-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Rx0FMWIPeOw1YC1AhEkTpxCMTnqw2nAZCxhsO2m6C6/0pGaKNnU/L1NvE7cc9bh+ Nz2ndKIkulj/4ceNAd2MDw== 0000898733-01-000187.txt : 20010402 0000898733-01-000187.hdr.sgml : 20010402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898733-01-000187 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20001231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010329 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WORLD MONITOR TRUST SERIES A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001051822 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTORS, NEC [6799] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-43033 FILM NUMBER: 1585081 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLAZA 13TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292-2013 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127787866 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NEW YORK PLAZA 13TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292-2013 10-K 1 0001.txt WORLD MONITOR TRUST-SERIES A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 OR / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______________________ to ______________________ Commission file number: 0-25785 WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3985040 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification incorporation or organization) No.) One New York Plaza, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10292 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 778-7866 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Limited Interests - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class) 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 CK No __ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K [CK] DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Registrant's Annual Report to Interest holders for the year ended December 31, 2000 is incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K Index to exhibits can be found on pages 9 and 10. WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A (a Delaware Business Trust) TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PAGE Item 1 Business......................................................................... 3 Item 2 Properties....................................................................... 4 Item 3 Legal Proceedings................................................................ 4 Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders.............................. 4 PART II Item 5 Market for the Registrant's Interests and Related Interest Holder Matters........ 4 Item 6 Selected Financial Data.......................................................... 5 Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..................................................................... 5 Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk....................... 5 Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data...................................... 5 Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..................................................................... 6 PART III Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant............................... 6 Item 11 Executive Compensation........................................................... 7 Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management................... 7 Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions................................... 8 PART IV Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K................. 9 Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules........................... 9 Exhibits......................................................................... 9 Reports on Form 8-K.............................................................. 10 SIGNATURES.................................................................................. 11
2 PART I Item 1. Business General World Monitor Trust (the 'Trust') is a business trust organized under the laws of Delaware on December 17, 1997. The Trust commenced trading operations on June 10, 1998 and will terminate on December 31, 2047 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the 'Trust Agreement'). The Trust consists of three separate and distinct series ('Series'): Series A, B and C. The assets of each Series are segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently managed. Each Series was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward and options contracts and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company. The Trust's fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31. The Registrant is engaged solely in the business of commodity futures, forward and options trading; therefore, presentation of industry segment information is not available. The Offering Beneficial interests in each Series ('Interests') are offered once each week until each Series' subscription maximum has been issued either through sale or exchange. On June 10, 1998, a sufficient number of subscriptions for each Series had been received and accepted by the managing owner to permit each Series to commence trading. Series A (the 'Registrant') completed its initial offering with gross proceeds of $6,039,177 from the sale of 59,631.775 limited interests and 760 of general interests. General interests were sold exclusively to the managing owner. Series A was offered until it achieved its subscription maximum of $34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in Series B and Series C will continue to be offered on a weekly basis at the net asset value per Interest until the subscription maximum of $33,000,000 for each Series is sold ('Continuous Offering Period'). Managing Owner and its Affiliates The managing owner of the Registrant is Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. (the 'Managing Owner'), a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Securities Incorporated ('PSI'), which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Securities Group Inc. PSI is the selling agent for the Registrant, as well as its commodity broker. The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest in the capital, profits and losses of each Series so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner, and it has made contributions (and in return has received general interests) as were necessary to meet this requirement. The Trading Advisor Each Series has its own professional commodity trading advisor that makes that Series' trading decisions. The Managing Owner has allocated 100% of the proceeds from the initial and continuous offering of the Registrant to its trading advisor. The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Registrant, initially entered into an advisory agreement (the 'Initial Advisory Agreement') with Eagle Trading Systems, Inc. (the 'Trading Advisor') to make the trading decisions for the Registrant utilizing both the Eagle-Global System and the Eagle-FX System. Effective December 6, 1999, the Eagle-Global System became the exclusive trading program used by the Trading Advisor to trade the Registrant's assets. In conjunction with this change, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor voluntarily agreed to terminate the Initial Advisory Agreement and enter into a new advisory agreement (the 'New Advisory Agreement') effective March 21, 2000. Pursuant to the New Advisory Agreement, the Trading Advisor will be paid a weekly management fee at an annual rate of 1% of the Registrant's net asset value until the net asset value per Interest is at least $80 for a period of at least 10 consecutive business days, at which time the weekly management fee will be increased to an annual rate of 2% (i.e. the rate pursuant to the Initial Advisory Agreement). Series A also 3 pays its Trading Advisor a quarterly incentive fee equal to 23% of such Trading Advisor's 'New High Net Trading Profits' (as defined in the New Advisory Agreement). The incentive fee accrues weekly. Additionally, although the term of the New Advisory Agreement commenced on March 21, 2000, the Trading Advisor must recoup all trading losses incurred under the Initial Advisory Agreement before an incentive fee is paid. Furthermore, the New Advisory Agreement resets the net asset value for purposes of its termination provisions. The New Advisory Agreement may be terminated for a variety of reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Competition The Managing Owner and its affiliates have formed, and may continue to form, various entities to engage in the speculative trading of futures, forward and options contracts which have certain of the same investment policies as the Registrant. The Registrant was an open-end fund which solicited the sale of Interests on a weekly basis until its subscription maximum was reached. As such, the Registrant no longer competes with other entities to attract new participants. However, to the extent that the Trading Advisor recommends similar or identical trades to the Registrant and other accounts which it manages, the Registrant may compete with those accounts for the execution of the same or similar trades, as well as with other market participants. Employees The Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for the Registrant are performed by the Managing Owner and its affiliates pursuant to the Trust Agreement as further discussed in Notes A, C and D to the Registrant's financial statements included in its annual report to limited owners for the year ended December 31, 2000 ('Registrant's 2000 Annual Report'), which is filed as an exhibit hereto. Item 2. Properties The Registrant does not own or lease any property. Item 3. Legal Proceedings There are no material legal proceedings pending by or against the Registrant or the Managing Owner. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Interest Holders None PART II Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Interests and Related Interest Holder Matters Information with respect to the offering of Interests is incorporated by reference to Note A to the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto. A significant secondary market for the Interests has not developed, and it is not expected that one will develop in the future. There are also certain restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement limiting the ability of an Interest holder to transfer Interests. However, Interests may be redeemed on a weekly basis, but are subject to a redemption fee if effected within one year of the effective date of purchase. Additionally, Interests owned in one Series may be exchanged, without any charge, for Interests of one or more other Series on a weekly basis for as long as Interests in those Series are being offered to the public. Since Interests in Series A are no longer being offered, participants can no longer exchange their Interests from Series B and/or Series C into Series A; however, participants can currently continue to exchange their Interests from Series A to Series B and/or Series C. Exchanges and redemptions are calculated based on the applicable Series' then current net asset value per Interest as of the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the week in which the exchange or redemption request is effected. There are no material restrictions upon the Registrant's present or future ability to make distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. No distributions have been made since inception and no distributions are anticipated in the future. 4 As of March 12, 2001, there were 866 holders of record owning 115,102.364 Interests which includes 1,236 general interests. Item 6. Selected Financial Data The following table presents selected financial data of the Registrant. This data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Registrant and the notes thereto on pages 2 through 9 of the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto.
