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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 24, 2006
Registration
No. 333-133996
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
Form S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction
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3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
(702) 855-3006
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Kirk Sanford
Chief Executive Officer
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
(702) 855-3006
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
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Paul Chip L.
Lion III
Timothy J. Harris
Morrison & Foerster LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1018
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Kathryn S. Lever
General Counsel
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120 |
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Patrick A. Pohlen
Andrew S. Williamson Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after this Registration
Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following
box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to
Rule 434, check the following
box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum |
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Offering Price |
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Registration |
Securities to be Registered |
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Fee(3) |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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11,960,000 shares
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$17.10
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$204,516,000
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$21,883.21(4)
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(1) |
Includes 1,560,000 shares of common stock subject to the
underwriters over-allotment option to purchase additional
shares. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(a) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
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(3) |
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low
trading prices for the common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on May 9, 2006. |
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Previously paid. |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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Subject to Completion, Dated
May 24, 2006.
10,400,000 shares
Common stock
The selling stockholders named in this prospectus are selling
all of the shares of common stock in the offering. We will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling
stockholders. Certain of the selling stockholders have granted
the underwriters a
30-day option to
purchase up to an additional 1,560,000 shares.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol GCA. The last reported sale price on
May 23, 2006, was $16.70 per share.
See Risk factors beginning on page 7 to read
about factors you should consider before buying shares of our
common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission or other regulatory body has approved or
disapproved of these securities or passed on the accuracy or
adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.
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To the extent that the underwriters sell more than
10,400,000 shares of common stock, the underwriters have
the option to purchase up to an additional 1,560,000 shares
of common stock from certain of the selling stockholders at the
public offering price less the underwriting discount. See
Underwriting.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in
New York, New York
on ,
2006.
JPMorgan
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Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. |
Cowen and Company |
Deutsche Bank Securities |
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
Citigroup |
Wachovia Securities |
Prospectus
dated ,
2006.
Table of contents
Prospectus summary
The following is a summary of some of the information
contained in this prospectus. To understand this offering fully,
you should read carefully the entire prospectus, including the
risk factors and the financial statements. Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, the principal asset of
which is the capital stock of Global Cash Access, Inc. Global
Cash Access, Inc. directly or indirectly owns all of the assets
and either all or a majority of the equity interests of the
subsidiaries which operate our business. Unless otherwise
indicated, the terms Global Cash Access,
we, us, our, our
company the Company and our
business refer to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
Business
We are a provider of cash access products and related services
to the gaming industry in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Canada, the Caribbean, Switzerland and Belgium. Our products and
services provide gaming establishment patrons access to cash
through a variety of methods, including automated teller
machine, or ATM, cash withdrawals, credit card cash advances,
point-of-sale, or POS,
debit card transactions, check verification and warranty and
money transfers. In addition, we provide products and services
that improve credit decision-making, automate cashier operations
and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming
establishments.
We provide cash access products and related services at
approximately 1,060 gaming establishments worldwide. In
general, our contracts with gaming establishments are exclusive,
range in duration from three to five years and are global in
that they govern all of an operators gaming establishments
wherever they are located around the world.
Our cash access products and services enable three different
types of electronic payment transactions: ATM cash withdrawals,
credit card cash advances and POS debit card transactions.
Patrons can complete these transactions at Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATM machines,
Automated Cashier Machines, or ACMs, or QuickJack Plus devices
enabled with our proprietary software, or
3-in-1 Enabled
QuickJack Plus devices. We own nearly all of these devices. In
addition, patrons can obtain credit card cash advances and POS
debit card transactions at QuikCash kiosks, all of which we own.
We also provide check verification and warranty services to
gaming establishments that cash patron checks. Our Central
Credit service, the leading gaming patron credit bureau,
provides detailed patron credit histories to gaming
establishments to improve their credit decisions. We also
maintain a separate patron transaction database that can enhance
a gaming establishments patron marketing activities. In
addition, we have developed, together with our strategic
partners, products to facilitate an efficient means of accessing
funds in a cashless gaming environment.
In 2005, we processed over 72.7 million transactions which
resulted in approximately $15.7 billion in cash being
disbursed to gaming patrons. For the year ended
December 31, 2005, we generated revenues and operating
income of $454.1 million and $82.3 million,
respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we
generated revenues and operating income of $129.8 million
and $20.6 million, respectively.
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Our history
We began our operations in July 1998 as a joint venture limited
liability company among M&C International and entities
affiliated with Bank of America and First Data Corporation. In
September 2000, Bank of America sold its entire ownership
interest to M&C International and First Data Corporation. In
March 2004, Global Cash Access, Inc. issued $235 million in
aggregate principal amount of
83/4
% senior subordinated notes due 2012 and borrowed
$260 million under senior secured credit facilities. Global
Cash Access Holdings, Inc. was formed to hold all of the
outstanding capital stock of Global Cash Access, Inc. and to
guarantee the obligations under the senior secured credit
facilities. A substantial portion of the proceeds of these
senior subordinated notes and senior secured credit facilities
were used to redeem all of First Data Corporations
interest and a portion of M&C Internationals ownership
interest. Simultaneously, Bank of America Corporation acquired a
4.99% ownership interest. In May 2004, M&C International
sold a portion of its ownership interest to a number of private
equity investors, including entities affiliated with Summit
Partners, and we converted from a limited liability company to a
corporation. In September 2005, we completed our initial public
offering.
Our principal executive offices are located at 3525 East Post
Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120. Our telephone
number is
(800) 833-7110.
Our web site address is www.globalcashaccess.com. The
information on our web site is not deemed to be part of this
prospectus.
This prospectus contains trademarks and service marks owned by
us and our subsidiaries, such as Global Cash
Access®,
QuikCash®,
ACM®,
QuikCredit®
and
QuikMarketing®,
and also contains trademarks and service marks owned by third
parties.
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The offering
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Common stock offered by the selling
stockholders
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10,400,000 shares(1)
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Common stock outstanding after this
offering
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82,184,965 shares
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Use of proceeds
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We will not receive any proceeds
from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholders in
the offering.
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New York Stock Exchange symbol
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GCA
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Risk Factors
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See Risk factors
beginning on page 7 of this prospectus for a discussion of
factors that you should carefully consider before deciding to
invest in shares of our common stock.
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Dividend policy
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We do not anticipate paying any
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
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Except as otherwise indicated, whenever we present the number of
shares of common stock outstanding, we have:
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based this information on the shares outstanding as of
March 31, 2006, excluding: |
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4,119,995 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding options; and |
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1,536,830 shares of common stock available for future
issuance pursuant to our stock incentive plan; |
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assumed no grant or exercise of options after March 31,
2006; and |
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assumed no exercise of the underwriters option to purchase
additional shares. |
(1) Does not include 1,560,000 shares of common stock
that may be sold by certain of the selling stockholders upon
exercise of the underwriters option to purchase additional
shares.
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Summary consolidated financial data
The following summary consolidated financial data should be read
in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial
statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus. The summary consolidated financial data for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2005 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial
statements. The summary consolidated financial data for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 have been
derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial data
included elsewhere in this prospectus and in the opinion of our
management, contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of
our financial position and results of operations for such
periods. Other than insubstantial assets that are immaterial in
amount and nature, the sole asset of Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc. is the capital stock of Global Cash Access, Inc.
The formation of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and the
subsequent transfer of ownership of Global Cash Access, Inc. to
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. were treated as a
reorganization of entities under common control. Accordingly,
the income and expense of Global Cash Access, Inc. for all
periods are included in the accompanying financial statements.
Our summary historical consolidated financial data may not be
indicative of our future financial condition or results of
operations. See our consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus. The pro forma income tax amounts
below are unaudited and have been calculated to reflect the
taxes that would have been reported had we been subject to
federal and state income taxes as a taxable corporate entity
during the periods presented.
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Income statement data:
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Revenues
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Cash advance
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174,787 |
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182,754 |
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$ |
186,547 |
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$ |
209,962 |
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$ |
235,055 |
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$ |
56,778 |
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67,055 |
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ATM
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110,074 |
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119,424 |
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132,341 |
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158,433 |
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182,291 |
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43,773 |
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53,160 |
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Check services
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26,614 |
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29,412 |
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26,326 |
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23,768 |
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26,376 |
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6,309 |
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Central credit and other
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10,152 |
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10,303 |
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10,840 |
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10,358 |
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2,806 |
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Total revenues
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321,627 |
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341,893 |
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355,714 |
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403,003 |
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454,080 |
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109,666 |
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
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(203,274 |
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(216,658 |
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(232,463 |
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(270,112 |
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(309,002 |
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(72,465 |
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(91,351 |
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Operating expenses
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(54,270 |
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(57,649 |
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(45,430 |
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(45,322 |
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(50,685 |
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(12,013 |
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(15,290 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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(16,838 |
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(11,820 |
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(14,061 |
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(13,548 |
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Operating income
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47,245 |
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55,766 |
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63,760 |
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74,021 |
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82,284 |
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21,872 |
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Interest expense, net(2)
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(5,082 |
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(5,450 |
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Income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss
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42,163 |
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50,833 |
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58,310 |
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41,996 |
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11,391 |
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Income tax (provision) benefit
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(442 |
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(1,451 |
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(321 |
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212,346 |
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Income before minority ownership
loss
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41,721 |
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49,382 |
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57,989 |
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254,342 |
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7,308 |
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Minority ownership loss, net of
tax(3)
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420 |
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1,040 |
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400 |
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213 |
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Net income
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42,141 |
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50,422 |
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58,389 |
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254,555 |
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22,591 |
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7,340 |
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6,963 |
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Earnings per share:
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Basic
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1.30 |
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1.57 |
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1.81 |
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7.91 |
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0.49 |
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0.23 |
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0.09 |
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Diluted
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0.58 |
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0.71 |
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0.82 |
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3.56 |
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0.30 |
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0.10 |
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0.09 |
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For three months | |
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For the years ended December 31, | |
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Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
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Basic
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32,175 |
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32,175 |
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32,175 |
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32,175 |
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45,643 |
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32,175 |
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81,556 |
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Diluted
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71,500 |
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71,500 |
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71,500 |
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71,566 |
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74,486 |
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71,699 |
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81,556 |
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For the years ended December 31, | |
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Pro forma computation related to
conversion to corporation for tax purposes:
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Income before provision for income
taxes and minority ownership loss historical
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42,163 |
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$ |
50,833 |
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$ |
58,310 |
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$ |
41,996 |
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Income tax provision
historical, exclusive of one-time tax benefit(4)
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(442 |
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(1,451 |
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(321 |
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(10,519 |
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Pro forma income tax
provision unaudited(5)
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(16,154 |
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(16,940 |
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(20,741 |
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(4,600 |
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Minority ownership loss
historical
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420 |
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1,040 |
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400 |
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213 |
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Pro forma net income
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$ |
25,987 |
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$ |
33,482 |
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$ |
37,648 |
|
|
$ |
27,090 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
As of December 31, | |
|
As of March 31, | |
| |
|
| |
(in thousands) |
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
| |
Balance Sheet Data:
(at end of period)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
37,500 |
|
|
$ |
57,584 |
|
|
$ |
23,423 |
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
276,207 |
|
|
|
287,039 |
|
|
|
243,627 |
|
|
|
496,625 |
|
|
|
510,418 |
|
|
|
483,279 |
|
|
Total borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
478,250 |
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
319,101 |
|
|
Stockholders (deficiency)
equity and members capital
|
|
|
205,202 |
|
|
|
202,271 |
|
|
|
199,247 |
|
|
|
(56,779 |
) |
|
|
94,484 |
|
|
|
103,612 |
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
For the years ended | |
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
Three months ended | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
| |
Other data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate dollar amount processed
(in billions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
3.8 |
|
|
$ |
4.2 |
|
|
$ |
4.7 |
|
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
$ |
1.4 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
$ |
6.9 |
|
|
$ |
8.4 |
|
|
$ |
9.9 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
Check warranty
|
|
$ |
1.0 |
|
|
$ |
0.9 |
|
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
Number of transactions completed
(in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
45.7 |
|
|
|
53.2 |
|
|
|
58.9 |
|
|
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
16.7 |
|
|
Check warranty
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
(1) Revenues and operating expenses during fiscal 2001
reflect our acquisitions of the gaming ATM portfolios of Bank of
America, N.A. and InnoVentry Corporation.
(2) Interest expense, net, includes interest income and
loss on early extinguishment of debt.
(3) Minority ownership loss represents the portion of the
loss from operations of QuikPlay, LLC that is attributable to
the 40% ownership interest in QuikPlay, LLC that is not owned by
us.
(4) In connection with our conversion to a taxable
corporate entity for United States income tax purposes, we
recognized a net deferred tax asset created by a step up in the
tax basis of our net assets due to the Recapitalization and the
Private Equity Restructuring. See Managements
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations Overview. For purposes of
determining the pro forma net income, the recognition of this
one-time step up in basis has been excluded from our pro forma
tax computation.
(5) The pro forma unaudited income tax adjustments
represent the tax effects that would have been reported had the
Company been subject to United States federal and state income
taxes as a corporation. Pro forma expenses are based upon the
statutory income tax rates and adjustments to income for
estimated permanent differences occurring during the period.
Actual rates and expenses could have differed had the Company
been subject to United States federal and state income taxes for
all periods presented. Therefore, the unaudited pro forma
amounts are for informational purposes only and are intended to
be indicative of the results of operations had the Company been
subject to United States federal and state income taxes for all
periods presented. Pro forma amounts are not shown for the year
ended December 31, 2005 or the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 because income taxes were recorded
by the Company during those periods.
The following table presents the computation of the pro forma
income tax expense for all applicable periods (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
For the years ended December 31, |
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Income before income taxes, as
reported
|
|
$ |
42,163 |
|
|
$ |
50,833 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
Effective pro forma income tax rate
|
|
|
39.36% |
|
|
|
36.18% |
|
|
|
36.12% |
|
|
|
36.00% |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma income tax expense
|
|
$ |
16,596 |
|
|
$ |
18,391 |
|
|
$ |
21,062 |
|
|
$ |
15,119 |
|
|
6
Risk factors
You should carefully consider the following risks and other
information in this prospectus before deciding to invest in
shares of our common stock. The following risks and
uncertainties could materially adversely affect our business,
financial condition or operating results. In this event, the
trading price of our common stock could decline and you could
lose part or all of your investment.
Risks related to our business
If we are unable to maintain our current customers on
terms that are favorable to us, our business, financial
condition and operating results may suffer a material adverse
effect.
We enter into contracts with our gaming establishment customers
to provide our cash access products and related services. Most
of our contracts have a term ranging from three to five years in
duration and provide that we are the only provider of cash
access products to these establishments during the term of the
contract. However, some of our contracts are terminable upon
30 days advance notice and some of our contracts either
become nonexclusive or terminable by our gaming establishment
customers in the event that we fail to satisfy specific
covenants set forth in the contracts, such as covenants related
to our ongoing product development. We are typically required to
renegotiate the terms of our customer contracts upon their
expiration, and in some circumstances we may be forced to modify
the terms of our contracts before they expire. When we have
successfully renewed these contracts, these negotiations have in
the past resulted in, and in the future may result in, financial
and other terms that are less favorable to us than the terms of
the expired contracts. In particular, we are often required to
pay a higher commission rate to a gaming establishment than we
previously paid in order to renew the relationship. Assuming
constant transaction volume, increases in commissions or other
incentives paid to gaming establishments would reduce our
operating results. We may not succeed in renewing these
contracts when they expire, which would result in a complete
loss of revenue from that customer, either for an extended
period of time or forever. Our contracts are often global, in
that they cover all of the gaming establishments of a particular
operator wherever they are located around the world. So, the
loss of a single contract often results in the loss of multiple
gaming establishments. If we are required to pay higher
commission rates or agree to other less favorable terms to
retain our customers or we are not able to renew our
relationships with our customers upon the expiration of our
contracts, our business, financial condition and operating
results would be harmed.
Because of significant concentration among our top
customers, the loss of a top customer could have a material
adverse effect on our revenues and profitability.
In 2005, our five largest customers, Harrahs
Entertainment, Inc., Boyd Gaming Corporation, Mandalay Resort
Group, Station Casinos, Inc. and Mohegan Tribal Gaming,
accounted for approximately 40.4% of our revenues. In June 2005,
Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. acquired Caesars
Entertainment, Inc. The combined entity would have accounted for
17.9% of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005
and 17.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2006. The
loss of, or a substantial decrease in revenues from, any one of
our top customers could have a material adverse effect on our
business and operating results.
Consolidation among operators of gaming establishments may also
result in the loss of a top customer to the extent that
customers of ours are acquired by our competitors
customers.
7
Competition in the market for cash access services is
intense which could result in higher commissions or loss of
customers to our competitors.
The market for cash access products and related services is
intensely competitive, and we expect competition to increase and
intensify in the future. We compete with other providers of cash
access products and services such as Game Financial Corporation,
a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services Inc.
operating as GameCash; Global Payment Systems operating as
Cash & Win; and Cash Systems, Inc. We compete with
financial institutions such as U.S. Bancorp and other
regional and local banks that operate ATM machines on the
premises of gaming establishments. We face potential competition
from gaming establishments that may choose to operate cash
access systems on their own behalf rather than outsource to us.
We may in the future also face competition from traditional
transaction processors, such as First Data Corporation, that may
choose to enter the gaming patron cash services market. In
connection with our redemption of First Data Corporations
interest in us, First Data Corporation agreed not to compete
with us prior to March 10, 2007. This agreement not to
compete, however, is limited to the United States and Canada and
is subject to a number of exceptions. Given its familiarity with
our specific industry and business and operations as a result of
being our majority owner from inception until March 10,
2004, First Data Corporation could be a significant competitive
threat upon the expiration of this covenant not to compete. In
addition, we may in the future face potential competition from
new entrants into the market for cash access products and
related services. Some of our competitors and potential
competitors have significant advantages over us, including
greater name recognition, longer operating histories,
pre-existing relationships with current or potential customers,
significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources
and more ready access to capital which allow them to respond
more quickly to new or changing opportunities. In addition, some
providers of cash access products and services to gaming
establishments have established cooperative relationships with
financial institutions in order to expand their service
offerings.
Other providers of cash access products and services to gaming
establishments have in the past increased, and may in the future
continue to increase, the commissions or other incentives they
pay to gaming establishments in order to win those gaming
establishments as customers and to gain market share. To the
extent that competitive pressures force us to increase
commissions or other incentives to establish or maintain
relationships with gaming establishments, our business and
operating results could be adversely affected.
Under our agreements with NRT Technology Corporation, or NRT,
and Western Money Systems, they are generally prohibited from
providing their cash handling services on any device that
provides cash access services of other providers. Upon the
expiration or termination of our agreements with NRT and Western
Money Systems, we may face competition from other providers of
cash access services to the extent that NRT or Western Money
Systems establishes cooperative relationships with other cash
access service providers.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property
adequately, we may lose a valuable competitive advantage or be
forced to incur costly litigation to protect our rights.
Our success depends on developing and protecting our
intellectual property. We have entered into license agreements
with other parties for intellectual property that is critical to
our business. We rely on the terms of these license agreements,
as well as copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws to
protect our intellectual property. We also rely on other
confidentiality and contractual agreements and arrangements with
our employees, affiliates, business partners and customers to
establish and protect our intellectual property and similar
8
proprietary rights. We hold two issued patents and have six
patent applications pending. These patent applications may not
become issued patents. If they do not become issued patents, our
competitors would not be prevented from using these inventions.
We have also entered into license agreements with other parties
for the exclusive use of their technology and intellectual
property rights in the gaming industry, such as our license to
use portions of the software infrastructure upon which our
systems operate from Infonox on the Web. We rely on these other
parties to maintain and protect this technology and the related
intellectual property rights. If our licensors fail to protect
their intellectual property rights in material that we license
and we are unable to protect such intellectual property rights,
the value of our licenses may diminish significantly and our
business could be significantly harmed. It is possible that
third parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our
information and proprietary technology without our authorization
or otherwise infringe on our intellectual property rights or
intellectual property rights that we exclusively license. In
addition, we may not be able to deter current and former
employees, consultants, and other parties from breaching
confidentiality agreements with us and misappropriating
proprietary information from us or other parties. If we are
unable to adequately protect our intellectual property or our
exclusively licensed rights, or if we are unable to continue to
obtain or maintain licenses for proprietary technology from
other parties, including in particular Infonox on the Web, it
could have a material adverse effect on the value of our
intellectual property, our reputation, our business and our
operating results.
We may have to rely on litigation to enforce our intellectual
property rights and contractual rights. For example, we are
pursuing a patent infringement action against U.S. Bancorp,
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. and Game Financial
Corporation to discontinue what we believe to be their
infringement of the rights arising under our patent to the
3-in-1
rollover functionality. By pursuing this litigation, we
are exposed to the risk that the defendants will attempt to
invalidate the patent or otherwise limit its scope. If
litigation that we initiate is unsuccessful, including the
litigation described above, we may not be able to protect the
value of our intellectual property and our business could be
adversely affected. In addition, in the litigation we do
initiate, the defendants may assert various counterclaims that
may subject us to liability. In the litigation referred to
above, the defendants have asserted various antitrust and unfair
competition claims. In addition to losing the ability to protect
our intellectual property, we may also be liable for damages. We
may also face difficulty enforcing our rights in the QuikCash
trademark because of the timing and sequence of some of the
assignment and renewal actions relating to the trademark.
In addition, we may face claims of infringement that could
interfere with our ability to use technology or other
intellectual property rights that are material to our business
operations. In the event a claim of infringement against us is
successful, we may be required to pay royalties to use
technology or other intellectual property rights that we had
been using or we may be required to enter into a license
agreement and pay license fees, or we may be required to stop
using the technology or other intellectual property rights that
we had been using. We may be unable to obtain necessary licenses
from third parties at a reasonable cost or within a reasonable
time. Any litigation of this type, whether successful or
unsuccessful, could result in substantial costs to us and
diversions of our resources.
9
We are subject to extensive rules and regulations of card
associations, including MasterCard International, Visa
International and Visa U.S.A., that are always subject to
change, which may harm our business.
In 2005, a substantial portion of our revenues were derived from
transactions subject to the extensive rules and regulations of
the leading card associations, Visa International and Visa
U.S.A., or VISA, and MasterCard International, or MasterCard.
From time to time, we receive correspondence from these card
associations regarding our compliance with their rules and
regulations. In the ordinary course of our business, we engage
in discussions with the card associations, and the bank that
sponsors us into the card associations, regarding our compliance
with their rules and regulations. The rules and regulations do
not expressly address some of the contexts and settings in which
we process cash access transactions, or do so in a manner
subject to varying interpretations. For example, neither of the
major card associations has determined that our ability to
process credit card cash advance transactions using biometric
technology at an unmanned machine and without cashier
involvement through our ACM complies with its regulations. One
association has allowed us to conduct these transactions as long
as we assume chargeback liability for any transaction in which
we do not obtain a contemporaneous cardholder signature. To
date, we have not seen increased chargebacks on these
transactions. However, an increase in the level of chargebacks
could have a material adverse effect on our business or results
of operations. The other association has allowed us to conduct a
limited pilot test. As a result, we are currently not able to
use this feature of our ACMs to process credit card cash
advances or POS debit card transactions involving that card
association at all of our locations. Therefore, patrons still
must complete these transactions at the cashier, which is
inconvenient to patrons and prevents gaming establishments from
realizing potential cashier labor cost savings. As another
example, in 2003, one of the major card associations informed
our sponsoring bank that authorization requests originating from
our systems needed to be encoded to identify our transactions as
gambling transactions, even though our services do not directly
involve any gambling activity. This resulted in a large number
of card issuing banks declining all transactions initiated
through our services. We resolved this issue by encoding the
authorization requests with an alternative non-gambling
indicator that the card association agreed was applicable. As
another example, we must continue to comply with the Payment
Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. These examples only
illustrate some of the ways in which the card association rules
and regulations have affected us in the past or may affect us in
the future; there are many other ways in which these rules and
regulations may adversely affect us beyond the examples provided
in this prospectus.
The card associations rules and regulations are always
subject to change, and the associations modify their rules and
regulations from time to time. Our inability to anticipate
changes in rules, regulations or the interpretation or
application thereof may result in substantial disruption to our
business. In the event that the card associations or our
sponsoring bank determine that the manner in which we process
certain types of card transactions is not in compliance with
existing rules and regulations, or if the card associations
adopt new rules or regulations that prohibit or restrict the
manner in which we process certain types of card transactions,
we may be forced to pay a fine, modify the manner in which we
operate our business or stop processing certain types of cash
access transactions altogether, any of which could have a
material negative impact on our business and operating results.
In both our credit card and POS debit card cash advance
businesses, patrons are generally issued a negotiable instrument
which is surrendered to the casino in exchange for cash. These
are classified by the card associations as
quasi-cash transactions, and these transactions are
10
identified to the associations as such by the use of a specific
Merchant Category Code, or MCC, which the associations and the
issuing banks use as one of the factors they consider in
determining whether to authorize such transactions. We have
introduced EDITH, a new product that dispenses a bar-coded slot
ticket based on a POS debit authorization. It has not yet been
determined whether the associations will deem the slot ticket a
negotiable instrument or not. If they do not, we may be required
to route such transactions using a different MCC code, and the
use of a different MCC code may result in lower approval rates
than we experience with quasi-cash transactions. If approval
rates for EDITH transactions are lower than approval rates for
quasi-cash transactions, casino patrons may be dissuaded from
using EDITH, resulting in the failure of our EDITH product to
gain commercial acceptance.
We also process transactions involving the use of the Discover
Card and the American Express card. The rules and regulations of
the proprietary credit card networks that service these cards
present risks to us that are similar to those posed by the rules
and regulations of VISA and MasterCard.
We have entered the consumer credit business through the
provision of a private label credit card through our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Arriva Card, Inc. Initially, our credit
card will not be part of the VISA or MasterCard card
associations. If, in the future, our card becomes part of the
VISA or MasterCard card associations, we will become subject to
additional rules and regulations of these card associations.
Changes in interchange rates and other fees may affect our
cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
and net income.
We pay credit card associations fees for services they provide
in settling transactions routed through their networks, called
interchange fees. In addition, we pay fees to participate in
various ATM or POS debit card networks as well as processing
fees to process our transactions. The amounts of these
interchange fees are fixed by the card associations and networks
in their sole discretion, and are subject to increase at any
time. VISA and MasterCard both increased applicable interchange
fees in April 2005. Also, in 2004, VISAs Interlink
network, through which we process a substantial portion of our
POS debit card transactions, materially increased the
interchange rates for those transactions. Since that date, the
proportion of our POS debit card transactions that are routed on
the Interlink network has increased, resulting in a decrease in
profitability of our POS debit card business. Many of our
contracts enable us to pass through increases in interchange or
processing fees to our customers, but competitive pressures
might prevent us from passing all or some of these fees through
to our customers in the future. To the extent that we are unable
to pass through to our customers all or any portion of any
increase in interchange or processing fees, our cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization) would increase and
our net income would decrease, assuming no change in transaction
volumes. Any such decrease in net income could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.
We receive fees from the issuers of ATM cards that are used in
our ATM machines, called reverse interchange fees. The amounts
of these reverse interchange fees are fixed by electronic funds
transfer networks, and are subject to decrease in their
discretion at any time. Unlike credit card association
interchange fees, our contracts do not enable us to pass through
to our customers the amount of any decrease in reverse
interchange fees. To the extent that reverse interchange fees
are reduced, our net income would decrease, assuming no change
in transaction volumes, which may result in a material adverse
effect on our operating results.
11
Our substantial indebtedness could materially adversely
affect our operations and financial results and prevent us from
obtaining additional financing, if necessary.
We have a significant amount of indebtedness. As of
March 31, 2006, we had total indebtedness of
$319.1 million in principal amount (of which
$152.8 million consisted of senior subordinated notes and
$166.3 million consisted of senior secured debt). Our
substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For
example, it:
|
|
|
makes it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with
respect to either our senior secured debt or our senior
subordinated notes, which, if we fail to do, could result in the
acceleration of all of our debt; |
|
|
increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and
industry conditions; |
|
|
requires us to dedicate a substantial portion (in the case of
our senior secured debt, up to 75% of our excess cash flow,
depending upon our total leverage ratio) of our cash flow from
operations to payments on our indebtedness, which would reduce
the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital,
capital expenditures, expansion efforts and other general
corporate purposes; |
|
|
limits our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes
in our business and the industry in which we operate; |
|
|
restricts our ability to pay dividends or repurchase our common
stock; |
|
|
places us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our
competitors that have less debt; |
|
|
prohibits us from acquiring businesses or technologies that
would benefit our business; |
|
|
restricts our ability to engage in transactions with affiliates
or create liens or guarantees; and |
|
|
limits, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants
in our other indebtedness, among other things, our ability to
borrow additional funds. |
In addition, our senior secured credit facilities and the
indenture for our senior subordinated notes contain financial
and other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage
in activities that we may believe to be in our long-term best
interests. These restrictions include, among other things,
limits on our ability to make investments, pay dividends, incur
debt, sell assets, or merge with or acquire another entity. Our
failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event
of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the
acceleration of all of our debt. Certain matters may arise that
require us to get waivers or modifications of these covenants.
For example, we expect that our capital expenditures in 2006
will exceed the amounts allowed under the credit facilities due
to capital expenditures we expect to incur in connection with
commencing operations under one of our contracts. As another
example, as described more fully below, we may seek to obtain
our own money transmitter licenses. These licenses may require
us to provide letters of credit or surety bonds in excess of the
amounts currently allowed under the credit facilities. We may
address these risks by seeking modifications or waivers of our
existing agreements, by refinancing those agreements, or both.
If we are unable to get these matters waived, modified or
refinanced, an event of default could occur which, if not cured
or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt.
Our senior secured debt currently bears interest at a rate that
is based on the London Interbank Offering Rate, or LIBOR, and is
adjusted periodically to reflect changes in LIBOR. We
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are therefore exposed the risk of increased interest expense in
the event of any increase in LIBOR. The substantial amount of
our senior secured debt magnifies this risk.
To service our indebtedness we will require a significant
amount of cash, and our ability to generate cash flow depends on
many factors beyond our control.
Our ability to generate cash flow from operations depends on
general economic, financial, competitive, legislative,
regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Due to
these factors, it is possible that our business will not
generate sufficient cash flow from operations to enable us to
pay our indebtedness as it matures and to fund our other
liquidity needs. This would cause us to have to borrow money to
meet these needs and future borrowing may not be available to us
at all or in an amount sufficient to satisfy these needs. In
such events, we will need to refinance all or a portion of our
indebtedness on or before maturity. We may not be able to
refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable
terms or at all. We could have to adopt one or more
alternatives, such as reducing or delaying planned expenses and
capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring debt or
obtaining additional equity or debt financing or joint venture
partners. We may not be able to effect any of these financing
strategies on satisfactory terms, if at all. Our failure to
generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations or
to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms
would have a material adverse effect on our business and our
ability to satisfy our obligations with respect to our
indebtedness.
The terms of our senior secured debt require us to dedicate a
substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments
on our indebtedness, which will reduce the availability of our
cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures,
expansion efforts and other general corporate purposes.
Because of our dependence on a few providers, or in some
cases one provider, for some of the financial services we offer
to patrons, the loss of a provider could have a material adverse
effect on our business or our financial performance.
We depend on a few providers, or in some cases one provider, for
some of the financial services that we offer to patrons.
Money order instruments. We currently rely on Integrated
Payment Systems, Inc. and Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc.
to issue the negotiable instruments that are used to complete
credit card cash advance and POS debit card transactions. Most
states require a money transmitter license in order to issue the
negotiable instruments that are used to complete credit card
cash advance and POS debit card transactions. We do not hold any
money transmitter licenses, but currently issue negotiable
instruments as an agent of Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. and
Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc., each of whom holds money
transmitter licenses. Our current contract with Integrated
Payment Systems, Inc. and Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc.
expires on December 31, 2006. We are considering obtaining
our own money transmitter licenses. Many of the regulatory
authorities that issue money transmitter licenses would require
the posting of letters of credit or surety bonds to guaranty our
obligations with respect to the negotiable instruments we would
issue to gaming establishments to consummate credit card cash
advance and POS debit card transactions. To post these letters
of credit or surety bonds, we may need to obtain certain
amendments or waivers of the terms of our senior secured credit
facilities and we may need to partially secure our obligations
under our senior subordinated notes. We may not be able to
obtain our own money transmitter licenses. If we are unable to
obtain such licenses prior to the expiration of
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our contracts with Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. and
Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc., we may be unable to
complete credit card cash advance and POS debit card
transactions, which would have a material adverse effect on our
business and financial performance.
Check warranty services. We rely on TRS Recovery
Services, Inc. (formerly known as TeleCheck Recovery Services,
Inc.), or TeleCheck, to provide many of the check warranty
services that our gaming establishment customers use when
cashing patron checks. Unless extended pursuant to its terms,
our contract with TeleCheck expires on March 31, 2007 and
we are currently negotiating the terms of a new contract with
TeleCheck. Unless we and TeleCheck mutually agree to a new
contract, we will need to make alternative arrangements for
check warranty services. We may not be able to make such
alternative arrangements on terms that are as favorable to us as
the terms of our contract with TeleCheck, or on any terms at
all. In addition, our Central Credit check warranty service, as
currently deployed, uses risk analytics provided by third-party
providers.
Authorizations and Settlement. We rely on USA Payments
and USA Payment Systems, each of which is affiliated with
M&C International, to obtain authorizations for credit card
cash advances, POS debit card transactions, ATM cash withdrawal
transactions and to settle some of these transactions.
Card association sponsorship. We rely on Bank of America
Merchant Services, which is affiliated with Bank of America
Corporation, for sponsorship into the Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard
card associations for domestic transactions at no cost to us. We
also rely on a foreign bank in each foreign jurisdiction in
which we operate to process transactions conducted in these
jurisdictions through the Visa International and MasterCard card
associations.
ATM cash supply. We rely on Bank of America, N.A., which
is affiliated with Bank of America Strategic Investments
Corporation, to supply cash for substantially all of our ATMs.
Software development and system support. We generally
rely on Infonox on the Web, which is controlled by family
members of our director Karim Maskatiya, for software
development and system support. In addition, we rely on NRT for
software development and system support related to
3-in-1 Enabled
QuickJack Plus devices.
Product Development. We rely on our joint venture partner
and strategic partners for some of our product development. For
example, we are developing cashless gaming products through
QuikPlay, LLC, or QuikPlay, our joint venture with International
Game Technology, or IGT. With our strategic partners NRT and
Western Money Systems, we have jointly developed and are
marketing self-service slot ticket and player point redemption
kiosks that incorporate our cash access services. These
activities have risks resulting from unproven combinations of
disparate products and services, reduced flexibility in making
design changes in response to market changes, reduced control
over product completion schedules and the risk of disputes with
our joint venture partners and strategic partners. In addition,
if our cashless gaming products are unsuccessful, we could lose
our entire investment in QuikPlay.
Money transfers. We rely on Western Union Financial
Services, Inc. to facilitate money transfers.
Our contracts with these providers are for varying terms and
provide early termination rights in the event of our breach of
or the occurrence of an event of default under these contracts.
Replacing any of these or other products and services we obtain
from third parties could be materially disruptive to our
operations. We may not be able to enter into contracts or
arrangements with alternate providers on terms and conditions as
beneficial to us as the contracts or arrangements with our
current providers, or at all. A change in our business
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relationships with any of these third-party providers or the
loss of their services or failed execution on their part could
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
See Certain relationships and related party
transactions for more information regarding our
relationships with USA Payments, USA Payment Systems and Infonox
on the Web.
Certain providers upon whom we are dependent are under
common control with M&C International, the loss of which
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We depend on services provided by USA Payments and USA Payment
Systems, each of which is affiliated with M&C International,
to provide many of the financial services that we offer to
patrons. The interests of M&C International or its
principals may not coincide with the interests of the holders of
our common stock and such principals may take action that
benefits themselves or these entities to our detriment. For
example, M&C Internationals principals could cause any
of these entities to take actions that impair the ability of
these entities to provide us with the license or services they
provide today or that reduce the importance of us to them in the
future. M&C Internationals principals could dispose of
their interests in these entities at any time and the successor
owner or owners of such interests may not cause such entities to
treat us with the same importance as they treat us today. The
loss of the license or any loss of the services of these
entities could adversely impact our business. During 2005, we
incurred costs and expenses from USA Payments and USA Payment
Systems of an aggregate of $4.0 million. We also depend on
services provided by Infonox on the Web, which is controlled by
family members of our director Karim Maskatiya. These familial
relationships may provide Mr. Maskatiya with influence over
Infonox on the Web, presenting the same risks with respect to
Infonox on the Web as those described above with respect to USA
Payments and USA Payment Systems.
See Certain relationships and related party
transactions for more information regarding our
relationships with USA Payments, USA Payment Systems and Infonox
on the Web.
Our business depends on our ability to introduce new,
commercially viable products and services in a timely
manner.
Our ability to maintain and grow our business will depend upon
our ability to introduce successful new products and services in
a timely manner. Our product development efforts are based upon
a number of complex assumptions, including assumptions relating
to gaming patron habits, changes in the popularity and
prevalence of certain types of payment methods, anticipated
transaction volumes, the costs and time required to bring new
products and services to market, and the willingness and ability
of both patrons and gaming establishment personnel to use new
products and services and bear the economic costs of doing so.
Our new products and services may not achieve market acceptance
if any of our assumptions are wrong, or for other reasons.
Our ability to introduce new products and services may also
require regulatory approvals, which may significantly increase
the costs associated with developing a new product or service
and the time required to introduce a new product or service into
the marketplace. In order to obtain these regulatory approvals
we may need to modify our products and services which would
increase our costs of development and may make our products or
services less likely to achieve market acceptance.
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For example, the commercial success of our ticket-out debit
device, or TODD, cashless gaming product, and our electronic
debit interactive terminal housing, or EDITH, depends upon the
continued viability of the cashless gaming market segment. A
curtailment in the prevalence of cashless gaming opportunities
as a result of legislative action, responsible gaming pressures
or other factors beyond our control would threaten the
commercial success of our cashless gaming products and services.
TODD required extensive laboratory testing and certification and
to date has only been approved for use in one casino, and EDITH
has not yet been approved for use in any location.
Our ability to grow our business through the introduction of new
products and services depends in part on our joint development
activities with third parties over whom we have little or no
control. We have engaged in joint development projects with
third parties in the past and we expect to continue doing so in
the future. Joint development can magnify several risks for us,
including the loss of control over development of aspects of the
jointly developed products and disputes with our joint venture
partners.
We may not be successful in our entry into the consumer
credit business through the issuance of the private label credit
card.
Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Arriva Card, Inc., and
together with a licensed banking institution, we will enter the
consumer credit business through the issuance of a private label
credit card. We have entered into an agreement with a licensed
banking institution whereby it issues the card, extends the
credit to the cardholder, and maintains a revolving open end
credit account for the cardholder. Arriva Card, Inc. is
obligated to purchase the receivables from the licensed banking
institution as they arise. This means that we will bear the
credit risk of the cardholders non-payment. We believe
that there are a number of commercial opportunities available to
us through the issuance of such a card, and we believe that the
private label credit card business could be a source of
significant revenue and earnings. We expect the licensed banking
institution to begin issuing these cards during the quarter
ending June 30, 2006.
The provision of a private label credit card is a different
business from the processing of credit card transactions. In our
current credit card cash advance business, we assume no consumer
credit risk other than chargeback risk, which we are exposed to
in only an indirect way. Under the terms of our agreement with
the licensed banking institution, we will effectively bear the
credit risk of providing credit to the consumer. We will bear
the risk of making payment, net of interchange fees, to
merchants for all transactions using the card within a very
short time of the transaction, and we will generally be able to
recover those funds from the consumer no sooner than at the end
of the current monthly statement cycle. We may not be able to
collect those funds from consumers. To the extent that we are
unable to recover those funds we will record a loss, and if the
loss is significant it could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations and financial condition.
The issuance of credit cards involves assessing an
applicants creditworthiness to determine his or her
ability and inclination to repay any funds borrowed using the
card. We will effectively bear the risk of this assessment for
each of our private label cards issued by the licensed banking
institution. We have no experience in making such credit
decisions. Although we will seek to hire employees with consumer
credit underwriting experience, we may not be able to attract or
retain qualified candidates. Even if we are successful in
attracting such employees, we may not make credit underwriting
decisions that will result in tolerable credit losses.
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The rate of defaults in consumer credit is influenced by many
factors, most of which are beyond our ability to control and
some of which are beyond our ability to forecast. Changes in
economic measures, including but not limited to unemployment
rates, interest rates, exchange rates, consumer confidence, and
inflation may affect cardholders ability and willingness
to repay amounts borrowed using the card. The fact that a
consumer is or has been a creditworthy borrower in the past does
not guarantee that he or she will continue to be so in the
future.
By providing a private label credit card to consumers, we will
become subject to a variety of regulations that have not
affected us in the past. While we have initially contracted with
a licensed banking institution for purposes of card issuance and
receivables acceptance, such relationship may be discontinued at
any time. If that were to happen, we would be required to become
licensed in those jurisdictions in which we wanted to issue
cards. We may not receive such licenses and, even if we do, we
may be required to provide letters of credit or surety bonds to
support our obligations in those markets and those letters of
credit and surety bonds may reduce our overall borrowing
capacity. By providing a private label credit card to consumers,
we will also become subject to a variety of state and federal
laws governing collection practices, and such collection
regulations may impede or even prevent our ability to collect
amounts owed to us. These regulations include, but are not
limited to, the Federal Truth in Lending Act and
Regulation Z and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and
Regulation B. In addition, by providing a private label
credit card to consumers, we will become subject to an extensive
array of federal and state statutes and regulations applicable
to consumer lending including, but not limited to, the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
The credit card business is very complex from an operational
perspective in that it involves the mailing of statements and
the receipt and posting of credits for potentially millions of
cardholders. We have no experience in the management of credit
accounts. The credit card business also involves resolving
inquires from and providing customer service to cardholders.
While we have experience in doing these functions, it is on a
scale much smaller than we would be exposed to in connection
with a full-scale credit card initiative. We will initially
contract with a company that has experience in managing
large-scale credit card operations, but there can be no
assurance that we will be able to sustain such a relationship.
The credit card business may be perceived differently by
investors from the business we currently perform and, even if we
are successful in earning significant profits in the credit card
business, investors may assign a lower valuation multiple to the
credit card operations than to our historical business. This may
result in a decrease in valuation of the overall entity, which
may lead to a decline in the price of our common stock.
Our products and services are complex, depend on a myriad
of complex networks and technologies and may be subject to
software or hardware errors or failures that could lead to an
increase in our costs, reduce our revenues or damage our
reputation.
Our products and services, and the networks and third-party
services upon which our products and services are based, are
complex and may contain undetected errors or may suffer
unexpected failures. We are exposed to the risk of failure of
our proprietary computer systems, many of which are deployed,
operated, monitored and supported by Infonox on the Web, whom we
do not control. We rely on Infonox on the Web to detect and
respond to errors and failures in our proprietary computer
systems. We rely on NRT for software development and system
support of the 3-in-1
Enabled QuickJack Plus devices. We are exposed to the risk of
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failure of the computer systems that are owned, operated and
managed by USA Payments Systems, whom we do not control. USA
Payment Systems owns the data centers through which most of our
transactions are processed, and we rely on USA Payment Systems
to maintain the security and integrity of our transaction data,
including backups thereof. We also are exposed to the risk of
failure of card association and electronic funds transfer
networks that are used to process and settle our transactions.
These networks, that are owned and operated by others, are
subject to planned and unplanned outages and may suffer
degradations in performance during peak processing times.
Finally, we are subject to the risk of disruption to or failure
of the telecommunications infrastructure upon which the
interfaces among these systems are based. All of these systems
and networks, upon which we rely to provide our services, are
vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic
break-ins, natural disasters and similar disruptions, which
could lead to interruptions, delays, loss of data, public
release of confidential data or the inability to complete patron
transactions. The occurrence of these errors or failures,
disruptions or unauthorized access could adversely affect our
sales to customers, diminish the use of our cash access products
and services by patrons, cause us to incur significant repair
costs, result in our liability to gaming establishments or their
patrons, divert the attention of our development personnel from
product development efforts, and cause us to lose credibility
with current or prospective customers or patrons.
We may not successfully enter new markets and therefore
not achieve all of our strategic growth objectives.
We intend to enter new and developing domestic markets. If and
as these markets continue to develop, competition among
providers of cash access products and services will intensify
and we will have to expand our sales and marketing presence in
these markets. In competitive bidding situations, we may not
enjoy the advantage of being the incumbent provider of cash
access products and services to gaming establishments in these
new markets and developers and operators of gaming
establishments in these new markets may have pre-existing
relationships with our competitors. We may also face the
uncertainty of compliance with new or developing regulatory
regimes with which we are not currently familiar and oversight
by regulators that are not familiar with us or our business.
Each of these risks could materially impair our ability to
successfully expand our operations into these new and developing
domestic markets.
We also intend to enter new and developing international
markets, including markets in which we have not previously
operated. Our strategy of entering foreign markets may expose us
to political, economic and regulatory risks not faced by
businesses that operate only in the United States. The legal and
regulatory regimes of foreign markets and their ramifications on
our business are less certain. Our international operations will
be subject to a variety of risks, including different regulatory
requirements, trade barriers, difficulties in staffing and
managing foreign operations, higher rates of fraud, fluctuations
in currency exchange rates, difficulty in enforcing contracts,
political and economic instability and potentially adverse tax
consequences. For example, our proposed entry into Macau SAR is
subject to our receipt of approvals, licenses or waivers by or
from the Macau Monetary Authority. We may not receive such
approvals, licenses or waivers in a timely manner or at all. If
we do not receive such approvals, licenses or waivers we will
not be able to undertake operations in Macau SAR. Similar
difficulties in obtaining approvals, licenses or waivers from
the monetary authorities of other jurisdictions, in addition to
other potential regulatory issues that we have not yet
ascertained, may arise in other international jurisdictions into
which we wish to enter. In these new markets, our
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operations will rely on an infrastructure of financial services
and telecommunications facilities that may not be sufficient to
support our business needs, such as the authorization and
settlement services that are required to implement electronic
payment transactions and the telecommunications facilities that
would enable us to reliably connect our networks to our products
at gaming establishments in these new markets. These risks,
among others, could materially adversely affect our business and
operating results. In connection with our expansion into new
international markets, we may forge strategic relationships with
business partners to assist us. The success of our expansion
into these markets therefore may depend in part upon the success
of the business partners with whom we forge these strategic
relationships. We have entered into an agreement with an
overseas representative to assist us in the sales and marketing
of our cash access services to gaming establishments in Eastern
Europe and Russia, and we are attempting to form relationships
with foreign banks to assist us in the processing of
transactions originating from these markets. If we do not
successfully form strategic relationships with the right
business partners or if we are not able to overcome cultural
differences or differences in business practices, our ability to
penetrate these new international markets will suffer.
We are also subject to the risk that the domestic or
international markets that we are attempting to enter or expand
into may not develop as quickly as anticipated, or at all. The
development of new gaming markets is subject to political,
social, regulatory and economic forces beyond our control. The
expansion of gaming activities in new markets can be very
controversial and may depend heavily on the support and
sponsorship of local government. Changes in government
leadership, failure to obtain requisite voter support in
referendums, failure of legislators to enact enabling
legislation and limitations on the volume of gaming activity
that is permitted in particular markets may inhibit the
development of new markets.
Our estimates of the potential future transaction volumes in new
markets are based on a variety of assumptions which may prove to
be inaccurate. To the extent that we overestimate the potential
of a new market, incorrectly gauge the timing of the development
of a new market, or fail to anticipate the differences between a
new market and our existing markets, we may fail in our strategy
of growing our business by expanding into new markets. Moreover,
if we are unable to meet the needs of our existing customers as
they enter markets that we do not currently serve, our
relationships with these customers could be harmed.
We may encounter difficulties managing our growth, which
could adversely affect our operating results.
We will need to effectively manage the expansion of our
operations in order to execute our growth strategy of entering
into new markets, expanding in existing markets and introducing
new products and services. Growth will strain our existing
resources. It is possible that our management, employees,
systems and facilities currently in place may not be adequate to
accommodate future growth. In this situation, we will have to
improve our operational, financial and management controls,
reporting systems and procedures. If we are unable to
effectively manage our growth, our operations, financial results
and liquidity may be adversely affected.
We depend on key personnel and they would be difficult to
replace.
We depend upon the ability and experience of two key members of
senior management who have substantial experience with our
operations and the gaming patron cash access industry. We are
highly dependent on the involvement of Kirk Sanford, our
President and Chief
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Executive Officer, and Harry Hagerty, our Chief Financial
Officer. Other than Messrs. Sanford and Hagerty and Kathryn
Lever, our General Counsel, none of our executive officers have
employment agreements with us. The loss of Mr. Sanford or
Mr. Hagerty would have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Our future success depends upon our ability to attract, train
and retain key managers involved in the development and
marketing of our products and services to gaming establishments.
We may need to increase the number of key managers as we further
develop our products and services and as we enter new markets
and expand in existing markets. Our ability to enter into
contracts with gaming establishments depends in large part on
the relationships that our key managers have formed with
management-level personnel of gaming establishments. Competition
for individuals with such relationships is intense, and we may
not be successful in recruiting such personnel. In addition, we
may not be able to retain such individuals as they may leave our
company and go to work for our competitors. Our sales efforts
would be particularly hampered by the defection of personnel
with long-standing relationships with management-level personnel
of gaming establishments. If we are unable to attract or retain
key personnel, our business, financial condition, operating
results and liquidity could be materially adversely affected.
The loss of our sponsorship into the Visa U.S.A., Visa
International and MasterCard card associations could have a
material adverse effect on our business.
We cannot provide cash access services involving VISA cards and
MasterCard cards in the United States without sponsorship into
the Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard card associations. Bank of
America Merchant Services currently sponsors us into the card
associations at no cost to us. Bank of America Merchant Services
began this sponsorship of us into the card associations in 1998
when it held a significant ownership interest in us. When Bank
of America Merchant Services sold its interest in us in 2000,
Bank of America Merchant Services agreed to continue its
sponsorship of us at no cost to us conditioned upon First Data
Corporations continued indemnification of Bank of America
Merchant Services for any losses it may suffer as a result of
such sponsorship. When we redeemed First Data Corporations
ownership interest in us in 2004, First Data Corporation agreed
to continue to indemnify Bank of America Merchant Services for
any losses it may suffer as a result of sponsoring us into the
card associations through September 2010. First Data Corporation
will have the right to terminate its indemnification obligations
prior to September 2010 in the event that we breach
indemnification obligations that we owe to First Data
Corporation, in the event that we incur chargebacks in excess of
specified levels, in the event that we are fined in excess of
specified amounts for violating card associations
operating rules, or in the event that we amend the sponsorship
agreement without First Data Corporations consent.
In the event that First Data Corporation terminates its
indemnification obligations and as a result we lose our
sponsorship by Bank of America Merchant Services into the card
associations, we would need to obtain sponsorship into the card
associations through another member of the card associations
that is capable of supporting our transaction volume. We would
not be able to obtain such alternate sponsorship on terms as
favorable to us as the terms of our current sponsorship by Bank
of America Merchant Services, which is at no cost to us. We may
not be able to obtain alternate sponsorship at all. Our
inability to obtain alternate sponsorship on favorable terms or
at all would have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results and liquidity.
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We cannot provide cash access services involving VISA cards and
MasterCard cards outside of the United States without a
processing agreement with or sponsorship into the Visa
International and MasterCard card associations by a bank in each
foreign jurisdiction in which we conduct cash access
transactions. We are currently a party to processing agreements
or sponsored into these card associations by foreign banks in
each of the foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct cash
access transactions. In the event that any foreign bank that
currently is a party to such processing agreement or sponsors us
into these card associations terminates such processing
agreement or its sponsorship of us, we would need to obtain a
processing agreement or sponsorship into the card associations
through another foreign bank that is capable of supporting our
transaction volume in the relevant jurisdiction. For example, in
early 2005 we were notified that Bank of America is not
authorized to sponsor us in some Caribbean markets. We paid a
$25,000 fine to one of the card associations and entered into an
alternate processing arrangement. We may not be able to obtain
alternate sponsorship or processing arrangements in any region
on terms as favorable to us as the terms of our current
sponsorship by or processing arrangements with foreign banks, or
at all. Our inability to obtain alternate sponsorship or
processing arrangements on favorable terms or at all could have
a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
An unexpectedly high level of chargebacks, as the result
of fraud or otherwise, could adversely affect our cash advance
business.
When patrons use our cash access services, we either dispense
cash or produce a negotiable instrument that can be endorsed and
exchanged for cash. If a completed cash access transaction is
subsequently disputed and if we are unsuccessful in establishing
the validity of the transaction, we may not be able to collect
payment for such transaction and such transaction becomes a
chargeback. One of the major credit card associations has
allowed us to complete credit card cash advance and POS debit
card transactions at our ACMs so long as we assume chargeback
liability for any transaction in which we do not obtain a
contemporaneous cardholder signature, which may result in
increased chargeback liability. An increased level of
chargebacks could have a material adverse effect on our business
or results of operations. Moreover, in the event that we incur
chargebacks in excess of specified levels, First Data
Corporation will have the right to terminate its indemnification
obligations to Bank of America Merchant Services, and we could
lose our no-cost sponsorship into the card associations. In
addition, in the event that we incur chargebacks in excess of
specified levels, we could be censured by the card associations
by way of fines or otherwise.
