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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


[X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003
OR

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

For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 1-10841

GREYHOUND LINES, INC.

and its Subsidiaries Identified in Footnote (1) Below
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   86-0572343
(State or other jurisdiction   (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization)   identification no.)
     
15110 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas   75248
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

(972) 789-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered

 
 
 
8 ½ % Convertible Subordinated Debentures, due March 31, 2007   American Stock Exchange

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.

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

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES [  ] NO [X]

     Aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2003, was $0.

     As of March 15, 2004, the registrant had 587 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding all of which are held by the registrant’s parent company.

(1)   This Form 10-K is also being filed by the co-registrants specified under the caption “Co-Registrants”, each of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and each of which has met the conditions set forth in General Instructions I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K for filing Form 10-K in a reduced disclosure format.
 
(2)   The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form in a reduced disclosure format.




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Co-Registrants

This Form 10-K is also being filed by the following entities. Except as set forth below, each entity has the same principal executive offices, zip code and telephone number as that set forth for Greyhound Lines, Inc. on the cover of this report:

                         
            I.R.S. Employer   Jurisdiction
    Commission   Identification   Of
Name
  File No.
  No.
  Incorp.
Atlantic Greyhound Lines of Virginia, Inc.
    333-27267-01       58-0869571     Virginia
                 
GLI Holding Company
    333-27267-04       75-2146309     Delaware
                 
Greyhound de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
    333-27267-05     None   Republic of Mexico
             
Sistema Internacional de Transporte de Autobuses, Inc.
802 Commerce Street, 3rd Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 849-8616
    333-27267-08       75-2548617     Delaware
             
Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Coaches, Inc.
1313 13th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79408
(806) 763-5389
    333-27267-10       75-0605295     Delaware
             
T.N.M. & O. Tours, Inc.
(Same as Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma
Coaches, Inc.)
    333-27267-11       75-1188694     Texas
             
Vermont Transit Co., Inc.
345 Pine Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
(802) 862-9671
    333-27267-12       03-0164980     Vermont

As of December 31, 2003, Atlantic Greyhound Lines of Virginia, Inc. had 150 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $50.00 per share); GLI Holding Company had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $0.01 per share); Greyhound de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. had 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $0.10 Mexican currency per share); Sistema Internacional de Transporte de Autobuses, Inc. had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $0.01 per share); Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Coaches, Inc. had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $0.01 per share); T.N.M. & O. Tours, Inc. had 1,000 shares of common stock outstanding (at a par value of $1.00 per share); and Vermont Transit Co., Inc. had 505 shares of common stock outstanding (no par value). Each of the above named co-registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period such co-registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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GREYHOUND LINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO FORM 10-K

             
        Page No.
 
  PART I        
  Business     5  
  Properties     12  
  Legal Proceedings     13  
 
  PART II        
  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters     15  
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     16  
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     28  
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     29  
  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     57  
  Controls and Procedures     57  
 
  PART III        
  Principal Accountant Fees and Services     58  
 
  PART IV        
  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K     59  
 Amended/Restated Certification of Incorporation
 Bylaws of Greyhound Lines, Inc.
 Second Supplemental Indenture
 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
 First Amendment to Executive Retirement Plan
 Second Amendment to Executive Retirement Plan
 Third Amendment to Executive Retirement Plan
 Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement
 Amended Employment Agreement
 Amendment to Amended Executive Employment Agrmt.
 Memorandum of Agreement
 Change in Control Severance Pay Program
 Form of Change in Control Agreement
 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
 Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906

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Risks Associated with Forward-Looking Statements Included in this Form 10-K

     Statements in this Form 10-K that are not purely historical facts, including statements regarding beliefs, expectations, intentions, projections or strategies for the future of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), may be “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the general economic condition of the United States and the future level of bus travel demand; the impact of future terrorist incidents; operational disruptions as a result of bad weather; the Company’s future yields; increased costs for security; the cost and availability of excess insurance coverage and the Company’s ability to retain authority to self-insure; the impact of changes in fuel prices; the effect of future Government regulations; potential pension plan funding requirements; limitations on financing flexibility and availability due to the potential inability of the Company to obtain extensions of the maturity date of its revolving credit facility or to remain in compliance with covenants required under its various debt agreements consequently affecting the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern; changing credit markets; the ability to renew labor agreements without incurring a work stoppage or slowdown; disruptions to Company operations as a result of forced relocations of terminals or garages; and other factors described from time to time in the Company’s publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this filing.

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

     Greyhound Lines, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Greyhound” or the “Company”) is the only nationwide provider of scheduled intercity bus transportation services in the United States. The Company serves the value-oriented customer by connecting rural and urban markets throughout the United States, offering scheduled passenger service to more than 2,600 destinations with a fleet of approximately 2,800 buses and approximately 1,700 sales locations. The Company also provides package express service, travel services and, in some terminals, food service. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company generated total operating revenues of $975.5 million.

     The Company serves a diverse customer base, consisting primarily of low to middle income passengers from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. The demographic groups that make up the core of the Company’s customer base are growing at rates faster than the U.S. population as a whole. The Company believes that it is uniquely positioned to serve this broad and growing market because (i) the Company’s operating costs, which are lower on an available-seat-mile basis than other modes of intercity transportation, enable it to offer passengers everyday low prices, (ii) the Company offers the only means of regularly scheduled intercity transportation in many of its markets, and (iii) the Company provides additional capacity during peak travel periods to accommodate passengers who lack the flexibility to shift their travel to off-peak periods.

     On March 16, 1999, the Company’s stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Laidlaw Inc. pursuant to which the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laidlaw Inc. (the “Merger”).

     On June 28, 2001, as part of a financial restructuring, Laidlaw Inc., Laidlaw USA, Inc., Laidlaw International Finance Corporation, Laidlaw Investments Ltd., Laidlaw One, Inc. and Laidlaw Transportation, Inc. filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, under a jointly administered case captioned, In re: Laidlaw USA, Inc., et al, Case No. 01-14099. On that date, Laidlaw Inc. and Laidlaw Investments Ltd. also filed cases under the Canada Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada, court file no. 01-CL-4178. Neither Greyhound, nor any of its subsidiaries were included in, or made party to, these reorganization filings and proceedings.

     Effective June 23, 2003, Laidlaw Inc. emerged from the court-supervised reorganization process after completing all required actions and satisfying or reaching agreement with its creditor constituencies on all remaining conditions to its Third Amended Plan of Reorganization. This Plan was confirmed by the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York by order dated February 27, 2003. In accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, Laidlaw Inc. completed an internal corporate restructuring, in which Laidlaw International, Inc. acquired all of the assets of Laidlaw Inc., a Canadian corporation. Additionally, pursuant to the Plan, Laidlaw International, Inc. domesticated to the United States as a Delaware corporation. Laidlaw International, Inc. and its predecessor Laidlaw Inc. are referred to as “Laidlaw.”

Markets

     Passengers. While the Company’s major passenger markets are large metropolitan areas, its business is geographically fragmented, with the 50 largest sales outlets or the 1,200 largest origin/destination city pairs producing approximately 50% of 2003 ticket sales. Demographic studies have shown that the Company’s potential riders are concentrated in the northeastern, southern and industrial mid-western United States, as well as Texas and California. The typical passenger travels to visit friends and relatives and generally has an annual income below $35,000. In many cases, the Company’s passengers report that they own automobiles considered sufficiently reliable for a trip of a similar distance, but travel by bus because they are traveling alone or because of the lower cost of bus travel. The majority of the Company’s customers usually make the decision to take a trip only a short time before actually traveling and, for the most part, pay cash for their tickets on the day of departure.

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     Package Express. The Company’s package express service targets commercial shippers and delivery companies that require rapid delivery of small parcels, typically between 100 and 500 miles. The Company’s product offerings include standard delivery, which is the traditional low-value, terminal-to-terminal delivery product, as well as priority and same day delivery, which are the premium priced products typically delivered door to door. The Company satisfies the door-to-terminal/terminal-to-door portion of priority and same day deliveries principally through relationships with over 300 courier companies, which serve over 400 markets. Shipments include automotive repair parts, wholesale foods, computer parts and forms, fresh flowers, optical, medical and dental supplies, architectural and legal documents and pharmaceutical products. With its extensive network and multiple schedules, the Company is able to provide expedited service, especially to rural areas. Most shipments arrive at their destination on the same day they are shipped or by 8:00 a.m. the following morning. The Company also provides local courier services through its subsidiaries in three metropolitan markets: Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL and Houston, TX. In addition, the Company provides shipping services at its retail counters in selected markets as an Authorized Shipping Outlet for United Parcel Service.

     Food Service. The Company’s food service division gives passengers the ability to purchase food, gifts and logo merchandise in over 55 terminal locations. In addition to cafeteria-style restaurants, convenience store type “grab and go” facilities and gift shops, the Company also offers national brand concepts such as Star Hardee’s, KFC, Blimpies and Pizza Hut.

     Travel Services. The Company offers charter and tour services (“travel services”) principally for group travel to and from specific events, such as concerts, sporting events, casinos and conventions. Generally the passenger business provides the bus and driver resources for these travel services on an “as available” basis, such that resources are often only available in off-peak periods, generally weekdays outside of the peak summer and holiday periods. However, the Company has also established dedicated bus and driver resources for travel services operations in certain cities so that the operations in these cities are not completely dependent on resource availability from the passenger business and are, accordingly, able to offer travel services on the weekends and in the summer. Additionally the Company operates “meet and greet” services for cruise lines at five ports in the United States. The “meet and greet” service consists of meeting cruise line passengers (usually at airports) and transferring these passengers and their baggage to and from cruise ships.

Marketing and Advertising

     The Company’s marketing and advertising philosophy is geared toward stimulating travel through price awareness, improving the awareness and image of Greyhound among potential customers and inducing first-time and repeat travel. The Company uses various means to advertise its passenger travel business including radio, television and print media (primarily yellow pages). Additionally, the Company offers convenient around-the-clock fare and schedule quotations via a toll-free telephone number through its telephone information centers and through the Company’s internet web site. The Company’s telephone centers and web site handled 40.1 million requests in 2003, an increase of 2.3% over 2002. The Company also markets its passenger and in-terminal services through advertising in the terminal facilities and on its ticket jackets.

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Operations

     The Company utilizes approximately 130 company-operated bus terminals and approximately 1,520 agency-operated terminals and/or sales agencies. Maintenance garages are maintained at 27 strategic locations and are supplemented by company-operated service islands and fueling points. The Company currently has approximately 4,400 drivers based in approximately 100 different locations across the country. In the Greyhound Lines unit, drivers report to driver supervisors who are organized into 11 districts reporting to district managers of customer operations. The scheduling and dispatch of the buses and drivers is a centralized function that coordinates with the districts in the planning and execution of daily operations. The flexing of capacity to meet demand is accomplished through the management of national dispatch operations for equipment and drivers, rental of additional buses to cover peak demand periods, planning and coordinating extra sections with the districts and analyzing and implementing pooling and through service arrangements with other carriers. Annual planning of the fleet size and driver requirements by location is also centralized. Subsidiaries of Greyhound Lines independently coordinate and manage their own driver and fleet resources.

     Information technology is an integral component of the Company’s operations. The Company’s information systems support, among other things, its web site, scheduling and pricing, dispatch, operations planning, bus maintenance, telephone information center, customer service, point of sale, payroll and finance functions. As of December 31, 2003, the Company’s automated fare and schedule quotation and ticketing system, called TRIPS, was in use at 434 locations.

Competition

     Passengers. The transportation industry is highly competitive. The Company’s primary sources of competition for passengers are automobile travel, low cost air travel from both regional and national airlines, and, in some markets, regional bus companies and trains. Typically, the Company’s customers decide to travel only a short time before their trip and purchase their tickets on the day of travel. The Company’s everyday low pricing strategy usually results in “walk-up” fares substantially below comparable airline fares. In instances where the Company’s fares exceed an airline discount fare, the Company believes the airline fares are temporary or are typically more restrictive and less readily available than travel provided by the Company. However, the Company also utilizes advance purchase discount programs in order to attract the price sensitive customer. Price, destination choices and convenient schedules are the ways in which the Company meets this competitive challenge.

     The automobile is the most significant form of competition to the Company. The out-of-pocket costs of operating an automobile are generally less expensive than bus travel, particularly for multiple persons traveling in a single car. The Company meets this competitive threat through price and convenient scheduling.

     Additionally, the Company experiences competition from regional bus companies and small local bus companies that cater to particular ethnic groups. Price, frequency of service, and convenient scheduling are the current strategies of the Company to meet this competition. The Company’s competitors possess operating authority for, but do not currently operate over, numerous routes potentially competitive to the Company. Based on market and competitive conditions, the regional bus companies could operate such routes in the future. Competition by U.S.-based bus and van operators for the market represented by Spanish speaking customers in the U.S. is growing. As of January 1, 1997, barriers to entry into the regular-route cross-border bus market between the U.S. and Mexico were scheduled to be reduced under the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), although entry into either market would still be regulated by the respective U.S. and Mexican regulatory authorities. In March 2002, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued a series of rules establishing the process that Mexican-domiciled companies must follow to obtain authority to perform cross-border bus operations into the United States. These rules require Mexican companies to comply with all U.S. safety requirements and labor and immigration laws. A federal court stayed these rules late in 2002 until DOT completes an environmental impact review required by federal law. DOT commenced the environmental impact review, but also appealed the adverse court decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. In late 2003, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal and is expected to issue a decision in mid-2004. Once either the environmental impact review is complete or the Supreme Court rules that no such review is required, the Company

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could experience significant new competition on routes, to, from and across Mexican border points. Additionally, certain U.S.-based operators are providing cross-border service into Mexico at this time. NAFTA also permits U.S. carriers to make controlling investments in carriers domiciled in Mexico and permits Mexican carriers to make controlling investments in carriers domiciled in the United States. In addition to bringing new competition, the Company believes that the changes under NAFTA will increase the volume of bus travel along both sides of the border and provide the Company with a growth opportunity. The Company believes that the most effective way to service passengers in this market is through ventures or ticket selling arrangements with Mexico-based bus carriers. The Company has established a separate operating subsidiary that, through these ventures, provides through-bus service at most major gateways between the United States and Mexico. Additionally, in some of its terminals Greyhound Lines sells tickets for travel in Mexico on Grupo Estrella Blanca (“GEB”), a Mexico-based bus carrier, and GEB sells tickets for travel in the U.S. on Greyhound Lines in certain of their terminals in Mexico.

     Package Express. The Company faces intense competition in its package express service from local courier services and overnight express and ground carriers. The Company continues to develop programs to meet this competition and further develop its package express business. These programs focus on system upgrades to improve service, billing and tracking for its customers, localized marketing strategies, and local, regional or national alliances with, or acquisitions of, pick up and delivery carriers. Due to the incremental nature of the package express business, the Company is able to provide same-day intercity package express service at distances of up to 500 miles at a substantially lower price than those charged by other delivery services.

     Food Service. The captive nature of the food service operations in the Company’s terminals limits competition; however, in some locations proximity of terminals to fast food outlets and convenience stores can pose a competitive factor.

     Travel Services. Charter services are provided by several thousand local operators as well as a few regional carriers. Pricing, type of equipment and consistency in service are the principal factors both in generating new business and retaining existing customers. The Company principally competes based upon price and consistency of service, and continues to develop diversified product offerings in order to meet the customers’ demands.

Operating Environment

     The Company’s business is affected by changes in economic conditions, consumer preferences and spending patterns, medical and wage inflation, demographic trends, consumer perceptions of transportation safety, costs of safety, security and environmental measures, road congestion and the weather. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks the Company increased its spending for safety and security in the bus terminals by approximately $5 million annually. Additionally, it is possible that the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) could mandate security procedures that exceed the level currently provided by the Company further increasing costs. The Company has also incurred significant increases in insurance costs principally due to medical inflation, increases in excess insurance premiums and several significant claims arising from in-transit criminal assaults against drivers. Past terrorist acts and incidents on buses, or perceptions about future attacks, including changes in the Homeland Security threat levels, have and could continue to adversely affect the demand for the Company’s services.

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Seasonality

     The Company’s business is seasonal in nature and generally follows the pattern of the travel industry as a whole, with peaks during the summer months and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods. As a result, the Company’s cash flows are also seasonal with a disproportionate amount of the Company’s annual cash flows being generated during the peak travel periods. Therefore, an event that adversely affects ridership during any of these peak periods could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for that year. The day of the week on which certain holidays occur, the length of certain holiday periods, and the date on which certain holidays occur within a fiscal quarter, may also affect the Company’s quarterly results of operations.

Workforce

     At March 1, 2004, the Company employed approximately 11,000 workers, consisting of approximately 3,600 terminal employees, 4,400 drivers, 1,000 supervisory personnel, 700 mechanics, 400 telephone information agents, and 900 clerical workers. Of the total workforce, approximately 9,000 are full-time employees and approximately 2,000 are part-time employees.

     At March 1, 2004, approximately 46% of the Company’s employees were represented by collective bargaining agreements. The Amalgamated Transit Union (the “ATU”) represents approximately 4,400 of the Company’s employees, including drivers, about half of the Company’s mechanics and terminal workers in four locations. The largest ATU agreement (“ATU 1700”), covers the drivers and maintenance employees and had an expiration date of January 31, 2004. During January 2004, a new bargaining agreement was tentatively agreed to by the parties. This agreement was submitted to the membership of ATU 1700 for ratification and the expired agreement was extended to March 26, 2004. On March 26, 2004, the membership of ATU 1700 ratified the agreement. The new agreement expires on January 31, 2007.

     The United Transportation Union Local No. 1697 (“UTU 1697”) represents approximately 140 drivers at one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. The collective bargaining agreement covering these employees expired on February 28, 2004, and the parties are continuing to negotiate. If the members of the UTU 1697 were to engage in a strike or other work stoppage the Company could experience a disruption in operations that could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

     The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (the “IAM”) represents approximately 400 of the Company’s employees, including the remaining mechanics. The IAM agreements expire on October 1, 2004. The Company also has bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represent approximately 100 employees at three terminal locations and the United Transportation Union, which represents approximately 200 employees at two of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Trademarks

     The Company owns the Greyhound name and trademarks and the “image of the running dog” trademarks worldwide. The Company believes that this name and the trademarks have substantial consumer awareness.

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Government Regulation

     The Department of Transportation. As a motor carrier engaged in interstate, as well as intrastate, transportation of passengers and express shipments, the Company is, and must remain, registered with the DOT. Failure to maintain a satisfactory safety rating, designate agents for service of process or to meet minimum insurance requirements, after notice and opportunity to remedy, may result in the DOT’s ordering the suspension or revocation of the registration of the Company and its right to provide transportation. DOT regulations also govern the qualifications, duties and hours of service of drivers, the standards for vehicles, parts and accessories, the maintenance of records and the submission of reports pertaining to the Company’s drivers, buses and operations. The Company is subject to periodic and random inspections and audits by the DOT or, pursuant to cooperative arrangements with the DOT, by state police or officials, to determine whether the Company’s drivers, buses and records are in compliance with the DOT’s regulations. The Company, from time to time, has been cited by the DOT or state authorities for non-compliance with regulations but, nevertheless, has retained a satisfactory safety rating. The Company has also been authorized by the DOT to partially self-insure its bodily injury and property damage liability. See “Insurance Coverage.” The DOT also administers regulations to assure compliance with vehicle noise and emission standards prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”). All of the buses in the Company’s fleet contain engines that comply with, or are exempt from compliance with, EPA regulations, but, on occasion, the Company has been cited and fined for non-compliance with noise or emission standards.

     Surface Transportation Board. The Company is also regulated by the DOT’s Surface Transportation Board (the “STB”). The STB must grant advance approval for the Company to pool operations or revenues with another passenger carrier. The STB, moreover, must authorize any merger by the Company with, or its acquisition or control of, another motor carrier of passengers. The Company must maintain reasonable through routes with other motor carriers of passengers, and, if found not to have done so, the STB can prescribe them. The Company is party to certain agreements, which are subject to STB authorization and supervision.

     State Regulations. As an interstate motor carrier of passengers, the Company may engage in intrastate operations over any of its authorized routes. By federal law, states are pre-empted from regulating the Company’s fares or its schedules, including the withdrawal of service over any route. However, the Company’s buses remain subject to state vehicle registration requirements, bus size and weight limitations, fuel sales and use taxes, vehicle emissions, speed and traffic regulations and other local standards not inconsistent with federal requirements.

     Other. The Company is subject to regulation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) pursuant to regulations adopted by the DOT. The regulations require that all new buses acquired by the Company for its fixed route operations must be equipped with wheelchair lifts. Additionally, by October 2006, one-half of the Company’s fleet involved in fixed route operations will be required to be lift-equipped, and by October 2012, such fleet will need to be entirely lift-equipped. The regulations do not require that existing buses be retrofitted with lift equipment, nor do the regulations require the purchase of accessible used buses. Currently the added cost of a built-in lift device in a new bus is approximately $35,000 plus the Company incurs additional maintenance and employee training costs. Passenger revenues could also be impacted by the loss of seating capacity when wheelchair passengers are on the bus, partially offset by potentially increased ridership by disabled persons. At December 31, 2003, approximately 17% of the Company’s fleet used in fixed route operations were wheelchair lift-equipped. To meet the 50% requirement by October 2006, and assuming no change in current fleet size, the Company must retrofit with lifts or replace 869 of its non-lift-equipped buses with lift-equipped buses.

     Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks the Company increased its spending for safety and security in the bus terminals by approximately $5 million annually. Limited government assistance, in the form of grants, is being offered to the bus industry and on August 20, 2003, the Company received a grant of approximately $10.1 million from the TSA for the one-year period ending August 19, 2004. The grant provides reimbursement for incremental spending on safety and security – related initiatives such as: increased passenger screening in the bus terminals, bomb detection devices, installation of protective shields in the driver compartment of buses and installation of “on-board” communication devices. Although the Company has received a one-year grant there can be no assurance that additional grants will be extended in the future.

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Insurance Coverage

     Following the Merger and through August 31, 2001, the Company purchased its insurance through Laidlaw with coverage subject to a $50,000 per occurrence deductible for property damage claims and no deductible for all other claims. Additionally, on December 31, 1999, the Company transferred liability for all known, and unknown claims, and all related insurance reserves, associated with the period prior to March 16, 1999 to Laidlaw for which Laidlaw received compensation in an amount equal to the book value of the reserves. Effective September 1, 2001, the Company began purchasing insurance coverage from third-party insurers for claims up to $5.0 million subject to a $3.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention for automobile liability and $1.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention for workers’ compensation and general liability. As of September 1, 2003, the coverage for all claims is subject to a $3.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention. The Company purchases excess coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation insurance through Laidlaw for claims which exceed $5.0 million. The Company also continues to purchase from Laidlaw coverage for physical damage to Company property and business interruption subject to a $100,000 per occurrence deductible.

     The predecessor agency to the STB granted the Company authority to self-insure its automobile liability exposure for interstate passenger service up to a maximum level of $5.0 million per occurrence, which has been continued by the DOT. To maintain self-insurance authority, the Company is required to provide periodic financial information and claims reports, maintain a satisfactory safety rating by the DOT, a tangible net worth of $10.0 million and a $15 million trust fund to provide security for payment of claims. At December 31, 2002, and continuing to date, the Company’s tangible net worth has fallen below the minimum required by the DOT to maintain self-insurance authority. In March 2003, the Company sought a waiver from DOT of this tangible net worth requirement. On July 25, 2003, the DOT granted the waiver of this requirement through December 31, 2004. As a condition of the waiver, the Company was required to increase the self-insurance trust fund by $2.7 million. As of December 31, 2003, the trust was funded in the amount of $17.7 million. The DOT will also require the Company to make additional trust fund contributions to the extent that self-insured reserves exceed (as measured semi-annually) the then balance in the trust fund. During the waiver period, the Company’s self-insurance authority will be subject to periodic review by the DOT.

     Insurance coverage and related administrative expenses are key components of the Company’s cost structure. Additionally, the Company is required by the DOT, some states and some of its insurance carriers to maintain collateral deposits or provide other security pursuant to its insurance program. At December 31, 2003, the Company maintained $25.7 million of collateral deposits including the above $17.7 million trust fund and had issued $49.2 million of letters of credit in support of these programs. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The loss or further modification of self-insurance authority from the DOT or a decision by the Company’s insurers to modify the Company’s program substantially, by either increasing cost, reducing availability or increasing collateral, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

Environmental Matters

     The Company may be liable for certain environmental liabilities and clean-up costs at the various facilities presently or formerly owned or leased by the Company. Based upon surveys conducted solely by Company personnel or its experts, 30 active and 11 inactive locations have been identified as sites requiring potential clean up and/or remediation as of December 31, 2003. Additionally, the Company is potentially liable with respect to four active and seven inactive locations which the EPA has designated as Superfund sites. The Company, as well as other parties designated by the EPA as potentially responsible parties, face exposure for costs related to the clean up of those sites. Based on the EPA’s enforcement activities to date, the Company believes its liability at these sites will not be material because its involvement was as a de minimis generator of wastes disposed of at the sites. In light of its minimal involvement, the Company has been negotiating to be released from liability in return for the payment of nominal settlement amounts.

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     The Company has recorded a total environmental liability of $5.5 million at December 31, 2003 of which approximately $0.7 million is indemnifiable by the predecessor owner of the Company’s domestic bus operations, now known as Viad Corp. The environmental liability relates to sites identified for potential clean up and/or remediation and represents the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at 8.0%. The Company expects the majority of this environmental liability to be paid over the next five to ten years. As of the date of this report, the Company is not aware of any additional sites to be identified, and management believes that adequate accruals have been made related to all known environmental matters.

Code of Ethics

     The Company has adopted a written code of ethics, “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” which is applicable to, among others, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller (or persons performing similar functions) (collectively, the “Financial Officers”). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is publicly available on the website of the Company’s parent company, Laidlaw, at www.laidlaw.com. The Company intends to disclose any amendments to or waivers from the code of ethics applicable to any Financial Officer of the Company on Laidlaw’s website at www.laidlaw.com. The Company will provide, at no cost, a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics upon request in writing to P.O. Box 660362, Dallas, Texas 75266-0362, Attention: Investor Relations. The information on the Laidlaw website is not incorporated into, and is not part of, this report.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Land and Buildings

     At December 31, 2003, the Company used 536 parcels of real property in its operations, of which it owned 161 properties and leased 375 properties. Of those properties, 388 are bus terminals, 32 are maintenance facilities, 28 are terminal/maintenance facilities, and the remaining properties consist of driver dormitories, parking/storage lots, office/storage/warehouse buildings and telephone information centers. These properties are located throughout the United States and in select locations in Canada and Mexico. Where practical, the Company attempts to locate its terminals in state or federally funded intermodal facilities. The Company currently operates in approximately 100 of such facilities.

     The Company believes the current makeup of its properties is adequate for its operations. However, the Company must occasionally relocate its facilities, permanently or temporarily, when it sells a parcel, when leases are not renewed or are terminated, or when owned or leased properties are taken through eminent domain proceedings by government authorities. The Company is also subject to local zoning restrictions that can limit the Company’s ability to expand a location or relocate to a new facility. In the case of publicly funded facilities, the relocation can be affected by funding availability and site selection and urban planning considerations. Although there can be no assurance, based on its recent experience, the Company believes that it will be able to find suitable replacement properties on acceptable terms for any properties the Company chooses to replace or expand, or which are condemned, or for which leases are not renewed or are otherwise terminated.

     The Company operates out of its largest sales location, the Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York (the “Port Authority”), on a month-to-month basis pursuant to several lease agreements and a license agreement. The Port Authority has been in discussions to develop the air rights above the terminal and should an agreement on the development be reached the Company would likely be required to temporarily relocate its operations within the Port Authority. Such relocation, if required, could result in an increase in the costs to operate out of the Port Authority and potentially impact ticket and food service revenues. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Fleet Composition and Bus Acquisitions

     During 2003, the Company took delivery of 17 new and used buses, and retired 137 buses, resulting in a fleet of 2,806 buses at December 31, 2003, of which the Company owned 1,222 buses and leased an additional 1,584 buses. The average age of the Company’s bus fleet increased to 7.2 years at December 31, 2003, compared to 6.6 years at December 31, 2002 and 6.2 years at December 31, 2001. Although the Company believes the current fleet size and fleet age are adequate for its operations, the Company’s experience indicates that older buses are less reliable and more costly to operate than newer buses. For example, over the last two years the cost per mile to maintain the Company’s fleet has increased well above the rate of wage and material inflation. Additionally, older buses with older engines are generally less fuel-efficient than newer buses and, because older buses require maintenance on a more frequent basis, an older fleet results in an increase in the number of buses required to operate the business.

     Motor Coach Industries, Inc. or its affiliate, Motor Coach Industries Mexico, S.A. de C.V., hereafter referred to collectively as “MCI”, produced all but 54 of these buses. The Company is party to a long-term supply agreement with MCI. The agreement extends through 2007, but may be canceled at the end of any year upon six months notice. If the Company decides to acquire new buses, the Company and its affiliates must purchase at least 80% of its new bus requirements from MCI pursuant to the agreement.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Greyhound Lines is the sole shareholder of Sistema Internacional de Transporte de Autobuses, Inc. (“SITA”). SITA owns 51% of Gonzalez, Inc., d/b/a Golden State Transportation (“Golden State”). On November 28, 2001 and subsequently, Golden State and numerous individual employees, including its senior management, were indicted by a federal grand jury for felony criminal offenses for allegedly transporting and harboring illegal aliens and money laundering. The case, filed before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, is styled U.S. v. Gonzalez, Inc, et al., Case No. CR 01-1696-TUC-RCC. The indictment also sought forfeiture to the Government of all the property owned by Golden State, which involves Golden State, SITA and Greyhound Lines since they were claimants to the property. Neither Greyhound Lines nor SITA were charged with any crime.

     In August 2002, the Government filed a civil forfeiture action against certain Golden State assets based on allegations similar to those described in the indictment of Golden State. The case, filed before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, is styled U.S. v. 130 North 35th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, et al., Case No. CV 02-409-TUC-RCC. Neither SITA nor Greyhound Lines were a defendant in the forfeiture action; however, Greyhound Lines and SITA were claimants to the property.

     Golden State ceased operations effective August 30, 2002 and filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy on September 30, 2002 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona in a case styled In re: Gonzalez, Inc. d/b/a Golden State Transportation, Case No. 02-15508-PHX-GBN. In September 2003, Golden State entered into a settlement agreement with the Government regarding the criminal and civil forfeiture cases brought by the Government. In September 2003, SITA and Greyhound Lines also entered into stipulations with the Government to settle SITA and Greyhound Lines’ claims to the subject property of the forfeiture action. Pursuant to these stipulations, Greyhound Lines and SITA agreed to withdraw their claims to certain Golden State property and cooperate in the Government’s ongoing criminal proceedings. In return, the Government dropped its forfeiture allegations against the remaining property originally sought for forfeiture and agreed not to pursue criminal or civil charges against SITA, Greyhound Lines and their employees arising out of the events described in the criminal indictment. The bankruptcy court overseeing the Golden State bankruptcy approved the settlement on November 6, 2003 and authorized Golden State to conclude the criminal proceedings by pleading guilty.

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     The Company is also a defendant in various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, primarily cases involving personal injury and property damage claims and employment-related claims. Although these lawsuits involve a variety of different facts and theories of recovery, the majority arise from traffic accidents involving buses operated by the Company. The vast majority of these claims are covered by insurance for amounts in excess of the deductible portion of the policies. Management believes that there are no proceedings either threatened or pending against the Company relating to such personal injury, property damage and employment-related claims that, if resolved against the Company, would materially exceed the amounts recorded as estimated liabilities by the Company.

     For information relating to certain environmental matters relating to the Company, see “Item 1. Business - Environmental Matters.”

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     All of the Company’s outstanding common stock is held by a subsidiary of Laidlaw and, therefore, the common stock is not traded on any established public trading market. The Company has not paid dividends in the past and, furthermore, the indenture governing the Company’s 11½% Senior Notes and the agreement governing the Company’s revolving credit facility limit the ability of the Company to pay dividends. At December 31, 2003, under the most restrictive of the agreements, no dividends could be paid by the Company.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Business Overview

     Greyhound is the only nationwide provider of scheduled intercity bus transportation services in the United States. The Company operates as one business segment with the primary business consisting of scheduled passenger service, package express service and food service at certain terminals, which accounted for 85.2%, 4.0% and 4.1%, respectively, of the Company’s total operating revenues for 2003. The Company’s operations include a nationwide network of terminal and maintenance facilities utilizing a current fleet of approximately 2,800 buses. The Company operates on a capacity flexible basis whereby the Company will supplement its scheduled service offerings with additional departures when demand is high. The Company uses a network of approximately 1,700 sales locations, which offers the customer the ability to travel to more than 2,600 destinations in North America. The Company’s business is seasonal in nature and generally follows the travel industry as a whole, with peaks during the summer months and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods.

     The following discussion and analysis presents factors which affected the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the Company’s consolidated financial position at December 31, 2003. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

2003 Overview

     Since the third quarter of 2001, the Company has experienced declines in revenue, averaging 2.2% per year, from $1 billion in 2001, to $976 million in 2003. The revenue declines were first triggered by the events of September 11, 2001 and have continued through 2003 as a result of soft economic conditions and the effects of higher terror alert levels on consumer travel. Concurrently, the Company also experienced significant increases in fuel, security, insurance, pension and employee health and welfare costs. The revenue declines coupled with the cost increases culminated in an operating loss of $3.5 million in 2003, compared to operating income of $4.4 million and $29.9 million in 2002 and 2001, respectively.

     To mitigate the earnings decline, Greyhound implemented a series of initiatives during the latter part of the second quarter of 2003 to enhance its operating income by improving revenue per mile and reducing operating costs. Just prior to the peak summer travel period, the Company restricted advance purchase discount fares, eliminated the “companion rides free” program and increased prices principally in its lower-yielding, long distance trips greater than 1,000 miles. Historically, long distance travel has been very price elastic, such that any noticeable price increase dampens demand and as a result, decreases passenger miles. When declines in passenger miles are predominantly due to reduced long distance trips, there is an increase in system wide yield as the mix shifts to a greater proportion of higher yielding, short distance trips. Furthermore, when the decrease in passenger miles is accompanied by a comparable reduction in bus miles so that system wide load is maintained, profitability can be sustained or improved even though revenue may decline. In conjunction with the price increases, the Company reduced scheduled service in certain markets, principally by reducing frequencies on particular routes, and to a lesser extent by abandoning some routes in limited rural areas. As a result, during the second half of 2003, bus miles were reduced by 9%, which was comparable to the decline in passenger miles, while revenue per mile improved by 9.1%.

     The Company also implemented a number of cost reduction initiatives and productivity improvements during 2003. Because bus and passenger miles drive 76% of the Company’s wages, the Company reduced its terminal employees, drivers, mechanics and telephone information center agents as the miles declined. Additionally, the Company initiated a reduction in its headquarters and administrative workforce of approximately 14% or 294 employees. The reduction in workforce generated savings of $2.3 million in 2003, net of severance costs of $2.9 million, and is expected to generate $12 million to $15 million in total annualized savings. In addition to the workforce reduction, the Company gained productivity improvements in its telephone information centers and accounting area, announced its intention to close the telephone information center located in Omaha in early 2004, improved utilization of its equipment and drivers and improved on-time performance.

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     As a result of these initiatives, during the second half of 2003, the percentage increase in revenue per mile exceeded the percentage increase in operating cost per mile, thus resulting in an improvement in operating income of $10.3 million compared to the prior year, despite the decline in revenue. Although the earnings improvement during the second half of the year is encouraging, substantial needs for capital expenditures and debt service requirements mandate that the Company continue to significantly improve operations and financial results.

Results of Operations

     The following table sets forth the Company’s results of operations as a percentage of total operating revenues for 2003, 2002 and 2001:

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Operating Revenues
                       
Passenger services
    85.2 %     85.7 %     85.8 %
Package express
    4.0       4.0       4.0  
Food services
    4.1       4.3       4.3  
Other operating revenues
    6.7       6.0       5.9  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Revenues
    100.0       100.0       100.0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Expenses
                       
Maintenance
    10.9       10.2       9.9  
Transportation
    25.1       24.7       25.1  
Agents’ commissions and station costs
    18.2       18.5       18.6  
Marketing, advertising and traffic
    2.7       2.8       3.5  
Insurance and safety
    7.5       7.8       5.9  
General and administrative
    12.9       12.7       12.7  
Depreciation and amortization
    5.6       5.1       4.8  
Operating taxes and licenses
    6.1       6.2       6.2  
Operating rents
    8.2       8.1       7.1  
Cost of goods sold – food services
    2.6       2.8       2.9  
Other operating expenses
    0.6       0.7       0.4  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    100.4       99.6       97.1  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income (loss)
    (0.4 )     0.4       2.9  
Interest Expense
    2.5       2.6       2.8  
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
    0.1       5.3       (0.1 )
Minority Interests
    0.0       (0.2 )     0.0  
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting for Goodwill
    0.0       4.0       0.0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
    (3.0 )%     (11.3 )%     0.2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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     The following table sets forth certain key operating data used by management in assessing the Company’s performance for 2003, 2002 and 2001. Certain statistics have been adjusted and restated from those previously published to provide consistent comparisons.

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Regular Service Miles (000’s)
    304,828       333,154       349,978  
Total Bus Miles (000’s)
    313,337       341,071       358,502  
Passenger Miles (000’s)
    7,963,086       8,739,581       9,191,173  
Passengers Carried (000’s)
    21,920       23,283       25,167  
Average Trip Length (passenger miles ÷ passengers carried)
    363       375       365  
Load (avg. number of passengers per regular service mile)
    26.1       26.2       26.3  
Load Factor (% of available seats filled)
    51.5 %     52.1 %     52.5 %
Yield (passenger services revenue ÷ passenger miles)
  $ 0.1043     $ 0.0972     $ 0.0954  
Average Ticket Price
  $ 37.89     $ 36.50     $ 34.84  
Total Revenue Per Total Bus Mile
  $ 3.11     $ 2.91     $ 2.85  
Operating Income (Loss) Per Total Bus Mile
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.08  
Cost per Total Bus Mile:
                       
Maintenance
  $ 0.339     $ 0.296     $ 0.284  
Transportation
  $ 0.781     $ 0.719     $ 0.716  

Year ended December 31, 2003 Compared to Year ended December 31, 2002

     Operating Revenues. Total operating revenues decreased $16.4 million, down 1.7% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.

     Passenger services revenues decreased $19.1 million, or 2.3%, in 2003 compared to 2002 as a decline in passengers of 5.9% was only partially offset by increases in ticket prices of 3.8%. A significant portion of the decline, $14.3 million, was due to reduced revenue in the Hispanic passenger markets due to the shutdown of operations at Golden State Transportation during the third quarter of 2002. Additionally, during the first half of 2003, passenger revenues were adversely affected by severe winter weather in February in the Northeast and the war in Iraq and the resulting increases in the terror alert levels during the Easter and Memorial Day holidays.

     During the first half of 2003, an 8.2% decline in passengers miles was only partially offset by a 5.2% increase in yield resulting in a 3.3% passenger revenue decline. The passenger mile decline was moderated somewhat as the Company reduced restrictions on advance purchase discount tickets to stimulate demand. Entering into the peak summer travel period, the Company replaced and increased the restrictions on advance purchase discount tickets and raised ticket prices on long distance trips. While the increase in ticket prices caused a further decline in passenger miles, down 9.6%, the 9.2% increase in yield largely offset these declines, resulting in only a 1.3% decline in passenger revenue in the second half of 2003.

     Package express revenues decreased $0.5 million, down 1.2% in 2003 compared to 2002. The Company continues to experience reduced standard product deliveries (the traditional, low value, terminal to terminal market segment) as a result of continued competition, as well as expanded and improved product offerings from larger package delivery companies. In response, the Company continues to increase its focus on the same day delivery market niche through the selling of Daily Direct, a guaranteed same day or early next morning service.

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     Food services revenues decreased $2.5 million, down 5.9% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. The Company attributes the decline in food services revenues primarily to the decline in the number of passengers.

     Other operating revenues, consisting primarily of revenue from travel services, in-terminal sales and other services, as well as interest income on deposits and investments, increased $5.7 million, up 9.4% in 2003 compared to 2002. The increase is primarily due to increased charter services and increases in “meet and greet” services provided to cruise lines.

     Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses decreased $8.6 million, down 0.9% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.

     Maintenance costs increased $5.2 million, or 5.2% in 2003 compared to 2002. On a per mile basis, maintenance costs increased 14.5% due in part, to a higher average fleet age, inflationary wage rate increases for mechanics and increased material costs as a result of fewer bus engines and transmissions under warranty. Additionally, regular service bus miles were down significantly, 8.5% for the year ended December 31, 2003, and as a result, the fixed cost component of maintenance, principally real estate and related costs as well as supervision, increased on a per mile basis.

     Transportation expenses, which consist primarily of fuel costs and driver wages, decreased $0.5 million, or 0.2% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002, as the effects of decreases in bus miles were largely offset by increases in fuel, contractual driver wage increases and increased driver hiring costs. During 2003, the average cost per gallon of fuel increased to $0.91 from $0.75 in 2002 resulting in increased costs of $8.1 million. Additionally, driver hiring and training costs were $0.8 million higher in 2003 due to increases in the number of drivers hired during the first quarter of 2003. On a per-mile basis, excluding the effects of fuel price changes and driver hiring costs, transportation expenses increased by 4.7% for the year ended December 31, 2003, due mainly to contractual driver wage increases and fewer miles operated in the Company’s subsidiaries which generally operate at a lower driver wage rate per mile than in the Greyhound Lines unit.

     Agents’ commissions and station costs decreased $5.4 million, down 3.0% in 2003 compared to 2002. The decrease is primarily due to lower commissions and terminal and call center wages as a result of decreased ticket sales and lower passenger volumes.

     Marketing, advertising and traffic expenses decreased $1.2 million, or 4.4%, in 2003 compared to 2002. As leisure or discretionary travel has remained soft, management continues to reduce advertising and departmental staffing when compared to the prior year.

