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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to              .

Commission File No. 0-7152

 

 

DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

FLORIDA   59-0671992   3270;7381

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

595 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 500

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432

(Address of principal executive offices)

(561) 208-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:    YES   x     NO   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definitions of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨     Accelerated Filer   ¨     Non-Accelerated Filer   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    YES   ¨     NO   x

As of May 10, 2007 the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock was 6,219,609.

 

 

 


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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

               Page

Part I

   Financial Information   
   Item 1    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 (unaudited) (as restated) and December 31, 2006 (as restated)    3
      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2007 (as restated) and 2006 (unaudited)    5
      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Month Periods Ended March 31, 2007 (as restated) and 2006 (unaudited)    6
      Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    8
   Item 2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    27
   Item 3    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    33
   Item 4    Controls and Procedures    33

Part II

   Other Information   
   Item 1    Legal Proceedings    35
   Item 1A    Risk Factors    38
   Item 2    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    38
   Item 3    Default Upon Senior Securities    38
   Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    38
   Item 5    Other Information    38
   Item 6    Exhibits    38

 

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Part I Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts shown in thousands except share and per share data)

 

    

March 31,
2007

(Unaudited)

    December 31,
2006
 
     (as restated)     (as restated)  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,605     $ 5,015  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $(2,008) and $(2,026), respectively

     18,121       18,288  

Accounts receivable, related party

     321       506  

Notes receivable

     2,715       2,617  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

     1,334       1,485  

Prepaid expenses

     1,323       1,501  

Assets held for sale

     3,081       844  

Other current assets

     9,488       10,257  
                

Total current assets

     42,988       40,513  

Property, plant and equipment:

    

Land

     53       369  

Buildings

     200       251  

Leasehold improvements

     1,562       1,759  

Equipment

     2,669       8,443  

Furniture and fixtures

     1,046       1,219  

Construction in process

     230       1,083  
                

Total property, plant and equipment

     5,760       13,124  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (1,832 )     (1,842 )
                

Total property, plant and equipment, net

     3,928       11,282  

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and affiliates

     339       339  

Notes receivable, net of current portion

     1,447       1,926  

Customer lists, net of amortization $(28,248) and $(24,367) respectively

     66,963       70,788  

Goodwill

     76,606       76,577  

Other intangible assets, net of amortization $(508) and $(425), respectively

     2,707       2,790  

Other long-term assets

     10,006       8,682  
                

Total assets

   $ 204,984     $ 212,897  
                

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

(Amounts shown in thousands except share and per share data)

 

     March 31,
2007

(Unaudited)
    December 31,
2006
 
     (as restated)     (as restated)  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable, trade and other

   $ 5,437     $ 6,664  

Accrued operational fees and taxes

     2,718       2,551  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     5,164       6,618  

Deferred revenue

     10,200       10,413  

Accrued expense, retirement and severance

     1,105       671  

Current installments of long-term debt

     79       76  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

     1,142       1,037  

Derivative instruments

     5,516       4,462  

Income tax payable

     297       286  
                

Total current liabilities

     31,658       32,778  

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

     88,675       89,202  

Retirement and severance, excluding current portion

     2,615       2,716  

Long term deferred tax liability

     4,210       5,018  

Other long-term liabilities, excluding current portion

     9,358       7,592  
                

Total liabilities

   $ 136,516     $ 137,306  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

    

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $1,000 stated value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 45,000 share outstanding

     41,373       41,168  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.10 par value. Shares authorized 50,000,000, shares issued 6,219,162 in 2007 and 6,033,882 in 2006, shares outstanding 6,219,128 in 2007 and 6,033,848 in 2006

     622       603  

Additional paid-in capital

     31,408       31,845  

Retained (deficit) earnings

     (3,675 )     3,207  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss – cumulative translation adjustment

     (1,260 )     (1,232 )

Treasury stock, at cost, 34 shares in 2007 and 2006

     —         —    
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     27,095       34,423  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 204,984     $ 212,897  
                

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts shown in thousands except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     For The Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2007
    March 31,
2006
 
     (as restated)        

Security revenue

   $ 14,185     $ 10,603  

Cost of Sales (exclusive of amortization and depreciation shown below):

     6,064       4,598  
                

Gross profit

     8,121       6,005  

Operating expenses

    

Selling, general and administrative

     6,792       5,759  

Amortization and depreciation

     4,497       3,709  

Severance and retirement

     —         229  
                

Operating loss

     (3,168 )     (3,692 )

Other income (expense)

    

Joint venture equity earnings

     —         (35 )

Interest expense

     (2,659 )     (3,941 )

Interest income

     127       76  

Derivative financial instrument expense

     (1,054 )     (1,535 )
                

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

     (6,754 )     (9,127 )

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (613 )     531  
                

Net loss from continuing operations

   $ (6,141 )   $ (9,658 )

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax (benefit) expense of $0 and ($581) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     (512 )     (126 )

(Loss) gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of $0 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     (230 )     1,013  
                

Net loss

   $ (6,883 )   $ (8,771 )
                

Preferred Dividends

     (1,125 )     —    

Accretion of Preferred Stock

     (205 )     —    
                

Net loss available to common shareholders

   $ (8,213 )   $ (8,771 )
                

Basic (loss) income per share:

    

Continuing operations

   $ (0.99 )   $ (1.61 )

Discontinued operations

   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.15  

Net loss

   $ (1.11 )   $ (1.46 )

Net loss available to common shareholders

   $ (1.32 )   $ (1.46 )

Diluted (loss) income per share:

    

Continuing operations

   $ (0.99 )   $ (1.61 )

Discontinued operations

   $ (0.12 )   $ 0.15  

Net loss

   $ (1.11 )   $ (1.46 )

Net loss available to common shareholders

   $ (1.32 )   $ (1.46 )

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     6,200,024       6,006,156  

Diluted

     6,200,024       6,006,156  

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts shown in thousands except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     For The Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2007
    March 31,
2006
 
     (as restated)        

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (6,883 )   $ (8,771 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Stock-based compensation expense

     44       117  

Depreciation and amortization

     4,519       4,679  

Loan origination cost amortization

     92       (139 )

Deferred income tax (benefit)

     (613 )     (1,356 )

Provision for doubtful accounts and notes

     (17 )     60  

(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment

     188       (1,368 )

Minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiaries

     —         35  

Change in fair value of derivative financial instrument

     1,054       1,535  

Amortization of debt discount

     —         1,562  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     185       711  

Accounts receivable – related party

     185       (183 )

Notes receivable

     (243 )     357  

Notes receivable – related party

     —         867  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

     151       1,328  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, related party

     —         20  

Inventories

     (22 )     (16 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     136       1,338  

Other long-term assets

     (1,322 )     1,909  

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (1,979 )     (1,524 )

Deferred revenue

     (213 )     928  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

     105       120  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings, related party

     —         214  

Income tax payable

     11       (6 )

Other long-term liabilities

     2,100       808  
                

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (2,522 )   $ 3,225  

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Amounts shown in thousands except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     For The Three Months
Ended
 
     March 31,
2007
    March 31,
2006
 
    

(as restated)

       

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   $ (337 )   $ (1,069 )

Cash used in business acquisition and purchase of customer lists, net of cash acquired

     (263 )     (66,917 )

Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment

     127       455  

Proceeds from disposition of business

     4,508       4,573  

Payments received on notes related to the sale of assets

     507       8  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     4,542       (62,950 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     98       60  

Proceeds from issuance of notes

     —         45,000  

Net borrowing from revolving credit facility

     —         35,657  

Cash payments on debt issue costs

     —         (3,995 )

Principal payments on debt

     (519 )     (8,003 )
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

   $ (421 )   $ 68,719  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (9 )     (77 )
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,590     $ 8,917  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

   $ 5,015     $ 4,634  
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 6,605     $ 13,551  
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 3,507     $ 1,625  
                

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ —       $ 86  
                

Supplemental non-cash disclosures:

    

Reduction of note receivable

   $ 639     $ 80  
                

Issuance of Warrants

   $ —       $ 4,818  
                

Issuance of derivative financial instrument

   $ —       $ 3,743  
                

Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash payment of dividends payable related to Preferred Stock

   $ 769     $ —    
                

Accretion of deferred financing costs and debt discount charged to additional paid-in capital

   $ 205     $ —    
                

Accrued preferred stock dividends charged to additional paid-in capital

   $ 1,125     $ —    
                

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2007

 

(1) INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Devcon International Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), required to be consolidated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies described in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A except for the accounting policy relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 included herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain only normal reoccurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. Certain prior year amounts have been restated or reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Devcon International Corp. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended Match 31, 2007 (the “Original Filing”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to restate the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This Form 10-Q/A also reflects an amendment in Item 2 of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” “Other Income (Expense)” presented in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.

Background of Restatement

The Company was in the process of reviewing the fair market valuation and accounting treatment of certain derivative liabilities as well as the carrying value of the related Series A Convertible Preferred Stock when it was noted that the fair valuation model applied did not adequately capture and value certain features of the conversion option embedded within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The substantive changes reflected in this Amendment are (1) the re-valuation of the derivative liability 2) adjustment to the carrying value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 3) reclassification of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividends payable and accretion charges to net loss available to common shareholders.

 

(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the Company determine whether the benefits of the Company’s tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The provisions of FIN 48 also provide guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on the financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing FIN 48. The Company does not have any interest and penalties in the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The tax years 2004-2006 remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

b) The Company accounts for internal-use software development costs in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Cost of Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,” or SOP 98-1. SOP 98-1 specifies that software costs, including internal payroll costs, incurred in connection with the development or acquisition of software for internal use is charged to technology development expense as incurred until the project enters the application development phase. Costs incurred in the application development phase are capitalized and will be depreciated using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of three years, beginning when the software is ready for use. During the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the amounts capitalized were insignificant.

 

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(3) RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In connection with the Company’s review of the fair market valuation and accounting treatment of certain derivative liabilities as well as the carrying value of the related Series A Convertible Preferred Stock it was noted that the fair valuation model applied did not adequately capture and value certain features of the conversions option embedded within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The substantive changes reflected in this Amendment are: (1) the re-valuation of the derivative liability 2) adjustment to the carrying value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 3) reclassification of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividends payable and accretion charges to net loss available to common shareholders.

Valuation of Derivative Liability

On October 20, 2006, pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the private placement investors received, in exchange for the Notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share, with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000, convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share. Upon the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the following embedded derivatives were identified within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock: i) the ability to convert the Preferred Stock for common stock; ii) the option of the Company to satisfy dividends payable on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in common stock in lieu of cash; iii) the potential increase in the dividend rate of the Preferred Stock in the event a certain level of net cash proceeds from the sale of the our construction and material division assets are not realized within a specified time frame (referred to as the legacy asset rate adjustment) and (iv) a change in control redemption right. The embedded derivatives within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A”) were bifurcated and valued as a single compound derivative liability at $5.8 million at the date of issuance. Upon further review it was concluded that the valuation model used did not properly address a capping feature in the conversion option. Using a binomial model it was concluded that the embedded derivatives within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that were bifurcated should have been valued at $0.5 million. At March 31, 2007, the Company had originally calculated the fair value of the embedded derivative to be $5.5 million. Based on the change in the valuation model the revised fair value of the embedded derivative at March 31, 2007 was determined to be $5.5 million, thus the balance sheet did not require an adjustment. The change in the fair value of the embedded derivative impacted the carrying value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as shown below in the restatement tables. At December 31, 2006, the Company had originally calculated the fair value of the embedded derivative to be $8.4 million. Based on the change in the valuation model the revised fair value of the embedded derivative at December 31, 2006 was determined to be $4.5 million. The change in the fair value of the embedded derivative impacted the carrying value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as shown below in the restatement tables.

Reclassification of Dividends Payable and Accretion Charges

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock accrues dividends in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement. The dividends accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were incorrectly charged to interest expense instead of deducted from net loss available for common stockholders in accordance with FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share . The accretion of the discount on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was also incorrectly charged to interest expense instead of deducted from net loss available for common stockholders. In addition, issuance expenses related to preferred stock with redemption features that are not classified as liabilities in accordance with FASB Statement No. 150 Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, should be deducted from such preferred stock or from additional paid-in capital arising in connection with the sale of the stock. The accretion should be charged to retained earnings (unless declared out of paid-in capital). Therefore, the amortization of the issuance costs related to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was reclassified from interest expense and deducted from net loss available for common stockholders.

The following sets forth the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2007 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as originally reported and as restated.