Year ended Year ended Period from June 10, 1998 December 31, December 31, (commencement of operations) 2000 1999 to December 31, 1998 ------------ ------------ ---------------------------- Total revenues (including interest) $ (277,351) $(3,514,892) $ 343,726 ------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------- Net loss $(1,894,682) $(5,211,460) $ (171,858) ------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------- Net loss per weighted average Interest $ (7.42) $ (27.31) $ (1.96) ------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------- Total assets $ 9,286,501 $27,511,754 $ 10,904,807 ------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------- Net asset value per Interest $ 75.76 $ 77.25 $ 98.31 ------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations This information is incorporated by reference to pages 11 through 14 of the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is not required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data The financial statements are incorporated by reference to pages 2 through 9 of the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto. Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 are summarized below:
For the period For the period For the period For the period from July 1, from September from January 1, from April 1, 2000 to 30, 2000 to 2000 to March 2000 to June 30, September 29, December 31, 31, 2000 2000 2000 2000 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Total Revenues (including interest) $ (2,609,781) $ 688,892 $ (613,154) $ 2,256,692 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Total Revenues (including interest) less commissions $ (3,048,606) $ 306,654 $ (965,027) $ 2,041,664 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Net income (loss) $ (3,155,511) $ 257,651 $ (1,010,442) $ 2,013,620 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest $ (10.11) $ 0.88 $ (3.74) $ 12.46 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------
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For the period For the period For the period For the period from June 26, from September from January 1, from March 27, 1999 to 25, 1999 to 1999 to March 1999 to June 25, September 24, December 31, 26, 1999 1999 1999 1999 ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Total Revenues (including interest) $ 752,439 $(438,269) $ (596,652) $(3,232,410) ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Total Revenues (including interest) less commissions $ 527,432 $(741,088) $ (901,458) $(3,748,433) ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Net income (loss) $ 469,450 $(819,455) $ (980,052) $(3,881,403) ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- Net income (loss) per weighted average Interest $ 3.76 $ (5.27) $ (5.80) $ (13.10) ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant There are no directors or executive officers of the Registrant. The Registrant is managed by the Managing Owner. The Managing Owner's directors and executive officers and any person holding more than ten percent of the Registrant's Interests ('Ten Percent Owners') are required to report their initial ownership of such Interests and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 3, 4 or 5. Such executive officers, directors and Ten Percent Owners are required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the Registrant with copies of all Forms 3, 4 or 5 they file. All of these filing requirements were satisfied on a timely basis. In making these disclosures, the Registrant has relied solely on written representations of the Managing Owner's directors and executive officers and Ten Percent Owners or copies of the reports that they have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during and with respect to its most recent fiscal year. The directors and executive officers of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and their positions with respect to the Registrant are as follows:
Name Position Eleanor L. Thomas President and Director Barbara J. Brooks Chief Financial Officer Steven Carlino Vice President and Treasurer A. Laurence Norton, Jr. Director Guy S. Scarpaci Director Tamara B. Wright Senior Vice President and Director
ELEANOR L. THOMAS, age 46, has been the President of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. since September 2000 and a Director since April 1999. She has also been the President and a Director of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. (an affiliate of the Managing Owner) since April 1999. She has held various positions of increasing responsibility in both Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Seaport Futures Management, Inc. since joining PSI in 1993. She is a First Vice President and the director of the Futures and Hedge Fund Group within PSI. Prior to joining PSI in March 1993, she was with MC Baldwin Financial Company from June 1990 through February 1993 and Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1986 through May 1990. Ms. Thomas is a certified public accountant. BARBARA J. BROOKS, age 52, is the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. She is a Senior Vice President of PSI. She is also the Chief Financial Officer of Seaport Futures 6 Management, Inc. and serves in various capacities for other affiliated companies. She has held several positions within PSI since April 1983. Ms. Brooks is a certified public accountant. STEVEN CARLINO, age 37, is a Vice President and Treasurer of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. He is a Senior Vice President of PSI. He is also a Vice President and Treasurer of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. and serves in various capacities for other affiliated companies. Prior to joining PSI in October 1992, he was with Ernst & Young for six years. Mr. Carlino is a certified public accountant. A. LAURENCE NORTON, JR., age 62, is a Director of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. He is an Executive Vice President of PSI and, since March 1994, has been the director of the Futures Division of PSI. He is also a Director of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. and is a member of PSI's Operating Committee. From October 1991 to March 1994, he held the position of Executive Director of Retail Development and Retail Strategies at PSI. Prior to joining PSI in 1991, Mr. Norton was a Senior Vice President and Branch Manager of Shearson Lehman Brothers. GUY S. SCARPACI, age 54, is a Director of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. He is a First Vice President of the Futures Division of PSI. He is also a Director of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. Mr. Scarpaci