requirements. The Company also manufactures a line of
prescription vials and closures which can be decorated to customer
specifications. The Company entered the plastic bottle market in 1995 with a
line of PET bottles designed for specialty water products. The bottles are
produced in 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 liter sizes.
Custom Products
The Company's technological design capabilities and production
techniques are applicable to a wide range of custom plastic products. Current
custom products include nail enamel caps, lipstick cases, marking pen
components, pizza trays and plastic lid supports for pizza boxes and other
specialty plastic parts which the Company manufactures for use by end-user
customers to their specifications. The Company also provides design assistance
to customers in connection with the production of their custom products. The
Company's technical specialists work closely with customers in structuring
initial production, labeling and delivery specifications for the introduction of
new product lines. Management believes this production assistance is an
important feature of the Company's customer support program and helps attract
customers seeking custom product manufacturing.
INDUSTRIES SERVED
The Company's plastic containers and its plastic closures are used to
package a wide variety of products, such as personal care items, foods and
beverages, household and industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The Company's
containers, closures and custom products are sold directly through the Company's
in-house sales force and indirectly through
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distributors. During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company sold products
through a national distribution network which included over 70 distributors;
approximately 80% of closures and 20% of containers during the same period were
sold through distributors. Since the Company decorates most containers it
manufactures it is able to specifically identify the industry in which the
containers are to be used. However, since many closures are not printed and
distributors buy closures for a variety of users, the Company is unable to
identify with certainty which industries are served by those distributors.
Personal Care
The Company's closures and containers are used for personal care
products such as shampoos, lotions, creams, sunscreens, hair gels and facial
scrubs. Demand for plastic containers in the personal care industry is driven by
considerations of safety, cost, convenience, product aesthetics and lower
weight.
Food and Beverage
Uses of the Company's products in the food and beverage area include
products such as specialty waters, ketchup, vegetable oil and other food
products. As consumers become more reliant on easy-open, easy-handling food
containers, the Company expects that the use of plastic dispensing closures and
flexible containers will increase. Recognizing that the largest growth is
expected to be in the market for tamper-evident, tear-away plastic closures, and
other dispensing closures the Company currently has under development a family
of dispensing closures which the Company expects will contribute to sales
growth. The Company also produces custom plastic products for use in the pizza
industry.
Household and Industrial Chemical
The Company's products are used in applications such as detergents,
soaps, cleaning preparations and automotive additives. Studies indicate that
this segment of the Company's business has exhibited a dramatic change-over to
plastic containers in recent years as products traditionally packaged in paper
boxes, aerosol cans and glass and metal containers are now being sold in plastic
containers.
Pharmaceutical
The Company's products are used for such medicinal and pharmaceutical
preparations as skin ointments, vitamins, prescription drugs, and medicinal oils
and creams. According to industry studies, the demand for plastics in medical
packaging is driven in large part by the overall aging of the population. As
people become older, they suffer from an increased number of diseases and
medical conditions requiring advanced drug therapy, translating into an
increased demand for packaging. Based on market data, management believes that
plastic closures with tamper evident safeguards and child-resistant
characteristics will provide the best opportunities in this segment. As a
result, the Company has a family of tamper evident closures and is developing a
line of child resistant closures.
MANUFACTURING
The manufacture of plastic closures, jars and vials involves conversion
of a plastic raw material (polypropylene, polystyrene or polyethylene) into a
closure or container through an injection molding process. The raw material is
heated to the melting point, injected into several cavities within a mold and
cooled to become a finished product. Operating efficiencies and costs are
affected by the cycle time, the number of cavities within the mold and the
product defect rate. These products can be decorated to customer specifications
through offset printing or silk screening processes.
The manufacture of flexible plastic tubes involves three steps: (i)
extrusion, (ii) heading and (iii) custom decoration. Plastic extrusion is the
process in which continuous shapes are formed by forcing viscous plastic resin
through a die. Plastic resins are heated and pushed through a die by the
extruder, which melts and mixes the material. The tube is then cooled and cut to
predetermined lengths. The tubes are then "headed," a process where molten
plastic is compression molded to the end of the hollow tube. Heading is a
complex process and production capacity can be limited by the technical
capability of a manufacturer's heading equipment. The Company has invested in
advanced heading machines which the Company believes are state-of-the-art lines.
Management believes that the use of these machines provides it with a distinct
advantage over the flexible tube manufacturers utilizing less sophisticated
equipment.
The final step in the manufacture of flexible tubes is the printing of
the customers' labeling which is done on-site at the Company's facility. The
Company works closely with the customers in the printing process, utilizing its
own printing
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plates to ensure quality and consistency. Tubes can also be decorated using hot
stamping, silk screening or pressure sensitive labeling technologies. Though
SEDA currently uses subcontractors for silk screening, the Company plans to
install its own silk screening equipment in 1997 to bring this process in house.
By performing the entire flexible tube manufacturing process in-house, the
Company can better meet the design and manufacturing specifications of its
customers.
The manufacture of PET bottles involves the conversion of the plastic
raw material polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into a bottle through a combined
injection molding and stretch-blow molding process using state-of-the-art
equipment that creates injection molded preforms for each bottle, heats the
preform to precise temperature requirements and then "blows" the bottle using
air pressure in one continuous manufacturing process.
The conversion of raw materials into finished plastic components is a
highly capital equipment intensive process. Recognizing that faster production
capacity, low scrap rates and lower defect rates are critical to competing in
these segments of the plastics industry, the Company has made substantial
investment in state-of-the-art automated machinery. When evaluating the purchase
of new machinery, the Company examines the machines specifications and
thereafter provides the manufacturer with a list of design modifications if
required. With these adjustments, the machine becomes "custom" in nature and
thereby further differentiates the Company from its competitors. This redesign
process is based on knowledge and information gained by the Company's founders
and engineering department from their years of experience.
The Company's manufacturing processes incorporate quality control,
testing and engineering procedures to assure compliance with customer
requirements. These procedures commence with certification of raw materials and
include in-process measurement and control and performance testing of finished
products. Product quality is controlled with an on-line testing process coupled
with spot checking of finished goods prior to shipment. The production process
is carefully scrutinized to determine if technical changes must be made or
further capital expenditures are required. In addition, the Company conducts
extensive training of its personnel to ensure that a high level of technical
competence is maintained.
The Company maintains product liability and errors and omissions
insurance against the possibility of defective product claims.
MARKETING
The Company's line of plastic closures and custom products are sold
directly through its in-house sales staff and indirectly through a network of
over 70 distributors located throughout the United States. The majority of its
standard closures are sold through distributors and a small in-house
telemarketing group because such products are generally considered to be
commodity items. SEDA is placing a greater emphasis in 1997 on selling a broader
range of products, including stock items of its jars and bottles, through its
distributor base. SEDA's containers are primarily sold directly through its
in-house sales force and a few manufacturing representatives. Containers are
sold more through a direct sales effort than closures, as containers require a
greater level of customization. Management expects that over time a higher
percentage of the Company's sales will be made by the Company's in-house sales
force. SEDA's sales force is geographically dispersed with salespeople located
on the east coast, in the mid-west and on the west coast. SEDA has customer
service personnel at its California and New York manufacturing plants in
addition to a New Jersey sales office which services the New York City
metropolitan area.
In order to allow the Company to price competitively, the Company has
utilized a low overhead internal marketing program where possible. Direct
selling activities, because of the high cost and extensive manpower
requirements, are generally reserved to large established accounts and
prospective customers with good sales potential. By utilizing more economical
means of marketing such as telemarketing, authorized representatives and
distributors, the Company can support field selling activities by prescreening
prospective customers and identifying potential accounts that warrant in-person
visits.
RAW MATERIALS
The primary raw materials used by the Company in the manufacture of its
products are various plastic resins, primarily polyethylene and polypropylene,
and various closure lining materials. Because plastic resins are commodity
products, the Company selects its suppliers primarily on the basis of price.
Consequently, the Company's sources for plastic resins tend to vary from year to
year. All of the Company's suppliers of plastic resins manufacture their plastic
resins in the United States and most of the Company's suppliers of plastic
resins produce the full range of plastic resins used by the Company. Shortages
of plastic resins have, historically, been infrequent.
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The primary plastic resins used by the Company are produced from
petrochemical intermediates derived from products of the natural gas and crude
oil refining processes. Natural gas and crude oil markets have in the past
experienced substantially cyclical price fluctuations as well as other market
disturbances including shortages of supply, changes in OPEC policy and crises in
the oil producing regions of the world. The capacity, supply and demand for
plastic resins and the petrochemical intermediates from which they are produced
are also subject to cyclical and other market factors. Consequently, plastic
resin prices may fluctuate as a result of natural gas and crude oil prices and
the capacity, supply and demand for resin and petrochemical intermediates from
which they are produced. The Company experienced significant price increases for
its plastic resins in 1995 as a result of a significant increase in industry
demand for such resins. Although demand will continue to influence the cost of
plastic resins in the future, the Company has taken steps to protect itself
against shortages, to the extent it considers appropriate, through contracted
arrangements.
Although the Company is not generally bound by fixed price contracts
with its customers, it may not always be able to pass through increases in the
cost of its raw materials to its customers in the form of price increases. To
the extent that increases in the cost of plastic resin cannot be passed on to
its customers, such increases may have a material adverse impact on the
profitability of the Company due to decreases in its profit margins.
The Company currently purchases the polyethylene used by it in the
manufacture of its flexible plastic tubes and PET for its bottles from a limited
number of sources. Although the Company has been able to obtain these materials
in the ordinary course of its business and while it believes that it can access
alternative sources on reasonable notice, any interruption in deliveries of such
materials would have a material adverse effect on the Company's level of sales
and its near-term results of operations. Although the Company currently
purchases the majority of the polypropylene used in the manufacture of its
closures and jars from a single supplier, it believes it can obtain the material
from a large number of alternative suppliers. The delay in shipments of such
material would have an adverse effect on the Company's ability to deliver
products until alternative sources are located.
COMPETITION
Competition in the industries in which the Company operates is intense.