Condensed Consolidated Balance sheet:

 

     Derivative
Liability
    Long-term
Deferred
Tax
Liability
    Series A
Convertible
Preferred
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
 

As originally reported

   $ 5,516     $ 3,896     $ 41,354     $ 32,738     $ (4,672 )

Reflect adjustment to restate 12/31/06 balances

     (3,928 )     336       5,295       —         (1,703 )

Adjust the estimated fair market value of the derivative

     3,928       —         (5,267 )     —         1,339  

Reclassification of accretion of deferred issuance and debt discount costs

     —         —         —         (205 )     205  

Reclassification of dividends payable

     —           —         (1,125 )     1,125  

Adjustment to true up the Discount on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

     —         —         (9 )     —         9  

Tax effect of restatement adjustments

     —         (22 )     —         —         22  
                                        

As restated

   $ 5,516     $ 4,210     $ 41,373     $ 31,408     $ (3,675 )
                                        

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

     Interest
Expense
    Derivative
Financial
Instrument
Expense
    Income
Tax
Benefit
    Net Loss     Net Loss
Available to
Common
Shareholders
 

As originally reported

   $ 3,998     $ 2,393     $ (591 )   $ (9,583 )   $ —    

Adjust the estimated fair market value of the derivative

     —         (1,339 )     —         1,339       —    

Reclassification of accretion of deferred issuance and debt discount costs

     (205 )     —         —         205       (205 )

Reclassification of dividends payable

     (1,125 )     —         —         1,125       (1,125 )

Adjustment to true up the Discount on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

     (9 )     —         —         9       —    

Tax effect of restatement adjustments

     —         —         (22 )     22       —    
                                        

As restated

   $ 2,659     $ 1,054     $ (613 )   $ (6,883 )   $ (1,330 )
                                        

 

(4) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measures.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measures required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its future consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on its future results of operations and financial position.

 

(5) LIQUIDITY

In order to finance the March 2006 Guardian acquisition, the Company issued to accredited institutional investors under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, or SPA, dated as of February 10, 2006, an aggregate principal amount of $45 million of notes along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share.

On October 20, 2006, under the terms of the SPA, these investors received, in exchange for the notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of the Company’s Series A convertible preferred stock (“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”), par value $.10 per share, with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000 convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share. In connection with the issuance of these securities, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, under the terms of which the Company agreed to use best efforts to cause a registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than January 25, 2007. This registration statement would register the resale of the shares of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, exercise of the warrants and in payment of the dividend obligations under the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Registration Rights Agreement provides that, to the extent the Company failed to cause this registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by the effectiveness deadline, registration delay payments in the amount of one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price must be paid to the investors for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or $450,000, for every 30 days (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) this effectiveness failure remains.

 

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On October 23, 2006, the Company filed a registration statement to register the resale of these shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission reviewed this registration statement and, as a consequence of recent clarifications by the Staff of Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company encountered difficulties determining when all of these shares may be registered and sold by the investors. Accordingly, the Company was unable to cause this registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, these registration delay payments accrue from January 26, 2007 until the earlier of the Company successfully obtaining a waiver or amendment of these registration delay payments or the registration statement being declared effective. The registration delay payments are not payable until every thirtieth day after the effectiveness failure. Accordingly, the first registration delay payment was due on February 26, 2007. In addition, under the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (a) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date that is sixty (60) days after the applicable effectiveness deadline or (b) the Company’s failure to pay to the investors any amounts when and as due under the Certificate of Designations or any other transaction document contemplated in the Certificate of Designations is defined as a “Triggering Event” allowing the Required Holders, as defined below, to require the Company to redeem all shares of their Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by the fifth business day after transmitting notice to the Company of their desired redemption. Under the terms of the Certificate of Designations, this redemption would be effected by the Company being required to pay in cash an amount equal to 115.0% of the face value of all or a portion, as applicable, of the outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends. To the extent the stock price at the time of this redemption request multiplied by the number of shares into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible exceeds this cash payment amount, the redemption would be effected by payment of this higher amount increased by the same 15.0% premium, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends. In order to be able to register a portion of these shares the Company began discussions with the investors to amend the terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of an Amended Certificate of Designations.

In furtherance of these negotiations, on April 2, 2007, effective as of March 30, 2007, the Company entered into Forbearance and Amendment Agreements (the “Forbearance Agreements”) with investors constituting the “Required Holders”, i.e. investors holding a majority of the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Under the terms of these Forbearance Agreements, each of the Required Holders agreed that for a period of time ending no later than January 2, 2008, they shall each forbear from (a) taking any remedial action with respect to the effectiveness failure, (b) declaring the occurrence of any “Triggering Event” with respect to the effectiveness failure and from delivering any notice of redemption with respect to these matters or (c) demanding any amounts due and payable with respect to the effectiveness failure, including any registration delay payments. The Forbearance Agreements also contain agreements to amend the Certificate of Designations to revise specified terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, including a reduction in the conversion price of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to $6.75, allowance for the accrual of dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a rate equal to 10% per annum, which dividends may be payable in kind, and a revision of the definition of the “Leverage Ratio” defined in the Certificate of Designations to provide for the Leverage Ratio to be calculated as a multiple of Performing RMR as opposed to EBITDA and a revision of the Maximum Leverage Ratio covenant set forth in the Certificate of Designations to require this Maximum Leverage Ratio to equal 38x Performing RMR, commencing on June 30, 2008. The parties to the Forbearance Agreement also agreed to allow dividends to accrue without being paid until the expiration of the forbearance period. The Forbearance Agreement also required the Company to withdraw the registration statement as soon as practicable. This withdrawal was effected on April 14, 2007.

If the Company is unable to obtain a permanent waiver or amendment of the registration delay payments and is unable or unwilling to pay these registration delay payments to the investors or if the Company is unable to obtain a permanent waiver or amendment of the Company’s obligation to cause the registration statement described above to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investors may allege a Triggering Event under the Certificate of Designations has occurred, granting them the right to redeem the face value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock equaling, in the aggregate, $45,000,000 in cash plus a 15.0% premium, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends (or a 15.0% premium over an amount equal to the stock price multiplied by the number of shares into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, to the extent this number is higher), plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends.

The Company has filed a proxy statement to hold a shareholder meeting by July 1, 2007 (if the Proxy is not reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or October 1, 2007, if it is), to solicit the shareholder approval of the Amended Certificate of Designations. Upon filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of the State of Florida, the Forbearance Agreement will expire. If not approved by the shareholders, the $45 million may become due upon the expiration of the Forbearance Agreement and the Company will need to arrange for alternative financing. The Company’s ability to obtain alternative financing cannot be assured at this time. See Note 18- Subsequent Events - Forbearance and Amendment Agreements.

 

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(6) ACQUISITIONS

On March 6, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Guardian International, Inc. (“Guardian”) under the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 9, 2005, between the Company, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Guardian in which the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Guardian for an estimated aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $65.5 million, excluding transaction costs of $1.7 million. This purchase price consisted of (i) approximately $24.6 million paid to the holders of the common stock of Guardian, (ii) approximately $23.3 million paid to redeem two series of Guardian’s preferred stock, (iii) approximately $13.3 million used to assume and pay specified Guardian debt obligations and expenses and (iv) approximately $1.0 million used to satisfy specified expenses incurred by Guardian in connection with the merger. The balance of the purchase consideration, approximately $3.3 million, was placed in escrow. Subject to reconciliation based upon RMR and net working capital levels as of closing and subject to other possible adjustments, Guardian common shareholders received a partial pro-rata distribution from escrow in July 2006, with the balance pending resolution of certain specific income tax matters.

In order to finance the acquisition of Guardian, the Company increased the amount of cash available under its CapitalSource Revolving Credit Facility from $70 million to $100 million and used $35.6 million under this facility, together with the net proceeds from the issuance of notes and warrants, to purchase Guardian and repay the $8 million CapitalSource Bridge Loan. The Company issued to certain investors, under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2006, an aggregate principal amount of $45 million of notes along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share. On October 20, 2006, the notes were exchanged for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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The Company recorded the acquisition using the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price allocation is based upon a valuation study as to fair value. Additionally, the purchase price allocation reflects adjustments since the acquisition date resulting from information subsequently obtained to complete an estimate of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Through March 31, 2007, the net effect of those adjustments was $2.9 million additional value allocated to Goodwill, primarily related to the estimated value of deferred tax liabilities. The 2006 results of operations included for the acquisition are for the period March 6, 2006 to March 31, 2006, as compared to results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

The purchase price allocation is as follows:

 

Purchase Price Allocation Guardian

   (dollars in thousands)  

Cash

   $ 930  

Accounts receivable

     2,377  

Inventory

     1,376  

Other assets

     135  

Net fixed assets

     1,097  

Customer contracts

     14,000  

Customer relationships

     30,000  

Trade name

     1,400  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     (3,511 )

Deferred revenue

     (2,782 )

Deferred tax liability

     (11,018 )

Goodwill

     32,463  
        

Total Purchase Price Allocation

   $ 66,467  
        

Acquired deferred revenue results from customers who are billed for monitoring and maintenance services in advance of the period in which the services are provided, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. This deferred revenue would be recognized as monitoring and maintenance services are provided pursuant to the terms of subscriber contracts.

The following table shows the proforma consolidated results of the Company and Guardian, as though the Company had completed this acquisition at the beginning of each period reported on:

 

    

March 31,

2006

 

Revenue

   $ 15,645  

Net loss

   $ (8,500 )

Loss per common share – basic

   $ (1.37 )

Loss per common share – diluted

   $ (1.37 )

Weighted average shares outstanding:

  

Basic

     6,200,024  

Diluted

     6,200,024  

 

(7) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On March 30, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution which would authorize management to sell the remaining assets of the Construction, Materials and Utilities Divisions upon such terms and conditions, including price, as management determines to be appropriate. The Board resolution has provided the Company’s management with the authority and commitment to establish a plan to sell these assets which are immediately available for sale. The Company has begun to embark on a plan to identify potential buyers which we expect to finalize within one year of the date of the board resolution. Therefore, in accordance with FASB No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“FASB No. 144”)”, at March 31, 2007, the Company has classified the related assets as held for sale and the related operations have been treated as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

On March 21, 2007, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by a certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2007 (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and BitMar Ltd., a Turks and Caicos corporation and

 

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successor-in-interest to Tiger Oil, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Purchaser”), consisting of the sale of fixed assets, inventory and customer lists constituting a majority of the assets of the Company’s construction division (“Construction Division”), for approximately $5.3 million, subject to a holdback of $525,000 to be retained for resolution of certain indemnification matters in the form of a non-negotiable promissory note bearing a term of 120 days. The Company retained working capital of $8.0 million, including approximately $1.7 million in notes receivable, as of March 31, 2007. The majority of the Company’s leasehold interests were retained by the Company with the Purchaser assuming only the Company’s shop location at Southwest 10th Street, Deerfield Beach, Florida and entering into a 90-day sublease of the headquarters of the Construction Division located at 1350 East Newport Center Drive in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The Company is currently negotiating a sublease beyond 90 days with the Buyer. In addition, the Company entered into a three-year noncompetition agreement under the terms of which the Company agreed not to engage in business competitive with that of the Construction Division in any country, territory or other area bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean (“Territory”), excluding any production and distribution of ready-mix concrete, crushed stone, sand, concrete block, asphalt and bagged cement throughout the Territory and also agreed to other standard provisions concerning the non-solicitation of customers and employees of the Construction Division. In addition, Seller and Purchaser entered into a Transition Services Agreement (“Transition Services Agreement”) under the terms of which, Seller has agreed to make available certain of Seller’s employees and independent contractors and other non-employees to assist Purchaser with the operation of the Construction Division through September 16, 2007.

As a result of this transaction, in the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company recognized an impairment charge on the construction assets of approximately $2.8 million. An additional loss on the sale of these assets of $230,367 was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2007 upon final transfer of assets to the Purchaser. The Company established an accrued liability of $242,853 for the Deerfield lease in accordance with FASB No. 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“FASB No. 146”).” This accrued liability is included in other long term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and charged to discontinued operations. The Company also accrued employee severance and retention costs in accordance with FASB No. 146. This amounted to $759,742 and the severance portion is included in accrued expense, retirement and severance and the payroll related benefits are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended September 30, 2007, the Company accrued an additional $391,000 which comprised of costs associated with additional contingencies, unanticipated jurisdictional employment requirements, and costs associated with closure of certain plant facilities. All of these amounts were charged to discontinued operations.