has been employed by PSI in positions of increasing responsibility since August 1974. TAMARA B. WRIGHT, age 42, is a Director and Senior Vice President of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. She is a Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the International Division of PSI. She is also a Director and Senior Vice President of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. and serves in various capacities for other affiliated companies. Prior to joining PSI in July 1988, she was a manager with Price Waterhouse. Effective July 2000, Joseph A. Filicetti resigned as President and as a Director of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. Effective September 2000, Eleanor L. Thomas was elected by the Board of Directors of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. as President replacing Joseph A. Filicetti. Additionally, Joseph A. Filicetti resigned as Executive Vice President and as a Director of Seaport Futures Management, Inc. effective July 2000. Effective February 2001, Alan J. Brody resigned as a Director of Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Seaport Futures Management, Inc. Additionally, effective March 30, 2001, A. Laurence Norton, Jr. will resign as a Director of both Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Seaport Futures Management, Inc. There are no family relationships among any of the foregoing directors or executive officers. All of the foregoing directors and/or executive officers have indefinite terms. Item 11. Executive Compensation The Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or any other form of compensation to directors and officers of the Managing Owner for their services. Certain directors and officers of the Managing Owner receive compensation from affiliates of the Managing Owner, not from the Registrant, for services performed for various affiliated entities, which may include services performed for the Registrant; however, the Managing Owner believes that any compensation attributable to services performed for the Registrant is immaterial. (See also Item 13, Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, for information regarding compensation to the Managing Owner.) Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management As of March 12, 2001, no director or executive officer of the Managing Owner owns directly or beneficially any interest in the voting securities of the Managing Owner. As of March 12, 2001, no director or executive officer of the Managing Owner owns directly or beneficially any of the Interests issued by the Registrant. 7 As of March 12, 2001, the following owner of limited interests beneficially owns more than five percent (5%) of the limited interests issued by the Registrant:
Title Name and Address of Amount and Nature of Percent of of Class Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership Class - ------------------ --------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------- Limited interests Massachusetts Bay Transportation 17,666.712 limited interests 15.52% Authority Retirement Fund 99 Summer Street, 17th Floor Boston, MA 02110-1200
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions The Registrant has and will continue to have certain relationships with the Managing Owner and its affiliates. However, there have been no direct financial transactions between the Registrant and the directors or officers of the Managing Owner. Reference is made to Notes A, C and D to the financial statements in the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto, which identify the related parties and discuss the services provided by these parties and the amounts paid or payable for their services. 8 PART IV
Annual Report Page Number ------------- Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K (a) 1. Financial Statements and Report of Independent Accountants--incorporated by reference to the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report, which is filed as an exhibit hereto Report of Independent Accountants 2 Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Condition--December 31, 2000 and 1999 3 Statement of Operations--Years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998 4 Statement of Changes in Trust Capital--Three years ended December 31, 2000 4 Notes to Financial Statements 5 2. Financial Statement Schedules All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto. 3. Exhibits Description: 3.1 Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement of and World Monitor Trust dated as of March 17, 1998 (incorporated by 4.1 reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 4.2 Form of Request for Redemption (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 4.3 Form of Exchange Request (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 4.4 Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 10.1 Form of Escrow Agreement among the Trust, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated and The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 10.2 Form of Brokerage Agreement among the Trust and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998)
9 10.3 Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., and the Trading Advisor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 10.4 Form of Representation Agreement Concerning the Registration Statement and the Prospectus among the Trust, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., Prudential Securities Incorporated, Wilmington Trust Company and the Trading Advisor (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 10.5 Form of Net Worth Agreement between Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43033 dated as of March 23, 1998) 10.6 Form of Foreign Currency Addendum to Brokerage Agreement between the Trust and Prudential Securities Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 333-43033, for the quarter ended March 31, 1998) 10.7 Form of Advisory Agreement among the Registrant, Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc., and the Trading Advisor dated March 21, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 on the Registrant's Form 10-K, File No. 0-25785, for the year ended December 31, 1999) 13.1 Registrant's 2000 Annual Report (with the exception of the information and data incorporated by reference in Items 5, 7 and 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, no other information or data appearing in the Registrant's 2000 Annual Report is to be deemed filed as part of this report) (filed herewith) (b) Reports on Form 8-K--None No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the period covered by this report.