Many of the Company's competitors are more established and have greater name
recognition and marketing resources than the Company. The Company believes that
competition for plastic containers and closures is based primarily on lead
times, responsiveness, quality, customer service, and price. The Company
believes that it competes favorably with respect to these factors.
With respect to competition in the plastic closure and container
markets in general, management believes it competes with over 100 firms in the
United States. The market is dominated by several large companies, which the
Company believes command over 80% of the market share. With respect to tube
sales, the industry is generally characterized by competition from three large
companies who command over 80% of market share.
Many of the Company's competitors have greater financial resources than
those available to the Company and certain competitors spend substantially
greater amounts for advertising and promotion. Furthermore, the standard screw
top closure market tends to be more price sensitive than the other markets in
which the Company competes. At times in the past the Company has had to lower
prices on these products to retain market share which has had an adverse effect
on profit margins for these products. There can be no assurance that such price
competition will not recur in the future.
REGULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Company is not currently subject to any environmental proceedings.
During the year ended December 31, 1996, the Company did not make any material
expenditures for environmental control facilities, nor does it currently
anticipate any such future expenditures. Actions by Federal, state and local
governments concerning environmental matters could result in laws or regulations
that could increase the cost of producing the products manufactured by the
Company or otherwise adversely affect the demand for its products. At present,
environmental laws and regulations do not have a material adverse effect upon
the demand for the Company's products. The Company is aware, however, that
certain local governments have adopted ordinances prohibiting or restricting the
use or disposal of certain plastic products that are among the types of products
produced by the Company. If such prohibitions or restrictions were widely
adopted, such regulatory and environmental measures could have a material
adverse effect upon the Company. In addition, a decline in consumer preference
for plastic products due to environmental considerations could have a material
adverse effect upon the Company. In addition, certain of the Company's
operations are subject to Federal, state and local environmental laws and
regulations that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the air
and water and establish standards for the treatment, storage and
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disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. While the Company has not had to make
significant capital expenditures for environmental compliance, the Company
cannot predict with any certainty its future capital expenditure requirements
relating to environmental compliance because of continually changing compliance
standards and technology. The Company does not have insurance coverage for
environmental liabilities and does not anticipate obtaining such coverage in the
future.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1996, the Company had approximately 450 employees,
of whom 25 were engaged in executive, technical and administrative functions, 20
in sales and customer service functions and 405 in production. Approximately 100
of its employees in New York state are represented by a labor union. The
Company's collective bargaining agreement will expire in 2001. An attempt made
in 1996 by a union to install a collective bargaining agreement at the Company's
California plant was defeated in a vote by employees, which is currently being
appealed by the union. The Company has not experienced any work stoppages and
considers its relations with its employees to be good.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company currently owns a production, warehouse and distribution
center of approximately 300,000 square feet located outside of Los Angeles,
California. With the acquisition of ASC in 1995, the Company acquired a
manufacturing facility located in Plattsburgh, New York of approximately 87,000
square feet in size. Both plants are of a modern one-story construction. There
are mortgages on both properties aggregating $4,263,000 at December 31, 1996.
The Company also leases a 50,000 square foot warehouse facility in Plattsburgh,
New York. The lease on this facility expires in 1998. The Company believes these
facilities are sufficient for its current needs. However, the majority of the
plant space is utilized and significant expansion of manufacturing operations
will not be possible without additional construction on the sites or the
addition of other facilities.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Since October 26, 1993, the Company's Common Stock has been traded on
The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "SSPC". The following table sets forth
the high and low closing sales prices for the Common Stock as reported by The
Nasdaq Stock Market:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 HIGH LOW
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<S> <C> <C>
First Quarter $11 3/4 $ 9 3/8
Second Quarter $11 1/4 $ 6 1/2
Third Quarter $10 7/8 $ 7 3/8
Fourth Quarter $13 1/2 $10 3/16
1996
First Quarter $17 3/4 $11 5/8
Second Quarter $24 1/4 $15 7/8
Third Quarter $20 3/4 $16
Fourth Quarter $21 3/4 $16
</TABLE>
At March 14, 1997, the closing sales price of the Common Stock as
reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market was $18.25. At March 14, 1997, there were
approximately 650 shareholders of record and approximately 1,500 beneficial
shareholders.
Except for the S Corporation distributions prior to the Company's
initial public offering, described herein, the Company has not paid cash
dividends on its Common Stock and does not anticipate that it will do so in the
foreseeable future. The present policy of the Company is to retain earnings for
use in its operations and the expansion of its business.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The data set forth below should be read in conjunction with Item 7. -
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and Item 8. - "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" included
elsewhere herein.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except per share and percentage data) 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING RESULTS:
Net sales $59,445 $41,676 $30,400 $25,298 $17,386
Gross profit 19,560 12,781 11,959 10,550 7,170
% of net sales 32.9% 30.7% 39.3% 41.7% 41.2%
Income from operations 11,721 7,311 7,902 7,640 5,457
Interest expense 1,164 1,422 987 983 982
Income before income taxes 10,670 6,086 7,108 6,684 4,018
Income taxes 3,921 1,951 2,266 1,886 122
Net income 6,749 4,135 4,842 4,798 3,896
Earnings per common and common
equivalent share $ 1.25 $ 0.82 $ 0.94
Weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares 5,378 5,061 5,147
Pro forma data (a):
Pro forma provision for income taxes 2,399 1,607
Pro forma net income 4,285 2,411
Pro forma earnings per common and
common equivalent share $ 1.20 $ 0.75
Weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares 3,556 3,202
FINANCIAL POSITION:
Working capital (deficiency) $10,453 $11,270 $11,070 $15,780 $(1,812)
Property, plant and equipment, net 45,322 43,342 32,463 19,696 11,807
Total assets 74,203 65,882 50,759 42,866 16,970
Long-term debt and capital leases 6,331 14,778 9,061 7,098 6,295
Total stockholders' equity 45,040 36,814 32,170 27,080 4,225
</TABLE>
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(a) Prior to October 26, 1993, the effective date of the Company's initial
public offering, the Company was exempt from payment of federal income
taxes and paid certain state income taxes at a reduced rate as the result
of an S Corporation election made by the Company. Pro forma income
statement data reflects the estimated income tax expense that would have
been recorded had the Company not been exempt from paying taxes under the S
Corporation election. As a result of terminating the Company's S
Corporation status in October 1993, the Company recorded a one-time
non-cash charge of approximately $1.6 million against historical earnings
for additional deferred taxes based upon the increase in the effective tax
rates from the Company's S Corporation status (2.5%) to C Corporation
status (40%).
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
Item 6 - "Selected Financial Data" and Item 8 - "Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data" included elsewhere herein.
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995
The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not
historical facts may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed or anticipated by management. Potential
risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business
conditions, competitive market conditions, success of the Company's growth
strategy, delays or cancellation of orders, changes in the mix of products sold,
concentration of raw materials suppliers, fluctuating raw materials prices,
concentration of sales in markets and customers, changes in manufacturing
efficiencies, development and introduction
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of new products, fluctuations in margins, timing of significant orders, and
other risks and uncertainties currently unknown to management.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SEDA's financial performance in 1996 reflects the continued strength of
the Company's core business as evidenced by demand for the Company's products
from both new and existing customers. The results of operations of American
Safety Closure Corp. ("ASC") and its subsidiary have been consolidated with the
results of the Company commencing June 22, 1995, when SEDA acquired a majority
interest in ASC. Effective July 15, 1996, SEDA acquired the remaining minority
interest in ASC. Refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements
appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information
regarding the acquisition.
As a result of the acquisition, the Company saw an increase in sales
volume beginning in the third quarter of 1995. The acquisition of ASC also
broadened the Company's family of products for both containers and closures. The
Company's line of plastic containers now includes single- and double-wall
plastic jars, plastic vials and polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") bottles in
addition to the Company's flexible plastic tubes. The Company's line of plastic
closures includes many styles and sizes of stock and tamper-evident closures as
well as a number of specialty closures. In 1996 the Company began manufacturing
dispensing closures for its tubes. The following is a percentage analysis of
operating results for the past three years:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Plastic containers 63.4% 60.6% 62.1%
Plastic closures and custom products 36.6 39.4 37.9
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Net sales 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cost of sales 67.1 69.3 60.7
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Gross profit 32.9 30.7 39.3
Selling expenses 6.4 6.4 7.1
General and administrative expenses 6.8 6.7 6.2
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Income from operations 19.7 17.6 26.0
Interest expense 2.0 3.5 3.2
Interest income (0.2) (0.4) (0.9)
Other (income) expense 0.0 (0.1) 0.3
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Income before income taxes 17.9 14.6 23.4
Provision for income taxes 6.5 4.7 7.5
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Net income 11.4% 9.9% 15.9%
==================================
</TABLE>
1996 COMPARED TO 1995
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 1996 increased 43% to $59.4
million compared to $41.7 million for 1995. Approximately 32% of the 1996
increase in net sales was a result of the ASC acquisition. The remaining
increases were largely due to increased demand from existing customers and an
expanding customer base. Sales of containers increased 49% from $25.3 million in
1995 to $37.7 million in 1996 and sales of closures and custom products
increased 33% from $16.4 million in 1995 to $21.8 million in 1996. Container and
closure unit volumes increased approximately 54% and 25%, respectively from 1995
to 1996. Changes in average per-unit prices for 1996 as compared to 1995 were
largely a result of changes in product mix.
Gross profit for 1996 increased 53% to $19.6 million from $12.8 million
for 1995 largely as a result of higher sales volume. As a percentage of net
sales, gross profit increased to 32.9% for 1996 from 30.7% in 1995. The
improvement in gross margin percentage resulted primarily from lower material
costs, a favorable change in product mix reflecting a greater percentage of
higher margin products, and improved manufacturing economies related to higher
production levels, partially offset by a higher number of third party dispensing
closures on tubes sold. The Company began manufacturing such dispensing closures
late in 1996.
