-----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, Go0cE5G+4elLGT6WKuhfs+SaH3whvTDX2J58tclpdjRwnt1VqgG4rb33VxP7FoHI L1+p9gpLpwVywMpsBNGQ5g== 0001104659-05-054104.txt : 20051109 0001104659-05-054104.hdr.sgml : 20051109 20051109163802 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-054104 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051109 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000750004 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 810422894 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13063 FILM NUMBER: 051190516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 LEXINGTON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027374300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 750 LEXINGTON AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTOTOTE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNITED TOTE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920317 10-Q 1 a05-18297_110q.htm QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C.  20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

{Mark One}

 

 

 

ý

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

 

OR

 

o

 

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

 

Commission File number:  0-13063

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

81-0422894

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

750 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 754-2233

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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  ý    No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange

Act).   Yes  ý   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exhange Act).

Yes  o  No  ý

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of November 7, 2005:

Class A Common Stock:  89,767,863

Class B Common Stock:  None

 

 



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND OTHER INFORMATION

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2004 and 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Income for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2004 and 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

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PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.                 Consolidated Financial Statements

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

September 30,
2005

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

66,120

 

50,431

 

Short-term investments

 

52,525

 

5,050

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,818 and $5,094 at December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005, respectively

 

106,991

 

118,879

 

Inventories

 

28,062

 

36,636

 

Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets

 

41,799

 

51,957

 

Total current assets

 

295,497

 

262,953

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

544,387

 

618,647

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

272,961

 

295,398

 

Net property and equipment

 

271,426

 

323,249

 

Goodwill, net

 

311,931

 

338,552

 

Operating right, net

 

14,020

 

14,020

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

80,182

 

73,962

 

Other assets and investments

 

120,169

 

136,520

 

Total assets

 

$

1,093,225

 

1,149,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

$

4,370

 

6,289

 

Interest payable

 

879

 

4,428

 

Accounts payable

 

40,923

 

49,233

 

Accrued liabilities

 

97,070

 

85,189

 

Total current liabilities

 

143,242

 

145,139

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

42,911

 

52,952

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

606,508

 

575,866

 

Total liabilities

 

792,661

 

773,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 199,300 shares authorized, 88,414 and 89,754 shares outstanding at December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005, respectively

 

884

 

898

 

Class B non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 700 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

405,755

 

422,328

 

Accumulated losses

 

(108,628

)

(43,664

)

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(9,403

)

(9,556

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

11,956

 

5,293

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

300,564

 

375,299

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,093,225

 

1,149,256

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

3



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2005

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

$

152,636

 

155,925

 

Sales

 

26,673

 

40,899

 

 

 

179,309

 

196,824

 

Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below):

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

84,039

 

86,956

 

Sales

 

18,450

 

30,064

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

553

 

1,696

 

 

 

103,042

 

118,716

 

Gross profit

 

76,267

 

78,108

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

23,273

 

31,489

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,528

 

15,434

 

Operating income

 

38,466

 

31,185

 

Other deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

7,692

 

7,139

 

Other income, net

 

(313

)

(470

)

 

 

7,379

 

6,669

 

Income before income tax expense

 

31,087

 

24,516

 

Income tax expense

 

9,626

 

5,331

 

Net income

 

21,461

 

19,185

 

Convertible preferred stock dividend

 

757

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

20,704

 

19,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common stockholders

 

$

0.26

 

0.21

 

Diluted net income available to common stockholders

 

$

0.24

 

0.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares

 

78,661

 

89,689

 

Diluted shares

 

90,777

 

92,890

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

4



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2005

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

$

441,839

 

472,546

 

Sales

 

101,047

 

106,258

 

 

 

542,886

 

578,804

 

Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below):

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

237,568

 

259,637

 

Sales

 

69,861

 

75,841

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

3,584

 

5,217

 

 

 

311,013

 

340,695

 

Gross profit

 

231,873

 

238,109

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

77,620

 

84,942

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

42,094

 

43,507

 

Operating income

 

112,159

 

109,660

 

Other deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

22,889

 

20,361

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(89

)

306

 

 

 

22,800

 

20,667

 

Income before income tax expense

 

89,359

 

88,993

 

Income tax expense

 

27,969

 

24,029

 

Net income

 

61,390

 

64,964

 

Convertible preferred stock dividend

 

4,721

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

56,669

 

64,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income available to common stockholders

 

$

0.83

 

0.73

 

Diluted net income available to common stockholders

 

$

0.68

 

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares

 

67,958

 

89,118

 

Diluted shares

 

90,511

 

92,293

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

5



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2005

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

61,390

 

64,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

45,678

 

48,724

 

Change in deferred income taxes

 

5,443

 

2,802

 

Tax benefit from exercise of employee stock options

 

 

7,295

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

1,576

 

2,664

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions

 

(31,825

)

(31,927

)

Change in short-term investments

 

2,025

 

47,475

 

Other

 

128

 

6,775

 

Total adjustments

 

23,025

 

83,808

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

84,415

 

148,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(17,056

)

(14,426

)

Wagering systems expenditures

 

(35,735

)

(72,391

)

Change in other assets and liabilities, net

 

(11,900

)

(26,080

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(1,709

)

(24,774

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(66,400

)

(137,671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net repayments under revolving credit facility

 

 

(22,750

)

Payments on other long-term debt, net

 

(1,529

)

(6,377

)

Dividends paid

 

(4,721

)

 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

6,226

 

6,803

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(24

)

(22,324

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,290

 

(4,466

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

19,281

 

(15,689

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

37,198

 

66,120

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

56,479

 

50,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

24,400

 

13,579

 

Income taxes

 

$

20,193

 

2,394

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

6



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1)                   Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2005, the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, and the consolidated condensed statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, have been prepared by Scientific Games Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries,  the “Company”) without audit.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company at September 30, 2005 and the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 have been made.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The results of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

 

The Company has reclassified $40,150 of auction rate securities from Cash and cash equivalents to Short-term investments at September 30, 2004.  The cash flows from these investments are presented as operating cash flows for all periods presented.   Certain other reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation.

 

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

 

The following represents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in computing basic and diluted net income per share available to common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

Income (numerator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders (basic)

 

$

20,704

 

19,185

 

56,669

 

64,964

 

Add back preferred stock dividend

 

757

 

 

4,721

 

 

Income before preferred dividend available to common stockholders (diluted)

 

$

21,461

 

19,185

 

61,390

 

64,964

 

Shares (denominator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

78,661

 

89,689

 

67,958

 

89,118

 

Effect of dilutive securities-stock options, warrants, preferred shares and deferred shares

 

12,116

 

3,201

 

22,553

 

3,175

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

90,777

 

92,890

 

90,511

 

92,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted per share amounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share available to common stockholders

 

$

0.26

 

0.21

 

0.83

 

0.73

 

Diluted net income per share available to common stockholders

 

$

0.24

 

0.21

 

0.68

 

0.70

 

 

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The aggregate number of shares that the Company could be obligated to issue upon conversion of its $275,000 principal amount of 0.75% convertible senior subordinated debentures due 2024 (the “Convertible Debentures”), which the Company sold in December 2004, is approximately 9,450. The Convertible Debentures provide for net share settlement upon exercise, and the Company has purchased a bond hedge to mitigate the potential dilution from conversion. Such shares were excluded from the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 calculations as they were anti-dilutive.  (See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.)

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company continues to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic-value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.  Accordingly, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized for a majority of its stock-based compensation plans.  Had the Company elected to recognize compensation cost based on the fair value of the stock options at the date of grant under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123” (“SFAS 148”), such costs would have been recognized ratably over the vesting period of the underlying instruments and the Company’s net income and net income per share would have changed to the pro forma amounts indicated in the table below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income as reported

 

$

21,461

 

19,185

 

61,390

 

64,964

 

Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

 

46

 

52

 

140

 

155

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

(1,287

)

(2,811

)

(3,981

)

(6,588

)

Pro forma net income

 

$

20,220

 

16,426

 

57,549

 

58,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders per basic share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.26

 

0.21

 

0.83

 

0.73

 

Pro forma

 

$

0.25

 

0.19

 

0.79

 

0.67

 

Net income available to common stockholders per diluted share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.24

 

0.21

 

0.68

 

0.70

 

Pro forma

 

$

0.23

 

0.18

 

0.65

 

0.65

 

 

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(2)                   Acquisitions

 

In April 2005, the Company acquired the remaining 35% minority interest in Scientific Games Latin America S.A. (“SGLA”), a supplier of lottery tickets, pre-paid phone cards and promotional games in Latin America.  The Company originally acquired a 65% interest in SGLA in June 2002.  Pursuant to the April 2005 transactions, the Company paid approximately $19,600 for the purchase price of the minority interest and additional amounts of approximately $4,300 for the balance of the purchase price for the 2002 acquisition, repayment of a prior loan to the minority shareholders, and the minority shareholders’ pro-rata share of dividends.

 

The excess of the additional purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired of approximately $20,700 was recorded as goodwill. The operating results of SGLA have been included in the Company’s operating income since the initial acquisition of the 65% interest in 2002, with the minority portion of such earnings included as a deduction in “Other expense”. In the second quarter of 2005, this deduction ceased.

 

On December 31, 2004, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Printpool Honsel GmbH (“Honsel”), a German company which is the supplier of instant tickets to all of the 16 state operated lotteries in Germany and sells other lottery products, such as bet slips and paper rolls, to customers in approximately 25 countries.  The purchase price was approximately $21,000 in cash and additional amounts of up to approximately $10,500 in cash upon achievement of certain performance levels over the next five years. The operating results of Honsel have been included in the Company’s consolidated operating results since January 1, 2005.  Had the operating results of Honsel been included as if the transaction had been consummated on January 1, 2004, the Company’s pro forma operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 would not have been materially different from the actual reported results.  The preliminary estimate of goodwill of approximately $12,400 from the acquisition of Honsel is not deductible for tax purposes. Additionally, other assets and liabilities acquired in the transaction, such as certain intangible assets, property and equipment, current assets and liabilities and debt were included in the preliminary purchase price allocation.