As of February 28, 2007 the buyer assumed performance of the contracts transferred pursuant to the sale agreement, (i.e., all rights benefits duties and obligations for work performed after this date become the responsibility of the buyer). The Company is in the process of assigning several of these customer contracts to the buyer, and will continue to recognize revenue of these contracts during this interim period. In these cases the Buyer will be performing as a subcontractor, for which the buyer has indemnified the Company from any new contact completion risks relating to these contracts.

Donald L. Smith, Jr., the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a current director of the Company and Donald L. Smith, III, a former officer of the Company, are principals of the Purchaser. Other than the Asset Purchase Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, and the Company’s relationship with Donald L. Smith, Jr. and Donald L. Smith, III, there is no material relationship between the Company and the Purchaser of which the Company is aware.

On June 27, 2006, the Company sold its Boca-Raton-based third-party monitoring operations.

On May 2, 2006, the Company sold its fixed assets and substantially all of the inventory of Puerto Rico Crushing Company (“PRCC”) in a sale agreement with Mr. Jose Criado, through a company controlled by Mr. Criado. As part of the sale, Mr. Criado assumed substantially all employee-related severance costs and liabilities arising from the lease agreement (including reclamation and leveling) for the quarry land for a purchase price of $700,000 in cash and a two-year 5% note in an amount equal to the value of inventory as of the closing date, which was $27,955.

On March 2, 2006, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with A. Hadeed or his nominee and Gary O’Rourke, under which the Company completed the sale of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Antigua Masonry Products (“AMP). In connection with this sale, the purchasers acknowledged that preferred shares of AMP with a face value equal to EC 1,436,485 (US $532,032) as of the date of the sale (collectively, the “Preferred Shares”) were outstanding and owned beneficially and of record by certain third parties and that such Preferred Shares were reflected as debt on AMP’s books and records. The purchasers further acknowledged that their acquisition of AMP was subject to the Preferred Shares and that the purchasers have sole responsibility of satisfying and discharging all obligations represented by such Preferred Shares. Under the terms of this Stock Purchase Agreement, the purchasers acquired 493,051 common shares of AMP for a purchase price equal to $5.1 million, subject to certain adjustments. This purchase price was paid entirely in cash. In addition, the transaction included transfers of certain assets from the Antigua operations to the Company, as well as pre-closing transfers to AMP of certain preferred shares in AMP that were owned by the Company.

 

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The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all the quarters presented have been adjusted to classify all non-electronic security services divisions as discontinued operations. Selected statement of operations data for the Company’s discontinued operations is as follows:

 

     (dollars in thousands)
For the three months
ended March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Total revenue

   $ 9,019     $ 16,583  
                

Pre-tax (loss) from discontinued operations

     (512 )     (707 )

Pre-tax (loss) gain on disposal of discontinued operations

     (230 )     1,013  
                

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (742 )     306  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     —         (581 )
                

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (742 )   $ 887  
                

A summary of the total assets of discontinued operations included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet is as follows:

 

     (dollars in thousands)
     March 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Cash

   $ 1,130    $ 1,953

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     10,173      8,416

Notes receivable, net

     1,743      2,162

Inventory

     1,600      1,730

Other assets

     6,080      6,518

Assets held for sale

     2,993      —  

Property and equipment, net

     —        8,333
             

Total assets

   $ 23,719    $ 29,112
             

 

(8) DEBT

 

     (dollars in thousands)
     March 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006
       

Installment notes payable in monthly installments through 2008, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 6.7% and secured by equipment with a carrying value of approximately $250,000

   $ 134    $ 158

Secured note payable due November 9, 2008, bearing interest at the LIBOR rate plus a margin ranging from 3.25% to 5.75%

     88,620      89,120
             

Total debt outstanding

   $ 88,754    $ 89,278
             

Total current maturities on long-term debt

   $ 79    $ 76
             

Total long-term debt excluding current maturities

   $ 88,675    $ 89,202
             

On February 10, 2006, the Company issued to certain investors, under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”), an aggregate principal amount of $45 million of notes (the “Notes”) along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share. In order to finance the acquisition of Guardian which took place on March 6, 2006, the Company increased the amount of cash available under its Credit Agreement from $70 million to $100 million and used $35.6 million under this facility together with the net proceeds from the issuance of the notes and warrants to purchase Guardian and repay the $8 million CapitalSource Bridge Loan Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains a number of non-financial covenants imposing restrictions on the Company’s electronic security services division’s ability to, among other things, i) incur more debt, ii) pay dividends, redeem or repurchase stock or make other distributions or impair the ability of any subsidiary to make such payments to the borrower; iii) use assets as security in other transactions, iv) merge or consolidate with others or v) guarantee obligations of others. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company’s subsidiaries which comprise the electronic security services division to meet a number of financial ratios and tests. Failure to comply with the obligations in the Credit Agreement could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could permit acceleration of this indebtedness or of other indebtedness, allowing senior lenders to foreclose on the Company’s electronic security services assets. At March 31, 2007, the Company was not in compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant of the Credit Agreement. On May 10, 2007, the Company received a waiver and the fourth amendment to the Credit Agreement which amended the fixed charge coverage ratio calculation from using interest paid in cash to accrued interest. See Note 18- Subsequent Events - Capital Source Credit Agreement.

At March 31, 2007, the Company had $11.4 million of unused facility under the Credit Agreement and zero borrowing capacity as it had violated a certain debt covenant. The effective interest on all debt outstanding was 11.08% and 11.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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(9) SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

On February 10, 2006, the Company issued to certain investors, under the terms of the SPA, the Notes along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share.

On October 20, 2006, pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the private placement investors received, in exchange for the Notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000, convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has an 8% dividend rate payable quarterly in cash or stock at the option of the Company, on April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1. The dividend rate is subject to adjustment as defined in the SPA. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price of $9.54 or 90% of the lowest Closing Bid Price for the last 3 trading days, if in default. The conversion price is subject to adjustment for anti-dilution transactions, as defined. Shares may be redeemed in cash if 1) the shares are not registered, 2) at maturity on or about October 20, 2012, in three equal installments payable in cash on the 4th, 5th and 6th anniversary of the issuance date, 3) at the option of the holder, for cash, on May 11, 2009 or 4) at the option of the Company, for cash, on or after May 11, 2009. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has a mandatory conversion into Common Stock, at the option of the Company, after 2 years from date of issuance, if the common stock price exceeds 175% of the conversion price for 60 consecutive trading days.

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was issued at a discount of $0.5 million on October 20, 2006. The Company is amortizing the discount over the term of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock using the effective interest rate method. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the amortization of the discount on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock amounted to less than $0.1 million and was charged to net loss available to common shareholders.

The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is classified outside stockholder’s equity as it may be mandatorily redeemable at the option of the holder or upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the Company. Any preferred dividends as well as the accretion of the $0.5 million discount are deducted from net income (loss) available to common shareholders. In connection with entering into the Notes, Warrants and Preferred Stock arrangements, the Company paid fees totaling $3.9 million. These fees were accounted for as deferred financing costs and are amortized on a straight line basis over 4.0 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company amortized approximately $0.2 million of these costs. These amounts were charged to additional paid-in capital and deducted from net loss available to common shareholders. The unamortized balance of deferred financing costs at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 amounted to $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and are recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Series A Preferred Stock is accreted to its liquidation value based on the effective interest method over the period to the earliest redemption date. In addition, it was determined that the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has several embedded derivatives that met the requirements for bifurcation at the date of issuance. (See Note 10-Derivative Instruments.)

 

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The issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and of the warrants could cause the issuance of greater than 20% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the exercise of the warrants. The creation of a new class of preferred stock was subject to shareholder approval under Florida law, while, for various reasons related to the potential issuance of greater than 20% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock required shareholder approval under the rules of Nasdaq. Holders of more than 50% of the Company’s common stock approved the foregoing. The approval became effective after the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations relating to the delivery of an information statement on Schedule 14C to our shareholders was satisfied.

On April 2, 2007, effective as of March 30, 2007, the Company entered into the Forbearance Agreements with certain institutional investors (the “Required Holders”) holding, in the aggregate, a majority of the Company’s previously-issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Under the terms of these Forbearance Agreements, the Required Holders have agreed that for a period of time ending no later than January 2, 2008, they shall each refrain from taking any remedial action with respect to the Company’s failure (the “Effectiveness Failure”) to have declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement registering the resale of the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Shares and warrants as required by a Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 10,2006, by and between the Company, the Required Holders and the remaining holder of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The parties also agreed to refrain from declaring the occurrence of any “Triggering Event” with respect to the Effectiveness Failure and from delivering any Notice of Redemption at Option of Holder with respect thereto or demanding any amounts due and payable with respect to the Effectiveness Failure, including without limitation, any Registration Delay Payments. No remedial actions were taken by the Required Holders.

The Forbearance Agreements also contain agreements to amend the governing Certificate of Designations to revise certain terms of the Series A Preferred Shares, including, without limitation, a reduction in the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Shares to $6.75, allowance for the accrual of dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares at a rate equal to 10% per annum, which dividends may be payable in kind, and a revision of the definition of the Leverage Ratio. The revised definition shall provide for the Leverage Ratio to be calculated as a multiple of recurring monthly revenue (“Performing RMR”) as opposed to EBITDA and a revision of the Maximum Leverage Ratio covenant to require the Maximum Leverage Ratio to equal 38x Performing RMR, commencing on June 30, 2008. The parties to the Forbearance Agreement also agreed to allow dividends to accrue but not be payable until the expiration of the Forbearance Period. The revised terms to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock will become effective upon the approval of the Restated Certificate of Designations by a majority of the Company’s shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting which is scheduled to be held on June 30, 2007. See Note 18 - Subsequent Events - Forbearance and Amendment Agreements. At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company accrued $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of dividends payable which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, $1.1 million of dividends payable were declared from and charged to additional paid-in capital and deducted from net loss available to common shareholders.

Notwithstanding these Forbearance Agreements, on April 3, 2007, an institutional investor who holds shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, but was not a party to the Forbearance Agreements, transmitted a notice of redemption to the Company alleging the Company failed to timely pay certain Registration Delay Payments constituting a Triggering Event which gave such investor the right to require the Company to redeem all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by such investor. The Company disagrees that this investor has such redemption right and intends to vigorously contest the actions taken by this investor to enforce such alleged right. The investor holds shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a face value equal to $7,000,000. The Company does not believe that a liability for any registration delay payments in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement is warranted. See Note 18 - Subsequent Events - Settlement with Preferred Stockholder.

 

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(10) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Derivative financial instruments, such as warrants and embedded derivative instruments of a host instrument, which risk and rewards of such derivatives are not clearly and closely related to the risk and rewards of the host instrument, are generally required to be bifurcated and separately valued from the host instrument with which they relate.

The following freestanding and embedded derivative financial instruments were identified with the issuance of the Notes : i) the warrants, which is a freestanding derivative, and ii) the right to purchase the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock upon issuance (“the Right to Purchase”), which is a freestanding derivative instrument within the SPA. The Company valued the warrants and the Right to Purchase at March 6, 2006, their date of issuance, using an appropriate option pricing model (“the Model”). The warrants, which were issued in connection with the issuance of the Notes, are detachable and have a three-year life expiring on March 6, 2009. The Company evaluated the classification of the Warrants in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock (“EITF No. 00-19”), and concluded that the warrants do not meet the criteria under EITF 00-19 for equity classification since there is no limit as to the number of shares that will be issued in a cashless exercise and the Company is economically compelled to deliver registered shares since the maximum liquidating damages is a significant percentage of the proceeds from the issuance of the securities. The Rights to Purchase are deemed to be issued in connection with the issuance of the Notes, and have a life which expires on the date the Preferred Stock is issued. The Model determined an $8.6 million aggregate value for these derivatives and this value has been recorded as derivative instrument liability and classified as current or long term in accordance with respective maturity dates. The Model assumptions for initial valuation of the Warrants and Rights to Purchase the Preferred Stock as of the issuance date were a risk free rate of 4.77% and 4.77%, respectively, and volatility for the Company’s common stock of 50% and 30%, respectively. The volatility factors differ because of the specific terms related to the warrants and the conversion rights. Since these derivatives are associated with the Notes, the face value of the Notes was recorded net of the $8.6 million attributed to these derivative liabilities. Accordingly, the Company accreted the $8.6 million carrying value of the Notes, using the effective rate method, over the life of the Notes and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 recorded a non-cash charge amounting to $1.6 million to interest expense.

Additionally, the derivative liability amounts related to Notes have been re-valued at each balance sheet date with the resulting change in value being recorded as income or expense to arrive at net income. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, the change in the fair value of the derivative liability amounted to $1.5 million.