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Selling expenses increased 42% in 1996 to $3.8 million from $2.7
million in 1995, and as a percentage of net sales, selling expenses remained
unchanged at 6.4%. The changes were due primarily to the inclusion of a full
year of ASC selling expenses in 1996 and increased payroll costs, freight costs
and commissions related to the higher net sales volume.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
1996 increased 44% to $4.0 million from $2.8 million for 1995. As a percentage
of net sales, general and administrative expenses increased slightly to 6.8%
from 6.7% for 1995. A full year of ASC administrative expenses, higher payroll
costs and higher professional fees related to investment banking activities were
the primary areas of increased expenditures.
Interest expense in 1996 decreased to $1.2 million as compared to $1.4
million for the comparable period of 1995 as a result of the lower amounts of
interest bearing debt outstanding during the year partially offset by the
inclusion of a full year of interest on ASC debt in 1996. Interest income in
1996 decreased from 1995 because of lower cash and cash equivalents on hand
throughout the year.
The Company's effective tax rate increased to 36.7% in 1996 compared to
32.1% in 1995, with both years reflecting state income tax credits related to
the Company's location in a designated Revitalization Zone.
1995 COMPARED TO 1994
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 1995 increased 37% to $41.7
million compared to $30.4 million for 1994. Approximately 44% of the 1995
increase in net sales was a result of the ASC acquisition. The remaining
increases were largely due to increased demand from existing customers and an
expanding customer base. Sales of containers increased 34% from $18.9 million in
1994 to $25.3 million in 1995 and sales of closures and custom products
increased 43% from $11.5 million in 1994 to $16.4 million in 1995. Container and
closure unit volumes increased approximately 46% and 37%, respectively from 1994
to 1995. Changes in per-unit prices for 1995 as compared to 1994 were largely a
result of changes in product mix with the addition of ASC products and a higher
percentage of tubes sold with customer-requested third-party dispensing
closures.
Gross profit for 1995 increased 7% to $12.8 million from $12.0 million
for 1994. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit decreased to 30.7% for 1995
from 39.3% in 1994. This change in gross margin percentages resulted primarily
from higher material costs (approximately 4.3%), including higher resin prices
and a higher percentage of third-party dispensing closures on tubes sold,
increased costs associated with greater production capacity and the start-up of
a new PET bottle manufacturing operation (approximately 2.2%), and the
consolidation of ASC which produced products with lower gross margins than the
other operations of the Company (approximately 1.2%).
Selling expenses increased 24% in 1995 to $2.7 million from $2.2
million in 1994, and as a percentage of net sales, selling expenses decreased to
6.4% for 1995 from 7.1% the prior year. The changes were due primarily to the
inclusion of ASC selling expenses and increased salaries and other expenses
associated with additional personnel, partially offset by lower commission
expenses.
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
1995 increased 48% to $2.8 million from $1.9 million for 1994. As a percentage
of net sales, general and administrative expenses increased to 6.7% from 6.2%
for 1994. The addition of ASC administrative expenses, higher salaries,
insurance and bad debt expenses were partially offset by lower professional fees
for legal and accounting fees required in 1994 related to the Company's new
status as a publicly held corporation, which required more expenses for legal
and accounting services. In 1995 the Company developed the experience to handle
some of these needs in-house.
Interest expense in 1995 increased to $1.4 million as compared to $1.0
million for the comparable period of 1994 as a result of the addition of ASC
interest-bearing debt as well as borrowing related to the Company's new bottle
operation and its investment in ASC. Interest income in 1995 decreased from 1994
because of lower cash and cash equivalents on hand throughout the year.
The Company's effective tax rate was relatively unchanged at 32.1% in
1995 compared to 31.9% in 1994, with both years reflecting state income tax
credits related to the Company's location in a designated Revitalization Zone.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company has experienced rapid growth throughout its history, which
has required substantial capital expenditures for manufacturing equipment and
the corresponding financing of that equipment through the use of bank lines of
credit, five-year notes payable to finance companies and capital leases. Cash
generated by operations together with bank lines of credit have satisfied the
short-term liquidity requirements of the Company over the past three years. The
Company's short-term needs have included the financing of growth in receivables
and inventory. Long-term requirements have been satisfied by cash from
operations, five-year notes and capital leases. The Company believes that cash
generated by operations, supplemented as necessary with funds expected to be
available under the Company's credit agreement, will provide sufficient
resources to meet present and reasonably foreseeable working capital
requirements, debt service and other cash needs throughout the term of its
credit agreement.
The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement with a bank,
expiring June 30, 1998, under which it may borrow up to $7.0 million to fulfill
working capital requirements. Amounts drawn under the line are secured by all of
the Company's assets, except certain property, plant and equipment where the
bank's security interest is subordinated to the holder of the related equipment
notes payable. The interest rate on this line is at the bank's prime rate or, at
the Company's option, 1.2% above LIBOR for a specified period. The credit line
requires the Company to comply with financial covenants regarding minimum levels
of tangible net worth (which limits the payment of dividends), working capital
and net income and certain financial ratios. The Company is currently in
compliance with such covenants.
Working capital decreased to $10.5 million at December 31, 1996, from
$11.3 million at the end of 1995. As of December 31, 1996 the Company had cash
and cash equivalents of $2.6 million. Accounts receivable and inventories
increased 16% and 22%, respectively, from the December 31, 1995 levels because
of the growth in the Company's business. The current portion of long-term debt
increased from $3.6 million at the end of 1995 to $6.6 million in 1996 because
of a one time $3.1 million payment due in December 1997 related to a mortgage on
the Company's California facility. The Company expects to refinance this debt in
1997.
Operating activities generated cash flows of $8.9 million in 1996
compared to $7.1 million and $3.6 million in 1995 and 1994, respectively. The
increase from 1994 to 1995 related primarily to the growth in earnings before
depreciation and increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities from 1994
to 1995. The increase from 1995 to 1996 was a result of an increase in earnings
partially offset by deposits made on equipment ordered in 1996 for delivery in
1997.
Principal investing activities over the past three years have been
capital expenditures for new PET bottle manufacturing equipment, new tube
extrusion and heading lines, new tube printing equipment, new injection molding
equipment and improvements to the Company's facilities. Total capital
expenditures were $3.5 million, $7.6 million and $8.7 million in 1996, 1995 and
1994, respectively. In addition, $113,000 of machinery and equipment was added
in 1996 through a capital lease agreement. The Company's net investment in the
acquisition of a majority interest in ASC in 1995 required a cash investment of
$3.4 million, from available cash reserves, and 82,500 shares of the Company's
common stock. An additional investment of $0.5 million in cash and 163,000
shares of the Company's common stock was made in 1996 to acquire the remaining
minority interest in ASC.
In April 1994, the Company acquired its current facility from a related
party through financing agreements aggregating $6.3 million. The financing
agreements included an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $1.6
million, which was repaid in June 1995, and the assumption of an existing
five-year note payable to a financial institution with a principal balance of
approximately $4.7 million, bearing interest at 8.5% per annum. At the closing
of the transaction, the Company paid $1 million to the financial institution to
reduce the amount outstanding on the five-year note to $3.7 million. The note is
payable in monthly installments of $39,000, including interest, plus a one time
payment of approximately $3.1 million in December 1997.
Financing activities used $5.8 million in 1996 for debt principal
payments and the purchase of treasury stock. Such activities provided $1.9
million in 1995 as proceeds from new long-term debt were only partially offset
by debt principal payments. Such activities consumed $3.8 million in 1994 as a
result of debt principal payments in excess of borrowing.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements and financial statement schedules required by
Item 8 of this Report are set forth in the index on page F-1, included elsewhere
herein.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
At December 31, 1996, the directors and executive officers of the
Company and their ages were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Age Position
---- --- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Shahrokh "Shawn" Sedaghat 31 Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer and a Director
Ronald W. Johnson 48 Vice President of Finance, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and a
Director
Edward F. Csaszar 45 Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Edward S. Dombroski 53 Vice President and General Manager
Dennis Camara 41 Vice President of Operations,
Injection Molding
Andreas Iseli 38 Vice President of Operations,
Tube Division
Daniel E. Wieneke 48 President, American Safety Closure Corp.
Dann V. Angeloff (1) 60 Director
Robert H. King 75 Director
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., Ph.D. (2) 52 Director
</TABLE>
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(1) Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit
Committee.
(2) Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation
Committee.
SHAHROKH "SHAWN" SEDAGHAT was elected Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company in February 1995. Prior to that date he had been
President of the Company since November 1992. From March 1985 to November 1992,
Mr. Sedaghat held various positions with the Company including machine operator,
assembly supervisor, molding supervisor, quality control manager and general
manager.
RONALD W. JOHNSON has been Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company since November 1992. From July 1983 until
joining the Company, he was employed by McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
Company in various executive positions with various subsidiaries and divisions
of such company, including Vice President of Finance and Administration of
McDonnell Douglas Computer Systems Company, Vice President of Financial Planning
and Analysis of McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Group and Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Microdata Corporation. From 1978 to
1983 he was Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Electronic
Memories and Magnetics Corporation, and from 1972 to 1978 he was employed by
Price Waterhouse. Mr. Johnson is a Certified Public Accountant.
EDWARD F. CSASZAR became Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the
Company in August 1993. Mr. Csaszar has served as President of General Kap
Corporation, a company involved in the development and licensing of proprietary
closures, since February 1986. From June 1988 to August 1993, he was the owner
of Co-Pak Group, a manufacturer's representative for plastics manufacturers to
the packaging industry.
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EDWARD S. DOMBROSKI has been Vice President and General Manager since
October of 1994. From April 1993 to October 1994, he was the Company's Vice
President of Quality and Graphic Arts. He joined the Company in March 1992 as a
manufacturing manager. Prior to joining the Company he was employed by Peerless
Tube Co. since 1970 where he worked as a plant manager until 1992 when he became
Director of Manufacturing.
DENNIS CAMARA has been Vice President of Operations, Injection Molding
since May 1993. Prior to that, he was Plant Manager of the Closure Division from
May 1991 to May 1993. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Camara was employed by
Witco Corporations (Plastics) from 1989 to 1991 as Production Manager where he
directed activities of the manufacturing department. From 1986 to 1989 he was
employed by Newport Plastics, Inc. as a plant manager. From 1976 to 1986, Mr.