 

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(3)                   Business Segments

 

The following tables represent revenues, profits, depreciation, amortization, and capital expenditures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, and assets at September 30, 2004 and 2005, by business segment.  Corporate expenses, interest expense and other (income) expense are not allocated to business segments.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

 

 

Lottery
Group

 

Pari-
Mutuel
Group

 

Venue
Management
Group

 

Telecommunications
Products
Group

 

Totals

 

Service revenues

 

$

116,477

 

20,596

 

15,563

 

 

152,636

 

Sales revenues

 

9,042

 

381

 

 

17,250

 

26,673

 

Total revenues

 

125,519

 

20,977

 

15,563

 

17,250

 

179,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

61,285

 

11,459

 

11,295

 

 

84,039

 

Cost of sales

 

5,264

 

253

 

 

12,933

 

18,450

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

866

 

(313

)

 

 

553

 

 

 

67,415

 

11,399

 

11,295

 

12,933

 

103,042

 

Gross profit

 

58,104

 

9,578

 

4,268

 

4,317

 

76,267

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

12,716

 

1,993

 

774

 

1,489

 

16,972

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,598

 

3,284

 

524

 

909

 

14,315

 

Segment operating income

 

$

35,790

 

4,301

 

2,970

 

1,919

 

44,980

 

Unallocated corporate expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,514

 

Consolidated operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

$

17,442

 

2,324

 

300

 

238

 

20,304

 

 

10



 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

 

 

 

Lottery
Group

 

Pari-
Mutuel
Group

 

Venue
Management
Group

 

Telecommunications
Products
Group

 

Totals

 

Service revenues

 

$

121,425

 

18,585

 

15,915

 

 

155,925

 

Sales revenues

 

25,044

 

2,285

 

 

13,570

 

40,899

 

Total revenues

 

146,469

 

20,870

 

15,915

 

13,570

 

196,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

62,369

 

12,051

 

12,536

 

 

86,956

 

Cost of sales

 

18,480

 

2,137

 

 

9,447

 

30,064

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

1,169

 

527

 

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

82,018

 

14,715

 

12,536

 

9,447

 

118,716

 

Gross profit

 

64,451

 

6,155

 

3,379

 

4,123

 

78,108

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

16,590

 

5,714

 

758

 

1,267

 

24,329

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,383

 

2,443

 

490

 

824

 

15,140

 

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

36,478

 

(2,002

)

2,131

 

2,032

 

38,639

 

Unallocated corporate expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,454

 

Consolidated operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

$

36,493

 

6,278

 

367

 

246

 

43,384

 

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

 

 

Lottery
Group

 

Pari-
Mutuel
Group

 

Venue
Management
Group

 

Telecommunications
Products
Group

 

Totals

 

Service revenues

 

$

333,511

 

60,946

 

47,382

 

 

441,839

 

Sales revenues

 

54,404

 

2,848

 

 

43,795

 

101,047

 

Total revenues

 

387,915

 

63,794

 

47,382

 

43,795

 

542,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

171,040

 

32,324

 

34,204

 

 

237,568

 

Cost of sales

 

35,309

 

1,686

 

 

32,866

 

69,861

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

2,512

 

1,072

 

 

 

3,584

 

 

 

208,861

 

35,082

 

34,204

 

32,866

 

311,013

 

Gross profit

 

179,054

 

28,712

 

13,178

 

10,929

 

231,873

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

45,443

 

5,801

 

2,972

 

4,406

 

58,622

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,998

 

8,593

 

1,521

 

2,347

 

41,459

 

Segment operating income

 

$

104,613

 

14,318

 

8,685

 

4,176

 

131,792

 

Unallocated corporate expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,633

 

Consolidated operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

112,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets at September 30, 2004

 

$

606,148

 

85,120

 

34,129

 

46,076

 

771,473

 

Unallocated assets at September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,263

 

Consolidated assets at September 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

$

42,924

 

8,414

 

909

 

544

 

52,791

 

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 

 

 

Lottery
Group

 

Pari-
Mutuel
Group

 

Venue
Management
Group

 

Telecommunications
Products
Group

 

Totals

 

Service revenues

 

$

371,146

 

55,112

 

46,288

 

 

472,546

 

Sales revenues

 

58,138

 

6,161

 

 

41,959

 

106,258

 

Total revenues

 

429,284

 

61,273

 

46,288

 

41,959

 

578,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

189,439

 

34,392

 

35,806

 

 

259,637

 

Cost of sales

 

40,683

 

4,840

 

 

30,318

 

75,841

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

3,427

 

1,790

 

 

 

5,217

 

 

 

233,549

 

41,022

 

35,806

 

30,318

 

340,695

 

Gross profit

 

195,735

 

20,251

 

10,482

 

11,641

 

238,109

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

46,090

 

11,171

 

2,334

 

4,153

 

63,748

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

30,959

 

7,485

 

1,461

 

2,743

 

42,648

 

Segment operating income

 

$

118,686

 

1,595

 

6,687

 

4,745

 

131,713

 

Unallocated corporate expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,053

 

Consolidated operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

109,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets at September 30, 2005

 

$

773,115

 

85,638

 

35,769

 

43,785

 

938,307

 

Unallocated assets at September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

210,949

 

Consolidated assets at September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,149,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

$

72,412

 

11,775

 

1,200

 

1,430

 

86,817

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of consolidated operating income to the consolidated income before income tax expense for each period:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

Reported consolidated operating income

 

$

38,466

 

31,185

 

$

112,159

 

109,660

 

Interest expense

 

7,692

 

7,139

 

22,889

 

20,361

 

Other (income) expense

 

(313

)

(470

)

(89

)

306

 

Income before income tax expense

 

$

31,087

 

24,516

 

$

89,359

 

88,993

 

 

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(4)                   Income Tax Expense

 

The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 of  21.7% and 27.0%, respectively, was determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate, which was less than the United States statutory rate due to lower tax rates applicable to the Company’s operations outside the United States, additional research and development credit refunds and the tax benefit of the debt restructuring completed in 2004.  The effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 was 31.0% and 31.3%, respectively, and included the benefits arising from the realization of foreign tax credit carryovers and the extra territorial income exclusion.

 

(5)                   Comprehensive Income

 

The following presents a reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2005:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

Net income

 

$

21,461

 

19,185

 

$

61,390

 

64,694

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

129

 

213

 

896

 

(8,439

)

Unrealized gain on investments

 

407

 

131

 

1,134

 

1,776

 

Unrealized gain on Canadian dollar hedges

 

 

 

1,107

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

536

 

344

 

3,137

 

(6,663

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

21,997

 

19,529

 

$

64,527

 

58,031

 

 

(6)                   Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

September 30,
2005

 

Parts and work-in-process

 

$

18,655

 

22,475

 

Finished goods

 

9,407

 

14,161

 

 

 

$

28,062

 

36,636

 

 

Point of sale terminals manufactured by the Company may be sold to customers or included as part of a long-term wagering system contract. Parts and work-in-process includes costs for equipment expected to be sold. Costs incurred for equipment associated with specific wagering system contracts not yet placed in service are classified as construction in progress in property and equipment.

 

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(7)                   Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

September 30,
2005

 

Compensation and benefits

 

$

26,135

 

17,170

 

Customer advances

 

4,579

 

6,601

 

Deferred revenue

 

3,263

 

6,714

 

Accrued income taxes

 

7,149

 

12,238

 

Taxes, other than income

 

6,806

 

6,191

 

Accrued contract costs

 

10,958

 

9,262

 

Other

 

38,180

 

27,013

 

 

 

$

97,070

 

85,189

 

 

(8)                   Debt

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $218,885 available for borrowing under the Company’s revolving credit facility, which was entered into in December 2004, as part of the Company’s senior secured credit facility (the “2004 Facility”).  There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility, but approximately $31,115 in letters of credit were issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005.  At December 31, 2004, the Company’s available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility was $199,900.  At September 30, 2005, there was $99,250 in outstanding Term Loans under the 2004 Facility.

 

The Credit Agreement governing the 2004 Facility (the “Credit Agreement”) contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability, and the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions or certain other restricted payments, purchase or redeem capital stock, make investments or extend credit, engage in sale-leaseback transactions, consummate certain asset sales, effect a consolidation or merger, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets, or create certain liens and other encumbrances on assets.  Additionally, the Credit Agreement contains the following financial covenants that are computed quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis as applicable:

 

                  A maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 3.75, which will be reduced according to the terms of the 2004 Credit Agreement on July 1, 2006, from which date until December 2009 the ratio shall be 3.50.  Consolidated Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (x) the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of the Company’s indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made.

 

                  A minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.00 until December 2009.  Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio computed for the Company’s four most recent fiscal quarters of (x) Consolidated EBITDA to (y) the sum of (i) total interest expense less non-cash amortization costs included in interest expense, (ii) scheduled payments of principal on indebtedness, (iii) capital expenditures and (iv) all income taxes paid in cash.

 

                  A maximum Consolidated Senior Debt Ratio of 2.00, which will be reduced according to the terms of the 2004 Credit Agreement on July 1, 2006, from which date until December 2009 the ratio shall be 1.75.  Consolidated Senior Debt Ratio means the ratio of (x) the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of the Company’s indebtedness, less the amount of the Company’s 12 1/2% senior subordinated notes (the “2000 Notes”), the Company’s 6.25% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the “2004 Notes”) and the Convertible Debentures determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made.

 

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For purposes of the foregoing limitations, Consolidated EBITDA means the sum of (i) consolidated net income, (ii) consolidated interest expense with respect to all outstanding indebtedness, (iii) provision for taxes based on income, (iv) total depreciation expense, (v) total amortization expense and (vi) certain adjustments, in each case for the period being measured, all of the foregoing as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

In August 2005, the Company paid cash of $8,100, including a redemption premium of $500, to redeem all remaining 2000 Notes.

 

The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants as of September 30, 2005.