In certain foreign regions in which we operate, new card
security features have been developed as a fraud deterrent. In
the United Kingdom, for example, this feature known
as chip-and-pin requires merchant terminals to be
capable of obtaining an authorization through a chip-and-pin
entry mode in addition to traditional magnetic stripe and keyed
entry modes. Currently, with our regional sponsor in the United
Kingdom, we are in the process of upgrading our
point-of-sale terminals
to accept this new technology. In the interim, we are exposed to
potential additional chargeback risk on identified fraudulent
transactions performed on a chip-and-pin enabled card for which
we are unable to read the embedded microchip or accept the
patrons personal identification number.
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A material increase in market interest rates or changing
regulations could adversely affect our ATM business.
We obtain a supply of cash for our ATMs from Bank of America,
N.A. Pursuant to our contract with Bank of America, N.A., we are
obligated to pay a monthly fee that is based upon the amount of
cash used to supply our ATMs and a market interest rate.
Assuming no change in the amount of cash used to supply our
ATMs, an increase in market interest rates will result in an
increase in the monthly fee that we must pay to obtain this
supply of cash, thereby increasing our ATM operating costs. Any
increase in the amount of cash required to supply our ATMs would
magnify the impact of an increase in market interest rates. An
increase in interest rates may result in a material adverse
effect on our financial condition and operating results. For the
year ended December 31, 2005 and the three months ended
March 31, 2006, we paid approximately $10.2 million
and $3.5 million, respectively, in aggregate fees to Bank
of America, N.A. for this supply of cash.
Our ATM services are subject to the applicable state banking
regulations in each jurisdiction in which we operate ATMs. Our
ATM services may also be subject to local regulations relating
to the imposition of daily limits on the amounts that may be
withdrawn from ATM machines, the location of ATM machines and
our ability to surcharge cardholders who use our ATM machines.
These regulations may impose significant burdens on our ability
to operate ATMs profitably in some locations, or at all.
Moreover, because these regulations are subject to change, we
may be forced to modify our ATM operations in a manner
inconsistent with the assumptions upon which we relied in
entering into contracts to provide ATM services at gaming
establishments.
An unexpected increase in check warranty expenses could
adversely affect our check warranty business.
We currently rely on TeleCheck to provide check warranty
services to many of our customers. When a gaming establishment
obtains an authorization from TeleCheck pursuant to its check
warranty service, TeleCheck warrants payment on the
patrons check. If the patrons check is subsequently
dishonored upon presentment for payment, TeleCheck purchases the
dishonored check from the gaming establishment for its face
amount. Pursuant to the terms of our contract with TeleCheck, we
share a portion of the loss associated with these dishonored
checks. Although this contract limits the percentage of the
dishonored checks to which we are exposed, there is no limit on
the aggregate dollar amount to which we are exposed, which is a
function of the face amount of checks warranted. TeleCheck
manages and mitigates these dishonored checks through the use of
risk analytics and collection efforts, including the additional
fees that it is entitled to collect from check writers of
dishonored checks. During the year ending December 31, 2005
and the three months ended March 31, 2006, our warranty
expenses with respect to TeleChecks check warranty service
were $10.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. We
have no control over TeleChecks decision to warrant
payment on a particular check and we have limited visibility
into TeleChecks collection activities. As a result, we may
incur an unexpectedly high level of check warranty expenses at
any time, and if we do, we may suffer a material adverse effect
to our business or results of operations.
As an alternative to TeleChecks check warranty service, we
have developed our own Central Credit check warranty service
that is based upon our Central Credit gaming patron credit
bureau database, our proprietary patron transaction database,
third-party risk analytics and actuarial assumptions. If these
risk analytics or actuarial assumptions are ineffective, we may
incur an unexpectedly high level of check warranty expenses
which may have a material adverse effect on our business or
operating results.
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We operate our business in regions subject to natural
disasters, including hurricanes. We may suffer casualty losses
as a result of a natural disaster, and any interruption to our
business resulting from a natural disaster will adversely affect
our revenues and results of operations.
We operate our business primarily through equipment, including
Casino Cash Plus 3-in-1
ATM machines, ACMs and QuikCash kiosks, which we install on the
premises of gaming establishments and that patrons use to access
cash for gaming. Accordingly, a substantial portion of our
physical assets are located in locations beyond our direct
control. Our business may be adversely affected by any damage to
or loss of equipment that we install at gaming establishments or
the cash contained therein resulting from theft, vandalism,
terrorism, flood, fire or any other natural disaster. Any losses
or damage that we suffer may not be subject to coverage under
our insurance policies.
In addition to these casualty losses, our business is exclusive
to gaming establishments and is dependent on consumer demand for
gaming. In the event of a natural disaster, the operations of
gaming establishments could be negatively impacted or consumer
demand for gaming could decline, or both, and as a result, our
business could be disrupted. For example, we anticipate that our
revenues and results of operations in Louisiana and Mississippi
will be reduced in 2006 and perhaps in subsequent years from
what we would otherwise have expected as a result of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita. Although we cannot predict the extent of any
such reduction, any interruption to our business resulting from
a natural disaster will adversely affect our revenues and
results of operations.
We will be required to comply with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and furnish a report on our internal
control over financial reporting as of the end of 2006.
Based on current laws and regulations, we will be required to
comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
or Section 404, as of the end of 2006. Section 404
requires us to assess and attest to the adequacy of our internal
control over financial reporting and requires our independent
auditors to opine as to the adequacy of our assessment and
internal control over financial reporting. Our efforts to comply
with Section 404 will result in us incurring significant
expenses in 2006.
Even with those expenditures, we may not receive an unqualified
opinion from our independent auditors. In connection with its
audit of our financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005, our independent auditors identified a
number of control deficiencies involving our internal control
over financial reporting for the year ended December 31,
2005. We cannot assure you that we will be able to remedy these
control deficiencies or that we or our independent auditors will
not discover additional control deficiencies, significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting in the future. The existence of a material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting could
result in errors in our financial statements that could require
us to restate our financial statements, cause us to fail to meet
our reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence
in our reported financial information, all of which could lead
to a decline in the trading price of our common stock.
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To execute our growth strategy, we may make acquisitions
or strategic investments, which involve numerous risks that we
may not be able to address without substantial expense, delay or
other operational or financial problems.
In order to obtain new customers in existing markets, expand our
operations into new markets, or grow our business through the
introduction of new products and services, we may consider
acquiring additional businesses, technologies, products and
intellectual property. For example, we may consider acquiring or
forming a bank or other financial services company for the
purpose of, among other things, issuing our own credit cards
and/or using that banks vault cash to supply cash to our
ATMs.
Acquisitions and strategic investments involve various risks,
such as:
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Acquisitions and strategic investments could also result in
substantial cash expenditures, the dilutive issuance of our
equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt and
contingent liabilities, and amortization expenses related to
other intangible assets that could adversely affect our
business, operating results and financial condition.
Acquisitions and strategic investments may also be highly
dependent upon the retention and performance of existing
management and employees of acquired businesses for the
day-to-day management
and future operating results of these businesses.
Risks related to the industry
Economic downturns, a decline in the popularity of gaming
or changes in the demographic profile of gaming patrons could
reduce the number of patrons that use our services or the
amounts of cash that they access using our services.
We provide our cash access products and related services
exclusively to gaming establishments for the purpose of enabling
their patrons to access cash. As a result, our business depends
on consumer demand for gaming. Gaming is a discretionary leisure
activity, and participation in discretionary leisure activities
has in the past and may in the future decline during economic
downturns because consumers have less disposable income.
Therefore, during periods of economic contraction, our revenues
may decrease while some of our costs remain fixed, resulting in
decreased earnings. Gaming activity may also decline based on
changes in consumer confidence related to general economic
conditions or outlook, fears of war, future acts of terrorism,
or other factors. A reduction in tourism could also result in a
decline in gaming activity. Finally, a legislature or regulatory
authority may prohibit gaming activities
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altogether in its jurisdiction. A decline in gaming activity as
a result of these or any other factors would have a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Changes in consumer preferences could also harm our business.
Gaming competes with other leisure activities as a form of
consumer entertainment and may lose popularity as new leisure
activities arise or as other leisure activities become more
popular. In addition, gaming in traditional gaming
establishments competes with Internet-based gaming for gaming
patrons, and due to regulatory concerns, we have elected not to
participate in the Internet gaming market at this time. The
popularity and acceptance of gaming is also influenced by the
prevailing social mores and changes in social mores could result
in reduced acceptance of gaming as a leisure activity. To the
extent that the popularity of gaming in traditional gaming
establishments declines as a result of either of these factors,
the demand for our cash access services may decline and our
business may be harmed.
Aside from the general popularity of gaming, the demographic
profile of gaming patrons changes over time. The gaming habits
and use of cash access services varies with the demographic
profile of gaming patrons. For example, a local patron may visit
a gaming establishment regularly but limit his or her play to
the amount of cash that he or she brings to the gaming
establishment. In contrast, a vacationing gaming patron that
visits the gaming establishment infrequently may play much
larger amounts and have a greater need to use cash access
services. To the extent that the demographic profile of gaming
patrons in the markets we serve either narrows or migrates
towards patrons who use cash access services less frequently or
for lesser amounts of cash, the demand for our cash access
services may decline and our business may be harmed.
Changes in consumer willingness to pay a fee to access
their funds could reduce the demand for our cash access products
and services.
Our business depends upon the willingness of patrons to pay a
fee to access their own funds on the premises of a gaming
establishment. In most retail environments, consumers typically
do not pay an additional fee for using non-cash payment methods
such as credit cards, POS debit cards or checks. In order to
access cash in a gaming establishment, however, patrons must pay
service charges to access their funds. Gaming patrons could
bring more cash with them to gaming establishments, or access
cash outside of gaming establishments without paying a fee for
the convenience of not having to leave the gaming establishment.
To the extent that gaming patrons become unwilling to pay these
fees for convenience or lower cost cash access alternatives
become available, the demand for cash access services within
gaming establishments will decline and our business could suffer.
The cash access industry is subject to change, and we must
keep pace with the changes to successfully compete.
The demand for our products and services is affected by new and
evolving technology and industry standards. Cash access services
are based on existing financial services and payment methods,
which are also continually evolving. Our future success will
depend, in part, upon our ability to successfully develop and
introduce new cash access services based on emerging financial
services and payment methods. Stored value cards, Internet-based
payment methods and the use of portable consumer devices such as
personal digital assistants and mobile telephones are examples
of evolving payment technologies that could impact our business.
Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to
successfully develop and introduce new cash access products and
services and to enhance our existing products and services to
respond
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to changes in technology and industry standards on a timely
basis. The products or services that we choose to develop may
not achieve market acceptance or obtain any necessary regulatory
approval. In addition, alternative products, services or
technologies may replace our products and services or render
them obsolete. If we are unable to develop new products or
services or enhance existing products or services in a timely
and cost-effective manner in response to technological or market
changes, our business, financial condition and operating results
may be materially adversely affected.
The cash access industry also changes based on changing consumer
preferences. Our failure to recognize or keep pace with changing
preferences could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and operating results. For
example, we have observed a decline in the volume of check
cashing at gaming establishments over time as patron familiarity
and comfort with credit card cash advances, POS debit card
transactions and ATM cash withdrawal transactions has increased.
To the extent that we continue to rely on check warranty
services for a substantial portion of our business, a continued
decline in check cashing volume could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and operating
results.
Growth of the gaming industry in any market is subject to
political and regulatory developments that are difficult to
anticipate.
We expect a substantial portion of our future growth to result
from the general expansion of the gaming industry. The expansion
of gaming activities in new markets can be very controversial
and may depend heavily on the support of national and local
governments. Changes in government leadership, failure to obtain
requisite voter support in referenda, failure of legislators to
enact enabling legislation and limitations on the volume of
gaming activity that is permitted in particular markets may
prevent us from expanding our operations into new markets. A
failure by the gaming industry to expand at the rate that we
expect could have a material adverse effect on our business,
growth rates, financial condition and operating results.
The United Kingdom (UK) Gambling Act 2005 (the
Gambling Act) has received Royal Assent and awaits
an order of the UK Secretary of State entering it into force as
law. As enacted, the Gambling Act could be interpreted to
prohibit our provision of credit card cash advances and POS
debit card transactions to patrons of casinos located in the
United Kingdom as early as September 2007. Such an
interpretation would have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and operating results. We and our
gaming establishment customers in the UK are consulting with the
UK Gambling Commission regarding the interpretation of the
Gambling Act and the nature of any secondary regulations to be
passed by the UK Secretary of State or conditions that may be
imposed upon operators or premises licenses with a
view to ensuring that services such as ours continue to be
available in UK gambling establishments. If these efforts are
not successful, we may be prohibited from providing one or more
of our services in UK gaming establishments upon implementation
of the Gambling Act.
We are subject to extensive governmental gaming
regulation, which may harm our business.
We are subject to a variety of regulations in the jurisdictions
in which we operate. Most of the jurisdictions in which we
operate distinguish between gaming-related suppliers and
vendors, such as manufacturers of slot machine or other gaming
devices, and non-gaming suppliers and vendors, such as food and
beverage purveyors, construction contractors and laundry and
linen suppliers. In these jurisdictions, we are generally
characterized as a non-gaming supplier or
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vendor and we must obtain a non-gaming suppliers or
vendors license, qualification or approval. The obtaining
of these licenses, qualifications or approvals and the
regulations imposed on non-gaming suppliers and vendors are
typically less stringent than for gaming-related suppliers and
vendors. However, a few of the jurisdictions in which we do
business do not distinguish between gaming-related and
non-gaming related suppliers and vendors, and in those
jurisdictions we currently are subject to the same stringent
licensing, qualification and approval requirements and
regulations that are imposed upon vendors and suppliers that
would be characterized as gaming-related in other jurisdictions.
Such requirements include licensure or finding of suitability
for some of our officers, directors and beneficial owners of our
securities. If regulatory authorities were to find any such
officer, director or beneficial owner unsuitable, or if any such
officer, director, or beneficial owner fails to comply with any
licensure requirements, we would be required to sever our
relationship with that person. Some public issuances of
securities and other transactions by us also require the
approval of regulatory authorities.
If we must obtain a gaming-related suppliers or
vendors license, qualification or approval because of the
introduction of new products (such as products related to
cashless gaming) or services or because of a change in the laws
or regulations, or interpretation thereof, our business could be
materially adversely affected. This increased regulation over
our business could include, but is not limited to: requiring the
licensure or finding of suitability in many jurisdictions of any
officer, director, key employee or beneficial owner of our
securities; the termination or disassociation with any officer,
director, key employee or beneficial owner of our securities
that fails to file an application or to obtain a license or
finding of suitability; the submission of detailed financial and
operating reports; submission of reports of material loans,
leases and financing; and, requiring regulatory approval of some
commercial transactions such as the transfer or pledge of equity
interests in us.
Prior changes in our ownership, management and corporate
structure, including the recapitalization of our ownership and
our conversion from a limited liability company to a corporation
in 2004, required us to notify many of the state and tribal
gaming regulators under whose jurisdiction we operate. In many
cases, those regulators have asked us for further information
and explanation of these changes. To date, we have satisfied
some of these inquiries, and are continuing to cooperate with
those that are ongoing. Given the magnitude of the changes in
our ownership that resulted from recapitalization, we were
required to reapply for new permits or licenses in many
jurisdictions but we were not required to discontinue our
operation during the period of re-application. Any new gaming
license or related approval that may be required in the future
may not be granted, and our existing licenses may be revoked,
suspended, limited or may not be renewed. In some jurisdictions
we are in the process of obtaining licenses and have yet to
receive final approval of such licenses from the applicable
regulatory authority. In these jurisdictions, we operate under
temporary licenses or without a license. We may not be issued a
license in these jurisdictions.
Regulatory authorities at the federal, state, local and tribal
levels have broad powers with respect to the licensing of
gaming-related activities and may revoke, suspend, condition or
limit our licenses, impose substantial fines and take other
actions against us or the gaming establishments that are our
customers, any one of which could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and operating results. Any
new gaming license or related approval that may be required in
the future may not be granted, and our existing licenses may not
be renewed or may be revoked, suspended or limited. If
additional gaming regulations are adopted in a jurisdiction in
which we operate, such regulations could impose restrictions or
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costs that could have a material adverse effect on our business.
From time to time, various proposals are introduced in the
legislatures of some of the jurisdictions in which we have
existing or planned operations that, if enacted, could adversely
affect the tax, regulatory, operational or other aspects of the
gaming industry or cash access in the gaming industry.
Legislation of this type may be enacted in the future.
In addition, some of the new products and services that we may
develop cannot be offered in the absence of regulatory approval
of the product or service or licensing of us, or both. For
example, our TODD cashless gaming product has to date only been
approved for use at one casino and cannot be used at any other
location until we receive approval from the appropriate
authority in such additional location. These approvals could
require that we and our officers, directors or ultimate
beneficial owners obtain a license or be found suitable and that
the product or service be approved after testing and review. We
may fail to obtain any such approvals in the future.
When contracting with tribal owned or controlled gaming
establishments, we become subject to tribal laws and regulations
that may differ materially from the non-tribal laws and
regulations under which we generally operate. In addition to
tribal gaming regulations that may require us to provide
disclosures or obtain licenses or permits to conduct our
business on tribal lands, we may also become subject to tribal
laws that govern our contracts. These tribal governing laws may
not provide us with processes, procedures and remedies that
enable us to enforce our rights as effectively and
advantageously as the processes, procedures and remedies that
would be afforded to us under non-tribal laws, or to enforce our
rights at all. Many tribal laws permit redress to a tribal
adjudicatory body to resolve disputes; however, such redress is
largely untested in our experience. We may be precluded from
enforcing our rights against a tribal body under the legal
doctrine of sovereign immunity. A change in tribal laws and
regulations or our inability to obtain required licenses or
licenses to operate on tribal lands or enforce our contract
rights under tribal law could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and operating results.
Many of the financial services that we provide are subject
to extensive rules and regulations, which may harm our
business.
Our Central Credit gaming patron credit bureau services are
subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair and Accurate
Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and similar state laws. Our
QuikCredit service and TeleChecks and our collection
practices in connection with dishonored checks with respect to
which TeleCheck or Central Credit has issued authorizations
pursuant to TeleChecks or Central Credits check
warranty service, are subject to the Fair Debt Collections
Practices Act and applicable state laws relating to debt
collection. All of our cash access services and patron marketing
services are subject to the privacy provisions of state and
federal law, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Our POS debit
card transactions and ATM withdrawal services are subject to the
Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Our ATM services are subject to
the applicable state banking regulations in each jurisdiction in
which we operate ATMs. Our ATM services may also be subject to
local regulations relating to the imposition of daily limits on
the amounts that may be withdrawn from ATM machines, the
location of ATM machines and our ability to surcharge
cardholders who use our ATM machines. The cash access services
we provide are subject to recordkeeping and reporting
obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act
of 2001. In most gaming establishments, our cash access services
are provided through gaming establishment cashier personnel, in
which case the gaming establishment is required to file Currency
Transaction Reports, or CTRs, or Suspicious Activity
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Reports, or SARs. In a limited number of gaming establishments,
we provide our cash access services directly to patrons at
satellite cashiers or booths that we staff and operate, in which
case we are required to file CTRs or SARs on a timely basis. If
we fail to file these CTRs or SARs on a timely basis or if we
are found to be noncompliant in any way with these laws, we
could be subject to substantial civil and criminal penalties. In
jurisdictions in which we serve as a check casher or offer our
QuikCredit service, we are subject to the applicable state
licensing requirements and regulations governing check cashing
activities and deferred deposit service providers. Our entry
into the consumer credit business through the provision of a
private label credit card through our Arriva Card, Inc.
subsidiary subjects us to compliance with a number of additional
laws, regulations and card association rules. See
Business Regulation. In addition, our
relationship with Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. and
Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc. expires on
December 31, 2006, and we are considering obtaining money
transmitter licenses in many states, which would cause us to
become subject to state licensing requirements and regulations
governing money transmitters.
In the event that any regulatory authority determines that the
manner in which we provide cash access services, patron
marketing services or gaming patron credit bureau services is
not in compliance with existing rules and regulations, or the
regulatory authorities adopt new rules or regulations that
prohibit or restrict the manner in which we provide cash access
services, patron marketing services or gaming patron credit
bureau services, we may be forced to modify the manner in which
we operate, or stop processing certain types of cash access
transactions or providing patron marketing services or gaming
patron credit bureau services altogether. We may also be
required to pay substantial penalties and fines if we fail to
comply with applicable rules and regulations. For example, if we
fail to file CTRs or SARs on a timely basis or if we are found
to be noncompliant in any way with either the Bank Secrecy Act
or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, we could be subject to
substantial civil and criminal penalties. In addition, our
failure to comply with applicable rules and regulations could
subject us to private litigation. Any such actions could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
operating results.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the United
States and other governments have imposed and are considering a
variety of new regulations focused on the detection and
prevention of money laundering and money transmitting to or from
terrorists and other criminals. Compliance with these new
regulations may impact our business operations or increase our
costs.
As we develop new products and services, we may become subject
to additional regulations. For example, in the event that we
form or acquire a bank or industrial loan company, we would
become subject to a number of additional banking and financial
institution regulations, which may include the Bank Holding
Company Act. These additional regulations could substantially
restrict the nature of the business in which we may engage and
the nature of the businesses in which we may invest. In
addition, changes in current laws or regulations and future laws
or regulations may restrict our ability to continue our current
methods or operation or expand our operations and may have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
Finally, the Gambling Act has received Royal Assent and awaits
an order of the UK Secretary of State entering it into
force as law. As enacted, the Gambling Act could be interpreted
to prohibit GCAs provision of credit card cash advances
and POS debit card transactions to patrons of casinos located in
the United Kingdom as early as September 2007. Such an
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interpretation would have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and operating results. We and our
gaming establishment customers in the UK are consulting with the
UK Gambling Commission regarding the interpretation of the
Gambling Act and the nature of any secondary regulations to be
passed by the UK Secretary of State or conditions that may be
imposed upon operators or premises licenses with a
view to ensuring that services such as ours continue to be
available in UK gambling establishments. If these efforts are
not successful, we may be prohibited from providing one or more
of our services in UK casinos upon implementation of the
Gambling Act.
If consumer privacy laws change, or if we are required to
change our business practices, the value of our patron marketing
services may be hampered.
Our patron marketing services depend on our ability to collect
and use non-public personal information relating to patrons who
use our products and services and the transactions they
consummate using our services. We are required by applicable
privacy legislation to safeguard and protect the privacy of such
information, to make disclosures to patrons regarding our
privacy and information sharing policies and, in some cases, to
provide patrons an opportunity to opt out of the use
of their information for certain purposes. The failure or
circumvention of the means by which we safeguard and protect the
privacy of information we gather may result in the dissemination
of non-public personal information, which may cause us
reputational harm and may expose us to liability to the affected
individuals and regulatory enforcement proceedings or fines.
Regulators reviewing our policies and practices may require us
to modify our practices in a material or immaterial manner or
impose fines or other penalties if they believe that our
policies and practices do not meet the necessary standard. To
the extent that our patron marketing services have in the past
failed or now or in the future fail to comply with applicable
law, our privacy policies or the notices that we provide to
patrons, we may become subject to actions by a regulatory
authority or patrons which cause us to pay monetary penalties or
require us to modify the manner in which we provide patron
marketing services. To the extent that patrons exercise their
right to opt out, our ability to leverage existing
and future databases of information would be curtailed. Consumer
and data privacy laws are evolving, and due to recent high
profile thefts and losses of sensitive consumer information from
protected databases, we anticipate that such laws will be
broadened in their scope and application, impose additional
requirements and restrictions on gathering and using patron
information or narrow the types of information that may be
collected or used for marketing or other purposes or require
patrons to opt-in to the use of their information
for specific purposes, which will hamper the value of our patron
marketing services.
Responsible gaming pressures could result in a material
adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Responsible gaming pressures can have a similar effect on us as
governmental gaming regulation. Our ability to expand our
business and introduce new products and services depends in part
on the support of, or lack of opposition from, social
responsibility organizations that are dedicated to addressing
problem gaming. If we are unable to garner the support of
responsible gaming organizations or if we face substantial
opposition from responsible gaming organizations, we may face
additional difficulties in sustaining our existing customer
relationships, establishing new customer relationships, or
obtaining required regulatory approvals for new products or
services, each of which could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and operating results.
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Lawsuits could be filed against gaming establishments and other
gaming related product and service providers on behalf of
problem gamblers. We may be named in such litigation because we
provide patrons the ability to access their cash in gaming
establishments. This litigation could develop as individual
complaints or as mass tort or class action claims. We would
vigorously defend ourselves in any such litigation, and this
defense could result in substantial expense to us and
distraction of our management. The outcome of any such
litigation would be substantially uncertain, and it is possible
that our business, financial condition and operating results
could be materially affected by an unfavorable outcome against
either us or our gaming establishment customers.
Risk related to investing in our stock
Our common stock has only been publicly traded since
September 22, 2005 and we expect that the price of our
common stock will fluctuate substantially.
There has only been a public market for our common stock since
September 22, 2005. The market price of our common stock
may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors,
some of which are beyond our control, including those described
above under Risks related to our
business, Risks related to the
industry and the following:
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our failure to maintain our current customers, including because
of consolidation in the gaming industry; |
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increases in commissions paid to gaming establishments as a
result of competition; |
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increases in interchange rates or processing or other fees paid
by us or decreases in reverse interchange rates; |
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our or our
competitors revenue, operating results or growth rate; |
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our inability to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual
property rights; |
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any adverse results in litigation initiated by us or by other
against us; |
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our inability to make payments on our outstanding indebtedness
as they become due or our inability to undertake actions that
might otherwise benefit us based on the financial and other
restrictive covenants contained in our senior secured credit
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the loss of a significant supplier or strategic partner, or the
failure of a significant supplier or strategic partner to
provide the goods or services that we rely on them for; |
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our inability to introduce successful, new products and services
in a timely manner or the introduction of new products or
services by our competitors that reduce the demand for our
products and services; |
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our failure to successfully enter new markets or the failure or
new markets to develop in the time and manner that we anticipate; |
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announcements by our competitors of significant new contracts or
contract renewals or of new products or services; |
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changes in general economic conditions, financial markets, the
gaming industry or the payments processing industry; |
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the trading volume of our common stock; |
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sales of common stock or other actions by our current officers,
directors and stockholders; |
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acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures involving us
or our competitors; |
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future sales of our common stock or other securities; |
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the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock
after this offering or changes in financial estimates or
recommendations by analysts; |
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our failure to meet the revenue, net income or earnings per
share estimates of securities analysts or investors; |
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additions or departures of key personnel; |
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terrorist acts, theft, vandalism, fires, floods or other natural
disasters; and |
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rumors or speculation as to any of the above which we may be
unable to confirm or deny due to disclosure restrictions imposed
on us by law or which we otherwise deem imprudent to comment
upon. |
In addition, the stock market in general has experienced price
and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or
disproportionate to the operating performance of particular
businesses. These broad market and industry factors may
materially reduce the market price of our common stock,
regardless of our operating performance.
Securities class action litigation is often brought against a
company following a decline in the market price of its
securities. The risk is especially acute for us because
companies such as ours have experienced significant share price
volatility in the past. As a result, we may in the future be a
target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result
in substantial costs defending the lawsuit and divert
managements attention and resources, and could seriously
harm our business and negatively impact our stock price.
Future sales of our common stock may cause the market
price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our
business is doing well.
The market price of our common stock could decline as a result
of sales of additional shares of our common stock by us or our
stockholders after this offering, or the perception that these
sales could occur. Upon the completion of this offering, and
assuming the exercise by Harry Hagerty of options to purchase
100,000 shares and his sale of those shares in this offering,
there will be approximately 82,284,965 shares of our common
stock outstanding. Without taking into account the
lock-up agreements or
vesting restrictions, 30,130,351 shares of common stock
(including the 10,400,000 shares of common stock sold in
this offering) will be freely tradeable without restriction or
further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act, so long as held by persons that
are not affiliated with us. The remaining approximately
52,154,614 shares of common stock outstanding that are not
freely tradeable prior to this offering and are not sold as part
of this offering are restricted securities that will
be eligible for resale under Rules 144, 144(k) and 701
under the Securities Act, subject in some cases to volume and
other limitations.
Prior to this offering, each of the selling stockholders, each
of our directors and certain of our officers will have entered
into the lock-up
agreements described in Underwriting.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., in its sole discretion, may
release all or some portion of the shares subject to the
lock-up agreements
without notice at any time or from time to time after the
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date of this prospectus, prior to the expiration of the
90-day minimum period
provided for in the lock-ups. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
has no pre-established conditions to waiving the terms of the
lock-up agreements, and
any decision by them to waive those conditions would depend on a
number of factors, which may include market conditions, the
performance of our common stock in the market and our financial
condition at that time. Without taking into account vesting
restrictions, 354,997 of the freely tradable shares will be
eligible for resale upon the expiration of or release from the
90-day minimum period
provided for in the lock-ups, and 45,477,668 of the
restricted securities will be eligible for resale
under Rules 144, 144(k) and 701 under the Securities Act,
subject in some cases to volume and other limitations, upon the
expiration of or release from the
90-day minimum period
provided for in the lock-ups. In addition, as of March 31,
2006, options to purchase 4,119,995 shares of our common
stock were outstanding and approximately 1,148,690 of those
shares were vested and upon exercise will be eligible for sale
either immediately following this offering or upon expiration of
or release from the
90-day minimum period
provided for in the lock-ups. For a further description of the
eligibility of shares for sale into the public market following
this offering, see Shares eligible for future sale.
Following completion of this offering, stockholders holding
52,154,614 shares of our common stock will have the right
to require us to register those shares of our common stock. If
we propose to register any of our securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 either for our own account or for the
accounts of other stockholders after this offering, subject to
some conditions and limitations, the holders of registration
rights will be entitled to include their shares of common stock
in the registered offering. In addition, holders of registration
rights may require us on not more than five occasions to file a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with
respect to their shares of common stock. Further, the holders of
registration rights may require us to register their shares on
Form S-3 if and
when we become eligible to use this form.
In the future, we will also issue additional shares or options
to purchase additional shares to our employees, directors and
consultants, in connection with corporate alliances or
acquisitions, and in follow-on offerings to raise additional
capital. Based on all of these factors, sales of a substantial
number of shares of our common stock in the public market could
occur at any time. These sales could reduce the market price of
our common stock. In addition, future sales of our common stock
by our stockholders could make it more difficult for us to sell
additional shares of our common stock or other securities in the
future.
M&C International and entities affiliated with Summit
Partners possess significant voting power and may take actions
that are not in the best interests of our other
stockholders.
Following completion of this offering, M&C International and
entities affiliated with Summit Partners will own or control
shares representing, in the aggregate, approximately 47% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock. Accordingly, M&C
International and these entities affiliated with Summit Partners
will exert substantial influence over all matters requiring
approval of our stockholders, including the election and removal
of directors and the approval of mergers or other business
combinations. M&C Internationals and these
entities ownership may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a change of control of our company or discouraging
others from making tender offers for our shares, which could
prevent stockholders from receiving a premium for their shares.
These actions may be taken even if other stockholders oppose
them and even if they are not in the interests of other
stockholders.
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Conflicts of interest may arise because some of our
directors are also principals or partners of our controlling
stockholders.
Two of our directors are principals of M&C International and
two of our other directors are partners and members of various
entities affiliated with Summit Partners. We depend on licenses
and services provided by entities affiliated with M&C
International or its principals to provide many of the financial
services that we offer to patrons as discussed in Certain
relationships and related party transactions. Summit
Partners and its affiliates may invest in entities that directly
or indirectly compete with us or companies in which they
currently invest may begin competing with us. As a result of
these relationships, when conflicts between the interests of
M&C International or Summit Partners, on the one hand, and
the interests of our other stockholders, on the other hand,
arise, these directors may not be disinterested.
Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws may delay or prevent transactions that many stockholders
may favor.
Some provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may have the
effect of delaying, discouraging, or preventing a merger or
acquisition that our stockholders may consider favorable or a
change in our management or our Board of Directors. These
provisions:
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divide our board of directors into three separate classes
serving staggered three-year terms, which will have the effect
of requiring at least two annual stockholder meetings instead of
one, to replace a majority of our directors, which could have
the effect of delaying of preventing a change in our control or
management; |
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provide that special meetings of stockholders can only be called
by our Board of Directors, chairman of the board or chief
executive officer. In addition, the business permitted to be
conducted at any special meeting of stockholders is limited to
the business specified in the notice of such meeting to the
stockholders; |
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provide for an advance notice procedure with regard to business
to be brought before a meeting of stockholders which may delay
or preclude stockholders from bringing matters before a meeting
of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at a
meeting of stockholders, which could delay or deter takeover
attempts or changes in management; |
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eliminate the right of stockholders to act by written consent so
that all stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called
meeting; |
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provide that directors may only be removed for cause with the
approval of stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding
voting stock; |
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provide that vacancies on our Board of Directors may be filled
by a majority, although less than a quorum, of directors in
office and that our Board of Directors may fix the number of
directors by resolution; |
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allow our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock
with rights senior to those of the common stock and that
otherwise could adversely affect the rights and powers,
including voting rights and the right to approve or not to
approve an acquisition or other change in control, of the
holders of common stock, without any further vote or action by
the stockholders; and |
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do not provide for cumulative voting for our directors, which
may make it more difficult for stockholders owning less than a
majority of our stock to elect any directors to our Board of |
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Directors. In addition, we are also subject to Section 203
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which provides, subject
to enumerated exceptions, that if a person acquires 15% or more
of our voting stock, the person is an interested
stockholder and may not engage in business
combinations with us for a period of three years from the
time the person acquired 15% or more of our voting stock. |
These provisions may have the effect of entrenching our
management team and may deprive you of the opportunity to sell
your shares to potential acquirers at a premium over prevailing
prices. This potential inability to obtain a premium could
reduce the price of our common stock.
If we fail to attract or retain independent directors, we
may face unfavorable public disclosure, a halt in the trading of
our common stock and delisting from the New York Stock
Exchange.
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of
the New York Stock Exchange, we are required to establish and
maintain a board of directors consisting of a majority of
independent directors and an audit committee consisting entirely
of independent directors. A majority of our directors satisfy
the applicable independence requirements, but the loss of any
one independent director would result in less than a majority of
our directors being independent. All but one of the members of
our audit committee satisfy the applicable independence
requirements, and we currently rely on an exemption for newly
public companies that requires all of the members of our audit
committee to satisfy the applicable independence requirements by
the first anniversary of our initial public offering, which will
be September 2006. We are currently looking for an individual
that satisfies the applicable independence requirements to join
our board of directors and audit committee. If we fail to
maintain a board of directors consisting of a majority of
independent directors or if we fail to attract an additional
director that satisfies the applicable independence
requirements, we will fail to comply with the corporate
governance listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange,
which we would be required to publicly disclose, which may in
turn cause a reduction in the trading price of our common stock.
In addition, our failure to comply with these corporate
governance listing requirements may result in a halt in the
trading of our common stock and the delisting of our common
stock from the New York Stock Exchange, which may result in
there being no public market for shares of our common stock.
We do not intend to pay dividends in the future.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital
stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any
future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our
business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. See Dividend policy. In
addition, the terms of our current senior secured credit
facilities limit our ability to pay dividends, and our future
debt or credit facilities may preclude us from paying any
dividends. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our
common stock will be your sole source of potential gain for the
foreseeable future.
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Forward-looking statements
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are
based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and
projections about the industry in which we operate,
managements beliefs and assumptions made by management.
Such statements include, in particular, statements about our
plans, strategies and prospects under the headings
Prospectus summary, Risk factors,
Managements discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations and
Business. Words such as expect,
anticipate, intend, plan,
believe, seek, estimate,
variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward looking statements. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws
and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, we do not have any intention or obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements after we distribute this
prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. You should read carefully the factors
described in the section entitled Risk Factors of
this prospectus, among other things, for a description of risks
that could cause actual results to differ from these
forward-looking statements.
Use of proceeds
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares
by the selling stockholders, although we will bear the costs,
other than underwriting discounts and commissions, associated
with those sales.
Dividend policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital
stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain
all our earnings to finance the growth and development of our
business. Any future change in our dividend policy will be made
at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on
contractual restrictions, our results of operations, earnings,
capital requirements and other factors considered relevant by
our board of directors. In addition, our senior secured credit
facilities and the indenture governing our senior subordinated
notes limit the ability of Global Cash Access, Inc. to declare
and pay cash dividends. Because we conduct our business entirely
through Global Cash Access, Inc. and its subsidiaries, as a
practical matter these restrictions similarly limit our ability
to pay dividends on our common stock. Prior to converting into a
corporation, we made distributions to our members when we
conducted our operations as a limited liability company that was
taxed as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
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Price range of common stock
Our common stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol GCA since September 23, 2005.
Prior to then, there was no public market for our common stock.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the
high and low sale prices of our common stock, as reported by the
New York Stock Exchange.
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Year ended | |
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December 31, 2005 | |
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High | |
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Low | |
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Third Quarter (commencing
September 23, 2005)
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$ |
15.74 |
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$ |
14.00 |
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Fourth Quarter
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15.13 |
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|
|
12.25 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Year ending | |
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December 31, 2006 | |
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High | |
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Low | |
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First Quarter
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$ |
17.90 |
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$ |
13.91 |
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Second Quarter (through
May 23, 2006)
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19.75 |
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16.20 |
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On May 23, 2006, the closing sale price of our common stock
on the New York Stock Exchange was $16.70. As of March 31,
2006, there were approximately 25 stockholders of record.
Because many of our shares of common stock are held by brokers
and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable
to estimate the total number of beneficial stockholders
represented by these record holders.
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Capitalization
Our capitalization as of March 31, 2006 is set forth in the
following table:
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(in thousands except shares) (unaudited) |
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March 31, 2006 | |
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Long-term debt, including current
portion:
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Senior secured credit facilities:
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|
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Revolving credit facility
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$ |
|
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|
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Term loan
|
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166,351 |
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Senior subordinated notes
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152,750 |
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|
|
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Total long-term debt, including
current portion:
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319,101 |
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Stockholders equity:
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|
|
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Preferred stock,
50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and
outstanding
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Common stock,
500,000,000 shares authorized; 82,184,965 shares
issued and outstanding
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82 |
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Additional paid in capital
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130,998 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive
income
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|
|
1,779 |
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Accumulated deficit
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(29,247 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
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Total stockholders equity
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103,612 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capitalization
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$ |
422,713 |
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Selected consolidated financial data
The following selected consolidated financial data should be
read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial
statements and related notes and Managements
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The
selected consolidated financial data for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 have been
derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The
selected consolidated financial data for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 is based upon our unaudited
quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements included
in this prospectus. In the opinion of our management, this
quarterly information reflects all adjustments, consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair
presentation of our financial position and results of operations
for such periods. Other than insubstantial assets that are
immaterial in amount and nature, the sole asset of Global Cash
Access Holdings, Inc. is the capital stock of Global Cash
Access, Inc. The formation of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
and the subsequent transfer of ownership of Global Cash Access,
Inc. to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. were treated as a
reorganization of entities under common control. Accordingly,
the income and expense of Global Cash Access, Inc. for all
periods are included in the accompanying financial statements.
Our selected consolidated financial data may not be indicative
of our future financial condition or results of operations. The
pro forma income tax amounts below are unaudited and have been
calculated to reflect the taxes that would have been reported
had we been subject to federal and state income taxes as a
corporation during the periods presented.
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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|
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For three months | |
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For the years ended December 31, | |
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ended March 31, | |
(in thousands |
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except per share) |
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2001(1) | |
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2002 | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
|
2005 | |
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2006 | |
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Income statement data:
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
174,787 |
|
|
$ |
182,754 |
|
|
$ |
186,547 |
|
|
$ |
209,962 |
|
|
$ |
235,055 |
|
|
$ |
56,778 |
|
|
$ |
67,055 |
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|
ATM
|
|
|
110,074 |
|
|
|
119,424 |
|
|
|
132,341 |
|
|
|
158,433 |
|
|
|
182,291 |
|
|
|
43,773 |
|
|
|
53,160 |
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|
Check services
|
|
|
26,614 |
|
|
|
29,412 |
|
|
|
26,326 |
|
|
|
23,768 |
|
|
|
26,376 |
|
|
|
6,309 |
|
|
|
7,244 |
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|
Central Credit and other
|
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|
10,152 |
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|
|
10,303 |
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|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
10,840 |
|
|
|
10,358 |
|
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
|
2,376 |
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|
|
|
Total revenues
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|
|
321,627 |
|
|
|
341,893 |
|
|
|
355,714 |
|
|
|
403,003 |
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|
|
454,080 |
|
|
|
109,666 |
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|
|
129,835 |
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
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(203,274 |
) |
|
|
(216,658 |
) |
|
|
(232,463 |
) |
|
|
(270,112 |
) |
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|
(309,002 |
) |
|
|
(72,465 |
) |
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|
(91,351 |
) |
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(54,270 |
) |
|
|
(57,649 |
) |
|
|
(45,430 |
) |
|
|
(45,322 |
) |
|
|
(50,685 |
) |
|
|
(12,013 |
) |
|
|
(15,290 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization
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|
|
(16,838 |
) |
|
|
(11,820 |
) |
|
|
(14,061 |
) |
|
|
(13,548 |
) |
|
|
(12,109 |
) |
|
|
(3,316 |
) |
|
|
(2,567 |
) |
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|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
47,245 |
|
|
|
55,766 |
|
|
|
63,760 |
|
|
|
74,021 |
|
|
|
82,284 |
|
|
|
21,872 |
|
|
|
20,627 |
|
Interest expense, net(2)
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|
|
(5,082 |
) |
|
|
(4,933 |
) |
|
|
(5,450 |
) |
|
|
(32,025 |
) |
|
|
(51,879 |
) |
|
|
(10,481 |
) |
|
|
(9,693 |
) |
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
For three months | |
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For the years ended December 31, | |
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ended March 31, | |
(in thousands |
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| |
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| |
except per share) |
|
2001(1) | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
| |
Income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
42,163 |
|
|
|
50,833 |
|
|
|
58,310 |
|
|
|
41,996 |
|
|
|
30,405 |
|
|
|
11,391 |
|
|
|
10,934 |
|
Income tax (provision) benefit
|
|
|
(442 |
) |
|
|
(1,451 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
212,346 |
|
|
|
(8,032 |
) |
|
|
(4,083 |
) |
|
|
(4,007 |
) |
|
|
|
Income before minority ownership
loss
|
|
|
41,721 |
|
|
|
49,382 |
|
|
|
57,989 |
|
|
|
254,342 |
|
|
|
22,373 |
|
|
|
7,308 |
|
|
|
6,927 |
|
Minority ownership loss, net of
tax(3)
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
42,141 |
|
|
$ |
50,422 |
|
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
|
$ |
7.91 |
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
45,643 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
74,486 |
|
|
|
71,699 |
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
Other data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
$ |
73,610 |
|
|
$ |
81,964 |
|
|
$ |
33,471 |
|
|
$ |
75,212 |
|
|
$ |
38,585 |
|
|
$ |
7,773 |
|
|
$ |
16,599 |
|
Net cash used in investing
activities(6)
|
|
|
(6,295 |
) |
|
|
(9,750 |
) |
|
|
(7,047 |
) |
|
|
(4,861 |
) |
|
|
(17,860 |
) |
|
|
(2,421 |
) |
|
|
(2,495 |
) |
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(56,812 |
) |
|
|
(52,333 |
) |
|
|
(63,067 |
) |
|
|
(43,950 |
) |
|
|
(35,190 |
) |
|
|
(31,220 |
) |
|
|
(2,012 |
) |
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
For the years ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
(in thousands except per share) |
|
2001(1) | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Pro forma computation related to
conversion to corporation for tax purposes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before provision for income
taxes and minority ownership loss historical
|
|
$ |
42,163 |
|
|
$ |
50,833 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
Income tax provision
historical, exclusive of one-time tax benefit(4)
|
|
|
(442 |
) |
|
|
(1,451 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
(10,519 |
) |
Pro forma income tax
provision unaudited(5)
|
|
|
(16,154 |
) |
|
|
(16,940 |
) |
|
|
(20,741 |
) |
|
|
(4,600 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
historical
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$ |
25,987 |
|
|
$ |
33,482 |
|
|
$ |
37,648 |
|
|
$ |
27,090 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.81 |
|
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
As of December 31, | |
|
As of March 31, | |
| |
|
| |
(in thousands) |
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
| |
Balance sheet data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(at end of period)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
37,500 |
|
|
$ |
57,584 |
|
|
$ |
23,423 |
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
276,207 |
|
|
|
287,039 |
|
|
|
243,627 |
|
|
|
496,625 |
|
|
|
510,418 |
|
|
|
483,279 |
|
|
Total borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
478,250 |
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
319,101 |
|
|
Stockholders
(deficiency) equity and members capital
|
|
|
205,202 |
|
|
|
202,271 |
|
|
|
199,247 |
|
|
|
(56,779 |
) |
|
|
94,484 |
|
|
|
103,612 |
|
|
(1) Revenues and operating expenses during fiscal 2001
include our acquisitions of the gaming ATM portfolios of
Bank of America, N.A. and InnoVentry Corporation.
(2) Interest expense, net, includes interest income and
loss on early extinguishment of debt.
(3) Minority ownership loss represents the portion of the
loss from operations of QuikPlay, LLC that is attributable to
the 40% ownership interest in QuikPlay, LLC that is not owned by
us.
(4) In connection with our conversion to a taxable
corporate entity for United States income tax purposes, we
recognized a net tax asset created by a step up in the tax basis
of our net assets due to the Recapitalization and the Private
Equity Restructuring. See Managements discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations
Overview. For purposes of determining the pro forma net
income, the recognition of this one-time step up in basis has
been excluded from our pro forma tax computation.
41
(5) The pro forma unaudited income tax adjustments
represent the tax effects that would have been reported had the
Company been subject to United States federal and state income
taxes as a corporation. Pro forma expenses are based upon the
statutory income tax rates and adjustments to income for
estimated permanent differences occurring during the period.
Actual rates and expenses could have differed had the Company
been subject to United States federal and state income taxes for
all periods presented. Therefore, the unaudited pro forma
amounts are for informational purposes only and are intended to
be indicative of the results of operations had the Company been
subject to United States federal and state income taxes for all
periods presented. Pro forma amounts are not shown for the year
ended December 31, 2005 and the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 because income taxes were recorded
by the Company during those periods.
The following table presents the computation of the pro forma
income tax expense for all applicable periods (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
For the years ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Income before income taxes, as
reported
|
|
$ |
42,163 |
|
|
$ |
50,833 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
Effective pro forma income tax rate
|
|
|
39.36% |
|
|
|
36.18% |
|
|
|
36.12% |
|
|
|
36.00% |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma income tax expense
|
|
$ |
16,596 |
|
|
$ |
18,391 |
|
|
$ |
21,062 |
|
|
$ |
15,119 |
|
|
(6) In 2004, net cash used in investing activities includes
$1.0 million of non-compete payments to two former
executives. In 2005, net cash used in investing activities
includes $10.0 million for our acquisition of the
3-in-1 patent.
42
Managements discussion and analysis
of financial condition and results of operations
The following Managements discussion and analysis of
financial condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with our financial statements and related notes
appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that
involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions, as set forth under
Forward-looking statements. Our actual results and
the timing of events could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
several factors, including those set forth in the following
discussion and under Risk factors,
Business and elsewhere in this prospectus.
Overview
We are a provider of cash access products and related services
to the gaming industry in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Canada, the Caribbean, Switzerland and Belgium. Our products and
services provide gaming establishment patrons access to cash
through a variety of methods, including ATM cash withdrawals,
credit card cash advances,
point-of-sale debit
cash advances, check cashing and money transfers. In addition,
we also provide products and services that improve credit
decision-making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron
marketing activities for gaming establishments.
We began our operations as a joint venture limited liability
company among M&C International and entities affiliated with
Bank of America Corporation and First Data Corporation in July
1998. In September 2000, Bank of America Corporation sold its
entire ownership interest in us to M&C International and
First Data Corporation. In March 2004, Global Cash Access, Inc.
issued $235 million in aggregate principal amount of
83/4
% senior subordinated notes due 2012 and borrowed
$260 million under senior secured credit facilities. Global
Cash Access Holdings, Inc. was formed to hold all of the
outstanding capital stock of Global Cash Access, Inc. and has
guaranteed the obligations under the senior secured credit
facilities. A substantial portion of the proceeds of these
senior subordinated notes and senior secured credit facilities
were used to redeem all of First Data Corporations
interest in us and a portion of M&C Internationals
interest in us through a recapitalization (the
Recapitalization), in which Bank of America
Corporation reacquired an ownership interest in us. In May 2004,
we completed a private equity restructuring (the Private
Equity Restructuring) in which M&C International sold
a portion of its ownership interest in us to a number of private
equity investors, including entities affiliated with Summit
Partners, and we converted from a limited liability company to a
Delaware corporation. In September 2005, we completed an initial
public offering of common stock. In connection with that
offering, our various equity securities that were outstanding
prior to the offering were converted into common stock. In
addition, we became a guarantor, on a subordinated basis, of
Global Cash Access, Inc.s senior subordinated notes.
Other than insubstantial assets that are immaterial in amount
and nature, the sole asset of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
is the capital stock of Global Cash Access, Inc. The
consolidated financial data set forth and discussed below
reflects our financial condition as if Global Cash Access, Inc.
had been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc. during each of periods and at the dates presented.
In connection with our conversion from a limited liability
company to a corporation for United States federal income tax
purposes, we recognized deferred tax assets and liabilities from
the
43
expected tax consequences of differences between the book basis
and tax basis of our assets and liabilities at the date of
conversion into a taxable entity. Prior to our conversion to a
corporation, we operated our business as a limited liability
company that was treated as a pass through entity for United
States federal income tax purposes, making our owners
responsible for taxes on their respective share of our earnings.
The pro forma information presented with our consolidated
statements of income reflects the expected tax effects had we
operated our business through a taxable corporation during all
periods presented.
Principal sources of revenues and expenses
We derive our revenues as follows:
Cash advance. Cash advance revenues are comprised of
transaction fees assessed to gaming patrons in connection with
credit card cash advances and POS debit card transactions at the
time the transactions are authorized. Such fees are based on a
combination of a fixed amount plus a percentage of the face
amount of the credit card cash advance or POS debit card
transaction amount. The average amount disbursed per cash
advance transaction has increased in recent years, contributing
to our revenue growth. We expect this trend to continue.
ATM. ATM revenues are comprised of transaction fees
in the form of cardholder surcharges assessed to gaming patrons
in connection with ATM cash withdrawals at the time the
transactions are authorized and reverse interchange fees paid to
us by the patrons issuing banks. Cardholder surcharges are
recognized as revenue when a transaction is initiated and
reverse interchange is recognized as revenue on a monthly basis
based on the total transactions occurring during the month. The
cardholder surcharges assessed to gaming patrons in connection
with ATM cash withdrawals are currently a fixed dollar amount
and not a percentage of the transaction amount. The number of
transactions completed at our ATM machines has increased in
recent years, contributing to our revenue growth. We expect this
trend to continue.
Check services. Check services revenues are
principally comprised of check warranty revenues and are
generally based upon a percentage of the face amount of checks
warranted. These fees are paid to us by gaming establishments.
In some cases, gaming establishments pass on the fees to
patrons. The face amount of checks warranted through us has
declined in recent years as patrons increasingly use card-based
electronic payment methods. This has led to a decline in our
check services revenue. In the last three quarters, however, we
have seen growth in check services revenue, but it would be
premature to conclude that this is a trend.
Central credit and other revenues. Central Credit
revenues are based upon either a flat monthly unlimited usage
fee or a variable fee structure driven by the volume of patron
credit histories generated. QuikCredit and QuikMarketing
revenues are based upon a fee for a specific service performed,
while money transfer revenue is a fixed commission based upon
the number of transactions processed.
Our principal costs and expenses include:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization). Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization) are costs and expenses directly
related to the generation of revenue. For cash advance, ATM and,
to a lesser extent, check services, we pay a commission to the
gaming establishment at which the transaction occurs.
Commissions are the largest component of cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization). We expect
commissions to increase as a percentage of revenue as new
contracts are signed or existing
44
contracts are renewed. We pay credit card associations and POS
debit networks interchange fees for services they provide in
routing transactions through their networks. In addition, we pay
fees to participate in various ATM networks. The amounts of
these interchange fees are determined by the card associations
and networks in their sole discretion, and are subject to
increase in their discretion from time to time. Many of our cash
advance contracts enable us to pass through to our gaming
establishment customers, who may in turn pass through to
patrons, the amount of any increase in interchange or processing
fees. We expect the major card associations to increase
interchange rates at least annually. We pay connectivity and
processing fees to our network services providers. We incur
warranty expense when checks that we have warranted through our
Central Credit check warranty service or that TeleCheck has
warranted through its check warranty service are dishonored upon
presentment for payment. Our contract with TeleCheck limits our
warranty expense for checks warranted by TeleCheck to a maximum
percentage of the total face amount of dishonored checks. We
have no limits on warranty expense for our Central Credit check
warranty service. Other cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization) consist primarily of costs
related to delivering our Central Credit service and our patron
marketing activities.
