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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003
Commission File No. 1-14168
Globix Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3781263
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
139 Centre Street, New York, New York 10013
(address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code: (212) 334-8500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value Over the Counter Bulletin Board
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 checkmark 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 the registrant's knowledge in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [ ] No [X]
As of December 15, 2003, the aggregate market value of voting stock
held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing sales price for
the registrant's common stock, as reported on the Over the Counter Bulletin
Board Market, was approximately $52.5 million (calculated by excluding shares
owned beneficially by directors and named executive officers).
Number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding as of
December 15, 2003 was 16,460,000.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents
and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes [X] No [ ]
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its annual
meeting of stockholders to be held on February 24, 2004, which is expected to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than January 28,
2004, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report on Form 10-K.
In the event such proxy statement is not filed by January 28, 2004, the required
information will be filed as an amendment to this report on Form 10-K no later
than that date.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION
Table of Contents
Page
Part I ----
Item 1. Business .................................................................................... 1
Item 2. Properties .................................................................................. 13
Item 3. Legal Proceedings ........................................................................... 14
Item 4. Submission of Matters To a Vote of Security Holders ......................................... 15
Part II
Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters ....................... 16
Item 6. Selected Financial Data ..................................................................... 17
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations ............................................................................... 19
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .................................. 32
Item 8. Financial Statements ........................................................................ 32
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure ............................................................................... 32
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures...................................................................... 32
Part III
Item 10. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (except for information in response to Item 406 of Regulation S-K)...........
Items 11-14. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders........................................................................ 33
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
and Reports on Form 8-K .................................................................. 33
Signatures 34
Exhibits 34
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
IN GENERAL
Globix Corporation ("Globix", "Company", "we" or "our") is a provider of
Internet services to businesses. Our services include:
- Hosting and co-location in our secure and fault-tolerant Internet data
centers;
- Network services and connectivity to the Internet through our Domestic and
International Internet Protocol (IP) fiber based network;
- Internet based managed services, focusing on application management and
operating system management, security services and storage services; and
- Media services including: streaming media, webcasting and digital assets
management.
Our target market for our services is small to large size businesses in a broad
range of industries, including media, publishing, financial services, retail,
healthcare, governmental agencies, manufacturing, technology and non-profit
organizations. No single customer of our Company comprised more than 10% of our
revenues in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003 or 2002. We sell our
services to businesses primarily through our direct sales force.
Our customers use our services to operate and maintain computer equipment in a
secure, fault-tolerant environment with connectivity to a high-speed,
high-capacity, direct link to the Internet, through our own network, and to
support Internet applications. Our employees are located in New York City, New
York; Atlanta, Georgia; Santa Clara, California; and London, England. We
currently offer our services from our Internet data center facilities in these
cities.
Our principal executive offices are located at 139 Centre Street, New York, New
York 10013, and our telephone number at that location is (212) 334-8500.
Although we maintain a website at www.globix.com, we do not intend that the
information available through our website be incorporated into this annual
report. Our filings will be available on our website.
Our Company was founded in 1989 and in 1998 undertook a major expansion plan in
order to pursue opportunities resulting from the growth of the Internet. On
March 1, 2002, the Company filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code, together with a prepackaged Plan of Reorganization, which
we refer to as the "Plan," with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware. We continued to operate in Chapter 11 in the ordinary
course of business and received permission from the bankruptcy court to pay our
employees, trade, and certain other creditors in full and on time, regardless of
whether these claims arose prior to or after the Chapter 11 filing.
On April 8, 2002, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Plan. Effective April 25,
2002, all conditions necessary for the Plan to become effective were satisfied
or waived and we emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. For additional
information about our reorganization, see "Our Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Reorganization" under this Part I for a discussion of the Company's
reorganization pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
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WHAT WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS
We provide our customers with a range of Internet-based services, including
network infrastructure and expertise to build, maintain, operate and support
Internet-based operations. Our primary services include:
Internet Hosting and Co-Location
We currently operate Internet data centers in New York City, New York; Atlanta,
Georgia; Santa Clara, California; and London, England. Our Internet data centers
include electrical infrastructure, precision environmental control systems, fire
suppression systems and comprehensive security systems.
We offer co-location solutions for customers who choose to own and maintain
their own servers, but require the physically secure, climate-controlled
environment provided by our Internet data centers and connectivity to our
network. We offer hosting services in a dedicated server environment. This
service includes providing hardware, software, bandwidth and services to meet
customer-specific needs.
Managed Services
We provide managed system and network services to our hosting and co-location
customers. Such services include a wide variety of maintenance, administration
and problem resolution services for many popular operating systems, Internet
network devices, software security solutions and web based applications.
On October 31, 2003, we acquired the business and substantially all of the
assets of Aptegrity, Inc., a provider of web application and operations
management services.
Network Services and Internet Access
We provide access to our network to our hosting and co-location customers
located inside of our Internet Data Centers as well as Internet access services
which provide businesses with high-speed continuous access to the Internet from
their own premises. In addition, we provide other services, such as domain name
registration, local loop provisioning, Internet address assignment, router
configuration, e-mail configuration and management and technical consulting
services.
Our network infrastructure is designed for high availability and low latency,
and utilizes a single autonomous system number. As a result, traffic is carried
on a network controlled by our Company to the greatest extent possible and
therefore does not suffer from the congestion or high latency of public
networks.
The domestic Globix backbone is a Packet over Synchronous Optical Network, or
SONET, which provides a mechanism for using the speed and efficient management
capabilities of SONET for data transport. Essentially, it provides a method for
carrying data packets in SONET frames that will operate at speeds up to OC-48
(2.4Gbs). The OC-48 Globix domestic backbone connects to our data centers and to
our backbone points of presence in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and
Washington, D.C.
Our European backbone is a Packet over SONET currently connecting London,
Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris. The domestic and European networks are connected
by two OC-3 (155Mbps) transatlantic crossings.
Our U.S. and European network sections interconnect to numerous network access
points, commercial Internet exchanges and other Internet, application and
network service providers.
Our network operations are directed from our 139 Centre Street data center in
New York City, which is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Network
administrators located in our operations center monitor our network
infrastructure. Our network administrators are able to identify and correct
network problems either themselves or by dispatching system engineers located at
our customer support centers.
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Customer Support Centers
Our customer support call centers are operated 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, and are equipped with telecommunications systems capable of automatic
call distribution, automatic number identification, quality assurance
recording and archiving, and intelligent call routing. A trouble ticketing
and knowledge database of customer information and history supports our
customer service operations.
Media Services
We provide media services such as streaming media for business communications.
Streaming media by which audio, video or other multimedia is delivered in a
streaming or continuous fashion over the Internet or over a company's intranet.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Information and Telecommunications Services
In the United States, our Internet services are currently classified by the
Federal Communications Commission as information services, which are not subject
to significant regulation, rather than as telecommunications or common carrier
services, which are subject to a comprehensive regulatory framework. Similarly,
our Internet services are not significantly regulated in certain foreign
jurisdictions in which we conduct business.
In certain other foreign jurisdictions in which we operate, however, our
provision of certain Internet services may be subject to the jurisdictions' laws
and regulations governing telecommunications services and/or common carriers. In
jurisdictions where these laws and regulations currently apply to certain types
of our Internet solutions, we endeavor to take all reasonable steps necessary to
ensure that we comply with these laws and regulations. This may require us to,
among other things, obtain regulatory authorizations and pay fees each year to
regulatory authorities.
The laws and regulations applicable to Internet-related services are evolving in
the United States and many other jurisdictions. As these laws and regulations
evolve, it is possible that we could be regulated in additional jurisdictions as
a telecommunications services provider and/or as a common carrier. As a result,
we may become subject to, among other things, additional licensing requirements,
fee payment obligations, common carrier obligations, network access changes
and/or universal service obligations.
In addition to the telecommunications and/or common carrier laws and regulations
that currently govern certain of our services in some jurisdictions and that
may, in the future, govern our Internet services in the United States and other
jurisdictions, new laws and regulations related to the provision of Internet
services may be adopted, implemented and/or challenged at the federal, state
and/or local levels in the United States and at corresponding levels in foreign
jurisdictions. These laws and regulations may address, among other things,
issues of user privacy, obscenity, pricing, consumer protection, taxation,
advertising, intellectual property rights, information security, liability for
certain types of content and the convergence of traditional telecommunications
services with Internet communications. A number of laws and regulations related
to these issues are currently being considered by United States and foreign
regulators.
It is impossible to predict the nature of any new laws or regulations that will
be applicable to our services, whether currently existing laws and regulations
will be newly-applied to our services or the manner in which currently existing
laws and regulations applicable to us will be interpreted and enforced. The
adoption of new laws or regulations or the application of existing laws or
regulations in a manner that is adverse to our company might decrease demand for
our Internet solutions, impose taxes, fees or other charges or other costly
technical requirements on our company or otherwise increase our cost of doing
business. Any of these developments could harm our business, financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
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Distribution of Copyrighted Material
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, includes a limitation on
liability of on-line service providers for copyright infringement for
transmitting, routing or providing connections, transient storage, caching or
storage at the direction of a user. This limitation on liability applies if the
service provider had no actual knowledge or awareness of the copyright
infringement and if certain other conditions are met. It is not yet clear how
the DMCA will be applied to limit liability that we may face in the future for
any possible copyright infringement or copyright-related issues relating to the
activities of our customers. The DMCA also requires Internet service providers
to follow certain "notice and take-down" procedures in order to be able to take
advantage of the limitation on liability provided for in the DMCA. We have
implemented these procedures and require our users to agree to an "acceptable
use" policy which prohibits the use of our facilities for illegal purposes.
There can be no assurance, however, that our procedures and acceptable use
policy will shield us from liability. Despite enactment of the DMCA, the law
relating to the liability of companies that provide Internet-related services
for information carried on or disseminated through their networks remains
largely unsettled. Claims could be made against us under currently existing or
future laws in the United States or other jurisdictions for defamation,
obscenity, negligence, copyright, trademark infringement or other legal theories
based on the nature and content of the materials disseminated through our
networks.
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
As of September 30, 2003, we had approximately 209 full-time employees:
approximately 154 in the United States and 55 outside the United States. In
addition to our full-time employees, we also employ part-time personnel from
time to time in various departments to meet fluctuations in work levels. None of
our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Subsequent to
the closing of the Aptegrity acquisition the number of our employees increased
by approximately 42 employees to approximately 251 full-time employees out of
which approximately 191 in the United States and 60 outside the United States.
COMPETITION
Our competitors include other Internet service providers with a significant
national or global presence that focuses on business customers, such as IBM,
Digex, Cable & Wireless, Akamai, Colt, EDS and Equinix. Our competitors also
include telecommunications companies, such as AT&T, British Telecom, Level 3,
MCI and Sprint. We believe that competition is based upon a number of
factors, including price, quality of service and financial stability.
New competitors, including large computer hardware, software, media and other
technology and telecommunications companies, may enter our market and rapidly
acquire significant market share. As a result of increased competition and
vertical and horizontal integration in our industry, we have encountered
significant pricing pressures. These pricing pressures have resulted in
significantly lower average selling prices for our services.
TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
We currently have eight trademark applications and one patent application
pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Registration of the
same trademarks has been applied for or granted in certain foreign countries.
Additionally, the Company acquired the US and European Union registered
trademarks of "Aptegrity" and "Minding your E-Business" in the acquisition of
Aptegrity, Inc.
OUR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION
On April 8, 2002, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware confirmed our Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on April
25, 2002 (the "Effective Date"). As of the Effective Date, all of our existing
securities were cancelled and:
- Each holder of our 12.5% Senior Notes due 2010 (which we refer to as
the "12.5% Senior Notes"), became entitled to receive, in exchange for
its claims in respect of the 12.5% Senior Notes, its pro rata share of:
- $120 million in aggregate principal amount of our 11% Senior
Secured Notes due 2008, which we refer to as the 11% Senior
Notes, and
- 13,991,000 shares of our common stock, representing 85% of the
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding following the
Effective Date;
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- Each holder of shares of our preferred stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date became entitled to receive, in exchange for
its claims in respect of these shares of preferred stock, its pro rata
share of 2,304,400 shares of our common stock, representing 14% of the
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding following the
Effective Date; and
- Each holder of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Date became entitled to receive, in exchange for its
claims in respect of these shares of common stock, its pro rata share
of 164,600 shares of our common stock, representing 1% of the shares of
our common stock issued and outstanding following the Effective Date.
The Plan provides that all of the shares of our common stock are subject to
dilution by the exercise of management incentive stock options, representing up
to 10% of the shares of our issued and outstanding common stock on a
fully-diluted basis following the Effective Date. As of September 30, 2003, the
number of outstanding options representing the right to acquire 1,101,756 shares
of common stock had been granted to members of our management. None of the
options granted can be exercised prior to an approval of the Company's 2003
Stock Option Plan by the stockholders.
A total of 16,460,000 shares of our common stock and $120 million in aggregate
principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes were deemed to be issued and
outstanding on the Effective Date. As of September 30, 2002, however, no shares
of our common stock or 11% Senior Notes had been distributed. In October 2002,
we distributed a total of 16,295,400 shares of common stock and $120 million in
aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Notes. Pursuant to the terms of a
Stipulation and Order that we entered into with the lead plaintiffs in the class
action lawsuit described in "Item 3 - Legal Proceedings", 229,452 of these
shares of common stock and $1,968,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 11%
Senior Notes were placed in reserve in escrow pending the outcome of the class
action lawsuit. In the event that any judgment or settlement entered into in
connection with the class action lawsuit requires us to pay an amount in excess
of our liability insurance, then we will be required to issue to the class
action litigants and their attorneys all (in the event that this excess is $10
million or greater) or a portion of (in the event that this excess is less than
$10 million) the shares of common stock and 11% Senior Notes held in escrow.
Distribution of the remaining 164,600 shares of common stock deemed to have been
issued on the Effective Date, which are allocable under the terms of the Plan to
the holders of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Date of the Plan, will occur following the resolution of the shareholder
derivative suit against our company and certain of our former officers and
directors described in "Item 3 - Legal Proceedings."
Through October 3, 2003, we had repurchased approximately $26 million in
aggregate principal amount of our 11% Senior Notes and related accrued
interest of approximately $1.9 million for an aggregate purchase price
of approximately $20.1 million, and had issued approximately an additional
$11.3 million in 11% Senior Notes in payment of accrued interest on the 11%
Senior Notes. The indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes requires interest
to be paid in kind through 2004, and permits interest to be paid in kind for
two year thereafter at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
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RISK FACTORS
Our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be
adversely affected by various risks, including those set forth below.
We have a history of losses which we expect to continue in the future.
We have experienced significant losses since we began operations and expect to
continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. For the year ended
September 30, 2003, the Company had a net loss of approximately $25.3 million
and an accumulated deficit as of September 30, 2003 of approximately $46.4
million. Our ability to reduce our losses depends on our ability to reduce our
indebtedness and operating expenses or increase our revenue base. If we are
unable to reduce expenses sufficiently or build up our revenue base, we may
never become profitable and may eventually become unable to meet our financial
obligations.
We may lose customers or have our existing customers reduce their level of
spending on our services.
We have experienced and may continue to experience declines in revenue due to
customers leaving us or staying with us but choosing to decrease their spending
on our services. One of our biggest challenges is to limit these revenue
declines. Continued declines in revenue could harm our business, financial
condition, and results of operations.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations depends on our future operating
performance, and failure to satisfy these obligations could result in these
obligations becoming due and payable, resulting in bankruptcy or liquidation.
Historically, we have not generated positive cash flows from operations. Our
ability to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the 11% Senior Notes
and on our other indebtedness depends on our future operating performance.
Future operating performance is subject to market conditions and business
factors that are often beyond our control. Consequently, we cannot assure you
that we will have sufficient cash flows to pay the principal, premium, if any,
and interest on our indebtedness. If our cash flows and capital resources are
insufficient to allow us to make scheduled payments on our indebtedness, we may
have to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional
capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We cannot assure you that
the terms of our indebtedness will allow these alternative measures or that
these measures would satisfy our scheduled debt service obligations. If we
cannot make scheduled payments on our indebtedness, we will be in default and,
as a result:
- our debt holders could declare all outstanding principal and interest
to be due and payable; and
- we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
Our outstanding debt obligations restrict our financial and operating
flexibility.
As of September 30, 2003, we had $141.9 million of outstanding indebtedness. Our
indebtedness could:
- limit our ability to obtain additional financing to operate or grow our
business;
- require us to use the proceeds of certain asset sales to redeem
indebtedness;
- limit our financial flexibility in planning for and reacting to
industry changes;
- place us at a competitive disadvantage as compared to less leveraged
companies;
- after the fourth anniversary of the issuance of the 11% Senior Notes,
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to
payments on our debt, reducing the availability of our cash flow for
other purposes.
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Covenants in the indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes restrict our ability
to borrow and invest, which could severely impair our ability to expand or
finance our future operations.
The indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes contains a number of covenants that
impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our
subsidiaries. These restrictions significantly limit, and in some cases
prohibit, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness,
create liens on assets, dispose of assets, enter into business combinations or
engage in certain activities with our subsidiaries.
Our leverage may increase as a result of the payment of interest in kind.
The indenture under which our 11% Senior Notes were issued requires us to pay
interest in kind through 2004 and permits us to pay interest in kind at the
discretion of our Board of Directors through 2006. The additional issuances of
11% Senior Notes could further restrict our financial and operating flexibility
and make it more difficult to meet our financial obligations upon the maturity
of the 11% Senior Notes.
We may make investments or acquisitions that are not successful.
In order to increase our revenue base, we may make investments in or acquire
businesses, products, services or technologies. Consequently, we are subject to
the following risks:
- we may not be able to make investments or acquisitions on terms which
prove advantageous;
- acquisitions may cause a disruption in our ongoing business, distract
our management and other resources and make it difficult to maintain
the operations, organization and procedures of our company or the
acquired business; and
- we may not be able to retain key employees of the acquired business or
to maintain good relations with its customers or suppliers.
As a result of various financial accounting complexities, accounting staff
turnover and accounting staff shortages, we experienced material weaknesses in
our accounting and internal control environment in summer 2003 that resulted in
the delay and late filing of SEC reports filed during summer 2003.
Since the Company's emergence from bankruptcy effective April 25, 2002, the
Company has had to face many challenging and complex accounting and financial
reporting issues, including fresh start accounting, restructuring and the
restatement of amounts in its financial statements as of and for the quarter
ended March 31, 2002. In addition, the Company has experienced significant
turnover in its financial reporting staff, as well as limited management
resources. The Company fell behind in its SEC reporting for the year ended
September 30, 2002, and experienced difficulty in catching up with its filing
obligations for the year ended September 30, 2002 while fulfilling its
responsibilities for fiscal 2003. The combined effect of these challenges placed
a strain on our internal accounting resources in summer 2003 and resulted in
further delays in the preparation and filing of periodic reports that were filed
in summer 2003. The strain on our internal accounting resources and the delays
in the preparation and filing of periodic reports created material weaknesses in
our accounting and internal control environment in summer 2003. For further
information concerning our internal controls, see Item 9A of Part II.
As a result of our application of fresh start accounting under American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position no. 90-7,
"Financial Reporting By Entities In Reorganization Under The Bankruptcy Code"
(otherwise known as "SOP No. 90-7"),as of May 1, 2002, our financial statements
as of and for periods subsequent to May 1, 2002 are not comparable to our
financial statements as of and for periods prior to May 1, 2002.
In connection with our emergence from bankruptcy on April 25, 2002, we have
applied the principles of SOP 90-7 as of May 1, 2002. Accordingly our financial
statements for periods subsequent to May 1, 2002 are not comparable to our
financial statements for periods prior to May 1, 2002. This may make it more
difficult for third parties to assess our financial performance.
Our reorganization may have adversely affected some of our relationships with
customers and suppliers, and may continue to affect the way we are viewed in the
market.
The continuing impact of our April 2002 bankruptcy reorganization cannot be
accurately quantified. However, our bankruptcy may have adversely affected our
ability to negotiate favorable terms with vendors or retain existing customers
and may continue to affect the way we are perceived or the contractual terms
that are available to us.
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Our business could suffer from a loss of management personnel.
Since our emergence from bankruptcy, we have undergone a number of changes in
management as well as reductions in staffing. As a result, our business has
suffered, and could continue to suffer, from a lack of continuity in management
as well as from the relative thinness of our management structure. We may have
difficulty finding replacements for the management resources we have lost. The
loss or unavailability to us of any member of our senior management team could
have a significant adverse effect on our business.
We may not be able to attract or retain the personnel we need in each of the
critical areas of our business, which could adversely affect the ability of our
business to perform its functions.
Our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain key personnel
for management, technical, sales and marketing and customer support positions.
The failure to attract or retain qualified personnel in each of these critical
areas could adversely affect the ability of our business to perform its
functions. Cutbacks in staffing as a result of our restructuring efforts may
have weakened our employee morale. Further efforts to control management costs,
given our flat organizational structure, could have an additional adverse impact
on morale in certain parts of our company.
Competition for the Internet services that we provide is intense and we expect
that competition will continue to be intense, which could result in our
encountering significant pricing pressure.
Our competitors include other Internet service providers with a significant
national or global presence that focus on business customers, such as IBM,
Digex, EDS and Equinix. Our competitors also include telecommunications
companies, such as AT&T, British Telecom, Level 3, Cable and Wireless, MCI and
Sprint. Many of our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential new
competitors, have:
- longer operating histories;
- greater name recognition;
- larger customer bases;
- larger networks;
- more and larger facilities; and
- significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources.
New competitors, including large computer hardware, software, media and other
technology and telecommunications companies, may enter our market and rapidly
acquire significant market share. As a result of increased competition and
vertical and horizontal integration in the industry, we expect to continue to
encounter significant pricing pressures. These pricing pressures could result in
significantly lower average selling prices for our services. For example,
telecommunications companies may be able to provide customers with reduced
communications costs in connection with their Internet access services,
significantly increasing pricing pressures on us. We may not be able to offset
the effects of any price reductions with an increase in the number of our
customers, higher revenue from value-added services, cost reductions or
otherwise. In addition, Internet access service businesses are likely to
encounter consolidation in the near future, which could result in increased
price and other competition.
Our success will depend on our ability to integrate, operate and maintain and/or
upgrade our network and facilities, and our failure to do so could adversely
affect our entire business.
A key element of our business strategy is the maintenance and upgrading of our
facilities and network, which has required, and will continue to require,
management time and the periodic expenditure of capital. Any interruption in our
ability to deliver services over our network due to market disruptions or third
party insolvencies may make us less attractive to future customers and may
hamper our ability to retain our current customers which, in turn, could
adversely affect our entire business.
