-----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, Fz3qTo58j0QCngl+m14f66PHbL052GhNVJJU7hGNk1PpF2bghZwYxNDTXDkh0XH1 e50/DaTig8D53tp6cN/gsQ== 0000930881-96-000004.txt : 19960501 0000930881-96-000004.hdr.sgml : 19960501 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930881-96-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: ARS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19951231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960430 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUDSONS GRILL OF AMERICA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000729545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 953477313 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: ARS SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13642 FILM NUMBER: 96553534 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16970 DALLAS NORTH PKWY STE 402 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75248 BUSINESS PHONE: 2149319743 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16970 DALLAS PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 402 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75248 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN RESTAURANTS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910825 ARS 1 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDERS To the Shareholders of Hudson's Grill of America, Inc.: In 1995, Hudson's Grill of America, Inc., continued to sell its company owned and operated restaurants and to focus primarily on being a franchisor of Hudson's Grills. This has continued the Company's past policy of reducing its dependence on company operated restaurants and to produce a greater territorial base for its sales. The Company currently has franchises in California, Texas, and New Jersey. The operations of the Company underwent major changes the past two years, and will continue to undergo changes in 1996. In January 1995, the Company terminated a joint venture agreement at its Whittier restaurant, and operated that troubled unit as a subsidiary. Additionally, in January, the Company closed on the sales of its Westlake and Simi Valley restaurants. In September, the Company settled the lawsuit which had been filed by two former employees. The lawsuit was settled at no cost to the Company. In November, 1995, the Company entered into a Franchise Development Agreement with an existing franchisee to build 24 new Hudson's Grills in California, New Jersey and New York. In addition, that franchisee amended its existing franchise agreements and prepaid some of its future franchise fees. Also in November, the Company completed a buyout of the lease at one of its closed restaurants, and the lease was terminated with no future exposure or liability for the Company. On January 17, 1996, the Company completed the sale of the Oxnard Hudson's Grill to the operator, and the restaurant is now a franchise. And in February, 1996, the first of the New Jersey franchises was opened as an experimental "food court" location in a large shopping mall. After reducing the corporate staff substantially the past two years, management increased the office personnel by adding a part time administrative assistant. Corporate management consists of four individuals, two of which, the President and Chief Financial Officer, are not currently drawing any compensation. Dalms, Inc., has been retained as a consultant to increase the number of franchises, and Thomas A. Sacco, a principal in and Vice-President of Dalms, has been appointed Senior Vice President of Operations and Franchise Development. The Company now expects a slow but steady improvement in its cash flow and financial performance as the number of its franchisees increases, and we are now actively pursuing new franchisees. David L. Osborn President and Chief Executive Officer HUDSON'S GRILLS Hudson's Grill is a full service, limited menu concept with alcoholic beverage service. The management teams work with the philosophy that the customer should be viewed as their "Guest". They stress quality of product and service, efficient flow of communications, integrity in job performance and strong employee morale. These restaurants range in size from 2,500 to 5,500 square feet. The decor package has the theme of a "Classic Grill of the 50's and 60's", with the front end of a Hudson's automobile coming through the wall as a main feature. Some restaurants are in free standing buildings, and some are located within in-line shopping centers. One new restaurant is located at a food court in a shopping mall. Each Hudson's Grill employs approximately forty employees, seventy percent of whom are part-time employees. With the exception of the new "food court" location, which has a limited menu and does not serve alcoholic beverages, the restaurants have similar operations and offer similar food. The Company plans to expand primarily through adding franchises, but is will consider Company owned and operated units in the future. Since the restaurant industry is very competitive, the Company plans to attract loyal patrons by higher levels of service and more exacting specifications for its products. Most Hudson's Grill restaurants open at 11 a.m. and remain open until midnight, seven days a week, utilizing the same menu throughout all parts of the day. They specialize in 1/3 pound hamburgers with the beef patties produced to very exacting specifications. The menu also features an expanded chicken burger section using top quality chicken breasts and whole wheat buns. Also on the menu are salads, sandwiches, a variety of appetizers, fajitas, tacos, and handmade milkshakes and malts. Cocktails, beer and wine are also available with food. The full service restaurant concept utilizes booths and tables with waiters and waitresses serving the guests. As of December 31, 1995, the number of total employees of the Company was 2, and the number of full time employees was 1. FRANCHISE PROGRAM The Company has been issued the trademark registration of a "Hudson's Grill" logo and of the "Hudson's" name. It is also currently seeking registration of several older logos and a brand new one. The Company has secured a permit from the California Department of Corporations to issue Hudson's Grill franchises in California and uses a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular where permitted. As of December 31, 1995, the Company had fourteen franchised restaurants that were in operation. The current standard terms to franchise a restaurant are an initial fee of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars and a royalty of four percent of sales, and require that three percent of sales be used for advertising. For these payments, the Company is obligated to do the following: screen and train potential franchisees, review and approve sites, and provide an operations manual and assistance. During 1992, one restaurant was opened in Texas. In 1993, four additional franchise restaurants opened for business or were converted from Company owned locations. During 1993, the Company entered into a restaurant development agreement in Florida. According to the agreement, one restaurant was to be opened in 1994, but the Florida franchisee has breached its agreement, which the Company has terminated. During 1995, two joint ventures were sold and became franchises, and the Company entered into a Franchise Development Agreement with a current franchisee to open 24 new restaurants in California, New Jersey, and New York. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Below are officers and directors of the Company and their primary employer: Principal Occupation Principal or Name of Business of Name Position Employment Employer Employer David L. Chairman Chief Southpoint Restaurant Osborn of the Executive Management Management Board, Chief Officer or Corp., Services and Executive Partner Famous Operations Officer, and Bars, Director Grills & Cafes of America, Inc., and DAC Associates D. Marion Chief CPA and Wood, Accounting, Wood Financial Share- McClanahan Management, Officer and holder & Company, Tax and Director PLLC Auditing Services Thomas A. Senior Vice Vice- Dalms, Inc. Restaurant Sacco President - President Consulting Operations and Fran- chise Development Clifford J. Director Retired Osborn Mitzy Secretary Admini- Hudson's Grill Franchisor Ferguson strative of Am., Inc. of Restaurants MARKET PRICE AND MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INFORMATION The Company's Common Stock, no par value, is traded in the over-the-counter market and trades under the National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotation System ('NASDAQ") symbol "HDSG". As of April 2, 1996, there were approximately 320 holders of record of the Company's Common Stock. The following table sets forth the reported high and low bid prices of the Common Stock for the periods indicated as regularly quoted by NASDAQ. The over-the-counter market quotations reflect interdealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark- down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31. 1995 High Low First Quarter ended March 31, 1995 1/8 1/32 Second Quarter ended June 30, 1995 1/16 .02 Third Quarter ended September 30, 1995 1/16 .02 Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 1995 1/16 .02 FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 1. 1995 High Low First Quarter ended March 31, 1994 3/8 1/8 Second Quarter ended June 30, 1994 1/4 1/16 Third Quarter ended September 30, 1994 3/32 1/16 Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 1994 1/8 1/16 FISCAL YEAR ENDED JANUARY 2, 1994 High Low First Quarter ended March 31, 1993 1/4 1/16 Second Quarter ended June 30, 1993 1/4 3/16 Third Quarter ended September 30, 1993 1/4 1/32 Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 1993 1/4 1/32 As of March 29, 1996, the closing bid price of the Common Stock was 3/32 of one dollar (9.375 cents). This information was obtained from the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. DIVIDENDS The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock, and the present policy of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") is to retain earnings attributable to common stock to provide funds for the operation and expansion of the Company's business. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. ACCOUNTANTS The Company has invited accountants from Hein + Associates to be present at the Annual Meeting; therefore they may be present. If a representative of Hein + Associates is present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the representative will be allowed to answer appropriate questions, and will be afforded an opportunity to make a statement if so desired. Prior to the appointment in December 1993 of Hein + Associates as the Company's accountants, Deloitte & Touche acted as the Company's accountants. Deloitte & Touche was dismissed in December 1993 as the Company's accountants and replaced by Hein + Associates. Neither of Deloitte & Touche's reports for its last two year's audits contained an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, or was modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors recommended to the Board that Hein + Associates be hired instead of Deloitte & Touche, and the Directors agreed. The Company did not have any disagreements with Deloitte & Touche about any accounting matters, financial statement disclosure, or scope of audit or procedure. Prior to hiring Hein + Associates, the Company had not contacted them about what types of opinions they might make about the Company's financial statements or about any specific transactions. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Company had income before income taxes and extraordinary items of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty Eight Dollars ($13,448). This compares to losses before income taxes and extraordinary items of Nine Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Four Dollars ($926,974) for the year ended January 1, 1995, and of Two Million Ninety Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty One Dollars ($2,096,751) for the year ended January 2, 1994. For the year ended December 31, 1995, the Company had net income after taxes and extraordinary items of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty Eight Dollars ($13,448). This compares to net income after taxes and extraordinary items of One Million One Hundred Eighty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty One Dollars ($1,189,261) for the year ended January 1, 1995, and to a net loss of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty One Dollars ($1,956,751) for the year ended January 2, 1994. The net income for the year ended January 1, 1995, resulted primarily from a gain on restructuring of troubled debt. Because the Company intends on becoming primarily a franchisor, several years ago it began closing poorly performing restaurants and selling the remaining profitable ones. Losses due to restaurant closures amounted to Two Million Six Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Six Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($2,675,621) for the year ended January 2, 1994 and Eight Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Nine Dollars ($802,799) for the year ended January 1, 1995. The Company intends to dispose of all of its direct and indirect restaurant operations as soon as practical so that it will be solely in the franchising