Camara was employed by JSN Industries as a Vice President of Manufacturing.
ANDREAS ISELI has been Vice President of Operations, Tube Division
since March 1993. Prior to that time, Mr. Iseli was the Company's Plant Manager,
Tube Division from February 1990 to March 1993. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Iseli was employed by Asia, Switzerland, a packaging machinery manufacturer,
as Assistant Department Manager in Engineering from July 1987 to February 1990.
DANIEL E. WIENEKE has been the President of the Company's American
Safety Closure subsidiary since August 1995. Before joining SEDA, Mr. Wieneke
served as Vice President of Operations for E.T. Brown Drug Company, Inc. He was
previously a Vice President of Hayward Laboratories, a drug manufacturer. Prior
to those positions, he served in senior management positions with Nestle-Lemur
Company, Contract Packaging Corporation and Shield Packaging Company, where he
was National Sales Manager.
DANN V. ANGELOFF became a director of the Company in September 1993.
Since 1976 Mr. Angeloff has been the President of The Angeloff Company, a
corporate financial advisory firm. Mr. Angeloff serves on the Board of Directors
of Compensation Resource Group, Eagle Lifestyle Nutrition, Inc., Leslie's
Poolmart, Nicholas/Applegate Growth Equity Fund, Nicholas/Applegate Investment
Trust, Public Storage, Ready Pac Produce, Inc. and Royce Medical Company. Mr.
Angeloff is a former Trustee of the University of Southern California and is a
University Counselor to the President of the University of Southern California.
ROBERT H. KING became a director of the Company in February 1995. Mr.
King has served as President of Consumer Marketing International, Inc., a
consumer product marketing company, since 1984. From 1978 to 1984, he served as
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of
World Book, Inc., a publisher of reference books. From 1968 to 1978, he served
as President of Time-Life Libraries, Inc., a publishing subsidiary of Time-Life,
Inc.
ALFRED E. OSBORNE, JR., PH.D. became a director of the Company in
November 1993. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Business Economics
and as the Director of the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in
the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, where he has held several
management and teaching positions since 1972. Dr. Osborne currently serves on
the Board of Directors of Greyhound Lines, Inc., Nordstrom, Inc., The Times
Mirror Company and United States Filter Corporation. He has authored numerous
articles, reports and other publications with respect to capital market issues
confronting small and growing enterprises and is a member of the Council of
Economic Advisors for California.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders
or until their successors are elected and qualified. Executive officers serve at
the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships
between any of the directors or executive officers of the Company.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
In 1996, outside directors were entitled to: (i) an annual payment of
$10,000, payable in equal quarterly installments of $2,500, (ii) $750 per
meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof that is attended in
person, (iii) $500 per attended telephonic Board meeting, and (iv) $750 per
Committee meeting for serving as a Committee Chairman. These amounts will
increase by 20% in 1997.
In addition, each new outside Board member is entitled to receive stock
options exercisable for 15,000 shares at a per share price equal to the market
price of the Company's Common Stock on the date such person becomes a member of
the Board, such options vesting at the rate of 25% a year. For each year after
the first year, an outside director may be granted additional options at the
then-market price on the date of grant. The Company may change this policy in
the future.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain summary information regarding
compensation paid by the Company for services rendered during the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 to the Company's Chief Executive Officer
and its most highly paid executive officers other than the Chief Executive
Officer whose compensation exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executive Officers").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term Compensation Awards
---------------------------------
Restricted Securities
Annual Compensation Other Annual Stock Underlying
Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Compensation Awards Options
- --------------------------- ---- ------ ----- ------------ ------ -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shawn Sedaghat 1996 345,427 345,000 15,336 (1) -- --
Chairman, President 1995 300,150(2) 125,000 17,796 (1) -- 250,000
and Chief Executive 1994 193,167 60,000 11,550 (1) -- 60,000
Officer
Edward F. Csaszar 1996 207,150 -- 10,275 (1) -- --
Vice President of Sales 1995 174,821 -- 10,256 (1) -- 15,000
and Marketing 1994 150,123 5,000 9,600 (1) -- 2,000
Edward S. Dombroski 1996 100,200 25,000 5,153 (1) -- --
Vice President and 1995 98,153 25,000 6,155 (1) -- 15,000
General Manager 1994 86,634 5,000 5,152 (1) -- 5,000
Andreas Iseli 1996 142,300 -- 7,338 (1) -- --
Vice President Operations, 1995 92,049 -- 7,509 (1) -- 15,000
Tube Division 1994 68,769 -- 6,534 (1) -- 4,000
Ronald W. Johnson 1996 105,200 50,000 8,319 (1) -- --
Vice President of Finance, 1995 100,259 40,000 7,093 (1) -- 15,000
Chief Financial Officer and 1994 100,415 30,000 1,200 (1) -- 5,000
Secretary
Daniel E. Wieneke 1996 227,019 10,000 10,800 (1) -- 500
President of American 1995 71,388(3) -- 4,000 (1) -- 2,000
Safety Closure Corp. 1994 -- -- -- -- --
</TABLE>
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(1) Primarily represents automobile expenses or allowances paid by
the Company.
(2) Shawn Sedaghat was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer effective February 28, 1995. He also
retained the tile of President.
(3) Mr. Wieneke joined the Company in August 1995.
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OPTION GRANTS, EXERCISES AND YEAR END VALUES
The following stock options were granted by the Company to the Named
Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed Annual
Number of Percent of Rates of Stock
Securities Total Options Price Appreciation for
Underlying Granted to Exercise or Option Term (1)
Options Employees in Base Price -----------------------
Name Granted (2) Fiscal Year Per Share Expiration Date 5% 10%
- ---- ----------- ----------- --------- --------------- -- ---
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shawn Sedaghat -- -- -- -- -- --
Edward F. Csaszar -- -- -- -- -- --
Edward S. Dombroski -- -- -- -- -- --
Andreas Iseli -- -- -- -- -- --
Ronald W. Johnson -- -- -- -- -- --
Daniel E. Wieneke 500 100% $19.50 October 22, 2001 $2,694 $5,952
</TABLE>
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(1) The dollar amounts under these columns are the result of
calculations at the 5% and 10% annual rates of stock
appreciation prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and are not intended to forecast possible future
appreciation, if any, of the Company's stock price. No gain to
the optionees is possible without an increase in the price of
the Company's stock, which will benefit all shareholders
commensurately.
(2) For a description of the terms of such options, see "Stock
Option Plan".
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FY-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of
Securities Value of
Underlying Unexercised
Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Options at
December 31, 1996 December 31, 1996
---------------- -----------------
Shares Acquired Value Exercisable / Exercisable /
Name On Exercise Realized Unexercisable(1) Unexercisable (2)
- ---- ----------- -------- ---------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shawn Sedaghat 0 -- 545,000 / 0 $2,764,500 / $0
Edward F. Csaszar 0 -- 24,000 / 8,000 $113,344 / $41,844
Edward S. Dombroski 0 -- 17,250 / 8,750 $81,844 / $44,844
Andreas Iseli 0 -- 18,000 / 8,500 $85,594 / $43,844
Ronald W. Johnson 0 -- 26,250 / 8,750 $122,344 / $44,844
Daniel E. Wieneke 0 -- 1,125 / 1,375 $6,500 / $6,500
</TABLE>
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(1) For a description of the terms of such options, see "Stock
Option Plan."
(2) Based on a price per share of $16.50, which was the price of a
share of Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market at
the close of business on December 31, 1996.
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STOCK OPTION PLAN
A total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock has been
reserved for issuance under the Company's 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Option Plan"), which expires by
its own terms in 2003. A total of 807,000 options were outstanding at December
31, 1996, 775,000 of which had been granted to executive officers and directors
of the Company. The total options outstanding at December 31, 1996 are
exercisable at the following prices:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Price Shares Price Shares
----- ------ ----- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
$10.00 237,000 $12.31 180,000
11.1875 125,000 12.50 36,000
11.96 70,000 13.75 60,000
12.00 83,500 14.00 15,000
19.50 500
</TABLE>
The Option Plan provides for the grant of "incentive stock options"
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and nonqualified stock options to employees, officers, directors and
consultants of the Company. Incentive stock options may be granted only to
employees. The Option Plan is administered by a committee appointed by the
Board, which determines the terms of options granted, including the exercise
price, the number of shares subject to the option, and the option's
exercisability.
The exercise price of all options granted under the Option Plan must be
at least equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The
maximum term of options granted under the Option Plan is ten years. With respect
to any participant who owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting
rights of the Company's outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any
option must be at least equal to 110% of the fair market value on the date of
grant.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of its
directors for monetary damages arising from a breach of their fiduciary duty as
directors, except to the extent otherwise required by Delaware law. Such
limitation of liability does not affect the availability of equitable remedies
such as injunctive relief or recession.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law,
including circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary
under Delaware law. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements
with its officers and directors containing provisions which are in some respects
broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in Delaware
General Corporation Law. The agreements may require the Company, among other
things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain liabilities
that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers
(other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature),
to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as
to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors' and officers'
insurance if available on reasonable terms.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of March 14, 1997 by (i)
each person known by the Company to own beneficially 5% or more of the Common
Stock, (ii) each current director of the Company, (iii) each of the Named
Executive Officers and (iv) all current directors and executive officers as a
group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares
Beneficially
Name and Address (1) Owned (2) Percent Owned
-------------------- --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Shapour and Pamela Sedaghat, 2,185,967 41.5%
as joint tenants
Shawn Sedaghat (3) 1,609,133 27.7%
Edward F. Csaszar (4) 35,750 *
Edward S. Dombroski (5) 17,250 *
Andreas Iseli (6) 26,750 *
Ronald W. Johnson (5) 30,000 *
Daniel E. Wieneke (5) 1,125 *
Dann V. Angeloff (7) 35,000 *
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr (7) 36,000 *
Robert H. King (5) 11,250 *
All Directors and Executive
Officers as a Group (10 persons) (8) 1,822,508 30.4%
Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund 327,000 6.2%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Verissimo Research & Management, Inc. 282,700 5.4%
775 Baywood Drive
Petaluma, CA 94954
</TABLE>
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* Less than one percent.