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Our business could be adversely affected by price increases or service
interruptions in our telecommunications service.
Our existing network relies entirely on many third party data communications and
telecommunications providers, located in the United States and abroad. These
carriers are subject to price constraints, including tariff controls, that in
the future may be relaxed or lifted. In addition, certain of these providers,
including MCI and Global Crossing and Cable and Wireless have filed for
protection under Chapter 11 under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which may affect the
availability and quality of the services that these entities provide. Price
increases or the lack of service availability and quality could adversely affect
the costs of maintaining our network and our ability to maintain or grow our
business.
We may not be able to obtain computer hardware and software on the scale and at
the times we need at an affordable cost, and failure to do so over an extended
period of time could harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We rely on outside vendors to supply us with computer hardware, software and
networking equipment. We primarily use products from Cisco, Compaq, Juniper
Networks and Sun Microsystems, either leased or purchased from the manufacturer
or a third party vendor. Consequently, our expertise is concentrated in products
from these manufacturers. We also rely on Cisco for network design and
installation services. If we are unable over an extended period of time to
obtain the products and services that we need on a timely basis and at
affordable prices, it will harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Because we are dependent on computer and communication systems, a systems
failure would cause a significant disruption to our business.
Our business depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our
computer and communications hardware systems and infrastructure. We currently
maintain most of our computer systems in our facilities in New York City, New
York; Atlanta, Georgia; Santa Clara, California; and London, England. While we
have taken precautions against systems failure, interruptions could result from
natural disasters as well as power loss, our inability to acquire fuel for our
backup generators, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks and similar
events. We also lease telecommunications lines from local, regional and national
carriers, whose service may be interrupted. Our business, financial condition
and results of operations could be harmed by any damage or failure that
interrupts or delays our operations.
The Company's dependence on a limited number of suppliers exposes it to possible
interruptions that could delay or prevent it from providing its services.
Approximately 38% of the Company's cost of revenues for the fiscal year
September 30, 2003 is derived from services provided by 2 major
telecommunication carriers. While the Company believes that most of
these services can be obtained from other alternative carriers, an interruption
in service from one of these carriers or other suppliers could limit the
Company's ability to serve its customers, which would adversely affect
the Company's results of operations.
If our security measures are inadequate, our ability to attract and retain
customers may be adversely affected.
We have taken measures to protect the integrity of our infrastructure and the
privacy of confidential information. Nonetheless, our infrastructure is
potentially vulnerable to physical or electronic break-ins, viruses or similar
problems. If a person circumvents our security measures, he or she could
jeopardize the security of confidential information stored on our systems,
misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in our operations.
We may be required to make significant additional investments and efforts to
protect against or remedy security breaches. Security breaches that result in
access to confidential information could damage our reputation and expose us to
a risk of loss or liability. The security services that we offer in connection
with our customers' networks cannot assure complete protection from computer
viruses, break-ins and other disruptive problems. Although we attempt to
contractually limit our liability in such instances, the occurrence of these
problems may result in claims against us or liability on our part. These claims,
regardless of their ultimate outcome, could result in costly litigation and
could harm our business and reputation and impair our ability to attract and
retain customers for our services.
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Our business depends on the continued growth, use and improvement of the
Internet.
Our services are targeted toward businesses that use the Internet. The Internet
is subject to a high level of uncertainty and is characterized by rapidly
changing technology, evolving industry standards and frequent new service
introductions. Accordingly, we are subject to the risks and difficulties
frequently encountered in new and rapidly evolving markets.
Critical issues concerning the commercial use of the Internet remain unresolved
and may affect the growth of Internet use, especially in the market we target.
Despite growing interest in the many commercial uses of the Internet, many
businesses have been deterred from purchasing Internet services for a number of
reasons, including:
- inadequate protection of the confidentiality of stored data and
information moving across the Internet;
- inconsistent quality of service;
- inability to integrate business applications on the Internet;
- the need to deal with multiple vendors, whose products are frequently
incompatible;
- lack of availability of cost-effective, high-speed services; and
- concern over the financial viability of Internet service providers.
Capacity constraints caused by growth in Internet usage may, unless resolved,
impede further growth in Internet use. If the number of users on the Internet
does not increase and commerce over the Internet does not become more accepted
and widespread, demand for our services may decrease and, as a result, our
business would be harmed.
Significant technological changes could render our existing services obsolete.
We must adapt to our rapidly changing market by continually improving the
responsiveness, functionality and features of our services to meet our
customers' needs. If we are unable to respond to technological advances and
conform to emerging industry standards in a cost-effective and timely basis, our
business, financial condition and results of operations will be harmed.
Changes in government regulations related to the Internet could restrict our
activities, expose us to liability or otherwise adversely affect our business.
There are an increasing number of laws and regulations pertaining to the
Internet. These laws or regulations relate to liability for content and
information received from or transmitted over the Internet, user privacy and
security, taxation, the enforcement of online contracts, consumer protection and
other issues concerning services. The government may also seek to regulate some
aspects of our activities as basic telecommunications services. Moreover, the
applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing copyright, trademark,
trade secret, obscenity, libel, consumer protection, privacy and other issues is
uncertain and developing. We cannot predict the impact that future regulation or
regulatory changes may have on our business.
We may be liable for violating the intellectual property rights of third
parties.
Despite our reasonable efforts to protect the intellectual property that is
important to the operation of our business, a third party may bring a claim of
infringement against us or any of our material suppliers. If such a claim were
brought against us or one of our material suppliers, we could be forced to pay
for a license to continue using the intellectual property. There is no guarantee
that we could obtain such a license, or that it would be available on reasonable
terms. Alternatively, we could be forced to defend ourselves against
infringement claims, which could be costly and which could result in us having
to pay damages to third parties.
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We may be liable for the material that our customers distribute over the
Internet.
The law relating to the liability of online service providers, private network
operators and Internet service providers for content and information carried on
or disseminated through their networks is currently unsettled. While we have
taken steps to contractually limit our liability in these areas, we may become
subject to legal claims relating to the content of the web sites we host. For
example, lawsuits could be brought against us claiming that material
inappropriate for viewing by young children can be accessed from the web sites
that we host. Claims could also involve matters such as defamation, invasion of
privacy, copyright and trademark infringement. Internet service providers have
been sued in the past, sometimes successfully, based on the material
disseminated over their networks. We may take additional measures to reduce our
exposure to these risks, which could be costly or result in some customers not
doing business with us. In addition, defending ourselves against claims, or
paying damage awards to third parties, could strain our management and financial
resources.
Our failure to address the risks involved with our international operations
could adversely affect these operations.
Because we have limited experience operating in markets outside the United
States and the United Kingdom, we may have difficulty adapting our services to
different international market needs. We may also be unsuccessful in our efforts
to market and sell these services to customers abroad. In addition, we may find
it more difficult and expensive to hire and train employees and to manage
international operations together with our United States operations. If we fail
to successfully address these risks, our international operations may be
adversely affected.
Our results of operations fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis and we
may continue to experiencing fluctuations in our future quarterly and annual
results of operations, which could affect the market price of our securities.
Our results of operations fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis. We may
continue to experiencing fluctuations in our future quarterly and annual results
of operations due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside our
control, including:
- demand for and market acceptance of our services;
- introductions of new services by us and our competitors;
- customer retention;
- capacity utilization of our data centers and assets;
- timing of customer installations;
- our mix of services sold;
- the timing and magnitude of our capital expenditures;
- changes in our pricing policies and those of our competitors;
- fluctuations in bandwidth used by customers;
- our retention of key personnel;
- reliable continuity of service and network availability;
- costs related to the acquisition of network capacity;
- arrangements for interconnections with third-party networks;
- the provision of customer discounts and credits;
- the introduction by third parties of new Internet and networking
technologies;
- licenses and permits required to construct facilities, deploy
networking infrastructure or operate in the United States and foreign
countries; and
- other general economic factors.
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Fluctuations in our quarterly or annual results as a result of one or more of
these factors could affect the market price of our securities.
Because our common stock is thinly traded, prices are more likely to be volatile
and it may be harder to sell any sizable number of shares.
Our common stock is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
Because of the relatively small number of shares that are traded, prices may be
volatile and it may be difficult to find a purchaser for any sizable amount of
the stock.
We may be required to purchase 11% Senior Notes in connection with certain
events relating to a change of control of our company, and our failure to do so
would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the 11%
Senior Notes.
In the event that:
- subject to certain exceptions, any person, entity or group of persons
or entities becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
50% or more of our outstanding voting securities;
- at any time during the two-year period following the distribution of
the 11% Senior Notes, the individuals that comprise a majority of our
board of directors on the date of distribution of the 11% Senior Notes,
plus any new directors elected to our board during this two-year
period, cease to comprise a majority of our board of directors;
- subject to certain exceptions, we consolidate with or merge with or
into another entity, we sell or lease all or substantially all of our
assets to another entity or any entity consolidates with or merges into
or with our company, in each case pursuant to a transaction in which
our outstanding voting securities are changed into or exchanged for
cash, securities or other property, unless no person, entity or group
of persons or entities owns, immediately after the transaction, more
than 50% of our outstanding voting stock,
then each holder of the 11% Senior Notes will have the right to require us to
repurchase all or a portion of its 11% Senior Notes for a purchase price equal
to 101% of the principal amount of that holder's 11% Senior Notes plus accrued
and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. There can be no assurance that we
will have sufficient funds available to make any required repurchases of 11%
Senior Notes or that the terms of our other indebtedness will permit us to make
any required repurchases of 11% Senior Notes. If we are unable to repurchase a
holder's 11% Senior Notes in connection with one of the events described above,
then this would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the
11% Senior Notes.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
In July 1998, we purchased the land and the approximately 155,000 gross square
foot building located at 139 Centre Street, New York, New York. Construction at
this facility was completed in July 1999 and the building houses an Internet
data center and offices for our executive, technical, sales and administrative
personnel. In December 2002 we retained the services of a real estate broker to
lease office space equivalent to approximately one third of our 139 Centre
Street facility. As of November 30, 2003, we had leased or contracted to lease
office space of approximately 25% of this facility to third parties for periods
ranging between 3 to 7 years. The estimated average annualized rental income is
approximately $0.9 million.
In July 1998, we signed a lease commencing January 15, 1999 for approximately
60,000 gross square feet of space in Santa Clara, California. The facility
contains an Internet data center and offices for technical, sales and
administrative personnel. In October 1998, we signed a lease for the rental of
approximately 38,000 gross square feet of space at Prospect House, 80 New Oxford
Street, London, England. Construction at both of these facilities was completed
in July 1999.
Prospect House contains an Internet data center and some technical staff while
the balance of technical personnel as well as sales and administrative personnel
are located in our other London facility at 1 Oliver's Yard. In July 2000, we
entered into a lease for the Oliver's Yard facility, which consists of
approximately 210,000 gross square feet of space. Construction and fit-out of
one floor of Internet data center space has been completed and the facility
became operational in June 2001. In April 2002 we renegotiated our lease for
this Internet data center, resulting in us retaining a total of 60,000 gross
square feet of space.
In August 2000, in connection with our acquisition of Comstar.net, Incorporated,
we acquired our existing leases for an Internet data center in Atlanta
containing approximately 5,000 gross square feet of space.
In September 2000 we purchased the land and the approximately 187,000 gross
square foot building located at 415 Greenwich Street, New York, New York (the
"Greenwich Street Property"). Construction at the Greenwich Street Property was
completed during 2001. In December 2002, we retained the services of a real
estate broker to explore the possibility of a sale or lease of the Greenwich
Street Property. On October 10, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement to
sell the Greenwich Street Property to Heritage Partners for $60 million in cash.
On October 20, 2003, the Company received the consent of the holders of a
majority of the Company's 11% Senior Notes to the proposed sale. The transaction
is subject to various closing conditions. The Company expects to use the net
proceeds to repurchase a portion of the 11% Senior Notes, to pay the third party
investor in the Greenwich Street Property and for working capital.
In November 2003, the Company assumed Aptegrity's lease of approximately 5,600
square feet in Fairfield, New Jersey for approximately $11,000 a month ending
December 2006.
We believe that the facilities that we plan to continue to occupy are adequate
for our current and foreseeable needs and that additional space will be
available, either through leasing or purchasing, when needed.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On January 28, 2002, a derivative suit was filed in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York against our Company, as nominal
defendant, and certain of our current and former directors and officers. We
believe that the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and we intend to
vigorously defend against them. In addition, the plaintiff has not pursued her
claims since the filing of the lawsuit. Although there can be no assurance as to
the outcome or effect of this lawsuit, we do not believe, based on currently
available information, that the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from
this lawsuit will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
There is a putative class action lawsuit pending in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York entitled In re Globix Corp
Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-00082. This lawsuit names as defendants our
Company and our former officers Marc Bell, Peter Herzig (who remains a director
of our Company) and Brian Reach, and asserts claims under sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder on
behalf of all persons or entities who purchased our securities between November
16, 2000 and December 27, 2001.
On June 25, 2002, we entered into a Stipulation and Order with the lead
plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit. The Stipulation and Order provides that
229,452 shares of our common stock and $1,968,000 in aggregate principal amount
of the 11% Senior Notes will be held in escrow pending the outcome of the class
action lawsuit. In the event that any judgment or settlement entered into in
connection with the class action lawsuit requires us to pay an amount in excess
of our liability insurance, we will be required to issue to the class action
litigants and their attorneys all (in the event that this excess is $10 million
or greater) or a portion of (in the event that this excess is less than $10
million) the shares of our common stock and the 11% Senior Notes being held in
escrow.
A consolidated amended complaint was filed in this lawsuit on June 28, 2002. We
have filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. Briefing of
that motion is not yet complete. If the motion is denied, the case will proceed
to the discovery stage. We believe that the allegations in this lawsuit are
without merit and we intend to vigorously defend against them. Although there
can be no assurance as to the outcome or effect of this lawsuit, we do not
believe, based on currently available information, that the ultimate
liabilities, if any, resulting from this lawsuit will have a material adverse
impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
On June 12, 2002, Robert B. Bell, a former officer and director of our Company,
filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, entitled Robert B. Bell v. Arnold M. Bressler, as Trustee, and
Globix Corporation, alleging breach of contract claims related to the failure to
make payments under a trust, which we refer to as the Rabbi Trust, that we
formed pursuant to an employment agreement with Mr. Bell. In addition, in
connection with the same underlying issues, on July 24, 2002 we filed a
complaint in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
entitled Globix Corporation v. Arnold N. Bressler, as Trustee of the Globix
Corporation Rabbi Trust and Robert B. Bell. Subsequently, these litigations were
consolidated in the United States Bankruptcy Court matter.
This consolidated action was also settled on June 13, 2003. As a result of the
settlement, Mr. Bell received a distribution of approximately $990,000 and we
received a distribution of approximately $1,700,000 from the Rabbi Trust.
On February 6, 2003, a putative derivative suit was filed in New York State
Supreme Court (County of New York) against our company, as nominal defendant,
and Lehman Brothers Inc., Chase Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporation, Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. and ABN Amro Securities LLC (as successor to ING Barings, LLC), the
initial purchasers in our February 2000 offering of the 12.5% Senior Notes. The
suit alleges that the underwriting discount granted to the initial purchasers of
the 12.5% Notes violated Section 5-531 of the New York General Obligations Law,
which limits the amount that can be charged by a loan broker. On March 6, 2003,
the plaintiff and the initial purchasers entered into a tolling agreement that
would result in the dismissal of the action without prejudice pending action on
a motion to dismiss an amended complaint submitted in a similar case involving
debt securities issued by another corporation. On March 13, 2003, the court
dismissed the action without prejudice. On July 17, 2003, the plaintiff and the
initial purchasers extended their tolling agreement to allow the plaintiff to
re-file a complaint against the Company at any
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time during a period of ten days following the disposition on appeal in the
case involving the other corporation. We do not anticipate that the Company
will incur any liability in connection with this matter.
On November 12, 2003, we were served with a complaint filed in the United States
Court for Southern District of New-York, entitled Alfred G. Binford v. Globix
Corporation, alleging breach of contract claims related to the failure to make
payments under an employment letter, as amended, seeking damages in the amount
of $2,113,000. Although there can be no assurance as to the outcome or effect of
this lawsuit, we do not believe, based on currently available information, that
the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from this lawsuit will have a
material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows. The Company has accrued its estimated liability for
its insurance deductible.
We are from time to time involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of
our business operations. Although there can be no assurance as to the outcome or
effect of any legal proceedings to which we are a party, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the ultimate liabilities, if any,
arising from any such legal proceedings would have a material adverse impact on
our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
During the fourth quarter of Globix's fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 there
were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMOM EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a) Market Information. Our common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board
under the symbol GBXX. Quotations on the OTC Bulletin Board reflect
inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and
may not necessarily represent actual transactions. Our common stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Plan was
cancelled as of the Effective Date of the Plan. The first reported trade of
our common stock following the Effective Date of the Plan occurred on
October 31, 2002.
The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale prices for our
common stock as reported by Nasdaq for the periods indicated:
2003 High Low
---- --------- --------
First Quarter............................ 2.50 1.25
Second Quarter........................... 2.95 2.00
Third Quarter............................ 3.10 1.70
Fourth Quarter........................... 3.25 2.66
(b) Number of Holders of Common Stock. On September 30, 2003, there were 337
record holders of our common stock. In addition, the Plan provides that the
268 record holders of the common stock of the Company on the Effective Date
of the Plan will be entitled to receive, in exchange for claims in respect
of such stock, their pro rata portion (which, under the terms of the Plan,
may be equal to zero) of 164,600 shares of the common stock following the
Effective Date. While the distribution of these shares will not occur until
the resolution of the shareholders' class action suit described in "Item
3 - Legal Proceedings", we estimate that the total number of holders of our
common stock following this distribution will be approximately 431.
(c) Other than payment of dividends on shares of our preferred stock that were
cancelled pursuant to the Plan, we have not historically paid dividends,
and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance
operations, expand our business and repay the 11% Senior Notes. Any future
determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board
of directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, operating
results, capital requirements and other factors that our board of directors
deems relevant. In addition, under the terms of the 11% Senior Notes, our
ability to pay cash dividends is contractually limited. It is not
anticipated that cash dividends will be paid to the holders of our common
stock in the foreseeable future.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected historical consolidated financial data as of and for the
year ended September 30, 2003 (Successor Company), five months ended September
30, 2002 (Successor Company), the seven months ended April 30, 2002 (Predecessor
Company) and as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2001, 2000 and
1999 (Predecessor Company) have been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements and related notes. This information should be read together
with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our consolidated
financial statements that are included elsewhere in this annual report and the
notes thereto and the information set forth in "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." As a result of the
application of fresh start accounting under SOP No. 90-7 as of May 1, 2002 our
financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 include two
different bases of accounting and, accordingly, the operating results and cash
flows of the Successor Company and the Predecessor Company have been separately
disclosed. For the purposes of this annual report and the financial statements
and related notes contained in this annual report, references to the
"Predecessor Company" are references to our company for periods prior to April
30, 2002 (the last day of the calendar month in which we emerged from
bankruptcy) and references to the "Successor Company" are references to our
company for periods subsequent to April 30, 2002. The Successor Company's
financial statements are not comparable to the Predecessor Company's financial
statements.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
Successor Company Predecessor Company
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------
Five Seven
Year Months Months Year Year Year
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
Consolidated Statement of September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
Operations Data: 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000 1999
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Revenue $ 60,177 $ 30,723 $ 51,273 $ 104,210 $ 81,287 $ 33,817
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (excluding
depreciation, amortization,
payroll and occupancy shown below) 19,990 10,458 22,123 40,609 42,513 22,184
Selling, general and administrative 44,430 29,313 57,206 124,821 98,113 36,495
Loss (gain) on impairment of assets - - 2,578 3,500 - -
Restructuring and other charges (credits) (1,020) - 24,834 56,109 - -
Depreciation and amortization 15,523 6,060 28,115 36,657 18,228 6,329
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total operating costs and expenses 78,923 45,831 134,856 261,696 158,854 65,008
Other operating income 345 - - - - -
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Loss from operations (18,401) (15,108) (83,583) (157,486) (77,567) (31,191)
Interest and financing expense, net (13,962) (5,866) (32,487) (51,846) (33,082) (18,386)
Other income (expense) 1,232 (157) (509) (1,379) 1,779 6,192
Gain (loss) on debt discharge 6,023 - 427,066 - (17,577) -
Reorganization items - - (7,762) - - -
Fresh start accounting adjustments - - (148,569) - - -
Minority interest in subsidiary - - 5,778 - - -
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Income (loss) before income taxes and
cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle (25,108) (21,131) 159,934 (210,711) (126,447) (43,385)
Income tax expense 167 - - - - -
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle (25,275) (21,131) 159,934 (210,711) (126,447) (43,385)
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle - - - (2,332) - -
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Net income (loss) (25,275) (21,131) 159,934 (213,043) (126,447) (43,385)
Dividends and accretion on
preferred stock - - (3,178) (7,104) (5,768) -
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net income (loss) attributable to
common stockholders $ (25,275) $ (21,131) $ 156,756 $ (220,147) $ (132,215) $ (43,385)
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Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic:
Before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.96 $ (5.66) $ (3.73) $ (1.73)
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle - - - (0.06) - -
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.96 $ (5.72) $ (3.73) $ (1.73)
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares
outstanding - basic 16,460,000 16,460,000 39,618,856 38,476,909 35,484,040 25,116,800
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Diluted:
Before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.30 $ (5.66) $ (3.73) $ (1.73)
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle -- -- -- (0.06) -- --
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.30 $ (5.72) $ (3.73) $ (1.73)
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Weighted average common shares
outstanding - diluted 16,460,000 16,460,000 48,507,456 38,476,909 35,484,040 25,116,800
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Other Consolidated Financial Data:
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities $ (12,188) $ 3,679 $ (59,684) $ (140,543) $ (94,318) $ (36,897)
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities $ (858) $ (6,461) $ 5,842 $ (113,271) $ (149,939) $ (58,774)
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities $ (10,539) $ (2,279) $ (4,946) $ 387 $ 509,395 $ 135,589
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalent, short-term
investments and marketable securities $ 33,260 $ 54,281 $ 113,112 $ 378,510 $ 111,412
Restricted cash and investments $ 6,928 $ 9,097 $ 33,870 $ 43,178 $ 45,039
Working capital $ 28,449 $ 42,421 $ 78,340 $ 366,139 $ 101,216
Total assets $ 222,282 $ 262,720 $ 552,988 $ 729,591 $ 302,518
Current portion of long-term debt $ 1,510 $ 1,520 $ 6,687 $ 2,173 $ 2,088
Long-term debt, less current portion $ 140,389 $ 151,274 $ 630,750 $ 621,809 $ 161,005
Mandatory redeemable convertible
preferred stock $ -- $ -- $ 83,230 $ 76,042 $ --
Stockholders' equity (deficit) $ 53,351 $ 72,547 $ (237,325) $ (18,030) $ 106,405
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements
and the accompanying notes and "Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating
Data" appearing elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on our
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our Company
and our industry. Our results could differ materially from those anticipated in
these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the
risks and uncertainties discussed in "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this annual
report. The results shown herein are not necessarily indicative of the results
to be expected in any future periods.