business, before proceeding to build or to operate any new Company owned restaurants. One of the four restaurants that were either subsidiaries of, or were under joint ventures with the Company as of January 1, 1996, has already been sold. The other three restaurants remain for sale or are under an option to purchase. REVENUES Because the Company was holding its remaining restaurants for sale, it had ceased recording sales and expenses from direct restaurant operations after January, 1994. However, because the Company terminated the joint venture for the Whittier Hudson's Grill in January, 1995, and operated it as a subsidiary, it once again recorded sales and expenses for that location for 1995. The Company continued to record only joint venture revenues for the remaining stores which were operated under joint venture agreements. These revenues will cease when these stores are sold. Franchise revenues should continue to increase as new franchises are added. Franchising revenues have increased from Seventy Two Thousand Thirty One Dollars ($72,031) for the year ended January 1, 1995, to Two Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Three Hundred Twelve Dollars ($295,312) for the year ended December 31, 1995. Seventy Four Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Four Dollars ($74,374) of the franchise revenues for the year ended December 31, 1995, were due to one time initial franchise fees of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) per franchise for three new franchises (minus minimal costs). There were no new franchise fees for the year ended January 1, 1995. The remainder of franchise fees for the year ended December 31, 1995, were the result of the weekly continuing royalty fees paid by franchisees. Thus, the continuing franchise revenues for the year ended December 31, 1995, were Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($220,938), compared to continuing franchise revenues for the year ended January 1, 1995, of Seventy Two Thousand Thirty One Dollars ($72,031). COSTS AND EXPENSES Since the Company is and has been selling or closing its restaurants, an analysis of restaurant costs of sales and of restaurant operating expenses is no longer meaningful because almost all of the Company's restaurants have been or are being sold and converted to franchises, or shut down. General and administrative expenses, and the depreciation and amortization expenses for equipment leased to restaurants will continue to be important. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995, were Four Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Six Dollars ($484,656), as opposed to Three Hundred Eighty One Thousand One Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ($381,182) for the year ended January 2, 1995. The increase in general and administrative expenses results from increases in franchising activities. Depreciation and amortization, which for the year ended December 31, 1995, was Eighty Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty Seven Dollars ($87,147), and was Two Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-one Dollars ($297,491) for the year ended January 1, 1995, will continue to decrease, particularly to the extent that furniture, fixtures and equipment are sold to the purchasers of the Company's restaurants and to the extent restaurants are closed and written off. At the current time, the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company are not drawing any salary; only the secretary of the Company and one administrative assistant are being compensated. The Company is paying for a consultant whose job it is to increase the number of franchises. Because of this consulting arrangement, which began in May, 1995, the general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995, have increased. Interest expense has decreased significantly. The Company recorded interest expense of One Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($104,220) for the year ended December 31, 1995, Two Hundred One Thousand Sixty-three Dollars ($201,063) for the year ended January 1, 1995, and Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Forty Four Dollars ($415,644) in the year ended January 2, 1994. The Company paid off two bank loans in December, 1993, and in January, 1994 it entered into a conditional agreement with its major secured creditor to reduce the balance of his loan and thus reduce the monthly payments of interest. The agreement with the secured creditor was such that the Company lent money to a company that was, at that time, affiliated with the creditor; the note with the secured creditor was reduced to the amount of the indebtedness owed by the company controlled by him, and an offset agreement was also executed. This arrangement contributed to the Company receiving One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Dollars ($176,730) in interest income for the year ended December 31, 1995. Thus, the net interest income for the year ended December 31, 1995, is Seventy Two Thousand Five Hundred Ten Dollars ($72,510), which is a substantial improvement from the net interest expense of Sixty Thousand Six Hundred Forty Eight Dollars ($60,648), in the year ended January 1, 1995, and the net interest expense of Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Forty Four Dollars ($415,644) in the year ended January 2, 1994. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES At December 31, 1995, the Company had a positive working capital of One Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Five Hundred Six Dollars ($195,506), as compared to a deficit of Thirty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Five Dollars ($36,735) at January 1, 1995, and a deficit of One Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Sixty Seven Dollars ($1,180,067) at January 2, 1994. The increase in working capital is largely attributable to the sale of restaurants and the conversion of the Company's secured debt into stock warrants. The proceeds from the sale of restaurants has been used to pay down bank notes and to create notes receivable. In light of the decision to focus primarily on franchising, the Company anticipates that its accounts payable will continue to decrease. Thus, it anticipates that the need for working capital will also decrease. Most of the Company's cash flow in the year ended December 31, 1995, came from joint venture revenues, equipment leasing and franchise fees. This should continue in 1996, but as more of its joint ventures are sold and converted to franchises, more of its cash flow will come from franchise royalties, proceeds from the sales of the restaurants, and from equipment leases; and less will come from joint venture revenue. After the