(1) Each of such persons may be reached through the Company at
2501 West Rosecrans Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90059
unless otherwise stated
(2) The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as
beneficially owned by such person, subject to applicable
community property laws.
(3) Includes 545,000 shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997.
(4) Includes 27,750 shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997.
(5) Represents shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997.
(6) Includes 21,750 shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997
(7) Includes 30,000 shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997.
(8) Includes 734,375 shares issuable pursuant to stock options
exercisable within 60 days of March 14, 1997.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Pacific Atlantic Brokerage, Inc. ("Pacific Atlantic"), a corporation
majority owned by Shawn Sedaghat, provides freight forwarding services to the
Company. The cost of these services provided by Pacific Atlantic to the Company
and charged to operations amounted to $1,243,000 in 1996. The Company's Audit
Committee periodically reviews the freight forwarding services and terms under
which those services are provided to the Company by Pacific Atlantic. To the
extent that such freight forwarding services are not competitive in terms of
price and otherwise with those that could be obtained from independent sources,
the Committee would consider modifying the relationship accordingly or
associating with another freight forwarding company. As of December 31, 1996,
the Company owed $90,000 to Pacific Atlantic. The Company believes that the
terms of the transactions referenced in this section were on terms as favorable
to the Company as would have been received in transactions negotiated at
arms-length.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Financial Statements, Schedules and Exhibits.
(1) Financial Statements filed as part of this Report are set
forth in the "Index to Financial Statements" on page F-1 of
this Report.
(2) The Financial Statement Schedules as set forth in the "Index
to Financial Statements" on page F-1 of this Report are filed
as part of this Report.
(3) The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number Exhibits
------ --------
<S> <C>
2.1*** Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Registrant and American Safety Closure Corp.
dated as of January 5, 1995, and amendments to date
2.1.1*** Amendments to Restated Agreement of Merger dated
August 21, 1995, December 15, 1995, March 19, 1996
and May 24, 1996
3.1* Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant
4.1** Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant
10.1** 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, as amended, and Form of
Stock Option Agreement
10.5** Form of Indemnification Agreement
10.6** Form of Representatives' Warrant
10.13** Agreement dated February 18, 1993, by and between the Registrant and Tube Tech Corporation
10.15** Tube Tech Stock Transfer Agreement dated as of July 1, 1993, by and between Shapour Sedaghat
and the Registrant
10.17 Credit Agreement dated June 27, 1996, between the Registrant and Union Bank, as amended
10.18*** Articles of Agreement by and between Arpak Plastics, Inc. and Teamsters Local 687, effective
January 1 ,1996
11.1 Computation of per share earnings
21.1 List of subsidiaries
23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants, Price Waterhouse LLP
24.1 Power of Attorney - contained in the Signatures section of this Report
</TABLE>
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* Incorporated by reference to, and all such Exhibits have the
corresponding Exhibit number filed as part of the Registrant's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the
SEC on March 29, 1995.
** Incorporated by reference to, and all such Exhibits have the
corresponding Exhibit number filed as part of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-68706) and
Amendments No. 1 and 2 filed with the SEC on September 13, 1993,
October 19, 1993 and October 21, 1993, respectively.
*** Incorporated by reference to, and all such Exhibits have the
corresponding Exhibit number filed as part of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 33-93248) and
Amendments No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 filed with the SEC on June 8, 1995,
January 18, 1996, March 29, 1996, May 17, 1996 and June 6, 1996,
respectively.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP.
By /s/ Shawn Sedaghat
---------------------------------------
Shawn Sedaghat
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 28, 1997
Power of Attorney
Each person whose signature below hereby authorizes and appoints Shawn
Sedaghat and Ronald W. Johnson, each with full power of substitution and full
power to act as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his
name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each person,
individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all
amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including any and all
post-effective amendments hereto, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Signature Title Date
--------- ----- ----
<S> <C> <C>
/s/ SHAWN SEDAGHAT Chairman of the Board, President, March 28, 1997
- ------------------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer
Shawn Sedaghat (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ RONALD W. JOHNSON Vice President of Finance and Secretary March 28, 1997
- ------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Ronald W. Johnson Accounting Officer) and Director
/s/ DANN V. ANGELOFF Director March 28, 1997
- -------------------------------------------
Dann V. Angeloff
Director March , 1997
- -------------------------------------------
Robert H. King
/s/ ALFRED E. OSBORNE, JR. Director March 28, 1997
- -------------------------------------------
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr
</TABLE>
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: PAGE
----
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Accountants F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1996 and 1995 F-3
Consolidated Statement of Income for the three years ended December 31, 1996 F-4
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the three years ended December 31, 1996 F-5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 1996 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES:
For the three years ended December 31, 1996:
II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts F-15
</TABLE>
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the
required information is shown in the financial statements or notes
thereto.
F-1
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of
SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying
index on page F-1 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp. and its subsidiaries at December 31,
1996 and 1995, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which 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, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Costa Mesa, California
February 19, 1997
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<PAGE> 27
SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
----------------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,628 $ 3,508
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $380 and $424 at December 31, 1996 and 1995 10,477 9,022
Inventories (Note 4) 8,698 7,158
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,083 743
Deferred income taxes (Note 7) 1,880 1,120
-------- --------
Total current assets 24,766 21,551
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5) 45,322 43,342
Other assets (Note 6) 4,115 989
-------- --------
$ 74,203 $ 65,882
======== ========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 5,024 $ 3,838
Income taxes payable (Note 7) -- 650
Accrued liabilities 2,159 1,718
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8) 6,616 3,582
Current portion of obligations under capital leases (Note 9) 514 493
-------- --------
Total current liabilities 14,313 10,281
Line of credit (Note 8) 950 1,520
Long-term debt (Note 8) 5,982 12,453
Obligations under capital leases (Note 9) 349 805
Deferred income taxes (Note 7) 7,569 3,708
-------- --------
Total liabilities 29,163 28.767
-------- --------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary (Note 3) -- 301
-------- --------
Stockholders' equity (Note 10):
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized
none outstanding -- --
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 30,000 shares authorized,
5,261 and 5,098 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 1996 and 1995 5 5
Capital in excess of par value 29,723 26,983
Retained earnings 16,716 9,967
Treasury stock, 96 and 13 shares at December 31, 1996 and 1995 (1,404) (141)
-------- --------
Total stockholders' equity 45,040 36,814
-------- --------
$ 74,203 $ 65,882
======== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-3
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except per share data) 1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net sales $ 59,445 $ 41,676 $ 30,400
Cost of sales 39,885 28,895 18,441
-------- -------- --------
Gross profit 19,560 12,781 11,959
Selling expenses (Note 11) 3,807 2,675 2,164
General and administrative expenses 4,032 2,795 1,893
-------- -------- --------
Income from operations 11,721 7,311 7,902
Interest expense 1,164 1,422 987
Interest income (113) (167) (273)
Other (income) expense -- (30) 80
-------- -------- --------
Income before income taxes 10,670 6,086 7,108
Provision for income taxes 3,921 1,951 2,266
-------- -------- --------
Net income $ 6,749 $ 4,135 $ 4,842
======== ======== ========
Earnings per common and common equivalent share $ 1.25 $ 0.82 $ 0.94
======== ======== ========
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares 5,378 5,061 5,147
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-4
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Preferred Stock Common Stock Capital in
---------------- ---------------- Excess of Retained Treasury
(In thousands) Shares Amount Shares Amount Par Value Earnings Stock Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993 - - 5,000 $ 5 $26,085 $ 990 - $27,080
Exercise of stock options - - 15 - 150 - - 150
Tax benefit from stock option plan - - - - 98 - - 98
Net income - - - - - 4,842 - 4,842
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1994 - - 5,015 5 26,333 5,832 - 32,170
Common stock issued for ASC acquisition - - 83 - 650 - - 650
Purchase of 13 treasury shares - - - - - - $ (141) (141)
Net income - - - - - 4,135 - 4,135
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1995 - - 5,098 5 26,983 9,967 (141) 36,814
Common stock issued for ASC acquisition - - 163 - 2,740 - - 2,740
Purchase of 83 treasury shares - - - - - - (1,263) (1,263)
Net income - - - - - 6,749 - 6,749
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1996 - - 5,261 $ 5 $29,723 $16,716 $(1,404) $45,040
=============================================================================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-5
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
----------------------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995 1994
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 6,749 $ 4,135 $ 4,842
----------------------------------
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 5,004 3,757 2,281
Change in provision for losses on accounts receivable (44) 112 (50)
Deferred income taxes 1,677 578 933
Change in assets and liabilities before effect of ASC acquisition:
Accounts receivable (1,411) (2,412) (921)
Inventory (1,540) (1,716) (1,591)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 12 482 (706)
Other assets (2,199) 474 (286)
Accounts payable 1,186 993 (620)
Income taxes (997) 650 -
Accrued liabilities 441 10 (246)
----------------------------------
Total adjustments 2,129 2,928 (1,206)
----------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities 8,878 7,063 3,636
----------------------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of ASC (Note 3) (459) (3,449) (102)
Capital expenditures (3,481) (7,616) (8,720)
----------------------------------
Net cash used in investing activities (3,940) (11,065) (8,822)
----------------------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from lines of credit 950 1,520 -
Repayments of lines of credit (1,520) (1,480) (1,000)
Exercise of stock options - - 248
Purchase of treasury stock (1,263) (141) -
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt - 6,700 5,494
Payment of note payable to principal stockholder (Note 11) - (1,600) -
Principal payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations (3,985) (3,074) (8,545)
----------------------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (5,818) 1,925 (3,803)
----------------------------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (880) (2,077) (8,989)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 3,508 5,585 14,574
----------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 2,628 $ 3,508 $ 5,585
==================================
Other cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest $ 1,197 $ 1,380 $ 1,004
Cash paid during the year for taxes on income $ 3,242 $ 607 $ 1,512
Non cash investing and financing activities:
Common stock issued for the acquisition of ASC $ 2,740 $ 650 $ -
Facility acquired through financing agreements $ - $ - $ 6,328
Machinery and equipment obtained through capital lease $ 113 $ - $ -
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-6
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY
SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp. ("SEDA") manufactures plastic closures,
containers and custom packaging products using injection molding, extrusion and
stretch-blow molding processes; decorates many of those products using offset
printing, hot stamping and labeling processes; and sells its products at
wholesale prices to customers primarily in the personal care, pharmaceutical,
food and beverage, and household and industrial chemical industries. On June 22,
1995, SEDA acquired a majority interest in American Safety Closure Corp.