As is more fully discussed in Note 1 ("Basis of Presentation") to the
consolidated financial statements, we reported under fresh start accounting
pursuant to SOP 90-7 as of May 1, 2002 resulting in a change in the basis of
accounting in the underlying assets and liabilities of our Company at the
Effective Date of the Plan. Accordingly, the financial statements of the
Successor Company and the Predecessor Company are not comparable. Where
appropriate, we have combined the actual results of operations for the Successor
Company for the five months ended September 30, 2002 and the Predecessor Company
for the seven months ended April 30, 2002 as pro forma combined 2002 operating
results in order to present a more meaningful comparative analysis to the
operating results of the prior fiscal year. Successor Company and Predecessor
Company financial data are derived from the consolidated financial statements
that appear elsewhere in this annual report. In addition to the basis in
accounting differences noted above, our operating results for fiscal 2002 were
significantly impacted by:
- items associated with the Predecessor Company's bankruptcy, including
debt discharge, restructuring activities and other charges related to
certain bankruptcy activities and certain changes in accounting
estimates recorded in the third quarter fiscal 2002; and
- the Successor Company recognizing the effects of reduced depreciation,
additional amortization and reduced interest expense arising from the
revaluation of our assets and liabilities and the reduced amount of the
Successor Company's outstanding debt following the Effective Date.
OVERVIEW
Our Company was founded in 1989 and undertook a major expansion plan in 1998 in
order to more aggressively pursue opportunities resulting from the growth of the
Internet. In April 1998, we completed a $160.0 million offering of 13.0% Senior
Notes due 2005, which we refer to as the 13% Senior Notes. In July 1999, we
completed construction of our initial Internet data center facilities in New
York City, New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Santa Clara, California; and London,
England and began operations at each facility.
In March 1999, we completed a public offering of 16,000,000 shares of common
stock, resulting in net proceeds to our Company of approximately $136.5 million.
In December 1999, we completed the private placement of 80,000 shares of
preferred stock to affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated,
resulting in net proceeds to our Company of $75.3 million.
In February 2000, we issued $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 12.5%
Senior Notes due 2010 to fund the continued expansion of our facilities and
network and to conduct a tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding 13.0%
Senior Notes. The purchase price of the tender, completed on February 8, 2000,
was 106.5% of the $160.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 13.0%
Senior Notes outstanding, plus all accrued and unpaid interest.
On March 1, 2002, our Company and two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Comstar.net, Inc. and ATC Merger Corp., filed voluntary petitions under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, together with the Plan, in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. We continued to operate in
Chapter 11 in the ordinary course of business and received permission from the
bankruptcy court to pay our employees, trade and certain other creditors in full
and on time, regardless of whether these claims arose prior to or after the
Chapter 11 filing.
On April 8, 2002, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Plan. Effective April 25,
2002, all conditions necessary for the Plan to become effective were satisfied
or waived and we emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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For fiscal periods ended on or before March 31, 2001, we reported our results of
operations in two operating segments: the Internet Division and the Server Sales
and Integration Division. The Internet Division provides co-location, dedicated
Internet access and application services, such as streaming media, network
security and server administration and network monitoring. The Server Sales and
Integration Division provides Internet-related hardware and software, systems
and network integration. Revenue from the Internet Division has grown
significantly as a percentage of total revenue, increasing from 6.0% in 1996 to
94.0% in the three-month period ended March 31, 2001. As a result of a change in
how we manage our Company, effective April 1, 2001 we reported our results of
operations in one operating segment under the provisions of SFAS No. 131.
The largest component of our total revenue is complex hosting services and
connectivity, including both minimum committed amounts and overages. In addition
to fees based on bandwidth usage, we charge certain customers monthly fees for
the use of our physical facilities, which we refer to as complex hosting. Our
complex hosting contracts typically range from one to three years. The second
largest component of our total revenue is dedicated Internet access services to
business customers. Our dedicated access customers typically sign one or
two-year contracts that provide for fixed, monthly-recurring service fees and a
one-time installation fee. Application services are charged on a monthly fixed
price, time and material or upon completion of a project.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are
based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make
estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and
expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base
our accounting estimates on historical experience and other factors that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results may
vary from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The
following is a summary of our critical accounting policies and estimates:
Revenue Recognition
Revenue consists primarily of managed hosting and dedicated Internet access
fees, sales of systems administration and application services such as streaming
media, network security and administration and network monitoring.
We recognize revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's
Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements," as amended. SAB No. 101 expresses the view of the Securities and
Exchange Commission's staff in applying accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America to certain revenue recognition issues. Under the
provisions of SAB No. 101, set up and installation revenue are deferred and
recognized over the estimated length of the customer relationship, which in the
case of our business is approximately 36 months. Prior to April 30, 2002, the
estimated length of the customer relationship was 12-18 months. Effective
October 1, 2000, we changed our revenue recognition method for set up and
service installation fees upon the adoption of SAB No. 101. Prior to our
adoption of SAB No. 101, we recognized revenue immediately upon completion of
set up or installation. The change in accounting principle resulted in a revenue
deferral and cumulative effect charge totaling $2.3 million, or $0.06 per share,
which was reflected in our consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2001. Our adoption of SAB No. 101 decreased our net
loss by $0.5 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. The effect of
our adoption of SAB No. 101 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000 was not
material.
Monthly service revenue related to managed hosting and Internet access is
recognized over the period that services are provided. Revenue derived from
application services is recognized at the completion of a project. Projects are
generally completed within a month. Payments received in advance of providing
services are deferred until the period that these services are provided.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of telecommunications costs for Internet
access and managed hosting and includes the cost of hardware and software
purchased for resale to customers. Cost of revenue excludes payroll, occupancy
and depreciation. Telecommunications costs include the cost of providing local
loop for connecting dedicated access customers to our network, leased line and
associated costs related to connecting with our peering partners and costs
associated with leased lines connecting our facilities to our backbone and
aggregation points of presence.
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Intangible Assets
We adopted SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations" and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and
other Intangible Assets" at the Effective Date of the Plan. SFAS 141 requires
all business combinations to be accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and that certain intangible assets acquired in a business combination
must be recognized as assets separate from goodwill. SFAS No. 142 addresses the
recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent
to their acquisition. SFAS No. 142 also addresses the initial recognition and
measurement of intangible assets acquired outside of a business combination
whether acquired individually or with a group of other assets. SFAS No. 142
provides that intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill will not be
amortized but, will be tested at least annually for impairment. If an impairment
is indicated then the asset will be written down to its fair value typically
based upon its future expected discounted cash flows.
Intangible assets of the Successor Company are as follows:
- trademarks and trade name;
- network build-out/know-how; and
- customer contracts.
We amortize intangible assets by the straight-line method over their estimated
useful life. Trademarks and trade name are amortized over a period of 15 years,
network build-out/know-how is amortized over eight years and the customer
contracts are amortized over three years.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Use of
estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, allowance for
doubtful accounts, credit reserve and deferred tax valuation allowance.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
At each reporting period we evaluate on a specific basis the economic condition
of our customers and their ability and intent to pay their debt. If such
evaluation shows that it is probable that a customer will not settle his full
obligation, a reserve against accounts receivable in general and administrative
expense is recorded for the questionable amount. In addition we maintain a
general bad debt reserve, which is based on the aging of our customers
receivables. As of September 30, 2003 and 2002 the balance of bad debt reserve
amounted to approximately $2.6 million for both periods.
Credit reserve
During each reporting period we must make estimates of potential future credits
which will be issued in respect of current revenues. We analyze historical
credits and changes in customer demands regarding our current billings when
evaluating credit reserves. If such analysis shows that it is probable that a
credit will be issued, we reserve the estimated credit amount against revenues
in the current period.
Accounting for income taxes
As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements we are
required to estimate our income tax expense in each of the jurisdictions in
which we operate. This process involves us estimating our actual current tax
exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing
treatment of items, such as accruals and reserves, for tax and accounting
purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which
are included within our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the
likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable
income and to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must
establish a valuation allowance. Management currently estimates that it is more
likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future
and accordingly a 100% valuation allowance is recorded against the deferred tax
assets.
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2002
Revenue
Revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 decreased 26.6% to $60.1
million from $82.0 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. This
decrease in revenues was mainly attributable to customer churn which accounted
for $19.8 million, or approximately 90.4% of our revenue decrease. We define
churn as contractual revenue losses as a percentage of total contractual revenue
due to customer cancellations and downgrades, net of upgrades, and additions of
new services. Cancellations refer to customers that have either stopped using
our services completely or remained a customer but terminated a particular
service. Downgrades are a result of customers taking less of a particular
service or renewing their contract for identical services at a lower price.
During fiscal 2003 our monthly churn averaged approximately 1.7%. Of this
average monthly churn, 1.8% was related to downgrades, 3.2% was related to
cancellations, partially offset by decreases in churn of 1.7% and 1.6% related
to new and upgraded contracts, respectively. Revenue also declined due to a
decrease in lower margin hardware and software sales. Hardware and software
sales decreased $2.1 million, or 77.3%, as a result of our shift away from lower
margin hardware and software sales. This decrease accounted for 9.6% of our
total revenue decline.
Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin
Cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 decreased to $20.0
million from $32.6 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. A
decrease of $10.8 million or 85.7% of our cost of revenue decrease, realized
within non-hardware related costs reflects our continued focus on network
reconfiguration. A decrease of $1.8 million, or 14.3% of our cost of revenue
decrease, in hardware costs reflects our shift away from lower margin hardware
sales. Gross margin increased to 66.8% for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2003 from 60.0% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. The increase is
gross margin is primarily attributable to the movement away from lower margin
products and the reduction of network cost as a result of our focus on network
reconfiguration. During fiscal year 2003 the Company sold its DSL services in
the second quarter and shifted away from hardware sales, both low margin
products. In addition the Company reduced certain network costs through contract
renegotiations with certain major vendors.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $44.4 million, or 73.8% of
revenue, for the year ended September 30, 2003, compared to $29.3 million, or
95.4% of revenue, for the five months ended September 30, 2002. For the seven
month period ended April 30, 2002, selling, general and administrative expenses
were $57.2 million, or 111.6% of revenue. For the fiscal year ended September
30, 2002 selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $86.5 million, or
105.5% of revenue.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of
revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 from both the five month
period ended September 30, 2002 and the seven month period ended April 30, 2002,
was in part due to a decrease in salaries and benefits in connection with our
restructuring efforts, which focused on significant reductions in facilities and
personnel. During the year ended September 30, 2003, salaries and benefits were
$21.3 million, or 35.5% of revenue, as compared to $12.4 million, or 40.0% of
revenue, in the five month period ended September 30, 2002. For the seven month
period ended April 30, 2002, salaries and benefits were $33.7 million, or 66.0%
of revenue. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, salaries and benefits
totaled $46.1 million, or 56.0% of revenue. The number of our employees
decreased from approximately 262 as of September 30, 2002 to approximately 209
as of September 30, 2003.
For the year ended September 30, 2003, bad debt expense was $1.9 million,
representing 3.1% of revenue, compared to $1.9 million, or 6.0% of revenue, for
the five month period ended September 30, 2002. For the seven month period ended
September 30, 2002, bad debt expense was $4.3 million, or 8.0% of revenue. For
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, bad debt expense was $6.2 million, or
8.0% of revenue. The decrease in bad debt expense for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2003 was partially attributable to improvements in collections as
well as a proactive reduction in the number of high risk customer account
receivable balances.
Restructuring and Other Expenses
We recorded a reversal in fiscal 2003 of approximately $1.0 million to our
previously recorded restructuring charges. Reversals related to contract
settlement charges in the amount of $0.8 million and facility closings charges
of $0.2 million were primarily for settling certain facility contracts and
purchase commitments for amounts lower than originally planned.
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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization in the year ended September 30, 2003 was $15.5
million or 25.8% of revenue, as compared to $6.1 million, or 20.0% of revenue,
in the five month period ended September 30, 2002. Depreciation and amortization
in the seven month period ended April 30, 2002 was $28.1 million or 55.0% of
revenue. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, depreciation and
amortization was $34.2 million, or 41.7% of revenue. The decrease in
depreciation and amortization expenses for the fiscal year 2003 compared to the
fiscal year 2002 was attributable to a decrease in our capital spending in
connection with our restructuring plan as well as the impact of fresh start
accounting, in particular the revaluation of our tangible and intangible assets
as of April 30, 2002.
Other operating income
Other operating income resulted from the sale of DSL customer accounts in the
amount of $345 thousands during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003.
Interest and Financing Expense and Interest Income
Interest and financing expense for the year ended September 30, 2003 was $15.1
million, or 25.2% of revenue, compared to $6.7 million, or 22.0% of revenue, in
the five months ended September 30, 2002. Interest and financing expense in the
seven month period ended April 30, 2002 was $34.5 million, or 67.0% of revenue.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, interest and financing expense
totaled $41.2 million, or 50.0% of revenue. The decrease in interest and
financing expense was primarily attributable to the reduction in our outstanding
indebtedness pursuant to the Plan and to the repurchase of approximately $19
million in principal value of the 11% Senior Notes during the fiscal year 2003.
Interest income in the year ended September 30, 2003 was $1.2 million, or 2.0%
of revenue, compared to $0.8 million, or 2.6% of revenue, in the five month
period ended September 30, 2002. Interest income in the seven month period ended
April 30, 2002 was $2.0 million, or 4.0% of revenue. For the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002, interest income was $2.8 million, or 3.0% of revenue. This
decreasing trend was primarily attributable to the reduced amount of our cash
investments and the impact of declining interest rates as compared to the prior
fiscal year.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income in the year ended September 30, 2003 was $1.2 million compared to
an expense of $0.6 million in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002. This
increase is due primarily to write-offs of strategic investments in the amount
of $490 thousand in the prior period and insurance receipts in the amount of $88
thousand associated with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack received in the
current year.
Gain on Discharge of Debt
Gain on discharge of debt was $6 million for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2003. The gain is a direct result of the repurchase of approximately $19 million
in principal value of the 11% Senior Notes. We did not recognize any gain on
discharge of debt during the five month period ended September 30, 2002. The
gain on the discharge of approximately $427.1 million recorded in the seven
month period ended April 30, 2002 resulted from the exchange of the 12.5% Senior
Notes for the 11% Senior Notes under the Plan.
Income tax expense
Income tax expense for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 in the amount of
$167 thousands represents our estimated income taxes due in the UK. We did not
record any income tax expenses during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable To Common Stockholders
As a result of the factors described above, we reported net loss of $25.3
million and net loss attributable to common stockholders of $25.3 million, or
$1.54 basic and diluted loss per share for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2003, as compared to a net income of $138.8 million and net income attributable
to common stockholders of $135.6 million, or $2.67 basic earnings per share and
$2.01 diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002.
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2001
Revenue
Revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 decreased 21.0% to $82.0
million from $104.2 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. This
decrease was primarily attributable to significant decreases in lower margin
hardware sales and increased customer churn. Hardware and software sales
decreased $5.1 million, or 65.0%, as a result of our shift away from lower
margin hardware and software revenue. This decrease accounted for 23.0% of our
total revenue decline. Customer churn accounted for $17.1 million, or
approximately 77.0% of our revenue decrease. We define churn as contractual
revenue losses as a percentage of total contractual revenue due to customer
cancellations and downgrades, net of upgrades, and additions of new services.
Cancellations refer to customers that have either stopped using our services
completely or remained a customer but terminated a particular service.
Downgrades are a result of customers taking less of a particular service or
renewing their contract for identical services at a lower price. During fiscal
2002 our monthly churn averaged approximately 2.5%. Of this average monthly
churn, 1.7% was related to downgrades, 3.9% was related to cancellations,
partially offset by decreases in churn of 1.7% and 1.4% related to new and
upgraded contracts, respectively. For the first three quarters of fiscal 2002,
cancellations constituted approximately 69.0% of our monthly revenue losses and
downgrades constituted approximately 31.0% of our monthly revenue losses. In the
fourth quarter of 2002, cancellations constituted approximately 52.0% of our
monthly revenue losses and downgrades constituted approximately 48.0% of our
monthly revenue losses.
Cost of Revenue and Gross Margin
Cost of revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 decreased to $32.6
million from $40.6 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. A
decrease of $3.9 million, or 11.0%, realized within non-hardware related costs
reflects our continued focus on network reconfiguration. A decrease of $4.2
million, or 64.0%, in hardware costs reflects our shift away from lower margin
hardware sales. Gross margin decreased to 60.0% for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002 from 61.0% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001,
primarily due to the impact of pricing pressure within the co-location and
bandwidth product categories.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding restructuring charges
and gains/losses on impairment of operating assets were $57.2 million, or 112.0%
of revenue, for the seven month period ended April 30, 2002, compared to $124.8
million, or 120.0% of revenue, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. For
the five month period ended September 30, 2002, selling, general and
administrative expenses were $29.3 million, or 95.0% of revenue. For the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002 selling, general and administrative expenses
totaled $86.5 million, or 106% of revenue.
The sequential decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of revenue from the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 through both
the seven month period ended April 30, 2002 and the five month period ended
September 30, 2002, was primarily attributable to a decrease in salaries and
benefits in connection with our restructuring efforts, which focused on
significant reductions in facilities and personnel. In the seven month period
ended April 30, 2002, salaries and benefits were $33.7 million, or 66.0% of
revenue, as compared to $72.7 million, or 70.0% of revenue, in the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2001. For the five month period ended September 30, 2002,
salaries and benefits were $12.4 million, or 40.0% of revenue. For the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002, salaries and benefits totaled $46.1 million, or
56.0% of revenue. The number of our employees decreased from approximately 650
as of September 30, 2001 to approximately 262 as of September 30, 2002.
For the seven month period ended April 30, 2002, bad debt expense was $4.3
million, representing 8.0% of revenue, compared to $14.1 million, or 14.0% of
revenue, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. For the five month period
ended September 30, 2002, bad debt expense was $1.9 million, or 6.0% of revenue.
For the fiscal year ended September 30,2002, bad debt expense decreased to $6.2
million, or 8.0% of revenue. The decrease in bad debt expense for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002 was partially attributable to improvements in
collections as well as a proactive reduction in the number of high risk customer
account receivable balances. This decrease was also attributable to a reduction
in our allowance for doubtful accounts from a balance of approximately $8.1
million at September 30, 2001 to $2.6 million at September 30, 2002.
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In the seven month period ended April 30, 2002, marketing expenses were $1.1
million, or 2.0% of revenue, compared to $6.4 million, or 6.0% or revenue, for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. For the five month period ended
September 30, 2002, marketing expense was $0.2 million, or 1.0% of revenue. For
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, marketing expense totaled $1.4
million, or 2.0% of revenues. The decrease in marketing expenses for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002 was attributable to a reduction in the amount of
our advertising pursuant to our restructuring plan.
Decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses in the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2002 were offset by the write-off in the five months ended
September 30, 2002 of a $4.1 million note receivable related to a lease deposit
that we deemed to be uncollectible. The lease was associated with our Boston
data center, which we closed as part of our restructuring plan.
Loss on Impairment of Assets
In the seven month period ended September 30, 2002, loss on impairment of assets
resulted in a $2.6 million non-cash expense, as compared to $3.5 million in
2001. This non cash-expense was attributable to the write down, in accordance
with SFAS No. 121, of goodwill generated from our acquisition of Comstar.net,
Inc., totaling $3.2 million. The $(0.6) million credit balance was associated
with the partial reversal of an estimated write-off in the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 of certain assets associated with an indefeasible right of
use, or IRU, capacity on a wavelength purchased from a supplier whose financial
viability was originally thought to have impaired the recoverability of these
assets.
Restructuring and Other Expenses
We recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $24.8 million in the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2002, compared to $56.1 million in the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2001. Of the $24.8 million restructuring charge in the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, $17.2 million was for the write-off of
previously escrowed lease deposit and landlord inducement and legal payments,
$2.9 million was associated with employee terminations and $4.7 million was for
the write-off of equipment and leasehold improvements.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization in the seven month period ended April 30, 2002 was
$28.1 million, or 55.0% of revenue, as compared to $36.7 million, or 35.0% of
revenue, in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. The increase in
depreciation and amortization as a percentage of revenue for the seven month
period ended April 30, 2002 resulted from an increase in our capital
expenditures. Depreciation and amortization in the five month period ended
September 30, 2002 was $6.1 million, or 20.0% of revenue. In the five month
period ended September 30, 2002, this decrease was attributable to a decrease in
our capital spending in connection with our restructuring plan as well as the
impact of fresh start accounting, in particular the revaluation of our tangible
and intangible assets as of April 30, 2002. For the fiscal year ended September
30, 2002, depreciation and amortization was $34.2 million, or 41.7% of revenue.
Interest and Financing Expense and Interest Income
Interest and financing expense for the seven month period ended April 30, 2002
was $34.5 million, or 67.0% of revenue, compared to $65.1 million, or 63.0% of
revenue, in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. Interest and financing
expense in the five month period ended September 30, 2002 was $6.7 million, or
22.0% of revenue. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, interest and
financing expense totaled $41.2 million, or 50.0% of revenue. The decrease in
interest and financing expense was primarily attributable to the reduction in
our outstanding indebtedness pursuant to the Plan. As of the Effective Date of
the Plan, our annual interest expense was reduced from $75.0 million to
approximately $13.2 million, before compounding.
Interest income in the seven month period ended April 30, 2002 was $2.0 million,
or 4.0% of revenue, compared to $13.3 million, or 13.0% of revenue, in the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2001. Interest income in the five month period
ending September 30, 2002 was $0.8 million, or 3.0% of revenue. This decreasing
trend was primarily attributable to the reduced amount of our cash investments
and the impact of declining interest rates as compared to the prior fiscal year.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, interest income was $2.8 million,
or 3.0% of revenue.
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Gain on Discharge of Debt
On the Effective Date of the Plan, we recognized a gain on the discharge of debt
of $427.1 million associated with the exchange of the 12.5% Senior Notes for the
11% Senior Notes under the Plan and recognized this gain in the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2002. We did not recognize any gain on the discharge of debt
in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.
