-----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, Rcqukgub8miNo98xo2aNUY0LyqTO4Wct/kgbOI91aCZpTcWaSZSTYhOYmJ8t5xON EmhOWP6eU66KHJRg5ldfdA== /in/edgar/work/0000730464-00-000006/0000730464-00-000006.txt : 20000929 0000730464-00-000006.hdr.sgml : 20000929 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000730464-00-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000927 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DEVRY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000730464 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [8200 ] IRS NUMBER: 363150143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13988 FILM NUMBER: 729344 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE TOWER LN STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: OAKBROOK TERRACE STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 BUSINESS PHONE: 7085717700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE TOWER LANE CITY: OAKBROOK STATE: IL ZIP: 60181 10-K 1 0001.txt 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the fiscal year ended: JUNE 30, 2000 ------------------------ Commission file number: 0-12751 --------------------------- DeVRY INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 36-3150143 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Empployer or organization) Identification No.) ONE TOWER LANE, SUITE 1000, OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS 60181 ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number; including area code (630) 571-7700 ----------------- Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class: Name of each exchange on which registered: NONE - ------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE ----------------------------- (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 [X]. 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. [ ] SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 - $2,158,100.00 State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non- affiliates of the registrant. The market value was computed using the closing sale price of the common stock on the date indicated. Shares of common stock held directly or controlled by each director and executive officer have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 - 69,699,074 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE List hereunder the documents incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: Certain portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 14, 2000, are incorporated into Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Exhibit Index located on Pages 110-113 Total number of pages, 125 2 DeVry INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- PAGE # ------ PART I Item 1 - Business 3 Item 2 - Properties 51 Item 3 - Legal Proceedings 57 Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 58 - Executive Officers 59 PART II Item 5 - Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 64 Item 6 - Selected Financial Data 65 Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 65 Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 78 Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 104 PART III Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers 105 Item 11 - Executive Compensation 105 Item 12 - Security Ownership of Beneficial Owners and Management 105 Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Transactions 105 PART IV Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statements and Reports on Form 8-K 106 - Financial Statements 106 - Financial Statement Schedules 106 - Exhibits 106 - Reports on Form 8-K 106 - Signatures 108 3 PART I ------ Certain information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainty that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, dependence on student financial aid, state and provincial approval and licensing requirements, and the other factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, including those discussed under the heading entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-22457) filed with the SEC. ITEM 1 - BUSINESS - ----------------- DeVry Inc. (the "Company") is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, owns and operates DeVry Institutes of Technology ("DeVry Institutes"), Denver Technical College ("DTC"), Keller Graduate School of Management ("Keller Graduate School") and Becker Conviser CPA Review ("Becker"). In fiscal 1999, the holding company for the degree-granting operations was renamed DeVry University, Inc., to better reflect the nature of this higher education system. DeVry Institutes, DeVry Canada, Inc., Denver Technical College and Keller Graduate School of Management are a part of DeVry University. DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School collectively form one of the largest private, degree-granting, regionally accredited higher education systems in North America. Becker prepares candidates for the Certified Public Accountant ("CPA"), Certified Management Accountant ("CMA") and Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") professional certification examinations. 4 In July 1999, the Company completed its acquisition of substantially all of the net tangible operating assets, trademarks and other intangible assets of the Denver Technical College. At the time of acquisition, DTC offered diploma and undergraduate degree programs in electronics, computer technology, business and medical technology to approximately 1,700 students on campuses in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. In July 1999, the Company also completed its acquisition of certain tangible operating assets, trademarks and other intangible assets of Conviser Duffy CPA Review ("Conviser Duffy"). Conviser Duffy, which had operated as a unit of Harcourt General, Inc., was a nationally known training firm preparing approximately 12,000 students annually to pass the CPA exam. The amounts of revenue and identifiable long-lived assets of the Company's U.S. and foreign operations are included in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, "Segment Information". DeVry Institutes - ---------------- The DeVry Institutes were founded by Dr. Herman DeVry and for nearly 70 years have provided career-oriented technology-based education to high school graduates in the United States and Canada. The first DeVry Institute was opened in Chicago in 1931 as an electronics school. Today, the DeVry Institutes are located on fifteen campuses in the United States and three campuses in Canada. Originally offering only programs in electronics, DeVry introduced the computer information systems curriculum in 1979. As the number of high school graduates in the U.S. declined during the 1980's, the DeVry Institutes expanded their program offerings and delivery schedule into the evening hours to serve larger numbers of working adults. In the summer of 1986, a bachelor's degree program in business operations was introduced. 5 That fall, the DeVry Institutes introduced the telecommunications management program, followed by the introduction of an accounting program in the spring of 1988. In 1994, the DeVry Institutes introduced the technical management degree completion program. In 1997, the business operations program was redefined and is now the business administration program. In response to the increasing employment demands of the information technology field, in 1998 a one year Information Technology program was first offered at the Toronto-area campuses to bachelor's level college graduates of any discipline. This program is now also offered at most institutes in the United States. The Information Technology program is designed for the already bachelor's-level graduate seeking career opportunities in IT. The program is structured around a core of technology-oriented specialty courses, with an emphasis on applying computer technology to solve business problems. In fiscal 2000, the Institutes introduced a new bachelor's degree program in computer engineering technology, CET. This program is aimed at helping students develop skills and knowledge in software engineering, operating systems, data structures and algorithms, and distributed computer systems. Other programmatic initiatives include new delivery formats, such as weekend schedules, compressed and accelerated course schedules and technology-assisted delivery options including on-line courses. In addition to this programmatic expansion, DeVry Institutes initiated a facility improvement and expansion program in 1991 to attract and retain increased student enrollment. The program has included renovation and expansion of the Decatur (Atlanta), Georgia, campus; relocation and expansion of the suburban Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Jersey Institutes; and opening of new branch or satellite campuses in Long Beach, California; Scarborough and Mississauga (Toronto), Canada; and Alpharetta, Georgia. 6 In July 1998, a new campus was opened in Fremont, California, and in November 1998, a new campus was opened in Long Island City, New York. In November 1999, a new campus opened in West Hills, California, the third DeVry Institute campus in the Los Angeles area. In July 2000, a new campus opened in Tinley Park, Illinois, the third DeVry Institute campus in the Chicago area. Further expansion was accomplished with the completion of a technology center addition to the urban Chicago campus and the start of a renovation and expansion program at the Columbus, Ohio, Institute. At the beginning of the spring 2000 semester, which is the final semester in the Company's fiscal year 2000, approximately 43,330 full and part-time students were enrolled in the DeVry Institutes' and Denver Technical College's undergraduate day and evening programs. In response to the new curricula offerings and facility expansions and improvements initiated in the past several years, fiscal 2000 marks the tenth consecutive year that total cumulative enrollment has increased from the prior year. Cumulatively, total student enrollment for the three semesters of fiscal 2000 increased by 14.5% compared with fiscal 1999, following a 12.8% increase in fiscal 1999 from 1998. In the ten years since fiscal 1990, cumulative annual total student enrollment at DeVry Institutes has increased by more than 85%. DeVry Institutes' and DTC operations accounted for approximately 86% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2000. Classes began in July for DeVry Institutes' summer 2000 semester. This is the first semester in the Company's new fiscal year, 2001. The start of this term marked the twenty-ninth consecutive term in which total enrollments exceeded the prior year level. Historically, the summer semester has been the period of lowest undergraduate enrollment during the year. 7 Changing demographics in the United States are expected to continue to benefit the Company's future undergraduate enrollment. The "baby boom echo" is producing more high school graduates. After a period of nearly two decades during which the number of graduating high school seniors declined by 25 percent to 2.4 million, 1995 marked the beginning of a slow but steady increase in the number of high school graduates. The National Center for Education Statistics forecasts that the number of graduating high school seniors will increase by twenty percent over the next 8 years, to approximately 3.2 million in 2008. The forecasted rate of increase in the number of high school graduates in many of the states in which the Company's undergraduate programs are offered is greater than the forecasted national rate of increase, contributing to future enrollment growth opportunities. The Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics reports that the percentage of high school graduates who currently enroll in college in the subsequent 12 months has increased to 65% from 51% in 1980. In addition, higher rates of enrollment growth for students age 25 and older, for female students, for part-time students and for minorities is expected to continue to contribute to DeVry Institutes' undergraduate enrollment growth in the coming years. In today's information-driven economy, a higher education degree is extremely important. In 1980, the pay difference between someone with just a high school education versus a college education was 50%. Today, that difference is over 100% and increasing. Students recognize this and are seeking the skills and degrees necessary to enhance their future career and earnings potential. Approximately 25% of recent new student enrollees at the U.S. DeVry Institutes had some prior college experience. DeVry Institutes estimate that more than 40% of new student enrollees are 25 years of age or older. In 1994, to attract the growing number of adults returning to college, 8 DeVry Institutes introduced a bachelor of science degree completion program in technical management which focuses on business and management skills vital to career advancement for students who already have an associate degree. In response to the growing demand for computer and systems professionals, in 1998 DeVry Institutes began to offer an advanced 1 year program in Information Technology to current bachelor's degree holders. A similar information technology program is being offered by DTC in several Denver-area locations. Some DeVry programs are being offered on weekends to serve the working adult student and DeVry Institutes also offer several accelerated program curricula with a shorter term length and time to completion. While these programs present an intensive and demanding experience, they enable students to still fulfill other responsibilities while pursuing their educational objectives. Distance delivery of education is becoming increasingly prominent. The DeVry Institutes' approach to distance learning is to focus on the quality of education, not the technical feasibility of the delivery system. Some distance learning classes are offered in conjunction with DeVry Institutes' classroom-based programs. Starting September 2000, DeVry Institutes will begin offering over the Internet the bachelor of business administration degree, with concentrations in business information systems, e-commerce, project management and accounting. Enrollment for the online degree program is limited to students who have already completed 24 college credit hours, including math and language courses. Other distance learning initiatives are also being explored throughout the system as an adjunct to current classroom and laboratory instruction to further enhance student learning opportunities. Each of the DeVry Institutes' programs is designed to integrate general education and technology or business. The DeVry Institutes' general education courses develop skills and competencies that help graduates 9 enhance both their professional and personal capabilities. Businesses require graduates who can fit into an organization, work in teams, have an understanding of how business works, interface well with customers and have the in-depth technical knowledge to get the job done. Laboratory courses throughout each curriculum provide the opportunity to translate classroom learning into a practical, hands-on experience that better prepares the student for the workplace. At the DeVry Institutes, classes are generally offered in morning, afternoon or evening sessions which help students maintain a part-time job. This availability of part-time employment and government-provided financial aid partially offsets the competitive advantage of those schools with lower tuition levels. Each curriculum is generally consistent at all of the DeVry Institutes, with content variations introduced to meet local employment market needs. This common curriculum allows students to transfer, if necessary, to a DeVry Institute at a different location without interrupting their studies. To facilitate student success, DeVry devotes significant resources to libraries and academic support services which can assist students in any phase of their educational program. In addition, DeVry Institutes encourage students to participate in campus activities and offer student success or problem solving strategy courses aimed at preparing students to assume responsibility for their learning and growth through practical strategies and methods for realizing success. In response to these efforts and higher required minimum admission and placement scores on its computerized entrance examination, retention rates have increased for students in the early terms of their program, where students are most likely to discontinue their studies. 10 Denver Technical College - ------------------------ In July 1999, the Company acquired Denver Technical College. DTC operates two campuses in Colorado, a main campus in Denver and another campus in Colorado Springs. At the time of its acquisition, DTC had approximately 1,700 students enrolled in diploma and undergraduate degree programs in electronics, computer technology, business and medical technology. DTC operates much like DeVry Institutes, with classes offered in the morning, afternoon and evening sessions. In addition to its traditional program offerings, DTC offers a six-month, concentrated program in various computer specialty areas, similar to the DeVry Institute year-long IT program. Both the DTC and DeVry Institute programs are aimed at students, primarily working adults, who already have a bachelor's degree and are seeking career enhancement or a career change into the computer field. In July 2000, the Company announced that it will no longer enroll new students in any of DTC's medical programs. Classes will continue to be offered so that all currently enrolled students who maintain continuous enrollment will be able to complete their program of study. DTC will focus future efforts on areas of DeVry Institutes' historical strength and expertise. Keller Graduate School of Management - ------------------------------------ Keller Graduate School was founded in 1973 and offers practitioner-based graduate management programs leading to a master's degree. In addition to the Master of Business Administration ("MBA") program, which Keller began offering in 1977, Keller introduced a Master of Project Management ("MPM") degree program in 1991 and a Master of Human Resource Management ("MHRM") degree program in 1993. In September 1995, Keller began offering a Health Services Management ("HSM") concentration within its MBA program. This HSM concentration is being offered in response to the growing demands of health services industry professionals and professionals in related industries 11 such as insurance or pharmaceuticals. In February 1997, Keller Graduate School introduced a Master of Telecommunications Management ("MTM") program to meet the need for expertise in this growing field. The MTM program was developed in conjunction with the DeVry Institutes, which offer an undergraduate telecommunications program. In 1998, Keller began offering two new programs, the Master of Information Systems Management ("MISM") and the Master of Accounting and Financial Management ("MAFM"). The MAFM program offers students a choice of three professional certification exam- preparation emphases: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst. These exam-preparation concentrations were developed in conjunction with the Becker Conviser CPA Review. Concentrations in electronic commerce, international business and marketing are among those developed to broaden the scope and appeal of the original MBA program. The Keller programs and concentrations are aimed at satisfying the need for advanced education in these high demand areas. Keller emphasizes practitioner orientation, excellence in teaching and service to working adults, offering classes in the evenings and on weekends. At the start of the June 2000 term, classes were being offered at thirty-six locations nationwide, including the distance education center. Several additional teaching centers are scheduled to begin offering classes in fiscal 2001. Eight of Keller's teaching sites are co- located on DeVry Institute campuses in Arizona, California, Georgia and Illinois. One classroom teaching site and the online education center are located at the Company's corporate headquarters in Illinois. Keller Graduate School's faculty members are practicing professionals who bring their expertise to the classroom, emphasizing theory and practices that will best serve students in their work as managers. Critical competencies in areas such as business communications, technology, quality and international issues are woven throughout the curricula. Keller's 12 curricula are regularly reviewed for relevance to both students and employers through advisory councils composed of representatives of distinction and achievement in business and community affairs. In addition to expanding its network of teaching locations, Keller Graduate School began offering its graduate programs online in September 1998. The Online Education Center now extends delivery of all of the master's degree programs to students who reside beyond the geographic reach of local centers, whose schedules preclude attending weekly classes onsite and/or who cannot find their desired course at the Keller center near where they live or work. At the start of the June 2000 term, which falls primarily in the Company's fiscal year 2001, Keller Graduate School had 5,286 course-takers, an increase of nearly 700 from the previous June. Historically, the June term has been the period of lowest enrollment during the year. Keller also provides customized educational and training programs through its Center for Corporate Education ("CCE"). CCE helps organizations achieve superior performance through work force development. CCE draws on faculty and curriculum resources at Keller Graduate School and DeVry Institutes. Becker Conviser CPA - ------------------- In June 1996, the Company acquired the Becker CPA Review. At the time of acquisition, Becker was a leading international training firm preparing students to take the national Certified Public Accountant exam and Certified Management Accountant exam. Between 1996 and 1999, Becker acquired several regional CPA review firms, strengthening its presence in the east coast market. In July 1999, the Company acquired the operations of Conviser Duffy CPA Review. Conviser was 13 a national provider of CPA review courses, serving approximately 12,000 students annually at more than 200 locations. The combined operations are now known as Becker Conviser CPA Review. For the May 2000 CPA examination, Becker offered CPA review classes at approximately 300 locations including over 40 international sites, serving over 30,000 students annually. With the Conviser Duffy acquisition, Becker teaching sites now include approximately 80 college campuses throughout the United States. To reach students for whom class attendance is not practical because of location or schedule, Becker offers the complete CPA review course conveniently packaged on CD-ROM or in an online format. The CD-ROM and online products are interactive, bridging the gap between classroom study and self study. The structured lesson plan emphasizes the "work and remember" teaching system which has been so successful in the Becker classroom environment. Becker's proprietary course materials and teaching methods, which include video delivery formats, CD-ROM and live instruction, result in pass rates on the CPA exam for Becker students which the Company believes are substantially higher than the national average pass rate, producing more than one-third of all students passing the CPA exam. Becker CPA alumni now number over 250,000 since the course was founded in 1957. The CMA exam preparation course was developed for the many accountants who have moved to the corporate management and strategic planning side of business. While the course is delivered in several classroom sites across the country, a newly developed CD-ROM based course is available to serve the self-study market. An online version of the CMA course is being developed for possible future availability. In the spring of 2000, Becker offered a pilot version of its new CFA review course for the Level 1 examination. The number of candidates seeking the Chartered Financial Analyst professional designation now total over 70,000 14 annually for all the three exam levels, more than half taking the Level 1 part. Review courses for the Level 2 and 3 exams may be developed for offering in the future. Competition - ----------- DeVry Institutes - ---------------- The postsecondary education market is highly fragmented and competitive with no single institution having a significant market share. There are more than 10,000 institutions in the United States that offer postsecondary education. The Company believes that it is one of the largest private, degree-granting, regionally accredited, higher education school systems in North America. The undergraduate DeVry Institutes and Denver Technical College compete with traditional publicly supported and independent two- year and four-year colleges, other for-profit schools and alternatives to higher education, such as employment and military service. Also, some large corporations, such as Motorola, now offer accredited college courses that may be applied toward degrees. In each market, local community colleges and state universities continue to provide alternatives to students for whom lower tuition cost is a high priority. In addition, many local institutions are reaching out to partner with local businesses to expand their educational reach. Many are also recognizing the growing need for programs in information systems, networking and electronics. New to the market are the growing number of traditional universities expanding their offerings in the online arena, including some who are forming for-profit subsidiaries to serve this market segment. Most notable are schools such as Columbia University, Cornell University, NYU, University of Maryland and Western Governors. Many other institutes are also working to develop a presence in the online space. 