performance improvement
training services
consulting
technical services
engineering
2005 Annual Report
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To our SHAREHOLDERS
GP’s Mission Statement
We improve an organization’s performance and competitiveness through the effective
integration of people, processes and technologies. We accomplish this by providing
innovative training solutions in long-term partnership with our customers.
It’s been a long journey but GP Strategies has finally completed its
transition from a technology-based holding company to a focused
performance improvement entity. This was accomplished with the
successful spin-offs of GSE Systems in September 2005 and National Patent
Development Corporation in November 2004. Management and the Board
of Directors can now completely focus on taking the company to the next
level. We believe that the company has the potential to become a leading
global provider of performance improvement and custom training services.
The company plans to accomplish this objective by continued organic
growth and worldwide expansion through accretive acquisitions.
The last stage of this transition was accomplished by modifying the
company’s capital structure in January 2006. The company retired all of
its outstanding super voting shares, repurchased 2.1 million common shares
and authorized an additional $5 million general common share buyback.
The total buyback of $20.3 million was funded from cash on hand. The
super voting shares accounted for approximately 41 percent of the aggregate
voting power of the company. The total repurchase of shares represented
approximately 15 percent of the total outstanding shares of the company.
The strong cash flow generated in 2005 enabled the company to use cash
on hand for repurchasing shares and continues to provide the company
with the financial flexibility to grow the business. With the transition
complete, let’s talk about the operating results for 2005.
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Fiscal Year 2005
In 2005, we achieved strong operating results, broadened work scopes
and added significant new customers, validating our business model and
improving our position within the training outsourcing marketplace.
(cid:33) Revenue of $175.6 million for fiscal year 2005,
up from $164.5 million in 2004
(cid:33) Operating income improved to $11.0 million,
versus $1.8 million in 2004
(cid:33) Net cash provided from operations of $19.3 million
The Management Team
In late 2005 and 2006, we realigned the management team of GP Strategies
to reflect General Physics Corporation (GP) becoming the sole operating
asset of the company. This team, which has been assembled to take the
company to greater heights, represents more than 100 years of training
and performance improvement experience.
Scott Greenberg
CEO, GP Strategies
Doug Sharp
President, GP Strategies
Karl Baer
EVP, Manufacturing and Strategic Planning,
GP Strategies
Tom Davis
EVP, Homeland Security and Energy,
GP Strategies
Sharon Esposito-Mayer
EVP, CFO, GP Strategies
Andrea Kantor
EVP, General Counsel, GP Strategies
Lydia DeSantis
Corporate Secretary, GP Strategies
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Operations of General Physics
Going forward, GP is well positioned for
growth due to our expertise in performance improvement within the knowledge economy. The American
Society for Training and Development reports that learning activities make up the majority of performance
improvement initiatives. As competition increases, intellectual capital will remain an organization’s greatest
competitive advantage, and retaining skilled workers will be one of businesses’ greatest challenges.
In addition, as companies expand their operations and move
overseas, proprietary processes will need to be replicated globally. Our
value is in knowing how to capture, repurpose and transfer the proprietary
knowledge and processes from plant to plant or employee to employee
around the world. We also have sellable, scalable services inside
specific knowledge domains.
Expanding our e-Learning Presence within the Federal Government
In 2005, we continued to provide Learning Management System
integration and hosting as well as outsourced administrative and call
center services in support of the Federal government’s e-Training
initiative. We also added the Department of Energy, NASA and the
National Science Foundation to the agencies we have an ongoing
relationship with, bringing the number of agencies we are supporting to
eight. Over 600,000 federal government employees now access their
training through Learning Management Systems hosted by GP.
A big part of our continued success will hinge on our ability to provide
custom web-based content to these agencies. In order to be positioned
for that, we now have contract vehicles that allow us to provide content
development services to the government. As a result, GP is now a member
of one of six teams awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-
quantity prime contract to provide distributed learning, education, and
training products for Army Headquarters, Training and Doctrine
Command Schools and Centers and other Army agencies. In addition,
we were awarded Basic Purchase Order agreements with the Department
of Treasury and the US Courts.
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Finding New Opportunities for our Training Business Process Outsourcing
In 2005 we saw businesses embrace training outsourcing. Analysts
predicted that more money would be invested in training outsourcing,
and that prediction was correct. We were able to win five new training
outsourcing engagements. Two of these five opportunities were expansions
of work with two existing customers: Pratt Whitney in Canada and Texas
Instruments in Germany.
GP was also selected to provide outsourced training and vendor
management services to Motorola. Under the terms of this agreement,
GP will not only select and manage training suppliers but also offer our
own training expertise when and where it is applicable. Our flexible
payment model, along with our expertise, reflects our strategy of helping
clients optimize the value of their training investment.
We were just as successful in our tuition assistance program management
outsourcing. In 2005, we were awarded contracts to provide these services
to three new customers including Tiffany and Company. Our position
in this market is growing, and we are now the number two provider of
these services. We have strategies in place to help us move into the
number one spot.
We continue to solidify our position as one of the leading providers of
training outsourcing in the world. Because of our ability to drive
efficiencies through training organizations, provide access to best
practices and talent, and improve quality we are poised to continue our
success in this area.
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Strengthening our Presence in Homeland Security
GP successfully expanded our service offerings to new federal, state and
local clients in 2005. For the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
GP continued to operate the Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical
Assistance Program (DPETAP), the only DHS program dedicated to
providing hands-on training to first responders on Weapons of Mass
Destruction detection equipment, personnel decontamination and
personal protective equipment. This year, GP’s mobile technical training
teams provided customized instruction to over 20,000 responders.
Our long-established reputation in DPETAP contributed to GP being
selected in 2005 to lead a team of consultants supporting the DHS
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. In addition to
providing program management and policy development support to this
major DHS initiative, this contract will provide support to states and
cities in developing and conducting terrorism and natural disaster
preparedness and response exercises nationwide. Also, the volume of
exercise program support provided through direct contracts with state
and local clients grew significantly in 2005 with GP personnel
participating in 46 exercises of all types during the year.
GP’s Disaster Response and Recovery Services expanded this year with
the award of a contract through Unisys Corporation to provide staffing
and ongoing consulting for the New Orleans Emergency Operations
Center in the response to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. GP is providing
technical assistance as well as administrative and logistical support to
the agencies that are working to implement response and recovery plans
in the city. GP is proud to be a significant part of the recovery from what
most consider the largest natural disaster in our U.S. history.
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Building on our Successes in Life Sciences
GP refined its focus on the Life Sciences market sector in 2005 with
renewed business development resources and efforts including
involvement in professional associations like the Society of
Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers (SPBT), partnerships with
institutions such as the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
(UMDNJ), and a move toward centralized operations management of
Life Sciences projects. GP’s list of Life Sciences customers continues to
grow as GP services nearly half of the top 25 companies in this sector
with 2005 representing the addition of another top ten Pharmaceutical
client. GP has expanded the core set of services to both traditional and
non-traditional GP offerings and services. The 2006 strategy is to intensify
GP’s presence across all functional areas, from R&D and Manufacturing
to Corporate Services and Sales, related to our existing and new Life
Sciences customers.
Increasing our Worldwide Leadership in Engineering Services
GP provides performance improvement solutions for our power
generation and oil refining customers that continuously monitor their
equipment and processes to support real-time decision-making. These
solutions maximize profit by detecting abnormal conditions and providing
operational guidance to improve performance.
In 2005, GP released upgraded versions of its performance monitoring
applications to remain compliant with pending IT security requirements
(Homeland Defense), stay current with state-of-the-art server operating
systems and meet the ever-expanding expectations of our customers. We
presently monitor over 300 electric generating units worldwide with our
industry-leading EtaPRO™ performance monitoring system. Our
VirtualPlant™ thermodynamic modeling framework provides engineers
and operators with the ability to simulate their plant operations both
offline and online to optimize their operation for maximum profit.
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GP continues to aggressively expand our performance monitoring
products and services into international markets with 20 percent of this
business now coming from power plants and refineries outside the USA.
Our People
For 40 years, a key element to GP’s success has been its ability to attract
and retain key talent with both industry and training expertise. Our
more than 1300 employees (many with military backgrounds) possess
strong technical and training experience: they are expert planners and
disciplined workers with strong project management skills, and they have
the ability to stay focused on strategic goals.
We take great pride in our people. Their unique backgrounds and
expertise, coupled with strong communication skills, have helped GP
develop a reputation for excellence in training, technical services,
engineering, and best practices.
Strong Long-Term Relationships and a Diverse Customer Base
Offering customized solutions, GP has been a strategic partner to
hundreds of the most competitive organizations in the world. Our proven
methodologies, processes, and tools have demonstrated our value by
raising our customers’ organizational performance. GP has maintained
relationships with 60 percent of our top 25 customers for five or more
years, a testament to the services we provide.
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The Future — Clear Strategy for Growth
While our customer relationships are strong, opportunity exists to
increase GP’s overall penetration into each customer’s total training
enterprise. In addition to acquiring new customers, our strategy focuses
on leveraging current partnerships to increase the amount of training
budget dedicated to GP by cross-selling services. As a total solutions
provider, we have the ability to serve the increasingly sophisticated needs
of our clients.
(cid:33) Making strategic acquisitions
(cid:33) Expanding our global reach
(cid:33) Continuously improving our products and solutions
(cid:33) Cross-selling to customers
(cid:33) Adding new customers
(cid:33) Ensuring strong operating cash flow
Whether we’re providing training business process outsourcing, custom
training design and delivery, or our specialized engineering and consulting
services, we can enhance the performance of any department across any
organization. Together our customers, people, and shareholders have
made GP a great company. With the transition to a ‘pure play’ performance
improvement company, GP eyes the future with great optimism.
Scott N. Greenberg
Douglas E. Sharp
Chief Executive Officer
President
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(cid:58) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
or
(cid:134) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-7234
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
13-1926739
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300, Elkridge, MD
(Address of principal executive offices)
21075
(Zip Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
(410) 379-3600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Title of Each Class
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Name of each exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (cid:58) No (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III
of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (cid:58)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition
of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer (cid:134)
Accelerated filer (cid:58)
Non-accelerated filer (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
The aggregate market value of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share and Class B Capital
Stock, par value $.01 per share held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2005 was approximately $106,684,000.
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s Common Stock and Class B Capital Stock as of February 28, 2006:
Class
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Class B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share
Outstanding
15,695,275 shares
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by
reference into Part III hereof.
Table of Contents
PART I
Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant *
Item 11. Executive Compensation *
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters*
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions*
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services*
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Signatures
Exhibit Index
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
* To be incorporated by reference from the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s 2006 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward looking statements. Forward–looking
statements are not statements of historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future
events and results. We use words such as “expects”, “intends”, “believes”, “may”, “will” and “anticipates” to
indicate forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those factors set forth under Item 1A - Risk
Factors and those other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s periodic reports and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution that these risk factors may not be
exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time
to time. We cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can we assess the effect, if any, of the new risk factors on
our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
If any one or more of these expectations and assumptions proves incorrect, actual results will likely differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Even if all of the foregoing assumptions
and expectations prove correct, actual results may still differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements as a result of factors we may not anticipate or that may be beyond our control. While
we cannot assess the future impact that any of these differences could have on our business, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows or the market price of shares of our common stock, the differences could be
significant. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking
statements when evaluating the information presented in this report.
PART I
Item 1:
Business
General Development of Business
GP Strategies Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1959. The Company is a New York
Stock Exchange listed company traded under the symbol GPX. The Company’s business consists of its training,
engineering, and consulting business operated by General Physics Corporation (“General Physics” or “GP”).
General Physics is a workforce development company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by
providing training, management consulting, e-Learning solutions and engineering services that are customized to
meet the specific needs of clients. References in this report to “we” and “our” are to the Company and its
subsidiaries, collectively.
On January 19, 2006, the Company completed a restructuring of its capital stock, which included the repurchase
of 2,121,500 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $6.80 per share, the repurchase of 600,000 shares of its
Class B Capital Stock (“Class B Stock”) at a price of $8.30 per share, and the exchange of 600,000 shares of its
Class B Stock into 600,000 shares of Common Stock for a cash premium of $1.50 per exchanged share. The
repurchase prices and exchange premium were based on a fairness opinion rendered by an independent third
party valuation firm. The repurchase and exchange transactions were negotiated and approved by a Special
Committee of the Board of Directors and had the effect of eliminating all outstanding shares of the Company's
Class B Stock. See Note 13 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding
the repurchase and exchange transaction.
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On September 30, 2005, the Company completed a taxable spin-off of its 57% interest in GSE Systems, Inc.
(“GSE”) through a dividend to the Company’s stockholders. GSE is a stand alone public company which
provides simulation solutions and services to energy, process and manufacturing industries worldwide. On
September 30, 2005, stockholders received in the spin-off 0.283075 shares of GSE common stock for each share
of the Company’s Common Stock or Class B Stock held on the record date of September 19, 2005. Following the
spin-off, the Company ceased to have any ownership interest in GSE and the operations of GSE have been
reclassified as discontinued in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented
herein. The Company continues to provide corporate support services to GSE pursuant to a management
services agreement which extends through December 31, 2006 (see Note 15 to the accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements).
In 2005, the Company re-evaluated its reportable business segments under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (SFAS No.
131), as a result of a change in the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). Based on the
information which the CODM reviews in order to assess the performance of the Company and make decisions
regarding the allocation of resources, the Company determined that General Physics consists of two reportable
business segments: 1) Process, Energy & Government; and 2) Manufacturing & Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO). GSE ceased to be a reportable business segment as a result of the spin-off effective September 30, 2005.
As a result of the change in the Company’s reportable business segments, all prior period segment information
presented herein has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation.
The Process, Energy & Government segment provides engineering consulting, design and evaluation services
regarding facilities, the environment, processes and systems, staff augmentation, curriculum design and
development, and training and technical services primarily to federal and state governmental agencies, large
government contractors, petroleum and chemical refining companies, and electric power utilities.
The Manufacturing & BPO segment provides training, curriculum design and development, staff augmentation,
e-Learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, business process and training
outsourcing, and consulting and technical services to large companies in the automotive, steel, pharmaceutical,
electronics, and other industries as well as to governmental clients.
On November 24, 2004, the Company completed the tax-free spin-off of National Patent Development
Corporation (“NPDC”). Subsequent to the spin-off, the results of operations of NPDC are presented as
discontinued in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for all prior periods presented herein. The
Company provides certain corporate support services to NPDC pursuant to a management services agreement
(see Note 15 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
The information herein is as the Company exists as of December 31, 2005 after the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE.
Company Information Available on the Internet
The Company’s internet address is www.gpstrategies.com. Additional information about General Physics may
be found at www.gpworldwide.com. The Company makes available free of charge through its internet site, its
annual reports on Form 10-K; quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; current reports on Form 8-K; and any amendment
to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the “Exchange Act,” as
soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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General Physics Corporation
Organization and Operations
General Physics provides technology-based training, engineering, consulting and technical services to leading
companies in the automotive, steel, power, oil and gas, chemical, energy, electronics and semiconductor,
pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries, as well as to the government sector, and focuses on developing
long-term relationships with Fortune 500 companies, their suppliers and government agencies. General Physics is
a global leader in performance improvement, with four decades of experience in providing solutions to optimize
workforce performance. Since its incorporation in 1966, General Physics has provided clients with the products
and services they need to successfully integrate their people, processes and technology.
General Physics’ instructional delivery capabilities include traditional classroom, structured on-the-job training
(OJT), just-in-time methods, and the full spectrum of e-Learning technologies. General Physics’ e-Learning
services enable the Company to function as a single-source e-Learning solutions provider through its integration
services and hosting, the development and provisioning of proprietary content and the aggregation and
distribution of third party content.
For businesses, government agencies and other organizations, General Physics offers services and products
spanning the entire lifecycle of production facilities. General Physics’ products and services include plant,
equipment and process launch assistance; operations and maintenance practice training and consulting services;
curriculum development and delivery; facility and enterprise change and configuration management; lean
enterprise consulting; plant and process engineering review and re-design; business continuity planning and
support services; alternative fuels engineering consulting, facility design and construction services; business
process outsourcing; training outsourcing; e-Learning hosting, consulting and systems implementation; and
development and delivery of information technology (IT) training on an enterprise-wide scale. General Physics’
personnel bring a wide variety of professional, technical and military backgrounds together to create cost-
effective solutions for modern business and governmental challenges.
General Physics provides services and sells products within a structure that is integrated both vertically and
horizontally. Vertically, General Physics is organized into Strategic Business Units (SBUs), Business Units
(BUs) and Groups focused on providing a wide range of products and services to clients and prospective clients
predominantly within targeted markets. Horizontally, General Physics is organized across SBUs, BUs and
Groups to integrate similar service lines, technology, information, work products, client management and other
resources. Communications and market research, accounting, finance, legal, human resources, information
systems and other administrative services are organized at the corporate level. Business development and sales
resources are aligned with operating units to support existing customer accounts and new customer development.
Products and Services
Training. General Physics’ provides training services and products to support existing, as well as the launch of
new, plants, products, equipment, technologies and processes. The range of services includes fundamental
analysis of a client’s training needs, curriculum design, instructional material development (in hard copy,
electronic/software or other format), information technology service support and delivery of training using an
instructor-led, on-the-job, computer-based, web-based, video-based or other technology-based method. General
Physics has available an existing curriculum of business and technical courses and also is involved in the
management of training business operations, including the outsourcing of administrative processes, for several of
its customers. Training products include instructor and student training manuals, and instructional materials on
CD-ROM and PC-based simulators.
Consulting. Consulting services include not only training-related consulting services, but also more traditional
business management, engineering and other disciplines. General Physics is able to provide high-level lean
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enterprise consulting services, as well as training in the concept, methods and application of lean enterprise and
other quality practices, organizational development and change management. General Physics also provides
engineering consulting services to support regulatory and environmental compliance, modification of facilities
and processes, plant performance improvement, reliability-centered maintenance practices and plant start-up
activities. Consulting services also include operations continuity assessment, planning, training and procedure
development. Consulting products include copyrighted training and reference materials.
Technical Support and Engineering. General Physics is staffed and equipped to provide engineering and
technical support services and products to clients. General Physics has civil, mechanical and electrical engineers
who provide consulting, design and evaluation services regarding facilities, processes and systems. General
Physics believes that it is a leader in the design and construction of alternative fuel stations, cryogenic systems
and high pressure systems. Technical support services include procedure writing and configuration control for
capital intensive facilities, plant start-up assistance, logistics support (e.g., inventory management and control),
implementation and engineering assistance for facility or process modifications, facility management for high
technology training environments, staff augmentation and help-desk support for standard and customized client
desktop applications. Technical support products include General Physics’ proprietary EtaPRO™ and Virtual
Plant software applications that serve the power generation and petrochemical industries.
Contracts
The Company currently performs under time-and-materials, fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts. The
Company’s contracts with the U.S. Government have predominantly been cost-reimbursable contracts and fixed-
price contracts. The Company is required to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Government Cost
Accounting Standards with respect to services provided to the U.S. Government and its agencies. These
Regulations and Standards govern the procurement of goods and services by the U.S. Government and the nature
of costs that can be charged with respect to such goods and services. All such contracts are subject to audit by a
designated government audit agency, which in most cases is the Defense Contract Audit Agency (the DCAA).
The DCAA has audited the Company’s contracts through 2002 without any material disallowances.
The following table illustrates the Company’s percentage of total revenue attributable to each type of contract for
the year ended December 31, 2005:
Fixed-price (including fixed-fee per transaction)
Time and materials, including fixed rate
Cost-reimbursable
Total revenue
71%
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100%
Fixed-price contracts provide for payment to the Company of pre-determined amounts as compensation for the
delivery of specific products or services, without regard to the actual costs incurred. The Company bears the risk
that increased or unexpected costs required to perform the specified services may reduce the Company’s profit or
cause the Company to sustain a loss, but the Company has the opportunity to derive increased profit if the costs
required to perform the specified services are less than expected. Fixed-price contracts generally permit the client
to terminate the contract on written notice; in the event of such termination the Company would typically, at a
minimum, be paid a proportionate amount of the fixed price.
Time-and-materials contracts generally provide for billing of services based upon the hourly billing rates of the
employees performing the services and the actual expenses incurred multiplied by a specified mark-up factor up
to a certain aggregate dollar amount. The Company’s time-and-materials contracts include certain contracts
under which the Company has agreed to provide training, engineering and technical services at fixed hourly
rates. Time-and-materials contracts generally permit the client to control the amount, type and timing of the
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services to be performed by the Company and to terminate the contract on written notice. If a contract is
terminated, the Company is typically paid for the services it has provided through the date of termination.
Cost-reimbursable contracts provide for the Company to be reimbursed for its actual direct and indirect costs plus
a fee. These contracts also are generally subject to termination at the convenience of the client. If a contract is
terminated, the Company is typically reimbursed for its costs through the date of termination, plus the cost of an
orderly termination and paid a proportionate amount of the fee.
No significant terminations of the Company’s contracts have occurred over the last five years.
International
The Company also conducts its business outside of the United States, in Canada, and in other countries primarily
through its wholly owned subsidiaries General Physics (UK) Ltd., General Physics Corporation Mexico, S.A. de
C.V., General Physics Asia, Pte. Ltd., and General Physics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Through these companies, the
Company is capable of providing substantially the same services and products as are available to clients in the
United States, although modified as appropriate to address the language, business practices and cultural factors
unique to each client and country. In combination with its subsidiaries, the Company is able to coordinate the
delivery to multi-national clients of services and products that achieve consistency on a global, enterprise-wide
basis. Revenue from operations outside the United States represented approximately 10% of the Company’s
consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005 (see Note 14 to the accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements).
Customers
As of December 31, 2005, the Company provides services to over 400 customers. Significant customers include
multinational automotive manufacturers, such as General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company,
Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Chrysler Corporation; commercial electric power utilities, such as Bruce Power,
L.P., First Energy, Mid-American Energy Company, Public Service Electric & Gas Company and Entergy
Operations, Inc.; governmental agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Treasury,
Office of Personnel Management, and U.S. Social Security Administration; U.S. government prime contractors,
such as Bechtel National, Inc., Washington Group International, and Unisys Corporation; and other large
multinational companies, such as Texas Instruments, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Inc., Eli Lilly & Co., IBM
Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Siemens Dematic Corporation, Agilent Technologies, Inc., the
Boeing Company, and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation. Revenue from the U.S. Government accounted for
approximately 40% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005. Revenue was derived
from many separate contracts with a variety of government agencies that are regarded by the Company as
separate customers. In 2005, revenue from the Department of the Army, which is included in U.S. Government
revenue, accounted for approximately 20% of the Company’s revenue. No other customer accounted for more
than 10% of the Company’s revenue in 2005.
Employees
The Company’s principal resource is its personnel. As of December 31, 2005, the Company employed 1,380
persons and over 200 adjunct instructors and consultants. The Company’s future success depends to a significant
degree upon its ability to continue to attract, retain and integrate into its operations instructors, engineers,
technical personnel and consultants who possess the skills and experience required to meet the needs of its
clients.
The Company utilizes a variety of methods to attract and retain personnel. We believe that the compensation and
benefits offered to our employees are competitive with the compensation and benefits available from other
organizations with which we compete for personnel. In addition, the Company maintains the professional
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development of its employees, both internally via GP University (its own internal training resource) and through
third parties, and also offers tuition reimbursement for job-related educational costs. The Company believes its
relations with its employees are good.
Competition
The Company faces a highly competitive environment. The principal competitive factors are the experience and
capability of service personnel, performance, quality and functionality of products, reputation and price.
Consulting services such as those provided by the Company are performed by many of the customers themselves,
large architectural and engineering firms that have expanded their range of services beyond design and
construction activities, large consulting firms, information technology companies, major suppliers of equipment,
degree-granting colleges and universities, vocational and technical training schools, continuing education
programs, small privately held training providers and individuals and independent service companies similar to
the Company. The training industry is highly fragmented and competitive, with low barriers to entry and no
single competitor accounting for a significant market share. Some of the Company’s competitors offer services
and products that are similar to those of the Company at lower prices, and some competitors have significantly
greater financial, managerial, technical, marketing and other resources than those of the Company. There can be
no assurance that the Company will be successful against such competition.
Marketing
The Company has approximately 40 employees dedicated primarily to marketing its services and products. The
Company uses attendance at trade shows, presentations of technical papers at industry and trade association
conferences, press releases, public courses and workshops given by Company personnel to serve an important
marketing function. The Company also does selective advertising and sends a variety of sales literature to current
and prospective clients. By staying in contact with clients and looking for opportunities to provide further
services, the Company sometimes obtains contract awards or extensions without having to undergo competitive
bidding. In other cases, clients request the Company to bid competitively. In both cases, the Company submits
proposals to the client for evaluation. The period between submission of a proposal to final award can range from
30 days or less (generally for noncompetitive, short-term contracts), to a year or more (generally for large,
competitive multi-year contracts).
Backlog
The Company’s backlog for services under executed contracts and subcontracts was approximately $78.9 million
as of December 31, 2005 compared to $105.2 million as of December 31, 2004. The decrease in backlog is due to
several clients shifting from annual to quarterly funding of contracts, an anticipated decline of $10.0 million in
government funding for the Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program, and a delay in the
receipt of contract funding as of December 31, 2005 compared to December 31, 2004. During January 2006, the
Company received approximately $12.6 million of additional backlog for contract awards or renewals which
were not included in backlog as of December 31, 2005 because the contract funding was not yet formally
received. The Company anticipates that most of its backlog as of December 31, 2005 will be recognized as
revenue during 2006. However, the rate at which services are performed under certain contracts, and thus the rate
at which backlog will be recognized, is at the discretion of the client and most contracts are, as mentioned above,
subject to termination by the client upon written notice.
Environmental Statutes and Regulations
The Company provides environmental engineering services to its clients, including the development and
management of site environmental remediation plans. Due to the increasingly strict requirements imposed by
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations (including, without limitation, the Clean Water Act,
the Clean Air Act, Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Occupational Safety and
Health Act), the Company’s opportunities to provide such services may increase.
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The Company’s activities in connection with providing environmental engineering services may also subject the
Company to such Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Although the Company
subcontracts most remediation construction activities and all removal and offsite disposal and treatment of
hazardous substances, the Company could still be held liable for clean-up or violations of such laws as an
“operator” or otherwise under such Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations with respect to a
site where it has provided environmental engineering and support services. The Company believes, however, that
it is in compliance in all material respects with such environmental laws and regulations.
Financial Information
For financial information about the Company’s segments and geographic operations and revenue, see Note 14 to
the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1A: Risk Factors
Set forth below and elsewhere in this report and in other documents the Company files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ
materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report and other
public statements made by the Company.
Our holding company structure could adversely affect our ability to pay our expenses and long-term debt
obligations.