     Insurance and safety costs decreased $4.4 million, down 5.7% in 2003 compared to 2002. The decline is due primarily to a one-time charge in the prior year of $3.1 million resulting from a change in reserving methodology from the mid-point of the actuarial range to the high point. Additional declines were due to the reduction in bus miles operated and in the number of severe accidents, offset somewhat by an increase in the cost of excess insurance coverage and growth in the average cost per claim due principally to medical cost inflation.

     General and administrative expenses decreased $1.3 million, down 1.0% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. During the year higher pension costs of $6.9 million were more than offset by decreased wages of $3.2 million resulting from a reduction in workforce, reduced health and welfare costs of $1.9 million and decreased travel and other costs due to lower business volumes.

     Depreciation and amortization increased $4.1 million, or 8.2% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. The increases are primarily due to inflationary increases in the cost of recent capital expenditures for buses, structures and capitalized software, which due to the long-lived nature of the Company’s assets, significantly exceeds the historical cost basis of asset disposals.

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     Operating taxes and licenses expense decreased $2.1 million, or 3.4% in 2003 compared to 2002. The decrease is due principally to lower payroll and fuel taxes resulting from lower bus miles and business volumes.

     Food services cost of goods sold decreased $2.3 million, or 8.1% in 2003 compared to 2002 primarily due to the decrease in food services revenues related to the decline in the number of passengers.

     Other operating expenses decreased $0.7 million, down 11.3% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. During 2003, the Company incurred severance costs associated with a reduction in workforce and the departure of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer partially offset by a gain recorded on the sale of investment. These were less than the $4.0 million charge recorded in the prior year related to the write-off of the investment in and accounts receivable due from Golden State Transportation.

     Interest expense decreased $0.6 million, down 2.5% for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002, due to a decrease in the average debt outstanding and a decrease in overall interest rates.

     During the third quarter of 2002, the Company established a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets, and as a result the Company’s current year tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2003 principally represents state tax expense related to certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

     Minority interests for the year ended December 31, 2003, reflects the minority partners share of current year income in the Company’s Hispanic ventures. The ventures were profitable in the current year as compared to the prior year.

     During the first quarter of 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”) and, as a result, recorded a non-cash charge as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Critical Accounting Policies

     The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations, financial condition and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following are the Company’s most critical accounting policies, which are those that require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.

     Insurance Reserves. The Company is self-insured up to certain limits for costs associated with workers’ compensation claims, vehicle accidents and general business liabilities. Reserves are established for estimates of the loss that Greyhound will ultimately incur on claims that have been reported but not paid and claims that have been incurred but not reported. These reserves are based upon actuarial valuations that are prepared quarterly by outside actuaries. The actuarial valuations consider a number of factors, including historical claim payment patterns and changes in case reserves, the assumed rate of increase in healthcare costs and property damage repairs, ultimate court awards and the discount rate. Historical experience and recent trends in the historical experience are the most significant factors in the determination of the reserves. Management believes that the use of actuarial methods to account for these reserves provides a consistent and effective way to measure these highly subjective accruals. However, given the magnitude of the claims involved and the length of time until the ultimate cost is known, the use of any estimation technique in this area is inherently sensitive. Accordingly, the amount of recorded reserves could differ from the Company’s ultimate costs related to these claims due to changes in the Company’s accident reporting, claims payment and settlement practices or claims reserve practices, as well as differences between assumed and future cost increases and discount rates.

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     Valuation of Long-lived Assets. The Company’s long-lived assets include property and equipment (principally buses and real estate), investments in affiliates, goodwill and other intangible assets (principally software). At December 31, 2003, the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position reflects $376.0 million of net property and equipment and $48.1 million in investments in affiliates, goodwill and other net intangible assets, accounting for over 78% of the Company’s total assets. Long-lived assets are assessed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Important factors which could trigger an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the overall business, and significant negative industry or economic trends. An impairment loss is recognized on property and equipment and other intangible assets when the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized on investments in affiliates and goodwill when the fair value of the investee or reporting unit is less than their carrying amount. The net carrying value of assets not deemed recoverable are reduced to fair value. Estimates of fair value represent our best estimate based on industry trends and reference to market rates and transactions. The determination of fair value can be highly subjective, especially for assets that are not actively traded or when market-based prices are not available.

     In assessing the recoverability of the Company’s long-lived assets the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine whether impairment exists. Cash flow estimates are based on historical results adjusted to reflect our best estimate of future market and operating conditions. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, or if actual results are materially different than those previously estimated, the Company may be required to record impairment charges for these assets not previously recorded. During 2002, the Company adopted SFAS 142 and determined that the carrying value of its Bus Operations reporting unit exceeded that unit’s fair value. As a result, effective January 1, 2002, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $40.0 million as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting for goodwill. The Company’s remaining goodwill ($3.0 million) relates to the Courier Services reporting unit where fair value exceeds carrying value.

     Pension. The Company’s obligation and expense for pension benefits are determined using actuarial methods that are dependent on the selection of certain assumptions and factors. These include assumptions about the discount rate, expected return on plan assets and rate of future compensation increases as determined by management. The Company determines the discount rate based upon yields available on quality long-term corporate bonds (generally by reference to the Moody’s Aa bond index and similar U.S. bond indices). The expected return on plan assets is based on plan-specific historical long-term portfolio performance, asset allocations and investment strategies and the views of the plans’ investment advisors. The rate of increase in future compensation levels is based primarily on labor contracts currently in effect with employees under collective bargaining agreements and expected future pay rate increases for other employees. In addition, the Company’s actuarial consultants also use factors to estimate such items as retirement age and mortality rates, which are primarily based upon historical plan experience. The assumptions and factors used by the Company may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions, earlier or later retirement ages or longer or shorter life spans of participants. These differences may result in a significant impact to the amount of pension obligation or expense recorded by the Company.

     The Company records an additional minimum pension liability when its accumulated benefit obligation exceeds the fair value of the pension plans’ assets in excess of the amounts previously accrued for pension costs. As of December 31, 2003, the Company’s additional minimum pension liability included in other comprehensive loss was $252 million, down from $274 million as of December 31, 2002, primarily as a result of improved asset performance offset somewhat by an increase in the benefit obligation due to a decline in the discount rate. The decrease in the Company’s minimum pension liability resulted in a decrease to other comprehensive loss of approximately $22 million in 2003. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

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     Accounting for Income Taxes. The Consolidated Statements of Financial Position reflects net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2003 of $176.3 million, resulting from operating losses and other deductible temporary differences that will reduce taxable income in future periods. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of net deferred tax assets will not be realized. A review of all available positive and negative evidence needs to be considered, including expected reversals of significant deductible temporary differences, a company’s recent financial performance, the market environment in which a company operates and the length of operating loss carryforward periods. Furthermore, the weight given to the potential effect of negative and positive evidence should be commensurate with the extent to which it can be objectively verified. Therefore, current operating losses and the reasonable likelihood of significant near-term reversals of deductible temporary differences carry more weight than forecasted future operating profits. As a result of book losses incurred in 2002 and 2003, as well as the significant pension funding required by the agreement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) (which gives rise to tax deductions when made), the Company concluded that it was appropriate to establish and maintain a full valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets. Additionally, the Company expects to continue to provide a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits until it can achieve an appropriate level of profitability that demonstrates its ability to utilize existing operating loss carryforwards. The valuation allowance increased from $173.1 million at December 31, 2002, to $176.3 million at December 31, 2003.

New Accounting Pronouncements

     There are no recent accounting pronouncements that would have a material effect on the Company’s results or financial position if they were presently applicable.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company requires significant cash flows to finance capital expenditures, including bus acquisitions, and to meet its debt service and other continuing obligations. As of December 31, 2003, the Company had $205.7 million of outstanding debt, implicit debt equivalent of $263.6 million for off-balance sheet bus operating leases and $56.8 million of outstanding letters of credit (which principally support recorded claims liabilities). Additionally, as of December 31, 2003, the Company had availability of $57.1 million under its Revolving Credit Facility and cash and cash equivalents of $19.8 million. The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are expected to be cash flow from operations (which is net of cash charges for interest expense and lease payments under the Company’s bus operating leases), proceeds from operating lease or other equipment financing for new bus purchases and borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company, however, has no right to access the Revolving Credit Facility for borrowings or letters of credit if an event of default exists or an event, which with notice or passage of time or both would give rise to an event of default, has occurred. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management assesses the Company’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund operations, finance the purchase of buses and debt servicing. Generally new term financing (including bus operating lease financing) must be obtained to support the Company’s annual capital expenditure needs. If new bus financing cannot be obtained in the future, the Company would have to reduce capital expenditures, resulting in an increase in fleet age and costs to operate the fleet.

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     Net cash provided by operating activities was $39.8 million, $98.1 million and $51.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities contains two components, cash provided by the Company’s operating results (defined as the sum of net income (loss), cumulative effect of accounting change and non-cash expenses and gains included in net income (loss)) and cash provided by (or used by) changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash provided by the Company’s operating results was $37.8 million, $43.5 million and $60.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The decline in cash provided by operating results in 2003 is principally due to a reduction in operating income offset somewhat by lower interest expense. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided cash of $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to $54.6 million in 2002 and uses of cash of $9.0 million in 2001. During 2003, cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities was principally due to an increase in the Company’s claims liabilities, which are largely comprised of insurance reserves, partially offset by increases in intangible assets due to spending on software and decreases in accrued liabilities and rents due to payments on an operating lease. To support the increases in insurance reserves, the Company’s primary insurance carrier required the Company to issue an additional $14.2 million in letters of credit during 2003. In 2002, cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities was principally due to the increase in the Company’s claims liabilities, and reductions in accounts receivable. To support the increases in insurance reserves, the Company’s primary insurance carrier required the Company to issue $35.0 million in letters of credit as collateral through December 31, 2002. The decrease in accounts receivable during 2002 was principally due to the year ending on a Tuesday, thus resulting in the Company receiving all weekend receipts prior to the year-end and, therefore, reducing receivables from agents. In 2001, net cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $9.0 million was principally due to spending on software.

     Net cash used for investing activities was $14.9 million, $56.1 million and $33.7 million for 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, principally due to capital expenditures, consisting primarily of acquisitions of buses and real estate and facility improvements, totaling $22.7 million, $65.0 million and $36.0 million for 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. During 2003 capital expenditures were partially offset by proceeds from the sales of assets and investments.

     Net cash used by financing activities was $11.1 million, $57.0 million and $6.6 million for 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The decrease in cash used by financing activities in 2003 is principally due to paydowns on the Revolving Credit Facility and lower payments on debt and capital lease obligations.

     The Company is party to a $125 million revolving credit facility, with a $70 million letter of credit sub facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”). Letters of credit or borrowings are available under the Revolving Credit Facility based upon the total of 80% of the appraised wholesale value of bus collateral, plus 65% of the quick sale value of certain real property collateral, minus $20 million. Under this formula, at December 31, 2003, the Company had aggregate availability of $113.9 million. As of December 31, 2003, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility, issued letters of credit $56.8 million and availability of $57.1 million. As noted earlier, however, the Company may not be able to access such availability if an event of default or default exists.

     Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are available to the Company at a rate equal to Wells Fargo Bank’s prime rate plus 1.5% per annum or LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum as selected by the Company. Letter of credit fees are 3.5% per annum. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility mature on October 24, 2004. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the stock and assets of certain of its subsidiaries. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants, including maximum total debt to cash flow ratio, minimum cash flow to interest expense ratio and minimum cash flow test. The Revolving Credit Facility is also subject to certain affirmative and negative operating covenants, including limitation on non-bus capital expenditures; limitations on additional liens, indebtedness, guarantees, asset disposals, advances, investments and loans; and restrictions on the redemption or retirement of certain subordinated indebtedness or equity interests, payment of dividends and transactions with affiliates, including Laidlaw. As of December 31, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders may seek to enforce remedies under the Revolving Credit Facility, including terminating the commitment to make loans or issue letters of credit, holding cash collateral for payment of the Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and selling the collateral. In addition, an event of default under the Revolving Credit Facility may result in cross-defaults under other debt instruments of the Company and its subsidiaries.

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     In accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility the Company submitted a financial forecast for 2004 to the agent bank. Based upon this forecast management is unable to predict with reasonable assurance whether the Company will remain in compliance with all of the covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility. Additionally, there is less than one year until the expiration of the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company intends to enter into discussions to extend the maturity and to modify certain of the other terms of the agreement. Although the Company has been successful in obtaining necessary extensions and modifications to the Revolving Credit Facility in the past, there can be no assurances that the Company will obtain them in the future or that the cost of any future extensions, modifications or other changes in the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility would not have a material effect on the Company. In the event that the parties are unable to agree on an extension of the facility beyond its current maturity date, and that modifications suitable to the parties are not obtained, the Company will be required to seek a replacement for the Revolving Credit Facility from other financing sources. Should alternate sources of financing not be available, then the Company may not be able to satisfy its obligations as they become due and may not be able to continue as a going concern. As a result, the Company may not be able to realize its assets and settle its liabilities in the normal course of operations.

Bus Operating Leases

     The Company generally uses lease financing with purchase options (residual values) as the principal source of bus financing in order to achieve the lowest net cost of bus financing. These leases typically have terms of seven years and contain set residual values and residual value guarantees; although some leases are for terms as long as twelve years and contain no residual values or residual value guarantees. Because the Company generally retires buses after twelve to fourteen years of operation, buses are typically purchased at lease expiration at the residual value, or fair market value for those leases that do not contain residual values.

     Most of the leases are designed to qualify as operating leases for accounting purposes and, as such, only the monthly lease payment is recorded in the statement of operations and the liability and value of the underlying buses are not recorded on the statement of financial position. Additionally, buses acquired and financed with operating leases are not included as capital expenditures on the statement of cash flows (except for certain sale-leaseback transactions). At December 31, 2003, the net present value of future operating lease payments, plus the residual value or estimated fair market value for those leases that do not contain residual values, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease was $263.6 million.

     Of those operating leases that contain residual value guarantees, the aggregate residual value at lease expiration is $140.6 million, of which the Company has guaranteed $88.3 million. To date, the Company has always purchased the buses at lease maturity at the stated residual value and therefore has never incurred any loss as a result of residual value guarantees. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

     At December 31, 2003, the scheduled future lease payments, residual value at lease expiration and estimated fair market value at lease expiration for those leases which do not contain residual values under the Company’s bus operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

                         
                    Fair
    Lease   Residual   Market
    Payments
  Value
  Value
2004
  $ 53,679     $ 9,173     $  
2005
    42,839       17,930       13,342  
2006
    23,865       28,599       4,335  
2007
    14,389       36,670        
2008
    8,100       26,954        
Thereafter
    2,342       21,275        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 145,214     $ 140,601     $ 17,677  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

     In addition to the bus operating leases described above, the Company has entered into operating leases for certain bus terminal space, headquarters space and for computers and other equipment. In 2003, the Company made $85.3 million in payments on its operating leases including its bus operating leases.

     The Company guarantees residual values on certain of its bus operating leases. Of those operating leases that contain residual value guarantees, the aggregate residual value at lease expiration is $140.6 million, of which the Company has guaranteed $88.3 million. See further discussion above in “Bus Operating Leases.”

     Under its Revolving Credit Facility, the Company has a letter of credit sub facility whereby the Company can issue up to a maximum of $70 million in letters of credit. At December 31, 2003, the Company had $56.8 million in letters of credit outstanding. See further discussion above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Contractual Obligations

     The Company has entered into certain contractual obligations that will require various payments over future periods as follows (in thousands):

                                         
    Scheduled Payments in Calendar Years
    Total
  2004
  2005-2006
  2007-2008
  Thereafter
Long-term debt (1)
  $ 199,327     $ 2,193     $ 38,238     $ 156,605     $ 2,291  
Capital lease obligations (2)
    8,081       1,769       5,493       516       303  
Operating lease obligations (2)
    245,824       72,245       97,856       45,176       30,547  
Other long-term obligations (3)
    8,250       1,100       2,200       2,200       2,750  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 461,482     $ 77,307     $ 143,787     $ 204,497     $ 35,891  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 


(1)   See Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Amount is principal only and excludes capital lease obligations.
(2)   See Note 14 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(3)   Amount represents an arrearage agreement between the Port Authority of New York and the Company. See Note 16 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Pension funding obligations are described below.

Capital Expenditures

     The following table summarizes the number of new and used buses acquired (including those buses acquired and financed using operating leases, capital leases or vendor provided loans) and used buses disposed of for cash by the Company during each of the last three years:

                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Total new and used buses acquired
    17       177       154  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Used buses disposed of for cash
    123       90       77  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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     Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principals, long-lived assets acquired that are financed with operating leases, capital leases or vendor provided loans are considered non-cash transactions and, therefore, are not reflected as capital expenditures in the statement of cash flows. The following table reconciles the aggregate value of assets acquired by the Company, including the value of assets financed with operating leases, capital leases and vendor provided loans, to capital expenditures as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the last three years (in thousands):

                         
    Year Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
New and used buses acquired
  $ 4,852     $ 58,082     $ 53,272  
Disposals and government subsidies
    (5,040 )     (7,203 )     (1,453 )
Real estate, technology and other, net of disposals
    14,155       18,548       26,501  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Aggregate value of net assets acquired
    13,967       69,427       78,320  
     
Proceeds from operating lease financing
    (4,268 )     (12,760 )     (37,155 )
Proceeds from capital lease or vendor provided financing
          (486 )     (7,189 )
Buses purchased at operating lease expiration
    8,070              
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Capital expenditures, net of proceeds on disposals
  $ 17,769     $ 56,181     $ 33,976  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

Potential Pension Plan Funding Requirements

     The Company maintains nine defined benefit pension plans (the “Pension Plans”) that as of December 31, 2003 had a combined projected benefit obligation (“PBO”), discounted at 6.0%, of $767.5 million. Over the last two years the PBO has increased $54.0 million as interest accretion on the obligation and the effect of a decrease in the discount rate of 1.3% have more than offset reductions due to benefit payments. Plan assets, however, have declined $73.4 million over the last two years as benefit payments have exceeded net investment gains on plan assets and plan contributions. As a result, the PBO exceeds plan assets resulting in the plans being underfunded by $184.0 million at December 31, 2003.

     Laidlaw, collectively with all of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries, including Greyhound (the “Laidlaw Group”), are party to an agreement with the PBGC regarding the funding levels of the Company’s pension plans (the “PBGC Agreement”). Under the PBGC Agreement the Laidlaw Group contributed $50 million in cash to the pension plans during June 2003. Additionally, 3.8 million shares of common stock of Laidlaw were issued to a trust formed for the benefit of the pension plans (the “Pension Plan Trust”). The fair value of the Laidlaw common stock was estimated to be $50 million at the time of bankruptcy emergence based upon third party valuations provided to Laidlaw in connection with their bankruptcy proceedings. The trustee of the Pension Plan Trust will sell the stock at Laidlaw’s direction, but in no event later than the end of 2004. All proceeds from the stock sales will be contributed directly to the pension plans. If the proceeds from the stock sales exceed $50 million, the excess amount may be credited against any future required minimum funding obligations. If the proceeds from the stock sales are less than $50 million, the Laidlaw Group will be required to contribute the amount of the shortfall in cash to the pension plans at the end of 2004. Further, the Laidlaw Group must contribute an additional $50 million in cash to the pension plans in June 2004. These contributions and transfers will be in addition to the minimum funding obligations to the pension plans, if any, required under current regulations.

     The first $50 million cash contribution has been designated by Laidlaw as a capital contribution to the Company and, accordingly, in June 2003 the Company recorded a $50 million increase in additional paid in capital and a $50 million reduction in pension obligations. At December 31, 2003, all 3.8 million shares of Laidlaw common stock remained in the Pension Plan Trust and no dividends had been received from Laidlaw on these shares. Based upon the closing price of the Laidlaw stock on the New York stock exchange, the shares had an aggregate market value of $54.8 million at March 11, 2004.

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     The most significant of the pension plans, the ATU Plan, represents approximately 90% of the total obligations of the pension plans. Based upon current regulations and plan asset values at December 31, 2003, and assuming annual investment returns exceed 3% and that the contributions required under the PBGC Agreement are made along the timeframe outlined above, the Company does not anticipate any significant additional minimum funding requirements for the ATU Plan until 2007. However, there is no assurance that the ATU Plan will be able to earn the assumed rate of return, that new regulations may not result in changes in the prescribed actuarial mortality table and discount rates, or that there will be market driven changes in the discount rates, which would result in the Company being required to make contributions in the future that differ significantly from the estimates above.

Self Insurance

     The predecessor agency to the Surface Transportation Board granted the Company authority to self-insure its automobile liability exposure for interstate passenger service up to a maximum level of $5.0 million per occurrence, which has been continued by the Department of Transportation (“DOT”). To maintain self-insurance authority, the Company is required to provide periodic financial information and claims reports, maintain a satisfactory safety rating by the DOT, a tangible net worth of $10.0 million and a $15.0 million trust fund to provide security for payment of claims. At December 31, 2002, and continuing to date, the Company’s tangible net worth has fallen below the minimum required by the DOT to maintain self-insurance authority. In March 2003, the Company sought a waiver from DOT of this tangible net worth requirement. On July 25, 2003, the DOT granted the waiver of this requirement through December 31, 2004. As a condition of the waiver, the Company was required to increase the self-insurance trust fund by $2.7 million. As of December 31, 2003, the trust was funded in the amount of $17.7 million. The DOT will also require the Company to make additional trust fund contributions to the extent that self-insured reserves exceed (as measured semi-annually) the then balance in the trust fund. During the waiver period, the Company’s self-insurance authority will be subject to periodic review by the DOT.