("ASC"), and on July 15, 1996, SEDA acquired the remaining outstanding common
stock of ASC (Note 3).
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of SEDA and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (Note 3). The consolidated
entity is referred to as "the Company" in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. All material intercompany transactions and balances are
eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include
amounts that are based on management's best estimates and judgments. 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.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have
been made for consistent presentation.
REVENUE RECOGNITION - Revenue is recognized as product is shipped to customers.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the
Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company's
investment portfolio at December 31, 1996 consisted of short-term investment
funds which are included in the Company's cash and cash equivalents. The cost
which equaled fair market value of such securities at December 31, 1996 and 1995
was $2,237,000 and $3,156,000, respectively.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - The carrying amount of cash, cash
equivalents and accounts receivable approximate fair value because of the short
maturity of these investments. The carrying amount of the Company's long-term
obligations approximate fair value based upon the current rates offered to the
Company for obligations of the same remaining maturities.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - Financial instruments which potentially subject
the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of trade
receivables. This risk is limited by the Company's large number of customers and
their dispersion, both geographically and across many industry lines. Sales to
one customer amounted to $6,407,000 (11% of net sales) in the year ended
December 31, 1996 and sales to a different customer amounted to $3,396,000 (11%
of net sales) in the year ended December 31, 1994. There were no individual
customers that represented over 10% of net sales for the year ended December 31,
1995. One customer represented 15% and 16% of trade accounts receivable at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
INVENTORIES - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is
determined on the first-in, first-out method.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Property, plant and equipment are stated at
cost. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful
lives of property, plant and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for
maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold
or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are
relieved, and any resulting gain or loss is recognized. Depreciation is computed
on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The
useful life for buildings is 40 years and the useful lives range from 7 to 15
years for machinery and equipment, 3 to 7 years for molds and transportation
equipment and 5 to 7 years for furniture and office equipment. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the related
asset or the remaining lease term.
GOODWILL - The excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of
identifiable net assets of ASC acquired in 1996 is being amortized using the
straight-line method over 10 years (Note 3). Periodically, the Company evaluates
the recoverability of intangibles based on estimated undiscounted future cash
flows from operating activities compared with the carrying value of the
intangibles.
EARNINGS PER COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE - Earnings per common and common
equivalent share is calculated using the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding and equivalent common shares derived from the inclusion of
dilutive stock options and warrants.
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<PAGE> 32
ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Pursuant to the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation" ("SFAS 123"), the Company has chosen to continue to account for
stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" ("APB 25"), and related interpretations. Accordingly, no compensation
cost for stock options has been recorded because the exercise price of all
options granted by the Company was equal to or greater than the fair market
value of the underlying shares on the date of grant (Note 10).
NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION OF AMERICAN SAFETY CLOSURE CORP.
Effective June 22, 1995, SEDA acquired a majority interest in American Safety
Closure Corp. ("ASC") pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated January 5, 1995, as
amended. During 1995, the Company acquired approximately 86% of ASC's
outstanding common stock in exchange for $3,551,000 in cash and 82,500 shares of
SEDA common stock (valued at $7.875 per share, the fair value at July 5, 1995)
which had an aggregate value of $650,000. Effective July 15, 1996, SEDA acquired
the remaining outstanding common stock of ASC as contemplated in the Merger
Agreement, as amended. The transaction has been reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements using the purchase method of accounting. The
cost of the acquisition of the minority interest in 1996 was $459,000 in cash
and 163,638 shares of SEDA common stock with an aggregate value of $2,740,000
(valued at $16.75 per share, the fair value at July 15, 1996), bringing the
total cost of the acquisition of ASC to $4,010,000 in cash and $3,390,000 for
246,138 shares of SEDA common stock. The cost of the acquisition has been
allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based upon their
estimated fair values. ASC's results of operations have been included in the
Company's consolidated results since June 22, 1995. A summary of the cumulative
purchase price allocation as reflected in the accompanying financial statements
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(In thousands)
Net working capital deficit $(1,943)
Property, plant and equipment 10,286
Deferred income taxes (782)
Other assets 222
Long-term debt (1,403)
Goodwill 1,020
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Total investment $ 7,400
=======
</TABLE>
The following table presents the unaudited pro forma results of operations as if
SEDA had acquired ASC at the beginning of each respective year presented. The
pro forma information for the year ended December 31, 1995, combines the
Company's consolidated results of operations for that period with the unaudited
results of ASC for the period January 1, 1995 to June 22, 1995, since ASC
results for the period June 22, 1995 to December 31, 1995, are already reflected
in the Company's consolidated results. The pro forma information gives effect to
certain pro forma adjustments, such as additional depreciation and amortization.
These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do
not purport to be indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition
actually been made as of those dates or of results which may occur in the
future.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
--------------------
(In thousands except per share data) 1996 1995
------- -------
(Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C>
Net sales $59,445 $45,748
Net income 6,547 3,294
Earnings per common and common equivalent share 1.20 0.63
</TABLE>
NOTE 4 - Inventories
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
--------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995
------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Finished goods $ 3,122 $ 2,771
Work-in-process 1,667 1,845
Raw materials 3,909 2,542
------- -------
$ 8,698 $ 7,158
======= =======
</TABLE>
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NOTE 5 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
---------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Land $ 2,847 $ 2,727
Buildings and improvements 6,931 6,071
Machinery and equipment 42,471 38,427
Molds 8,090 6,492
Furniture and office equipment 650 484
Transportation equipment 289 185
-------- --------
61,278 54,386
Less accumulated depreciation (15,956) (11,044)
-------- --------
$ 45,322 $ 43,342
======== ========
</TABLE>
Property under capital lease, primarily machinery and equipment included above,
aggregated $2,877,000 at December 31, 1996 and $2,499,000 at December 31, 1995.
Included in accumulated depreciation are amounts related to property under
capital lease of $929,000 and $706,000 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. Depreciation expense charged to operations was $4,912,000,
$3,746,000 and $2,281,000 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, which included
$223,000, $171,000 and $152,000, respectively, pertaining to property under
capital lease.
NOTE 6 - OTHER ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
--------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995
------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Equipment deposits $ 2,596 $ 448
Goodwill, net of $51,000 accumulated amortization (Note 3) 969 -
Patents and other intangibles, net of $72,000 and
$31,000 accumulated amortization 146 187
Deferred acquisition costs (Note 3) - 175
Investment in Tube Tech (Note 11) 105 105
Other 299 74
------- --------
$ 4,115 $ 989
======= ========
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES
The Company's provision for income taxes for the three years ended December 31,
1996 is comprised of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands) 1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
Current tax expense:
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal $ 2,098 $ 1,127 $ 1,233
State 146 253 24
------- ------- -------
Total current 2,244 1,380 1,257
------- ------- -------
Deferred tax expense:
Federal 1,533 1,005 1,105
State 144 (434) (194)
------- ------- -------
Total deferred 1,677 571 911
------- ------- -------
Tax benefit from stock option plan - - 98
------- ------- -------
Total provision for income taxes $ 3,921 $ 1,951 $ 2,266
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
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Deferred tax liabilities (assets) are comprised of the following at December 31:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands) 1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Property, plant & equipment $ 8,119 $ 4,472 $ 3,677
Revitalization Zone tax credits (1,400) (1,264) (643)
Inventory valuation (572) (383) (352)
Accounts receivable valuation (153) (120) (80)
Other (305) (117) 45
------- ------- -------
$ 5,689 $2,588 $ 2,647
======= ====== =======
</TABLE>
The Company records the benefit of Revitalization Zone tax credits in the year
earned; such credits begin expiring in the years 2009 and 2010.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined
by applying the applicable US statutory income tax rate to income before income
taxes as a result of the following differences:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands) 1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal tax computed at statutory rate $ 3,628 $ 2,069 $ 2,417
State taxes, net of federal benefit 779 374 437
Revitalization Zone tax credits (807) (923) (764)
Other 321 431 176
------- ------- -------
Total provision for income taxes $ 3,921 $ 1,951 $ 2,266
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
NOTE 8 - DEBT
BANK CREDIT AGREEMENT - On June 27, 1996, the Company modified its credit
agreement with a bank which provides financing of up to $21.7 million,
consisting of a $14.7 million term loan commitment for equipment financing
("equipment term loans - bank") and a $7 million revolving line of credit. The
agreement expires June 30, 1998. All amounts borrowed under the revolving line
of credit are due and payable upon expiration. As of December 31, 1996 $950,000
was outstanding under the revolving line of credit. Term loans are to be repaid
over periods of up to five years. The term loans and line of credit are
collateralized by a general first priority lien on all the assets of the Company
except certain property, plant and equipment where the bank's security interest
is subordinated to the holders of the Company's building and equipment notes
payable. The term loan amount available to the Company at December 31, 1996, for
additional borrowing was $6 million.
Interest on the revolving line of credit is payable monthly at an annual rate
equal to the bank's prime rate or, at the Company's option, 1.2% above the
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). At December 31, 1996, the interest rate
in effect was 8.5%. Interest on the term loans is at varying rates, at the
Company's option, from 1.5% to 1.75% above the bank's certificate of deposit
rate or LIBOR for an agreed-upon time period.
The Company must comply with covenants set forth in the agreement which require,
among other restrictions, that the Company maintain minimum levels of tangible
net worth (which limits the payment of dividends), working capital and net
income and certain minimum financial ratios and that the Company restrict the
incurrence of additional debt without the bank's consent. The Company was in
compliance with such covenants at December 31, 1996.