On October 20, 2006, pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the private placement investors received, in exchange for the Notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share, with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000, convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share. Upon the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the following embedded derivatives were identified within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock: i) the ability to convert the Preferred Stock for common stock; ii) the option of the Company to satisfy dividends payable on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in common stock in lieu of cash; iii) the potential increase in the dividend rate of the Preferred Stock in the event a certain level of net cash proceeds from the sale of the our construction and material division assets are not realized within a specified time frame (referred to as the legacy asset rate adjustment) and (iv) a change in control redemption right. The embedded derivatives within the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were bifurcated and valued as a single compound derivative liability at $0.5 million at the date of issuance. On April 2, 2007, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement with respect to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with some of the institutional investors, which among other amended terms eliminated the legacy rate adjustment and provide for payment of dividends in cash, therefore, at December 31, 2006, the legacy rate adjustment and the dividend put option derivatives were deemed to have zero value. The Company recorded a $3.2 million charge related to the write off of this net derivative asset.

The Model assumptions for revaluation of the Warrants and the embedded derivatives at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were a risk free rate of 4.65%, and volatility for the Company’s common stock of 45%. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, an expense of $1.1 million has been recorded with respect to the re-valuation of these derivatives liabilities and warrants. At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the derivative liability amounted to $5.5 million and $4.5 million, respectively, of which $0.3 million and $0.8 million related to the Warrants.

 

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(11) CAPITAL STOCK

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted share data:

 

     For The Three Months Ended
     March 31, 2007    March 31, 2006

Common stock:

     

Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic

   6,200,024    6,006,156

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

Options and Warrants

   —      —  
         

Weighted average number of shares outstanding – diluted

   6,200,024    6,006,156
         

Options, warrants and common stock equivalents not included above (anti-dilutive)

   10,791,074    6,083,268

Shares outstanding:

     

Beginning outstanding shares

   6,033,848    6,001,888

Repurchase of shares

   —      —  

Issuance of shares

   185,280    12,485
         

Ending outstanding shares

   6,219,128    6,014,373
         
     For The Three Months Ended
     March 31, 2007    March 31, 2006

Preferred stock:

     

Shares outstanding:

     

Beginning outstanding shares

   45,000    —  

Issuance of shares

   —      —  
         

Ending outstanding shares

   45,000    —  
         

 

(12) STOCK OPTION PLANS

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted in accordance with SFAS 123R. The Company granted 15,000 stock options as of March 31, 2007 and zero as of March 31, 2006. The per share weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during 2007 was $4.15, on the grant date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

     2007     2006  

Expected dividend yield

   —       —    

Expected price volatility

   41.80 %   41.30 %

Risk-free interest rate

   5.10 %   5.10 %

Expected life of options

   4.0 years     4.0 years  

The Company determined stock-based compensation cost based on fair value at the grant date for stock options under SFAS 123R. Compensation cost in the amount of $44,000 and $117,000 is included in the results of operations in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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The Company adopted stock option plans for officers and employees in 1986, 1992 and 1999, and amended the 1999 plan in 2003. While each plan terminates 10 years after the adoption date, issued options have their own schedule of termination. Until 1996, 2002 and 2009, options to acquire up to 300,000, 350,000, and 600,000 shares, respectively, of common stock may be granted at no less than fair market value on the date of grant.

On September 22, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Devcon International Corp. 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2006 Plan”). The terms of the Plan provide for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights or SARs, restricted stock, deferred stock, other stock-related awards and performance awards that may be settled in cash, stock or other property. The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to provide a means for the Company to attract key personnel to provide services to provide a means whereby those key persons can acquire and maintain stock ownership, and provide annual and long term performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of shareholder value. The effective date of the plan coincides with the date of shareholder approval which occurred on November 10, 2006. After the effective date of the 2006 Plan no further awards may be made under the Devcon International Corp. 1999 Stock Option Plan.

Under the 2006 Plan, the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be subject to the granting of awards is equal to 800,000 shares, plus the number of shares with respect to which awards previously granted thereunder that terminate without being exercised, and the number of shares that are surrendered in payment of any awards or any tax withholding requirements. On February 16, 2007, 15,000 options were granted to directors, officers and employees under the 2006 Plan.

All stock options granted pursuant to the 1986 Plan not already exercisable, vest and become fully exercisable (1) on the date the optionee reaches 65 years of age and for the six-month period thereafter or as otherwise modified by the Company’s Board of Directors, (2) on the date of permanent disability of the optionee and for the six-month period thereafter, (3) on the date of a change of control and for the six-month period thereafter and (4) on the date of termination of the optionee from employment by the Company without cause and for the six-month period after termination. Stock options granted under the 1992 and 1999 Plan vest and become exercisable in varying terms and periods set by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Options issued under the 1992 and 1999 Plan expire after 10 years.

The Company adopted a stock-option plan for directors in 1992 that terminated in 2002. Options to acquire up to 50,000 shares of common stock were granted at no less than the fair-market value on the date of grant. The 1992 Directors’ Plan provided each director an initial grant of 8,000 shares and additional grants of 1,000 shares annually immediately subsequent to their reelection as a director. Stock options granted under the Directors’ Plan have 10-year terms, vest and become fully exercisable six months after the issue date. As the directors’ plan was fully granted in 2000, the directors have received their annual options since then from the employee plans.

A summary of stock option activity is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Employee Plans
     Shares    

Weighted Avg.
Exercise

Price

Balance at December 31, 2006

   657,150     $ 6.10

Granted

   15,000     $ 4.15

Exercised

   (52,500 )   $ 1.86

Forfeiture

   (135,000 )   $ 5.51

Expired

   (61,500 )   $ 7.07
            

Options outstanding at March 31, 2007

   423,150     $ 6.61

Options exercisable at March 31, 2007

   279,843    

Available for future grant

   707,500    

At March 31, 2007, there was approximately $220,997 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under our stock option plan. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.83 years.

 

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(13) INCOME TAXES

In February 2006, one of the Company’s Antiguan subsidiaries declared and paid a $3.6 million gross dividend, of which $1.2 million was withheld for Antiguan withholding taxes. The withholding taxes were deemed paid by utilization of a portion of a $7.5 million tax credit received as part of a Satisfaction Agreement which was entered into between the Company, its Antiguan subsidiaries and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in December of 2004. Accordingly, in the first quarter of 2006, the Company recognized a non–cash foreign tax expense in the amount of $ 1.2 million, which was offset by deferred tax benefit of $0.6 million associated with a net operating loss generated by the Company’s construction operations in the Virgin Islands and the utilization of a $0.6 million foreign tax credit.

For the three months ending March 31, 2007 the Company realized a tax benefit of $0.6 million for continuing operations. The benefit was due to an increase in the deferred tax assets of $2.1 million that was offset by an increase in the valuation allowance of $1.5 million. Tax expense for discontinued operations was zero for the three months ending March 31, 2007.

 

(14) SEGMENT REPORTING

On March 30, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a board resolution to authorize management to sell the remaining assets of the Construction, Materials and Utilities Divisions upon such terms and conditions, including price, as management determines to be appropriate. The board resolution to discontinue all non-security services businesses eliminated the requirement to disclose segment operations as the Company’s only segment will be the electronic security services division.

 

(15) RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s policies and procedures provide that related person transactions be approved in advance by either the audit committee or a majority of disinterested directors.

On March 21, 2007, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by a certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2007 (“Asset Purchase Agreement”). These assets were sold to BitMar, Ltd, a Turks and Caicos corporation and a successor-in-interest to Tiger Oil, Inc., a Florida corporation. Donald L. Smith Jr., the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Offer and a current director of the Company and Donald L. Smith III, a former officer of the Company, are principals of BitMar, Ltd. (See Note 7-Discontinued Operations)

On January 23, 2006, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Donald L. Smith, Jr., a director and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, under the terms of which the Company agreed to sell to Mr. Smith all of the issued and

 

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outstanding shares of two of our subsidiaries, Antigua Masonry Products, Ltd., an Antigua corporation, or AMP, and M21 Industries, Inc., which subsidiaries collectively comprised the operations of the Company’s materials division in Antigua, for an aggregate purchase price equal to approximately $5 million, subject to adjustments provided in the stock purchase agreement. The stock purchase agreement permitted $1,725,000 of the purchase price to be paid by cancellation of a note payable by the Company to Mr. Smith. The Company retained the right to review other offers to purchase these Antigua operations. The parties to the stock purchase agreement elected to exercise their right to negotiate the sale of the Company’s materials division in Antigua with a third party. As a result, on March 2, 2006, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with A. Hadeed or his nominee and Gary O’Rourke and terminated the stock purchase agreement entered into with Mr. Smith on January 23, 2006. The terms of the new stock purchase agreement provided for a purchase price equal to approximately $5.1 million, subject to adjustments provided in the stock purchase agreement. The entire purchase price was paid in cash. In addition, the terms of the new stock purchase agreement excluded M21 Industries, Inc. from the sale but contemplated transfers of certain assets from the Antigua operations to Devcon as well as the pre-closing transfer to AMP of certain preferred shares in AMP that were owned by Devcon. The purchaser agreed to pay all taxes incurred as a result of the transaction. The Company completed the sale of its materials division in Antigua on May 2, 2006.

The Company has entered into a retirement agreement with Mr. Richard Hornsby, former Senior Vice President and Director. He retired from the Company at the end of 2004. During 2005 he received his full salary. From 2006, he will receive annual payments of $32,000 for life. The net present value of the future obligation was estimated at $253,844 and $276,933 at March 31, 2007 and at December 31, 2006, respectively. These amounts are included in Retirement and Severance in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company has an on-going Management Services Agreement, (the “Management Agreement”), with Royal Palm Capital Management, LLLP (“Royal Palm”), to provide management services. Royal Palm Capital Management, LLLP is an affiliate of Coconut Palm Capital Investors I Ltd. (“Coconut Palm”) who has invested $18 million into the Company for purposes of the Company entering into the electronic security services industry. Richard Rochon, the Company’s Chairman, and Mario Ferrari, one of the Company’s directors, are principals of Coconut Palm and Royal Palm. Mr. Rochon has also been the Company’s acting Chief Executive Officer since the resignation of Steven Ruzika effective January 22, 2007. Robert Farenhem, a principal of Royal Palm, was the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer from April 18, 2005 through December 20, 2005, and once again from February 16, 2007 through May 1, 2007, as a result of the resignation of George Hare. In addition, the Company leases certain office space to Royal Palm.

 

     For the three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  

Management service fee paid to Royal Palm

   $ 90,000     $ 90,000  

Rental income charged to Royal Palm

     (22,500 )     (22,500 )
                
   $ 67,500     $ 67,500  
                

The Company leases from the wife of Mr. Donald L. Smith, Jr., a director and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a 1.8-acre parcel of real property in Deerfield Beach, Florida. This property is being used for the Company’s equipment logistics and maintenance activities. The property is subject to a 5-year lease entered into in January 2002 providing for rent of $95,000 per year. This rent was based on comparable rental contracts for similar properties in Deerfield Beach, as evaluated by management. There has been a verbal agreement to extend this lease for a year. This lease has been assumed by the purchaser of the construction division assets of which Mr. Donald Smith is a part. Rent expense amounted to $19,875 and $23,850 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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(16) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income presents a measure of all changes in shareholders’ equity except for changes resulting from transactions with shareholders in their capacity as shareholders. The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss as reported in the condensed consolidated Statements of Operations to comprehensive loss.

 

     For The Three Months Ended  
     March 31,
2007
    March 31,
2006
 
    

(As restated)

       

Net loss

   $ (6,883 )   $ (8,771 )

Foreign currency translation

     (28 )     (6 )
                

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (6,911 )   $ (8,777 )
                

 

(17) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

Resignation of Chief Executive Officer. On January 22, 2007, Mr. Stephen J. Ruzika resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On January 26, 2007, the Company entered into an Advisory Services Agreement with Mr. Ruzika, which became effective on January 22, 2007. Also on January 22, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Richard C. Rochon, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, to the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Rochon has been the Company’s Chairman since January 24, 2006, and a director of the Company since 2004. Mr. Rochon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Palm Capital Partners, a private investment and management firm. He is also a Principal of Royal Palm Capital Management, LLLP, an affiliate of Royal Palm Capital Partners.

Resignation of Chief Financial Officer. On February 9, 2007, Mr. George M. Hare resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On February 13, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Robert C. Farenhem, a Principal of Royal Palm Capital Management, LLLP, to the position of interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Farenhem has been a Principal and the Chief Financial Officer of Royal Palm Capital Partners since April 2003 and has been a director and officer of Coconut Palm Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, since April 29, 2005. Between April 18, 2005 and December 20, 2005, Mr. Farenhem was the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer. On February 14, 2007, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement with Mr. Hare outlining the terms of his separation from the Company, as well as a consulting arrangement pursuant to which Mr. Hare would be available to the Company in a consulting capacity.