Operating expenses. Operating expenses consist
primarily of salaries and benefits, legal expenses, armored
carrier expenses, bank fees, telecommunications expenses and the
cost of repair and maintenance on our cash access devices.
Interest expense. Interest expense includes interest
incurred on our senior secured credit facilities and our senior
subordinated notes, and the amortization of deferred financing
costs. Interest expense also includes the cash usage fees
associated with the cash used in our ATM machines.
Interest income. We generate interest income on the
amount of cash in our bank accounts and on cash that is
deposited into accounts to settle our credit card cash advance
and POS debit card transactions.
Income tax. Our earnings are subject to taxation
under the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Prior to our conversion to a Delaware corporation, our domestic
earnings were not subject to taxation because we were organized
as a Delaware limited liability company, which is a flow-through
entity for tax purposes. Subsequent to our conversion to a
Delaware corporation, our domestic earnings have been subject to
corporate taxation.
Minority interest. We operate a cashless gaming
joint venture with IGT through QuikPlay, of which we own 60% of
the equity interests and of which IGT owns 40% of the equity
interests. The joint venture was formed to develop and market a
cash access product that allows patrons to utilize a debit card
to access cash directly at gaming machines. The minority
interest shown on the consolidated financial statements reflects
the addition to our net income of the 40% of QuikPlay,
LLCs losses that are attributable to IGT.
45
Results of operations
Three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to three
months ended March 31, 2005
The following table sets forth the unaudited condensed
consolidated results of operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 (amounts in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
| |
|
|
March 31, 2006 | |
|
March 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
$ | |
|
% | |
|
$ | |
|
% | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
67,055 |
|
|
|
51.6% |
|
|
$ |
56,778 |
|
|
|
51.8% |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
53,160 |
|
|
|
40.9% |
|
|
|
43,773 |
|
|
|
39.9% |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
7,244 |
|
|
|
5.6% |
|
|
|
6,309 |
|
|
|
5.8% |
|
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
2,376 |
|
|
|
1.8% |
|
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
|
2.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
129,835 |
|
|
|
100.0% |
|
|
|
109,666 |
|
|
|
100.0% |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
(91,351 |
) |
|
|
70.4% |
|
|
|
(72,465 |
) |
|
|
66.1% |
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(15,290 |
) |
|
|
11.8% |
|
|
|
(12,013 |
) |
|
|
11.0% |
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
(1,502 |
) |
|
|
1.2% |
|
|
|
(1,364 |
) |
|
|
1.2% |
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
(1,065 |
) |
|
|
0.8% |
|
|
|
(1,952 |
) |
|
|
1.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
|
|
20,627 |
|
|
|
15.9% |
|
|
|
21,872 |
|
|
|
19.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
0.4% |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
0.4% |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(10,248 |
) |
|
|
7.9% |
|
|
|
(10,932 |
) |
|
|
10.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(9,693 |
) |
|
|
7.5% |
|
|
|
(10,481 |
) |
|
|
9.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
AND MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS
|
|
|
10,934 |
|
|
|
8.4% |
|
|
|
11,391 |
|
|
|
10.4% |
|
INCOME TAX PROVISION
|
|
|
(4,007 |
) |
|
|
3.1% |
|
|
|
(4,083 |
) |
|
|
3.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY OWNERSHIP
LOSS
|
|
|
6,927 |
|
|
|
5.3% |
|
|
|
7,308 |
|
|
|
6.7% |
|
MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS, net of tax
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
0.0% |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
0.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
|
|
5.4% |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
|
6.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER DATA:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate dollar amount processed
(in billions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Check warranty
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of transactions completed
(in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
16.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Check warranty
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Revenues
Total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 were
$129.8 million, an increase of $20.2 million, or
18.4%, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
The increase in revenues from the first quarter of 2005 to the
first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to the reasons described
below.
Cash Advance. Cash advance revenue for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 was $67.1 million, an increase of
$10.3 million, or 18.1%, as compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2005. The total amount of cash disbursed
increased 19.3% from $1.1 billion to $1.4 billion and
the number of transactions completed increased 9.3% from
2.3 million to 2.5 million. Revenue per cash advance
transaction increased 8.1% from $24.63 to $26.63.
ATM. ATM revenue for the quarter ended March 31,
2006 was $53.2 million, an increase of $9.4 million,
or 21.4%, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
The increase was primarily attributable to a 16.2% increase in
the number of transactions from 14.3 million to
16.7 million. Revenue per ATM transaction increased 4.6%
from $3.05 to $3.19. There was a 24.3% increase in the total
amount of cash disbursed from $2.4 billion to
$2.9 billion.
Check Services. Check services revenue for the quarter
ended March 31, 2006 was $7.2 million, an increase of
$0.9 million, or 14.8%, as compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2005. The face amount of checks warranted
increased 25.5% from $257.3 million to $322.8 million.
The number of checks warranted increased 12.9% from
1.1 million to 1.3 million, while the average face
amount per check warranted increased from $230.46 to $256.08.
Check warranty revenue as a percent of face amount warranted was
2.12% in the 2006 quarter as compared to 2.33% for the quarter
ended March 31, 2005, and revenue per check warranty
transaction increased 0.9% from $5.37 to $5.42.
Central Credit and Other. Central Credit and other
revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, were
$2.4 million, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 15.3%,
from $2.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
Costs and Expenses
Cost of Revenues (Exclusive of Depreciation and
Amortization). Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization) increased 26.1% from $72.5 million to
$91.4 million. The largest component of cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization) is commissions, and
commissions increased 26.2% in the 2006 quarter as contracts
were signed or renewed at higher commission rates than
experienced in the 2005 quarter. The second-largest component of
cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) is
interchange; interchange expenses increased 26.8%. The third
major component of cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization), warranty expenses, increased 24.5%. We expect
that commissions, interchange and warranty expenses will
continue to increase, and we expect that for the remaining
quarters of 2006 cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) will increase at a rate faster than revenues.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the quarter
ended March 31, 2006 were $15.3 million, an increase
of $3.3 million, 27.3%, as compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2005. Operating expenses in the 2006 quarter
included $2.0 million in non-cash compensation expenses
related to our implementation of SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, for equity awards issued to our
employees. The increase in operating expenses in the 2006
quarter is primarily attributable to increased payroll and
related benefits and taxes from the addition of
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several employees as the infrastructure of the organization has
been expanded to meet the new demands of operating as a stand
alone public entity. Additionally, expenses associated with the
operation of the Companys ATMs increased with the increase
in ATM volume.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation expense for
the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was $1.1 million, a
decrease of $0.9 million, or 45.4% compared to the 2005
quarter. The decrease in depreciation expense is principally
related to the equipment acquired in the 2001 InnoVentry
acquisition becoming fully depreciated in the third quarter of
2005. Amortization expense, which relates principally to
computer software, customer contracts and our
3-in-1 patent,
increased from $1.4 million to $1.5 million, as a
result of the acquisition of our
3-in-1 patent in the
third quarter of FY 2005.
Primarily as a result of the factors described above, operating
income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was
$20.6 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 5.7%, as
compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
Interest Income (Expense), Net. Interest income was $555
thousand in the first quarter of 2006, an increase of 23.1% from
the first quarter of 2005, due primarily to higher average cash
balances in the first quarter of 2006.
Interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, was
$10.2 million, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 6.3%, as
compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Higher
interest rates on our senior secured credit facilities were
offset by lower average borrowings in the first quarter of 2006.
Interest expense on borrowings (including amortization of
deferred financing costs) was $6.7 million in the 2006
quarter as compared to $8.9 million in the 2005 quarter.
The cash usage fee for cash used in our ATMs is included in
interest expense. ATM cash usage fees were $3.5 million in
the first quarter of 2006 as compared to $2.0 million in
the same quarter of 2005. This increase was a result of an
increase in the average amount of outstanding ATM cash from
$272.3 million in the first quarter of 2005 to
$290.4 million in the first quarter of 2006 and an increase
in the effective interest rate for the quarter from 3.0% to 4.9%
for the same periods respectively.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before income tax
provision and minority ownership loss was $10.9 million for
the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a decrease of
$0.5 million, or 4.0%, as compared to the 2005 quarter.
Income Tax. The provision for income taxes in the first
quarter of 2006 represents our estimate of the effective tax
rate for the year of 36.7%. This rate is higher than the
statutory tax rate in effect for 2005 due to the non-deductible
income tax treatment of the non-cash compensation expense
related to incentive stock options granted to employees. Due to
the amortization of our deferred tax assets, actual cash taxes
paid on pretax income generated in the first quarter of 2006
will be substantially lower than the provision.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before minority
ownership loss was $6.9 million for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5.2%,
as compared to the 2005 quarter.
Minority Ownership Loss, Net of Tax. Minority ownership
loss, net of tax attributable to QuikPlay for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 was $36 thousand as compared to $32 thousand
in the comparable period of 2005.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income was
$7.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, a
decrease of $0.4 million as compared to the 2005 quarter.
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Year ended December 31, 2005 compared to year ended
December 31, 2004
The following table sets forth the condensed consolidated
results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2005
and December 31, 2004 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
$ | |
|
% | |
|
$ | |
|
% | |
| |
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
235,055 |
|
|
|
51.8% |
|
|
$ |
209,962 |
|
|
|
52.1% |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
182,291 |
|
|
|
40.1 |
|
|
|
158,433 |
|
|
|
39.3 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
26,376 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
|
|
|
23,768 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
10,358 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
10,840 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
454,080 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
403,003 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
(309,002 |
) |
|
|
(68.1 |
) |
|
|
(270,112 |
) |
|
|
(67.0 |
) |
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(50,685 |
) |
|
|
(11.2 |
) |
|
|
(45,322 |
) |
|
|
(11.2 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(12,109 |
) |
|
|
(2.7 |
) |
|
|
(13,548 |
) |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
82,284 |
|
|
|
18.1 |
|
|
|
74,021 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
|
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(51,879 |
) |
|
|
(11.4 |
) |
|
|
(32,025 |
) |
|
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
|
|
Income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
30,405 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
41,996 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
Income tax (provision) benefit
|
|
|
(8,032 |
) |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
|
|
212,346 |
|
|
|
52.7 |
|
|
|
|
Income before minority ownership
loss
|
|
|
22,373 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
254,342 |
|
|
|
63.1 |
|
Minority ownership loss, net of tax
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
|
5.0% |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
|
63.2% |
|
|
|
|
Income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
|
|
10.4% |
|
Pro forma provision for income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,119 |
) |
|
|
(3.8 |
) |
Minority ownership loss, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
27,090 |
|
|
|
6.7% |
|
|
Total revenues
Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 were
$454.1 million, an increase of $51.1 million, or
12.7%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2004.
This increase was primarily due to the reasons described below.
Cash advance. Cash advance revenue for the year
ended December 31, 2005 was $235.1 million, an
increase of $25.1 million, or 12.0%, as compared to the
year ended December 31, 2004. This increase was primarily
due to a 12.7% increase in credit card cash advance revenue and
a 5.6% increase in POS debit card transaction revenue. The total
amount of cash disbursed increased
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10.5% from $4.2 billion to $4.7 billion and the number
of transactions completed increased 3.2% from 8.8 million
to 9.1 million. Revenue per cash advance transaction
increased 8.5%, from $23.76 to $25.78. Cash advance revenue from
our operations in the United Kingdom for the year ended
December 31, 2005 was $7.4 million.
ATM. ATM revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2005 was $182.3 million, an increase of
$23.9 million, or 15.1%, as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2004. The increase was primarily attributable
to a 10.8% increase in the number of transactions from
53.2 million to 58.9 million. Revenue per ATM
transaction increased 3.7% from $2.98 to $3.09. There was a
17.7% increase in the total amount of cash disbursed from
$8.4 billion to $9.9 billion.
Check services. Check services revenue for the year
ended December 31, 2005 was $26.4 million, an increase
of $2.6 million, or 11.0%, as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2004. The face amount of checks warranted
increased 20.0% from $0.9 billion to $1.1 billion. The
number of checks warranted increased 7.7% from 4.3 million
to 4.7 million, while the average face amount per check
increased from $217.20 to $242.08. Revenue as a percent of face
amount was 2.19% in 2005 as compared to 2.40% for the year ended
December 31, 2004, and revenue per transaction increased
1.9% from $5.21 to $5.31. The increases in our check services
business were directly attributable to the new Central Credit
Check Warranty product that was introduced in 2005. This product
expands upon the services offered in our existing TeleCheck
warranty product, and has allowed us to obtain some larger check
cashing accounts. For 2006, we expect check services revenue to
grow as we expand upon our Central Credit Check Warranty
product, but our expectation from 2007 and beyond is to see a
decline in total check services revenue as patrons increasingly
use ATMs, POS debit cards and credit cards to access funds.
Central credit and other. Central Credit and other
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005, were
$10.4 million, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 4.4%, as
compared to the year ended December 31, 2004. The decrease
was primarily a result of pricing concessions given to certain
customers in connection with the signing of new contracts for
cash access services.
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization). Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization) increased 14.4% from
$270.1 million to $309.0 million. The largest
component of cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) is commissions, and commissions increased 11.4% in
2005 as contracts were signed or renewed at higher commission
rates than experienced in 2004. Included within commission
expense is $1.6 million in commission payments to two
customers regarding contract terms and conditions that we
consider to be unusual in nature. The second-largest component
of cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
is interchange; interchange expenses increased 19.8%. Warranty
expenses, the third-largest component of cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased 35.6%.
This increase was primarily the result of the introduction of
the Central Credit Check Warranty Product that began full scale
operations in 2005. We expect that commissions and interchange
will continue to increase, and we expect that in 2006 cost of
revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) will
increase at a rate faster than revenues.
Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the year
ended December 31, 2005 were $50.7 million, an
increase of $5.4 million, or 11.8%, as compared to the year
ended December 31, 2004. Included in operating expenses in
2005 is $1.1 million of expense that we
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consider to be unusual in nature related to the write-off of a
receivable from a check services provider. Excluding these
unusual expenses, operating expenses in 2005 would have been
$49.6 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 9.4%,
from 2004. This increase is primarily due to additional staffing
requirements to support the Companys additional
responsibilities of being a publicly traded entity. Operating
expenses for 2005 also included significant legal expenses
associated with the Companys patent infringement lawsuit
regarding its
3-in-1
Rollover patent. For year ended December 31, 2005,
legal fees incurred in this effort were $2.1 million. The
Company intends to continue to incur these expenses until such
time as a satisfactory resolution of the matter is concluded. We
believe that excluding the unusual items for 2005 provides a
more representative understanding of our 2005 operating
expenses. We expect that operating expenses will increase in
2006 at a rate of growth lower than the rate of growth in cost
of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization).
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense
for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $6.8 million,
a decrease of $1.1 million, or 13.5%, as compared to the
year ended December 31, 2004. The decrease was primarily
due to a certain fixed assets acquired as part of various
acquisitions in 2000 becoming fully depreciated in 2005 yet
remaining in service. Amortization expense, which relates
principally to computer software and customer contracts,
decreased $0.4 million from $5.7 million to
$5.3 million, as a result of certain capitalized software
projects becoming fully amortized.
Primarily as a result of the factors described above, operating
income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was
$82.3 million, an increase of $8.3 million, or 11.2%,
as compared to the year ended December 31, 2004.
Interest income (expense), net. Interest income
(expense), net, was $51.9 million in 2005, an increase of
$19.9 million, or 62.0%, from $32.0 million in 2004.
Interest income was $1.8 million in 2005, an increase of
$0.5 million, or 37.7%, as compared to 2004. Interest
expense for the year ended December 31, 2005, was
$44.2 million, an increase of $10.8 million, or 32.5%,
as compared to December 31, 2004. Interest expense on
borrowings (including amortization of deferred financing costs)
was $33.9 million in 2005 as compared to $27.6 million
in 2004. The cash usage fee for cash used in our ATMs is
included in interest expense. ATM cash usage fees were
$10.2 million in 2005 as compared to $5.7 million in
2004, an increase of $4.5 million or 79.0%. The increase
resulted primarily from increases in the LIBOR rate on which
those funds are priced. The loss on early extinguishment of debt
of $9.5 million in 2005 was a result of the
$7.2 million premium paid to retire $82.25 million of
the Companys senior subordinated notes and the write-off
of $2.3 million of capitalized debt issuance costs
associated with these borrowings.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss was
$30.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, a
decrease of $11.6 million, or 27.6%, as compared to the
prior year.
Income tax. Income tax expense of $8.0 million
for the year ended December 31, 2005, represents foreign
income tax expense of $1.2 million, United States state and
federal income tax expense of $9.9 million, and the benefit
associated with the final adjustment to the value of the
deferred tax asset created by the Recapitalization and the
Private Equity Restructuring of $3.1 million.
Our determination of the amount of the deferred tax asset
depends upon the gain reported by the sellers in both the
Recapitalization and the Private Equity Restructuring. This
adjustment was derived from information contained in the former
partners final 2004 partnership income
51
tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service in the
fourth quarter of 2005. We expect that the deferred tax asset
will be amortized over the 15 year period ending in May
2019, with the result that our United States federal income
taxes paid (to the extent that we have taxable income) will be
approximately $16.5 million lower per year than the amount
we record as income tax expense during that period.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before minority
ownership loss was $22.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005, a decrease of $232.0 million, or
91.2%, as compared to the prior year.
Minority ownership loss. Minority ownership loss
attributable to QuikPlay, LLC for the year ended
December 31, 2005 was $218 thousand, virtually unchanged
from $213 thousand as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2004. We expect that QuikPlay, LLC will record
a loss in 2006 as well.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income was
$22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, a
decrease of $232.0 million, or 91.1%, as compared to the
prior year.
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Year ended December 31, 2004 compared to year ended
December 31, 2003
The following table sets forth the condensed consolidated
results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2004
and December 31, 2003 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December 31, 2004 | |
|
December 31, 2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
$ | |
|
% | |
|
$ | |
|
% | |
| |
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
209,962 |
|
|
|
52.1% |
|
|
$ |
186,547 |
|
|
|
52.4% |
|
ATM
|
|
|
158,433 |
|
|
|
39.3 |
|
|
|
132,341 |
|
|
|
37.2 |
|
Check services
|
|
|
23,768 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
|
26,326 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
10,840 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
10,500 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
403,003 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
|
355,714 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
(270,112 |
) |
|
|
(67.0 |
) |
|
|
(232,463 |
) |
|
|
(65.4 |
) |
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(45,322 |
) |
|
|
(11.2 |
) |
|
|
(45,430 |
) |
|
|
(12.8 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(13,548 |
) |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
(14,061 |
) |
|
|
(4.0 |
) |
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
74,021 |
|
|
|
18.4 |
|
|
|
63,760 |
|
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(32,025 |
) |
|
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
|
(5,450 |
) |
|
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
|
Income before income tax benefit
(provision) and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
41,996 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
58,310 |
|
|
|
16.4 |
|
Income tax benefit (provision)
|
|
|
212,346 |
|
|
|
52.7 |
|
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
|
Income before minority ownership
loss
|
|
|
254,342 |
|
|
|
63.1 |
|
|
|
57,989 |
|
|
|
16.3 |
|
Minority ownership loss, net of tax
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
|
63.2% |
|
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
|
|
16.4% |
|
|
|
|
Income before income tax benefit
(provision) and minority ownership loss
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
|
|
10.4% |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
|
16.4% |
|
Pro forma provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(15,119 |
) |
|
|
(3.8 |
) |
|
|
(21,062 |
) |
|
|
(5.9 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$ |
27,090 |
|
|
|
6.7% |
|
|
$ |
37,648 |
|
|
|
10.6% |
|
|
Total revenues
Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004 were
$403.0 million, an increase of $47.3 million, or
13.3%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2003.
This increase was primarily due to the reasons described below.
Cash advance. Cash advance revenue for the year
ended December 31, 2004 was $210.0 million, an
increase of $23.4 million, or 12.6%, as compared to the
year ended December 31, 2003. This increase was primarily
due to a 51.2% increase in POS debit card transaction revenue
and a 9.4% increase in credit card cash advance revenue. The
total amount of cash disbursed
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increased 12.0% from $3.8 billion to $4.2 billion and
the number of transactions completed increased 8.6% from
8.1 million to 8.8 million. Revenue per cash advance
transaction increased 3.6%, from $22.93 to $23.76.
ATM. ATM revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2004 was $158.4 million, an increase of
$26.1 million, or 19.7%, as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. The increase was primarily attributable
to a 16.4% increase in the number of transactions from
45.7 million to 53.2 million. Revenue per ATM
transaction increased 2.9% from $2.90 to $2.98. There was a
21.9% increase in the total amount of cash disbursed from
$6.9 billion to $8.4 billion.
Check services. Check services revenue for the year
ended December 31, 2004 was $23.8 million, a decrease
of $2.6 million, or 9.7%, as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. The face amount of checks warranted
declined 9.0% from $1.0 billion to $0.9 billion. The
number of checks warranted decreased 12.0% from 4.9 million
to 4.3 million, while the average face amount per check
warranted increased from $209.89 to $217.20. Check warranty
revenue as a percent of face amount warranted was 2.40% in 2004
as compared to 2.46% for the year ended December 31, 2003,
and revenue per check warranty transaction increased 0.8% from
$5.17 to $5.21.
Central credit and other. Central Credit and other
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004, were
$10.8 million, an increase of $0.3 million, or 3.2%,
as compared to the year ended December 31, 2003. The
increase was primarily a result of our prior year price
increases being in effect for the entire year and increases in
our marketing revenue.
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization). Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization) increased 16.2% from
$232.5 million to $270.1 million. The largest
component of cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) is commissions, and commissions increased 17.2% in
2004 as contracts were signed or renewed at higher commission
rates than experienced in 2003. The second-largest component of
cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) is
interchange; interchange expenses increased 16.0%. Warranty
expenses increased 3.3% even as check service revenue declined.
Operating expenses. Operating expenses for the year
ended December 31, 2004 were $45.3 million, a decrease
of $0.1 million, or 0.2%, as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. Operating expenses in 2004 include
several expenses aggregating $6.1 million that we consider
to be unusual in nature. These expenses consist of
$2.3 million in settlement and related expenses of a
lawsuit, $1.5 million in payment of disputed Canadian GST
taxes, $1.8 million in expenses related to the Private
Equity Restructuring, and $0.5 million of other unusual
expenses. Excluding these unusual expenses, operating expenses
in 2004 would have been $39.2 million, a reduction of
$6.2 million, or 13.6%, from 2003. This reduction is
primarily due to the full year of cost savings that were
obtained through various initiatives in 2003, including the
restructuring of certain ATM service contracts, headcount
reductions, and renegotiation of the TeleCheck agreement. We
believe that excluding the unusual items for 2004 provides a
more representative understanding of our 2004 operating expenses.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense
for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $7.9 million,
an increase of $0.3 million, or 4.3%, as compared to the
year ended December 31, 2003. The increase was primarily
due to the procurement of additional ATM equipment. Amortization
expense, which relates principally to computer software and
customer
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contracts, decreased $0.8 million from $6.5 million to
$5.7 million, as a result of certain capitalized software
projects becoming fully amortized.
Primarily as a result of the factors described above, operating
income for the year ended December 31, 2004 was
$74.0 million, an increase of $10.3 million, or 16.1%,
as compared to the year ended December 31, 2003.
Interest income (expense), net. Interest income was
$1.3 million in 2004, essentially unchanged from
$1.3 million in 2003. Interest expense for the year ended
December 31, 2004, was $33.3 million, an increase of
$26.6 million, or 393.1%, as compared to December 31,
2003. The increase is primarily due to the borrowings incurred
in March 2004 in connection with the Recapitalization. Interest
expense on borrowings (including amortization of deferred
financing costs) was $27.6 million in 2004 as compared to
$0 in 2003. The cash usage fee for cash used in our ATMs is
included in interest expense. ATM cash usage fees were
$5.7 million in 2004 as compared to $6.8 million in
2003, a reduction of $1.0 million or 15.5%. The reduction
resulted primarily from a more favorable supply agreement for
ATM cash that was entered into in June 2004.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before income tax
benefit (provision) and minority ownership loss was
$42.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, a
decrease of $16.3 million, or 28.0%, as compared to the
prior year.
Income tax. For all of 2003, we operated as a
limited liability company. As a consequence, all of our United
States federal and state tax obligations were passed through to
our members and we recorded no provision for such taxes. Income
tax expense of $0.3 million in 2003 was entirely
attributable to income taxes in non-United States jurisdictions.
In 2004, we operated as a limited liability company up until
May 14, 2004, at which point we converted to a Delaware
corporation and elected to be taxed at the corporate level.
United States income tax obligations for the period prior to
May 14, 2004, were passed through to our members. Income
tax benefit of $212.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004, represents foreign income tax expense of
$1.7 million, United States state and federal income tax
expense of $8.8 million, and the estimated realization of a
net deferred tax asset created by the Recapitalization and the
Private Equity Restructuring of $222.9 million.
The amount of the net deferred tax asset was dependent upon the
ultimate gain reported by the sellers in both the
Recapitalization and the Private Equity Restructuring. The
amount included as income in 2004 was based on current estimates
of those gains. To the extent that we received revised
information about the gain realized by the sellers, we were
obligated to recompute the deferred tax asset. Changes in the
balance of the deferred tax asset were recognized as income tax
benefit or expense in the period in which we received the
revised information.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, income before minority
ownership loss was $254.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004, an increase of $196.4 million, or
338.6%, as compared to the prior year.
Minority ownership loss. Minority ownership loss
attributable to QuikPlay, LLC for the year ended
December 31, 2004 was $0.2 million, a decrease of
$0.2 million as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. This decrease was primarily due to a
full year of revenue being realized in 2004 as opposed to only a
partial year in 2003.
Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income was
$254.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004,
an increase of $196.2 million, or 336.0%, as compared to
the prior year.
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Critical accounting policies
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with
United States GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions
that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent
assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements.
The SEC has defined a companys critical accounting
policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of
the financial condition and results of operations, and which
require management to make its most difficult and subjective
judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about
matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition,
we have identified our critical accounting policies as those
addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies that
involve the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions. You
should review the notes to our consolidated financial statements
for a summary of these policies. We believe that our estimates
and assumptions are reasonable, based upon information presently
available; however, actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Goodwill
We have approximately $156.8 million in net unamortized
goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet at March 31,
2006 resulting from our acquisition of other businesses. The
accounting standard requires an annual review of goodwill and
other non-amortizing intangible assets for impairment. We
completed our most recent annual assessment on October 1,
2005 and it was determined that no impairment adjustment was
necessary at that time. The annual evaluation of goodwill and
other non-amortizing intangible assets requires the use of
estimates about future cash flows of each reporting unit to
determine their estimated fair value. Changes in forecasted cash
flows can materially affect these estimates, which could
significantly affect our results of operations.
Income taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the United States as well as
various states and foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. We
account for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes, whereby deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been included in the financial
statements or income tax returns. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are determined based on differences between
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
their respective tax bases using enacted tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect on the income tax provision and deferred tax assets
and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income
in the period that includes the enactment date. We are unaware
of any circumstances that would cause the deferred tax assets to
not be realizable.
Revenue recognition
We recognize revenue when evidence of an arrangement exists,
services have been rendered, our price fixed or determinable and
collectibility is reasonably assured. We evaluate our revenue
streams for proper timing of revenue recognition.
Cash advance revenue is comprised of upfront patron transaction
fees assessed at the time the transaction is initiated and a
percentage of the face amount of the cash advance. Cash advance
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revenue is recognized at the point that a negotiable money order
instrument is generated by the casino cashier.
ATM revenue is comprised of upfront patron transaction fees
assessed at the time the transaction is initiated and a
percentage of interchange fees paid by the patrons issuing
bank. These issuing banks share the interchange revenue, or
reverse interchange, with us to cover the costs we incur to
acquire the ATM transaction. Upfront patron transaction fees are
recognized when a transaction is authorized, and reverse
interchange is recognized on a monthly basis.
Check services revenue is generally contractually based upon a
percentage of the face amount of total checks warranted. Check
services revenue is recognized on a monthly basis.
Central Credit revenue is based upon either a flat monthly
unlimited usage fee or a variable fee structure driven by the
volume of patron credit histories generated. This revenue is
recognized on a monthly basis. QuikCredit revenue is comprised
of the upfront patron transaction fee assessed at the time the
transaction is initiated and is a percentage of the face amount
of the check provided by the patron to the gaming establishment.
Revenue derived from our patron marketing products and services
is recognized upon completion of services.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes accounting
standards for all transactions in which an entity exchanges its
equity instruments for goods and services.
SFAS No. 123(R) focuses primarily on accounting for
transactions with employees, and carries forward without change
prior guidance for share-based payments for transactions with
non-employees.
SFAS No. 123(R) eliminates the intrinsic value
measurement objective in APB Opinion No. 25 and generally
will require us to measure the cost of employee services
received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on
the fair value of the award on the date of the grant. The
standard requires grant date fair value to be estimated using
either an option-pricing model, which is consistent with the
terms of the award, or a market observed price, if such a price
exists. Such cost must be recognized over the period during
which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for
the award, that is, the requisite service period (which is
usually the vesting period). The standard also requires us to
estimate the number of instruments that will ultimately be
issued, rather than accounting for forfeitures as they occur.
On April 14, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued a rule that amends the required
compliance dates for SFAS No. 123(R). The new SEC rule
allows companies to delay implementing SFAS No. 123(R)
until the beginning of their next fiscal year, instead of the
next reporting period, that begins after June 15, 2005.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS
No. 123(R) using the modified prospective method. In the
three months ended March 31, 2006, we recorded stock-based
compensation expense of $2.0 million.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, amending APB 29,
which treated nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets
as an exception from fair value measurement. SFAS No. 153
replaces this exception with a general exception from fair value
measurement for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have
commercial substance. Nonmonetary exchanges have commercial
substance if the future cash flows of an entity are expected to
change significantly as a result of the exchange. This statement
is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal
periods beginning after June 15,
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2005. The Company adopted this standard in 2006 and the adoption
did not have a material impact on our results of operations,
financial position or cash flows.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.
FIN No. 47 clarifies that the term conditional asset
retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a
legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in
which the timing and (or) method of settlement are
conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the
control of the entity. FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity
would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the
fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is was
effective December 31, 2005. The adoption of FIN 47
did not have a material effect on the Companys results of
operations, financial position or cash flows.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting
Changes and Error Corrections, requiring retrospective
application to prior-period financial statements of changes in
accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine
either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of
the change. SFAS No. 154 also redefines
restatement as the revising of previously issued
financial statements to reflect correction of errors made. SFAS
No. 154 is effective for accounting charges and corrections
of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2005. The Company adopted this standard in 2006 and the adoption
did not have a material impact on our results of operations,
financial position or cash flows.
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155,
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, an
amendment of SFAS No. 133 and SFAS No. 140. The
provisions of SFAS No. 155 are effective for all
financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of
the first fiscal year after September 15, 2006.
SFAS No. 155 will be effective for the Company
beginning in the first quarter of 2007. This pronouncement
primarily resolves certain issues addressed in the
implementation of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, concerning
beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The
Statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired,
issued, or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the
beginning of the 2007 fiscal year. The Company is evaluating any
future effect of this pronouncement.
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Liquidity and capital resources
Cash flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Years ended | |
|
For three months | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
ended March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
| |
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
$ |
38,585 |
|
|
$ |
75,212 |
|
|
$ |
16,599 |
|
|
$ |
7,773 |
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(17,860 |
) |
|
|
(4,861 |
) |
|
|
(2,495 |
) |
|
|
(2,421 |
) |
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(35,190 |
) |
|
|
(43,950 |
) |
|
|
(2,012 |
) |
|
|
(31,220 |
) |
Net effect of exchange rates on
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(247 |
) |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
|
(14,454 |
) |
|
|
26,154 |
|
|
|
12,124 |
|
|
|
(25,857 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents
beginning of period
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
23,423 |
|
|
|
35,123 |
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents end
of period
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
$ |
23,720 |
|
|
Our principal source of liquidity is cash flows from operating
activities, which were $38.6 million and $75.2 million
for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
respectively and $16.6 million and $7.8 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Our cash flows from operating activities are
influenced by changes in settlement receivables and the timing
of payments related to settlement liabilities. As a result, our
cash flows from operating activities have changed and may in the
future change substantially based upon the timing of our
settlement liability payments. We calculate our net cash
position as cash and cash equivalents plus settlement
receivables less settlement liabilities. The following table
presents our net cash position at year-end for the last two
fiscal years:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2006 | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
60,164 |
|
|
|
30,357 |
|
|
|
23,922 |
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
(59,782 |
) |
|
|
(42,192 |
) |
|
|
(23,997 |
) |
|
|
|
Net cash position
|
|
$ |
35,505 |
|
|
$ |
37,742 |
|
|
$ |
47,172 |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $17.9 million
and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively, and $2.5 million and
$2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively. Included in net cash used in investing
activities for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
were funds spent on software development in the amounts of
$0.6 million and $0.6 million, and funds spent on the
procurement of cash access equipment, computer and other
hardware in the amounts of $6.5 million and
$3.2 million, respectively. In 2005 we paid
$10.0 million for the purchase of
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the 3-in-1
rollover patent from USA Payments. In 2004, we also made
severance payments in the aggregate amount of $1.0 million
to two departing executives in consideration of covenants not to
compete with us for a period of two years. We have capitalized
those non-compete agreements and are amortizing them over the
term of the non-compete period.
Included in net cash used in investing activities for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, funds spent on
purchased software and software development in the amounts of
$0.2 million and $0.4 million, funds spent on the
procurement of cash access equipment, computer and other
hardware in the amounts of $2.3 million and
$2.1 million, respectively.
We have met our capital requirements to date through cash flows
from operating activities. We currently expect that capital
expenditures in 2006 will exceed $8 million, which is the
annual limit allowed under our senior secured credit facilities.
We will seek to obtain a waiver of this restriction or to
refinance our senior secured debt, but if we are unsuccessful in
doing so, we could be in breach of this provision at the end of
2006.
Net cash used in financing activities was $35.2 million and
$44.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively. In 2005, we completed an initial public
offering of our common stock that resulted in net proceeds,
after underwriting discounts and commissions, of
$130.9 million. We utilized these proceeds and existing
cash balances to repay $157.2 million in scheduled and
voluntary debt principal and debt issuance costs incurred in
connection with the amendment of our senior secured credit
facility. Net cash used in financing activities in 2004 is the
result of $464.3 million in net borrowings (which include
debt repayments, and payments for debt issuance costs),
$508.6 million of distributions on or redemptions of
membership interests, and $0.3 million in capital
contributions from IGT related to QuikPlay, LLC, our joint
venture with IGT.
Net cash used in financing activities was $2.0 million and
$31.2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. In the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, we repaid $2.3 million and
$31.5 million of principal on our credit facilities. In the
three months ended March 31, 2006, the net cash used also
includes payments for debt issuance costs of $0.1 million.
Cash provided from financing activities includes
$0.2 million and $0.3 million in capital contributions
for QuikPlay from our minority investor in the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Additionally,
in the 2006 quarter we obtained proceeds from the exercising of
employee options under our equity compensation programs totaling
$0.2 million.
Indebtedness
On March 10, 2004 we entered into senior secured credit
facilities arranged by Banc of America Securities LLC with Bank
of America, N.A. as administrative agent in an aggregate
principal amount of $280.0 million, consisting of a
five-year revolving credit facility of $20.0 million and a
six-year term loan facility of $260.0 million. Proceeds of
the term loan under the senior secured credit facilities were
used to finance in part the Recapitalization and to pay related
fees and expenses. The revolving credit facility will be used to
provide ongoing working capital and for other general corporate
purposes. Amounts available under this revolving credit were
reduced by $3.1 million of letters of credit outstanding at
March 31, 2006. The terms of our senior secured credit
facilities require that a significant portion of our excess cash
flow be devoted to reducing amounts outstanding under these
facilities. In 2005, we made voluntary prepayments under the
term loan, which satisfy our obligations for excess cash flow
sweep repayments for 2005. Under the terms of our senior secured
credit facilities we are required to
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maintain financial covenants related to our leverage ratio,
senior leverage ratio and fixed charge cover ratio.
Additionally, we have a covenant related to our allowable
capital expenditures. We believe we were in compliance with all
of our debt covenants as of March 31, 2006.
On April 14, 2005, we entered into an Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement pursuant to which some of the terms in our
senior secured credit facilities were modified. Among other
things, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and related
documents provide the following:
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|
|
the Applicable Margin over LIBOR on which our interest expense
is based was reduced from 275 basis points to
225 basis points, with further reductions possible
dependent on our leverage ratio and credit ratings. Based upon
our leverage ratio at December 31, 2005 and an upgrade of
our debt ratings by Moodys Investors Service in January
2006, the Applicable Margin was reduced to 175 basis points
as of April 7, 2006. Until April 14, 2006, we will be
required to pay as a fee to Banc of America Securities, our
agent with respect to the Amended Agreement, 50% of the savings
in interest expense between what we would have paid under the
terms of the original credit facility and what we actually pay.
This fee for issuance costs will be paid monthly and is
capitalized as part prepaid expenses, and amortized to interest
expense in our financial statements; |
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|
the Excess Cash Flow Sweep percentage reduces from 75% to 50% at
leverage levels below 4.25x and is eliminated at leverage levels
below 3.0x; |
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|
the requirement to devote 50% of the net proceeds from our
initial public offering to prepay borrowings under the Term Loan
was eliminated; |
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|
we became obligated to use a portion of the net proceeds from
our initial public offering to redeem 35% of the senior
subordinated notes at the redemption price specified in the
Indenture governing the notes; and |
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capital expenditures may not exceed $8 million per annum. |
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains financial and
other restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in
activities that we may believe to be in our long-term best
interests. These restrictions include, among other things,
limits on our ability to make investments, pay dividends, incur
debt, sell assets, or merge with or acquire another entity. Our
failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event
of default, which, if not cured or waived, could result in the
acceleration of all of our debt. Certain matters may arise that
require us to get waivers or modifications of these covenants.
For example, we expect that our capital expenditures in 2006
will exceed the amounts allowed under the credit facilities due
to capital expenditures we expect to incur in connection with
commencing operations under our contract with MGM MIRAGE. As
another example, if we decide to obtain money transmitter
licenses, we may be required to secure letters of credit or
surety bonds in excess of the amounts currently allowed. We may
address these risks by seeking modifications or waivers of our
existing agreements, by refinancing those agreements, or both.
If we are unable to get these matters waived, modified or
refinanced, an event of default could occur which, if not cured
or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt.
On March 10, 2004, we completed a private placement
offering of $235.0 million
83/4
% senior subordinated notes due 2012. On
October 14, 2004, we completed an exchange offer of the
notes for registered notes of like tenor and effect (the
Notes). All of the Global Cash Access, Inc.s
existing and future domestic wholly owned subsidiaries are
guarantors of the Notes on a
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senior subordinated basis. In addition, effective upon the
closing of our initial public offering of common stock, we
guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, all of Global Cash Access,
Inc.s obligations under the Notes.
Interest on the Notes accrues based upon a
360-day year comprised
of twelve 30-day months
and is payable semiannually on March 15th and
September 15th. On October 31, 2005,
$82.25 million or 35% of these Notes were redeemed at a
price of 108.75% of face, out of the net proceeds from our
initial public offering. On or after March 15, 2008, we can
redeem all or a portion of the Notes at redemption prices of
104.375% on or after March 15, 2008, 102.188% on or after
March 15, 2009 or 100.000% on or after March 15, 2010.
The following is a summary of our contractual cash obligations
as of December 31, 2005, including our senior subordinated
notes and our senior secured credit facilities:
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Contractual cash obligations | |
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2-3 years | |
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4-5 years | |
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Long-term debt
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$ |
321,412 |
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$ |
9,242 |
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$ |
18,483 |
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$ |
140,937 |
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$ |
152,750 |
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Estimated interest payments(1)
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143,402 |
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28,420 |
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55,037 |
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39,897 |
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20,048 |
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Operating leases
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2,236 |
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522 |
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1,001 |
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713 |
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0 |
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Purchase commitments(2)
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19,313 |
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2,341 |
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4,682 |
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4,682 |
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7,608 |
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Total cash obligations
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$ |
486,363 |
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$ |
40,525 |
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$ |
79,203 |
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$ |
186,229 |
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$ |
180,406 |
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(1) Estimated interest payments are computed using the
interest rate in effect at December 31, 2005 multiplied by
the principal balance outstanding after scheduled principal
amortization payments. For the senior secured credit facility
and the senior subordinated notes the rates assumed are 6.64%
and 8.75%, respectively.
(2) The Company obtains transaction processing services
from USA Payments, a company controlled by the principals of
M&C, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement for
Electronic Payment Processing. Under terms of this agreement,
GCA is obligated to pay USA Payments a fixed monthly processing
fee and minimum transaction volume fees through the termination
of this agreement in March 2014.
Deferred tax asset
At March 31, 2006, we had a net deferred income tax asset
of a $203.7 million. We recognized a deferred tax asset
upon our conversion from a limited liability company to a
corporation on May 14, 2004. Prior to that time, all tax
attributes flowed through to the members of the LLC. The
principal component of the deferred tax asset is a difference
between our income for financial accounting and tax purposes.
This difference results from a significant balance of Acquired
Goodwill (approximately $686 million) which is recorded for
tax purposes but not for accounting purposes. This asset is
amortized over 15 years for tax purposes, resulting in
annual pretax income being $45.7 million lower for tax
purposes than for financial accounting purposes. At an estimated
tax rate of 36%, this results in tax payments being
approximately $16.5 million less than the provision for
income taxes shown on the income statement for financial
accounting purposes. Over the 15 year life, this is an
aggregate of $247.0 million in cash savings.
Other liquidity needs and resources
On September 28, 2005, we completed an initial public
offering of 9.0 million shares of common stock, and on
October 11, 2005, the underwriters exercised their over
allotment option to purchase an additional 1.1 million
shares of our common stock. The total proceeds to
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us from the offering (after deducting underwriting discounts and
commissions) were $130.9 million. We used
$90.3 million of these proceeds to redeem senior
subordinated notes (including a redemption premium and accrued
interest), $10.0 million to acquire ownership of the
3-in-1
rollover patent, and $20.0 million to voluntarily
prepay amounts due under the term loan portion of our senior
secured credit facility. In December 2005, the remaining
$10.5 million of the initial public offering proceeds and
cash balances on hand were utilized to prepay an additional
$15.0 million of amounts due under the term loan portion of
our senior secured credit facility.
Bank of America, N.A. supplies us with currency needed for
normal operating requirements of our ATMs pursuant to a treasury
services agreement. Under the terms of this agreement, we pay a
monthly cash usage fee based upon the product of the average
daily dollars outstanding in all ATMs multiplied by the average
London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, for one-month United
States dollar deposits for each day that rate is published in
that month plus a margin of 25 basis points. We are
therefore exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that the
applicable LIBOR rate increases. As of March 31, 2006, the
rate in effect, inclusive of the 25 basis points margin,
was 5.1%, and the currency supplied by Bank of America, N.A.
pursuant to this agreement was $324.0 million.
We need supplies of cash to support our foreign operations. For
some foreign jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom,
applicable law and cross-border treaties allow us to transfer
funds between our domestic and foreign operations efficiently.
For other foreign jurisdictions, we must rely on the supply of
cash generated by our operations in those foreign jurisdictions,
and the cost of repatriation is prohibitive. For example,
CashCall Systems, Inc., the subsidiary through which we operate
in Canada, generates a supply of cash that is sufficient to
support its operations, and all cash generated through such
operations is retained by CashCall Systems, Inc. As we expand
our operations into new foreign jurisdictions, we must rely on
treaty-favored cross-border transfers of funds, the supply of
cash generated by our operations in those foreign jurisdictions
or alternate sources of working capital.
We operate a cashless gaming joint venture with IGT through
QuikPlay, of which we own 60% of the equity interests and IGT
owns 40% of the equity interests. The joint venture was formed
to develop and market a cash access product that allows patrons
to utilize a debit card to access cash directly at gaming
machines. Pursuant to the terms of our agreement with IGT, we
are obligated to invest up to our pro rata share of
$10.0 million in capital to QuikPlay. Our obligation to
invest additional capital in QuikPlay is conditioned upon
capital calls, which are in our sole discretion. As of
March 31, 2006, we had invested a total of
$4.0 million in QuikPlay.
We believe that borrowings available under our senior secured
credit facilities together with our anticipated operating cash
flows will be adequate to meet our anticipated future
requirements for working capital, capital expenditures and
scheduled interest and principal payments on the Notes and under
our senior secured credit facilities through at least the next
12 months and for the foreseeable future. We may seek, if
necessary or otherwise advisable and to the extent permitted
under the indenture governing the notes and the terms of the
senior secured credit facilities, additional financing through
bank borrowings or public or private debt or equity financings.
We cannot assure you that additional financing, if needed, will
be available to us, or that, if available, the financing will be
on terms favorable to us. The terms of any additional debt or
equity financing that we may obtain in the future could impose
additional limitations on our operations and/or management
structure. We also cannot assure you that our estimates of our
reasonably anticipated liquidity needs are accurate or that
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new business developments or other unforeseen events will not
occur, resulting in the need to raise additional funds.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We obtain currency to meet the normal operating requirements of
our domestic ATMs and ACMs pursuant to a treasury services
agreement with Bank of America, N.A. Under this agreement, all
currency supplied by Bank of America, N.A. remains the sole
property of Bank of America, N.A. at all times until it is
dispensed, at which time Bank of America, N.A. obtains an
interest in the corresponding settlement receivable. Because it
is never an asset of ours, supplied cash is not reflected on our
balance sheet. Because Bank of America, N.A. obtains an interest
in the settlement receivables, there is no liability reflected
on our balance sheet corresponding to the supplied cash. The
fees that we pay to Bank of America, N.A. pursuant to the
treasury services agreement are reflected as interest expense in
our financial statements. Foreign gaming establishments supply
the currency needs for the ATMs located on their premises.
As of March 31, 2006, we have $3.0 million in standby
letters of credit outstanding as a collateral security for First
Data Corporation (FDC) related to a Sponsorship
Indemnification Agreement whereby First Data agreed to continue
their guarantee of performance for us to Bank of America for our
sponsorship as a Bank Identification Number (BIN)
and Interbank Card Association (ICA) licensee under
the applicable Visa and MasterCard rules. GCA has agreed to
indemnify FDC and its affiliates against any and all losses and
expenses arising from its indemnification obligations pursuant
to that agreement. Additionally, we had $0.1 million in
standby letters of credit issued and outstanding as collateral
on surety bonds for certain licenses held related to our Nevada
check cashing licenses.
Effects of inflation
Our monetary assets, consisting primarily of cash and
receivables, are not significantly affected by inflation. Our
non-monetary assets, consisting primarily of our deferred tax
asset, goodwill and other intangible assets, are not affected by
inflation. We believe that replacement costs of equipment,
furniture and leasehold improvements will not materially affect
our operations. However, the rate of inflation affects our
operating expenses, such as those for salaries and benefits,
armored carrier expenses, telecommunications expenses and
equipment repair and maintenance services, which may not be
readily recoverable in the financial terms under which we
provide our cash access products and services to gaming
establishments and their patrons.
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign
currency exchange risk. We operate and conduct business in
foreign countries and, as a result, are exposed to movements in
foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to foreign
currency exchange risk related to our foreign operations is not
material to our results of operations, cash flows or financial
position. At present, we do not hedge this risk, but continue to
evaluate such foreign currency translation risk exposure. At
present, we do not hold any derivative securities of any kind.
Bank of America, N.A. supplies us with currency needed for
normal operating requirements of our domestic ATMs and ACMs
pursuant to a treasury services agreement. Under the terms of
this agreement, we pay a monthly cash usage fee based upon the
product of the average daily dollars outstanding in all ATMs and
ACMs multiplied by the average LIBOR for one-month
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United States dollar deposits for each day that rate is
published in that month plus a margin of 25 basis points.
We are therefore exposed to interest rate risk to the extent
that the applicable LIBOR rate increases. As of March 31,
2006, the rate in effect, inclusive of the 25 basis points
margin, was 5.1% and the currency supplied by Bank of America,
N.A. pursuant to this agreement was $324.0 million. Based
upon the average outstanding amount of currency to be supplied
by Bank of America pursuant to this agreement during the three
months ended March 31, 2006, which was $290.4 million,
each 1% change in the applicable LIBOR rate would have a
$2.9 million impact on income before tax benefit and
minority ownership loss over a
12-month period.
Foreign gaming establishments supply the currency needs for the
ATMs located on their premises.
Our senior secured credit facilities bear interest at rates that
can vary over time. We have the option of having interest on the
outstanding amounts under these credit facilities paid based on
a base rate (equivalent to the prime rate) or based on the
Eurodollar rate (equivalent to LIBOR). We have historically
elected to pay interest based on one month United States dollar
LIBOR, and we expect to continue to pay interest based on LIBOR
of various maturities. Our interest expense on these credit
facilities is the applicable LIBOR rate plus a margin on
175 basis points for the term loan portion and LIBOR plus
175 basis points for the revolving credit portion. At
March 31, 2006, we had $0 drawn under the revolving credit
portion and we had $166.3 million outstanding under the
term loan portion at an interest rate, including the margin, of
7.1%. Based upon the outstanding balance on the term loan of
$166.3 million on December 31, 2005, each 1% increase
in the applicable LIBOR rate would add an additional
$1.7 million of interest expense over a
12-month period.
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Business
Overview
We are a provider of cash access products and related services
to the gaming industry in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Canada, the Caribbean, Switzerland and Belgium. Our products and
services provide gaming establishment patrons access to cash
through a variety of methods, including Automated Teller Machine
(ATM) cash withdrawals, credit card cash advances,
point-of-sale, or POS,
debit card transactions, check verification and warranty
services and money transfers. In addition, we provide products
and services that improve credit decision-making, automate
cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for
gaming establishments.
We provide cash access products and related services at
approximately 1,060 gaming establishments worldwide. In general,
our contracts with gaming establishments are exclusive, range in
duration from three to five years and are global in that they
govern all of an operators gaming establishments wherever
they are located around the world.
In 2005, we processed over 72.7 million transactions which
resulted in approximately $15.7 billion in cash being
disbursed to gaming patrons. For the year ended
December 31, 2005, we generated revenues and operating
income of $454.1 million and $82.3 million,
respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, we
generated revenues and operating income of $129.8 million
and $20.6 million, respectively.
We began our operations in July 1998 as a joint venture limited
liability company among M&C International and entities
affiliated with Bank of America and First Data Corporation. In
September 2000, Bank of America sold its entire ownership
interest in us to M&C International and First Data
Corporation. In March 2004, all of our outstanding capital stock
was contributed to a holding company and all of First Data
Corporations interest in us was redeemed. Simultaneously,
Bank of America reacquired an ownership interest in us. In May
2004, M&C International sold a portion of its ownership
interest to a number of private equity investors, including
entities affiliated with Summit Partners, and we converted from
a limited liability company to a corporation.
Our principal executive offices are located at 3525 East Post
Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120. Our
telephone number is
(800) 833-7110.
Our web site address is www.globalcashaccess.com. The
information on our web site is not part of this Registration
Statement on
Form S-1 or our
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our business
Our cash access products and services enable three primary types
of electronic payment transactions: ATM cash withdrawals, credit
card cash advances and POS debit card transactions. As of
March 31, 2006, patrons could complete any of these three
transactions at any one of 936 Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATM machines,
300 Automated Cashier Machines (ACMs) or
106 3-in-1 Enabled
QuickJack Plus devices. We own nearly all of these devices. In
addition, patrons can complete credit card cash advances and POS
debit card transactions at any one of the approximately
2,825 QuikCash kiosks, all of which we own. We intend to
provide a private label credit card though our Arriva Card, Inc.
subsidiary that allows patrons to complete cash advances at any
of our devices and enjoy a number of ancillary benefits designed
for gaming establishment patrons. We also provide check
verification and warranty services to gaming establishments that
cash patron checks.
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ATM cash withdrawals
ATM cash withdrawal transactions represent the largest category
of electronic payment transactions that we process, as measured
by dollar and transaction volume. In an ATM cash withdrawal, a
patron directly withdraws funds from his or her bank account by
swiping an ATM card through either our Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATM or ACMs. Our
processor then routes the transaction request through an
electronic funds transfer, or EFT, network to the patrons
bank. Depending upon a number of factors, including the
patrons account balance and daily withdrawal limit (which
is usually $300 to $500 during a
24-hour period and is
determined by the patrons bank), the bank will either
decline or authorize the transaction. If the transaction is
authorized, then the ATM or ACM machine dispenses the cash to
the customer. The patrons bank account is debited by the
amount of cash disbursed plus a surcharge that we assess the
patron for the use of our machine, which is currently a fixed
dollar amount and not a percentage of the transaction size. In
most circumstances we share a portion of this surcharge with our
gaming establishment customer for the right to operate on its
premises. We also receive a fee we refer to as reverse
interchange from the patrons bank for accommodating the
banks customer.