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LONG-TERM DEBT - Long-term debt is comprised of the following (average rate
refers to the weighted average interest rate in effect for each debt category at
December 31, 1996):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31,
---------------------
(In thousands) 1996 1995
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Building mortgages (average rate - 8.4%) $ 4,263 $ 4,550
Equipment term loans - bank (average rate - 7.1%) 7,378 9,816
Equipment notes - other (average rate - 8.4%) 629 1,355
Other long-term debt (average rate - 5.0%) 328 314
-------- --------
12,598 16,035
Less current portion (6,616) (3,582)
-------- --------
$ 5,982 $ 12,453
======== ========
</TABLE>
The mortgages, notes and other long-term debt are payable to banks, other
financial companies and government agencies in monthly installments through
October 2003, currently approximating $347,000 plus a payment in December 1997
of $3.1 million on one of the building mortgages. The building mortgages are
secured by land and buildings with a net book value at December 31, 1996 of
$9,132,000; the equipment term loans - bank are secured as discussed above; and
the equipment notes - other are secured by equipment with a net book value of
$1,879,000 at December 31, 1996. Aggregate maturities of long-term debt over
the next five years are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(In thousands)
1997 $ 6,616
1998 2,660
1999 2,163
2000 684
2001 156
After 2001 319
---------
$ 12,598
=========
</TABLE>
NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
LEASES - The Company leases certain machinery and equipment under capital and
operating leases expiring in various years through 1999. The Company incurred
$115,000, $96,000, and $222,000 in operating lease expense during the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Generally, the Company's
capital leases include purchase options at the end of the lease term. Minimum
lease commitments under non-cancelable leases at December 31, 1996, are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital Operating
(In thousands) Leases Leases
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
1997 $ 559 $ 200
1998 311 104
1999 53 -
--------- ---------
Total minimum lease payments 923 $ 304
=========
Less amount representing interest (60)
---------
Present value of minimum lease payments 863
Less current portion (514)
---------
$ 349
=========
</TABLE>
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NOTE 10 - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
UNDERWRITERS' WARRANTS - The Company issued warrants to the underwriters of its
initial public offering in 1993, exercisable until October 1997, to purchase
150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the greater of
$16.80 or the closing price of SEDA's common stock on the date of exercise, less
$10.
STOCK OPTIONS - In September 1993, the Company adopted its 1993 Incentive and
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan ("the Plan") and subsequently amended it in July
1994. The Plan will terminate after 10 years. A total of 1,000,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the Plan. The Plan
provides for the grant of incentive stock options to employees of the Company
and non-qualified stock options to employees, officers and directors of the
Company. The plan is administered by a committee appointed by the Board, which
determines the terms of the options granted, including the exercise price, the
number of shares subject to option, and the option's vesting period. The
exercise price of all options granted under the Plan must be at least equal to
the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of
options granted under the Plan is 10 years. With respect to any participant who
owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting rights of the Company's
outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any option must be at least
equal to 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant.
The Company has adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS 123 (Note 2).
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the Plan. Had
compensation cost for the Plan been determined based on the fair value at the
grant date for awards in 1996 and 1995 consistent with the provisions of SFAS
123, the Company's net income and earnings per common and common equivalent
share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
-------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Net income (in thousands) $ 6,552 $ 3,044
Earnings per common and common equivalent share $ 1.22 $ 0.60
</TABLE>
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions for grants in 1996 and 1995: dividend yield of 0%, expected
volatility of 47.5%, risk free interest rate of 7%, and an expected life of 5
years.
Information regarding activity in the Plan for 1996, 1995 and 1994 is as
follows. The term average price refers to the weighted-average exercise price of
options outstanding, granted and exercised:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Available
Price Outstanding Exercisable for Grant
------- ----------- ----------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993 $10.59 333,500 272,125 366,500
Plan amendment - - - 300,000
Options granted $13.28 96,000 - (96,000)
Became exercisable - - 61,125 -
Exercised $10.00 (15,000) (15,000) -
------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Balance at December 31, 1994 $11.24 414,500 318,250 570,500
Options granted $11.86 377,000 - (377,000)
Became exercisable - - 342,875 -
------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Balance at December 31, 1995 $11.53 791,500 661,125 193,500
Options granted $12.24 15,500 - (15,500)
Became exercisable - - 73,000 -
------- ----------- ----------- ---------
Balance at December 31, 1996 $11.55 807,000 734,125 178,000
======= =========== =========== =========
</TABLE>
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The following table summarizes additional information about options outstanding
at December 31, 1996. The term Average Price refers to the weighted-average
exercise price of the applicable options and the term Contract Life refers to
the weighted-average remaining contractual life of the outstanding options,
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
----------------------------- -------------------
Average Contract Average
Range of Exercise Prices Shares Price Life Shares Price
------- ------ --------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10.00 - $11.96 432,000 $10.66 2.8 years 368,500 $10.57
$12.00 - $14.00 374,500 $12.56 3.3 years 365,500 $12.56
$19.50 500 $19.50 4.8 years 125 $19.50
------- ------ --------- ------- ------
$10.00 - $19.50 807,000 $11.55 3.0 years 734,125 $11.56
======= ====== ========= ======= ======
</TABLE>
NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company, 2501 West Rosecrans, Inc., Tube Tech Corporation of Delaware and
Pacific Atlantic Brokerage, Inc. are related parties because a common
stockholder holds or held a substantial ownership interest in each of the
companies, and Shapour Sedaghat, former Chairman of the Company, is a related
party because of his ownership interest in the Company.
2501 West Rosecrans, Inc. was 100% owned by one of the Company's principal
stockholders. On April 20, 1994, the Company acquired from 2501 West Rosecrans,
Inc. the building and real estate comprising its manufacturing facilities and
corporate headquarters, at a cost of approximately $6.3 million, which
approximated fair market value, in exchange for a promissory note in the
principal amount of $1.6 million, bearing interest at 6% per annum, and the
Company's assumption of the existing five-year note due to a financial
institution in the principal amount of approximately $4.7 million, bearing
interest at 8.5% per annum. At the closing of the transaction, the Company paid
$1 million to the financial institution to reduce the amount outstanding on the
five-year note. Prior to this transaction, the Company leased the facility from
2501 West Rosecrans, Inc. and paid rent of $219,000 in 1994.
Tube Tech Corporation of Delaware (Tube Tech) is 50% owned by the Company. Tube
Tech has been an exclusive sales representative of the Company since 1992 for
selected plastic tube customers. Total commissions paid by the Company to Tube
Tech for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $326,000,
$294,000 and $496,000, respectively. The Company's investment in Tube Tech is
accounted for using the equity method of accounting for investments.
Pacific Atlantic Brokerage, a corporation majority owned by one of the Company's
principal stockholders, provides freight forwarding services to the Company. The
cost of these services provided by Pacific Atlantic Brokerage to the Company and
charged to operations amounted to $1,243,000 in 1996, $911,000 in 1995 and
$636,000 in 1994.
The Company paid $120,000 in 1996 and $70,000 in 1995 to Shapour Sedaghat,
former Chairman of the Company, for consulting services after his retirement
from the Company. As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, in the aggregate the Company
owed $189,000 and $136,000, respectively, to these related parties.
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP.
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Additions
Balance at charged to Balance at
beginning of costs and ASC end of
Description period expenses Acquisition Deductions period
- ----------- ------ -------- ----------- ---------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Receivable:
Year ended December 31, 1996 $424,000 $360,000 - $404,000(1) $380,000
Year ended December 31, 1995 200,000 375,000 $112,000 263,000(1) 424,000
Year ended December 31, 1994 250,000 22,000 - 72,000(1) 200,000
</TABLE>
- -----------------------
(1) Represents write-offs of bad debts
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EXHIBIT 10.17
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (This "Fourth Amendment"), dated as of
THIS 27th day of June, 1996, is made and entered into by and between SEDA
SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower"), and UNION BANK,
a division of UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. a national banking association
("Bank"), in view of the following:
RECITALS
A. Borrower and Bank are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
June 23, 1994 (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Bank agreed to make available
to Borrower a revolving line of credit and two equipment term loan facilities in
an aggregate principal amount of Twenty Two Million ($22,000,000) (The "Total
Commitment").
B. Borrower and Bank entered into that certain First Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of July 13, 1994 (the "First Amendment"), pursuant to which
Bank agreed to allow Borrower a Five Million Dollar ($5,000,000) subfacility to
the credit facility referred to in the Agreement as the "Equipment Tenn Loan
Commitment B" for the purpose of issuing irrevocable commercial and/or standby
letters of credit for the account of Borrower.
C. Borrower and Bank entered into that certain Second Amendment to credit
Agreement dated as of February 22, 1995 (inadvertently referred to therein as a
"First Amendment"), pursuant to which Bank agreed to increase the maximum amount
of loans and secondary liabilities which Borrower could incur from $100,000 to
$250,000.
D. Borrower and Bank entered into that certain Third Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of June 21, 1995 (the "Third Amendment"), pursuant to which
Bank agreed to (i) increase the "Revolving Credit Commitment" from $5,000,000 to
$7,000,000; (ii) to establish a new "Equipment Term Loan Commitment C" in the
amount of $9,000,000; (iii) to move $5,000,000 subfacility for Letters of Credit
to Equipment Term Loan Commitment C; (iv) to modify certain financial ratio
covenants and the maximum Capital Expenditure covenant and (v) to modify the
definition of "Adjusted CD-Rate Margin" and "Adjusted LIBOR-Rate Margin" in the
case of all future Equipment Term Loans advanced pursuant to the new Equipment
Term Loan Commitment C.
E. Borrower now requests that Bank agree to further amend the Agreement (i) to
change the "Revolving Loan Termination Date" from June 30, 1997 to June 30,
1998; (ii) to establish a new "Equipment Term Loan Commitment D" in the amount
of $6,000,000; and (iii) to modify certain financial ratio covenants and the
maximum Capital Expenditure covenant
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AGREEMENT:
In consideration of the above recitals and of the mutual covenants and
conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Borrower and Bank agree
as follows:
1. DEFINED TERMS, Initially capitalized terms used herein which are not
otherwise defined shall have the same meaning assigned thereto in the Agreement.