10 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. World Monitor Trust--Series A By: Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. A Delaware corporation, Managing Owner By: /s/ Steven Carlino Date: March 29, 2001 ---------------------------------------- Steven Carlino Vice President and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities (with respect to the Managing Owner) and on the dates indicated. By: Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc.A Delaware corporation, Managing Owner By: /s/ Eleanor L. Thomas Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- Eleanor L. Thomas President and Director By: /s/ Barbara J. Brooks Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- Barbara J. Brooks Chief Financial Officer By: /s/ Steven Carlino Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- Steven Carlino Vice President and Treasurer By: /s/ A. Laurence Norton, Jr. Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- A. Laurence Norton, Jr. Director By: /s/ Guy S. Scarpaci Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- Guy S. Scarpaci Director By: /s/ Tamara B. Wright Date: March 29, 2001 ----------------------------------------- Tamara B. Wright Senior Vice President and Director
11 EX-13 2 0002.txt ANNUAL REPORT 2000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Monitor Trust--Series A Annual Report WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A March 2001 Dear Limited Owner: 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers (LOGO) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Telephone (212) 596 8000 Facsimile (212) 596 8910 Report of Independent Accountants To the Managing Owner and Limited Owners of World Monitor Trust--Series A In our opinion, the accompanying statements of financial condition and the related statements of operations and changes in trust capital present fairly, in all material aspects, the financial position of World Monitor Trust--Series A at December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the results of its operations for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Managing Owner; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Managing Owner, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP January 26, 2001 2 WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A (a Delaware Business Trust) STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
December 31, ----------------------------- 2000 1999 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Cash $ 8,755,205 $26,587,416 Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts 531,296 924,338 ------------- ----------- Total assets $ 9,286,501 $27,511,754 ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- LIABILITIES AND TRUST CAPITAL Liabilities Net unrealized loss on open forward contracts $ -- $ 2,211,068 Commissions payable 64,688 185,065 Management fees payable 9,311 48,596 Redemptions payable 3,042 83,436 ------------- ----------- Total liabilities 77,041 2,528,165 ------------- ----------- Commitments Trust capital Limited interests (120,332.109 and 320,147.380 interests outstanding) 9,115,823 24,729,908 General interests (1,236 and 3,284 interests outstanding) 93,637 253,681 ------------- ----------- Total trust capital 9,209,460 24,983,589 ------------- ----------- Total liabilities and trust capital $ 9,286,501 $27,511,754 ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- Net asset value per limited and general interest ('Interests') $ 75.76 $ 77.25 ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
3 WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A (a Delaware Business Trust) STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period from June 10, 1998 Year ended December 31, (commencement of ---------------------------- operations) to 2000 1999 December 31, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVENUES Net realized gain (loss) on commodity transactions ($3,245,181) $(3,253,798) $ 174,935 Net unrealized gain (loss) on open commodity positions 1,818,026 (1,183,487) (103,243) Interest income 1,149,804 922,393 272,034 ------------ ------------ ----------------- (277,351) (3,514,892) 343,726 ------------ ------------ ----------------- EXPENSES Commissions 1,387,964 1,348,655 381,231 Management fees 229,367 347,528 98,289 Incentive fees -- 385 36,064 ------------ ------------ ----------------- 1,617,331 1,696,568 515,584 ------------ ------------ ----------------- Net loss $(1,894,682) $(5,211,460) $(171,858) ------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- ALLOCATION OF NET LOSS Limited interests $(1,876,633) $(5,154,378) $(170,904) ------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- General interests $ (18,049) $ (57,082) $ (954) ------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- NET LOSS PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIMITED AND GENERAL INTEREST Net loss per weighted average limited and general interest $ (7.42 ) $ (27.31) $ (1.96) ------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- Weighted average number of limited and general interests outstanding 255,349 190,828 87,552 ------------ ------------ ----------------- ------------ ------------ ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN TRUST CAPITAL
LIMITED GENERAL INTERESTS INTERESTS INTERESTS TOTAL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trust capital--December 31, 1997 10.000 $ -- $ 1,000 $ 1,000 Contributions 111,257.885 10,972,172 137,584 11,109,756 Net loss (170,904) (954) (171,858) Redemptions (1,299.730) (128,152) -- (128,152) ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ Trust capital--December 31, 1998 109,968.155 10,673,116 137,630 10,810,746 Contributions 255,845.193 23,000,355 190,540 23,190,895 Net loss (5,154,378) (57,082) (5,211,460) Redemptions (42,381.968) (3,789,185) (17,407) (3,806,592) ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ Trust capital--December 31, 1999 323,431.380 24,729,908 253,681 24,983,589 Net loss (1,876,633) (18,049) (1,894,682) Redemptions (201,863.271) (13,737,452) (141,995) (13,879,447) ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ Trust capital--December 31, 2000 121,568.109 $ 9,115,823 $ 93,637 $ 9,209,460 ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
4 WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A (a Delaware Business Trust) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A. General The Trust, Trustee, Managing Owner and Affiliates World Monitor Trust (the 'Trust') is a business trust organized under the laws of Delaware on December 17, 1997. The Trust commenced trading operations on June 10, 1998 and will terminate on December 31, 2047 unless terminated sooner as provided in the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement. The Trust consists of three separate and distinct series ('Series'): Series A, B and C. The assets of each Series are segregated from those of the other Series, separately valued and independently managed. Each Series was formed to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of futures, forward and options contracts and may, from time to time, engage in cash and spot transactions. The trustee of the Trust is Wilmington Trust Company. The managing owner is Prudential Securities Futures Management Inc. (the 'Managing Owner'), a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Securities Incorporated ('PSI'), which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Securities Group Inc. PSI is the selling agent for the Trust as well as its commodity broker ('Commodity Broker'). The Offering Beneficial interests in each Series ('Interests') are offered once each week until each Series' subscription maximum has been issued either through sale or exchange. On June 10, 1998, a sufficient number of subscriptions for each Series had been received and accepted by the Managing Owner to permit each Series to commence trading. Series A completed its initial offering with gross proceeds of $6,039,177 from the sale of 59,631.775 limited interests and 760 of general interests. General interests were sold exclusively to the Managing Owner. Series A was offered until it achieved its subscription maximum