     Insurance coverage and related administrative expenses are key components of the Company’s cost structure. Additionally, the Company is required by the DOT, some states and some of its insurance carriers to maintain collateral deposits or provide other security pursuant to its insurance program. At December 31, 2003, the Company maintained $25.7 million of collateral deposits including the above $17.7 million trust fund and had issued $49.2 million of letters of credit in support of these programs. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The loss or further modification of self-insurance authority from the DOT or a decision by the Company’s insurers to modify the Company’s program substantially, by either increasing cost, reducing availability or increasing collateral, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

New York Port Authority

     The Company operates out of its largest sales location, the Port Authority, on a month-to-month basis pursuant to several lease agreements and a license agreement. The Port Authority has been in discussions to develop the air rights above the terminal and should an agreement on the development be reached the Company would likely be required to temporarily relocate its operations within the Port Authority. Such relocation, if required, could result in an increase in the costs to operate out of the Port Authority and potentially impact ticket and food service revenues. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     The following discussion about the Company’s market risk includes “forward-looking statements” that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from these projections. The Company is currently exposed to market risk from changes in commodity prices for fuel, investment prices and interest rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments to mitigate market risk, nor does the Company use market risk sensitive instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Commodity Prices. The Company currently has exposure to commodity risk from its fuel inventory and historically with advance purchase commitments for fuel. The Company has fuel inventory at December 31, 2003, at a carrying value of $1.1 million. The Company’s fuel inventory is used in operations before a change in the market price of fuel could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations. Additionally, the Company has historically entered into advance purchase commitments for fuel whereby the Company would take delivery of a set amount of gallons at a fixed price. Currently the Company has no such arrangements outstanding. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recorded $46.3 million in fuel expense (exclusive of fuel taxes). While a 10% increase or decrease in the cost of fuel would have a material effect on the Company’s operating expenses, generally periods of rising fuel costs have allowed the Company to increase average ticket prices and periods of declining fuel costs have required the Company to lower ticket costs, thus providing some hedge against fuel price fluctuations. However, due to the competitive nature of the transportation industry, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to pass on increased fuel prices to its customers by increasing its fares or that the timing of price increases will coincide with the timing of the fuel cost increase. Likewise, increased price competition and lower demand because of a decline in out-of-pocket costs for automobile use may offset any potential benefit of lower fuel prices.

Investment Prices. The Company currently has exposure in the market price of investments in its available for sale securities. At December 31, 2003, the Company has approximately $6.0 million of investments classified as available for sale and a 10% decrease in the market price would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position. As required by generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has reported these investments at fair value, with any unrecognized gains or losses excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of stockholder’s equity.

Interest Rate Sensitivity. The Company currently has exposure to interest rates from its long-term debt as it relates to the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility and the Laidlaw subordinated debt. The Revolving Credit Facility utilizes a variable rate based on prime and LIBOR. As of December 31, 2003, the Revolving Credit Facility utilized prime plus 1.5% and LIBOR plus 3.5% with no outstanding borrowings. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility mature on October 24, 2004.

The Laidlaw subordinated debt matures 91 days after the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest on the debt accrues at the Applicable Federal Rate (1.7% at December 31, 2003) and is payable at maturity. The outstanding balance as of December 31, 2003 was $36.5 million.

A 10% increase or decrease in variable interest rates would not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.

The table below presents scheduled payments of principal and related weighted average interest rates by contractual maturity dates for fixed rate debt as of December 31, 2003:

Long Term Debt:

                                                                 
    2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
  2008
  Thereafter
  Total
  Fair Value
Fixed Rate Debt (in thousands)
  $ 2,991   $ 1,966   $ 3,909   $ 156,195   $ 859   $ 2,363   $ 168,283   $ 160,306  
Average Interest Rate
      8.3%       9.4%       9.5%       11.4%       11.0%       7.6%       11.3%      

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

         
    Page No.
Report of Independent Auditors
    30  
     
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2003 and 2002
    31  
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    32  
     
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    33  
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    34  
     
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    35  
     
Schedule II - - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - For the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    56  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Stockholder of Greyhound Lines, Inc:

     In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     As discussed in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, as of January 1, 2002. As discussed in Note 11 to the financial statements, the Company restated its December 31, 2002 statement of financial position to reclassify as a current liability amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 11 to the financial statements, the Company may not remain in compliance with the financial covenants of its revolving credit facility in 2004. The revolving credit facility matures in October 2004 and will need to be extended or refinanced. Management’s financing plans are also described in Note 11. This matter raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

 
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 26, 2004

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in thousands, except share amounts)

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
            Restated
            See Note 11
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,806     $ 5,946  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,364 and $813
    39,170       47,255  
Inventories, less allowance for shrinkage of $309 and $271
    9,428       9,530  
Prepaid expenses
    10,687       8,456  
Other current assets
    2,591       3,364  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Current Assets
    81,682       74,551  
             
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $273,732 and $244,485
    376,021       407,816  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    15,624       17,679  
Insurance and security deposits
    32,393       30,357  
Goodwill
    3,040       3,040  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $39,703 and $37,983
    29,439       27,880  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Assets
  $ 538,199     $ 561,323  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 25,379     $ 26,422  
Accrued liabilities
    59,947       62,758  
Rents payable
    12,852       19,423  
Unredeemed tickets
    12,396       13,119  
Current portion of claims liability
    26,579       19,578  
Current portion of debt
    3,344       12,146  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
    140,497       153,446  
             
Pension obligation
    180,959       242,103  
Claims liability
    57,697       42,880  
Long-term debt
    202,349       204,057  
Minority interests
    3,625       3,300  
Other liabilities
    24,814       29,049  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Liabilities
    609,941       674,835  
             
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16)
               
             
Stockholder’s Deficit
               
Common stock (1,000 shares authorized; par value $.01; 587 shares issued)
           
Capital in excess of par value
    370,391       320,391  
Retained deficit
    (219,485 )     (190,599 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $28,880 and $28,791
    (222,648 )     (243,304 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Stockholder’s Deficit
    (71,742 )     (113,512 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Deficit
  $ 538,199     $ 561,323  
 
   
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Operating Revenues
                       
Passenger services
  $ 830,648     $ 849,771     $ 876,921  
Package express
    39,506       39,966       41,222  
Food services
    39,679       42,164       43,673  
Other operating revenues
    65,674       60,013       60,604  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Revenues
    975,507       991,914       1,022,420  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Expenses
                       
Maintenance
    106,084       100,845       101,819  
Transportation
    244,820       245,273       256,701  
Agents’ commissions and station costs
    177,723       183,151       190,445  
Marketing, advertising and traffic
    26,594       27,819       35,536  
Insurance and safety
    72,577       76,994       59,868  
General and administrative
    125,045       126,319       129,703  
Depreciation and amortization
    54,778       50,635       48,911  
Operating taxes and licenses
    59,594       61,718       63,161  
Operating rents
    80,262       80,262       72,527  
Cost of goods sold – food services
    25,664       27,937       29,275  
Other operating expenses
    5,836       6,580       4,562  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
    978,977       987,533       992,508  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating Income(Loss)
    (3,470 )     4,381       29,912  
Interest Expense
    24,784       25,409       28,963  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
    (28,254 )     (21,028 )     949  
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
    271       52,621       (1,092 )
Minority Interests
    361       (2,100 )     55  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
    (28,886 )     (71,549 )     1,986  
Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting for Goodwill (Note 8)
          40,047        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (28,886 )   $ (111,596 )   $ 1,986  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(in thousands, except share information)

                                                 
                                    Accumulated    
        Capital in           Other   Total
    Common Stock   Excess of   Retained   Comprehensive   Comprehensive
    Shares
  Amount
  Par Value
  Deficit
  Loss
  Loss
Balance, January 1, 2001
    587     $     $ 321,237     $ (80,945 )   $ (5,118 )        
 
Dividends on preferred stock
                      (44 )              
Redemption of preferred stock
                (846 )                    
Comprehensive Loss:
                                               
Market value adjustment for securities held, net of tax of $89
                            166     $ 166  
Adjustment for minimum pension obligation, net of tax of $26,124
                            (48,517 )     (48,517 )
Net Income
                      1,986             1,986  
 
                                           
 
 
Total Comprehensive Loss
                                          $ (46,365 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2001
    587             320,391       (79,003 )     (53,469 )        
 
Comprehensive Loss:
                                               
Market value adjustment for securities held
                            1,995     $ 1,995  
Adjustment for minimum pension obligation
                            (191,830 )     (191,830 )
Net Loss
                      (111,596 )           (111,596 )
 
                                           
 
 
Total Comprehensive Loss
                                          $ (301,431 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2002
    587             320,391       (190,599 )     (243,304 )        
 
Capital contribution by Laidlaw
                50,000                      
Comprehensive Loss:
                                               
Market value adjustment for securities held
                            (1,520 )   $ (1,520 )
Adjustment for minimum pension obligation
                            22,176       22,176  
Net Loss
                      (28,886 )           (28,886 )
 
                                           
 
 
Total Comprehensive Loss
                                          $ (8,230 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2003
    587     $     $ 370,391     $ (219,485 )   $ (222,648 )        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
                       
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (28,886 )   $ (111,596 )   $ 1,986  
Cumulative effect of accounting change
          40,047        
Non-cash expenses and gains included in net income (loss)
Depreciation and amortization
    54,778       50,635       48,911  
Other non-cash expenses and gains, net
    11,869       64,368       9,087  
Net Change in Certain Operating Assets and Liabilities
                       
Accounts receivable
    8,085       10,777       (2,045 )
Inventories
    102       (1,283 )     (621 )
Prepaid expenses
    (2,231 )     (1,675 )     (2,311 )
Other current assets
    380       (1,013 )     783  
Insurance and security deposits
    (2,198 )     (445 )     (4,450 )
Intangible assets
    (8,165 )     (5,340 )     (7,082 )
Accounts payable
    2,059       1,393       (85 )
Due to Laidlaw
    (3,100 )     4,025        
Accrued liabilities and rents payable
    (9,287 )     8,646       (15,232 )
Claims liability
    21,818       40,908       13,256  
Unredeemed tickets
    (723 )     1,118       251  
Other liabilities
    (4,690 )     (2,461 )     8,557  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    39,811       98,104       51,005  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
                       
Capital expenditures
    (22,709 )     (64,994 )     (36,011 )
Proceeds from assets sold
    4,940       8,813       2,035  
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                (1,320 )
Other investing activities
    2,888       99       1,548  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
    (14,881 )     (56,082 )     (33,748 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
                       
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations
    (3,973 )     (7,534 )     (5,797 )
Redemption of Preferred Stock
                (3,541 )
Net change in revolving credit facility
    (7,782 )     (50,218 )     (4,148 )
Proceeds from equipment and other borrowings
    1,420       1,240       7,850  
Other financing activities
    (735 )     (477 )     (914 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Cash Used by Financing Activities
    (11,070 )     (56,989 )     (6,550 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    13,860       (14,967 )     10,707  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
    5,946       20,913       10,206  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
  $ 19,806     $ 5,946     $ 20,913  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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GREYHOUND LINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2003

1. BACKGROUND AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

     Greyhound Lines, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Greyhound” or the “Company”) is the only nationwide provider of scheduled intercity bus service in the United States. The Company provides various services including scheduled passenger service, package express service, travel services and food service at some terminals. The Company’s operations include a nationwide network of terminal and maintenance facilities, a fleet of approximately 2,800 buses and approximately 1,700 sales outlets. The Company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiaries include Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Coaches, Inc. (“TNM&O”), Vermont Transit Co., Inc. (“Vermont Transit”), Carolina Coach Company (“Carolina Coach”), Valley Transit Co., Inc., On Time Delivery Service, Inc., LSX Delivery, L.L.C., Greyhound Xpress Delivery, L.L.C., Greyhound Shore Services, L.L.C., and Rockford Coach Lines, L.L.C. Additionally, the Company maintains investments in several other companies, principally ventures with Mexico-based bus carriers and U.S.-based carriers that primarily serve Spanish-speaking markets. The Company is subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation (the “DOT”) and certain states.

     On March 16, 1999, the Company’s stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Laidlaw Inc. pursuant to which the Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Laidlaw Inc. (the “Merger). The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not reflect any purchase accounting adjustments relating to the Merger.

     On June 28, 2001, as part of a financial restructuring, Laidlaw Inc., Laidlaw USA, Inc., Laidlaw International Finance Corporation, Laidlaw Investments Ltd., Laidlaw One, Inc. and Laidlaw Transportation, Inc. filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, under a jointly administered case captioned, In re: Laidlaw USA, Inc., et al, Case No. 01-14099. On that date, Laidlaw Inc. and Laidlaw Investments Ltd. also filed cases under the Canada Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada, court file no. 01-CL-4178. Neither Greyhound, nor any of its subsidiaries were included in, or made party to, these reorganization filings and proceedings.

     Effective June 23, 2003, Laidlaw Inc. emerged from the court-supervised reorganization process after completing all required actions and satisfying or reaching agreement with its creditor constituencies on all remaining conditions to its Third Amended Plan of Reorganization. This Plan was confirmed by the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York by order dated February 27, 2003. In accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, Laidlaw Inc. completed an internal corporate restructuring, in which Laidlaw International, Inc. acquired all of the assets of Laidlaw Inc., a Canadian corporation. Additionally, pursuant to the Plan, Laidlaw International, Inc. domesticated into the United States as a Delaware corporation. Laidlaw International, Inc. and its predecessor Laidlaw Inc. are referred to as “Laidlaw”. The consolidated financial statements of the Company do not reflect any fresh start accounting adjustments relating to the reorganization of Laidlaw.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. Investments in companies that are 20% to 50% owned (“affiliates”) are accounted for using the equity method. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

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Certain Reclassifications

     Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period statements to conform them to the current year presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments that are part of the Company’s cash management portfolio. These investments are highly liquid and have original maturities of three months or less.

Inventories

     Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with costs determined using the weighted average method.

Property, Plant and Equipment

     Property, plant and equipment, including capitalized leases, are recorded at cost, including interest during construction, if any. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful lives or lease terms and range from three to twenty years for structures and improvements, four to eighteen years for revenue equipment, and five to ten years for all other items. The Company principally uses the straight-line method of depreciation for financial reporting purposes and accelerated methods for tax reporting purposes. Maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, and renewals and betterments are capitalized.

Investments in Equity and Debt Securities

     At December 31, 2003, the Company held several debt securities which are classified as “available-for-sale” securities and reported at fair value. Any temporary gains and losses associated with changes in market value of the securities are excluded from operating results and are recognized as a separate component of stockholder’s equity until realized. Fair value of securities is determined based on market prices and gains and losses are determined using the securities’ cost.

Goodwill

     Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 (“SFAS 142”) “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” and, as a result, the Company ceased to amortize goodwill. In lieu of amortization, SFAS 142 requires that goodwill be reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Under SFAS 142, goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. To determine estimated fair value of the reporting units the Company utilizes both a discounted cash flow methodology as well as the implied values of comparable companies.

Debt Issuance Costs

     Costs incurred related to the issuance of debt are deferred, and such costs are amortized to interest expense over the life of the related debt.

Software Development Costs

     Direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing or obtaining internal use software and certain payroll costs for employees directly associated with internal use software projects are capitalized. Amortization of these costs begins when the software is available for its intended use and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life which generally range from five to ten years.

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Claims Liability

     The Company maintains comprehensive automobile liability, general liability, worker’s compensation and property insurance to insure its assets and operations. The Company had previously purchased insurance through Laidlaw with coverage subject to a $50,000 per occurrence deductible for physical damage to Company property and no deductible for all other claims. Effective September 1, 2001, the Company began purchasing coverage from third-party insurers for claims up to $5.0 million subject to a $3.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention for automobile liability and $1.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention for workers’ compensation and general liability. As of September 1, 2003, the coverage for all claims is subject to a $3.0 million per occurrence deductible or self insured retention. The Company purchases excess coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation insurance through Laidlaw for claims which exceed $5.0 million. The Company also continues to purchase from Laidlaw coverage for physical damage to Company property and business interruption subject to a $100,000 per occurrence deductible.

     Claims resolved against the Company, which do not exceed the deductible, are paid out of operating cash flows. A claims liability has been established for these claims payments and is based on an assessment of actual claims and claims incurred but not reported, discounted at 5.5%. This liability also includes an estimate of environmental liabilities. The environmental liability includes all sites identified for potential clean-up and/or remediation and represents the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at 8.0%.

Revenue Recognition

     Passenger services revenue is recognized when transportation is provided rather than when a ticket is sold. The amount of passenger ticket sales not yet recognized as revenue is reflected as unredeemed tickets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Evaluations of this estimated liability are performed periodically and any adjustments are included in results of operations during the periods in which the evaluations are completed. These adjustments relate primarily to differences between the Company’s statistical estimation of refunds, travel dates, interline transactions, and sales from manual locations, for which the final settlement or travel occurs in periods subsequent to the sale of the related tickets at amounts or for travel dates other than as originally estimated. Because the majority of the Company’s customers purchase their tickets on the day of departure, the liability for unredeemed tickets, and any related adjustments, have been materially consistent from year to year.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Long-Lived Assets

     Identifiable intangibles and long-lived assets are assessed for impairment at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Important factors which could trigger an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the overall business, and significant negative industry or economic trends. If indicators of impairment are present, management evaluates the carrying value of property and equipment and intangibles in relation to the projection of future undiscounted cash flows of the underlying assets. Projected cash flows are based on historical results adjusted to reflect management’s best estimate of future market and operating conditions, which may differ from actual cash flow.

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Guarantees

     The Company generally uses operating lease financing with residual value guarantees as the principal source of bus financing. For leases entered into prior to January 1 2003, the Company will record a liability for the residual value guarantee only when it is probable that the guarantee will exceed the estimated value of the buses at lease expiration. For leases entered into after December 31, 2002, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of the residual value guarantees at lease inception. The fair value of the guarantee is recorded as a liability, with the offsetting entry being recorded as prepaid rent (representing a payment in kind made by the lessee when entering into the operating lease). The prepaid rent is amortized to operating rent expense over the lease term. The liability for the guarantee will only be increased if, during the lease term, it becomes probable that the guarantee will exceed the estimated value of the buses at lease expiration by an amount that exceeds the recorded liability. If at lease expiration the Company is not required to perform under the residual value guarantee, the entire initial liability is then reversed as a reduction of operating rent expense.

New Accounting Pronouncements

     There are no recent accounting pronouncements that would have a material effect on the Company’s results or financial position if they were presently applicable.

3. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURES

     Cash paid for interest was $24.1 million, $24.7 million and $27.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. There were no cash payments for federal income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001.

     In 2003, non-cash investing and financing activities included a $50 million direct contribution from Laidlaw to the Company’s pension plans in accordance with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) agreement. See Note 10 for further information. In 2002, non-cash investing and financing activities included $0.5 million of equipment acquired with seller provided financing. In 2001, non-cash investing and financing activities included $7.2 million of buses acquired with seller provided financing.

4. INVENTORIES

     Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Service parts
  $ 6,834     $ 6,745  
Fuel
    1,072       1,056  
Food service operations
    1,831       2,000  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Inventories
    9,737       9,801  
Less: Allowance for shrinkage
    (309 )     (271 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Inventories, net
  $ 9,428     $ 9,530  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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5. PREPAID EXPENSES

     Prepaid expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Taxes and licenses
  $ 2,883     $ 1,007  
Insurance
    4,358       4,352  
Rents
    2,167       2,114  
Other
    1,279       983  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Prepaid expenses
  $ 10,687     $ 8,456  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

     Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Land and improvements
  $ 87,996     $ 88,206  
Structures and improvements
               
Owned
    149,659       142,447  
Capitalized leased assets
    1,010       1,013  
Lease interests
    4,376       4,376  
Leasehold improvements
    48,070       45,932  
Revenue equipment
               
Owned
    262,739       273,806  
Capitalized leased assets
    13,242       13,242  
Leasehold improvements
    7,707       6,827  
Furniture and fixtures
    56,933       59,282  
Vehicles, machinery and equipment
    18,021       17,170  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
    649,753       652,301  
Accumulated depreciation
    (273,732 )     (244,485 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 376,021     $ 407,816  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     Accumulated depreciation of capitalized leased revenue equipment amounted to $5.5 million and $4.7 million at December 31, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

7. INSURANCE AND SECURITY DEPOSITS

     Insurance and security deposits consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Insurance deposits
  $ 25,739     $ 22,906  
Security deposits
    5,970       6,533  
Other
    684       918  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Insurance and security deposits
  $ 32,393     $ 30,357  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     The Company is required by the DOT, some states and some of its insurance carriers to maintain collateral deposits or provide other security pursuant to its insurance program. In addition to the collateral deposits reflected in the table above, at December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company has also issued $49.2 million and $35.0 million, respectively, of letters of credit in support of these programs.