2. SECTION AND PARAGRAPH REFERENCES, All references to sections and to
paragraphs in THIS Fourth Amendment shall be to the Agreement, unless otherwise
stated.
3. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT,
(I) Section 1.1 is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted
therefor:
"1.1. TOTAL COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions of THIS Agreement,
so long as no Default or Potential Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank
shall make available to Borrower from time to time during the term of THIS
Agreement to the credit facilities outlined hereinbelow in the aggregate
principal amount of TWENTY ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED NINETY SIX AND 6/100 DOLLARS ($21,688,196.06) (THE "TOTAL COMMITMENT").
The Total commitment shall be comprised of (A) A REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT,
(B) AN EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN A, (C) AN EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN B, (D) AN EQUIPMENT
TERM LOAN C, AND (E) AN EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN COMMITMENT D.
(ii) In Section 1.2, the "Revolving Loan Termination Date" of June 30, 1997 is
deleted and the new date of JUNE 30, 1998 is substituted therefor.
(iii) There shall be added the following provision to the Agreement as Paragraph
1.2.1:
"1.2.1 THE COMMERCIAL AND STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT SUBLIMIT. As a SUBLIMIT to
the Revolving Credit Commitment, Bank shall issue, for the account of Borrower,
one or more irrevocable commercial or standby letters of credit (individually,
an "L/C and collectively, the L/Cs") calling for drafts at sight or usance up to
180 days from its on an unsecured basis. The aggregate amount available to be
drawn under all outstanding L/Cs and the aggregate amount of unpaid
reimbursement obligations in respect to all drafts drawn under such L/Cs shall
not exceed ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000) and shall
reduce, dollar for dollar, the maximum amount available under the Revolving
Credit Commitment. All such L/Cs shall be drawn on such terms and conditions as
are acceptable to Bank and shall be governed by the terms of (and Borrower
agrees to execute) Bank's standard form for L/C applications and
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reimbursement agreement. NO L/C MAY HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE BEYOND DECEMBER 31,
1998.
(iv) Borrower and Bank confirm that the Bank's obligation to fund additional
"Equipment Term Loans C" ceases as of June 30, 1996 and that all such loans
advanced prior thereto will be amortizing in accordance with the terms of their
respective promissory notes.
(v) A new section 1.4.3 is added to read as follows:
"1.4.3 EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN COMMITMENT D. Subject to the terms and conditions of
This Agreement, so long as no Default or Potential Default has occurred and is
continuing, Bank shall make available to Borrower a term loan (the "Equipment
Term Loan D") in the principal amount not to exceed the LESSER of SIX MILLION
DOLLARS ($6,000,000) OR NINETY PERCENT (90%) of the purchase price of ELIGIBLE
EQUIPMENT in question, as set forth on invoices with respect thereto, exclusive
of taxes, installation charges, shipping and freight charges (the "Equipment
Term Loan Commitment D"). "Eligible Equipment" shall mean equipment used by
Borrower in the ordinary course of its business other than the following: jigs,
molds, dies, furniture, furnishings, computer software, computer hardware, or
leasehold improvements. The Equipment Term Loan D shall be available in multiple
disbursements, provided that no disbursements shall be made after JUNE 30, 1997.
Borrower may request such disbursements by giving Bank at least two (2) Business
Days' prior notice, confirmed in writing, of the amount it wishes to borrow and
the interest rate it wishes to select. Each Equipment Term Loan D shall provide
for amortization of principal in THIRTY-SIX (36), FORTY-EIGHT (48) OR SIXTY (60)
CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS, each in the amount equal to one thirty-sixth,
one forty-eighth, or one-sixtieth (as the case may be) of its original
principal amount, commencing on the month immediately following the month in
which such loan is funded, and on the maturity date thereof, on which date all
unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Equipment Term Loan D shall be
due and payable. The proceeds of the Equipment Term Loan D will be disbursed as
directed by Borrower in the disbursement instructions provided to Bank. Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, each Equipment Tenn Loan D shall
be evidenced by, bear interest at the rates, and be payable, in accordance with
the terms of a note in form and content satisfactory to Bank. The purpose of the
Equipment Term Loan D Commitment shall be to finance the acquisition cost of new
Eligible Equipment."
(vi) The Commercial and Standby Letter of Credit Sublimit described in Section
1.4.1 of the First Amendment shall become a SUBLIMIT to the Equipment Term Loan
D rather than to Equipment Term Loan C, the aggregate amount available of Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000) is deleted and the amount of THREE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND ($3,500,000) is substituted therefor, and the L/C expiration
date of September 30, 1996 is deleted and the date of September 30, 1997 is
substituted therefor. Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions
of Section 1.4.1 shall remain in full force and effect.
(vii) The first clause in Section 4.6(a), lines 1 through 6, is deleted in its
entirety and the
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following substituted therefor:
"(a) Until December 31, 1996, Borrower will at all times maintain TANGIBLE NET
WORTH of not less than THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($36,000,000). Thereafter,
Borrower will, as of the end of each fiscal year, maintain a minimum Tangible
Net Worth that increases from said amount as of the end of Borrower's fiscal
year by Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000)."
(viii) The first sentence of Section 4.6(c) is deleted and the following
substituted therefor:
"(c) Maintain WORKING CAPITAL of not less than $5,000,000."
(ix) The first sentence of Section 4.6(d) is deleted and the following
substituted therefor:
(d) Maintain a RATIO OF CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES of not less than
1.5 to 1.0."
(x) Section 5.7 is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted
therefor:
"5.7 DIVIDENDS, STOCK PAYMENTS OR REDEMPTIONS. Borrower is allowed to pay
dividends, in cash, stock or otherwise or make any distributions, or make common
stock redemptions so long as doing so would not cause Borrower to be in
violation of any of the terms, conditions, or covenants of THIS Agreement.
(xi) In Section 5.8, Capital Expenditure limits shall be revised to $8,000,000
for 1996 and $8,000,000 for 1997.
(xii) To the end of Section 8.2 is added the following:
"THE ADJUSTED CD-RATE MARGIN FOR EACH EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN FUNDED UNDER EQUIPMENT
TERM LOAN COMMITMENT D SHALL BE ONE AND ONE-HALF PERCENTAGE POINTS (1.50%)."
(xiii) To the end of Section 8.4 is added the following:
"THE ADJUSTED LIBOR-RATE MARGIN FOR EACH EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN FUNDED UNDER
EQUIPMENT TERM LOAN COMMITMENT D SHALL BE ONE AND ONE-HALF PERCENTAGE POINTS
(1.50%)."
4. EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT. This Fourth Amendment shall become
effective as of the date hereof when, and only when, Bank shall have received
all of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank:
(a) A counterpart of This Fourth Amendment, duly executed by Borrower;
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(b) A new note evidencing the Revolving Loan Commitment (the "New
Revolving Note"); and
(c) Such other documents, instruments or agreements as Bank may
reasonably deem necessary.
5. RATIFICATION.
(a) Except as specifically amended hereinabove, the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed; and
(b) Upon the effectiveness of This Fourth Amendment, each reference in
the Agreement to "THIS Agreement", "hereunder", "herein", hereof or words of
like import referring to the Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the
Agreement as amended by This Fourth Amendment.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
(a) Each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 2 of
the Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby reaffirmed as of the date hereof,
each as if set forth herein;
(B) The execution, delivery and performance of This Fourth Amendment is
within the Borrower's corporate powers, has been duly authorized by necessary
corporate action, has received all necessary approvals, if any, and does not
contravene any law or any contractual restriction binding on Borrower;
(C) This Fourth Amendment is, and the New Revolving Note, when delivered
for value received will each constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms;
(D) No event has occurred and is continuing or would result from This
Fourth Amendment which constitutes a Default or Potential Default under the
Agreement.
7. GOVERNING LAW. This Fourth Amendment shall be deemed a contract under and
subject to, and shall be construed for all purposes and in accordance with, the
laws of the State of California.
8. COUNTERPARTS. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. UNION BANK
By: /s/ SHAWN SEDAGHAT By: /s/ SHERRY HOLM
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Name: SHAWN SEDAGHAT Name: SHERRY HOLM
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Title: CHAIRMAN Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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By: /s/ RONALD W. JOHNSON By:
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Name: RONALD W. JOHNSON Name:
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Title: V.P. FINANCE Title:
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries EXHIBIT 11.1
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
-------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net income $ 6,749,000 $ 4,135,000 $ 4,842,000
============== ============== ==============
Average shares outstanding 5,093,621 5,055,353 5,009,931
Common equivalent shares:
Assumed exercise of stock options
and warrants 284,693 5,389 139,851
Assumed purchase of shares with
tax windfall -- -- (2,145)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Weighted average number of common
and common equivalent shares 5,378,314 5,060,742 5,147,637
============== ============== ==============
Earnings per common and common
equivalent share $ 1.25 $ 0.82 $ 0.94
============== ============== ==============
</TABLE>
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SEDA SPECIALTY PACKAGING CORP. & Subsidiaries EXHIBIT 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
State of
Name of Subsidiary Incorporation Doing Business As
- ----------------------------- ------------- ------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
American Safety Closure Corp. New York SEDA Specialty Packaging
Arpak Plastics, Inc. New York SEDA Specialty Packaging
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-78232) of SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp. of our
report dated February 19, 1997, appearing on page F-2 of the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of SEDA Specialty Packaging Corp. for the year ended December 31,
1996.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Costa Mesa, California
March 28, 1997
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
COMPANY'S DECEMBER 31, 1996 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
<CASH> 2,628
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 10,857
<ALLOWANCES> 380
<INVENTORY> 8,698
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 24,766
<PP&E> 61,278
<DEPRECIATION> 15,956
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 74,203
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 14,313
<BONDS> 7,281
0
0
<COMMON> 5
<OTHER-SE> 45,035
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 74,203
<SALES> 59,445
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 59,445
<CGS> 39,885
<TOTAL-COSTS> 39,885
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,839
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,164
<INCOME-PRETAX> 10,670
<INCOME-TAX> 3,921
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 6,749
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 6,749
<EPS-PRIMARY> 1.25
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.25
</TABLE>