At March 31, 2007 the Company recorded a charge of approximately $225,000 which represented the total liability related to both of these agreements.

 

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Legal Matters

Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholder

On January 31, 2007, an investor who holds 7,000 of the 45,000 outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, but was not a party to certain Forbearance Agreements entered into by the other two holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, transmitted a notice of redemption to us alleging we failed to timely pay certain registration delay payments purportedly owed to this investor constituting a “Triggering Event” which purportedly gave this investor the right to require us to redeem all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by this investor. On April 3, 2007, after the other investors had entered into the Forbearance Agreements with us, this same investor transmitted a second notice of redemption to us again alleging the Company had failed to timely pay the registration delay payments to this investor purportedly constituting a Triggering Event which gave such investor the right to require us to redeem all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by this investor. The investor had given the Company the option of accepting certain restructuring terms which it did not believe would be in the best interests of our shareholders or redeeming the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are held by this investor.

On April 25, 2007, this investor filed a lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York repeating these allegations and requesting specific performance compelling us to redeem all 7,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock from and pay any delinquent registration delay payments to this investor or, in the alternative, damages for breach of contract. The investor held shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a face value equal to $7,000,000. The Company did not believe that a liability for any registration delay payments in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement was warranted as it believed the lawsuit to be without merit.

On August 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the payment of the Settlement Amount set forth below, the Company resolved all claims against the Company set forth in the Lawsuit. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, on September 28, 2007, the Company paid one of the plaintiffs in the Lawsuit an amount equal to $7.4 million which included all accrued dividends since January 1, 2007 (the “Settlement Amount”) and the plaintiffs returned all shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by them to the Company. In return, all parties to the Lawsuit entered into mutual releases releasing each other from any and all claims.

Yellow Cedar

In the fall of 2000, VICBP, a subsidiary, was under contract with the Virgin Islands Port Authority, or VIPA, for the construction of the expansion of the St. Croix Airport. During the project, homeowners and residents of the Yellow Cedar Housing Community, located next to the end of the expansion project, claimed to have experienced several days of excessive dust in their area as a result of the ongoing construction work and have claimed damage to their property and personal injury. The homeowners of Yellow Cedar have filed two separate lawsuits for unspecified damages against VIPA and VICBP as co-defendants. In both cases VICBP, as defendant, has agreed to indemnify VIPA for any civil action as a result of the construction work. VICBP brought a declaratory judgment action in the District Court of the Virgin Islands to determine whether there is coverage under the primary policy. On October 23, 2007, the declaratory judgment was ruled in favor of insurers and we have since filed an Appeal of the Denial. If the Appeal of the Denial for the Company’s Summary Judgment is favorable to us, VICBP would be liable for the $50 per claim and the original $50,000 deductible. However, this was satisfied when the initial claims were resolved with claimants. Additionally, the Company will recover its legal expenses for pursuing the Summary Judgment.

VICBP cannot accurately estimate actual damages to the claimants since a significant part of the property damage claims were resolved prior to the litigation and credible evidence of the bodily injury portion of the lawsuit has not been presented. Additionally, because the legal process continues, VICBP is unable to determine how all of the facts of this matter will be resolved under St. Croix environmental law. As a result of all the uncertainties, the outcome cannot be reasonably determined at this time and the Company is unable to estimate the loss, if any, in accordance with FASB No. 5, “ Accounting for Contingencies ” (“FASB No. 5”). However, the Company does not believe that the outcome will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or its cash flows.

Petit

On July 25, 1995, the Company’s subsidiary, Societe des Carrieres de Grande Case, or SCGC, entered into an agreement with Mr. Fernand Hubert Petit, Mr. Francois Laurent Petit and Mr. Michel Andre Lucien Petit, collectively referred to as, Petit, to lease a quarry located in the French side of St. Martin. Another lease was entered into by SCGC on October 27, 1999 for the same and additional property. Another Company subsidiary, Bouwbedrijf Boven Winden, N.A., or BBW, entered into a materials supply agreement with Petit on July 31, 1995. This materials supply agreement was amended on October 27, 1999 and under the terms of this amendment the Company became a party to the materials supply agreement.

In May 2004, the Company advised Petit that the Company would possibly be removing our equipment within the time frames provided in our agreements and made a partial quarterly payment under the materials supply agreement. On June 3, 2004, Petit advised the Company in writing that Petit was terminating the materials supply agreement immediately because Petit had not received the full quarterly payment and also advised that Petit would not renew the 1999 lease when it expired on October 27, 2004. Petit refused to accept the remainder of the quarterly payment from us in the amount of $45,000.

Without prior notice to BBW, Petit obtained orders to impound BBW assets on St. Martin (the French side) and Sint Maarten (the Dutch side). The assets sought to be impounded included bank accounts and receivables. BBW has no assets on St. Martin, but approximately $341,000 of its assets have been impounded on Sint Maarten. In obtaining the orders, Petit claimed that $7.6 million is due on the supply agreement (the full payment that would be due by us if the contract continued for the entire potential term and the Company continued to mine the quarry), $2.7 million is due for quarry restoration and $3.7 million is due for pain and suffering for a total claim amounting to $14.0 million. The materials supply agreement provided that it could be terminated by us on July 31, 2004.

 

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In February 2005, SCGC, BBW and Devcon entered into agreements with Petit, which provided for the following:

 

   

The purchase by SCGC of three hectares of land located within the quarry property previously leased from Petit for approximately $1.1 million;

 

   

A two-year lease of approximately 15 hectares of land (the “15 Hectare Lease”), on which SCGC operates a crusher, ready-mix concrete plant and aggregates storage at a total cost of $100,000, which arrangement was entered into February 2005;

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to purchase two hectares of land (the “2 Hectare Option”) prior to December 31, 2006 for $2 million, with $1 million due on each of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2008, subject to the terms below:

 

   

In the event that SCGC exercises this option, Petit agrees to withdraw all legal actions against us and our subsidiaries;

 

   

In the event that SCGC does not exercise the option to purchase and Petit is subsequently awarded a judgment, SCGC has the option to offset approximately $1.2 million against the judgment amount and transfer ownership of the three hectare parcel purchased by SCGC back to Petit;

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to purchase five hectares of land (the “5 Hectare Option”) prior to June 30, 2010 for $3.6 million, payable $1.8 million on June 30, 2010 and $1.8 million on June 30, 2012; and

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to extend the 15 Hectare Lease through June 30, 2010 (with annual rent of $55,000) if the 2 Hectare Option is exercised and subsequent extensions, if the 5 Hectare Option is exercised, of the lease (with annual rent of $65,000) equal to the terms of mining authorizations obtained from the French Government agencies.

In February 2005 the Company purchased the three hectares of land for $1.1 million in cash and executed the 15 Hectare Lease.

In September 2006 the Company exercised the 2 Hectare Option and transferred $1 million in cash to the appropriate agent of Petit. It is currently our intention to make the additional $1 million payment required under the option agreement on December 31, 2008 to the appropriate agent of Petit.

As of May 16, 2007, Petit has refused to accept the $1 million payment unless Devcon International Corp., the parent company, agrees to guarantee payment of the $1 million due on December 31, 2008. As Devcon International Corp. was not referenced in or party to the 2 Hectare Option, the Company believes that Petit’s request is without merit. Currently, the $1 million remains on deposit with the appropriate third-party escrow agent pending the outcome of this dispute.

Under the terms of the 15 Hectare Lease, Petit agreed that an adjacent 6,000 square meter parcel, on which SCGC’s aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative offices are located, was included. SCGC has been operating its aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative offices on the adjacent property without incident or dispute with Petit for several years. Subsequent to refusing to accept the $1 million option payment, Petit has taken steps to impede SCGC’s ability to access the 6,000 square meters of property, resulting in SCGC’s inability to access the aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative facilities required to carry out its mining operation. Petit now claims that the 6,000 square meters is located elsewhere on the parcel. During the first quarter of 2007, there were no mining operations and sales of mined aggregate to third parties was ceased. In late 2006, the Company began importing aggregate from third party vendors in anticipation of the Petit non compliance. In March 2007, Petit blocked access to our ready-mix operation. Accordingly, the ready-mix operation has ceased and the Company is attempting to enforce easements to the owned and leased parcels. Under St. Martin labor compensation laws, the Company does not incur the full cost of employee salaries if they are prevented from working under situations such as this dispute.

The Company has engaged French legal counsel to pursue SCGC’s rights under the agreements executed in February 2005. At this time, it is the Company’s position that any asserted claims would arise from SCGC since it is suffering losses due to its inability to utilize its quarry and ready-mix operation. Any claim would be considered a gain contingency and therefore under SFAS No. 5 would not be recorded.

 

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On April 26, 2007, the Civil Court of Basse-Terre rendered its decision in the framework of the procedure on the merit concerning the completion of the sale of the real property subject to the 2 Hectare Option. The court decision mainly provides that:

- SCGC validly exercised the 2 Hectare Option;

- the sale of the real property shall be completed under the conditions provided for in the 2 Hectare Option dated as of February 2005 and therefore the Civil Court appoints the chairman of the Notary chamber of Guadeloupe with a view to (i) preparing a draft deed of sale in accordance with the provisions of the 2 Hectare Option within 30 days as from the requirement made by the most diligent party and (ii) inviting the parties for the execution of the deed of sale within 30 days as from the delivery of his draft deed to the parties;

- the notary (SCP Mouial, Ricour-Brunier, Balzame, Jacques-Richardson and Herbert) is prevented from releasing the $1 million currently placed in escrow otherwise than to the benefit of the abovementioned notary;

- Petit shall attend the closing meeting as requested by said notary and execute the deed of sale so prepared. Otherwise a penalty of € 500 per day for delay would have to be paid by Petit;

- as a consequence of the exercise of the option to purchase, the 15 Hectare Lease is renewed until June 30, 2010; and

- Petit shall pay to SCGC an amount of € 7,000 in accordance with Article 700 of the French Civil Procedure Code.

General

The Company is subject to certain Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Management believes that the Company is in compliance with all such laws and regulations. Compliance with environmental protection laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the past and is not expected to have a material adverse effect in the foreseeable future.

(18) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 27, 2007, Mr. Lakey resigned from his position as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and President — Construction and Materials and entered into an Advisory Services Agreement (the “Advisory Services Agreement”) with the Company, which became effective on such date. The Advisory Services Agreement outlined the terms of his separation from the Company as well as a consulting arrangement pursuant to which Mr. Lakey would remain involved with the Company in an advisory capacity. The Company expects to record a charge of approximately $104,000 related to this agreement.

On May 1, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Robert C. Farenhem to the position of President of the Company and appointed Robert W. Schiller, the Company’s former Vice President-Finance, to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Forbearance and Amendment Agreements”. On April 2, 2007, effective as of March 30, 2007, the Company entered into Forbearance and Amendment Agreements (the “Forbearance Agreements”) with certain institutional investors (the “Required Holders”) holding, in the aggregate, a majority of the Company’s previously-issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).

Under the terms of these Forbearance Agreements, the Required Holders agreed that for a period of time ending no later than January 2, 2008, they shall each refrain from taking any remedial action with respect to the Company’s failure (the “Effectiveness Failure”) to have declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement registering the resale of the shares of Devcon’s common stock underlying the Series A Preferred Shares and warrants as required by a Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 20, 2005, by and between the Company, the Required Holders and the remaining holder of the Series A Preferred Shares (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The parties also agreed to refrain from declaring the occurrence of any “Triggering Event” with respect to the Effectiveness Failure and from delivering any Notice of Redemption at Option of Holder with respect thereto or demanding any amounts due and payable with respect to the Effectiveness Failure, including without limitation, any Registration Delay Payments. No remedial actions were taken by the Required Holders.

Pursuant to the terms of these Forbearance Agreements, the Company agreed to submit to its shareholders for approval at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting a form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations (the “Amended Certificate of Designations”) setting forth certain revised terms of the Series A Preferred Stock as described in the Forbearance Agreements. On June 29, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved the Amended Certificate of Designations at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting. The Company filed the Amended Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Florida on July 13, 2007, effective as of such date.

In connection with the filing of the Amended Certificate of Designations, the Company and the parties to the Forbearance Agreements entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2007 (the “Amended Securities Purchase Agreement”), and an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2007 (the “Amended Registration Rights Agreement”).