Our principal operations are conducted through our General Physics subsidiary. General Physics’ Credit
Agreement currently limits its ability to loan, dividend or otherwise pay funds to us, which could adversely affect
our ability to pay our expenses and long-term debt obligations which mature in 2008 (see Note 8 to the
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
We recently identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and cannot assure
you that we will not find further such weaknesses.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires us to conduct an annual review and evaluation of our
internal control over financial reporting and to include a report on, and an attestation by our independent
registered public accountants, KPMG LLP, of the effectiveness of these controls. In the course of our assessment
of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, we identified a
material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, arising from deficiencies with respect to our
accounting for income taxes. To remediate this material weakness, we will continue to revise our processes and
procedures over the accounting for income taxes and have hired a tax director which we believe will provide the
Company with the necessary technical skills to perform, review and analyze complex tax accounting activities.
We believe these additional controls will remediate the material weakness; however, such determination will not
occur until these additional controls have been in place for a period of time sufficient to demonstrate that the
controls are operating effectively. See Item 9A, Controls and Procedures.
We cannot assure you that deficiencies or weaknesses in our controls and procedures will not be identified in the
future. Any such weaknesses or deficiencies could harm our business and operating results, result in adverse
publicity and a loss in investor confidence in our financial reports, which in turn could have an adverse effect on
our stock price, and, if they are not properly remediated, could adversely affect our ability to report our financial
results on a timely and accurate basis.
Failure to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel could harm our business.
Our principal resource is our personnel. A significant portion of our revenue is derived from services and
products that are delivered by instructors, engineers, technical personnel and consultants. Our success depends
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upon our ability to continue to attract and retain instructors, engineers, technical personnel and consultants who
possess the skills and experience required to meet the needs of our clients. In order to initiate and develop client
relationships and execute our growth strategy, we must maintain and continue to hire qualified salespeople. We
must also continue to attract and develop capable management personnel to guide our business and supervise the
use of our resources. Competition for qualified personnel can be intense. We cannot assure you that qualified
personnel will continue to be available to us. Any failure to attract or retain qualified instructors, engineers,
technical personnel, consultants, salespeople and managers in sufficient numbers could adversely affect our
business and financial condition.
The loss of our key personnel, including our executive management team, could harm our business.
Our success is largely dependent upon the experience and continued services of our executive management team
and our other key personnel. The loss of one or more of our key personnel and a failure to attract or promote
suitable replacements for them may adversely affect our business.
Our revenue and financial condition could be adversely affected by the loss of business from significant
customers, including the U.S. Government.
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, revenue from the U.S. Government represented
approximately 40%, 38%, and 38% of our revenue, respectively. However, the revenue was derived from a
number of separate contracts with a variety of government agencies we regard as separate customers. Most of our
contracts and subcontracts, including those with the U.S. Government, are subject to termination on written
notice, and therefore our operations are dependent on our customers’ continued satisfaction with our services and
their continued inability or unwillingness to perform those services themselves or to engage other third parties to
deliver such services.
Government contracts are also subject to various uncertainties, restrictions and regulations, including oversight
audits by government representatives and profit and cost controls. If we fail to comply with all of the applicable
regulations, requirements or laws, our existing contracts with the government could be terminated and our ability
to seek future government contracts or subcontracts could be adversely affected. In addition, the funding of
government contracts is subject to Congressional appropriations. Budget decisions made by the U.S.
Government are outside of our control and could result in a reduction or elimination of contract funding. A shift
in government spending to other programs in which we are not involved or a reduction in general government
spending could have a negative impact on our financial condition. The government is under no obligation to
maintain or continue funding our contracts or subcontracts.
Our business and financial condition could be adversely affected by government limitations on contractor
profitability and the possibility of cost disallowance.
A significant portion of our revenue and profit is derived from contracts and subcontracts with the U.S.
Government. The U.S. Government places limitations on contractor profitability; therefore, government related
contracts may have lower profit margins than the contracts we enter into with commercial customers.
Furthermore, U.S. Government contracts and subcontracts are subject to audit by a designated government
agency. Although we have not experienced any material cost disallowances as a result of these audits, we may be
subject to material disallowances in the future.
We enter into fixed price contracts which could result in reduced profits or losses if we have cost overruns.
A majority of our revenue is attributable to contracts entered into on a fixed-price basis. This allows us to benefit
from cost savings, but we carry the burden of cost overruns. If our initial estimates are incorrect, or if
unanticipated circumstances arise, we could experience cost overruns which would result in reduced profits or
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losses on these contracts. Our financial condition is dependent on our ability to maximize our earnings from our
contracts. Lower earnings caused by cost overruns could have a negative impact on our financial results.
We maintain a workforce based upon anticipated staffing needs. If we do not receive future contract awards or if
these awards are delayed or reduced in scope or funding, we may incur significant costs.
Our estimates of future staffing requirements depend in part on the timing of new contract awards. We make our
estimates in good faith, but our estimates could be inaccurate or change based on new information. In the case of
larger projects, it is particularly difficult to predict whether we will receive a contract award and when the award
will be announced. In some cases the contracts that are awarded require staffing levels that are different,
sometimes lower, than the levels anticipated when the work was proposed. The uncertainty of contract award
timing and changes in scope or funding can present difficulties in matching our workforce size with our contract
needs. If an expected contract award is delayed or not received, or if a contract is awarded for a smaller scope of
work than proposed, we could incur significant costs resulting from reductions in staff.
Failure to keep pace with technology and changing market needs could harm our business.
Our future success will depend upon our ability to gain expertise in technological advances rapidly and respond
quickly to evolving industry trends and client needs. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in adapting
to advances in technology, addressing client needs on a timely basis, or marketing our services and products in
advanced formats. In addition, services and products delivered in the newer formats may not provide comparable
training results. Furthermore, subsequent technological advances may render moot any successful expansion of
the methods of delivering our services and products. If we are unable to develop new means of delivering our
services and products due to capital, personnel, technological or other constraints, our business and financial
condition could be adversely affected.
Changing economic conditions in the United States or the United Kingdom could harm our business and
financial condition.
Our revenues and profitability are related to general levels of economic activity and employment in the United
States and the United Kingdom. As a result, any significant economic downturn or recession in one or both of
those countries could harm our business and financial condition. A significant portion of our revenues is derived
from Fortune 1000-level companies and their international equivalents, which historically have adjusted
expenditures for external training during economic downturns. If the economies in which these companies
operate weaken in any future period, these companies may not increase or may reduce their expenditures on
external training, and other products and services supplied by us, which could adversely affect our business and
financial condition.
Our financial results are subject to quarterly fluctuations.
We experience, and expect to continue to experience, fluctuations in quarterly operating results. In addition, we
provide domestic preparedness and emergency management services, including hurricane and other disaster
recovery services, which can result in revenue volatility associated with the unpredictability of certain events
occurring and the need for these types of services. Consequently, you should not deem our results for any
particular quarter to be necessarily indicative of future results. These fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results may vary because of, among other things, the overall level of performance improvement services and
products sold, the gain or loss of material clients, the timing, structure and magnitude of acquisitions, the
commencement or completion of client engagements or custom services and products in a particular quarter, and
the general level of economic activity. Downward fluctuations may result in a decline in the trading price of our
Common Stock.
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Competition could adversely affect our performance.
The training industry is highly fragmented and competitive, with low barriers to entry and no single competitor
accounting for a significant market share. Our competitors include several large publicly traded and privately
held companies, vocational and technical training schools, degree-granting colleges and universities, continuing
education programs and thousands of small privately held training providers and individuals. In addition, many
of our clients maintain internal training departments. Some of our competitors offer similar services and products
at lower prices, and some competitors have significantly greater financial, managerial, technical, marketing and
other resources. Moreover, we expect to face additional competition from new entrants into the training and
performance improvement market due, in part, to the evolving nature of the market and the relatively low
barriers to entry. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to compete successfully, and the failure
to do so could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We are subject to potential liabilities which are not covered by our insurance.
We engage in activities in which there are substantial risks of potential liability. We provide services involving
electric power distribution and generation, nuclear power, chemical weapons destruction, environmental
remediation, engineering design and construction management. We maintain a consolidated insurance program
(including general liability coverage) covering companies we currently own, including General Physics, as well
as certain risks associated with companies we no longer own, including GSE and NPDC. Claims by or against
any covered insured could reduce the amount of available insurance coverage for the other insureds and for other
claims. In addition, certain liabilities may not be covered at all, such as deductibles, self-insured retentions,
amounts in excess of applicable insurance limits and claims that fall outside the coverage of our policies.
Although we believe that we currently have appropriate insurance coverage, we do not have coverage for all of
the risks to which we are subject and we may not be able to obtain appropriate coverage on a cost-effective basis
in the future.
Our policies exclude coverage for incidents involving nuclear liability and we may not be covered by United
States laws or industry programs providing liability protection for licensees of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (typically utilities) for damages caused by nuclear incidents; we are not a licensee and few of our
contracts with clients have contained provisions waiving or limiting their liability. Therefore, we could be
adversely affected by a nuclear incident.
Certain environmental risks, such as liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, as amended (“Superfund”), also may not be covered by our insurance. We provide
environmental engineering services, including the development and management of site environmental
remediation plans. Although we subcontract most remediation construction activities, and in all cases
subcontract the removal and off-site disposal and treatment of hazardous substances, we could be subject to
liability relating to the environmental services we perform directly or through subcontracts. Specifically, if we
were deemed under federal or state laws, including Superfund, to be an “operator” of sites to which we provide
environmental engineering and support services, we could be subject to liability. Our insurance policies may not
provide coverage for these risks. Various mechanisms exist whereby the U. S. Government may limit liability
for environmental claims and losses or indemnify us for such claims or losses under governmental contracts.
Nonetheless, incurrence of any substantial Superfund or other environmental liability could adversely affect our
business and financial condition by reducing profits or causing us to incur losses related to the cost of resolving
such liability.
Some of our policies, such as our professional liability insurance policy, provide coverage on a “claims made”
basis covering only claims actually made during the policy period currently in effect. To the extent that a risk is
not insured within our then available coverage limits, insured under a low-deductible policy, indemnified against
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by a third party or limited by an enforceable waiver or limitation of liability, claims could be material and
adversely affect our financial condition.
Acquisitions are part of our growth strategy and may not be successful.
We expect to pursue selective acquisitions of businesses as part of our growth strategy. Acquisitions may bring
us into businesses we have not previously conducted and expose us to risks that are different than those we have
traditionally experienced. We can provide no assurances that we will be able to find suitable acquisitions or that
we will be able to consummate them on terms and conditions favorable to us, or that we will successfully
integrate and manage acquired businesses.
We are subject to potential liabilities related to operations we have discontinued.
In November 2004, we completed the spin-off to our stockholders of the shares of stock we owned in NPDC.
Prior to the spin-off, we provided certain financial guarantees and entered into transactions involving assets
owned by NPDC or subsequently contributed by us to NPDC. We continued to guarantee certain lease
obligations and indebtedness of NPDC subsequent to the spin-off. We also have outstanding debt that is
collateralized by certain real property which was transferred to NPDC in connection with the spin-off. We no
longer have the assets of NPDC available to us to use to satisfy these obligations, and if NPDC fails to satisfy
obligations for which we continue to guarantee, we could be responsible for satisfying those obligations which
could adversely impact our financial condition.
Our stockholder rights plan and authorized preferred stock could make a third-party acquisition of us difficult.
We have a stockholder rights plan. Our stockholder rights plan would cause substantial dilution to any person or
group that attempts to acquire us on terms not approved in advance by our Board of Directors. In addition, our
certificate of incorporation allows us to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, the rights, preferences,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of which may be fixed by the Board of Directors without any further
vote or action by the stockholders. The stockholder rights plan, the ability to issue preferred stock and certain
provisions in our by-laws may have the effect of delaying, discouraging or preventing a change in control and
might affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Our certificate of incorporation may discourage foreign ownership of our Common Stock.
The United States Departments of Energy and Defense have policies regarding foreign ownership, control or
influence over government contractors who have access to classified information, and inquire as to whether any
foreign interest has beneficial ownership of 5% or more of a contractor’s or subcontractor’s voting securities. If
either Department determines that an undue risk to the defense and security of the United States exists, it may,
among other things, terminate the contractor’s or subcontractor’s existing contracts. Our certificate of
incorporation allows us to redeem or require the prompt disposition of all or any portion of the shares of our
Common Stock owned by a foreign stockholder beneficially owning 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our
Common Stock if either Department threatens termination of any of our contracts as a result of such an
ownership interest. These provisions may have the additional effect of delaying, discouraging or preventing a
change in control and might affect the market price of our Common Stock.
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Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2:
Properties
The following information describes the material physical properties owned or leased by the Company and its
subsidiaries.
The Company leases approximately 30,700 square feet in an office building in Elkridge, Maryland for its
corporate headquarters office and approximately 165,500 square feet of office, classroom and warehouse space at
various other locations throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and Malaysia. The
Company also leases approximately 10,000 square feet of office space in White Plains, New York. NPDC
continues to occupy a majority of this space and compensates the Company pursuant to a management services
agreement (see Note 15 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
The facilities owned or leased by the Company are considered to be suitable and adequate for their intended uses
and are considered to be well maintained and in good condition.
Item 3:
Legal Proceedings
We discuss our legal proceedings in Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 4:
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by
this report.
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PART II
Item 5: Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
The Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The following
table presents the Company’s high and low market prices for the last two fiscal years. During the periods
presented below, the Company has not paid any cash dividends.
Quarter
Quarter
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Third
Fourth
$
$
2005
High
Low
8.60 $
8.39
9.01
9.06
2004
6.92
7.00
7.58
6.90
High
Low
7.93 $
7.60
7.45
8.95
6.29
6.27
6.05
6.64
The number of shareholders of record of the Common Stock as of February 28, 2006 was 1,277 and the closing
price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on that date was $7.20.
The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock during the two most recent
fiscal years. The Company does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable
future and intends to retain future earnings to finance the growth and development of its business, as well as to
fund the repurchase of up to $5 million of its Common Stock, as authorized in connection with the share
repurchase and exchange transaction on January 19, 2006 (see Note 13 to the accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements). In addition, the General Physics Credit Agreement (see Item 7 below) contains restrictive
covenants, including a prohibition on the payment of dividends. General Physics is currently restricted from
paying dividends or management fees to the Company in excess of $1.0 million in any fiscal year, with the
exception of a waiver by the lender which permits General Physics to provide cash to the Company to repurchase
up to $5 million of additional shares of its outstanding common stock.
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Equity Compensation Plan information as of December 31, 2005
Plan category:
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders:
(a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options (1)
(b) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding
options (1)
(c) Number of securities remaining available for future
issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding
securities reflected in row (a)) (2)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
(a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding
options, warrants and rights
(c) Number of securities remaining available for future
issuance under equity compensation plans
Non-Qualified
Stock Option
Plan
Incentive
Stock Plan
1,411,345
$ 4.83
1,331,094
—
—
1,732,000
(1) Does not include warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $2.67
per share, as adjusted following the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE, and warrants to purchase 984,116 shares
issued and sold to four Gabelli funds in conjunction with the 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008
at an exercise price of $5.85 per share, as adjusted following the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE.
(2) Does not include shares of Common Stock that may be issued to directors of the Company as director fees.
For a description of the material terms of the Company’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and Incentive Stock
Plan, see Note 12 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
Directors of the Company who are not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries receive an annual fee of
$10,000, payable quarterly. At the option of each director, up to one-half of the annual fee could be paid in
Common Stock. In addition, the directors receive $1,500 for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended,
and generally do not receive any additional compensation for service on the committees of the Board of Directors
other than the Audit Committee and in some cases Special Committees which are formed to work on a specific
project. Employees of the Company or its subsidiaries do not receive additional compensation for serving as
directors.
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Item 6:
Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The selected financial data presented below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 and our consolidated financial statements
and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. Our consolidated statement of operations data for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 and our consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31,
2005 and 2004 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this
report. Our consolidated statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 and our
consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001 have been derived from unaudited
consolidated financial statements, which are not presented in this report.
On September 30, 2005, we completed the spin-off of our majority ownership interest in GSE, and on
November 24, 2004, we completed the spin-off of NPDC. The results of operations of GSE and NPDC have been
reclassified as discontinued in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.
Revenue
Gross profit
Interest expense
Gain on litigation settlement, net
Gain on arbitration award, net
Income (loss) from continuing operations
before taxes
Income (loss) from continuing operations (1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of taxes
Net income (loss)
Diluted income (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Net income (loss)
Balance Sheet Data (2)
Cash and cash equivalents (3)
Short-term borrowings
Working capital (deficit)
Total assets
Long-term debt
Stockholders’ equity
$
$
$
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2002
2003
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
175,555 $
24,991
1,518
5,552
—
164,458 $
19,339
1,937
—
13,660
133,875 $
15,401
2,903
—
—
142,237 $
15,366
2,467
—
—
15,224
8,457
(1,244)
7,213
14,017
22,266
254
22,520
(6,691)
(7,839)
(437)
(8,276)
(3,590)
(3,766)
(1,462)
(5,228)
2001
175,422
20,332
4,418
—
—
3,854
377
(1,322)
(945)
0.45
(0.07)
0.38 $
1.22
0.01
1.23 $
(0.46)
(0.02)
(0.48) $
(0.24)
(0.10)
(0.34) $
0.04
(0.13)
(0.09)
2005
18,118 $
—
34,804
134,641
11,380
94,342
December 31,
2004
2002
2003
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2,417 $
6,068
20,601
156,035
11,051
91,620
4,416 $
1,516 $
26,521
17,998
188,323
14,861
92,812
22,058
780
144,905
6,912
92,982
2001
1,705
32,338
(2,750)
160,824
6,863
95,943
(1)
(2)
During 2004, based upon an assessment of the realizability of the Company's deferred tax assets, management considered it more
likely than not that its deferred tax assets would be realized and reduced its deferred tax valuation allowance by $12.2 million,
resulting in a net income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2004.
On September 30, 2005, the Company distributed net assets of $6.8 million in connection with the spin-off of its majority ownership
interest in GSE. On November 24, 2004, the Company distributed net assets of $26.0 million to NPDC in connection with its spin-
off.
(3) Cash and cash equivalents include one-time cash receipts associated with the EDS arbitration award and litigation settlement in 2005.
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Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
General Overview
The Company’s business consists of its core operating subsidiary, General Physics, a global training,
engineering, and consulting company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing
training, management consulting, e-Learning solutions and engineering services and products that are customized
to meet the specific needs of clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and manufacturing, process and
energy companies and other commercial and governmental customers. General Physics is a global leader in
performance improvement, with four decades of experience in providing solutions to optimize workforce
performance.
General Physics operates through its two reportable business segments:
(cid:120)
Process, Energy & Government – this segment provides engineering consulting, design and evaluation
services regarding facilities, the environment, processes and systems, staff augmentation, curriculum
design and development, and training and technical services primarily to federal and state governmental
agencies, large government contractors, petroleum and chemical refining companies, and electric power
utilities.
(cid:120) Manufacturing & BPO - this segment provides training, curriculum design and development, staff
augmentation, e-Learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, business process
and training outsourcing, and consulting and technical services to large companies in the automotive,
steel, pharmaceutical, electronics, and other industries as well as to governmental clients.
Strategy
The Company’s strategic objectives include the growth of its core business, General Physics, through
international expansion, selective acquisitions, and the development of relationships with new and existing
customers. The Company also plans to continue to focus on its key initiatives: Business Process and Training
Outsourcing; e-Learning; and Domestic Preparedness and Emergency Management. The Company has
experienced growth across each of these areas during 2005 and 2004, contributing to improved revenue and
profit margins.
Significant Events
Restructuring of Capital Stock
On January 19, 2006, the Company completed a restructuring of its capital stock, which included the repurchase
of 2,121,500 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $6.80 per share, the repurchase of 600,000 shares of its
Class B Stock at a price of $8.30 per share, and the exchange of 600,000 shares of its Class B Stock into 600,000
shares of Common Stock for a cash premium of $1.50 per exchanged share. The repurchase prices and exchange
premium were based on a fairness opinion rendered by an independent third party valuation firm. The repurchase
and exchange transactions were negotiated and approved by a Special Committee of the Board of Directors and
had the effect of eliminating all outstanding shares of the Company's Class B Stock.
Prior to the restructuring, the 1,200,000 outstanding shares of Class B Stock collectively represented
approximately 41% of the aggregate voting power of the Company since the Class B Stock had ten votes per
share. The repurchase of a total of 2,721,500 shares represents approximately 15% of the total outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company. Approximately $20.3 million was required for the repurchase and
exchange and was financed with cash on hand.
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See Note 13 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the repurchase
and exchange transaction.
Legal Settlement with EDS
On November 23, 2005, the Company settled its remaining claims against Electronic Data Systems Corporation,
a successor to the Systemhouse subsidiaries of MCI Communications Corporation, arising out of the Company’s
1998 acquisition of Learning Technologies. Pursuant to the settlement, EDS made a cash payment of $9,000,000
to the Company on December 14, 2005. The Company recognized a gain on the litigation settlement, net of legal
fees and expenses, of approximately $5,552,000 for the year ended December 31, 2005.
In connection with the spin-off of NPDC on November 24, 2004, the Company agreed to make an additional
capital contribution in an amount equal to the first $5,000,000 of any proceeds (net of litigation expenses and
taxes incurred, if any), and 50% of any proceeds (net of litigation expenses and taxes incurred, if any) in excess
of $15,000,000, received with respect to the related litigation claims. In accordance with this agreement, the
Company made an additional capital contribution of $5,000,000 in January 2005 from the arbitration proceeds
awarded the Company in December 2004. The Company had a payable to NPDC of approximately $1,201,000
as of December 31, 2005 for the additional capital contribution relating to the litigation proceeds received in
December 2005. Refer to Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details
regarding the litigation.
Spin-off of GSE
On September 30, 2005, the Company completed a taxable spin-off of its 57% interest in GSE through a
dividend to the Company’s stockholders. On September 30, 2005, stockholders received in the spin-off 0.283075
shares of GSE common stock for each share of the Company’s Common Stock or Class B Stock held on the
record date of September 19, 2005. Following the spin-off, the Company ceased to have any ownership interest
in GSE and the operations of GSE have been reclassified as discontinued in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations for all periods presented herein.
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No.
144), discontinued businesses are removed from the results of continuing operations and are classified as
discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table sets forth the
components of income (loss) from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and
2003 (in thousands):
Revenue
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of income taxes
$
2005
2004
2003
17,617 $
(2,479)
251
208
133,581 $
2,027
1,284
573
(1,244)
254
34,803
277
722
(262)
(437)
Discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 include the results of GSE,
which was distributed in the spin-off effective September 30, 2005 as discussed above. The results of the
discontinued operations for 2004 and 2003 also include the results of MXL Industries, Inc. (“MXL”), Five Star
Products, Inc. (“Five Star”), and certain other non-core assets, which were distributed to NPDC in connection
with the spin-off effective November 24, 2004.
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Operating Highlights
Year ended December 31, 2005 compared to the year ended December 31, 2004
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company had income from continuing operations before income
taxes of $15,224,000 compared to $14,017,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The improved results
were primarily due to increased operating income of $4,696,000 for General Physics’ two business segments, a
decrease in general and administrative expenses of $4,379,000 at the corporate level, and a decrease in interest
expense of $419,000. Corporate general and administrative expenses in 2004 included corporate overhead
expenses that were for the benefit of both continuing and discontinued operations, which were not allocated to
discontinued operations unless they were solely attributable to NPDC. These increases were offset by a decrease
of $8,108,000 in income relating to the EDS litigation in 2005 compared to 2004. In 2005, the Company
recognized a gain on the litigation settlement, net of legal fees and expenses, of approximately $5,552,000
compared to a gain on the arbitration award, net of legal fees and expenses, of approximately $13,660,000 in
2004.
Revenue
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
(Dollars in thousands)
85,953 $
90,127
(525)
84,193
80,873
(608)
175,555 $
164,458
$
$
Process, Energy & Government revenue increased $1.8 million or 2.1% during the year ended December 31,
2005 compared to 2004. The increase in revenue is primarily due to increased contract scopes with several of our
existing government and energy customers to provide various training, engineering, and domestic preparedness
services. These increases were offset by decreases in revenue due to the completion of various non-recurring
contracts during 2005, a $0.3 million write-off related to a management consulting and emergency management
services contract, and a decrease in revenue related to hurricane recovery services performed in 2005 compared
to 2004. Revenue from hurricane recovery services, primarily in the State of Louisiana, totaled approximately
$2.3 million in 2005 compared to similar services provided in the State of Florida totaling approximately $5.4
million in 2004. The Company cannot anticipate that these services will be a continuing stream of revenue going
forward.
Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $9.3 million or 11.4% during the year ended December 31, 2005
compared to 2004. The increase in revenue is due to net increases of approximately $7.3 million of revenue from
training and business process outsourcing services provided to customers primarily in the electronics industry,
net increases of approximately $2.6 million of revenue from increased system implementation and hosting
services primarily to the federal government, and net increases of approximately $2.0 million of revenue from
other professional development and training courses provided primarily to customers in the steel and
manufacturing industries. The Company continues to expand the scope of services provided to new and existing
business process and training outsource customers. These increases in revenue were slightly offset by other
decreases in revenue, primarily due to the change in contract scopes with a business process outsourcing
customer during 2005 which resulted in a decrease in revenue of $5.4 million.
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Gross profit
Years ended December 31,
2005
% Revenue
2004
% Revenue
(Dollars in thousands)
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
$
$
16,212
9,304
(525)
24,991
18.9% $
10.3%
—
14.2% $
14,727
5,220
(608)
19,339
17.5%
6.5%
—
11.8%
Process, Energy & Government gross profit of $16.2 million or 18.9% of revenue for the year ended December
31, 2005 increased by $1.5 million or 10.1% when compared to gross profit of approximately $14.7 million or
17.5% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase in gross profit was primarily driven by an
increase in revenue from training services provided to our government and energy customers, excluding the
decreases in revenue discussed above. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to
a decrease in overhead expenses as a percentage of revenue as our infrastructure costs have not increased at the
same rate as our revenue growth.
Manufacturing & BPO gross profit of $9.3 million or 10.3% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005
increased by $4.1 million or 78.2% when compared to gross profit of approximately $5.2 million or 6.5% of
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase in gross profit was primarily driven by an increase
in revenue from business process outsourcing and training outsourcing services as well as a decrease in lower
margin subcontractor utilization and an increase in higher margin internal labor utilization on several business
process outsourcing contracts. The Company experienced increased gross profit as a percentage of revenue
during 2005 as it continued to expand services provided to new and existing customers. Additionally,
infrastructure costs have not increased at the same rate as our revenue growth, resulting in increased profitability.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A expenses decreased $3.5 million or 20.0% from $17.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 to
$14.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This decrease is primarily related to a decrease in
corporate SG&A expenses primarily due to the spin-off of NPDC in November 2004, which resulted in lower
overhead costs in 2005 compared to 2004. SG&A expense in 2004 included corporate overhead expenses that
were for the benefit of both continuing and discontinued operations. Only those costs that were solely
attributable to NPDC were allocated to discontinued operations in 2004. NPDC pays the Company a fee
pursuant to the management services agreement, which is reflected as a reduction of SG&A expense in the
accompanying consolidated statement of operations (see Note 15 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial
Statements for further details). The decrease in corporate SG&A also includes a decrease in executive
compensation in 2005 compared to 2004. In 2004, SG&A expense included an incentive payment of $2.0
million to the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, which did not recur in 2005 (see Note 15 to the
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details). These decreases in corporate SG&A were
offset by an increase in SG&A at General Physics primarily due to an increase in staff and an increase in the
provision for uncollectible accounts receivable.