15 A growing competitive force is the opportunity for high school graduates to secure gainful employment. Non-skilled positions (fast food, retail, etc.) garner more than minimum wage in most of our local campus markets. Positions that require some skill set (including high school vocational training) such as clerical work or the trades are much more competitive. Therefore, more high school students are willing to stay home and work for a year, take a few local classes and save money instead of leaving home immediately for college. There are also "new" competitive pressures in addition to the traditional/historic competition that comes from community colleges, traditional universities and technical colleges. These include industry- specific certification programs, mostly aimed at the computer information area, that are being offered to high school students on their high school campus. In addition, other proprietary and community colleges are offering more short-term certificate programs as a pathway to the job market. Publicly supported colleges may offer programs similar to those of the DeVry Institutes at a lower tuition level due to government subsidies, government and foundation grants, tax-deductible contributions and other financial sources not available to for-profit schools. Publicly supported colleges may also benefit from regulatory approvals not available to private schools. For example, in Florida, legislation now permits community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in affiliation with other public or private universities, increasing educational opportunities to students without immediate access to a four-year college campus. Tuition at independent not-for-profit institutions is, on average, higher than the tuition at the DeVry Institutes. Other for-profit schools offer programs that compete, to a limited extent, with those of the DeVry Institutes. According to Company surveys of prospective students, the most common alternative to attending a DeVry Institute is attending a four-year college. 16 The DeVry Institutes believe their competitive strengths include career- oriented curricula developed with regular structured employer input that helps ensure graduates learn skills that will be marketable to employers; faculty with related industry experience; the demonstrated effectiveness of their career services activities in obtaining education-related employment; their national brand name; name recognition and market presence through national advertising and student recruitment; accreditations granted to the institutes; authorization by various states to grant degrees; modern facilities; well-equipped laboratories; evening and weekend class schedules and a semester schedule that allows attendance year-round, thereby permitting earlier graduation. Only a limited number of traditional colleges offer a bachelor's degree program that can be completed in three years. This results in a significant financial advantage to DeVry students who are able to enter the work force one year earlier than if they had attended a traditional four-year institution. Keller Graduate School of Management - ------------------------------------ Keller Graduate School competes for students in a market consisting of students seeking management skills in business and technology, additional certification or degree credentialing and educational formats oriented to working adults. In every market in which KGSM operates, there are numerous local graduate schools of business, adult education and training companies aimed at the same market segment. In addition to the local and regional competition, there are several institutions now offering working adult graduate degree programs on a national level, much like Keller Graduate School does. There is also the newer and increasing competitive pressure from a growing list of competitors providing management degree programs online. Keller differentiates itself in the marketplace by stressing a practitioner approach to education, excellence in teaching by a faculty of practicing professionals and a high level of service to the adult student. The average Keller student is 34 years of age. To help improve student 17 performance, satisfaction and retention, Keller utilizes an innovative teaching technique called System Supported Teaching and Learning (SSTL)TM. This instructional process focuses on providing students and their instructors with more frequent feedback and correctives using quizzes and retests. The process is outcomes driven and is applied to problem-based core courses in which student learning can be most significantly improved. Keller offers five 10-week terms each year. Classroom-based courses meet once a week, either in the evening or on Saturday. This schedule allows students with heavy travel or other demands on their time to fit courses into their schedules. In addition, in most markets, Keller is able to offer flexibility in course scheduling, a greater choice of elective courses and a more convenient location than its competitors. Keller also offers an accelerated format of its MBA program on Saturdays at some locations for students who wish to complete their degree more quickly and without disrupting their work week. As the market for adult education programs has expanded in recent years, other schools have implemented multi-location evening and weekend programs. However, enrollments at Keller continue to increase, demonstrating the recognition it has earned as an innovator in providing quality practical education. With educational centers in an expanding number of states and multiple locations within most of these states, Keller offers distributed access points throughout the country to adults who may be transferred from one part of the country to another by their employer or who capitalize upon personal career opportunities in other locations. Additionally, with the inclusion of all programs in its distance delivery offerings, Keller has expanded its availability to all qualified students without regard to their location or daily schedule. By delivering courses both on-site, in an 18 expanding number of sites, and online, Keller Graduate School benefits from the competitive advantage of enhancing student satisfaction and success with this scheduling and format flexibility. Becker Conviser CPA - ------------------- Becker competes with other methods of CPA exam preparation by self-study; firm-sponsored courses; courses offered by colleges and universities; and by other private training companies. On a national basis, Becker competes with self-study and online programs. Local competition is often unique in the various metropolitan areas where Becker operates. According to reports by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, two-thirds of first-time CPA candidates and more than half of repeat candidates reported participating in a review course in the six months prior to taking the exam. Taking a privately offered course was cited by 88% of these first- time candidates and 90% of repeat candidates, with college and firm- sponsored courses representing the remainder. Courses offered by colleges and private competitors generally have a lower total course cost to help attract students. Becker differentiates itself from its competitors by providing more classroom hours of instruction, extensive and constantly updated review and practice test materials and experienced, qualified instructors for each of the four areas of specialty included in the exam. In addition, Becker's CD-ROM and online courses offer a wider range of study alternatives than other course providers. Becker's CPA courses undergo regular review and revision to stay current with the latest accounting practice. The high success rate of students who take the Becker review course and the numbers of students enrolling after taking other review courses but not passing the CPA exam are testimony to the quality and value of the Becker methodology. CPA candidates can also take the Becker review course content and methodology in conjunction with their Keller Graduate School MBA or MAFM programs in most states in which Keller offers classes, earning full 19 graduate academic credit. These credits can also be used to fulfill educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam. This provides both Becker and Keller with an important competitive advantage. To further extend the marketing and operational benefits of joint operation, Becker offers classes at many of the Keller Graduate School locations. Becker classes are also offered on several DeVry Institute campuses. The competition in the CMA review market is more limited, consisting of several local market and a few regional programs. Becker's redesigned CMA course is offered in a classroom setting in selected large markets. It is offered on CD-ROM for the self-study market and plans for future online delivery, also for the self-study market, will offer students complete flexibility in the method of delivery they prefer. Furthermore, the Becker name and reputation for quality and student success help differentiate Becker in this market. In both the November 1999 and May 2000 exams, the top three exam scores world-wide were awarded to Becker course graduates. The CFA review course, like the CMA course, will be offered live in a classroom setting in selected large markets, several of them international. Plans for delivery by CD-ROM, online, or other means are being considered for the future. The Becker course is a complete CFA exam review, geared toward helping the student gain specific knowledge of the material, rather than the more traditional study aids or "cram" courses offered by competitors. Student Recruiting - ------------------ DeVry Institutes - ---------------- Students at the DeVry Institutes are recruited by admissions representatives at on-campus admissions offices and by field student recruiters. Field student recruiters are an important nationwide element of the recruiting process because a significant portion of the DeVry 20 Institutes' students come from outside the immediate area in which the DeVry Institute campus they attend is located. The percentage of enrollment coming from these two recruiting sources varies campus by campus, depending largely on the school's location and the size of the local market area. Overall, admissions representatives currently generate over 70% of DeVry Institutes' total enrollments. The DeVry Institutes employ over 500 admissions representatives and field recruiters throughout the United States and Canada. In order to recruit students in certain states and Canadian provinces, representatives and recruiters must be licensed or authorized by the appropriate regulatory agency. Regulations governing student participation in U.S. federal financial assistance programs prohibit the payment of commissions, bonuses or incentives for student recruitment. The Company believes that its method of representative and recruiter compensation complies with the regulations. Admissions representatives are salaried, full-time Company employees. They are located at each DeVry campus and work with potential applicants who respond to the Company's advertising or otherwise learn of the school. Admissions representatives generally work with older students, many of them working adults wanting to attend class in the evening or on weekends, recently unemployed adults seeking to improve their job skills as a way to re-enter the workforce and students transferring to DeVry from nearby community colleges. Each of the DeVry Institutes has entered into articulation agreements with nearby community colleges to facilitate the enrollment of their students seeking to transfer course credits into a DeVry program. Approximately 25% of new students recently enrolled at the U.S. DeVry Institutes had some prior college experience. Field student recruiters are salaried, full-time Company employees. Field recruiters meet individually with prospective students who are contacted primarily through high school, club and youth group presentations. These student recruiters visited nearly 9,000 high schools in North America last year and made presentations on career choices and the importance of a 21 college education. These presentations provide a service to high school educators by providing a resource for educating students on careers in technology related fields. The outcome of these presentations is the collection of career surveys from high school juniors and seniors. These surveys provide a large and important source of leads for student recruitment. Field recruiters also receive student inquiries generated by direct mail and television advertising in the particular recruiter's territory. Follow-up interview sessions with prospective students are generally held in the student's home with the student and his or her parents. Recruiting opportunities also exist to U.S. military veterans with military-specific technical training. Veterans are attracted to DeVry's practical career- oriented education, and DeVry's locations across the U.S. are often near the home area to which the veteran will relocate. DeVry Institutes' long history of providing educational services to former military personnel and the success of the Keller Graduate School and DeVry Institute distance education programs should help in securing a place for filling the U.S. Army distance education initiatives for current personnel. In support of its admissions representatives and field recruiters, DeVry Institutes advertise on television and radio, in magazines and newspapers, on various Internet sites, and utilize telemarketing and direct mail to reach prospective students. Prospective students are also frequently referred by their employers, alumni or currently enrolled students. In addition to these more traditional recruiting methods, DeVry's own Internet site provides another avenue for students to receive information about and apply for admission. To help attract more high school students to careers in information technology, the U.S. DeVry Institutes, in conjunction with the U.S. 22 Department of Commerce's Office of Technology Policy, produced and distributed an "I.T. is IT" brochure. This brochure, which introduces technology careers, is being distributed to high schools nationwide. To be admitted to a DeVry Institute program in the United States, an applicant must be either a high school graduate or have a General Education Development ("GED") certificate or hold a degree from an accredited postsecondary institution and complete an interview with a DeVry admissions representative. In Canada, an applicant must either meet the same criteria as in the U.S. or meet "mature student" criteria. Applicants must also meet minimum admissions and placement examination scores which vary depending on the program to which they are applying. In 1996, the DeVry Institutes implemented the Computerized Placement Tests ("CPT") which were designed in collaboration with The College Board and Educational Testing Service. These exams help DeVry Institutes serve the needs of their students by better assessing students' achievement levels and developmental needs during the admission process. Since its introduction, minimum admission and placement scores on the CPT have been raised several times in an effort to better select and serve those students most likely to successfully complete their educational program. Submission of ACT or SAT examination scores deemed appropriate for the desired program or the submission of acceptable grades in qualifying college-level work completed at an approved postsecondary institution can also be used to meet DeVry Institute admission requirements. To assist students who live distant from the DeVry Institute campus that they attend, DeVry Institutes help students secure local living arrangements. While DeVry Institutes have no dormitory facilities, lists of nearby available private apartments or rooms are maintained for students' convenience. In addition, most DeVry Institutes maintain furnished apartments for shared rental by students. Housing rental and 23 fees are paid to DeVry who contracts with the property owner. Thus DeVry becomes the students' landlord and students are assured of a fixed rental charge per month. Denver Technical College - ------------------------ Denver Technical College recruits new students with advertising on television, radio and in newspapers aimed primarily at the local market areas in which its campuses are located and from inquiries to its Internet site. Other promotional activities include attending career expos and job fairs. Similar in fashion to DeVry Institute operations, Admissions representatives conduct student interviews and oversee the application process. Representatives also visit local high schools, but student interviews are generally conducted on-campus because of the applicants' proximity. Keller Graduate School Of Management - ------------------------------------ Keller Graduate School recruits students primarily through direct mail, radio advertising, telemarketing, print advertising and referrals from employers, alumni or current students. Keller's Internet site is also becoming a valuable source of applicant inquiries. Keller employs on- campus admissions representatives at each teaching center who meet with, counsel and evaluate admission qualifications of prospective students. To be admitted to a Keller program, applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. institution that is accredited by or in candidacy status with a regional accrediting agency. Foreign applicants must hold a degree recognized to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelors' degree. Applicants must also achieve acceptable scores on either the Graduate Management Admission Test ("GMAT"), the Graduate Record Examination ("GRE") or Keller's alternative admission test, designed and validated by Educational Testing Service. All admissions decisions are based on evaluation of a candidate's academic credentials, entrance test scores and personal interview. 24 Becker Conviser CPA - ------------------- Becker markets its courses directly to potential students and to some of their employers, e.g., the large national and regional accounting firms. Alumni referrals, direct mail, print advertising and a network of on-campus recruiters at colleges and universities across the country generate the new students who take the CPA, CMA or CFA review courses. The Becker Internet site provides another source of information to interested applicants. Becker also enrolls many students who have previously completed a competitor's course or a self-study program but were unable to pass the exam. According to data published by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, the number of CPA examination candidates has declined each year from the all-time high of approximately 144,000 in 1990. A major reason for the decline in the number of CPA candidates is the continuing implementation of the 150 hour requirement. To date, 49 of the 54 states and U.S. territories have passed a form of the legislation that requires 150 semester units (the equivalent of five years of college) before a candidate may sit for the CPA exam. This has the effect of delaying enrollment in Becker's review class by some students in those states. As of the May 2000 exam, 29 jurisdictions have implemented the law and 15 other states and territories are scheduled to implement the law within the next three years. By the end of 2001, the 39 jurisdictions that will have implemented the 150-hour requirement will account for over 65% of the total pool of candidates for the CPA examination. In response to the 150 hour requirement, many of the top colleges and universities have designed their accounting programs to add a fifth year, either with a master of accounting curriculum or in connection with their MBA programs. To capitalize on the opportunity, Keller Graduate School of Management introduced its Master of Accounting and Financial Management program in 1998. The MAFM program includes tracks for CPA, CMA, and CFA candidates and culminates with a Becker Conviser review course for credit. 25 To further overcome the recruiting challenges of the 150 hour laws, Becker has introduced the CPA review course on CD-ROM and online for students who are unable to attend classroom based instruction, and with the acquisition of the national Conviser Duffy CPA Review, expanded the Becker presence onto numerous college campuses across the country. Accreditation and Approvals - --------------------------- Accreditation is a process for recognizing educational institutions and the programs offered by those institutions for achieving a level of quality that entitles them to the confidence of the educational community and the public they serve. In the United States, this recognition is extended primarily through nongovernmental, voluntary, regional or specialized accrediting associations. Accredited institutions are subject to periodic review by accrediting bodies to ensure that these institutions maintain the levels of performance, evidence institutional and program improvement, demonstrate integrity and fulfill other requirements established by the accrediting body. Although regional accreditation in the United States is a voluntary process designed to promote educational quality and improvement, it is an important strength of the DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School, providing significant advantages over most other for-profit colleges. College and university administrators depend on the accredited status of an institution in evaluating transfers of credit and applications to graduate schools. Employers rely on the accredited status of an institution when evaluating a candidate's credentials, and parents and high school counselors look to accreditation for assurance that an institution meets quality educational standards. Moreover, accreditation is necessary for students to qualify for eligibility for federal financial assistance. Also, most scholarship commissions restrict their awards to students attending accredited institutions. 26 DeVry Institute and Keller Graduate School are each accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ("NCA"), one of the six regional collegiate accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The North Central Association is the same accrediting agency that accredits other four-year publicly supported and independent colleges and universities in the North Central region. The DeVry Institutes and Keller accreditations were last reaffirmed by the North Central Commission in 1992 for the maximum ten year period. A scheduled interim progress monitoring visit was conducted at the DeVry Institutes in May 1997. The next comprehensive Institute evaluation visit is scheduled for August 2002. The required NCA self-study process is underway, coordinated by DeVry Institutes' Vice President of Academic Affairs and involving a Steering Committee of institute presidents and deans, supported by faculty and staff throughout the entire system. The next comprehensive evaluation visit by the North Central Commission to Keller Graduate School is scheduled for April 2002. The Keller required self-study process is currently underway. Accreditations of the DeVry Institutes and Keller in the United States and of the DeVry Institutes in Canada are as follows: 27 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES CANADA - -------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Commission on Institutions of The Electronics Engineering Higher Education of the North Technology and Electronics Central Association of Colleges and Engineering Technician programs Schools. are accredited by the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board The baccalaureate Electronics (CTAB). Engineering Technology (EET) programs at all DeVry U.S. campuses, except Tinley Park, North Brunswick, Fremont, West Hills, and Alpharetta, and the Electronics Technology program at DeVry/New York, are separately accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET). The associate-level EET program at DeVry's North Brunswick campus is also TAC of ABET accredited. The Tinley Park, North Brunswick, New York, Fremont, West Hills and Alpharetta DeVry Institutes will apply for TAC of ABET accreditation once their first classes have graduated. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Denver Technical College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools/Colleges of Technology ("ACCSCT"), Washington D.C. The ACCSCT is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. 28 In the United States, each DeVry Institute is approved to grant associate and bachelor's degrees by the respective state in which it is located. In New Jersey, however, authorization is at the bachelor's degree level for only the Electronics Engineering Technology and Telecommunications Management programs and at the associate degree level for four programs - Business Administration, Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Information Systems and Telecommunications Management. Students at the DeVry Institute, North Brunswick, may upon completion of their associate's degree, transfer to other DeVry Institutes to complete bachelor's degree requirements. Under current Canadian law, the Canadian DeVry Institutes are not permitted to grant degrees. However, students at the Canadian Institutes may transfer to DeVry Institutes in the U.S. to complete their degree requirements. In 1995, the Alberta Department of Advanced Education, the State of Arizona and the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools approved the DeVry Institute in Phoenix to offer its bachelor of science degree-completion program on the Calgary campus. This allows students attending classes at the Calgary campus to complete their degree studies without relocating to a campus in the United States. Students attending one of the Toronto-area campuses may transfer to Calgary to participate in this program rather than transferring to a DeVry campus in the United States. Both the Calgary and Toronto-area campuses are seeking degree granting authority from their respective Provincial regulatory bodies. Denver Technical College is authorized by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education as a private college or university under the Degree Authorization Act to award baccalaureate and associate degrees. Keller Graduate School is authorized to operate and award degrees under authority of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the appropriate approval boards in the other states in which it has operations. 