Minority Interest in Subsidiary
The minority interest credit of $5.8 million in the fiscal year ended September
30, 2002 was related to the consolidation of a subsidiary in which we own 0.1%
but which we consolidate with our results due to our effective control of this
subsidiary. We did not recognize any minority interest in the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001.
Reorganization Items
Reorganization expenses of $7.8 million recorded in the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002 were attributable to expenses incurred by the Predecessor
Company in connection with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and reorganization.
There were no reorganization expenses in the fiscal year ended September 30,
2001.
Fresh Start Accounting Adjustments
Pursuant to fresh start accounting principles, we have adjusted the value of our
assets and liabilities to their fair values as of April 30, 2002. The net effect
of all fresh start accounting adjustments in the fiscal year ended September 30,
2002 resulted in a charge of $148.6 million. There were no fresh start
accounting adjustments in 2001.
Other Income
Other income decreased to $0.6 million in the fiscal year ended September 30,
2002 from $2.1 million in the year ended September 30, 2001. This decrease
primarily resulted from decreased gains on sales of short-term investments and
marketable securities.
Other Expenses
The decrease in other expense to $1.3 million for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002 as compared to $3.5 million for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 is a result of fewer impairments on strategic investments in
fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable To Common Stockholders
As a result of the factors described above, we reported net income of $138.8
million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $135.6 million, or
$2.67 basic earnings per share and $2.01 diluted earnings per share,
respectively, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, as compared to a net
loss of $213.0 million and net loss attributable to common stockholders of
$220.1 million, or $5.72 basic and diluted loss per share (including the
cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle associated with the
adoption of SAB No. 101 of $2.3 million, or $0.06 per share), for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2001.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
On March 1, 2002, our company and two of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries,
Comstar.net, Inc. and ATC Merger Corp., filed voluntary petitions under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, together with the Plan, with the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. We continued to operate in
Chapter 11 in the ordinary course of business and received permission from the
bankruptcy court to pay our employees, trade, and certain other creditors in
full and on time, regardless of whether these claims arose prior to or after the
Chapter 11 filing.
On April 8, 2002, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Plan. Effective April 25,
2002, all conditions necessary for the Plan to become effective were satisfied
or waived and we emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
As of the Effective Date, all of our existing securities were cancelled and:
- each holder of the 12.5% Senior Notes became entitled to receive, in
exchange for its claims in respect of the 12.5% Senior Notes, its
pro rata share of:
- $120 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes,
and
- 13,991,000 shares of our common stock, representing 85% of the
shares of our common stock issued and outstanding following the
Effective Date of the Plan; and
- each holder of shares of our preferred stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date of the Plan became entitled to receive,
in exchange for its claims in respect of these shares of preferred
stock, its pro rata share of 2,304,400 shares of our common stock,
representing 14% of the shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding following the Effective Date of the Plan; and
- each holder of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Date of the Plan became entitled to receive, in
exchange for its claims in respect of its shares of common stock,
its pro rata share of 164,600 shares of our common stock,
representing 1% of the shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding following the Effective Date of the Plan.
All of the shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the Plan are subject to
dilution by the exercise of management incentive stock options, representing up
to 10% of the shares of our issued and outstanding common stock on a
fully-diluted basis following the Effective Date of the Plan.
A total of 16,460,000 shares of our common stock and $120 million in aggregate
principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes were deemed to be issued and
outstanding on the Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan. As of
September 30, 2002, however, no shares of our common stock or 11% Senior Notes
had been distributed. In October 2002, we distributed a total of 16,295,400
shares of common stock and $120 million in aggregate principal amount of 11%
Senior Notes. Pursuant to the terms of a Stipulation and Order that we entered
into with the lead plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit described in "Item 3 -
Legal Proceedings", 229,452 of these shares of common stock and $1,968,000 in
aggregate principal amount of these 11% Senior Notes were placed in reserve in
escrow pending the outcome of the class action lawsuit. In the event that any
judgment or settlement entered into in connection with the class action lawsuit
requires us to pay an amount in excess of our liability insurance, then we will
be required to issue to the class action litigants and their attorneys all (in
the event that this excess is $10 million or greater) or a portion of (in the
event that this excess is less than $10 million) the shares of common stock and
11% Senior Notes held in escrow. Distribution of the remaining 164,600 shares of
common stock deemed to have been issued on the Effective Date, which are
allocable under the terms of the Plan to the holders of our common stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Plan, will occur
following the resolution of the shareholder derivative suit against our company
and certain of our former officers and directors described in "Item 3 - Legal
Proceedings."
The indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes contains a number of covenants that
impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our
subsidiaries. These restrictions significantly limit, and in some cases
prohibit, among other things, the ability of our company and certain of our
subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, enter
into business combinations or engage in certain activities with our
subsidiaries.
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Fiscal year ended September 30, 2003:
As of September 30, 2003, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of
approximately $24.5 million compared to approximately $47.6 million on September
30, 2002.
Operating activities
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 net cash used in operating
activities was approximately $12.2 million attributable mainly to a net loss of
$25.3 and non-cash gains of approximately $6.0 million and $1.0 million for
discharges resulting from our repurchase of the 11% Senior Notes and reversal of
restructuring accruals recorded in prior years, respectively, offset by
depreciation and amortization expenses of approximately $15.5 million, an
increase in our provision of doubtful accounts of approximately $1.9 and a
non-cash charge of approximately $1.0 recorded in respect of warrants issued to
a consultant. Changes in assets and liabilities resulted in an increase to
operating cash-flow of approximately $2.0 million.
Investing activities
Cash used for investing activities for the year ended September 30, 2003
amounted to approximately $0.9 million, which attributed mainly to capital
expenditures in the amount of approximately $1.2 million.
During October 2003 we reached an agreement to sell our Property located at 415
Greenwich Street, New York, NY for total cash consideration of approximately $60
million. The resulted proceeds are expected to be used to purchase a portion of
the 11% Senior Notes, to pay the minority interest investor in the subsidiary
owning the Property and for working capital.
On October 31, 2003, the Company paid approximately $2.0 (subject to final
settlement) for the acquisition of the business, substantially all of the assets
and assume of certain liabilities of Aptegrity, Inc., a provider of web
application and operations management services.
Financing activities
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended September 30, 2003 amounted
to approximately $10.5 million. Approximately $14.6 million were used to
repurchase a portion of our 11% Senior Notes, approximately $0.9 million were
used to buy-out certain of our capital leased equipment and approximately $1.1
million were used to amortize scheduled payments under our mortgage and capital
lease agreements, offset by a contribution of approximately $6 million from the
minority interest investor mentioned above.
On October 3, 2003, we repurchased in the open market for approximately $5.6
million additional portion of our outstanding 11% Senior Notes.
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2002:
Net cash used in operating activities was $59.7 million in the seven months
ended April 30, 2002 and net cash provided by operating activities was $3.7
million in the five-month period ended September 30, 2002. Net cash used in
operating activities in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 was $56.0
million. The primary component of this decrease was the impact of year over year
decreases in our losses from operations. Additionally, net cash provided by or
used in operating activities can vary significantly from period to period
depending upon the timing of operating cash receipts and payments, particularly
accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts payable and
accrued liabilities. Our net loss was offset by a gain on the discharge of the
12.5% Senior Notes recorded as of the Effective Date of the Plan, as well as by
non-cash interest charges on the 12.5% Senior Notes, depreciation and
amortization expenses, provisions for uncollectible accounts receivable and
non-cash components of restructuring charges.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $5.8 million in the seven-month
period ended April 30, 2002 and net cash used in investing activities were $6.5
million in the five-month period ended September 30, 2002. Net cash used in
investing activities in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 was $0.6
million. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily
attributable to decreased capital spending. Capital expenditures related to our
network and facilities were $20.0 million in the seven month period ended April
30, 2002 and $1.4 million in the five month period ended September 30, 2002. Of
these amounts, we paid $18.7 million in the seven month period ended April 30,
2002 and $1.2 million in the five month period ended September 30, 2002, in
cash. The balance was financed under financing arrangements or remained in
accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long term liabilities at the
period end.
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Net cash used in financing activities was $4.9 million in the seven month period
ended April 30, 2002 and $2.3 million in the five-month period ended September
30, 2002. Net cash used in financing activities for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2002 was $7.2 million. This decrease was primarily attributable to
the decrease in capital contributions in a subsidiary in which we own a minority
interest. In the seven month period ended April 30, 2002, we repaid certain
mortgage and capital lease obligations totaling $4.9 million and settled certain
capital lease obligations for $18.7 million in cash. In the five month period
ended September 30, 2002, we repaid certain mortgage and capital lease
obligations totaling $2.3 million.
We historically have experienced negative cash flows from operations and have
incurred net losses. Our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations
and achieve profitability is dependent upon our ability to grow our revenue and
achieve further operating efficiencies while reducing our outstanding
indebtedness and other fixed obligations. We are dependent upon our cash on hand
and cash generated from operations to support our capital requirements. Our
management believes that we are positioned to maintain sufficient cash flows
from operations to meet our operating, capital and debt service requirements for
at least the next 12 months. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be
successful in executing our business plan, achieving profitability, or in
attracting new customers or maintaining our existing customer base. Moreover, we
have continued to experience significant decreases in revenue and low levels of
new customer additions in the period following our restructuring. In the future,
we may make acquisitions or repurchase indebtedness of our company which, in
turn, may adversely affect our liquidity.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our activities fall within one operating segment. The following table sets forth
geographic segment information for the year ended September 30, 2003 (Successor
Company), five months ended September 30, 2002 (Successor Company), seven months
ended April 30, 2002 and for the year ended September 30, 2001(Predecessor
Company):
Successor Company Predecessor Company
----------------------------- -------------------------------
Five Months
Year Ended Ended Seven Months Year Ended
September 30, September 30, Ended September 30,
2003 2002 April 30, 2002 2001
------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
Revenues:
United States $ 36,833 $ 20,410 $ 37,747 $ 82,020
Europe 23,344 10,313 13,526 22,190
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Consolidated $ 60,177 $ 30,723 $ 51,273 $ 104,210
======== ======== ======== =========
Operating loss:
United States $(22,631) $(15,069) $(54,433) $(142,713)
Europe 4,230 (39) (29,150) (14,773)
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Consolidated $(18,401) $(15,108) $(83,583) $(157,486)
======== ======== ======== =========
Tangible assets:
United States $175,864 $210,521 $ 439,667
Europe 38,260 42,587 89,953
-------- -------- ---------
Consolidated $214,124 $253,108 $ 529,620
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INCOME TAXES
The Company is in an accumulated loss position for both financial and income tax
reporting purposes. The Company has U.S. Federal income tax loss carryforwards
of approximately $91 million at September 30, 2003. These income tax loss
carryforwards expire through 2022. The U.S. Federal income tax loss
carryforwards were reduced upon emergence from bankruptcy due to the Internal
Revenue Code's rules and regulations related to the cancellation of indebtedness
income that is excluded from taxable income. Since the Plan provided for
substantial changes in the Company's ownership, the Company's use of its net
operating loss carryforward may be limited. The Company has not yet determined
the impact, if any, that changes in ownership have had on net operating loss
carryforwards. As of September 30, 2003, the Company also has net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $24.7 million from its United Kingdom
Subsidiaries, which do not expire under U.K. tax rules. For financial reporting
purposes, income tax benefits through September 30, 2003 related to both U.S.
Federal and foreign income tax losses are fully offset by a valuation allowance
due to the uncertainty of the Company's ability to realize income tax benefits
by generating taxable income in the future.
Our emergence from bankruptcy in fiscal 2002 did not create a new tax reporting
entity. Accordingly, the adjustments required to adopt fresh start accounting
are not applicable for our tax reporting and, therefore, deferred tax items were
recognized concurrently with the recognition of the respective fresh start
accounting adjustments. In addition, pursuant to SOP-90-7 reversals of the
valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets that existed as of the
emergence date will first reduce intangibles, until exhausted, and thereafter
are reported as additional paid in capital as opposed to income tax expense. The
balance of the valuation allowance for which this treatment is required was
approximately $80 million at September 30, 2003 and 2002.
INDEBTEDNESS
Our indebtedness at September 30, 2003 consisted of approximately $112.3 million
in aggregate principal amount of our 11% Senior Notes and approximately $ 5.2
million in related accrued interest. Also included under our indebtedness are,
mortgage payable, capital lease obligations and a note payable. Total
borrowings at September 30, 2003 were $141.9 million, which included $1.5
million in current obligations and $140.4 million of the 11% Senior Notes,
mortgage and other notes payable and long-term capital lease obligations. The
indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes requires interest to be paid in kind
through 2004, and permits interest to be paid in kind for two year thereafter at
the discretion of our Board of Directors. In fiscal 2003 we acquired
approximately $ 19 million in aggregate principal amount of our 11% Senior Notes
and approximately $1.6 million of related accrued interest for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $14.6 million in open market purchases, and
through September 30, 2003 we had issued an additional $ 11.3 million in 11%
Senior Notes in payment of accrued interest on the 11% Senior Notes.
In October 2003, we entered into an agreement to sell our Greenwich Street
Property for $60 million in cash. We expect to use approximately 90% of the net
proceeds of the sale to make an offer to purchase 11% Senior Notes at par plus
accrued interest, as required pursuant to the indenture under which the 11%
Senior Notes were issued. Consummation of the sale will also eliminate certain
obligations that we incurred in connection with the purchase and rehabilitation
of the Greenwich Street Property. The closing of the sale of the Greenwich
Street Property is expected to take place in the second quarter of fiscal 2004,
but is subject to various closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the
transaction will be consummated, or that all of the proceeds that we expect to
use to purchase 11% Senior Notes will be available for such purpose.
COMMITMENTS
As of September 30, 2003, we had commitments to certain telecommunications
carriers totaling $43.0 million payable in various years through 2009.
Additionally, we have various agreements to lease facilities and equipment and
are obligated to make future minimum lease payments of approximately $73.0
million on operating leases expiring in various years through 2017.
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As of September 30, 2003 we had contractual obligations due in future
periods as follows:
Less than After 5
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years years
11% Senior Notes $112,321 $ - $ - $ - $112,321
11% Senior Notes - Accrued Interest 5,182 - - - 5,182
Mortgage Payable 20,187 275 642 768 18,502
Capital Lease Obligations 1,609 1,235 374 - -
Operating Leases 72,965 5,206 10,497 12,842 44,420
Telecommunications Commitments 43,008 13,325 20,952 8,649 82
Note Payable 2,600 - 2,600 - -
-------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Contractual Cash Obligations $257,872 $20,041 $35,065 $22,259 $180,507
======== ======= ======= ======= ========
RECENT TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". SFAS No. 149 clarifies under
what circumstances a contract with an initial net investment meets the
characteristics of a derivative as discussed in Statement No. 133. It also
specifies when a derivative contains a financing component that warrants special
reporting in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 149 amends
certain other existing pronouncements in order to improve consistency in
reporting these types of transactions. The new guidance is effective for
contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging
relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The adoption of this standard did
not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial
Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity". SFAS No. 150
specifies that instruments within its scope embody obligations of the issuer and
that, therefore, the issuer must classify them as liabilities. SFAS No. 150
requires issuers to classify as liabilities the following three types of free
standing financial instruments: (1) mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments; (2) obligations to repurchase the issuer's equity shares by
transferring assets and (3) certain obligations to issue a variable number of
shares. SFAS No. 150 defines a "freestanding financial instrument" as a
financial instrument that (1) is entered into separately and apart from any of
the entity's other financial instruments or equity transactions or (2) is
entered into in conjunction with some other transaction and can be legally
detached and exercised on a separate basis. For all financial instruments
entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, SFAS No. 150 is effective
immediately. For all other instruments of public companies, SFAS No. 150 goes
into effect at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June
15, 2003. For contracts that were created or modified before May 31, 2003 and
still exist at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June
15, 2003, entities should record the transition to SFAS No. 150 by reporting the
cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS No. 150 prohibits
entities from restating financial statements for earlier years presented. The
adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
At September 30, 2003, investments consisted of an investment in a limited
partnership that invests in fixed income securities and investments in fixed
rate investment grade and government securities denominated in U.S. dollars. At
September 30, 2003, the majority of our investments were due to mature within
twelve months and the carrying value of these investments approximated fair
value.
Marketable securities include our investments in two publicly-traded entities,
Edgar On-Line and Globecomm Systems Inc., which are recorded at fair market
value. We do not hedge our exposure to fluctuations in the value of our
investments in equity securities. As of September 30, 2003 no impairment has
been recorded due to those investments as a result of market condition after
September 30, 2003.
At September 30, 2003, $6.9 million of our cash and investments were restricted
in accordance with the terms of certain collateral obligations.
We are also subject to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange
rates. To date, we have not utilized financial instruments to minimize our
exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. We will continue to analyze risk
management strategies to minimize foreign currency exchange risk in the future.
We believe that we have limited exposure to financial market risks, including
changes in interest rates. The fair value of our investment portfolio or related
income would not be significantly impacted by changes in interest rates due
mainly to the short-term nature of the majority of our investment portfolio. An
increase or decrease in interest rates would not significantly increase or
decrease interest expense on debt obligations, due to the fixed nature of the
substantial majority of our debt obligations.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Statements are set forth herein beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Information regarding a change in accountants in fiscal 2002 was previously
reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 31, 2002. Information
regarding a change in accountants in fiscal 2003 was previously reported in a
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 12, 2003.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Since the Company's emergence from bankruptcy effective April 25, 2002, the
Company has had to face many challenging and complex accounting and financial
reporting issues, including fresh start accounting, restructuring and the
restatement of amounts in its financial statements for the quarter ended March
31, 2002. In addition, the Company has experienced significant turnover in its
financial reporting staff, as well as limited management resources. The Company
fell behind in its SEC reporting for the year ended September 30, 2002, and
experienced difficulty in catching up with its filing obligations for the year
ended September 30, 2002 while fulfilling its responsibilities for the year
ended September 30, 2003. The combined effect of these challenges placed a
strain on our internal accounting resources in summer 2003 and resulted in
further delays in the preparation and filing of periodic reports that were filed
in summer 2003. The strain on our internal accounting resources and the delays
in the preparation and filing of periodic reports created material weaknesses in
our accounting and internal control environment in summer 2003.
In order to resolve the problems described above, the Company hired a new Senior
Accountant in May 2003, a new Controller in July 2003, a new Manager of External
Reporting in October 2003 and a new Senior Accountant in November 2003. In
addition, the Company has committed to returning to a normal recurring closing
timetable that includes formal management reviews and a monthly financial
reporting package. Finally, by completing its fiscal 2002 reporting, the Company
has significantly reduced the burden on its internal accounting staff.
Based on their evaluation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as
of the end of the period covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer have concluded that such controls and procedures were
effective as of that date, except as noted above. In addition, except as noted
above, there were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART III
Please refer to our definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of
stockholders to be held on February 24, 2004, which is expected to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than January 28, 2004, for
information in response of Items 10 through 14 of Part III. In the event such
proxy statement is not filed by January 28, 2004, the required information will
be filed as an amendment to this report on Form 10-K no later than that date.
The Company's senior management has approved the Form of Code of Ethics included
as Exhibit 14.1 attached hereto and has proposed its adoption by the Company's
Board of Directors. Action on the Code of Ethics is expected to take place at
the Company's January 2004 Board meeting. Following the adoption of a Code of
Ethics by the Board, the Company expects to post its Code of Ethics on its
website at www.globix.com.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Financial Statements
See the financial statements beginning on page F-1.
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
2.1 Amended Joint Prepackaged Plan of the Company and certain of the Company's
subsidiaries, dated April 8, 2002 (3)
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (4)
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (4)
4.1 Indenture, dated as of April 23, 2002, between the Company, as issuer, the
subsidiary guarantors of the Company named therein and HSBC Bank USA, as trustee,
relating to the Company's 11% Senior Notes due 2008 (4)
4.2 Form of Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2002, between each
Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company and HSBC Bank USA, as Collateral
Agent/Trustee (4)
4.3 Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of April 23, 2002,
between 415 Greenwich GC, LLC, as mortgagor and HSBC Bank USA, as Collateral
Agent/Trustee (4)
4.4 Form of Warrant issuable to Communication Technology Advisors (5)
10.1 Purchase Agreement between Young Woo and the Company, dated as of
June 2, 1998 **(1)
10.4 Employment Agreement between Peter L. Herzig and the Company, dated
as of October 2, 2001 (2)
10.8 Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2002, between the Company and
Communication Technology Advisors LLC (5)
10.9 Agreement between the Company and Communication Technology Advisors, dated
as of November 1, 2002 (5)
10.10 Agreement between the Company and Communication Technology Advisors, dated
as of February 1, 2003 (5)
10.11 Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and the holders of the
Company's securities party thereto, dated as of April 23, 2002 (5)
10.12 Employment Agreement between the Company and Peter K. Stevenson, dated
as of April 15, 2002 (5)
10.13 Letter Agreement between the Company and Reid Meintzer, dated July
15, 2002 (5)
10.14 Letter Agreement between the Company and H. Jameson Holcombe, dated
July 15, 2002 (5)
10.15 Amendment, dated as of August 1, 2003, to the Employment Agreement
between the Company and Peter K. Stevenson*
10.16 Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2003, between the Company
and Heritage Partners, LLC.*
14 Form of Code of Ethics*
21 List of Subsidiaries*
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
* Filed herewith.
** Confidential treatment granted for certain portions of this
Exhibit pursuant to Rule 406 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Report on Form 8-K/A
filed on September 18, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on December 31, 2001.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2002.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2002.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on March 26, 2003.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules See Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying
Accounts contained on page F-42.
(d) Reports on Form 8-K
On November 4, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K,
announcing the completion of the acquisition of Aptegrity, Inc.
On October 20, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K,
announcing the consent of shareholders to the sale of property at 415
Greenwich Street in New York, NY.
On October 10, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K,
announcing agreement to sell the Company's property at 415 Greenwich
Street in New York, NY.
On October 7, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K,
announcing agreement to acquire Aptegrity, Inc.
On September 12, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
related to a change in the Company's accountants.
On August 25, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
related to the announcement of financial results for the third quarter
of fiscal year 2003.
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.
Date: December 18, 2003 GLOBIX CORPORATION
/s/ Peter K. Stevenson
----------------------------------
Peter K. Stevenson
President, Chief Executive Officer
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.