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased $0.4 million or 21.6% from $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 to
$1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily attributable to General Physics’
repayment of its short-term borrowings in January 2005 with the proceeds received from the arbitration award.
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Other Income
Other income decreased $0.3 million or 52.4% from $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 to $0.2
million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest income
primarily from the arbitration award in 2004 which did not recur in 2005.
Gain from litigation settlement and arbitration award
The Company recognized a gain of $5.6 million from the litigation settlement proceeds paid by EDS in the fourth
quarter of 2005, net of legal fees and expenses, compared to a gain of $13.7 million from the arbitration award in
2004, net of legal fees and expenses (see Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
Income taxes
Income tax expense was $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to an income tax benefit
of $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets,
management considered it more likely than not that its deferred tax assets would be realized and reduced its
deferred tax valuation allowance by $12.2 million in 2004. This was offset by the current tax provision of $4.0
million, resulting in a net income tax benefit of $8.2 million in 2004. As of December 31, 2005, the Company
had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $31.1 million, which expire during 2022 and 2023.
Year ended December 31, 2004 compared to the year ended December 31, 2003
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company had income from continuing operations before income
taxes of $14,017,000 compared to a loss from continuing operations before income taxes of $6,691,000 for the
year ended December 31, 2003. The improved results were primarily due to the gain from the arbitration award
of $13,660,000 in 2004, increased operating income of $4,648,000 for General Physics’ two business segments, a
decrease in general and administrative expenses of $3,960,000 at the corporate level, and a decrease in interest
expense of $966,000. Corporate general and administrative expenses in 2004 included corporate overhead
expenses that were for the benefit of both continuing and discontinued operations, which were not allocated to
discontinued operations unless they were solely attributable to NPDC. In 2004, General Physics showed
increases in profit and revenue. The improvement in performance was primarily attributable to the Company’s
key initiatives: Business Process and Training Outsourcing; e-Learning; and Domestic Preparedness and
Emergency Management. The Company experienced growth across each of these areas, contributing to the
improved revenue and profit margins.
Revenue
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
(Dollars in thousands)
84,193 $
80,873
(608)
76,932
57,043
(100)
164,458 $
133,875
$
$
Process, Energy & Government revenue increased $7.3 million or 9.4% during the year ended December 31,
2004 compared to 2003. The increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase of approximately $5.4 million
during 2004 related to hurricane relief services provided in the State of Florida. The net increase in revenue is
also due to increased contract awards for government training and domestic preparedness services, offset by
decreases in revenue due to the normal completion of non-recurring projects during 2004.
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Manufacturing & BPO revenue increased $23.8 million or 41.8% during the year ended December 31, 2004
compared to 2003. The increase is primarily due to increases in revenue from the organization’s business process
outsource and e-Learning businesses. The business process outsourcing organization received new contracts
from both government and commercial clients at the end of 2003 and in 2004 to provide outsourced training
management services. The e-Learning organization was awarded several new contracts in 2004 with the U.S.
government to provide hosting and learning management systems integration services. The overall increase in
revenue was offset by a continued decline in training-related revenue with certain automotive clients.
Gross profit
Years ended December 31,
2004
% Revenue
(Dollars in thousands)
2003
% Revenue
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
$
$
14,727
5,220
(608)
19,339
17.5% $
6.5%
—
11.8% $
13,211
2,290
(100)
15,401
17.2%
4.0%
—
11.5%
Process, Energy & Government gross profit of $14.7 million or 17.5% of revenue for the year ended December
31, 2004 increased by $1.5 million or 11.5% when compared to gross profit of approximately $13.2 million or
17.2% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003. This increase in gross profit was primarily driven by an
increase in revenue for training services provided to our government and energy customers. While overhead
expenses remained relatively flat year over year, the incremental profit increase was offset slightly by increases
in employee benefits due to the growth of the business.
Manufacturing & BPO gross profit of $5.2 million or 6.5% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004
increased by $2.9 million or 127.9% when compared to gross profit of approximately $2.3 million or 4.0% of
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003. This increase in gross profit was primarily driven by an increase
in revenue from business process outsourcing and training outsourcing services. While overhead expenses
remained relatively flat year over year, the incremental profit increase was offset slightly by increases in
employee benefits due to the growth of the business.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A expenses decreased $4.2 million or 19.2% during the year ended December 31, 2004 from $21.7 million
in 2003 to $17.5 million in 2004. This decrease is primarily due to reduced executive compensation and payroll
costs of $1.5 million as well as reduced legal and other professional fees of $2.5 million; SG&A in 2004 and
2003 included corporate overhead expenses that were for the benefit of both continuing and discontinued
operations. Only those costs that were solely attributable to the discontinued business segments have been
allocated to discontinued operations.
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased $1.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2004 from $2.9 million in 2003 to
$1.9 million in 2004. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower General Physics interest expense, due to
lower average borrowing levels in 2004 as compared to 2003, offset by the Company’s write-off of deferred
financing costs on its prior credit agreement of $0.9 million.
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Other Income
Other income was $0.5 million for both the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and was primarily related
to interest income on loans receivable and other income.
Gain from arbitration settlement
The Company recognized a gain of $13.7 million from the arbitration award related to the EDS litigation in the
fourth quarter of 2004, net of legal fees and expenses (see Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial
Statements).
Income taxes
Income tax benefit was $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 as a result of the Company’s
reduction in valuation allowance, offset by the current tax provision, compared to income tax expense of
$1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets,
management considered it more likely than not that its deferred tax assets would be realized and reduced its
deferred tax valuation allowance by $12.2 million in 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $18.1 million. On January 19,
2006, the Company completed a restructuring of its capital stock in which it used approximately $20.3 million of
cash on hand to repurchase 2,121,500 shares of its Common Stock and 600,000 shares of its Class B Stock, and
to exchange 600,000 shares of its Class B Stock into 600,000 shares of Common Stock. In connection with the
capital stock restructuring, the Company authorized the repurchase of up to $5 million of additional common
shares from time to time in the open market, subject to prevailing business and market conditions and other
factors. See Note 13 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the
repurchase and exchange transaction.
On February 14, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Peters Management Consultancy Ltd. (PMC),
a performance improvement and training company in the United Kingdom. The purchase price was $1.3 million
in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment based on actual net equity, plus contingent payments of up to $0.9
million based upon the achievement of certain performance targets during the first year following completion of
the acquisition.
The Company believes that cash generated from operations and borrowings available under the General Physics
Credit Agreement ($19.2 million of available borrowings as of January 31, 2006) will be sufficient to fund the
working capital and other requirements of the Company for the foreseeable future.
The Company’s working capital increased $14.2 million during 2005 from $20.6 million at December 31, 2004
to $34.8 million at December 31, 2005. The Company’s working capital increased during 2005 primarily due to
an increase in cash from operations as well as the receipt of proceeds from the EDS arbitration award of
$13,660,000 in January 2005 and the litigation settlement of approximately $5,552,000, net of legal fees and
expenses, in December 2005 (see Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
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Cash Flows
Year ended December 31, 2005 compared to the year ended December 31, 2004
The Company’s cash balance increased $15.7 million from $2.4 million as of December 31, 2004 to $18.1
million at December 31, 2005. The increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year ended December 31,
2005 resulted from cash provided by operating activities of $19.3 million, offset by cash used in investing
activities of $1.0 million, and cash used in financing activities of $2.6 million. Cash flows from discontinued
operations are combined with cash flows from continuing operations within the operating, investing, and
financing activities categories in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows through the effective
dates of the spin-offs of GSE and NPDC.
Cash provided by operating activities was $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $4.2
million in 2004. The increase in cash compared to the prior period is primarily due to receipt of proceeds from
the EDS arbitration award of $13.8 million in January 2005 (including post-award interest) and the receipt of
proceeds from the litigation settlement of $5.6 million in December 2005. This increase in cash flows from
operating activities was offset by a decrease in net income of approximately $15.3 million. Additionally, there
was a decrease in other operating items in 2005 compared to 2004 primarily due to a decrease in accrued
expenses related to the payout of $5 million of the EDS arbitration proceeds to NPDC in 2005 which was
accrued for as of December 31, 2004 (see Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements).
Cash used in investing activities was $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $1.4
million in 2004. The decrease in cash used in investing activities is primarily due to a decrease in cash proceeds
from the sale of marketable securities by NPDC of approximately $0.6 million in 2004 that did not recur in 2005,
offset by a decrease in capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment of approximately $0.8 million
during 2005 compared to 2004. In 2004, cash used for capital expenditures included $0.7 million related to the
discontinued operations of GSE and NPDC.
Cash used in financing activities was $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $4.9
million for the same period of 2004. The decrease in cash used in financing activities is primarily due to net cash
proceeds of $2.0 million in 2005 from GSE’s issuance of subordinated debt, as well as additional borrowings by
GSE of approximately $1.2 million under General Physics’ Credit Agreement during 2005, prior to the spin-off.
Additionally, the Company contributed $0.8 million of cash to GSE in 2005 and $2.5 million of cash to NPDC in
2004 in connection with the spin-offs. Cash used in financing activities also decreased as a result of an increase
of $0.5 million of cash proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock, primarily for the exercise of employee
stock options, in 2005 compared to 2004. These increases in cash were offset by a decrease in cash due to the
repayment by General Physics of its short-term borrowings of $6.1 million in 2005 compared to repayments of
short-term borrowings and long-term debt of approximately $3.0 million in 2004.
Year ended December 31, 2004 compared to the year ended December 31, 2003
The Company’s cash balance decreased $2.0 million from $4.4 million as of December 31, 2003 to $2.4 million
at December 31, 2004. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the year ended December 31, 2004
resulted from cash provided by operating activities of $4.2 million, offset by cash used in investing activities of
$1.4 million and cash used in financing activities of $4.9 million, and a positive effect of exchange rate changes
on cash of $0.1 million. Cash flows from discontinued operations are combined with cash flows from continuing
operations within the operating, investing, and financing activities categories in the accompanying consolidated
statements of cash flows through the effective date of the spin-off of NPDC.
Cash used in investing activities was $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to $1.6
million in 2003. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to a decrease in expenditures for property, plant
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and equipment and a decrease in cash used for other investing activities, offset by a decrease in cash proceeds
from the sale of marketable securities in 2004 compared to 2003. Cash proceeds from investing activities
included $0.6 million and $2.1 million from the sale of marketable securities in 2004 and 2003, respectively,
which were related to the discontinued operations of NPDC.
Cash used in financing activities was $4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to $0.9
million in 2003. The increase in cash used was primarily due to the repayment of short-term borrowings and
long-term debt totaling $3.0 million in 2004, compared to net proceeds of long-term debt of $13.7 million offset
by the repayment of short-term borrowings of $13.5 million. Additionally, the Company contributed $2.5 million
of cash to NPDC in 2004 in connection with its spin-off on November 24, 2004. The increase in cash used in
financing activities was offset by a decrease due to the use of cash in 2003 for deferred financing costs of $1.6
million which did not recur in 2004.
Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings
In August 2003, the Company issued and sold to four Gabelli funds $7.5 million aggregate principal amount of
6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Gabelli Notes) and 937,500 warrants (GP Warrants), each
entitling the holder thereof to purchase (subject to adjustment) one share of the Company’s Common Stock at an
exercise price of $8.00. The aggregate purchase price for the Gabelli Notes and GP Warrants was $7.5 million.
The Gabelli Notes are secured by a mortgage on the Company’s former property located in Pawling, New York
which was distributed to NPDC. In addition, at any time that less than $1.0 million principal amount of the
Gabelli Notes are outstanding, the Company may defease the obligations secured by the mortgage and obtain a
release of the mortgage. Subsequent to the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE and in accordance with the anti-dilution
provisions of the warrant agreement, the number of GP Warrants was adjusted to 984,116 and the exercise price
was adjusted to $5.85 per share.
In October 2003, the Company issued a five-year 5% note due in full in October 2008 in the principal amount of
$5,250,955 to ManTech International (ManTech). Interest is payable quarterly. Each year during the term of the
note, ManTech has the option to convert up to 20% of the original principal amount of the note into Common
Stock of the Company at the then market price of the Company’s Common Stock, but only in the event that the
Company’s Common Stock is trading at $10 per share or more. In the event that less than 20% of the principal
amount of the note is not converted in any year, such amount not converted will be eligible for conversion in
each subsequent year until converted or until the note is repaid in cash.
General Physics has a $25 million Credit Agreement with a bank that expires on August 13, 2007, as amended,
with annual renewal options, and is secured by certain assets of General Physics. The interest rate on borrowings
under the Credit Agreement is at the daily LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 3.00%. Based upon the financial
performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced (as of December 31, 2005, the rate was reduced
to LIBOR plus 2.50% for General Physics). The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants.
General Physics is currently restricted from paying dividends and management fees to the Company in excess of
$1.0 million in any fiscal year, with the exception of a waiver by the lender which permits General Physics to
provide cash to the Company to repurchase up to $5 million of additional shares of its outstanding Common
Stock (see Note 13 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements). The Company repaid in full the
$6.1 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2004 in January of 2005, using the
proceeds received from the EDS arbitration award (see Note 17 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial
Statements). As of December 31, 2005, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit
Agreement and there was approximately $20,558,000 of available borrowings based upon 80% of eligible
accounts receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables.
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Contractual Payment Obligations
The Company enters into various agreements that result in contractual obligations in connection with its business
activities. These obligations primarily relate to our financing arrangements (such as long-term debt and capital
and operating leases), purchase commitments under non-cancelable contracts for certain products and services,
and contractual obligations to certain of the Company’s officers under employment contracts. The following
table summarizes the Company’s total contractual payment obligations as of December 31, 2005 (in thousands):
2006
2007 –
2008
Payments due in
2009 –
2010
After
2010
Long-term debt:
Principal
Interest
Total
Capital lease commitments
Operating lease commitments
Purchase commitments *
Employment agreements
$
— $
713
713
94
3,604
1,027
3,713
12,751 $
1,204
13,955
21
4,172
775
1,964
— $
—
—
—
2,575
—
—
— $
—
—
—
4,843
—
—
Total
12,751
1,917
14,668
115
15,194
1,802
5,677
Total
$
9,151 $
20,887 $
2,575 $
4,843 $
37,456
* Excludes purchase orders for goods and services entered into by the Company in the ordinary course of business, which are non-
binding and subject to amendment or termination within a reasonable notification period.
Off-Balance Sheet Commitments
Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continues to guarantee certain operating leases for Five Star’s
New Jersey and Connecticut warehouses, aggregating $1.6 million annually through the first quarter of 2007.
Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continues to guarantee the repayment of two debt obligations
of MXL, which are secured by property and certain equipment of MXL. The aggregate outstanding balance as of
December 31, 2005 was $1.4 million. The Company’s guarantees expire upon the maturity of the debt
obligations which are October 1, 2006 and March 31, 2011.
The Company continued to guarantee GSE’s borrowings under General Physics’ Credit Agreement (under which
$1.5 million was allocated for use by GSE) subsequent to the spin-off on September 30, 2005. As of December
31, 2005, GSE had borrowings of $1,182,000 under the Credit Agreement. In March 2006, GSE repaid its
borrowings in full and ceased to be a Borrower under the Credit Agreement.
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had one outstanding letter of credit for $290,000 which expires in 2006,
and had one outstanding performance bond for $908,000 which expires in 2006.
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet financing except for operating leases and letters of credit
entered into in the normal course of business and the items disclosed above.
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Management Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually
evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the
financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Certain of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application. These
include revenue recognition, valuation of accounts receivable, impairment of intangible assets, including
goodwill, and valuation of deferred tax assets, which are summarized below. In addition, Note 2 to the
accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements includes further discussion of our significant accounting
policies.
Revenue Recognition
The Company provides services under time-and-materials, cost-reimbursable, and fixed-price (including fixed-
fee per transaction) contracts to both government and commercial customers. Each contract has different terms
based on the scope, deliverables and complexity of the engagement, requiring the Company to make judgments
and estimates about recognizing revenue. Revenue is recognized as services are performed.
Under time-and-materials contracts, as well as certain government cost-reimbursable and certain fixed-price
contracts, the contractual billing schedules are based on the specified level of resources the Company is obligated
to provide. As a result, for these “level-of-effort” contracts, the contractual billing amount for the period is a
measure of performance and, therefore, revenue is recognized in that amount.
Revenue under government fixed price and certain commercial contracts is recognized using the percentage of
completion method in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of
Position 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.
Under the percentage-of-completion method, management estimates the percentage-of-completion based upon
costs incurred as a percentage of the total estimated costs. When total cost estimates exceed revenues, the
estimated losses are recognized immediately. The use of the percentage-of-completion method requires
significant judgment relative to estimating total contract revenues and costs, including assumptions relative to the
length of time to complete the project, the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, and anticipated
changes in estimated salaries and other costs. Estimates of total contract revenues and costs are continuously
monitored during the term of the contract, and recorded revenues and costs are subject to revision as the contract
progresses. When revisions in estimated contract revenues and costs are determined, such adjustments are
recorded in the period in which they are first identified.
For commercial fixed-fee per transaction contracts, revenue is recognized during the period in which services are
delivered in accordance with the pricing outlined in the contracts. For other commercial fixed price contracts
which typically involve a discrete project, such as development of training content and materials, design of
training processes, software implementation, or engineering projects, the contractual billing schedules are not
based on the specified level of resources the Company is obligated to provide. These discrete projects generally
do not contain milestones or other reliable measures of performance. As a result, revenue on these arrangements
is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method based on the relationship of costs incurred to total
estimated costs expected to be incurred over the term of the contract. The Company believes this methodology is
a reasonable measure of proportional performance since performance primarily involves personnel costs and
services are provided to the customer throughout the course of the projects through regular communications of
progress toward completion and other project deliverables. In addition, the customer typically is required to pay
the Company for the proportionate amount of work and cost incurred in the event of contract termination.
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Certain of the Company’s fixed price commercial contracts contain revenue arrangements with multiple
deliverables. The Company applies the separation guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21), for these types of contracts. Revenue
arrangements with multiple deliverables are evaluated to determine if the deliverables can be divided into more
than one unit of accounting. For contracts determined to have more than one unit of accounting, the Company
recognizes revenue for each deliverable based on the revenue recognition policies discussed above; that is, the
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with work performed and costs incurred, with fee being allocated
proportionately over the service period. Within each multiple deliverable project, there is objective and reliable
fair value across all units of the arrangement, as discounts are not offered or applied to one deliverable versus
another, and the rates bid across all deliverables are consistent.
As part of the Company’s on-going operations to provide services to its customers, incidental expenses, which
are commonly referred to as “out-of-pocket” expenses, are billed to customers, either directly as a pass-through
cost or indirectly as a cost estimated in proposing on fixed-price contracts. Out-of-pocket expenses include
expenses such as airfare, mileage, hotel stays, out-of-town meals and telecommunication charges. The
Company’s policy provides for these expenses to be recorded as both revenue and direct cost of services in
accordance with the provisions of EITF 01-14, Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received
for “Out-of-Pocket” Expenses Incurred.
Valuation of Accounts Receivable
Provisions for allowance for doubtful accounts are made based on specific collection risks identified by the
Company. Measurement of such losses requires consideration of the historical loss experience of the Company
and its subsidiaries, judgments about customer credit risk and the need to adjust for current economic conditions.
The allowance for doubtful accounts was $1.2 million at December 31, 2005.
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Including Goodwill
In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill is no longer amortized, but
instead tested for impairment at least annually. The goodwill impairment test requires the Company to identify its
reporting units (as defined in SFAS No. 131) and obtain estimates of the fair values of those units as of the
testing date. The Company uses a third party valuation firm to estimate the fair values of its reporting units using
discounted cash flow valuation models. These estimates are formed by evaluating historical trends, current
budgets, operating plans and industry data. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, the
estimated fair values of each reporting unit exceeded their respective carrying values, indicating the underlying
goodwill of each unit was not impaired at the respective testing dates. The timing and frequency of our goodwill
impairment tests are based on an ongoing assessment of events and circumstances that would more than likely
reduce the estimated fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company will continue to
monitor its goodwill for impairment and conduct formal tests when impairment indicators are present. A decline
in the fair value of any reporting unit below its carrying value is an indicator that the underlying goodwill of the
unit is potentially impaired. This would require a comparison of the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s
goodwill to its carrying value. An impairment loss is required for the amount which the carrying value of a
reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill
would become the new cost basis of the reporting unit’s goodwill.
Valuation of Deferred Tax Assets
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and for operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered. In assessing the
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realizability of the deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences are
deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable
income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon these factors, management believes it
is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of deferred tax assets, net of the valuation
allowance. The valuation allowance relates to both foreign and domestic net operating loss carryforwards for
which the Company does not believe the benefits will be realized. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had
federal net operating loss carryforwards of $31.1 million, which expire during 2022 and 2023.
Accounting Standards Issued
We discuss recently issued accounting standards in Note 2 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Item 7A:
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate, market risks and currency fluctuations. In the normal
course of business, the Company employs internal processes to manage its exposure to interest rate, market risks
and currency fluctuations. The Company’s objective in managing its interest rate risk is to limit the impact of
interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower its overall borrowing costs. The Company
estimates that the fair value of its long-term debt approximates its carrying amount as the stated interest rates
approximate prevailing market rates.
The Company is exposed to the impact of currency fluctuations because of its international operations. The
Company’s net investment in its foreign subsidiaries, including intercompany balances, at December 31, 2005
was not significant, and accordingly, fluctuations in foreign currency do not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position.
The Company’s revenues and profitability are related to general levels of economic activity and employment in
the United States and the United Kingdom. As a result, any significant economic downturn or recession in one or
both of those countries could harm our business and financial condition. A significant portion of the Company’s
revenues is derived from Fortune 500 level companies and their international equivalents, which historically have
adjusted expenditures for external training during economic downturns. If the economies in which these
companies operate weaken in any future period, these companies may not increase or may reduce their
expenditures on external training, which could adversely affect the Company’s business and financial condition.
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Item 8:
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Financial Statements of GP Strategies Corporation and Subsidiaries:
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) –
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
GP Strategies Corporation:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GP Strategies Corporation and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and
comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2005. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial
statement schedule listed under item 15a(2). These consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of GP Strategies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related
financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States), the effectiveness of GP Strategies Corporation and subsidiaries internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report
dated March 15, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of, and an adverse opinion
on the effective operation of, internal control over financial reporting.
Baltimore, Maryland
March 15, 2006
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
GP Strategies Corporation:
We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting (Item 9A(b)), that GP Strategies Corporation did not maintain effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, because of the effect of the material weakness
identified in management’s assessment, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). GP Strategies
Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and
for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit
included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's
assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such
other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a
remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management's assessment as of
December 31, 2005:
The Company’s account reconciliation and management review controls over the accounting for
income taxes were not operating effectively because of the lack of adequate tax accounting expertise as
of December 31, 2005. As a result, there was a material misstatement in the Company’s income tax
provision.
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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States), the consolidated balance sheets of GP Strategies Corporation and subsidiaries as of December
31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and
comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2005. The aforementioned material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of
audit tests applied in our audit of the 2005 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our
report dated March 15, 2006, which expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, management's assessment that GP Strategies Corporation did not maintain effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion, because of the effect of the material
weakness described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, GP Strategies Corporation
has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Baltimore, Maryland
March 15, 2006
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(In thousands, except shares and par value per share)
Current assets:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash held in escrow from arbitration settlement
Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $1,166 in 2005 and $917 in 2004
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts
Deferred tax assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets
Other assets
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt
Short-term borrowings
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on
uncompleted contracts
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt less current maturities
Other noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities
Minority interest
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share
Authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued none
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
Authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued 17,116,575 shares in 2005 and
16,669,757 shares in 2004 (of which 2,379 shares in 2005 and 8,994
shares in 2004 are held in treasury)
Class B capital stock, par value $0.01 per share
Authorized 2,800,000 shares; 1,200,000 shares issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
Unearned compensation
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Note receivable from stockholder
Treasury stock at cost
Total stockholders’ equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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2005
2004
$
18,118 $
—
26,390
11,487
1,174
5,451
62,620
1,857
57,483
647
10,391
1,643
2,417
13,798
31,114
16,834
1,478
4,350
69,991
2,673
63,867
1,024
15,164
3,316
$
$
134,641 $
156,035
71 $
—
20,315
7,430
27,816
11,309
1,174
40,299
—
100
6,068
33,219
10,003
49,390
10,951
1,739
62,080
2,335
—
—
171
167
12
168,737
(71,710)
(1,133)
(1,087)
(619)
(29)
94,342
$
134,641 $
12
171,852
(78,923)
—
(761)
(619)
(108)
91,620
156,035
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Other income (including interest income of
$296 in 2005, $317 in 2004 and $424 in 2003)
Gain on litigation settlement, net of legal fees and expenses
Gain on arbitration award, net of legal fees and expenses
Gains on sales of marketable securities
Valuation adjustment of liability for warrants
Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
2005
2004
2003
$
175,555 $
150,564
164,458 $
145,119
133,875
118,474
24,991
14,039
10,952
1,518
238
5,552
—
—
—
15,224
6,767
8,457
19,339
17,545
1,794
1,937
500
—
13,660
—
—
14,017
(8,249)
22,266
15,401
21,707
(6,306)
2,903
523
—
—
559
1,436
(6,691)
1,148
(7,839)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
(1,244)
254
(437)
Net income (loss)
Per common share data:
Basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Net income (loss)
Diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Net income (loss)
$
$
$
$
$
7,213 $
22,520 $
(8,276)
0.47 $
(0.07)
0.40 $
0.45 $
(0.07)
0.38 $
1.26 $
0.01
1.27 $
1.22 $
0.01
1.23 $
(0.46)
(0.02)
(0.48)
(0.46)
(0.02)
(0.48)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operations:
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
2005
2004
2003
$
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(1,244)
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(7,839)
(437)
(8,276)
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Collection of deposit in escrow, including interest
Gain on arbitration award, net
Deferred income taxes
Issuance of stock for retirement savings plan
and non-cash compensation expense
Minority interests
Changes in other operating items, net of effect
of acquisitions and disposals:
Accounts and other receivables
Inventories
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts
Prepaid and other current assets
Other
Net cash provided by operations
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Additions to intangible assets
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Cash acquired in acquisitions
Other investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings by GSE
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated convertible note by GSE
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Distribution of cash of GSE and NPDC in spin-offs
Deferred financing costs (by GSE in 2005)
Payments on obligations under capital leases
Repayment of long-term debt
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Net cash used in financing activities
36
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(continued)
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003
(In thousands)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest
Income taxes
Non-cash investing activities:
Distribution of non-cash net assets of GSE and NPDC in
connection with spin-offs (see Note 3)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
2005
2004
2003
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37
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
GP Strategies Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1959. As of December 31,
2005, the Company’s business consists of its training, engineering, and consulting business operated by
General Physics Corporation (“General Physics” or “GP”). General Physics is a workforce development
company that seeks to improve the effectiveness of organizations by providing training, management
consulting, e-Learning solutions and engineering services that are customized to meet the specific needs of
clients.