29 State and Provincial Approval and Licensing - ------------------------------------------- Authorizations from state or provincial licensing agencies or ministries are required to recruit students, operate the Company's schools and grant degrees. Many states and provinces require for-profit postsecondary education institutions to post surety bonds for licensure. The Company has posted over $6 million of surety bonds with state and local regulatory authorities in the U.S. and more than $1 million (CDN) of surety bonds with regulatory agencies in Canada. In Colorado, Denver Technical College has agreed to maintain a reserve cash account in lieu of other security arrangements. Certain states have set standards of financial responsibility different from those prescribed by federal regulation. The Company believes it is currently in material compliance with state and Canadian provincial regulations. If the Company were unable to meet the tests of financial responsibility for a specific state, and could not otherwise demonstrate that it was financially responsible, it could be required to cease operations in that state. To date, the Company has successfully demonstrated its financial responsibility where required. Tuition and Fees - ---------------- Effective with the summer 2000 term, tuition at most of the DeVry Institutes in the United States for two semesters (one academic year) ranged from $8,250 to $8,325. Variations in tuition depend on term of enrollment. The Fremont, California, Long Island City, New York, and Orlando, Florida, Institutes, charge tuition ranging from $9,250 to $9,325. Students enrolled on less than a full time basis are charged somewhat lower tuition. DeVry's tuition rates are substantially below the average tuition at four-year independent institutions but substantially higher than the average at four-year publicly supported institutions. DeVry's increase in tuition from spring 1999 was approximately six percent. This increase approximates the rate of increase at many other postsecondary education institutions. Based upon current tuition rates, for a student enrolled in DeVry Institutes' five term Electronics Technician program, total tuition 30 cost would range from $20,725 to $23,225. For a student enrolled in the nine term Computer Information Systems program, total tuition cost based upon current rates would range from $37,225 to $41,725. Tuition for DeVry Institutes' online Business Administration program is $330 per credit hour. Based upon the current tuition rate, the total program cost would be $40,945. Effective with the summer 2000 term, tuition in Canada ranged from $7,370 to $7,655 (CDN) for the two semester period, an increase of more than five percent from spring 1999. Variations in tuition depend upon the campus attended and the term of enrollment. Tuition at Denver Technical College ranges from $135 to $225 per credit hour. Variations in tuition depend upon the program in which the student is enrolled. Effective with the September 2000, term, Keller Graduate School tuition per course (four quarter credit hours) ranges from $1,125 to $1,425, depending on the state in which the student is enrolled. This compares to tuition rates from $1,065 to $1,305 implemented in September 1999. The price for courses taken online is $1,530. The price of the complete classroom Becker CPA review course is $1,690, which includes an enrollment fee. The complete CPA review course on CD-ROM is priced at $1,390 and, if taken online, the complete course is $1,890. In addition to the tuition amounts described above, students at the DeVry Institutes, Denver Technical College and Keller Graduate School must purchase textbooks and supplies as part of their educational program. 31 If a student leaves school prior to completing a term, federal, state and Canadian provincial regulations and accreditation criteria permit the Company to retain only a set percentage of the total tuition received from such student, which varies with, but generally equals or exceeds, the percentage of the term completed by such student. Amounts received by the Company in excess of such set percentages of tuition are refunded to the student or the appropriate funding source. Financial Aid and Financing Student Education - --------------------------------------------- Students attending the DeVry Institutes finance their education through a combination of family contributions, individual resources (including earnings from full- or part-time employment), financial aid (including Company-provided financial aid) and tuition reimbursement from their employers. The Company believes that more than 70% of the U.S. DeVry Institutes' students receive some government-sponsored financial aid and that a similar percentage of the students attending the Canadian DeVry Institutes receive some government-sponsored financial assistance. A 1996 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study found that approximately 80% of full-time students attending private four-year institutions received some form of financial aid. A substantial portion of the students attending Denver Technical College's day and evening programs also finance their education through government aid programs and employer tuition reimbursement plans. The Company believes that approximately 30% of Keller Graduate School students receive government-sponsored financial aid. In addition, approximately 85% of Keller students are believed to receive some tuition reimbursement assistance from their employers. Students attending the Becker CPA, CMA or CFA review courses are not eligible for financial aid, but many of them receive partial or full tuition reimbursement from their employers. 32 The DeVry Institutes assist their undergraduate students in locating part- time employment. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that almost half of all full-time college students between the ages of 16 and 24 are employed. The Company believes that a substantially greater percentage of its full-time students are employed to help finance their costs of education. On the basis of a financial aid application completed by the student and the student's family, the DeVry Institutes develop an assistance package for students who require financial aid. Government-sponsored financial aid is of great importance to the Company because historically, approximately 70% of the DeVry Institutes' U.S. tuition, book and fee revenues have been financed by government-provided financial aid received by its students. The government-provided financial aid and assistance programs in which many of the Company's students participate are subject to political and governmental budgetary considerations. The Higher Education Act guides the federal government's support of postsecondary education. The Act was most recently reauthorized in the fall of 1998, redefining and extending the numerous financial aid programs currently in existence. There is no assurance, however, that federal funding will be continued at its present level or in its present form. A reduction in funding levels to financial aid programs could result in lower enrollments or an increased amount of Company-provided financial aid to its students. The 1997 Tax Relief Act provided several new incentives to help students finance their education. First, employer-provided undergraduate educational assistance of up to $5,250 per year remains excluded from taxable income for courses beginning prior to December 1, 2001. Second, a HOPE tax credit of up to $1,500 for each student has been provided for expenses paid during each of the first two years of college. For college juniors, seniors, graduate students and employees upgrading skills, a Lifetime Learning Credit of up to $1,000 per year has been provided, increasing to $2,000 after January 1, 2003. Also, student loan interest 33 expense during the first 60 months of repayment, in amounts ranging from $1,500 in 1999 to $2,500 in 2001 and beyond, will be allowed as a deduction from taxable income. Extensive and complex regulations in the United States and Canada govern all of the government grant, loan and work programs in which the Company and its students participate. Regulations and standards that an institution must satisfy in order for its students to participate in federal financial assistance programs include, among others, maximum student loan default rates; limits on the proportion of an institution's revenue that can be derived from federal aid programs; prohibition of certain types of incentive payments to student recruiters; and financial responsibility and administrative capability requirements. In 1998, the Department of Education introduced a new standard of financial responsibility test. The standard is based upon a composite score of three ratios which are designed to measure various aspects of an educational institution's financial stability. The Company believes that, based upon its computations, it has demonstrated a high level of financial stability as measured by these tests. Failure to achieve these financial responsibility standards or otherwise demonstrate, within the regulations, its ability to continue to provide the educational services it offers could result in the Company being required to post a surety bond to permit its students to continue to participate in federal financial assistance programs. In addition to the regulations and standards which must be met by the institution, student recipients of financial aid must maintain satisfactory progress toward completion of their program of study and an appropriate grade point average. Institutions that participate in Title IV financial aid programs must disclose information about student completion rates to current and prospective students. The federal Student-Right-To-Know Act defines the cohort of students on which the institution must report as "first-time, 34 full-time degree-seeking" students. For the U.S. DeVry Institute system, completion rates have generally improved over the past several years. Completion rates, as defined by the Act, at each of the U.S. DeVry Institutes generally fall within the range of completion rates, as published by U.S. News and World Report, 2000 America's Best Colleges, at selected four-year urban public colleges in the areas in which DeVry Institutes operate. DeVry also admits many students who previously attended another college and who are not permitted to be included in these completion rates statistics. Completion rates for the students entering DeVry with previous college experience are generally higher than for first- time students. The Company maintains a staff at its Oakbrook Terrace headquarters to review, interpret and establish procedures for compliance with regulations governing financial assistance programs. Because financial assistance programs are required to be administered in accordance with the standard of care and diligence of a fiduciary, any regulatory violation could be the basis for disciplinary action, including the initiation of a suspension, limitation or termination proceeding against the Company. Changes in or new interpretations of applicable laws, rules or regulations could have an adverse effect on the Company in the future. In the United States, the Company has completed and submitted all required audits of compliance with federal financial assistance programs for fiscal 1999, and its independent accountants are currently conducting the required audits of the one year period ending June 30, 2000. The Department of Education may periodically conduct site visits at any of the Company's locations as a part of its program of periodic review of the administration of student financial assistance programs. A one-week review of the DeVry Decatur (Atlanta) Institute was conducted in September. To-date, no report of the review has been issued. Although the Company has no reason to believe that any proceeding against the Company is presently contemplated, 35 if such a proceeding were initiated against the Company and resulted in a substantial curtailment of the Company's participation in government grant or loan programs, the Company could be adversely affected. In Canada, the DeVry Institutes' Toronto-area campuses were notified at the end of August 1995, that the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training had temporarily suspended the processing of new financial aid applications from DeVry students pending review of inaccuracies found in applications filed by some students. A Ministry audit of these applications, with DeVry's full cooperation, began in September 1995, and was subsequently completed. Effective with the spring 1996 term, which began in March 1996, the Ministry conditionally reinstated approval for the processing of financial aid applications. As a result of these actions, the results of operations of the Company's Canadian operations were adversely affected. During the third quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company successfully concluded the resolution of all outstanding issues with the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, including the remaining portion of the full refund of amounts believed to have been inappropriately disbursed. DeVry's Toronto-area campuses have now been unconditionally reinstated as participants in the Province's student financial aid programs. The following is a description of the U.S. and Canadian financial aid programs in which the Company's students participate: United States Government Financial Aid Programs: The following U.S. Department of Education financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act are utilized by the Company's students in the United States: (1) Federal Pell Grant ("Pell"), (2) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant ("SEOG"), (3) Federal Family Education Loan Program ("FFELP"), (4) Federal Perkins Direct Student Loan program ("Perkins"), (5) Federal Work Study ("FWS") and (6) William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program ("FDSL"). 36 GRANTS: These funds, made available by the government to eligible students who demonstrate financial need, do not have to be repaid. The Company's students are eligible to participate in the Pell and SEOG Grant programs, which are programs for undergraduate students. Eligible students can receive a Pell grant ranging in amount from $400 to $3,300 per year. SEOG is a supplement to the Pell grant, available to only the neediest students because SEOG funds are limited in amount at each institution based upon a federally-determined formula. In addition to these federal assistance funds, DeVry is required to make a 25% institutional matching contribution of all federal SEOG funds. The institutional matching contribution may be satisfied, in whole or in part, by DeVry Institutes' scholarship funds, discussed separately in this section, or by externally provided scholarship grants. LOANS: Students at the DeVry Institutes participate in the Stafford and PLUS programs within the FFELP, FDSL and in the Perkins loan program. STAFFORD LOANS: A subsidized Stafford loan, awarded on the basis of need, is a low interest loan with interest charges and principal repayment not scheduled to begin until six months after a student no longer attends school on at least a half-time basis. An unsubsidized Stafford loan may be awarded to students who do not meet the needs test and incurs interest charges from the time the loan is disbursed; however, the interest payment may be deferred until the principal payments begin. PLUS LOANS: A PLUS loan enables parents of a dependant student to borrow for the cost of their children's education. These loans are not based on financial need, they are not subsidized and interest charges and repayment begin upon receipt of the loan. 37 PERKINS LOANS: A Perkins loan is a low interest loan available to only those students who demonstrate exceptional financial need. Funding for this program is provided, in part, by the Department of Education and, in part, by the participating institution. As loans are repaid, the principal and interest from these repayments is returned to the pool of funds available for future loans to students at that institution. New funding from the Department of Education is limited in amount based upon federally determined rules. Historically, over 80% of the financial aid received by students attending the Company's U.S. DeVry Institutes has been provided by federal student loans. Students at Keller Graduate School currently participate in the FDSL and FFELP, which represent 100% of the federal financial aid received by these students. In 1993, Congress passed legislation creating the Direct Student Loan Program. Under this program, students may complete all loan application and processing steps at their educational institution. Besides the benefit of one-stop processing, which can be done at the institution in conjunction with the application for aid under other programs, this loan program offers other benefits to student borrowers, such as income-based repayments, lower loan fees and lower loan interest rates. Several DeVry Institutes participate in this program. The U.S. Congress has considered various proposals to eliminate this program or to cap loans made under this program at some percentage of all federal student loans. Federal student loans would still remain available to the Company's eligible students under the Stafford program should Direct Student Loan availability be curtailed for the DeVry Institutes that participate in the Direct Loan program. 38 WORK STUDY: Work Study wages are generally paid 75% from federal funds and 25% from qualified employer funds. Work opportunities, both on or off-campus, under FWS are offered on a part-time basis by the U.S. DeVry Institutes to undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need. State Financial Aid Programs: In addition to the various federal loan and grant programs, state grant and loan assistance may be received by eligible students attending DeVry Institutes in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey and New York. Denver Technical College: Students attending Denver Technical College participate in the same federal undergraduate financial aid programs as students attending a DeVry Institute. In addition, there are several State of Colorado programs available to students attending DTC. "90/10 Rule": This U.S. Department of Education regulation affects only for-profit postsecondary institutions, such as the Company. Under this regulation, students attending a for-profit institution that derives more than 90% of its revenues from federal financial assistance programs in any year are not able to participate in these programs for the following year. This regulation is commonly referred to as the "90/10 rule." Prior to 1999, the rule permitted only 85% of revenues to be collected from federal financial assistance programs. When the limit was increased to 90% the definition of revenues was modified to exclude those funded by institutional scholarships. Final data for fiscal 2000 are not yet complete but, in 1999, the U.S. Institute system derived less than 70% of its revenues from these programs. Keller Graduate School derives approximately 30% of its revenues from these defined aid programs. 39 Each of the DeVry Institutes (except for the Long Beach, California, and West Hills, California, Institutes, which currently operate as an additional location of the Pomona, California, Institute, the Fremont, California, Institute which currently operates as an additional location of the Phoenix, Arizona, Institute, the Alpharetta, Georgia, Institute, which currently operates as an additional location of the Decatur, Georgia, Institute, the Long Island City, New York, Institute, which currently operates as an additional location of the Columbus, Ohio, Institute, the Tinley Park, Illinois, Institute which currently operates as an additional location of the Addison, Illinois, Institute and the Orlando, Florida, Institute, which will operate as an additional location of the Addison, Illinois, Institute), Denver Technical College and Keller is established as a separate institution under the Higher Education Act ("HEA") provisions and must separately meet the criteria for the "90/10 rule" and loan default rates. Canadian Government Financial Aid Programs: Canadian students, other than students from Quebec, are eligible for loans under the Canada Student Loan Plan, which is financed by the Canadian government but administered at the provincial level. Canadian Student Loans are available to students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada enrolled at approved postsecondary institutions. Students from Quebec are eligible for loans under the Quebec Student Loan Plan. The loans are interest-free while the student is in school, and repayment begins six months after the student leaves school. Canada Study Grants for students whose financial needs and special circumstances cannot otherwise be met, tax-free withdrawals from retirement savings plans, tax-free education savings plans, loan repayment extensions and interest relief on loans are also available to qualified applicants to help finance their educations. All other forms of government financial aid in Canada, both loans and grants, are financed and administered by the provinces. 40 Postsecondary institutions whose students participate in the Ontario Student Loan program are now required to make available to prospective students information about graduation rates and student loan default rates. In addition, postsecondary institutions whose student default rates exceed certain thresholds will be required to provide the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training with a security deposit for loan default losses that might exceed the regulatory threshold. The Company's Toronto-area campuses have posted the required surety bond and promissory note and believe that full compliance with these regulations will not have a material effect on their operations. Company-Provided Financial Assistance: The Company's EDUCARD Plan is available to students attending the U.S. DeVry Institutes. Similar installment payment plans are being developed for the Canadian DeVry Institutes. The EDUCARD Plan is an installment loan program designed to assist students unable completely to cover educational costs with student and family contributions, federal and state grants and loans. The installment loan feature of the EDUCARD Plan is available to a student only after other student financial assistance has been applied toward the payment of tuition, books and fees and is available only for those purposes. Repayment of EDUCARD Plan balances is negotiated in accordance with the financial circumstances of the particular student, but is typically on a monthly basis with all balances required to be paid within 12 months following a student's graduation or termination of study. The receivable balance related to Company-provided financial aid at the U.S. DeVry Institutes at June 30, 2000, was approximately $15.5 million. In fiscal 2000, student accounts receivable increased at approximately the same rate as tuition revenues. Amounts owed by students under the EDUCARD Plan are subject to a monthly interest charge of 1% of the average outstanding balance. 