/s/ Peter K. Stevenson
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Peter K. Stevenson
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert M. Dennerlein
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Robert M. Dennerlein
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting
officer)
/s/ Peter S. Brodsky
Date December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Peter S. Brodsky
Director
/s/ Peter L. Herzig
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Peter L. Herzig
Director
/s/ Steven Lampe
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Steven Lampe
Director
/s/ Steven G. Singer
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Steven G. Singer
Director
/s/ Raymond L. Steele
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Raymond L. Steele
Director
/s/ Steven A. Van Dyke
Date: December 18, 2003 -----------------------------------
Steven A. Van Dyke
Director
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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Reports of Independent Public Accountants................................................................... F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets-as of September 30, 2003 and 2002 (Successor Company)........................... F-6
Consolidated Statements of Operations-for the Year Ended September 30, 2003 (Successor Company), Five Months
Ended September 30, 2002 (Successor Company), Seven Months Ended April 30, 2002 (Predecessor Company) and for
the Year Ended September 30, 2001 (Predecessor Company) ................................................... F-7
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)-for the Year Ended
September 30, 2003 (Successor Company), Five Months Ended September 30, 2002 (Successor Company), Seven
Months Ended April 30, 2002 (Predecessor Company) and for the Year Ended September 30, 2001 (Predecessor
Company)................................................................................................... F-8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-for the Year Ended September 30, 2003 (Successor Company), Five
Months Ended September 30, 2002 (Successor Company), Seven Months Ended April 30, 2002 (Predecessor Company)
and for the Year Ended September 30, 2001 (Predecessor Company) ........................................... F-9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................................................. F-11
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Globix Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Globix
Corporation (a Delaware Corporation) and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2003,
and the related consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' equity and
comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2003.
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 audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Globix Corporation
and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2003, and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for year ended September 30, 2003 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Amper, Politziner & Mattia PC
December 8, 2003
Edison, New Jersey
F-2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Globix Corporation:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30,
2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and
changes in stockholders' equity present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of Globix Corporation and its subsidiaries (the
Successor Company) at September 30, 2002 and the consolidated results of their
operations and their consolidated cash flows for the five months ended September
30, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement
schedule as of and for the five months ended September 30, 2002 presents fairly,
in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial
statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the
Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audit. We
conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America, 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 2, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware confirmed the Company's Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization (the "plan")
on April 8, 2002. Confirmation of the plan substantially alters rights and
interests of equity security holders as provided for in the plan. The plan was
substantially consummated on April 25, 2002 and the Company emerged from
bankruptcy. In connection with its emergence from bankruptcy, the Company
adopted fresh start accounting as of May 1, 2002.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 3, 2003
F-3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Globix Corporation:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, cash
flows and changes in stockholders' deficit for the seven months ended April 30,
2002 present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows of Globix Corporation and its subsidiaries (the
Predecessor Company) for the seven months ended April 30, 2002 in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule for the seven
months ended April 30, 2002 presents fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial
statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial statement schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America, 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
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The consolidated financial
statements of Globix Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Predecessor Company)
for the year ended September 30, 2001, prior to the adjustments discussed in
Notes 3 and 4, were audited by other independent accountants who have ceased
operations. Those independent accountants expressed an unqualified opinion on
those financial statements in their report (which included an explanatory
paragraph indicating factors that raise substantial doubt about the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern and an explanatory paragraph emphasizing
a change in the Company's method of accounting for revenue recognition) dated
December 31, 2001.
As discussed in Note 2, the Company filed a petition on March 1, 2002 with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for reorganization
under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Company's
Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization was substantially consummated on April 25,
2002 and the Company emerged from bankruptcy. In connection with its emergence
from bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh start accounting.
As discussed in Note 4, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for
goodwill and other intangible assets upon adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,"
on May 1, 2002.
As discussed above, the consolidated financial statements of Globix and its
subsidiaries (the Predecessor Company) for the year ended September 30, 2001,
were audited by other independent accountants who have ceased operations. As
described in Note 3, these financial statements have been revised to include the
transitional disclosure required by SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets", which was adopted by the Successor Company as of May 1, 2002. In our
opinion, the transitional disclosure is appropriate and the adjustment referred
to above are appropriate and have been properly applied. However, we were not
engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the September 30, 2001
consolidated financial statements of the Predecessor Company other than with
respect to such transitional disclosure and adjustment and accordingly, we do
not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the September 30, 2001
financial statements taken as a whole.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 3, 2003
F-4
This report is a copy of a report previously issued by Arthur Andersen LLP,
which has not been reissued by Arthur Andersen LLP. The consolidated balance
sheets at September 30, 2001 and 2000 and the consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' (deficit) equity and cash flows for the two years
ended September 30, 2000 are not required to be presented in this Form 10-K.
The note references in the opinion below are to the financial statements
included in the Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001. As discussed
in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has revised
its consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2001 to
include the transitional disclosures required by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets",
and as discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, to
reclassify losses on the extinguishment of debt in compliance with SFAS No. 145,
"Rescission of SFAS Nos. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of SFAS 13 and Technical
Corrections as of April 2002," which was adopted by the Company as of May 1,
2002. The Arthur Andersen LLP report does not extend to these changes. The
revisions related to these transitional disclosures and reclassifications were
reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as stated in their report appearing
herein.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Globix Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Globix
Corporation (a Delaware corporation) and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001
and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
(deficit) equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
September 30, 2001. 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 in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Globix Corporation and
Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
September 30, 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming
that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring net losses
and net operating cash deficiencies and has a significant stockholders'
deficiency. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are
described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for revenue recognition effective October 1,
2000.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
New York, New York
F-5
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Successor Company
------------------------
September 30,
------------------------
2003 2002
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................... $24,503 $47,562
Short-term investments ...................................................................... 7,226 5,392
Marketable securities ....................................................................... 1,531 1,327
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,646 and
$2,565, respectively ........................................................................ 6,012 7,060
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ................................................... 4,497 7,735
Restricted cash ............................................................................. 2,195 1,760
---------- ----------
Total current assets .............................................................. 45,964 70,836
Investments.................................................................................. 697 --
Investments, restricted ..................................................................... 4,733 7,337
Property, plant and equipment, net .......................................................... 162,630 174,710
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,997 and $543, respectively ......... 8,158 9,612
Other assets ................................................................................
100 225
---------- ----------
Total assets ...................................................................... $222,282 $262,720
========== ==========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of capital lease obligation and mortgage payable ............................ $ 1,510 $ 1,520
Accounts payable ............................................................................ 5,846 8,971
Accrued liabilities ......................................................................... 10,159 17,924
---------- ----------
Total current liabilities ......................................................... 17,515 28,415
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion ........................................... 374 2,807
Mortgage payable ............................................................................ 19,912 20,186
11% Senior Notes ............................................................................ 112,321 120,000
Accrued interest - 11% Senior Notes ......................................................... 5,182 5,681
Other long term liabilities ................................................................. 10,659 13,084
Put-option liability ........................................................................ 2,968 --
---------- ----------
Total liabilities.................................................................. 168,931 190,173
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18):
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 16,460,000
issued and outstanding, for both periods presented ...................................... 165 165
Additional paid-in capital .................................................................. 97,191 93,112
Accumulated other comprehensive income....................................................... 2,401 401
Accumulated deficit.......................................................................... (46,406) (21,131)
---------- ----------
Total stockholders' equity......................................................... 53,351 72,547
---------- ----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity......................................... $222,282 $262,720
========== ==========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-6
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months
Year Ended Ended Ended Year Ended
September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2002 2001
--------------- --------------- --------------- -----------------
Revenue, net ...................................... $ 60,177 $ 30,723 $ 51,273 $ 104,210
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation,
amortization, payroll and occupancy shown
below) ...................................... 19,990 10,458 22,123 40,609
Selling, general and administrative ........... 44,430 29,313 57,206 124,821
Loss on impairment of assets .................. -- -- 2,578 3,500
Restructuring and other charges (credits)...... (1,020) -- 24,834 56,109
Depreciation and amortization ................. 15,523 6,060 28,115 36,657
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating costs and expenses ......... 78,923 45,831 134,856 261,696
Other operating income......................... 345 -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Loss from operations .............................. (18,401) (15,108) (83,583) (157,486)
Interest and financing expense ................ (15,141) (6,653) (34,511) (65,128)
Interest income ............................... 1,179 787 2,024 13,282
Other (expense) income, net ................... 1,232 (157) (509) (1,379)
Gain on discharge of debt...................... 6,023 -- 427,066 --
Minority interest in subsidiary ............... -- -- 5,778 --
Reorganization items .......................... -- -- (7,762) --
Fresh start accounting adjustments ............ -- -- (148,569) --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle..... (25,108) (21,131) 159,934 (210,711)
Income tax expense................................. 167 -- -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle................. (25,275) (21,131) 159,934 (210,711)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, net of tax.......................... -- -- -- (2,332)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss).................................. (25,275) (21,131) 159,934 (213,043)
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock ........ -- -- (3,178) (7,104)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders' .................................... $ (25,275) $ (21,131) $ 156,756 $ (220,147)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic: Before cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle........................... $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.96 $ (5.66)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle ........................................ -- -- -- (0.06)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to
common stockholders............................ $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.96 $ (5.72)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average common shares outstanding--basic.. 16,460,000 16,460,000 39,618,856 38,476,909
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted: Before cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle........................... $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.30 $ (5.66)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle ........................................ -- -- -- (0.06)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Diluted (loss) income per share attributable to
common stockholders........................... $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.30 $ (5.72)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average common shares outstanding
--diluted .................................... 16,460,000 16,460,000 48,507,456 38,476,909
=========== =========== =========== ===========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-7
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)
Additional
Common Stock Paid-In Deferred
Shares Amount Capital Compensation
------------- ---------- ------------- -----------------
Balance, October 1, 2000 (Predecessor Company) ........... 37,307,315 $373 $165,890 $ --
Issuance of common stock in conjunction with acquisition.. 80,000 1 1,199 --
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options......... 1,559,424 15 2,486 --
Issuance of restricted stock.............................. 3,063,490 31 8,968 (8,999)
Amortization of deferred compensation..................... -- -- -- 1,638
Cancellation of restricted stock.......................... (90,000) (1) (263) 264
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock................ -- -- (7,104) --
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- -- -- --
Unrealized holding losses............................ -- -- -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. -- -- -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- -- --
------------- ---------- ------------- -----------------
Balance, September 30, 2001 (Predecessor Company) ........ 41,920,229 419 171,176 (7,097)
Amortization of deferred compensation..................... -- -- -- 7,027
Cancellation of restricted stock.......................... (23,750) -- (70) 70
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock................ -- -- (3,178) --
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net income........................................... -- -- -- --
Unrealized holding gains............................. -- -- -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. -- -- -- --
Total Comprehensive Income................................ -- -- -- --
Fresh start accounting adjustments........................ (25,436,479) (254) (74,816) --
------------- ---------- ------------- -----------------
Balance, May 1, 2002 (Successor Company) ................. 16,460,000 165 93,112 --
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- -- -- --
Unrealized holding losses............................ -- -- -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. -- -- -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- -- --
------------- ---------- ------------- -----------------
Balance, September 30, 2002 (Successor Company) .......... 16,460,000 165 93,112 --
Issuance of warrants to consultants....................... -- -- 1,050 --
Capital contribution in minority-owned subsidiary, net.... -- -- 5,997 --
Put-option................................................ -- -- (2,968) --
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- -- -- --
Unrealized holding gains............................. -- -- -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. -- -- -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- -- --
------------- ---------- ------------- -----------------
Balance, September 30, 2003 (Successor Company) .......... 16,460,000 $165 $97,191 $ --
============= ========== ============= =================
Accumulated Total
Other Stockholders'
Comprehensive Accumulated Equity
Income (loss) Deficit (Deficit)
------------------ --------------- ----------------
Balance, October 1, 2000 (Predecessor Company) ........... $ 1,784 $(186,077) $ (18,030)
Issuance of common stock in conjunction with acquisition.. -- -- 1,200
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options......... -- -- 2,501
Issuance of restricted stock.............................. -- -- --
Amortization of deferred compensation..................... -- -- 1,638
Cancellation of restricted stock.......................... -- -- --
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock................ -- -- (7,104)
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- (213,043) --
Unrealized holding losses............................ (5,539) -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. 1,052 -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- (217,530)
------------------ --------------- ----------------
Balance, September 30, 2001 (Predecessor Company) ........ (2,703) (399,120) (237,325)
Amortization of deferred compensation..................... -- -- 7,027
Cancellation of restricted stock.......................... -- -- --
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock................ -- -- (3,178)
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net income........................................... -- 159,934 --
Unrealized holding gains............................. 1,185 -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. (1,807) -- --
Total Comprehensive Income................................ -- -- 159,312
Fresh start accounting adjustments........................ 3,325 239,186 167,441
------------------ --------------- ----------------
Balance, May 1, 2002 (Successor Company) ................. -- -- 93,277
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- (21,131) --
Unrealized holding losses............................ (1,430) -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. 1,831 -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- (20,730)
------------------ --------------- ----------------
Balance, September 30, 2002 (Successor Company) .......... 401 (21,131) 72,547
Issuance of warrants to consultants....................... -- -- 1,050
Capital contribution in minority-owned subsidiary, net.... -- -- 5,997
Put-option................................................ -- -- (2,968)
Comprehensive Income (loss):
Net loss............................................. -- (25,275) --
Unrealized holding gains............................. 195 -- --
Foreign currency translation adjustments............. 1,805 -- --
Total Comprehensive Loss.................................. -- -- (23,275)
------------------ --------------- ----------------
Balance, September 30, 2003 (Successor Company) .......... $ 2,401 $ (46,406) $ 53,351
================== =============== ================
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-8
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in Thousands)
Successor Company Predecessor Company
---------------------------------- --------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months
Year Ended Ended Ended Year Ended
September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2002 2001
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net Income (Loss) ................................... $ (25,275) $ (21,131) $ 159,934 $ (213,043)
Operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ...................... 15,523 6,060 28,115 36,657
Provision for uncollectible receivables............. 1,861 1,904 4,284 14,119
Services contributed to minority-owned subsidiary .. -- -- 372 --
Gain on debt discharge.............................. (6,023) -- (427,066) --
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle -- -- -- 2,332
Restructuring and other charge (net of cash
payment) ........................................ (1,020) -- 8,233 22,889
Gain on sale of short-term investments ............. -- -- -- (1,459)
Unrealized loss (gain) on short-term investment..... (439) 57 -- --
Loss on impairment of investment.................... -- -- 490 3,250
Loss on impairment of operating assets.............. -- -- 2,578 3,500
Gain on sale of marketable securities............... -- -- (27) (663)
Amortization of debt issuance costs................. -- -- 650 1,177
Amortization of deferred compensation and issuance of
stock warrants................................... 1,050 -- 7,027 1,638
Write-off of note receivable........................ -- 4,078 -- --
Minority interest in subsidiary..................... -- -- (5,778) --
Fresh start accounting adjustment................... -- -- 148,569 --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable ......... (639) 3,565 (3,449) (6,526)
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other
current assets................................... 3,306 4,210 (4,574) (3,309)
Decrease (increase) in other assets................. 125 16 54 (3,567)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable............. (3,195) 1,362 (5,181) 2,303
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities.......... (7,093) (1,762) 497 947
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest............. 12,359 5,500 31,431 (2)
Other............................................... (2,728) (180) (1,152) (786)
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities (12,188) 3,679 (54,993) (140,543)
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Cash Flows From Investing Activities.................
Investments in short-term and long-term investments. (2,017) (5,449) -- --
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments........ -- -- -- 10,180
Proceeds from restricted cash and investments....... 2,329 166 24,235 9,308
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities......... -- -- 64 1,426
Return of strategic investments..................... -- 51 193 --
Purchase of property, plant and equipment........... (1,170) (1,229) (23,341) (134,185)
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities (858) (6,461) 1,151 (113,271)
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Repurchase of 11% Senior Notes...................... (14,612) -- -- --
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants,
net.............................................. -- -- -- 2,501
Capital contribution in minority-owned subsidiary, net 5,997 -- -- 5,406
Payment of dividends on preferred stock............. -- -- -- (1,500)
Settlement of capital lease obligations............. (850) -- -- --
Repayment of mortgage payable and capital lease
obligation....................................... (1,074) (2,279) (4,946) (6,020)
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities (10,539) (2,279) (4,946) 387
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Effects of Exchange Rates Changes on Cash and Cash
Equivalents...................................... 526 (99) 8 1,052
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents (23,059) (5,160) (58,780) (252,375)
Cash and Cash Equivalent, Beginning of Period 47,562 52,722 111,502 363,877
-------------- ------------ -------------- ---------------
Cash and Cash Equivalent, End Period $ 24,503 $ 47,562 $ 52,722 $ 111,502
============== ============ ============== ===============
F-9
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in Thousands)
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months
Year Ended Ended Ended Year Ended
September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2002 2001
---------------- ---------------- ----------------- --------------
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest............................... $ 2,294 $ 975 $ 2,101 $ 78,289
Cash paid for income taxes........................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 34
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
11% Senior Notes issued in payment of accrued interest $ 11,298 $ -- $ -- $ --
Equipment acquired under capital lease obligations... $ -- $ -- $ 1,036 $ 19,475
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable,
capital liabilities and other long term liabilities $ -- $ 168 $ 273 $ 12,557
Cumulative dividends and accretion on preferred
stock............................................ $ -- $ -- $ 3,178 $ 7,104
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock... $ -- $ -- $ 83,230 $ --
Restructuring of debt................................ $ -- $ -- $ 427,066 $ --
Put-option........................................... $ 2,968 $ -- $ -- $ --
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-10
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
1. Basis of Presentation
Globix Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Globix", the "Company" or the
"Successor Company") is a provider of Internet solutions to businesses. The
solutions include secure and fault-tolerant Internet data centers with network
services providing network connectivity to the Internet and Internet-based
managed and application services, which include co-location, dedicated hosting,
streaming media, and messaging services. The Company currently offers services
from facilities in New York City, New York, Santa Clara, California, Atlanta,
Georgia and London, England.
The financial statements presented have been prepared by the Company in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As a result of the application of fresh start accounting as of May 1, 2002, in
accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement
of Position No. 90-7 ("SOP 90-7") "Financial Reporting by Entities in
Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code", the Company's financial results for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 include two different bases of
accounting and, accordingly, the operating results and cash flows of the
Successor Company and the Predecessor Company have been separately disclosed.
For the purposes of these financial statements, references to the "Predecessor
Company" are references to the Company for periods prior to April 30, 2002 (the
last day of the calendar month in which the Company emerged from bankruptcy) and
references to the "Successor Company" are references to the Company for periods
subsequent to April 30, 2002. The Successor Company's financial statements are
not comparable to the Predecessor Company's financial statements. Although April
25, 2002 was the effective date of Globix's emergence from bankruptcy (the
"Effective Date"), for financial reporting convenience purposes, the Company
accounted for the consummation of the Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") as of
April 30, 2002.
The following table describes the periods presented in the financial statements
and related notes thereto:
Period Referred to as
------ --------------
From May 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 "Successor Company"
From October 1, 2001 through April 30, 2002 and for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2001 "Predecessor Company"
The Company historically experienced negative cash flow from operations and has
incurred net losses. The Company's ability to generate positive cash flow from
operations and achieve profitability is dependent upon its ability to reduce
indebtedness and operating expenses or increase its revenue base. For the year
ended September 30, 2003, the Company had a net loss of $25,275 and an
accumulated deficit for September 30, 2003 of $46,406. The Company is dependent
upon its cash on hand and cash generated from operations to support its capital
requirements. Although no assurances can be given, the Company's management
believes that actions taken by the Company pursuant to the Plan, including
company downsizing, headcount reductions and other cost reductions, as well as
cost control measures and the restructuring of its outstanding debt in
connection with the Plan, have positioned the Company to maintain sufficient
cash flows from operations to meet its operating, capital and debt service
requirements for the next 12 months. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Company will be successful in executing its business plan, achieving
profitability, or in attracting new customers, or in maintaining its existing
customer base. Moreover, despite the Company's restructuring, it has continued
to experience significant decreases in revenue and low levels of new customer
additions in the period following its restructuring. In the future, the Company
may make acquisitions or repurchase indebtedness of the Company which, in turn,
may adversely affect the Company's liquidity.
Approximately 38% of the Company's cost of revenue for the fiscal year
September 30, 2003 is derived from services provided by 2 major
telecommunication carriers. While the Company believes that most of
these services can be obtained from other alternative carriers, an
interruption in services from one of these carriers or other suppliers could
limit the Company's ability to serve its customers, which would adversely affect
the Company's results of operations. No single customer comprised to more than
10% of the Company's revenues for any of the periods presented.
F-11
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
2. Reorganization and Emerging from Chapter 11
On March 1, 2002, the Company and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Comstar.net, Inc. and ATC Merger Corp., filed voluntary petitions under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, together with a prepackaged Plan with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Company continued to
operate in Chapter 11 in the ordinary course of business and received permission
from the bankruptcy court to pay its employees, trade, and certain other
creditors in full and on time, regardless of whether these claims arose prior to
or after the Chapter 11 filing.
On April 8, 2002, the bankruptcy court confirmed the Plan. Effective April 25,
2002, all conditions necessary for the Plan to become effective were satisfied
or waived and the Company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
As of the Effective Date of the Plan, all of the Company's existing securities
were cancelled and:
- Each holder of the Company's 12.5% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "12.5% Senior
Notes"), became entitled to receive, in exchange for its claims in respect
of the 12.5% Senior Notes, its pro rata share of:
- $120,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 11% Senior
Secured Notes due 2008 (the "11% Senior Notes"), and
- 13,991,000 shares of the Company's common stock, representing 85% of
the shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding
following the Effective Date of the Plan;
- Each holder of shares of the Company's preferred stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Plan became entitled to
receive, in exchange for its claims in respect of these shares of preferred
stock, its pro rata share of 2,304,400 shares of the Company's common
stock, representing 14% of the shares of the Company's common stock issued
and outstanding following the Effective Date of the Plan; and
- Each holder of shares of the Company's common stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date of the Plan became entitled to receive, in
exchange for its claims in respect of these shares of common stock, its pro
rata share of 164,600 shares of the Company's common stock, representing 1%
of the shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding
following the Effective Date of the Plan.
A total of 16,460,000 shares of the Company's common stock and $120,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes were deemed to be issued and
outstanding on the Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and are
deemed to be issued and outstanding for purposes of these financial statements.
As of September 30, 2002, however, no shares of the Company's common stock or
11% Senior Notes had been distributed. In October 2002, the Company distributed
a total of 16,295,400 shares of common stock and $120,000 in aggregate principal
amount of 11% Senior Notes. Pursuant to the terms of a Stipulation and Order
that the Company entered into with the lead plaintiffs in the class action
lawsuit described in Note 18, 229,452 of these shares of common stock and $1,968
in aggregate principal amount of these 11% Senior Notes were placed in reserve
in escrow pending the outcome of the class action lawsuit. In the event that any
judgment or settlement entered into in connection with the class action lawsuit
requires the Company to pay an amount in excess of its liability insurance, then
the Company will be required to issue to the class action litigants and their
attorneys all (in the event that this excess is $10,000 or greater) or a portion
of (in the event that this excess is less than $10,000) of the shares of common
stock and 11% Senior Notes held in escrow. Distribution of the remaining 164,600
shares of common stock deemed to have been issued on the Effective Date, which
are allocable under the terms of the Plan to the holders of the Company's common
stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Plan, will
occur following the resolution of the shareholder derivative suit against the
Company and certain of former officers and directors described in Note 18.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Management Estimates
The preparation of the Company's financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and
assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and
expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.