Company has sold most or all of its joint ventures, changes in its liquidity and capital will depend mostly on initial franchise fees and from continuing royalty fees received from franchisees using the Company's trademark and restaurant concept, rather than on equipment leasing, which should remain stable for the next several years. The Company received Twelve Thousand One Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ($12,182) in net cash proceeds from the sale of restaurants in the year ended December 31, 1995, Twenty Two Thousand Dollars ($22,000) in net cash proceeds from the sale of restaurants in the year ended January 1, 1995, and Two Million Seven Hundred Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Four Dollars ($2,790,954) in net cash proceeds from the sale of restaurants in the year ended January 2, 1994. The Company anticipates minimal cash proceeds in 1996 from the sale of its remaining joint ventures since most of the remaining sales of joint ventures are to a large extent being financed by the Company with notes and leases covering furniture, fixtures and equipment. To the extent that the purchasers of the remaining joint ventures pay their notes and their lease obligations on a timely basis, the Company's cash resources and liquidity will increase. In January 1994, the Company reached a tentative agreement with its largest secured creditor to reduce and restructure the secured debt owed to the creditor and certain other related liabilities owed to him. As part of this agreement, the Company loaned money to an entity formerly affiliated with the creditor, and received a note in return (the "FGA Note"). The scheduled payments on the "FGA Note" are approximately equal to the amounts payable to the secured creditor under the restructured credit agreement, and payments not received on the "FGA Note" may be used to offset payments on the note payable to the secured creditor. This arrangement will help reduce the future cash requirements of the Company. The revision of the credit agreement was finalized and completed on June 27, 1994. Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the company formerly affiliated with the secured creditor formally requested and obtained from the Company a modification of the "FGA Note"; the Company will forego payments until February 1997, at which time the entire amount of unpaid principal and interest will be amortized at 8% over ten years. Correspondingly, the Company began to exercise its right of offset on its note payable to the secured creditor. The Company was assigned several notes receivable with an aggregate face value of $1,199,000 as additional collateral in connection with this note modification. Once the Company has sold all of its joint ventures, the Company's revenues will be dependent on royalty fees from franchised restaurants, all of which except one in New Jersey are currently located in California and Texas. FORM 10-KSB ANNUAL REPORT A copy of Hudson's 1995 Form 10-KSB Annual Report, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available upon request to shareholders and beneficial owners of shares in the Company upon written request addressed to: Hudson's Grill of America, Inc., 16970 Dallas Parkway, Suite 402, Dallas, Texas 75248. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXECUTIVE OFFICE The address for the executive office is: 16970 Dallas Parkway, Suite 402 Dallas, Texas 75248 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Hein + Associates 12770 Coit Road, Suite 1150 Dallas, Texas 75251 LEGAL COUNSEL Fischer & Sanger 5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1204 Dallas, Texas 75225 REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT U. S. Stock Transfer Corporation 1745 Gardena Avenue Glendale, CA 91204-2991 STOCKHOLDERS MEETING The 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the Hudson's Grill of Hurst, 708 Grapevine Highway, Hurst, Texas 76054, on Tuesday, May 28, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. A notice of the meeting, proxy statement and proxy voting card, have been mailed to stockholders with this Annual Report. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Attached are the audited financial statements of the Company for the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 1995. f\sec\960416.O01 HEIN + ASSOCIATES LLP March 8, 1996 Dallas, Texas HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1, CURRENT ASSETS: 1995 1995 Cash and cash equivalents $ 48,295 $ 92,750 Accounts receivable, no allowance for doubtful accounts considered necessary 40,379 44,098 Current portion of notes and leases receivable 217,221 203,005 Prepaid expenses and other 24,826 14,871 Total current assets 330,721 354,724 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost: Leasehold improvements 662,879 933,250 Restaurant equipment 480,933 772,812 Furniture and fixtures 196,052 297,266 Total property and equipment 1,339,864 2,003,328 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,206,293) (1,481,435) Property and equipment, net 133,571 521,893 LONG-TERM PORTION OF NOTES & LEASES RECEIVABLE 2,053,387 1,836,679 LIQUOR LICENSES, net of accumulated amortization of $67,085 at December 31, 1995 and $60,785 at January 1, 1995 156,530 243,138 OTHER ASSETS 49,735 74,144 Total assets $ 2,723,944 $ 3,030,578 F-2 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, continued LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1, 1995 1995 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Current portion of long-term debt $ 65,199 $ 126,684 Accounts payable 37,430 154,309 Accrued liabilities 32,586 110,466 Total current liabilities 135,215 391,459 LONG-TERM DEBT l,172,989 1,238,187 OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 422,720 523,436 DEFERRED INCOME 450,858 348,782 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4) SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding-- Common stock, no par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 6,056,986 shares issued and outstanding 4,456,457 4,456,457 Accumulated deficit (3,914.295) (3,927,743) Total Shareholders' Equity 542.162 528,714 Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity $ 2,723,944 $ 3,030,578 See accompanying notes to these financial statements. F-3 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1, JANUARY 2, 1995 1995 1994 REVENUES: Net sales $ 592,316 $ 44,469 $ 12,574,295 Joint venture revenues 171,606 489,682 111,000 Franchising revenues 295,313 72,031 189,578 Equipment lease income 63,989 48,000 Total revenues 1,123,224 654,182 12,874,873 COST AND EXPENSES: Cost of sales 732,343 175,700 11,970,123 General and administrative 484,656 381,182 477,843 Depreciation and amortization 87,147 297,491 