 

(9)                   Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The following disclosure presents certain information regarding the Company’s acquired intangible assets as of December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005.  Amortizable intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives, as indicated below, with no estimated residual values.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Balance

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents

 

15

 

 

$

4,221

 

477

 

3,744

 

Customer lists

 

14

 

 

20,175

 

7,597

 

12,578

 

Customer service contracts

 

15

 

 

3,781

 

1,331

 

2,450

 

Licenses

 

4

 

 

10,377

 

3,315

 

7,062

 

Lottery contracts

 

5

 

 

31,802

 

7,910

 

23,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,356

 

20,630

 

49,726

 

Non-amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tradename

 

 

 

 

32,574

 

2,118

 

30,456

 

Connecticut off-track betting system operating right

 

 

 

 

22,339

 

8,319

 

14,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,913

 

10,437

 

44,476

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

 

 

$

125,269

 

31,067

 

94,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents

 

15

 

 

$

4,669

 

629

 

4,040

 

Customer lists

 

14

 

 

19,426

 

8,621

 

10,805

 

Customer service contracts

 

15

 

 

3,793

 

1,357

 

2,436

 

Licenses

 

4

 

 

12,210

 

6,136

 

6,074

 

Lottery contracts

 

5

 

 

32,200

 

12,049

 

20,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,298

 

28,792

 

43,506

 

Non-amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tradename

 

 

 

 

32,574

 

2,118

 

30,456

 

Connecticut off-track betting system operating right

 

 

 

 

22,339

 

8,319

 

14,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,913

 

10,437

 

44,476

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

 

 

$

127,211

 

39,229

 

87,982

 

 

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The aggregate intangible amortization expense for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 was approximately $8,400 and $8,200, respectively.

 

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit, which is the same as business segment, for the period from January 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005.  In 2005, the Company has recorded (a) a $2,927 increase in goodwill in connection with the acquisition of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities from Promo-Travel International, Inc. in February 2005, (b) a $20,680 increase in goodwill related to the acquisition of the remaining 35% minority interest in SGLA in April 2005, (c) an $87 increase for the acquisition of an off-track betting operation in June 2005 and (d) a $2,927 increase in goodwill associated with the Honsel acquisition.  Although substantially complete the purchase price allocation for the recent acquisitions will be completed within one year of their respective acquisition dates.

 

Goodwill

 

Lottery
Group

 

Pari-
Mutuel
Group

 

Venue
Management
Group

 

Telecommunications
Products Group

 

Totals

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

$

311,444

 

487

 

 

 

311,931

 

Additions:

 

26,534

 

 

87

 

 

26,621

 

Balance at September 30, 2005

 

$

337,978

 

487

 

87

 

 

338,552

 

 

(10)            Pension Plans

 

The Company has two funded defined benefit pension plans. It has a defined benefit plan for its U.S. based union employees. Retirement benefits under this plan are based upon the number of years of credited service, up to a maximum of 30 years for the majority of the employees.  It also has a defined benefit plan for U.K. based employees.  Retirement benefits under the U.K. plan are based on an employee’s average compensation over the two years preceding retirement.  The Company’s policy is to fund the minimum contribution permitted by the respective regulatory authorities.  The Company estimates that the amount to be funded in year 2005 will be approximately $2,500, as of September 30, 2005 the Company has funded approximately $1,900.

 

In connection with its U.S. based collective bargaining agreements, the Company participates with other companies in a defined benefit pension plan covering union employees. The Company expects to make payments to the multi-employer plan of approximately $250 during the year ending December 31, 2005.

 

The Company has a 401(k) plan covering all U.S. based employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Company contributions to the plan are at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Company has a 401(k) plan for all union employees which does not provide for Company contributions.

 

The Company has an unfunded nonqualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) and an unfunded nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The SERP provides for retirement benefits for certain senior executives according to a formula based on each participant’s compensation and years of service with the Company, and the Deferred Compensation Plan permits salary and bonus deferrals and does not provide for Company contributions.

 

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The following table sets forth the combined amount of net periodic benefit cost recognized for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2005:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

Components of net periodic pension benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

676

 

814

 

$

2,377

 

2,441

 

Interest cost

 

641

 

788

 

1,923

 

2,363

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(448

)

(625

)

(1,344

)

(1,876

)

Actuarial loss

 

295

 

419

 

885

 

1,258

 

Net amortization and deferral

 

13

 

16

 

40

 

48

 

Amortization of prior service costs

 

192

 

192

 

576

 

576

 

Net periodic cost

 

$

1,369

 

1,604

 

$

4,457

 

4,810

 

 

(11)            Stockholders’ Equity

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company had a total of 2,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value, authorized for issuance, including 229 authorized shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 1 authorized share of Series B Preferred Stock. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding.

 

In August 2004, holders of all of the Company’s then outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock were issued an aggregate of 23,832 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in connection with their conversion, representing a conversion price of $5.56 per share. Prior to conversion, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock required dividend payments at a rate of 6% per annum. Prior to 2004, the Company satisfied the dividend requirement using additional shares of convertible preferred stock.  In 2004, the Company paid the dividends in cash totaling $3,964.

 

(12)            Litigation

 

The Company has been advised that in early November 2005, the North Carolina Secretary of State referred to the North Carolina Attorney General for investigation alleged misdemeanor violations of the North Carolina Lobbying Act by the Company’s subsidiary Scientific Games International, Inc. and one of its employees.  The Company is cooperating with the investigation and, while no assurance can be given, believes that the inquiry will conclude that the Company did not engage in any wrongdoing.

 

On May 9, 2005, Scientific Games Royalty Corporation, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, filed suit against GTECH Corporation in Federal District Court of Delaware alleging patent infringement of the Company’s group participation multiplier patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,648,753 and 6,692,354.  These patents apply to online lottery games that have an optional bonus wager as a feature of the game.  In the event that a player wins a prize in the base game and has chosen to make the bonus wager, all of the player’s prizes in the base game, with the exception of the jackpot amount, may be multiplied by a randomly selected multiplier.   The Company believes that GTECH currently provides such games that infringe the Company’s applicable patents in various jurisdictions in the United States.  The Company’s lawsuit seeks damages and other relief for such infringement.

 

On or about April 6, 2005, the Company was served with a complaint in the Texas state court action captioned GTECH Holdings Corporation and GTECH Corporation v. Scientific Games International, Inc. previously described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.  The Company continues to believe that the plaintiffs’ claims lack merit and intends to contest them vigorously.

 

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(13)            Financial Information for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

The Company conducts substantially all of its business through its domestic and foreign subsidiaries.  The 2004 Notes, the Convertible Debentures and the 2004 Facility are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s 100% owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”).

 

Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for (i) Scientific Games Corporation (the “Parent Company”), which includes the activities of Scientific Games Management Corporation, (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries and (iii) the 100% owned foreign subsidiaries and the non-100% owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) as of December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005.  The condensed consolidating financial information has been presented to show the nature of assets held, results of operations and cash flows of the Parent Company, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, assuming the guarantee structure of the 2004 Facility, the Convertible Debentures and the 2004 Notes were in effect at the beginning of the periods presented.  Separate financial statements for Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented based on management’s determination that they would not provide additional information that is material to investors.

 

The condensed consolidating financial information reflects the investments of the Parent Company in the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting.  Corporate interest and administrative expenses have not been allocated to the subsidiaries.

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

December 31, 2004

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

34,979

 

14,987

 

16,154

 

 

66,120

 

Short-term investments

 

52,525

 

 

 

 

52,525

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

74,438

 

32,592

 

(39

)

106,991

 

Inventories

 

 

18,245

 

10,425

 

(608

)

28,062

 

Other current assets

 

11,778

 

17,310

 

12,681

 

30

 

41,799

 

Property and equipment, net

 

5,093

 

206,331

 

60,633

 

(631

)

271,426

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

771,987

 

187,019

 

(36,563

)

(922,443

)

 

Goodwill

 

183

 

297,000

 

14,748

 

 

311,931

 

Intangible assets

 

 

79,303

 

14,899

 

 

94,202

 

Other assets

 

53,095

 

59,522

 

15,777

 

(8,225

)

120,169

 

Total assets

 

$

929,640

 

954,155

 

141,346

 

(931,916

)

1,093,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

$

1,000

 

 

3,370

 

 

4,370

 

Current liabilities

 

8,672

 

91,574

 

37,426

 

1,200

 

138,872

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

603,645

 

 

2,863

 

 

606,508

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

(5,486

)

31,634

 

16,699

 

64

 

42,911

 

Intercompany balances

 

(124,873

)

108,969

 

17,948

 

(2,044

)

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

446,682

 

721,978

 

63,040

 

(931,136

)

300,564

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

929,640

 

954,155

 

141,346

 

(931,916

)

1,093,225

 

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

September 30, 2005

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

24,190

 

(2,966

)

29,206

 

1

 

50,431

 

Short-term investments

 

5,050

 

 

 

 

5,050

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

87,841

 

31,077

 

(39

)

118,879

 

Inventories

 

 

27,079

 

9,982

 

(425

)

36,636

 

Other current assets

 

5,617

 

18,229

 

28,081

 

30

 

51,957

 

Property and equipment, net

 

4,677

 

235,700

 

85,128

 

(2,256

)

323,249

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

847,051

 

187,523

 

(35,236

)

(999,338

)

 

Goodwill

 

183

 

300,015

 

38,354

 

 

338,552

 

Intangible assets

 

 

74,064

 

13,918

 

 

87,982

 

Other assets

 

57,018

 

62,161

 

28,213

 

(10,872

)

136,520

 

Total assets

 

$

943,786

 

989,646

 

228,723

 

(1,012,899

)

1,149,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

$

1,000

 

 

5,289

 

 

6,289

 

Current liabilities

 

11,616

 

76,886

 

50,461

 

(113

)

138,850

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

573,250

 

 

2,616

 

 

575,866

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

5,625

 

28,826

 

18,495

 

6

 

52,952

 

Intercompany balances

 

(127,275

)

64,091

 

69,007

 

(5,823

)

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

479,570

 

819,843

 

82,855

 

(1,006,969

)

375,299

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

943,786

 

989,646

 

228,723

 

(1,012,899

)

1,149,256

 

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Operating revenues

 

$

 

137,410

 

45,312

 

(3,413

)

179,309

 

Operating expenses

 

 

74,813

 

31,106

 

(3,430

)

102,489

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

 

478

 

75

 

 

553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

62,119

 

14,131

 

17

 

76,267

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

6,301

 

13,040

 

3,935

 

(3

)

23,273

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

213

 

10,900

 

3,415

 

 

14,528

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(6,514

)

38,179

 

6,781

 

20

 