Credit card cash advances and POS debit card
transactions
Patrons can also obtain credit card cash advances and POS debit
card transactions using our Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATMs or ACM
machines as well as at our QuikCash kiosks. A patrons
credit card cash advance limit is set by the card issuing bank
based on the patrons credit profile. These limits vary
significantly and can be larger or smaller than the POS debit
limit. A credit card cash advance transaction obligates the
patron to repay the issuing bank over time on terms that are
preset by the cardholder agreement. A patrons POS debit
card allows him or her to make cash withdrawals at the point of
sale in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of funds in
his or her account or a daily limit that is generally five to
ten times as large as the patrons daily ATM limit. A POS
debit card transaction immediately reduces the balance in the
patrons account.
When a patron requests a credit card cash advance or POS debit
card transaction, our processor routes the transaction request
through one of the card association (e.g., VISA or MasterCard)
or EFT networks (e.g., Star, Interlink or Maestro) to the
issuing bank. Depending upon several factors such as the
available credit or bank account balance, the transaction is
either authorized or declined by the issuing bank, and, if
authorized, the patrons bank account is debited or their
credit balance is increased by an amount equal to the funds
requested plus a service fee that we charge the patron, which is
a percentage of the transaction size. If the transaction is
authorized, our machines inform the patron that the transaction
has been approved. If the transaction involves one of the card
associations that has permitted us to complete transactions at
an ACM, cash is dispensed. Otherwise, our machines instruct the
patron to proceed to the casino cashier to complete the
transaction, because credit card cash advances and POS debit
card transactions involving other card associations must
currently be completed in
face-to-face
environments and a unique signature must be received in order to
comply with rules of those card associations. Once at the
cashier, the patron acknowledges payment of the fee and
authorizes the transaction by signing a check made payable to
the casino in an amount equal to the face amount and receives
the face amount in cash. We remit the face amount to our money
order provider and retain the fee. The gaming establishment
deposits the money order in its own bank, and after a period of
two to three days, the money order is presented to our money
order provider for payment. As in the case of ATM
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withdrawals, we pay the gaming establishment a portion of the
service fee as a commission for the right to operate on their
premises, although this payment as percentage of the fee is
generally smaller for credit card cash advances and POS debit
card transactions than for ATM withdrawals. In addition, we are
obligated to pay interchange fees to the issuing bank and
processing costs related to the electronic payment transaction.
Credit card cash advances using our Arriva Card are processed
similar to those described above, except that the transaction
requests are routed directly to our licensed banking institution
partner that issues the cards and we avoid paying interchange
fees.
Check verification and warranty services
Although the usage of checks relative to other forms of payment
is declining, a significant number of patrons still cash checks
at gaming establishments to fund their gaming play. When a
patron presents a check at the cashier, the gaming establishment
can accept or deny the transaction based on its own customer
information and at its own risk; it can obtain third-party
verification information about the check writer and the check to
manage its risk; or it can obtain a warranty on payment of the
check which entitles the gaming establishment to reimbursement
of the full face amount of the check if it is dishonored.
There are a number of check verification services. One such
service is our Central Credit database, which is used primarily
by gaming establishments to make credit issuing decisions, also
has information on the check cashing history of many patrons. In
general, we do not charge separately for this service on a per
transaction basis, but rather charge a fixed monthly
subscription fee.
If a gaming establishment chooses to have a check warranted, it
sends a request to a check warranty service provider, asking
whether it will warrant the check. If the check warranty service
provider warrants payment on the check, the gaming establishment
is obligated to pay a fee for that service. The gaming
establishment then pays the patron the face amount and deposits
the check. If the check is dishonored by the patrons bank,
the gaming establishment invokes the warranty, and the check
warranty service provider purchases the check from the gaming
establishment for the face amount and then pursues collection
activities on its own.
TeleCheck is currently our primary check warranty service
provider. Under our agreement with TeleCheck, we receive all of
TeleChecks check warranty revenue, less operating expenses
and warranty expenses. Operating expenses are fixed at a
percentage of TeleChecks check warranty revenues. Warranty
expenses are defined as any amounts paid by TeleCheck to gaming
establishments to purchase dishonored checks. Our agreement
further provides that TeleCheck will pay us the actual
collections realized within 120 days after a check is
purchased, subject to the obligation to pay us a guaranteed
minimum amount of dishonored checks. As described in more detail
below, we have developed our own Central Credit check warranty
service as an alternative to TeleChecks check warranty
service.
Central Credit
In addition to the three primary types of electronic payment
transactions described above, a small number of gaming
establishment patrons can access funds through credit extended
by gaming establishments. Central Credit is the leading gaming
patron credit bureau, and it allows gaming establishments to
improve their credit-making decisions. Our Central Credit
database contains decades of gaming patron credit history and
transaction data on millions of gaming patrons. Our gaming
credit reports are comprised of information recorded from patron
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experiences at hundreds of gaming establishments. We provide
such information to gaming establishments, who use that data,
among other things, to determine if or how much credit they will
grant credit to a patron. At a gaming establishments
request, we can augment the information provided in our gaming
credit reports with traditional credit reports or bank ratings
through our relationships with consumer credit bureaus and bank
reporting agencies. We charge our customers for Central Credit
services on a monthly basis for either unlimited usage or a per
transaction fee.
Other
We also market money transfer services that allow patrons to
receive money transfers at gaming establishments and provide
information services that automate cashier operations and
enhance patron marketing activities.
Our products and services
Our customer solutions consist of cash access products and
services, information services and cashless gaming products.
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Cash access products and services |
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Information services |
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Casino Cash Plus 3-in-1
ATM
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Central Credit
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TODD
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QuikCash
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QuikCash Plus Web
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EDITH
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Automated Cashier
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QuikReports
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3-in-1 Enabled
QuickJack Plus
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Arriva Card
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QuikMarketing
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Check verification and
warranty
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QuikCredit
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Money transfers
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Cash access products and services
We provide gaming establishments with the ability to enable
their patrons to access cash through a variety of products and
services.
Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATM is
an unmanned, cash-dispensing machine that offers patrons a quick
way to access cash through ATM cash withdrawals, POS debit card
transactions and credit card cash advances using our patented
3-in-1
rollover functionality. Statistics show that approximately
30% of standard ATM transactions taking place in gaming
properties are denied because of bad Personal Identification
Numbers (PIN), exceeded limits, insufficient funds, and other
miscellaneous reasons. Our patented
3-in-1
rollover functionality allows a gaming patron to easily
convert an unsuccessful ATM cash withdrawal into a POS debit
card transaction or a credit card cash advance. When a patron is
denied a standard ATM transaction, our
3-in-1
rollover functionality automatically provides the option
of obtaining funds via a POS debit card transaction or a credit
card cash advance. For authorized ATM transactions, the Casino
Cash Plus 3-in-1 ATM
dispenses cash to the patron. For successful POS debit card
transactions and credit card cash advances, once the transaction
is authorized, the Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATM instructs
the patron to proceed to the cashier who completes the
transaction by verifying the patrons identity, completing
the money order in accordance with the rules of major card
associations, and dispensing cash to the patron. By providing
gaming patrons seamless access to three different transaction
types, our 3-in-1
rollover functionality provides casino patrons ease of
access to their money and makes cash available to patrons for
gaming within the gaming establishment. In addition to our own
ATM machines, we have a strategic alliance with
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Hibernia National Bank pursuant to which we have incorporated
our 3-in-1
rollover functionality into Hibernia National Bank ATMs
that are located in gaming establishments. As of March 31,
2006 we had incorporated our
3-in-1
rollover functionality into 49 Hibernia National Bank ATMs
that are located in gaming establishments.
QuikCash is the brand name of our stand-alone,
non-ATM cash advance kiosks for the gaming industry. Our
QuikCash kiosks are customer-activated, touch screen terminals
that provide patrons with access to credit card cash advances
and POS debit card transactions. Available in countertop,
wall-mount, free-standing and handheld models, our QuikCash
terminals can be installed or used virtually anywhere in a
gaming establishment. For successful advances, once the
transaction is authorized, the patron is instructed to proceed
to the cashier who completes the transaction by verifying the
patrons identity, completing the money order in accordance
with the rules of major card associations, and dispensing cash
to the patron. Our terminals provide gaming patrons with fast,
reliable, and easily accessible sources of cash close to the
areas within the gaming establishment where gaming activity is
conducted.
Automated Cashier Machine (ACM) is an unmanned,
cash-dispensing virtual cashier which was designed
to provide casino patrons with credit card cash advances, POS
debit card transactions and ATM cash withdrawals as well as
check cashing services without the need to visit the cashier
after the initial registration transaction. Our ACM
devices provide gaming patrons the same seamless cash access
features as our Casino Cash Plus
3-in-1 ATMs while
allowing gaming establishments to reduce the dependency on
casino personnel to complete transactions. After an initial
face-to-face enrollment
transaction performed with the assistance of a gaming
establishments cashier, our ACMs use biometric facial
recognition technology, as a surrogate for
face-to-face
interaction with the cashier, to verify the patrons
identity. By eliminating the cashier interaction requirement,
our ACMs have the potential to reduce transaction times, to
improve the customer experience and to reduce a gaming
establishments cashier labor costs. ATM transactions,
check cashing transactions and credit card cash advance and POS
debit card transactions involving one of the major card
associations can be completed at the ACM without the assistance
of a cashier so long as we assume chargeback liability for any
transaction in which we do not obtain a contemporaneous
cardholder signature, which may result in increased chargeback
liability. The use of biometric facial recognition is not an
accepted surrogate for
face-to-face
interaction by other major card associations. We have been
actively working with the card associations to achieve broader
acceptance of biometric facial recognition as an approved
transaction completion protocol. Some of our largest and most
sophisticated customers have migrated to the ACM as the standard
cash access platform in their gaming establishments.
Arriva Card is a private label credit card that
enables gaming patrons to obtain credit card cash advances using
any of our devices. Our Arriva Card operations are conducted
through our Arriva Card, Inc. subsidiary, together with a
licensed banking institution that will issue the cards, own the
cardholder accounts, fund each approved transaction and accept
the receivables, and a card management company that will provide
account management services, such as statement rendering and
ancillary benefit provision. Although the cards will be issued
by the banking institution, we will be obligated to purchase the
receivables, and will therefore bear the risk of nonpayment.
Accordingly, the cards will be issued and credit limits
determined pursuant to pre-established underwriting guidelines.
Initially, we will market the Arriva Card through direct
mailings to patrons in our proprietary patron transaction
database who have not opted out of such solicitations,
advertising at our devices and a web-based affiliate program. In
the future, we may collaborate with gaming establishments to
market the Arriva
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Card, or a co-branded version of the card, to patrons in the
gaming establishments proprietary patron databases. We
will solicit applications from qualified patrons contemporaneous
with their unsuccessful attempts to complete credit card cash
advances, either at our devices, at the gaming
establishments cashier, or through our call center. We
will underwrite applications in real-time and provide approved
applicants with credit limits and temporary cards at the point
of application. The Arriva Card allows us to provide gaming
patrons with additional cash for gaming play through cash
advances that (unlike traditional credit cards) do not begin to
accrue interest until after a grace period. Cardholders will be
offered a concierge service that will provide access to shows,
clubs and restaurants in Las Vegas and other gaming markets.
Cardholders may earn loyalty points based upon cash advance
volume that may be redeemed for travel, entertainment, lodging
or cash back. The Arriva Card allows us to avoid the expense of
paying interchange to a card issuing bank, increase the volume
of credit card cash advances that we process and establish
direct relationships with gaming patrons.
Check verification and warranty services allow
gaming establishments to manage or eliminate risk on patron
checks that they cash. A gaming establishment can query our
Central Credit database to review the check cashing history of a
casino patron before deciding whether to cash the patrons
check. If the gaming establishment wants additional protection
against loss, it can seek a warranty on payment of the check. We
have an exclusive relationship with TeleCheck to market its
check warranty services to gaming establishments. As an
alternative to TeleChecks check warranty service, we have
developed our own Central Credit check warranty service that is
based upon our Central Credit database, our proprietary patron
transaction database, third-party risk analytics and actuarial
assumptions.
QuikCredit is a service through which we provide
lines of credit to patrons in gaming establishments that choose
not to offer in-house credit. Our QuikCredit service allows a
gaming establishment to increase the amount of cash available
within the gaming establishment without incurring credit risk.
To use QuikCredit, a gaming patron deposits a check payable to
us with the gaming establishment. The patrons check is
deposited under deferred presentment terms, meaning the check
will not be presented for payment for a specified period of
time. A gaming establishment using QuikCredit then seeks an
authorization from us. We currently query both our Central
Credit database and the TeleCheck database to assess the
patrons credit risk. If the check and check writer satisfy
risk criteria and underwriting guidelines, we issue an
authorization to the gaming establishment to endorse the check
over to the gaming establishment and to dispense the
patrons funds. If any authorized check is subsequently
dishonored, we purchase the check from the gaming establishment
for its face amount, thereby eliminating any collection risk to
the gaming establishment. The maximum line of credit we extend
is $5,000 per patron and in 2005, the average line of
credit extended was approximately $1,400.
Money transfer services are provided through a
contractual relationship with Western Union Financial Services,
Inc., or Western Union. We are the worldwide exclusive marketer
to the gaming industry of Western Unions electronic and
paper-based systems for receiving funds transfers at gaming
establishments. Western Union Financial Services, Inc. contracts
directly with gaming establishments and we receive a monthly
payment based upon the number of transactions completed.
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Information services
We market our information services to gaming establishments to
improve credit decision-making, to automate cashier operations
and to enhance patron marketing activities.
Improve credit decision-making
Central Credit is the leading gaming patron credit
bureau, and it allows gaming establishments to improve their
credit making decisions. Our Central Credit database contains
decades of gaming patron credit history and transaction data on
millions of gaming patrons. Our gaming credit reports are
comprised of information recorded from patron experiences at
hundreds of gaming establishments. We provide such information
to gaming establishments, who use that data, among other things,
to determine if or how much credit they will grant to a patron.
At a gaming establishments request, we can augment the
information provided in our gaming credit reports with
traditional credit reports or bank ratings through our
relationships with consumer credit bureaus and bank reporting
agencies.
Automated cashier operations
QuikCash Plus (QCP) Web is a proprietary
browser-based, full service cash access transaction processing
system for casino cashier operations which runs on a gaming
establishments own computer hardware. Cashiers using QCP
Web can process credit card cash advances, POS debit card
transactions, check verification and warranty services, money
transfer, and Central Credit services online through a single
terminal. Without QCP Web, casino cage operators are required to
access multiple systems running on disparate hardware and
software platforms. QCP Web reduces cage operating complexity,
improves transaction times, saves space by eliminating multiple
pieces of hardware and reduces training requirements for cage
operators resulting in lower operating costs for gaming
establishments. QCP Web is delivered as an application service
with a customizable user interface that allows gaming
establishments to add additional workstations by simply
connecting them to the application server. In addition, QCP Web
assists gaming establishments in satisfying legal reporting
requirements by notifying their designated compliance personnel
of the need to generate and file required regulatory reports,
such as Currency Transaction Reports, or CTRs, and Suspicious
Activity Reports, or SARs.
Enhance patron marketing
Using our proprietary patron transaction database, we provide
patron marketing data to gaming establishments. Gaming
establishment marketing professionals can use our patron data to
develop, implement and refine their customer loyalty programs.
Since marketing, including providing complimentary goods and
services, is one of a gaming establishments largest cost
items, we believe that gaming establishments will find our
patron marketing services increasingly helpful as they try to
attract new patrons and to retain valued patrons. Because we
have data on patron cash access activity across multiple gaming
establishments, we are uniquely able to help an operator
understand how much of a patrons cash access activity, in
aggregate, is being done in other gaming establishments in order
to gauge the patrons loyalty to the gaming establishment.
QuikReports is a browser-based reporting tool that
provides marketing professionals with real-time access to, and
analysis of, information on patron cash access activity. We
provide this information through a secure Internet connection at
user-specified levels of detail ranging from aggregated summary
information to individual cash access transactions. For example,
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operator may use QuikReports to focus its marketing efforts on
target patrons by generating a report of the patrons who
accessed the greatest amounts of cash at the operators
gaming establishment during a specified period, and comparing
the amounts of cash accessed at the operators gaming
establishments with the aggregate amounts of cash accessed at
other gaming establishments that are part of our network. A
gaming establishment may also use QuikReports to monitor or
analyze the cash access activities of its patrons to determine
peak periods, the relative popularity of various cash access
methods, or the traffic volumes, at particular machines in
particular locations.
QuikMarketing. Through our QuikMarketing service,
we query our proprietary patron transaction database of more
than 15 million gaming patrons using criteria supplied by
the gaming establishment. We then distribute gaming
establishment-supplied marketing materials to patrons in our
database that match target patron criteria supplied by the
gaming establishment. In 2005, some of our largest customers
utilized our QuikMarketing services to execute approximately 19
projects which sent out approximately 1.7 million pieces of
mail. Our proprietary patron transaction database includes
information that is captured from transactions we process in
which personal information is available; ATM transactions are
not included. As the applicable transaction volume increases, we
continue to build existing patron profiles and add new patron
profiles. During 2005, we added approximately 173,000 new patron
profiles each month.
Cashless gaming products
A recent trend in gaming has been the movement towards cashless
gaming as a more efficient means for gaming operators to manage
their slot machine operations. Cashless gaming, also known as
ticket-in-ticket-out,
reduces the amount of cash utilized in slot machines and
consequently reduces casino labor needs by dispensing bar-coded
tickets instead of cash for jackpots and cash-outs. To
capitalize on the movement towards cashless gaming initiatives,
we have developed, together with our strategic partners,
products that facilitate an efficient means of accessing funds
in a cashless gaming environment. Our cash access services are
platform independent and our existing infrastructure has been
designed to be adaptable to new platforms and/or operating
environments.
TODD Ticket-Out Debit Device is a
cashless gaming product developed by QuikPlay LLC, or QuikPlay,
our joint venture with International Game Technology, or IGT,
that allows slot machine patrons to access funds without leaving
the machines they are playing. When a slot machine is equipped
with TODD technology, a slot machine patron swipes his or her
POS debit card and enters the PIN and the requested transaction
amount on a terminal mounted on the slot machine. If the
transaction is approved, the patrons funds are either
credited to the slot machine for play at that machine or a
bar-coded ticket is printed that may be used at another
ticket-enabled slot machine. TODD-enabled slot machines offer
patrons convenience and reduce the amounts of cash carried by
patrons. Our cashless slot technology also reduces the
cash-handling burden of gaming establishments. Our TODD cashless
gaming product has been approved for use in only one casino and
cannot be used at any other location until we receive approval
from the appropriate authorities.
EDITH Electronic Debit Interactive Terminal
Housing is a next-generation cashless gaming
device developed by QuikPlay that allows gaming patrons to
purchase slot machine tickets from a customer-activated kiosk.
EDITH is functionally similar to TODD, but instead of being
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deployed at an individual slot machine, EDITH is a stand-alone
unit that is placed at the end of banks of slot machines. EDITH
has not yet been approved for use at any gaming establishment.
3-in-1 Enabled
QuickJack Plus is a multi-function patron kiosk which
incorporates our
3-in-1
rollover functionality for cash access into self-service
kiosks for slot ticket redemption services provided by NRT
Technology Corporation, or NRT. When a patron presses the cash
out button on a cashless slot machine, the patron receives the
value of the winnings on a paper ticket dispensed from a printer
embedded in the slot machine. The ticket can then be inserted
into other slot machines or exchanged for cash at a QuickJack
Plus kiosk. The availability of our cash access services on
these slot ticket redemption devices provides us with additional
points of contact with gaming patrons at locations that are
closer to the slot machines than traditional cash access devices
that are typically located on the periphery of the area within
the gaming establishment where gaming activity is conducted.
These additional points of contact provide gaming patrons with
more opportunities to access their cash with less cashier
involvement, thereby creating labor cost savings for gaming
establishments. In addition, by incorporating our cash access
services into QuickJack Plus, we enjoy the benefit of NRTs
existing relationships with gaming establishments and its sales
and marketing efforts directed towards additional gaming
establishments. Subject to certain exclusions, we have the
exclusive right to provide cash access services on self-service
redemption devices serviced by NRT. We have a similar alliance
with Western Money Systems, another provider of slot ticket and
player point redemption kiosks, subject to completion of
development and regulatory approval.
Customer service
We operate a customer service call center from our facility in
Las Vegas, Nevada that is accessible 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. Our customer service representatives
assist cashier personnel and gaming patrons in their use of our
products and services. Through our use of third-party
translation services, our customer service representatives can
serve gaming establishment customers and patrons in
approximately 150 different languages.
Intellectual property
We believe that the ability to introduce and respond to
technological innovation in the gaming industry will be an
increasingly important qualification for the future success of
any provider of cash access services. Our continued
competitiveness will depend on the pace of our product
development; our patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret
protection; and our relationships with customers. Our business
development personnel work with gaming establishments, our joint
venture partners, our strategic partners and the suppliers of
the financial services upon which our cash access services rely
to design and develop innovative cash access products and
services and to identify potential new solutions for the
delivery and distribution of cash in gaming establishments.
We have two issued United States patents, six pending United
States patent applications and ten United States trademark
registrations, some of which are pending registration in the
United States and in other countries, including two registered
United States trademarks related to our ACM product, one
registered United States trademark relating to our name and
other trademarks, some of which are only registered in the
United States. However, we rely principally on unregistered
copyrights and trade secrets for protection of our intellectual
property.
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Our ACMs use biometric facial recognition technology and our
patented 3-in-1
rollover functionality to provide credit card cash
advances, POS debit card transactions, ATM cash withdrawals,
check cashing and money transfer services at a single, unmanned
machine. These technologies are key differentiating technologies
from our competitors.
Some of our systems, such as the software that implements our
QCP Web and QuikReports products and the software that drives
our ACM product, were developed by Infonox on the Web, a
corporation that was previously under common control with
M&C International and is now controlled by family members of
our director Karim Maskatiya, and are hosted and operated on an
infrastructure platform that is owned by Infonox on the Web. We
own all of the intellectual property developed by Infonox on the
Web to implement our products and services on such
infrastructure platform, and Infonox on the Web has granted us
an exclusive license in the gaming industry to use its
infrastructure platform to deliver our products and services to
our customers.
Sales and marketing
We sell and market our products and services to gaming
establishments primarily through the use of a direct sales
force. The target customers of our direct sales force are gaming
establishments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada
and the Caribbean as well as gaming establishments in developing
markets. These gaming establishments include traditional
land-based casinos, gaming establishments operated on Native
American lands, racinos, riverboats, cruise ships with gaming
operations, pari-mutuel wagering facilities and card rooms. In
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, revenues from our operations
in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Caribbean, Switzerland and
Belgium comprised 3.4%, 3.2% and 3.5% of our revenues.
Our sales and marketing efforts are directed by 15 experienced
senior sales executives located in various regions across the
United States, each with business development responsibility for
the gaming establishments in those regions. These senior sales
executives target all levels of gaming establishment personnel,
including senior executives, finance professionals, marketing
staff and cashiers, and seek to educate them on the benefits of
our cash access products and services.
The senior sales executives are supported by 27 field account
managers, who provide on site customer service to most of our
customers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the
Caribbean, Switzerland and Belgium. These field account managers
reside in the vicinity of the specific gaming establishments
that they support to ensure that they respond to the customer
service needs of those gaming establishments.
We also have joint sales efforts with a number of strategic
partners, including NRT, Western Money Systems and Hibernia
National Bank, which allow us to market our cash access services
to gaming establishments through channels other than our direct
sales force.
Competition
We compete with third-party providers of cash access services,
such as Game Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of Fidelity
National Information Services Inc. operating as GameCash; Global
Payments Inc. operating as Cash & Win; and Cash
Systems, Inc. We compete with financial institutions, such as
U.S. Bancorp and other regional and local banks that
operate ATM machines on the premises of gaming establishments.
In some cases, other third-party providers of cash access
services and financial institutions have pre-existing
relationships with
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potential customers that we must overcome to enter into
contracts with new customers. Some of these other third-party
providers and financial institutions have also established
cooperative relationships with each other to expand their
service offerings.
We face potential competition from gaming establishments that
may choose to operate their own in-house cash access systems
rather than outsource to us. In the past, some gaming
establishments have operated their own in-house cash access
systems. We believe that almost all gaming establishments,
however, outsource their cash access service to third-party
providers because providing these services is not a core
competency of gaming establishment operators, and because gaming
establishment operators are unable to achieve the same scale
that can be obtained by third-party providers that deploy cash
access services across multiple gaming establishments.
We may in the future also face competition from traditional
transaction processors, such as First Data Corporation, that may
choose to enter the gaming patron cash access services market.
In connection with our redemption of First Data
Corporations interest in us, First Data Corporation agreed
not to compete with us prior to March 10, 2007. This
agreement not to compete, however, is limited to the United
States and Canada and is subject to a number of exceptions.
Given its familiarity with our business, operations and industry
as a result of being our majority owner from inception until
March 10, 2004, First Data Corporation could be a
significant competitive threat upon the expiration of this
covenant not to compete. In addition, we may in the future face
potential competition from new entrants into the market for cash
access products and related services. Some of these potential
competitors may have a number of significant advantages over us,
including greater name recognition and marketing power, longer
operating histories, pre-existing relationships with current or
potential customers and significantly greater financial,
marketing and other resources and access to capital which allow
them to respond more quickly to new or changing opportunities.
Regulation
Various aspects of our business are subject to gaming regulation
and financial services regulation. Depending on the nature of
the noncompliance, our failure to comply with these regulations
may result in the suspension or revocation of any license or
registration at issue, as well as the imposition of civil fines
and criminal penalties.
Gaming regulation
We are subject to a variety of gaming and other regulations in
the jurisdictions in which we operate. As a general matter, we
are regulated by gaming commissions or similar authorities at
the state or tribal level, such as the New Jersey Casino Control
Commission and New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. In
some jurisdictions, such as Nevada, we are considered a supplier
of associated equipment and could be required by the
regulatory authorities, in their discretion, to file a license
application. In such event, any of our officers, directors or
beneficial owners of our securities could be required to apply
for a license or a finding of suitability. To date, we have not
been required to file such an application. Most of the
jurisdictions in which we operate distinguish between
gaming-related suppliers and vendors, such as manufacturers of
slot machine or other gaming devices, and non-gaming suppliers
and vendors, such as food and beverage purveyors, construction
contractors and laundry and linen suppliers. In these
jurisdictions, we are typically characterized as a non-gaming
supplier or vendor and we must obtain a non-gaming
suppliers or vendors license, qualification or
approval. The licensure, qualification and approval requirements
and the regulations imposed
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on non-gaming suppliers and vendors are generally less stringent
than for gaming-related suppliers and vendors, and as such, we
are often subject to a lesser degree of regulation than our
customers that directly engage in gaming activities. However,
some of the jurisdictions in which we do business do not
distinguish between gaming-related and non-gaming related
suppliers and vendors, and other jurisdictions categorize our
services and/or products as gaming related, and we are subject
to the same stringent licensing, qualification or approval
requirements and regulations that are imposed upon vendors and
suppliers that would be characterized as gaming-related in other
jurisdictions. Most state and many tribal gaming regulators
require us to obtain and maintain a permit or license to provide
our services to gaming establishments. The process of obtaining
such permits or licenses often involves substantial disclosure
of information about us, our officers, directors and beneficial
owners of our securities, and involves a determination by the
regulators as to our suitability as a supplier or vendor to
gaming establishments.
The expansion of our business or the introduction of new cash
access products or services may result in us being characterized
as a gaming-related supplier or vendor in jurisdictions in which
we are now a non-gaming related supplier or vendor. Our EDITH
and TODD cashless gaming products, for example, interact with a
gaming establishments slot system and operate in close
physical proximity to slot machines, and are therefore much more
closely connected to gaming activity than our other products and
services that provide access to cash independent of any gaming
equipment. These differences may result in a regulatory
characterization of us as a gaming-related supplier or vendor,
which would subject us to an increased regulatory burden which
could include, but is not limited to: requiring the licensure or
finding of suitability of any of our officers, directors, key
employees or beneficial owners of our securities; the
termination or disassociation with such officer, director, key
employee or beneficial owner of our securities that fails to
file an application or to obtain a license or finding of
suitability; the submission of detailed financial and operating
reports; submission of reports of material loans, leases and
financing; and, requiring regulatory approval of some commercial
transactions such as the transfer or pledge of equity interests
in the Company. These regulatory burdens are imposed upon
gaming-related suppliers or vendors on an ongoing basis.
Gaming regulatory authorities have broad discretion and can
require any beneficial holder of our securities, regardless of
the number of shares of common stock or amount of debt
securities owned, to file an application, be investigated, and
be subject to a determination of suitability. If the beneficial
holder of our securities who must be found suitable is a
corporation, partnership, or trust, such entity must submit
detailed business and financial information including a list of
its officers, directors, partners and beneficial owners. Further
disclosure by those officers, directors, partners and beneficial
owners may be required. Under some circumstances and in some
jurisdictions, an institutional investor, as defined in the
applicable gaming regulations, that acquires a specified amount
of our securities may apply to the regulatory authority for a
waiver of these licensure, qualification or finding of
suitability requirements, provided the institutional investor
holds the voting securities for investment purposes only. An
institutional investor will not be deemed to hold voting
securities for investment purposes unless the securities were
acquired and are held in the ordinary course of its business.
The changes in our ownership, management and corporate structure
that resulted from the recapitalizations of our ownership in
2004 and our conversion from a limited liability company to a
corporation in 2004, required us to notify many of the state and
tribal gaming regulators under whose jurisdiction we operate. In
many cases, those regulators have asked us for further
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information and explanation of those changes. To date, we have
satisfied many of these inquiries, and are continuing to
cooperate with those that are ongoing. Given the magnitude of
the changes in our ownership that resulted from the
recapitalizations, we were required to re-apply for new permits
or licenses in some jurisdictions, but were not required to
discontinue our operations during the period of re-application.
In 2005 we notified many of the state and tribal gaming
regulators under whose jurisdictions we operate of our initial
public offering of common stock, which required further
disclosures or re-applications for new permits or licenses, none
of which required us to discontinue our operations in any such
jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions we are in the process of
obtaining licenses and have yet to receive final approval of
such licenses from the applicable regulatory authority. In these
jurisdictions, we operate under temporary licenses or without a
license. We may not be issued a license in these jurisdictions.
Financial services regulation
Anti-Money Laundering. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
and its implementing federal regulations require us to establish
and maintain an anti-money laundering program. Our anti-money
laundering program includes: (1) internal policies,
procedures, and controls designated to identify and report money
laundering; (2) a designated compliance officer;
(3) an ongoing employee training program; and (4) an
independent audit function to test the program.
In addition, the cash access services that we provide are
subject to recordkeeping and reporting obligations under the
Bank Secrecy Act. Our gaming establishment customers, in
situations where our cash access services are provided through
gaming establishment cashier personnel, and we, in situations
where we provide our cash access services directly to patrons
through satellite cashiers or booths that we staff and operate,
are required to file a SAR with the U.S. Treasury
Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of any
suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law
or regulation. To be reportable, the transaction must meet
criteria that are designed to identify the hiding or disguising
of funds derived from illegal activities. Our gaming
establishment customers, in situations where our cash access
services are provided through gaming establishment cashier
personnel, and we, in situations where we provide our cash
access services directly to patrons through satellite cashiers
or booths that we staff and operate, are required to file a CTR
of each deposit, withdrawal, exchange of currency or other
payment or transfer by, through, or to us which involves a
transaction in currency of more than $10,000 in a single day.
Our QCP Web product can identify transactions that give rise to
reporting obligations. When we issue or sell drafts for currency
in amounts between $3,000 and $10,000, we maintain a record of
information about the purchaser, such as the purchasers
address, Social Security Number and date of birth. Finally, we
maintain a record of each extension of credit by us in an amount
in excess of $10,000, including the name and address of the
person to whom the extension of credit is made, the amount, the
nature and purpose of the credit, and the date of the loan.
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the United
States and other governments have imposed and are considering a
variety of new regulations focused on the detection and
prevention of money laundering and money transmitting to or from
terrorists and other criminals. Compliance with these new
regulations may impact our business operations or increase our
costs.
Fund Transfers. Our POS debit card transactions
and ATM services are subject to the Electronic
Fund Transfer Act, which provides gaming patrons with
rights including with respect to disputes relating to
unauthorized charges, charges that list the wrong date or
amount, charges
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for goods and services that are not accepted or delivered as
agreed, math errors and charges for which a cardholder asks for
an explanation or written proof of transaction along with a
claimed error or request for clarification. We have implemented
the necessary policies and procedures in order to comply with
the regulatory requirements for fund transfers.
Money Transmitter. Most states require a money
transmitter license in order to issue the negotiable instruments
that are used to complete credit card cash advance and POS debit
card transactions. We do not hold any money transmitter
licenses, but currently issue negotiable instruments as an agent
of Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. and Integrated Payment
Systems Canada Inc., each of whom holds money transmitter
licenses. Our current contract with Integrated Payment Systems,
Inc. and Integrated Payment Systems Canada Inc. expires on
December 31, 2006. Our performance under this contract is
guaranteed by Karim Maskatiya, one of our directors. We are
considering obtaining money transmitter licenses, in which event
we would become subject to state licensing requirements and
regulations governing money transmitters.
Credit Reporting. Our Central Credit gaming patron
credit bureau services are subject to the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003,
which provide patrons rights to access their Central Credit
files, dispute information contained in their Central Credit
files and add brief statements to their Central Credit files in
the event disputes are not resolved by our investigation. We
continue to implement policies and procedures as well as adapt
our business practices in order to comply with these laws and
regulations. In addition to federal regulation, our Central
Credit gaming patron credit bureau services are subject to the
state credit reporting regulations which impose similar
requirements to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair and
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003.
Debt Collection. Although we currently outsource all
debt collection efforts to a third party, we may engage in debt
collection efforts for credit extended using our QuikCredit
service and we may engage in efforts to collect on dishonored
checks purchased by Central Credit pursuant to our check
warranty services and chargeback. All such collection practices
are subject to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, which
generally prohibits unfair, deceptive or abusive debt collection
practices, as well as consumer-debt-collection laws and
regulation adopted by the various states.
Privacy Regulations. Our collection of information
from patrons who use our cash access services is subject to the
financial information privacy protection provisions of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its implementing federal regulations.
We gather, as permitted by law, non-public,
personally-identifiable financial information from patrons who
use our cash access services, such as names, addresses,
telephone numbers, bank and credit card account numbers, Social
Security numbers and income, credit histories and transaction
information. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires us to safeguard
and protect the privacy of such non-public personal information.
Also, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires us to make disclosures
to patrons regarding our privacy and information sharing
policies and give patrons the opportunity to prevent us from
releasing information about them to unaffiliated third parties
in certain situations. In this regard, we provide patrons with a
privacy notice, an opportunity to review our privacy policy, and
an opportunity to opt out of specified types of disclosures. In
addition to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act privacy
regulations we are subject to state privacy regulations. State
privacy regulations impose more stringent limitations on access
and use of personal information. We continue to implement
policies and programs as well as adapt our business practices in
order to comply with state specific privacy laws and regulations.
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ATM Operations. Our ATM services are subject to
applicable state banking regulations in each jurisdiction in
which we operate ATMs. These regulations require, among other
things, that we register with the state banking regulators as an
operator of ATMs, that we provide gaming patrons with notices of
the transaction fees assessed upon use of our ATMs, that our
transaction fees do not exceed designated maximums, that we
offer gaming patrons a means of resolving disputes with us, and
that we comply with prescribed safety and security requirements.
Check Cashing. In jurisdictions in which we serve as
a check casher or agree to defer deposit of gaming patrons
checks under our QuikCredit services, we are subject to the
state licensing requirements and regulations governing check
cashing activities. Generally, these regulations require us to
obtain a license from the states banking regulators to
operate as a check casher. Some states also impose restrictions
on this activity such as restrictions on the amounts of service
fees that may be imposed on the cashing of certain types of
checks, requirements as to records that must be kept with
respect to dishonored checks, and requirements as to the
contents of receipts that must be delivered to gaming patrons at
the time a check is cashed.
Arriva Card Operations. As a result of our entry
into the consumer credit business through the issuance of a
private label credit card through our Arriva Card, Inc.
subsidiary, we have become subject to a number of additional
federal and state regulations. The terms and conditions of the
card must be disclosed to cardholders in accordance with the
Federal Truth in Lending Act and Federal Reserve Regulation Z.
Certain changes in the terms and conditions will require prior
notice to cardholders as well. If a cardholder believes that a
transaction has been erroneously posted to his or her account,
we will be required to follow error resolution procedures
prescribed by Federal Reserve Regulation Z. The denial of a
credit application or a cardholders request for an
increased credit limit, as well as certain other events or
circumstances, will require us to provide notice to the consumer
in accordance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Federal
Reserve Regulation B and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair
and Accurate Credit Transactions Act requires us to take certain
measures to combat credit fraud and identity theft. Finally, the
licensed banking institution that will issue our private label
credit card is organized under Utah law; as such, certain
features of the card, such as the periodic interest rate, late
fees and other charges, will be governed by Utah law.
Lending. In those states in which we are deemed to
operate as a short-term consumer or payday lender as a result of
our QuikCredit services, we are subject to the various state
regulations governing the terms of the loans. Typically, the
state regulations limit the amount that a lender or service
provider may lend or provide and, in some cases, the number of
loans or transactions that a lender or service provider may make
to any customer at one time, restrict the amount of finance or
service charges or fees that the lender or service provider may
assess in connection with any loan or transaction. The lender or
service provider must also comply with various consumer
disclosure requirements, which are typically similar or
equivalent to the Federal Truth in Lending Act and corresponding
federal regulations, in connection with the loans or
transactions.
Network and Card Association Regulation. In addition
to the governmental regulation described above, some of our
services are also subject to rules promulgated by various
payment networks, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) networks
and card associations. For example, we must comply with the
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
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Other regulation
When contracting with tribal owned or controlled gaming
establishments, we become subject to tribal laws and regulations
that may differ materially from the non-tribal laws and
regulations under which we generally operate. In addition to
tribal gaming regulations that may require us to provide
disclosures or obtain licenses or permits to conduct our
business on tribal lands, we may also become subject to tribal
laws that govern our contracts. These tribal governing laws may
not provide us with processes, procedures and remedies that
enable us to enforce our rights as effectively and
advantageously as the processes, procedures and remedies that
would be afforded to us under non-tribal laws, or to enforce our
rights at all, and may expose us to an increased risk of
contract repudiation as compared to that inherent in dealing
with non-tribal customers. Many tribal laws permit redress to a
tribal adjudicatory body to resolve disputes; however, such
redress is largely untested in our experience. We may be
precluded from enforcing our rights against a tribal body under
the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity.
We are also subject to a variety of gaming and other laws and
regulations in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Caribbean,
Switzerland and Belgium, and we expect to become subject to
gaming and other laws in the jurisdictions into which we expand
our operations. Our expansion into new markets is dependent upon
the adoption of enabling legislation in new jurisdictions and
our ability to comply with the regulatory regimes adopted by
such jurisdictions. For example, our proposed entry into Macau
SAR is subject to our receipt of approvals, licenses or waivers
by or from the Macau Monetary Authority. We may not receive such
approvals, licenses or waivers in a timely manner or at all. If
we do not receive such approvals, licenses or waivers we will
not be able to undertake operations in Macau SAR. Similar
difficulties in obtaining approvals, licenses or waivers from
the monetary authorities of other jurisdictions, in addition to
other potential regulatory issues that we have not yet
ascertained, may arise in other international jurisdictions into
which we wish to enter.
As we develop new services and new products, we may become
subject to additional federal and state regulations. For
example, in the event that we form or acquire a bank or
industrial loan company, we would become subject to a number of
additional banking and financial institution regulations, which
may include the Bank Holding Company Act. These additional
regulations could substantially restrict the nature of the
business in which we may engage and the nature of the businesses
in which we may invest. In addition, changes in current laws or
regulations and future laws or regulations may restrict our
ability to continue our current methods or operations or expand
our operations and may have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
Facilities
Our headquarters are located in a leased facility in
Las Vegas, Nevada and consist of approximately
40,000 square feet of office space which is under a lease
through May 2011. We operate a sales office in
approximately 800 square feet of office space in Atlantic
City, New Jersey under a lease through August 2006. We believe
that these facilities are adequate for our business as presently
conducted.
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Employees
As of March 31, 2006, we had 304 employees. We are not
subject to any collective bargaining agreements and have never
been subject to a work stoppage. We believe that we have
maintained good relationships with our employees.
Legal Proceedings
On October 22, 2004, we and USA Payments, as
co-plaintiffs, filed a
complaint in United States District Court, District of Nevada
against U.S. Bancorp d/b/a U.S. Bank, Fidelity National
Information Services Inc., Fidelity National Information
Services Check Services, Inc., Game Financial Corporation and
GameCash, Inc. alleging the infringement of our patented
3-in-1
rollover functionality. In this litigation, we are seeking
an injunction against future infringement of the patent and
recovery of damages as a result of past infringement of the
patent. In their response, the defendants have denied
infringement and have asserted patent invalidity. In addition,
the defendants have asserted various antitrust and unfair
competition counterclaims.
We are also party to and threatened with various legal disputes
and proceedings arising from the ordinary course of general
business activities. Resolution of these matters is not expected
to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows; however, the
ultimate disposition of any litigation is uncertain.
Available information
Our Internet address is http://www.globalcashaccess.com.
We make available free of charge in the Investor
Relations portion of our website under SEC
Filings our Annual Reports on
Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, Current
Reports on
Form 8-K and
amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable
after we electronically file or furnish such materials to the
SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports,
proxy and information statements and other information regarding
our filings at http://www.sec.gov.
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Management
Executive officers and directors
The following table sets forth information as to our directors
and executive officers, together with their positions and ages
as of May 1, 2006. Executive officers are appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of our board of directors.
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Karim Maskatiya
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Co-Founder, Co-Chairman and Director
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Robert Cucinotta
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Co-Founder and Director
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Kirk Sanford
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President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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Harry C. Hagerty
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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Diran Kludjian
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Executive Vice President, Sales
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Kathryn S. Lever
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Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
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Kurt Sullivan
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Executive Vice President, Check
Services and Central Credit
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Thomas Sears
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Executive Vice President, Card
Services and Cashless Gaming
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Walter G. Kortschak
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Co-Chairman and Director
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Charles J. Fitzgerald
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Director
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E. Miles Kilburn
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Director
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William H. Harris
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Director
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Set forth below is a brief description of the business
experience of our directors and executive officers:
Karim Maskatiya is a co-founder and co-chairman of the
Company and has served as a member of the board of directors
designated by M&C International since our incorporation
pursuant to the stockholders agreement that was entered into
among our stockholders prior to our initial public offering.
Mr. Maskatiya is also President and Chairman of M&C
International. From 1992 to present, Mr. Maskatiya has been
a principal of USA Processing, Inc., an independent sales
organization in the merchant processing industry. From 2000 to
present, Mr. Maskatiya has been a principal of MCA
Processing, LLC, a developer of electronic payment products.
From 2001 to present, Mr. Maskatiya has been a principal of
WD International, L.L.C., formerly known as Cornerstone Payment
Systems, L.L.C., an independent sales organization in the
merchant processing industry. Mr. Maskatiya is also
President and Chairman of USA Payments, a payment processing
company whose services we use and President of USA Payment
Systems, a payment processing company whose services we use.
Members of Mr. Maskatiyas family control Infonox on
the Web, a technology research and development company whose
services we use. Mr. Maskatiya has also been a real estate
investor and developer in Northern California since 1978.
Robert Cucinotta is a co-founder of the Company and has
served as a member of the board of directors designated by
M&C International since our incorporation pursuant to the
stockholders agreement that was entered into among our
stockholders prior to our initial public offering.
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Mr. Cucinotta is also Secretary of M&C International.
From 1992 to present, Mr. Cucinotta has been a principal of
USA Processing, Inc. From 2000 to present, Mr. Cucinotta
has been a principal of MCA Processing, LLC. From 2001 to
present, Mr. Cucinotta has been a principal of WD
International, L.L.C., formerly known as Cornerstone Payment
Systems, L.L.C. Mr. Cucinotta is also Secretary of USA
Payments and Secretary of USA Payment Systems.
Mr. Cucinotta has been a real estate investor and developer
in Northern California since 1983.
Kirk Sanford has served as our President and Chief
Executive Officer since 1999 and was a member of our management
committee when we conducted our operations as a limited
liability company from 1998 through May 2004. Mr. Sanford
joined our board of directors in March 2005. Before serving as
our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sanford was our Executive
Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Product Development from
1998 to 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sanford was
the general manager of a joint venture between USA Processing,
Inc. and BA Merchant Services, Inc. from 1995 to 1998, where he
managed the operations, sales, marketing and product development
of the joint venture. Prior to this position, Mr. Sanford
was Executive Vice President of Sales for Universal Services
Association, a start-up
merchant payment services company.
Harry C. Hagerty has served as our Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since July
2004. Before joining our executive team, Mr. Hagerty was
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caesars
Entertainment, Inc. from March 2002 to May 2004. Prior to that,
he was the Chief Operating Officer of Akula Software, Inc. from
October 2001 to March 2002, and Chief Financial Officer from
April 2001 to October 2001. From November 1999 to April 2001, he
was President of Venator Corporate Advisors. Mr. Hagerty
has also served as Managing Director, Investment Banking of
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc. from March 1998 to November
1999, and Managing Director, Investment Banking of Deutsche
Morgan Grenfell Inc. from January 1994 to March 1998.
Diran Kludjian currently serves as our Executive Vice
President, Sales and served as our Executive Vice President of
North American and International Sales from 1999 to May 2006.
Prior to that he was Senior Vice President from November 1998 to
1999. Before joining our executive team, Mr. Kludjian spent
five years with First Data Corporation, last serving as a vice
president of the Chase Banking Alliance for the entertainment
and travel sector. Mr. Kludjian also has 15 years of
consumer product sales and marketing experience.
Kathryn S. Lever joined us in September 2005 and
currently serves as our Executive Vice President and General
Counsel. Prior to joining our executive team, Ms. Lever
engaged in corporate and transactional practice at the law firm
of Schreck Brignone from 2001 to 2005. From 2000 to 2001,
Ms. Lever engaged in securities practice at the law firm of
Catalyst Corporate Finance Lawyers in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada and from 1996 to 2000 engaged in corporate and
commercial litigation in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kurt Sullivan joined us in December 2000 and currently
serves as an Executive Vice President, Check Services and
Central Credit where he directs the development and deployment
of our QCP Web and ACM products and our QuikCredit and Central
Credit check warranty services. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Sullivan had 22 years of experience in the gaming
industry, including 20 years with Circus Circus
Enterprises, Inc. He served on the Board of Directors of Circus
Circus Enterprises, Inc. and held several management positions,
the most recent being senior vice president of operations and
general manager. Mr. Sullivan has also worked for the MGM
Grand Hotel & Casino and Park Place Entertainment
Corporation.
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Thomas Sears currently serves as our Executive Vice
President, Card Services and Cashless Gaming and served as our
Executive Vice President of Business Development from March 2002
until May 2006. Prior to joining the Company in 2002,
Mr. Sears spent seven years at Park Place Entertainment as
vice president of operations and vice president of interactive
strategies. Prior to that, Mr. Sears spent nine years in
operations at Harrahs Entertainment, Inc., including
positions in five different markets (Atlantic City, NJ, Reno,
NV, Laughlin, CA, Las Vegas, NV and Vicksburg, MS).
Mr. Sears began his career at Harrahs Entertainment,
Inc., which was then known as Holiday Inns, Inc., as a labor
analyst in 1984 and eventually served as director of finance
during the opening of the Vicksburg facility.
Walter G. Kortschak has served as a co-chairman and
member of the board of directors since our incorporation as a
designee pursuant to the stockholders agreement that was entered
into among our stockholders prior to our initial public
offering. Mr. Kortschak is a managing partner and managing
member of various entities affiliated with Summit Partners, a
private equity and venture capital firm, where he has been
employed since June 1989. Prior to that, he was a Vice President
at Crosspoint Venture Partners, a venture capital firm.
Mr. Kortschak also serves as a director of Somera
Communications, Inc., a telecommunications equipment company,
the National Venture Capital Association and several privately
held companies.
Charles J. Fitzgerald has served as a member of the board
of directors since our incorporation as a designee pursuant to
the stockholders agreement that was entered into among our
stockholders prior to our initial public offering.
Mr. Fitzgerald has been a partner and member of various
entities affiliated with Summit Partners, a private equity and
venture capital firm, since January 2005. Prior to that, he was
a principal of Summit Partners from 2002 to 2004 and a vice
president from 2001 to 2002. From 1998 to 2001,
Mr. Fitzgerald was the chief executive officer of North
Systems, Inc., a software vendor. Mr. Fitzgerald also
serves as a director of WebSideStory, Inc., a provider of
on-demand web analytics and several privately held companies.
E. Miles Kilburn has served as a member of the board
of directors since March 2005. Mr. Kilburn has been a
private investor since June 2004. Prior to that, he was
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Concord
EFS, Inc. (which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Data
Corporation in February 2004) from 2003 to 2004, and Senior Vice
President of Business Strategy and Corporate Development from
2001 to 2003. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Primary
Payment Systems, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Star
Systems, Inc., from 2002 to 2003, and Chief Financial Officer
from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Kilburn was Group Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Star Systems, Inc. from
1999 to 2001.
William H. Harris has served as a member of the board of
directors since April 2005. Mr. Harris has been a private
investor in and chairman of numerous privately held companies
since May 2000. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of
PayPal, Inc. from October 1999 to May 2000. Prior to that, he
served as an executive officer, including Chief Executive
Officer for a period, of Intuit, Inc. from January 1995 to
September 1999. Mr. Harris also serves as a director of
Earthlink, Inc., an internet service provider, WebSideStory,
Inc., a provider of on-demand web analytics, and numerous
privately held companies.
Composition of board of directors
Our board of directors currently consists of seven members. Each
of Messrs. Kortschak, Fitzgerald, Kilburn and Harris are
independent directors under the relevant rules promulgated
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by the New York Stock Exchange. In accordance with the terms of
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
bylaws, the board of directors is divided into three classes,
Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class
serving staggered three-year terms. The members of the classes
are as follows:
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Class I, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of
the stockholders to be held in 2009, which is comprised of
Messrs. Sanford, Kilburn and Harris; |
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Class II, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of
the stockholders to be held in 2007, which is comprised of
Messrs. Cucinotta and Fitzgerald; and |
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Class III, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of
stockholders to be held in 2008, which is comprised of
Messrs. Maskatiya and Kortschak. |
Our directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of our voting stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by
resolution of the board of directors. This classification of the
board of directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing
changes in the control or management of the Company.
Committees of the board of directors
Audit committee
Our audit committee currently consists of
Messrs. Kortschak, Kilburn and Harris. Messrs. Kilburn
and Harris are independent as defined in
Rule 10A-3 under
the Exchange Act. Mr. Kortschak is not independent as
defined in
Rule 10A-3 under
the Exchange Act. We currently rely on an exemption for newly
public companies that requires all of the members of our audit
committee to satisfy the applicable independence requirements by
the first anniversary of our initial public offering. We are
currently looking for an individual that satisfies the
applicable independence requirements to join our board of
directors and audit committee. Mr. Kilburn is our audit
committee financial expert under the SEC rules implementing
Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the
applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Our
audit committee has the power to investigate any matter brought
to its attention within the scope of its duties and to retain
counsel for this purpose where appropriate. The audit committee
has the responsibility for, among other things:
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reviewing policies and procedures adopted by management
regarding fair and accurate presentation of financial statements
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC; |
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overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes,
overseeing audits of our financial statements and reviewing the
Companys audited financial statements with management,
including a review of major issues regarding accounting and
auditing principles and practices, and evaluating the adequacy
and effectiveness of internal controls that could significantly
affect the Companys financial statements, as well as the
adequacy and effectiveness of the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures and managements reports thereon; |
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reviewing and discussing reports from our independent auditor
regarding: (a) all critical accounting policies and
practices to be used by the Company; (b) all alternative
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financial information within GAAP that have been discussed with
management; and (c) other material written communications
between our independent auditor and management; |
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reviewing major changes to the Companys auditing and
accounting principles and practices as suggested by the our
independent auditor, internal auditors or management, and
reviewing the significant reports to management prepared by the
Companys internal auditing department and
managements responses; |
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establishing procedures for: (a) the receipt, retention and
treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding
accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters;
and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees
of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters; |
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advising the board of directors with respect to the
Companys policies and procedures regarding compliance with
applicable laws and regulations; and |
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overseeing the work of the registered public accounting firm
engaged in audit, review or attest services for the Company,
overseeing the appointment, compensation and retention of the
registered public accounting firm, and overseeing and ensuring
the independence of our independent auditor, and reviewing and
pre-approving of all audit services and permissible non-audit
services to be performed by our independent auditor. |
Compensation committee; compensation committee interlocks and
insider participation in compensation decisions
Our compensation committee currently consists of
Messrs. Kortschak, Fitzgerald and Kilburn, each of whom is
independent under the relevant rules promulgated by the New York
Stock Exchange. None of our executive officers will serve as a
member of our compensation committee, and none of our executive
officers will have served, or will be permitted to serve, on the
compensation committee, or other committee serving a similar
function, of any entity of which an executive officer is
expected to serve as a member of our compensation committee. The
compensation committee has the responsibility for, among other
things:
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assisting the board of directors in discharging its
responsibilities relating to compensation of our directors and
executive officers; |
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reviewing and approving goals and objectives for Chief Executive
Officer compensation and recommending to the board of directors
non-Chief Executive Officer compensation and incentive
compensation plans and equity based plans that are subject to
board of directors approval; |
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administering our incentive compensation plans and equity based
plans, approving new equity compensation plan or material
changes to an existing plan where stockholder approval has not
been obtained, and approving awards as determined by the board
of directors; and |
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ensuring corporate performance measures and goals are set and
determining the extent that established goals have been achieved
and any related compensation earned. |
Nominating and corporate governance committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee currently
consists of Messrs. Kortschak, Fitzgerald and Kilburn, each
of whom is independent under the relevant rules promulgated by
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the New York Stock Exchange. The nominating and corporate
governance committee has the responsibility for, among other
things:
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developing and recommending to the board of directors, and
implementing a set of corporate governance principles and
procedures; |
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developing and recommending to the board of directors, and
implementing and monitoring compliance with, a code of business
conduct and ethics for directors, officers and employees, and
promptly disclosing and waivers for directors or executive
officers; |
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assessing the adequacy of the code of business conduct and
ethics and recommending any changes; |
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assisting the board of directors in assessing board of directors
composition, selecting nominees for election to the board of
directors consistent with criteria approved by the board of
directors, and advising the board of directors on each committee
of the board of directors regarding member qualifications,
committee appointments and removals, committee structure and
operations and committee reporting; |
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determining the compensation of members of the board and its
committees; |
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advising the board of directors on candidates for executive
offices, and advising the board of directors on candidates for
the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer; and |
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establishing and monitoring a process of assessing the board of
directors effectiveness and overseeing the evaluation of
the board of directors and management. |
Director compensation
Prior to March 2005, the members of our board of directors did
not receive any compensation for serving on the board of
directors or the board of directors of any of our subsidiaries.