of $34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in Series B and Series C will continue to be offered on a weekly basis at the net asset value per Interest ('Continuous Offering Period') until the subscription maximum of $33,000,000 for each Series is sold. Series B and Series C will continue to be offered to investors who meet certain established suitability standards, with a minimum initial subscription of $5,000 ($2,000 for an individual retirement account) per subscriber, although the minimum purchase for any single Series is $1,000. Additional purchases may be made in $100 increments. The Managing Owner is required to maintain at least a 1% interest in the capital, profits and losses of each Series so long as it is acting as the Managing Owner, and it has made contributions (and in return has received general interests) as were necessary to meet this requirement. The Trading Advisor Each Series has its own independent commodity trading advisor that makes that Series' trading decisions. The Managing Owner has allocated 100% of the proceeds from the initial and continuous offering of Series A to its trading advisor. The Managing Owner, on behalf of the Trust, initially entered into an advisory agreement (the 'Initial Advisory Agreement') with Eagle Trading Systems, Inc. (the 'Trading Advisor') to make the trading decisions for Series A utilizing both the Eagle-Global System and the Eagle-FX System. Effective December 6, 1999, the Eagle-Global System became the exclusive trading program used by the Trading Advisor to trade Series A's assets. In conjunction with this change, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor voluntarily agreed to terminate the Initial Advisory Agreement and enter into a new advisory agreement (the 'New Advisory Agreement') effective March 21, 2000. Pursuant to the New Advisory Agreement, the Trading Advisor will be paid a weekly management fee at an annual rate of 1% of Series A's net asset value until the net asset value per Interest is at least $80 for a period of 10 consecutive business days, at which time the weekly management fee will be increased to an annual rate of 2% (i.e. the rate pursuant to the Initial Advisory Agreement). Additionally, although the term of the New Advisory Agreement commenced on March 21, 2000, the Trading Advisor must recoup all trading losses incurred under the Initial Advisory Agreement before an incentive fee is paid. The incentive fee is discussed further in Note C. Furthermore, the New Advisory Agreement resets the net asset value for 5 purpose of its termination provisions, as more fully discussed in Note F. The New Advisory Agreement may be terminated for a variety of reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Exchanges, Redemptions and Termination Interests owned in one Series may be exchanged, without any charge, for Interests of one or more other Series on a weekly basis for as long as Interests in those Series are being offered to the public. Since Interests in Series A are no longer being offered, participants can no longer exchange their Interests from Series B and/or Series C into Series A; however, participants can currently continue to exchange their Interests from Series A to Series B and/or Series C. Exchanges are made at the applicable Series' then current net asset value per Interest as of the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the week in which the exchange request is effected. The exchange of Interests is treated as a redemption of Interests in one Series (with the related tax consequences) and the simultaneous purchase of Interests in the Series exchanged into. Redemptions are permitted on a weekly basis. Interests redeemed on or before the end of the first and second successive six-month periods after their effective dates of purchase are subject to a redemption fee of 4% and 3%, respectively, of the net asset value at which they are redeemed. Redemption fees are paid to the Managing Owner. In the event that the estimated net asset value per Interest of a Series at the end of any business day, after adjustments for distributions, declines by 50% or more since the commencement of trading activities or the first day of a fiscal year, the Series will terminate. B. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of accounting The financial statements of Series A are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Commodity futures and forward transactions are reflected in the accompanying statements of financial condition on trade date. The difference between the original contract amount and market value is reflected as net unrealized gain or loss. The market value of each contract is based upon the closing quotation on the exchange, clearing firm or bank on, or through, which the contract is traded. The weighted average number of limited and general interests outstanding was computed for purposes of disclosing net loss per weighted average limited and general interest. The weighted average limited and general interests are equal to the number of Interests outstanding at period end, adjusted proportionately for Interests subscribed and redeemed based on their respective time outstanding during such period. Series A has elected not to provide a Statement of Cash Flows as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 102, 'Statement of Cash Flows--Exemption of Certain Enterprises and Classification of Cash Flows from Certain Securities Acquired for Resale.' Income taxes Series A is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. As such, Series A is not required to provide for, or pay, any federal or state income taxes. Income tax attributes that arise from its operations are passed directly to the individual Interest holders including the Managing Owner. Series A may be subject to other state and local taxes in jurisdictions in which it operates. Profit and loss allocations and distributions Series A allocates profits and losses for both financial and tax reporting purposes to its Interest holders weekly on a pro rata basis based on each owner's Interests outstanding during the week. Distributions (other than redemptions of Interests) may be made at the sole discretion of the Managing Owner on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective capital balances of the Interest holders; however, the Managing Owner does not presently intend to make any distributions. New Accounting Guidance In June 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ('FASB') issued Statement No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities--an amendment of FASB Statement No. 6 133 ('SFAS 138'), which became effective for Series A on July 1, 2000. SFAS 138 amends the accounting and reporting standards of FASB Statement No. 133 for certain derivative instruments and certain hedging activities. SFAS 138 has not had a material effect on the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the financial statements. C. Fees Organizational, offering, general and administrative costs PSI or its affiliates paid the costs of organizing Series A and offering its Interests and continue to pay the administrative costs incurred by the Managing Owner or its affiliates for services they perform for Series A. These costs include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Note D below. Routine legal, audit, postage and other routine third party administrative costs also are paid by PSI or its affiliates. Management and incentive fees Through March 2000, Series A paid its Trading Advisor a management fee at an annual rate of 2% of Series A's net asset value allocated to its management at which time the rate was changed as previously discussed in Note A. The management fee is determined weekly and the sum of such weekly amounts is paid monthly. Series A also pays its Trading Advisor a quarterly incentive fee equal to 23% of such Trading Advisor's 'New High Net Trading Profits' (as defined in the advisory agreement). The incentive fee also accrues weekly. Commissions The Managing Owner and the Trust entered into a brokerage agreement with PSI to act as Commodity Broker for each Series whereby Series A pays a fixed fee for brokerage services rendered