41 In September 2000, several DeVry Institutes began a supplementary loan program trial with funding from private lenders. This new program is aimed at students whose eligibility for federal and state funded financial aid is not sufficient to cover all their costs of education. This program, with longer repayment periods, lower monthly payments and generally lower interest rates on borrowings than offered by EDUCARD, is intended as an alternative to the current EDUCARD program. Results of the trial will be evaluated over the coming terms and, if successful, may be implemented at additional DeVry Institute campuses. In addition to the student financial assistance provided by the EDUCARD Plan, the U.S. and Canadian DeVry Institutes offer a numerous scholarships to current high school graduates. Scholarship offers have been made to high school graduates in previous years and are expected to be offered in the future. To attract students who attend community or junior colleges, the U.S. DeVry Institutes also offer a limited number of half-tuition scholarships to recent graduates from accredited community/junior colleges. The DeVry Institutes have also provided funds in the form of institutional grants which help students most in need of financial assistance. At Keller, students who wish to defer tuition payment may choose from several deferred payment plans and students eligible for tuition reimbursement plans may be able to have their tuition billed directly to their employer. Student Loan Defaults - --------------------- The Company believes that, historically, federal student loans represented more than 80% of the federal aid received by students at the U.S. DeVry Institutes and 100% of the federal aid received by students at Keller Graduate School. For a variety of reasons, high student loan default rates on federal student loans are most often found in proprietary institutions, institutions having large minority student populations and community 42 colleges, all of which tend to have a higher percentage of low income students enrolled than do four-year publicly supported and independent colleges and universities. In 1989, the U.S. Department of Education instituted strict regulations that penalize educational institutions whose students have high loan default rates. These regulations were further tightened by the 1992 Higher Education Reauthorization Act. Any individual institution with a FFELP or FDSL cohort default rate exceeding 20% for the year is required to develop a default management plan in order to reduce defaults, although the institution's operations and its students' ability to utilize student loans are not restricted. Any individual institution with a FFELP or FDSL cohort default rate of 25% or more for three consecutive years is ineligible for participation in these loan programs and cannot offer student loans administered by the U.S. Department of Education for the fiscal year in which the ineligibility determination is made and for the two succeeding fiscal years. In addition, students attending an institution whose cohort default rate has exceeded 25% for three consecutive years will be ineligible for Pell grants. Any institution with a FFELP or FDSL cohort default rate of 40% or more in any year is subject to immediate limitation, suspension or termination proceedings from all federal aid programs. No DeVry Institute has ever had a FFELP cohort default rate of 25% or more for three consecutive years nor a cohort default rate of 40% or more in any one year. Default rates for the FDSL program have not yet been reported. The Company carefully monitors its students' loan default rate. To help reduce student loan default rates, the Department of Education requires that all educational institutions wait 30 days before disbursing funds to first-time, first-year undergraduates to prevent potential early-term dropouts from defaulting on their loans. Students who leave school in the early part of their educational program typically default on their loans at a higher rate than those students who remain and complete the course. Another significant factor in controlling student loan default rates is the servicing and collection efforts by lenders and guaranty agencies. The 43 Company assists the efforts of these lenders and agencies by contacting its students who are delinquent in their loan repayments and advising them of their responsibilities and rights to deferments or collection forbearance if they are eligible. According to preliminary, pre-published reports by the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. DeVry Institutes had FFELP student loan cohort default rates for 1998 (the latest year for which statistics are available) ranging from 1.1% to 18.5%. The weighted average DeVry Institute system's FFELP cohort default rate is preliminarily reported at less than 13.0%. The reported rates for 1998 reflect the proportion of former students who were due to begin repaying their loans during that year but who were in default by the end of 1999. Cohort default rates are subject to revision by the Department of Education as new data becomes available and are subject to appeal by schools contesting the accuracy of the data. For 1997 (the latest year for which "final" statistics are available), the U.S. DeVry Institutes' weighted average FFELP cohort default rate was 15.1%. No DeVry Institute has had a FFELP cohort loan default rate greater than 25% in any of the past 5 years. Default rate management plans and reduction initiatives have been implemented at each institute. No DeVry Institute is subject to any restrictions or termination under the student loan program. Students who attend the U.S. DeVry Institutes also participate in the Federal Perkins loan program. The program, including the responsibility for collection of outstanding loans, is administered by the institution. Any institution with a Perkins loan cohort default rate exceeding 15% must establish a default reduction plan. Any institution with a Perkins loan cohort default rate between 20% and 30% will receive a reduced annual federal contribution to the program. If the Perkins loan cohort default 44 rate exceeds 30%, the institution will not receive any new federal contribution to the program. However, new loans to eligible students may continue to be made from the pool of funds created by monthly repayments on previous loans. The DeVry Institutes Perkins loan cohort default rates for 1999 (the latest year for which statistics are available) range from 11.6% to 22.8%. The U.S. DeVry Institutes weighted average Perkins loan cohort default rate was approximately 18.2%. For 1998, the DeVry Institutes' Perkins loan default rates ranged from 12.0% to 25.6%, and the U.S. DeVry Institutes weighted average Perkins loan cohort default rate was approximately 21.7%. Several institutes receive reduced new funding for the Perkins loan program because their default rates exceed the 20.0% regulatory thresholds. At these institutes, new loans continue to be granted but at lower levels than if the full amount of new federal funding were received. Because of the relatively small amounts of funding available for this program relative to other available financial aid programs, the reduced level of funding has not had a material effect on the availability of total financial aid available to DeVry students. Student counseling and additional collection efforts, including the assistance of an outside loan service agency, have been implemented at each institute and have, in part, contributed to the current reduction in default rates. Career Services - --------------- The Company believes that the employment of its graduating students is essential to its ability to attract and retain students. Currently, more than 100 career services professionals are located at the U.S. DeVry Institutes, working with students in the areas of career choice activity, resume preparation and job interviewing. The staff also maintains contact with local and national employers to determine job opportunities and arrange interviews. In many cases, company hiring representatives conduct interviews at an institute campus. 45 The shortage of skilled employees has placed an increased premium on educated workers in our economy as evidenced by the widening gap in wages of college vs. high-school graduates to more than 100% from approximately 50% in 1980. It is estimated that 85% of the jobs in the United States currently require education or training beyond high school, up from only 65% as recently as 1991. DeVry Institutes attempt to gather accurate data on the number of their graduates employed in education-related positions within six months following graduation. To a large extent, the reliability of such data is dependent on the quality of information that graduates report to the DeVry Institutes. At the U.S. DeVry Institutes, there were more than 44,000 graduates over the ten-year period ending October 1999, who were eligible for career services assistance (i.e. excluding graduates who continued their education, students from foreign countries not legally eligible to work in the U.S., etc.). Of the more than 43,000 graduates who actively pursued employment or were already employed, more than 93% held positions in their chosen fields within six months of graduation. Full and part-time U.S. undergraduate degree and diploma program graduates for the three classes which ended in calendar year 1999, and for the three classes which ended in calendar year 1998, were employed in their chosen field within six months of graduation, based on data reported to the DeVry Institutes, as follows: 46 THE U.S. DEVRY INSTITUTES' UNDERGRADUATE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS(1) Percent of Graduates Who Number of Actively Graduates Pursued Who Number of and Actively Graduates Obtained Pursued Employed Employment Employment in and Those Percent Number or Were Education Who were Of Net of Net Already Related Already Graduates Graduates(2) Employed(3) Positions Employed(3) Employed(2) ------------ ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- Calendar Year 1999 Graduating Classes (2/99, 6/99, 10/99) 5,622 5,499 5,230 95.1% 93.0% Calendar Year 1998 Graduating Classes (2/98, 6/98, 10/98) 4,829 4,741 4,544 95.8% 94.1% (1)Does not include graduates of the one year post-baccalaureate Information Technology program. (2)Net graduates exclude students continuing their education, students from foreign countries who are legally ineligible to work in the United States and students ineligible for employment because of extreme circumstances. (3)Does not include students who actively pursued employment for less than 6 months and did not obtain employment. The 1999 graduates achieved average annual starting compensation that varied by program of study, ranging from $29,635 to $46,190. Individual compensation levels vary depending upon the graduate's experience, program of study and geographic area of employment. 47 In Canada, for the three classes which ended in calendar year 1999, 92.3% of eligible graduates who actively pursued employment, had obtained employment or were already employed in their chosen field within six months of graduation. This includes those students who received diplomas, who received bachelor's degrees through the DeVry Phoenix Institute's degree completion program in Calgary and those students who completed their degree requirements at a U.S. DeVry Institute but does not include graduates of the one year Information Technology program. The majority of employers of the DeVry Institutes' graduates are in the electronics or information processing industries. The Company believes that no single employer has hired more than 5% of the DeVry Institutes' graduates in recent years. Major employers of the DeVry Institutes' graduates include the following companies: Andersen Consulting Group, Applied Materials, AT&T, Cellular One, Eastman Kodak, EDS, General Electric Company, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel Corp, MCI, Motorola and Xerox. At DTC, Career Services Department personnel assist students in resume preparation, job search strategies and interviewing skill development. To further assist its students in obtaining employment upon graduation, DTC offers a unique Skills Guarantee Program. This program guarantees to qualified employers that the DTC graduate possesses a specific set of job skills. If an employer hires a graduate who fails to demonstrate these skills, DTC will reimburse the employer the graduate's first month's salary, up to $1,500. Claims under this guarantee program have been minimal to-date. For the four DTC classes that ended in calendar year 1999, 93.5% of those graduates that actively pursued employment had obtained, or were already employed, in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation. 48 Keller Graduate School maintains a career services office to assist current and past graduates. This office offers a full range of services designed to enhance each individual's career development skills and is available to graduates, at no charge, on a lifetime basis. Seasonality - ----------- The Company's business is somewhat seasonal. Highest enrollment and revenues at the DeVry Institutes, DTC and Keller typically occur during the fall back-to-school period which corresponds to the second and third quarters of the Company's fiscal year. Slightly lower enrollment is experienced in the spring, and the lowest enrollment occurs during the summer months. Becker Conviser experiences higher enrollments for its courses beginning in June and July leading to the fall CPA exam than for its classes beginning in December and January leading to the spring CPA exam. Results of operations reflect both this seasonal enrollment pattern and the pattern of student recruiting activity costs that precede the start of every term. Revenue, income before interest and taxes and net income by quarter for each of the past two fiscal years are included in Note 10 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, "Quarterly Financial Data." Administration and Employees - ---------------------------- Each of DeVry Institutes' campuses is managed by a president and has a staff of academic deans, faculty and academic support staff, career service and student service personnel and other professionals. Each campus also has an admissions director who reports to the Company's vice president of admissions. A similar organizational structure is employed at DTC. Each Keller Graduate School center is managed by a center director and has admissions representatives and appropriate academic and administrative 49 support staff. Becker Conviser is managed by an administrative staff headquartered in Los Angeles and Oakbrook Terrace and by regional administrative staff which support instructors and coordinate local recruiting efforts. The Company has more than 3,600 regular full- and part-time employees. Over 300 of these employees are at the corporate headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. In addition, the Company employs more than 1,500 students during peak periods as faculty assistants and in other part-time positions. None of the Company's employees is represented by a union. The Company believes that its relationships with its employees are satisfactory. Faculty - ------- Each DeVry Institute's campus president hires academic deans and faculty members in accordance with criteria established by the Company and applicable state law. Most faculty members teaching in technical areas have related industry experience. The DeVry Institutes have initiated sabbatical and other leave programs to allow faculty to engage in developmental projects or consulting opportunities to maintain and enhance their currency and teaching skills. Faculty members are evaluated each semester based on student comments and observations by an academic dean. There are more than 900 full and part-time faculty member employees among all of DeVry Institutes' campuses. More than 80% of DeVry Institutes' full-time faculty member employees hold advanced academic degrees. In addition, DeVry Institutes engage adjunct and visiting faculty, as needed, mostly in the evening programs. Recruiting qualified new faculty members for some upper term technical courses has become more difficult as the economic expansion cycle continues. In some classes, regular full-time faculty have been supplemented with adjunct faculty teaching on a part-time basis while maintaining employment in their technical field of specialty. 50 Keller Graduate School faculty members are practicing business professionals who are engaged to teach on a course-by-course basis. A multi-session training course is used to train and develop new faculty throughout Keller's national system. Over the past several years, Keller has begun selectively utilizing full-time faculty to respond to student demand in rapidly developing areas and to meet licensing approval requirements in certain states. Less than 10% of Keller's instructors, excluding staff members who regularly teach, are full-time employees. More than 90% of Keller's faculty have advanced degrees. Keller draws upon more than 800 active faculty who teach courses as needed throughout the year. Becker's faculty, numbering more than 500 each term, are primarily practicing professionals who teach part-time on a course-by-course basis. Trademarks and Service Marks - ---------------------------- The Company owns and uses numerous trademarks and service marks including "DeVry Institute of Technology" and variants thereof. All trademarks, service marks and copyright registrations associated with the business are registered in the name of the Company or one of its subsidiaries and expire over various periods of time. The Company vigorously defends against infringements of its trademarks, service marks and copyrights. 51 ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES - -------------------- DeVry Institutes - ---------------- DeVry Institute campuses are located in both suburban communities and urban neighborhoods. They are easily accessible to major thoroughfares. Each Institute campus includes teaching facilities, admissions and administrative offices. Teaching facilities are housed in modern buildings that include classrooms, laboratories, libraries, bookstores and student lounges. Electronics laboratories include PC-based instrumentation and microprocessor development/circuit simulation systems along with analog and digital oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, signal generators and other equipment. Computer laboratories include both stand- alone and networked PC-compatible workstations that support all curricula areas. Resources available to students include access to a central mainframe owned and operated by a third party, UNIX and numerous software packages supporting a variety of business, engineering and scientific applications. Connections to the Internet and World Wide Web are included through the computer laboratories as a part of the program curriculum. Telecommunications laboratories provide central office simulation, PBX administration, inter-networking and teaching LAN environments. None of the DeVry Institute campuses or the Denver campus of DTC, which are owned by the Company, are subject to a mortgage or other indebtedness. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997, the Company completed the purchase of land in Fremont (San Francisco), California, for construction of a campus to serve the Northern California area. This campus opened for classes in July 1998, the start of the summer term, in a 99,000 square foot Company- owned facility. 52 In Calgary (Alberta), Canada, the Company leased a new build-to-suit campus of approximately 70,000 square feet to replace its former location. Classes were offered in this new and larger facility in July 1998, the start of the summer term. In the Toronto-area, the Company consolidated its operations into its two newer campuses in Scarborough and Mississauga, Ontario. Effective with the summer 1998 term, classes were no longer offered in the original North York location. Additional space was leased in both Scarborough and Mississauga to accommodate this consolidation. In New York, the Company completed renovation on a leased site in Long Island City. Classes were offered for the first time in November 1998, the start of the fall term. Initially occupying approximately 96,000 square feet, expansion construction is underway, increasing the campus size by 59,000 square feet with expected occupancy for the fall 2000 term. A parcel of land was purchased in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997 in the San Fernando Valley (West Hills), California, for construction of a third campus in the Los Angeles area. Purchase of an adjoining parcel of land, necessary to complete the site, was completed in August 1997. Construction was completed on this 105,000 square foot Company-owned facility and classes were first offered beginning in November 1999 for the fall term. In Phoenix, Arizona, Pomona, California, and Kansas City, Missouri, the Company leases additional space in adjacent office buildings in order to relocate some administrative functions, permitting space within the campus building to be used for additional classrooms and laboratories. These expansions were necessary to accommodate increased student enrollments. At the Chicago DeVry Institute, construction began in 1998 on a 53,000 square foot expansion. Located on the same Company owned property, and adjacent to the existing facility, this expansion, which became available 53 during for the fall 1999 term, permits further enrollment growth and an enhanced environment for the students, faculty and staff. In fiscal 1999, the Company purchased approximately 16.9 acres of land in Tinley Park (Chicago), Illinois, for construction of a 65,000 square foot DeVry Institute. Construction was completed and classes were offered for the first time in the summer 2000 term. Renovation and expansion of the Columbus DeVry Institute was begun in 1999. This project, currently nearing completion, increases the campus size to approximately 114,000 square feet and replaces the 14,400 square feet of adjacent modular space currently in use. The owner of the Addison (suburban Chicago) Institute acquired an adjacent parcel of land and constructed approximately 20,000 square feet of additional classroom and administrative space to accommodate increased enrollments. This space was completed and occupied for the summer 2000 term. Additional DeVry Institute facility renovations and expansions may be undertaken in the future to improve and expand operations. In Orlando, Florida, the Company is nearing completion of construction on a leased campus of approximately 72,000 square feet with classes scheduled to begin in the fall of 2000. In Seattle, Washington, the Company has completed the acquisition of approximately 11 acres of land for the construction of a new Institute with classes expected to be offered in the summer of 2001. The table below sets forth certain information regarding each of the properties at which the DeVry Institutes and DTC conducted educational operations at June 30, 2000: 54 DeVRY INSTITUTE CAMPUSES ------------------------ Full and June 2000 Part-Time Area Students (Approximate Attending Square Feet) Spring 2000 Ownership ------------ ----------- --------- Phoenix, Arizona 120,200 3,457 Owned Alpharetta (Atlanta), Georgia 65,000 1,356 Leased Decatur (Atlanta), Georgia 107,500 2,764 Owned Chicago, Illinois 160,000 3,898 Owned Addison (Chicago), Illinois 110,000 3,846 Leased Kansas City, Missouri 74,500 2,479 Owned Columbus, Ohio 114,000 3,264 Owned North Irving (Dallas), Texas 95,250 2,952 Leased Long Island City, New York 96,000 1,314 Leased Pomona (Los Angeles), California 100,500 3,460 Leased Long Beach (Los Angeles), California 98,240 2,617 Leased West Hills, (Los Angeles), California 105,000 543 Owned Fremont (San Francisco), California 99,000 1,522 Owned North Brunswick, New Jersey 99,000 3,546 Owned Denver Technical College Denver, Colorado 98,000 1,798 Owned(1) Calgary, Alberta, Canada 70,000 1,387 Leased Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario, Canada 44,800 994 Leased Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada 60,600 1,133 Leased ------ 42,330 ====== - ---------------------- (1) Includes 28,000 square foot leased facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Keller Graduate School - ---------------------- Keller centers are housed in modern buildings whose locations are chosen primarily for their convenience to students. Keller centers, which mostly range in size from approximately 4,000 to more than 10,000 square feet, include teaching facilities, admissions and administrative offices. Each 55 Keller facility has an information center designed to enhance students' success and to support coursework requiring data and information beyond that provided in course texts and packets. The information centers include personal computers; all software required in courses; Internet access; alternate texts; sample business plans; popular business periodicals; videos of selected courses; a career services video and texts, and access to more than three hundred electronic data-bases. During fiscal 2000, Keller opened five new teaching centers. Additional new centers are planned for opening in fiscal 2001 and beyond. At the start of the April 2000 term, the last complete term in fiscal 2000, approximately 6,595 course-takers were enrolled in Keller's classroom and distance education programs. The table below sets forth certain information regarding each of the properties at which Keller conducted educational operations in the April, 2000, term: 56 KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL CENTERS ------------------------------ April 2000 Ownership --------- Chicago Loop, Illinois Leased Chicago/O'Hare, Illinois Leased Schaumburg, Illinois Leased Lincolnshire, Illinois Leased Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois (1) Lisle, Illinois Leased Orland Park, Illinois Leased Elgin, Illinois Leased Merrillville, Indiana Leased Tysons Corner, Virginia Leased Crystal City, Virginia Leased Bethesda, Maryland Leased Milwaukee, Wisconsin Leased Waukesha, Wisconsin Leased St. Louis, Missouri Leased St. Louis, Missouri (downtown) Leased Kansas City, Missouri (2) Kansas City, Missouri (downtown) Leased Phoenix, Arizona (2) Scottsdale, Arizona Leased Mesa, Arizona Leased Denver, Colorado Leased Decatur, Georgia (2) Atlanta, Georgia Leased Alpharetta, Georgia (2) Atlanta/Buckhead, Georgia Leased Pomona, California (2) Long Beach, California (2) Irvine, California Leased San Diego, California Leased Fremont, California (2) West Hills, California (2) Tampa Bay, Florida Leased Orlando, Florida Leased Miami, Florida Leased Distance Learning (1) - ---------------------- (1)Operates at the Company's corporate headquarters location (2)Operates on a DeVry Institute campus 57 Becker - ------ Becker is headquartered in leased offices in Encino, California, and at the Company's corporate headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Classes are conducted in leased facilities, fewer than twenty of which are leased on a full-time basis. The remainder of the classes are conducted in facilities which are leased on an as-needed basis, allowing classes to be expanded or relocated as enrollments require. Becker classes are also currently offered on several DeVry Institute campuses and at Keller Graduate School centers where the location and facility availability are appropriate. Corporate - --------- The Company's administrative offices are located in approximately 95,000 square feet of leased space in an office tower in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. In addition, the Company leases more than 21,000 square feet of storage and other miscellaneous use space plus an additional 24,000 square feet of office space in an adjacent building. Additional office and miscellaneous use space were added during the past year to accommodate the Company's expanding operations and further space may need to be leased in the future. The Company's leased facilities are occupied under leases whose remaining terms range from one to 14 years. A majority of these leases contain provisions giving the Company the right to renew its lease for additional periods at various rental rates. ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - -------------------------- The Company is subject to occasional lawsuits, investigations and claims arising out of the normal conduct of its business. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal proceeding which 58 the Company believes is material. Although the outcomes of these lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes the resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or liquidity. In fiscal 1996, the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training temporarily suspended and later conditionally reinstated the processing of financial aid applications for students attending the Company's Toronto-area schools. During the third quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company successfully concluded the resolution of all outstanding issues with the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, including the full refund of amounts believed to have been inappropriately disbursed. DeVry's Toronto-area campuses have a full and unconditional status as a participant in the Province's student financial aid programs. In July, 1996, the Company and DeVry Canada were served with a purported class action lawsuit in Canada by a former student alleging breach of contract and misrepresentation about the quality of the DeVry Institutes' educational programs, seeking up to CDN $400 million in compensatory and punitive damages. In July 1998, the Canadian court rejected the plaintiffs' motion to certify the lawsuit as a class action in the Province of Ontario. ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS - ------------------------------------------------------------ There were no matters submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. 59 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT ------------------------------------ The name, age and current position of each executive officer of the Company are: Name, Age and Office Business Experience - -------------------- ------------------- Dennis J. Keller . . . . . . . . . . .59 Mr. Keller co-founded Keller Graduate School in 1973. From the Chariman of the Board and Chief inception of the Company, Mr. Executive Officer Keller has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Keller is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Ronald L. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . .56 Mr. Taylor co-founded Keller Graduate School in 1973 and has Director, President and Chief been a director since its Operating Officer inception. Mr. Taylor was Dean of Keller Graduate School from its inception until 1981, when he became President and Chief Operating Officer of KGSM. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Harvard University and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University. Marilynn J. Cason. . . . . . . . . . .57 Ms. Cason joined the Company in 1989 with responsibility for the Senior Vice President, General Company's legal affairs and human Counsel and Corporate Secretary resources. In her current position as a Senior Vice President, Ms. Cason has responsibility for facilities planning, purchasing and management information systems in addition to her responsibilities for legal affairs and human resources. 60 Name, Age and Office Business Experience - -------------------- ------------------- Michael J. LaForte . . . . . . . . . .54 Mr. LaForte joined the Company in 1996. Prior to joining DeVry, Mr. Senior Vice President LaForte served as executive vice president of XL/Datacomp after spending 12 years at IBM in a variety of regional and national marketing positions. Mr. LaForte is responsible for the operations of the DeVry Institutes, including student recruitment. O. John Skubiak. . . . . . . . . . . .54 Mr. Skubiak joined Keller Graduate School more than 20 years ago, Senior Vice President progressing from admissions representative to Dean of Keller Graduate School. In his current position as a Senior Vice President of the Company, Mr. Skubiak has responsibility for the Company's marketing, other than sales, and the operations of Keller and Becker Conviser CPA Review. Norman M. Levine . . . . . . . . . . .57 Mr. Levine has been Controller of the Company since 1987 and has been Vice President and Chief Financial the Chief Financial Officer since Officer 1989. From 1982 to 1987, Mr. Levine was Controller of the DeVry Institutes. Jack L. Calabro. . . . . . . . . . . .58 Mr. Calabro joined DeVry in 1999 as Vice President of Human Resources. Vice President, Human Resources Prior to joining DeVry, Mr. Calabro was vice chancellor of human resources at City Colleges of Chicago and vice president of human resources at Helene Curtis Industries. 61 Name, Age and Office Business Experience - -------------------- ------------------- Thomas F. Donini . . . . . . . . . . .50 Mr. Donini joined DeVry in 1982, serving in a variety of recruiting Vice President, Field Recruitment positions. Appointed to his current position in 1999, his responsibilities include the more than 250 DeVry Institute sales representatives who make career presentations at over 10,000 high schools in North America each year. James A. Dugan . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Mr. Dugan joined the Company in 1980 serving in a number of Vice President, Regional operating positions at the Phoenix Operations DeVry Institute, most recently as its president. In his current position, Mr. Dugan is responsible for the operation of several of the U.S. DeVry Institutes. George W. Fisher . . . . . . . . . . .48 Mr. Fisher joined the Company as Vice President, Canadian Operations Vice President, Regional in 1985. His responsibilities Operations currently include operations of several DeVry Institutes in the U.S. and Canada. Timothy Joyce. . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Mr. Joyce joined the Company in August 2000 as Controller. Prior Controller to joining the Company, Mr. Joyce was Vice President and Controller of THK America, a manufacturer and distributor of electronic devices, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Bruno LaCaria. . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Mr. LaCaria joined the Company in August 1998 as Vice President and Vice President, Chief Information chief information officer. Prior Officer to joining the Company, Mr. LaCaria was the Director of Information Systems at the University of Pittsburgh. 62 Name, Age and Office Business Experience - -------------------- ------------------- Patrick L. Mayers. . . . . . . . . . .60 Dr. Mayers joined Keller Graduate School in 1978 as Dean of Academic Vice President, Academic Affairs Affairs. Dr. Mayers, who obtained his B.A., M.A., M.B.A., and Ph.D. Degrees from the University of Chicago, was elected an officer of the Company in 1987. Dr. Mayers served as Vice President of Academic Affairs for Keller until 1997 at which time he became the Vice President of Academic Affairs for the DeVry Institutes. Gerald Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Mr. Murphy joined the Company in late 1995 as a Vice President with Vice President, Institutional responsibility for the operation of Development several of the DeVry Institutes in the U.S. and Canada. He is currently responsible for new DeVry Institute location and program development. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Murphy served as a Vice President of Educational Management Corp. and of the Universal Technical Institute. Sharon Thomas-Parrott. . . . . . . . .49 Ms. Thomas-Parrott joined the Company in 1982 after several years Vice President, Government as an officer in the U.S. Relations Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance. She served the Company in several student finance positions before being elected to her position which currently includes responsibility for student finance, corporate communications and government relations. Raul Valdes-Pages. . . . . . . . . . .50 Mr. Valdes-Pages joined the Company in July 1999. In his current Vice President, New Program position, he is responsible for Development developing new product and program initiatives. Prior to joining the Company, Valdes-Pages was president of Denver Technical College. 63 Name, Age and Office Business Experience - -------------------- ------------------- Jane Perlmutter. . . . . . . . . . . .52 Dr. Perlmutter joined the Company in 1997 as a Vice President with Vice President, Regional responsibility for the operation of Operations several U.S. DeVry Institutes. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Perlmutter managed the Bellcore Training & Education Center in Lisle, Illinois. Kenneth Rutkowski. . . . . . . . . . .53 Mr. Rutkowski joined the Company in 1985 as Director of Operations and Vice President, Operations Administrative Services and was Services and Administration promoted to his current position in 1991. His current responsibilities include managing the Company's real estate and various administrative functions. Vijay Shah . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Mr. Shah joined the Company in 1977 progressing from representative in Vice President, Admissions a DeVry Institute admissions office to director of admissions. He has been DeVry's National Director of Admissions since 1989 and was promoted to his current position in August 1994. Edward J. Steffes. . . . . . . . . . .50 Mr. Steffes joined the Company in 1984 as director of marketing and Vice President, Marketing was promoted to his current position in 1986. Mr. Steffes is responsible for the Company's advertising, sales promotion and public relations. 64 PART II ------- ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS' COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS - ---------------------------------------------------------- (a) Market Information - ---------------------- The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "DV." The following table sets forth the high and low sales price information by quarter for the past two years. All sales price information has been restated to reflect the Company's two-for-one stock splits, in the form of a 100% stock dividend, effective June 19, 1998, and December 18, 1996. FISCAL 2000 FISCAL 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ----------------------------------------------------------------- First Quarter $24 13/16 $18 $26 3/4 $17 1/8 Second Quarter 23 15/16 15 5/8 30 5/8 16 1/16 Third Quarter 30 1/2 16 1/16 30 3/8 24 1/4 Fourth Quarter 31 3/4 22 1/2 31 7/8 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) Approximate Number of Security Holders - ------------------------------------------ There were 709 holders of record of the Company's common stock as of September 1, 2000. The number of holders of record does not include beneficial owners of its securities whose shares are held by various brokerage firms and other financial institutions. The Company believes that there are over 10,000 beneficial holders of its common stock. Dividends - --------- The Company is a holding company and, as such, is dependent on the earnings of its subsidiaries for funds to pay cash dividends. Cash flow from the Company's subsidiaries may be restricted by law and is subject to some 65 restrictions by covenants in the subsidiaries' debt agreements. The Company has not paid any dividends on its common stock and expects for the foreseeable future to retain all of its earnings from operations for use in the Company's business. From time to time, the board of directors will review the Company's dividend policy. Any payment of dividends will be at the discretion of the board of directors and will be dependent on the earnings and financial requirements of the Company and other factors as the board of directors deems relevant. ITEM 6 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA - -------------------------------- Selected financial data for the Company for the last five years are included in the exhibit, "Five-Year Summary - Operating, Financial and Other Data", on page 107 of this report. ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following discussion of the Company's results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000, vs. Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1999 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal 2000 was another year of record financial performance. Tuition revenues in fiscal 2000 increased by $77.3 million, or 20.2%, from fiscal 1999. The increase in tuition revenue was produced by higher enrollments tuition rate increases at DeVry Institutes, Keller Graduate School of Management and Becker Conviser CPA Review. Fiscal 2000 marked the 10th consecutive year at DeVry Institutes in which cumulative total student enrollment for the three semesters during the year has increased, up 14.5% from the previous year. Enrollment increases at DeVry Institutes reflect the opening of a new campus in West Hills, 66 California; continued enrollment increases in previously opened sites; and enrollments at Denver Technical College's two Colorado campuses, which were acquired in July 1999. At Keller Graduate School, cumulative total student enrollment for the five terms of fiscal 2000 grew by 16.8% compared with fiscal 1999, reflecting the opening of five new teaching centers during the year and enrollment growth at previously opened centers, including the Online Education Center. At Becker Conviser CPA Review, the July 1999 acquisition of the Conviser Duffy CPA Review operations increased enrollments to more than 30,000 per year. Tuition revenues also increased because of tuition rate increases of approximately 6.2% at DeVry Institutes, which occurred in the spring semester of fiscal 1999 and that were in effect throughout fiscal 2000, and somewhat lesser increases at Keller Graduate School and Becker Conviser CPA Review during the current fiscal year. At DeVry Institutes, tuition increases have historically been implemented effective with the spring term that begins in March. In fiscal 2000, the tuition increase was realigned to become effective with the start of the summer term, which corresponds with the beginning of the new financial aid year and is consistent with the pattern of DeVry Institutes' high school recruiting program. As a result, the Company's tuition revenues in March-and for the fourth fiscal quarter- were almost $8 million lower than they would have been if the historical tuition increase pattern had applied. Other Educational Revenues, composed primarily of sales of books, supplies, other educational materials and interest charges on DeVry Institutes' outstanding student receivables, increased by $8.6 million, or 23.6%, because of the increased number of students attending the Company's education programs. Contributing further to the increase were growing sales of the Becker Conviser CD-ROM product and other CPA review study materials acquired in July 1999 with Conviser Duffy. The DeVry Institutes have entered into an agreement with Follett Higher Education Group ("Follett") to manage several of the on-campus Institute bookstores and 67 also to provide Internet order capability to students at these campuses. The wider range of ancillary merchandise and experienced retail store management available from Follett should provide an improved level of service to DeVry Institute students. At fiscal year-end, Follett was managing four institute bookstores and began managing a fifth store in July. The institutes will receive a commission from Follett based upon the level of sales at these campuses. Responsibility for managing additional DeVry Institute campus bookstores may be transferred to Follett in the future, reducing reported revenues but with no significant effect on net income. Interest income on the Company's short-term investments of cash balances increased slightly to $1.5 million because of somewhat higher cash balances held during the year, although at fiscal year-end, cash balances were lower than they were last year. In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 101 ("SAB 101") entitled "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements." This bulletin provides the SEC Staff's views on applying generally accepted accounting principles to selected revenue recognition issues, including the recognition of fee income. The principles outlined in this bulletin are subject to further detailed guidance on application. Current implementation dates require the application of SAB 101 no later than the fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year 2001. The Company derives most of its revenues from tuition charges that are appropriately recognized ratably over the academic term. Application fees and other similar charges, which currently represent less than 1% of total revenue, are recognized as revenue at the time application processing and testing services are provided. The Company is awaiting the SEC's release of further guidance with respect to SAB 101 and then will complete the process of evaluating the full effects of this pronouncement. SAB 101 requires the deferral of certain fees and other charges over the period of service (student enrollment); however, based on a preliminary 68 analysis, the Company does not expect SAB 101 to have a significant effect on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows. In fiscal 2000, Cost of Educational Services increased by $49.7 million, or 21.1%, from the previous year. Cost of Educational Services includes the cost of faculty and related staff, which represents approximately 60% of this expense category. Also included in this expense category are the costs of facilities, supplies, bookstore sales, other student education- related support activities and the cost of tuition refunds and uncollectible student accounts. The acquisition of the Denver Technical College and Conviser Duffy operations added both revenue and expense this year. However, higher wage, benefit, supply, service and facility expenses associated with the growing number of students and the expanded number of operating locations at DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School contributed the greatest portion of the increase in cost. New operating locations, such as DeVry Institute's West Hills, California, campus (opened in November 1999) and the new Keller Graduate School centers opened during the year, typically incur expenses greater than their revenues during the first year of operation. Depreciation expense, included in the Cost of Educational Services, increased by $5.4 million, or 33.7%, from fiscal 1999 as a result of record spending during the past several years on capital improvements and systemwide expansion. Provision for refunds and uncollectible accounts at DeVry Institutes, although higher in absolute amount than last year, decreased as a percentage of tuition revenue from fiscal 1999. This is believed to result from higher admission standards, increased academic support and student service quality initiatives that favorably affect student retention and contribute to increased operating margins. 69 Student Services and Administrative Expense increased by $20.4 million, or 16.8%, from fiscal 1999. Student Services and Administrative Expense includes the costs of new student recruiting, general and administrative costs and expenses associated with curriculum development. The increased spending primarily reflects marketing costs associated with generating higher student enrollments at DeVry Institutes, Keller Graduate School and Becker Conviser CPA Review for terms that began in fiscal 2000 and for the summer term of fiscal 2001, which began in July. Marketing and administrative expenses associated with the Denver Technical College and Conviser Duffy operations also contributed to the year's increased costs, but economies were achieved from the combination of their operations with DeVry Institutes and Becker CPA Review, respectively. Marketing costs were also incurred for the new DeVry Institute in Tinley Park, Illinois, opened in July 2000, and for the new DeVry Institute in Orlando, Florida, scheduled to open in November 2000. All marketing costs are expensed as incurred, and the level of spending reflects efforts toward student enrollments, revenues from which will not be realized until future periods. Amortization expense of intangible assets, primarily resulting from goodwill created by purchase accounting on the Company's acquisitions, is included in the Student Services and Administrative Expense category. In fiscal 2000, this expense equaled $3.6 million, increasing by approximately $2.0 million from last year because of the acquisitions of Denver Technical College and Conviser Duffy. Administrative efforts and required remediation associated with correcting Y2K computer processing deficiencies were generally completed before the start of the calendar year. Subsequent to the start of the year, only minor modifications were required, and there was no measurable adverse effect on the Company's operations. Incremental spending on Y2K-related issues was charged to expense as incurred and was not material relative to overall revenues or expenses. 70 The Company's earnings from operations in fiscal 2000 - before interest and taxes - were a record $79.5 million, increasing more than 25% from the previous year. Operating margins, which have increased steadily in each of the past several years, increased again, to 15.7% in fiscal 2000, up from 15.1% and 14.5% in fiscal 1999 and 1998, respectively. Although depreciation and amortization charges have both increased at a rate greater than the increase in tuition revenues, operating margins have increased because of higher new student enrollments, improved student retention, greater facility utilization, continued operating improvement and cost controls that were further enhanced by synergies and operating economies from the two acquisitions at the start of the year, particularly the acquisition of Conviser Duffy, whose operations were quickly integrated into Becker CPA Review. Interest Expense increased by $1.1 million from the prior year, as debt was incurred in July to fund the Company's two acquisitions, which were both made for cash. By year-end, all borrowings had been fully repaid. Net Income of $47.8 million, or $0.68 per share (diluted), was a record for any year, increasing by more than 23% from fiscal 1999. Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1999, vs. Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuition revenues in fiscal 1999 increased by $61.8 million, or 19.2%, from fiscal 1998. The increase in tuition revenue was produced by enrollment increases at DeVry Institutes, Keller Graduate School of Management and Becker CPA Review (currently known as Becker Conviser CPA Review). Fiscal 1999 marked the ninth consecutive year at DeVry Institutes in which cumulative total student enrollment for the three semesters during the year increased, up 12.8% from the previous year. Enrollment increases at DeVry Institutes reflect the opening of new institutes in Fremont, California, and Long Island City, New York, in addition to enrollment increases in previously opened institutes. At Keller Graduate School, cumulative total student enrollment for the five terms of fiscal 1999 grew by 17.0% compared 71 with fiscal 1998, reflecting the opening of five new teaching centers during the year and enrollment growth at previously opened centers. Tuition revenues also increased because of tuition rate increases of approximately 6.2% at DeVry Institutes in March 1999 and somewhat lesser increases at Keller Graduate School and Becker CPA Review during the year. Other Educational Revenues, composed primarily of sales of books, supplies and the Becker course on CD-ROM, increased by $5.7 million, or 18.6%, because of the increased number of students attending the Company's educational programs, to whom these materials are sold. Interest income on the Company's short-term investments of cash balances decreased to $1.2 million because increased demands on the Company's cash for investment in new facilities and equipment and higher accounts receivable from increased student enrollment, reduced the average cash balances held during the year. In fiscal 1999, Cost of Educational Services increased by $37.9 million, or 19.1%, from the previous year. Cost of Educational Services includes the cost of faculty and related staff, which represents approximately 60% of this expense category. Also included in this expense category are the costs of facilities, supplies, bookstore sales, other student education- related support activities and the cost of tuition refunds and uncollectible accounts. Higher wage, benefit, supply, service and facility expenses associated with the growing number of students and the expanded number of operating locations at DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School contributed to the increase in cost. New operating locations typically incur expenses greater than their revenues during the first year of operation. Depreciation expense increased by $3.7 million, or 30.0%, from fiscal 1998 as a result of record spending during the past several years on capital improvements and additions throughout the system. Also included in educational services costs this year is the final portion of the expense associated with resolution and reinstatement by the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training of full financial aid eligibility for students enrolled at the Toronto-area DeVry Institute campuses. Tuition 72 refund expense at DeVry Institutes, although higher in absolute amount, decreased slightly as a percent of tuition revenue from fiscal 1998. This is believed to result from higher admission standards, increased academic support and student service quality initiatives that favorably affect student retention and contribute to increased operating margins. Student Services and Administrative Expense increased by $17.3 million, or 16.6%, from fiscal 1998. Student Services and Administrative Expense includes the costs of new student recruiting, general and administrative costs, and expenses associated with curriculum development. The increased spending primarily reflects marketing costs associated with generating higher student enrollments at DeVry Institutes, Keller Graduate School and Becker CPA for the terms that began in fiscal 1999 and for the summer term, which began in July, for which revenue is included in the subsequent year. Student recruiting costs are charged to expense in the year during which these funds are spent. Marketing costs were also incurred for the new DeVry Institute in West Hills, California, which opened in November 1999. Administrative expenses have also increased from the prior year in part to support continuing efforts by the Company related to what is commonly referred to as the Y2K problem. In mid-1997, the Company initiated a project to determine the magnitude of its exposure from its own systems and from those of significant business partners. Through audit, testing and remediation, the Company identified and evaluated the readiness of its information technology (IT) and non-IT systems, which, if not Y2K- compliant, could have a material effect on the Company. The review and testing of all internal IT systems have been completed, and those systems have been made Y2K-compliant through change or replacement. An inventory of PC hardware and software has been completed, and a plan was developed and implemented to replace any non-compliant hardware prior to 73 the end of the calendar year. Software vendors were contacted and are being tracked for follow-up as necessary. An upgrade or replacement plan was developed and implemented for any non-compliant software. Critical suppliers of non-IT goods and services have also been identified and contacted for their compliance status. In addition, the Company is developing a contingency plan, targeted for completion prior to year-end, for critical functions at its headquarters and other operating locations. Although efforts related to Y2K issues were comprehensive in nature, incremental spending on these efforts has not been material in any period and is being charged to expense as incurred. The Company's earnings in fiscal 1999 from operations, before interest and taxes, were a record $63.4 million, increasing more than 23% from the previous year. Operating margins, which have increased steadily in each of the past several years, increased again to 15.1%, up from 14.5% and 13.9% in fiscal 1998 and 1997, respectively. Operating margins increased because of higher new-student enrollments, improved student retention, enhanced facility utilization and continued operating improvements. Interest Expense decreased by $0.6 million from the prior year, as previously incurred debt was completely repaid during the year. Net Income of $38.8 million, or $0.55 per share (diluted), was a record for any year, increasing by more than 26% from fiscal 1998. Liquidity and Capital Resources - ------------------------------- The Company's primary source of liquidity is the cash received from student payments for tuition, fees and books. These payments include cash from student and family educational loans; from other financial aid under various federal, state and provincial programs; and from student and family resources. 