38,466

 

Interest expense

 

7,318

 

318

 

1,332

 

(1,276

)

7,692

 

Other (income) expense

 

(229

)

(1,526

)

357

 

1,085

 

(313

)

Income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries, and income taxes

 

(13,603

)

39,387

 

5,092

 

211

 

31,087

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

41,689

 

 

 

(41,689

)

 

Income tax expense

 

6,625

 

1,251

 

1,750

 

 

9,626

 

Net income

 

$

21,461

 

38,136

 

3,342

 

(41,478

)

21,461

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Operating revenues

 

$

 

152,032

 

48,010

 

(3,218

)

196,824

 

Operating expenses

 

 

85,843

 

34,395

 

(3,218

)

117,020

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

 

1,659

 

37

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

64,530

 

13,578

 

 

78,108

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

7,148

 

16,444

 

7,917

 

(20

)

31,489

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

294

 

11,423

 

3,717

 

 

15,434

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(7,442

)

36,663

 

1,944

 

20

 

31,185

 

Interest expense

 

6,881

 

118

 

140

 

 

7,139

 

Other (income) expense

 

(1,242

)

(3,475

)

4,246

 

1

 

(470

)

Income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries, and income taxes

 

(13,081

)

40,020

 

(2,442

)

19

 

24,516

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

35,180

 

 

 

(35,180

)

 

Income tax expense

 

2,914

 

1,575

 

842

 

 

5,331

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

19,185

 

38,445

 

(3,284

)

(35,161

)

19,185

 

 

22



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Operating revenues

 

$

 

435,909

 

120,482

 

(13,505

)

542,886

 

Operating expenses

 

 

239,223

 

81,762

 

(13,556

)

307,429

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

 

3,310

 

274

 

 

3,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

193,376

 

38,446

 

51

 

231,873

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

18,998

 

46,049

 

12,582

 

(9

)

77,620

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

635

 

33,079

 

8,380

 

 

42,094

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(19,633

)

114,248

 

17,484

 

60

 

112,159

 

Interest expense

 

21,892

 

833

 

3,714

 

(3,550

)

22,889

 

Other (income) expense

 

(781

)

(4,473

)

1,804

 

3,361

 

(89

)

Income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries, and income taxes

 

(40,744

)

117,888

 

11,966

 

249

 

89,359

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

121,514

 

 

 

(121,514

)

 

Income tax expense

 

19,380

 

4,300

 

4,289

 

 

27,969

 

Net income

 

$

61,390

 

113,588

 

7,677

 

(121,265

)

61,390

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Operating revenues

 

$

 

446,030

 

142,771

 

(9,997

)

578,804

 

Operating expenses

 

 

245,002

 

100,469

 

(9,993

)

335,478

 

Amortization of service contract software

 

 

5,147

 

70

 

 

5,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

195,881

 

42,232

 

(4

)

238,109

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

21,014

 

46,744

 

17,244

 

(60

)

84,942

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

859

 

32,178

 

10,470

 

 

43,507

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(21,873

)

116,959

 

14,518

 

56

 

109,660

 

Interest expense

 

19,435

 

379

 

547

 

 

20,361

 

Other (income) expense

 

(1,746

)

(2,848

)

4,218

 

682

 

306

 

Income (loss) before equity in income of subsidiaries, and income taxes

 

(39,562

)

119,428

 

9,753

 

(626

)

88,993

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

120,883

 

 

 

(120,883

)

 

Income tax expense

 

16,357

 

4,454

 

3,218

 

 

24,029

 

Net income

 

$

64,964

 

114,974

 

6,535

 

(121,509

)

64,964

 

 

23



 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

61,390

 

113,588

 

7,677

 

(121,265

)

61,390

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

635

 

36,389

 

8,654

 

 

45,678

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,220

 

(1,187

)

410

 

 

5,443

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

(121,514

)

 

 

121,514

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions

 

(1,885

)

(23,886

)

(4,168

)

139

 

(29,800

)

Other non-cash adjustments

 

1,711

 

(30

)

23

 

 

1,704

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(53,443

)

124,874

 

12,596

 

388

 

84,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

85

 

(47,178

)

(5,698

)

 

(52,791

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(1,709

)

 

 

(1,709

)

Other assets and investments

 

(1,664

)

(5,830

)

(5,991

)

1,585

 

(11,900

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(1,579

)

(54,717

)

(11,689

)

1,585

 

(66,400

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments on long-term debt

 

(3,776

)

(642

)

2,889

 

 

(1,529

)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

6,226

 

1,707

 

2

 

(1,709

)

6,226

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

(4,721

)

 

 

 

(4,721

)

Other, principally intercompany balances

 

59,317

 

(62,709

)

3,656

 

(264

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

57,046

 

(61,644

)

6,547

 

(1,973

)

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

1,085

 

(37

)

242

 

 

1,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,109

 

8,476

 

7,696

 

 

19,281

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

25,443

 

(4,473

)

16,228

 

 

37,198

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

28,552

 

4,003

 

23,924

 

 

56,479

 

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Parent
Company

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

64,964

 

114,974

 

6,535

 

(121,509

)

64,964

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

859

 

37,325

 

10,540

 

 

48,724

 

Deferred income taxes

 

3,392

 

(1,187

)

597

 

 

2,802

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

(120,883

)

 

 

120,883

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions

 

63,663

 

(39,309

)

(1,313

)

(198

)

22,843

 

Other non-cash adjustments

 

5,143

 

4,193

 

103

 

 

9,439

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

17,138

 

115,996

 

16,462

 

(824

)

148,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and wagering systems expenditures

 

8

 

(51,808

)

(36,643

)

1,626

 

(86,817

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(4,094

)

(20,680

)

 

(24,774

)

Other assets and investments

 

(294

)

(16,924

)

(16,756

)

7,894

 

(26,080

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(286

)

(72,826

)

(74,079

)

9,520

 

(137,671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments on long-term debt

 

(30,395

)

 

1,268

 

 

(29,127

)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

6,803

 

38

 

2,875

 

(2,913

)

6,803

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other, principally intercompany balances

 

(3,815

)

(53,049

)

87,520

 

(30,656

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(27,407

)

(53,011

)

91,663

 

(33,569

)

(22,324

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(234

)

339

 

(29,444

)

24,873

 

(4,466

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(10,789

)

(9,502

)

4,602

 

 

(15,689

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

34,979

 

6,536

 

24,604

 

1

 

66,120

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

24,190

 

(2,966

)

29,206

 

1

 

50,431

 

 

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

 

To present a better understanding of the overall business of Scientific Games Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (together, “we”), we begin Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) with a section summarizing our business and major operating segments, including any significant events that have recently occurred to affect each operating segment.  We then discuss our Results of Operations, presenting first an overall view of the financial results of the business as a whole, followed by additional discussion of our operating segments.  We then provide any Critical Accounting Policies, discussing the use of estimates and assumptions throughout our financial results. We then disclose our financial condition, explaining changes in our balance sheet and cash flows, along with our outstanding debt, contractual obligations and commitments.  We then detail any Recently Issued Accounting Standards and clarify their impact on our financial statements.  Lastly, we present any recent developments that occurred since the end of the current financial reporting period.

 

The following discussion addresses our financial condition as of September 30, 2005 and the results of our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. This discussion should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, included in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Background

 

We operate primarily in four business segments: Lottery Group, Pari-mutuel Group, Venue Management Group and Telecommunications Products Group.  Our revenues consist of two major components: services revenues and sales revenues.

 

The first and fourth quarters of the calendar year traditionally comprise the weakest season for our pari-mutuel wagering business. As a result of inclement weather during the winter months, a number of racetracks do not operate and those that do operate often experience missed racing days. This adversely affects the amounts wagered and our corresponding service revenues. Wagering and lottery equipment sales and software license revenues usually reflect a limited number of large transactions, which do not recur on an annual basis. Consequently, revenues and operating results can vary substantially from period to period as a result of the timing of revenue recognition for major equipment sales and software licensing transactions. In addition, instant ticket and prepaid phone card sales may vary depending on the season and timing of contract awards, changes in customer budgets, inventory ticket levels, lottery retail sales and general economic conditions.

 

Operating results may also vary significantly from period to period depending on the addition or disposition of business units in each period.

 

Lottery Group

 

We provide instant tickets and related services and lottery systems. Instant ticket and related services includes ticket design and manufacturing as well as value-added services, including game design, sales and marketing support, inventory management and warehousing and fulfillment services. Additionally, this division provides lotteries with over 80 licensed brand products, including NASCAR®, Mandalay Bay®, National Basketball Association®, Harley-Davidson®, Wheel-of-Fortune®, Hasbro®, Corvette® and The World Series of Poker®.  This division also includes promotional instant tickets and pull-tab tickets that we sell to both lottery and non-lottery customers. Our lottery systems business includes the supply of transaction processing software for the accounting and validation of both instant ticket and online lottery games, point-of-sale terminal hardware sales, central site computers and communication hardware sales, and ongoing support and maintenance services for these products. This business also includes software and hardware and support services for sports betting and operation of credit card processing systems.

 

On December 31, 2004, we acquired Printpool Honsel GmbH (“Honsel”), a German company which is the supplier of instant lottery tickets to all of the 16 state operated lotteries in Germany and sells other lottery products, such as bet slips and paper rolls, to customers in approximately 25 countries.  We believe that our acquisition of Honsel has enabled us to further expand into the European lottery market. For example, we recently announced that we had been awarded two contracts with Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH and one contract with Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Hessen, the state lottery of Hessen, Germany, to supply instant lottery tickets and the other lottery services.

 

In April 2005, we acquired the remaining 35% minority interest in Scientific Games Latin America S.A. (“SGLA”), a supplier of lottery tickets, pre-paid phone cards and promotional games in Latin America.  We originally acquired a 65% interest in SGLA in June 2002.

 

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Pari-Mutuel Group

 

We are a worldwide provider of computerized wagering systems to the pari-mutuel wagering industry. We provide our systems and services to horse and greyhound racetracks, off-track betting (“OTB”) facilities, casinos, jai alai frontons, telephone and internet account wagering operators and other establishments where pari-mutuel wagering is permitted. In addition, we are a provider of ancillary services to the industry, such as race simulcasting and telecommunications services and telephone and internet account wagering.