at an annual rate of 7.75% of Series A's net asset value. The fee is determined weekly and the sum of such weekly amounts is paid monthly. From this fee, PSI pays execution costs (including floor brokerage expenses, give-up charges and NFA, clearing and exchange fees), as well as compensation to employees who sell Interests. D. Related Parties The Managing Owner or its affiliates perform services for Series A, which include but are not limited to: brokerage services; accounting and financial management; registrar, transfer and assignment functions; investor communications, printing and other administrative services. Except for costs related to brokerage services, PSI or its affiliates pay the costs of these services in addition to Series A's routine operational, administrative, legal and auditing costs. The costs charged to Series A for brokerage services for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998 were $1,387,964, $1,348,655 and $381,231, respectively. Series A's assets are maintained either in trading or cash accounts with PSI, Series A's commodity broker, or, for margin purposes, with the various exchanges on which Series A is permitted to trade. PSI credits Series A monthly with 100% of the interest it earns on the average net assets in Series A's accounts. Series A, acting through its Trading Advisor, may execute over-the-counter, spot, forward and/or option foreign exchange transactions with PSI. PSI then engages in back-to-back trading with an affiliate, Prudential-Bache Global Markets Inc. ('PBGM'). PBGM attempts to earn a profit on such transactions. PBGM keeps its prices on foreign currency competitive with other interbank currency trading desks. All over-the-counter currency transactions are conducted between PSI and Series A pursuant to a line of credit. PSI may require that collateral be posted against the marked-to-market position of Series A. As of December 31, 2000, a non-U.S. affiliate of the Managing Owner owns 101.112 limited interests of Series A. E. Income Taxes There have been no differences between the tax basis and book basis of Interest holders' capital since inception of the Trust. 7 F. Derivative Instruments and Associated Risks Series A is exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it invests. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of Series A's investment activities (credit risk). Market Risk Series A is exposed to various types of risks associated with the derivative instruments and related markets in which it invests. These risks include, but are not limited to, risk of loss from fluctuations in the value of derivative instruments held (market risk) and the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of Series A's investment activities (credit risk). Trading in futures and forward (including foreign exchange) contracts involves entering into contractual commitments to purchase or sell a particular commodity at a specified date and price. The gross or face amount of the contracts, which is typically many times that of Series A's net assets being traded, significantly exceeds Series A's future cash requirements since Series A intends to close out its open positions prior to settlement. As a result, Series A is generally subject only to the risk of loss arising from the change in the value of the contracts. As such, Series A considers the 'fair value' of its derivative instruments to be the net unrealized gain or loss on the contracts. The market risk associated with Series A's commitments to purchase commodities is limited to the gross or face amount of the contract held. However, when Series A enters into a contractual commitment to sell commodities, it must make delivery of the underlying commodity at the contract price and then repurchase the contract at prevailing market prices. Since the repurchase price to which a commodity can rise is unlimited, entering into commitments to sell commodities exposes Series A to unlimited risk. Market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors including government programs and policies, political and economic events, the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, the diversification effects among the derivative instruments Series A holds and the liquidity and inherent volatility of the markets in which Series A trades. Credit risk When entering into futures or forward contracts, Series A is exposed to credit risk that the counterparty to the contract will not meet its obligations. The counterparty for futures contracts traded in the United States and on most foreign futures exchanges is the clearinghouse associated with such exchanges. In general, clearinghouses are backed by their corporate members who are required to share any financial burden resulting from the non-performance by one of their members and, as such, should significantly reduce this credit risk. In cases where the clearinghouse is not backed by the clearing members (i.e., some foreign exchanges), it is normally backed by a consortium of banks or other financial institutions. On the other hand, the sole counterparty to Series A's forward transactions is PSI, Series A's commodity broker. Series A has entered into a master netting agreement with PSI and, as a result, presents unrealized gains and losses on open forward positions as a net amount in the statements of financial condition. The amount at risk associated with counterparty non-performance of all of Series A's contracts is the net unrealized gain included in the statements of financial condition. There can be no assurance that any counterparty, clearing member or clearinghouse will meet its obligations to Series A. The Managing Owner attempts to minimize both credit and market risks by requiring Series A and its Trading Advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies. The Managing Owner monitors compliance with these trading limitations and policies which include, but are not limited to, executing and clearing all trades with creditworthy counterparties; limiting the amount of margin or premium required for any one commodity or all commodities combined; and generally limiting transactions to contracts which are traded in sufficient volume to permit the taking and liquidating of positions. Additionally, pursuant to the New Advisory Agreement among Series A, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor, Series A shall automatically terminate the Trading Advisor if the net asset value allocated to the Trading Advisor declines by 33 1/3% from the value at the beginning of any year or since the effective date of the New Advisory Agreement. Furthermore, the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement provides that Series A will liquidate its positions, and eventually dissolve, if Series A experiences a decline in net asset value of 50% from the value at the beginning of any year or since the commencement of trading activities. In 8 each case, the decline in net asset value is after giving effect for distributions, contributions and redemptions. The Managing Owner may impose additional restrictions (through modifications of trading limitations and policies) upon the trading activities of the Trading Advisor as it, in good faith, deems to be in the best interests of Series A. PSI, when acting as Series A's futures commission merchant in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of domestic futures contracts, is required by Commodity Futures Trading Commission ('CFTC') regulations to separately account for and segregate as belonging to Series A all assets of Series A relating to domestic futures trading and is not to commingle such assets with other assets of PSI. At December 31, 2000, such segregated assets totalled $3,154,242. Part 30.7 of the CFTC regulations also requires PSI to secure assets of Series A related to foreign futures trading which totalled $6,132,259 at December 31, 2000. There are no segregation requirements for assets related to forward trading. As of December 31, 2000, all open futures contracts mature within six months. The following table presents the fair value of futures and forward contracts at December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999.