74 The pattern of cash receipts is somewhat cyclical. The level of accounts receivable from which cash payments are collected reaches a peak immediately after the billing of tuition, fees and books at the beginning of each of DeVry Institutes' semesters, which begin in July, November and March. Collections of DeVry Institutes' receivables are heaviest at the start of each semester. In the first two months of each semester, collections typically exceed payments for operating expenses applicable to that period, providing sufficient cash flow for the balance of the semester's operations. Accounts receivable reach their lowest level just prior to the start of the next semester, dropping to their lowest point in the year at the end of June. The end of June corresponds to both the end of the spring semester and the end of a financial-aid year, at which time substantially all financial aid for the previous 12 months has been disbursed to students' accounts. Keller Graduate School and Becker Conviser CPA Review also experience a similar cyclical pattern in their cash receipts and expenditures based upon their respective operating cycles. At June 30, 2000, total Company accounts receivable, net of the related reserves, were approximately $25.0 million. Included in these receivables is an approximately $6.1 million greater receivable this year than last, owed to the Company under various federal student financial aid programs. This receivable represents funds owed to DeVry for aid disbursements in the latter part of the spring term but not yet collected from the Department of Education or other funding source. Similar receivable levels have occurred in the past and can occur again. The Company is highly dependent upon the timely receipt of financial aid funds. The Company estimates that historically, approximately 70% of DeVry Institutes' tuition, bookstore and fee revenues have been financed by government-provided financial aid to its students. These financial aid and assistance programs are subject to political and governmental budgetary considerations. There is no assurance that such funding will be maintained at current levels. 75 Extensive and complex regulations in the United States and Canada govern all of the government financial assistance programs in which the Company's students participate. The Company's administration of these programs is periodically reviewed by various regulatory agencies. Any regulatory violation could be the basis for disciplinary action, including initiation of a suspension, limitation or termination proceeding against the Company. Under the terms of the Company's participation in governmental financial aid programs, certain cash received from the U.S. Department of Education is maintained in restricted bank accounts. This cash becomes available for general use by the Company only after student loans and grants have been credited to the accounts of students and the cash is transferred to an unrestricted operating cash account. At June 30, 2000, cash in the amount of $19.4 million was held in restricted banks accounts, in part, to provide funds for the disbursements completed in the latter part of the spring term and, in part, to provide funds in anticipation of financial aid disbursements which occur at the start of DeVry Institutes' summer term. Cash generated from operations in fiscal 2000 reached a record $73.0 million, up $18.5 million from last year. Higher earnings and the increased non-cash sources of depreciation and amortization accounted for the increased cash flow, more than offsetting higher accounts receivable and other working capital account changes. Traditionally, the Company has been able to help fund its expansion by operating with very little, or even negative, working capital whenever necessary. The generation and use of cash during the year reflects the cyclical operating patterns discussed above. During some periods just prior to the start of a semester, cash balances may be supplemented by temporary borrowings under the Company's revolving line of credit. Cash generated from operations each year has been sufficient to meet all of the Company's operating and capital investment needs while reducing debt on a regular basis. 76 Capital expenditures in fiscal 2000 were $40.8 million, down $2.5 million from the record level set in fiscal 1999. In just the past three years, capital spending has exceeded $114 million for expansion and facility improvements, replacement and upgrading of school laboratories, and for teaching and administrative equipment. Contributing to the fiscal 2000 spending was the completion of construction of the new DeVry Institute in West Hills, California, completion of the new technology center addition to the campus in Chicago, Illinois, and completion of the new DeVry Institute in Tinley Park (Chicago), Illinois. In addition, expansion and renovation of the Columbus, Ohio, DeVry Institute was started, continuing on into fiscal 2001. Capital expenditures in fiscal 2001 are expected to be comparable to the fiscal 2000 level. New and expanded DeVry Institute campuses, expansion of Keller Graduate School and Becker Conviser CPA Review into new operating sites, and new laboratory and teaching equipment associated with changing technologies will continue to require substantial capital spending in the coming years. Cash generated from operations and existing cash resources have been sufficient to meet capital requirements in the past and, with the Company's revolving line of credit, is anticipated to be sufficient to cover expansion plans in the future. In May 1999, the Company and its banks renegotiated the revolving loan agreement, amending it again to extend its term to August 1, 2001. On July 1, 1999, the Company borrowed $40 million under its revolving loan agreement in conjunction with the purchase, for cash, of the operations of Denver Technical College and Conviser Duffy CPA Review. In November 1999, the Company and its banks again renegotiated the revolving loan agreement, removing certain restrictions on future acquisitions and waiving the untimely delivery of loan guarantees by newly formed subsidiaries. At June 30, 2000, all borrowings under the revolving line had been fully repaid. 77 Future borrowings and/or repayments will be based on the Company's cyclical cash flow cycle and amounts required for capital spending and possible future acquisitions. In July, 2000, the Company borrowed $6.0 million to meet cyclical needs prior to the cash inflows associated with the start of DeVry Institutes' summer term. This temporary borrowing was subsequently repaid in full. The Company's bank borrowing interest rate is a floating rate of prime or LIBOR plus 0.35%, at the Company's option, and will remain at that level based on continued achievement of certain financial ratios. Interest rates are adjustable quarterly, based upon these financial ratios. At the present time, the Company does not have an interest rate swap or other form of protection against increases in the floating rate but does fix the interval of interest rate adjustment on its borrowings for periods of up to three months to eliminate some of the possible variability in rates. The Company periodically evaluates its need for interest rate protection in light of projected changes in interest rates and projected borrowing levels. The Company believes that current balances of unrestricted cash, cash generated from operations and, if needed, the revolving loan facility will be sufficient to fund its operations for the foreseeable future. 78 ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - ---------------------------------------------------- The following financial and supplemental schedule statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are included below on pages 79 through 103 of this report: 10K Report Page ----------- Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2000 and 1999 79-80 Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 81 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 82 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 83 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 84-101 Report of Independent Accountants 103 Schedule II. - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 102 Schedules other than the one listed above are omitted for the reason that they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is shown on the financial statements or notes thereto. 79 DEVRY INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in Thousands)
June 30, 2000 1999 ------- ------- ASSETS: Current Assets: Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 25,851 $ 31,848 Restricted Cash 19,395 20,766 Accounts Receivable, Net 25,362 14,217 Inventories 6,371 6,592 Deferred Income Taxes 3,526 4,536 Prepaid Expenses and Other 1,459 982 ------- ------- Total Current Assets 81,964 78,941 ------- ------- Land, Buildings and Equipment: Land 38,516 37,833 Buildings 101,689 73,175 Equipment 113,586 92,304 Construction In Progress 6,403 12,741 ------- ------- 260,194 216,053 Accumulated Depreciation (101,393) (80,842) ------- ------- Land, Buildings and Equipment, Net 158,801 135,211 ------- ------- Other Assets: Intangible Assets, Net 74,134 37,841 Deferred Income Taxes 2,032 - Perkins Program Fund, Net 8,316 7,375 Other Assets 1,832 1,323 ------- ------- Total Other Assets 86,314 46,539 ------- ------- TOTAL ASSETS $327,079 $260,691 ======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 80 DEVRY INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in Thousands) June 30, 2000 1999 ------- ------- LIABILITIES: Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable $ 31,827 $ 29,080 Accrued Salaries, Wages and Benefits 24,715 22,339 Accrued Expenses 7,041 5,500 Advance Tuition Payments 15,507 11,979 Deferred Tuition Revenue 10,095 5,145 ------- ------- Total Current Liabilities 89,185 74,043 ------- ------- Other Liabilities: Revolving Loan - - Deferred Income Tax Liability - 2,137 Deferred Rent and Other 12,755 9,206 ------- ------- Total Other Liabilities 12,755 11,343 ------- ------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 101,940 85,386 ------- ------- COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES (Note 8) SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value, 200,000,000 Shares Authorized,69,642,047 and 69,414,020 Shares Outstanding at June 30, 2000 and 1999, Respectively 697 694 Additional Paid-in Capital 63,012 60,948 Retained Earnings 160,996 113,215 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 434 448 ------- ------- TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 225,139 175,305 ------- ------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $327,079 $260,691 ======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 81 DEVRY INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Dollars in Thousands Except for Per Share Amounts)
For The Year Ended June 30, ------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- REVENUES: Tuition $460,094 $382,801 $321,029 Other Educational 45,238 36,614 30,877 Interest 1,492 1,220 1,565 ------- ------- ------- Total Revenues 506,824 420,635 353,471 ------- ------- ------- COSTS AND EXPENSES: Cost of Educational Services 285,898 236,170 198,273 Student Services and Administrative Expense 141,443 121,055 103,802 Interest Expense 1,409 300 913 ------- ------- ------- Total Costs and Expenses 428,750 357,525 302,988 ------- ------- ------- Income Before Income Taxes 78,074 63,110 50,483 Income Tax Provision 30,293 24,280 19,759 ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME $ 47,781 $ 38,830 $ 30,724 ======= ======= ======= EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Basic $0.69 $0.56 $0.44 ======= ======= ======= Diluted $0.68 $0.55 $0.44 ======= ======= =======
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 82 DEVRY INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in Thousands)
For The Year Ended June 30, --------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net Income $47,781 $38,830 $30,724 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Depreciation 21,545 16,109 12,397 Amortization 3,706 1,675 1,590 Provision for Refunds and Uncollectible Accounts 24,186 20,284 15,984 Deferred Income Taxes (3,159) (4,461) (1,007) Loss on Disposals and Adjustments to Land, Buildings and Equipment 33 52 331 Changes in Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects from Acquisitions of Businesses: Restricted Cash 1,516 (3,891) (4,771) Accounts Receivable (34,641) (22,378) (15,375) Inventories 304 (1,250) (669) Prepaid Expenses And Other (17) 1,342 (1,299) Perkins Program Fund Contribution and Other (695) 392 342 Accounts Payable 451 4,887 1,815 Accrued Salaries, Wages, Expenses and Benefits 3,295 887 4,895 Advance Tuition Payments 2,079 2,777 2,608 Deferred Tuition Revenue 4,950 (688) 34 ------ ------ ------ NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 71,334 54,567 47,599 ------ ------ ------ CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Capital Expenditures (40,797) (44,819) (31,845) Payments for Purchases of Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired (38,587) - - ------ ------ ------ NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (79,384) (44,819) (31,845) ------ ------ ------ CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options Including Related Tax Benefits 2,067 341 129 Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility 40,000 - 6,000 Repayments Under Revolving Credit Facility (40,000) (10,000) (29,000) ------ ------ ------ NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES 2,067 (9,659) (22,871) Effects of Exchange Rate Differences (14) (122) 133 ------ ------ ------ NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (5,997) (33) (6,984) Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year 31,848 31,881 38,865 ------ ------ ------ Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year $25,851 $31,848 $31,881 ====== ====== ====== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION Interest Paid During the Year $1,545 $298 $967 Income Taxes Paid During the Year 31,590 27,243 18,940
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 83 DEVRY INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Dollars in Thousands)
Common Stock ------------------- Accumulated Additional Other Amount Paid-in Retained Comprehensive $.01 Par Capital Earnings Income Total -------- ---------- --------- ------------- -------- Balance at June 30, 1997 $690 $60,482 $ 43,661 $437 $105,270 Comprehensive Income: Net Income in 1998 30,724 30,724 Foreign Currency Translation 133 133 -------- Comprehensive Income 30,857 -------- Proceeds from exercise of stock options 3 126 129 -------- ---------- --------- ------------- -------- Balance at June 30, 1998 693 60,608 74,385 570 136,256 Comprehensive Income: Net Income in 1999 38,830 38,830 Foreign Currency Translation (122) (122) -------- Comprehensive Income 38,708 -------- Proceeds from exercise of stock options 1 340 341 -------- ---------- --------- ------------- -------- Balance at June 30, 1999 694 60,948 113,215 448 175,305 Comprehensive Income: Net Income in 2000 47,781 47,781 Foreign Currency Translation (14) (14) -------- Comprehensive Income 47,767 -------- Proceeds from exercise of stock options 3 656 659 Tax benefit from exercise of stock options 1,408 1,408 -------- ---------- --------- ------------- -------- Balance at June 30, 2000 $697 $63,012 $160,996 $434 $225,139 ======== ========== ========= ============= ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 84 DEVRY INC. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Operations - -------------------- DeVry Inc. (the Company), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, including DeVry University, operates an international system of degree-granting, career-oriented higher education schools and a leading international training firm. DeVry University is one of the largest regionally accredited higher education systems in North America. Its DeVry Institutes award associate and bachelor's degrees in electronics, computer information systems, business administration, accounting, technical management and telecommunications management. The DeVry Institutes are located on 14 campuses in the United States and three campuses in Canada. A 15th U.S. campus opened in July 2000 and a 16th is scheduled to open in November 2000. Denver Technical College offers undergraduate programs in electronics, computer technology and business at its two campuses in Colorado. Keller Graduate School of Management awards master's degrees in business administration, accounting and financial management, information systems management, human resource management, project management and telecommunications management. Keller Graduate School classes are offered at 36 locations in the United States, including the Online Education Center. Several additional locations are scheduled to open in fiscal 2001. Becker Conviser CPA Review (Becker Conviser) is the leading international training firm preparing students to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examinations. Currently, the CPA exam review course is offered at approximately 300 locations worldwide. Principles of Consolidation - --------------------------- The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Becker Conviser accounts are consolidated based on an April 30 fiscal year end, which is its natural year end based on its business cycle. There were no events occurring at Becker Conviser during the intervening period before June 30 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the Company. Unless indicated, or the context requires otherwise, references to years refer to the Company's fiscal years then ended. 85 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Cash and Cash Equivalents - ------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents can include time deposits, commercial paper, municipal bonds and bankers acceptances with original maturities of three months or less or that are highly liquid and readily convertible to a known amount of cash. These investments are stated at cost, which approximates market, due to their short duration or liquid nature. The Company limits the amount of credit exposure with any one investment instrument or with any one financial institution. The Company periodically evaluates the credit-worthiness of the security issuers and financial institutions with which it invests. Financial Aid and Restricted Cash - --------------------------------- Financial aid and assistance programs, in which most of the Company's students participate, are subject to political and governmental budgetary considerations. There is no assurance that such funding will be maintained at current levels. Extensive and complex regulations in the United States and Canada govern all of the government financial assistance programs in which the Company's students participate. The Company's administration of these programs is periodically reviewed by various regulatory agencies. Any regulatory violation could be the basis for disciplinary action, including the initiation of a suspension, limitation or termination proceeding against the Company. A significant portion of revenues is received from students who participate in government financial aid and assistance programs. Restricted cash represents amounts received from the United States and state governments under various student aid grant and loan programs. The cash is held in separate bank accounts and does not become available for general use by the Company until the financial aid is credited to the accounts of students and the cash is transferred to an operating cash account. Revenue Recognition - ------------------- Tuition revenue and provisions for refunds and uncollectible accounts are recognized ratably over each of the academic terms in a fiscal year. The provisions for refunds and uncollectible accounts are included in the Cost of Educational Services in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Related reserves are $9,352,000 and $6,484,000 at June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Textbook sales and other educational product sales and revenues are recognized when they occur. Revenue from training services is recognized when the training is provided. 86 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Inventories - ----------- Inventories consist mainly of textbooks, electronics kits and supplies held for sale to students enrolled in the Company's educational programs. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Land, Buildings and Equipment - ----------------------------- Land, buildings and equipment are recorded at cost. Cost includes additions and those improvements that increase the capacity or lengthen the useful lives of the assets. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Assets under construction are reflected in Construction In Progress until they are ready for their intended use. Interest is capitalized as a component of cost on major projects during the construction period. Depreciation is computed using the straight line method over estimated service lives ranging from three to 31 years. Intangible Assets - ----------------- Intangible assets relate mainly to acquired business operations. These assets consist of the fair value of certain identifiable assets acquired and goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (Note 3). Amortization is computed using the straight line method over the assets' estimated useful lives, generally 25 years. At each balance sheet date, the Company evaluates the realizability of goodwill and other long-lived assets based upon the expectations of the operating results for each subsidiary having a material goodwill balance. Based upon its most recent analysis, the Company believes that there is no impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets at June 30, 2000 and 1999. The Company expenses all marketing and new school opening costs as incurred. Perkins Program Fund - -------------------- The Company makes contributions to the Perkins Student Loan Fund at a rate equal to 33% of new contributions by the federal government. As previous borrowers repay their Perkins loans, their payments are used to fund new loans, thus creating a permanent revolving loan fund. The Company carries its investment in such contributions at original values, net of allowances for losses on loan collections, of $2,346,000 and $2,080,000 at June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. 