 

We believe our systems processed more than 50% of the estimated $20 billion in pari-mutuel wagering conducted on racing in North America in 2004. In our North American pari-mutuel business, we enter into service contracts, typically with an initial term of five years, pursuant to which we are paid a percentage of all wagers processed by our wagering systems, and we receive additional fees for our ancillary services, on either a per event or a monthly subscription basis. In most international markets, we sell our pari-mutuel wagering systems and terminals to pari-mutuel operators.

 

Venue Management Group

 

We have the right to operate in perpetuity substantially all off-track pari-mutuel wagering in Connecticut (except for OTB operations at two greyhound racetracks), subject to our compliance with certain licensing requirements. Our Connecticut operations consist of 11 OTB facilities, including video simulcasting at two teletheaters and four other branches, and telephone account wagering for customers in 26 states.

 

We have the right to operate all on-track and off-track pari-mutuel wagering in the Netherlands under a license granted by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture which extends through June 2008.  We also have additional license approvals which will allow us to modernize and expand pari-mutuel wagering in the Netherlands.  We currently conduct operations in 28 OTB locations and four racetracks throughout the Netherlands.

 

We also operate one OTB location in Maine and provide facilities management services to four non-company owned OTBs.

 

Telecommunications Products Group

 

We are a worldwide manufacturer of prepaid phone cards, which entitle cellular phone users to a defined value of airtime. Prepaid phone cards offer consumers a cost-effective way to purchase cellular airtime, without requiring phone companies to extend credit or consumers to commit to contracts.

 

Prepaid phone cards utilize the secure process that we employ in the production of instant lottery tickets. This helps to ensure integrity and reliability of the product, thus providing consumers in more than 50 countries with access to prepaid cellular phone service.

 

Results of Operations:

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

Overview

 

Revenue Analysis

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, operating revenues totaled $196.8 million compared to $179.3 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $17.5 million, or 10%. In the third quarter of 2005, our service revenues were $155.9 million, after a reduction of $1.4 million for unusual charges, compared to $152.6 million from the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $3.3 million, or 2%.  Our sales revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $40.9 million compared to $26.7 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $14.2 million, or 53%.

 

Gross Profit Analysis

 

Gross profit of $78.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 increased $1.8 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due to a $2.6 million increase in sales revenue margins offset by a $0.8 million decrease in service revenue gross margins. Gross margins were 40% in the third quarter of 2005 and 43% in in the third quarter of 2004.  Gross margins were adversely impacted in the quarter by $2.2 million of unusual charges in the Lottery Group and $0.8 million of unusual charges in the racing businesses. Excluding the unusual charges, total gross margins would have been 41%, with service margins remaining constant at 45% and sales margins decreasing from 31% in 2004 to 29% in 2005. This decrease in sales margins reflects a change in the mix of products sold.

 

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Expense Analysis

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $31.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were $8.2 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004. This increase was due to $4.3 million of unusual charges in the Pari-mutuel Group and $3.9 million relating to increased compensation, professional fees and marketing costs in the Lottery Group and the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization of service contract software, of $17.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 increased $2.0 million from the corresponding period in 2004.  The increase is attributable to the addition of new lottery contracts, including Colorado and Puerto Rico. Interest expense of $7.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, including a charge of $0.5 million for the premium paid in connection with the redemption of our remaining 12 ½% Senior Subordinated Notes, decreased $0.6 million from 2004, primarily reflecting the benefits of the debt restructuring that we completed in December 2004.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense of $5.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 decreased $4.3 million from the corresponding quarter in 2004, due to lower tax rates applicable to our operations outside of the United States, additional research and development credit refunds and the tax benefit of the debt restructuring completed in 2004. The effective tax rate for the quarters ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was 21.7% and 31.0%, respectively.

 

Segment Overview

 

Lottery Group

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, operating revenues for the Lottery Group were $146.5 million compared to $125.5 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $21.0 million, or 17%. In the third quarter of 2005, Lottery Group service revenues were $121.4 million compared to $116.5 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $4.9 million, or 4%. This increase results primarily from continued strong sales of instant lottery tickets, licensed game properties and the addition of the Colorado and Puerto Rico lotteries.  If we exclude Florida online revenues from the third quarter of 2004 and exclude the $1.4 million of unusual charges from the third quarter of 2005, the Lottery Group services revenues would have increased 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the corresponding period in 2004.

 

The Lottery Group sales revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were $25.0 million compared to the corresponding prior year quarter of $9.0 million, an increase of $16.0 million, or 177%.  The increase was primarily due to the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005 and the sale of lottery terminals to existing lottery customers.

 

Gross profit of $64.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 increased $6.3 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, reflecting a $3.5 million improvement in service margins and a $2.8 million improvement in sales margins. Excluding  $2.2 million of unusual charges relating to manufacturing defects in instant tickets shipped to customers during the third quarter of 2005, Lottery Group gross profit for the third quarter of 2005 would have increased $8.6 million as compared to the corresponding prior year period.  These increases were primarily due to continued strong sales of instant lottery tickets and licensed game properties during the third quarter of 2005 and to the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005, coupled with higher terminal sales.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $16.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were $3.9 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to increased compensation, professional fees, marketing costs and the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005.

 

Pari-mutuel Group

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, operating revenues for the Pari-mutuel Group were $20.9 million compared to $21.0 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, a decrease of $0.1 million. In the third quarter of 2005, Pari-mutuel Group service revenue was $18.6 million compared to $20.6 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, a decrease of $2.0 million, or 10%.  The decrease reflects continued lower wagering, which we expect may continue for the remainder of the year, and the loss of the New York Racing Association (“NYRA”) contract.

 

The Pari-mutuel Group sales revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $2.3 million compared to the corresponding prior year quarter of $0.4 million, an increase of $1.9 million. The increase was primarily due to a higher level of system sales in Europe in 2005.

 

Gross profit of $6.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 decreased $3.4 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. Approximately $0.4 million of this decrease relates to the consolidation of 17 North American computer operations

 

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into two state-of-the art data centers and the integration of four European racing operations into our headquarters in Essen, Germany. The balance of the decrease is attributable to the effects of lower wagering and the loss of the NYRA contract.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $5.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were $3.7 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004. This increase is attributable to a 4.3 million charge in the quarter for restructuring costs and to discontinue certain unprofitable racing-related business in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.

 

Venue Management Group

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, operating revenues for the Venue Management Group were $15.9 million compared to $15.6 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, an increase of $0.3 million, or 2%.   The increase was primarily due to non-wagering service revenues, as the addition of wagering in Maine offset lower wagering in Connecticut and the Netherlands. We expect the trend toward reduced wagering may continue for the balance of the year.

 

Gross profit of $3.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 decreased $0.9 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due primarily to a $0.4 million restructuring charge for the Netherlands operations combined with higher communication and other operating costs.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $0.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were unchanged from the corresponding period in 2004.

 

Telecommunications Products Group

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, operating revenues for the Telecommunications Products Group were $13.6 million compared to $17.3 million in the corresponding prior year quarter, a decrease of $3.7 million, or 21%.   The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume.

 

Gross profit of $4.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 decreased $0.2 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due to lower sales volume offset by lower production costs. As a result of the lower production costs, gross margins improved from 25% in 2004 to 30% in 2005.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 were down $0.2 million from $1.5 million in the corresponding period in 2004.

 

Results of Operations:

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

 

Overview

 

Revenue Analysis

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, total revenue was $578.8 million compared to $542.9 million in the corresponding prior year period, an increase of $35.9 million, or 7%.  In the first nine months of 2005, our services revenue was $472.5 million, after a reduction of $1.4 million for unusual charges, compared to $441.8 million from the corresponding prior year period, an increase of $30.7 million, or 7%.  Our sales revenue for the first nine months of 2005 was $106.3 million compared to the corresponding prior year period of $101.1 million, an increase of $5.2 million, or 5%.

 

Gross Profit Analysis

 

Gross profit of $238.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $6.2 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due to a $7.0 million increase in service revenue margins offset by a $0.8 million decrease in sales revenue gross margins. Gross margins were 41% in the first nine months of 2005 and 43% in the first nine months of 2004. Gross margins were adversely impacted in the third quarter of 2005 by $2.2 million of unusual charges in the Lottery Group and $0.8 million of unusual charges in the racing businesses. Excluding these charges, total gross margins in the first nine months of 2005 would have been 42%, with service margins decreasing from 45% in the first nine months of 2004 to 44% in the first nine months of 2005 and sales margins decreasing from 31% in the first nine months of 2004 to 29% in the first nine months of 2005. This decrease in sales margins reflects a change in the mix of products sold.

 

Expense Analysis

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $84.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $7.3 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004.  This increase was due to $4.3 million of unusual charges in the Pari-mutuel Group

 

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and $3.0 million relating to increased compensation, professional fees and marketing costs and the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization of service contract software, of $48.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $3.0 million from the corresponding period in 2004.  The increase is attributable to the addition of new lottery contracts, including Colorado and Puerto Rico. Interest expense of $20.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $2.5 million from the corresponding period in 2004, primarily reflecting the benefits of the debt restructuring completed in December 2004.  Included in interest expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 is a $0.5 million premium paid in connection with the redemption in the third quarter of 2005 of our remaining 12 ½% Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense of $24.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $3.9 million from the corresponding period in 2004. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased to 27.0% from 31.3% for the corresponding period in 2004.  The tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was determined using our estimated annual effective tax rate, which was less than the United States statutory rate due to lower tax rates applicable to our operations outside of the United States, additional research and development credit refunds and the tax benefit of the debt restructuring completed in 2004.

 

Segment Overview

 

Lottery Group

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, total revenue for the Lottery Group was $429.3 million compared to $387.9 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, an increase of $41.4 million, or 11%. In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Lottery Group service revenue was $371.1 million compared to $333.5 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, an increase of $37.6 million, or 11%.  The increase was due primarily to continued strong sales of instant lottery tickets, licensed game properties and the addition of the Colorado lottery contract, which began in May 2005, partially offset by the $1.4 million defective ticket charge in the third quarter of 2005 and the loss of approximately $21.2 million of revenues on the Florida lottery contract, which ended in January 2005.