Significant estimates include estimates of the collectibility of accounts
receivable, the useful lives and ultimate realizability of property, equipment,
intangible assets, deferred tax assets and restructuring reserves. Estimates and
assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected
in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results may vary
from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its subsidiaries. Included in the Company's consolidated results is a 0.01%
owned subsidiary, 415 Greenwich GC Tenant, LLC. The Company controls all
financial aspects of this entity. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities". FIN 46 classifies entities into two groups: (1) those for which
voting interest are used to determine consolidation; and (2) those for which
other interests (variable interest) are used to determine consolidation. FIN 46
deals with the identification of Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") and the
business enterprise which should include the assets, liabilities,
non-controlling interests, and results of activities of a VIE in its
consolidated financial statements. FIN 46 has become effective during 2003. The
adoption of FIN 46 did not have an effect on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue consists primarily of managed hosting and dedicated Internet access
fees, sales of systems administration and application services such as streaming
media, network security and administration and network monitoring.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, No. 101 "Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements," as amended. SAB No. 101 expresses the view of the
Securities and Exchange Commission's staff in applying accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America to certain revenue
recognition issues. Under the provisions of SAB No. 101, set up and installation
revenue are deferred and recognized over the estimated length of the customer
relationship, which in the case of the Company's business is approximately 36
months. Prior to April 30, 2002, the estimated length of the customer
relationship was 12-18 months. Effective October 1, 2000, the Company changed
its revenue recognition method for set up and service installation fees upon the
adoption of SAB No. 101. Prior to the Company's adoption of SAB No. 101, the
Company recognized revenue immediately upon completion of set up or
installation. The change in accounting principle resulted in a revenue deferral
and cumulative effect charge totaling $2,332, or $0.06 per share, which was
reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2001. The Company's adoption of SAB No. 101 decreased
the Company's net loss by $547 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.
The Company maintains a provision for potential future credits which will be
issued in respect of current revenues.
Monthly service revenue related to managed hosting and Internet access is
recognized over the period that services are provided. Revenue derived from
application services is recognized at the completion of a project. Projects are
generally completed within a month. Payments received in advance of providing
services are deferred until the period that these services are provided.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The Company provided $802 and purchased $551 of data center services from a
telecommunications operator during the year ending September 30, 2002. $318 of
the transactions billed were settled monetarily, with the balance of $445
settled by offsetting or netting the remainder.
In September 2002, the EITF issued Issue No. 00-21, "Accounting for Revenue
Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables." The scope of EITF 00-21 deals with how
a company should recognize revenue when it sells multiple products or services
to a customer as part of an overall solution. In general, EITF 00-21 provides
the following broad criteria for recognizing revenue in multiple element
arrangements: (i) revenue should be recognized separately for separate units of
accounting; (ii) revenue for a separate unit of accounting should be recognized
only when the arrangement consideration is reliably measurable and the earnings
process is complete; (iii) consideration should be allocated among separate
units of measure of accounting in an arrangement based on their relative fair
values. The adoption of EITF 00-21 did not have an impact on the Company's
results of operations or financial position.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of telecommunications costs for Internet
access and managed hosting and includes the cost of hardware and software
purchased for resale to customers. Cost of revenue excludes payroll, occupancy
and depreciation and amortization. Telecommunications costs include the cost of
providing local loop for connecting dedicated access customers to the Company's
network, leased line and associated costs related to connecting with the
Company's peering partners and costs associated with leased lines connecting the
Company's facilities to its backbone and aggregation points of presence.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of
credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term
investments, restricted cash and restricted investments, marketable securities
and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents,
short-term investments and restricted cash and restricted investments with
various major financial institutions, which invest primarily in U.S. Government
instruments, high quality corporate obligations, certificates of deposit and
commercial paper.
The Company believes that concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade
accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of the Company's
customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and
maintains reserves for potential losses. The Company's management makes
estimates of the uncollectibility of its trade accounts receivable on a monthly
basis. No single customer of the Company individually comprised more than 10% of
the Company's revenues for all periods presented.
In December 2000, the Company received a note for $4,100 relating to the
settlement of a lease of a data center property. This note was to be paid on
either the sale of the property, the lease of at least 95% of the property, or
two years from the date of the note. The obligor has indicated that it has
insufficient funds to satisfy the debt and does not intend to make payment.
While the Company has made demand and intends to vigorously pursue legal remedy,
in light of the financial condition of the obligor, the Company has written off
the entire amount during the five month period ended September 30, 2002.
Short-term investments and marketable securities are well diversified and
accordingly minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.
F-14
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Included in restricted cash are funds held in escrow related to a mortgage on
the Company's property located at 139 Centre Street, collateral funds for the
Company's corporate credit card and required share capital held in escrow for
the Company's European subsidiaries. These funds are primarily invested in
highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. The
classification is determined based on the expected term of the collateral
requirement and not the maturity date of the underlying securities.
Marketable Securities
Investment in marketable equity securities covered by SFAS No. 115 "Accounting
for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities", were designated as
available-for-sale. Accordingly, these securities are stated at fair value, with
unrealized gains/ losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss). Realized gain and losses are calculated based on specific identification
method. Other-than-temporary declines in value from the original cost are
charged to operations in the period in which the loss occurs. In determining
whether other-than- temporary decline in the market value has occurred, the
Company considers the duration that and the extent to which market value is
below original cost. As of September 30, 2003 no impairment has been recorded
due to those investments as a result of market condition after September 30,
2003. At September 30, 2003 and 2002, marketable securities had a cost basis of
approximately $2,800 and a balance of unrealized losses of $1,226 and $1,430,
respectively which was included in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive
loss, a separate component of the stockholders' equity.
Investments
Short-term investments consist of an investment in a limited partnership which
invests in fixed income securities and certain investments which do not meet the
requirements to be reported as cash and cash equivalents. The limited
partnership is accounted for on a "mark-to-market" basis. At September 30, 2003
and 2002 the limited partnership had a cost basis of $5,000 and $5,000,
respectively and the unrealized gain (loss) from the "mark to market" adjustment
of $523 and $(57), respectively, which was recorded in the Company's
consolidated statement of operations.
Also included in investments are investments in mortgage and asset backed
securities which do not meet the requirements to be reported as cash and cash
equivalents. These investments are classified as available for sale securities
and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from
earnings and reported in other comprehensive income or loss in stockholders'
equity. At September 30, 2003 and 2002, these investments had a cost of $2,466
and $449, respectively and the balance of unrealized loss from the "mark to
market" adjustment of $9 and $0, respectively, which was included in the
Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss, a separate component of the
stockholders' equity.
Included in restricted investments as of September 30, 2003 and 2002 are
collateral funds for the note payable of $2,600 and amounts held in escrow
related to the lease of the Company's facility located at Prospect House, 80 New
Oxford Street, London, United Kingdom of approximately $2,000. These funds are
primarily invested in highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less. Also included in the balance for September 30, 2002 are
collateralized funds for the Rabbi Trust obligation of $2,756 described in Note
12 which is included in other long-term liabilities. The classification is
determined based on the expected term of the collateral requirement and not the
maturity date of the underlying securities.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at depreciated historical cost for the
Predecessor Company adjusted for impairment and include fresh start adjustments
for the Successor Company. All identifiable assets recognized in accordance with
fresh start accounting were recorded at the Effective Date of the Plan based
upon an independent appraisal. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line
method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods for income tax
purposes. The estimated useful lives of property are as follows:
Years
--------
Buildings and buildings improvements................................. 10 - 44
Computer hardware and software and network equipment................ 2 - 7
Office furniture and equipment....................................... 3 - 7
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the term of the lease or life of the
asset, whichever is shorter. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as
incurred. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized. The cost and
related accumulated depreciation of property retired or sold are removed from
the applicable accounts and any gain or loss is taken into income.
The Company's long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144 "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS No. 144") whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash
flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to
be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which
the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. At
September 30, 2001, the Company recorded an estimated loss on impairment of
operating assets of $3,500. During the seven month period ended April 30, 2002,
the Company determined that impaired assets previously held for disposal were to
be used in operations and, accordingly, $643 of this charge was reversed.
F-16
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Intangible Assets
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141,
"Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141") and Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 142, "Goodwill and other Intangible Assets "("SFAS 142") at the
Effective Date of the Plan. SFAS 141 requires all business combinations to be
accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and that certain
intangible assets acquired in a business combination must be recognized as
assets separate from goodwill. SFAS 142 addresses the recognition and
measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their
acquisition. SFAS 142 also addresses the initial recognition and measurement of
intangible assets acquired outside of a business combination whether acquired
individually or with a group of other assets. This statement provides that
intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill will not be amortized but,
will be tested at least annually for impairment. If impairment is indicated then
the asset will be written down to its fair value typically based upon its future
expected discounted cash flows.
For the seven month period ended April 30, 2002 and the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2001, goodwill amortization amounted to $1,141 and $2,604,
respectively. If the Company had adopted SFAS 142 as of October 1, 2000 and
discontinued goodwill amortization, the Company's net income and loss per common
share on a pro forma basis would have been as follows:
Successor Company Predecessor Company
----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months
Year Ended Ended Ended Year Ended
September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2002 2001
------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
Net income (loss) .................. $(25,275) $(21,131) $159,934 $(213,043)
Add back goodwill amortization.... -- -- 1,141 2,604
Adjusted net income (loss) ......... (25,275) (21,131) 161,075 (210,439)
Dividends and accretion on
preferred stock................. -- -- (3,178) (7,104)
----------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Adjusted net income (loss)
attributed to common stockholders $(25,275) $(21,131) $157,897 $(217,543)
=========== =========== ========== ==========
Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders. $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.99 $ (5.65)
=========== =========== ========== ==========
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
attributable to common stockholders. $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.32 $ (5.65)
=========== =========== ========== ==========
Intangible assets of the Successor Company are as follows:
- trademarks and trade name;
- network build-out/know-how; and
- customer contracts.
The Company amortizes intangible assets by the straight-line method over their
estimated useful life. Trademarks and trade name are amortized over a period of
15 years, network build-out/know-how are being amortized over eight years and
the customer contracts are amortized over three years.
Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144.
During the seven month period ended April 30, 2002, the Company recorded an
impairment charge of $3,221 of intangible assets related to the acquisition of
Comstar.net, Inc., which ceased its operations.
F-17
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting
for Income Taxes" for differences between financial statement and income tax
bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a
valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not
that these assets will not be realized. Certain tax benefits existed as of the
Effective Date of the Plan but were offset by valuation allowances. The
utilization of these benefits to reduce income taxes paid to U.S. Federal and
state and foreign jurisdictions does not reduce the Company's income tax
expense. Realization of net operating loss, tax credits and other deferred tax
benefits from pre-emergence attributes will first reduce intangible assets until
exhausted, and thereafter will be credited to additional paid in capital.
Comprehensive Income
SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", requires the reporting of
comprehensive income in addition to net income from operations. Comprehensive
income is a more inclusive financial reporting method that includes amounts that
historically have not been recognized in the calculation of net income.
Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) includes
net income, foreign currency translation, and unrealized gain (loss) on
financial instruments and is included in the Consolidated Statements of
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements of the Company's foreign subsidiaries have been
translated in accordance with SFAS No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation". These
subsidiaries' assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at the
year-end rate of exchange. Income and expense items are translated at the
average exchange rate during the year. The resulting foreign currency
translation adjustment is included in stockholders' equity as a component of
accumulated other comprehensive income. Transaction gains and losses are
recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation", which
establishes a fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation
plans, the Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
25 "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" for recognizing stock-based
compensation expense for financial statement purposes. For companies that choose
to continue applying the intrinsic value method, SFAS No. 123 mandates certain
pro forma disclosures as if the fair value method had been utilized. The Company
accounts for stock based compensation to consultants in accordance with EITF
96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than
Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services" and
SFAS No. 123.
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation - Transition and Disclosure - an amendment of FASB Statement No.
123", which provides optional transition guidance for those companies electing
to voluntarily adopt the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123. In addition,
SFAS No. 148 mandates certain new disclosures that are incremental to those
required by SFAS No. 123. The Company continued to account for stock-based
compensation in accordance with APB No. 25.
The following table illustrates the effect on income (loss) attributable to
common stockholders and earnings (loss) per share if the Company had applied the
fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee
compensation.
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------- ---------------------------
Year Ended Five Months Ended Seven Months Year Ended
September 30, September 30, Ended September
2003 2002 April 30, 2002 30, 2001
------------- ----------------- -------------- ----------
Net income (loss), as reported
attributable to common stockholders. $(25,275) $(21,131) $156,756 $(220,147)
======== ======== ======== =========
Pro-forma net income (loss)
attributed to common stockholders.. $(26,488) $(21,131) $151,621 $(228,599)
======== ======== ======== =========
Earning (loss) per share attributable
to common stockholders
Basic - as reported................... $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.96 $ (5.72)
======== ======== ======== =========
Basic - Pro-forma..................... $ (1.61) $ (1.28) $ 3.83 $ (5.94)
======== ======== ======== =========
Diluted - as reported................. $ (1.54) $ (1.28) $ 3.30 $ (5.72)
======== ======== ======== =========
Diluted - Pro-forma................... $ (1.61) $ (1.28) $ 3.19 $ (5.94)
======== ======== ======== =========
Under SFAS No. 123 the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date
of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions:
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------- ------------------------------
Year Ended Five Months Ended Seven Months Year Ended
September 30, September 30, Ended September 30,
2003 2002 April 30, 2002 2001
------------- ----------------- -------------- -------------
Expected life (in years) ... 4.2 -- 6.0 6.0
Risk-free interest rate..... 2.7% -- 4.7% 5.0%
Volatility.................. 128% -- 133% 133%
Dividend yield.............. 0.0% -- 0.0% 0.0%
F-19
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings or loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable
to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is calculated
by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for potentially
dilutive securities. The following table summarizes the equivalent number of
common shares assuming the related securities that were outstanding for each of
the periods presented had been converted, but not included in the calculation of
diluted loss per share because such shares are antidilutive:
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------- ------------------------------
Year Ended Five Months Ended Seven Months Year Ended
September 30, September 30, Ended September 30,
2003 2002 April 30, 2002 2001
------------- ----------------- -------------- -------------
Convertible Preferred Stock.... -- -- -- 8,617,300
Employee Stock Options......... -- -- 10,021,258 10,394,781
Warrants....................... -- -- 194,797 194,797
--- -------- ---------- ----------
-- -- 10,216,055 19,206,878
=== ======== ========== ==========
The following is a reconciliation of basic earnings per share to diluted
earnings per share:
Predecessor Company
-----------------------------------------
Seven Months Ended April 30, 2002
-----------------------------------------
Numerator Denominator Per Share
Income (Loss) Shares Amount
------------- ----------- ---------
Basic earnings per share:
Net income....................................... $159,934
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock....... (3,178)
-------- ----------
Net income attributable to common stockholders $156,756 39,618,856 $3.96
======== ========== =====
Add back dividends on preferred stock............ 3,178 8,888,600
Diluted earnings per share:
-------- ----------
Net income attributable to common stockholders $159,934 48,507,456 $3.30
======== ========== =====
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". SFAS No. 149 clarifies under
what circumstances a contract with an initial net investment meets the
characteristics of a derivative as discussed in Statement No. 133. It also
specifies when a derivative contains a financing component that warrants special
reporting in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 149 amends
certain other existing pronouncements in order to improve consistency in
reporting these types of transactions. The new guidance is effective for
contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging
relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The adoption of this standard did
not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial
Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity". SFAS No. 150
specifies that instruments within its scope embody obligations of the issuer and
that, therefore, the issuer must classify them as liabilities. SFAS No. 150
requires issuers to classify as liabilities the following three types of free
standing financial instruments: (1) mandatorily redeemable financial
instruments; (2) obligations to repurchase the issuer's equity shares by
transferring assets and (3) certain obligations to issue a variable number of
shares. SFAS No. 150 defines a "freestanding financial instrument" as a
financial instrument that (1) is entered into separately and apart from any of
the entity's other financial instruments or equity transactions or (2) is
entered into in conjunction with some other transaction and can be legally
detached and exercised on a separate basis. For all financial instruments
entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, SFAS No. 150 is effective
immediately. For all other instruments of public companies, SFAS No. 150 goes
into effect at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June
15, 2003. For contracts that were created or modified before May 31, 2003 and
still exist at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June
15, 2003, entities should record the transition to SFAS No. 150 by reporting the
cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle. SFAS No. 150 prohibits
entities from restating financial statements for earlier years presented. The
adoption of SFAS No. 150 did not have a material impact on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
4. Fresh Start Accounting
The Company employed an independent third party to determine the enterprise
value of the Company as of the emergence date. The third party determined the
enterprise value to be $240,000. This amount was based upon several generally
accepted valuation methodologies including discounted cash flows, comparable
public company analysis and comparable mergers and acquisitions analysis. The
assigned equity values are based upon the reorganized value of the ongoing
business and include significant estimates made by management based on
information available as of the Effective Date. Valuation methodologies require
the input of highly subjective assumptions. Actual future results and events
could differ substantially from current estimates and assumptions. Any changes
in valuation could affect the Company's balance sheet.
In accordance with the principles of fresh start accounting, the Company has
adjusted the value of its assets and liabilities to their fair values as of
April 30, 2002. The equity value of the Successor Company at May 1, 2002 was
calculated as follows:
Enterprise Value...................... $240,000
11% Senior Notes...................... (120,000)
Mortgage Payable...................... (20,536)
Capitalized Leases.................... (6,187)
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Equity value of Successor Company $ 93,277
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The Company engaged the services of an independent third party to perform a
valuation analysis of certain tangible and intangible assets. The valuation of
the subject assets was performed following standards promulgated by the American
Society of Appraisers and is in compliance with the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practices. The tangible assets were valued using the
costs and market comparables methods. The intangible assets were valued using
the income approach and the cost approach methods.
The net effect of all fresh start accounting adjustments resulted in a charge of
$148,569 which is reflected in the Predecessor Company's statement of operations
for the seven month period ended April 30, 2002. The interest of $11,507 on the
12.5% Senior Notes for the period March 1, 2002 through the Effective Date was
not accrued in accordance with SOP 90-7.
On the Effective Date of the Plan, the Company recognized a gain of $427,066
associated with the exchange of the 12.5% Senior Notes for the 11% Senior Notes
and shares of the Company's common stock under the Plan. As a result of the
adoption of SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of SFAS Nos. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of
SFAS 13, and Technical Corrections as of April 2002", the gain was reclassified
from extraordinary item to a gain on extinguishment of debt included in the
Predecessor Company's Statement of Operations for the seven month period ended
April 30, 2002
The Successor Company's gain on discharge of debt at April 30, 2002 was
calculated as follows:
Carrying value of 12.5% Senior Notes...................................... $ 600,000
Carrying value of related accrued interest................................ 43,750
Carrying value of 11% Senior Notes........................................ (120,000)
Carrying value of capitalized costs associated with 12.5% Senior Notes.... (17,398)
85% of equity value of Successor Company.................................. (79,286)
---------
Gain on discharge of debt $ 427,066
=========
The effects of the transactions contemplated by the Plan and the application of
fresh start accounting on the Company's consolidated balance sheet are as
follows:
Predecessor Successor
Company Company
April 30, Debt Fresh Start April 30,
2002 Discharge Adjustments(1) 2002
----------- --------- -------------- ---------
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 52,722 $ -- $ -- $ 52,722
Marketable securities 2,757 -- -- 2,757
Accounts receivable, net 11,959 -- -- 11,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 17,264 -- (2,024) 15,240
Restricted cash. 4,018 -- -- 4,018
-------- -------- --------- --------
Total current assets 88,720 -- (2,024) 86,696
Investments, restricted 5,114 -- -- 5,114
Property, plant and equipment, net 333,063 -- (155,693) 177,370
Debt issuance costs, net 18,250 (17,398)(a) (852) --
Intangible assets, net -- -- 10,155 10,155
Other assets 500 -- (208) 292
-------- -------- --------- --------
Total assets $445,647 $(17,398) $(148,622) $279,627
======== ======== ========= ========
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Predecessor Successor
Company Company
April 30, Debt Fresh Start April 30,
2002 Discharge Adjustments(1) 2002
----------- --------- -------------- ---------
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
(Deficit)
Current portion of capital lease
obligation and mortgage payable....... $ 5,239 $ -- $ (1,690) $ 3,549
Accounts payable......................... 7,782 -- (110) 7,672
Accrued liabilities...................... 26,067 (2,713)(b) (2,264) 21,090
Accrued restructuring.................... 3,122 -- -- 3,122
--------- --------- --------- --------
Total current liabilities 42,210 (2,713) (4,064) 35,433
Liabilities not subject to compromise:
Capital lease obligation, net of current
portion............................... 6,383 -- (3,499) 2,884
Mortgage payable......................... 20,291 -- -- 20,291
11% Senior Notes......................... -- 120,000 (c) -- 120,000
Other long-term liabilities.............. 232 -- 7,510 7,742
--------- --------- --------- --------
Total liabilities not subject to
compromise 69,116 117,287 (53) 186,350
Liabilities subject to compromise 643,750 (643,750)(c),(d) -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------
Total liabilities 712,866 (526,463) (53) 186,350
Mandatorily redeemable convertible
preferred stock 83,695 (83,695)(e) -- --
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity (350,914) 592,760 (148,569) 93,277
--------- --------- --------- --------
Total liabilities and
stockholders' (deficit) equity $ 445,647 $ (17,398) $(148,622) $279,627
========= ========= ========= ========
(a) To remove debt issuance cost associated with the 12.5% Senior Notes.
(b) To remove accrued dividends payable on mandatorily redeemable convertible
preferred stock.
(c) To exchange 12.5% Senior Notes for 11.0% Senior Notes.
(d) To remove accrued interest on 12.5% Senior Notes.
(e) To remove mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock.
(1) To adjust assets and liabilities to fair value.