Commencing in March 2005, all directors who are not our
employees or affiliated with any of our principal stockholders
receive an annual fee of $20,000. In addition, each member of
our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and
corporate governance committee that is independent, within the
meaning of the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange,
receives an additional annual fee of $5,000 and the chairman of
our audit committee receives a further additional annual fee of
$5,000. All annual fees are paid in quarterly installments. In
addition, we grant to each director who is not an employee of
ours or affiliated with any of our principal stockholders, upon
the directors initial appointment to the board, an option
to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock under our
2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The exercise price for these options
is the fair market value of our common stock at the time of the
grant of the stock options. For each grant, one eighth of the
options will vest after six months of service as a director, and
the remainder will vest ratably in equal monthly installments
over the succeeding forty-two months; provided, however, that
the options will vest in their entirety upon a change of control
in us. The options have a term of ten years. The terms of
options granted under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan are
described in more detail under Management 2005
Stock Incentive Plan. In March 2006, we granted awards of
restricted stock to those of our directors who are not our
employees or affiliated with any of our principal stockholders.
One eighth of these shares of restricted stock will vest after
six months of service as a director, and the remainder will vest
ratably in equal monthly installments over the succeeding
forty-two months; provided, however, that all of the shares of
restricted stock will vest in their entirety upon a change of
control in us. These restricted stock
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awards were granted under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Members
of our board of directors do not receive any additional
compensation for serving as directors of any of our subsidiaries.
Executive compensation
The following table sets forth information regarding
compensation paid by us to our Chief Executive Officer and our
four other highest-paid executive officers, as well as two
former executive officers that would have been among our four
highest-paid executive officers had they remained employed with
us through the end of 2004:
Summary compensation table
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Kirk Sanford
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2005 |
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$ |
285,586 |
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$ |
300,000 |
(11) |
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$ |
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1,444,430 |
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$ |
22,282 |
(12)(3) |
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Chief Executive
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2004 |
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286,532 |
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150,000 |
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9,662 |
(3)(4) |
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Officer(1)
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2003 |
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297,500 |
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150,000 |
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6,077 |
(3) |
Harry Hagerty
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2005 |
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307,175 |
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300,000 |
(11) |
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13,655 |
(13)(6) |
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Chief Financial
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2004 |
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126,923 |
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94,247 |
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722,215 |
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234 |
(4) |
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Officer(5)
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2003 |
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Diran Kludjian
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2005 |
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214,627 |
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234,535 |
(14) |
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200,000 |
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11,088 |
(15) |
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Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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230,058 |
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186,227 |
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39,968 |
(3)(4)(7) |
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of North American and
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2003 |
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200,000 |
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123,100 |
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6,970 |
(3) |
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International Sales(6)
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Thomas Sears
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2005 |
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205,301 |
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85,000 |
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100,000 |
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20,741 |
(16) |
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Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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171,538 |
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78,000 |
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13,178 |
(3)(4) |
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of Business Development(6)
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2003 |
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199,750 |
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,000 |
(3) |
Kurt Sullivan
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
179,063 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
22,610 |
(17)(14) |
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Executive Vice President
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
174,186 |
|
|
|
34,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,934 |
(3)(4) |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
215,954 |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,170 |
(3) |
Robert C. Fry(8)
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|
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2005 |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
111,756 |
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
515,328 |
(3)(4)(9) |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
212,500 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
26,432 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,057 |
(3) |
Pamela Shinkle(10)
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
100,002 |
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
516,779 |
(3)(4)(9) |
|
|
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
168,846 |
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
55,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,127 |
(3) |
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(1) In 2004, our Chief Executive Officer received payments
in the aggregate amount of approximately $17.3 million and
$0.1 million from M&C International and USA Payments,
respectively. In 2003 he received payments in aggregate amounts
of $1.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively from
these entities, and in 2002 he received payments in aggregate
amounts of $0.6 million and $0.1 million,
respectively, from these entities. A portion of these payments
were attributable to Mr. Sanfords prior approximately
1% ownership interest in M&C International, and a portion of
these payments were to compensate him through payments from
M&C International and USA Payments for advisory services
that he performed for those entities. In March 2005, M&C
International transferred 575,213 shares of our
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capital stock to Mr. Sanford, issued a note in the
principal amount of $7,572,696.21 payable to Mr. Sanford
upon the consummation of our initial public offering, and
forgave a note from Mr. Sanford in the principal amount of
$5,741,178 in consideration of his prior advisory services to
M&C International. The terms of his prior advisory services
arrangements with M&C International and USA Payments were
solely economic, did not provide Mr. Sanford with any
voting rights or rights to participate in the management of
either entity, and did not provide Mr. Sanford with any
rights to proceeds upon the liquidation of M&C International
or USA Payments. M&C International redeemed in full
Mr. Sanfords ownership interest in M&C
International in exchange for 283,239 shares of our capital
stock and $437,717.82 in cash. Pursuant to his employment
agreement, which became effective upon the consummation of our
initial public offering, Mr. Sanford has agreed not to
perform services for or to receive any compensation or other
remuneration from entities affiliated with
Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta, including M&C
International and USA Payments, other than payments to
Mr. Sanford upon the consummation of our initial public
offering pursuant to the promissory note described above. In May
2006, we consented to Mr. Sanford receiving an additional
payment in the amount of $4.7 million from
M&C International in respect of certain tax liabilities
incurred by him as a result of the forgiveness of indebtedness,
payment for advisory services and redemption described above.
(2) Represents payout of accrued but unused vacation time.
(3) Includes company-provided match payments under our
401(k) plan.
(4) Includes reimbursement of
out-of-pocket payments
incurred by executives for health care.
(5) Mr. Hagerty became our Chief Financial Officer in
July 2004 with a base annual salary of $300,000 per year
and eligibility for a bonus of $200,000 per year.
(6) In 2004, Messrs. Kludjian and Sears received
payments in the aggregate amount of $0.5 million and
$0.1 million, respectively, from M&C International for
advisory services that they performed for M&C International
pursuant to informal arrangements with Messrs. Maskatiya
and Cucinotta. Neither Mr. Kludjian nor Mr. Sears
received any payments from M&C International in 2003 or
2002. These informal arrangements are terminable at any time at
the will of Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta or M&C
International.
(7) Includes reimbursement of relocation and moving costs
incurred by Mr. Kludjian in connection with his relocation
to the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area.
(8) Mr. Fry is our former Chief Financial Officer,
whose employment terminated on May 28, 2004.
(9) Represents the payment of $500,000 upon the termination
of employment of the named executive as partial consideration
for a covenant not to compete with us.
(10) Ms. Shinkle is our former chief operating
officer, whose employment terminated on May 28, 2004.
(11) Included in the bonus amounts for Messrs. Sanford
and Hagerty are additional approved bonuses of $100,000 for
successful completion of our initial public offering.
(12) Includes contributions made by us of $7,269 under our
401(k) plan, reimbursement of $9,280 of
out-of-pocket health
care expenses, and moving expenses of $5,732 to relocate
Mr. Sanford to Las Vegas, Nevada.
(13) Includes contributions made by us of $7,281 under our
401(k) plan, reimbursement of $4,824 of
out-of-pocket health
care expenses, and life insurance premium paid for the benefit
of Mr. Hagerty of $1,550.
(14) Includes sales commissions of $134,535.
(15) Includes contributions made by us of $7,269 under our
401(k) plan, and reimbursement of $3,819 of
out-of-pocket health
care expenses.
(16) Includes contributions made by us of $7,178 under our
401(k) plan, reimbursement of $3,985 of
out-of-pocket health
care expenses, and $9,578 as reimbursement and gross up of
quarterly dues paid to Las Vegas Country Club for the benefit of
Mr. Sears.
(17) Includes contributions made by us of $5,600 under our
401(k) plan, and reimbursement of $17,010 of
out-of-pocket health
care expenses.
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The following table sets forth information regarding grants of
stock options we granted during the year ended December 31,
2005 to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table. Potential realizable values are net of exercise price
before taxes, and are based on the assumption that our common
stock appreciates at the annual rate shown, compounded annually,
from the date of grant until expiration of the ten-year option
term. These numbers are calculated based on requirements set
forth in rules promulgated by the SEC and do not reflect our
projection or estimate of future stock price appreciation.
Option grants in last fiscal year
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employees | |
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for option term(4)(5) |
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underlying | |
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price per |
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share(3) |
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date | |
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10%($) | |
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Kirk Sanford
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1,444,430 |
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41.22% |
|
|
$ |
13.99 |
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|
1/7/2015 |
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|
$ |
12,708,436 |
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$ |
32,205,671 |
|
Harry Hagerty
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|
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|
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|
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Diran Kludjian
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100,000 |
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|
|
2.85% |
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|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
1/7/2015 |
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|
|
879,824 |
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|
|
2,229,646 |
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|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
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2.85% |
|
|
|
14.00 |
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|
|
9/22/2015 |
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880,452 |
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|
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2,231,239 |
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Thomas Sears
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|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
2.85% |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
1/7/2015 |
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|
|
879,824 |
|
|
|
2,229,646 |
|
Kurt Sullivan
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
2.85% |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
1/7/2015 |
|
|
|
879,824 |
|
|
|
2,229,646 |
|
Robert C. Fry
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Pamela Shinkle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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(1) Except in the event of a change in control of us,
options granted become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the
shares subject thereto one year from the grant date and monthly
thereafter as to the remaining number of shares subject to the
option such that the option is fully exercisable four years from
the grant date.
(2) Based on a total of 3,504,430 options granted to
employees in fiscal 2005, including the executive officers named
above.
(3) The exercise price per share of options granted
represented the fair market value of the underlying shares of
common stock on the date the options were granted.
(4) The potential realizable is calculated based upon the
term of the option at its time of grant. It is calculated
assuming that the stock price on the date of grant appreciates
at the indicated annual rate, compounded annually for the entire
term of the option, and that the option is exercised and the
underlying shares are sold on the last day of its term for the
appreciated stock price.
(5) Stock price appreciation of 5% and 10% is assumed
pursuant to the rules promulgated by the SEC and does not
represent our prediction of the future stock price performance.
The following table sets forth information regarding the number
and value of securities underlying options held as of
December 31, 2005, giving effect to a stock split
consummated in January 2005, by the executive officers named in
the Summary Compensation Table.
Aggregated option exercises in last fiscal year and fiscal
year-end option values
No stock options were exercised during fiscal 2005 by the
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table. The
table below sets forth the number of underlying stock options
held by those executive officers as of December 31, 2005
and value of
in-the-money
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stock options, which represents the difference between the
exercise price of a stock option and the market price of the
shares subject to such option:
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year-end($) | |
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acquired on | |
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exercise(#) | |
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realized($) | |
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Kirk Sanford
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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1,444,430 |
|
|
|
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|
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$ |
866,658 |
|
Harry Hagerty
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
255,784 |
|
|
|
466,431 |
|
|
$ |
1,672,827 |
|
|
|
3,050,459 |
|
Diran Kludjian
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
59,000 |
|
Thomas Sears
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
Kurt Sullivan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
Robert C. Fry
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Pamela Shinkle
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(1) The value of
in-the-money
stock options represents the positive spread between the
exercise price of stock options and the fair market value of the
shares subject to such options on December 30, 2005, which
was $14.59 per share.
Employment agreements
Sanford employment agreement
The Company entered an employment agreement with Kirk Sanford
(the Sanford Agreement), the Companys Chief
Executive Officer, for a term of three years following the
consummation of the Companys initial public offering, at a
base annual salary of $297,500 and eligibility for a
discretionary bonus in an amount to be determined by the Board
of Directors in its sole discretion. In addition, the Sanford
Agreement provides Mr. Sanford with a pro rated partial
target bonus equal to two-thirds of his base salary for the year
in which his employment is terminated and one years salary
continuation and target bonus equal to two-thirds of his base
salary in the event his employment is terminated without cause.
Further, the Sanford Agreement provides Mr. Sanford with
severance payments in the aggregate amount of 2.99 times the sum
of his most recent years base annual salary and a target
bonus equal to two-thirds of such base salary in the event his
employment is terminated without cause within 12 months
after a change in control of the Company. Additionally, the
Sanford Agreement provides for a tax gross-up in the
event that he is subject to an excise tax in the event of any
benefit he receives is deemed to constitute an excess
parachute payment under Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
Mr. Sanfords severance benefits are conditioned upon
him executing releases in favor of the Company. In addition,
Mr. Sanford has agreed not to perform services for or to
receive any compensation or other remuneration from entities
affiliated with Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta, including
M&C International and USA Payments, other than payments to
Mr. Sanford pursuant to the promissory note described in
Certain relationships and related party
transactions Entities controlled by Karim Maskatiya,
Robert Cucinotta or members of Karim Maskatiyas
family. The Sanford Agreement was amended to permit the
Company to delay the payment of any amount or provision of any
benefits under the Sanford Agreement to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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Hagerty employment agreement
The Company entered into an employment agreement with Harry C.
Hagerty (the Hagerty Agreement), the Companys
Chief Financial Officer, for a term of three years starting in
July 2004, at a base annual salary of $300,000 and eligibility
for a discretionary bonus of $200,000. In addition, the Hagerty
Agreement provides Mr. Hagerty with a pro rated partial
target bonus for the year in which his employment is terminated,
one years salary continuation and target bonus, pro rated
vesting of his stock option plus one years accelerated
vesting of his stock option if his employment is terminated
without cause prior to the first anniversary of his employment,
and full accelerated vesting of his stock option in the event
his employment is terminated without cause after the first
anniversary of his employment. The Hagerty Agreement also
provides for full accelerated vesting of his stock option upon
the occurrence of specified events, including an acquisition of
the Company or a change in control of the Company. Further, the
Hagerty Agreement provides Mr. Hagerty with severance and
noncompete payments in the aggregate amount of 2.99 times the
sum of his most recent years base annual salary plus a
target bonus equal to two-thirds of such base salary in the
event his employment is terminated without cause within
12 months after a change in control of the Company.
Additionally, the Hagerty Agreement provides for a tax
gross-up in the event that he is subject to an
excise tax in the event of any benefit he receives is deemed to
constitute an excess parachute payment under
Section 280G of the Code. Mr. Hagertys severance
benefits are conditioned upon him executing releases in favor of
the Company. Mr. Hagertys employment agreement also
contains a noncompetition covenant lasting for two years after
termination of his employment and a nonsolicitation covenant
lasting for one year after termination of his employment. The
Hagerty Agreement was amended to permit the Company to delay the
payment of any amount or provision of any benefits under the
Hagerty Agreement to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 409A of the Code.
Lever employment agreement
The Company entered into an employment agreement with Kathryn S.
Lever (the Lever Agreement), the Companys
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, for a term of
three years starting in September 2005, at a base annual salary
of $220,000 and eligibility for a discretionary bonus in an
amount to be determined by the Companys Board of Directors
in consultation with the Companys Chief Executive Officer.
In addition, the Lever Agreement provides Ms. Lever with a
pro rated partial target bonus for the year in which her
employment is terminated and one years salary continuation
and target bonus equal to one-half of her base salary in the
event her employment is terminated without cause.
Ms. Levers severance benefits are conditioned upon
her executing releases in favor of the Company and agreeing to a
noncompetition covenant lasting for two years after termination
of her employment. The Lever Agreement was amended to permit the
Company to delay the payment of any amount or provision of any
benefits under the Lever Agreement to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 409A of the Code.
We do not have employment agreements with any of our other
executive officers or employees.
Sanford, Kludjian, Lever, Sears and Sullivan stock option
and restricted stock bonus agreements
The agreements pursuant to which the Company granted stock
options and shares of restricted stock to Mr. Hagerty
provide for full acceleration of vesting in the event of an
acquisition of
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the Company, a change in control of the Company or the
termination of Mr. Hagertys employment for cause at
any time.
The agreements pursuant to which the Company granted stock
options and shares of restricted stock to Messrs. Sanford,
Kludjian, Sears and Sullivan and Ms. Lever provide for full
acceleration of vesting of the portions of the stock options and
restricted stock awards that are neither assumed nor replaced by
a successor corporation after an acquisition of the Company, and
for full acceleration of vesting of the portions of the stock
options and restricted stock awards that are assumed or replaced
in the event that the respective executives employment is
terminated without cause within 18 months after an
acquisition of the Company. The agreements further provide for
full acceleration of the vesting of the stock options and
restricted stock awards in the event that the respective
executives employment is terminated without cause within
18 months after a change in control of the Company.
Further, Mr. Sanfords stock option agreement and
restricted stock award provides for full acceleration in the
event of the termination of his employment without cause at any
time.
Other employment-related agreements
Our regular hiring practice requires each newly hired employee
to execute an agreement relating to the confidentiality of our
proprietary information and the assignment to us of inventions
conceived within the scope of employment. In addition, we
require employees and consultants to execute agreements not to
compete with us for a specified period following their
employment with or engagement by us as a condition to being
considered for the grant of an award under our stock incentive
plan.
2005 Stock Incentive Plan
In January 2005, we adopted our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The
following summary of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan is qualified
by reference to the full text thereof, a copy of which is filed
as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part.
We have reserved 6,288,222 shares of common stock for the
grant of stock options and other equity incentive awards under
the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, which includes the 2006 annual
increase of 2,446,607 shares. On the first business day of
each fiscal year, annual increases will be added to the 2005
Stock Incentive Plan equal to the lesser of: (A) 3% of all
outstanding shares of our common stock immediately prior to such
increase, (B) a lesser amount determined by our board of
directors, or (C) 3,800,000 shares. As of
March 31, 2006, options to purchase an aggregate of
4,119,995 shares of common stock and an aggregate of
619,747 shares of common stock subject to restricted stock
bonus awards were outstanding under the 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan.
The 2005 Stock Incentive Plan may be administered by our board
of directors or a committee thereof. Presently, the 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee.
The administrator has the authority to select individuals who
are to receive options or other equity incentive awards under
the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and to specify the terms and
conditions of options or other equity incentive awards granted
(including whether or not such options are incentive or
nonstatutory stock options), the vesting provisions, the term
and the exercise price. The 2005 Stock Incentive Plan provides
that we may grant incentive stock options within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code to employees,
including our officers and employee directors, and we may grant
nonstatutory stock options to employees and consultants,
including non-employee directors.
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The exercise price of incentive stock options granted under the
2005 Stock Incentive Plan shall equal the fair market value of
our common stock on the date of grant (except in the case of
grants to any person holding more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of all classes of our stock, or any of our
parents or subsidiaries stock, in which case the
exercise price shall equal 110% of the fair market value on the
date of grant). The exercise price of nonqualified stock options
shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value on the date
of grant (except in the case of grants to any person holding
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes
of our stock, or any of our parents or subsidiaries
stock, in which case the exercise price shall equal 110% of the
fair market value on the date of grant). Option holders may pay
for an exercise in cash or other consideration, including a
promissory note, as approved by the administrator.
Generally, options granted under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(other than those granted to non-employee directors) will vest
at a rate of 25% of the shares underlying the option after one
year and the remaining shares vest in equal portions over the
following 36 months, such that all shares are vested after
four years. Unless otherwise provided by the administrator, an
option granted under the 2005 Stock Plan generally expires
10 years from the date of grant (five years in the case of
an incentive stock option granted to any person holding more
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
our stock, or any of our parents or subsidiarys,
stock). Upon the optionees termination of employment or
service with us or any of our affiliates without cause, the
option will terminate in three months. Upon the optionees
termination of employment or service with us or any of our
affiliates for cause, the option may be terminated immediately.
Upon the optionees death or disability, the option will
terminate 12 months after the optionees death or
disability. In addition, options granted under our 2005 Stock
Plan are not generally transferable by the optionee except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution and generally are
exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee only by such
optionee.
In the event we merge with or into another corporation or
dispose of all or substantially all of our assets, or in the
event of other transactions in which our stockholders before the
transaction own less than 50% of the total combined voting power
of all our outstanding securities after the transaction, all
outstanding awards under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan will
terminate unless they are assumed or equivalent awards are
substituted by the successor corporation or any of its parents
or subsidiaries, unless an individual award agreement provides
otherwise.
Report of the compensation committee
The following report shall not be deemed to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor shall the following report be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any future filings under the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act.
The Compensation Committee has the responsibility to approve the
overall compensation strategy, administer the Companys
annual and long-term compensation plans, and make all decisions
with respect to executive compensation.
The objectives of the Companys executive compensation
policies are to attract, retain, motivate and reward key
personnel who possess the necessary leadership and management
skills, through competitive base salary, annual cash bonus
incentives, long-term incentive compensation in the form of
stock options, and various benefits, including medical and life
insurance plans.
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The Companys executive compensation policies are intended
to combine competitive levels of compensation and rewards for
above average performance and to align relative compensation
with the achievements of key business objectives, optimal
satisfaction of customers and maximization of stockholder value.
The Compensation Committee believes that stock ownership by
management is beneficial in aligning management and stockholder
interests, thereby enhancing stockholder value.
Base salaries. Salaries for the Companys
executive officers are determined primarily on the basis of the
executive officers responsibility, general salary
practices of peer companies and the officers individual
qualifications and experience. The base salaries are reviewed
annually and may be adjusted by the Compensation Committee, in
accordance with criteria which include individual performance,
the functions performed by the executive officer, the scope of
the executive officers on-going duties, general changes in
the compensation peer group in which the Company competes for
executive talent, and the Companys financial performance
generally. The weight given to each such factor by the
Compensation Committee may vary from individual to individual.
Incentive bonuses. The Compensation Committee
believes that a cash incentive bonus plan can serve to motivate
the Companys executive officers and management to address
annual performance goals, using more immediate measures for
performance than those reflected in the appreciation in value of
stock options. The bonus amounts are based upon recommendations
by management and a subjective consideration of factors
including such officers level of responsibility,
individual performance, contributions to the Companys
success and the Companys financial performance generally.
Stock option and restricted stock grants. Stock
options and shares of restricted stock may be granted to
executive officers and other employees under the Companys
2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Because of the direct relationship
between the value of an option or restricted stock award, on the
one hand, and the stock price, on the other, the Compensation
Committee believes that options and restricted stock awards
motivate executive officers to manage the Companys
business in a manner that is consistent with stockholder
interests. Stock option and restricted stock grants are intended
to focus the attention of the recipient on the Companys
long-term performance which the Company believes results in
improved stockholder value, and to retain the services of the
executive officers in a competitive job market by providing
significant long-term earnings potential. To this end, stock
options and shares of restricted stock generally vest and become
fully exercisable over a four-year period. The principal factors
considered in granting stock options or restricted stock to the
Companys executive officers are prior performance, level
of responsibility, other compensation and the executive
officers ability to influence the Companys long-term
growth and profitability. However, the Companys 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan does not provide any quantitative method for
weighing these factors, and a decision to grant an award is
primarily based upon a subjective evaluation of the past as well
as future anticipated performance.
Other compensation plans. The Company has adopted
general employee benefit plans in which executive officers are
permitted to participate on parity with other employees. In
addition, some of the Companys executive officers are
entitled to reimbursement of
out-of-pocket payments
incurred for health care. The Company also makes contributions
to a 401(k) plan for the benefit of certain executive officers.
Deductibility of compensation. Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) disallows the
Company to deduct compensation exceeding $1.0 million paid
to certain executive officers,
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excluding, among other things, performance based compensation.
Because the compensation paid to the executive officers has not
approached the limitation, the Compensation Committee has not
had to use any of the available exemptions from the deduction
limit. The Compensation Committee remains aware of the IRC
Section 162(m) limitations and the available exemptions and
will address the issue of deductibility when and if
circumstances warrant the use of such exemptions.
Chief Executive Officer compensation. The
compensation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer is
reviewed annually on the same basis as discussed above for all
executive officers. The Compensation Committee established an
annual base salary of $297,500 for Mr. Sanford the time
that he entered into his employment agreement with the Company.
For fiscal 2006, Mr. Sanfords base salary will be
$297,500. Mr. Sanfords base salary was established in
part by comparing the base salaries of chief executive officers
at other companies of similar size in relevant industries.
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Limitation of liability and indemnification of officers and
directors
Our certificate of incorporation generally provides that our
directors will not be liable to us or to our stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of a fiduciary duty. Our bylaws
provide for indemnification against all losses actually incurred
by directors and officers in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding relating to their position as a director or officer.
Our bylaws also provide for indemnification or reimbursement of
expenses to any of our employees. These provisions of our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws are discussed further
under the heading Description of capital stock.
Certain relationships and related party transactions
Indemnification, employment and noncompetition agreements
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have
adopted provisions in our bylaws that authorize and require us
to indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted under Delaware law, subject to limited exceptions. See
Management Limitation of liability and
indemnification of officers and directors. Pursuant to
those provisions, we have entered into indemnification
agreements with each of our directors and executive officers.
We have also entered into employment agreements with
Mr. Sanford, our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hagerty,
our Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Lever, our Executive
Vice President and General Counsel. See
Management Employment agreements.
In May 2004, we entered into a noncompetition agreement with
Mr. Sanford, our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement
prohibits Mr. Sanford from engaging in specifically
prescribed competitive activities during the
24-month period
following the termination of his employment with us. In
addition, the agreement prohibits Mr. Sanford from
soliciting our employees, customers or suppliers during such
24-month period.
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Stock option and restricted stock grants
In the year ended December 31, 2005, Kirk Sanford, Diran
Kludjian, Kathryn S. Lever, Kurt Sullivan and Thomas Sears were
granted options to purchase 1,444,430, 100,000, 75,000,
100,000 and 100,000 shares, respectively, of the
Companys Common Stock at a price of $13.99 per share.
In addition, Diran Kludjian was granted an additional option to
purchase 100,000 shares of the Companys Common
Stock at a price of $14.00 per share.
Upon their appointments to the Board of Directors, E. Miles
Kilburn and William H. Harris were each granted options to
purchase 100,000 shares of the Companys Common
Stock at a price of $13.99 per share. In March 2006,
Messrs. Kilburn and Harris were each granted awards of
15,000 restricted shares of the Companys Common Stock.
On March 1, 2006, Kirk Sanford, Harry Hagerty, Diran
Kludjian, Kathryn S. Lever, Kurt Sullivan and Thomas Sears were
granted awards of 216,665, 108,332, 30,000, 11,250, 15,000 and
15,000 restricted shares, respectively, of the Companys
Common Stock. These shares of restricted stock vest over a
four-year period commencing in February 2006, subject to certain
accelerated vesting provisions, and are subject to forfeiture to
the Company in the event of the termination of the
executives employment.
See Management Executive compensation.
Entities controlled by Karim Maskatiya, Robert Cucinotta or
members of Karim Maskatiyas family
Karim Maskatiya and Robert Cucinotta, members of the Board of
Directors, together hold 100% of the ownership interests in, and
comprise the Board of Directors of, M&C International. Prior
to March 2005, Kirk Sanford, the Companys Chief Executive
Officer, held an approximately 1% ownership interest in, and was
previously a director of, M&C International. M&C
International held approximately 30% of the Companys
Common Stock prior to this offering and will hold approximately
25% of the Companys common stock following this offering.
Through the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Cash
Access, Inc., the Company is currently a party to multiple
agreements with three other entities in which
Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta or members of
Mr. Maskatiyas family have significant ownership and
management interests. Those companies are: Infonox on the Web,
in which members of Mr. Maskatiyas family have an
approximately 60% ownership interest and are two directors on
that companys three member board of directors; USA
Payments in which Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta are the
sole owners and comprise that companys entire board of
directors; and USA Payment Systems, in which
Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta have a 50% ownership
interest and are two directors on that companys four
member board of directors. Through Central Credit, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Inc., the Company
is a party to an agreement with Casino Credit Services, LLC, an
entity which is wholly owned by M&C International. Prior to
the Companys initial public offering, M&C
International granted options to certain of the Companys
stockholders to purchase a percentage of membership interests in
Casino Credit Services LLC. The terms of the Companys
agreements with each of these entities are summarized below. The
Company may, in the future, attempt to acquire USA Payment
Systems or Infonox on the Web, although the Company is not
currently engaged in any negotiations or discussions for that
purpose. Any such acquisition may involve the Company making
payments, directly or indirectly, to Messrs. Maskatiya and
Cucinotta or members of Mr. Maskatiyas family.
Central Credit, LLC and Casino Credit Services, LLC have entered
into an agreement of merger pursuant to which the Company,
through Central Credit,
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LLC, would acquire Casino Credit Services, LLC after the receipt
of all required regulatory approvals. The regulatory approvals
have not been obtained and may never be obtained.
In addition to his prior approximately 1% ownership interest in
M&C International, prior to 2005, Mr. Sanford was
compensated with payments from M&C International and USA
Payments for advisory services that he performed for those
entities. In March 2005, M&C International transferred
575,213 shares of the Companys Common Stock to
Mr. Sanford, issued a note in the principal amount of
$7,572,696 payable to Mr. Sanford and forgave a note from
Mr. Sanford in the principal amount of $5,741,178 in
consideration of his prior advisory services to M&C
International. The terms of his prior advisory services
arrangement were solely economic did not provide
Mr. Sanford with any voting rights or rights to participate
in the management of either entity, and did not provide
Mr. Sanford with any rights to proceeds upon the
liquidation of M&C International or USA Payments. Also in
2005, M&C International redeemed in full
Mr. Sanfords ownership interest in M&C
International in exchange for 283,239 shares of the
Companys Common Stock and $437,718 in cash. Pursuant to
his employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Sanford has
agreed not to perform services for or to receive any
compensation or other remuneration from entities affiliated with
Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta, including M&C
International and USA Payments, other than payments to
Mr. Sanford pursuant to the promissory note described
above. In May 2006, we consented to Mr. Sanford receiving
an additional payment in the amount of $4.7 million from
M&C International in respect of certain tax liabilities
incurred by him as a result of the forgiveness of indebtedness,
payment for advisory services and redemption described above.
Infonox on the Web
Infonox on the Web is approximately 60% owned by members of
Mr. Maskatiyas family, and was approximately 80%
owned by Messrs. Maskatiya and Cucinotta when it entered
into the following agreements with the Company. The Company is a
party to a Professional Services Agreement and a Technology Side
Letter with Infonox on the Web pursuant to which Infonox on the
Web develops, implements, maintains, hosts, operates, monitors
and supports software for the Company on an as requested basis,
including the transaction processing infrastructure upon which
the Companys systems operate. This transaction processing
infrastructure consists of a customized implementation of a
generic reusable transaction processing infrastructure developed
by Infonox on the Web. Infonox on the Web has retained ownership
of the underlying generic transaction processing infrastructure,
but has granted the Company a license, pursuant to the Software
License Agreement described below, to use the generic
transaction processing infrastructure during the term of the
Professional Services Agreement. The Company possesses all
ownership rights in the customized portions of the
implementation of the generic transaction processing
infrastructure that Infonox has developed exclusively for the
Company under the Professional Services Agreement.
The Companys engagement of Infonox on the Web pursuant to
the Professional Services Agreement is exclusive within the
gaming industry such that Infonox on the Web may not perform any
professional services with respect to machines or devices used
in the gaming industry other than for the Company, except where
those services are performed for non-gaming merchant operations
conducted at establishments where gaming activity occurs for the
purchase of or payment for goods or services other than money
orders or gaming goods or services, subject to some conditions.
The Company, on the other hand, is free to engage third parties
to provide professional services to the Company, subject to
Infonox on the Webs proprietary rights in the underlying
generic transaction processing infrastructure and the
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limitations on the Companys ability to sublicense the
Companys license rights therein to a third party during
the term of the Software License Agreement with Infonox on the
Web. In the event that the Company requires different or
additional professional services or service levels with respect
to the underlying generic transaction processing infrastructure
or the customized implementation thereof that Infonox on the Web
cannot or does not agree to provide then, pursuant to a Letter
Agreement dated May 13, 2004 between USA Payment Systems,
USA Payments, Infonox on the Web and the Company, the Company
has the right to engage third-party professional service
providers, sublicense to them rights in Infonox on the
Webs proprietary technology that are licensed to the
Company by Infonox on the Web under the Software License
Agreement, and cause Infonox on the Web to cooperate with such
third-party professional service providers to enable them to
provide such professional services or service levels to the
Company.
Under the Professional Services Agreement, the Company owns all
work product, including the customized portions of the
implementation of the generic transaction processing
infrastructure produced by Infonox on the Web in the course of
its provision of professional services to the Company, including
all intellectual property rights therein. The Professional
Services Agreement contains a service level guarantee by Infonox
on the Web that the transaction processing infrastructure will
be available to the Company and the Companys customers at
least 99% of the time during any calendar month, subject to some
exceptions. If Infonox fails to meet this service level
guarantee during any calendar month, then the Company has the
right, as the Companys sole and exclusive remedy for such
a breach, to terminate these professional services upon notice
to Infonox during the
30-day period following
that breach. As of May 2004, the Company is obligated to pay
Infonox on the Web a fixed fee of $100,000 per month for
the remainder of the term of these services, potentially subject
to adjustments starting in January 2005, and to reimburse
Infonox on the Web for some of the expenses it incurs in the
performance of services for the Company. Under the Professional
Services Agreement, Infonox on the Webs implementation,
hosting, operation, maintenance and support of a majority of the
Companys systems is scheduled to expire on March 10,
2014, but may be terminated upon certain types of breaches by
either party, such as the Companys failure to pay fees
owing to Infonox on the Web under the Professional Services
Agreement or Infonox on the Webs breach of the service
level agreement. In addition, the Company may terminate the
Professional Services Agreement for convenience upon 15 days
notice. The Professional Services Agreement requires Infonox on
the Web to continue to provide services during a transition
period not to exceed 90 days following termination of the
Professional Services Agreement, if the Company so requests and
regardless of the legal basis for such termination. During the
year ended December 31, 2005 and the three months ended
March 31, 2006, the Company incurred costs and expenses of
$1.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively in
connection with these services.
Pursuant to a Software License Agreement and a Technology Side
Letter with Infonox on the Web, the Company enjoys a
royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use the generic
transaction processing infrastructure described above, including
its component software, hardware and related services, solely in
connection with the Companys use of the customized
implementation of the infrastructure which is hosted and
operated by Infonox on the Web pursuant to the Professional
Services Agreement. The Companys license to the generic
transaction processing infrastructure is exclusive in the gaming
industry such that Infonox on the Web may not grant any other
licenses to the generic transactions processing infrastructure
to any third party, or exercise any of its own rights in that
technology except as agreed by the
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parties, for use with machines or devices used in the gaming
industry. The Software License Agreement obligates Infonox on
the Web to deposit into third-party escrow, and periodically
update its deposit of, the source code to the underlying generic
transaction processing infrastructure, and to provide the
Company on an automatic basis with source code to any
modifications made to customize the generic transaction
processing infrastructure for the Company. The Company has
rights to access the deposited source code under limited
circumstances, such as Infonox on the Web ceasing to do
business, entering into bankruptcy, discontinuing its hosting
and operation of the customized implementation of the generic
transaction processing infrastructure for the Company, or
Infonox on the Web breaching specified obligations to the
Company under the Professional Services Agreement or the
Software License Agreement. The term of the Software License
Agreement lasts at least as long as Infonox on the Web is
contractually obligated to host and operate the customized
implementation of the generic transaction processing
infrastructure for the Company pursuant to the Professional
Services Agreement, subject to the Companys right to
continue using any software source code released from escrow
prior to expiration of the Software License Agreement and the
Companys rights to sublicense that source code to an
alternative third-party provider of software services. Upon
termination of the Software License Agreement, Infonox on the
Web is obligated to cooperate in the Companys transition
to such an alternative third-party provider if the Company so
requests. In addition, upon the expiration of the Software
License Agreement or in the event of Infonox on the Webs
uncured material breach of either the Software License Agreement
or the Professional Services Agreement, provided that the
Company has not committed any uncured material breach of any
material term of the Software License Agreement at any time
during the term of the Software License Agreement, the Company
will receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable,
worldwide license to continue using the underlying generic
transaction processing infrastructure, solely in its object code
form at the time of such license grant, and to sublicense that
code to specified other parties, including the Companys
affiliates and third-party service providers solely for use in
the gaming industry.
USA Payments and USA Payment Systems
USA Payments is wholly owned in equal shares by each of
Mr. Maskatiya and Mr. Cucinotta, members of the
Companys Board of Directors. USA Payment Systems is owned
50% in equal shares by each of Mr. Maskatiya and
Mr. Cucinotta, members of the Companys Board of
Directors. The Company is party to an Amended and Restated
Agreement for Electronic Payment Processing (the EPP
Agreement) and a Technology Side Letter with USA Payments
and USA Payment Systems pursuant to which they perform for the
Company electronic payment processing services relating to
credit card cash advances,
point-of-sale debit
card transactions and ATM withdrawal transactions, including
transmitting authorization requests to the relevant networks or
gateways, forwarding transaction approvals or denials to the
Company, and facilitating the settlement of all funds in
connection with approved and consummated transactions. The EPP
Agreement contains a service level guarantee by USA Payments and
USA Payment Systems that the electronic payment processing
system used to process the Companys transactions will be
available to process authorization requests the Company
transmits to USA Payments and USA Payment Systems computer
switch at least 99% of the time during any calendar month and
90% of the time during any calendar day, subject to some
exceptions. The EPP Agreement prohibits USA Payments and USA
Payment Systems from scheduling any system maintenance or
unavailability on a weekend or holiday without
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the Companys prior permission, and permits systems
maintenance or unavailability only during times that the Company
previously approves.
Pursuant to the EPP Agreement, the Company engaged USA Payments
to provide services to the Company, and USA Payments in turn
delegated some of its obligations and assigned some of its
rights to USA Payment Systems. USA Payments is under common
control with M&C International and USA Payment Systems is
50% owned by the principals of M&C International.
Under the EPP Agreement, USA Payments or USA Payment Systems is
required to enter into agreements with credit card,
point-of-sale debit
card or ATM networks necessary to provide services to the
Company, and they must obtain the right to act as a switch
processor, intercept processor and/or acquirer with respect to
such networks, and provide the service to the Company as a
switch processor, intercept processor and/or acquirer. The EPP
Agreement obligates USA Payments and USA Payment Systems to
maintain the confidentiality of the Companys patron and
transaction data and to maintain an information security program
and internal controls to safeguard the Companys patron and
transaction data.
The Company is required to enter and comply with agreements
required by the gateway or network through which USA Payments or
USA Payment Systems processes transactions, and must have a
financial institution sponsor the Company or USA Payments or USA
Payment Systems with each network or gateway with which the
Company or USA Payment Systems has an agreement that requires
such a sponsor. The Company is required to have a financial
institution perform settlement services in connection with the
settlement of transactions processed through the services
provided to the Company.
The EPP Agreement requires the Company to pay fixed monthly fees
to USA Payments together with a per transaction fee based on the
volume of transactions that processed under the EPP Agreement,
subject to an annual minimum number of transactions. The fee is
$0.03 per transaction for up to 50 million
transactions, $0.025 per transaction for between
50 million and 100 million transactions, and
$0.001 per transaction for over 100 million
transactions. The scale of per transaction fees and annual
minimum number of transactions remain fixed for the term of the
EPP Agreement. The EPP Agreement also requires the Company to
pay directly or reimburse USA Payments and USA Payment Systems
for gateway or network fees, all direct telecommunication
charges on a per transaction basis as billed by the provider,
and monthly fees of $6,000 and $12,000 for Mastercard and VISA
base processing, respectively, incurred in connection with
providing these services to the Company. During the year ended
December 31, 2005 and the three months ended March 31,
2006, the Company incurred costs and expenses of
$2.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in
connection with the provision of these services (exclusive of
pass-through billing of expenses that USA Payments paid on the
Companys behalf).
The Companys engagement of USA Payments and USA Payment
Systems is exclusive within the gaming industry, such that
neither USA Payments nor USA Payment Systems can, subject to
limited exceptions, provide these services with respect to any
third partys machines or devices used in the gaming
industry, including without limitation machines or devices that
provide cash access services to patrons of gaming
establishments, but permits the Company to obtain these services
from other providers. The EPP Agreement expires on
March 10, 2014, but automatically renews for 12 month
terms unless either the Company or USA Payments or USA Payment
Systems provides 90 days prior written notice of
termination. The EPP Agreement is terminable by the Company
following an uncured material breach by USA Payments or USA
Payment Systems, or by USA Payments following an uncured
material breach by the Company, such as
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the Companys failure to pay fees that are owing under the
EPP Agreement, subject to USA Payments and USA Payment
Systems obligation to continue to provide services to the
Company during a
180-day transition
period, if the Company so requests.
Upon the consummation of the Companys initial public
offering, the Company purchased from USA Payments the patent
covering the
3-in-1
rollover functionality from USA Payments pursuant to a
Patent Purchase and License Agreement for $10.0 million.
Under the Patent Purchase and License Agreement, the Company
granted USA Payments a nonexclusive license to use the patent
other than in the gaming industry. The Company previously
enjoyed use of the patent pursuant to a Patent License Agreement
and a Technology Side Letter with USA Payments pursuant to which
the Company was granted a royalty-free, non-transferable,
non-sublicensable, exclusive license to use the patented
3-in-1
rollover functionality in the gaming industry.
Casino Credit Services
Casino Credit Services, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
M&C International. Casino Credit Services LLC is a party to
an agreement with Central Credit, LLC, a subsidiary of the
Company, pursuant to which Central Credit provides gaming patron
credit bureau services to Casino Credit Services LLC in response
to requests from gaming establishments located in Michigan.
During the year ended December 31, 2005 and the three
months ended March 31, 2006, the Company received $133,564
and $31,754, respectively, in connection with the performance of
services pursuant to the agreement. Central Credit, LLC and
Casino Credit Services, LLC have entered into an agreement of
merger pursuant to which the Company, through Central Credit,
LLC, would acquire Casino Credit Services, LLC after the receipt
of all required regulatory approvals. The regulatory approvals
have not been obtained and may never be obtained.
Entities affiliated with the private equity investors
The Company and some of its stockholders prior to its initial
public offering are party to a Registration Agreement, a
Stockholders Agreement and an Investor Rights Agreement that
were executed and delivered in April 2004 in connection with a
recapitalization of the Companys ownership that involved a
sale by M&C International of a substantial equity interest
in the Company to a number of private equity investors. Such
private equity investors include entities affiliated with Summit
Partners. Mr. Kortschak and Mr. Fitzgerald, directors
of the Company, are partners and members of various entities
affiliated with Summit Partners. Prior to this offering,
entities affiliated with Summit Partners owned approximately 27%
of the Companys Common Stock.
Registration agreement
The Registration Agreement provides M&C International, Banc
of America Strategic Investments Corporation and the private
equity investors with rights to cause the Company to register
their shares of Common Stock on a registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registration
Agreement also obligates the stockholders that are party thereto
to refrain from selling activities involving the Companys
equity securities following public offerings by the Company.
Under the terms of this agreement, if the Company proposes to
register any securities under the Securities Act, either for its
own account or for other security holders, the Company must give
the holders of registration rights notice of such registration
and include a portion of their
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shares of Common Stock in such registration if they so choose at
the Companys expense. In addition, some holders of
registration rights may require the Company to file a
registration statement under the Securities Act at the
Companys expense with respect to their shares of Common
Stock. The Company is required to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to effect such registration. All of these
registration rights are subject to specific conditions and
limitations, among them the right of the underwriters of any
offering to limit the number of shares included in such
registration and the Companys right not to effect a
registration in specific situations. Under this agreement, the
Company has agreed to bear all registration expenses (other than
underwriting discounts and commissions and fees), and specific
fees and disbursements of counsel of the holders of registration
rights. The Company has agreed to indemnify the holders of
registration rights against specific liabilities under the
Securities Act. A summary of the terms of such registration
rights is described below.
Demand registration rights. The holders of at least
a majority of the shares held by the private equity investors
having registration rights and at least a majority of the shares
held by M&C International, including shares transferred by
M&C International to Mr. Sanford prior to the
consummation of the Companys initial public offering, can
each demand that the Company file a registration statement for
those shares. The Company will effect the registration as
requested, unless the underwriters decide to limit the number of
shares that may be included in the registration due to marketing
factors. The Company is only obligated to satisfy three demand
registrations for M&C International, two demand
registrations for the private equity investors other than
entities affiliated with Tudor Investment Corporation, or Tudor,
and one demand registration for Tudor, and the Company may defer
a registration by up to 90 days under specified
circumstances once per
12-month period. In
connection with this offering, the Registration Agreement is
being amended to provide that this registration will not count
as a demand registration, and to provide that
5,784,190 shares held by the private equity investors are
included in the registration, 4,215,810 shares held by
M&C International are included in the registration,
300,000 shares held by Mr. Sanford are included in the
registration and 100,000 shares held by Mr. Hagerty
are included in the registration.
Piggyback registration rights. If the Company
registers any securities for public sale, the shares of the
private equity investors having registration rights and the
shares held by M&C International, including shares
transferred by M&C International to Mr. Sanford prior
to the consummation of the Companys initial public
offering, and Banc of America Strategic Investments Corporation
having registration rights may include their shares in the
registration statement. The underwriters have the right to limit
the number of shares having registration rights that may be
included in the registration statement, and the shares, if any,
to be included in the registration statement are allocated
61.75% to the private equity investors, 33.25% to M&C
International, including shares transferred by M&C
International to Mr. Sanford prior to the consummation of
the Companys initial public offering, and 5% to Banc of
America Strategic Investments Corporation.
Form S-3
registration rights. If the Company is eligible to file
a registration statement on
Form S-3, any
holders of the shares having registration rights can demand that
the Company file a registration statement on
Form S-3 or any
similar short-form registration statement, so long as the
aggregate offering value of securities to be sold under the
registration statement on
Form S-3 or any
similar short-form registration statement is at least
$10 million. The Company may defer a registration by up to
90 days under specified circumstances once per
12-month period. The
Company is not obligated to include in any
Form S-3
registration that is not underwritten the shares of the private
equity investors or M&C International, including
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shares transferred by M&C International to Mr. Sanford
prior to the consummation of the Companys initial public
offering, who would be permitted to sell all of their securities
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended during the
90-day period
commencing on the effective date of any
Form S-3
registration.
Stockholders Agreement
The Stockholders Agreement includes provisions relating to
procedures that must be followed in connection with the transfer
of unregistered securities.
Investor Rights Agreement
The Investor Rights Agreement includes provisions relating to
the Companys obligation to comply with the periodic
reporting obligations of the Exchange Act.
Principal and selling stockholders
As of March 31, 2006, we had approximately 25 stockholders
of record. Because many of our shares of common stock are held
by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we
are unable to estimate the total number of beneficial
stockholders represented by these record holders.
The following table presents information regarding the
beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock as of
March 31, 2006 with respect to:
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each of our directors; |
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each of the executive officers listed in the Summary
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our directors and the executive officers listed in the Summary
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persons owning more than 5% of a class of our common
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Beneficial ownership is determined under the rules of the SEC
and generally includes voting or investment power over
securities. Except in cases where community property laws apply
or as indicated in the footnotes to this table, we believe that
each stockholder identified in the table possesses sole voting
and investment power over all shares of common stock shown as
beneficially owned by the stockholder. Percentage of beneficial
ownership is based on 82,184,965 shares of common stock
outstanding as of March 31, 2006 and 82,184,965 shares
of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering.
Shares of common stock subject
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to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 2006 are considered outstanding
and beneficially owned by the person holding the options.
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Karim Maskatiya(1)
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24,537,960 |
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29.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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20,322,150 |
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24.7% |
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4,873,476 |
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Robert Cucinotta(2)
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24,537,960 |
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29.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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20,322,150 |
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24.7% |
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4,873,476 |
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Walter G. Kortschak(3)
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22,143,393 |
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26.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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17,927,583 |
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21.8% |
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4,873,476 |
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Charles J. Fitzgerald(4)
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22,143,393 |
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26.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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17,927,583 |
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21.8% |
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4,873,476 |
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Kirk Sanford(5)
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1,556,593 |
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1.9% |
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300,000 |
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1,256,593 |
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1.5% |
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E. Miles Kilburn(6)
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44,166 |
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44,166 |
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William H. Harris(7)
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42,083 |
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42,083 |
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directors
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Harry C. Hagerty(8)
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439,347 |
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100,000 |
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339,347 |
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75,533 |
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75,533 |
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Thomas Sears(10)
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50,333 |
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50,333 |
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Kurt Sullivan(10)
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48,333 |
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48,333 |
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Robert C. Fry
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Pamela Shinkle
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40,091,651 |
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class of our equity securities
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M&C International(12)
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24,537,960 |
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29.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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20,322,150 |
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Summit Partners(13)
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22,143,393 |
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26.9% |
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4,215,810 |
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17,927,583 |
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21.8% |
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Investment Corporation(14)
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10.0% |
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1,568,380 |
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(1) Includes 24,537,960 shares of common stock held by
M&C International. Mr. Maskatiya disclaims beneficial
ownership of shares held by M&C International except to the
extent of his pecuniary interest in M&C International.
Mr. Maskatiyas address is c/o M&C
International, 643 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California
95134.
(2) Includes 24,537,960 shares of common stock held by
M&C International. Mr. Cucinotta disclaims beneficial
ownership of shares held by M&C International except to the
extent of his pecuniary interest in M&C International.
Mr. Cucinottas address is c/o M&C
International, 643 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California
95134.
(3) Consists of 22,143,393 shares of common stock held
by Summit Partners. Mr. Kortschak disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares. Mr. Kortschaks address is
c/o Summit Partners, L.P., 499 Hamilton Avenue,
Suite 200, Palo Alto, California 94301.
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(4) Consists of 22,143,393 shares of common stock held
by Summit Partners. Mr. Fitzgerald disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares. Mr. Fitzgeralds address is
c/o Summit Partners, L.P., 499 Hamilton Avenue,
Suite 200, Palo Alto, California 94301.
(5) Includes 150,000 shares held in the name of the
Kirk Sanford 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust. Includes
216,665 shares of common stock subject to further vesting
restrictions. Includes options to
purchase 481,476 shares of common stock exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 2006.
Mr. Sanfords address is c/o Global Cash Access,
Inc., 3525 East Post Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas, Nevada
89120.
(6) Consists of options to purchase 29,166 shares
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2006 and
15,000 shares of restricted stock subject to further
vesting restrictions.
(7) Consists of options to purchase 27,083 shares
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2006 and
15,000 shares of restricted stock subject to further
vesting restrictions.
(8) Includes 108,332 shares subject to further vesting
restrictions. Includes options to
purchase 331,015 shares exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 2006. Mr. Hagerty will sell
100,000 shares in this offering, all of which will be obtained
pursuant to the exercise of currently outstanding options.
(9) Consists of 30,000 shares subject to further
vesting restrictions and options to purchase 33,333 shares
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2006. Includes
12,200 shares held by members of Mr. Kludjians
family that live with him.
(10) Consists of 2,000 shares not subject to vesting
restrictions, 15,000 shares subject to further vesting
restrictions and options to purchase 33,333 shares
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2006.
(11) See notes 1 through 10.
(12) M&C International is beneficially owned as to
50.0% by Karim Maskatiya and as to 50.0% by Robert Cucinotta.
M&C Internationals address is 643 River Oaks Parkway,
San Jose, California 95134.
(13) Of these shares, 15,012,747 shares are held by
Summit Ventures VI-A, L.P., 6,260,915 shares are held by
Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., 312,221 shares are held by
Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P., 479,367 shares are held by
Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. and 78,143 shares are
held by Summit Investors VI, L.P. (such entities collectively
referred to as Summit Partners). Summit Partners,
L.P. is the managing member of Summit Partners VI (GP), LLC,
which is the general partner of Summit Partners VI (GP), L.P.,
which is the general partner of each of Summit Ventures VI-A,
L.P., Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P.,
Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. and Summit Investors VI, L.P.