 

The Lottery Group sales revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, was $58.1 million compared to $54.4 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, an increase of $3.7 million, or 7%.  The increase was primarily due to the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005 offset by lower sales of lottery terminals and systems.

 

Gross profit for the Lottery Group of $195.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $16.7 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, reflecting a $18.3 million improvement in service margins and a $1.6 million decrease in sales margins. Excluding the $2.2 million of unusual charges relating to manufacturing defects in instant tickets shipped to customers during the third quarter of 2005, service margins would have increased $20.5 million as a result of continued strong sales of instant lottery tickets and licensed game properties. The decrease in sales gross profits in 2005 was primarily attributable to the mix of products sold, partially offset by the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal 2005.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $46.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $0.6 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to the addition of Honsel from the beginning of fiscal year 2005, partially offset by decreased compensation, professional fees, and marketing costs.

 

Pari-Mutuel Group

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, total revenue for the Pari-mutuel Group was $61.3 million compared to $63.8 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, a decrease of $2.5 million, or 4%. Pari-mutuel Group service revenue for the first nine months of 2005 was $55.1 million compared to $60.9 million from the corresponding period in the prior year, a decrease of $5.8 million, or 10%.  The decrease reflects lower wagering and the loss of the NYRA contract. We expect the trend toward reduced wagering may continue through the end of the year.

 

The Pari-mutuel Group sales revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $6.2 million compared to the corresponding period in the prior year an increase of $3.3 million, or 116%.  The increase was due to a higher number of system sales in Europe in 2005.

 

Gross profit of $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $8.5 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004. Of this decrease, $0.4 million relates to the consolidation of 17 North American computer operations into two state-of-the art data centers and the integration of four European racing operations into our headquarters in Essen, Germany.

 

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The balance of the decrease is primarily attributable to the effects of lower wagering, the loss of the NYRA contract, and higher operating costs.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $5.4 million higher than in the corresponding period in 2004.  Of this increase, $4.3 million is attributable to the unusual charge in the third quarter of 2005 related to restructuring costs and the discontinuance of certain unprofitable racing-related business in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. The balance of the increase is attributable to higher compensation, professional fees and marketing costs.

 

Venue Management Group

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, total revenue for the Venue Management Group was $46.3 million compared to $47.4 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 2%.   The decrease was primarily due to lower Handle in the Netherlands and in Connecticut, in part due to a smoking ban instituted in the state of Connecticut in the second quarter of 2004, offset slightly by the addition of the Maine OTB operation and higher non-wagering services. We believe the trend toward reduced wagering may continue through the balance of the 2005.

 

Gross profit of $10.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $2.7 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due to a $0.4 million restructuring charge for the Netherlands in the third quarter, combined with increased communication and operating costs.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $0.6 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004 as the result of cost reduction measures taken in 2005.

 

Telecommunications Products Group

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, total revenue for the Telecommunications Products Group was $42.0 million compared to $43.8 million in the corresponding period in the prior year, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 4%.   The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume.

 

Gross profit of $11.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $0.7 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2004, due primarily to cost reductions in production being partially offset by lower sales volume.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $0.2 million from $4.4 million in the corresponding period in 2004, due to cost reduction measures taken in 2005.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparing consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Critical accounting policies are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Critical accounting policies for us include revenue recognition, including revenue from lottery and pari-mutuel software and/or system sales contracts, which is recognized on the percentage of completion method of accounting, capitalization of software development costs, evaluation of the recoverability of assets, the assessment of litigation and contingencies, accounting for stock-based compensation, accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, and accounting for income and other taxes. Actual results could differ from estimates.

 

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Working Capital

 

As of September 30, 2005, our senior secured credit facility (the “2004 Facility”) consisted of a $250.0 million revolving credit facility due 2009 and a $99.3 million Term Loan B due 2009. The 2004 Facility contains certain financial covenants, which are described below. At September 30, 2005, approximately 18% of our debt, representing approximately $103.7 million of indebtedness, was in variable rate instruments. Consequently, we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. The effect of a 0.125% change in interest rates associated with our unhedged variable rate debt would result in a change of approximately $0.1 million per year in our interest expense assuming no change in our outstanding borrowings.

 

Our financing arrangements as of September 30, 2005 impose certain limitations on our and our subsidiaries’ operations.

 

The credit agreement governing the 2004 Facility (the “2004 Credit Agreement”) contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions or certain other restricted payments, purchase or redeem capital stock, make investments or extend credit, engage in certain transactions

 

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with affiliates, engage in sale-leaseback transactions, consummate certain assets sales, effect a consolidation or merger, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets, and create certain liens and other encumbrances on assets.  Additionally, the 2004 Credit Agreement contains the following financial covenants, which are computed quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis as applicable:

 

A maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 3.75, which will be reduced according to the terms of the 2004 Credit Agreement on July 1, 2006, from which date until December 2009 the ratio shall be 3.50.   Consolidated Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (x) the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of our indebtedness determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made.

 

A minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.00 until December 2009. Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio computed for our four most recent fiscal quarters of (x) Consolidated EBITDA to (y) the sum of (i) total interest expense less non-cash amortization costs included in interest expense, (ii) scheduled payments of principal on indebtedness, (iii) capital expenditures and (iv) all income taxes paid in cash.

 

A maximum Consolidated Senior Debt Ratio of 2.00, which will be reduced according to the terms of the 2004 Credit Agreement on July 1, 2006, from which date until December 2009 the ratio shall be 1.75.  Consolidated Senior Debt Ratio means the ratio of (x) the aggregate stated balance sheet amount of our indebtedness, less the amount of the 2000 Notes, the 2004 Notes and the Convertible Debentures, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such determination is being made.

 

For purposes of the foregoing limitations, Consolidated EBITDA means the sum of (i) consolidated net income, (ii) consolidated interest expense with respect to all outstanding indebtedness, (iii) provisions for taxes based on income, (iv) total depreciation expense, (v) total amortization expense and (vi) certain adjustments, in each case for the period being measured, all of the foregoing as determined on a consolidated basis for us and our subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. Although we were in compliance with our loan covenants at September 30, 2005 and expect to continue to remain in compliance over the next 12 months, no assurances can be provided that we will be able to do so or that we will be able to continue to meet the covenant requirements beyond 12 months.

 

At September 30, 2005, we had outstanding letters of credit of $31.1 million, but no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, leaving us with a total availability of $218.9 million as compared to $199.9 million at December 31, 2004. Our ability to borrow under the 2004 Facility will depend on our remaining in compliance with the limitations imposed by our lenders, including the maintenance of the specified financial covenants. Presently we have not sought and, therefore, do not have any other financing commitments.

 

Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments principally include obligations associated with our outstanding indebtedness and future minimum operating lease obligations.

 

In August 2005, we paid cash of $8.1 million, including a $0.5 million redemption premium, to redeem all of the remaining 12 ½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010.

 

In August 2004, the holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted all outstanding shares into shares of our Class A Common Stock and we redeemed their holdings of our Series B Preferred Stock for a nominal amount.  Prior to conversion, our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock required dividend payments at a rate of 6% per annum. Prior to 2004, we satisfied the dividend requirement using additional shares of convertible preferred stock.   From March 2004 until conversion in August 2004, we paid the dividend in cash.

 

Our pari-mutuel wagering and online lottery systems service contracts require us to, among other things, maintain the central computing system and related hardware in efficient working order, provide added software functionality upon request, provide on-site computer operators, and furnish necessary supplies. Our primary expenditures associated with these services are personnel and related costs, which are expensed as incurred and are included in Operating Expenses Services in the consolidated statements of income. Historically, the revenues we derive from our pari-mutuel wagering and lottery systems service contracts have exceeded the direct costs associated with fulfilling our obligations thereunder. We expect that we will continue to realize positive cash flow and operating income as we extend or renew existing service contracts. We also expect that we will enter into new contracts that are accretive to our cash flow. In addition, through advancements in technology, we are continually deploying more efficient and cost effective methods for manufacturing and delivering our products and services to our customers. We expect that technological efficiencies will continue to positively impact our future cash flows and operating results. We are not party to any other material short-term or long-term obligations or commitments pursuant to these service contracts.

 

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Periodically, we bid on new pari-mutuel and online lottery contracts. Once awarded, these contracts generally require significant up-front capital expenditures for terminal assembly, customization of software, software and equipment installation and telecommunications configuration. Historically we have funded these up-front costs through cash flows generated from operations, available cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facilities. Our ability to continue to procure new contracts will depend on, among other things, our then present liquidity levels and/or our ability to borrow at commercially acceptable rates to finance the initial up front costs. Once operational, long-term service contracts have been accretive to our operating cash flow.  The actual level of capital expenditures will ultimately largely depend on the extent to which we are successful in winning new contracts.  Furthermore, our pari-mutuel wagering network consists of approximately 26,000 wagering terminals. Periodically, we elect to upgrade the technological capabilities of older terminals and replace terminals that have exhausted their useful lives. We presently have no commitments to replace our existing terminal base, and our obligation to upgrade the terminals is discretionary. Servicing our installed terminal base requires that we maintain a supply of parts and accessories on hand. We are also required, contractually in some cases, to provide spare parts over an extended period of time, principally in connection with our systems and terminal sale transactions. To meet our contractual obligations and maintain sufficient levels of on-hand inventory to service our installed base, we purchase inventory on an as-needed basis. We presently have no inventory purchase obligations, other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

At September 30, 2005, our available cash, short-term investments and borrowing capacity totaled $274.4 million compared to $318.6 million at December 31, 2004. The amount of our available cash and short-term investments fluctuates principally based on the timing of collections from our customers, cash expenditures associated with new and existing pari-mutuel wagering and lottery systems contracts, borrowings or repayments under our credit facilities and changes in our working capital position. The decrease in our available cash from the December 31, 2004 level principally reflects the net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 of $148.8 million, offset by wagering and other capital expenditures and other investing activities totaling $112.9 million, acquisition related payments of $24.8 million and $29.1 million of payments on long-term debt.  The $148.8 million of net cash provided by operating activities is derived from $133.2 million of net cash provided by operations coupled with $15.6 million provided by changes in working capital. The working capital changes occurred principally from decreases in short-term investments, along with increases in accounts payable, offset by increases in accounts receivable, inventories, other current assets and decreases in accrued liabilities. Capital expenditures of $14.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are lower than similar expenditures totaling $17.1 million in the corresponding period in 2004. Wagering system expenditures, including software expenditures, totaled $83.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $45.9 million in the corresponding period in 2004. This increase is primarily due to the new lottery contracts in Puerto Rico, Spain, Oklahoma and Colorado. Cash flow from financing activities principally reflects the repayments of borrowings under the 2004 Facility.