On September 30, 2005, the Company completed a taxable spin-off of its 57% interest in GSE Systems,
Inc. (“GSE”) through a dividend to the Company’s stockholders. GSE is a stand alone public company
which provides simulation solutions and services to energy, process and manufacturing industries
worldwide. On September 30, 2005, stockholders received in the spin-off 0.283075 shares of GSE
common stock for each share of the Company’s Common Stock or Class B Capital Stock (“Class B
Stock”) held on the record date of September 19, 2005. Following the spin-off, the Company ceased to
have any ownership interest in GSE and the operations of GSE have been reclassified as discontinued in
the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented (see Note 3). The Company
continues to provide corporate support services to GSE pursuant to a management services agreement
which extends through December 31, 2006 (see Note 15).
In conjunction with the spin-off of GSE, the Company identified an amount in its deferred tax assets that
related to the excess tax basis over book basis of its investment in GSE. This deferred tax asset should
have been eliminated in purchase accounting when the Company increased its ownership interest in GSE
to 57% in October 2003. The Company has reclassified approximately $1.5 million from non-current
deferred tax assets to goodwill in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004.
The Company determined the reclassification had de minimis impact on the results of the Company’s
operations for all periods presented and was not material quantitatively or qualitatively to the consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole.
On November 24, 2004, the Company completed the tax-free spin-off of National Patent Development
Corporation (“NPDC”). NPDC is a stand alone public company owning all of the stock of MXL
Industries, Inc. (“MXL”), the interest in Five Star Products, Inc. (“Five Star”), and certain other non-core
assets. Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the results of operations of NPDC are presented as
discontinued for all prior years presented (see Note 3).
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the operations of the Company and its majority-owned
subsidiaries. The minority interest balance as of December 31, 2004 is comprised of the 42%
minority share in GSE, which the Company did not own. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less.
(c)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is
estimated based on historical trends of past due accounts, write-offs and specific identification and
review of past due accounts.
(d) Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company’s international operations is the respective local currency.
The translation of the foreign currency into U.S. dollars is performed for balance sheet accounts
using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts
using the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during the year. The unrealized gains and
losses resulting from such translation are included as a component of other comprehensive income
(loss).
(e)
Revenue Recognition
The Company provides services under time-and-materials, cost-reimbursable, and fixed-price
(including fixed-fee per transaction) contracts to both government and commercial customers. Each
contract has different terms based on the scope, deliverables and complexity of the engagement,
requiring the Company to make judgments and estimates about recognizing revenue. Revenue is
recognized as services are performed.
Under time-and-materials contracts, as well as certain government cost-reimbursable and certain
fixed-price contracts, the contractual billing schedules are based on the specified level of resources
the Company is obligated to provide. As a result, for these “level-of-effort” contracts, the contractual
billing amount for the period is a measure of performance and, therefore, revenue is recognized in
that amount.
Revenue under government fixed price and certain commercial contracts is recognized using the
percentage of completion method in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Statement of Position 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and
Certain Production-Type Contracts. Under the percentage-of-completion method, management
estimates the percentage-of-completion based upon costs incurred as a percentage of the total
estimated costs. When total cost estimates exceed revenues, the estimated losses are recognized
immediately. The use of the percentage-of-completion method requires significant judgment relative
to estimating total contract revenues and costs, including assumptions relative to the length of time
to complete the project, the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, and anticipated
changes in estimated salaries and other costs. Estimates of total contract revenues and costs are
continuously monitored during the term of the contract, and recorded revenues and costs are subject
to revision as the contract progresses. When revisions in estimated contract revenues and costs are
determined, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are first identified.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
For commercial fixed-fee per transaction contracts, revenue is recognized during the period in which
services are delivered in accordance with the pricing outlined in the contracts. For other commercial
fixed price contracts which typically involve a discrete project, such as development of training
content and materials, design of training processes, software implementation, or engineering
projects, the contractual billing schedules are not based on the specified level of resources the
Company is obligated to provide. These discrete projects generally do not contain milestones or
other reliable measures of performance. As a result, revenue on these arrangements is recognized
using the percentage-of-completion method based on the relationship of costs incurred to total
estimated costs expected to be incurred over the term of the contract. The Company believes this
methodology is a reasonable measure of proportional performance since performance primarily
involves personnel costs and services are provided to the customer throughout the course of the
projects through regular communications of progress toward completion and other project
deliverables. In addition, the customer typically is required to pay the Company for the proportionate
amount of work and cost incurred in the event of contract termination.
Certain of the Company’s fixed price commercial contracts contain revenue arrangements with
multiple deliverables. The Company applies the separation guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21), for these types of
contracts. Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are evaluated to determine if the
deliverables can be divided into more than one unit of accounting. For contracts determined to have
more than one unit of accounting, the Company recognizes revenue for each deliverable based on the
revenue recognition policies discussed above; that is, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance
with work performed and costs incurred, with fee being allocated proportionately over the service
period. Within each multiple deliverable project, there is objective and reliable fair value across all
units of the arrangement, as discounts are not offered or applied to one deliverable versus another,
and the rates bid across all deliverables are consistent.
As part of the Company’s on-going operations to provide services to its customers, incidental
expenses, which are commonly referred to as “out-of-pocket” expenses, are billed to customers,
either directly as a pass-through cost or indirectly as a cost estimated in proposing on fixed-price
contracts. Out-of-pocket expenses include expenses such as airfare, mileage, hotel stays, out-of-town
meals and telecommunication charges. The Company’s policy provides for these expenses to be
recorded as both revenue and direct cost of services in accordance with the provisions of EITF 01-
14, Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for “Out-of-Pocket” Expenses
Incurred.
(f)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income (loss), net unrealized gains (losses) on
available-for-sale securities, and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(g)
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Major additions and improvements are capitalized
while maintenance and repairs which do not extend the lives of the assets are expensed as incurred.
Gain or loss on the disposition of property, plant and equipment is recognized in operations when
realized.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
following estimated useful lives:
Class of assets
Buildings and improvements
Machinery, equipment, and furniture
and fixtures
Leasehold improvements
Useful life
5 to 40 years
3 to 10 years
Shorter of asset life or term of lease
(h)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and intangibles subject to amortization,
are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured
by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows
expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future
cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized at the amount by which the carrying amount of the
asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in
the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and
are no longer depreciated.
(i)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets include costs incurred to obtain licenses and acquire contract rights
and are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
Goodwill represents the excess of costs over fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill
and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an
indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually or more
frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired in accordance with
the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142). The goodwill impairment test requires the Company to identify
its reporting units and obtain estimates of the fair values of those units as of the testing date. A
reporting unit is an operating segment as defined in SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information (SFAS No. 131). The Company uses a third party valuation
firm to estimate the fair values of its reporting units using discounted cash flow valuation models. An
impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair
value. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized
over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for
impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-
Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144). For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, the
Company tested its goodwill, as of December 31, at the reporting unit level in accordance with SFAS
No. 142 and concluded no impairment charge was required. The Company does not have any
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(j)
Other Assets
Other assets include deferred financing costs and certain software development costs. Deferred
financing costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related debt and such
amortization is classified as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The
Company capitalizes the cost of internal-use software in accordance with Statement of Position No.
98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. These
costs consist of payments made to third parties and the salaries of employees working on such
software development and are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful
lives, typically three to five years. The Company distributed $1,102,000 of other assets of GSE in
connection with the spin-off on September 30, 2005, which primarily included computer software
development costs accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed.
(k)
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis
and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
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 deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
(l)
Income (Loss) per Share
Basic income (loss) per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding, including Class B Stock, during the periods. Class B stockholders have the same rights
to share in profits and losses and liquidation values as common stockholders.
Diluted income (loss) per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period assuming the issuance of common stock for all potential dilutive
common stock equivalents outstanding.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Income (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 is as follows (in
thousands, except per share amounts):
Income (loss) used in computation:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations
Net income (loss)
Shares used in computation:
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic
Dilutive effect of outstanding
stock options, warrants, and
non-vested stock units
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted
Income (loss) per common share:
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations
Net income (loss)
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operations
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operations
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2004
2003
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22,266 $
(7,839)
(1,244)
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(8,276)
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For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, stock options, warrants, and convertible
notes totaling 574,000, 1,954,000, and 1,249,000 shares, respectively, were not dilutive and were
excluded from the computation of diluted income per share.
The difference between the basic and diluted number of weighted average shares outstanding for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 represents dilutive non-vested stock units (2005
only), stock options and warrants, computed under the treasury stock method using the average
market price during the period.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
On January 19, 2006, the Company repurchased a total of 2,721,500 shares of Common Stock and
Class B Stock, representing approximately 15% of the total outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company (see Note 13).
(m) Stock-Based Compensation
Pursuant to the stock-based incentive plans which are described more fully in Note 12, the Company
grants stock options, restricted stock, stock units, and equity to officers, employees, and members of
the Board of Directors.
The Company applies the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB No. 25),
and related interpretations including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation
No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of
APB Opinion No. 25, to account for its stock-based compensation awards. Under this method,
compensation expense for stock options is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market
price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the options. SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS No. 123), as amended, established accounting and disclosure
requirements using a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation
plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic-
value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted only the disclosure
requirements of SFAS No. 123. For other fixed awards such as restricted stock and stock units, the
Company recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period based on the market price of the
underlying stock on the date of grant. The Company applies the straight-line methodology for
computing compensation expense for fixed awards with pro-rata vesting.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) if the fair-value-based method had been
applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each year (dollars in thousands, except per share
data):
Net income (loss) – as reported
$
7,213 $
22,520 $
(8,276)
2005
2004
2003
Add: stock-based compensation expense
determined under intrinsic value method and
included in reported net income, net of tax
Deduct: stock-based compensation expense
determined under the fair-value-based
method for all awards, net of tax
Pro forma net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic – as reported
Basic – pro forma
Diluted – as reported
Diluted – pro forma
183
25
9
(433)
(633)
6,963 $
21,912 $
(1,260)
(9,527)
0.40 $
0.38 $
0.38 $
0.37 $
1.27 $
1.24 $
1.23 $
1.20 $
(0.48)
(0.56)
(0.48)
(0.56)
$
$
$
$
$
Disclosure of pro-forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required under
SFAS No. 123, which uses the fair value method. The per share weighted average fair value of the
Company’s stock options granted during 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $3.35, $1.47, and $2.95,
respectively, on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions:
Expected dividend yield
Risk-free interest rate
Expected volatility
Expected life
2005
2004
2003
—%
3.56%
53.51%
4.0 years
—%
1.70%
32.24%
2.0 years
—%
2.00%
78.33%
4.0 years
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (SFAS No.123R),
which changed the accounting for stock-based compensation to require companies to expense stock
options and other equity awards based on their grant-date fair values. SFAS No. 123R is discussed in
more detail in the Accounting Standard Issued section later in this Note.
(n) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the estimates used, including but not limited to those related
to revenue recognition, the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, impairments of goodwill and
other intangible assets, self-insurance liabilities, and income taxes. Actual results could differ from
these estimates.
(o) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
accounts payable and short-term borrowings approximate estimated market values because of short-
maturities and interest rates that approximate current rates. The estimated fair value for the
Company’s long-term debt is equal to the carrying amount as the stated interest rates approximate
prevailing market rates. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant
market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in
nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be
determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
(p)
Leases
The Company leases various office space, machinery and equipment under noncancelable operating
leases which have minimum lease obligations. Several of the leases contain provisions for rent
escalations based primarily on increases in real estate taxes and operating costs incurred by the
lessor. Rent expense is charged to operations as incurred except for escalating rents, which are
charged to operations on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases.
(q)
Legal Expenses
The Company is involved, from time to time, in litigation and proceedings arising out of the ordinary
course of business. Legal costs for services rendered in the course of these proceedings are charged
to expense as they are incurred.
(r)
Accounting Standard Issued
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R which revises SFAS No. 123 and supersedes
APB No. 25. Currently, the Company does not record compensation expense for certain stock-based
compensation. Under SFAS No. 123R, the Company will measure the cost of employee services
received in exchange for stock, based on the grant-date fair value (with limited exceptions) of the
stock award. Such cost will be recognized over the period during which the employee is required to
provide service in exchange for the stock award (usually the vesting period). The fair value of the
stock award will be estimated using an option-pricing model, with excess tax benefits, as defined in
SFAS No. 123R, being recognized as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. The Company
adopted SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006 using the Modified Prospective Application method
without restatement of prior periods. Under this method, the Company recognizes compensation cost
for the unvested fair value of its outstanding awards as of January 1, 2006. Compensation cost for
these awards will be based on the fair value of the awards as disclosed on a pro forma basis under
SFAS No. 123. The Company will account for awards that are granted, modified, or settled after the
adoption date in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The Company estimates that it will recognize a total of approximately $0.2 million of pre-tax
compensation expense in 2006 and 2007 related to the unvested portion of stock options outstanding
as of December 31, 2005. In addition, the Company estimates that it will recognize approximately
$1.1 million of pre-tax compensation expense related to the unvested portion of restricted stock
awards outstanding as of December 31, 2005, over a remaining vesting period of approximately 4.2
years. The Company has not yet developed an estimate of compensation expense related to future
grants of stock options or other equity awards, which would result in additional expense under SFAS
No. 123R.
(3) Discontinued Operations
Under SFAS No. 144, discontinued businesses are removed from the results of continuing operations and
are classified as discontinued in the consolidated statements of operations through the effective date of
disposal. The following table sets forth the components of income (loss) from discontinued operations for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 (in thousands):
Revenue
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Income tax expense (benefit)
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of income taxes
$
2005
2004
2003
17,617 $
(2,479)
251
208
133,581 $
2,027
1,284
573
(1,244)
254
34,803
277
722
(262)
(437)
Discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 include the results of
GSE, which was distributed to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the spin-off effective
September 30, 2005. Discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 also
include the results of MXL and Five Star, which were distributed to NPDC in connection with the spin-off
effective November 24, 2004.
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, only those overhead costs that are solely attributable to the
discontinued business segments have been allocated to discontinued operations. As a result, 2005, 2004
and 2003 include overhead expenses that were incurred for the benefit of the Company’s continuing and
discontinued operations, which are included in continuing operations. Consolidated interest expense in
periods prior to the spin-off of NPDC has been allocated to discontinued operations of NPDC using a basis
of net assets of each of the continuing and discontinued businesses as of November 24, 2004.
The Company provides corporate support services to GSE pursuant to a management services agreement
which extends through December 31, 2006 (see Note 15). For the nine months ended September 30, 2005
and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded revenues for services
provided to GSE of $525,000, $608,000, and $100,000, respectively. The revenues and expenses related to
these services, which were intercompany transactions prior to the spin-off of GSE have been eliminated in
the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the period from January 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2005 (the effective date of the spin-off) and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and
2003.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The following table summarizes the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities of GSE as of September
30, 2005, which are no longer consolidated with the Company effective with the spin-off (in thousands):
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts and other receivables
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
on uncompleted contracts
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill and other assets
Total assets
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Short-term borrowings
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts
Long-term debt
Minority interest and other liabilities
Total liabilities
$
804
2,487
5,428
983
314
7,487
17,503
5,224
1,182
848
782
2,685
10,721
Net assets of GSE distributed in spin-off
$
6,782
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The assets and liabilities distributed to NPDC in connection with the spin-off included those specific to
MXL, Five Star and certain other non-core assets. The following table summarizes the net assets and
liabilities distributed to NPDC on November 24, 2004 (in thousands):
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Due from GP Strategies (arbitration award)
Accounts and other receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Investments and marketable securities
Property, plant and equipment, net
Deferred tax assets, net
Goodwill and other assets
Total assets
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt
Minority interest and other liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets distributed to NPDC
$
$
2,453
5,000
14,002
25,691
391
1,593
5,553
4,045
2,818
61,546
12,672
18,330
2,961
1,616
35,579
25,967
(4) Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Changes in goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows (in thousands):
Beginning of year balance
Foreign currency translation
GSE goodwill balance distributed in spin-off
Distribution of goodwill to NPDC
End of year balance
2005
2004
$
$
63,867 $
(141)
(6,243)
—
57,483 $
63,882
187
—
(202)
63,867
Intangible assets, which consist primarily of licenses and contract rights, with finite lives are being
amortized to expense over their estimated useful lives. As of December 31, 2005, the Company’s
intangible assets with finite lives had a weighted average useful life of six years. As of December 31, 2005,
the Company had no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Amortization expense of intangible
assets included in continuing operations for 2005, 2004 and 2003 was $188,000, $82,000, and $147,000,
respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets is estimated to be $156,000 in 2006, $128,000 in
2007 and $73,000 in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(5)
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
Machinery, equipment and vehicles
Furniture and fixtures
Leasehold improvements
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
December 31,
2005
3,952
2,431
236
6,619
(4,762)
$
1,857 $
2004
8,031
3,843
1,204
13,078
(10,405)
2,673
The Company distributed $314,000 and $5,553,000 in net property, plant and equipment of GSE and
NPDC, respectively, in connection with the spin-offs on September 30, 2005 and November 24, 2004 (see
Note 3). Depreciation expense included in continuing operations in 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $850,000,
$1,143,000, and $1,548,000, respectively.
(6)
Short-Term Borrowings
General Physics has a $25 million Financing and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), as
amended, with a bank that expires on August 12, 2007 with annual renewal options. The Credit Agreement
is secured by certain assets of General Physics and provides for an unsecured guaranty from the Company.
The Company continued to guarantee GSE’s borrowings under the Credit Agreement (for which
$1,500,000 is allocated for use by GSE) subsequent to the spin-off on September 30, 2005. In March 2006,
GSE repaid its borrowings in full and ceased to be a Borrower under the Credit Agreement.
The interest rate on the Credit Agreement is at the daily LIBOR market index rate plus 3.00%. Based upon
the financial performance of General Physics, the interest rate can be reduced (as of December 31, 2005
the rate was reduced to LIBOR plus 2.50% for General Physics). The Credit Agreement contains covenants
with respect to General Physics’ minimum tangible net worth, leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio and its
ability to make capital expenditures. General Physics was in compliance with all loan covenants under the
Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2005. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictive
covenants regarding future acquisitions, incurrence of debt and the payment of dividends. General Physics
is currently restricted from paying dividends or management fees to the Company in excess of $1,000,000
in any year, with the exception of a waiver by the lender which permits General Physics to provide cash to
the Company to repurchase up to $5 million of additional shares of its outstanding Common Stock (see
Note 13).
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement and
there was approximately $20,558,000 of available borrowings based upon 80% of eligible accounts
receivable and 80% of eligible unbilled receivables. As of December 31, 2004, the amount outstanding
under the Credit Agreement was approximately $6,068,000 with an interest rate of approximately 5.4%.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The Company repaid in full the $6,068,000 outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of December 31,
2004 in January 2005, using the proceeds received from the arbitration award (see Note 17).
(7) Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
Trade accounts payable
Accrued salaries, vacation and benefits
Amount payable to NPDC
Other accrued expenses
December 31,
2005
2004
5,733 $
7,852
1,201
5,529
20,315 $
8,936
8,677
5,000
10,606
33,219
$
$
The Company distributed $5,224,000 and $12,672,000 in accounts payable and accrued expenses of GSE
and NPDC, respectively, in connection with the spin-offs on September 30, 2005 and November 24, 2004
(see Note 3).
(8) Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2005
2004
6% conditional subordinated notes due 2008 (a)
ManTech note (b)
Capital leases
$
Less warrant related discount, net of accretion
Less current maturities
7,500 $
5,251
93
12,844
(1,464)
11,380
(71)
$
11,309 $
7,500
5,251
190
12,941
(1,890)
11,051
(100)
10,951
(a)
In August 2003, the Company issued and sold to four Gabelli Funds $7,500,000 aggregate principal
amount of 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the Gabelli Notes) and 937,500 warrants
(GP Warrants), each entitling the holder thereof to purchase (subject to adjustment) one share of the
Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.00. The aggregate purchase price for the
Gabelli Notes and GP Warrants was $7,500,000.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The Gabelli Notes bear interest at 6% per annum payable semi-annually commencing on
December 31, 2003 and mature in August 2008. The Gabelli Notes are secured by a mortgage on the
Company’s former property located in Pawling, New York which was distributed to NPDC in
connection with the spin-off on November 24, 2004. In addition, at any time that less than
$1,875,000 of the principal amount of the Gabelli Notes are outstanding, the Company may defease
the obligations secured by the mortgage and obtain a release of the mortgage by depositing with an
agent for the Noteholders, bonds or government securities with an investment grade rating by a
nationally recognized rating agency which, without reinvestment, will provide cash on the maturity
date of the Gabelli Notes in an amount not less than the outstanding principal amount of the Gabelli
Notes.
Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC and GSE and in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of
the warrant agreement for stock splits, reorganizations, mergers and similar transactions, the number
of GP Warrants was adjusted to 984,116 and the exercise price was adjusted to $5.85 per share. The
GP warrants are exercisable at any time until August 2008. The exercise price may be paid in cash,
by delivery of the Gabelli Notes, or a combination of the two. The fair value of the GP Warrants at
the date of issuance was $2,389,000, which reduced long-term debt in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets and is being accreted as additional interest expense using the effective
interest rate over the term of the Gabelli Notes. The Gabelli Notes have a yield to maturity of
15.436% based on the discounted value. Accretion charged as interest expense was approximately
$426,000, $372,000, and $127,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively.
The GP Warrants were accounted for as a liability of the Company until the shares of the Company’s
Common Stock issuable on exercise of the GP Warrants were registered, which occurred on
December 8, 2003, at which time the liability was reclassified to additional paid-in-capital at its then
fair market value of $953,000. The changes in the fair market value of the GP Warrants were
marked-to-market through December 8, 2003 with the adjustment shown as other income in the
consolidated statement of operations in 2003.
In connection with the spin-off of NPDC, the Company contributed the Pawling property, subject to
the mortgage, to MXL. MXL assumed the mortgage, but without liability for repayment of the
Gabelli Notes or any other obligations of the Company under the Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement (other than foreclosure on such property). If there is a foreclosure on the mortgage for
payment of the Gabelli Notes, the Company has agreed to indemnify MXL for loss of the value of
the property.
(b)
In October 2003, the Company issued a five-year 5% note due in full in October 2008 in the
principal amount of $5,250,955 to ManTech International. Interest is payable quarterly. Each year
during the term of the note, the holder of the note has the option to convert up to 20% of the original
principal amount of the note into Common Stock of the Company at the then market price of the
Company’s Common Stock, but only in the event that the Company’s Common Stock is trading at
$10 per share or more. In the event that less than 20% of the principal amount of the note is not
converted in any year, such amount not converted will be eligible for conversion in each subsequent
year until converted or until the note is repaid in cash.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2005 are $71,000 in 2006, $22,000 in
2007, and $12,751,000 in 2008.
(9) Employee Benefit Plan
The Company offers a Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) to its employees. Eligible employees may elect
to contribute at any time, and contributions begin as soon as administratively feasible thereafter. The Plan
permits pre-tax contributions to the Plan by participants pursuant to Section 401(K) of the Internal
Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan requires that the Company match at least 25% of the participants’
contributions, up to the first 7% of base compensation for employees who have completed one year of
service. The Company may make additional matching contributions at its discretion. In 2005, 2004, and
2003, the Company matched 50% of participants’ contributions in shares of its Common Stock, up to the
first 7% of participants’ base compensation. In 2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company contributed 125,165,
135,921, and 188,317 shares of the Company’s Common Stock directly to the Plan with a value of
approximately $986,000, $971,000, and $1,053,000, respectively, which was recognized as expense in the
consolidated statements of operations.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(10)
Income Taxes
Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 is as follows (in
thousands):
Income tax expense (benefit) from
continuing operations
Income tax expense (benefit) from
discontinued operations
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
$
$
6,767 $
(8,249) $
1,148
208
573
6,975 $
(7,676) $
(262)
886
The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
Current:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total deferred
Total income tax expense
(benefit)
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
$
136 $
642
200
978
4,902
1,100
(213)
5,789
267 $
298
268
833
(7,768)
(1,412)
98
(9,082)
185
513
695
1,393
—
—
(245)
(245)
$
6,767 $
(8,249) $
1,148
The deferred tax expense (benefit) excludes activity in the net deferred tax assets relating to tax which is
recorded directly to stockholders’ equity. Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) generated
from foreign entities was approximately $198,000, $404,000, and ($594,000), respectively, in 2005, 2004
and 2003.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The difference between the expense (benefit) for income taxes included in income from continuing
operations computed at the statutory rate and the reported amount of tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
Federal income tax rate
Foreign, state and local taxes net of
Federal benefit
Permanent differences not deductible
for tax purposes
Valuation allowance adjustments
Change in effective rate, primarily net
operating loss carry forwards
Tax impact of foreign losses for which
no U.S. tax benefit has been provided
Tax effect of permanent differences on
sales of securities
Other
Effective tax rate
2005
December 31,
2004
2003
35.0%
35.0%
(35.0)%
4.9
1.1
3.1
—
(0.4)
—
0.7
44.4%
5.2
1.8
(87.0)
(17.0)
0.6
—
2.5
7.5
6.9
31.2
—
1.5
4.9
0.2
(58.9)%
17.2%
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had $31,100,000 of Federal net operating loss carryforwards,
which expire during 2022 and 2023, and $1,693,000 of available credit carryovers which may be carried
over indefinitely. The Company had $1,996,000 of foreign net operating loss carryforwards for which a
$783,000 valuation allowance has been provided.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The tax effects of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and
liabilities that are included in the net deferred tax assets (liabilities) are summarized as follows
(in thousands):
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accrued liabilities
Net Federal, State and Foreign operating loss carryforwards
Tax credit carryforwards
$
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment, principally due to
difference in depreciation and amortization
Net deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
December 31,
2005
2004
453 $
500
12,790
1,693
15,436
2,903
12,533
(968)
11,565
342
1,739
16,383
1,455
19,919
2,888
17,031
(389)
16,642
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the
deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which
temporary differences are deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax
liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based
upon these factors, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the
benefits of deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance.
Management evaluates its projections of future taxable income each reporting period and adjusts the
valuation allowance as necessary. During 2005, the Company recorded an increase in its valuation
allowance related to foreign and state net operating losses by $579,000, based on historical losses in
foreign jurisdictions and uncertainty regarding the utilization of certain state net operating loss
carryforwards. During 2004, the spin-off of NPDC was completed, the arbitration gain was recognized,
and projected taxable income was revised in light of the Company’s structure subsequent to the spin-off.