2000 1999 -------------------------- -------------------------- Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Futures Contracts: Domestic exchanges Interest rates $ 344,677 $ -- $ 255,937 $ -- Stock indices -- -- 160,500 -- Currencies 202,200 -- -- -- Commodities 36,563 37,300 1,963 49,265 Foreign exchanges Interest rates 492,521 23,022 25,510 32,558 Stock indices 66,353 -- 425,095 -- Commodities -- 550,696 137,156 -- Forward Contracts: Currencies -- -- 88,948 2,300,016 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- $1,142,314 $ 611,018 $1,095,109 $ 2,381,839 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hereby affirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained herein relating to World Monitor Trust--Series A is accurate and complete. PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES FUTURES MANAGEMENT INC. (Managing Owner) By: Barbara J. Brooks Chief Financial Officer - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 WORLD MONITOR TRUST--SERIES A (a Delaware Business Trust) MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Liquidity and Capital Resources Series A commenced operations on June 10, 1998 with gross proceeds of $6,039,177 allocated to commodities trading. Interests in Series A continued to be offered weekly until Series A achieved its subscription maximum of $34,000,000 during November 1999. Interests in Series A may be redeemed on a weekly basis, but are subject to a redemption fee if transacted within one year of the effective date of purchase. Redemptions of limited interests for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1998 were $13,737,452, $3,789,185 and $128,152, respectively. Redemptions of general interests for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 were $141,995 and $17,407, respectively. Redemptions of limited and general interests from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2000 were $17,654,789 and $159,402, respectively. Additionally, Interests owned in one Series may be exchanged, without any charge, for Interests of one or more other Series on a weekly basis for as long as Interests in those Series are being offered to the public. Since Interests in Series A are no longer being offered, participants can no longer exchange their Interests from Series B and/or Series C into Series A; however, participants can currently continue to exchange their Interests from Series A to Series B and/or Series C. Future redemptions and exchanges will impact the amount of funds available for investment in commodity contracts in subsequent periods. At December 31, 2000, 100% of Series A's net assets were allocated to commodities trading. A significant portion of the net assets was held in cash, which is used as margin for Series A's trading in commodities. Inasmuch as the sole business of Series A is to trade in commodities, Series A continues to own such liquid assets to be used as margin. PSI credits Series A monthly with 100% of the interest it earns on the average net assets in Series A's accounts. The commodities contracts are subject to periods of illiquidity because of market conditions, regulatory considerations and other reasons. For example, commodity exchanges limit fluctuations in certain commodity futures contract prices during a single day by regulations referred to as 'daily limits.' During a single day, no trades may be executed at prices beyond the daily limit. Once the price of a futures contract for a particular commodity has increased or decreased by an amount equal to the daily limit, positions in the commodity can neither be taken nor liquidated unless traders are willing to effect trades at or within the limit. Commodity futures prices have occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading. Such market conditions could prevent Series A from promptly liquidating its commodity futures positions. Since Series A's business is to trade futures, forward and options contracts, its capital is at risk due to changes in the value of these contracts (market risk) or the inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contract (credit risk). Series A's exposure to market risk is influenced by a number of factors including the volatility of interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, the liquidity of the markets in which the contracts are traded and the relationship among the contracts held. The inherent uncertainty of Series A's speculative trading as well as the development of drastic market occurrences could result in monthly losses considerably beyond Series A's experience to date and could ultimately lead to a loss of all or substantially all of investors' capital. The Managing Owner attempts to minimize these risks by requiring Series A and its Trading Advisor to abide by various trading limitations and policies which include limiting margin amounts trading only in liquid markets and permitting the use of stop loss provisions. See Note F to the financial statements for a further discussion on the credit and market risks associated with Series A's futures, forward and options contracts. Series A does not have, nor does it expect to have, any capital assets. Results of Operations The net asset value per Interest as of December 31, 2000 was $75.76, a decrease of 1.93% from the December 31, 1999 net asset value per Interest of $77.25, which was a decrease of 21.42% from the December 31, 1998 net asset value per Interest of $98.31. The MAR (Managed Account Reports) Fund/Pool Index, which tracks the performance of approximately 300 futures funds, returned 9.14% and 1.48% for the 11 years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Series A's gross trading gains/(losses) were ($1,427,000), ($4,437,000) and $72,000 during the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998, respectively. Due to the nature of Series A's trading activities, a period to period comparison of its trading results is not meaningful. However, a detailed discussion of Series A's 2000 trading results is presented below. Series A's unfavorable performance in 2000 was attributed to losses from positions in the stock index, currency, grain and metal sectors. Gains were recognized in the energy and interest rate sectors. Extreme volatility in world financial markets during the first half of 2000 led to a lack of trending opportunities and resulted in losses for equity index positions. During the second half of 2000, equity markets continued to experienced volatility, but markets trended downward as global economies began to show signs of slowing down. Most major indices ended the year lower, but gains from short positions during the fourth quarter were not sufficient to offset losses from the first three quarters. The euro began 2000 lower versus the U.S. dollar, Japanese yen and British pound before rallying slightly in June as a result of solid European economic data and sentiment that the currency was undervalued. Short euro positions incurred losses. Despite a brief rally after intervention by the European Central Bank and other G-7 central banks to boost the failing euro in September, the euro settled back down more than $0.02 below its intervention peaks and short positions resulted in gains for Series A. The euro reversed its downtrend during the fourth quarter as it rose against the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen resulting in gains for long positions. The Japanese yen rallied sharply, gaining on the U.S. dollar and most other currencies in the final months of Japan's fiscal year (which ended March 31st) resulting in losses for short positions. This was attributed to positive sentiment regarding Japan's economy. In May, the yen rose slightly against the U.S. dollar supported by expectations of a possible change in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) zero-interest rate policy and continued to rise when the BOJ increased short-term interest rates in August, incurring losses for short positions. Political and economic uncertainty in Japan during the fourth quarter caused the yen to fall against the U.S. dollar and short Japanese yen positions resulted in gains. The Swiss franc spent most of the first three quarters of the year drifting lower against the U.S. dollar, tracking the euro's trend and incurring losses for long positions. The Swiss franc and other foreign currencies rose against