 

We believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowing capacity under the 2004 Facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including anticipated capital expenditures, for the foreseeable future; however, there can be no assurance that this will be the case. While we are not aware of any particular trends, our contracts periodically renew and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in sustaining our cash flow from operations through renewal of our existing contracts or through the addition of new contracts. In addition, lottery customers in the United States generally require service providers to provide performance bonds in connection with each state contract. Our ability to obtain performance bonds on commercially reasonable terms is subject to prevailing market conditions, which may be impacted by economic and political events. Although we have not experienced any difficulty obtaining such bonds, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be able to obtain performance bonds on commercially reasonable terms or at all. While we are not aware of any reason to do so, if we need to refinance all or part of our indebtedness, on or before maturity, or provide letters of credit or cash in lieu of performance bonds, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain new financing or to refinance any of our indebtedness, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

 

Further, the terms of the indenture governing the Convertible Debentures give holders the right to convert the Convertible Debentures when the market price of our Class A Common Stock exceeds a defined target market price.  The terms of such indenture require us to pay cash for the face amount of the Convertible Debentures which have been presented for conversion, with the value of the difference between the stated conversion price and the prevailing market price payable by our issuance of additional shares of our Class A Common Stock.  We cannot offer any assurance that we will have sufficient available cash to pay for the Convertible Debentures presented to us for conversion nor can we offer any assurance that we will be able to refinance all or a portion of the converted Convertible Debentures at that time.

 

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”) SFAS 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and its related implementation guidance requires measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on the grant-date fair value of the entity’s equity instruments (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award—the requisite service

 

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period (usually the vesting period).  SFAS 123(R) allows for two different methods of transition, the modified prospective and modified retrospective.  We are currently evaluating consolidated financial statement impact of the two methods of transition, as well as a valuation technique to adopt for estimating fair value. SFAS 123(R) is effective as of the first interim period or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005.  In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) amended the compliance date of SFAS 123(R), which allows companies to implement SFAS 123(R) at the beginning of their next fiscal year, instead of their next reporting period, that begins after June 15, 2005.   We intend to adopt SFAS 123(R) in the first quarter of 2006.

 

In March 2005, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, “Share-Based Payment” (“SAB 107”).  SAB 107 provides for the SEC staff’s position regarding the implementation of SFAS 123(R).  SAB 107 contains interpretive guidance related to the interaction between SFAS 123(R) and certain SEC rules and regulations, and also provides the staff’s view regarding the valuation of share-based payment transactions.  We will evaluate the provisions of SAB 107 and incorporate the guidance in association with our adoption of SFAS 123(R).

 

In March 2005, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 47 (“FIN 47”), “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligationsan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143” (“SFAS 143”). FIN 47 clarifies the term “conditional asset retirement obligation” as used in SFAS 143 and requires a liability to be recorded if the fair value of the obligation can be reasonably estimated. The types of asset retirement obligations that are covered by FIN 47 are those for which an entity has a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity; however, the timing and/or method of settling the obligation are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is effective no later than fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. We are currently evaluating the impact of FIN 47 on our financial statements.

 

In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections—a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 replaces APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” and FASB Statement No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements,” and changes the requirements for the accounting and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle as well as to changes required by an accounting pronouncement that does not include specific transition provisions. To enhance comparability of prior period financial statements, SFAS 154 requires that changes in accounting principle be retrospectively applied. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. We currently believe that adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 154 will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

 

In July 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. APB 18-1, “Accounting by an Investor for Its Proportionate Share of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of an Investee Accounted for under the Equity Method In Accordance with APB Opinion No. 18 upon loss of Significant Influence” (“APB 18”).  APB 18 requires that an investor’s proportionate share or an investee’s equity adjustments for other comprehensive income should be offset against the carrying value of the investment at the time significant influence is lost.  APB 18 is effective as of the first reporting period beginning after July 12, 2005.  We are currently evaluating the impact of APB 18 on our financial statements.

 

Recent Developments

 

On October 21, 2005, we announced that we had been awarded a contract with Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mbH Hessen, the state lottery of Hessen, Germany, to supply instant lottery tickets and other lottery services.  The contract begins February 1, 2006, and will run for five years, with options to extend for additional two-year increments.  We will handle the manufacturing and distribution of instant tickets throughout Hessen, including shipping, warehousing, telemarketing, retailer recruitment and will advise on game design and marketing issues.

 

On October 20, 2005, we announced that we had been awarded the online lottery contract to supply a new range of lottery management services and equipment to the Maryland Lottery.  The contract has an initial term of five years, expiring in June of 2011, and provides for a single five-year extension. The contract was awarded after a competitive request for proposal process, and is valued at approximately $81 million over its initial five-year term.

 

On October 10, 2005, we announced that we had been awarded two contracts with Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, one to supply instant lottery tickets and the other for distribution and consulting services.   The two contracts begin March 1, 2006 and will run for five years with options to extend for additional two-year increments.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Our products and services are sold to a diverse group of customers throughout the world. As such, we are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as a result of changes in general economic conditions, sources of supply, competition, foreign exchange rates, tax reform, litigation and regulatory developments. The diversity and breadth of our products and geographic operations mitigate the risk that adverse changes from any single event would materially affect our financial position.

 

Additionally, as a result of the diversity of our customer base, we do not consider ourselves exposed to concentration of credit risks. These risks are further minimized by setting credit limits, ongoing monitoring of customer account balances, and assessing customers’ financial strengths.

 

Inflation has not had an abnormal or unanticipated effect on our operations. Inflationary pressures would be significant to our business if raw materials used for instant lottery ticket production, prepaid phone card production or terminal manufacturing are significantly affected. Available supply from the paper and electronics industries tends to fluctuate, and prices may be affected by supply.

 

For fiscal 2004 and the first nine months of 2005, inflation was not a significant factor in our results of operations, and we were not impacted by significant pricing changes in our costs, except for personnel related expenditures. We are unable to forecast the prices or supply of substrate, component parts or other raw materials for the balance of 2005, but we currently do not anticipate any substantial changes that will materially affect our operating results.

 

In certain limited cases, our lottery contracts with our customers contain provisions to adjust for inflation on an annual basis, but we cannot be assured that this adjustment would cover raw material price increases or other costs of services. While we have long-term and generally satisfactory relationships with most of our suppliers, we also believe alternative sources to meet our raw material and production needs are available.

 

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates and equity market risks as we seek debt and equity capital to sustain our operations. At September 30, 2005, approximately 82% of our debt was in fixed rate instruments. We consider the fair value of all financial instruments to be not materially different from their carrying value at year-end. The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates.  (See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity, Capital Resources and Working Capital”.)

 

Principal Amount by Expected Maturity – Average Interest Rate

September 30, 2005

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Fair
value

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed interest rate

 

$

1,025

 

954

 

632

 

488

 

113

 

475,237

 

478,449

 

524,453

 

Interest rate

 

4.99

%

5.00

%

5.00

%

4.71

%

4.98

%

3.07

%

3.08

%

 

 

Variable interest rate

 

$

5,266

 

1,190

 

1,000

 

1,000

 

95,250

 

 

103,706

 

104,450

 

Average interest rate

 

5.98

%

5.63

%

5.60

%

5.60

%

5.60

%

 

5.62

%

 

 

 

In 2003, we entered into derivative contracts to hedge part of our foreign currency exposure with respect to future cash receipts under our contract with the Ontario Lottery Commission. These instruments, which had been designated as cash flow hedges, were all settled during the three months ended March 31, 2004, and we recorded a credit to other comprehensive income of $1.1 million for the change in the fair value of these foreign exchange instruments prior to settlement.

 

We are also exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates as the financial results of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars in consolidation. Assets and liabilities outside the United States are primarily located in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Austria and Chile. Our investments in foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are generally considered long-term investments. Accordingly, we do not hedge these net investments. Translation gains and losses historically have not been material. We manage our foreign currency exchange risks on a global basis by one or more of the following: (i) securing payment from our customers in U.S. dollars, when possible, (ii) utilizing borrowings denominated in foreign currency, and (iii) entering into foreign currency exchange contracts. In addition, a significant portion of the cost attributable to our foreign operations is incurred in the local currencies. We believe that a 10% adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates would not have a

 

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significant adverse effect on our net earnings or cash flows. We may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency exchange or other contracts to hedge the risk associated with certain firm sales commitments, anticipated revenue streams and certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are in high-quality securities placed with a wide array of financial institutions with high credit ratings. This investment policy limits our exposure to concentration of credit risks.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we make “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate,” or the negatives thereof, variations thereon or similar terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are generally located in the material set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but may be found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements generally relate to plans and objectives for future operations and are based upon management’s reasonable estimates of future results or trends. Although we believe that the plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such plans or objectives may not be achieved.

 

Actual results may differ from projected results due, but not limited, to unforeseen developments, including developments relating to the following:

 

                  economic, competitive, demographic, business and other conditions in our domestic and international markets;

 

                  changes or developments in the laws, regulations or taxes in the gaming and lottery industries;

 

                  actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties, including customers, suppliers, competitors, members and shareholders, as well as legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental authorities;

 

                  changes in business strategy, capital improvements, development plans, including those due to environmental remediation concerns, or changes in personnel or their compensation, including federal, state and local minimum wage requirements;

 

                  the availability and adequacy of our cash flow to satisfy our obligations, including our debt service obligations and our need for additional funds required to support capital improvements, development and acquisitions;

 

                  an inability to renew or early termination of our contracts;

 

                  an inability to engage in future acquisitions;

 

                  the loss of any license or permit, including the failure to obtain an unconditional renewal of a required gaming license on a timely basis; and

 

                  resolution of any pending or future litigation in a manner adverse to us.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. Federal Securities Laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, we concluded that, as of December 31, 2004, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in alerting management prior to the end of a reporting period to all material information required to be included in our periodic filings with the SEC because we identified that we had a material weakness in the design of internal controls over financial reporting because we had insufficient personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function to resolve non-routine or complex accounting matters, such as the treatment of our minority equity interest in an incorporated Italian consortium in 2004.