The Amended Securities Purchase Agreement contains terms similar to the original Securities Purchase Agreement entered into among the parties on February 10, 2006 except that one holder agreed to sell back to the Company warrants to purchase 1,284,067 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.10 (the “Common Stock”). The Amended Certificate of Designations also included a reduction in the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Shares to $6.75, allowance for the accrual of dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares at a rate equal to 10% per annum, which dividends may be payable in kind, and a revision of the definition of the Leverage Ratio. The revised definition shall provide for the Leverage Ratio to be calculated as a multiple of recurring monthly revenue (“Performing RMR”) as opposed to EBITDA and a revision of the Maximum Leverage Ratio covenant to require the Maximum Leverage Ratio to equal 38x Performing RMR, commencing on June 30, 2008. In addition, each of the parties to the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement waived certain rights to receive Registration Delay Payments and certain other provisions set forth in the governing documents. In addition, the parties executed an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement which removed the obligation to have declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by January 2, 2008 a registration statement registering the resale of the shares of Devcon’s common stock underlying the Series A Convertible Preferred Shares and warrants as required by the Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 20, 2005.

With respect to the other holder of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which did not enter into the Forbearance Agreements but had filed a lawsuit against the Company, on August 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company resolved all claims against the Company set forth in the lawsuit such holder filed. See Settlement with Preferred Stockholder below.

On June 29, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved the Amended Certificate of Designations at the Company’s annual shareholder meeting. The Company filed the Amended Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Florida on July 13, 2007, effective as of such date. In connection with the filing of the Amended Certificate of Designations, the Company and the parties to the Forbearance Agreements entered into the Amended SPA and the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement. The Amended SPA contains terms similar to the original SPA entered into among the parties on February 10, 2006, except that one holder agreed to sell back to the Company warrants to purchase 1,284,067 shares of the Company’s common stock, and the parties thereto acknowledged and agreed that the Company’s dividend payment obligations with respect to the Preferred Stock accruing from January 1, 2007 through the Closing date (July 13, 2007) of the Amended SPA have been satisfied by adding such dividends to the Stated Value of the shares of Preferred Stock. Thus, the Company now has the option of paying the dividends in-kind and not to deplete cash resources for these dividend payments. At September 30, 2007, approximately $2.9 million of accrued dividends were paid in-kind and reclassified to the carrying value of the Preferred Stock. The Company filed the Amended Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Florida on July 13, 2007, effective as of such date.

CapitalSource Credit Agreement . On September 25, 2007, certain subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) of the Company entered into a Consent and Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) with CapitalSource Finance LLC (“CapitalSource”). The Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2005, as amended, increased the total commitment to $105.0 million from $100.0 million (with the borrowers having the ability to increase this commitment further to $125.0 million), extended the maturity date of the Credit Agreement to September 25, 2010, and adjusted the interest rate and certain financial and other covenants provided therein. The proceeds from the Credit Agreement were used to partially fund the redemption of certain shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock in connection with settlement arrangements the Company had entered into to settle all claims set forth in the lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) disclosed under the caption “Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholder” in “Part II. Other Information—Item 1—Legal Proceedings.”

Repurchase Plan. On July 24, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of its common stock between July 24, 2007 and December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2007, the Company had repurchased 163,834 shares for a total cost of $0.6 million.

Settlement with Preferred Stockholder . On August 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the payment of the Settlement Amount set forth below, the Company resolved all claims against the Company set forth in the lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) disclosed under the Caption “Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholder” in “Part II. Other Information—Item 1—Legal Proceedings.” Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, on September 28, 2007, the Company paid one of the plaintiffs in the Lawsuit an amount equal to $7.4 million, which included accrued dividends since January 1, 2007, (the “Settlement Amount”), and the plaintiffs returned all shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock held by them to the Company. In return, all parties to the Lawsuit entered into mutual releases releasing each other from any and all claims.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as the financial statements and related notes included in our 2006 Form 10-K/A. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations describes the principal factors affecting results of operations, financial resources, liquidity, contractual cash obligations, and critical accounting estimates.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We and our representatives may, from time to time, make written or verbal forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our reports to stockholders. Generally, the inclusion of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” and similar expressions identify statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. All statements addressing operating performance, events, or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including statements relating to sales growth, earnings or earnings per share growth, and market share, as well as statements expressing optimism or pessimism about future operating results, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act.

The forward-looking statements are and will be based upon our management’s then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, including our revenues from our electronic security services and construction and materials operations, expenses, gross margins, cash flows, financial condition, and net income, as well as factors such as our competitive position, inventory levels, backlog, the demand for our products and services, customer base and the liquidity and needs of customers, may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements or those currently being experienced by our Company for a number of reasons, including but not limited to those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006

OVERVIEW

In 2004 we embarked on a new strategy, which was to become a leading regional provider of electronic security alarm monitoring services, providing service and electronic monitoring of alarm systems to residential single and multi-family homes, financial institutions, industrial and commercial businesses and complexes, warehouses, facilities of government departments and healthcare and educational facilities, as well as installation of electronic security alarm systems. We also have wholesale customers where we monitor security systems owned by independent security companies. Through our electronic security services division, we engage in the electronic monitoring of our installed base of security systems, as well as the installation of new monitored security systems added to our installed base, both in residential and commercial buildings.

In order to execute our new strategy, we began a process of reviewing in detail the operations of our materials and construction division, which were incurring operating losses. This strategic review and shift in operational focus resulted in a series of acquisitions and divestitures which together allowed us to pursue our objective of becoming a leading regional provider of electronic security services. The acquisitions and divestitures were as follows:

Acquisitions:

 

   

On July 30, 2004, we acquired the issued and outstanding capital stock of Security Equipment Company, Inc. (SEC).

 

   

On February 28, 2005, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Starpoint from Adelphia Communications.

 

   

On November 10, 2005, we acquired the issued and outstanding capital stock of Coastal Security Systems (Coastal).

 

   

On March 6, 2006, we acquired the issued and outstanding capital stock of Guardian.

Dispositions:

 

   

On September 30, 2005, we sold our U.S. Virgin Islands ready-mix concrete, aggregates, concrete block and cement materials and supplies business.

 

   

On March 2, 2006, we sold all of the issued and outstanding common shares of AMP

 

   

On May 2, 2006, we sold the fixed assets and substantially all of the inventory of our joint venture assets of Puerto Rico Crushing Company (PRCC),

 

   

On June 27, 2006, we sold our Boca Raton-based third-party monitoring operations.

 

   

On March 21, 2007, we sold the majority of our construction assets, construction inventory and customer lists of the construction division.

 

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ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY BETWEEN PERIODS

In the following management’s discussion and analysis, the net operating results of our significant dispositions noted above, along with all non-electronic security services are recorded as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

On March 6, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Guardian International, Inc. (“Guardian”) under the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 9, 2006, between the Company, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Guardian in which the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Guardian. Thus, the three months ended March 31, 2006, only includes one month of Guardian operations.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2007 with the three months ended March 31, 2006

Customer account attrition has a direct impact on our results of operations since it affects our revenue, amortization expense and cash flows. We monitor attrition monthly and on a six month annualized basis. We define attrition as a ratio, the numerator of which is gross number of lost customer accounts for a given period. In our calculation we make adjustments to lost accounts for the net change, either positive or negative, for accounts greater than 90 days and re-signs and third party gains. Below is a rollforward of our RMR for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

       For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Beginning RMR Balance

   $ 3,519,271     $ 2,471,491  

RMR Added

     62,689       68,444  

Price Increase

     42,896       8,660  

RMR Loss (less Change of Ownership)

     (82,791 )     (55,465 )
                

Net Gain

     22,794       21,639  

Acquired Dealer RMR

     8,192       12,450  

Accounts Lost/Charged Back under contract

     (440 )     (1,490 )

Special Events:

    

Guardian/Mutual/Stat-Land Acquisition

     —         1,482,931  

Sale of Wholesale Accounts

     —         (21,300 )
                

Ending RMR Balance

   $ 3,549,817     $ 3,965,721  
                

Revenue from the electronic security services division is comprised of the monitoring and service of security systems at subscribers’ premises, billable services performed on a time and materials basis, or services revenue, and net installation revenue after taking into effect the requirements of SAB 104, which requires the deferral of certain revenue and related costs until services have been fulfilled.

Included in cost of sales for the electronic security services division are the direct costs incurred to monitor and service security systems installed at subscriber premises, as well as the net direct costs incurred with the installation of new security systems, excluding depreciation and amortization which are included in our selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

     (dollars in thousands)
     For The Three Months Ended
     2007    2006

Revenue

   $ 14,185    $ 10,603

Cost of Sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     6,064      4,598
             

Gross Profit.

   $ 8,121    $ 6,005
             

In March 2006, we continued to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of our materials businesses into the electronic security services business by acquiring all of the outstanding capital stock of Hollywood, Florida based Guardian. This acquisition was accounted for utilizing the purchase method of accounting. In addition in June 2006, the Company sold the Coastal wholesale business.

 

   

Included in the 2007 revenues is approximately $4.4 million or 31.0% related to three months of Guardian revenues in 2007 versus approximately one month of activity in 2006. This increase was partially offset by an approximate $1.0 million decrease in revenue associated with the June 2006 sale of the Coastal wholesale business.

 

   

Included in the 2007 cost of sales is approximately $2.0 million or 33.0% related to three months of Guardian costs versus approximately one month’s worth of cost in 2006. This increase was partially offset by approximately $.5 million in cost reductions from consolidation of acquired operations, such as the multiple monitoring stations into one facility.

 

   

The increase in gross profit of $2.1 million or 35.3% is a result of three months of Guardian activity in 2007 versus one month in 2006.

Operating expenses:

 

     (dollars in thousands)  
     For The Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007    % of Division
Revenue
    2006    % of Division
Revenue
 

Selling, General & Administrative

   $ 6,792    47.9 %   $ 5,988    56.5 %

Amortization and Depreciation

     4,497    31.7 %     3,709    35.0 %
                          

Total Operating Expenses

   $ 11,289    79.6 %   $ 9,697    91.5 %
                          

 

   

SG&A expenses increased by $.8 million to $6.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to 2006. The increase primarily relates to $.7 million for three month’s worth of expense related to Guardian versus 2006. However proportionately SG&A expenses decreased as a percentage of revenue by 8.6% to 47.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2007 from 56.5% in 2006. This overall decrease relates to the stabilization of the electronic security services business as we continue to streamline the back office functions for the various acquisitions we have made in the past two years.

 

   

Amortization and Depreciation expenses increased by $.8 million to $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to 2006. Included in this increase is $1.8 million for the two additional month’s worth of expense related to Guardian versus 2006. This increase is partially offset by $1.2 million decrease in amortization of the customer list that was purchased from Adelphia and Coastal. However, the percentage of amortization and depreciation expense as a percentage of revenue as decreased by 3.3% to 31.7% from 35.0% in 2006.

 

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Other Income (Expense):

 

     (dollars in thousands)  
     For The Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  
    

(As restated)

       

Other income (expense)

   $ (3,586 )   $ (5,435 )
                

Other expense decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2007 by $1.8 million as compared to 2006 primarily as a result of the $1.3 million reduction in interest expense coupled with a $0.4 million decrease in the charge for the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments.

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations:

 

     (dollars in thousands)
     For The Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2007     2006
    

(As restated)

     

Income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (613 )   $ 531

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company realized an income tax benefit of $0.6 million from continuing operations. The income tax benefit was due to an increase in the deferred tax assets of $2.1 million that was offset by an increase in the valuation allowance of $1.5 million.

Discontinued Operations:

 

     (dollars in thousands)  
     For The Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

(Loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (512 )   $ (126 )

(Loss) gain on sale from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     (230 )     1,013  
                

(Loss) Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $ (742 )   $ 887  
                

As indicated earlier, our significant dispositions, excluding the third-party monitoring operations, have been recorded as discontinued operations.

 

   

On September 30, 2005, we sold our U.S. Virgin Islands ready-mix concrete, aggregates, concrete block and cement materials and supplies business.

 

   

On March 2, 2006, we sold all of the issued and outstanding common shares of AMP. This sale resulted in a gain from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $1.0 million.

 

   

On May 2, 2006, we sold the fixed assets and substantially all of the inventory of our joint venture assets of PRCC.

 

   

On June 27, 2006, we sold our Boca Raton-based third-party monitoring operations.