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8. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     During 2002, the Company completed the initial impairment assessment as required by SFAS 142 and determined that the carrying value of its Bus Operations reporting unit exceeded that unit’s fair value. As a result, effective January 1, 2002, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $40.0 million as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting for goodwill. The Company’s remaining goodwill ($3.0 million) relates to the Courier Services reporting unit where fair value exceeds carrying value.

     In connection with adopting SFAS 142 the Company reassessed the useful lives and classification of its identifiable intangible assets and, with the exception of the useful life of trademarks, determined that the useful lives and classifications continue to be appropriate. Trademarks, which had previously been amortized over a fifteen year life, are now considered to have an indefinite life and are no longer amortized.

     The following table provides information relating to the Company’s amortized and unamortized intangible assets as of December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (in thousands):

                                 
    December 31, 2003
  December 31, 2002
            Accumulated           Accumulated
    Cost
  Amortization
  Cost
  Amortization
Long-lived intangible assets:
                               
Software
  $ 55,910     $ 33,010     $ 50,998     $ 31,008  
Debt issuance costs
    7,456       4,723       7,428       3,895  
Deferred lease costs
    2,196       1,736       3,847       2,904  
Other
    267       234       277       176  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 65,829     $ 39,703     $ 62,550     $ 37,983  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
                               
Trademark
  $ 3,313             $ 3,313          
 
   
 
             
 
         

     Amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $7.3 million, $6.8 million and $6.4 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense, excluding the effect of costs that may be capitalized in future periods, for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the four succeeding years are as follows: $6.9 million (2004); $5.9 million (2005); $4.8 million (2006); $3.3 million (2007) and $2.6 million (2008).

     Actual and adjusted results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001 had the Company applied the provisions of SFAS 142 in that period are as follows (in thousands):

         
    December 31,
    2001
Reported net income
  $ 1,986  
Add: goodwill and trademark amortization, net of tax
    2,111  
 
   
 
 
Adjusted net income
  $ 4,097  
 
   
 
 

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9. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

     Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Compensation, benefits and payroll-related taxes
  $ 27,634     $ 28,109  
Unvouchered invoices
    9,827       10,984  
Interest
    4,045       3,937  
Operating, property and income taxes
    5,053       6,437  
Other expenses
    13,388       13,291  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Accrued liabilities
  $ 59,947     $ 62,758  
 
   
 
     
 
 

10. BENEFIT PLANS

Pension Plans

     The Company has nine defined benefit pension plans. The first plan (the “ATU Plan”) covers approximately 13,500 current and former employees, fewer than 900 of which are active employees of the Company. The ATU Plan was closed to new participants on October 31, 1983 and service and wage accruals were frozen for active employees effective March 15, 2002. The second plan covered salaried employees through May 7, 1990, when the plan was curtailed. The third plan is a multi-employer pension plan, instituted in 1992, to cover certain union mechanics represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The fourth plan covered substantially all employees at Vermont Transit through June 30, 2000, when the plan was curtailed. The remaining plans are held by TNM&O and Carolina Coach and cover substantially all of their salaried and hourly personnel. Except for funding required by the agreement with the PBGC it is the Company’s policy to fund the minimum required contribution under existing laws.

     The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its pension plans.

                         
    Years ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
            (in thousands)        
Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
                       
Service Cost
  $ 1,422     $ 1,680     $ 4,828  
Interest Cost
    45,921       50,097       51,405  
Expected Return on Assets
    (40,010 )     (46,827 )     (53,191 )
Amortization of Actuarial Loss
    5,670       1,120       692  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net Periodic Pension Expense
  $ 13,003     $ 6,070     $ 3,734  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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    Years ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
    (in thousands)
Change in Benefit Obligation:
               
Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year
  $ 767,978     $ 713,505  
Service Cost
    1,422       1,680  
Interest Cost
    45,921       50,097  
Plan Participants’ Contributions
    323       250  
Actuarial Loss
    31,447       77,719  
Benefits Paid
    (79,613 )     (75,273 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Benefit Obligation at End of Year
  $ 767,478     $ 767,978  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Change in Plan Assets:
               
Fair Value of Plan Assets at Beginning of Year
  $ 523,956     $ 656,888  
Actual Return on Plan Assets
    86,875       (60,137 )
Employer Contributions
    51,970       2,228  
Plan Participants’ Contributions
    323       250  
Benefits Paid
    (79,613 )     (75,273 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Fair Value of Plan Assets at End of Year
  $ 583,511     $ 523,956  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Funded Status
  $ (183,967 )   $ (244,022 )
Unrecognized Prior Service Cost
    (7,332 )     (7,862 )
Unrecognized Net Loss
    262,509       284,126  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Prepaid Benefit Cost (Net Amount Recognized)
  $ 71,210     $ 32,242  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Amounts Recognized in the Statements of Financial Position:
               
Accrued Benefit Liability
  $ (180,959 )   $ (242,103 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
    252,169       274,345  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Prepaid Benefit Cost (Net Amount Recognized)
  $ 71,210     $ 32,242  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Increase (Decrease) in Minimum Pension Liability reflected in Other Comprehensive Loss
  $ (22,176 )   $ 191,830  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, seven of the Company’s pension plans have accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, eight and seven of the Company’s pension plans, respectively have projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets and total accumulated benefit obligation are as follows (in thousands):

                 
    Year ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
Accumulated Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
               
Projected Benefit Obligations
  $ 760,529     $ 767,787  
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
    759,618       765,774  
Fair Value of Assets
    577,370       523,748  
 
Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets
               
Projected Benefit Obligations
  $ 767,478     $ 767,787  
Accumulated Benefit Obligation
    765,218       765,774  
Fair Value of Assets
    583,511       523,748  
 
Total Accumulated Benefit Obligation
  $ 765,218     $ 765,965  

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     The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the pension plans benefit obligations and net periodic costs are as follows:

                                         
    Benefit Obligation   Net Periodic Costs
    Years ended December 31,
  Years ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2003
  2002
  2001
Discount Rate
    6.00 %     6.50 %     6.50 %     7.25 %     7.76 %
Rate of Salary Progression
    3.67 %     4.51 %     4.51 %     4.10 %     4.10 %
Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets
                7.10 %     7.28 %     7.52 %

     The expected return on plan assets is based on plan specific, historical long-term portfolio performance, asset allocations and investment strategies, and the views of the plans’ investment advisors along with economic and other indicators of future performance.

Plan Assets

     Plan assets generally consist of equity and fixed income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Furthermore, equity investments are diversified across large and small capitalizations. The plan assets at December 31, 2003 and 2002 contain no investments in debt securities of the Company and contain no investments in equity securities of Laidlaw.

     Asset management objectives are to maximize plan returns at an acceptable level of risk such that the plan will be able to pay retirement benefits to plan participants while minimizing cash contributions from the Company over the life of the plan. Investment risk is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment reviews. Additionally, the asset allocations are reviewed annually using projected benefit payments and long-term historical returns by asset class to determine the optimal allocation for meeting the long-term strategy. The reviews are generally conducted by the plans’ investment advisors and are reviewed by the plans’ actuaries and other experts. The investment and asset allocation policies of the plans prohibit concentrations greater than 10% in any single equity security, prohibit the use of derivative instruments and do not allow investments in hedge funds.

     Target investment allocations, along with the actual weighted-average asset allocations of the collective pension plans are as follows:

                         
            Percentage of Plan Assets
    Target Allocation   December 31,
    As of December 31, 2003
  2003
  2002
Equity securities
    53 %     56 %     60 %
Debt securities
    47 %     44 %     40 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Plan Contributions and Potential Funding Requirements

     Laidlaw, collectively with all of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries, including Greyhound (the “Laidlaw Group”), are party to an agreement with the PBGC regarding the funding levels of the Company’s pension plans (the “PBGC Agreement”). Under the PBGC Agreement the Laidlaw Group contributed $50 million in cash to the pension plans during June 2003. Additionally, 3.8 million shares of common stock of Laidlaw were issued to a trust formed for the benefit of the pension plans (the “Pension Plan Trust”). The fair value of the Laidlaw common stock was estimated to be $50 million at the time of bankruptcy emergence based upon third party valuations provided to Laidlaw in connection with their bankruptcy proceedings. The trustee of the Pension Plan Trust will sell the stock at Laidlaw’s direction, but in no event later than the end of 2004. All proceeds from the stock sales will be contributed directly to the pension plans. If the proceeds from the stock sales exceed $50 million, the excess amount may be credited against any future required minimum funding obligations. If the proceeds from the stock sales are less than $50 million, the Laidlaw Group will be required to contribute the amount of the shortfall in cash to the pension plans at the end of 2004. Further, the Laidlaw Group must contribute an additional $50 million in cash to the pension plans in June 2004. These contributions and transfers will be in addition to the minimum funding obligations to the pension plans, if any, required under current regulations.

     The first $50 million cash contribution has been designated by Laidlaw as a capital contribution to the Company and, accordingly, in June 2003 the Company recorded a $50 million increase in additional paid in capital and a $50 million reduction in pension obligations. At December 31, 2003, all 3.8 million shares of Laidlaw common stock remained in the Pension Plan Trust and no dividends had been received from Laidlaw on these shares. Based upon the closing price of the Laidlaw stock on the New York stock exchange, the shares had an aggregate market value of $54.8 million at March 11, 2004.

     In addition to the contributions to the pension plans pursuant to the PBGC agreement described above, the Company expects to contribute $3.3 million to all plans other than the ATU Plan (which will require none) in 2004.

     The most significant of the pension plans, the ATU Plan, represents approximately 90% of the total obligations of the pension plans. Based upon current regulations and plan asset values at December 31, 2003, and assuming annual investment returns exceed 3% and that the contributions required under the PBGC Agreement are made along the timeframe outlined above, the Company does not anticipate any significant additional minimum funding requirements for the ATU Plan until 2007. However, there is no assurance that the ATU Plan will be able to earn the assumed rate of return, that new regulations may not result in changes in the prescribed actuarial mortality table and discount rates, or that there will be market driven changes in the discount rates, which would result in the Company being required to make contributions in the future that differ significantly from the estimates above.

Multi-employer Plans

     Included in the pension plans is a multi-employer pension plan, instituted in 1992 to cover certain union mechanics, for which the Company made contributions of $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Cash or Deferred Retirement Plans

     The Company sponsors 401(k) cash or deferred retirement plans that are available to substantially all of its ongoing salaried, hourly and represented employees. Costs to the Company related to these plans were $2.6 million, $3.3 million, and $3.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

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Other Plans

     A contributory trusteed health and welfare plan has been established for all active hourly employees represented by the ATU National Local 1700 for drivers, mechanics, and the Omaha Ticket Information Center. Other employees who are represented by a collective bargaining agreement may be under a Greyhound contributory health and welfare plan or a multi-employer plan established by the respective union. A contributory health and welfare plan has been established for salaried employees and all other hourly employees who are not represented by collective bargaining agreements. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company incurred costs of $30.1 million, $32.3 million, and $28.5 million, respectively, related to these plans. No post-retirement health and welfare plans exist.

     The Company also has a defined contribution Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”), which covers only key executives of the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company incurred costs of $0.6 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, related to the SERP.

11. INDEBTEDNESS

     Short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Secured Indebtedness
               
Revolving bank loan, prime plus 1.5% or LIBOR plus 3.5% (weighted average 4.5% at December 31, 2002) due 2004
  $     $ 7,782  
Capital lease obligations (weighted average 10.5% at December 31, 2003 and 10.0% at December 31, 2002) due through 2033
    6,366       8,695  
Real estate and equipment notes (weighted average 8.6% at December 31, 2003 and 8.5% at December 31, 2002) due through 2010
    6,316       7,173  
Unsecured Indebtedness
               
11½% Senior notes, due 2007
    150,000       150,000  
Laidlaw subordinated debt (1.7% at December 31, 2003 and 1.8% at December 31, 2002) due 2005
    36,469       35,920  
8½% Convertible debentures, due 2007
    5,164       5,383  
Other long-term debt (weighted average 7.1% at December 31, 2003 and 7.8% at December 31, 2002) due through 2013
    1,378       1,250  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total indebtedness
    205,693       216,203  
Less current portion of debt, including revolving bank loan
    (3,344 )     (12,146 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Long-term debt, net
  $ 202,349     $ 204,057  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     At December 31, 2003, maturities of long-term debt for the next five years ending December 31 and all years thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):

         
2004
  $ 3,344  
2005
    38,791  
2006
    4,162  
2007
    156,174  
2008
    859  
Thereafter
    2,363  
 
   
 
 
 
  $ 205,693  
 
   
 
 

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Revolving Credit Facility

     The Company is party to a $125 million revolving credit facility, with a $70 million letter of credit sub facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”). Letters of credit or borrowings are available under the Revolving Credit Facility based upon the total of 80% of the appraised wholesale value of bus collateral, plus 65% of the quick sale value of certain real property collateral, minus $20 million. Under this formula, at December 31, 2003, the Company had aggregate availability of $113.9 million. As of December 31, 2003, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility, issued letters of credit $56.8 million and availability of $57.1 million. However, the Company may not be able to access such availability if an event of default or default exists.

     Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are available to the Company at a rate equal to Wells Fargo Bank’s prime rate plus 1.5% per annum or LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum as selected by the Company. Letter of credit fees are 3.5% per annum. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility mature on October 24, 2004. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the stock and assets of certain of its subsidiaries. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants, including maximum total debt to cash flow ratio, minimum cash flow to interest expense ratio and minimum cash flow test. The Revolving Credit Facility is also subject to certain affirmative and negative operating covenants, including limitation on non-bus capital expenditures; limitations on additional liens, indebtedness, guarantees, asset disposals, advances, investments and loans; and restrictions on the redemption or retirement of certain subordinated indebtedness or equity interests, payment of dividends and transactions with affiliates, including Laidlaw. As of December 31, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders may seek to enforce remedies under the Revolving Credit Facility, including terminating the commitment to make loans or issue letters of credits, holding cash collateral for payment of the Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and selling the collateral. In addition, an event of default under the Revolving Credit Facility may result in cross-defaults under other debt instruments of the Company and its subsidiaries.

     In accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility the Company submitted a financial forecast for 2004 to the agent bank. Based upon this forecast management is unable to predict with reasonable assurance whether the Company will remain in compliance with all of the covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility. Additionally, there is less than one year until the expiration of the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company intends to enter into discussions to extend the maturity and to modify certain of the other terms of the agreement. Although the Company has been successful in obtaining necessary extensions and modifications to the Revolving Credit Facility in the past, there can be no assurances that the Company will obtain them in the future or that the cost of any future extensions, modifications or other changes in the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility would not have a material effect on the Company. In the event that the parties are unable to agree on an extension of the facility beyond its current maturity date, and that modifications suitable to the parties are not obtained, the Company will be required to seek a replacement for the Revolving Credit Facility from other financing sources. Should alternate sources of financing not be available, then the Company may not be able to satisfy its obligations as they become due and may not be able to continue as a going concern. As a result, the Company may not be able to realize its assets and settle its liabilities in the normal course of operations.

     At December 31, 2002, the amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility was $7.8 million, the maturity extended beyond one year and the Company classified the outstanding obligation as a long-term liability. The Revolving Credit Facility provides that a material adverse change at the Company could be considered an event of default and requires automatic remittances of the Company’s cash receipts to a lockbox. During the first quarter of 2004 the Company determined that because of the lockbox provision and material adverse change clause, generally accepted accounting principles require that the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility be classified as short-term obligations. Accordingly, the December 31, 2002 Revolving Credit Facility balance has been reclassified as a current liability in the Statement of Financial Position. There were no other changes to the Statement of Financial Position and no changes to the Company’s results of operations.

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11½% Senior Notes

     The Company’s 11½% Senior Notes due 2007 (the “11½% Senior Notes”) bear interest at the rate of 11½% per annum, payable each April 15 and October 15. The 11½% Senior Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15 of the year indicated, at redemption prices of 101.917% in 2004 and 100% in 2005 and thereafter plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The 11½% Senior Note indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase equity interests or subordinated indebtedness, create certain liens, sell assets or enter into certain mergers or consolidations. As of December 31, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Laidlaw International, Inc. Subordinated Debt

     The intercompany loan is subordinate to the Revolving Credit Facility and matures 91 days after the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest on the loan accrues at the Applicable Federal Rate and is payable at maturity.

8½% Convertible Debentures

     Interest on the 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2007 (“Convertible Debentures”) is payable semiannually (each March 31 and September 30). The Convertible Debentures may be converted into $525.27 in cash per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Debentures.

12. INCOME TAXES

Tax Allocation Agreement

     The Company is a member of Laidlaw’s U.S. consolidated tax return group (“U.S. Group”) and subject to a tax allocation agreement. The Company is allocated its share of the tax liability of the U.S. Group or receives a benefit for any losses used by the U.S. Group based on its separate taxable income or loss.

Income Tax Provision

     The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Current
                       
Federal
  $ (459 )   $ (8,990 )   $ (5,908 )
State
    730       764       1,487  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Current
    271       (8,226 )     (4,421 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Deferred
                       
Federal
          60,961       4,544  
State
          (114 )     (1,215 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Deferred
          60,847       3,329  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax provision (benefit)
  $ 271     $ 52,621     $ (1,092 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Effective Tax Rate

     The difference between the actual income tax provision (benefit) and the tax provision (benefit) computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before taxes is attributable to the following (in thousands):

                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2003
  2002
  2001
Tax at statutory tax rate
  $ (9,889 )   $ (7,360 )   $ 332  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    475       423       177  
Change in valuation allowance except for items included in other comprehensive loss
    10,933       60,847       2,450  
Other
    (1,248 )     (1,289 )     (4,051 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income tax provision (benefit)
  $ 271     $ 52,621     $ (1,092 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

Deferred Tax Assets

     Significant components of deferred income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

                 
    December 31,
    2003
  2002
Deferred Tax Assets
               
Federal and state NOL carryforwards
  $ 82,773     $ 69,977  
Claims liabilities
    29,279       21,878  
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
    10,797       10,564  
Pension liabilities
    64,682       86,186  
Other deferred tax assets
    438       762  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
    187,969       189,367  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities
               
Tax over book depreciation and amortization
    11,502       16,074  
Other deferred tax liabilities
    148       145  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    11,650       16,219  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
    176,319       173,148  
Valuation allowance
    (176,319 )     (173,148 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
  $     $  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     The Company has significant net deferred tax assets resulting from operating losses and other deductible temporary differences that will reduce taxable income in future periods. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes” requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is “more likely than not” that all or a portion of net deferred tax assets will not be realized. A review of all available positive and negative evidence needs to be considered, including expected reversals of significant deductible temporary differences, a company’s recent financial performance, the market environment in which a company operates and the length of operating loss carryforward periods. Furthermore, the weight given to the potential effect of negative and positive evidence should be commensurate with the extent to which it can be objectively verified. Therefore, current operating losses and the reasonable likelihood of significant near-term reversals of deductible temporary differences carry more weight than forecasted future operating profits. As a result of book losses incurred in 2002 and 2003, as well as the significant pension funding required by the PBGC agreement (which gives rise to tax deductions when made), the Company concluded that it was appropriate to establish and maintain a full valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets. Additionally, the Company expects to continue to provide a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits until it can achieve an appropriate level of profitability that demonstrates its ability to utilize existing operating loss carryforwards. The valuation allowance increased from $173.1 million at December 31, 2002, to $176.3 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in the valuation reserve is net of a $7.7 million charge to other comprehensive loss related to the decrease in minimum pension liability.

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Availability and Amount of NOL’s

     As a result of the ownership changes in 1992 and 1999, Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code places an annual limitation on the amount of federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards which the Company and the U.S. Group may utilize. Consequently, $30.4 million and $144.9 million of the Company’s NOL carryforwards are subject to annual limitations of $6.3 million and $22.2 million respectively. The total NOL carryforwards of $211.1 million expire in the years 2005-2024. Additionally, the Company has a $2.1 million capital loss carryforward which expires August 2007.

13. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value disclosures for its financial instruments. For cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and revolving bank loans, the carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position approximate fair value. The fair values of the short-term deposits and long-term insurance deposits and security deposits are based upon quoted market prices at December 31, 2003 and 2002, where available. For the portion of short-term deposits and long-term insurance deposits where no quoted market price is available, the carrying amounts are believed to approximate fair value. For the Laidlaw indebtedness and other long-term debt, the fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based upon the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The fair values of the Senior Notes and the Convertible Debentures were based upon quoted market prices at December 31, 2003 and 2002.

     The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

                                 
    December 31, 2003
  December 31, 2002
    Carrying   Fair   Carrying   Fair
    Amount
  Value
  Amount
  Value
Other Current Assets
                               
Other Deposits
  $ 167     $ 167     $ 167     $ 167  
Investment in Equity Securities
                2,010       2,010  
Insurance and Security Deposits
                               
Insurance Deposits
    25,739       25,739       22,906       22,906  
Security Deposits
    5,970       5,970       6,533       6,533  
Long-Term Debt
                               
Laidlaw subordinated debt
    (36,469 )     (34,739 )     (35,920 )     (30,006 )
11½% Senior Notes
    (150,000 )     (144,000 )     (150,000 )     (101,535 )
8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures
    (5,164 )     (2,712 )     (5,383 )     (2,827 )
Other Long-term Debt
    (14,060 )     (14,447 )     (17,118 )     (17,421 )

14. LEASE COMMITMENTS

     The Company leases certain vehicles, bus terminals, office space and other equipment from various parties pursuant to capital and operating lease agreements expiring at various dates through 2033. The leases on most of the vehicles contain certain purchase provisions or residual value guarantees and have terms of typically seven years. Of those leases that contain residual value guarantees, the aggregate residual value at lease expiration is $140.6 million, of which the Company has guaranteed $88.3 million. To date, the Company always purchased the buses at lease maturity at the stated residual value and therefore has never incurred any loss as a result of residual value guarantees.