Summit Partners, L.P., through a three-person investment
committee currently composed of Walter G. Kortschak, Martin J.
Mannion and Gregory M. Avis, has voting and dispositive
authority over the shares held by each of these entities and
therefore beneficially owns such shares. Decisions of the
investment committee are made by a majority vote of its members
and, as a result, no single member of the investment committee
has voting or dispositive authority over the shares. Gregory M.
Avis, John R. Carroll, Peter Y. Chung, Scott C. Collins, Bruce
R. Evans, Charles J. Fitzgerald, Walter G. Kortschak, Martin J.
Mannion, Kevin P. Mohan, Thomas S. Roberts, E. Roe Stamps,
Joseph F. Trustey and Stephen G. Woodsum are the members of
Summit Master Company, LLC, which is the general partner of
Summit Partners, L.P., and each disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares held by Summit Partners. The address for each of
these entities is 499 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 200, Palo
Alto, California 94301. Entities affiliated with Summit Partners
hold private equity investments in one or more broker-dealers,
and as a result Summit Partners is an affiliate of a
broker-dealer. However, Summit Partners acquired the securities
to be sold in this offering in the ordinary course of business
for investment for its own account and not as a nominee or agent
and, at the time of that purchase, had no contract, undertaking,
agreement, understanding or arrangement, directly or indirectly,
with any person to sell, transfer, distribute or grant
participations to such person or to any third person with
respect to those securities.
(14) Includes 2,745,954 shares held by Tudor
Ventures II, L.P. (TVII), 483,767 shares
held by Tudor Proprietary Trading, L.L.C., 902,786 shares
held by Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd., 44,627 shares held
by The Altar Rock Fund L.P. (Altar Rock) and
4,060,729 shares held by The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.
(Raptor). Tudor Investment Corporation acts as
investment advisor and/or general partner of Tudor
Ventures II, L.P., Tudor BVI Global Portfolio Ltd., The
Altar Rock Fund L.P. and The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.
and as a result may be deemed to share voting and/or investment
control over the shares held by each such entity. As a result,
Tudor Investment Corporation may be deemed to beneficially own
the shares held by each such entity. Tudor Investment
Corporation expressly disclaims such beneficial ownership. In
addition, Tudor Investment Corporation is an affiliate of Tudor
Proprietary Trading, L.L.C. and therefor may be deemed to
beneficially own the shares held by Tudor Proprietary Trading,
L.L.C. Tudor Investment Corporation expressly disclaims such
beneficial ownership. Tudor Investment Corporation exercises
voting control and dispositive authority over shares held by
entities with respect to which it acts as investment advisor or
of which it is a general partner or otherwise an affiliate
through a three-person investment committee currently composed
of Mark Dalton, Jim Palotta and Bob Forlenza. The address of
Tudor Investment Corporation is 50 Rowes Wharf, 6th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110. TVII, Raptor and Altar Rock hold
investments in two broker-dealers that do not engage in the
underwriting of securities, including the securities to be sold
in this offering, and as such, are deemed to be affiliates of
such broker-dealers. However, each of the selling stockholders
affiliated with Tudor Investment Corporation acquired
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the securities to be sold in this offering in the ordinary
course of business for investment for its own account and not as
a nominee or agent and, at the time of that purchase, had no
contract, undertaking, agreement, understanding or arrangement,
directly or indirectly, with any person to sell, transfer,
distribute or grant participations to such person or to any
third person with respect to those securities.
(15) As reported on Schedule 13G, filed
February 14, 2006, FMR Corp. and Edward C. Johnson 3d, and
its wholly owned subsidiary, Fidelity Management &
Research Company, has the sole power to vote and direct the vote
of 1,087,246 shares and sole dispositive power over
4,819,246 shares. The address for FMR Corp. is 82
Devonshire, Boston, MA 02109.
Description of capital stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares
of common stock, $0.001 par value and
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par
value. As of March 31, 2006, there were
82,184,965 shares of our common stock outstanding that were
held of record by approximately 25 stockholders, and options to
purchase 4,119,995 shares of common stock were
outstanding. We will have a total of 82,184,965 shares of
common stock outstanding following this offering.
The following description is only a summary. You should also
refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
and bylaws, both of which have been filed with the SEC as
exhibits to our registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part.
Common stock
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred
stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares
of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets
legally available therefor at the times and in the amounts as
our board of directors may from time to time determine. All
dividends are non-cumulative. In the event of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of our company, the holders of common
stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining
after payment of liabilities, subject to the prior distribution
rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Each
stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common
stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.
Cumulative voting for the election of directors is not provided
for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation,
which means that the holders of a majority of the shares voted
can elect all of the directors then standing for election. Our
board of directors is divided into three classes, with each
director serving a three-year term and one class being elected
at each years annual meeting of stockholders. See
Management Composition of board of
directors. The common stock is not entitled to preemptive
rights and is not subject to conversion or redemption. There are
no sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. Each
outstanding share of common stock is, and all shares of common
stock to be outstanding upon completion of this offering will
be, fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred stock
Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without
further action by the stockholders, to issue up to
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series
and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, privileges,
and relative participating, optional or special rights as well
as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the
preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights,
voting rights, terms of redemption, and liquidation preferences,
any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common
stock. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, can
issue preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other rights
that could adversely
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affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of
common stock. Preferred stock could thus be issued quickly with
terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control or make
removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance
of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market
price of the common stock and may adversely affect the voting
and other rights of the holders of common stock. At present, we
have no plans to issue any preferred stock following this
offering.
Registration rights
After the SEC declares this registration statement effective and
without taking into account the sale of any shares in this
offering, and assuming we comply with various other
requirements, the holders of 62,454,614 shares of common
stock will hold registration rights. These rights are held under
the terms of an agreement between us and various stockholders.
Under the terms of this agreement, if we propose to register any
of our securities under the Securities Act, either for our own
account or for other security holders, we must give the holders
of registration rights notice of such registration and include a
portion of their shares of common stock in such registration if
they so choose at our expense. In addition, some holders of
registration rights may require us to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act at our expense with respect
to their shares of common stock. We are required to use our
commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration. All
of these registration rights are subject to specific conditions
and limitations, among them the right of the underwriters of any
offering to limit the number of shares included in such
registration and our right not to effect a registration in
specific situations. Under this agreement, we have agreed to
bear all registration expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and commissions and fees), and specific fees and
disbursements of counsel of the holders of registration rights.
We have agreed to indemnify the holders of registration rights
against specific liabilities under the Securities Act. We are
bearing all such costs related to the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part. A summary of the terms of such
registration rights is described below.
Demand Registration Rights. The holders of at least
a majority of the shares held by the private equity investors
having registration rights and at least a majority of the shares
held by M&C International, including shares transferred by
M&C International to Mr. Sanford prior to our initial
public offering, can each demand that we file a registration
statement for those shares. We will effect the registration as
requested, unless the underwriters decide to limit the number of
shares that may be included in the registration due to marketing
factors. We are only obligated to satisfy three demand
registrations for M&C International, two demand
registrations for the private equity investors other than
entities affiliated with Tudor Investment Corporation, or Tudor,
and one demand registration for Tudor, and we may defer a
registration by up to 90 days under specified circumstances
once per 12-month
period. In connection with this offering, the Registration
Agreement is being amended to provide that this registration
will not count as a demand registration, and to provide that
5,784,190 shares held by the private equity investors are
included in the registration, 4,215,810 shares held by
M&C International are included in the registration,
300,000 shares held by Mr. Sanford are included in the
registration and 100,000 shares held by Mr. Hagerty
are included in the registration.
Piggyback Registration Rights. If we register any
securities for public sale, the shares of the private equity
investors having registration rights and the shares held by
M&C International, including shares transferred by M&C
International to Mr. Sanford prior to the consummation of
our initial public offering, and Banc of America Strategic
Investments Corporation having
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registration rights may include their shares in the registration
statement. The underwriters have the right to limit the number
of shares having registration rights that may be included in the
registration statement, and the shares, if any, to be included
in the registration statement are allocated 61.75% to the
private equity investors, 33.25% to M&C International,
including shares transferred by M&C International to
Mr. Sanford prior to our initial public offering, and 5% to
Banc of America Strategic Investments Corporation.
Form S-3
Registration Rights. If we are eligible to file a
registration statement on
Form S-3, any
holders of the shares having registration rights can demand that
we file a registration statement on
Form S-3 or any
similar short-form registration statement, so long as the
aggregate offering value of securities to be sold under the
registration statement on
Form S-3 or any
similar short-form registration statement is at least
$10 million. We may defer a registration by up to
90 days under specified circumstances once per
12-month period. We are
not obligated to include in any
Form S-3
registration that is not underwritten the shares of the private
equity investors or M&C International, including shares
transferred by M&C International to Mr. Sanford prior
to the consummation of our initial public offering, who would be
permitted to sell all of their securities pursuant to
Rule 144 during the
90-day period
commencing on the effective date of any
Form S-3
registration.
Delaware anti-takeover law and charter and bylaw
provisions
Delaware Statute. We are subject to the provisions
of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In
general, this statute prohibits a publicly-held Delaware
corporation from engaging in a business combination
with an interested stockholder for a period of three
years after the date that the person became an interested
stockholder unless (with some exceptions):
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Prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation
approved either the business, combination or the transaction
which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder; |
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Upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced,
excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock
outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the
interested stockholder), those shares owned (1) by persons
who are directors and also officers and (2) by employee stock
plans in which employee participants do not have the right to
determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan
will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
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On or after such date, the business combination is approved by
the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the
affirmative vote of at least
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Generally, a business combination includes a merger,
asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit
to the interested stockholder, and an interested
stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and
associates, owns (or within three years prior, did own) 15% or
more of the corporations voting stock. These provisions
may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a
change in control of us without further action by our
stockholders.
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Charter Provisions. Our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that
could have the effect of discouraging potential acquisition
proposals or making a tender offer or delaying or preventing a
change in control of our company, including changes a
stockholder might consider favorable. These could have the
effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock. In
particular, our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, as applicable, among other things,:
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divide our board of directors into three separate classes
serving staggered three-year terms, which will have the effect
of requiring at least two annual stockholder meetings instead of
one, to replace a majority of our directors, which could have
the effect of delaying of preventing a change in our control or
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provide that special meetings of stockholders can only be called
by our board of directors, chairman of the board, chief
executive officer or president (in the absence of a chief
executive officer). In addition, the business permitted to be
conducted at any special meeting of stockholders is limited to
the business specified in the notice of such meeting to the
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provide for an advance notice procedure with regard to business
to be brought before a meeting of stockholders which may delay
or preclude stockholders from bringing matters before a meeting
of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at a
meeting of stockholders, which could delay or deter takeover
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eliminate the right of stockholders to act by written consent so
that all stockholder actions must be effected at a duly called
meeting; |
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provide that directors may only be removed for cause with the
approval of stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding
voting stock; |
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provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled
by a majority of directors in office, although less than a
quorum and that our board of directors may fix the number of
directors by resolution; |
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allow our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock
with rights senior to those of the common stock and that
otherwise could adversely affect the rights and powers,
including voting rights and the right to approve or not to
approve an acquisition or other change in control, of the
holders of common stock, without any further vote or action by
the stockholders; and |
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not provide for cumulative voting for our directors, which may
make it more difficult for stockholders owning less than a
majority of our stock to elect any directors to our board of
directors. |
These provisions may have the effect of discouraging third party
from acquiring us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our
stockholders. These provisions are intended to enhance the
likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our
board of directors and in the policies formulated by them, and
to discourage some types of transactions that may involve an
actual or threatened change in control of our company. These
provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an
unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage some tactics
that may be used in proxy fights. We believe that the benefits
of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate
with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to
acquire or restructure our company outweigh the disadvantages of
discouraging such proposals because, among other things,
negotiation of such proposals could result in an improvement of
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the proposed terms. However, these provisions could have the
effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our
shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover
attempts. These provisions also may have the effect of
preventing changes in our management.
Limitation of liability and indemnification of officers and
directors
Our certificate of incorporation includes provisions that limit
the personal liability of our officers and directors for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as
directors, except for liability that cannot be eliminated under
the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Delaware General
Corporation Law does not permit a provision in a
corporations Certificate of Incorporation that would
eliminate such liability (i) for any breach of their duty
of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for
acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for any
unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or
redemption, as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
While these provisions provide directors with protection from
awards for monetary damages for breaches of their duty of care,
they do not eliminate such duty. Accordingly, these provisions
will have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies
such as an injunction or rescission based on a directors
breach of his or her duty of care. The provisions described
above apply to an officer of a corporation only if he or she is
a director of such corporation and is acting in his or her
capacity as director, and do not apply to the officers of the
corporation who are not directors.
Our bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law, we may indemnify our
directors, officers and employees and agents. In addition, we
have entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our
executive officers and directors pursuant to which we have
agreed to indemnify each such executive officer and director to
the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law. These agreements, among other things, provide for
indemnification of our directors for expenses, judgments, fines
and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action
or proceeding arising out of such persons services as an
officer or director. We believe these provisions and agreements
are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as
executive officers and directors. At present, there is no
pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors
or executive officers in which indemnification is required or
permitted, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding that may result in a claim for such indemnification.
Listing
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol GCA.
Transfer agent and registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Shares eligible for future sale
Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the
public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices.
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Upon completion of this offering, we will have outstanding
approximately 82,184,965 shares of our common stock. Of
these shares, without taking into account the
lock-up agreements or
vesting restrictions, approximately 30,130,351 shares
(including the 10,400,000 shares sold by the selling
stockholders in the offering, plus any shares issued upon
exercise of the underwriters option to purchase additional
shares) will be freely tradable without restriction under the
Securities Act, unless held by our affiliates as
that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act
(generally, our officers, directors and 10% stockholders).
Shares held by affiliates may generally only be sold pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
in compliance with limitations of Rule 144 as described
below.
The remaining approximately 52,154,614 shares outstanding
are restricted securities within the meaning of
Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Restricted securities
may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they
qualify for an exemption from registration under Rules 144,
144(k), or 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, which are
summarized below.
Prior to this offering, 354,997 of the freely tradable shares
and 45,477,668 of the restricted securities will
become subject to
lock-up agreements
pursuant to which the stockholder has agreed not to offer, sell,
contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise
dispose of our common stock or any securities exercisable for or
convertible into our common stock owned by them for a period of
90 days after the date of this prospectus, subject to
certain exceptions, without the prior written consent of
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., in which case some or all of
the shares may be released from these
lock-up agreements. As
a result of these contractual restrictions, notwithstanding
their free tradability under the Securities Act or their
eligibility for sale under the provisions of Rules 144,
144(k), and 701, shares subject to
lock-up agreements may
not be sold until the
lock-up agreements
expire or are waived by the designated underwriters
representative. Taking into account the
lock-up agreements but
without taking into account any vesting restrictions, and
assuming we and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. do not release
stockholders from these agreements, the following shares will be
eligible for sale in the public market at the following times:
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beginning on the effective date of the offering,
29,775,354 shares (including the 10,400,000 shares
sold by the selling stockholders in the offering, plus any
shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters option to
purchase additional shares) will be immediately available for
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approximately 6,676,946 shares will be immediately eligible
for sale pursuant to Rule 144 subject to volume
restrictions as described below; |
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354,997 shares will become freely tradable beginning
90 days after the date of this prospectus; and |
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45,477,668 shares will become eligible for sale pursuant to
Rule 144, subject to volume restrictions as described
below, beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus. |
We have registered on
Form S-8 under the
Securities Act all 7,010,437 of the shares of common stock
issued or reserved for future issuance under (i) a
standalone stock option agreement with Harry Hagerty, our Chief
Financial Officer, and (ii) our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
This registration statement on
Form S-8 also
covers annual increases in the number of shares available under
the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan pursuant to the terms of such
plan. Shares registered under this registration statement will
generally be available for sale in the open market unless
subject to the lock-up
agreements. However, shares of common stock issued
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under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan may not be sold until they
become vested pursuant to the terms of the awards under which
they were issued.
Following this offering, holders of 52,154,614 shares of
our common stock are entitled to rights with respect to
registration of these shares for sale in the public market. For
more information, see Description of capital
stockRegistration rights. Registration of these
shares under the Securities Act would result in these shares
becoming freely tradable without restriction under the
Securities Act immediately upon effectiveness of the
registration.
Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144 as
currently in effect, and beginning after the expiration of the
lock-up agreements, a
person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who has
beneficially owned restricted shares for at least one year would
be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of
shares that does not exceed the greater of: one percent of the
number of shares of common stock then outstanding (which will
equal approximately 821,850 shares immediately after this
offering) or the average weekly trading volume of the common
stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the sale. Sales
under Rule 144 are also subject to manner of sale
provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of
current public information about us. Under Rule 144(k), a
person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of us at any
time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has
beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least
two years, is entitled to sell shares without complying with the
manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice
provisions of Rule 144.
Rule 701. In general, each of our directors,
officers, employees, consultants, or advisors who purchased
shares pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract may
be entitled to rely on the resale provisions of Rule 701.
Rule 701 permits affiliates to sell their
Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying
with the holding period requirements of Rule 144.
Rule 701 further provides that non-affiliates may sell such
shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply
with the holding period, public information, volume limitation
or notice provisions of Rule 144.
Material United States Federal tax consequences
for non-United States stockholders
This is a general summary of material United States Federal
income and estate tax considerations with respect to your
acquisition, ownership and disposition of common stock if you
are a beneficial owner of shares other than:
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a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation created
or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any
political subdivision of the United States; |
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an estate, the income of which is subject to United States
Federal income taxation regardless of its source; |
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a trust, if a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one
or more United States persons have the authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trust; or |
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a trust that existed on August 20, 1996, was treated as a
United States person on August 19, 1996, and elected to be
treated as a United States person. |
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This summary does not address all of the United States Federal
income and estate tax considerations that may be relevant to you
in light of your particular circumstances or if you are a
beneficial owner subject to special treatment under United
States Federal income tax laws (such as a controlled
foreign corporation, passive foreign investment
company, foreign personal holding company,
company that accumulates earnings to avoid United States Federal
income tax, foreign tax-exempt organization, financial
institution, broker or dealer in securities or former United
States citizen or resident). This summary does not discuss any
aspect of state, local or non-United States taxation. This
summary is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (Code), Treasury
regulations, judicial opinions, published positions of the
United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and all
other applicable authorities, all of which are subject to
change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary is not
intended as tax advice.
If a partnership holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a
partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and
the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a
partnership holding our common stock, you should consult your
tax advisor.
WE URGE PROSPECTIVE NON-UNITED STATES STOCKHOLDERS TO CONSULT
THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL AND NON-UNITED STATES INCOME, ESTATE AND OTHER TAX
CONSIDERATIONS OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK.
Dividends
In general, any distributions we make to you with respect to
your shares of common stock that constitute dividends for United
States Federal income tax purposes will be subject to United
States withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount,
unless you are eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax
under an applicable income tax treaty and you provide proper
certification of your eligibility for such reduced rate (usually
on an IRS Form W-8BEN). A distribution will constitute a
dividend for United States Federal income tax purposes to the
extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits as
determined under the Code. Any distribution not constituting a
dividend for United States federal income tax purposes will
constitute a return of capital and be treated first as reducing
your basis in your shares of common stock, but not below zero,
and, to the extent it exceeds your basis, as gain from the
disposition of your shares of common stock.
Dividends we pay to you that are effectively connected with your
conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if
particular income tax treaties apply, are attributable to a
United States permanent establishment maintained by you)
generally will not be subject to United States withholding tax
if you comply with applicable certification and disclosure
requirements. Instead, such effectively connected dividends
generally will be subject to United States Federal income tax,
net of certain deductions, at the same graduated individual or
corporate rates applicable to United States persons. If you are
a corporation, effectively connected dividends may also be
subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or
such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax
treaty). Dividends that are effectively connected with your
conduct of a trade or business but that under an applicable
income tax treaty are not attributable to a United States
permanent establishment maintained by you may be eligible for a
reduced rate of United States withholding tax under such treaty,
provided you comply with certification and disclosure
requirements necessary to obtain treaty benefits.
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If you are eligible for a reduced rate of United States
withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty, you may obtain
a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate
claim for refund with the Internal Revenue Service. If you hold
our common stock through a foreign partnership or a foreign
intermediary, in addition to your compliance with the
certification requirements described above, applicable
certification requirements will also generally require that the
foreign partnership or foreign intermediary provide additional
certification.
Sale or other disposition of common stock
You generally will not be subject to United States Federal
income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other
disposition of your shares of common stock unless:
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or business within the United States (and, under applicable
income tax treaties, is attributable to a United States
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you are an individual, you hold your shares of common stock as
capital assets, you are present in the United States for
183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and you
meet other conditions, and you are not eligible for relief under
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we are or have been a United States real property holding
corporation for United States Federal income tax purposes
(which we believe we are not and have never been, and do not
anticipate we will become) at any time within the shorter of the
five-year period preceding disposition or your holding period
for your shares of common stock, and so long as our common stock
is regularly traded on an established securities market, you
actually or constructively hold or have held (at any time during
the shorter of the five-year period preceding disposition or
your holding period for your shares of common stock) more than
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If you have gain that is described in the first bullet point
above, such gain generally will be subject to United States
Federal income tax, net of certain deductions, at the same rates
applicable to United States persons. If you are a corporation,
the branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as
may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) also may
apply to such effectively connected gain. If the gain from the
sale or disposition of your shares is effectively connected with
your conduct of a trade or business in the United States but
under an applicable income tax treaty is not attributable to a
permanent establishment you maintain in the United States, your
gain may be exempt from United States tax under the treaty. If
you are described in the second bullet point above, you
generally will be subject to United States Federal income tax at
a rate of 30% on the gain realized, although the gain may be
offset by some United States source capital losses realized
during the same taxable year.
Information reporting and backup withholding
We must report annually to the IRS and to you the amount of
dividends or other distributions we pay to you on your shares of
common stock and the amount of tax we withhold on these
distributions regardless of whether withholding is required. The
IRS may make copies of the information returns reporting those
dividends and amounts withheld available to the tax authorities
in the country in which you reside pursuant to the provisions of
an applicable income tax treaty or exchange of information
treaty.
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The United States imposes a backup withholding tax on dividends
and certain other types of payments to United States persons.
You will generally not be subject to backup withholding tax on
dividends you receive on your shares of common stock if you
provide proper certification (usually on an IRS
Form W-8BEN) of your status as a non-United States person
or you are a corporation or one of several types of entities and
organizations that qualify for exemption (an exempt
recipient).
Information reporting and backup withholding generally are not
required with respect to the amount of any proceeds from the
sale of your shares of common stock outside the United States
through a foreign office of a foreign broker that does not have
requisite connections to the United States. However, if you sell
your shares of common stock through a United States broker or
the United States office of a foreign broker, the broker will be
required to report the amount of proceeds paid to you to the IRS
and also backup withhold on that amount unless you provide
appropriate certification (usually on an IRS Form W-8BEN)
to the broker of your status as a non-United States person or
you are an exempt recipient. Information reporting (and backup
withholding if the appropriate certification is not provided)
also apply if you sell your shares of common stock through a
foreign broker deriving more than a specified percentage of its
income from United States sources or having requisite
connections to the United States.
Any amounts withheld with respect to your shares of common stock
under the backup withholding rules will be refunded to you or
credited against your United States Federal income tax
liability, if any, by the IRS if the required information is
furnished to the IRS in a timely manner.
If you hold our common stock through a foreign partnership or a
foreign intermediary, in addition to your compliance with the
certification requirements described above, applicable
certification requirements will also generally require that the
foreign partnership or foreign intermediary provide additional
certification.
Estate tax
Common stock owned or treated as owned by an individual who is
not a citizen or resident (as defined for United States Federal
estate tax purposes) of the United States at the time of his or
her death will be included in the individuals gross estate
for United States Federal estate tax purposes and therefore may
be subject to United States Federal estate tax unless an
applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise.
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Underwriting
We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters named below
have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the
shares being offered. Subject to certain conditions, each
underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of
shares indicated in the following table. J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager and sole
representative of the underwriters.
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Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc.
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Cowen and
Company, LLC
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Deutsche Bank Securities
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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Citigroup Global
Markets Inc.
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The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the
shares being offered, if any are taken, other than the shares
covered by the option described below unless and until this
option is exercised.
If the underwriters sell more shares than the total number set
forth in the table above, the underwriters have an option to buy
up to an additional 1,560,000 shares from certain of the
selling stockholders to cover such sales. They may exercise that
option for 30 days. If any shares are purchased pursuant to
this option, the underwriters will severally purchase shares in
approximately the same proportion as set forth in the table
above.
The following tables show the per share and total underwriting
discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters by the
selling stockholders. The amounts in the tables are shown
assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the
underwriters option to purchase additional shares.
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Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be
offered at the public offering price set forth on the cover of
this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to
securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to
$ per
share from the public offering price. Any such securities
dealers may resell any shares purchased from the underwriters to
certain other brokers or dealers at a discount of up to
$ per
share from the public offering price. If all the shares are not
sold at the public offering price, the representatives may
change the offering price and the other selling terms.
We, our officers, directors and certain of our stockholders,
including the selling stockholders, have agreed with the
underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to dispose of or
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hedge any of our or their common stock or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of common stock during the
period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the
date 90 days after the date of this prospectus, except with
the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
in which case some or all of the shares may be released from
these lock-up
agreements. Our agreement in this regard does not apply to any
existing employee benefit plans or to the issuance by us of up
to 8,218,497 shares of our common stock or securities
convertible into up to 8,218,497 shares of our common stock
in connection with an acquisition, merger, consolidation or sale
of assets or in connection with a strategic investment,
partnership or joint venture, provided that the recipients of
any such shares agree to be bound by the provisions of the
lock-up agreement for the duration of the lock-up period. See
Shares eligible for future sale for a discussion of
certain transfer restrictions.
The 90-day restricted
period described in the preceding paragraph will be
automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days
of the 90-day
restricted period, we issue an earnings release or announce
material news or a material event; or (2) prior to the
expiration of the
90-day restricted
period, we announce that we will release earnings results during
the 15-day period
following the last day of the
90-day period, in which
case the relevant restrictions described in the preceding
paragraph will continue to apply until the expiration of the
18-day period beginning
on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the
announcement of the material news or material event.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol GCA.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase
and sell shares of common stock in the open market. These
transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions
and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short
sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number
of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering.
Covered short sales are sales made in an amount not
greater than the underwriters option to purchase
additional shares from the selling stockholders in the offering.
The underwriters may close out any covered short position by
either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or
purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source
of shares to close out the covered short position, the
underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of
shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to
the price at which they may purchase additional shares pursuant
to the option granted to them. Naked short sales are
any sales in excess of such option. The underwriters must close
out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open
market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if
the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward
pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market
after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase
in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various
bids for or purchases of common stock made by the underwriters
in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.
The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when
a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of
the underwriting discount received by it because the
representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the
account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering
transactions.
Purchases to cover a short position and stabilizing transactions
may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the
market price of our common stock, and together with the
imposition of the penalty bid, may stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the market price of our common stock. As a
result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the
price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these
activities are commenced, they may be
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discontinued at any time. These transactions may be effected on
the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market
or otherwise.
Each of the underwriters has represented and agreed that:
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(a) it has not made or will not make an offer of shares to
the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of
section 102B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(as amended) (FSMA) except to legal entities which are
authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or,
if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is
solely to invest in securities or otherwise in circumstances
which do not require the publication by us of a prospectus
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(b) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated
and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an
invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) to persons who
have professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or in
circumstances in which section 21 of FSMA does not apply to
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(c) it has complied with, and will comply with all
applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by
it in relation to the shares in, from or otherwise involving the
United Kingdom. |
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
Relevant Member State), each underwriter has
represented and agreed that with effect from and including the
date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that
Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation
Date) it has not made and will not make an offer of shares
to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the
publication of a prospectus in relation to the shares which has
been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member
State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member
State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant
Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive,
except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant
Implementation Date, make an offer of shares to the public in
that Relevant Member State at any time:
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operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or
regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
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(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
(1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last
financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
43,000,000 and
(3) an annual net turnover of more than
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publication by us of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of
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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an
offer of shares to the public in relation to any
shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in
any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the shares, as the
same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that
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Relevant Member State and the expression Prospectus
Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any
relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document
other than to persons whose ordinary business is to buy or sell
shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in
circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public
within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of
Hong Kong, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating
to the shares may be issued, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere,
which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be
accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if
permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other
than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be
disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to
professional investors within the meaning of the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong
and any rules made thereunder.
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
and any other document or material in connection with the offer
or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares
be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional
investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures
Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the SFA),
(ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under
Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a
corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor,
shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that
corporation or the beneficiaries rights and interest in
that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after
that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under
Section 275 except (1) to an institutional investor
under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or
any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance
with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or
(3) by operation of law.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under
the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and
Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan
or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term
as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
Japan.
We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately
$685,000. All of these expenses will be borne by the Company.
121
The selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the several
underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates
have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future
perform, various financial advisory and investment banking
services for us and our affiliates, for which they received or
will receive customary fees and expenses.
Legal matters
Morrison & Foerster LLP, Palo Alto, California,
will pass for us on the validity of the common stock offered
hereby. Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo Park,
California, is acting as counsel for the underwriters in
connection with selected legal matters relating to the shares of
common stock offered by this prospectus.
Experts
The consolidated financial statements as of December 31,
2005 and 2004 and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2005 included in this prospectus have
been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in
their report appearing herein, and is included in reliance upon
the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
Additional information
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. is subject to the information
and periodic reporting requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and files periodic reports and
other information with the SEC. These periodic reports and other
information are available for inspection and copying at the
SECs public reference facilities and the web site of the
SEC referred to below. Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. filed
with the SEC a registration statement on
Form S-1 under the
Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of common
stock pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus, filed as a
part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement or the
exhibits and schedules thereto in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the SEC and no reference is hereby made to such
omitted information. Statements made in this prospectus
concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other
document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are
summaries of the terms of such contracts, agreements or
documents and are not necessarily complete. Reference is made to
each such exhibit for a more complete description of the matters
involved and such statements shall be deemed qualified in their
entirety by such reference. The registration statement and the
exhibits and schedules thereto filed with the SEC may be
inspected, without charge, and copies may be obtained at
prescribed rates, at the public reference facility maintained by
the Commission at its principal office at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at
the regional offices of the Commission located at 5670 Wilshire
Boulevard, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA
90036-3648. Please call
the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the operation of the public reference
facilities. The Commission also maintains a website
(http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding
registrants that file electronically with the SEC. For further
information pertaining to the common stock offered by this
prospectus and Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. reference is
made to the registration statement.
122
Index to financial statements
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Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
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F-1
Report of independent
registered public accounting firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and
the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive
income, stockholders equity (deficiency), and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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. The Company is not required to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audits included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a
basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over
financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit also 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, as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 22, 2006
F-2
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated balance sheets
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December 31, | |
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(amounts in thousands, except par value) |
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
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Assets
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
35,123 |
|
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$ |
49,577 |
|
Settlement receivables
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|
60,164 |
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|
30,357 |
|
Receivables, other
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7,355 |
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|
4,641 |
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Prepaid and other assets
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|
|
10,959 |
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|
13,725 |
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
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10,579 |
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|
10,341 |
|
Goodwill, net
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156,756 |
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156,733 |
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Other intangibles, net
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22,006 |
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16,546 |
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Deferred income taxes, net
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207,476 |
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214,705 |
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Total assets
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$ |
510,418 |
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$ |
496,625 |
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Liabilities and
stockholders equity (deficiency)
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Liabilities:
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Settlement liabilities
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$ |
59,782 |
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$ |
42,192 |
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Accounts payable
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20,413 |
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20,617 |
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Accrued expenses
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14,178 |
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12,258 |
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Borrowings
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321,412 |
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478,250 |
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Total liabilities
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415,785 |
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553,317 |
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Commitments and contingencies
(Note 6)
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Minority interest
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|
149 |
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|
|
87 |
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Stockholders equity
(deficiency):
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Common stock - series A,
$0.001 par value, 500,000 and 97,500 shares authorized
and 81,554 and 31,775 shares outstanding at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively
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82 |
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32 |
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Common stock - series B,
$0.001 par value, 0 and 13,000 shares authorized and
0 and 400 shares outstanding at December 31, 2005
and 2004, respectively
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Convertible preferred stock -
series A, $0.001 par value, 50,000 and
39,325 shares authorized and 0 and 31,720 shares
outstanding at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively
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32 |
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Convertible preferred stock -
series B, $0.001 par value, 0 and 13,000 shares
authorized and 0 and 7,605 shares outstanding at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively
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8 |
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Additional paid in capital
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128,886 |
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Accumulated deficit
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(36,210 |
) |
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(58,801 |
) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive
income
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1,726 |
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1,950 |
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Total stockholders equity
(deficiency)
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94,484 |
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(56,779 |
) |
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Total liabilities and
stockholders equity (deficiency)
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$ |
510,418 |
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$ |
496,625 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of income
and comprehensive income
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Years ended December 31, | |
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(amounts in thousands, except earnings per share) |
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2005 | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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Revenues:
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Cash advance
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$ |
235,055 |
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$ |
209,962 |
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$ |
186,547 |
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ATM
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182,291 |
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158,433 |
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132,341 |
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Check services
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26,376 |
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23,768 |
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26,326 |
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Central credit and other revenues
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10,358 |
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10,840 |
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10,500 |
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Total revenues
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454,080 |
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403,003 |
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355,714 |
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
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(309,002 |
) |
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(270,112 |
) |
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(232,463 |
) |
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Operating expenses
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(50,685 |
) |
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(45,322 |
) |
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(45,430 |
) |
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Amortization
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(5,295 |
) |
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(5,672 |
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(6,508 |
) |
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Depreciation
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(6,814 |
) |
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(7,876 |
) |
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(7,553 |
) |
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Operating income
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82,284 |
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|
74,021 |
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63,760 |
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Interest income (expense), net:
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Interest income
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|
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1,815 |
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|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
1,312 |
|
|
Interest expense
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|
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(44,165 |
) |
|
|
(33,343 |
) |
|
|
(6,762 |
) |
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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|
|
(9,529 |
) |
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
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|
|
(51,879 |
) |
|
|
(32,025 |
) |
|
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(5,450 |
) |
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|
|
Income before income tax
(provision) benefit and minority ownership loss
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|
|
30,405 |
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|
|
41,996 |
|
|
|
58,310 |
|
Income tax (provision) benefit
|
|
|
(8,032 |
) |
|
|
212,346 |
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|
|
(321 |
) |
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|
|
Income before minority ownership
loss
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|
|
22,373 |
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|
|
254,342 |
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|
|
57,989 |
|
Minority ownership loss
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|
|
218 |
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|
|
213 |
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|
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
22,591 |
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|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
58,389 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation
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|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
$ |
22,367 |
|
|
$ |
254,764 |
|
|
$ |
60,443 |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share
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|
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Basic
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|
|
$0.49 |
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|
|
$7.91 |
|
|
|
$1.81 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
$0.30 |
|
|
|
$3.56 |
|
|
|
$0.82 |
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
45,643 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
74,486 |
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of income
and comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Years ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
(amounts in thousands, except earnings per share) |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Pro forma computation related to
conversion to corporation for income tax purposes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income tax benefit
(provision) and minority ownership loss - historical
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
Income tax provision -
historical, exclusive of tax benefit, net
|
|
|
(10,519 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
Pro forma income tax provision
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(4,600 |
) |
|
|
(20,741 |
) |
|
Minority ownership loss -
historical
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income (unaudited)
|
|
$ |
27,090 |
|
|
$ |
37,648 |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
$0.84 |
|
|
|
$1.17 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
$0.38 |
|
|
|
$0.53 |
|
Pro forma weighted average number
of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
(formerly Global Cash Access, Inc.)
Consolidated statement of stockholders equity
(deficiency)
For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Common Stock | |
|
Preferred Stock | |
|
Preferred Stock | |
|
|
|
|
Series A | |
|
Series B | |
|
Series A | |
|
Series B | |
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
(amounts in |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
other | |
|
|
thousands, | |
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
|
|
paid in | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
comprehensive | |
|
Members | |
|
|
except shares) | |
|
shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
capital | |
|
deficit | |
|
income | |
|
capital | |
|
Total | |
| |
BALANCE January 1,
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(313 |
) |
|
$ |
202,584 |
|
|
$ |
202,271 |
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,389 |
|
|
|
58,389 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
Distributions to members
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(63,467 |
) |
|
|
(63,467 |
) |
|
|
|
BALANCE
December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,741 |
|
|
|
197,506 |
|
|
|
199,247 |
|
|
Net income before change in tax
status
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
227,121 |
|
|
|
227,121 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
Distributions to members
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73,028 |
) |
|
|
(73,028 |
) |
|
Deemed distributions to members
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,166 |
) |
|
|
(3,166 |
) |
|
Deemed contributions from members
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
964 |
|
|
|
964 |
|
|
Redemption of membership units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(435,560 |
) |
|
|
(435,560 |
) |
|
Change in tax status from a limited
liability company to a corporation on May 14, 2004
|
|
|
31,775,250 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
399,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,720,000 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
7,605,000 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86,235 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
86,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income after change in tax
status
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,434 |
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
31,775,250 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
|
399,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
31,720,000 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
|
7,605,000 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(58,801 |
) |
|
$ |
1,950 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(56,779 |
) |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
Conversion of all series shares
into common A shares
|
|
|
39,724,750 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
(399,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31,720,000 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(7,605,000 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Offering of common stock
|
|
|
10,053,568 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,896 |
|
|
|
|
BALANCE
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
81,553,568 |
|
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
128,886 |
|
|
$ |
(36,210 |
) |
|
$ |
1,726 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
94,484 |
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated statements of cash flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Years ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
(amounts in thousands) |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
1,942 |
|
|
|
1,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
5,295 |
|
|
|
5,672 |
|
|
|
6,508 |
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
6,814 |
|
|
|
7,876 |
|
|
|
7,553 |
|
|
|
Loss on sale or disposal of assets
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
9,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for bad debts
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
7,228 |
|
|
|
(214,665 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
(400 |
) |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
(30,029 |
) |
|
|
(9,815 |
) |
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
(4,129 |
) |
|
|
(659 |
) |
|
|
(2,710 |
) |
|
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
(1,093 |
) |
|
|
(475 |
) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
17,837 |
|
|
|
18,995 |
|
|
|
(34,289 |
) |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
2,588 |
|
|
|
1,031 |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
|
9,556 |
|
|
|
(3,908 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
38,585 |
|
|
|
75,212 |
|
|
|
33,471 |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
|
(7,098 |
) |
|
|
(3,261 |
) |
|
|
(6,012 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
(10,762 |
) |
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
(1,035 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(17,860 |
) |
|
|
(4,861 |
) |
|
|
(7,047 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
|
(74,588 |
) |
|
|
(16,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments from early retirement of
senior subordinated notes
|
|
|
(89,446 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(331 |
) |
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from public equity
offerings
|
|
|
128,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
Redemption of membership interests
and distributions to partners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(508,587 |
) |
|
|
(63,467 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(35,190 |
) |
|
|
(43,950 |
) |
|
|
(63,067 |
) |
|
|
|
Net effect of exchange rate changes
on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
(247 |
) |
|
$ |
2,482 |
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(14,454 |
) |
|
|
26,154 |
|
|
|
(34,161 |
) |
Cash and cash
equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
23,423 |
|
|
|
57,584 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents end of period
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
$ |
23,423 |
|
|
|
|
F-7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Years ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
(amounts in thousands) |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Supplemental disclosure of cash
flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during year for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$ |
43,610 |
|
|
$ |
25,689 |
|
|
$ |
6,839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
$ |
2,334 |
|
|
$ |
407 |
|
|
$ |
1,636 |
|
|
|
|
Supplemental schedule of
non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contribution related to forgiveness
of related party payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution related to forgiveness
of related party receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs treated as a
reduction of credit facility proceeds
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-8
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to consolidated financial statements
1. Business and basis of
presentation
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, the
principal asset of which is the capital stock of Global Cash
Access, Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms the
Company, we, us and
our refer to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
together with its consolidated subsidiaries
(Holdings). Holdings was formed on February 4,
2004, to hold all of the outstanding capital stock of Global
Cash Access, Inc. (formerly known as Global Cash Access, L.L.C.)
(GCA) and to guarantee the obligations under our
senior secured credit facilities (see further discussion at
Note 7). On May 14, 2004, the Company converted from a
Limited Liability Company to a corporation under the laws of
Delaware and became known as Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
Prior to May 14, 2004, the Company operated as a limited
liability company and was known as Global Cash Access Holdings
L.L.C. The accompanying consolidated financial statements
present the operations of the Company as-if Holdings had been in
existence for all periods presented.
GCA is a financial services company that provides cash access
products and services to the gaming industry. The Companys
cash access products and services allow gaming patrons to access
funds through a variety of methods, including credit card cash
advances, point-of-sale
debit card cash advances, automated teller machine
(ATM) withdrawals, check cashing transactions and
money transfers. These services are provided to patrons at
gaming establishments directly by the Company or through one of
its consolidated subsidiaries: CashCall Systems Inc.
(CashCall), Global Cash Access (BVI), Inc.
(BVI), Global Cash Access Switzerland A.G.
(Swiss Co), or QuikPlay, LLC (QuikPlay).
The Company also owns and operates one of the leading credit
reporting agencies in the gaming industry, Central Credit, LLC
(Central), and provides credit-information services
to gaming establishments and credit-reporting history on gaming
patrons to the various gaming establishments. Central operates
in both international and domestic gaming markets.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries: GCA,
CashCall, Central, BVI, Swiss Co and QuikPlay.
CashCall is a corporation incorporated under the laws of
Ontario, Canada and is directly owned by GCA that provides
consumer cash access to gaming establishments in Canada through
credit and debit card cash advance transactions. On
August 30, 2001, GCA established a United Kingdom branch to
provide credit and debit card cash advance and ATM withdrawal
transactions to gaming patrons in the United Kingdom. The branch
did not initiate these transactions until early 2002 when the
regulatory approval to perform these types of transactions in
gaming establishments was granted by Parliament.
QuikPlay is a joint venture formed on December 6, 2000,
owned 60% by GCA and 40% by International Game Technology
(IGT). IGT is one of the largest manufacturers of
gaming equipment in the United States. QuikPlay was formed to
develop cash advance capabilities to gaming patrons at or near
the point of play. As GCA is the managing member of this entity,
it has been consolidated in the Companys consolidated
financial statements for all periods presented.
F-9
The Company provides some services in conjunction with companies
wholly owned by First Data Corporation (First Data),
including Integrated Payment Systems, Inc. and IPS Canada, Inc.
(collectively, IPS), TRS Recovery Services, Inc.,
and TeleCheck Services, Inc., (collectively
TeleCheck), and Western Union Financial Services,
Inc. (Western Union). Prior to March 10, 2004,
First Data owned 67% of the Company (see further discussion at
Restructuring of Ownership below). GCA is a money transfer agent
for Western Union, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Data.
Western Union contracts directly with the casinos and provides
GCA commissions on the transactions processed by the casino.
These commissions are included as part of other revenues in the
accompanying consolidated statements of income.
The Company markets check authorization services to gaming
establishments pursuant to the TeleCheck Marketing Agreement
dated July 9, 1998, as amended March 10, 2004 and
further amended effective March 6, 2006. GCA, through
TeleCheck, provides gaming establishments who are merchant
subscribers check warranty services. GCA provides marketing and
customer service to the gaming establishment on behalf of
TeleCheck. Because GCA controls the primary customer
relationship and GCA can choose to offer check warranty products
other than those of TeleCheck (including our own), we view
TeleCheck as our agent with respect to these services. Under the
TeleCheck Marketing Agreement, as amended, GCA receives the
monthly fee charged to gaming establishments, net of actual
warranty losses and operating expenses reported by TeleCheck.
GCA records the gross monthly fee charged to the gaming
establishments in check services revenue. The actual warranty
losses billed by TeleCheck are recorded as part of cost of
revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). At month
end, GCA estimates a liability for unpresented warranty claims
and adjusts the month end accrual and warranty expense as
necessary. The operating expenses invoiced by TeleCheck are
recorded as part of operating expenses.
Restructuring of ownership
On December 10, 2003, the principal owners of GCA, First
Data Financial Services, LLC (FDFS) and FDFS
Holdings, LLC (both of which are subsidiaries of First Data) and
M&C International (M&C), entered into a
restructuring agreement with the principals of M&C. This
restructuring agreement and the subsequent amendments provided
for the recapitalization of GCAs membership so that all of
the membership units in GCA were contributed to Holdings. GCA is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings.
Pursuant to the Restructuring of Ownership, all of the
membership units in Holdings owned by FDFS Holdings, LLC were
redeemed for an aggregate amount of $435.6 million.
Additionally, some of M&Cs membership units in
Holdings were redeemed for $38.0 million.
Immediately prior to the redemption of First Datas and
M&Cs membership units in Holdings, M&C sold to
Bank of America Corporation a portion of M&Cs
membership units in Holdings for an aggregate purchase price of
$20.2 million. Additionally as part of the Restructuring of
Ownership, a $12.1 million distribution was made to M&C
that was paid directly to Bank of America for settlement of a
loan between Bank of America and M&C.
Upon the consummation of the restructuring transaction, which
was completed on March 10, 2004, Holdings was approximately
95% owned by M&C and approximately 5% owned by a wholly
owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation.
F-10
Securities purchase and exchange agreement
On April 21, 2004, and as amended on May 13, 2004,
Holdings and the owners of Holdings entered into a Securities
Purchase and Exchange Agreement (Securities Purchase
Agreement) whereby equity interests in Holdings were sold
to private equity investors for an aggregate purchase price of
$316.4 million. Under the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement, approximately 55% of the equity interests in Holdings
held by M&C were sold to the investors. The Company did not
receive any proceeds under the private equity restructuring.
Additionally, Holdings and each of its wholly owned subsidiaries
that were not corporations agreed, among other things, to
convert from limited liability companies to corporations
organized under the laws of Delaware (the
Conversion), and the members of Holdings agreed to
exchange membership units in Holdings for various classes of
common and preferred stock. Upon the consummation of the
security purchase transaction, Holdings was approximately 55%
owned by the private equity investors, 40% owned by M&C and
5% owned by Bank of America.
On May 14, 2004, the Company changed its tax classification
from a limited liability company to a taxable corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware. In accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, upon conversion to a
taxable entity the Company recorded an income tax benefit to
establish a net deferred tax asset attributed to differences
between the financial reporting and the income tax basis of
assets and liabilities (see further discussion in Note 10).
The consolidated statements of income have been expanded to
reflect the unaudited pro forma impact had the Company been a
taxable entity for all periods presented.
2. Summary of significant
accounting policies
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements presented for the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 include the accounts of Global
Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. As part of the
Restructuring of Ownership on March 10, 2004, an affiliated
company, CashCall, was contributed to GCA by the former owners.
The financial statements also include CashCall as a combined
entity for the period prior to its contribution on
March 10, 2004 because it was under common control.
All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated in consolidation.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and all balances on
deposit in banks and financial institutions. The Company
considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three
months or less at the time of purchase to be cash and cash
equivalents. Such balances may at times exceed the federal
insurance limits. However, the Company periodically evaluates
the creditworthiness of these institutions to minimize risk.
ATM funding agreements
The Company obtains all of the cash required to operate its ATMs
through various ATM Funding Agreements more fully described in
Note 3. Under the terms of these arrangements, the cash
utilized within the ATMs is not the property of the Company.
Accordingly, these funds are not included within the
consolidated balance sheets.
F-11
Some gaming establishments provide the cash utilized within the
ATM (Site-Funded). The receivables generated for the
amount of cash dispensed from transactions performed at our ATMs
are owned by GCA and GCA is liable to the gaming establishment
for the face amount of the cash dispensed. In the consolidated
balance sheets, the amount receivable for transactions processed
on these ATM transactions is included within settlement
receivables and the amount due to the location for the face
amount of dispensing transactions is included within settlement
liabilities. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company
operated 203 and 122 ATMs, respectively, that were Site-Funded.
For our non-Site Funded locations, GCA obtains the necessary
cash to service these machines through an Amended Treasury
Services Agreement with Bank of America. Under the terms of this
agreement, neither the cash utilized within the ATMs nor the
receivables generated for the amount of cash dispensed through
transactions on the ATMs are owned or controlled by GCA.
Therefore, these amounts have been excluded from the
consolidated balance sheets.
Settlement receivables and settlement liabilities
In the credit and debit card cash advance transactions provided
by GCA and CashCall, the gaming establishment is reimbursed for
the cash disbursed to gaming patrons through a check issued by
IPS. GCA is an agent of IPS, a licensed issuer of payment
instruments that is wholly owned by First Data. Pursuant to
these agency relationships, GCA indemnifies IPS for any losses
incurred in conjunction with credit and debit card cash advance
transactions, and thus, assumes all of the risks and rewards.
GCA receives reimbursement from the patrons credit or
debit card issuer for the transaction in an amount equal to the
check issued to the casino plus the cash advance fee charged to
the patron. This reimbursement is included within the settlement
receivables on the consolidated balance sheets. GCA then remits
to IPS the amount of the check issued to the casino. The amount
of unpaid checks is included within settlement liabilities on
the consolidated balance sheets.
Warranty receivables
In the check services transactions provided by Central, Central
warrants check cashing transactions performed at gaming
establishments. If a gaming establishment accepts a payroll or
personal check from a patron that we warrant, Central is
obligated to reimburse the property for the full face value of
the dishonored check. All amounts paid out to the gaming
establishment related to these items result in a warranty
receivable from the patron. This amount is recorded in
receivables, other on the consolidated balance sheets. On a
monthly basis, Central evaluates the collectibility of the
outstanding balances and establishes a reserve for the face
amount of the expected losses on these returned items. The
warranty expense associated with this reserve is included within
cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) in
the consolidated statements of income.
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A summary activity of the reserve for warranty losses as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 is as follows (amounts in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
$ |
|
|
Warranty expense provision
|
|
|
30 |
|
Charge offs against reserve
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
Warranty expense provision
|
|
|
2,968 |
|
Charge offs against reserve
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
2,998 |
|
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs
Debt issuances costs incurred in connection with the issuance
and amendment of the senior secured credit facility and the
senior subordinated notes are capitalized and amortized to
interest expense based upon the related debt agreements using
the straight-line method which approximates the effective
interest method. Unamortized debt issuance costs are included in
prepaid and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at
cost, less accumulated depreciation, computed using the
straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated life of
the related assets, generally three to five years, or the
related lease term. Amounts charged to expense for depreciation
of property, equipment and leasehold improvements were
approximately $6.8 million, $7.9 million, and
$7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively. Accumulated depreciation was
$31.8 million and $25.1 million as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Upon sale or retirement, the costs and related accumulated
depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting
gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of
income.
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements are reviewed for
impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that their
carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Impairment is indicated
when undiscounted future cash flows do not exceed the
assets carrying value. As of December 31, 2005, the
Company does not believe any of its property, equipment, or
leasehold improvements are impaired.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the
identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired plus
liabilities assumed arising from business combinations.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, which addresses the financial accounting and
reporting for intangible assets upon acquisition and subsequent
to acquisition. In January 2002 in connection with its initial
application, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill, and
tested the goodwill balances for impairment. The Company does
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not believe that any of its goodwill is impaired as of
December 31, 2005 based upon the results of our annual
impairment testing.
Goodwill, net, attributable to our principal business lines
consists of the following at December 31, (amounts in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
93,253 |
|
|
$ |
93,230 |
|
Credit reporting
|
|
|
39,470 |
|
|
|
39,470 |
|
ATM
|
|
|
24,033 |
|
|
|
24,033 |
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
156,756 |
|
|
$ |
156,733 |
|
|
Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets consist primarily of customer contracts
(rights to provide processing services to clients) acquired
through business combinations and acquisitions, capitalized
software development costs and the acquisition cost of our
patent related to the
3-in-1
rollover technology acquired in 2005 (see Note 9).
The 3-in-1 rollover
patent will be amortized over its remaining legal life of
13 years. Excluding the patent, other intangibles are
amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 3
to 10 years. Other intangibles consist of the following as
of December 31, (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Customer contracts
|
|
$ |
34,516 |
|
|
$ |
34,516 |
|
Computer software
|
|
|
12,342 |
|
|
|
11,767 |
|
Patents
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Covenants not to compete
|
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,038 |
|
|
|
47,283 |
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(36,032 |
) |
|
|
(30,737 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
22,006 |
|
|
$ |
16,546 |
|
|
Amortization expense related to these intangibles totaled
approximately $5.3 million, $5.7 million and
$6.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively.