 

   

On March 21, 2007, we sold the majority of our construction assets, construction inventory and customer lists of the construction division. This sale resulted in a loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $0.2 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Adequacy of Capital Resources

We generally fund our working capital needs from operations and bank borrowings. In the electronic security services business, monitoring services are typically billed in advance on either a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Installations of new security systems for residential customers typically result in a net investment in the customer, whereas installations of new security systems for commercial projects may have neutral to positive cash flow. As of March 31, 2007, our liquidity and capital resources included cash and cash equivalents of $6.6 million, working capital of $11.3 million and available lines of credit of zero. Total outstanding liabilities were $136.5 million as of March 31, 2007, compared to $137.3 million at December 31, 2006. We expect to convert a significant portion of our working capital into cash over the next 6 months as we collect the remaining accounts receivable related to the completed construction contracts.

 

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Cash flow used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $2.5 million compared with $3.2 million provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The primary uses of cash for operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2007 was related to an increase in long term assets of $1.3 million resulting from deferred cost and revenue for SAB 104, and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $0.9 million related to day-to-day operations. The primary sources of cash from operating activities was a result of a $2.1 million increase in other long term liabilities related to deferred cost and revenue for SAB 104.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $4.5 million in 2007, resulting from the sale of the construction division that took place on March 21, 2007 (See Note 7-Discontinued Operations).

Net cash used by financing activities was $0.4 million resulting from the principal payment of existing debt in the amount of $0.5 million offset by cash provided as a result of common shares issued. Our uses of cash over the next twelve months will be principally for working capital needs, capital expenditures and for debt service which consists primarily of estimated interest payments of $ 7.6 million on our outstanding senior debt. We estimate the capital expenditures will be $0.2 million related to the integration of our back office systems onto a consistent platform and $0.5 million related to the reimbursement of our monitoring center in New York.

Cash flows from discontinued operations are included in the consolidated statement of cash flows within operating, investing and financing activities. The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to impact future liquidity or capital resources.

We believe we can fund our planned business activities during the next twelve months with the sources of cash described above.

Liquidity

In order to finance the March 2006 Guardian acquisition, the Company issued to accredited institutional investors under the terms of the SPA dated as of February 10, 2006, an aggregate principal amount of $45 million of notes along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share.

On October 20, 2006, under the terms of the SPA, these investors received, in exchange for the notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share, with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000 convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share. In connection with the issuance of these securities, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, under the terms of which the Company agreed to use best efforts to cause a registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than January 25, 2007. This registration statement would register the resale of the shares of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; exercise of the warrants and in payment of the dividend obligations under the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Registration Rights Agreement provides that, to the extent the Company failed to cause this registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by the effectiveness deadline, registration delay payments in the amount of one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price must be paid to the investors for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or $450,000, for every 30 days (pro-rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) this effectiveness failure remains.

On October 23, 2006, the Company filed a registration statement to register the resale of these shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission reviewed this registration statement and, as a consequence of recent clarifications by the Staff of Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company encountered difficulties determining when all of these shares may be registered and sold by the investors. Accordingly, the Company was unable to cause this registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, these registration delay payments accrue from January 26, 2007 until the earlier of the Company successfully obtaining a waiver or amendment of these registration delay payments or the registration statement being declared effective. The registration delay payments are not payable until every thirtieth day after the effectiveness failure. Accordingly, the first registration delay payment was due on February 26, 2007. In addition, under the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, (a) the failure of the applicable Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date that is sixty (60) days after the applicable effectiveness deadline or (b) the Company’s failure to pay to the investors any amounts when and as due under the Certificate of Designations or any other transaction document contemplated in the Certificate of Designations is defined as a “Triggering Event” allowing the Required Holders, as defined below, to require us to redeem all shares of their Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by the fifth business day after transmitting notice to us of their desired redemption. Under the terms of the Certificate of Designations, this redemption would be effected by the Company being required to pay in cash an amount equal to 115.0% of the face value of all or a portion, as applicable, of the outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends. To the extent the stock price at the time of this redemption request multiplied by the number of shares into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible exceeds this cash payment amount, the redemption would be effected by payment of this higher amount increased by the same 15.0% premium, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends. In order to be able to register a portion of these shares the Company began discussions with the investors to amend the terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in the form of an Amended Certificate of Designations.

In furtherance of these negotiations, on April 2, 2007, effective as of March 30, 2007, the Company entered into the Forbearance Agreements with investors constituting the “Required Holders”, i.e. investors holding a majority of the shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Under the terms of the Forbearance Agreements, each of the Required Holders agreed that for a period of time ending no later than January 2, 2008, they shall each forbear from (a) taking any remedial action with respect to the effectiveness failure, (b) declaring the occurrence of any “Triggering Event” with respect to the effectiveness failure and from delivering any notice of redemption with respect to these matters or (c) demanding any amounts due and payable with respect to the effectiveness failure, including any registration delay payments. The Forbearance Agreements also contain agreements to amend the Certificate of Designations to revise specified terms of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, including a reduction in the conversion price of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to $6.75, allowance for the accrual of dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a rate equal to 10% per annum, which dividends may be payable in kind, and a revision of the definition of the “Leverage Ratio” defined in the Certificate of Designations to provide for the Leverage Ratio to be calculated as a multiple of Performing RMR as opposed to EBITDA and a revision of the Maximum Leverage Ratio covenant set forth in the Certificate of Designations to require this Maximum Leverage Ratio to equal 38x Performing RMR, commencing on June 30, 2008. The parties to the Forbearance Agreements also agreed to allow dividends to accrue without being paid until the expiration of the forbearance period. The Forbearance Agreements also required the Company to withdraw the registration statement as soon as practicable. This withdrawal was effected on April 14, 2007.

If the Company is unable to obtain a permanent waiver or amendment of the registration delay payments and is unable or unwilling to pay these registration delay payments to the investors or if the Company is unable to obtain a permanent waiver or amendment of the Company’s obligation to cause the registration statement described above to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investors may allege a Triggering Event under the Certificate of Designations has occurred, granting them the right to redeem the face value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock equaling, in the aggregate, $45,000,000 in cash plus a 15.0% premium, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends (or a 15.0% premium over an amount equal to the stock price multiplied by the number of shares into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, to the extent this number is higher), plus all accrued but unpaid interest and dividends.

The Company has filed a proxy statement to hold a shareholder meeting by July 1, 2007 (if the Proxy is not reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or October 1, 2007, if it is), to solicit the shareholder approval of the Amended Certificate of Designations. Upon filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of the State of Florida, the Forbearance Agreement will expire. If not approved by the shareholders, the $45 million may become due upon the expiration of the Forbearance Agreement and the Company will need to arrange for alternative financing. The Company’s ability to obtain alternative financing cannot be assured at this time. See Note 18-Subsequent Events - Forbearance and Amendment Agreements.

 

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Debt and Other Obligations

Credit Agreement. On February 10, 2006, the Company issued to certain investors, under the terms the SPA, an aggregate principal amount of $45 million of Notes along with warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,650,943 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.925 per share. In order to finance the acquisition of Guardian which took place on March 6, 2006, the Company increased the amount of cash available under its Credit Agreement from $70 million to $100 million and used $35.6 million under this facility together with the net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes and warrants to purchase Guardian and repay the $8 million CapitalSource Bridge Loan Agreement. The interest rate on the outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement is tied to the base rate plus a margin as specified therein or, at the borrowers’ option, to LIBOR plus margin amounting to 11.6%. The potential interest rate spread is base rate plus 150 to 425 basis point or LIBOR plus 325 to 575 basis points.

The Credit Agreement contains a number of non-financial covenants imposing restrictions on the Company’s electronic security services division’s ability to, among other things, i) incur more debt, ii) pay dividends, redeem or repurchase stock or make other distributions or impair the ability of any subsidiary to make such payments to the borrower; iii) use assets as security in other transactions, iv) merge or consolidate with others or v) guarantee obligations of others. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company’s subsidiaries which comprise the electronic security services division to meet a number of financial ratios and tests. Failure to comply with the obligations in the Credit Agreement could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could permit acceleration of this indebtedness or of other indebtedness, allowing senior lenders to foreclose on the Company’s electronic security services assets. At March 31, 2007, the Company was not in compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant of the Credit Agreement. On May 10, 2007, the Company received a wavier and fourth amendment to the Credit Agreement which amended the calculation from using interest paid in cash to accrued interest.

At March 31, 2007, the Company had $11.4 million of unused facility under the Credit Agreement and zero borrowing capacity as it had violated a certain debt covenant. The effective interest on all debt outstanding was 11.08%.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On October 20, 2006, under the terms of the SPA, the private placement investors received, in exchange for the Notes, an aggregate of 45,000 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference equal to $1,000, convertible into common stock at a conversion price equal to $9.54 per share for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

The issuance of the new Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and of the Warrants could cause the issuance of greater than 20% of our outstanding shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the exercise of the Warrants. The creation of a new class of preferred stock was subject to shareholder approval under Florida law, while, for various reasons related to the potential issuance of greater than 20% of our outstanding shares of common stock, the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock required shareholder approval under the rules of Nasdaq. Holders of more than 50% of our common stock approved the foregoing. The approval became effective after the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations relating to the delivery of an information statement on Schedule 14C to our shareholders was satisfied.

We have two key debt covenants that could affect liquidity. We believe that we will remain in compliance with both covenants in 2007:

 

   

Debt / Performing RMR (Revolving Credit Facility & Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) – As of March 31, 2007, we had eligible Performing RMR of $3.4 million and outstanding senior debt of $88.7 million (including accrued interest) or a ratio of 25.69x. Our proforma leverage ratio test for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which will be calculated on a net debt basis, including proforma cash from the construction sale and the $45 million face value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Performing RMR is 36.7 x. Given the continued stability of our customer base and the associated Performing RMR we believe that a material decline in either is unlikely during 2007.

 

   

Attrition rate (Revolving Credit Facility) – Our six month annualized attrition ratio as of March 2007 was 9.8% compared to a maximum permitted ratio of 11%. Our ratio is being negatively impacted by relatively higher attrition that occurred during October 2006. This higher attrition was caused by the cancellation of a number of wholesale customers whose contracts were not able to be assigned to the buyer of our wholesale business and an increase in cancellations due to a downturn in the real estate market in Florida. Our attrition rate trend over the last six months is as follows:

 

     Actual Period Attrition    Annualized  
          Performing    Monthly  
     Accounts    RMR    Ratio %  

October

   491    $ 40,222    15.8 %

November

   805    $ 23,703    8.8 %

December

   811    $ 25,293    8.4 %

January

   1,006    $ 35,333    10.2 %

February

   771    $ 25,742    7.6 %

March

   3,427    $ 28,262    7.8 %

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, “Description of Business and Summary of Accounting Policies”, included in the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. Certain of these policies require the application of subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience, changes in the business environment and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Different estimates that could have been applied in the current period or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely can result in a material impact on our financial condition and operating results in the current and future periods. We periodically review the development, selection and disclosure of these critical accounting estimates. The following discussion is furnished for additional insight into certain accounting estimates that we consider to be critical. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the Company determine whether the benefits of the Company’s tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. The provisions of FIN 48 also provide guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure. The Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and there was no effect on the financial condition or results of operations as a result of implementing FIN 48.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes to the Company’s exposures to market risk since December 31, 2006. Please refer to the 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for a complete discussion of the Company’s exposures to market risks.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company has carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its acting Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, who is also acting as the Company’s Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. The evaluation examined the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2007, the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of March 31, 2007, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

In connection with the completion of its audit of, and the issuance of an unqualified report on, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer (“BSS&S”), communicated to the Company’s management and Audit Committee that certain matters involving the Company’s internal controls were considered to be “material weaknesses”, as defined under the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB. These matters pertained to (i) inadequate policies and procedures with respect to review and oversight of financial results to ensure that accurate consolidated financial statements were prepared and reviewed on a timely basis, (ii) inadequate number of individuals with U.S. GAAP experience and (iii) inadequate review of account reconciliations, analyses and journal entries.

In light of the material weaknesses described above, the Company performed additional analyses and other post-closing procedures to ensure the Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this quarterly report fairly represent in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

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Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting and Management’s Remediation Initiatives

The Company is committed to continuously improving its internal controls and financial reporting. The Company is working with consultants with experience in internal controls to assist management and the Audit Committee in reviewing the Company’s current internal controls structure with a view towards meeting the formalized requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

In order to remediate the significant deficiencies and material weaknesses described above, the Company’s management and its Audit Committee will be taking the following steps:

 

   

Certain of the Company’s procedures have been formalized and documented with respect to review and oversight of financial reporting.

 

   

The Company has shortened the period between review cycles and continues to enhance certain mitigating controls which will provide additional analysis of financial reporting information.