     The Company generally uses lease financing as the principal source of bus financing in order to achieve the lowest net cost of bus financing. Most of the leases are designed to qualify as operating leases for accounting purposes and, as such, only the monthly lease payment is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the liability and value of the underlying buses are not recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

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     In January 2003, the Company entered into a seven year operating lease covering 10 buses. The lease has an aggregate residual value at lease expiration of $1.4 million of which the Company has guaranteed $0.8 million. As required under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others”, the Company recorded a liability, in an insignificant amount, for the estimated fair value of the residual value guarantee imbedded in this lease.

     For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, rental expenses for all operating leases (net of sublease rental income of approximately $2.9 million, $3.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively) amounted to $73.9 million, $76.0 million and $61.5 million, respectively. Rental expenses for bus operating leases, excluding casual rents and other short term leases during peak periods, amounted to $52.9 million, $54.0 million and $49.5 million in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

     At December 31, 2003, scheduled future minimum payments (excluding any payment related to the residual value guarantee which may be due upon termination of the lease) for the next five years ending December 31, under capital leases and non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

                 
    Capital   Operating
    Leases
  Leases
2004
  $ 1,769     $ 72,245  
2005
    1,769       59,532  
2006
    3,724       38,324  
2007
    332       26,767  
2008
    184       18,409  
Thereafter
    303       30,547  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total minimum lease payments
    8,081     $ 245,824  
 
           
 
 
Amounts representing interest
    1,715          
 
   
 
         
Present value of minimum lease payments
  $ 6,366          
 
   
 
         

15. LEGAL MATTERS

     Greyhound Lines is the sole shareholder of Sistema Internacional de Transporte de Autobuses, Inc. (“SITA”). SITA owns 51% of Gonzalez, Inc., d/b/a Golden State Transportation (“Golden State”). On November 28, 2001 and subsequently, Golden State and numerous individual employees, including its senior management, were indicted by a federal grand jury for felony criminal offenses for allegedly transporting and harboring illegal aliens and money laundering. The case, filed before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, is styled U.S. v. Gonzalez, Inc, et al., Case No. CR 01-1696-TUC-RCC. The indictment also sought forfeiture to the Government of all the property owned by Golden State, which involves Golden State, SITA and Greyhound Lines since they were claimants to the property. Neither Greyhound Lines nor SITA were charged with any crime.

     In August 2002, the Government filed a civil forfeiture action against certain Golden State assets based on allegations similar to those described in the indictment of Golden State. The case, filed before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, is styled U.S. v. 130 North 35th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, et al., Case No. CV 02-409-TUC-RCC. Neither SITA nor Greyhound Lines were a defendant in the forfeiture action; however, Greyhound Lines and SITA were claimants to the property.

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     Golden State ceased operations effective August 30, 2002 and filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy on September 30, 2002 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona in a case styled In re: Gonzalez, Inc. d/b/a Golden State Transportation, Case No. 02-15508-PHX-GBN. In September 2003, Golden State entered into a settlement agreement with the Government regarding the criminal and civil forfeiture cases brought by the Government. In September 2003, SITA and Greyhound Lines also entered into stipulations with the Government to settle SITA and Greyhound Lines’ claims to the subject property of the forfeiture action. Pursuant to these stipulations, Greyhound Lines and SITA agreed to withdraw their claims to certain Golden State property and cooperate in the Government’s ongoing criminal proceedings. In return, the Government dropped its forfeiture allegations against the remaining property originally sought for forfeiture and agreed not to pursue criminal or civil charges against SITA, Greyhound Lines and their employees arising out of the events described in the criminal indictment. The bankruptcy court overseeing the Golden State bankruptcy approved the settlement on November 6, 2003 and authorized Golden State to conclude the criminal proceedings by pleading guilty.

     The Company is also a defendant in various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, primarily cases involving personal injury and property damage claims and employment-related claims. Although these lawsuits involve a variety of different facts and theories of recovery, the majority arise from traffic accidents involving buses operated by the Company. The vast majority of these claims are covered by insurance for amounts in excess of the deductible portion of the policies. Management believes that there are no proceedings either threatened or pending against the Company relating to such personal injury, property damage and employment-related claims that, if resolved against the Company, would materially exceed the amounts recorded as estimated liabilities by the Company.

     For information relating to certain environmental matters relating to the Company, see Note 16 below under “Environmental Matters.”

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Insurance Coverage

     The predecessor agency to the Surface Transportation Board granted the Company authority to self-insure its automobile liability exposure for interstate passenger service up to a maximum level of $5.0 million per occurrence, which has been continued by the Department of Transportation (“DOT”). To maintain self-insurance authority, the Company is required to provide periodic financial information and claims reports, maintain a satisfactory safety rating by the DOT, a tangible net worth of $10.0 million and a $15.0 million trust fund to provide security for payment of claims. At December 31, 2002, and continuing to date, the Company’s tangible net worth has fallen below the minimum required by the DOT to maintain self-insurance authority. In March 2003, the Company sought a waiver from DOT of this tangible net worth requirement. On July 25, 2003, the DOT granted the waiver of this requirement through December 31, 2004. As a condition of the waiver, the Company was required to increase the self-insurance trust fund by $2.7 million. As of December 31, 2003, the trust was funded in the amount of $17.7 million. The DOT will also require the Company to make additional trust fund contributions to the extent that self-insured reserves exceed (as measured semi-annually) the then balance in the trust fund. During the waiver period, the Company’s self-insurance authority will be subject to periodic review by the DOT.

     Insurance coverage and related administrative expenses are key components of the Company’s cost structure. Additionally, the Company is required by the DOT, some states and some of its insurance carriers to maintain collateral deposits or provide other security pursuant to its insurance program. At December 31, 2003, the Company maintained $25.7 million of collateral deposits including the above $17.7 million trust fund and had issued $49.2 million of letters of credit in support of these programs. The loss or further modification of self-insurance authority from the DOT or a decision by the Company’s insurers to modify the Company’s program substantially, by either increasing cost, reducing availability or increasing collateral, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

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Environmental Matters

     The Company may be liable for certain environmental liabilities and clean-up costs at the various facilities presently or formerly owned or leased by the Company. Based upon surveys conducted solely by Company personnel or its experts, 30 active and 11 inactive locations have been identified as sites requiring potential clean up and/or remediation as of December 31, 2003. Additionally, the Company is potentially liable with respect to four active and seven inactive locations which the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has designated as Superfund sites. The Company, as well as other parties designated by the EPA as potentially responsible parties, face exposure for costs related to the clean-up of those sites. Based on the EPA’s enforcement activities to date, the Company believes its liability at these sites will not be material because its involvement was as a de minimis generator of wastes disposed of at the sites. In light of its minimal involvement, the Company has been negotiating to be released from liability in return for the payment of nominal settlement amounts.

     The Company has recorded a total environmental liability of $5.5 million at December 31, 2003 of which approximately $0.7 million is indemnifiable by the predecessor owner of the Company’s domestic bus operations, now known as Viad Corp. The environmental liability relates to sites identified for potential clean up and/or remediation and represents the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at 8.0%. The Company expects the majority of this environmental liability to be paid over the next five to ten years. As of the date of this report, the Company is not aware of any additional sites to be identified, and management believes that adequate accruals have been made related to all known environmental matters.

New York Port Authority

     The Company operates out of its largest sales location, the Port Authority Bus Terminal of New York (the “Port Authority”), on a month-to-month basis pursuant to a license agreement which expired in 1994. The Company’s fee was based upon a fixed charge for dedicated space, a fixed charge for each departing bus and a percentage of certain ticket sales. Because the majority of the other bus operators utilizing the Port Authority are principally commuter or local transit operators which are exempt from paying license fees on their sales, the Company had paid a disproportionate share of the total fees received from bus operators that use the Port Authority relative to the Company’s share of bus departures, passengers, bus gates or square footage utilized. The Company had been negotiating with the Port Authority for several years to structure a market-based fee for the renewal of the license agreement and, beginning in June 1999, without Port Authority concurrence, began paying a lower fixed fee in lieu of a percentage of sales. The lower fee payment was based on the Company’s research of the local real estate market in Midtown Manhattan and transportation facilities nationwide, both of which demonstrated that this fee reflected fair market value. Nevertheless, because the Company did not yet have Port Authority concurrence for the new fee structure, the Company continued to accrue for the license fee based upon the 1994 agreement.

     In May 2001, the Port Authority and the Company reached an agreement in principle related to fees for the periods June 1999 through March 31, 2001 (the “arrearage”), as well as on the form of the ongoing license fees. In August 2001, the Company and the Port Authority executed the arrearage agreement. The agreement on the arrearage calls for payment to the Port Authority of $12 million over a 10-year period, interest free. The terms of the agreement required an initial lump sum payment of $1 million and equal monthly installments of $91,667 thereafter. In the second quarter of 2001, the Company recorded a reduction in operating rents of approximately $7.5 million which represented the accrued rent outstanding to the Port Authority at March 31, 2001 less the present value, using a discount rate of 11%, of the $12 million payback agreement. The present value of the payback agreement, less the current portion, is classified as part of other liabilities while the current portion is classified as part of rents payable on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Additionally, effective April 1, 2001, with Port Authority concurrence, the Company began paying the monthly license fee based upon a flat fee per gate utilized and bus departure. The license fee expense recorded by the Company utilizing this new methodology is significantly lower than the fee as calculated under the expired agreement. The Company and the Port Authority are currently negotiating the final details of the license agreement.

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     The Port Authority has been in discussions to develop the air rights above the terminal and should an agreement on the development be reached the Company would likely be required to temporarily relocate its operations within the Port Authority. Such relocation, if required, could result in an increase in the costs to operate out of the Port Authority and potentially impact ticket and food service revenues.

17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     Following the Merger and through August 31, 2001, the Company had purchased its insurance through Laidlaw subject to a $50,000 deductible for property damage claims and no deductible for all other claims. Effective September 1, 2001, the Company purchased excess coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation insurance through Laidlaw for claims which exceed $5.0 million and continues to purchase from Laidlaw coverage for physical damage to Company property and business interruption subject to a $100,000 deductible. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company has recorded $9.7 million, $5.9 million and $33.3 million in insurance expense under these programs, respectively, which the Company believes is comparable to the cost under its previous and current third-party insurance programs.

     During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company received a refund of $3.3 million and $4.7 million, respectively, from Laidlaw for the Company’s share of federal income taxes, based upon the Company’s separate taxable loss, utilized by Laidlaw on its U.S. consolidated tax return.

     During 2000, the Company issued $33.3 million of subordinated debt to Laidlaw in satisfaction of accounts payable due from the Company to Laidlaw. Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 the Company accrued interest on this note of $0.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the outstanding balance on this note, including accrued interest was $36.5 million and $35.9 million, respectively.

     Laidlaw provides certain management services to the Company including risk management, income tax and treasury services. During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, Laidlaw charged the Company $1.6 million, $1.6 million and $3.8 million for these services, respectively.

     Laidlaw has provided credit support in the form of corporate guarantees and letters of credit for certain of the Company’s operating leases. As of December 31, 2003, Laidlaw has guaranteed $93.2 million of future minimum lease payments on buses under lease by the Company, and has provided $19.1 million in letters of credit.

     The Company’s SERP has been funded, through a rabbi trust, with a $3.0 million letter of credit issued by Laidlaw.

     Management of the Company is responsible for managing Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. and affiliated companies (“GCTC”), an affiliated company owned by Laidlaw. GCTC’s primary business consists of scheduled passenger service, package express service and travel services in Canada. Management services provided to GCTC include oversight of the accounting and finance, strategic planning, real estate, telephone information center, information technology, travel services, marketing and pricing, internal audit and maintenance functions along with supplying technology support services. During the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company charged GCTC $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively for these services. Additionally, during 2002, the Company sold buses to GCTC, which resulted in a recorded gain of $0.3 million on gross proceeds from the sale of approximately $5.7 million.

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     The Company makes available to Hotard Coaches, Inc. (“Hotard”), an affiliated company engaged in the travel services business in the U.S., a revolving credit line subject to a maximum availability of $4.0 million. Borrowings are available at a rate equal to the prime rate plus 2.5%, and mature the earlier of October 23, 2004 or upon 30 days notice by the Company. The revolving credit line is secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of Hotard. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, outstanding borrowings were $3.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company received $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively of interest income pursuant to this revolving credit line.

     During 2003, the Company purchased six buses from Interstate Leasing, Inc., an affiliated company owned by Laidlaw engaged in the travel services business in the U.S. Greyhound paid approximately $1.5 million for these buses, which approximates the price it would have paid to an independent third party.

     The Company provides 22 buses, subject to intermediate term operating leases, and insurance coverage to Hotard. Additionally, the Company purchases charter services from Hotard, principally for transport of cruise ship passengers in connection with the Company’s travel services business. During the year ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company received lease and insurance income of $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and purchased $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively of charter services from Hotard.

     The Company provides 17 buses, subject to intermediate term operating leases, to Roesch Lines, a division of Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc., an affiliated company owned by Laidlaw. Roesch Lines is primarily engaged in providing charter services in the U.S. Additionally, the Company will purchase charter services from Roesch Lines, principally for transport of cruise ship passengers in connection with the Company’s travel services business. During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company received lease and insurance income of $0.6 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and purchased $1.0 million, $0.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of charter services from Roesch Lines.

     Included in accounts receivable on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at December 31, 2003 and 2002 are amounts due from Laidlaw, GCTC, Hotard and Roesch of $3.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Included in accounts payable on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at December 31, 2003 and 2002 are amounts payable to Laidlaw, Hotard and Roesch of $1.1 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

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18. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

     Selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows (in thousands):

                                 
    First   Second   Third   Fourth
Year Ended December 31, 2003
  Quarter
  Quarter
  Quarter
  Quarter
Operating revenues
  $ 217,731     $ 241,818     $ 276,640     $ 239,318  
Operating expenses
    240,162       245,726       254,946       238,143  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    (22,431 )     (3,908 )     21,694       1,175  
Interest expense
    5,895       6,244       6,352       6,293  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    35       934       96       (794 )
Minority interest
    (306 )     (167 )     132       702  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (28,055 )   $ (10,919 )   $ 15,114     $ (5,026 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
    First   Second   Third   Fourth
Year Ended December 31, 2002
  Quarter
  Quarter
  Quarter
  Quarter
Operating revenues
  $ 222,334     $ 249,964     $ 280,770     $ 238,846  
Operating expenses
    231,324       249,154       263,633       243,422  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    (8,990 )     810       17,137       (4,576 )
Interest expense
    6,809       6,702       6,122       5,776  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    (9,480 )     804       66,155       (4,858 )
Minority interest
    (1,094 )     (465 )     (271 )     (270 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting for goodwill
    (37,564 )           (2,483 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net loss
  $ (42,789 )   $ (6,231 )   $ (57,352 )   $ (5,224 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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SCHEDULE II
GREYHOUND LINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (
a)
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)

                                                 
            Additions   Additions                    
    Balance at   Charged to   Charged to                   Balance
    Beginning   Costs and   Other                   at End
Classification
  of Year
  Expenses
  Accounts
  Deductions
          of Year
December 31, 2001:
                                               
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  $ 398     $ 1,064     $     $ (547 )     (b )   $ 915  
Inventory Reserves
    29       158             (10 )     (e )     177  
Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets
    37,571       7,052             (10,136 )     (c )     34,487  
Claims Liability
    8,294       14,327             (1,071 )     (d )     21,550  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
Total Reserves and Allowances
  $ 46,292     $ 22,601     $     $ (11,764 )           $ 57,129  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
December 31, 2002:
                                               
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  $ 915     $ 773     $ 32     $ (907 )     (b )   $ 813  
Inventory Reserves
    177       80       41       (27 )     (e )     271  
Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets
    34,487       6,807             (3,311 )     (c )     37,983  
Claims Liability
    21,550       55,130             (14,222 )     (d )     62,458  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
Total Reserves and Allowances
  $ 57,129     $ 62,790     $ 73     $ (18,467 )           $ 101,525  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
December 31, 2003:
                                               
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
  $ 813     $ 705     $     $ (154 )     (b )   $ 1,364  
Inventory Reserves
    271       70             (32 )     (e )     309  
Accumulated Amortization of Intangible Assets
    37,983       6,889             (5,169 )     (c )     39,703  
Claims Liability
    62,458       50,155       (135 )     (28,202 )     (d )     84,276  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
Total Reserves and Allowances
  $ 101,525     $ 57,819     $ (135 )   $ (33,557 )           $ 125,652  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 


(a)   This schedule should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.
 
(b)   Write-off of uncollectible receivables, net of recovery of receivables previously written-off.
 
(c)   Write-off or amortization of other assets and deferred costs.
 
(d)   Payments of settled claims.
 
(e)   Write-off of inventory shrinkage.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

     None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

     There has not been any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART III

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

     Following is a summary of fees for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for Greyhound for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands):

                 
    2003
  2002
Audit Fees
  $ 415     $ 400  
Audit-Related Fees
    82       72  
Tax Fees
           
All Other Fees
    37       63  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Fees
  $ 534     $ 535  
 
   
 
     
 
 

     Audit Fees: Consist of fees for the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, for review of the interim condensed financial statements included in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and subsidiary audits.

     Audit Related Fees: Consist of fees for the audit of the Company’s benefit plans and attest services that are not required by statute or regulation.

     Tax Fees: None

     All Other Fees: Consist of fees for professional services other than those reported above. These services were for access to research software for the Company and for actuarial services performed for a pension plan of one of the Company’s subsidiaries. In 2004, the Company will replace PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to the actuarial services.

     In accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Audit Committee of the Company’s parent, Laidlaw, has established policies and procedures under which all audit and non-audit services performed by the Company’s principal accountants must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee of Laidlaw. As provided in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, all audit and non-audit services to be provided after May 6, 2003 must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with these policies and procedures. Based in part on consideration of the non-audit services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP during fiscal 2003, the Audit Committee determined that such non-audit services were compatible with maintaining the independence of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Since May 6, 2003, all of the services described above were approved by the Audit Committee of Laidlaw. The Company believes that none of the time expended on PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s engagement to audit the Company’s financial statements for fiscal 2003 was attributable to work performed by persons other than PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s full-time, permanent employees.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      (a) Certain Documents Filed as Part of the Form 10-K

1. and 2. Financial Statements and Financial Statements Schedules

     The following financial statements and financial statement schedule are set forth in Item 8 of this report. Financial statement schedules not included in this report have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto. Financial statements for fifty percent or less owned companies accounted for by the equity method have been omitted because, considered in the aggregate, they have not been considered to constitute a significant subsidiary.

         
    Page No.
Report of Independent Auditors
    30  
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at December 31, 2003 and 2002
    31  
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    32  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    33  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
    34  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    35  
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
    56  

3. Exhibits

         
3.1
    Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Greyhound Lines, Inc. (12)
3.2
    Bylaws of Greyhound Lines, Inc. (12)
4.1
    Indenture governing the 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due March 31, 2007, including the form of 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due March 31, 2007. (1)
4.2
    First Supplemental Indenture to the 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Indenture between the Registrant and Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., as Trustee. (2)
4.3
    Second Supplemental Indenture to the 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Indenture between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee. (12)
4.4
    Indenture, dated April 16, 1997, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and PNC Bank, N.A., as Trustee. (3)
4.5
    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 9, 1997 between the Registrant and PNC Bank, N.A. as Trustee. (9)
4.6
    Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 25, 1997 between the Registrant and PNC Bank, N.A. as Trustee. (9)
4.7
    Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1999, between the Registrant and Chase Manhattan Trust Company as Trustee. (6)
4.8
    Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 14, 1999, between the Registrant and Chase Manhattan Trust Company as Trustee. (6)
4.9
    Form of 11½% Series A Senior Notes due 2007. (3)
4.10
    Form of 11½% Series B Senior Notes due 2007. (5)
4.11
    Form of Guarantee of 11½% Series A and B Senior Notes. (5)
4.12
    Indenture dated April 16, 1997, by and between the Company and U.S. Trust of Texas, N.A., as Trustee. (4)
10.1
    Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. (12)*
10.2
    First Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. (12)*
10.3
    Second Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. (12)*

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10.4
    Third Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (12)*
10.5
    Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement (12)*
10.6
    Second Amended Employment Agreement dated March 16, 1999, between Registrant and John Werner Haugsland. (12)*
10.7
    First Amendment to the Second Amended Executive Employment Agreement dated December 1999 between Registrant and John Warner Haugsland. (12)*
10.8
    Affiliated Companies Demand Loan Agreement dated March 16, 1999, between the Registrant and Laidlaw Transportation Inc. (7)
10.9
    Tax Allocation Agreement dated June 1, 1982, between the Registrant and Laidlaw Transportation Inc. (7)
10.10
    Loss Portfolio Transfer Agreement dated December 31, 1999, between the Registrant and Laidlaw Transportation Inc. (7)
10.11
    Memorandum of Agreement, dated September 30, 1998, between the Registrant and the Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700. (12)
10.12
    Greyhound Lines, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Program. (12)*
10.13
    Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Company and certain officers of the Company. (12)*
10.14
    Intercompany Agreement dated as of October 24, 2000, between Registrant and Laidlaw Transportation, Inc. (8)
10.15
    Letter of Separation between Greyhound Lines, Inc. and Craig R. Lentzsch dated June 25, 2003 (11)*
10.16
    Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement among Greyhound Lines, Inc., as Borrower, the Financial Institutions named as lenders, and Foothill Capital Corporation as Agent dated as of May 14, 2003 (10)
21
    Subsidiaries of the Registrant (12)
31.1
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (12)
31.2
    Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (12)
32.1
    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (12)


*   Management contract or compensatory plan.