87 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Fair Value of Financial Instruments - ----------------------------------- The carrying amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and advanced and deferred tuition payments approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying amount reported for borrowings under the revolving loan agreement approximates fair value because the underlying instruments are variable-rate notes. Foreign Currency Translation - ---------------------------- The financial position and results of operations of the Company's foreign subsidiary are measured using the local currencies as the functional currencies. Assets and liabilities of the foreign subsidiary and other foreign operations are translated to U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates. Income and expense items are translated at monthly average rates of exchange. The resultant translation adjustments are included in the component of Shareholders' Equity designated as Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Transaction gains or losses during the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, were not material. Income Taxes - ------------ Income taxes are provided by applying statutory rates to income recognized for financial statement purposes. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities. Effects of statutory rate changes are recognized for financial reporting purposes in the year in which enacted by law. Earnings Per Common Share - ------------------------- In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" ("SFAS 128"), basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period after giving retroactive effect to the stock split (Note 7). Shares used in this computation were 69,525,000, 69,361,000 and 69,139,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares assuming dilution. Dilutive shares reflect the additional shares that would be outstanding if dilutive stock options were exercised during the period. Shares used in this computation, after giving retroactive effect to the stock split (Note 7), were 70,390,000, 70,454,000 and 70,144,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. 88 NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) 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 amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Stock-based Compensation - ------------------------ The Company has elected to continue to account for its stock-based awards in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB Opinion No. 25"), and has provided the pro forma disclosures as required by FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123"),for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, in Note 7. Comprehensive Income - -------------------- The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS 130"), as of July 1, 1998. SFAS 130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in the financial statements. The Company's only item that meets the definition for adjustment to arrive at comprehensive income is the change in cumulative translation adjustment. Changes in cumulative translation adjustment are included in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity. Recent Accounting Pronouncements - -------------------------------- In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 101 ("SAB 101"). SAB 101 requires deferral of certain revenue items over the period that the related service is provided. Implementation of SAB 101 is required by the Company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company is awaiting the SEC's release of further guidance with respect to SAB 101 and then will complete the process of evaluating the full effects of this pronouncement. SAB 101 requires the deferral of certain fees and other charges over the period of service (student enrollment); however, based on preliminary analysis, the Company does not expect SAB 101 to have a significant effect on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows. 89 NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS On July 1, 1999, the Company acquired substantially all of the tangible operating assets, trademarks and trade names and assumed certain liabilities of the Denver Technical College ("DTC"). These assets were purchased, for cash, from Educational Development Corporation and its stockholders. On this same date, the Company acquired certain land and buildings used by DTC from Niagara Limited Partnership for cash. DTC is one of the largest technical colleges in Colorado. The college offers undergraduate programs in electronics, computer technology and business at campuses in Denver and Colorado Springs. On July 2, 1999, Becker CPA Review acquired certain tangible operating assets, trademarks and trade names of Conviser Duffy CPA Review Course ("Conviser Duffy"). These assets were purchased, for cash, from a unit of Harcourt General, Inc. Conviser Duffy is a nationally known training firm preparing students to pass the CPA exam. Funding for the above acquisitions was obtained through borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility (Note 5). The acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the purchase prices were allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values, with any residual purchase price allocated to goodwill. The intangible assets are being amortized using the straight line method over periods of six to 25 years for financial reporting purposes and are being deducted for tax reporting purposes over statutory lives. The results of DTC and Conviser Duffy for the full year have been included in the Company's Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2000. Pro forma information for the year ended June 30, 2000, is not provided, as the acquisitions occurred in close proximity to the beginning of the year. Pro forma information for the year ended June 30, 1999, is not provided because there is no significant effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations and financial position. 90 NOTE 3: INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangible assets that were not yet fully amortized at June 30 consist of the following: 2000 1999 ---------- ---------- Trademarks $ 2,521,000 $ 2,521,000 License and Non-compete Agreements 3,100,000 100,000 Trade Names 17,465,000 17,465,000 Intellectual Property 17,425,000 17,425,000 Goodwill and Other 42,588,000 5,658,000 ---------- ---------- 83,099,000 43,169,000 Accumulated Amortization (8,965,000) (5,328,000) ---------- ---------- $74,134,000 $37,841,000 ========== ========== 91 NOTE 4: INCOME TAXES The components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows: For the Year Ended June 30, -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- U.S. $81,953,000 $69,973,000 $56,091,000 Foreign (3,879,000) (6,863,000) (5,608,000) ---------- ---------- ---------- Total $78,074,000 $63,110,000 $50,483,000 ========== ========== ========== The net income tax provisions (benefits) related to the above results are as follows: For the Year Ended June 30, -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- Current Tax Provision: U.S. Federal $28,062,000 $24,134,000 $17,643,000 State and Local 5,390,000 4,607,000 3,123,000 ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Current 33,452,000 28,741,000 20,766,000 Deferred Tax Provision: U.S. Federal (878,000) (1,431,000) 1,038,000 State and Local (841,000) (1,769,000) 198,000 Foreign (1,440,000) (1,261,000) (2,243,000) ---------- ----------- ---------- Total Deferred (3,159,000) (4,461,000) (1,007,000) ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Income Tax Provision $30,293,000 $24,280,000 $19,759,000 ========== ========== ========== The income tax provisions differ from those computed using the statutory United States federal rate as a result of the following items:
For the Year Ended June 30, ----------------------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------- Income Tax at Statutory Rates $27,326,000 35.0% $22,089,000 35.0% $17,669,000 35.0% Higher Rates on Foreign Operations (191,000) (0.2%) (318,000) (0.5%) (262,000) (0.5%) State Income Taxes 2,835,000 3.6% 2,372,000 3.8% 2,108,000 4.1% Other 323,000 0.4% 137,000 0.2% 244,000 0.5% ----------------------------------------------------------- Income Tax Provision $30,293,000 38.8% $24,280,000 38.5% $19,759,000 39.1% ===========================================================
92 NOTE 4: INCOME TAXES (continued) Deferred income tax assets (liabilities) result primarily from the recognition of the tax benefits of net operating loss carryforwards and from temporary differences in the recognition of various expenses for tax and financial statement purposes. These assets and liabilities are composed of the following: For the Year Ended June 30, -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ---------- --------- --------- Loss Carryforwards $ 5,885,000 $4,427,000 $1,476,000 Employee Benefits 2,795,000 2,388,000 1,734,000 Rental and Occupancy - - 362,000 Receivable Reserves and Other 3,186,000 2,148,000 2,170,000 ---------- --------- --------- Gross Deferred Tax Assets 11,866,000 8,963,000 5,742,000 Depreciation and Other (2,957,000) (3,290,000) (5,356,000) Amortization (3,351,000) (3,274,000) (2,448,000) ---------- --------- --------- Gross Deferred Tax Liabilities (6,308,000) (6,564,000) (7,804,000) ---------- --------- ---------- Net Deferred Taxes $ 5,558,000 $2,399,000 ($2,062,000) ========== ========= ========= Based on the Company's expectations for future operating earnings, management believes that, more likely than not, operating income in respective jurisdictions will be sufficient to recognize fully all deferred tax assets. Deferred income tax provisions (benefits) result primarily from temporary differences in the recognition of various expenses for tax and financial statement purposes. The sources and tax effects of these differences are as follows: For the Year Ended June 30, ------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 --------- --------- --------- Recognition of Operating Loss Carryforwards ($1,271,000) ($2,951,000) ($1,476,000) Excess (Tax) Book Depreciation and Amortization (443,000) (1,241,000) (129,000) Excess of Amounts Expensed for (Book) Tax Purposes Over Amounts Deductible for Book (Tax) Purposes (1,445,000) (269,000) 598,000 --------- --------- --------- Deferred Tax Provision ($3,159,000) ($4,461,000) ($1,007,000) ========= ========= ========= The Company has net operating loss carryforwards in various tax jurisdictions expiring at various times through the years ending June 30, 2007. 93 NOTE 5: REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT All of the Company's borrowings and letters of credit under its revolving loan agreement are through DeVry University. This agreement consists of a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $85,000,000. The agreement was amended in March 1998 to extend its term and expand the range of acquisitions or investments allowed within the terms of the agreement. The agreement was amended in May 1999 to extend its term. The agreement was amended again in November 1999, removing certain restrictions on future acquistions. All borrowings and letteres of of credit under the revolving loan agreement mature in August 2001, and no installment payments are required. There were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan agreement at June 30, 2000 and June 30, 1999. At June 30, 2000, there were no letters of credit outstanding under this agreement. Letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 1999 were $422,000. As of June 30, 2000, outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan agreement bear interest, payable quarterly, at either the prime rate or a Eurodollar rate plus 0.35%, at the option of the Company. Outstanding letters of credit under the revolving loan agreement are charged an annual fee equal to 0.35% of the undrawn face amount of the letter of credit, payable quarterly. Both interest rate and letter of credit fees are adjustable quarterly, based upon the Company's achievement of certain financial ratios. The Company's revolving line of credit agreement contains a covenant requiring guarantees to the lenders from the Company and its subsidiaries. Several new subsidiaries, formed by the Company to facilitate acquisitions during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2000, did not deliver such guarantees until after the required period, creating an Event of Default as defined by the loan agreement. In November 1999, the lenders waived this default for all prior periods. The bank financing agreement contains certain other covenants that, among other things, limit annual capital expenditures and require maintenance of certain financial ratios as defined in the agreement. None of these covenants negatively impacts the Company's liquidity or capital resources. In July 2000, the Company borrowed $6,000,000 under the revolving loan agreement to meet cyclical needs prior to the cash flows associated with the start of DeVry Institutes' summer term. 94 NOTE 6: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Profit Sharing Retirement Plan - ------------------------------ All employees who meet certain eligibility requirements can participate in the Company's 401(k) Profit Sharing Retirement Plan. The Company contributes to the plan an amount up to 2.0% of the total eligible compensation of employees who make contributions under the plan. Matching contributions under the plan were approximately $1,797,000, $1,275,000 and $1,183,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. In addition, the Company's board of directors may also make discretionary contributions for the benefit of all eligible employees. Provisions for discretionary contributions under the plan were approximately $3,169,000, $3,210,000 and $2,173,000 in 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Employee Stock Purchase Plan - ---------------------------- Under provisions of the DeVry Employee Stock Purchase Plan, any eligible employee may authorize the Company to withhold up to $25,000 of annual earnings to purchase common stock of the Company on the open market at 100% of the prevailing market price. The Company pays all brokerage commissions and administrative fees associated with the plan. These expenses were insignificant for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998. 95 NOTE 7: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Stock Split - ----------- On June 19, 1998, the Company's common stock was split two-for- one in the form of a 100% stock dividend. The par value of the additional shares arising from the split has been reclassified from retained earnings to common stock. In addition, all references in the financial statements to the number of shares outstanding, per share amounts, stock option data and market prices of the Company's common stock have been restated to reflect the stock split as though it had occurred at the beginning of the initial period presented. Stock Option Plans - ------------------ The Company maintains four stock-based award plans: the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, established in 1988, the 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan and the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Under these plans, directors, key executives and managerial employees are eligible to receive incentive stock or nonqualified options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock. The Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan and the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan are administered by a Plan Committee of the board of directors. Plan Committee members are granted automatic, nondiscretionary annual options. The 1991 Stock Incentive Plan is administered by the board of directors. Options under all four plans are granted for terms of up to 10 years and vest over periods of one to five years. The option price under the plans is the fair market value of the shares on the date of the grant. At June 30, 2000, 3,822,736 authorized but unissued shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the Company's stock option plans. 96 NOTE 7: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued) A summary of activity under the stock option plans is as follows: Options Outstanding ------------------------ Weighted Shares Average Available Number Exercise for Grant Outstanding Price ---------------------- -------- Balance at June 30, 1997 1,416,700 1,584,940 $4.73 Options Granted (311,848) 311,848 $14.44 Options Exercised - (315,160) $1.36 Options Canceled 9,240 (9,240) $9.45 ---------------------- Balance at June 30, 1998 1,114,092 1,572,388 $7.31 Options Granted (608,008) 608,008 $21.33 Options Exercised - (116,215) $4.51 Options Canceled 70,110 (70,110) $16.36 ---------------------- Balance at June 30, 1999 576,194 1,994,071 $11.43 Options Authorized 1,500,000 - - Options Granted (237,500) 237,500 $21.44 Options Exercised - (247,529) $4.27 Options Canceled 37,788 (37,788) $19.86 ---------------------- Balance at June 30, 2000 1,876,482 1,946,254 $13.39 ====================== A summary of outstanding and exercisable stock options as of June 30, 2000, is as follows: Options Outstanding Options Exercisable ---------------------------------- ---------------------- Weighted Average Weighted Weighted Range of Remaining Average Average Exercise Number of Contractual Exercise Number of Exercise Prices Shares Life Price Shares Price ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1.66-3.69 449,640 3.69 $3.24 449,640 $3.24 $5.06-6.28 180,684 5.15 $5.50 138,044 $5.51 $11.19-14.59 539,388 6.68 $13.01 283,520 $12.73 $18.00-21.50 596,322 8.46 $21.02 76,184 $20.91 $22.25-29.94 180,220 8.23 $22.56 34,150 $22.40 ------------------------------------------------------------- $1.66-29.94 1,946,254 6.54 $13.39 981,538 $8.34 ============================================================= 97 NOTE 7: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued) Pro Forma Disclosure - -------------------- As permitted under SFAS 123, the Company has elected to continue to follow APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for stock-based awards. Under APB Opinion No. 25, the Company generally recognizes no compensation expense with respect to such awards, since the exercise price of the common stock options awarded is equal to the fair market value of the underlying security on the date of the grant. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by SFAS 123 for awards granted after June 30, 1995, as if the Company had accounted for its stock-based awards under the fair value method of SFAS 123. The fair value of the Company's stock-based awards was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, which significantly differ from the Company's stock option awards. This model also requires highly subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time until exercise, which greatly affect the calculated grant date fair value. The weighted average estimated grant date fair value, as defined by SFAS 123, for options granted at market price under the Company's stock option plans during fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998 was $12.27, $9.98 and $7.76 per share, respectively. The fair value of the Company's stock option awards was estimated assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted average assumptions: 2000 1999 1998 ------ ------ ------ Expected Life (in Years) 7.00 5.90 8.00 Expected Volatility 46.40% 39.70% 36.00% Risk-free Interest Rate 6.17% 5.46% 6.08% 98 NOTE 7: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued) Had the Company recorded compensation based on the estimated grant date fair value, as defined by SFAS 123, for awards granted under its stock option plans, the Company's net income and net income per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts below for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 (dollars in thousands except for per share amounts): 2000 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- Net Income as Reported $47,781 $38,830 $30,724 Pro Forma Net Income $46,211 $37,569 $30,147 Diluted Earnings Per Common Share as Reported $0.68 $0.55 $0.44 Pro Forma Diluted Earnings Per Common Share $0.66 $0.53 $0.43 The pro forma effect on net income and earnings per common share for 2000, 1999 and 1998 is not necessarily representative of the pro forma effect on net income in future years because it is not required to take into consideration pro forma compensation expense related to grants made prior to fiscal year 1996. 99 NOTE 8: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES DeVry University and Becker Conviser lease certain equipment and facilities under non-cancelable operating leases, some of which contain renewal options, escalation clauses and requirements to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. Future minimum rental commitments for all non-cancelable operating leases having a remaining term in excess of one year at June 30, 2000, are as follows: Year Ended June 30, Amount ---------- ------------ 2001 $20,560,000 2002 21,250,000 2003 21,320,000 2004 20,770,000 2005 19,980,000 Thereafter 117,580,000 The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, although the lease may include escalation clauses that provide for lower rent payments at the start of the lease term and higher lease payments at the end of the lease term. Rent expenses for the years ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998, were $24,290,000, $20,690,000 and $18,995,000, respectively. The Company is subject to occasional lawsuits, investigations and claims arising in the normal conduct of its business. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any material legal action. During 1996, the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training temporarily suspended, and later conditionally reinstated, the processing of financial aid applications for students attending the Company's Toronto-area schools. In 1999, the Company obtained full unconditional reinstatement as a participant in the Province's student financial aid programs. 100 NOTE 9: SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS 131"). SFAS 131 establishes standards for the way that public business enterprises report certain information about operating segments in the financial reports. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company's operations are aggregated into a single reportable segment based upon their similar economic and operating characteristics. The Company's educational operations are conducted in similar markets and produce similar economic results. These operations provide post-secondary education, primarily in an instructor-led setting, to a similar class of learners. The Company's operations are also subject to a similar regulatory environment, which includes licensing and accreditation. The Company conducts its educational operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. International revenues, which are derived principally from Canada, were less than 10% of total revenues for the years ended June 30, 2000 and 1999. Revenues and long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows: For the Year Ended June 30, ------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 ----------- ----------- ----------- Revenues: Domestic Operations $480,894,000 $399,412,000 $332,405,000 International Operations 25,930,000 21,223,000 21,066,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Consolidated $506,824,000 $420,635,000 $353,471,000 =========== =========== =========== Long-lived Assets: Domestic Operations $232,831,000 $175,474,000 $149,661,000 International Operations 12,284,000 6,276,000 4,511,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- Consolidated $245,115,000 $181,750,000 $154,172,000 =========== =========== =========== No one customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues. 101 NOTE 10: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) Summarized unaudited quarterly data for the years ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, are as follows (dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts): 2000 Quarter - ---- ------------------------------------ Total First Second Third Fourth Year ------------------------------------------------ Revenues $118,282 $133,248 $130,132 $125,162 $506,824 Income Before Interest and Taxes 16,789 21,364 22,045 19,285 79,483 Net Income 9,907 12,791 13,297 11,786 47,781 Earnings Per Common Share Basic 0.14 0.18 0.19 0.17 0.69 Diluted 0.14 0.18 0.19 0.17 0.68 1999 Quarter - ---- ------------------------------------ Total First Second Third Fourth Year ------------------------------------------------ Revenues $93,858 $107,813 $110,234 $108,730 $420,635 Income Before Interest and Taxes 12,965 16,950 17,178 16,317 63,410 Net Income 7,818 10,299 10,623 10,090 38,830 Earnings Per Common Share Basic 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.56 Diluted 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.55 102 DEVRY INC. SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES For the Years Ended June 30, 2000, 1999 and 1998 (Dollars in Thousands)
Charged to Balance at Charged to Other Balance at Description of Allowances Beginning Costs and Accounts Deductions End of and Reserves of Period Expenses Period - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 - --------- Deducted from accounts receivable for refunds and uncollectible accounts $6,484 $23,821 $620 $21,573 $9,352 Deducted from notes receivable for uncollectible notes 4 - - - 4 For loss on disposition of inventory 89 45 - 22 112 For loss on DeVry capital contributions to Perkins loan program 2,080 266 - - 2,346 1999 - --------- Deducted from accounts receivable for refunds and uncollectible accounts $4,720 $19,827 - $18,063 $6,484 Deducted from notes receivable for uncollectible notes 42 5 - 43 4 For loss on disposition of inventory 65 47 - 23 89 For loss on DeVry capital contributions to Perkins loan program 1,879 201 - - 2,080 1998 - --------- Deducted from accounts receivable for refunds and uncollectible accounts $5,956 $15,819 - $17,055 $4,720 Deducted from notes receivable for uncollectible notes 50 - - 8 42 For loss on disposition of inventory 63 10 - 8 65 For loss on DeVry capital contributions to Perkins loan program 1,714 165 - - 1,879 Opening balances of acquired businesses. Write-offs of uncollectible amounts or inventory.