 

   

The Company has implemented a financial reporting timeline and checklist process to assist in the timely gathering and review of financial information.

 

   

The Company has obtained the services of qualified individuals with appropriate U.S. GAAP experience.

 

   

The Company is integrating accounting staffs and systems between acquired subsidiaries to facilitate standardized financial accounting and reporting procedures.

 

   

The Company has implemented account reconciliation processes, and expanded senior management reviews and analyses, including the review of journal entries.

The Company has continuously experienced turnover in key positions within the financial organization. This has delayed the Company’s ability to implement the proper measures to ensure that the internal controls over financial reporting are functioning. The Company believes the above measures have reduced the risks associated with the matters identified by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as material weaknesses. This process is ongoing, however, and the Company’s management and its Audit Committee will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and procedures on a continual basis and will take further action as appropriate.

In connection with the preparation of our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, management identified certain adjustments that were required to be recorded within the Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006. The adjustments to our financial statements involved the identification, valuation and resulting accounting for embedded derivatives and warrants associated with our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Our management believes that our failure to properly value and identify these adjustments indicates the existence of certain material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result of the existence of those material weaknesses, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of March 31, 2007.

A number of initiatives to strengthen our internal controls over financial reporting were initiated in May 2007 and have continued since then. These include:

 

   

Establishment of more robust review process by senior management for high risk areas

 

   

Implementation of specific review procedures for the review and recording of derivative instruments.

 

   

Working closer with consultants in the identification and valuation of derivatives.

 

   

In March 2007, we retained independent consultants trained in accounting and financial reporting who are CPAs. One of our consultants was a former partner with a national public accounting firm and has experience with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

   

Hiring more staff with higher technical experience in the area of financial reporting and complex accounting issues

The continued implementation of policies and procedures, as well as other initiatives to remediate the identified material weaknesses is among our highest priorities. Management and our Audit Committee will continually assess the progress and sufficiency of these initiatives and make the appropriate adjustments as and when required. As of the date of this report, our management believes that the plan outlined above, when completed, will remediate the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting as described above.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business, primarily in connection with its Construction division.

Legal Matters

Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholder

On January 31, 2007, an investor who holds 7,000 of the 45,000 outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, but was not a party to certain Forbearance Agreements entered into by the other two holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, transmitted a notice of redemption to us alleging we failed to timely pay certain registration delay payments purportedly owed to this investor constituting a “Triggering Event” which purportedly gave this investor the right to require us to redeem all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by this investor. On April 3, 2007, after the other investors had entered into the Forbearance Agreements with us, this same investor transmitted a second notice of redemption to us again alleging we had failed to timely pay the registration delay payments to this investor purportedly constituting a Triggering Event which gave such investor the right to require us to redeem all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by this investor. The investor had given us the option of accepting certain restructuring terms which we did not believe would be in the best interests of our shareholders or redeeming the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that are held by this investor.

On April 25, 2007, this investor filed a lawsuit (the “Lawsuit”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York repeating these allegations and requesting specific performance compelling us to redeem all 7,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock from and pay any delinquent registration delay payments to this investor or, in the alternative, damages for breach of contract. The investor held shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a face value equal to $7,000,000. The Company did not believe that a liability for any registration delay payments in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement was warranted as it believed the lawsuit to be without merit.

On August 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the payment of the Settlement Amount set forth below, the Company resolved all claims against the Company set forth in the Lawsuit. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, on September 28, 2007, the Company paid one of the plaintiffs in the Lawsuit an amount equal to $7.4 million which included all accrued dividends since January 1, 2007 (the “Settlement Amount”) and the plaintiffs returned all shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by them to the Company. In return, all parties to the Lawsuit entered into mutual releases releasing each other from any and all claims.

 

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Yellow Cedar

In the fall of 2000, VICBP, a subsidiary of ours, was under contract with the Virgin Islands Port Authority, or VIPA, for the construction of the expansion of the St. Croix Airport. During the project, homeowners and residents of the Yellow Cedar Housing Community, located next to the end of the expansion project, claimed to have experienced several days of excessive dust in their area as a result of the ongoing construction work and have claimed damage to their property and personal injury. The homeowners of Yellow Cedar have filed two separate lawsuits for unspecified damages against VIPA and VICBP as co-defendants. In both cases VICBP, as defendant, has agreed to indemnify VIPA for any civil action as a result of the construction work. VICBP brought a declaratory judgment action in the District Court of the Virgin Islands to determine whether there is coverage under the primary policy. On October 23, 2007, the declaratory judgment was ruled in favor of insurers and we have since filed an Appeal of the Denial. If the Appeal of the Denial for the Company’s Summary Judgment is favorable to us, VICBP would be liable for the $50 per claim and the original $50,000 deductible. However, this was satisfied when the initial claims were resolved with claimants. Additionally, we will recover its legal expenses for pursuing the Summary Judgment.

VICBP cannot accurately estimate actual damages to the claimants since a significant part of the property damage claims were resolved prior to the litigation and credible evidence of the bodily injury portion of the lawsuit has not been presented. Additionally, because the legal process continues, VICBP is unable to determine how all of the facts of this matter will be resolved under St. Croix environmental law. As a result of all the uncertainties, the outcome cannot be reasonably determined at this time and the Company is unable to estimate the loss, if any, in accordance with FASB No. 5, “ Accounting for Contingencies ” (“FASB No. 5”). However, we do not believe that the outcome will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Petit

On July 25, 1995, the Company’s subsidiary, Societe des Carrieres de Grande Case, or SCGC, entered into an agreement with Mr. Fernand Hubert Petit, Mr. Francois Laurent Petit and Mr. Michel Andre Lucien Petit, collectively referred to as, Petit, to lease a quarry located in the French side of St. Martin. Another lease was entered into by SCGC on October 27, 1999 for the same and additional property. Another Company subsidiary, Bouwbedrijf Boven Winden, N.A., or BBW, entered into a materials supply agreement with Petit on July 31, 1995. This materials supply agreement was amended on October 27, 1999 and under the terms of this amendment the Company became a party to the materials supply agreement.

In May 2004, the Company advised Petit that the Company would possibly be removing our equipment within the time frames provided in our agreements and made a partial quarterly payment under the materials supply agreement. On June 3, 2004, Petit advised the Company in writing that Petit was terminating the materials supply agreement immediately because Petit had not received the full quarterly payment and also advised that Petit would not renew the 1999 lease when it expired on October 27, 2004. Petit refused to accept the remainder of the quarterly payment from us in the amount of $45,000.

Without prior notice to BBW, Petit obtained orders to impound BBW assets on St. Martin (the French side) and Sint Maarten (the Dutch side). The assets sought to be impounded included bank accounts and receivables. BBW has no assets on St. Martin, but approximately $341,000 of its assets have been impounded on Sint Maarten. In obtaining the orders, Petit claimed that $7.6 million is due on the supply agreement (the full payment that would be due by us if the contract continued for the entire potential term and the Company continued to mine the quarry), $2.7 million is due for quarry restoration and $3.7 million is due for pain and suffering for a total claim amounting to $14.0 million. The materials supply agreement provided that it could be terminated by us on July 31, 2004.

In February 2005, SCGC, BBW and Devcon entered into agreements with Petit, which provided for the following:

 

   

The purchase by SCGC of three hectares of land located within the quarry property previously leased from Petit for approximately $1.1 million;

 

   

A two-year lease of approximately 15 hectares of land (the “15 Hectare Lease”), on which SCGC operates a crusher, ready-mix concrete plant and aggregates storage at a total cost of $100,000, which arrangement was entered into February 2005;

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to purchase two hectares of land (the “2 Hectare Option”) prior to December 31, 2006 for $2 million, with $1 million due on each of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2008, subject to the terms below:

 

   

In the event that SCGC exercises this option, Petit agrees to withdraw all legal actions against us and our subsidiaries;

 

   

In the event that SCGC does not exercise the option to purchase and Petit is subsequently awarded a judgment, SCGC has the option to offset approximately $1.2 million against the judgment amount and transfer ownership of the three hectare parcel purchased by SCGC back to Petit;

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to purchase five hectares of land (the “5 Hectare Option”) prior to June 30, 2010 for $3.6 million, payable $1.8 million on June 30, 2010 and $1.8 million on June 30, 2012; and

 

   

The granting of an option to SCGC to extend the 15 Hectare Lease through June 30, 2010 (with annual rent of $55,000) if the 2 Hectare Option is exercised and subsequent extensions, if the 5 Hectare Option is exercised, of the lease (with annual rent of $65,000) equal to the terms of mining authorizations obtained from the French Government agencies.

 

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In February 2005 the Company purchased the three hectares of land for $1.1 million in cash and executed the 15 Hectare Lease.

In September 2006 the Company exercised the 2 Hectare Option and transferred $1 million in cash to the appropriate agent of Petit. It is currently our intention to make the additional $1 million payment required under the option agreement on December 31, 2008 to the appropriate agent of Petit.

As of May 16, 2007, Petit has refused to accept the $1 million payment unless Devcon International Corp., the parent company, agrees to guarantee payment of the $1 million due on December 31, 2008. As Devcon International Corp. was not referenced in or party to the 2 Hectare Option, the Company believes that Petit’s request is without merit. Currently, the $1 million remains on deposit with the appropriate third-party escrow agent pending the outcome of this dispute.

Under the terms of the 15 Hectare Lease, Petit agreed that an adjacent 6,000 square meter parcel, on which SCGC’s aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative offices are located, was included. SCGC has been operating its aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative offices on the adjacent property without incident or dispute with Petit for several years. Subsequent to refusing to accept the $1 million option payment, Petit has taken steps to impede SCGC’s ability to access the 6,000 square meters of property, resulting in SCGC’s inability to access the aggregate wash plant, scale, maintenance building and administrative facilities required to carry out its mining operation. Petit now claims that the 6,000 square meters is located elsewhere on the parcel. During the first quarter of 2007, there were no mining operations and sales of mined aggregate to third parties was ceased. In late 2006, the Company began importing aggregate from third party vendors in anticipation of the Petit non compliance. In March 2007, Petit blocked access to our ready-mix operation. Accordingly, the ready-mix operation has ceased and the Company is attempting to enforce easements to the owned and leased parcels. Under St. Martin labor compensation laws, the Company does not incur the full cost of employee salaries if they are prevented from working under situations such as this dispute.

 

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The Company has engaged French legal counsel to pursue SCGC’s rights under the agreements executed in February 2005. At this time, it is the Company’s position that any asserted claims would arise from SCGC since it is suffering losses due to its inability to utilize its quarry and ready-mix operation.

On April 26, 2007, the Civil Court of Basse-Terre rendered its decision in the framework of the procedure on the merit concerning the completion of the sale of the real property subject to the 2 Hectare Option. The court decision mainly provides that:

 

   

SCGC validly exercised the two Hectare Option;

 

   

the sale of the real property shall be completed under the conditions provided for in the 2 Hectare Option dated as of February 2005 and therefore the Civil Court appoints the chairman of the Notary chamber of Guadeloupe with a view to (i) preparing a draft deed of sale in accordance with the provisions of the 2 Hectare Option within 30 days as from the requirement made by the most diligent party and (ii) inviting the parties for the execution of the deed of sale within 30 days as from the delivery of his draft deed to the parties;

 

   

the notary (SCP Mouial, Ricour-Brunier, Balzame, Jacques-Richardson and Herbert) is prevented from releasing the $1 million currently placed in escrow otherwise than to the benefit of the abovementioned notary;

 

   

Petit shall attend the closing meeting as requested by said notary and execute the deed of sale so prepared. Otherwise a penalty of € 500 per day for delay would have to be paid by Petit;

 

   

as a consequence of the exercise of the option to purchase, the 15 Hectare Lease is renewed until June 30, 2010; and

 

   

Petit shall pay to SCGC an amount of € 7,000 in accordance with Article 700 of the French Civil Procedure Code.

General

The Company is subject to certain Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Management believes that the Company is in compliance with all such laws and regulations. Compliance with environmental protection laws has not had a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the past and is not expected to have a material adverse effect in the foreseeable future.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Information about risk factors for the three months ended March 31, 2007, does not differ materially from those in set forth in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

 

Item 5. Other Information

None

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibits:    
Exhibit 31.1   Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) & 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 31.2   Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) & 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32.2   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 29, 2008

 

By:  

/s/ Richard Rochon

  Richard Rochon, Acting Chief Executive Officer,
  (on behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Executive Officer)
By:  

/s/ Mark McIntosh

  Mark McIntosh, Chief Financial Officer,
  (on behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.  

Exhibit Description

31.1   Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) & 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) & 15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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