(1)   Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-47908) regarding the Registrant’s Common Stock and 10% Senior Notes Due 2001 held by the Contested Claims Pool Trust.
 
(2)   Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4 (File No. 5-41800).
 
(3)   Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 regarding the Company’s 11½% Series B Senior Notes due 2007.
 
(4)   Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 regarding the Company’s 8½% Convertible Exchangeable preferred Stock, Common Stock and 8½% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2009.
 
(5)   Incorporated by reference from Amendment 1 to Form S-4 filed on June 27, 1997.
 
(6)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.
 
(7)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
 
(8)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

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(9)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
 
(10)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2003.
 
(11)   Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
 
(12)   Filed herewith.

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K

     On February 2, 2004, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting Other Events. No financial statements were included.

     On March 26, 2004, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting Other Events. No financial statements were included.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Dallas and the State of Texas, on March 30, 2004.

         
    GREYHOUND LINES, INC.
 
       
  By:   /s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN
     
      Stephen E. Gorman
      President and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

         
Signature
  Title
  Date
/s/ KEVIN E. BENSON

Kevin E. Benson
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ DOUGLAS A. CARTY

Douglas A. Carty
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ JEFFREY W. SANDERS

Jeffrey W. Sanders
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN

Stephen E. Gorman
  Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
  March 30, 2004

CO-REGISTRANTS

ATLANTIC GREYHOUND LINES OF VIRGINIA, INC.

By:

         
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN

Stephen E. Gorman
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

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GLI HOLDING COMPANY

By:

         
/s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN

Stephen E. Gorman
  Director, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

GREYHOUND de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.

By:

         
/s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN

Stephen E. Gorman
  Director and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ WILLIAM J. GIESEKER

William J. Gieseker
  Examiner
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

SISTEMA INTERNACIONAL de TRANSPORTE de AUTOBUSES, INC.

By:

         
/s/ STEPHEN E. GORMAN

Stephen E. Gorman
  Director, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ ALFONSO PENEDO

Alfonso Penedo
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

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TEXAS, NEW MEXICO & OKLAHOMA COACHES, INC.

By:

         
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ ROBERT D. GREENHILL

Robert D. Greenhill
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ GREGORY ALEXANDER

Gregory Alexander
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

T.N.M. & O. TOURS, INC.

By:

         
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ GREGORY ALEXANDER

Gregory Alexander
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ ROBERT D. GREENHILL

Robert D. Greenhill
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ RICHARD M. PORTWOOD

Richard M. Portwood
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

VERMONT TRANSIT CO., INC.

By:

         
/s/ JACK W. HAUGSLAND

Jack W. Haugsland
  Director Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 30, 2004
/s/ GREGORY ALEXANDER

Gregory Alexander
  Director   March 30, 2004
/s/ CHERYL W. FARMER

Cheryl W. Farmer
  Vice President - Finance
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 30, 2004

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit No
  Description
3.1
  Second Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation of Greyhound Lines, Inc.
 
   
3.2
  Bylaws of Greyhound Lines, Inc.
 
   
4.3
  Second Supplemental Indenture to the 8 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Indenture between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee.
 
   
10.1
  Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.*
 
   
10.2
  First Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.*
 
   
10.3
  Second Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.*
 
   
10.4
  Third Amendment to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.*
 
   
10.5
  Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust Agreement.*
 
   
10.6
  Second Amended Employment Agreement dated March 16, 1999, between Registrant and John Werner Haugsland.*
 
   
10.7
  First Amendment to Second Amended Executive Employment Agreement dated December 1999 between Registrant and John Werner Haugsland.*
 
   
10.11
  Memorandum of Agreement dated September 30, 1998, between the Registrant and the Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700.
 
   
10.12
  Greyhound Lines, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Program.*
 
   
10.13
  Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Company and certain officers of the Company.*
 
   
21
  Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*   Management contract or compensatory plan.