the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter due to a weakening U.S. economy. Gains in long Swiss franc positions during the fourth quarter were not enough to cover losses incurred over the first three quarters. In the grain sector, long positions in corn incurred losses during the first half of the year as corn prices trended downward. Favorable growing conditions faced the corn market with a potentially large crop, consequently prices fell. Soybean markets rallied sharply in November following a decision by the European Union to ban meat based animal feed, which was expected to boost demand for soybean meal. Short soybean positions incurred losses. Short metal positions provided negative performance for Series A throughout most of the year as strong demand and fear of inflation drove prices higher. In addition, the high cost of energy, which is used in the production of base metals, caused a decrease in metal supply driving prices higher and incurring losses for short positions. Energy prices climbed throughout January and February and into the first week of March. Prices of crude oil futures rose above $33 a barrel, the highest level for a front-month (the most liquid) contract since the Gulf War in 1991. The energy sector reached a high early in March just prior to OPEC's agreement to increase production sufficiently to stabilize prices. Political pressure by the United States, along with a desire among OPEC members to maintain crude oil prices in the range of $22-$28 per barrel, prompted the cartel to announce a production increase and crude oil prices reversed downward. Increased demand and low supplies caused oil prices to surge once again during the second and third quarters resulting in gains for long energy positions. Energy markets ended a year long uptrend with natural gas surging to an all time high in December as low supplies were strained by unusually cold temperatures in the U.S. Losses in short gas and crude oil positions were not large enough to offset gains earned during the first three quarters of the year and the energy sector produced net gains for the year. Global bond markets began 2000 on a strong note. The U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Reserve Bank of Australia, and Bank of Canada increased interest rates in early February. 12 These rate increases shared motivation of strong economic growth and concerns about inflation. Despite rate hikes and news of robust worldwide economic growth, global bond markets continued to rally partially due to investors seeking refuge from volatile equity markets. Short U.S. and euro bond positions resulted in losses in the first half of the year. Negative equity performance throughout the third and fourth quarters and mounting fears of a global economic slowdown contributed to a bond market rally towards year end as investors continued their flight to quality from the stock market. Prices of long- and short-term interest rate instruments rose and Series A produced gains in long U.S., Japanese and euro bond positions during the last two quarters of the year. Effective December 6, 1999, the Eagle-Global System became the exclusive trading program used by the Trading Advisor to trade Series A's assets. In conjunction with this change, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor voluntarily agreed to terminate the Initial Advisory Agreement and enter into the New Advisory Agreement effective March 21, 2000. Pursuant to the New Advisory Agreement, the Trading Advisor will be paid a weekly management fee at an annual rate of 1% of Series A's net asset value until the net asset value per Interest is at least $80 for a period of 10 consecutive business days, at which time the weekly management fee will be increased to an annual rate of 2% (i.e. the rate pursuant to the Initial Advisory Agreement). Additionally, although the term of the New Advisory Agreement commenced on March 21, 2000, the Trading Advisor must recoup all trading losses incurred under the Initial Advisory Agreement before an incentive fee is paid. The New Advisory Agreement may be terminated for a variety of reasons, including at the discretion of the Managing Owner. Fluctuations in overall average net asset levels have led to corresponding fluctuations in interest earned and commissions and management fees incurred by Series A, which are largely based on the level of net assets. Series A's average net asset levels were slightly higher during the year ended December 31, 2000 versus the prior year, primarily from additional contributions in the 4th quarter of 1999 offset, in part, by redemptions and unfavorable trading performance in 1999 and 2000. Series A's average net asset levels were significantly higher during the year ended December 31, 1999 versus the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998, primarily from additional contributions as well as a full year of operations in 1999 versus approximately seven months in 1998. Interest income is earned on the average net assets held at PSI and, therefore, varies weekly according to interest rates, trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Interest income increased $227,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000 as compared to 1999 and increased $650,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999 as compared to the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998. These increases were due primarily to changes in net asset levels as discussed above. Additionally, higher overall interest rates in 2000 versus 1999 contributed to the 2000 increase versus 1999, but lower overall interest rates in 1999 as compared with 1998 offset some of the 1999 increase versus 1998. Commissions are calculated on Series A's net asset value at the end of each week and, therefore, vary according to weekly trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Commissions increased $39,000 for year ended December 31, 2000 as compared to 1999 and increased $967,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999 as compared to the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998 due to fluctuations in average net asset levels as discussed above. All trading decisions for Series A are made by the Trading Advisor. Management fees are calculated on Series A's net asset value at the end of each week and, therefore, are affected by weekly trading performance, contributions and redemptions. Management fees decreased $118,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000 as compared to 1999, but increased $249,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999 as compared to the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998 due to the fluctuations in average net asset levels as well as the reduction in the management fee rate during March 2000 as discussed above. Incentive fees are based on the 'New High Net Trading Profits' generated by the Trading Advisor, as defined in the New Advisory Agreement among Series A, the Managing Owner and the Trading Advisor. Series A did not incur an incentive during the year ended December 31, 2000 and incurred only a negligible amount for the year ended December 31, 1999. Incentive fees were $36,000 for the period from June 10, 1998 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1998. 13 New Accounting Guidance In June 2000, FASB issued SFAS 138, which became effective for Series A on July 1, 2000. SFAS 138 amends the accounting and reporting standards of FASB Statement No. 133 for certain derivative instruments and certain hedging activities. SFAS 138 has not had a material effect on the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the financial statements. Inflation Inflation has had no material impact on operations or on the financial condition of the Trust from inception through December 31, 2000. 14 OTHER INFORMATION The actual round-turn equivalent of brokerage commissions paid per contract for the year ended December 2000 was $48. Series A's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is available to limited owners without charge upon written request to: World Monitor Trust--Series A P.O. Box 2016 Peck Slip Station New York, New York 10272-2016 15 Peck Slip Station P.O. Box 2016 PRESORTED New York, NY 10272 STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Automatic Mail PFT1/17152 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----