575,246 Total costs and expenses 1,304,146 854,373 13,023,212 Loss from Operations (180,922) (200,191) (148,339) OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): Interest expense (104,220) (201,063) (415,644) Interest and dividend income 176,730 140,415 Amortization of deferred income - - 213,678 Gain on sales of restaurants 21,777 47,751 855,211 Gain (loss) on restaurant closures 86,766 (802,799) (2,675,621) Other 13,317 88,913 73,964 Total Other Income (Expense) 194,370 (726,783) (1,948,412) INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM 13,448 (926,974) (2,096,751) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES- 369,002 INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM: 13,448 (557,972) (2,096,751) Extraordinary gain on restructuring of debt - 1,747,233 140,000 NET INCOME(LOSS) $ 13,448 $1,189,261 $(1,956,751) INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: Before extraordinary item $ - $ (.06) $ (.35) Extraordinary item - .20 .02 Net Income (Loss) Per Share $ - $ .14 $ (.33) See accompanying notes to these financial statements. F-4 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 4, 1993 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1995 COMMON STOCK ACCUMULATED SHARES AMOUNT DEFICIT TOTAL BALANCES, January 4, 1993 6,056,986 $4,456,457 $(3,160,253) $ 1,296,204 Net loss - - (1,956,751) (1,956,751) BALANCES, January 2, 1994 6,056,986 4,456,457 (5,117,004) (660,547) Net income - - 1,189,261 1,189,261 BALANCES, January 1, 1995 6,056,986 4,456,457 (3,927,743) 528,714 Net income - - 13,448 13,448 BALANCES, Dec. 31, 1995 6,056,986 $4,456,457 $(3,914,295) $ 542,162 See accompanying notes to these financial statements. F-5 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1, JANUARY 2, 1995 1995 1994 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income (loss) $ 13,448 $ 1,189,261 $ (1,956,751) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 87,147 297,491 575,246 Gain on sales of restaurants (21,777) (47,751) (855,211) (Gain)loss on restaurant closures(86,766) 802,799 2,675,621 Amortization of deferred income - - (213,678) Loss on liquor license valuation - - 154,615 Forgiveness of debt, net of write-oft of related assets - (1,747,233) (140,000) Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (57,715) 180,030 (165,724) Inventories - 86,052 176,330 Prepaid expenses and other (11,865) 34,875 11,812 Accounts payable 36,756 (368,144) (319,473) Accrued liabilities and other (314,674) (729,888) (913,502) Net cash used by operating activities (355,446) (302,508) (970,715) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Additions to property and equipment - - (45,532) Net proceeds from sales of assets 12,182 22,000 2,790,954 Increase in note receivable - (1,000,000) - Notes receivable principal payments 124,204 239,684 118,797 Payments received on leases receivable 101,300 15,000 - Decrease in other assets 24,409 - 38,955 Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 262,095 (723,316) 2,903,174 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from notes payable 40,000 - 222,657 Repayments of notes payable (141,104) (176,028) (1,144,479) Repayments of capital lease obligations - - (51,717) Buydown of franchise fees 150,000 - - Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 48,896 (176,028) (973,539) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (44,455) (1,201,852) 958,920 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 92,750 1,294,602 335,682 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 48,295 $ 92,750 $ 1,294,602 - -Continued- F-6 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, continued YEARS ENDED December 31, January 1, January 2, 1995 1995 1994 SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Interest paid $ 103,714 $ 102,242 $ 292,046 Income taxes paid (recovered) $ - $(369,002) - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS: Year Ended December 31, 1995 - In connection with the sale of restaurants, the Company received two notes receivable totaling $100,000 and leases receivable totaling $320,000. Year Ended January 1, 1995- In connection with the sale of a restaurant and equipment the Company received a note receivable of $262,800 and a lease receivable of $223,000. In addition, liabilities of $2,780,000 were forgiven in a debt restructuring transaction. Year Ended January 2, 1994 - In connection with the sale of restaurants, the Company received a note receivable of $490,000. In addition, $140,000 of bank debt was forgiven in connection with repayment of the remainder of the debt in 1993. See accompanying notes to these financial statements. HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Hudson's Grill of America, Inc. (the "Company") franchises and previously owned and operated full service restaurants, primarily in Southern California and Texas. As of December 31, 1995, the Company has thirteen franchised restaurants. Additionally, it owns four restaurants, all of which are held for sale. The Company previously operated eleven Wendy's restaurants. (See Notes 2 and 8). The consolidated financial statements include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Equipco, Inc. and Hudson's Grill of Whittier, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Management is in the process of attempting to sell and franchise the Company's restaurants and believes that these and other cost cutting actions will assist the Company in meeting its cash flow requirements over the next twelve months. Restaurants Held for Sale As of December 31, 1995, all but one of the restaurants held for sale are operated under formal or informal joint venture agreements with prospective purchasers. The Company has ceased recording operating revenues and expenses on these restaurant locations, but records joint venture and equipment rental fees (see Note 8). One restaurant held for sale is operated by the Company as of December 31, 1995 following a foreclosure under a joint venture agreement during 1995. The assets of the restaurants held for sale are primarily property and equipment and liquor licenses. Management has evaluated the remaining net assets of the restaurants held for sale and believes the carrying values do not exceed the net realizable values of those assets. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows consist of cash and short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less. Non-Current Assets All of the Company's property and equipment is leased under operating leases to prospective purchasers, with the exception of the property and equipment in one restaurant, which had a carrying value of $30,000 at December 31, 1995. Depreciation of property and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of the assets (generally five to seven years). Amortization of leaseholds is recognized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the initial term of the respective lease or the service life of the leased asset. F-8 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Goodwill was recorded as the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of net assets acquired upon purchase of the initial restaurants, and was amortized on the straight-line method over forty years. The Company charged against income a total of approximately $3,500,000 of the remaining goodwill balances during the periods ended January 1, 1995 and January 2, 1994 in connection with the sales and closures of the related restaurants and the restructuring of the related acquisition debt. Liquor licenses are recorded at cost and are amortized over ten years. Revenue Recognition Initial franchise fees are recognized as revenue when all material services or conditions relating to the sale have been substantially performed or satisfied. Continuing franchise fees are recognized as revenue as the fees are earned and become receivable from the franchisee. Income Taxes Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the financial and income tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items in the accompanying financial statements that include estimates are notes and leases receivable and lease contingencies. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Income (loss) per share Income (loss) per common share is computed based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the year. Common equivalent shares are not considered if their effect is antidilutive. Common stock equivalents consist of outstanding stock options and warrants. Common stock equivalents are assumed to be exercised with the related proceeds used to repurchase outstanding shares except when the effect would he antidilutive. Common equivalent shares were antidilutive in the periods ended December 31, 1995 and January 2, 1994. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the income (loss) per share computation was 6,056,986 for the year ended December 31, 1995, 8,845,589 for the year ended January 1, 1995, and 6,056,986 for the year ended January 1, 1994. F-9 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2. FRANCHISE ACTIVITIES In 1991, the Company commenced franchising its Hudson's Grill concept. Under the terms of the standard franchise agreement, the franchisees are obligated to pay the Company an initial franchise fee of $25,000, and a weekly continuing royalty fee of 4% of gross restaurant revenues, and must spend 3% of gross sales on approved advertising, including a weekly 1% marketing fee contributed to the Company's marketing fund. The Company is obligated to provide initial training, continuing management assistance, administration of advertising and sales promotion programs and establishment and monitoring of a marketing fund. Franchising revenues consisted of: PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1, JANUARY 2, 1995 1995 1994 Initial franchise revenues $ 74,374 $ - $ 100,000 Continuing franchise revenues 220,938 72,031 89,578 Total franchise revenues $ 295,312 $ 72,031 $ 189,578 In November 1995, the Company received $150,000 from a franchisee to prepay franchise fees. The Company recorded the amount received as deferred income and will amortize it to income over the life of the agreement. The balance at December 31, 1995 is $145,731. The Company formerly was a party to franchise agreements with Wendy's, Inc. ("Wendy's"). In 1991, the Company sold its Wendy's franchises. Amortization of deferred income of $213,678 during the year ended of January 2, 1994 represents amounts formerly payable to Wendy's, payment of which Wendy's agreed in 1988 to waive as consideration for the Company's performance of certain conditions, including the continued operation for at least five years of the Wendy's restaurants formerly operated by the Company. Although the Wendy's franchises were sold during 1991, this agreement continued to be in effect. The agreement, as amended, provided that these amounts were earned by the Company each year on a straight-line basis over the five year period ending January 1994. 3. NOTES AND LEASES RECEIVABLE At December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995 the Company had a note receivable with a balance of $1,199,114 from its Texas franchisee. A principal shareholder of the Company owns an interest in this entity and Travis L. Bryant (see Note 5) owned an interest in this entity until 1994. Monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $14,006 were required for ten years at which time all remaining principal and accrued interest was due. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per year and is collateralized by restaurant equipment and improvements. In addition, an offset agreement exists in which the Company can offset any past due amounts on the note against a note payable to Travis L. Bryant with a balance of $1,148,110 and $1,154,420 at December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995 respectively. See Note 5. F-10 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Only three payments were received in 1995 from the Texas franchisee and were applied to accrued interest. The Company began to exercise its right of offset on its note payable to Travis L. Bryant beginning in February 1996. Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the Company and the Texas franchisee agreed to modify the note by forgoing payments until February 1997, at which time the entire amount of unpaid principal and interest is to be amortized at 8% over ten years. The Company was assigned several notes receivable with an aggregate face value of $1,199,000 as additional collateral in connection with the modification agreement. These notes arose from the sale by the Texas franchisee of four of its restaurants and are collateralized by the assets of the restaurants. In connection with the sale of restaurants in the year ended January 2, 1994, the Company received a note for $490,000 with annual installments due over four years with the balance due in the fifth year, plus interest at prime plus 2%. The balance of the note at December 31, 1995 and January l, 1995 was $228,409 and $316,667 respectively. In connection with the sale of a restaurant in the year ended January 1, 1995, the Company received a note for $262,800. The note bears interest at a rate equal to the greater of prime plus 2% or 9%, adjusted on a quarterly basis. Payments of interest only are required for one year, after which ninety six monthly payments are required in amounts necessary to amortize the remaining principal balance of the note. The