5. Reorganization Items
Reorganization expenses are expenses incurred by the Predecessor Company in
connection with its reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Reorganization items included in the Predecessor Company's Statement of
Operations include professional fees directly related to the Predecessor
Company's bankruptcy. Reorganization expenses included in the statement of
operations were approximately $7,762 for the seven-month period ended April 30,
2002. No reorganization items were incurred by the Company in any of the other
periods presented.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Successor Company
----------------------
September 30,
----------------------
2003 2002
------- -------
Prepaid expenses................................. $3,797 $5,999
Accrued interest income.......................... 7 528
Notes receivables................................ 152 192
Other .......................................... 541 1,016
------ ------
$4,497 $7,735
====== ======
7. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
Successor Company
----------------------
September 30,
----------------------
2003 2002
-------- --------
Land................................................... $ 2,713 $ 2,713
Building and building improvements .................... 84,380 84,094
Leasehold improvements ................................ 75,286 71,322
Computer hardware and software and network equipment .. 15,454 15,607
Furniture and equipment ............................... 3,846 3,660
-------- --------
181,679 177,396
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ....... (19,136) (5,549)
Add: Construction in progress ......................... 87 2,863
-------- --------
Property, plant and equipment, net .................... $162,630 $174,710
======== ========
Depreciation expense, were $14,069, $5,517, $26,974 and $34,053 for the year
ended September 30, 2003, the five months ended September 30, 2002, the seven
months ended April 30, 2002 and the year ended September 30, 2001, respectively.
Certain computer and network equipment are recorded under capital leases that
aggregated approximately $1,770 and $4,466 as of September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively. Accumulated amortization on the assets recorded under capital
leases aggregated approximately $257 and $465 as of September 30, 2003 and 2002,
respectively. During the year ended September 30, 2003, the Company purchased
certain of its equipment recorded under capital lease for a total consideration
of $850. The acquired assets had a net carrying value of $1,364 and the related
balance of the capital lease was $1,690. The transaction resulted in a net
reduction of $840 in the balance of the Company's network equipment.
ATC Merger Corp. ("ATC Corp."), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company owns
the land and building located at 139 Centre Street, New York, New York ("139
Centre St. Building"). The nine-story building with approximately 160,000 square
feet of floor space houses the Company's corporate headquarters and one of its
Internet data center facilities. A former owner has the right to purchase the
Centre Street property and is entitled to additional consideration if the
Company sells the property in an amount equal to the greater of (a) $1,000
(subject to increase after June 1, 2018 by ten percent and an additional ten
percent every fifth year thereafter), or (b) 10% of the gross sales price of the
property if the sales price is greater than $17,500. As per the use of the 139
Centre St. Building to secure the Company's mortgage note see Note 14.
See also Note 23 as per the sale of the property located at 415 Greenwich
Street, New-York, NY during October 2003.
F-24
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
8. Minority Interest
In September 2000, the Company purchased a property located at 415 Greenwich
Street, New York, NY (the "Property"). The Property is a certified historic
structure eligible for historic tax credits ("Tax Credits") based on qualified
expenditures, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.
In June 2001, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Tax Credits
generated from the renovation of the Property will be utilized by a third party
(the "Investor") via a subsidiary (the"LLC") in consideration for a capital
contribution to the LLC of approximately $16,549, which represents a 99.9%
interest in the LLC. As of September 30, 2002, the LLC had received
approximately $5,778 of such capital contribution. The LLC received an
additional $4,458 in October 2002 and an additional $1,636 in January 2003. The
remaining balance of the capital contribution is due from the Investor in annual
installments as follows:
Year Ending September 30,
-------------------------
2004 ................................. $1,557
2005 ................................. 1,479
2006 ................................. 1,400
2007 ................................. 241
------
Total $4,677
======
Although the Company's ownership of the LLC is 0.1%, the Company has
consolidated the financial statements of the LLC since inception due to
effective control of the LLC by the Company resulting in a minority interest in
subsidiary in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The following
table reflects the summary statement of operations data for the LLC for the year
ended September 30, 2003, the five months ended September 30, 2002, the seven
months ended April 30, 2002, and for the period from inception to September 30,
2001:
Successor Company Predecessor Company
----------------------------- ----------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months Period From
Year Ended Ended Ended Inception (June 11,
September 30, September 30, April 30, 2001) To
2003 2002 2002 September 30, 2001
------------- ------------- ------------ ------------------
Revenue............................. $7,700 $3,208 $ 4,492 $2,331
Net Loss............................ (439) (195) (7,374) (701)
====== ====== ======= =======
Basic and diluted loss per share
attributable to common stockholders $(0.01) $(0.01) $ (0.19) $ (0.02)
====== ====== ======= =======
In connection with the above transaction, the Investor has a Put Option with the
Company. The Put Option provides that during the 6 months following the 61st
month after the date of the certification of the qualifying rehabilitation
expenditures (the "Certification Date") which occurred on September 17, 2002,
the Investor may require the Company to purchase the Investor's interest in the
LLC for an amount equal to 25% of the Investor's capital contribution in the
LLC. If the Investor does not exercise its Put Option, the Company may exercise
a Call Option during a period of 24 months following the 73rd month after the
Certification Date. The Call Option allows the Company to acquire the Investor
interest in LLC for the greater of the fair market value of the Investor
interest in the LLC or an amount equal, on an after tax basis, to taxes payable
by the Investor upon the sale of its investment.
The Put Option that the Company has written has been recorded at its fair value
and is marked to fair value through stockholders' equity. At September 30, 2003
and 2002, the fair value of this option approximated $2,968 and $0,
respectively.
F-25
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Upon certain events including the sale of the Property at any time after 2007
(to the extent the above mentioned put/call options have not been exercised),
the Company is obligated to pay the Investor 30% of any proceeds received in
excess of the cost of the Property. In the event that the Property is sold
anytime before 2007, the Company is obligated to pay to the Investor its capital
contribution (less any unrecaptured Tax Credits available to the Investor), plus
any loss attributable to the projected economic benefits to the Investor and any
other amounts owed to the Investor (as defined). The above potential commitment
is mitigated during the initial 60 months following the Certification Date by
the Company's right to terminate the transaction by paying the difference
between a 20% annual return on the Investor's capital contributions up to the
termination date and the Investor's actual return up to the termination date.
See also Note 23 as per the sale of the Property during October 2003.
9. Intangible Assets
Successor Company
------------------------------------------------------------------
September 30, 2003 September 30, 2002
-------------------------------- ------------------------------
Gross Carrying Accumulated Gross Carrying Accumulated
Amount Amortization Amount Amortization
-------------- -------------- -------------- ------------
Trademarks and trade names....... $ 1,584 $ 149 $ 1,584 $ --
Network build-out know-how....... 7,453 1,320 7,453 388
Customer contracts............... 1,118 528 1,118 155
------- ------ ------- ----
$10,155 $1,997 $10,155 $543
======= ====== ======= ====
Identifiable intangible assets amortization expense amounted to $1,454, $543, $0
and $0, for the year ended September 30, 2003, for the five months ended
September 30, 2002, for the seven months ended April 30, 2002 and for the year
ended September 30, 2001, respectively.
Estimated future annual amortization expense is as follows:
Year Ending September 30,
-------------------------
2004 .................................. $1,410
2005 .................................. 1,255
2006 .................................. 1,037
2007 .................................. 1,037
2008 .................................. 1,037
Thereafter............................. 2,382
------
Total.................................. $8,158
======
10. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
Successor Company
----------------------
September 30,
----------------------
2003 2002
-------- --------
Franchise tax, sales tax and property tax............ $ 1,312 $ 2,177
Salaries, benefits and commissions................... 1,372 1,636
Telecommunications accrual........................... 2,228 1,706
Technology licenses and maintenance contracts........ 249 1,205
Deferred revenue .................................... 1,740 1,503
Restructuring ....................................... 68 1,828
Other .............................................. 3,190 7,869
------- -------
$10,159 $17,924
======= =======
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
11. Restructuring and Other
The Company announced a number of restructuring actions to reduce expenses and
streamline operations. These actions included a workforce reduction and
rationalization of data center and sales locations. The Company recorded
restructuring charges of $56,109 in fiscal 2001. The Company recorded net
restructuring of $24,834 in the seven month period ended April 30, 2002. This
amount is comprised of $28,395, offset by reversals of $3,561, related to
revised estimates and a $1,184 vendor settlement related to an asset impaired in
the prior year. The Company believes these actions will result in ongoing annual
operating expense savings of approximately $24,000.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Company's board of directors
approved a restructuring plan to modify its Internet data center expansion plan
to delay, scale back and eliminate certain facilities. The restructuring plan
included the termination of certain lease obligations, associated surplus power
and environmental equipment related to the proposed expansion of Globix Internet
data centers in Boston, MA; Seattle, WA; and Los Angeles, CA. When initiated,
the restructuring plan was expected to take approximately one year to complete.
The Company recorded a $38,109 charge associated with this restructuring plan in
the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2000. Approximately $18,460 of this
charge was recorded as a write-off of construction in progress, which included
capitalized interest, consulting and legal fees, construction and
pre-construction related costs previously capitalized. Approximately $17,019 was
recorded for landlord contract settlements and $2,630 for facilities closings.
During the quarter ending September 30, 2001, the Company further modified its
business plan to eliminate certain additional Internet data center and sales
office facilities, resulting in the termination of certain employees, lease
obligations and write-off of certain equipment, leasehold improvements and
intangible assets and other costs. In connection with this modification,
additional restructuring charges of $18,000 were recorded, of which $9,947 was a
write-off of equipment, leasehold improvements and intangible assets, $4,150 for
landlord contract settlements, $2,703 for facility closings and $1,200
associated with employee terminations (106 employees).
During the quarter ended March 31, 2002, the Company made an additional
modification to its business plan pursuant to the Plan, in order to reduce
certain Internet data center lease obligations and close certain network access
points and network aggregation points, resulting in the termination of certain
employees, lease obligations and write-off of certain equipment, leasehold
improvements and other costs. In connection with this modification, the Company
recorded a restructuring charge of $28,395, of which $16,407 was for the
write-off of previously escrowed lease deposit and landlord inducement and legal
payments, $6,922 was for the write-off of equipment and leasehold improvements,
$2,120 for facilities closings and $2,946 was associated with employee
terminations (148 employees).
Reversals related to contract settlement charges and facility closings were
primarily for settling certain facility contracts and purchase commitments for
amounts lower than originally planned. Reversals related to fiscal 2001 asset
write downs were primarily related to adjustments to estimated Plant, Property
and Equipment impairment. Actual impairment amounts were less than the original
estimates.
F-27
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The following table displays the activity and balances of the restructuring
reserve account from inception to September 30, 2003:
Restructuring Other
-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------
Employee Contract Facility Assets
Termination Settlements Closing Write-Down Total
------------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ----------
Restructure Charge.............. $ 1,200 $ 21,169 $ 5,333 $ 28,407 $ 56,109
Deductions-Non-Cash............. -- -- -- (22,889) (22,889)
Deductions-Cash................. (194) (17,119) (3,380) (3,336) (24,029)
------------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ----------
September 30, 2001 Balance
(Predecessor Company) 1,006 4,050 1,953 2,182 9,191
Additional Restructure Charge... 2,946 16,407 2,120 6,922 28,395
Deductions-Non-Cash............. (889) -- (422) (6,922) (8,233)
Deductions-Cash................. (2,520) (18,480) (1,669) -- (22,669)
Reversal to Fiscal 2001 Plan.... -- (678) (701) (2,182) (3,561)
------------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ----------
April 30, 2002 Balance
(Predecessor Company) 543 1,299 1,281 -- 3,123
Deductions-Cash................. (400) -- (895) -- (1,295)
------------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ----------
September 30, 2002 Balance
(Successor Company) 143 1,299 386 -- 1,828
Deduction-Cash.................. (143) (485) (112) -- (740)
Reversal of accruals............ -- (814) (206) -- (1,020)
------------- ------------- ---------- -------------- ----------
September 30, 2003 (Successor
Company) $ -- $ -- $ 68 $ -- $ 68
============= ============= ========== ============== ==========
The remaining liability is expected to be settled in cash.
12. Other Long Term Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:
Successor Company
---------------------------
September 30,
---------------------------
2003 2002
------------ -----------
Note payable........................................................ $ 2,600 $ 2,600
Rabbi trust obligation.............................................. -- 2,777
Negative leasehold obligation....................................... 7,247 7,607
Deferred rent ...................................................... 486 100
Other ............................................................ 326 --
------------ -----------
$10,659 $13,084
============ ===========
The Company has a $2,600 note payable, due November 15, 2005. The note bears
interest, payable monthly, at the rate of Prime plus 1%. The note is
collateralized by an irrevocable standby letter of credit. The related funds are
included in restricted investments on the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet.
On July 21, 1999, the Company established a trust (the "Rabbi Trust") for the
benefit of a former executive. The trust agreement was for three years beginning
in April 1999 through March 1, 2002. The agreement was amended on March 21,
2001, and provided for payments from the Rabbi Trust commencing April 2001.
Payments were made from the Trust until March 1 2002, when Globix and two of its
wholly-owned subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11. The Company was in litigation
over the trust which was settled pursuant to court order confirmation of the
settlement dated June 13, 2003. Pursuant to this settlement, Mr. Bell received a
distribution of $990 and the Company received a distribution of approximately
$1,700. The amount of approximately $100 was retained by the trustee to cover
the costs of winding up the trust. See also Note 18.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
In connection with fresh start accounting at the Effective Date, the Company
recorded a Negative Leasehold Liability associated with three of its Internet
data centers. The Negative Leasehold Liability amount was determined by
independent appraisal and based upon research of the local market condition in
each market and estimation of the net effective market rental rates in
comparison to the Company's contractual lease rates through expiration of the
lease. Such liability will be amortized to reduce lease expense over the
remaining life of the lease as follows:
Year Ending September 30,
2004 ................................. $ 678
2005 ................................. 678
2006 ................................. 678
2007 ................................. 678
2008 ................................. 678
Thereafter ........................... 4,535
--------------
Total................................. 7,925
Less: Current Portion................. (678)
--------------
Long-term Portion..................... $ 7,247
==============
13. 12.5% Senior Notes and 11% Senior Notes
In February 2000, the Company issued $600,000 in aggregate principal amount of
its 12.5% Senior Notes in a private placement resulting in net proceeds of
approximately $580,000. In connection with the offer of the 12.5% Senior Notes
the Company incurred costs of approximately $20,000 that were being amortized
over ten years using the effective interest method.
As of the Effective Date, all of the existing 12.5% Senior Notes were cancelled
and each holder of the 12.5% Senior Notes became entitled to receive, in
exchange for its 12.5% Senior Notes, its pro rata share of $120,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes and 13,991,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, representing 85% of the shares of the Company's common stock
issued and outstanding following the Effective Date. The interest of $11,507 on
the 12.5% Senior Notes for the period March 1, 2002 through the Effective Date
was not accrued in accordance with SOP 90-7. See Note 4 as per the accounting
treatment applied under the Fresh Start Accounting.
The Company is deemed to have issued the 11% Senior Notes on the Effective Date
in one series that is initially limited to $120,000 aggregate principal amount
of 11% Senior Notes. However, none of the 11% Senior Notes had been distributed
as of September 30, 2002. In October 2002, the Company distributed $120,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the 11% Senior Notes, which included $1,968 in
aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes placed in reserve in escrow pursuant
to a Stipulation and Order entered into with the lead plaintiffs in the class
action lawsuit described in Note 18.
The 11% Senior Notes will mature on May 1, 2008. The 11% Senior Notes will
bear interest at 11% per annum, payable annually in May of each year, commencing
on May 1, 2003. Interest on the 11% Senior Notes for the first two year period
following the initial date of issuance is, payable in kind by the issuance of
additional notes with terms identical to the 11% Senior Notes (other than the
date of issuance) in a principal amount equal to the interest payment then due.
For the two year period thereafter, interest is payable in cash or, at the
Company's option when authorized by its board of directors, in additional notes
with terms identical to the 11% Senior Notes (other than the date of issuance),
or in any combination of cash and additional notes. For the remaining two years
until maturity, interest is payable in cash. As of September 30, 2003 the
Company issued an additional $ 11,298 in 11% Senior Notes in payment of accrued
interest on the 11% Senior Notes.
F-29
GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The 11% Senior Notes were issued under an indenture dated as of April 23, 2002
(the "Indenture"), among the Company, HSBC Bank USA, as trustee (the "Trustee")
and Bluestreak Digital, Inc., Gamenet Corporation, NAFT Computer Service
Corporation, NAFT International Ltd., PFM Communications, Inc., GRE Consulting,
Inc., 415 Greenwich GC, LLC, 415 Greenwich GC Tenant, LLC, 415 Greenwich GC MM,
LLC, Comstar.net, Inc. and Comstar Telecom & Wireless, Inc., as the initial
Subsidiary Guarantors. See Note 21 for additional disclosures related to the
Subsidiary Guarantors. During 2003, the Company merged each of these subsidiary
guarantors, other than 415 Greenwich GC, 415 Greenwich GC tenant, LLC, 415
Greenwich GC MM, LLC, with into the Company.
Each holder of the 11% Senior Notes will have the right to require the Company
to repurchase all or a portion of its 11% Senior Notes for a purchase price
equal to 101% of the principal amount of that holder's 11% Senior Notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase in the event that:
- Subject to certain exceptions, any person, entity or group of persons
or entities becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
50% or more of the Company's outstanding voting securities;
- At any time during the two-year period following the distribution of
the 11% Senior Notes, the individuals that comprise a majority of the
Company's board of directors on the date of distribution of the 11%
Senior Notes, plus any new directors elected to the Company's board of
directors during this two-year period, cease to comprise a majority of
the Company's board of directors;
- Subject to certain exceptions, the Company consolidates with or merges
with or into another entity, the Company sells or leases all or
substantially all of its assets to another entity or any entity
consolidates with or merges with or into the Company, in each case
pursuant to a transaction in which the Company's outstanding voting
securities are changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
property, unless no person, entity or group of persons or entities
owns, immediately after the transaction, more than 50% of the Company's
outstanding voting stock,
The indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes (the "Indenture") contains a number
of covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the
Company and its subsidiaries. These restrictions significantly limit, and in
some cases prohibit, among other things, the ability of the Company and certain
of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets,
enter into business combinations or engage in certain activities with
subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2003, the Company was in compliance with the
material operating and financial restrictions imposed upon the Company contained
in the Indenture.
During the year ended September 30, 2003, the Company repurchased in the open
market for $14,612 a portion of its outstanding 11% Senior Notes, which had a
principal value of approximately $19,074 and associated accrued interest of
$1,561. As a result of the repurchase the Company recorded a gain on discharge
of debt in the amount of $6,023.
14. Mortgage Payable
On January 25, 2000, the Company borrowed $21,000 from a financial institution
pursuant to a mortgage note secured by the Company's property at 139 Centre
Street, New York. Interest is payable at 9.16% (subject to adjustment on
February 11, 2010) based on a 25 year amortization schedule. Principal and
interest payments of $178.5 are payable monthly and any balance of the principal
and all accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in February 2025.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
15. Stockholders' Equity
Restricted Stock Grant
In December 2000, the Company granted 3,063,490 shares of restricted stock to
certain employees and directors. The restricted stock awards vested 25% per year
over a four-year period on the anniversary date of the grant. In connection with
this restricted stock grant, the Company recorded a deferred compensation charge
of $8,999 in stockholders' equity. This deferred compensation was to be recorded
as compensation expense over the four-year vesting period. In April 2002, the
Company's board of directors approved the vesting of 100% of the remaining
unvested restricted shares. This resulted in a non-cash charge to compensation
expense of $5,100 in April 2002. Compensation expense recorded in the seven
month period ended April 30, 2002 was $7,027.
Stock Option Plans
On March 14, 2003, the Company's board of directors approved the 2003 Stock
Option Plan (the "2003 Plan"). The 2003 Plan provides for the grant of stock
options to purchase up to 1,828,889 shares of the Company's common stock to any
employee, officer, director, or consultant of the Company at an exercise price
equal to at least the fair market value at the date of grant. All options
granted under the 2003 Plan shall terminate no later than ten years from the
date of grant, 50% of options granted under the 2003 Plan vest ratably over a
period of up to 3 years with certain acceleration clauses while the remainder of
the 50% vest upon meeting certain financial conditions. As of September 30, 2003
the Company's board of directors granted a total of 1,355,976 options. Although
the 2003 Plan and the aforementioned options grants are pending on the approval
of the Company's stockholders, such options are considered as granted for
accounting purposes. None of the options granted under the 2003 Plan can be
exercised prior to an approval of the Plan by the stockholders.
Until the Effective Date the Company's shareholders approved several options
plans. As a result of the Company's reorganization, all outstanding options and
warrants granted under those plans were cancelled and such plans were considered
void as of the Effective Date.
Summary Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes stock option information with respect to all
stock options for the three years ended September 30, 2003:
Number of Weighted Average
Shares Exercise Price
------------------- ---------------------
Options outstanding, September 30, 2000 10,298,692 $ 9.54
Granted 2,784,160 3.11
Canceled (1,128,647) 12.77
Exercised (1,559,424) 1.61
-------------------
Options outstanding, September 30, 2001 10,394,781 $ 8.66
Granted 3,219,200 0.45
Canceled (3,592,723) 5.83
Exercised -- --
-------------------
Options outstanding, April 30, 2002 10,021,258 $ 7.03
Canceled (10,021,258) 7.03
-------------------
Options outstanding, May 1, 2002 and September 30, 2002 -- $ --
Granted 1,355,976 3.04
Canceled (254,220) 3.04
Exercised -- --
-------------------
Options outstanding, September 30, 2003 1,101,756 $ 3.04
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The weighted average fair value of options granted was $1.89 and $2.83 for the
years ended September 30, 2003 and 2001, respectively, and $0.41 for the seven
months ended April 30, 2002.
On March 14, 2003, the Company's board of directors approved the sale to
Communication Technology Advisors, LLC ("CTA") of a fully vested warrant
exercisable for 500,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise
price of $3.00 per share. CTA provides consulting services to the Company and
was a related party until June 24, 2003 (See Note 20). The purchase price of the
warrants is $25. If CTA elects to purchase this warrant, it will be immediately
exercisable for a period of 10 years from the date of issuance. CTA is a
provider of services to the Company and as such, the value of the warrant is
expensed as determined by using the Black Scholes valuation model. The
assumptions used in the Black- Scholes model include the risk free rate of
2.92%, volatility of 133%, no dividend yield, a contractual life of 10 years and
an expected life of five years with a fair market value of $2.50. The fair value
of the warrant of $ 1,050 was expensed as part of SG&A during the year ended
September 30, 2003. The CTA warrant is not included in the aforementioned table.
In April 1998, the Company completed a $160.0 million debt financing consisting
of 160,000 units, each unit consisting of a note in the principal amount of one
thousand dollars and one warrant to purchase 14.08 shares of common stock (total
of 2,252,800 shares of common stock) at a purchase price of $3.51 per share. Of
the 2,252,800 shares underlying the original 160,000 warrants, 194,797 shares
remained, until canceled on the Effective Date.