Accordingly, the Company reduced its valuation allowance related to net operating losses by $12,197,000
due to management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to realize its overall deferred tax assets.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(11) Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following are the components of comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
Net income (loss)
$
7,213 $
22,520 $
(8,276)
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
Other comprehensive (loss) income,
before income tax benefit:
Net unrealized loss on available-for-
sale securities
Fair value change on interest rate
swap
Foreign currency translation
adjustments
Income tax benefit
(12)
—
(411)
6,790
5
(1,703)
(1,067)
(82)
237
20,972
687
82
139
(9,122)
410
(8,712)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
6,795 $
21,659 $
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, was $1,087,000 and
$761,000, respectively, and consisted of foreign currency translation adjustments.
(12) Stock-Based Compensation
Pursuant to the Company’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “Non-Qualified Plan”), and
2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”), the Company may grant awards of non-qualified stock
options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, stock units, performance shares, performance units and
other incentives payable in cash or in shares of the Company’s Common Stock or Class B Stock. The
Company is authorized to grant an aggregate of 4,237,515 shares under the Non-Qualified Plan and an
aggregate of 2,000,000 shares under the 2003 Plan. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had non-
qualified stock options, restricted stock, and non-vested stock units outstanding under these plans as
discussed below (see Note 2).
Non-Qualified Stock Options
Non-qualified stock options are granted with an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the
Common Stock at the date of grant, vest over a period up to ten years, and expire at various terms up to ten
years from the date of grant. In accordance with APB No. 25, no compensation expense is recognized for
non-qualified stock options which are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock at the date of grant (see Note 2).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Summarized information for the Company’s non-qualified stock options is as follows:
Options outstanding
December 31, 2002
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled/expired
December 31, 2003
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled/expired
Spin-off adjustment
December 31, 2004
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled/expired
December 31, 2005
Number of
options
2,612,997 $
284,750
(248,983)
(96,367)
2,552,397
126,000
(199,959)
(979,423)
322,814
1,821,829
1,000
(321,393)
(90,091)
1,411,345 $
Weighted
average
exercise price
6.80
5.08
3.94
6.16
6.91
7.13
4.33
8.98
4.73
7.44
4.35
4.58
4.83
In connection with the spin-off of NPDC on November 24, 2004, options to purchase shares of Company
Common Stock were adjusted such that each option held the same ratio of the exercise price per option
to the market value per share, the same aggregate difference between market value and exercise price,
and the same vesting provisions, option periods and other terms and conditions applicable prior to the
spin-off.
Weighted average characteristics of outstanding and exercisable stock options by exercise price range as
of December 31, 2005 were as follows:
Range of
exercise prices
Number of
options
Outstanding options
Weighted
average
years
remaining
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Exercisable options
Number of
options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
$2.82 - $4.00
$4.01 - $5.50
$5.51 - $7.50
$7.51 - $12.84
668,277
192,043
502,025
49,000
1,411,345
2.14 $
3.09
1.50
2.22
2.05 $
3.48
4.23
6.29
10.53
606,060 $
190,127
458,912
34,000
4.83
1,289,099 $
3.47
4.22
6.31
9.51
4.75
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Restricted Stock and Stock Unit Awards
The Company granted 268,000 restricted stock and non-vested stock units to certain Company officers and
employees during 2005. These awards have a weighted-average grant date fair value of $7.40 per share
and vest to the recipients at various dates, up to five years, based on fulfilling service requirements. In
accordance with APB No. 25, the Company recognizes compensation expense for these awards by
amortizing the value of the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant to compensation
expense over the vesting period. The Company recorded compensation expense related to these awards of
approximately $249,000 in 2005 and $536,000 in 2004. Certain shares of restricted stock granted during
2005 were fully vested upon grant because they were attributed to 2004 service, but have a sale restriction
until December 31, 2007.
(13) Common Stock and Class B Stock
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and the holders of Class B Stock are
entitled to ten votes per share on all matters without distinction between classes, except when approval of a
majority of each class is required by statute. The Class B Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of
the holders of such stock, into shares of common stock on a share-for-share basis. Shares reserved for
issuance of common stock are primarily related to stock-based compensation (see Note 12), warrants (see
below), and the conversion of long-term debt (see Note 8).
On January 19, 2006, the Company completed a restructuring of its capital stock, which included the
repurchase of 2,121,500 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $6.80 per share, the repurchase of
600,000 shares of its Class B Stock at a price of $8.30 per share, and the exchange of 600,000 shares of its
Class B Stock into 600,000 shares of Common Stock for a cash premium of $1.50 per exchanged share.
The repurchase prices and exchange premium were based on a fairness opinion rendered by an
independent third party valuation firm. The repurchase and exchange transactions were negotiated and
approved by a Special Committee of the Board of Directors and had the effect of eliminating all
outstanding shares of the Company's Class B Stock. The repurchase and exchange was financed with
approximately $20.3 million of cash on hand.
Prior to the restructuring, the 1,200,000 outstanding shares of Class B Stock collectively represented
approximately 41% of the aggregate voting power of the Company since the Class B Stock has ten votes
per share. The repurchase of a total of 2,721,500 shares represents approximately 15% of the total
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company. Of the 600,000 Class B shares exchanged for
common shares, 568,750 shares were owned by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Company.
In connection with the repurchase and exchange transactions, the Company has authorized the repurchase
of up to $5 million of additional common shares from time to time in the open market, subject to prevailing
business and market conditions and other factors. Pursuant to the General Physics’ Credit Agreement, as
amended, the lender has permitted the borrowers under the Credit Agreement to provide cash to the
Company to repurchase up to $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s outstanding Common
Stock (see Note 6).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Warrants
As of December 31, 2005, there were outstanding warrants to purchase 300,000 and 984,116 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock at exercise prices of $2.67 and $5.85 per share, respectively, as adjusted in
accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the warrant agreements. These warrants are exercisable at
any time and expire in June 2011 and August 2008, respectively.
(14) Business Segments
In 2005, the Company re-evaluated its reportable business segments under SFAS No. 131, as a result of a
change in the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) of the Company. Based on the information which
the CODM reviews in order to assess the performance of the Company and make decisions regarding the
allocation of resources, the Company determined that General Physics consists of two reportable business
segments: 1) Process, Energy & Government; and 2) Manufacturing & Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO). The Company is organized by operating group primarily based upon the services performed and
markets served by each group. The reportable business segments represent an aggregation of the
Company’s operating segments in accordance with the aggregation criteria in SFAS No. 131. GSE ceased
to be a reportable business segment effective with the spin-off on September 30, 2005 and its results are
reported in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations through the effective date
of the spin-off. As a result of the change in its reportable business segments, all prior period segment
information has been restated to conform to the current year’s presentation.
The Process, Energy & Government segment provides engineering consulting, design and evaluation
services regarding facilities, the environment, processes and systems, staff augmentation, curriculum
design and development, and training and technical services primarily to federal and state governmental
agencies, large government contractors, petroleum and chemical refining companies, and electric power
utilities.
The Manufacturing & BPO segment provides training, curriculum design and development, staff
augmentation, e-Learning services, system hosting, integration and help desk support, business process and
training outsourcing, and consulting and technical services to large companies in the automotive,
pharmaceutical, electronics, and other industries as well as to governmental clients.
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, sales to the United States government and its
agencies represented approximately 40%, 38%, and 38%, respectively, of the Company’s revenue.
Revenue from the Department of the Army, which is included in the Process, Energy & Government
segment, accounted for approximately 20%, 19%, and 22% of the Company’s revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of the
Company’s revenue in 2005.
The Company does not allocate the following corporate items to the segments: other income and interest
expense; selling, general and administrative expense; and income tax expense. Inter-segment revenue is
eliminated in consolidation and is not significant.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
The following table sets forth the revenue and operating results attributable to each reportable segment and
includes a reconciliation of segment revenue to consolidated revenue and operating results to consolidated
income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):
Revenue:
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
Operating income (loss):
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
Elimination of intercompany revenue with GSE
Corporate and other
$
$
$
Interest expense
Other income, gain on litigation settlement,
net, gain on arbitration award, net,
gains on sales of marketable securities,
net and valuation adjustment of liability
for warrants
Income (loss) from continuing
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
85,953 $
90,127
(525)
84,193 $
80,873
(608)
76,932
57,043
(100)
175,555 $
164,458 $
133,875
10,419 $
3,158
(525)
(2,100)
10,952
(1,518)
9,046 $
(165)
(608)
(6,479)
1,794
(1,937)
7,575
(3,342)
(100)
(10,439)
(6,306)
(2,903)
5,790
14,160
2,518
operations before income taxes
$
15,224 $
14,017 $
(6,691)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Additional information relating to the Company’s business segments is as follows (in thousands):
Identifiable assets:
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
GSE
Corporate and other
Goodwill:
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
GSE
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
GSE and NPDC
Corporate and other
Depreciation and amortization:
Process, Energy & Government
Manufacturing & BPO
GSE and NPDC
Corporate and other
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
December 31,
2005
2004
59,428 $
67,918
—
7,295
64,127
62,621
17,208
12,079
134,641 $
156,035
December 31,
2005
2004
27,990 $
29,493
—
57,483 $
27,990
29,634
6,243
63,867
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
48 $
596
124
260
71 $
786
691
236
1,028 $
1,784 $
126 $
661
844
1,459
3,090 $
178 $
809
1,582
1,515
4,084 $
85
498
1,314
226
2,123
263
1,036
804
825
2,928
Identifiable assets by business segment are those assets that are used in the Company’s operations in each
segment. Corporate and other assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, other assets, and
deferred tax assets. Amounts reflected for GSE and NPDC are for periods prior to the respective spin-off
dates (see Note 3).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Information about the Company’s revenue in different geographic regions, which are attributed to
countries based on location of customers, is as follows (in thousands):
United States
United Kingdom
Other
2005
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
$
$
157,343 $
12,879
5,333
148,938 $
11,010
4,510
175,555 $
164,458 $
124,195
7,131
2,549
133,875
Information about the Company’s total assets in different geographic regions is as follows (in thousands):
United States
United Kingdom
Other
(15) Related Party Transactions
December 31,
2005
2004
$
$
128,543 $
4,353
1,745
134,641 $
146,986
4,230
4,819
156,035
Refer to Note 13 for a description of certain transactions pursuant to which the Company repurchased or
exchanged shares of its Common Stock and Class B Stock held by certain related parties.
Related Party Transactions with Company Officers
On April 1, 2002, the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer (CEO) entered into an incentive
compensation agreement with the Company pursuant to which he was eligible to receive from the
Company up to five payments of $1,000,000 each, based on the closing price of the Company’s Common
Stock sustaining or averaging increasing specified levels over periods of at least 10 consecutive trading
days. On June 11, 2003, July 23, 2003, December 22, 2003, November 3, 2004 and December 10, 2004, he
earned an incentive payment of $1,000,000 each. The Company recorded compensation expense of
$2,000,000 and $3,000,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, which is
included in selling, general and administrative expense.
To the extent there were any outstanding loans from the Company to the CEO at the time an incentive
payment was payable, the Company had the right to off-set the payment of such incentive payment first
against the outstanding accrued interest under such loans and next against any outstanding principal. The
Company applied the entire incentive compensation earned by the CEO during 2004 and 2003 against the
accrued interest and principal balances on his outstanding loans.
As of December 31, 2005, the Company had a note receivable from the Company’s Chairman of the
Executive Committee and former CEO, of approximately $619,000, after offsetting his incentive
compensation earned in 2004 and 2003, as discussed above. The note bears interest at the prime rate and is
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
secured by Class B Stock and certain other assets owned by him. All unpaid principal on the loans and
accrued interest are due on May 31, 2007. In addition, as of December 31, 2005, the Company had other
employee advances and unsecured loans receivable from him, totaling approximately $221,000. On
January 19, 2006, he repaid approximately $853,000 of approximately $972,000 of total indebtedness
(including principal and interest) owed by him to the Company, including the entire remaining balance of
the note receivable discussed above.
The Company had loans receivable from other Company officers of approximately $18,000 and $65,000
as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Management Services Agreements Between NPDC and the Company
Prior to the spin-off, NPDC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the spin-
off, NPDC entered into a separate management agreement with the Company pursuant to which the
Company provides certain general corporate services to NPDC.
Corporate Tax, Legal Support, and Executive Management Consulting Services
The Company has four employees, including the CEO and Chief Legal Officer, who also provide services
to NPDC under a management services agreement, for which the Company is reimbursed for such
services. Services under the agreement relate to corporate federal and state income taxes, corporate legal
services, corporate secretarial administrative support, and executive management consulting. The term of
the agreement extends for three years from the date of the spin-off, or through November 24, 2007, and
may be terminated by either NPDC or the Company on or after July 30, 2006 with 180 days prior written
notice, with the exception of fees relating to compensation for NPDC’s CEO for which NPDC is liable
through May 31, 2007 pursuant to his employment agreement. Pursuant to an amendment to the
management services agreement effective July 1, 2005, NPDC pays the Company an annual fee of not less
than $969,500 as compensation for these services, payable in equal monthly installments. Prior to this
amendment, the Company charged NPDC a management fee based on an allocation of actual general and
administrative costs incurred by the Company on behalf of NPDC. For the year ended December 31, 2005,
NPDC reimbursed the Company approximately $1,141,000 for services under the management agreement,
which is included as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expense.
Corporate Office Lease
NPDC continues to occupy a portion of corporate office space leased by the Company. Pursuant to the
management services agreement, a portion of the management fee paid by NPDC to the Company
represents compensation for use of this space. The Company’s lease extends through December 31, 2006.
Management Services Agreement Between GSE and the Company
Pursuant to a management services agreement, the Company provides corporate support services to GSE.
GSE pays the Company an annual fee of $685,000 for these services and can terminate the agreement by
providing sixty days written notice. The management services agreement can be renewed by GSE for
successive one-year terms and was renewed through December 31, 2006. Subsequent to the spin-off of
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
GSE effective September 30, 2005, the Company continues to provide GSE with corporate support
services through December 31, 2006.
(16) Commitments, Guarantees, and Contingencies
Commitments
Operating Leases
The Company has various noncancelable leases for real property and machinery and equipment. Such
leases expire at various dates with, in some cases, options to extend their terms.
Minimum rentals under long-term operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Thereafter
Total
Real
property
Machinery and
equipment
Total
$
$
2,628 $
1,969
1,603
1,327
1,246
4,843
976 $
546
54
2
—
—
3,604
2,515
1,657
1,329
1,246
4,843
13,616 $
1,578 $
15,194
Certain of the leases contain provisions for rent escalation based primarily on increases in a specified
Consumer Price Index, real estate taxes and operating costs incurred by the lessor. Rent expense included
in continuing operations was approximately $3,541,000, $3,834,000, and $4,200,000 for 2005, 2004 and
2003, respectively.
Employment Agreements
The Company has employment agreements with certain of its officers, which provide for committed
compensation of $3,713,000, $1,623,000, and $341,000 in 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. The
Company’s employment agreements have various employment terms expiring through 2008, and contain
non-compete covenants and change of control and termination provisions.
Indemnification Agreements
In December 2005, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with the directors and certain
executive officers of the Company. The indemnification agreements provide that the Company will
contractually indemnify and advance expenses on behalf of such persons if he or she is made or threatened
to be made a party or a participant in a proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director and/or
officer of the Company, as applicable, subject to certain exceptions, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Guarantees
The Company guarantees certain operating leases for Five Star’s New Jersey and Connecticut warehouses,
totaling approximately $1,589,000 per year through the first quarter of 2007. The Company’s guarantee of
Five Star’s leases remained in effect subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC.
Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continues to guarantee the repayment of two debt
obligations of MXL, which are secured by property and certain equipment of MXL. The aggregate
outstanding balance as of December 31, 2005 was $1.4 million. The Company’s guarantees expire upon
the maturity of the debt obligations which are October 1, 2006 and March 31, 2011.
The Company continued to guarantee GSE’s borrowings under the Credit Agreement (for which
$1,500,000 is allocated for use by GSE) subsequent to the spin-off on September 30, 2005. As of
December 31, 2005, GSE had borrowings of $1,182,000 under the Credit Agreement. In March 2006,
GSE repaid its borrowings in full and ceased to be a Borrower under the Credit Agreement (see Note 6).
(17) Litigation
On January 3, 2001, the Company commenced an action alleging that MCI Communications Corporation
(“MCI”), MCI’s Systemhouse subsidiaries (“Systemhouse”), and Electronic Data Systems Corporation, as
successor to Systemhouse (“EDS”), committed fraud in connection with the Company’s 1998 acquisition
of Learning Technologies from the defendants for $24,300,000 in cash. The Company sought actual
damages in the amount of $74,067,044 plus interest, punitive damages in an amount to be determined at
trial, and costs, subject to reduction as set forth below.
The complaint, which was filed in the New York State Supreme Court, alleges that the defendants
fraudulently induced the Company to acquire Learning Technologies by concealing the poor performance
of Learning Technologies’ United Kingdom operation. The complaint also alleges that the defendants
represented that Learning Technologies would continue to receive new business from Systemhouse even
though the defendants knew that the sale of Systemhouse to EDS was imminent and that such new
business would cease after such sale. In February 2001, the defendants filed answers denying liability. No
counterclaims against the plaintiffs were asserted. Although discovery had not yet been completed,
defendants made a motion for summary judgment, which was submitted in April 2002. Before the motion
was decided, MCI filed for bankruptcy. As a result of MCI’s bankruptcy filing, the state court did not
decide the motion.
The defendants other than MCI then made an application to the court to stay the fraud action until the
Company and EDS completed a later-commenced arbitration, in which the Company alleged breach of the
acquisition agreement and of a separate agreement to refer business to General Physics on a preferred
provider basis and seeking actual damages in the amount of $17,600,000 plus interest. In a decision dated
May 9, 2003, the court granted the motion and stayed the fraud action until the arbitration was completed.
The arbitration hearings took place in May 2004 before JAMS, a private dispute resolution firm. On
September 10, 2004, the arbitrator issued an interim award in which she found that the sellers of Learning
Technologies breached certain representations and warranties contained in the acquisition agreement. In a
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
final award dated November 29, 2004, the arbitrator awarded General Physics $12,273,575 in damages and
$6,016,109 in pre-award interest. (The damages sought in the fraud action are subject to reduction by the
$12,273,575 in damages awarded in the arbitration.) On December 30, 2004, EDS made a payment of
$18,428,486, which included $138,802 of post-award interest, to General Physics to satisfy its obligation
under the arbitration award, which cash was held in escrow as of December 31, 2004. EDS subsequently
agreed that the arbitration award was final and binding and that it would take no steps of any kind to vacate
or otherwise challenge the award. As a result of the foregoing, the Company recognized a gain on the
arbitration award, net of legal fees and expenses, of $13,660,000 in 2004.
Once the arbitration was concluded, the state court lifted the stay of the fraud claim against the defendants
other than MCI. In November 2005, trial began on the Company’s claims against EDS and Systemhouse
relating to false representations concerning the financial condition of Learning Technologies’ United
Kingdom operation. On November 23, 2005, after more than four days of trial, the Company agreed to
settle its claims against EDS and Systemhouse. Pursuant to the settlement, EDS made a cash payment to
the Company in the amount of $9,000,000 on December 14, 2005.
In connection with the spin-off of NPDC by the Company on November 24, 2004, the Company agreed to
make an additional capital contribution to NPDC in an amount equal to the first $5,000,000 of any
proceeds (net of litigation expenses and taxes incurred, if any), and 50% of any proceeds in excess of
$15,000,000 (net of litigation expenses and taxes incurred, if any), received with respect to the foregoing
arbitration and litigation claims. After payment of legal fees associated with the litigation, the net proceeds
received by the Company for the settlement were approximately $6,880,000. The Company had previously
incurred approximately $1,328,000 of expenses with respect to the litigation, so the Company recognized a
gain on the litigation settlement, net of legal fees and expenses, of approximately $5,552,000 in 2005.
Pursuant to the agreement with NPDC, the Company made a $5,000,000 additional capital contribution to
NPDC out of the proceeds of the arbitration award in January 2005. The Company had a payable to NPDC
of approximately $1,201,000 as of December 31, 2005 for the additional capital contribution relating to the
litigation proceeds received in December 2005. These additional capital contributions to NPDC were
accounted for as components of the net assets distributed to NPDC in connection with the spin-off, through
a reduction of additional paid-in capital.
The fraud action against MCI had been stayed as a result of the bankruptcy of MCI and the Company’s
claims against MCI were not tried or settled with the claims against EDS. On December 13, 2005, the
Bankruptcy Court heard argument on the summary judgment that MCI had made in state court in April
2002, before its bankruptcy filing. The motion has not yet been decided.
The Company is not a party to any legal proceeding, the outcome of which is believed by management to
have a reasonable likelihood of having a material adverse effect upon the financial condition and operating
results of the Company.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
(18) Quarterly Information (unaudited)
The Company’s quarterly financial information has not been audited but, in management’s opinion,
includes all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation.
Revenue
Gross profit
Income from
continuing operations
Loss from discontinued
operations, net of income taxes
Net income
Per common share data
Basic:
Income from
continuing operations
Loss from discontinued
operations, net of
income taxes
Net income
Diluted:
Income from
continuing operations
Loss from discontinued
operations, net
of income taxes
Net income
$
$
$
$
$
Three months ended
March 31,
2005
June 30,
2005
September 30,
2005
December 31,
2005
Year ended
December 31,
2005
43,560 $
5,544
43,659 $
6,368
44,059 $
6,688
44,277 $
6,391
175,555
24,991
842
(374)
468
1,441
(221)
1,220
1,459
(417)
1,042
4,715
(232)
4,483
8,457
(1,244)
7,213
0.05 $
0.08 $
0.08 $
0.25 $
0.47
(0.02)
0.03 $
(0.01)
0.07 $
(0.02)
0.06 $
(0.01)
0.24 $
(0.07)
0.40
0.04 $
0.08 $
0.07 $
0.25 $
0.45
(0.02)
0.02 $
(0.01)
0.07 $
(0.02)
0.05 $
(0.01)
0.24 $
(0.07)
0.38
The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the total for the year due to the effects
of rounding and dilution as a result of issuing common shares during the year.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005 and 2004
Revenue
Gross profit
Income (loss) from
continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of income taxes
Net income
Per common share data:
Basic:
Income from
continuing operations
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations,
net of income taxes
Net income
Diluted:
Income from
continuing operations
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations,
net of income taxes
Net income
$
$
$
$
$
Three months ended
March 31,
2004
June 30,
2004
September 30,
2004
December 31,
2004
Year ended
December 31,
2004
35,159 $
3,977
39,477 $
4,728
44,178 $
5,323
45,644 $
5,311
164,458
19,339
(61)
192
131
77
316
393
600
(171)
429
21,650
22,266
(83)
21,567
254
22,520
— $
— $
0.03 $
1.21 $
1.26
0.01
0.01 $
0.02
0.02 $
(0.01)
0.02 $
—
1.21 $
0.01
1.27
— $
— $
0.03 $
1.15 $
1.22
0.01
0.01 $
0.02
0.02 $
(0.01)
0.02 $
—
1.15 $
0.01
1.23
The sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the total for the year due to the effects
of rounding and dilution as a result of issuing common shares during the year.
(19) Subsequent Events
On January 19, 2006, the Company repurchased a total of 2,721,500 shares of Common Stock and Class B
Stock representing approximately 15% of the total outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company.
See Note 13 for further details regarding this transaction.
On February 14, 2006, the Company announced that it had completed the acquisition of Peters
Management Consultancy Ltd. (PMC), a performance improvement and training company in the United
Kingdom. The purchase price was $1.3 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment based on
actual net equity, plus contingent payments of up to $0.9 million based upon the achievement of certain
performance targets during the first year following completion of the acquisition.
On March 8, 2006, GSE repaid its borrowings of $1,182,000 under General Physics’ Credit Agreement
using proceeds received from a separate financing transaction. In connection with this transaction, GSE
ceased to be a Borrower under General Physics’ Credit Agreement (see Note 6).
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Item 9:
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A: Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by it in its reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by the
Company in its Exchange Act reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of
December 31, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date because of
the material weakness described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
(Item 9A(b)).
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on the framework in
“Internal Control – Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
In conducting the aforementioned evaluation and assessment, management identified the following material
weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005:
The Company’s account reconciliation and management review controls over the accounting for
income taxes were not operating effectively because of the lack of adequate tax accounting expertise
as of December 31, 2005. As a result, there was a material misstatement in the Company’s income
tax provision that was corrected prior to the issuance of the 2005 consolidated financial statements.
Based on the material weakness described above, management concluded that the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2005. Management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 has been audited by KPMG
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report appears in Item 8.
(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Regarding the material weakness described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting above, the Company will continue to revise its processes and procedures over the accounting for
income taxes and hired a tax director on December 31, 2005 which we believe will provide the Company with
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the necessary technical skills to perform, review and analyze complex tax accounting activities. We believe these
additional controls will remediate the material weakness; however, such determination will not occur until these
additional controls have been in place for a period of time sufficient to demonstrate that the controls are
operating effectively.
(d) Limitations of Effectiveness of Controls
Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting
objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves
human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human
failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper
management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent
limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the
process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
Item 9B: Other Information
None.
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Part III
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, officers and employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries, which was approved by the Company’s Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
A copy of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is incorporated herein by reference into this report as
Exhibit 14.1. If the Company makes any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grants any
waiver from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for its executive officers or directors, the
Company will within five (5) days disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on its website at
www.gpstrategies.com or in a report on Form 8-K.
All other information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is
incorporated herein by reference to the information under the captions “Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant”, “Executive Compensation”, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters”, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Principal Accountant
Fees and Services” in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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Part IV
Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data:
Financial Statements of GP Strategies Corporation and Subsidiaries:
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 2005 and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
(Loss) – Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II – Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules other than Schedule II are omitted as not applicable or required.
(a)(3) Exhibits
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
* Filed herewith.
Page
30
33
34
35
36
38
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 16, 2006
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
By /s/ Scott N. Greenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures
Title
Principal executive officer and director:
By /s/ Scott N. Greenberg
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Principal financial and accounting officer:
By /s/ Sharon Esposito-Mayer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Directors:
/s/ Harvey P. Eisen
/s/ Jerome I. Feldman
/s/ Marshall S. Geller
/s/ Richard Pfenniger
/s/ Ogden R. Reid
Chairman of the Board
Director
Director
Director
Director
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Exhibit number
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed on October 6, 1995.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1995.
Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on January 24,
1997. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant dated June 23, 1997. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on March 5,
1998. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 1, 1999.
1973 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of the Registrant, as amended on June 26, 2000.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
GP Strategies Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
General Physics Corporation 2004 Bonus Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Jerome I.
Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.
Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement dated as of June 11, 2003
between the Registrant and Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
Amendment dated as of October 1, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Incentive
Compensation Agreement dated June 11, 2003 between GP Strategies Corporation and
Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement dated November 17, 2003
between GP Strategies Corporation and Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.
Stock Exchange Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s
Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
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Exhibit number
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Scott N.
Greenberg. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999
between the Company and Scott N. Greenberg. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Lock-Up Agreement between the Registrant and Scott N. Greenberg in connection with a
stock grant authorized by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on
March 23, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Separation Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2002, between General Physics
Corporation and John C. McAuliffe. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 of the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2002.
Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 2001 between the Registrant and Andrea D.
Kantor. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of May 1,
2001 between the Company and Andrea D. Kantor. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant and Andrea D. Kantor dated April 11,
2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Douglas E.
Sharp. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999
between the Company and Douglas E. Sharp. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Lock-Up Agreement between the Registrant and Douglas E. Sharp in connection with a
stock grant authorized by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on
March 23, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Employment Agreement, dated August 16, 2005, between the Registrant and Sharon
Esposito-Mayer.*
Stock Unit Agreement, dated April 11, 2005, between the Registrant and Sharon
Esposito-Mayer.*
Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant’s subsidiary, General Physics
Corporation and certain officers. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
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Exhibit number
10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
Form of Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant’s subsidiary, General Physics
Corporation and certain officers. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 1998, by and among SHL Systemhouse
Co., MCI Systemhouse Corp., SHL Computer Innovations Inc., SHL Technology
Solutions Limited and General Physics Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 29, 1998.
Preferred Provider Agreement, dated as of June 3, 1998, by and among SHL
Systemhouse Co., MCI Systemhouse Corp., SHL Computer Innovations Inc., SHL
Technology Solutions Limited and General Physics Corporation. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 29, 1998.
Financing and Security Agreement dated August 13, 2003 by and between General
Physics Corporation, MXL Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank National Association.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Guaranty of Payment Agreement dated August 13, 2003 by GP Strategies Corporation
for the benefit of Wachovia Bank, National Association. Incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
First Amendment dated March 30, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003. *
Second Amendment dated July 2, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003.*
Third Amendment dated July 30, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003.*
Fourth Amendment dated January 19, 2006 to the Financing and Security Agreement
dated August 13, 2003 by General Physics Corporation, Skillright, Inc., GSE Systems,
Inc., GSE Power Systems, Inc., MSHI, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
Forbearance letter dated August 4, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Waiver letter dated February 17, 2006.*
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 1997, between the Registrant and Computershare
Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent, which includes, as Exhibit A thereto, the
Resolution of the Board of Directors with respect to Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B thereto, the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C
thereto the form of Summary of Rights. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 17, 1997.
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Exhibit number
10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37
10.38
10.39
10.40
10.41
10.42
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
Amendment, dated as of July 30, 1999, to the Rights Agreement dated as of June 23,
1997, between the Computershare Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s report on Form 8-A12B/A filed on
August 2, 1999.
Amendment, dated as of December 16, 1999, to the Rights Agreement dated as of
June 23, 1997, between the Registrant and Computershare Investor Services LLC, as
Rights Agent. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s report on
From 8-A12B/A filed on December 17, 1999.
Agreement dated, December 29, 1998, among the Registrant, Jerome I. Feldman and
Martin M. Pollak. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
Stock Exchange Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Martin M. Pollak. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s
Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
Subscription Agreement dated as of October 19, 2001 between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Subscription Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
Stock Repurchase Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
EGI-Fund(02)04 Investors, L.L.L. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
Stock Repurchase Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
EGI-Fund (02-04) Investors, L.L.C. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2006.
Subscription Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
Marshall Geller. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
Form of Officer’s Pledge Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33
to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Form of Officer’s Promissory Note. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to
the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Sublease Agreement dated as of December 13, 2002 between the Registrant and Austin
Nichols & Company, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
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Exhibit number
10.47
10.48
10.49
10.50
10.51
10.52
10.53
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
Lease Agreement dated as of July 5, 2002 between the Registrant’s wholly owned
subsidiary, General Physics Corporation and Riggs Company. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated August 8, 2003 among GP Strategies
Corporation, National Patent Development Corporation and Gabelli Funds, LLC.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.0 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Form of GP Strategies Corporation 6% Conditional Subordinated Note due 2008 dated
August 14, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Form of GP Strategies Corporation Warrant Certificate dated August 14, 2003.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.02 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Mortgage Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases dated August 14, 2003 between
GP Strategies Corporation and Gabelli Funds, LLC. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.04 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Registration Rights Agreement dated August 14, 2003 between GP Strategies and Gabelli
Funds, LLC. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.05 to the Registrant’s Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Indemnity Agreement dated August 14, 2003 by GP Strategies Corporation for the
benefit of National Patent Development Corporation and MXL Industries, Inc.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.07 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Subordination Agreement dated August 14, 2003 among GP Strategies Corporation,
Gabelli Funds, LLC, as Agent on behalf of the holders of the Company’s 6% Conditional
Subordinated Notes due 2008 and Wachovia Bank, National Association. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.08 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2003.
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 21, 2003 by and between GP Strategies
Corporation and ManTech International. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated October 23, 2003.
Teaming Agreement dated October 21, 2003 by and between GP Strategies Corporation
and ManTech International. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K dated October 23, 2003.
$5,250,955 Promissory Note dated October 21, 2003 of GP Strategies Corporation.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated
October 23, 2003.
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Exhibit number
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
10.65
10.66
18
19
20
21
22
23
28
31.1
31.2
Management Service Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between the Registrant and GSE
Systems, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.60 of the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Form of Management Agreement between
the Registrant and National Patent
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Amendment dated July 1, 2005, to the Management Agreement dated July 30, 2004
between the Registrant and National Patent Development Corporation. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005.
Form of Management Agreement between National Patent Development Corporation and
the Registrant. Incorporated herein by references to Exhibit 10.2 of National Patent
Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Termination Agreement dated June 30, 2005 of the Management Agreement dated July
30, 2004, between National Patent Development Corporation and the Registrant.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Form of Tax Sharing Agreement between the Registrant and National Patent
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Form of Distribution Agreement between
the Registrant and National Patent
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Code of Ethics Policy. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Form of Indemnification Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated December 23, 2005.
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Subsidiaries of the Registrant*
Not Applicable
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
Not Applicable
Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
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Exhibit number
32.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350*
* Filed herewith.
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GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedule II
(In thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts (A)
Year ended December 31, 2005:
Year ended December 31, 2004:
Year ended December 31, 2003:
Balance at
beginning
of year
$
$
$
917
1,739
854
Additions
Deductions
(B)
535
191
1,130
(286) $
(1,013) $
(245) $
Balance at
end of
year
1,166
917
1,739
(A) Deducted from accounts and other receivables on Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(B) Write-off of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
deductions include allowance distributed in the spin-offs of GSE Systems, Inc. ($22) and National Patent
Development Corporation ($418).
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(cid:58) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
or
(cid:134) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-7234
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
13-1926739
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300, Elkridge, MD
(Address of principal executive offices)
21075
(Zip Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
(410) 379-3600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Title of Each Class
Common Stock, $.01 par value
Name of each exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (cid:58) No (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not
be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III
of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition
of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer (cid:134)
Accelerated filer (cid:58)
Non-accelerated filer (cid:134)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes (cid:134) No (cid:58)
The aggregate market value of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share and Class B Capital
Stock, par value $.01 per share held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2005 was approximately $106,684,000.
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s Common Stock and Class B Capital Stock as of February 28, 2006:
Class
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Class B Capital Stock, par value $.01 per share
Outstanding
15,695,275 shares
—
None
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends GP Strategies Corporation’s (the
“Company”) annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, originally filed on March 16,
2006 (the “Original Filing”). The company is filing this Amendment to include the information required by Part
III and not included in the Original Filing as the Company will not file its definitive proxy statement within 120
days of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. In addition, in connection with the
filing of this Amendment and pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company is
including with this Amendment certain currently dated certifications. Accordingly, Item 15 of Part IV has also
been amended to reflect the filing of these currently dated certifications.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment continues
to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein
to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Signatures
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20
23
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Item 10.
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
PART III
Scott N. Greenberg has been a Director of the Company since 1987, President from 2001 until February
2006 and Chief Executive Officer since April 2005. He was Chief Financial Officer from 1989 until December
2005, Executive Vice President from 1998 to 2001, and Vice President from 1985 to 1998. He has been a
Director of GSE since 1999 and was a Director of Five Star from 1998 to 2003 and a Director of Valera until
January 2005. Mr. Greenberg has also been a Director and Chief Financial Officer of NPDC since 2004. Age 49
Harvey P. Eisen has been a Director since 2002 and Chairman of the Board since April 2005. He has
been Chairman and Managing Member of Bedford Oak Management, LLC since 1998. Prior thereto, Mr. Eisen
served as Senior Vice President of Travelers, Inc. and of Primerica prior to its merger with Travelers in 1993.
Mr. Eisen has over thirty years of asset management experience, is often consulted by the national media for his
views on all phases of the investment marketplace, and is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New
York Times, PensionWorld, U.S. News & World Report, Financial World and Business Week, among others.
Mr. Eisen also appears regularly on such television programs as Wall Street Week, CNN, and CNBC. Mr. Eisen
is a Trustee of the University of Missouri Business School where he established the first accredited course on the
Warren Buffet Principles of Investing. Mr. Eisen has also been a Director of NPDC since August 2004. He is
also a Trustee of Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, New York and the Northern Westchester Hospital
Center. Age 63
Jerome I. Feldman founded the Company in 1959. He has been Chairman of the Executive Committee
since April 2005. He was Chief Executive Officer from 1959 until April 2005, Chairman of the Board from
1999 until April 2005 and President from 1959 until 2001. He has been Chairman of the Board of Five Star
Products, Inc. ("Five Star"), a paint and hardware distributor, since 1994; a Director of GSE Systems, Inc.
("GSE"), a global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions, since 1994; Chairman of the Board of
GSE since 1997; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of National Patent Development
Corporation (“NPDC”), a holding company with interests in optical plastics, paint and hardware distribution
services, since 2004; and a Director of Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Valera”), a specialty pharmaceutical
company, since January 2005. Mr. Feldman is also Chairman of the New England Colleges Fund and a Trustee
of Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation. Age 77
Marshall S. Geller has been a Director of the Company since 2002. Mr. Geller is Co-Founder and Senior
Managing Director of St. Cloud Capital, a Los Angeles based private investment fund formed in December 2001.
He is also Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of Geller & Friend Capital Partners, Inc., a
private merchant bank formed in 1995. Mr. Geller has spent more than forty years in corporate finance and
investment banking, including twenty one years as a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. with
oversight of all operations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Hong Kong and the Far East. Mr. Geller is
currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of ShopNBC-ValueVision Media, Inc. (NasdaqNM: VVTV),
and serves as a Director of 1st Century Bank, Los Angeles (Nasdaq:FCNA), Blue Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqNM:
BLUE), National Holdings Corp. (NHLD.OB) and is on the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai Medical Center,
Los Angeles. He was previously the Interim Co-Chairman of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) and Interim
President and Chief Operating Officer of Players International, Inc. Mr. Geller also serves on the Dean’s
Advisory Council for the College of Business & Economics at California State University, Los Angeles. Age 67
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. has been a Director of the Company since January 2005. Mr. Pfenniger is the
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Continucare Corporation, a provider of
primary care physician services. Mr. Pfenniger was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in October
2003 after having served as a member of the board of Continucare since March 2002 and as Chairman since
September 2002. Mr. Pfenniger was the Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Whitman Education
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Group, Inc., a provider of career-oriented higher education, from 1997 until June 2003. From 1994 to 1997, Mr.
Pfenniger served as the Chief Operating Officer of IVAX Corporation, and from 1989 to 1994 he served as the
Senior Vice President-Legal Affairs and General Counsel of IVAX Corporation, a multi-national pharmaceutical
company. Mr. Pfenniger currently serves as a Director of Cellular Technical Services Company, Inc. Age 50
Ogden R. Reid has been a Director of the Company since 1979. Mr. Reid had been Editor and Publisher
of the New York Herald Tribune and of its International Edition; United States Ambassador to Israel; a six-term
member of the United States Congress and a New York State Environmental Commissioner. Mr. Reid is a
Director of Valera. Mr. Reid is currently Chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors. Age 80
Douglas E. Sharp has been the President of the Company since February 2006 and President of the
Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, General Physics Corporation (“GPC”), since 2002. Mr. Sharp has had a
broad range of experience with GPC having worked in all of the market sectors served by GPC during his
twenty-one year tenure with GPC. Mr. Sharp, who is a mechanical engineer, had most recently served as Chief
Operating Officer of GPC. Mr. Sharp holds professional engineering registrations in the states of Arizona,
Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington. He is a member of the American Society of Training
and Development, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers. He has been a Director of GSE since 2003. Age 47
Andrea D. Kantor has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel since April 2005. She was Vice
President and General Counsel from 2001 to 2005, Vice President and Corporate Counsel from 1999 to 2001, and
Associate General Counsel from 1988 to 1999. She has been a Director of GSE since 2003. Ms. Kantor practiced
law as a corporate associate in New York City at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, and prior to that at Sidley Austin
Brown & Wood LLP. Ms. Kantor is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and a
member of the Corporate and Securities Law Committee of the American Corporate Counsel Association. Age 48
Sharon Esposito-Mayer has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
since December 2005. She has been the Executive Vice President of Finance of GPC since 2004, was Vice
President of Finance of GPC from 2001 to 2004 and Director of Finance of GPC from 1997 to 2000, and has
held various other positions since joining GPC in 1995. Age 39
Karl Baer has been Executive Vice President of the Company since March 2006. He has been Executive
Vice President of GPC since 2004 and was Vice President of GPC from 1998 until 2004. Mr. Baer has held various
other positions since joining GPC in 1987. Prior to joining GPC, Mr. Baer served in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear
submarine force for over nine years. Age 46
Larry T. Davis has been Executive Vice President of the Company since March 2006. He has been an
Executive Vice President of GPC since 2000 and was Vice President 1988 to 1999. Mr. Davis has held various
other positions since joining GPC in 1984. Age 58
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's officers and directors, and persons who own
more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in
ownership with the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, and to furnish such reports to the Company.
Based solely on a review of copies of such reports for 2005, the Company believes that during 2005 all
reports applicable to its officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed on a timely basis,
except that Messrs. Eisen, Geller, Pfenniger and Reid inadvertently filed the incorrect form reporting the receipt of
shares constituting director’s fees and have corrected such filings, and Ms. Kantor filed one late report.
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Audit Committee
The Company has established an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of Ogden R. Reid,
Chairman, Marshall Geller and Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Pfenniger
qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC regulations and is independent under the
NYSE listing standards that currently apply to the Company.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, officers and employees
of the Company and its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Director of Financial Reporting and other senior managers in the accounting and finance
department of the Company and its subsidiaries. A copy of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be
found on our website at www.gpstrategies.com. If the Company makes any substantive amendments to the Code
of Ethics for its executive officers or directors or grants any waiver from a provision of the Code of Ethics for its
executive officers or directors, the Company will within five (5) business days disclose the nature of such
amendment or waiver in a Report on Form 8-K or on its website at www.gstrategies.com.
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Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The following table and notes present the compensation paid by the Company and subsidiaries to its Chief
Executive Officer and the Company’s other named executive officers.
Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation
Long-Term Compensation
Salary
($)
288,852
289,296
285,500
363,041
347,517
317,725
235,932
221,557
218,490
174,668
152,588
132,989
Bonus
($)
100,000(1)
350,000(3)
75,000(6)
85,000(1)
50,000(9)
--
50,000(13)
50,000(3)
--
75,000(13)
50,000(3)
25,000(21)
102,708(24)
504,950
508,583
--
2,000,000(26)
3,000,000(26)
Restricted
Stock
Awards
($)
--
296,100(4)
--
--
239,700(10)
--
150,700(14)
--
--
173,305(18)
--
--
--
--
--
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
All Other
Compensation
($)
9,003(2)
8,491(5)
24,584(7)
7,281(8)
6,718(11)
5,384(12)
8,773(15)
8,170(16)
7,220(17)
6,437(19)
5,242(20)
40,568(22)
39,824(25)
199,322(27)
73,271(28)
Name and Principal Position
Scott N. Greenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Douglas E. Sharp
President
Andrea D. Kantor
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Sharon Esposito-Mayer
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Jerome I. Feldman
Chairman of the
Executive Committee(23)
_______________________
Year
2005
2004
2003
2005
2004
2003
2005
2004
2003
2005
2004
2003
2005
2004
2003
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Bonus for 2005 pursuant to employment agreement.
Includes a $7,000 matching contribution to the GP Retirement Savings Plan (“the GP Plan”) and $2,003 for
life insurance premiums.
Discretionary bonus for 2004.
Represents the value of restricted stock based on the closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of
grant, March 23, 2005 (the expense was accrued in 2004). Restricted stock was fully vested on the date of
grant but contains a restriction on sale until December 31, 2007. Dividends, if any, are paid on the restricted
stock. At December 31, 2005, Mr. Greenberg held 42,000 shares of restricted stock with a market value of
$342,720.
Includes a $6,500 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,991 for life insurance premiums.
Bonus for 2003 pursuant to employment agreement.
Includes a $6,056 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,278 for life insurance premiums. Also includes
$17,250 paid to Mr. Greenberg during the year ended December 31, 2003 by GSE as compensation for serving
as a Director of GSE. GSE was a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company from October 23, 2003 to
September 30, 2005.
(8)
Includes a $4,978 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $2,303 for life insurance premiums.
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(9)
Bonus for 2004 pursuant to employment agreement.
(10)
Represents the value of restricted stock based on the closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of
grant, March 23, 2005 (the expense was accrued in 2004). Restricted stock was fully vested on the date of
grant but contains a restriction on sale until December 31, 2007. Dividends, if any, are paid on the restricted
stock. At December 31, 2005, Mr. Sharp held 34,000 shares of restricted stock with a value of $277,440.
(11)
Includes a $4,570 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $2,148 for life insurance premiums.
(12)
Includes a $4,271 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,113 for life insurance premiums.
(13) Discretionary bonus for 2005.
(14)
Represents the value of restricted stock units based on the closing market price of the Common Stock on the
date of grant, April 11, 2005. Restricted stock units vested 50% on December 31, 2005 and will vest 50% on
December 31, 2006. Vesting accelerates upon a change of control or the sale of the Company. At the time of
vesting, restricted stock units are settled in shares of Common Stock, and dividends, if any, are not paid on the
restricted stock units until shares of Common Stock are issued. At December 31, 2005, Ms. Kantor held
10,000 non-vested restricted stock units with a value, based on the closing market price of the underlying
Common Stock, of $81,600. This does not include 10,000 shares of Common Stock held by Ms. Kantor on
December 31, 2005 with a value of $81,600, representing the settlement of the vested portion of restricted
stock units granted on April 11, 2005.
(15)
Includes a $7,000 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,773 for life insurance premiums.
(16)
Includes a $6,500 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,670 for life insurance premiums.
(17)
Includes a $6,076 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $1,144 for life insurance premiums.
(18)
Represents the value of restricted stock units based on the closing market price of the Common Stock on the
date of grant, April 11, 2005. Restricted stock units will vest 40% on April 5, 2007 and 20% on each of April
5, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Vesting accelerates upon a change of control or the sale of the Company. At the
time of vesting, restricted stock units are settled in shares of Common Stock, and dividends, if any, are not
paid on the restricted stock units until shares of Common Stock are issued. At December 31, 2005, Ms.
Esposito-Mayer held 23,000 non-vested restricted stock units with a value, based on the closing market price
of the underlying Common Stock, of $187,680.
(19)
Includes a $5,669 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $768 for life insurance premiums.
(20)
Includes a $4,572 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $670 for life insurance premiums.
(21) Discretionary bonus for 2003.
(22)
Includes a $4,236 matching contribution to the GP Plan, $432 for life insurance premiums and $35,900 of
value realized on the exercise of options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to
1973 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
(23) On April 26, 2005, Mr. Feldman resigned as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and became Chairman of the Executive Committee.
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(24)
Pursuant to a management services agreement, commencing November 24, 2004, NPDC pays the Company a
management fee to cover a portion of the compensation of certain officers of the Company who provide
services to NPDC, which includes reimbursement of approximately 80% of Mr. Feldman’s compensation in
2005. The amount shown in the table is presented net of such reimbursed amounts. Mr. Feldman’s gross
salary for 2005 was $513,541 before reimbursement from NPDC. See Item 13. “Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions.”
(25)
The amount shown in the table is presented net of the amounts reimbursed by NPDC (see (24) above). Mr.
Feldman’s gross other compensation includes a $5,104 matching contribution to the “GP Plan” and $194,017
for life insurance premiums, before reimbursement from NPDC.
(26)
Bonus earned pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Agreement dated April 1, 2002, as amended. See
“Employment Agreements – Jerome I. Feldman.”
(27)
Includes a $4,625 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $194,697 for life insurance premiums.
(28)
Includes a $4,404 matching contribution to the GP Plan and $32,867 for life insurance premiums. Also
includes $36,000 paid to Mr. Feldman during the year ended December 31, 2003 by GSE as compensation
for serving as a Director of GSE. GSE was a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company from October 23,
2003 to September 30, 2005.
No options were granted to the named executive officers in 2005.
Option Grants in 2005
Aggregate Option Exercises in 2005
And Fiscal Year-End Option Values
The following table and notes contain information concerning the exercise of stock options under the Plan during
2005 and unexercised options under the Plan held at the end of 2005 by the named executive officers. Unless otherwise
indicated, options are to purchase shares of Common Stock.
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
Value
Realized
($)
Exercisable/Unexercisable
Options at
December 31, 2005(#)
Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
Value of Unexercised
In-the-Money Options at
December 31, 2005($)(1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
119,716
130,942
59,858
26,697
119,716
0
17,958
0
5,986
0
577,031
426,785
288,516
111,397
577,031
0
80,452
0
26,817
0
Name
Scott N. Greenberg
Douglas E. Sharp
Andrea D. Kantor
Sharon Esposito-Mayer
Jerome I. Feldman
_________________
(1) Calculated based on $8.16, which was the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the NYSE on
December 30, 2005.
In addition, Scott Greenberg, Andrea Kantor and Sharon Esposito-Mayer realized value of $221,029,
$19,893 and $1,906, respectively, upon the exercise in 2005 of the remaining options to purchase shares of
Millennium Cell, LLC Common Stock, a former affiliated company, granted under the terms of the GP Strategies
Millennium Cell, LLC Stock Option Plan.
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Directors Compensation
During 2005, directors who were not employees of the Company or its subsidiaries received an annual fee
of $10,000, payable quarterly, in cash or Common Stock, at their option. In addition, the directors received $1,500
for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended, and generally do not receive any additional compensation for
service on the committees of the Board of Directors. In 2005, Marshall Geller, Richard Pfenniger, Jr. and Ogden
Reid received $25,000, $15,000 and $15,000, respectively, for serving on a Special Committee of the Board of
Directors. Employees of the Company or its subsidiaries do not receive additional compensation for serving as
directors.
Employment Agreements
Scott N. Greenberg. As of July 1, 1999, Scott N. Greenberg and the Company entered into an employment
agreement pursuant to which Mr. Greenberg was employed as the Executive Vice President of the Company.
Effective June 12, 2001, Mr. Greenberg was elected President of the Company, and effective April 26, 2005, Mr.
Greenberg was elected Chief Executive Officer. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to its terms, the employment
agreement terminated on June 30, 2004, provided that if the employment agreement was not terminated prior to
June 30, 2002, the employment agreement would have been extended on June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2005. On April
1, 2002, the Compensation Committee amended Mr. Greenberg’s employment agreement, which amendment was
ratified unanimously by the Board of Directors on May 3, 2002, with Mr. Greenberg abstaining, to provide that the
employment agreement now terminates on June 30, 2007, provided that if the employment agreement was not
terminated prior to June 30, 2005, the employment agreement was extended on June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2008. On
January 21, 2005, the Compensation Committee amended Mr. Greenberg’s employment agreement to provide
that the employment agreement now terminates on June 30, 2008.
Commencing July 1, 1999, Mr. Greenberg's base annual salary was $250,000, with annual increases to be
determined by the Board of Directors of not less than the greater of (i) 3% and (ii) the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index. The Company agreed to pay Mr. Greenberg a signing bonus in 1999 of $300,000, which
Mr. Greenberg waived. Mr. Greenberg is entitled to an annual bonus based upon the percentage increase in GPC's
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding extraordinary or unusual nonrecurring
items of income and expense ("EBITDA"), from GPC's EBITDA for the prior year, up to 50% of his base salary.
Pursuant to such provision, Mr. Greenberg received a bonus of $100,000 in 2006 for 2005 and a bonus of $75,000
in 2004 for 2003. Mr. Greenberg received a discretionary bonus of $350,000 in 2005 for 2004 that was in excess of
his formula bonus. Pursuant to the employment agreement entered into in 1999, the Company granted Mr.
Greenberg under the Company's option plan, options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock
at an exercise price of $8.00 per share, the market price on the date of grant, which options expired on June 30,
2004. The Company is required to provide Mr. Greenberg with an automobile and to maintain the existing life and
disability insurance covering Mr. Greenberg.
The Company may terminate the employment agreement for Cause, which is defined as (i) the willful and
continued failure by Mr. Greenberg to substantially perform his duties or obligations or (ii) the willful engaging by
Mr. Greenberg in misconduct which is materially monetarily injurious to the Company. If the employment
agreement is terminated for Cause, the Company is required to pay Mr. Greenberg his full salary through the date
his employment is terminated. If Mr. Greenberg's employment is terminated by his death, the Company is required
to pay to his spouse or estate his full salary for a period of one year. If, as a result of Mr. Greenberg's incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, he is absent from his duties on a full-time basis for the entire period of six consecutive
months, and he does not return within 30 days of notice, the Company may terminate his employment.
Mr. Greenberg is entitled to receive his full salary during the disability period until his employment is terminated.
Mr. Greenberg can terminate the employment agreement for Good Reason, which is defined to include (i) a
change in control of the Company, (ii) a management change in control of the Company, or (iii) a failure by the
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Company to comply with any material provision of the employment agreement which has not been cured within ten
days after notice. A "change in control" of the Company is defined as any of the following, but only if not approved
by the Board of Directors, (i) a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 1(a) of Form 8-K, other than a change of control resulting in control by Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg or a
group including Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg, (ii) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act), other than Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg or a group including Mr. Feldman or
Mr. Greenberg, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's
then outstanding securities, (iii) the Company and its affiliates owning less than a majority of the voting stock of
GPC, (iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of GPC, or (v) at any time when there has not been a
management change of control of the Company, individuals who were either nominated for election or elected by
the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board. A
"management change in control" of the Company is defined as (i) an event that would have constituted a change of
control of the Company if it had not been approved by the Board of Directors or (ii) a change in control of the
Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of Form 8-K, resulting in
control by a buy-out group including Mr. Feldman but not Mr. Greenberg.