balance of the note was $255,752 at December 31, 1995 and $262,800 at January 1, 1995. At December 31, 1995 the Company has a $44,216 note receivable from a franchisee. The note bears interest at 10% and is payable in equal monthly installments over a two year period. In connection with the sale of two restaurants in the year ended December 31, 1995 the Company received notes receivable totaling $100,000 with annual installments of $24,046 over five years including interest at 7 1/2 percent. The balance of the notes receivable at December 31, 1995 totals $62,816. The notes that arose with the sales of the various restaurants referred to above are collateralized with certain assets of those restaurants. The Company also leased the restaurant equipment to the purchasers of the restaurants sold in the years ended December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995. The leases have been classified as sales-type leases. The net carrying value of the leases receivable at December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995 is $419,093 and $222,233 respectively. Future lease payments due in fiscal periods ending: December 29, 1996 $ 160,000 January 4, 1998 144,000 January 3, 1999 120,000 January 2, 2000 48,000 January 1, 2001 48,000 Thereafter 176,307 Total 696,307 Less amount representing unearned interest (277,214) $ 419,093 F-11 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company's restaurant buildings and certain equipment are operated under non cancelable operating leases. Terms of these leases extend from 3 to 25 years. Certain leases are guaranteed by former directors. In addition to amounts included below, the leases generally provide that the Company pay taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other operating expenses applicable to the leased property, plus a percentage of gross receipts in excess of certain limits stated in the lease agreements. As explained in Note 8, most of the Company's remaining restaurants are operated by third parties under joint venture agreements and the rental payments are being made by those parties. The following is a summary by years of future minimum lease payments on the restaurant locations: Fiscal Period Ending: December 29, 1996 $ 299,898 January 4, 1998 271,680 January 3, 1999 271,680 January 2, 2000 271,680 January 1, 2001 204,480 Thereafter 3,213,412 Total minimum lease payments $ 4,532,830 In addition to the leases discussed above, the Company has assigned to the purchasers the leases of buildings for eight of the restaurants sold in the periods December 31, 1995, January 1, 1995 and January 2, 1994. The Company is secondarily liable for the lease payments on these restaurants should the purchasers not fulfill their responsibility under the leases. The future lease payments for these restaurants total approximately $9,804,152 at December 31, 1995. In addition, the Company may be secondarily liable under other leases for restaurants sold in prior years. Total rental expenses for operating leases were $31,483, $106,426 and $1,129,286 for the periods ended December 31, 1995, January 1, 1995 and January 2, 1994, respectively. F-12 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5. LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt at December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995, which is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company, is summarized as follows: December 31, January 1, 1995 1995 Note payable to Travis L. Bryant, a former director of the Company and a former part owner of the Company' s Texas franchisee, monthly interest payments of $7,696 through November, 1995 and monthly installments of $14,006 including interest at 8% through November, 2005. (See below and Note 3). $ 1,148,110 $ 1,154,420 Note payable to Corona Market Partnership, due in monthly installments of $5,327, including interest of 8% through June, 1997. 90,078 144,414 Note payable in monthly principal installments of $5,555, plus interest at prime rate plus 2% (total of 10.5% at January 1, 1995), due March 1995. - 22,229 Note payable, due in monthly installments of $1,435, including interest at 12%, through May 1996. Repaid in 1995. - 23,527 Note payable, due in monthly installments of $6,793, including interest at 7%, through March 1995. - 20,281 Total 1,238,188 1,364,871 Less current portion (65,199) (126,684) Long-term debt $ 1,172,989 $ 1,238,187 Principal payments due in the fiscal periods subsequent to December 31, 1995 are as follows: (following the modification to the note agreement with the Texas franchisee referred to in Note 3). Fiscal Year Ending: December 29, 1996 $ 65,199 January 4, 1998 13,342 January 3, 1999 90,529 January 2, 2000 98,043 January 1, 2001 106,180 Thereafter 864,895 Total $ 1,238,188 F-13 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In the year ended January 1, 1995, Travis L. Bryant formally agreed to reduce a $3,360,000 note payable to him into a $1,300,000 note due in monthly installments as described above. In addition, Bryant agreed to forgive certain other amounts due him by the Company, which totaled approximately $720,000. In connection with the restructuring transaction, Bryant also received a warrant to purchase 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $.0625 per share anytime over the next ten years. Consummation of the agreement was contingent on the Company's performance of certain conditions, including the loan of an additional amount to the Texas franchisee to increase that note receivable from $300,000 to $1,300,000 (see Note 3) and the compromise and satisfaction of certain liabilities due lessors of certain closed restaurant locations (see Note 4). These conditions were satisfied in the year ended January 1, 1995 and the debt restructure was consummated. The total debt forgiveness of $1,747,233, net of approximately $1,033,000 of the write-oft of associated goodwill, has been recorded as an extraordinary item. 6. INCOME TAXES There was no income tax provision in 1995 due to the application of tax net operating loss carry forwards. The income tax benefit of $369,002 in the year ended January 1, 1995 resulted from the carry back and receipt of refunds for income tax losses for prior years. The benefit was not recorded in prior years due to uncertainty of recovery at that time. The actual tax expense differs from the "expected" tax expense computed by applying the U.S. Federal corporate tax rate of 34% to earnings before income taxes for the year ended January 1, 1995 primarily due to differences between financial reporting and income tax treatment of the debt restructuring described in Note 5. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between income tax and financial reporting as of December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995 as follows: December 31, 1995 January 1, 1995 Deferred tax asset: Depreciation $ 182,000 $ 230,000 Net operating loss 134,000 167,000 Accrued settlement 46,000 60,000 Deferral income and rent 90,000 - Valuation allowance (452,000) (457,000) Total $ - $ - At December 31, 1995, the Company had net operating loss (NOL) and investment tax credit carry forwards for Federal income tax purposes of approximately $860,000 and $200,000, respectively. Use of these carry forwards (with the exception of approximately $390,000 of the NOL carry forward) were limited due to issuance of the warrant described in Note 5. 7. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with rights and preferences as designated by the Board of Directors. F-14 HUDSON 'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company has an incentive stock option plan ("ISO") which provides for the issuance of options to officers, directors and employees to purchase up to 825,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Options are exercisable at prices equal to the fair market value of common stock at the grant date, vest 20% annually and expire generally within five years. In 1993 the shareholders of the Company approved a Directors' Stock Option Plan ("DSO"). This plan provides for the issuance of up to 200,000 shares of stock to non-employee directors in increments of 10,000 shares every two years. Options will be issued at the average of the closing bid-ask price on the date of the grant. No options were outstanding as of December 31, 1995, January 1, 1995 or January 2, 1994 under either plan. The Company granted options to a consultant to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock with 100,000 shares vesting each year from 1995 to 1998. The exercise price is the market price at time of vesting. The exercise price of the shares vested in 1995 is $.11 per share. The options expire, if not exercised in 2003. The following summarizes information regarding options granted, outstanding and exercisable: NUMBER OF SHARES OPTION PRICE ISO OTHER DSO PER SHARE Outstanding at January 4, 1993 189,750 305,800 - $.15-$1.14 Canceled (189,750) (305,800) - Outstanding at January 2, 1994 and January 1, 1995 - - - Granted - 400,000 - Market Price Outstanding at December 31, 1995 - 400,000 - In connection with a transaction with another company in 1991, the Company issued a warrant to acquire 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $1.00 per share. This warrant expired unexercised on January 1, 1996. In January 1994, in connection with a debt restructuring agreement described in Note 5, the Company issued warrants to Travis L. Bryant. The warrants are exercisable for 4,000,000 shares of common stock at $.0625 per share and expire in ten years. The exercise price approximated the market value of the stock at the time of grant. 8. RESTAURANT SALES AND CLOSURES During the year ended December 31, 1995, the Company sold two restaurants and a liquor license for a total loss of $8,550. Also in 1995, the Company reached a final settlement on a lease of a closed restaurant in an amount of $86,766 less than had been previously accrued. This amount was recorded as a gain in the year ended December 31, 1995. F-15 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS During the year ended January 1, 1995, the Company sold one restaurant and recorded a deferred gain of $348,782 on the sale, which will be amortized into income over the terms of the related note and lease receivables (see Note 3). The balance of the deferred gain at December 31, 1995 and January 1, 1995 was $305,127 and $348,782, respectively. On January 31, 1994, the Company closed its Irvine restaurant. In connection with this closure, a loss of $460,000 was recorded as of January 2, 1994 to write off goodwill and estimate the settlement of lease obligations. An additional $188,000 of losses related to the closure of the Irvine restaurant were recorded in the year ended January 1, 1995. The Company is endeavoring to sell all remaining restaurants and has granted purchase options for three of the remaining restaurants owned. These purchase options also include certain joint venture provisions, which began in the second half of the year ended January 2, 1994, whereby, the future purchasers operate the restaurants and the Company receives a joint venturer's fee based on sales, net of certain operating expenses. In addition, certain joint venturers have agreed to lease in-store assets over the term of the joint venture agreements, which expire upon sale of the restaurants. Based on the option price provided in these agreements, management does not anticipate recording a loss on sale of these restaurants. The Company wrote down the carrying value of the one remaining restaurant held for sale by approximately $587,000 during the year ended January 1, 1995 due to diminished prospects for the sale of the restaurant. 9. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Concentrations of Credit Risk Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on or off balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counter- parties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly effected by changes in economic or other conditions. In accordance with FASB Statement No. 105, Disclosure of Information about Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentrations of Credit Risk, the credit risk amounts shown do not take into account the value of any collateral or security. Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable, cash on deposit and notes and leases receivable. At December 31, 1995, accounts receivable totaled $40,379, and the Company has not provided an allowance for doubtful accounts. Bad debts were immaterial for 1995 and 1994. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations on its customers' financial condition and believes that the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. F-16 HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company periodically maintains cash balances in excess of FDIC insurance limits. Notes and leases receivables are described in Note 3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments were determined by management using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. At December 31, 1995, cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable have fair values that approximate book values based on their short term or demand maturity. The fair value of notes receivable and notes payable are based on estimated discounted cash flows. The fair value of these instruments approximates book value at December 31, 1995. F-17 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----