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At December 31, 2005 the anticipated amortization expense
related to other intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
5,176 |
|
2007
|
|
|
4,685 |
|
2008
|
|
|
2,689 |
|
2009
|
|
|
1,961 |
|
2010
|
|
|
1,674 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
5,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
22,006 |
|
|
The Company accounts for the costs related to computer software
developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of
Position 98-1 (SOP 98-1), Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal
Use. SOP 98-1 establishes that computer software costs that
are incurred in the preliminary project stage should be expensed
as incurred. Costs incurred in the application development phase
are capitalized and amortized over their useful lives, generally
not to exceed three years. The Company capitalized
$0.6 million, $0.6 million, and $1.0 million of
development costs for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively.
Chargebacks
The Company has established an allowance for chargebacks on
credit and debit card cash advance transactions based upon past
experience with losses arising from disputed charges by
customers. Management periodically reviews the recorded balance
to ensure the recorded amount adequately covers the expected
losses to be incurred from disputed charges. The recorded
allowance for chargebacks is included within accrued expenses on
the consolidated balance sheets and had a balance of
$0.5 million and $0.1 million as of December 31,
2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company has expensed
$0.8 million, $0.1 million and $0.2 million in
chargeback losses on credit and debit card cash advance
transactions for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003, respectively.
Net warranty liability
The net warranty liability represents the cost to cover the
estimated unreceived and uncollectible returned checks that
TeleCheck has warranted as of December 31, 2005 and 2004.
GCA is obligated to reimburse TeleCheck for all warranted items
paid on the Companys behalf. The Company had
$0.5 million accrued for net warranty liability as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004.
To determine the net warranty liability, the Company determines
the estimated gross warranty liability by applying the
historical reimbursement percentage to the actual warranted
checks for the month. The historical loss rate on reimbursed
items is then applied to the difference between the estimated
gross warranty liability and the actual warranty reimbursements
processed within the month to arrive at the net warranty
liability.
The Company evaluates the recorded balance of the net warranty
liability on a monthly basis to ensure that the recorded amount
adequately covers the expected expense that will arise in future
periods from losses on warranty presentments. The Company
evaluates this accrual for
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adequacy based upon the expected warranty presentments compared
to the revenue recorded for the comparable periods.
Fair values of financial instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument represents the amount
at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current
transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or
liquidation sale. Fair value estimates are made at a specific
point in time, based upon relevant market information about the
financial instrument.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, receivables,
other, settlement receivables and settlement liabilities
approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of
these instruments. The fair value of GCAs borrowings are
estimated based on quoted market prices for the same issue. The
fair values of all other financial instruments approximate their
book values as the instruments are short-term in nature or
contain market rates of interest. The following table presents
the fair value and carrying value of GCAs borrowings
(amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Fair | |
|
Carrying | |
|
|
Value | |
|
value | |
| |
December 31,
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior secured credit facility
|
|
$ |
170,770 |
|
|
$ |
168,662 |
|
Senior subordinated notes
|
|
$ |
162,488 |
|
|
$ |
152,750 |
|
|
December 31,
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior secured credit facility
|
|
$ |
246,595 |
|
|
$ |
243,250 |
|
Senior subordinated notes
|
|
$ |
252,331 |
|
|
$ |
235,000 |
|
|
Revenue recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when evidence of an arrangement
exists, services have been rendered, the price is fixed, or
determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The
Company evaluates its revenue streams for proper timing of
revenue recognition.
Cash advance revenue is comprised of the fee charged to patrons
for credit and debit card cash advances. Revenue recognition
occurs at the point an IPS check is generated by the casino cage
for the patrons transaction or cash is dispensed from an
ATM.
ATM revenue is comprised of upfront patron transaction fees or
surcharges assessed at the time the transaction is initiated and
a percentage of interchange fees paid by the patrons
issuing bank. These issuing banks share the interchange revenue
(reverse interchange) with GCA to cover the cost incurred by GCA
to acquire the ATM transaction. Upfront patron transaction fees
are recognized when a transaction is initiated, and reverse
interchange is recognized on a monthly basis based on the total
transactions occurring during the month.
In general, check service revenue is comprised of a fee based
upon a percentage of the face amount of total checks warranted,
and is recognized on a monthly basis.
Credit reporting revenue is based upon either a flat monthly
unlimited usage fee or a variable fee structure driven by the
volume of patron credit histories generated. This revenue is
recognized on a monthly basis based on the total transactions
occurring during the month.
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization)
The cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) represent the direct costs required to perform
revenue generating transactions. The principal costs included
within cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization) are commissions paid to gaming establishments,
interchange fees paid to credit and debit card networks,
transaction processing fees to our transaction processor and
check cashing warranties.
Advertising costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Total
advertising expense, included in operating expenses in the
consolidated statements of income, was $1.2 million,
$0.7 million, and $0.6 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Project development costs
Some costs of start-up
activities are expensed as incurred. During the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, the Company expensed $0,
$0, and $0.7 million, respectively, in project development
costs, which related primarily to activities associated with
software and hardware development for QuikPlay. As the Company
had not received regulatory approval to commence operations
until August 2003, all costs incurred for capitalizable
development activities were expensed as opposed to capitalized.
Such expenses were $0.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2003, and are included within operating
expenses on the consolidated statement of income.
Income taxes
As a result of the change in tax classification resulting from
the conversion of the Companys organization as a limited
liability company to a corporation, the Company is no longer a
pass-through entity for U.S. income tax purposes. Income
tax expense includes U.S. and international income taxes, plus
the provision for U.S. taxes on undistributed earnings of
international subsidiaries not deemed to be permanently
invested. Since it is managements practice and intent to
reinvest the earnings in the operations of CashCall,
U.S. federal income taxes have not been provided on the
undistributed earnings of this subsidiary. Some items of income
and expense are not reported in tax returns and financial
statements in the same year. The tax effect of such temporary
differences is reported as deferred income taxes.
Foreign currency translation
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities for those
foreign entities for which the local currency is the functional
currency are translated into U.S. dollars based on exchange
rates prevailing at the end of each year. Revenues and expenses
are translated at average exchange rates during the year. The
effects of foreign exchange gains and losses arising from these
translations are included as a component of other comprehensive
income. Translation gains and losses on intercompany balances of
a long-term investment nature are also recorded as a component
of other comprehensive income.
Internally developed software
The Company accounts for the costs related to computer software
developed or obtained for internal use in accordance with the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of
Position 98-1
(SOP 98-1),
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software
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Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.
SOP 98-1
establishes that computer software costs that are incurred in
the preliminary project stage should be expensed as incurred.
Costs incurred in the application development phase and any
upgrades and enhancements that modify the existing software and
result in additional functionality are capitalized and amortized
over their useful lives, generally not to exceed three years.
These costs consist of outside professional fees related to the
development of our systems. As of December 31, 2005 and
2004, capitalized costs for internally developed software, net
of accumulated amortization, were $1.0 million and
$1.4 million, respectively, and such amounts are included
within other intangibles, net in the consolidated balance sheets.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the amounts reported in consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates
incorporated in the consolidated financial statements include
the estimated useful lives for depreciable and amortizable
assets, estimated cash flows in assessing the recoverability of
long-lived assets, and estimated liabilities for warranty
expense, chargebacks, litigation, claims and assessments. Actual
results could differ from these estimates.
Earnings applicable to common stock
In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings
per Share, basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted EPS reflects the effect of potential common
stock, which consists of convertible preferred stock and assumed
stock option exercises. For all years presented there were no
securities that were antidilutive. The weighted-average number
of common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic
and diluted earnings per share is as follows at
December 31, (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding basic
|
|
|
45,643 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
Potential dilution from conversion
of preferred shares
|
|
|
28,551 |
|
|
|
39,325 |
|
|
|
39,325 |
|
Potential dilution from equity
grants
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding diluted
|
|
|
74,486 |
|
|
|
71,566 |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation
Through December 31, 2005, as permitted by
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, an amendment
of FASB Statement No. 123, the Company followed the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB)
No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its
employee stock-based compensation. Accordingly, the intrinsic
value method is used to determine the compensation expense
recognized.
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The following table illustrates the effect on the net income if
the Company had applied the fair-value recognition provisions of
SFAS No. 123 to the options granted to our employees
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
(amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Net income, as reported
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
|
|
|
Less: total stock-based
compensation determined under fair-value based method for all
awards, net of tax
|
|
|
3,870 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$ |
18,721 |
|
|
$ |
254,349 |
|
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic, as reported
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
$ |
7.91 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
|
|
|
Basic, pro forma
|
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|
$ |
7.91 |
|
|
$ |
1.81 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted, as reported
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
|
|
Diluted, pro forma
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
The estimated per share weighted-average fair value of stock
options granted during 2005 and 2004 was $7.27 and $4.27,
respectively. We have estimated the fair value of options
granted at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions in the years ended December 31,:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
3.8% |
|
|
|
4.4% |
|
Expected life of options (in years)
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Expected volatility of Holdings
stock price
|
|
|
50.0% |
|
|
|
50.0% |
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0.0% |
|
|
|
0.0% |
|
|
Recently issued accounting standards
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, which establishes accounting
standards for all transactions in which an entity exchanges its
equity instruments for goods and services.
SFAS No. 123(R) focuses primarily on accounting for
transactions with employees, and carries forward without change
prior guidance for share-based payments for transactions with
non-employees.
SFAS No. 123(R) eliminates the intrinsic value
measurement objective in APB Opinion No. 25 and generally
will require us to measure the cost of employee services
received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on
the fair value of the award on the date of the grant. The
standard requires grant date fair value to be estimated using
either an option-pricing model, which is consistent with the
terms of the award, or a market observed price, if such a price
exists. Such cost must be recognized over the period during
which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for
the award, that is, the requisite service period (which is
usually the vesting period). The standard also requires us to
estimate the number of instruments that will ultimately be
issued, rather than accounting for forfeitures as they occur.
F-19
On April 14, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued a rule that amends the required
compliance dates for SFAS 123(R). The new SEC rule allows
companies to delay implementing SFAS 123(R) until the
beginning of their next fiscal year, instead of the next
reporting period, that begins after June 15, 2005.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted
SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective method, and we
currently estimate that will result in stock-based compensation
expense of approximately $6.3 million in 2006.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 153, Exchanges of
Nonmonetary Assets, amending APB 29, which treated
nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets as an
exception from fair value measurement. SFAS 153 replaces
this exception with a general exception from fair value
measurement for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have
commercial substance. Nonmonetary exchanges have commercial
substance if the future cash flows of an entity are expected to
change significantly as a result of the exchange. This statement
is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal
periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company will
adopt this standard in 2006 and we do not expect it to have a
material impact on our results of operations, financial position
or cash flows.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FIN No. 47,
Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations.
FIN No. 47 clarifies that the term conditional asset
retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143,
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a
legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in
which the timing and (or) method of settlement are
conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the
control of the entity, FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity
would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the
fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 was
effective December 31, 2005. The adoption of FIN 47
did not have a material effect on the Companys results of
operations, financial position or cash flows.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting
Changes and Error Corrections, requiring retrospective
application to prior-period financial statements of changes in
accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine
either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of
the change. SFAS 154 also redefines restatement
as the revising of previously issued financial statements to
reflect correction of errors made. SFAS 154 is effective
for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company will
adopt this standard in 2006 and we do not expect the initial
adoption to have a material impact on our results of operations,
financial position or cash flows.
3. ATM funding
agreements
Bank of America amended Treasury Services Agreement
On March 8, 2004, GCA entered into an Amendment of the
Treasury Services Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. that
allowed for the Company to utilize up to $300 million in
funds owned by Bank of America to provide the currency needed
for the Companys ATMs. The transition of the ATM funding
from Wells Fargo to Bank of America was completed June 8,
2004. For use of these funds, the Company pays Bank of America a
cash usage fee equal to the average daily balance of funds
utilized multiplied by the one-month LIBOR rate plus
25 basis points. The cash usage fee is included within
interest expense on the consolidated statements of income. The
cash usage fee in effect at December 31, 2005 was 4.68%.
The Company is required to maintain insurance to protect the
Company and Bank of America from risk of loss on the cash
utilized in the ATMs. The Company is self insured related to
this risk. For the years
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ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 the Company had
incurred no losses related to this self insurance.
Under the previous agreement with Wells Fargo, which was amended
on March 4, 2004, GCA was to pay a monthly funding fee to
Wells Fargo equal to average daily dollars outstanding in all
ATMs multiplied by the average Federal Funds rate published by
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for the month
plus a margin of 30 basis points multiplied by the number
of days in the calendar month. Under terms of the amendment,
Wells Fargo agreed to not exercise its right to terminate the
agreement for a period of 120 days and the margin utilized
in the monthly funding fee computation was changed from
30 basis points to 300 basis points.
Site funded ATMs
The Company operates ATMs at some customer gaming establishments
where the gaming establishment provides the cash required for
ATM operational needs. The Company is required to reimburse the
customer for the amount of cash dispensed from these Site-Funded
ATMs. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company
operated 203 and 122 ATMs, respectively, that were site funded.
4. Property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the
following as of December 31, (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
ATM equipment
|
|
$ |
32,505 |
|
|
$ |
26,764 |
|
Cash advance equipment
|
|
|
5,405 |
|
|
|
4,760 |
|
Office and computer equipment
|
|
|
2,274 |
|
|
|
1,769 |
|
Leasehold and building improvements
|
|
|
2,150 |
|
|
|
2,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,334 |
|
|
|
35,408 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(31,755 |
) |
|
|
(25,067 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
10,579 |
|
|
$ |
10,341 |
|
|
5. Benefit plans
Defined contribution plan
The Company has a retirement savings plan (the 401(k)
Plan) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code covering its employees. The 401(k) Plan allows employees to
defer up to the lesser of the Internal Revenue Code prescribed
maximum amount or 100% of their income on a pre-tax basis
through contributions to the plan. As a benefit to employees,
the Company matches a percentage of these employee
contributions. Expenses related to the matching portion of the
contributions to the 401(k) plan were $0.3 million for each
of the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively.
Equity incentive awards
In January 2005, the Company adopted the 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan (the 2005 Plan) to attract and retain the best
available personnel, to provide additional incentives to
employees,
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directors and consultants and thus to promote the success of the
Companys business. Holdings has reserved
3,841,615 shares of common stock for the grant of stock
options and other equity incentive awards under the 2005 Plan.
On the first business day of each fiscal year beginning with the
fiscal year commencing on January 1, 2006, annual increases
will be added to the 2005 Plan equal to the lesser of:
(A) 3% of all outstanding shares of our common stock
immediately prior to such increase, (B) a lesser amount
determined by our Board of Directors, or
(C) 3,800,000 shares.
The 2005 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee but
may be administered by our Board of Directors or a committee
thereof. The administrator has the authority to select
individuals who are to receive options or other equity incentive
awards under the 2005 Plan and to specify the terms and
conditions of options or other equity incentive awards granted,
the vesting provisions, the term and the exercise price.
Generally, options granted under the 2005 Plan (other than those
granted to non-employee directors) will vest at a rate of 25% of
the shares underlying the option after one year and the
remaining shares vest in equal portions over the following
36 months, such that all shares are vested after four
years. Unless otherwise provided by the administrator, an option
granted under the 2005 Plan generally expires 10 years from
the date of grant.
A summary activity of the 2005 Plan for the year ended
December 31, 2005 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Number of common shares | |
|
|
Weighted avg. | |
|
| |
|
|
exercise price | |
|
Number of | |
|
Available | |
|
|
(per share) | |
|
common shares | |
|
for grant | |
| |
Adoption of 2005 Plan
January 6, 2005
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,841,615 |
|
Granted
|
|
$ |
13.99 |
|
|
|
3,504,430 |
|
|
|
(3,504,430 |
) |
Exercised
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled
|
|
$ |
13.99 |
|
|
|
(147,500 |
) |
|
|
147,500 |
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
13.99 |
|
|
|
3,356,930 |
|
|
|
484,685 |
|
|
Stock options
Stock options granted typically vest at a rate of 25% of the
shares underlying the option after one year and the remaining
shares vest in equal portions over the following 36 months,
such that all shares are vested after four years and allow the
option holder to purchase stock over specified periods of time,
generally ten years, from the date of grant, at a fixed price
equal to the market value on date of grant.
The following table summarizes additional information regarding
the options that have been granted under the 2005 Plan and
granted to our Chief Financial Officer upon commencement of his
employment in 2004 at December 31,:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Options exercisable at
December 31,
|
|
|
291,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average fair value per
share of options granted per year
|
|
$ |
13.99 |
|
|
$ |
8.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Options outstanding | |
|
Options exercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
average | |
|
average | |
|
|
|
average | |
|
|
Number | |
|
remaining | |
|
exercise | |
|
Number | |
|
exercise | |
Range of exercise prices |
|
outstanding | |
|
contract life | |
|
prices | |
|
exercisable | |
|
price | |
| |
$8.05
|
|
|
722,215 |
|
|
|
8.7 years |
|
|
$ |
8.05 |
|
|
|
255,784 |
|
|
$ |
8.05 |
|
$13.00 $14.00
|
|
|
3,356,930 |
|
|
|
9.1 years |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
35,416 |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,079,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
291,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. Commitments and
contingencies
Lease obligations
The Company leases office facilities and operating equipment
under cancelable and noncancelable agreements. Total rent
expense was approximately $0.5 million, $0.6 million,
and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
At December 31, 2005, the minimum aggregate rental
commitment under all non-cancelable operating leases for the
years then ending was (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
$ |
522 |
|
2007
|
|
|
508 |
|
2008
|
|
|
493 |
|
2009
|
|
|
475 |
|
2010
|
|
|
238 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,236 |
|
|
Litigation claims and assessments
Canadian Goods and Services Tax
(GST) In April 2004, CashCall was
notified through one of its customers that the Canadian Revenue
Agency (CRA) Appeals Division had taken a position,
on audit of the customers two locations, that the customer
was liable for GST tax on commissions it received in connection
with the cash advance services provided by CashCall. The
CRAs position is disputed by both CashCall and the
customer based upon their interpretation of the Canadian Excise
Tax Act (ETA). Under the ETA, a supply of goods or
services is taxable unless it is specifically identified as an
exempt transaction specifically in the ETA. Included within this
listing of exempt transactions are financial
services transactions.
The preliminary position taken by CRA is that the advancement of
funds by the gaming establishment to gaming patrons in
consideration for receipt of a negotiable instrument issued by
CashCall is not an exempt financial services transaction.
Therefore, the ETA would require the customer to collect Goods
and Services Tax (GST) from CashCall and remit it to
the CRA. On audit the CRA assessed GST of $0.6 million on
one of the customers locations and $1.1 million on
the other customer location. In December 2004, the Company paid
the amount requested related to the customer, and the customer
remitted the tax to the CRA. In February 2005, the Company filed
a refund claim for taxes paid in error with CRA. This claim was
denied
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as expected, and the Company is currently defending the rebate
claim through the assessment process, the appeals process and
then through court, if necessary.
The Company believes the transactions performed in Canada are
financial services transactions specifically exempted by the ETA
and therefore not GST taxable. As the Company has paid these
obligations and as there is uncertainty related to the ability
to recover these amounts through the refund claim and appeals
process, the Company has deemed it appropriate to expense this
payment and accrue for a liability related to future payments
for this customer. Accordingly, in the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company has recorded
$0.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in
operating expenses related to this potential tax exposure in the
accompanying consolidated income statements.
Compliance Letters from MasterCard International, Inc. and
Visa USA In the normal course of business, the
Company routinely receives letters from MasterCard
International, Inc. and Visa USA (the Associations)
regarding non-compliance with various aspects of the respective
Associations bylaws and regulations as they relate to
transaction processing. The Company is periodically involved in
discussions with its sponsoring bank and the Associations to
resolve these issues. It is the opinion of management that all
of the issues raised by the Associations will be resolved in the
normal course of business and related changes to the bankcard
transaction processing, if any, will not result in material
adverse impact to the financial results of the Company.
The Company is threatened with or named as a defendant in
various lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. It is not
possible to determine the ultimate disposition of these matters;
however, management is of the opinion that the final resolution
of any threatened or pending litigation is not likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.
The Company and some of its stockholders are party to a
Registration Agreement. The Registration Agreement provides the
stockholders with rights to cause the Company to register their
shares of Common Stock on a registration statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the terms of this
agreement, some holders of registration rights may require the
Company to file a registration statement under the Securities
Act at the Companys expense with respect to their shares
of Common Stock.
Under this agreement, the Company has agreed to bear all
registration expenses (other than underwriting discounts and
commissions and fees), and specific fees and disbursements of
counsel of the holders of registration rights. The Company has
agreed to indemnify the holders of registration rights against
specific liabilities under the Securities Act.
7. Borrowings
Senior secured credit facility
In connection with the Restructuring of Ownership set forth in
Note 1, GCA entered into a new senior secured credit
facility in an aggregate principal amount of $280 million,
consisting of a five-year revolving credit facility of
$20.0 million and a six-year term loan of $260 million
(the Credit Facility). Included within the revolving
credit facility are a sub-facility that provides for up to
$10.0 million in letters of credit and a sub-facility that
provides for up to $5.0 million in swingline borrowings.
The Credit Facility is secured by all of GCAs assets,
including stock of its
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principal domestically wholly owned subsidiaries. In addition,
the Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of the stock of GCA
held by the Company. The Credit Facility resulted in proceeds to
the Company of $255.7 million net of issuance costs and
offering expenses. Proceeds from the term loan portion of the
Credit Facility were utilized to finance, in part, the
Restructuring of Ownership and pay related fees and expenses.
In April 2005, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated
Credit Facility (the Amended Credit Facility).
Beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2005, the term
loan portion of the Amended Credit Facility amortizes at a rate
of $2.8 million per quarter continuing through the quarter
ending March 31, 2009 with the remaining balance to be
repaid in equal quarterly installments of $41.8 million
from June 30, 2009 through March 31, 2010. In
addition, within 100 days after the end of each fiscal
year, the Company is required to pay down the term loan in an
amount equal to a specified percentage of excess cash flow, as
defined within the amended credit facility. Any voluntary
prepayments or required excess cash flow payments made by the
Company will reduce the schedule quarterly amortization payments
on a pro rata basis. As of December 31, 2005, the scheduled
quarterly amortization payments through March 31, 2009 are
$2.3 million and the remaining quarterly installments will
be $34.7 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the excess cash flow
percentage was 50% of the excess cash flow of
$20.1 million. The Company made voluntary prepayments
during the fourth quarter of 2005 totaling $35.0 million,
which will satisfy this excess cash flow repayment requirement
for 2005.
Borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility bear interest, at
the Companys option, at either (A) a base rate plus
an applicable margin or (B) LIBOR plus an applicable
margin. For the term loan portion of the Amended Credit Facility
the applicable margin for LIBOR loans is 2.25% while the
applicable margin for base rate loans is 1.25%. As of
December 31, 2005, the interest rate applicable to the term
loan including margin was 6.64%.
Further reductions in the applicable margin for term loans are
possible based upon the Companys leverage ratio and credit
ratings. The revolving portion of the Amended Credit Facility
has an applicable margin for LIBOR loans of 2.50% while base
rate loans have an applicable margin of 1.50%. The applicable
margin for both the term loan and revolving portion of the
Amended Credit Facility may be adjusted from
time-to-time based upon
the Companys leverage ratio, provided that the applicable
margins for base rate loans will always be 1% less than the
applicable margins for LIBOR loans. In January 2006, the Company
received a credit rating upgrade and had reduced the overall
leverage ratio that will qualify for a decrease in the effective
margin applied to the borrowings and the revolving portion of
the Amended Credit Facility of 50 basis points.
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, the Company
had $168.6 million and $243.3 million in borrowings
under the term loan and $3.1 million and $3.4 million
in letters of credits issued and outstanding. The letters of
credits issued and outstanding reduce amounts available under
the revolving portion of the Amended Credit Facility. No
borrowings were outstanding under the revolving credit portion
of the Amended Credit Facility at December 31, 2005 or 2004.
Senior subordinated notes
On March 10, 2004, the Company completed a private
placement offering of $235 million 8.75% Senior
Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2012 (the
Notes Offering). On October 14,
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2004, the Company completed an exchange offer of the notes for
registered notes of like tenor and effect. The
Notes Offering resulted in proceeds to the Company of
$228.3 million net of issuance costs and offering expenses.
Interest on the notes accrues based upon a
360-day year comprised
of twelve 30-day months
and is payable semiannually on March 15th and
September 15th. Proceeds of the Notes Offering were
utilized to finance in part the Restructuring of Ownership and
pay related fees and expenses.
All of the Companys existing and future domestic wholly
owned subsidiaries are guarantors of the notes on a senior
subordinated basis. Under terms of the indenture, up to 35% of
these notes may be redeemed before March 15, 2007, at a
price of 108.75% of face, out of the net proceeds from an equity
offering. In October 2005, the Company redeemed
$82.25 million of these notes with the proceeds of its
initial public offering (IPO) of equity securities
(see discussion on initial public offering in Note 8). The
Company may redeem all or a portion of the notes at redemption
prices of 104.375% on or after March 15, 2008, 102.188% on
or after March 15, 2009 or 100.000% on or after
March 15, 2010.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
In October 2005, the Company completed the redemption of
$82.25 million of the senior subordinated notes. The
redemption premium of $7.2 million and the write-off of the
$2.3 million of capitalized debt issuance costs associated
with this portion of the senior subordinated notes have been
included within the loss on early extinguishment of debt.
At December 31, 2005, the minimum aggregate repayment
(excluding excess cash flow payments) for all borrowings for the
years then ending was (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
| |
2006
|
|
$ |
9,242 |
|
2007
|
|
|
9,242 |
|
2008
|
|
|
9,242 |
|
2009
|
|
|
106,280 |
|
2010
|
|
|
34,656 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
152,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
321,412 |
|
|
Debt covenants
Under the terms of our Amended Credit Facility we are required
to maintain financial covenants related to our leverage ratio,
senior leverage ratio and fixed charge cover ratio.
Additionally, we have a covenant related to our allowable
capital expenditures.
At December 31, 2005, the Company believes it is in
compliance with all debt covenants related to the Credit
Facility and the senior subordinated notes.
8. Capital stock
In September 2005, the Company completed an initial public
offering of 16,064,157 shares of common stock at
$14.00 per share. Existing stockholders sold 7,064,157 of
these shares and the remaining 9,000,000 shares were sold
by the Company. In October 2005, the underwriters exercised
their option to purchase an additional 1,053,568 shares of
stock from the Company
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and 1,165,656 shares of stock from the existing
stockholders. The net proceeds to the Company from this combined
equity offering were $130.9 million after deducting
underwriting discounts. On October 31, 2005, the Company
used $90.3 million of the net proceeds to repay
$82.25 million of Senior Subordinated Notes and to pay a
redemption premium and accrued interest on the repaid notes.
Also on October 31, 2005, the Company used $20 million
of the IPO proceeds to repay $20 million of the term loan
portion of the Amended Credit Facility.
Prior to the IPO, Holdings amended its certificate of
incorporation to allow a single series of common stock with
500 million shares authorized and a single series of
preferred stock with 50 million shares authorized. Also
prior to the IPO, holders of shares of our then-existing
Series A and Series B common stock and Series A
and Series B preferred stock converted their shares into an
equal number of common shares. As of December 31, 2005 we
had 81,553,568 shares of common stock outstanding and had
0 shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Prior to this amendment, we were authorized to issue 97,500,000
and 13,000,000 shares of Series A and Series B
common stock, respectively, with a par value per share on each
series of common stock of $0.001. We were also authorized to
issue 39,325,000 and 13,000,000 shares of Series A and
Series B preferred stock, respectively. As of
December 31, 2004, we had 31,775,250 and
399,750 shares outstanding of Series A and
Series B common stock, respectively and 31,720,000 and
7,605,000 shares outstanding of Series A and
Series B preferred stock, respectively.
Our authorized and outstanding shares of common and preferred
stock reflect a stock split that was completed on
January 7, 2005 and retroactively applied for all periods
presented.
Preferred Stock. The amended and restated certificate of
incorporation allows our Board of Directors, without further
action by stockholders, to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of
preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the
designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative
participating, optional, or special rights as well as the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the preferred
stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting
rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences.
Common Stock. Subject to the preferences that may apply
to shares of preferred stock that may be outstanding at the
time, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are
entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available at
the times and in the amounts as the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine. All dividends are non-cumulative. In the
event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share
ratably in all assets remaining after the payment of
liabilities, subject to the prior distribution rights of
preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Each stockholder is
entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Cumulative voting
for the election of directors is not provided for. The common
stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to
conversion or redemption. There are no sinking fund provisions
applicable to the common stock. Each outstanding share of common
stock is fully paid and non-assessable.
9. Related party
transactions
Prior to March 10, 2004, First Data held a 67% ownership
interest in GCA (see Restructuring of Ownership section in
Note 1). In the normal course of business, First Data and
its subsidiaries provided services to the Company. The Company
was charged a fee by FDFS for all material services provided on
its behalf based on the estimated fair value of the services
provided. As
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part of the Restructuring of Ownership, the Company and First
Data agreed to transition some corporate support functions to
the Company. These services included tax, accounting, and
licensing departments, corporate insurance coverage, and credit
card rewards processing. These functions and responsibilities
were transitioned in April 2004.
As part of the Restructuring of Ownership, the Company and First
Data agreed for First Data to continue to provide some services
for a period of one year after closing. In connection with the
credit and debit card cash advance transactions and the ACH
check cashing transactions, the Company incurs a settlement
liability to IPS for checks written to gaming properties on cash
accounts of IPS. GCA generally funds IPS for the checks on the
third business day after the check is issued. The Company pays a
check clearing and imaging fee to IPS. IPS pays the Company
interest on the outstanding checks from the time they are funded
until the check has cleared the IPS bank account. The balance of
outstanding checks includes short-term balances as well as
checks pending escheatment. Interest is calculated daily on the
total outstanding balance and the short-term cash deposits. In
April 2005, the interest rate utilized in the daily interest
calculation for our outstanding check balances was changed to
the daily Federal Funds rate. For all periods prior to April
2005, we earned interest based upon the lesser of 7% or prime
rate per annum.
In connection with the ATM business, FDFS Holdings, LLC provided
ATM funding for which it charged the Company interest. Interest
was calculated daily on the total outstanding balance at the
lesser of 7% or prime rate per annum. This arrangement was
terminated on December 16, 2003.
GCA markets TeleCheck check authorization and warranty services
and is an agent of Western Union in gaming establishments. Under
the TeleCheck Marketing Agreement and subsequent amendments, the
Company receives the monthly fee revenue from all gaming
establishments, less the net warranty expense for the month and
an amount equal to the operating expenses. These amounts are
included within check services revenue, cost of revenues
(exclusive of depreciation and amortization), and operating
expenses, respectively. As an agent under the Western Union
agreement, the Company receives a monthly commission based on
the total number of merchant outlets and the volume of
transactions processed. This amount is included with Central
Credit and other revenues in the consolidated statements of
income.
The Company made payments for software development costs to
Infonox on the Web, a company under common control with M&C
during each of the periods presented. A portion of the software
development costs are capitalized and reflected in intangible
assets in the consolidated balance sheets and the remainder is
classified in operating or other expenses in the consolidated
statements of income.
The Company obtains transaction processing services from USA
Payments, a company controlled by the principals of M&C,
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement for Electronic
Payment Processing. Under terms of this agreement, GCA pays a
fee to USA Payments for transaction processing services, which
is reflected in cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization), and pays other directly identifiable operating
expenses that are included within operating expenses in the
condensed consolidated statements of income. Pursuant to this
agreement, GCA is obligated to pay USA Payments a fixed monthly
processing fee and transaction fees totaling $2.3 million
annually through the termination of this agreement in March
2014. Additionally, we reimburse USA Payments for invoices
related mainly to gateway fees and other processing charges
incurred on behalf of the Company from unrelated third
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parties and USA Payments subleases a portion of GCAs
corporate facility from GCA. In September 2005, the Company
acquired the 3-in-1
patent from USA Payments for $10.0 million.
As part of the Restructuring of Ownership, Bank of America
Corporation became a minority owner of Holdings, the parent
company of GCA. The Company uses Bank of America, N.A. for
general corporate banking purposes and is charged monthly
servicing fees for these services, which are included in
operating expenses. In connection with the ATM Funding
agreement, GCA obtains cash for our ATMs from Bank of America,
N.A. The fees paid to Bank of America for the preparation of the
cash is included within operating expenses, while the cash usage
fee is included as part of interest expense.
The following table represents the transactions with related
parties for the years ended December 31, (amounts in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Related party |
|
Description of transaction |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
First Data and
Subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IPS
|
|
Invoices paid by IPS passed through
as capitalized items to GCA
|
|
$ |
229 |
|
|
$ |
284 |
|
|
$ |
215 |
|
IPS
|
|
Invoices paid by IPS passed through
and expensed in operating expenses by GCA
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
IPS
|
|
Check clearing & imaging
charges operated by IPS
|
|
|
783 |
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
First Data
|
|
Other support services including
tax, accounting and licensing departments, corporate insurance
coverage and credit card rewards processing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
IPS
|
|
Interest income earned by GCA on
outstanding checks and short- term cash deposits
|
|
|
(963 |
) |
|
|
(1,128 |
) |
|
|
(983 |
) |
FDFS Holdings, LLC
|
|
Interest expense recorded by GCA on
bailment of ATM cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,213 |
|
TeleCheck
|
|
Check guarantee revenue included in
check services revenue
|
|
|
(21,350 |
) |
|
|
(22,591 |
) |
|
|
(25,449 |
) |
TeleCheck
|
|
Check cashing warranties
|
|
|
10,779 |
|
|
|
10,144 |
|
|
|
9,848 |
|
TeleCheck
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
2,816 |
|
|
|
2,959 |
|
|
|
6,212 |
|
Western Union
|
|
Money transfer commissions earned
|
|
|
(459 |
) |
|
|
(355 |
) |
|
|
(371 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Related party |
|
Description of transaction |
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
M&C Subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infonox on the Web
|
|
Software development costs and
maintenance expense
|
|
|
1,588 |
|
|
|
1,624 |
|
|
|
3,643 |
|
USA Payments
|
|
Transaction processing charges
|
|
|
2,835 |
|
|
|
2,513 |
|
|
|
3,016 |
|
USA Payments
|
|
Pass through billing related to
gateway fees, telecom and other items
|
|
|
1,206 |
|
|
|
1,533 |
|
|
|
1,986 |
|
USA Payments
|
|
Sublease income earned for leasing
out corporate office space for backup servers
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
USA Payments
|
|
Acquisition of 3-in-1 Patent
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America and
Subsidiaries:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
Bank fees and cash preparation fees
for cash accounts maintained
|
|
|
1,524 |
|
|
|
982 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
Cash usage fee
|
|
|
10,225 |
|
|
|
3,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table details the amounts due from(to) these
related parties that are recorded as part of receivables, other,
accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated
balance sheets as of December 31, (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
First Data and Subsidiaries
|
|
$ |
1,993 |
|
|
$ |
2,454 |
|
M&C and related companies
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
Bank of America
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total included within receivables,
other
|
|
$ |
2,007 |
|
|
$ |
2,505 |
|
|
|
|
First Data and Subsidiaries
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(3 |
) |
USA Payment Systems
|
|
|
(345 |
) |
|
|
(325 |
) |
Infonox on the Web
|
|
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
Bank of America
|
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total included within accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
(666 |
) |
|
$ |
(517 |
) |
|
Included within settlement liabilities on the consolidated
balance sheets are $41.3 million and $32.0 million of
amounts due to IPS for unpaid checks as of December 31,
2005 and 2004, respectively.
Banc of America Securities LLC was the Initial Purchaser on
GCAs Notes Offering. In connection with this
offering, GCA incurred arrangement fees and related expenses of
$6.7 million. These amounts were deducted by Banc of
America Securities LLC from the net proceeds of the
Notes Offering, and are being amortized over the term of
the notes. The remaining
F-30
unamortized balance of the fees has been included within prepaid
expenses on the consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Bank of America, N.A. was the lead arranger for the Credit
Facility. In connection with the closing of the Credit Facility,
GCA incurred arrangement fees and related expenses of
$4.1 million. These amounts were deducted by Bank of
America from the net proceeds of the Credit Facility, and are
being amortized over the term of the Credit Facility. The
remaining unamortized balance of the fees has been included
within prepaid expenses on the consolidated balance sheets as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004. In April 2004, Banc of America
Securities assisted the Company in entering into the Amended and
Restated Credit Facilities. As a fee for its services in
connection therewith, the Company pays to Banc of America
Securities 50% of the realized interest rate savings, if any,
between the original Credit Facility and the Amended and
Restated Credit Facility. The Companys obligation to pay
these fees ends in April 2006.
Additionally, the Company pays an administrative agency fee to
Bank of America, N.A. for managing the Credit Facility. The
remaining unamortized balance of the annual $0.2 million
charge has been included within prepaid expenses on the
consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and
2004.
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement, the
Company and its
non-corporate domestic
wholly owned subsidiaries were required to convert from limited
liability companies, which are pass-through entities for
U.S. income tax purposes, to corporations. The conversion
of the Company was completed on May 14, 2004.
The result of this conversion was to recognize deferred tax
assets and liabilities from the expected tax consequences of
temporary differences between the book and tax basis of the
Companys assets and liabilities at the date of conversion
into a taxable entity. The net tax asset recorded was
principally generated from the step up in tax basis created from
the implied value of the Restructuring of Ownership and the
Securities Purchase and Exchange Agreement.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded
a net tax benefit of $212.3 million from establishing a net
deferred tax asset and recording income tax expense on
operations since we became a taxable entity. This benefit was
estimated based upon information provided by the partners at the
time of the transactions, and was updated throughout 2004 and
2005 as additional information surrounding the transaction was
made known. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the
Company recorded a $3.1 million income tax benefit. This
adjustment was derived from information contained in the former
partners final 2004 partnership income tax returns filed with
the Internal Revenue Service in the fourth quarter of 2005.
F-31
The following table presents the domestic and foreign components
of pretax income and recorded income tax expense for the years
ended December 31, (amounts are in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Components of pretax income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
24,967 |
|
|
$ |
37,690 |
|
|
$ |
53,123 |
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
5,438 |
|
|
|
4,306 |
|
|
|
5,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
30,405 |
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for income
taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
(6,770 |
) |
|
$ |
214,084 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
(1,262 |
) |
|
|
(1,738 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
(8,032 |
) |
|
$ |
212,346 |
|
|
$ |
(321 |
) |
|
As of December 31, 2005 the Company has approximately
$21.4 million accumulated federal net operating losses. The
net operating losses can be carried forward and applied to
offset taxable income for 20 years. Approximately
$5.8 million will expire in 2024 and the remainder will
expire in 2025.
As of December 31, 2005 the Company had approximately
$3.2 million in foreign tax credits available. Foreign tax
credits can be offset against future taxable income subject to
certain limitations for a period of 10 years. Approximately
$1.9 million will expire in 2014 and the remainder will
expire in 2015.
The items accounting for the difference between income taxes
computed at the federal statutory rate and the provision for
income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2005 are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
| |
Federal statutory rate
|
|
|
35.00% |
|
|
Effect of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign provision
|
|
|
(0.51 |
) |
|
|
State/Province income tax
|
|
|
0.98 |
|
|
|
Final adjustment to 2004
incorporation tax asset
|
|
|
(9.95 |
) |
|
|
Non-deductible expenses and other
items
|
|
|
0.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
|
26.27% |
|
|
Substantially all of the difference between our statutory tax
rate of 35% and our effective tax rate of (505.6)% for the year
ended December 31, 2004 resulted from the recognition of
the net deferred tax asset recorded in connection with our
change in tax classification to a corporation in 2004.
We expect that our effective tax rate will approximate our
statutory rate in future periods.
F-32
The following table outlines the principal components of
deferred tax items at December 31, (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
| |
Deferred tax assets related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements
|
|
$ |
991 |
|
|
$ |
(815 |
) |
|
Sales allowances
|
|
|
1,198 |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
Foreign tax credits
|
|
|
3,158 |
|
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
Net operating losses
|
|
|
7,690 |
|
|
|
4,228 |
|
|
Intangibles
|
|
|
195,793 |
|
|
|
208,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
208,830 |
|
|
|
214,977 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
(494 |
) |
|
Other
|
|
|
1,007 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred income tax
liabilities
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
$ |
207,476 |
|
|
$ |
214,705 |
|
|
Deferred taxes have not been provided on unrepatriated earnings
in the amount of approximately $2.5 million in the shares
of the Canadian subsidiary. These earnings are considered
permanently reinvested, as it is managements intention to
reinvest foreign profits to finance foreign operations.
|
|
11. |
Pro forma income tax information (unaudited) |
The pro forma unaudited income tax adjustments represent the tax
effects that would have been reported had the Company been
subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes as a
corporation. Pro forma expenses are based upon the statutory
income tax rates and adjustments to income for estimated
permanent differences occurring during the period. Actual rates
and expenses could have differed had the Company been subject to
U.S. federal and state income taxes for all periods
presented. Therefore, the unaudited pro forma amounts are for
informational purposes only and are intended to be indicative of
the results of operations had the Company been subject to
U.S. federal and state income taxes as a corporation for
all periods presented.
The following table presents the computation of the unaudited
pro forma income tax expense for the years ended
December 31, (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
| |
Income before income taxes, as
reported
|
|
$ |
41,996 |
|
|
$ |
58,310 |
|
Effective pro forma income tax rate
|
|
|
36.00% |
|
|
|
36.12% |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma income tax expense
|
|
$ |
15,119 |
|
|
$ |
21,062 |
|
|
F-33
Operating segments as defined by SFAS No. 131,
Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information, are components of an enterprise about which
separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or
decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and
in assessing performance. The Companys chief operating
decision-making group consists of the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer. The operating segments are reviewed
separately because each represents products that can be, and
often are, sold separately to our customers.
The Company operates in four distinct business segments: cash
advance, ATM, check services and credit reporting services.
These segments are monitored separately by the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer for performance against
our internal forecast. The Companys internal management
reporting does not allocate overhead or depreciation and
amortization expenses to the respective business segments. For
the segment information presented below, these amounts have been
allocated to the respective segments based upon relation to the
business segment (where identifiable) or on respective revenue
contribution.
Other lines of business, none of which exceed the established
materiality for segment reporting, include Western Union, direct
marketing and QuikPlay, among others.
The Companys business is predominantly domestic, with no
specific regional concentrations and no significant assets in
foreign locations.
Major customers On June 13, 2005, our
largest customer, Harrahs Entertainment, Inc.
(Harrahs) completed its acquisition of Caesars
Entertainment, Inc. (Caesars), another customer of
ours. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and
2003, the combined revenues from all segments for this customer,
assuming that it had been combined for all periods presented,
would have been approximately $81.3 million,
$82.2 million, and $79.1 million from all segments,
representing 17.9%, 20.4%, and 22.2% of the Companys total
revenues, respectively. On a historical basis for 2004 and 2003,
the combined revenues from all segments for Harrahs was
$47.2 million and $47.9 million, representing 11.7%
and 13.4% of the Companys total revenues, respectively.
F-34
The accounting policies of the operating segments are generally
the same as those described in the summary of significant
accounting policies. The tables below present the results of
operations and total assets by operating segment as of, and for
the years ended (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Cash | |
|
|
|
Check | |
|
Credit | |
|
|
|
|
advance | |
|
ATM | |
|
services | |
|
reporting | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
| |
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
235,055 |
|
|
$ |
182,291 |
|
|
$ |
26,376 |
|
|
$ |
8,867 |
|
|
$ |
1,491 |
|
|
$ |
454,080 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(4,283 |
) |
|
|
(7,191 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
(496 |
) |
|
|
(12,109 |
) |
Operating income
|
|
|
41,246 |
|
|
|
28,579 |
|
|
|
7,437 |
|
|
|
4,959 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
82,284 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
1,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,815 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(17,569 |
) |
|
|
(33,380 |
) |
|
|
(1,971 |
) |
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
(111 |
) |
|
|
(53,694 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(7,401 |
) |
|
|
2,865 |
|
|
|
(1,968 |
) |
|
|
(1,547 |
) |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
(8,032 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
18,091 |
|
|
$ |
(1,936 |
) |
|
$ |
3,498 |
|
|
$ |
2,749 |
|
|
$ |
189 |
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
209,962 |
|
|
$ |
158,433 |
|
|
$ |
23,768 |
|
|
$ |
9,368 |
|
|
$ |
1,472 |
|
|
$ |
403,003 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(4,803 |
) |
|
|
(7,869 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(364 |
) |
|
|
(495 |
) |
|
|
(13,548 |
) |
Operating income
|
|
|
39,981 |
|
|
|
20,256 |
|
|
|
9,681 |
|
|
|
4,100 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
74,021 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,318 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(14,394 |
) |
|
|
(16,576 |
) |
|
|
(1,630 |
) |
|
|
(642 |
) |
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
(33,343 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
129,020 |
|
|
|
87,434 |
|
|
|
(2,899 |
) |
|
|
(1,245 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
212,346 |
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
155,925 |
|
|
$ |
91,114 |
|
|
$ |
5,152 |
|
|
$ |
2,213 |
|
|
$ |
151 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
186,547 |
|
|
$ |
132,341 |
|
|
$ |
26,326 |
|
|
$ |
9,289 |
|
|
$ |
1,211 |
|
|
$ |
355,714 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(5,872 |
) |
|
|
(7,290 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(364 |
) |
|
|
(535 |
) |
|
|
(14,061 |
) |
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
37,611 |
|
|
|
15,186 |
|
|
|
9,208 |
|
|
|
3,557 |
|
|
|
(1,802 |
) |
|
|
63,760 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
1,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,312 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
(6,673 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(6,762 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(321 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(321 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
38,602 |
|
|
$ |
8,513 |
|
|
$ |
9,208 |
|
|
$ |
3,557 |
|
|
$ |
(1,491 |
) |
|
$ |
58,389 |
|
F-35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
Total assets | |
|
2005 | |
| |
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
320,688 |
|
|
$ |
317,604 |
|
ATM
|
|
|
142,626 |
|
|
|
133,005 |
|
Check services
|
|
|
3,886 |
|
|
|
4,223 |
|
Credit reporting
|
|
|
43,162 |
|
|
|
41,263 |
|
Other
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
$ |
496,625 |
|
|
Money transmitter licenses
GCA does not hold any money transmitter licenses, but currently
issues negotiable instruments as an agent of IPS, who holds the
money transmitter licenses. In January 2006, GCA was notified
that IPS would not be renewing the existing contract that
expires on March 31, 2006. In March 2006, GCA entered into
a transition agreement with IPS that extends the terms of the
existing agreement until September 2006. GCA is considering
obtaining money transmitter licenses for each of the states in
which it currently has operations.
Restricted stock grants
On February 7, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the
grant of 0.6 million shares of restricted stock to
employees and the Board of Directors of the Company. These
shares were granted on March 1, 2006, and will vest over a
four year period. The total value of the award at the date of
grant is $10.5 million.
TeleCheck marketing agreement
On March 20, 2006, GCA and TeleCheck entered into an
agreement to extend the existing terms of the TeleCheck
Marketing Agreement through March 31, 2007.