16. 401(k) Plan
The Company offers its eligible U.S. employees the opportunity to participate in
a defined contribution retirement plan qualifying under the provisions of
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code ("the 401(k) Plan"). Each employee
is eligible to contribute, on a tax-deferred basis, a portion of annual earnings
not to exceed certain federal income tax limitations. The Company made
discretionary contributions for all eligible employees who contribute to the
401(k) Plan in an amount not exceeding 50% of each participant's first 4% of
compensation contributed as elective deferrals for the Plan year. The Company
contributed approximately $110 and $390 to the 401(k) Plan during the periods
ended April 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively. The Company
contributed approximately $110 to the 401(k) Plan during the three-months ended
December 31, 2001. The Company ceased making contributions to the 401(k) Plan
effective January 1, 2002.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
17. Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS. No. 109, "Accounting for
Income Taxes". This statement applies an asset and liability approach that
requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities with respect to
the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the
consolidated financial statements and the Company's tax returns.
The provision for income taxes for the periods below differs from the amount
computed by applying the federal statutory rate due to the following:
Successor Company Predecessor Company
---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Five Months Seven Months
Year Ended Ended Ended Year Ended
September 30, September 30, April 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2002 2001
--------------- --------------- --------------- -----------------
Statutory Federal income tax rate....... (35)% (35)% 35% (34)%
State and local taxes, net of Federal
benefit............................. (10)% (10)% 14% (11)%
Other: -- -- 5% --
Valuation Allowance..................... 45% 45% (54)% 45%
Effective income tax rate............... -- -- -- --
Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as
follows:
Successor Company
---------------------------------
September 30,
---------------------------------
2003 2002
-------------- ---------------
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards.................................... $ 48,318 $ 32,717
Restructuring reserve............................................... 364 823
Allowance for doubtful accounts..................................... 589 477
Depreciation and amortization....................................... 46,771 53,893
Deferred rent....................................................... 219 1,403
Deferred compensation............................................... -- 429
Deferred revenue.................................................... 783 52
Other ............................................................. 31 383
-------------- ---------------
Total deferred tax assets 97,075 90,177
Less: valuation allowance........................................... (97,075) (90,177)
-------------- ---------------
Total net deferred tax assets $ -- $ --
============== ===============
The Company is in an accumulated loss position for both financial and income tax
reporting purposes. The Company has U.S. Federal income tax loss carryforwards
of approximately $91,000 at September 30, 2003. These income tax loss
carryforwards expire through 2022. The U.S. Federal income tax loss
carryforwards were reduced upon emergence from bankruptcy due to the Internal
Revenue Code's rules and regulations related to the cancellation of indebtedness
income that is excluded from taxable income. Since the Plan provided for
substantial changes in the Company's ownership, the Company's use of its net
operating loss carryforward may be limited. The Company has not yet determined
the impact, if any that changes in ownership have had on net operating loss
carryforwards. As of September 30, 2003, the Company also has net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $24,700 from its United Kingdom Subsidiaries,
which do not expire under U.K. tax rules. For financial reporting purposes,
income tax benefits through September 30, 2003 related to both U.S. Federal and
foreign income tax losses are fully offset by a valuation allowance due to the
uncertainty of the Company's ability to realize income tax benefits by
generating taxable income in the future.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
The Company's emergence from bankruptcy in fiscal 2002 did not create a new tax
reporting entity. Accordingly, the adjustments required to adopt fresh start
accounting are not applicable for the Company's tax reporting and therefore,
deferred tax items were recognized concurrently with the recognition of the
respective fresh start accounting adjustments. In addition pursuant to SOP 90-7,
reversals of the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets that
existed as of the emergence date will first reduce intangibles until exhausted
and thereafter are reported as additional paid in capital as opposed to income
tax expense. The balance of the valuation allowance for which this treatment is
required was approximately $80,400 at September 30, 2003 and 2002.
18. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company has minimum monthly usage/maintenance levels with certain of its
telecommunications carriers expiring in various years through 2008. The Company
also leases certain of its facilities and various equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases expiring in various years through 2030. Total lease expense for
all operating leases for the year ended September 30, 2003 the seven months
ended April 30, 2002, the five months ended September 30, 2002 and for the year
ended September 30, 2001 was $5,800, $6,101, $2,993and $7,128, respectively.
Future minimum payments due under these operating leases and telecommunications
carrier usage commitments are as follows:
Year Ending September 30, Telecom Leases Total
------------------------- -------------- ------------- -------------
2004 ........................ $ 13,325 $ 5,206 $ 18,531
2005 ........................ 11,071 4,147 15,218
2006 ........................ 9,881 6,350 16,231
2007 ........................ 4,446 6,397 10,843
2008 ........................ 4,203 6,445 10,648
Thereafter................... 82 44,420 44,502
-------------- ------------- -------------
Total $ 43,008 $72,965 $ 115,973
============== ============= =============
Capital Lease Obligation
Future minimum lease payments due under capital leases are as follows:
Year Ending September 30,
2004 .......................................... $ 1,383
2005 .......................................... 251
2006 .......................................... 123
Less: Amount representing interest............. (148)
--------------
Present value of net minimum lease payments.... 1,609
Less: Principal Current Portion................ (1,235)
--------------
Long-term Portion.............................. $ 374
==============
Letters of Credit
As of September 30, 2003 and 2002 the Company had collateralized letters of
credit aggregating to $2,600. The related funds are included in restricted cash
and investments on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Employment and Other Contractual Agreements
Peter K. Stevenson
Effective April 15, 2002, the Company entered into an employment agreement with
Peter K. Stevenson for his services as the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Stevenson's employment agreement expired in July 2003,
and was extended until July 31, 2004. Mr. Stevenson's base salary is $308,000
per year. Mr. Stevenson is also eligible for an annual bonus equal to up to 50%
of his base salary which is contingent upon the Company meeting certain
performance targets and a bonus contingent on the success the Company may have
in the purchase or sale of certain assets or disposition or acquisition of
certain business in sums to be determined by the Company's compensation
committee. In addition, under the terms of Mr. Stevenson's employment agreement,
Mr. Stevenson was granted options to acquire 548,667 shares of the Company's
common stock. As of September 30, 2003 all of Mr. Stevenson's options have
vested.
Mr. Stevenson's employment agreement provides that in the event that the Company
terminates his employment for any reason other than cause, if Mr. Stevenson
terminates his employment for good reason or if Mr. Stevenson's employment
terminates as a result of his death or permanent disability, then Mr. Stevenson
is entitled to a years' salary.
Contingencies
On January 28, 2002, a derivative suit was filed in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, as nominal
defendant, and certain of its current and former directors and officers. The
Company believes that the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and
intends to vigorously defend against them. In addition, the plaintiff has not
pursued her claims since the filing of the lawsuit. Although there can be no
assurance as to the outcome or effect of this lawsuit, the Company do not
believe, based on currently available information, that the ultimate
liabilities, if any, resulting from this lawsuit will have a material adverse
impact on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
There is a putative class action lawsuit pending in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York entitled In re Globix Corp
Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-00082. This lawsuit names as defendants the
Company and its former officers Marc Bell, Peter Herzig (who remains a director
of our Company) and Brian Reach, and asserts claims under sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder on
behalf of all persons or entities who purchased our securities between November
16, 2000 and December 27, 2001.
On June 25, 2002, the Company entered into a Stipulation and Order with the lead
plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit. The Stipulation and Order provides that
229,452 shares of our common stock and $1,968 in aggregate principal amount of
the 11% Senior Notes will be held in escrow pending the outcome of the class
action lawsuit. In the event that any judgment or settlement entered into in
connection with the class action lawsuit requires us to pay an amount in excess
of our liability insurance, the Company will be required to issue to the class
action litigants and their attorneys all (in the event that this excess is
$10,000 or greater) or a portion of (in the event that this excess is less than
$10,000) the shares of our common stock and the 11% Senior Notes being held in
escrow.
A consolidated amended complaint was filed in this lawsuit on June 28, 2002. The
Company has filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint.
Briefing of that motion is not yet complete. If the motion is denied, the case
will proceed to the discovery stage. The Company believes that the allegations
in this lawsuit are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.
Although there can be no assurance as to the outcome or effect of this lawsuit,
Globix do not believe, based on currently available information, that the
ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from this lawsuit will have a material
adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or
cash flows.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
On June 12, 2002, Robert B. Bell, a former officer and director of the Company,
filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, entitled Robert B. Bell v. Arnold M. Bressler, as Trustee, and
Globix Corporation, alleging breach of contract claims related to the failure to
make payments under a trust, which the Company refers to as the Rabbi Trust,
that Globix formed pursuant to an employment agreement with Mr. Bell. In
addition, in connection with the same underlying issues, on July 24, 2002 the
Company filed a complaint in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Delaware entitled Globix Corporation v. Arnold N. Bressler, as Trustee of the
Globix Corporation Rabbi Trust and Robert B. Bell. Subsequently, these
litigations were consolidated in the United States Bankruptcy Court matter.
This consolidated action was settled on June 13, 2003. As a result of the
settlement, Mr. Bell received a distribution of approximately $990 and Globix
received a distribution of approximately $1,700 from the Rabbi Trust.
On February 6, 2003, a putative derivative suit was filed in New York State
Supreme Court (County of New York) against the Company, as nominal defendant,
and Lehman Brothers Inc., Chase Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporation, Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. and ABN Amro Securities LLC (as successor to ING Barings, LLC), the
initial purchasers in our February 2000 offering of the 12.5% Senior Notes. The
suit alleges that the underwriting discount granted to the initial purchasers of
the 12.5% Notes violated Section 5-531 of the New York General Obligations Law,
which limits the amount that can be charged by a loan broker. On March 6, 2003,
the plaintiff and the initial purchasers entered into a tolling agreement that
would result in the dismissal of the action without prejudice pending action on
a motion to dismiss an amended complaint submitted in a similar case involving
debt securities issued by another corporation. On March 13, 2003, the court
dismissed the action without prejudice. On July 17, 2003, the plaintiff and the
initial purchasers extended their tolling agreement to allow the plaintiff to
re-file a complaint against the Company at any time during a period of ten days
following the disposition on appeal in the case involving the other corporation.
The Company does not anticipate that it will incur any liability in connection
with this matter.
On November 12, 2003, the Company was served with a complaint filed in the
United States Court for Southern District of New-York, entitled Alfred G.
Binford v. Globix Corporation, alleging breach of contract claims related to the
failure to make payments under an employment letter, as amended, seeking damages
in the amount of $2,113. Although there can be no assurance as to the outcome or
effect of this lawsuit, we do not believe, based on currently available
information, that the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from this lawsuit
will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows. The Company has accrued its estimated
liability for its insurance deductible.
From time to time Globix is involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course
of our business operations. Although there can be no assurance as to the outcome
or effect of any legal proceedings to which the Company is a party, the Company
does not believe, based on currently available information, that the ultimate
liabilities, if any, arising from any such legal proceedings would have a
material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
19. Segment Information
The Company reports segment information under SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information". Effective April 1, 2001 and
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, the Company began to evaluate its
results of operations based on one operating segment. Previously the Company
reported under two operating segments.
Successor Company Predecessor Company
--------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Five Months
Year Ended Ended Seven Months Year Ended
September 30, September 30, Ended September 30,
2003 2002 April 30, 2002 2001
------------- ------------- -------------- -------------
Revenues:
United States... $ 36,833 $ 20,410 $ 37,747 $ 82,020
Europe......... 23,344 10,313 13,526 22,190
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Consolidated... $ 60,177 $ 30,723 $ 51,273 $ 104,210
======== ======== ======== =========
Operating income
(loss):
United States... $(22,631) $(15,069) $(54,433) $(142,713)
Europe......... 4,230 (39) (29,150) (14,773)
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Consolidated... $(18,401) $(15,108) $(83,583) $(157,486)
======== ======== ======== =========
Tangible assets:
United States... $175,864 $210,521 $ 439,667
Europe......... 38,260 42,587 89,953
-------- -------- ---------
Consolidated... $214,124 $253,108 $ 529,620
======== ======== =========
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
20. Related Party Transactions
Consulting Agreement with Communication Technology Advisors
The Company and Communication Technology Advisors LLC ("CTA"), are parties to a
consulting agreement. Jared E. Abbruzzese, who was a member of the Company's
board of directors as of September 30, 2002 and resigned during the year ended
September 30, 2003, is the Founder and Chairman of CTA and is actively engaged
in all aspects of CTA's business.
Under this agreement, the Company engaged CTA to act as the Office of the Chief
Restructuring Officer, providing the Company with a wide range of business
advisory services. As consideration for the services provided by CTA, the
Company pays CTA a monthly fee of $65. The Company also reimburses CTA for its
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with rendering services to the
Company during the term of the agreement. In addition to the monthly fee and
expense reimbursement, CTA is also entitled to a success fee in the amount of
$1,500 upon the achievement of certain success milestones. Pursuant to this
agreement no accrual is required as of September 30, 2003.
CTA was originally introduced to the Company as a financial advisor to the
unofficial committee of holders of the 12.5% Senior Notes prior to the
commencement of the Company's Chapter 11 case. CTA received a total of $594 in
fees in connection with its service as financial advisor to the unofficial
committee and to the Company and was reimbursed a total of $46 for out-of-pocket
expenses through September 30, 2002. As a result of this engagement, the Company
was introduced to Peter K. Stevenson, currently the Company's president and
Chief Executive Officer, who was among several CTA representatives providing
advisory services to the unofficial committee and to several other clients of
CTA unrelated to the Company. Mr. Stevenson does not own an equity interest in
CTA, nor is he actively consulting for or employed by CTA.
Neither CTA, nor any of its principals or affiliates as of September 30, 2002
or thereafter was a stockholder of the Company, nor does it hold any debt of
the Company (other than indebtedness as a result of consulting fees and expense
reimbursement owed to CTA in the ordinary course under its existing agreement
with the Company). See Note 15 for warrant granted by the Company to CTA.
From September 2002 through December 2002, CTA subleased office space from Net
One Group, Inc., a company founded by Mr. Stevenson. CTA paid a total of $4.8 in
rent to Net One Group under the sublease.
CTA has advised the Company that in connection with the conduct of its business
in the ordinary course it routinely advises clients in, and appears in
restructuring cases involving, telecommunications companies throughout the
country. CTA has also advised the Company that certain holders of the Company's
common stock and/or debt securities and/or certain of their respective
affiliates or principals are current clients of CTA in matters unrelated to the
Company, former clients of CTA in matters unrelated to the Company and
affiliates of clients who are (or were) represented by CTA in matters unrelated
to the Company.
The consulting services described above were approved by a majority of the
Company's disinterested directors.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, the Company recorded in respect of
CTA consulting expenses and reimbursement of expenses of $780 and $30,
respectively. Although CTA continues to provide the Company with ongoing
consulting services, it is no longer considered a related party as of September
30, 2003.
Life Insurance and Disability for Peter K. Stevenson
Peter K. Stevenson, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer,
receives life insurance and disability insurance benefits in excess of the
benefits that are offered to the Company's other employees. These benefits are
payable to an entity controlled by Mr. Stevenson. The premiums for these
benefits totaled $6.3 for the five month period ended September 30, 2002. No
further amounts were paid during 2003. These benefits were approved by a
majority of the Company's disinterested directors.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
21. Subsidiary Guarantors
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 ("FIN 45"),
"Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others". FIN 45 requires a liability to
be recognized at the time a company issues a guarantee for the fair value of the
obligations assumed under certain guarantee agreements. Additional disclosures
about guarantee agreements are also required in the interim and annual financial
statements. The adoption of FIN 45 did not have an effect on the Company's
results of operations or financial position.
Under the terms of the indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes, the following
subsidiaries of the Company have fully and unconditionally and jointly and
severally guaranteed the full and prompt performance of the Company's
obligations under the 11% Senior Notes and the Indenture, including the payment
of principal of and premium, if any, on and interest on the 11% Senior Notes:
Bluestreak Digital, Inc., Gamenet Corporation, Naft Computer Service
Corporation, Naft International Ltd., PFM Communications, Inc., GRE Consulting,
Inc., 415 Greenwich GC, LLC, 415 Greenwich GC Tenant, LLC, 415 Greenwich GC MM,
LLC, Comstar.Net, Inc. and Comstar Telecom & Wireless, Inc. The Company merged
each of these subsidiary guarantors, other than 415 Greenwich GC, LLC, 415
Greenwich GC Tenant, LLC and 415 Greenwich GC MM, LLC, with and into the
Company.
22. Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables,
payables, and current portion of capital lease obligation and mortgage payable
included in the consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair value due to
the their short-term maturity.
The fair value of marketable securities and investments are based on quoted
market prices.
The fair market value of the 11% Senior Notes are approximately $84,292 based on
the repurchase price paid by the Company subsequent to September 30, 2003 (see
Note 23).
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
23. Subsequent Events
During October 2003 the Company reached an agreement to sell the Property
located at 415 Greenwich Street, New York, NY for total cash consideration of
approximately $60,000. In connection with the sale the Company expects to record
a gain during the second quarter of 2004. The Company expects to use the
proceeds to purchase a portion of the 11% Senior Notes, to pay to the Investor
(as described in Note 8) and for working capital. As of September 30, 2003 this
property did not meet the criteria to be classified as long-lived assets to be
disposed of by sale in accordance with SFAS No. 144.
On October 3, 2003, the Company repurchased in the open market for $5,583 a
portion of its outstanding 11% Senior Notes, which had a principal value of
approximately $7,000 and associated accrued interest of $329. As a result of the
repurchase the Company recorded a gain on discharge of debt in the amount of
$1,746.
On October 31, 2003, Globix acquired the business, substantially all of the
assets and assumed certain liabilities of Aptegrity, Inc., a provider of web
application and operations management services for a total cash consideration of
approximately $2,000, subject to final settlement.
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GLOBIX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
24. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Successor Company
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Quarter Ended
-------------------------------------------------------------------
December 31, 2002 March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003
----------------- -------------- ------------- ------------------
Net revenues $16,480 $15,368 $14,519 $13,810
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation,
amortization, payroll and occupancy shown below) 5,624 5,274 4,601 4,491
Selling, general and administrative 11,891 12,570 9,253 10,716
Restructuring charges -- -- (1,020)
Depreciation and amortization 3,727 4,116 4,057 3,623
------- ------- ------- -------
Total operating costs and expenses 21,242 21,960 17,911 17,810
------- ------- ------- -------
Other operating income 345
Loss from operations: (4,762) (6,247) (3,392) (4,000)
Interest and financing expense, net (3,516) (3,214) (3,463) (3,769)
Other income (expense) 182 204 220 626
Gain on debt discharge 2,727 2,044 1,154 98
Minority interest in subsidiary 108 120 105 (333)
------- ------- ------- -------
Net loss before income taxes (5,261) (7,093) (5,376) (7,378)
Income tax expense 167
------- ------- ------- -------
Net loss attributable to common Stockholders $(5,261) $(7,093) $(5,376) $(7,545)
======= ======= ======= ========
Basic and diluted loss per share attributed to
common stockholders $ (0.32) $ (0.43) $ (0.33) $ (0.46)
======= ======= ======= =========
Predecessor Company
-----------------------------------------------------
Three Months Three Months One Month
Ended Ended Ended
December 31, 2001 March 31, 2002 April 30, 2002
----------------- -------------- ------------------
Net revenues $ 23,379 $ 21,389 $ 6,505
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation,
amortization, payroll and occupancy shown below) 9,663 9,737 2,723
Selling, general and administrative 24,748 21,401 11,057
Loss (gain) on impairment of assets -- 3,221 (643)
Restructuring charges -- 24,834 --
Depreciation and amortization 12,012 12,174 3,929
-------- -------- ---------
Total operating costs and expenses 46,423 71,367 17,066
-------- -------- ---------
Loss from operations: (23,044) (49,978) (10,561)
Interest and financing expense, net (19,058) (13,161) (268)
Other income (expense) 110 (506) (113)
Gain on debt discharge -- -- 427,066
Minority interest in subsidiary 389 955 4,434
Reorganization items -- (5,598) (2,164)
Fresh start accounting adjustments -- -- (148,569)
-------- -------- ---------
Net (loss) income (41,603) (68,288) 269,825
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock (1,848) (1,329) --
-------- -------- ---------
Net (loss) income attributable to common
stockholders $(43,451) $(69,617) $ 269,825
======== ======== =========
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributed
to common stockholders $ (1.11) $ (1.75) $ 6.52
======== ======== =========
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributed
to common stockholders $ (1.11) $ (1.75) $ 5.37
======== ======== =========
Successor Company
---------------------------------
Two Months Three Months
Ended Ended
June 30, 2002 September 30, 2002
------------- ------------------
Net revenues $12,702 $ 18,021
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation,
amortization, payroll and occupancy shown below) 4,505 5,953
Selling, general and administrative 10,749 18,564
Loss (gain) on impairment of assets -- --
Restructuring charges -- --
Depreciation and amortization 2,454 3,606
-------- --------
Total operating costs and expenses 17,708 28,123
-------- --------
Loss from operations: (5,006) (10,102)
Interest and financing expense, net (2,363) (3,503)
Other income (expense) (145) (12)
Gain on debt discharge -- --
Minority interest in subsidiary -- --
Reorganization items -- --
Fresh start accounting adjustments -- --
-------- --------
Net (loss) income (7,514) (13,617)
Dividends and accretion on preferred stock --
-------- --------
Net (loss) income attributable to common
stockholders $(7,514) $(13,617)
======== ========
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributed
to common stockholders $ (0.46) $ (0.83)
======== ========
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributed
to common stockholders $ (0.46) $ (0.83)
======== ========
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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
----------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------------------- ------------ -------------
Additions
----------------------------
Balance At Charges to Charges Balance At
Beginning of Costs and to Other End of
Period Expenses Accounts Deductions Period
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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Predecessor Company (October 1,
2001 to April 30, 2002) ............. 8,052 4,284 94 (9,618) 2,812
Successor Company (May 1, 2002 to
September 30, 2002) ................. 2,812 1,904 80 (2,231) 2,565
Successor Company (October 1,
2002 to September 30, 2003) ......... 2,565 1,997 24 (1,940) 2,646
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance
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Predecessor Company (October 1,
2001 to April 30, 2002) ............. 167,421 40,400 66,021 (193,402) 80,440
Successor Company (May 1, 2002 to
September 30, 2002) ................. 80,440 9,737 -- -- 90,177
Successor Company (October 1,
2002 to September 30, 2003) ......... 90,177 6,898 -- -- 97,075
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STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
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