If the Company wrongfully terminates the employment agreement or Mr. Greenberg terminates the employment
agreement for Good Reason (other than as a result of a management change of control), (i) the Company is required
to pay Mr. Greenberg his full salary and provide him his benefits through the termination date, and pay him his full
annual bonus for the calendar year in which termination occurs; (ii) the Company is required to pay as severance
pay to Mr. Greenberg an amount equal to (a) Mr. Greenberg's average annual cash compensation received from the
Company during the three full calendar years immediately preceding the termination date, multiplied by (b) the
greater of (I) the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment
period if the employment agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended and (II) three, such
payment to be made (c) if termination is based on a change of control of the Company, in a lump sum or (d) if
termination results from any other cause, in substantially equal semimonthly installments payable over the number
of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the employment
agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended; (iii) all options to purchase the Company's
Common Stock granted to Mr. Greenberg under the Company's option plan or otherwise immediately become fully
vested and terminate on such date as they would have terminated if Mr. Greenberg's employment by the Company
had not terminated and, if Mr. Greenberg's termination is based on a change of control of the Company and
Mr. Greenberg elects to surrender any or all of such options to the Company, the Company is required to pay
Mr. Greenberg a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of
the securities issuable upon exercise of the options surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options
surrendered; (iv) the Company is required to maintain in full force and effect, for a number of years equal to the
greater of (a) the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment
period if the employment agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended and (b) three, all
employee benefit plans and programs in which Mr. Greenberg was entitled to participate immediately prior to the
termination date; and (v) if termination of the employment agreement arises out of a breach by the Company, the
Company is required to pay all other damages to which Mr. Greenberg may be entitled as a result of such breach.
If Mr. Greenberg terminates the employment agreement for Good Reason as a result of a management change of
control, (i) the Company is required to pay Mr. Greenberg his full salary and provide him his benefits through the
termination date, and pay him his full annual bonus for the calendar year in which termination occurs; (ii) the
Company is required to pay as severance pay to Mr. Greenberg a lump sum amount equal to twice Mr. Greenberg's
average annual cash compensation received from the Company during the three full calendar years immediately
preceding the termination date; (iii) all options to purchase the Company's Common Stock granted to
Mr. Greenberg under the Company's option plan or otherwise immediately become fully vested and terminate on
such date as they would have terminated if Mr. Greenberg's employment by the Company had not terminated and, if
Mr. Greenberg elects to surrender any or all of such options to the Company, the Company is required to pay
Mr. Greenberg a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of
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the securities issuable upon exercise of the options surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options
surrendered; and (iv) the Company is required to maintain in full force and effect for two years all employee benefit
plans and programs in which Mr. Greenberg was entitled to participate immediately prior to the termination date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any amount otherwise
payable to Mr. Greenberg if the Company could not reasonably deduct such portion solely by operation of
Section 280G.
Douglas E. Sharp. As of July 1, 1999, Douglas E. Sharp and GPC entered into an employment agreement
pursuant to which Mr. Sharp was employed as Group President of GPC. Mr. Sharp was elected President of GPC
on September 4, 2002. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to its terms, the employment agreement terminated on
June 30, 2004, provided however, that since the employment agreement was not terminated prior to June 30, 2002,
the employment agreement provided that it was extended on June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2005. On January 21,
2005, the Compensation Committee amended the employment agreement, to provide that the employment
agreement now terminates on June 30, 2008.
Commencing July 1, 1999, Mr. Sharp's base annual salary was $230,000, with annual increases to be determined
by the Board of Directors of GPC of not less than 3%. GPC paid Mr. Sharp a signing bonus in 1999 of $300,000.
Mr. Sharp is entitled to an annual bonus based upon the percentage increase in GPC's EBITDA from GPC's
EBITDA for the prior year, up to 50% of his base salary. Pursuant to such provision, Mr. Sharp received a bonus of
$85,000 in 2006 for 2005 and $50,000 in 2005 for 2004. Pursuant to the employment agreement entered into in
1999, the Company granted Mr. Sharp under the Company's option plan, options to purchase 100,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $8.00 per share, the market price on the date of grant, which
options expired on June 30, 2004. GPC is required to provide Mr. Sharp with an automobile.
GPC may terminate the employment agreement for Cause, which is defined as (i) the willful and continued
failure by Mr. Sharp to substantially perform his duties or obligations or (ii) the willful engaging by Mr. Sharp in
misconduct which is materially monetarily injurious to GPC. If the employment agreement is terminated for Cause,
GPC is required to pay Mr. Sharp his full salary through the date his employment is terminated. If Mr. Sharp's
employment is terminated by his death, GPC is required to pay to his spouse or estate his full salary for a period of
one year. If, as a result of Mr. Sharp's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he is absent from his duties on a
full-time basis for the entire period of six consecutive months, and he does not return within 30 days of notice, GPC
may terminate his employment. Mr. Sharp is entitled to receive his full salary during the disability period until his
employment is terminated.
Mr. Sharp can terminate the employment agreement for Good Reason, which is defined to include (i) a change
in control of the Company, (ii) a management change in control of the Company, or (ii) a failure by GPC to comply
with any material provision of the employment agreement which has not been cured within ten days after notice. A
"change in control" of the Company is defined as any of the following, but only if not approved by the Board of
Directors, (i) a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of
Form 8-K, other than a change of control resulting in control by Mr. Feldman or a group including Mr. Feldman
(ii) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Mr. Feldman or
a group including Mr. Feldman, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding securities, (iii) the Company and its affiliates owning less than a majority of the
voting stock of GPC, (iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (v) at any time when
there has not been a management change of control of the Company, individuals who were either nominated for
election or elected by the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of
the Board. A “management change in control” of the Company is defined as (i) an event that would have
constituted a change of control of the Company if it had not been approved by the Board of Directors or (ii) a
change in control of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of Form
8-K, resulting in control by a buy-out group including Mr. Feldman.
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If GPC wrongfully terminates the employment agreement or Mr. Sharp terminates the employment agreement
for Good Reason, (i) GPC is required to pay Mr. Sharp his full salary and provide him his benefits through the
termination date, and pay him his full annual bonus for the calendar year in which termination occurs; (ii) GPC is
required to pay as severance pay to Mr. Sharp an amount equal to (a) Mr. Sharp's average annual cash
compensation received from GPC during the three full calendar years immediately preceding the termination date,
multiplied by (b) the greater of (I) the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in
the employment period if the employment agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended and
(II) three, such payment to be made (c) if termination is based on a change of control of the Company, in a lump
sum or (d) if termination results from any other cause, in substantially equal semimonthly installments payable over
the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the
employment agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended; (iii) all options to purchase the
Company's Common Stock granted to Mr. Sharp under the Company's option plan or otherwise immediately
become fully vested and terminate on such date as they would have terminated if Mr. Sharp's employment by GPC
had not terminated and, if Mr. Sharp's termination is based on a change of control of the Company and Mr. Sharp
elects to surrender any or all of such options to GPC, GPC is required to pay Mr. Sharp a lump sum cash payment
equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of the securities issuable upon exercise of the
options surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options surrendered; (iv) GPC is required to
maintain in full force and effect, for a number of years equal to the greater of (a) the number of years (including
partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the employment agreement had not so
terminated but was not subsequently extended and (b) three, all employee benefit plans and programs in which Mr.
Sharp was entitled to participate immediately prior to the termination date; and (v) if termination of the employment
agreement arises out of a breach by GPC, GPC is required to pay all other damages to which Mr. Sharp may be
entitled as a result of such breach.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, GPC shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any amount otherwise payable
to Mr. Sharp if GPC could not reasonably deduct such portion solely by operation of Section 280G.
The Company guaranteed the performance by GPC of its obligations under Mr. Sharp's employment agreement.
Andrea D. Kantor. As of May 1, 2001, Andrea D. Kantor and the Company entered into an employment
agreement pursuant to which Ms. Kantor was employed as the Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to its terms, the employment agreement terminated on June 30, 2004,
provided however, that since the employment agreement was not terminated prior to June 30, 2002, the
employment agreement provided that it was extended on June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2005. On January 21, 2005, the
Compensation Committee amended Ms. Kantor’s employment agreement, to provide that the employment
agreement now terminates on June 30, 2007.
Commencing May 1, 2001, Ms. Kantor’s base annual salary was $190,000, with annual increases to be
determined by the Board of Directors of not less than the greater of (i) 3% and (ii) the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index. Ms. Kantor is entitled to an annual bonus, as determined by the Board based upon the
Company’s revenues, profits or losses, financing activities, and such other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
Ms. Kantor received a discretionary bonus of $50,000 in 2006 for 2005 and $50,000 in 2005 for 2004. The
Company is required to provide Ms. Kantor with an automobile and to maintain the existing life and disability
insurance covering Ms. Kantor.
The Company may terminate the employment agreement for Cause, which is defined as (i) the willful and
continued failure by Ms. Kantor to substantially perform her duties or obligations or (ii) the willful engaging by Ms.
Kantor in misconduct which is materially monetarily injurious to the Company. If the employment agreement is
terminated for Cause, the Company is required to pay Ms. Kantor her full salary through the date her employment is
terminated. If Ms. Kantor's employment is terminated by her death, the Company is required to pay to her spouse or
estate her full salary for a period of one year. If, as a result of Ms. Kantor’s incapacity due to physical or mental
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illness, she is absent from her duties on a full-time basis for the entire period of six consecutive months, and she
does not return within 30 days of notice, the Company may terminate her employment. Ms. Kantor is entitled to
receive her full salary during the disability period until her employment is terminated.
Ms. Kantor can terminate the employment agreement for Good Reason, which is defined to include (i) a change
in control of the Company, (ii) a management change in control of the Company, or (iii) a failure by the Company
to comply with any material provision of the employment agreement which has not been cured within ten days after
notice. A "change in control" of the Company is defined as any of the following, but only if not approved by the
Board of Directors, (i) a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a)
of Form 8-K, other than a change of control resulting in control by Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg or a group
including Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg, (ii) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act), other than Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg or a group including Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg, is
or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities, (iii) the Company and its affiliates owning less than a majority of the voting stock of GPC,
(iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of GPC, or (v) at any time when there has not been a management
change of control of the Company, individuals who were either nominated for election or elected by the Board of
Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board. A "management
change in control" of the Company is defined as (i) an event that would have constituted a change of control of the
Company if it had not been approved by the Board of Directors or (ii) a change in control of the Company of a
nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of Form 8-K, resulting in control by a buy-out
group including Mr. Feldman or Mr. Greenberg.
If the Company wrongfully terminates the employment agreement or Ms. Kantor terminates the employment
agreement for Good Reason (other than as a result of a management change of control), (i) the Company is required
to pay Ms. Kantor her full salary and provide her benefits through the termination date, and pay her full annual
bonus for the calendar year in which termination occurs; (ii) the Company is required to pay as severance pay to
Ms. Kantor an amount equal to (a) Ms. Kantor’s average annual cash compensation received from the Company
during the three full calendar years immediately preceding the termination date, multiplied by (b) the greater of
(I) the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the
employment agreement had not so terminated but was not subsequently extended and (II) three, such payment to be
made (c) if termination is based on a change of control of the Company, in a lump sum or (d) if termination results
from any other cause, in substantially equal semimonthly installments payable over the number of years (including
partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the employment agreement had not so
terminated but was not subsequently extended; (iii) all options to purchase the Company's Common Stock granted
to Ms. Kantor under the Company's option plan or otherwise immediately become fully vested and terminate on
such date as they would have terminated if Ms. Kantor's employment by the Company had not terminated and, if
Ms. Kantor’s termination is based on a change of control of the Company and Ms. Kantor elects to surrender any or
all of such options to the Company, the Company is required to pay Ms. Kantor a lump sum cash payment equal to
the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of the securities issuable upon exercise of the options
surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options surrendered; (iv) the Company is required to
maintain in full force and effect, for a number of years equal to the greater of (a) the number of years (including
partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the employment agreement had not so
terminated but was not subsequently extended and (b) three, all employee benefit plans and programs in which Ms.
Kantor was entitled to participate immediately prior to the termination date; and (v) if termination of the
employment agreement arises out of a breach by the Company, the Company is required to pay all other damages to
which Ms. Kantor may be entitled as a result of such breach.
If Ms. Kantor terminates the employment agreement for Good Reason as a result of a management change of
control, (i) the Company is required to pay Ms. Kantor her full salary and provide her benefits through the
termination date, and pay her full annual bonus for the calendar year in which termination occurs; (ii) the Company
is required to pay as severance pay to Ms. Kantor a lump sum amount equal to twice Ms. Kantor’s average annual
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cash compensation received from the Company during the three full calendar years immediately preceding the
termination date; (iii) all options to purchase the Company's Common Stock granted to Ms. Kantor under the
Company's option plan or otherwise immediately become fully vested and terminate on such date as they would
have terminated if Ms. Kantor's employment by the Company had not terminated and, if Ms. Kantor elects to
surrender any or all of such options to the Company, the Company is required to pay Ms. Kantor a lump sum cash
payment equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of the securities issuable upon
exercise of the options surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options surrendered; and (iv) the
Company is required to maintain in full force and effect for two years all employee benefit plans and programs in
which Ms. Kantor was entitled to participate immediately prior to the termination date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any amount otherwise
payable to Ms. Kantor if the Company could not reasonably deduct such portion solely by operation of
Section 280G.
Sharon Esposito-Mayer. As of August 16, 2005, Sharon Esposito-Mayer and GPC entered into an employment
agreement pursuant to which Ms. Esposito-Mayer is employed as Executive Vice President of GPC. The
employment agreement amended and restated a prior employment agreement between GPC and Ms. Esposito-
Mayer dated as of April 11, 2005. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to its terms, the employment agreement
terminates on July 31, 2007.
Commencing April 11, 2005, Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s base annual salary was $180,000, with annual increases to
be determined by the Board of Directors of not less than the greater of (i) 3% and (ii) the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index. GPC is required to provide Ms. Esposito-Mayer with an automobile and cellular phone and
to maintain the existing life and disability insurance covering Ms. Esposito-Mayer. In addition, Ms. Esposito-
Mayer was granted 23,000 Stock Units of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. Upon the
occurrence of a “Change in Control” or a “Sale of the Company” during the term of the employment agreement, all
of Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s stock options to purchase the Company’s Common Stock will immediately become fully
vested and exercisable and all of Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s stock units will immediately be paid in unrestricted shares
of the Company’s Common Stock. For purposes of the employment agreement, a Change in Control is deemed to
have occurred if any person who was not on March 18, 2005 a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
15% of more of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s outstanding securities and a “Sale of the Company” is deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company
engages in a transaction or series of transactions (including, without limitation, a merger or consolidation) with
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other entity, and the stockholders
of the Company immediately prior to such transaction(s) do not, after such transaction(s), hold at least 50% of the
voting power of the Company or its successor, (ii) the Company and its affiliates cease to own more than 80% of
the voting stock of GPC, (iii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, GPC, or the business unit of GPC
with regard to which Ms. Esposito-Mayer is assigned are sold, or (iv) the Company’s Common Stock is neither
listed on a national securities exchange nor authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a
registered national securities association.
GPC may terminate the employment agreement if (i) Ms. Esposito-Mayer is physically or mentally incapacitated
or disabled or otherwise unable fully to discharge her duties for a period of 90 consecutive days, (ii) Ms. Esposito-
Mayer is convicted, plead guilty, or enter a plea of nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude,
(iii) Ms. Esposito-Mayer commits any act or omit to take any action in bad faith and to the detriment of GPC, or
(iv) Ms. Esposito-Mayer (A) willfully and continually fails to perform her duties or obligations under any provision
of the employment agreement (other than provisions relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, or protection of
confidential information) in any material respect, and does not correct such failure within 10 days after receipt of
written notice thereof, or (B) fails to perform her duties or obligations under the provisions of the employment
agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, or protection of confidential information in any material
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respect. Upon such termination, GPC is required to pay Ms. Esposito-Mayer her full salary through the date her
employment is terminated.
Ms. Esposito-Mayer can resign for “Just Cause,” which occurs if Ms. Esposito-Mayer resigns within 30 days
following (A) GPC, without the express written consent of Ms. Esposito-Mayer, (i) imposing any significant
change in Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s function, duties, or responsibilities that is not consistent with Ms. Esposito-Mayer
being an executive of GPC and failing to rescind or modify such change within 10 business days after receipt of
written notice from Ms. Esposito-Mayer, or (ii) failing to make any material payment or provide any material
benefit contemplated under the employment agreement to Ms. Esposito-Mayer, and failing to correct any such
deficiency within 10 business days after receipt of written notice from Ms. Esposito-Mayer, or (B) GPC breaching
any other term of the employment agreement and not correcting such failure or breach within 30 days after written
notice from Ms. Esposito-Mayer. If Ms. Esposito-Mayer resigns for Just Cause or GPC wrongfully terminates
Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s employment, and Ms. Esposito-Mayer is in full compliance with her obligations under the
provisions of the employment agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, and protection of
confidential information, then for the period that would have been remaining in the term of the employment
agreement if Ms. Esposito-Mayer had not so resigned or been terminated or for a period of 6 months after
termination (whichever is longer), (1) GPC will continue to pay Ms. Esposito-Mayer her base annual salary at the
rate in effect on the date of such employment termination, and (2) Ms. Esposito-Mayer will continue to be eligible
to receive such benefits as she would have been entitled to had her employment not terminated. In addition, in such
case, for purposes of her stock units, Ms. Esposito-Mayer will be deemed to have been employed by GPC through
April 10, 2008. Such benefits will terminate if Ms. Esposito-Mayer does not remain in compliance with the
provisions of the employment agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, and protection of
confidential information. If Ms. Esposito-Mayer resigns for Just Cause or GPC wrongfully terminates
Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s employment, and Ms. Esposito-Mayer is not in full compliance with her obligations under
the provisions of the employment agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, and protection of
confidential information, then GPC is only required to pay Ms. Esposito-Mayer her full salary through the date her
employment is terminated.
If Ms. Esposito-Mayer's employment is terminated by her death, GPC is required to pay to her estate her full
salary to the end of the calendar month and for the next two months. In addition, in such case, for purposes of her
stock units, Ms. Esposito-Mayer will be deemed to have been employed by GPC through July 31, 2007.
If the employment agreement expires on July 31, 2007 and during the period commencing on August 1, 2007
and ending on April 10, 2008, (i) (A) Ms. Esposito-Mayer resigns within 30 days following GPC’s, without the
express written consent of Ms. Esposito-Mayer, (I) imposing any significant change in Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s
function, duties, or responsibilities that is not consistent with Ms. Esposito-Mayer being an executive of GPC and
failing to rescind or modify such change within 10 business days after receipt of written notice from Ms. Esposito-
Mayer, or (II) materially reducing Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s compensation or benefits from those provided under the
employment agreement, and failing to rescind such reduction within 10 business days after receipt of written notice
from Ms. Esposito-Mayer, or (B) GPC terminates Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s employment for reasons other than (I)
Ms. Esposito-Mayer’s physical or mental incapacity or disability or other inability to fully to discharge her duties
for a period of 90 consecutive days, (II) Ms. Esposito-Mayer is convicted, plead guilty, or enter a plea of nolo
contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (III) Ms. Esposito-Mayer commits any act or omit to
take any action in bad faith and to the detriment of GPC, or (IV) Ms. Esposito-Mayer fails to perform her duties or
obligations to GPC and does not corrects such failure or breach within 10 days after receipt of written notice thereof
and (ii) Ms. Esposito-Mayer is in full compliance with her obligations under the provisions of the employment
agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, and protection of confidential information, then, for
purposes of her stock units, Ms. Esposito-Mayer will be deemed to have been employed by GPC through April 10,
2008. Such benefits will terminate if Ms. Esposito-Mayer does not remain in compliance with the provisions of the
employment agreement relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, and protection of confidential information.
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Jerome I. Feldman. As of June 1, 1999, Jerome I. Feldman and the Company entered into an employment
agreement pursuant to which Mr. Feldman was employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
until May 31, 2004, unless sooner terminated. Effective June 12, 2001, Mr. Feldman resigned as President of the
Company and Scott N. Greenberg was elected to that office. On April 1, 2002, the Compensation Committee
extended Mr. Feldman’s Employment Agreement until May 31, 2007, which extension was ratified unanimously by
the Board of Directors on May 3, 2002, with Mr. Feldman abstaining. Effective April 26, 2005, Mr. Feldman was
appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee and Scott Greenberg was elected Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuant to a management services agreement, commencing November 24, 2004, NPDC pays the Company a
management fee to cover a portion of the compensation of certain officers of the Company who provide services to
NPDC, which includes reimbursement of approximately 80% of Mr. Feldman’s compensation. See Item 13.
“Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”
Commencing June 1, 1999, Mr. Feldman's base annual salary was $400,000, with annual increases of $25,000.
The Company and Mr. Feldman also agreed to negotiate in good faith to formulate an annual incentive based
compensation arrangement based on the Company's achieving certain financial milestones which were fair and
equitable to Mr. Feldman and the Company and its stockholders. Pursuant to such provision, the Compensation
Committee approved an Incentive Compensation Agreement (the “Incentive Agreement”) with Mr. Feldman on
April 1, 2002, which Incentive Agreement was ratified unanimously by the Board of Directors on May 3, 2002,
with Mr. Feldman abstaining.
Pursuant to the Incentive Agreement, Mr. Feldman, was eligible to receive from the Company up to five
payments in an amount of $1 million each, based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock
sustaining or averaging increasing specified levels over periods of at least 10 consecutive trading days. On each
of June 11, 2003, July 23, 2003, December 22, 2003, November 3, 2004 and December 10, 2004, Mr. Feldman
earned an incentive payment of $1 million. To the extent there were any outstanding loans from the Company to
Mr. Feldman at the time an incentive payment was payable, the Company had the right to set-off the payment of
such incentive payment first against the outstanding accrued interest under such loans and next against any
outstanding principal.
Each incentive payment was payable on the date earned, except that any incentive payment earned prior to
December 31, 2003 is payable on the Company’s last payroll date in December. On October 1, 2003, the Incentive
Agreement was amended to allow Mr. Feldman to defer receipt of any incentive payment for a period of at least
six months. The deferral period will automatically renew unless Mr. Feldman gives a termination notice at least
30 days prior to the expiration of the deferral period. However, no deferral period may end later than May 31,
2007. A deferral notice with respect to any incentive payment earned prior to December 31, 2003 was required
to be given prior to December 1, 2003 (which deferral notice was timely given by Mr. Feldman) and a deferral
notice with respect to any incentive payment earned on or after December 31, 2003 was required to be given at
least five business days prior to the date that such incentive payment was earned (which deferral notice was
timely given by Mr. Feldman). Pursuant to such deferral provisions, all five incentive payments are payable in
January 2007, unless further deferred. A deferral notice cannot be given, and any deferral period will end, if any
outstanding loan from the Company to Mr. Feldman is due and payable and is not otherwise paid. Interest
accrues on each deferred amount at the prime rate minus 1%, which is 1% less than the interest rate accrued on
the Company’s outstanding loans to Mr. Feldman.
Although any set-off of the payments earned on June 11, 2003, July 23, 2003, December 22, 2003, November
3, 2004 and December 10, 2004 will take place in future periods when such amounts are payable, for accounting
purposes, the set-offs will be deemed to have occurred on the dates earned since the Company possesses the right
of set-off under the Incentive Agreement. As a result, for accounting purposes only, the Company applied the
first $1 million earned by Mr. Feldman against $1 million of accrued interest, the second $1 million against
$163,000 of accrued interest and $837,000 of principal, the third $1 million against $64,000 of accrued interest
and $936,000 of principal, the fourth $1 million against $86,000 of accrued interest and $914,000 of principal,
and the fifth million against $67,000 of accrued interest and $933,000 of principal, which resulted in the
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outstanding principal balance of the note being reduced, for accounting purposes only, to approximately
$619,000 as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005. On January 19, 2006, Mr. Feldman repaid
approximately $496,000 of the principal balance of the note.
Pursuant to the employment agreement entered into in 1999, the Company granted Mr. Feldman under the
Company's option plan, options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price
of $8.00 per share, which options expired on May 31, 2004. The Company is required to provide Mr. Feldman with
an automobile, to pay for country club dues, which membership is to be used primarily to further the Company's
business, and to maintain the existing life and disability insurance covering Mr. Feldman. The maturity date of the
Company's presently outstanding loans to Mr. Feldman was extended to May 31, 2007, and all contractual
restrictions imposed by the Company on the disposition by Mr. Feldman of shares of Class B Stock were
terminated. On April 1, 2002, the Compensation Committee amended the Employment Agreement to extend the
maturity date of such loans to May 31, 2007, which amendment was ratified unanimously by the Board of Directors
on May 3, 2002, with Mr. Feldman abstaining.
The Company may terminate the employment agreement for Cause, which is defined as (i) the willful and
continued failure by Mr. Feldman to substantially perform his duties or obligations or (ii) the willful engaging by
Mr. Feldman in misconduct which is materially monetarily injurious to the Company. If the employment agreement
is terminated for Cause, the Company is required to pay Mr. Feldman his full salary through the date his
employment is terminated. If Mr. Feldman's employment is terminated by his death, the Company is required to pay
to his heirs, in a lump sum, an amount equal to his full salary for the period ending May 31, 2007. If, as a result of
Mr. Feldman's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he is absent from his duties on a full-time basis for the
entire period of six consecutive months, and he does not return within 30 days of notice, the Company may
terminate his employment. Mr. Feldman is entitled to receive his full salary during the disability period until his
employment is terminated.
Mr. Feldman can terminate the employment agreement for Good Reason, which is defined to include (i) a
change in control of the Company or (ii) a failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of the
employment agreement which has not been cured within ten days after notice. A "change in control" of the
Company is defined as (i) a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 1(a) of Current Report on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K") pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, other
than a change of control resulting in control by Mr. Feldman or a group including Mr. Feldman, (ii) any "person"
(as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than Mr. Feldman or a group
including Mr. Feldman, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding securities, or (iii) at any time individuals who were either nominated for election or
elected by the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board.
Mr. Feldman has agreed that he will not seek to terminate the employment agreement for Good Reason as a result
of no longer serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or being assigned his present duties.