 

As of September 30, 2005, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our

 

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disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)).  Although we believe we have substaintially addressed the previously identified material weakness through the change in the design of our internal controls over financial reporting, such changes have not been in effect for a sufficient period of time to allow for testing and validation. Therefore, we continue to identify that we had a material weakness in the design of internal controls over financial reporting.

 

We are in the process of remediating this weakness. Subsequent to December 31, 2004, we changed the design of internal controls over non-routine and complex accounting matters through the re-assignment of responsibilities for certain accounting personnel, the identification of an outside resource at a recognized professional services company that we can consult with on complex issues, the formation of two internal management accounting committees, comprised of financial managers from each division of certain of our significant subsidiaries and other senior corporate accounting staff, which are responsible for reviewing all non-routine and complex accounting matters and preparing formal reports on their conclusions, and conducting quarterly reviews and discussions of all non-routine and complex accounting matters with our registered independent public accountants. We believe we have substantially addressed the identified weakness through the change in the design of our internal controls and, subject to confirmation of the effectiveness of our implementation of these remediation measures, anticipate that the material weakness should be remediated prior to the end of fiscal 2005.  We are continuing to evaluate additional controls and procedures which we can implement and may add additional accounting personnel during fiscal 2005 to enhance our technical accounting resources. We do not anticipate that the cost of this remediation effort will be material to our financial statements.

 

There was no material change in our internal control over financial reporting in the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.                 Legal Proceedings

 

We have been advised that in early November 2005, the North Carolina Secretary of State referred to the North Carolina Attorney General for investigation alleged misdemeanor violations of the North Carolina Lobbying Act by our subsidiary Scientific Games International, Inc. and one of its employees.  We are cooperating with the investigation and, while no assurance can be given, believe that the inquiry will conclude that we did not engage in any wrongdoing.

 

On May 9, 2005, Scientific Games Royalty Corporation, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, filed suit against GTECH Corporation in Federal District Court of Delaware alleging patent infringement of our group participation multiplier patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,648,753 and 6,692,354.  These patents apply to online lottery games that have an optional bonus wager as a feature of the game.  In the event that a player wins a prize in the base game and has chosen to make the bonus wager, all of the player’s prizes in the base game, with the exception of the jackpot amount, may be multiplied by a randomly selected multiplier.  We believe that GTECH currently provides such games that infringe our applicable patents in various jurisdictions in the United States.  Our lawsuit seeks damages and other relief for such infringement.

 

On or about April 6, 2005, we were served with a complaint in the Texas state court action captioned GTECH Holdings Corporation and GTECH Corporation v. Scientific Games International, Inc. previously described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.  We continue to believe that the plaintiffs’ claims lack merit and intend to contest them vigorously.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3.                 Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 5.                 Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6.                 Exhibits

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Employment Inducement Stock Option Grant Agreement dated August 8, 2005 between the Company and Steven Beason

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DeWayne E. Laird

 

 

Name:

DeWayne E. Laird

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

Dated:

November 9, 2005

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Employment Inducement Stock Option Grant Agreement dated August 8, 2005 between the Company and Steven Beason

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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EX-10.1 2 a05-18297_1ex10d1.htm MATERIAL CONTRACTS

EXHIBIT 10.1

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

INDUCEMENT STOCK OPTION GRANT AGREEMENT

FOR STEVEN WAYNE BEASON

THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 8th day of August, 2005, between SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (the “Company”) and STEVEN WAYNE BEASON (the “Participant”).

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) administers the Company’s equity incentive compensation programs and is authorized to grant stock options and other awards, including to newly hired employees; and

WHEREAS, the Participant was granted the option evidenced by this Agreement as of the date hereof as an inducement to the Participant to become an employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company as of that date;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows.

1.       Grant of Options. Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Participant is hereby granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 275,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).  The Option does not constitute an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

2.       Grant Date.  The Grant Date of the Option granted hereby is August 8, 2005.

3.       Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(a)     “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust, or trusts which may be designated by the Participant in a written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified hereunder upon the Participant’s death. If, upon the Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means the person, persons, trust, or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.

(b)     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

(c)     “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Common Stock, as determined by the Committee or under procedures established by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Common Stock shall be the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on a given date or, if there are no sales on that date, on the latest previous date on which there were sales, reported for composite transactions in securities listed on the principal trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed.

4.       Vesting Dates. This Option shall vest and become exercisable in the following installments:

 

Number of Shares

 

Dates

 

91,667

 

August 8, 2006

 

91,667

 

August 8, 2007

 

91,666

 

August 8, 2008 (the “Last Vesting Date”)

 

 

5.       Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of each share with respect to which this Option is granted is $29.18, which is not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

6.       Expiration Date; Effect of Termination of Employment.

(a)     Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Employment Agreement between the Participant and Scientific Games International, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “Employment

 



 

Agreement”), the Option granted hereby shall expire on August 8, 2015 (the “Expiration Date”).

 

(b)     Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Employment Agreement, in the event the employment of the Participant is terminated:

(i)                   for any reason other than for “Cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or due to the Participant’s death or permanent disability (as defined in the Company’s long-term disability plan), the Option, to the extent that it was exercisable immediately prior to the time of termination of employment, shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (x) the close of business on the 90th day after termination of employment and (y) the Expiration Date, and the Option, to the extent that it was not exercisable immediately prior to the time of termination of employment, shall expire at the close of business on the date of termination of employment;

(ii)                due to the Participant’s death or disability, the Option, to the extent that it was exercisable immediately prior to death or termination of employment, shall remain exercisable by the Participant or the Participant’s executor or administrator or Beneficiary (as the case may be) until the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of the Participant’s death or termination of employment and (y) the Expiration Date, and the Option, to the extent that it was not exercisable immediately prior to death or termination of employment, shall expire at the close of business on the date of death or termination of employment; or

(iii)             for “Cause,” the Option shall expire at the commencement of business on the date of termination of employment.

7.       Method of Exercise. The Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part by delivering notice to the Company’s principal office in the manner specified by the Company. Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of the Option shall be made on the effective date of such exercise either: (i) in cash, by certified check, bank cashier’s check or wire transfer; or (ii) in such other form as shall be acceptable to the Committee. Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant or his Beneficiary, as the case may be, and delivered to the Participant or his Beneficiary, as the case may be, as soon as practicable following the effective date of exercise of the Option.

8.       Administration.

                (a)     Authority of the Committee.  The Committee has full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, to administer the Option, determine all matters relating to the Option, construe and interpret the Option and this Agreement and correct defects, supply omissions, or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Option.  The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of the Option that is not mandatory under this Agreement.

                (b)     Limitation of Liability.  The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any executive officer, other officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary, the Company’s independent auditors, consultants, or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Option or this Agreement.  Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Option, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

9.       General Provisions.

                (a)     Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements.  The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee, postpone the issuance or delivery of Common Stock or payment of other benefits under the Option until completion of such registration or qualification of such Common Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule, or regulation, listing or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock or other securities of the Company are listed or quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee may consider appropriate, and may require the Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as the Company may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Common Stock or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations.

 

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                (b)     Transferability.  The Option may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of the Participant to any party, or assigned or transferred by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or, if the Participant is incapacitated, by his guardian or legal representative. In the event that the Option is exercised by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative, the exercise of the Option shall not be effective unless and until the Company has received evidence satisfactory to it as to the authority of such guardian or legal representative. A Beneficiary or other person claiming any rights under the Agreement from or through the Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

                (c)     Adjustments.  In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate hereunder then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to or deliverable in respect of the outstanding Option and (ii) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to the Option, and/or make provision for payment of cash or other property in respect of the Option.

                (d)     Limitation on Rights Conferred.  Neither this Agreement nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving the Participant the right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a subsidiary, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time, (iii) giving the Participant any claim to be granted any award under any option or benefit Plan or to be treated uniformly with other participants and employees, or (iv) conferring on the Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Option.

                (e)     Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Option.  The Committee shall determine whether cash or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

                10.     Taxes. The Company and any subsidiary is authorized to withhold from the Option, any payment relating to the Option, including from a distribution of Common Stock, or any payroll or other payment to the Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with the Option, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and the Participant to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to the Option.  This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Common Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis in the discretion of the Committee.

                11.     Securities Matters.  The exercise of the Option granted hereby shall be effective only at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise of the Option in order to allow the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state securities laws. The Committee shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of the Option. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of the Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

                12.     Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party hereto upon any breach or default of any party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.  Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in a writing signed by such party and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

                13.     Integration. This Agreement, and the other documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof, and the Employment Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter.  There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with

 

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respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein and in the Employment Agreement.  This Agreement and the Employment Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter.

                14.     Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the provisions governing conflict of laws.

                15.     Participant Acknowledgment.  The Participant hereby acknowledges that all decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee in respect of this Agreement and the Option shall be final and conclusive.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer, and the Participant has signed this Agreement on his own behalf, thereby representing that he has carefully read and understands this Agreement, as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Martin E. Schloss

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPANT:

 

 

 

 

 

Steven Wayne Beason

 

 

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EX-31.1 3 a05-18297_1ex31d1.htm 302 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, A. Lorne Weil, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Scientific Games Corporation;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)              Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)             Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 9, 2005

 

 

/s/ A. LORNE WEIL

 

A. Lorne Weil

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-31.2 4 a05-18297_1ex31d2.htm 302 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, DeWayne E. Laird, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Scientific Games Corporation;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)              Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)             Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 9, 2005

 

 

/s/ DEWAYNE E. LAIRD

 

DeWayne E. Laird

Chief Financial Officer

 


 

EX-32.1 5 a05-18297_1ex32d1.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, A. Lorne Weil, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

/s/ A. LORNE WEIL

 

 

A. Lorne Weil

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

November 9, 2005

 


 

EX-32.2 6 a05-18297_1ex32d2.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, DeWayne E. Laird, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

/s/ DEWAYNE E. LAIRD

 

 

DeWayne E. Laird

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

November 9, 2005

 


 

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