F-36
|
|
14. |
Quarterly results of operations (unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
(amounts in thousands, |
|
First | |
|
Second | |
|
Third | |
|
Fourth | |
|
|
except earnings per share) |
|
quarter | |
|
quarter | |
|
quarter | |
|
quarter | |
|
Year | |
| |
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
109,666 |
|
|
$ |
112,460 |
|
|
$ |
116,595 |
|
|
$ |
115,359 |
|
|
$ |
454,080 |
|
Operating income
|
|
|
21,872 |
|
|
|
20,958 |
|
|
|
18,170 |
|
|
|
21,284 |
|
|
|
82,284 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
6,643 |
|
|
|
4,486 |
|
|
|
4,122 |
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
Earnings per share:(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
97,370 |
|
|
$ |
97,711 |
|
|
$ |
106,170 |
|
|
$ |
101,752 |
|
|
$ |
403,003 |
|
Operating income
|
|
|
18,069 |
|
|
|
14,944 |
|
|
|
21,645 |
|
|
|
19,363 |
|
|
|
74,021 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
14,103 |
|
|
|
214,462 |
|
|
|
6,694 |
|
|
|
19,296 |
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
Earnings per share:(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
6.67 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
$ |
7.91 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
3.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
|
(1) The sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not
equal the annual amount reported, as per share amounts are
computed independently for each quarter and for the full year.
|
|
15. |
Guarantor information |
In March 2004, GCA issued $235 million in aggregate
principal amount of
83/4% senior
subordinated notes due 2012 (the Notes). The Notes
are guaranteed by all of the GCAs domestic wholly-owned
existing subsidiaries. In addition, effective upon the closing
of the Companys initial public offering of common stock,
Holdings guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, GCAs
obligations under the Notes. These guarantees are full,
unconditional, joint and several. CashCall, BVI and
Swiss Co, which are wholly owned
non-domestic
subsidiaries, and QuikPlay, which is a consolidated joint
venture, do not guaranty the Notes. The following consolidating
schedules present separate unaudited condensed financial
statement information on a combined basis for the parent only,
the issuer, as well as the Companys guarantor subsidiaries
and non-guarantor
subsidiaries and affiliate, as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
F-37
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Balance sheet information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
Elimination | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
entries* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
32,237 |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
$ |
2,610 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,164 |
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
136,213 |
|
|
|
22,737 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(151,632 |
) |
|
|
7,355 |
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,946 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,959 |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
66,707 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(290,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,485 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,579 |
|
Goodwill, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,574 |
|
|
|
39,471 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,756 |
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,714 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,006 |
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
223,378 |
|
|
$ |
661,588 |
|
|
$ |
62,616 |
|
|
$ |
4,553 |
|
|
$ |
(441,717 |
) |
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
stockholders equity (deficit) |
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
59,017 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
765 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
59,782 |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,103 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,413 |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,529 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(671 |
) |
|
|
(22,738 |
) |
|
|
14,178 |
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
438,061 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
(22,738 |
) |
|
|
415,785 |
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
|
Stockholders equity (deficit)
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
62,488 |
|
|
|
4,219 |
|
|
|
(418,979 |
) |
|
|
94,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
223,378 |
|
|
$ |
661,588 |
|
|
$ |
62,616 |
|
|
$ |
4,553 |
|
|
$ |
(441,717 |
) |
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-38
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Balance sheet information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
Elimination | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
entries* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
700 |
|
|
$ |
45,037 |
|
|
$ |
662 |
|
|
$ |
3,178 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,357 |
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,915 |
|
|
|
16,952 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
(19,245 |
) |
|
|
4,641 |
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,725 |
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(57,479 |
) |
|
|
59,719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,240 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,341 |
|
Goodwill, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,575 |
|
|
|
39,470 |
|
|
|
688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,733 |
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,512 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,546 |
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
(56,779 |
) |
|
$ |
512,720 |
|
|
$ |
57,118 |
|
|
$ |
5,051 |
|
|
$ |
(21,485 |
) |
|
$ |
496,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
stockholders (deficit) equity |
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
41,583 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
609 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
42,192 |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,929 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,617 |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
(19,245 |
) |
|
|
12,258 |
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
478,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
478,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
570,112 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
2,075 |
|
|
|
(19,245 |
) |
|
|
553,317 |
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87 |
|
Stockholders
(deficit) equity
|
|
|
(56,779 |
) |
|
|
(57,479 |
) |
|
|
56,743 |
|
|
|
2,976 |
|
|
|
(2,240 |
) |
|
|
(56,779 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
(56,779 |
) |
|
$ |
512,720 |
|
|
$ |
57,118 |
|
|
$ |
5,051 |
|
|
$ |
(21,485 |
) |
|
$ |
496,625 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-39
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Statement of income information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
230,157 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,898 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
235,055 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
182,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
182,291 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,716 |
|
|
|
3,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,376 |
|
|
Central credit and other revenues
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
8,193 |
|
|
|
8,867 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
(29,378 |
) |
|
|
10,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
443,357 |
|
|
|
12,527 |
|
|
|
4,983 |
|
|
|
(29,378 |
) |
|
|
454,080 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(302,625 |
) |
|
|
(3,287 |
) |
|
|
(3,090 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(309,002 |
) |
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46,450 |
) |
|
|
(3,404 |
) |
|
|
(1,449 |
) |
|
|
618 |
|
|
|
(50,685 |
) |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,167 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,295 |
) |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,788 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,814 |
) |
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
82,327 |
|
|
|
5,745 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
(28,760 |
) |
|
|
82,284 |
|
|
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,815 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44,165 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44,165 |
) |
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,529 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,529 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(51,981 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(51,879 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income
tax provision and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
30,346 |
|
|
|
5,745 |
|
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
(28,760 |
) |
|
|
30,405 |
|
Income tax provision
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,973 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,032 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority
ownership loss
|
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
|
22,373 |
|
|
|
5,745 |
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
(28,760 |
) |
|
|
22,373 |
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
5,745 |
|
|
$ |
424 |
|
|
$ |
(28,760 |
) |
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include earnings on subsidiaries and management fees |
F-40
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Statement of income information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) | |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
205,677 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,285 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
209,962 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,433 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,768 |
|
|
Central credit and other revenues
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
6,081 |
|
|
|
10,519 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(260,387 |
) |
|
|
10,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
393,959 |
|
|
|
10,519 |
|
|
|
4,357 |
|
|
|
(260,387 |
) |
|
|
403,003 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(267,150 |
) |
|
|
(276 |
) |
|
|
(2,686 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(270,112 |
) |
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39,249 |
) |
|
|
(3,657 |
) |
|
|
(2,971 |
) |
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
(45,322 |
) |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,337 |
) |
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,672 |
) |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,855 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,876 |
) |
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
74,368 |
|
|
|
6,230 |
|
|
|
(1,300 |
) |
|
|
(259,832 |
) |
|
|
74,021 |
|
|
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33,343 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33,343 |
) |
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,133 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,025 |
) |
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income
tax provision and minority ownership loss
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
42,235 |
|
|
|
6,230 |
|
|
|
(1,192 |
) |
|
|
(259,832 |
) |
|
|
41,996 |
|
Income tax provision
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,346 |
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before minority
ownership loss
|
|
|
254,555 |
|
|
|
254,342 |
|
|
|
6,230 |
|
|
|
(953 |
) |
|
|
(259,832 |
) |
|
|
254,342 |
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
6,230 |
|
|
$ |
(953 |
) |
|
$ |
(259,832 |
) |
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include earnings on subsidiaries and management fees |
F-41
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Statement of cash flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
|
$ |
5,745 |
|
|
$ |
424 |
|
|
$ |
(28,760 |
) |
|
$ |
22,591 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,942 |
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,167 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,295 |
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,788 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,814 |
|
|
Loss (gain) on sale or
disposal of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,529 |
|
|
Write-off of bad debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,228 |
|
|
Equity (income) loss
|
|
|
(22,591 |
) |
|
|
(6,169 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,681 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30,029 |
) |
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
(1,138 |
) |
|
|
(679 |
) |
|
|
(5,786 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
3,492 |
|
|
|
(4,129 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,092 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,093 |
) |
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,837 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,161 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(1,878 |
) |
|
|
(3,492 |
) |
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
|
|
F-42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
|
|
|
(1,138 |
) |
|
|
41,018 |
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(1,096 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,585 |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,962 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,098 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,393 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,762 |
) |
|
Investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(128,457 |
) |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
129,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(128,457 |
) |
|
|
(18,055 |
) |
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
(318 |
) |
|
|
129,157 |
|
|
|
(17,860 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74,588 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74,588 |
) |
|
Repayments from early retirement of
senior subordinated notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89,446 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89,446 |
) |
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(331 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(331 |
) |
|
Proceeds from equity offering
|
|
|
128,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,895 |
|
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(129,157 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities
|
|
|
128,895 |
|
|
|
(35,628 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(129,157 |
) |
|
|
(35,190 |
) |
|
|
|
Net effect of exchange rate changes
on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
(12,800 |
) |
|
|
(386 |
) |
|
|
(568 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,454 |
) |
Cash and cash
equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
45,037 |
|
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
3,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents end of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
32,237 |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
$ |
2,610 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-43
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Condensed consolidating schedule
Statement of cash flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
|
$ |
6,230 |
|
|
$ |
(953 |
) |
|
$ |
(259,832 |
) |
|
$ |
254,555 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,618 |
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,337 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,672 |
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,855 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,876 |
|
|
Equity (income) loss
|
|
|
(254,555 |
) |
|
|
(5,277 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259,832 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss (gain) on sale or
disposal of assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(214,121 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(544 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(214,665 |
) |
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,683 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,815 |
) |
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,959 |
|
|
|
(6,123 |
) |
|
|
(2,337 |
) |
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
(659 |
) |
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(464 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(475 |
) |
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,995 |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
2,588 |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,556 |
|
|
|
|
F-44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,902 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
(2,554 |
) |
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
75,212 |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,261 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,261 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,600 |
) |
|
Investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,611 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
(4,861 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484,087 |
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,750 |
) |
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
(1,450 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Redemption of membership interests
and distributions to partners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(505,157 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,130 |
) |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(508,587 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(40,520 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,380 |
) |
|
|
(750 |
) |
|
|
(43,950 |
) |
|
|
|
Net effect of exchange rate changes
on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(399 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
(397 |
) |
|
|
(247 |
) |
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
30,372 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
(5,385 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,154 |
|
F-45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
non- | |
|
|
(amounts in thousands) |
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
guarantors | |
|
guarantors | |
|
Elimination* | |
|
Consolidated | |
| |
Cash and cash
equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,665 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
8,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,423 |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents end of period
|
|
$ |
700 |
|
|
$ |
45,037 |
|
|
$ |
662 |
|
|
$ |
3,178 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
49,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-46
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands, | |
|
|
except par value) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
ASSETS |
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
23,922 |
|
|
|
60,164 |
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
6,390 |
|
|
|
7,355 |
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
10,873 |
|
|
|
10,959 |
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
|
|
|
13,632 |
|
|
|
10,579 |
|
Goodwill, net
|
|
|
156,755 |
|
|
|
156,756 |
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
|
20,747 |
|
|
|
22,006 |
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
203,713 |
|
|
|
207,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
483,279 |
|
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
$ |
23,997 |
|
|
$ |
59,782 |
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
22,731 |
|
|
|
20,413 |
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
13,505 |
|
|
|
14,178 |
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
319,101 |
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
379,334 |
|
|
|
415,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.001 par
value, 500,000 shares authorized and 82,185 and
81,554 shares outstanding at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par
value, 50,000 shares authorized and 0 shares shares
outstanding at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid in capital
|
|
|
130,998 |
|
|
|
128,886 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(29,247 |
) |
|
|
(36,210 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive
income
|
|
|
1,779 |
|
|
|
1,726 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
103,612 |
|
|
|
94,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
483,279 |
|
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-47
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands, | |
|
|
except per share) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
67,055 |
|
|
$ |
56,778 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
53,160 |
|
|
|
43,773 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
7,244 |
|
|
|
6,309 |
|
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
2,376 |
|
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
129,835 |
|
|
|
109,666 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
(91,351 |
) |
|
|
(72,465 |
) |
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
(15,290 |
) |
|
|
(12,013 |
) |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
(1,502 |
) |
|
|
(1,364 |
) |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
(1,065 |
) |
|
|
(1,952 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
|
|
20,627 |
|
|
|
21,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(10,248 |
) |
|
|
(10,932 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(9,693 |
) |
|
|
(10,481 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
AND MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS
|
|
|
10,934 |
|
|
|
11,391 |
|
INCOME TAX PROVISION
|
|
|
(4,007 |
) |
|
|
(4,083 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY OWNERSHIP
LOSS
|
|
|
6,927 |
|
|
|
7,308 |
|
MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
|
|
6,963 |
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
Foreign currency translation, net
of tax
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
$ |
7,016 |
|
|
$ |
7,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
|
|
71,699 |
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-48
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
1,502 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
Provision for bad debts
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
3,763 |
|
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
1,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
36,269 |
|
|
|
7,184 |
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
(498 |
) |
|
|
962 |
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(2,098 |
) |
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
(35,833 |
) |
|
|
(6,300 |
) |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
(1,513 |
) |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
(2,493 |
) |
|
|
(5,187 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
16,599 |
|
|
|
7,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
|
(2,252 |
) |
|
|
(2,068 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
(353 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(2,495 |
) |
|
|
(2,421 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
|
(31,500 |
) |
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(2,012 |
) |
|
|
(31,220 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
12,124 |
|
|
|
(25,857 |
) |
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS Beginning of period
|
|
|
35,123 |
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS End of period
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
$ |
23,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH
FLOW INFORMATION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
13,008 |
|
|
$ |
15,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes, net of
refunds
|
|
$ |
621 |
|
|
$ |
1,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property acquired with current
accounts payable
|
|
$ |
1,864 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F-49
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
|
|
1. |
BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
Business Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. is
a holding company, the principal asset of which is the capital
stock of Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA). Unless
otherwise indicated, the terms the Company,
Holdings, we, us and
our refer to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
together with its consolidated subsidiaries. Holdings was formed
on February 4, 2004, to hold all of the outstanding capital
stock of GCA and to guarantee the obligations under GCAs
senior secured credit facilities. The accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements present the operations of the
Company as-if Holdings had been in existence for all periods
presented.
GCA is a financial services company that provides cash access
products and services to the gaming industry. The Companys
cash access products and services allow gaming patrons to access
funds through a variety of methods, including credit card cash
advances, point-of-sale
debit card cash advances, automated teller machine
(ATM) withdrawals, check cashing transactions and
money transfers. These services are provided to patrons at
gaming establishments directly by the Company or through one of
its consolidated subsidiaries. GCAs subsidiaries are:
CashCall Systems Inc. (CashCall), GCA Canada Inc.
(GCA Canada), Global Cash Access (BVI), Inc.
(BVI), Arriva Card, Inc. (Arriva),
Global Cash Access Switzerland A.G. (Swiss Co) and
QuikPlay, LLC (QuikPlay).
The Company also owns and operates one of the leading credit
reporting agencies in the gaming industry, Central Credit, LLC
(Central), and provides credit-information services
and credit-reporting history on gaming patrons to various gaming
establishments. Central operates in both international and
domestic gaming markets.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of Holdings and its consolidated
subsidiaries: GCA, CashCall, Central, BVI, Arriva, Swiss Co, GCA
Canada and QuikPlay.
Basis of Presentation The condensed
consolidated financial statements included herein have been
prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Some
of the information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations,
although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate
to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion
of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring
adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of results for
the interim periods have been made. The results for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative
of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. Certain
amounts in the prior period financial statements and related
notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included within the
Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005.
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GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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|
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Principles of Consolidation The unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements presented for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 and as of
December 31, 2005 include the accounts of Global Cash
Access Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Earnings Applicable to Common Stock In
accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128,
Earnings per Share, basic earnings per share is
calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number
of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings
per share reflect the effect of potential common stock, which
consists of convertible preferred stock, non-vested shares and
assumed stock option exercises. The weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and
diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Weighted average common shares
outstanding basic
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
Potential dilution from conversion
of preferred shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,325 |
|
Potential dilution from equity
grants(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding diluted
|
|
|
81,556 |
|
|
|
71,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
The potential dilution excludes 619,747 and 0 shares of
non-vested time-based restricted shares and stock options to
acquire 4,119,995 and 3,046,930 shares of common stock at
March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005, respectively, as
the application of the treasury stock method, as required by
SFAS No. 128, makes them anti-dilutive. |
Stock-Based Compensation On January 1,
2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment, using the modified prospective
transition method. Accordingly, prior period amounts have not
been restated. Prior to the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R), the Company applied Accounting
Principles Board (APB) No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations
in accounting for its employee stock-based compensation.
Accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized because the
exercise price of the stock options was equal to the market
price of the stock on the date of grant.
In the first quarter of 2006, the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R) resulted in incremental stock-based
compensation expense of $2.0 million. The incremental
stock-based compensation expense caused income before income tax
provision and minority loss to decrease by $2.0 million,
net income to decrease by $1.2 million and basic and
diluted earnings per share to decrease by $0.01 per share.
F-51
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table details the effect on net income and
earnings per share had the compensation expense for the employee
stock-based awards been recorded based on the fair value method
under SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, in the three months ended March 31, 2005
(amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
Net income, as reported
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
Less: total stock-based
compensation determined under fair-value based method for all
awards, net of tax
|
|
|
(881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income
|
|
$ |
6,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma earnings per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted average number
of common shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
32,175 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
71,699 |
|
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In
February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments, an amendment of FASB
Statements No. 133 and 140. The provisions of
SFAS No. 155 are effective for all financial
instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of the first
fiscal year after September 15, 2006.
SFAS No. 155 will be effective for the company
beginning in the first quarter of 2007. This pronouncement
primarily resolves certain issues addressed in the
implementation of SFAS No. 133,Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, concerning
beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The
Statement is effective for all financial instruments acquired,
issued, or subject to a remeasurement event occurring after the
beginning of the 2007 fiscal year. The Company is evaluating any
future effect of this pronouncement.
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|
3. |
ATM FUNDING AGREEMENTS |
Bank of America Amended Treasury Services
Agreement On March 8, 2004, the Company
entered into an Amendment of the Treasury Services Agreement
with Bank of America, N.A. that allowed for the Company to
utilize up to $300 million in funds owned by Bank of
America to provide the currency needed for normal operating
requirements for all the Companys ATMs. For use of these
funds, GCA pays Bank of America a cash usage fee equal to the
average daily balance of funds utilized multiplied by the
one-month LIBOR rate plus 25 basis points. The cash usage
fee is included within interest expense in the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of income. The cash usage
interest rate in effect at March 31, 2006 was 5.1%. The
Company is required to maintain insurance to protect the Company
and Bank of America from the risk of loss of cash utilized in
the ATMs. The Company is self-insured related to this risk. For
the year ended December 31, 2005 and the three months ended
March 31, 2006, the Company had incurred no losses related
to this self insurance.
Site Funded ATMs GCA operates some ATMs at
customer locations where the customer provides the cash required
for ATM operational needs. GCA is required to reimburse the
F-52
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
customer for the amount of cash dispensed from these site-funded
ATMs. As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, GCA
operated 244 and 203 ATMs, respectively, that were site funded.
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|
4. |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
Litigation Claims and Assessments |
Canadian Goods and Services Tax
(GST) In April 2004, CashCall was
notified through one of its customers that the Canadian Revenue
Agency (CRA) Appeals Division had taken a position,
on audit of the customers two locations, that the customer
was liable for GST tax on commissions it received in connection
with the cash advance services provided by CashCall. The
CRAs position is disputed by both CashCall and the
customer based upon their interpretation of the Canadian Excise
Tax Act (ETA).
In December 2004, the Company paid the amount requested related
to the customer, and the customer remitted the tax to the CRA.
In February 2005, the Company filed a refund claim for taxes
paid in error with CRA. This claim was denied as expected, and
the Company is currently defending the rebate claim.
The Company believes the transactions performed in Canada are
financial services transactions specifically exempted by the ETA
and therefore not GST taxable. As the Company has paid these
obligations and as there is uncertainty related to the ability
to recover these amounts through the refund claim and appeals
process, the Company deemed it appropriate to expense this
payment and accrue a liability related to future payments for
this customer.
Accordingly, in the three months ended March 31, 2006 and
2005, the Company has recorded $23 thousand and
$26 thousand, respectively, in operating expenses related
to this potential tax exposure in the accompanying consolidated
income statements.
Patent Infringement Litigation On
October 22, 2004, we and USA Payments, as co-plaintiffs,
filed a complaint in United States District Court, District of
Nevada against U.S. Bancorp d/b/a U.S. Bank, Certegy
Inc., Certegy Check Services, Inc., Game Financial Corporation
and GameCash, Inc. alleging the infringement of the patented
3-in-1
rollover functionality. In this litigation, we are seeking
an injunction against future infringement of the patent and
recovery of damages as a result of past infringement of the
patent. In its response, the defendants have denied infringement
and have asserted patent invalidity. In addition, the defendants
have asserted various antitrust and unfair competition
counterclaims.
Compliance Letters from MasterCard International, Inc. and
Visa USA In the normal course of business, the
Company routinely receives letters from MasterCard
International, Inc. and Visa USA (the Associations)
regarding non-compliance with various aspects of the respective
Associations bylaws and regulations as they relate to
transaction processing. The Company is periodically involved in
discussions with its sponsoring bank and the Associations to
resolve these issues. It is the opinion of management that all
of the issues raised by the Associations will be resolved in the
normal course of business and related changes to the bankcard
transaction processing, if any, will not result in material
adverse impact to the financial results of the Company.
F-53
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company is threatened with or named as a defendant in
various lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. It is not
possible to determine the ultimate disposition of these matters;
however, management is of the opinion that the final resolution
of any threatened or pending litigation is not likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial position, results of
operations or cash flows of the Company.
The Company and some of its stockholders are party to a
Registration Agreement. The Registration Agreement provides the
stockholders with rights to cause the Company to register their
shares of Common Stock on a registration statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the terms of this
agreement, some holders of registration rights may require the
Company to file a registration statement under the Securities
Act at the Companys expense with respect to their shares
of Common Stock. Under this agreement, the Company has agreed to
bear all registration expenses (other than underwriting
discounts and commissions and fees), and specific fees and
disbursements of counsel of the holders of registration rights.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the holders of registration
rights against specific liabilities under the Securities Act.
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|
|
Arriva Origination Commitments |
Arriva entered into separate agreements with CIT Bank and with
Fiserv Solutions, Inc., all of which are effective as of March
2006, related to the issuance, underwriting and processing of
the private label credit card we are expecting, through Arriva,
to commence providing later in 2006. Under the terms of the
agreements with CIT Bank, Arriva is committed to pay CIT Bank
for $0.2 million of consumer origination transactions and
$0.1 million in other operating expenses during the first
18 months of the term. After meeting these commitments,
Arriva may cancel these agreements during the first
18 months of the term without any additional penalty. Under
the terms of the agreement with Fiserv Solutions, Inc., Arriva
is also committed to pay $0.5 million in termination fees
to Fiserv Solutions, Inc. if the arrangement is terminated
during the first 18 months of the term.
Senior Secured Credit Facility In April 2005,
GCA and Holdings entered into an Amended and Restated Credit
Facility (the Amended Credit Facility). Borrowings
under the Amended Credit Facility bear interest, at the
Companys option, at either i) a base rate plus an
applicable margin or ii) LIBOR plus an applicable margin. In
January 2006, the Company received a credit rating upgrade and
had reduced the overall leverage ratio to qualify for a decrease
of the applicable margin applied to the borrowings under the
term loan portion and the revolving portion of the Amended
Credit Facility. Beginning April 2006, the applicable margin for
LIBOR loans was reduced from 2.25% to 1.75% while the applicable
margin for base rate loans was reduced from 1.25% to 0.75%.
In the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company made
repayments of $2.3 million on the term loan, and the
interest rate in effect at March 31, 2006 was 7.08%. In
addition to scheduled quarterly principal repayments and based
upon the Companys leverage ratio at
F-54
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2005, GCA is required to make an annual
repayment of 50% of the excess cash flow as defined in the
Amended Credit Facility. As our additional voluntary prepayments
in 2005 exceeded our required excess cash flow payment for 2005,
no excess cash flow payment was required in the three months
ended March 31, 2006.
Under the terms of our Amended Credit Facility we are required
to maintain financial covenants related to our leverage ratio,
senior leverage ratio and fixed charge cover ratio.
Additionally, we have a covenant related to our allowable
capital expenditures. The Company believes it was in compliance
with all of its debt covenants as of March 31, 2006.
As of March 31, 2006, the Company had $3.1 million in
letters of credit issued and outstanding, which reduced amounts
available under the revolving portion of the Amended Credit
Facility.
Stock Options The Company has issued stock
options to directors, officers and key employees under the 2005
Stock Incentive Plan (the 2005 Plan). Generally,
options under the 2005 Plan (other than those granted to
non-employee directors) will vest at a rate of 25% of the shares
underlying the option after one year and the remaining shares
vest in equal portions over the following 36 months, such
that all shares are vested after four years. Stock options are
issued at the current market price on the date of grant, with a
contractual term of 10 years. The grant date fair value is
calculated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. In
addition to the 2005 Plan, the Company has granted our Chief
Financial Officer options to acquire 722,215 shares of
common stock as part of his employment agreement in 2004. The
terms of these options are similar to those found in the 2005
Plan.
The fair value of the options granted during the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were estimated using the
following weighted average assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Expected volatility
|
|
|
50.0 |
% |
|
|
50.0 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
3.7 |
% |
Expected life of stock options (in
years)
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
|
The expected life (estimated period of time outstanding) of
options granted was estimated using the expected exercise
behavior of employees.
The expected volatility was based on an estimate of the
volatility for similar companies within our industry that had
recently gone through the initial public offering process. The
risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in
effect at the time of grant.
F-55
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A summary of award activity under the Companys stock
option plans as of March 31, 2006 and changes during the
three month period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
Life | |
|
Aggregate | |
|
|
Options | |
|
Prices | |
|
Remaining | |
|
Intrinsic Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) | |
Outstanding
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
4,079,145 |
|
|
$ |
12.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
55,000 |
|
|
|
15.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(11,650 |
) |
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfieted
|
|
|
(2,500 |
) |
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
4,119,995 |
|
|
$ |
12.97 |
|
|
|
8.8 years |
|
|
$ |
27,871 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
1,148,690 |
|
|
$ |
12.43 |
|
|
|
8.7 years |
|
|
$ |
7,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted
during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was
$8.56 and $7.27, respectively.
We received $0.2 million and $0 in cash from the exercise
of stock options during the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. The total intrinsic value of
options exercised during the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005 was $0.1 million and $0, respectively. As of
March 31, 2006, there was $18.7 million in
unrecognized compensation expense related to options expected to
vest. That cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line
basis over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.
Restricted Stock In March 2006, the Company
awarded 619,747 shares of time-based restricted common
stock to employees. These shares will vest over a period of four
years. A summary of non-vested share awards for the
Companys time-based restricted shares as of March 31,
2006 and changes during the three month period is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares | |
|
|
Outstanding | |
|
|
| |
Balance
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
619,747 |
|
Vested
|
|
|
|
|
Forfieted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance March 31,
2006
|
|
|
619,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
There were no time-based restricted shares vested during the
three months ended March 31, 2006 or 2005. As of
March 31, 2006, there was $9.6 million in unrecognized
compensation expense related to time-based restricted shares
expected to vest. That cost is expected to be recognized on a
straight-line basis over a weighted average period of
3.8 years.
|
|
7. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
M&C International (M&C) is the owner of
approximately 29.9% of the outstanding equity interests of
Holdings. An affiliate of Bank of America Corporation owns
approximately 3.8% of the equity interests of Holdings.
F-56
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company made payments for software development costs and
system maintenance to Infonox on the Web (Infonox)
pursuant to agreements with Infonox. At the time we entered into
these agreements and during the periods presented, Infonox was
controlled by the principals of M&C and family members of
one of our directors. These family members now own approximately
60% of the ownership interests, and hold two of the three
director seats, of Infonox. The software development costs are
capitalized and reflected in intangible assets in the unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheets and the system maintenance
is classified in operating expenses in the unaudited condensed
consolidated statements of income.
The Company obtains transaction processing services from USA
Payments, a company controlled by the principals of M&C,
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement for Electronic
Payment Processing. Under terms of this agreement, GCA pays a
fee to USA Payments for transaction processing services, which
is reflected in cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization), and pays other directly identifiable operating
expenses that are included within operating expenses in the
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. Pursuant
to this agreement, GCA is obligated to pay USA Payments a fixed
monthly processing fee and transaction fees totaling
$2.3 million annually through the termination of this
agreement in March 2014. Additionally, we reimburse USA Payments
for invoices related mainly to gateway fees and other processing
charges incurred on behalf of the Company from unrelated third
parties; these expenses are also classified as part of cost of
revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization).
The Company uses Bank of America, N.A., an affiliate of Bank of
America Corporation, for general corporate banking purposes and
is charged monthly servicing fees for these services, which are
included in operating expenses. In connection with the Amendment
of the Treasury Services Agreement, GCA obtains cash for our
ATMs from Bank of America, N.A. The fees paid to Bank of America
for the preparation of the cash used in our ATMs is included
within operating expenses, while the cash usage fee is included
as part of interest expense.
In April 2005, Banc of America Securities LLC, an affiliate of
Bank of America Corporation, acted as financial advisor to the
Company in connection with the Amended Credit Facility. As a fee
for those services, we are obligated to pay Banc of America
Securities 50% of the difference between the interest expense we
pay under the Amended Credit Facility and what we would have
paid under the prior credit facility. Our obligation to pay this
fee ends in April 2006. During the three months ended
March 31, 2006, the Company incurred $0.1 million in
fees related to the financial advisory services provided by Banc
of America Securities LLC.
F-57
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table represents the transactions with related
parties for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months | |
|
|
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
Name of |
|
|
|
| |
Related Party |
|
Description of Transaction |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
M&C Affiliates:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infonox on the Web
|
|
Software development costs and
maintenance
expense
|
|
$ |
412 |
|
|
$ |
440 |
|
USA Payments
|
|
Transaction processing charges
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
714 |
|
USA Payments
|
|
Pass through billing related to
gateway fees,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
telecom and other items
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
294 |
|
Bank of America, N.A.:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
Bank fees and cash preparation fees
for cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
accounts maintained
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
Cash usage fee
|
|
$ |
3,527 |
|
|
$ |
1,982 |
|
The following table details the amounts due from (to) these
related parties that are recorded as part of receivables, other,
accounts payable and accrued expenses in the unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheets (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
M&C and related companies
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total included within receivables,
other
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
USA Payments
|
|
$ |
(386 |
) |
|
$ |
(345 |
) |
Infonox on the Web
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(171 |
) |
Bank of America, N.A.
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total included within accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
(706 |
) |
|
$ |
(666 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating segments as defined by SFAS No. 131,
Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information, are components of an enterprise about which
separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or
decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and
in assessing performance. The Companys chief operating
decision-making group consists of the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer. The operating segments are reviewed
separately because each represents products that can be, and
often are, marketed and sold separately to our customers.
The Company operates in four distinct business segments: cash
advance, ATM, check services and credit reporting services.
These segments are monitored separately by management for
performance against its internal forecast and are consistent
with the Companys internal management reporting.
F-58
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Other lines of business, none of which exceed the established
materiality for segment reporting, include Western Union, direct
marketing and QuikPlay, among others.
The Companys business is predominantly domestic, with no
specific regional concentrations.
Major customers On June 13, 2005, our
largest customer, Harrahs Entertainment, Inc.
(Harrahs) completed its acquisition of Caesars
Entertainment, Inc. (Caesars), another customer of
ours. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005,
the combined revenues from all segments for this customer,
assuming it had been combined for all periods presented, would
have been approximately $23.0 million and
$21.0 million, respectively representing 17.7% and 19.1% of
the Companys total consolidated revenues, respectively. On
a historical basis, the combined revenues from all segments for
Harrahs for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was
$12.6 million representing 11.5% of the Companys
total consolidated revenues.
The accounting policies of the operating segments are generally
the same as those described in the summary of significant
accounting policies. The tables below present the results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and
2005 and total assets by operating segment as of March 31,
2006 and December 31, 2005 (amounts in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash | |
|
|
|
Check | |
|
Credit | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advance | |
|
ATM | |
|
Services | |
|
Reporting | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
67,055 |
|
|
$ |
53,160 |
|
|
$ |
7,244 |
|
|
$ |
2,075 |
|
|
$ |
301 |
|
|
$ |
129,835 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(972 |
) |
|
|
(1,456 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(2,567 |
) |
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
10,253 |
|
|
|
7,183 |
|
|
|
2,531 |
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
(415 |
) |
|
|
20,627 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
555 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(3,471 |
) |
|
|
(6,279 |
) |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(10,248 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(2,701 |
) |
|
|
(339 |
) |
|
|
(790 |
) |
|
|
(355 |
) |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
(4,007 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
4,636 |
|
|
$ |
565 |
|
|
$ |
1,366 |
|
|
$ |
613 |
|
|
$ |
(217 |
) |
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
56,778 |
|
|
$ |
43,773 |
|
|
$ |
6,309 |
|
|
$ |
2,354 |
|
|
$ |
452 |
|
|
$ |
109,666 |
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(1,182 |
) |
|
|
(2,001 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
(3,316 |
) |
Operating income
|
|
|
11,310 |
|
|
|
6,804 |
|
|
|
2,351 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
21,872 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
451 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(4,634 |
) |
|
|
(5,554 |
) |
|
|
(515 |
) |
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(10,932 |
) |
Income taxes
|
|
|
(2,566 |
) |
|
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
(661 |
) |
|
|
(396 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(4,083 |
) |
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
4,561 |
|
|
$ |
800 |
|
|
$ |
1,175 |
|
|
$ |
704 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
F-59
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
Total Assets |
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
298,606 |
|
|
$ |
320,688 |
|
ATM
|
|
|
138,573 |
|
|
|
142,626 |
|
Check services
|
|
|
2,518 |
|
|
|
3,886 |
|
Credit reporting
|
|
|
43,551 |
|
|
|
43,162 |
|
Other
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
483,279 |
|
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money Transmitter Licenses |
GCA does not hold any money transmitter licenses, but currently
issues negotiable instruments as an agent of Integrated Payment
Systems Inc. and Integrated Payment Systems Canada, Inc.
(IPS), who holds the money transmitter licenses. In
January 2006, GCA was notified that IPS would not be renewing
the existing contract that expires on March 31, 2006. In
March 2006, GCA entered into a transition agreement with IPS
that extends the terms of the existing agreement until September
2006. On May 10, 2006, GCA and CashCall extended their
agreement with IPS until December 31, 2006. GCA is
considering obtaining money transmitter licenses for each of the
states in which it currently has operations.
On May 11, 2006, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form S-1
covering a proposed offering of up to 11,960,000 shares of
common stock to be sold by stockholders, with no shares to be
sold by the Company.
|
|
10. |
GUARANTOR INFORMATION |
In March 2004, GCA issued $235 million in aggregate
principal amount of
83/4
% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the
Notes). The Notes are guaranteed by all of
GCAs existing domestic 100% owned subsidiaries. In
addition, effective upon the closing of the Companys
initial public offering of common stock, Holdings guaranteed, on
a subordinated basis, GCAs obligations under the Notes.
These guarantees are full, unconditional, joint and several.
CashCall, GCA Canada, BVI and Swiss Co, which are wholly owned
non-domestic subsidiaries, and QuikPlay, which is a consolidated
joint venture, do not guaranty the Notes. The following
consolidating schedules present separate unaudited condensed
financial statement information on a combined basis for the
parent only, the issuer, as well as the Companys guarantor
subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries and affiliate, as of
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and for the
three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
F-60
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE BALANCE SHEET
INFORMATION
MARCH 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
Elimination | |
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Entries* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
43,531 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
3,671 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,922 |
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
7,709 |
|
|
|
24,891 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
(26,470 |
) |
|
|
6,390 |
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,865 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,873 |
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
138,026 |
|
|
|
69,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(207,143 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,505 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,632 |
|
|
Goodwill, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,574 |
|
|
|
39,470 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,755 |
|
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,417 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,747 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
203,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
203,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
138,036 |
|
|
$ |
508,860 |
|
|
$ |
64,614 |
|
|
$ |
5,382 |
|
|
$ |
(233,613 |
) |
|
$ |
483,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY |
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,641 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,997 |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,524 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,731 |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,862 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,673 |
) |
|
|
13,505 |
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
319,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
408,128 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
(29,673 |
) |
|
|
379,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
333 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
138,036 |
|
|
|
100,399 |
|
|
|
64,284 |
|
|
|
4,833 |
|
|
|
(203,940 |
) |
|
|
103,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
138,036 |
|
|
$ |
508,860 |
|
|
$ |
64,614 |
|
|
$ |
5,382 |
|
|
$ |
(233,613 |
) |
|
$ |
483,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-61
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE BALANCE SHEET
INFORMATION
DECEMBER 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
Elimination | |
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Entries* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
32,237 |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
$ |
2,610 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35,123 |
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,164 |
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
136,213 |
|
|
|
22,737 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
(151,632 |
) |
|
|
7,355 |
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,946 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,959 |
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
66,707 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(290,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,485 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,579 |
|
|
Goodwill, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,574 |
|
|
|
39,471 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,756 |
|
|
Other intangibles, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,714 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,006 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207,476 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
223,378 |
|
|
$ |
661,588 |
|
|
$ |
62,616 |
|
|
$ |
4,553 |
|
|
$ |
(441,717 |
) |
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
59,017 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
765 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
59,782 |
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,103 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,413 |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,529 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(671 |
) |
|
|
(22,738 |
) |
|
|
14,178 |
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
438,061 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
(22,738 |
) |
|
|
415,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
223,378 |
|
|
|
62,488 |
|
|
|
4,219 |
|
|
|
(418,979 |
) |
|
|
94,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$ |
223,378 |
|
|
$ |
661,588 |
|
|
$ |
62,616 |
|
|
$ |
4,553 |
|
|
$ |
(441,717 |
) |
|
$ |
510,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-62
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE STATEMENT OF
INCOME INFORMATION
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Eliminations* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
65,774 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,281 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
67,055 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,160 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,913 |
|
|
|
2,331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,244 |
|
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
7,028 |
|
|
|
2,345 |
|
|
|
2,075 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(9,095 |
) |
|
|
2,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
7,028 |
|
|
|
126,192 |
|
|
|
4,406 |
|
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
|
(9,095 |
) |
|
|
129,835 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,565 |
) |
|
|
(786 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(91,351 |
) |
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,974 |
) |
|
|
(1,028 |
) |
|
|
(439 |
) |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
(15,290 |
) |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,468 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,502 |
) |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,054 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,065 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
|
|
7,028 |
|
|
|
20,696 |
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
(8,944 |
) |
|
|
20,627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,248 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,248 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,721 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,693 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
AND MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS
|
|
|
7,028 |
|
|
|
10,975 |
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
(8,944 |
) |
|
|
10,934 |
|
INCOME TAX PROVISION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,949 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,007 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY OWNERSHIP
LOSS
|
|
|
7,028 |
|
|
|
7,026 |
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(8,944 |
) |
|
|
6,927 |
|
MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
|
$ |
7,028 |
|
|
$ |
7,062 |
|
|
$ |
1,795 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
(8,944 |
) |
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include earnings on subsidiaries and management fees |
F-63
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE STATEMENT OF
INCOME INFORMATION
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Eliminations* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash advance
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
55,584 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
56,778 |
|
|
ATM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,773 |
|
|
Check services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,217 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,309 |
|
|
Central Credit and other revenues
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
1,924 |
|
|
|
2,354 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
(8,833 |
) |
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
107,498 |
|
|
|
2,446 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
(8,833 |
) |
|
|
109,666 |
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,648 |
) |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(767 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72,465 |
) |
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,785 |
) |
|
|
(1,040 |
) |
|
|
(312 |
) |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
(12,013 |
) |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,324 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,364 |
) |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,949 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,952 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
21,792 |
|
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
(8,709 |
) |
|
|
21,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,932 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,932 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,505 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,481 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
AND MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
11,287 |
|
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
(8,709 |
) |
|
|
11,391 |
|
INCOME TAX PROVISION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,979 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,083 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE MINORITY OWNERSHIP
LOSS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
7,340 |
|
|
|
7,308 |
|
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
(8,709 |
) |
|
|
7,308 |
|
MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS, NET OF TAX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
$ |
1,316 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
(8,709 |
) |
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include earnings on subsidiaries and management fees |
F-64
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Eliminations* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
7,028 |
|
|
$ |
7,062 |
|
|
$ |
1,795 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
(8,944 |
) |
|
$ |
6,963 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,502 |
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,054 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
Write-off of bad debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,763 |
|
|
|
Equity income in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(7,028 |
) |
|
|
(1,916 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,961 |
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,833 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,269 |
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,767 |
) |
|
|
(3,655 |
) |
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
5,651 |
|
|
|
(498 |
) |
|
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,423 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(410 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,833 |
) |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,362 |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,714 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
(5,651 |
) |
|
|
(2,493 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,247 |
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,208 |
) |
|
$ |
(19 |
) |
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,252 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(172 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
Investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(2,740 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
(2,495 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
Proceeds from equity offering
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
(763 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
(2,252 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
(523 |
) |
|
|
(2,012 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,294 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
1,061 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,124 |
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS Beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,237 |
|
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
2,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS End of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
43,531 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
3,671 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-65
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULE STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined | |
|
Non- | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent | |
|
Issuer | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Guarantors | |
|
Eliminations* | |
|
Consolidated | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Amounts in thousands) | |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
$ |
1,316 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
(8,709 |
) |
|
$ |
7,340 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of financing costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,952 |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
Equity loss in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(7,340 |
) |
|
|
(1,369 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,709 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority ownership loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Settlement receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,947 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,184 |
|
|
|
|
Receivables, other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(476 |
) |
|
|
(2,001 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3,436 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,101 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,098 |
) |
|
|
|
Settlement liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,938 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(362 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,300 |
) |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,513 |
) |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,964 |
) |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
(3,436 |
) |
|
|
(5,187 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,965 |
|
|
|
(229 |
) |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, equipment and
leasehold improvements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,016 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,068 |
) |
|
Purchase of other intangibles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(353 |
) |
|
Investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
(2,421 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments under credit facility
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(31,500 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(31,500 |
) |
|
Minority capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
Capital contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(1,400 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30,520 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
(1,400 |
) |
|
|
(31,220 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
(25,316 |
) |
|
|
(416 |
) |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25,857 |
) |
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS Beginning of period
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
45,037 |
|
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
3,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS End of period
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
19,721 |
|
|
$ |
246 |
|
|
$ |
3,753 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Eliminations include intercompany investments and management fees |
F-66
10,400,000 shares
Common stock
Prospectus
JPMorgan
|
|
|
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. |
Cowen and Company |
Deutsche Bank Securities |
|
|
|
Banc of America Securities LLC |
Citigroup |
Wachovia Securities |
,
2006
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information different from that contained in this prospectus. We
are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, common shares
only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of
the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery
of this prospectus or of any sale of our common shares.
No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the
United States to permit a public offering of the common shares
or possession or distribution of this prospectus in that
jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this
prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are
required to inform themselves about and to observe any
restrictions as to this offering and the distribution of this
prospectus applicable to that jurisdiction.
Part II
Information not required in prospectus
Item 13. Other expenses of issuance and
distribution.
The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by the
registrant, other than estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions, in connection with this offering. All amounts shown
are estimates except for the registration fee.
|
|
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SEC registration fee
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$ |
21,883 |
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Printing and engraving
|
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125,000 |
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
|
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275,000 |
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Accounting fees and expenses
|
|
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100,000 |
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Blue sky fees and expenses
(including legal fees)
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10,000 |
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Transfer agent and registrar fees
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3,500 |
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Miscellaneous
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|
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149,617 |
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|
|
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Total
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$ |
685,000 |
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Item 14. Indemnification of directors and
officers
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. is incorporated under the laws
of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, provides that a Delaware
corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as
other employees and individuals against expenses (including
attorneys fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than action by or in the right of the
corporation, or a derivative action), if they acted
in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A
similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses
(including attorneys fees) incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires
court approval before there can be any indemnification where the
person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the
corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of
other indemnification that may be granted by a
corporations certificate of incorporation, bylaws,
disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or
otherwise.
The DGCL further authorizes a Delaware corporation to purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether
or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to
indemnify him under Section 145.
The bylaws of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. provide for the
indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted under Delaware law. The bylaws of Global Cash
Access Holdings, Inc. also permit us to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person against any liability that may
be asserted against, or expenses that may be incurred by, any
such person in connection with our activities, regardless of
whether we would have the
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power to indemnify such persons against such liability under the
provisions of our bylaws. We have purchased liability insurance
for the benefit of the members of our officers and directors.
Item 15. Recent sales of unregistered securities
The registrant (formerly known as GCA Holdings, Inc.) resulted
from the conversion of GCA Holdings, L.L.C., a limited liability
company. GCA Holdings, L.L.C. was formed on February 4,
2004, converted to a corporation named GCA Holdings, Inc. on
May 14, 2004, and renamed Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
on March 18, 2005.
In connection with the formation of GCA Holdings, L.L.C., on
March 10, 2004, GCA Holdings, L.L.C. issued (i) to
FDFS Holdings, LLC 958 Common Units of membership interest in
exchange for 958 Common Units of membership interest in Global
Cash Access, L.L.C. (a limited liability company that was
converted to a corporation named Global Cash Access, Inc.), and
(ii) to M&C International 472 Common Units of
membership interest in exchange for 472 Common Units of
membership interest in Global Cash Access, L.L.C. These
issuances were exempt from registration under Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act.
In connection with a recapitalization of the ownership of GCA
Holdings, L.L.C., on May 13, 2004, GCA Holdings, L.L.C.
issued (i) to M&C International 220.055 Class A
Common Units of membership interest, 244.000 Class A
Preferred Units of membership interests and 58.500 Class B
Preferred Units of membership interest, all in exchange for
522.555 Common Units of membership interest, and (ii) to
Bank of America Corporation 24.370 Class A Common Units and
3.075 Class B Common Units, all in exchange for 27.445
Common Units of membership interest. These issuances were exempt
from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
In connection with the conversion of GCA Holdings, L.L.C. to a
corporation, on May 14, 2004, Global Cash Access Holdings,
Inc. issued (i) to M&C International
2,200,550 shares of Class A Common stock in exchange
for 220.055 Class A Common Units of membership interest,
(ii) to Bank of America Corporation 243,700 shares of
Class A Common Stock in exchange for 24.370 Class A
Common Units of membership interest and 30,750 shares of
Class B Common Stock in exchange for 3.075 Class B
Common Units of membership interest, (iii) to Summit/GCA
Holdings LLC 1,553,708 shares of Class A Preferred
Stock in exchange for 155.3708 Class A Preferred Units of
membership interest and 372,508 shares of Class B
Preferred Stock in exchange for 37.2508 Class B Preferred
Units of membership interest, (iv) to Tudor Ventures GCA
Investment Ltd. 192,672 shares of Class A Preferred
Stock in exchange for 19.2672 Class A Preferred Units of
membership interest and 46,194 shares of Class B
Preferred Stock in exchange for 4.6194 Class B Preferred
Units of membership interest, (v) to TPT GCA Investment
Ltd. 33,944 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in
exchange for 3.3944 Class A Preferred Units of membership
interest and 8,138 shares of Class B Preferred Stock
in exchange for 0.8138 Class B Preferred Units of
membership interest, (vi) to Tudor Funds GCA Investment
Ltd. 351,400 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in
exchange for 35.1400 Class A Preferred Units of membership
interest and 84,250 shares of Class B Preferred Stock
in exchange for 8.4250 Class B Preferred Units of
membership interest, (vii) to HarbourVest VI-GCA LLC
154,138 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in exchange
for 15.4138 Class A Preferred Units of membership interest
and 36,955 shares of Class B Preferred Stock in
exchange for 3.6955 Class B Preferred Units of membership
interest, (viii) to Casino Cash Access Corp.
88,374 shares of Class A Preferred Stock in exchange
for 8.8374 Class A Preferred Units of membership interest
and 21,188 shares of Class B Preferred Stock in
exchange for 2.1188 Class B Preferred Units of membership
interest, and (ix) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for
First Plaza Group Trust 65,764 shares of Class A
Preferred
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Stock in exchange for 6.5764 Class A Preferred Units of
membership interest and 15,767 shares of Class B
Preferred Stock in exchange for 1.5767 Class B Preferred
Units of membership interest. These issuances were exempt from
registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On September 1, 2004, the registrant granted an option to
purchase 55,555 shares of Class A Common Stock
for an exercise price of $104.60 per share to Harry Hagerty
in connection with the commencement of his employment with the
registrant as its Chief Financial Officer. This issuance was
exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act, as well as pursuant to Rule 701 thereunder.
On January 7, 2005, the registrant effected a
13-for-1 stock split of
all of its outstanding capital stock.
On January 8, 2005, the registrant granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 2,794,430 shares of Class A
Common Stock to employees for an exercise price of
$13.99 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
On March 1, 2005, the registrant granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 252,500 shares of Class A
Common Stock to employees and a director for an exercise price
of $13.99 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan. On April 13, 2005, the registrant granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock to employees and a director for an exercise price
of $13.99 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan. On July 22, 2005, the registrant granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 167,500 shares of Class A
Common Stock to employees for an exercise price of
$13.99 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
On August 20, 2005, the registrant granted an option to
purchase 25,000 shares of its Class A Common
Stock to an employee for an exercise price of $13.99 per
share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. On
September 15, 2005, the registrant granted options to
purchase an aggregate of 55,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock to employees for an exercise price of
$13.99 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
On September 22, 2005, the registrant granted an option to
purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock to an employee for an exercise price of
$14.00 per share pursuant to its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
These issuances were exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as well as pursuant to
Rule 701 thereunder.
With respect to the issuances described above as being exempt
from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act,
we claimed exemption by virtue of Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act in that such issuances did not involve a public
offering, were made without general solicitation or advertising,
each purchaser was a sophisticated investor with access to all
relevant information necessary to evaluate the investment, and
each purchaser represented to us that the securities were being
acquired for investment.
With respect to the issuances described above as being exempt
from registration under Rule 701 under the Securities Act,
we claimed exemption by virtue of Rule 701 of the
Securities Act in that such issuances were either pursuant to
written compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to
compensation, as provided in Rule 701.
Item 16. Exhibits and financial statement
schedules
(a) Exhibits
See Exhibit Index on page II-7.
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(b) Financial Statement Schedules
None.
Item 17. Undertakings
We hereby undertake to provide to the underwriters at the
closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in
such denominations and registered in such names as required by
the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and
controlling persons pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation
Law, our restated certificate of incorporation or our bylaws,
indemnification agreements entered into between the Company and
our executive officers and directors, the underwriting
agreement, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by us of expenses incurred or paid by any of our directors,
officers or controlling persons in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to
a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of
Prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in
reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
Prospectus filed by us pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of this registration statement as of the time it was
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(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a
form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on
Form S-1 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Las Vegas, Nevada on this
24th day
of May, 2006.
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GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Kirk Sanford |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this registration statement has been signed by the
persons whose signatures appear below, which persons have signed
such registration statement in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
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Signature |
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/s/ KIRK SANFORD
Kirk
Sanford
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President, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ KARIM MASKATIYA*
Karim
Maskatiya
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ ROBERT CUCINOTTA*
Robert
Cucinotta
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ WALTER G. KORTSCHAK*
Walter
G. Kortschak
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ CHARLES J. FITZGERALD*
Charles
J. Fitzgerald
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ E. MILES KILBURN*
E.
Miles Kilburn
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ WILLIAM H. HARRIS*
William
H. Harris
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Director
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May 24, 2006
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/s/ HARRY C. HAGERTY
Harry
C. Hagerty
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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May 24, 2006
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*By:
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/s/ KIRK SANFORD
Kirk
Sanford
Attorney-in-Fact
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May 24, 2006
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Exhibit index
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Exhibit |
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number |
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Description |
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1 |
.1 |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement by
and among Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Karim Maskatiya and
Walter Kortschak as Attorneys-in-Fact acting on behalf of each
of the Selling Stockholders named therein, and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. on behalf of each of the Underwriters named
therein
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3 |
.1(1) |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation
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3 |
.2(2) |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws
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4 |
.1(3) |
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Specimen stock certificate of
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
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4 |
.2(4) |
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Indenture relating to $235,000,000
aggregate principal amount of
83/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2012
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4 |
.3(4) |
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Form of
83/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2012
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4 |
.4(4) |
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Assumption Agreement, dated as of
June 7, 2004, by Global Cash Access, Inc. and the
Subsidiary Guarantors named therein
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4 |
.5(1) |
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Supplemental Indenture by and among
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Global Cash Access, Inc., GCA
Access Card, Inc., Central Credit, LLC and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A. and form of notation of Guarantee by Global
Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
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4 |
.6(3) |
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Supplemental Indenture by and among
Global Cash Access, Inc., GCA Access Card, Inc., Central Credit,
LLC and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. and notation of
Guarantee by GCA Access Card, Inc.
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5 |
.1 |
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Opinion of Morrison &
Foerster LLP
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10 |
.1(4) |
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Lease Agreement, dated as of
March 8, 2000, by and between Global Cash Access, L.L.C.
and American Pacific Capital Gateway Bldg D Co., L.L.C.
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10 |
.4(4) |
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Guaranty, dated as of
March 10, 2004, among GCA Holdings, L.L.C., the guarantors
from time to time party hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent.
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10 |
.5(4) |
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Security Agreement, dated as of
March 10, 2004, among the loan parties from time to time
party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent.
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10 |
.6(4) |
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Pledge Agreement, dated as of
March 10, 2004, among the loan parties from time to time
party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Collateral Agent.
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10 |
.8(4) |
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Sponsorship Agreement, dated as of
November 1999, by and between BA Merchant Services, Inc. and
Global Cash Access, L.L.C., as amended by Amendment
Number 1 to the Sponsorship Agreement, dated as of
September 2000, among BA Merchant Services, Global Cash Access,
L.L.C. and First Data Corporation.
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10 |
.9(4) |
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Sponsorship Indemnification
Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2004, by and between
Global Cash Access, L.L.C. and First Data Corporation.
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10 |
.10(4) |
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Amended and Restated Software
License Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2004, between
Infonox on the Web and Global Cash Access, L.L.C.
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10 |
.11(4) |
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Professional Services Agreement,
dated as of March 10, 2004, between Infonox on the Web and
Global Cash Access, L.L.C.
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10 |
.13(4) |
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Amended and Restated Electronic
Payment Processing Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2004,
between Global Cash Access, L.L.C., USA Payments Inc. and USA
Payment Systems, Inc.
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10 |
.14(4) |
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Letter Agreement Relating to
Technology, dated May 13, 2004, among Global Cash Access,
L.L.C., USA Payments, USA Payment Systems and Infonox on the web.
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10 |
.15(4) |
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Automated Teller Machine
Sponsorship Agreement by and between Global Cash Access, L.L.C.
and Western Union Bank, dated as of November 12, 2002, and
First Amendment to Automated Teller Machine Sponsorship
Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2004, between Global Cash
Access, L.L.C. and First Financial Bank.
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10 |
.17(4) |
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Amendment to Treasury Services
Terms and Conditions Booklet ATM Cash Services,
dated as of March 8, 2004, by and between Global Cash
Access, L.L.C. and Bank of America, N.A.
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10 |
.18(4) |
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
of QuikPlay, LLC, dated as of December 6, 2000, between
Global Cash Access, L.L.C. and IGT.
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Exhibit |
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number |
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Description |
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10 |
.19(4) |
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Registration Agreement, dated as of
May 13, 2004, by and among GCA Holdings, L.L.C., the
Investors named therein, M&C International and Bank of
America Corporation
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10 |
.20(4) |
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Stockholders Agreement, dated as of
May 13, 2004, by and among GCA Holdings, L.L.C., the
Investors named therein, M&C International and Bank of
America Corporation
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10 |
.21(4) |
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Investor Rights Agreement, dated as
of May 13, 2004, by and among GCA Holdings, L.L.C., the
Investors named therein and M&C International
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10 |
.22(4) |
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Noncompete Agreement, dated as of
May 14, 2004, by and between GCA Holdings, Inc. and Kirk
Sanford
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10 |
.23(5) |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of
July 12, 2004, by and between Global Cash Access, Inc. and
Harry C. Hagerty
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10 |
.24(5) |
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Notice of Stock Option Award and
Stock Option Award Agreement, dated as of September 1,
2004, by and between GCA Holdings, Inc. and Harry C. Hagerty
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10 |
.25(6) |
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Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
2005 Stock Incentive Plan
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10 |
.26(2) |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of
March 22, 2005, by and between Global Cash Access, Inc. and
Kirk Sanford
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10 |
.27(2) |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement
between Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and each of its
executive officers and directors
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10 |
.28(2) |
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Patent Purchase and License
Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2005, by and between
Global Cash Access, Inc. and USA Payments
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10 |
.29(2) |
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Termination and Consent, dated as
of March 16, 2005, by and among Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc. and the other parties thereto
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10 |
.30(7) |
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Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2005, by and among Global
Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Global Cash Access, Inc., the banks
and other financial institutions from time to time party
thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
Swingline Lender and L/ C Issuer, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 thereto
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10 |
.31(8) |
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Consent and Waiver, dated as of
April 11, 2005, by and among Global Cash Access Holdings,
Inc., Global Cash Access, Inc., the banks and other financial
institutions from time to time party thereto, and Bank of
America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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10 |
.32(9) |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of
September 12, 2005, by and between Global Cash Access, Inc.
and Kathryn S. Lever
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10 |
.33(10) |
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment
Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2006, by and between
Global Cash Access, Inc. and Kirk E. Sanford
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10 |
.34(11) |
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment
Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2006, by and between
Global Cash Access, Inc. and Harry C. Hagerty
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10 |
.35(12) |
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment
Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2006, by and between
Global Cash Access, Inc. and Kathryn S. Lever
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10 |
.36(14) |
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Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2006, by and
among Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. and the other parties
thereto
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12 |
.1(13) |
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Computation of ratio of earnings to
fixed charges
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21 |
.1 |
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant
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23 |
.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte &
Touche LLP
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23 |
.2 |
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Consent of Morrison &
Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24 |
.1 |
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Power of Attorney (included in
Part II to this Registration Statement)
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Previously filed.
(1) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(Registration
No. 333-123514)
filed May 26, 2005.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(Registration
No. 333-123514)
filed March 22, 2005.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1
(Registration
No. 333-123514)
filed September 6, 2005.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Registration Statement of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form S-4
(Registration
No. 333-117218)
filed July 8, 2004.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Registration Statement of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form S-4
(Registration
No. 333-117218)
filed September 3, 2004.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit
of the Annual Report of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form 10-K (File
No. 333-117218)
filed March 10, 2005.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Current Report of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form 8-K (File
No. 333-117218)
filed April 15, 2005.
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Current Report of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form 8-K (File
No. 333-117218)
filed April 15, 2005.
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Current Report of Global Cash Access, Inc. on
Form 8-K (File
No. 333-117218)
filed September 14, 2005.
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K (File
No. 001-32622)
filed March 17, 2006.
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K (File
No. 001-32622)
filed March 17, 2006.
(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the
Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K (File
No. 001-32622)
filed March 17, 2006.
(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 of the
Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File
No. 001-32622) filed March 23, 2006.
(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K (File
No. 001-32622)
filed May 17, 2006.