If the Company wrongfully terminates the employment agreement or Mr. Feldman terminates the employment
agreement for Good Reason, then (i) the Company is required to pay Mr. Feldman his full salary through the
termination date; (ii) the Company is required to pay as severance pay to Mr. Feldman an amount equal to
(a) Mr. Feldman's average annual cash compensation received from the Company during the three full calendar
years immediately preceding the termination date, multiplied by (b) the greater of (i) the number of years (including
partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment period if the employment agreement had not so
terminated and (ii) three, such payment to be made (c) if termination is based on a change of control of the
Company, in a lump sum or (d) if termination results from any other cause, in substantially equal semimonthly
installments payable over the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the
employment period if the employment agreement had not so terminated; (iii) all options to purchase the Company's
Common Stock granted to Mr. Feldman under the Company's option plan or otherwise immediately become fully
vested and terminate on such date as they would have terminated if Mr. Feldman's employment by the Company
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had not terminated and, if Mr. Feldman's termination is based on a change of control of the Company and
Mr. Feldman elects to surrender any or all of such options to the Company, the Company is required to pay
Mr. Feldman a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the termination date of
the securities issuable upon exercise of the options surrendered over (b) the aggregate exercise price of the options
surrendered; (iv) the Company is required to maintain in full force and effect, for a number of years equal to the
greater of (a) the number of years (including partial years) that would have been remaining in the employment
period if the employment agreement had not so terminated and (b) three, all employee benefit plans and programs
in which Mr. Feldman was entitled to participate immediately prior to the termination date; and (v) if termination of
the employment agreement arises out of a breach by the Company, the Company is required to pay all other
damages to which Mr. Feldman may be entitled as a result of such breach.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any amount otherwise
payable to Mr. Feldman if the Company could not reasonably deduct such portion solely by operation of
Section 280G ("Section 280G") of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of April 1, 2006
by each person who is known by the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock.
Title of Class
Name and Address
Of Beneficial Owner
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percent
of
_Class_
Common Stock Caxton International Limited
1,586,071 shares(1)
10.1%
315 Enterprise Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Common Stock Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
1,198,555 shares(2)
7.6%
1299 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Common Stock Gabelli Asset Management, Inc.
1,220,716 shares(3)
7.3%
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
Jack Silver
Sherleigh Associates LLC
660 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Common Stock
________________
1,000,000 shares(4)
6.4%
(1) Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed jointly by Caxton International Limited, GDK, Inc., Caxton Equity
Growth LLC, Caxton Associates, LLC, Bruce S. Kovner, and Ross Taylor with the SEC on February 15,
2006.
(2) Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc. ("Dimensional") with the SEC on
February 6, 2006. Dimensional has informed the Company that the shares are owned by advisory clients
of Dimensional and that Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(3) Based on a Schedule 13D filed jointly by GGCP, Inc., MJG Associates, Inc., GAMCO Investors, Inc.,
Gabelli Funds, LLC, GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. and Mario J. Gabelli with the SEC on January
27, 2006. Includes 983,116 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase shares of the
Company’s Common Stock. Mario Gabelli directly or indirectly controls or acts as chief investment
officer of the aforementioned entities. See Item 13 - “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”
(4) Based on a Schedule 13G filed by Jack Silver with the SEC on December 9, 2005.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth, as of April 1, 2006, the beneficial ownership of Common Stock, by each
director, each of the named executive officers, and all directors and executive officers as a group.
Total Number
of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
352,653(5)
711,598(6)
217,786(8)
190,548(9)
9,590
16,671(8)
161,629(8)
70,003(8)
38,697(8)
Percent of
Common
Stock
Owned(1)
2.2
4.5
1.4
1.2
*
*
1.0
*
*
1,849,845(10)
11.4
Harvey P. Eisen(2)(3)(4)
Jerome I. Feldman(4)
Marshall S. Geller(2)(3)(7)
Scott N. Greenberg(4)
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.(3)(7)
Ogden R. Reid(7)
Douglas E. Sharp
Andrea D. Kantor
Sharon Esposito-Mayer
Directors and Executive Officers as a
Group (11 persons).........
__________
*Less than one percent.
(1) Assumes for each beneficial owner and directors and executive officers as a group that all options are
exercised in full only by the named beneficial owner or members of the group and no other options are
exercised.
(2) Member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
(3) Member of the Compensation Committee.
(4) Member of the Executive Committee.
(5)
(6)
Includes 350,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. (“Bedford
Oak”). Mr. Eisen is deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares by virtue of his position as
managing member of Bedford Oak Advisors, LLC, the investment manager of Bedford Oak.
Includes (i) 1,173 shares of Common Stock held by members of Mr. Feldman’s family, (ii) 119,716
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable stock options held by Mr.
Feldman and (iii) 5,059 shares of common Stock allocated to Mr. Feldman’s account pursuant to the
provisions of the GP Plan. Mr. Feldman disclaims beneficial ownership of the 1,173 shares of Common
Stock held by members of his family.
(7) Member of the Audit Committee.
(8)
Includes 11,972 shares for each of Messrs. Geller and Reid, 130,942 shares for Mr. Sharp, 59,858 shares
for Ms. Kantor and 32,683 shares for Ms. Esposito-Mayer, issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable stock options, and 7,913 shares for Mr. Sharp, 145 shares for Ms. Kantor and 5,989 for Ms.
Esposito-Mayer allocated pursuant to the provisions of the GP Plan.
(9)
Includes (i) 119,716 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable stock
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options held by Mr. Greenberg, (ii) 7,114 shares of Common Stock allocated to Mr. Greenberg's account
pursuant to the provisions of the GP Plan and (iii) 4,000 shares of Common Stock held by members of
his family. Mr. Greenberg disclaims beneficial ownership of the 4,000 shares held by members of his
family.
(10) Includes 559,170 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable stock options
and 34,256 shares of Common Stock allocated to accounts pursuant to the provisions of the GP Plan.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following is information as of December 31, 2005 about shares of Company Common Stock that may be
issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under the Company’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan,
which were not approved by security holders, and 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, which was approved by security
holders. For a description of the material terms of the Company’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and the
Company’s 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, see Note 12 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Plan category:
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders:
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise
(a)
of outstanding options(1)
(b) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding
(c)
options(1)
Number of securities remaining available for
future issuance under equity compensation
plans (excluding securities reflected in row
(a))(2)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
(a)
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding
(c)
options, warrants and rights
Number of securities remaining available for
future issuance under equity compensation plans
Non-Qualified
Stock Option
Incentive
Plan Stock Plan
1,411,345
$ 4.83
1,331,094
1,732,000
(1) Does not include warrants to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $2.67
per share, as adjusted following the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE, and warrants to purchase 984,116 shares
issued and sold to four Gabelli funds in conjunction with the 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due 2008
at an exercise price of $5.85 per share, as adjusted following the spin-offs of NPDC and GSE.
(2) Does not include shares of Common Stock that may be issued to directors of the Company as director fees.
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ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Share Repurchases and Exchanges
On January 19, 2006, the Company purchased from (i) EGI-Fund (02-04) Investors, L.L.C. (“EGI”)
1,090,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for a price per share equal to $6.80 and 300,000 shares of the
Company’s Class B Stock for a price per share equal to $8.30 (the aggregate purchase price paid by the Company
to EGI was $9,902,000) and (ii) Bedford Oak 1,031,500 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for a price per
share equal to $6.80 and 300,000 shares of the Company’s Class B Stock for a price per share equal to $8.30 (the
aggregate purchase price paid by the Company to Bedford Oak was $9,504,200). Simultaneously with such
purchases, Jerome I. Feldman agreed with the Company to exchange 568,750 shares of the Company’s Class B
Stock for Common Stock, at a rate of one share of Class B Stock for one share of Common Stock, for a price of
$1.50 per share exchanged (the aggregate price paid by the Company to Mr. Feldman was $853,125, which Mr.
Feldman applied toward repayment of indebtedness owed by him to the Company).
Harvey Eisen, Chairman of the Board of the Company, is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the
shares owned by Bedford Oak by virtue of his position as managing member of Bedford Oak Advisors, LLC, the
investment manager of Bedford Oak. EGI had designated Matthew Zell as a Director of the Company. Mr. Zell
resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company simultaneously with such repurchase. Mr. Feldman is the
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company and the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. The repurchase and exchange transactions were negotiated and approved by a Special
Committee of the Board of Directors.
Loans
The Company has made loans to Mr. Feldman, who primarily utilized the proceeds of such loans to
exercise options to purchase Class B Stock. Such loans bear interest at the prime rate of Fleet Bank and were
secured by the purchased Class B Stock and certain other assets. The largest aggregate amount of indebtedness
(including principal and accrued interest) outstanding from January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, after giving
effect to the application of the five $1 million incentive payments as described under “Employment Agreements -
Jerome I. Feldman” and the application of the exchange premium as described above, was $972,000, which was the
amount outstanding on December 31, 2005. As of March 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of indebtedness
(including principal and accrued interest) outstanding under the loans for accounting purposes only, after giving
effect to the application of the five $1 million incentive payments as described under “Employment Agreements -
Jerome I. Feldman” and the application of the exchange premium as described above, was approximately $135,000.
On July 1, 2002, the Company made a loan to Douglas Sharp, who was then the President of GPC and is
now also the President of the Company, in the principal amount of $150,000 in connection with Mr. Sharp’s
relocation. The loan bears interest at the prime rate of Wachovia Bank. The largest aggregate amount outstanding
under the loan from January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006 was approximately $65,000, which was the amount
outstanding on January 1, 2005. As of March 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of indebtedness outstanding under
the loan was approximately $5,000.
NPDC
On August 8, 2003, pursuant to a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, the Company issued and sold to
Gabelli Asset Management, Inc. $7,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Conditional Subordinated Notes due
2008 (the “Notes”) and warrants to purchase Company Common Stock. The Notes mature August 2008 with
interest at the rate of 6% per annum payable semi-annually commencing on December 31, 2003. The Notes are
secured by a mortgage on the Company’s former property located in Pawling, New York that was contributed to
MXL Industries, Inc. (“MXL”) in connection with the spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of NPDC, which occurred on
November 24, 2004. MXL, which is now a subsidiary of NPDC, assumed the mortgage, but without liability for
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repayment of the Notes or any other obligations of the Company under the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
(other than foreclosure on the property). If there is a foreclosure on the mortgage for payment of the Notes, the
Company has agreed to indemnify MXL for the loss of the value of the property.
Prior to the Spin-Off, NPDC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the
Spin-Off and while NPDC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the Company and NPDC entered into
contracts that govern certain relationships between them. The Company and NPDC believe that these agreements
are at fair market value and are on terms comparable to those that would have been reached in arm’s-length
negotiations had the parties been unaffiliated at the time of the negotiations.
Certain of the Company’s executive officers are also executive officers of NPDC. Such executive officers,
who do not receive any compensation from NPDC, provide NPDC with management services under a management
agreement between the Company and NPDC entered into while NPDC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company and in connection with the Spin-Off. Services under the management agreement relate to corporate
federal and state income taxes, corporate legal services, corporate secretarial administrative support, and executive
management consulting. The term of the agreement extends for three years from the date of the Spin-Off, or
through November 24, 2007, and may be terminated by either the Company or NPDC on or after July 30, 2006 with
180 days prior written notice, with the exception of the fee relating to Mr. Feldman’s services for which NPDC is
liable through May 31, 2007.
Prior to July 1, 2005, under this management agreement, NPDC paid the Company a management fee to
cover an allocable portion of the compensation of these officers, based on the time they spent providing services to
NPDC, in addition to an allocable portion of certain other corporate expenses. The Company and NPDC amended
the management agreement effective July 1, 2005. Pursuant to the amendment, NPDC pays the Company an
annual fee of not less than $970,000 as compensation for the management services, payable in equal monthly
installments. The fee includes $698,000 for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 relating to the services
of Jerome I. Feldman, the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee, representing approximately 80% of
the cost of the compensation and benefits required to be provided by the Company to Mr. Feldman. For the year
ended December 31, 2005, NPDC reimbursed the Company approximately $1,141,000 for services under the
management agreement.
NPDC also occupies a portion of corporate office space leased by the Company. NPDC compensates the
Company approximately an additional $205,000 annually for use of this space. The Company’s lease extends
through December 31, 2006.
While NPDC was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and in connection with the Spin-Off, NPDC
had entered into a separate management agreement with the Company pursuant to which NPDC provided certain
general corporate services to the Company. Under this management agreement, the Company paid NPDC a
management fee to cover an allocable portion of corporate overhead related to services performed by NPDC for the
Company and its subsidiaries. Effective as of July 1, 2005, the Company and NPDC terminated this management
agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company paid NPDC $82,000 for services under the
management agreement.
Under the distribution agreement relating to the Spin-Off, the Company and NPDC each agreed that neither
would take any action that might cause the Spin-Off to not qualify as a tax-free distribution. Should one party take
an action which causes the Spin-Off not to so qualify, then that party would be liable to the other for any taxes
incurred by the other from the failure of the Spin-Off to qualify as a tax-free distribution.
In connection with the Spin-off, the Company agreed to make an additional capital contribution to NPDC
in an amount equal to the first $5 million of any proceeds (net of litigation expenses and taxes incurred, if any), and
50% of any proceeds (net of litigation expenses and taxes incurred, if any) in excess of $15 million, received by the
Company from its claims relating to the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, GPC, of Learning
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Technologies. In January 2005, the Company made a $5 million additional capital contribution to NPDC pursuant
to such agreement. In addition, as of December 31, 2005 and as of the date hereof, the Company had a payable to
NPDC of approximately $1,201,000 for an additional capital contribution relating to litigation proceeds in the
amount of $9,000,000 received by the Company in December 2005.
Jerome I. Feldman, the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee, is also Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of NPDC, as well as Chairman of the Board of Five Star, a subsidiary of NPDC. Scott N.
Greenberg, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is a Director and the Chief Financial Officer of
NPDC. Andrea D. Kantor, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, is the Vice President
and General Counsel of NPDC. Harvey P. Eisen, a Director of the Company, is also a Director of NPDC.
GSE
Pursuant to a management services agreement, the Company provides corporate support services to GSE.
GSE pays the Company an annual fee of $685,000 for these services and can terminate the agreement by
providing sixty days written notice. The management services agreement can be renewed by GSE for successive
one-year terms and was renewed through December 31, 2006. Subsequent to the spin-off by the Company to its
stockholders of its 58% interest in GSE effective September 30, 2005, the Company continues to provide GSE
with corporate support services through December 31, 2006.
GSE was an additional borrower under GPC’s credit agreement, and the Company also agreed to guarantee
GSE’s borrowings as part of its fee pursuant to the management services agreement described above. On March 8,
2006, GSE repaid its borrowings of $1,182,000 under GPC’s credit agreement and GSE ceased to be a borrower
under such agreement.
Michael Feldman received an annual salary of approximately $110,000 from GSE as Executive Vice
President in 2005. Michael Feldman currently receives an annual salary of $110,000 from GSE. Michael Feldman
is the son of Jerome I. Feldman, the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee.
Jerome I. Feldman, the Chairman of the Company’s Executive Committee and the Company’s former
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is also Chairman of the Board of GSE. Scott N. Greenberg,
the Company’s Chief Executive, Officer and Director, Douglas Sharp, the President of the Company, Andrea D.
Kantor, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Michael Feldman, the son of Jerome
Feldman, is each a Director of GSE.
Guarantees
The Company guarantees certain operating leases for Five Star’s New Jersey and Connecticut
warehouses, totaling approximately $1,589,000 per year through the first quarter of 2007. The Company’s
guarantee of Five Star’s leases remained in effect subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC.
Subsequent to the spin-off of NPDC, the Company continues to guarantee the repayment of two debt
obligations of MXL, which are secured by property and certain equipment of MXL. The aggregate outstanding
balance as of December 31, 2005 was $1.4 million. The Company’s guarantees expire upon the maturity of the
debt obligations which are October 1, 2006 and March 31, 2011.
The Company continued to guarantee GSE’s borrowings under GPC’s Credit Agreement (for which
$1,500,000 is allocated for use by GSE) subsequent to the spin-off on September 30, 2005. As of December 31,
2005, GSE had borrowings of $1,182,000 under the Credit Agreement. In March 2006, GSE repaid its
borrowings in full and ceased to be a Borrower under the Credit Agreement.
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ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Independent Registered Public Accountant Fees
The following table sets forth the fees billed to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004 for professional services rendered by the Company's independent registered public accountants, KPMG
LLP:
2005
2004 (e)
Audit Fees (a) .......................................... $ 808,000
Audit-Related Fees (b) ............................ $ 50,000
$ 66,000
Tax Fees (c) ……………………….
All other Fees (d)..................................... $ 40,000
$1,020,000
$ 216,200
$ 151,500
$ 0
__________________
(a) Audit-fees for 2005 consisted of fees for the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements,
including quarterly review services in accordance with SAS No. 100, fees with respect to the audit of Internal
Control over Financial Reporting for the Company, and review of SEC reporting matters for the Company.
Audit fees for 2004 include GSE. See (e) below.
(b) Audit-related fees consisted of the audit of the financial statement of employee benefit plans and statutory
audit services for subsidiaries of GPC in 2005 and 2004, and accounting research for the Company in 2004.
(c) Includes fees for tax compliance services and research.
(d) Other fees paid to KPMG for 2005 consisted of a SAS 70 Readiness Assessment on the Company’s Business
Process Outsourcing (“BPO”) services. There were no other fees paid to KPMG for 2004 that do not fall
into any other specified categories.
(e) The amounts for 2004 include fees for GSE, which was a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company from
October 23, 2003 to September 30, 2005. For 2004, audit fees attributable to GSE were $140,000, audit-
related fees attributable to GSE were $38,000 and tax fees attributable to GSE were $5,000.
Policy on Pre-Approval of Services Provided by Independent Auditor
Pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the terms of the engagement of KPMG
are subject to specific pre-approval policies of the Audit Committee. All audit and permitted non-audit services
to be performed by KPMG require pre-approval by the Audit Committee in accordance with pre-approval
policies established by the Audit Committee. The procedures require all proposed engagements of KPMG for
services of any kind be directed to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and then submitted for approval to the
Audit Committee prior to the beginning of any service.
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Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
PART IV
(a) (1) and (2) No financial statements or schedules are filed with this report on Form 10-K/A.
(3) Exhibits
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
**
(b) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A:
Exhibit number
Description
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
+10.1
+10.2
+10.3
+10.4
+10.5
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed on October 6, 1995.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1995.
Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on January 24,
1997. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of the Registrant dated June 23, 1997. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Amendment to the Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on March 5,
1998. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 1, 1999.
1973 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of the Registrant, as amended on June 26, 2000.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
GP Strategies Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
General Physics Corporation 2004 Bonus Plan. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Jerome I.
Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.
Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement dated as of June 11, 2003
between the Registrant and Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
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Exhibit number
Description
+10.6
+10.7
10.8
+10.9
+10.10
+10.11
10.12
+10.13
+10.14
+10.15
+10.16
Amendment dated as of October 1, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Incentive
Compensation Agreement dated June 11, 2003 between GP Strategies Corporation and
Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Agreement dated November 17, 2003
between GP Strategies Corporation and Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.
Stock Exchange Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Jerome I. Feldman. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s
Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Scott N.
Greenberg. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999
between the Company and Scott N. Greenberg. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Lock-Up Agreement between the Registrant and Scott N. Greenberg in connection with a
stock grant authorized by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on
March 23, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Separation Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2002, between General Physics
Corporation and John C. McAuliffe. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 4, 2002.
Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 2001 between the Registrant and Andrea D.
Kantor. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2001
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of May 1,
2001 between the Company and Andrea D. Kantor. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant and Andrea D. Kantor dated April 11,
2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Douglas E.
Sharp. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003.
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Exhibit number
Description
+10.17
+10.18
+10.19
+10.20
+10.21
+10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
Amendment, dated January 21, 2005, to Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999
between the Company and Douglas E. Sharp. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2005.
Lock-Up Agreement between the Registrant and Douglas E. Sharp in connection with a
stock grant authorized by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on
March 23, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Employment Agreement, dated August 16, 2005, between the Registrant and Sharon
Esposito-Mayer.**
Stock Unit Agreement, dated April 11, 2005, between the Registrant and Sharon
Esposito-Mayer.**
Form of Employment Agreement between the Registrant’s subsidiary, General Physics
Corporation and certain officers. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Form of Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant’s subsidiary, General Physics
Corporation and certain officers. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 3, 1998, by and among SHL Systemhouse
Co., MCI Systemhouse Corp., SHL Computer Innovations Inc., SHL Technology
Solutions Limited and General Physics Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 29, 1998.
Preferred Provider Agreement, dated as of June 3, 1998, by and among SHL
Systemhouse Co., MCI Systemhouse Corp., SHL Computer Innovations Inc., SHL
Technology Solutions Limited and General Physics Corporation. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 29, 1998.
Financing and Security Agreement dated August 13, 2003 by and between General
Physics Corporation, MXL Industries, Inc. and Wachovia Bank National Association.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Guaranty of Payment Agreement dated August 13, 2003 by GP Strategies Corporation
for the benefit of Wachovia Bank, National Association. Incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
First Amendment dated March 30, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003.**
Second Amendment dated July 2, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003.**
Third Amendment dated July 30, 2004 to the Financing and Security Agreement dated
August 13, 2003.**
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Exhibit number
Description
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37
10.38
10.39
10.40
10.41
Fourth Amendment dated January 19, 2006 to the Financing and Security Agreement
dated August 13, 2003 by General Physics Corporation, Skillright, Inc., GSE Systems,
Inc., GSE Power Systems, Inc., MSHI, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
Forbearance letter dated August 4, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Waiver letter dated February 17, 2006.**
Rights Agreement, dated as of June 23, 1997, between the Registrant and Computershare
Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent, which includes, as Exhibit A thereto, the
Resolution of the Board of Directors with respect to Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B thereto, the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C
thereto the form of Summary of Rights. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 17, 1997.
Amendment, dated as of July 30, 1999, to the Rights Agreement dated as of June 23,
1997, between the Computershare Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s report on Form 8-A12B/A filed on
August 2, 1999.
Amendment, dated as of December 16, 1999, to the Rights Agreement dated as of
June 23, 1997, between the Registrant and Computershare Investor Services LLC, as
Rights Agent. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s report on
From 8-A12B/A filed on December 17, 1999.
Agreement dated, December 29, 1998, among the Registrant, Jerome I. Feldman and
Martin M. Pollak. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Registrant’s
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
Stock Exchange Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Martin M. Pollak. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrant’s
Form 8-K dated January 25, 2006.
Subscription Agreement dated as of October 19, 2001 between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Subscription Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
Stock Repurchase Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
Bedford Oak Partners, L.P. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the
Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
EGI-Fund(02)04 Investors, L.L.L. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
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Exhibit number
Description
10.42
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49
10.50
10.51
10.52
10.53
Stock Repurchase Agreement dated January 19, 2006 by and between the Registrant and
EGI-Fund (02-04) Investors, L.L.C. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 25, 2006.
Subscription Agreement dated as of May 3, 2002 by and between the Registrant and
Marshall Geller. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002.
Form of Officer’s Pledge Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.33
to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Form of Officer’s Promissory Note. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to
the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Sublease Agreement dated as of December 13, 2002 between the Registrant and Austin
Nichols & Company, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the
Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
Lease Agreement dated as of July 5, 2002 between the Registrant’s wholly owned
subsidiary, General Physics Corporation and Riggs Company. Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated August 8, 2003 among GP Strategies
Corporation, National Patent Development Corporation and Gabelli Funds, LLC.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.0 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Form of GP Strategies Corporation 6% Conditional Subordinated Note due 2008 dated
August 14, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Registrant’s
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Form of GP Strategies Corporation Warrant Certificate dated August 14, 2003.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.02 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Mortgage Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases dated August 14, 2003 between
GP Strategies Corporation and Gabelli Funds, LLC. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.04 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Registration Rights Agreement dated August 14, 2003 between GP Strategies and Gabelli
Funds, LLC. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.05 to the Registrant’s Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
Indemnity Agreement dated August 14, 2003 by GP Strategies Corporation for the
benefit of National Patent Development Corporation and MXL Industries, Inc.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.07 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2003.
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Exhibit number
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
Description
Subordination Agreement dated August 14, 2003 among GP Strategies Corporation,
Gabelli Funds, LLC, as Agent on behalf of the holders of the Company’s 6% Conditional
Subordinated Notes due 2008 and Wachovia Bank, National Association. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.08 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2003.
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 21, 2003 by and between GP Strategies
Corporation and ManTech International. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated October 23, 2003.
Teaming Agreement dated October 21, 2003 by and between GP Strategies Corporation
and ManTech International. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Registrant’s Form 8-K dated October 23, 2003.
$5,250,955 Promissory Note dated October 21, 2003 of GP Strategies Corporation.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated
October 23, 2003.
Management Service Agreement dated January 1, 2004 between the Registrant and GSE
Systems, Inc. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.60 of the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003
.
the Registrant and National Patent
Form of Management Agreement between
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Amendment dated July 1, 2005, to the Management Agreement dated July 30, 2004
between the Registrant and National Patent Development Corporation. Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2005.
Form of Management Agreement between National Patent Development Corporation and
the Registrant. Incorporated herein by references to Exhibit 10.2 of National Patent
Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Termination Agreement dated June 30, 2005 of the Management Agreement dated July
30, 2004, between National Patent Development Corporation and the Registrant.
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Form of Tax Sharing Agreement between the Registrant and National Patent
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
Form of Distribution Agreement between
the Registrant and National Patent
Development Corporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of National
Patent Development Corporation Form S-1, Registration No. 333-118568.
29
Exhibit number
Description
10.65
10.66
18
19
20
21
22
23
28
31.1
31.2
32.1
Code of Ethics Policy. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Form of Indemnification Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated December 23, 2005.
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Subsidiaries of the Registrant**
Not Applicable
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**
Not Applicable
Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
Certification Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350*
_______
+ Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith.
** Previously filed.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 27, 2006
GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Scott N. Greenberg
Chief Executive Officer
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CORPORATE DIRECTORY AND CORPORATE DATA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Harvey P. Eisen 1 2 3
Scott N. Greenberg 1
Jerome I. Feldman 1
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, and Chairman and Managing Member of
Bedford Oak Management, LLC
Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Executive Committee, and Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of National Patent Development Corporation
Marshall S. Geller 2 3 4
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of St. Cloud Capital
Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr. 2 4
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Continucare Corporation
Ogden R. Reid 4
Chairman of the Audit Committee and Former U.S. Congressman,
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel
1 Member of the Executive Committee
2 Member of the Compensation Committee
3 Member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
4 Member of the Audit Committee
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Scott N. Greenberg
Douglas E. Sharp
Chief Executive Officer
President
Sharon Esposito-Mayer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Andrea D. Kantor
Karl Baer
Larry T. Davis
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Lydia M. DeSantis
Corporate Secretary
Cynthia Peffers
Vice President, Shareholder Relations
OPERATING COMPANY
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS
General Physics Corporation
6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300
Elkridge, MD 21075
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
KPMG LLP
111 South Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Copies of the Company’s Form 10-K, proxy statement, press releases and other documents
are available through GP Strategies home page on the Internet at the following address:
ww.gpstrategies.com. Copies of these materials also are available without charge upon
written request to the office of the Secretary at:
777 Westchester Avenue
Fourth Floor
White Plains, NY 10604
CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING PUBLIC DISCLOSURES & LISTING STANDARDS
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT
Computershare Investor Services LLC
P. O. Box A3504
Chicago, IL 60690-3504
(312) 360-5430
The 2005 GP Strategies Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission includes the certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act regarding the quality of the Company’s public disclosure. In addition, the
annual certification of the Chief Executive Officer regarding compliance by GP Strategies
with the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange was
submitted without qualification following the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders.
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