103 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of DeVry Inc. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DeVry Inc. and its subsidiaries at June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial statement schedule 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 management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chicago, Illinois August 11, 2000 104 ITEM 9 - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure. 105 PART III -------- ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Information regarding directors and nominees for directors of the Company is included in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 14, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding executive officers is included on pages 59 through 63 in Part I of this Form 10-K. Information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) filings is included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held November 14, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - -------------------------------- Information regarding compensation of executive officers of the Company is included in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 14, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is included in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 14, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS - --------------------------------------------------------- Information regarding certain relationships and related transactions is included in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 14, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference. 106 PART IV -------- ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: (1) Financial Statements -------------------------- The required financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are included in Part II, Item 8, on pages 79 through 103 of this Form 10-K. (2) Supplemental Financial Statement Schedules ----------------------------------------------- The required supplemental schedule of the Company and its subsidiaries is included in Part II, Item 8 on page 102 of this Form 10-K. (3) Exhibits ------------- A complete listing of exhibits is included on pages 110 through 113 of this Form 10-K. (b) Reports on Form 8-K There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. 107 FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY - OPERATING, FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA (Dollars in Thousands Except for Per Share Amounts)
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATING: Revenues $506,824 $420,635 $353,471 $308,319 $260,007 Depreciation 21,545 16,109 12,397 9,676 7,516 Amortization of Intangible Assets 3,706 1,675 1,590 1,586 63 Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) 79,483 63,410 51,396 42,704 33,761 EBIT as a Percent of Revenues 15.7% 15.1% 14.5% 13.9% 13.0% Interest Expense 1,409 300 913 2,848 1,063 Net Income 47,781 38,830 30,724 24,186 19,245 Change from Prior Year in Net Income 23.1% 26.4% 27.0% 25.7% 29.2% Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (EPS) 0.68 0.55 0.44 0.35 0.29 Shares Used in Calculating Diluted EPS (In Thousands) 70,390 70,454 70,144 68,170 67,322 FINANCIAL POSITION: Cash and Cash Equivalents 25,851 31,848 31,881 38,865 29,948 Total Assets 327,079 260,691 223,892 208,652 178,089 Total Funded Debt - - 10,000 33,000 61,500 Total Shareholders' Equity 225,139 175,305 136,256 105,270 57,287 OTHER SELECTED DATA: Cash Provided by Operating Activities 71,334 54,567 47,599 42,427 28,368 Capital Expenditures 40,797 44,819 31,845 28,807 18,352 Total DeVry and Keller Fall Term Student Enrollment 49,351 43,458 38,031 34,596 32,612 Number of Undergraduate Campuses 19 16 15 14 13 Number of Keller Graduate School Centers 36 31 26 20 18 Shares Outstanding at Year-end (in Thousands) 69,642 69,414 69,305 69,008 66,488 Closing Price of Common Stock at Year-end 26 7/16 22 3/8 21 15/16 13 1/2 11 1/4 Price Earnings Ratio on Common Stock 39 41 50 39 39 Computed on trailing four quarters of earnings per common share.
108 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. DeVRY INC. Date: September 25, 2000 By /s/Dennis J. Keller ------------------- Dennis J. Keller Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and dates indicated below. Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/Dennis J. Keller - ------------------- Dennis J. Keller Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director 9/25/00 /s/Ronald L. Taylor - ------------------- Ronald L. Taylor President, Chief Operating Officer and Director 9/25/00 /s/Norman M. Levine - ------------------- Norman M. Levine Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer 9/25/00 /s/Ewen M. Akin - --------------- Ewen M. Akin Director 9/19/00 /s/Charles A. Bowsher - --------------------- Charles A. Bowsher Director 9/20/00 109 SIGNATURES (CONTINUED) ---------------------- Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/David S. Brown - ----------------- David S. Brown Director 9/20/00 /s/Robert E. King - ----------------- Robert E. King Director 9/20/00 /s/Frederick A. Krehbiel - ------------------------ Frederick A. Krehbiel Director 9/19/00 /s/Thurston E. Manning - ---------------------- Thurston E. Manning Director 9/19/00 /s/Robert C. McCormack - ---------------------- Robert C. McCormack Director 9/19/00 /s/Julie A. McGee - ----------------- Julie A. McGee Director 9/20/00 /s/Hugo J. Melvoin - ------------------ Hugo J. Melvoin Director 9/19/00 110 INDEX TO EXHIBITS ----------------- Exhibit Sequentially Incorporated by Number Exhibit Numbered Page Reference to - ------- ------- ------------- --------------- 2(a) Agreements regarding Exhibit 2 to the purchase of Denver Technical Company's Form 8-K College assets dated as of filed July 16, 1999 July 1, 1999 3(a) Certificate of Amendment of Exhibit 3(a) to the Restated Certificate of Company's Form 10-K Incorporation of the for the year ended Registrant June 30, 1995 3(b) Certificate of Amendment of Exhibit 3.1 to the Restated Certificate of Company's Form S-3, Incorporation of the #333-22457 dated Registrant February 27, 1997 3(c) Amended and Restated By-Laws Exhibit 3(d) to of the Registrant Amendment #1 of the Company's Form S-1 #333-40151 dated May 21, 1991 4(a) Amended and Restated Exhibit 4(c) to the Financing Agreement, dated Company's Form 10-K as of June 12, 1996, between for the year ended Keller Graduate School of June 30, 1996. Management, Inc., certain financial institutions and Bank of America Illinois 4(b) First Amendment, dated as of Exhibit 4(d) to the June 6, 1997, to Amended and Company's Form 10-K Restated Financing Agreement for the year ended between Keller Graduate June 30, 1997 School of Management, Inc., certain financial institutions and Bank of America Illinois. 111 Exhibit Sequentially Incorporated by Number Exhibit Numbered Page Reference to - ------- ------- ------------- --------------- 4(c) Second Amendment, dated as Exhibit 4(e) to the of March 23, 1998 to Amended Company's Form 10-K and Restated Financing for the year ended Agreement between Keller June 30, 1998 Graduate School of Management, Inc., certain financial institutions and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association. 4(d) Third Amendment dated as of Exhibit 4(d) to the May 11, 1999 to Amended and Company's Form 10-K Restated Financing Agreement for the year ended between Keller Graduate June 30, 1999 School of Management, Inc., certain financial institutions and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association. 4 (e) Fourth Amendment dated as of December 3, 1999 to Amended and Restated Financing Agreement between DeVry University, Inc., certain financial institutions and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association. 114-119 10(a) Registrant's Amended and Exhibit 10.1 to the Restated Stock Incentive Company's Form S-3, Plan #333-22457 dated February 27, 1997 10(b) Registrant's 1991 Stock Exhibit 10.3 to the Incentive Plan Company's Form S-3, #333-22457 dated February 27, 1997 10(c) Registrant's 1994 Stock Exhibit 10.2 to the Incentive Plan Company's From S-3, #333-22457 dated February 27, 1997 10 (d) Registrants' 1999 Stock Incentive Plan 120-122 112 Exhibit Sequentially Incorporated by Number Exhibit Numbered Page Reference to - ------- ------- ------------- --------------- 10(e) DeVry Inc. Amended and Exhibit 10(d) to Restated Profit Sharing the Company's Form Retirement Plan dated 10-K for the year effective as of July 1, 1992 ended June 30, 1996 10(f) First Amendment to DeVry Exhibit 10(e) to Inc. Amended and Restated the Company's Form Profit Sharing Retirement 10-K for the year Plan ended June 30, 1996 10(g) Amendment to DeVry Inc. Exhibit 10(f) to Amended and Restated Profit the Company's Form Sharing Retirement Plan 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997 10(h) Amendment to DeVry Inc. Exhibit 10(g) to Amended and Restated Profit the Company's Form Sharing Retirement Plan 10-K for the year Ended June 30, 1997 10(i) Amendment to DeVry Inc. Exhibit 10(h) to Amended and Restated Profit the Company's Form Sharing Retirement Plan 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997 10(j) Employee Stock Purchase Plan Exhibit 10(f) to the Company's Form S-3, #33-58636 dated February 22, 1993 10(k) First Amendment to Employee Exhibit 10(h) to Stock Purchase Plan the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994 10(l) Deferred Compensation Plan Exhibit 10(k) to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 10(m) Form of Indemnification Exhibit 10(d) to Agreement between the the Company's Form Registrant and its directors S-1, #33-40151 dated April 24, 1991 113 Exhibit Sequentially Incorporated by Number Exhibit Numbered Page Reference to - ------- ------- ------------- --------------- 10(n) Employment Agreement between Exhibit 10(f) to the registrant and each of the Company's Form Dennis J. Keller and Ronald 10-K for the year L. Taylor ended June 30, 1991 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 123 23 Consent of Pricewaterhouse- Coopers LLP, independent accounts 124 27 Financial Data Schedule 125
EX-4 2 0002.txt 114 EXHIBIT 4 (e) FOURTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCING AGREEMENT THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of December 3, 1999 is entered into by and among Keller Graduate School Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the financial institutions who are party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Lenders") and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (as successor by merger to Bank of America Illinois), as Agent for the Lenders (herein, in such capacity, the "Agent"). W I T N E S S E T H: - - - - - - - - - - WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to a certain Amended and Restated Financing Agreement dated as of June 12, 1996 (as heretofore amended, called the "Credit Agreement"; terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement); WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects; and WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein the Agent and the Lenders are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. ---------- Upon receipt of the documents to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3 below, and in reliance on the Borrower's warranties set forth in Section 4 below, as of the date hereof the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 1.1 The title page and the preamble to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting each reference therein to "Keller Graduate School of Management, Inc." and in its place substituting "DeVry University, Inc." 1.2 The title page and the preamble to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by deleting each reference therein to "Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association" and in its place substituting "Bank of America, N.A.". 1.3 The definition of "BofA" set forth in Paragraph 1(A) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "BofA means Bank of America, N.A." 115 1.4 The definition of "Permitted Transaction" set forth in Paragraph 1(A) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety clause (iv) of such definition. 1.5 Paragraph 16(A)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference therein to "1.8:1" and in its place substituting "2.25:1". SECTION 2. WAIVER. Upon receipt of the documents to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3 below, and in reliance of the Borrower's warranties set forth in Section 4 below, the Lenders and the Agent hereby waive any Event of Default under Paragraph 13(I) of the Credit Agreement as a result of the failure by the New Guarantors (as hereinafter defined) to timely execute and deliver Guaranties to the Agent. SECTION 3. CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. ----------------------------- Concurrently herewith the Borrower has delivered the following to the Agent, duly executed and appropriately dated and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent. (1) Name Change. A certificate of the Secretary of State of Delaware evidencing the name change of the Borrower from "Keller Graduate School of Management" to "DeVry University, Inc." (2) Guaranty. A Guaranty in the form of Annex II hereto duly executed by each of [DeVry New York, DeVry Leasing Corp., Becker CD LLC and DeVry Colorado LLC] (collectively, the "new Guarantors"). (3) Certificate. A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each of the New Guarantors or in the case of limited liability companies, the sole member of such New Guarantor, certifying: (a) a copy of the organizational documents of such New Guarantor, as theretofore amended; (b) copies of all corporate or limited liability company action as the case may be taken by such New Guarantor, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of such New Guarantor of each document to be executed and delivered by such New Guarantor pursuant to this Amendment; and (c) the names and true signatures of the officers of such New Guarantor or in the case of limited liability companies, of the sole member of such New Guarantor, authorized to sign the documents to be executed and delivered by such New Guarantor under this Amendment. 116 SECTION 4. WARRANTIES. ---------------------- To induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as of the date hereof that: (a) The representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date); and (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. SECTION 5. GENERAL. ------------------- (a) As hereby modified, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects. (b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent and respective successors and assigns of the Lenders and the Agent. (c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. 117 Delivered at Chicago, Illinois, as of the date and year first above written. KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, INC. By: Title: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent By: Title: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender By: Title: THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY By: Title: HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK By: Title: 118 The undersigned hereby (i) acknowledge the foregoing amendments, (ii) acknowledge that their respective Guaranties continue to guaranty the obligations of the Borrower arising under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby and (iii) and reaffirm their respective duties and obligations arising under the Loan Documents to which each is a party. DEVRY, INC. By: Its: BECKER CPA REVIEW CORP. (f/k/a DEVRY CPA REVIEW CORP.) By: Its: DEVRY/BECKER EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. (f/k/a DEVRY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.) By: Its: DEVRY EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. By: Its: DEVRY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: Its: BECKER CPA REVIEW, INC. By: Its: 119 [DEVRY NEW YORK] By: Its: [DEVRY LEASING CORP.] By: Its: [BECKER CD LLC] By: Becker CPA Review, Inc. By: Its: [DEVRY COLORADO LLC] By: DeVry Educational Development Corp. By: Its: EX-10 3 0003.txt 120 EXHIBIT 10(d) DeVry Inc. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN ------------------------------------ 1. Purpose. The DEVRY- INC. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") has been established by DeVry Inc. (the "Company") to provide the Company's directors and key employees with opportunities to acquire Common Stock of the Company on favorable terms. The purpose of the Plan is to: (1) provide a means to attract, retain and reward the Company's independent directors for their judgment and knowledge, on which the Company relies for the continued success of its operations, by promoting a greater identity of interest between them and the Company's stockholders and providing an opportunity to share in the future success of the Company; (2) provide a means to attract and retain competent personnel; and (3) provide to participating executives and other key employees long-term incentive for high levels of performance and for extraordinary efforts to improve the financial performance of the Company. 2. Administration. The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Plan Committee, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Plan Committee shall consist of members of the Company's Board of Directors who are full- time, salaried employees of the Company. All determinations of the Plan Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any interpretation of the Plan by the Plan Committee and any decision made by it under the Plan are final and binding on all persons. 3. Participation. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of actions taken with respect to employees, the Plan Committee shall determine and designate, from time to time, the directors and key employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to whom stock options are to be granted or awarded (the "Participants"), and the number thereof to be granted or awarded to each Participant. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Participant, any grant or award under this Plan shall not affect any previous grant or award to the Participant by the Company under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries. 4. Automatic Grant of Options to plan Committee. Notwithstanding Paragraph 3 above, directors who are members of the Plan Committee shall receive, for service as a director, only an automatic nondiscretionary stock option grant on July I every year during the term of the Plan. The amount of shares subject to option that will be automatically granted to each director who is a member of the Plan Committee for service as a director shall be the lesser of (i) 500 shares or (ii) that number of shares equal to the largest multiple of 25 whose fair market value on the date of grant does not exceed $25,000. 5. Shares Subject to the Plan. The shares of stock with respect to which awards or grants may be made under the Plan shall be shares of the Company's Common Stock, either authorized and unissued shares or shares issued and held in its treasury. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 12, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards or grants may be made under the Plan shall not exceed 1,500,000 shares. If, for any reason, any award or grant under the Plan shall expire, terminate or be forfeited with respect to 121 any number of shares, such number of shares shall again be available for award or grant under the Plan. 6. Options. Subject to Paragraph 4 above, the Plan Committee may, from time to time, grant options to Participants under the Plan. The Plan Committee shall have complete authority to determine at the time an option is granted, whether such option shall be an incentive stock option qualified under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, or whether such option shall be a nonqualified stock option. The price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased pursuant to the exercise of an option under the Plan shall be 100% (I 10% in the case of an incentive stock option, as described in Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, granted to a 10% stockholder) of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of a share of such Common Stock on the date on which the option is granted. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 12, for all purposes of the Plan, the "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock as at any date means the fair market value of such share determined in good faitb by the Plan Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) exceed $100,000. 7. Option expiration Date. The "Expiration Date" with respect to an option granted to a Participant under the Plan means the earlier of- (a) the date which is 10 years (5 years in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder) after the date on which the option or stock appreciation right is granted; or (b) the date established by the Plan Committee at the time of the grant. 8. Exercise of Options. Each option shall be exercisable at such time or times as shall be determined by the Plan Committee at the time the option is granted or at such earlier times as the Plan Committee may subsequently determine. Except as otherwise agreed between the Company and the Participant, a Participant's right to exercise any option under the Plan shall not be affected by any other outstanding stock option granted to the Participant under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the Company or its Subsidiaries. a Participant may exercise an option by giving written notice thereof prior to the Expiration Date to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's corporate headquarters. Payment of the purchase price of the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of a stock option shall be in cash or other consideration, including shares of Common Stock and Participant notes, as the Plan Committee may permit. 9. Compliance with Applicable Laws and Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no liability to issue any shares under the Plan unless such issuance would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. Prior to the issuance of any shares under the Plan, the Company may require a written statement that the recipient is acquiring the shares for investment and not for the purpose or with the intention of distributing the shares. All awards, grants, and payments under the Plan are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes, which withholding obligations may be satisfied, with the consent of the Plan Committee, through the surrender 122 of shares of Common Stock to which a Participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan. Common Stock shares surrendered for withholding purposes cannot be withheld in excess of the minimum number required for tax withholding purposes. 10. Transferability. Incentive stock options granted under the Plan are not transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; nonqualified stock options may be transferred by the Participant inter vivos to members of the Participant's immediate family or to a trust for the benefit of such family members. 11. Employment and Stockholder Status. The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a Participant will not give any employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary. No award or grant under the Plan shall confer upon the holder thereof any right as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date on which he fulfills all conditions for receipt of shares of Company stock. 12. Adjustments to Number of Shares Subject to the Plan and to Option Terms. Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph 12, in the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend, split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change, the aggregate number of shares with respect to which awards or grants may be made under the Plan and the terms of any outstanding option shall be equitably adjusted by the Plan Committee subject to approval by the Compensation Committee. Notwith- standing the preceding sentence, in no event shall any fraction of a share of stock be issued under the Plan. 13. Agreement with Company. At the time of any grant under the Plan, the Plan Committee may require a Participant to enter into an agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Plan Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such additional terms and conditions (including but not limited to a call provision), not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Plan Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe. 14. Term of Plan. Subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company at the Company's 1999 annual meeting of its stockholders, the Plan shall be effective as of August 17, 1999. No options may be granted under the Plan after June 30, 2009. 15. Amendment and Termination of Plan. Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph 15, the Plan Committee of the Company may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan. No amendment of the Plan and, except as provided in paragraph 12, no action of the Plan Committee shall, without further approval of the stockholders of the Company: (a) increase the total number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards or grants may be made under the Plan or otherwise materially increase the benefits to Participants under the Plan; (b) permit any awards or grants to be made under the Plan after June 30, 2009; or (c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation under the Plan. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall alter or impair any option previously granted under the Plan without the consent of the holder thereof. EX-21 4 0004.txt 123 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT ------------------------------ DeVry Inc.: Subsidiaries: DeVry University, Inc. DeVry New York, Inc. DeVry Leasing Corp. DeVry Educational Products, Inc. DeVry Florida, LLC Becker CPA Review Corp. Becker CPA Review, Inc. Becker CD, LLC DeVry/Becker Educational Development Corp. Newton Becker Limited, a Hong Kong Corporation Becker CPA Review Limited, an Israeli Corporation DeVry University, Inc.: Subsidiaries: DeVry Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation DeVry Educational Development Corp., a Delaware corporation DeVry Colorado, LLC DeVry Institute of Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation Missouri Institute of Technology, Inc., a Missouri corporation Provost & Associates, Inc., an Illinois corporation - --------------------- [FN] Subsidiary of Becker CPA Review Corp. Subsidiary of DeVry/Becker Educational Development Corp. EX-23 5 0005.txt 124 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-44563) of DeVry Inc. of our report dated August 11, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chicago, Illinois September 27, 2000 EX-27 6 0006.txt
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