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EX-3.1 3 d13655exv3w1.txt AMENDED/RESTATED CERTIFICATION OF INCORPORATION EXHIBIT 3.1 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF GREYHOUND LINES, INC. The undersigned, being the President of Greyhound Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies the following: 1. The name of the corporation is Greyhound Lines, Inc. (the "Corporation"). 2. The date of filing of the original Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") of the Corporation was December 18, 1986 and the name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was GLI Operating Company. A Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 31, 1991. The Certificate of Incorporation was restated in its entirety pursuant to that certain Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate of Incorporation"), which was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 16, 1999. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation was amended by that certain Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 21, 2001. 3. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends and restates the Restated Certificate, as amended to date, in its entirety. 4. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the written consent of the sole member of the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") and by the written consent of the sole stockholder of the Corporation, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141, 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("DGCL"), as applicable. 5. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated hereby, shall upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, read in its entirety as follows: FIRST. The name of the Corporation is Greyhound Lines, Inc. SECOND. The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. THIRD. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended. 1 FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000, classified as 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). The designations and the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of the Common Stock are as follows: I. Provisions Relating to the Common Stock (a) General. Each share of Common Stock of the Corporation shall have identical rights and privileges in every respect. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to one vote for each share held. (b) Dividends and Distributions. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends or other distributions, payable in cash, property, stock, or otherwise, as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors at any time and from time to time out of any funds of the Corporation legally available therefor. (c) Dissolution. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them. Neither the consolidation with nor the merger of the Corporation into any other corporation or corporations or other entity or entities, nor the merger of any other corporation or other entity into the Corporation, nor a reorganization of the Corporation, nor the purchase or redemption of all or any part of the outstanding shares of any class or classes of the capital stock of the Corporation, nor a voluntary sale or transfer of the property and business of the Corporation as, or substantially as, an entirety, shall be deemed a liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation within the meaning of any of the provisions of this Section I. II. General. (a) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation may issue shares of its Common Stock from time to time for such consideration (not less than the par value thereof) as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, which is expressly authorized to fix the same in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion subject to the foregoing conditions. Shares so issued for which the consideration shall have been paid or delivered to the Corporation shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not be liable for any further payments in respect of such shares. (b) The Corporation shall have authority to create and issue rights and options entitling their holders to purchase shares of the Corporation's capital stock of any class or series or other securities of the Corporation, and such rights and options shall be evidenced by instrument(s) approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise, and other terms of such options or rights; 2 provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock subject thereto shall not be less than the par value thereof. FIFTH. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized: (1) To adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation and (2) To provide for the indemnification of directors, officers, management, employees and agents of the Corporation, and of persons who serve other enterprises in such or similar capacities at the request of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended, or any other applicable laws, as may from time to time be in effect. SIXTH: The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party to a proceeding (as hereinafter defined) by reason of the fact that he or she (i) is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or (ii) while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Such right shall be a contract right and as such shall run to the benefit of any director or officer who is elected and accepts the position of director or officer of the Corporation or elects to continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation while this Article Sixth is in effect. Any repeal or amendment of this Article Sixth shall be prospective only and shall not limit the rights of any such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation with respect to any claim arising from or related to the services of such director or officer in any of the foregoing capacities prior to any such repeal or amendment to this Article Sixth. Such right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the maximum extent permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action that such indemnification or advancement of costs of defense is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to have made its determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of, or advancement of costs of defense to, the claimant is permissible in the circumstances nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. 3 In the event of the death of any person having a right of indemnification under the foregoing provisions, such right shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives. The rights conferred above shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution of stockholders or directors, agreement, or otherwise. The Corporation may additionally indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law. As used herein, the term "proceeding" means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, any appeal in such an action, suit, or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit, or proceeding. SEVENTH. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or amendment of this Article Seventh by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation arising from an act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment. In addition to the circumstances in which a director of the Corporation is not personally liable as set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Article Seventh, a director shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders to such further extent as permitted by any law hereafter enacted, including without limitation any subsequent amendment to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. EIGHTH. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation shall so provide. NINTH. Action may be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation, without a meeting, by written consent as and to the extent provided at the time by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, provided that the matter to be acted upon by such written consent previously has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and directed by such board to be submitted to the stockholders for their action thereon by written consent. TENTH. Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in 4 such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation. ELEVENTH. The Corporation reserves the right to amend its certificate of incorporation, and thereby to change or repeal any provision therein contained, from time to time, in the manner prescribed at the time by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders by such certificate of incorporation are granted subject to this reservation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed, signed and acknowledged this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on the 21st day of May, 2001. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By:______________________________________ Craig R. Lentzsch President and Chief Executive Officer ATTESTED BY: ____________________________ Mark E. Southerst Secretary 5 EX-3.2 4 d13655exv3w2.txt BYLAWS OF GREYHOUND LINES, INC. EXHIBIT 3.2 BY-LAWS OF GREYHOUND LINES, INC. (A Delaware corporation) (Effective March 16, 1999, as Amended April 7, 1999) ARTICLE 1 OFFICES; REGISTERED AGENT ARTICLE 1.1 Registered Office And Agent. The corporation shall maintain in the State of Delaware a registered office and a registered agent whose business office is identical with such registered office. ARTICLE 1.2 Principal Business Office. The corporation shall have its principal business office at such location within or without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine. ARTICLE 2 STOCKHOLDERS ARTICLE 2.1 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of April each year, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. ARTICLE 2.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of for any purpose or purposes may be called by the Chairman, the Board of Directors or by the President. ARTICLE 2.3 Place Of Meetings. The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the board of directors, but if no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal business office of the corporation; provided, however, that for any meeting of the stockholders for which a waiver of notice designating a place is signed by all of the stockholders, then that shall be the place for the holding of such meeting. ARTICLE 2.4 Notice Of Meetings. Written or printed notice stating the place, date and hour of the meeting of the stockholders and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, or in the case of a meeting called for the purpose of acting upon a merger or consolidation not less than 20 nor more than 60 days before the meeting. Such notice shall be given by or at the direction of the secretary. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. If delivered (rather than mailed) to such address, such notice shall be deemed to be given when so delivered. ARTICLE 2.5 Adjournments. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or unless a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. ARTICLE 2.6 Waiver Of Notice. A waiver of notice in writing signed by a stockholder entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance of a stockholder in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except when the stockholder or his or her proxy attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. ARTICLE 2.7 Meeting Of All Stockholders. If all of the stockholders shall meet at any time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and shall, in writing signed by all of the stockholders, waive notice of, and consent to the holding of, a meeting at such time and place, such meeting shall be valid without call or notice, and at such meeting any corporate action may be taken. ARTICLE 2.8 Record Dates. (a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting (or 20 days if a merger or consolidation is to be acted upon at such meeting). If no record date is fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the -2- close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. (b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is required by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered in the manner required by law to the corporation at its registered office in the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of the corporation's stockholders are recorded. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors and prior action by the board of directors is required by the certificate of incorporation or by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action. (c) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. (d) Only those who shall be stockholders of record on the record date so fixed as aforesaid shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to consent to such corporate action in writing, or to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding the transfer of any stock on the books of the corporation after the applicable record date. -3- ARTICLE 2.9 Lists Of Stockholders. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the municipality where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where said meeting is to be held, and the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of meeting during the whole time thereof, for inspection by any stockholder who may be present. ARTICLE 2.10 Quorum and Vote Required For Action. Except as may otherwise be provided in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, the holders of stock of the corporation having a majority of the total votes which all of the outstanding stock of the corporation would be entitled to cast at the meeting, when present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the stockholders; provided, however, that where a separate vote by a class or classes of stock is required, the holders of stock of such class or classes having a majority of the total votes which all of the outstanding stock of such class or classes would be entitled to cast at the meeting, when present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to the vote on the matter. Unless a different number of votes is required by statute or the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, (a) if a quorum is present with respect to the election of directors, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by those stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors, and (b) in all matters other than the election of directors, if a quorum is present at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by those stockholders present in person or by proxy shall be the act of the stockholders except where a separate vote by class or classes of stock is required, in which case, if a quorum of such class or classes is present, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by those stockholders of such class or classes present in person or by proxy shall be the act of the stockholders of such class or classes. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of stockholders, then holders of stock of the corporation who are present in person or by proxy representing a majority of the votes cast may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice and, where a separate vote by a class or classes of stock is required on any matter, then holders of stock of such class or classes who are present in person or by proxy representing a majority of the votes of such class or classes cast may adjourn the meeting with respect to the vote on that matter from time to time without further notice. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Withdrawal of stockholders from any meeting shall not cause failure of a duly constituted quorum at that meeting. -4- ARTICLE 2.11 Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no proxy shall be valid after three years from its date unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Such proxy shall be in writing and shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting or the giving of such written consent, as the case may be. ARTICLE 2.12 Voting Of Shares. Each stockholder of the corporation shall be entitled to such vote (in person or by proxy) for each share of stock having voting power held of record by such stockholder as shall be provided in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or, absent provision therein fixing or denying voting rights, shall be entitled to one vote per share. ARTICLE 2.13 Voting By Ballot. Any question or any election at a meeting of the stockholders may be decided by voice vote unless the presiding officer shall order that voting be by ballot or unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or required by statute. ARTICLE 2.14 Inspectors. At any meeting of the stockholders the presiding officer may, or upon the request of any stockholder shall, appoint one or more persons as inspectors for such meeting. Such inspectors shall ascertain and report the number of shares represented at the meeting, based upon their determination of the validity and effect of proxies; count all votes and report the results; and do such other acts as are proper to conduct the election and voting with impartiality and fairness to all the stockholders. Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof. ARTICLE 2.15 Informal Action. Any corporate action upon which a vote of stockholders is required or permitted may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law at its registered office within the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders of the corporation are recorded. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered, as aforesaid, written consents signed by a sufficient -5- number of holders to take action are delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law at its registered office within the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders of the corporation are recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not so consented in writing. ARTICLE 3 DIRECTORS ARTICLE 3.1 Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed under the direction of its board of directors which may do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or by these by-laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. ARTICLE 3.2 Number, Election, Term Of Office And Qualifications. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less than one (1) and not more than seven (7), the actual number of directors to be determined from time to time by the board of directors. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in ss. 3.3, and each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal in a manner permitted by statute or these by-laws. Directors need not be stockholders. ARTICLE 3.2 Vacancies. Vacancies occurring in the board of directors and newly-created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and any director so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of directors and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal in a manner permitted by statute or these by-laws. ARTICLE 3.3 Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the board of directors shall be held immediately following the close of, and at the same place as, each annual meeting of stockholders. No notice of any such meeting, other than this by-law, shall be necessary in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. In the event such meeting is not held at such time and place, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors. The board of directors may provide, by -6- resolution, the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without notice other than such resolution. ARTICLE 3.4 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president or any director. The person or persons calling a special meeting of the board shall fix the time and place at which the meeting shall be held and such time and place shall be specified in the notice of such meeting. ARTICLE 3.5 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of the board of directors shall be given at least 2 days previous thereto by written notice to each director at his or her business address or such other address as he or she may have advised the secretary of the corporation to use for such purpose. If delivered, such notice shall be deemed to be given when delivered to such address or to the person to be notified. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given two business days after deposit in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If given by telegraph, such notice shall be deemed to be given the next business day following the day the telegram is given to the telegraph company. Such notice may also be given by telephone or other means not specified herein, and in each such case shall be deemed to be given when actually received by the director to be notified. Notice of any meeting of the board of directors shall set forth the time and place of the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the board of directors (regular or special) need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. ARTICLE 3.6 Waiver Of Notice. A written waiver of notice, signed by a director entitled to notice of a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee of such board of which the director is a member, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice to that director. Attendance of a director at a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee of such board of which the director is a member shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. ARTICLE 3.7 Quorum And Vote Required For Action. At all meetings of the board of directors, a majority of the number of directors fixed by these by-laws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board of directors except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these by-laws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. -7- ARTICLE 3.8 Attendance By Conference Telephone. Members of the board of directors or any committee designated by the board may participate in a meeting of such board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such a meeting. ARTICLE 3.9 Presumption Of Assent. A director of the corporation who is present at a duly convened meeting of the board of directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he or she shall file his or her written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered or certified mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. ARTICLE 3.10 Informal Action. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these by-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if a written consent thereto is signed by all the directors or by all the members of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board of directors or of such committee. ARTICLE 3.11 Compensation. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the board of directors and at each meeting of a committee of the board of directors of which they are members. The board of directors, irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, shall have authority to fix compensation of all directors for services to the corporation as directors, officers or otherwise. ARTICLE 3.12 Removal. Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed by the stockholders, with or without cause, by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at an election of directors. ARTICLE 4 COMMITTEES By resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, the Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of two or more directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as -8- alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member of any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution or in these by-laws, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or disqualified member. ARTICLE 5 OFFICERS ARTICLE 5.1 Designation; Number; Election. The board of directors, at its initial meeting and thereafter at its first regular meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders, shall choose the officers of the corporation. Such officers shall be a chairman, a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and such vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers as the board of directors may choose. The board of directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. Except as provided in Article 6, election or appointment as an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. ARTICLE 5.2 Salaries. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation chosen by the board of directors shall be fixed by the board of directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the corporation. ARTICLE 5.3 Term Of Office; Removal; Vacancies. Each officer of the corporation chosen by the board of directors shall hold office until the next annual appointment of officers by the board of directors and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any officer or agent chosen by the board of directors may be removed at any time by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation at any time or any new offices may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term. -9- ARTICLE 5.4 Chairman. The chairman of the board, if appointed, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE 5.5 President. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the direction and control of the board of directors, shall be in charge of the business of the corporation. In general, the president shall discharge all duties incident to the principal executive office of the corporation and such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the president shall see that the resolutions and directions of the board of directors are carried into effect except in those instances in which that responsibility is specifically assigned to some other person by the board of directors; shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, if he or she is a director of the corporation, of the board of directors; and, except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated to another officer or agent of the corporation or a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the board of directors, may execute for the corporation certificates for its shares of stock (the issue of which shall have been authorized by the board of directors), and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the board of directors has authorized, and may (without previous authorization by the board of directors) execute such contracts and other instruments as the conduct of the corporation's business in its ordinary course requires, and may accomplish such execution in each case either under or without the seal of the corporation and either individually or with the secretary, any assistant secretary, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the board of directors, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument. The president may vote all securities which the corporation is entitled to vote except as and to the extent such authority shall be vested in a different officer or agent of the corporation by the board of directors. ARTICLE 5.6 Vice Presidents. The vice president (and, in the event there is more than one vice president, each of the vice presidents) shall render such assistance to the president in the discharge of his or her duties as the president may direct and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the president or by the board of directors. In the absence of the president or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the vice president (or in the event there may be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated by the board of directors, or by the president if the board of directors has not made such a designation, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of seniority of tenure as vice president) shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. Except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated to another officer or agent of the corporation or a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the board of directors or these by-laws, the vice president (or each of them if there are more than one) may execute for the corporation certificates for its shares of stock (the issue of -10- which shall have been authorized by the board of directors), and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds or other instruments which the board of directors has authorized, and may (without previous authorization by the board of directors) execute such contracts and other instruments as the conduct of the corporation's business in its ordinary course requires, and may accomplish such execution in each case either under or without the seal of the corporation and either individually or with the secretary, any assistant secretary, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the board of directors, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument. ARTICLE 5.7 Treasurer. The treasurer shall perform all the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board of directors or the president. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the treasurer shall have charge of and be responsible for the maintenance of adequate books of account for the corporation and shall have charge and custody of all funds and securities of the corporation and be responsible therefor and for the receipt and disbursement thereof. If required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the board of directors may determine. ARTICLE 5.8 Secretary. The secretary shall perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the board of directors or president. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the secretary shall (a) record the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors in one or more books provided for that purpose and shall include in such books the actions by written consent of the stockholders and the board of directors; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by statute; (c) be the custodian of the corporate records and the seal of the corporation; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) sign with the president, or a vice president, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the board of directors, certificates for shares of stock of the corporation (the issue of which shall have been authorized by the board of directors), and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the board of directors has authorized, and may (without previous authorization by the board of directors) sign with such other officers as aforesaid such contracts and other instruments as the conduct of the corporation's business in its ordinary course requires, in each case according to the requirements of the form of the instrument, except when a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the board of directors; and (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation. ARTICLE 5.9 Assistant Treasurers And Assistant Secretaries. The assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the treasurer, in the case of assistant treasurers, or the secretary, in the case of assistant secretaries, or by the board of directors or president in either case. Each -11- assistant secretary may sign with the president, or a vice president, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the board of directors, certificates for shares of stock of the corporation (the issue of which shall have been authorized by the board of directors), and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the board of directors has authorized, and may (without previous authorization by the board of directors) sign with such other officers as aforesaid such contracts and other instruments as the conduct of the corporation's business in its ordinary course requires, in each case according to the requirements of the form of the instrument, except when a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the board of directors. The assistant treasurers shall, if required by the board of directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the board of directors shall determine. ARTICLE 6 INDEMNIFICATION ARTICLE 6.1 Indemnification Of Directors And Officers. The corporation shall, to the fullest extent to which it is empowered to do so by the General Corporation Law of Delaware or any other applicable laws, as may from time to time be in effect, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. ARTICLE 6.2 Advancement of Expenses. Expenses incurred by an officer or director of the corporation in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall be ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended. ARTICLE 6.3 Contract With The Corporation. The provisions of this Article 6 shall be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each person who serves as such officer or director in any such capacity at any time while this Article and the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended, or other applicable laws, if any, are in effect, and any repeal or modification of any such law or of this Article 6 shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any -12- state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. ARTICLE 6.4 Indemnification Of Employees And Agents. Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 and who are or were employees or agents of the corporation, or are or were serving at the request of the corporation as employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the board of directors. ARTICLE 6.5 Other Rights Of Indemnification. The indemnification and the advancement of expenses provided or permitted by this Article 6 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled by law or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. ARTICLE 7 LIMITATION ON DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY The personal liability for monetary damages to the corporation or its stockholders of a person who serves as a director of the corporation shall be limited if and to the extent provided at the time in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, as then amended. ARTICLE 8 CERTIFICATES OF STOCK AND THEIR TRANSFER ARTICLE 8.1 Form And Execution Of Certificates. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by the president or a vice president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned. Such certificates shall be in such form as may be determined by the board of directors. During the period while more than one class of stock of the corporation is authorized there will be set forth on the face or back of the certificates which the corporation shall issue to represent each class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish, without charge to each stockholder who so requests, the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar of the corporation who has signed, -13- or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, any such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the corporation before such certificate is issued by the corporation, such certificate may nevertheless be issued and delivered by the corporation with the same effect as if the officer, transfer agent or registrar who signed, or whose facsimile signature was placed upon, such certificate had not ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the corporation. ARTICLE 8.2 Replacement Certificates. The board of directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate evidencing shares of stock of the corporation theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and may require such owner to give the corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. The board of directors may delegate its authority to direct the issuance of replacement stock certificates to the transfer agent or agents of the corporation upon such conditions precedent as may be prescribed by the board. ARTICLE 8.3 Transfers Of Stock. Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares of stock of the corporation duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or other authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books, provided the corporation or a transfer agent of the corporation shall not have received a notification of adverse interest and that the conditions of Section 8-401 of Title 6 of the Delaware Code have been met. ARTICLE 8.4 Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record (according to the books of the corporation) of any share or shares of its stock as the holder in fact thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other party whether or not the corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, except as expressly provided by the laws of the State of Delaware. ARTICLE 9 CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS ARTICLE 9.1 Contracts. The board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any -14- instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances; provided, however, that this ss. 9.1 shall not be a limitation on the powers of office granted under Article 5 of these by-laws. ARTICLE 9.2 Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the board of directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. ARTICLE 9.3 Checks, Drafts And Other Instruments. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money and all notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as from time to time may be determined by the resolution of the board of directors or by an officer or officers of the corporation designated by the board of directors to make such determination. ARTICLE 9.4 Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the board of directors, or an officer or officers designated by the board of directors, may select. ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ARTICLE 10.1 Dividends. Subject to any provisions of any applicable statute or of the certificate of incorporation, dividends may be declared upon the capital stock of the corporation by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting thereof; and such dividends may be paid in cash, property or shares of stock of the corporation. ARTICLE 10.2 Reserves. Before payment of any dividends, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the board of directors from time to time, in its discretion, determines to be proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the board of directors shall determine to be conducive to the interests of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. ARTICLE 10.3 Voting Stock Of Other Corporations. In the absence of specific action by the board of directors, the president shall have authority to represent the -15- corporation and to vote, on behalf of the corporation, the securities of other corporations, both domestic and foreign, held by the corporation. ARTICLE 10.4 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January in each year and end on the last day of the next following December. ARTICLE 10.5 Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware". The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise applied. ARTICLE 10.6 Severability. If any provision of these by-laws, or its application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of these by-laws and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. ARTICLE 10.7 Amendment. These by-laws may be amended or repealed, or new by-laws may be adopted, by the board of directors of the corporation. These by-laws may also be amended or repealed, or new by-laws may be adopted, by action taken by the stockholders of the corporation. -16- EX-4.3 5 d13655exv4w3.txt SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE EXHIBIT 4.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF MARCH 16, 1999 TO INDENTURE DATED AS OF APRIL 10, 1992 ----------------------------------- BETWEEN GREYHOUND LINES, INC. AND STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE ----------------------------------- 8-1/2% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE MARCH 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 16, 1999 (this "Second Supplemental Indenture"), between GREYHOUND LINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as trustee (the "Trustee"). WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee (as successor to Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., formerly The Connecticut National Bank) entered into an Indenture, dated as of April 10, 1992 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 22, 1994 (the "Indenture"), pursuant to which the Company issued its 8-1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due March 31, 2007 (the "Debentures"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1301 of the Indenture, Holders of the Debentures presently have the right prior to Maturity to convert any Debenture or Debentures into shares of Common Stock of the Company at the rate of 80.81 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 principal amount of Debentures; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1306 of the Indenture, in the case of any merger of another person into the Company, the Debentures will be convertible only into the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable in such merger by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company into which such Debentures might have been converted immediately prior to such merger; and WHEREAS, the Company, Laidlaw Inc., a Canadian corporation ("Laidlaw") and Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Laidlaw ("Acquisition") have entered into the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 1998 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which Acquisition will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation ("Merger"); and WHEREAS, upon completion of the Merger, each share of Common Stock of the Company will be converted into the right to receive $6.50 in cash; and WHEREAS, the Merger was completed on March 16, 1999; and WHEREAS, to establish the conversion rights of a Holder of Debentures following the Merger and in accordance with Section 1306 of the Indenture, the Company has agreed to execute and deliver this Second Supplemental Indenture; and WHEREAS, the Company has complied with all the conditions and requirements necessary under the Indenture to effect this Second Supplemental Indenture, and the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects by the Company; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the Company and the Trustee agree, for the benefit of the other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Debentures, as follows: ARTICLE I AMENDMENT OF INDENTURE Section 1.01 Amendment. The Indenture is hereby amended as follows: (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Indenture, including Article Thirteen thereof, from and after the date of this Second Supplemental Indenture, a Holder of any Debenture or Debentures shall have the right to receive, upon conversion of such Debenture or Debentures in accordance with the Indenture, an amount in cash equal to $525.27 for each $1,000 principal amount of Debentures so converted. ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 2.01 Terms Defined. For all purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in capitalized form in this Second Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the Indenture. Section 2.02 Indenture. Except as amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture and the Debentures are in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect. The Trustee has no responsibility for correctness of the recitals of facts herein contained which shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture and shall incur no liability or responsibility in respect of the validity thereof. Section 2.03 Governing Law. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS. Section 2.04 Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind it successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors. Section 2.05 Multiple Counterparts. The parties may sign multiple counterparts of this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. SIGNATURES IT WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. /s/ Craig R. Lentzsch ----------------------------- ATTEST: Craig R. Lentzsch, President and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Mark E. Southerst - ------------------------------------- Mark E. Southerst, Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee By: /s/ Susan C. Merker ----------------------------------- ATTEST: Name: Susan C. Merker Title: Vice President By: /s/ Elizabeth C. Hammer ---------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth C. Hammer Title: Vice President EX-10.1 6 d13655exv10w1.txt SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.1 GREYHOUND LINES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (JANUARY 1, 1994 RESTATEMENT) GREYHOUND LINES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (JANUARY 1, 1994 RESTATEMENT) TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- Article I. Establishment and Purpose............................................................................ 1 1.1 Establishment...................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose............................................................................................ 1 Article II. Definitions and Construction........................................................................ 1 2.1 Definitions........................................................................................ 1 2.2 Gender and Number.................................................................................. 3 Article III. Participation...................................................................................... 3 3.1 Participants....................................................................................... 3 3.2 Duration of Participation.......................................................................... 4 Article IV. Vesting............................................................................................. 4 4.1 Determination of Vested Percentage................................................................. 4 Article V. Benefits Eligibility................................................................................. 4 5.1 Termination Benefit................................................................................ 4 5.2 Form and Timing of Payment......................................................................... 4 5.3 Disability Benefit................................................................................. 5 5.4 Pre-Retirement Death Benefit....................................................................... 5 5.5 Termination for Cause.............................................................................. 5 5.6 Non-compete........................................................................................ 5 5.7 Change in Control Benefits......................................................................... 5 Article VI. Amount of Benefits.................................................................................. 6 6.1 Calculation of Plan Benefit Credits................................................................ 6 6.2 Prior Plan Account Benefit......................................................................... 7 6.3 Investment Earnings Credit......................................................................... 7 Article VII. Administration of the Plan......................................................................... 7 7.1 Administration..................................................................................... 7 7.2 Compensation and Expenses.......................................................................... 7 7.3 Rules; Claims Review Procedures.................................................................... 8 7.4 Finality of Determinations......................................................................... 9 7.5 Indemnification.................................................................................... 9
Article VIII. Trust Payments.................................................................................... 9 8.1 Trust Payments..................................................................................... 9 Article IX. Amendment; Termination; Merger...................................................................... 10 9.1 Amendment and Termination.......................................................................... 10 9.2 Merger, Consolidation, or Acquisition.............................................................. 10 Article X. General Provisions................................................................................... 10 10.1 Nonalienation..................................................................................... 10 10.2 Incompetency...................................................................................... 10 10.3 Effect of Mistake................................................................................. 10 10.4 Effect on other Plans............................................................................. 10 10.5 Plan Not an Employment Contract................................................................... 11 10.6 Severability...................................................................................... 11 10.7 Applicable Law.................................................................................... 11 Signatures....................................................................................................... 11
GREYHOUND LINES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (January 1, 1994 Restatement) ARTICLE I. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE 1.1 Establishment. Effective January 1, 1993, Greyhound Lines, Inc. ("Sponsor") established the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Prior Plan"). Effective January 1, 1994 with respect to individuals who were Employees on or after February 1, 1995, the Sponsor hereby restates the Prior Plan in its entirety, to provide as set forth herein (as herein restated, hereafter referred to as the "Plan"). The restated Plan as embodied herein shall not apply to any individual who was a participant in the Prior Plan and whose employment with the Sponsor terminated prior to February 1, 1995; instead, the benefit, if any, payable to such an individual shall be determined under the provisions of the Prior Plan. 1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide unfunded deferred compensation benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of Section 201(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 2.1 Definitions. Whenever used in the Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. (a) "Accounts" shall mean the separate accounts maintained to record the contributions and earnings credits of Participants under the Plan. The following terms designate the Accounts under the Plan and are defined as provided below in this Section 2.1. (i) "Employer Contribution Account" shall mean the separate bookkeeping account of a Participant consisting of credits to reflect the Employer Contributions credited by the Employer pursuant to Section 6.1. (ii) "Prior Plan Account" shall mean the separate bookkeeping account of a Participant reflecting credit for the accrued benefit under the Prior Plan, together with income, gains and losses allocated thereto and less distributions made therefrom. (b) "Annual Base Salary" shall mean a Participant's base salary actually earned by a Participant for services performed for the Sponsor or its affiliates for a calendar year. Base salary shall include any amounts excluded from gross income of an Employee under Code Sections 125, 401(k), 402(a) (8), or 402(h). Base salary will not include bonuses, incentives, fringe benefits or other perquisites. (c) "Beneficiary" or "Beneficiaries" means the person or persons to whom a benefit is payable following the death of the Participant pursuant to Section 5.4. Such person (including a trust or an estate) shall be designated by the Participant, who may name contingent or successive Beneficiaries. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Participant. All designations shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the Committee. If no Beneficiary is designated or if no Beneficiary survives the Participant, the death benefit shall be paid to the Participant's surviving spouse. If the Participant is not survived by a spouse, the death benefit shall be paid to the Participant's estate. (d) "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Sponsor. (e) "Change in Control" means (i) the acquisition by any person (defined for the purposes of this Section to mean any person within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as from time to time amended (the "Exchange Act"), other than the Sponsor or an employee benefit plan created by the Board of Directors for the benefit of its Employees, either directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (determined under Rule 13d-3 of the Regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of securities issued by the Sponsor having 50% or more of the voting power of all the voting securities issued by the Sponsor in the election of directors at the next meeting of the holders of voting securities to be held for such purpose, (ii) the election of a majority of the directors elected at any meeting of the holders of voting securities of the Sponsor who are persons who were not nominated for such election by the Board of Directors or a duly constituted committee of the Board of Directors having authority in such matters; or (iii) the merger or consolidation with or transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Sponsor to another person. (f) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint to administer the Plan. (g) "Employee" means a person who is employed by the Sponsor, its affiliates or subsidiaries. (h) "Normal Retirement Age" means age 60. (i) "Participant" means an Employee who has been designated as a Participant under the Plan by the Committee. (j) "Plan" means the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as restated effective January 1, 1994 with respect to individuals who were Employees on or after February 1, 1995 and as set forth herein, and as it may be amended from time to time. (k) "Plan Year" means the calendar year. 2 (l) "Service" means an Employee's employment with the Sponsor or its affiliates or subsidiaries, measured in completed months from his Service Start Date. (m) "Service Start Date" means a Participant's date of hire or other date established by the Committee as the start date for computing a Participant's Service. Each Participant's Service Start date shall be reflected in Appendix A. (n) "Sponsor" means Greyhound Lines, Inc. or any successor thereto. (o) "Trust" means one or more trusts which may be established by the Sponsor for the purpose of meeting its obligations under the Plan, but subject to the claims of general creditors of the Sponsor upon the Sponsor's bankruptcy or insolvency. (p) "Trust Agreement" means any agreement in the nature of a trust (or in the nature of a custodial agreement) between the Sponsor and the Trustee that may be established to form part of the Plan to receive, hold, invest, and dispose of Trust assets. (q) "Trustee" means the individuals or entity acting as trustee or custodian under any Trust Agreement at any time of reference. Where there is more than one Trustee serving at any time, the term "Trustee" shall mean all such Trustees. The Trustee shall be a fiduciary under the Trust Agreement. (r) "Valuation Date" shall mean the last day of each calendar quarter. (s) "Year of Service" means 12 months of Service, whether or not consecutive. 2.2 Gender and Number. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine terminology when used in the Plan shall also include the feminine gender, and the definition of any term in the singular shall also include the plural. ARTICLE III. PARTICIPATION 3.1 Participants. Participation in the Plan shall be extended to such executives and other key management Employees as the Committee, in its discretion, shall designate from time to time. The initial Participants in this Plan, and their applicable Service Start Dates are set forth in Appendix A hereto. The Committee shall designate, in writing, any other Employees who are to become Participants in the Plan, and Appendix A shall be amended to reflect the participation and Service Start Date of any such participants. The Committee shall have the power to terminate future accrual of additional Plan benefit credits; provided, however, that except as provided in Sections 5.5 and 5.6, no such termination of future benefit credits shall reduce the amount already credited to a Participant; and provided further, that except in cases where the provisions of Section 5.5 or 5.6 apply, a Participant whose future benefit credit accrual is terminated shall continue to earn Years of Service as long as he continues to be an Employee. 3 3.2 Duration of Participation. Each Participant shall continue as a Participant under the Plan until the final payment is made under the Plan. ARTICLE IV. VESTING 4.1 Determination of Vested Percentage. A Participant shall have a vested interest in his Account under the Plan in accordance with the following schedule:
Years of Service Vested Percentage - ---------------- ----------------- less than 5 0% 5 or more 100%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who is actively employed by the Sponsor, an affiliate or subsidiary shall have a fully-vested interest in his Account upon the earlier of (i) attainment of Normal Retirement Age while actively employed by the Sponsor, an affiliate or a subsidiary, (ii) qualification for a Disability Benefit as described in Section 5.3 of the Plan, (iii) qualification for a Pre-Retirement Death Benefit as described in Section 5.4 of the Plan, (iv) entitlement to a Change in Control benefit pursuant to Section 5.7, or (v) satisfaction prior to February, 1995 of the vesting requirements under the Prior Plan. Subject to Sections 5.5 and 5.6 of the Plan, once a Participant satisfies the vesting requirements of the Plan or the Prior Plan, he shall always be considered vested under the Plan. ARTICLE V. BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY 5.1 Termination Benefit. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.5 and 5.6 of the Plan, a Participant shall be entitled to the payment of a benefit equal to the vested portion of his Account balance if his employment with the Sponsor and its affiliates and subsidiaries is terminated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.7, if a Participant's employment with the Sponsor or an affiliate or subsidiary is terminated prior to the Participant becoming vested in his Plan Account, no benefits shall be payable under the Plan. 5.2 Form and Timing of Payment. All payments of benefits pursuant to the Plan will made in the form of a single lump sum within 60 days following entitlement to benefit payments under the Plan. The value of a Participant's Account shall be determined as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding payment to the Participant. 5.3 Disability Benefit. A Participant who becomes permanently disabled while actively employed by the Sponsor, an affiliate or a subsidiary, as certified by the Social Security Administration, shall receive a distribution of his Account balance. 4 5.4 Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. If a Participant dies before a payment of benefits has been made under the Plan and while he is actively employed by the Sponsor or an affiliate or subsidiary, his Account balance shall be paid to his Beneficiary. 5.5 Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Committee determines that the Participant engaged in any act of fraud or dishonesty against the Sponsor or its affiliates or subsidiaries which, in the opinion of the Committee, would constitute a felony involving a breach of trust (such as theft or embezzlement) under the Federal law or the laws of the State of Texas, or which, in the opinion of the Committee, is injurious to the business or financial condition of the Sponsor, then all rights which the Participant or his Beneficiaries have under this Plan, other than a right to Change in Control Benefits under section 5.7, shall be forfeited, and any liability of the Sponsor for payment of benefits hereunder shall terminate. 5.6 Non-compete. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if the Participant enters into a business or employment which the Committee in its sole discretion determines to be detrimentally competitive to the Sponsor's (or an affiliate's or a subsidiary's) business or substantially injurious to the Sponsor's (or an affiliate's or a subsidiary's) financial interests, then all rights which the Participant or his Beneficiaries have under this Plan, other than a right to Change in Control Benefits under Sections 5.7, shall be forfeited and any liability of the Sponsor for payment of benefits hereunder shall terminate. 5.7 Change in Control Benefits. Following a Change in Control, as defined in Section 2.1 (e) of the Plan, a Participant whose benefits under the Plan have not commenced as of the date of the Change in Control shall be entitled to a fully vested and non-forfeitable Change in Control Benefit if (i) the Participant's employment with the Sponsor or its affiliates or subsidiaries is terminated involuntarily within the two year period following the Change in Control, or (ii) the Participant's professional duties or authority are substantially diminished (other than at the Participant's request) within the two year period following the Change in Control, or (iii) the Participant's total available compensation payable by the Sponsor and its affiliates or subsidiaries to the Participant is reduced (other than with the written consent of the Participant) within the two year period following the Change in Control and the Participant at any time thereafter (either before or after the expiration of such two year period) terminates employment (either voluntarily or involuntarily) with the Sponsor and its affiliates. For purposes of (iii) above, a Participant's total available compensation shall be considered to have been reduced if: (a) the Participant's total available monthly compensation falls below the level which was available to the Participant during the last full calendar month immediately preceding the Change in Control; provided, however, that (A) any previously deferred compensation that was available for payment to the Participant during such calendar month shall be disregarded, and provided further that (B) any bonus or other extraordinary item of compensation that was available for payment to the Participant during such calendar month shall be disregarded; or (b) the Participant's total compensation (exclusive of previously deferred compensation but inclusive of bonuses and other extraordinary items of income) available for 5 payment to the Participant during the twelve month period immediately following the Change in Control is less than such compensation (exclusive of previously deferred compensation but inclusive of bonuses and other extraordinary items of income) available for payment to the Participant during the twelve month period immediately preceding the Change in Control. The amount of the Change in Control Benefit shall equal an amount determined under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the Plan, as of the date of the Change in Control. To the extent a Participant continues in employment with the Sponsor or its affiliates following a Change in Control and subsequently becomes entitled to a benefit under the provisions of the Plan other than this Section 5.7, such Participant shall be entitled to the benefit which produces the greatest benefit at the Participant's actual retirement or other separation from service. ARTICLE VI. AMOUNT OF BENEFITS 6.1 Calculation of Plan Benefit Credits. The annual amount credited to the Employer Contribution Account of a Participant as of the last day of each Plan Year shall equal the Participant's Annual Base Salary for such Plan Year multiplied by a percentage, which percentage shall be: (a) 20 percent in the case of the President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Chief Operating Officer of the Sponsor; (b) 20 percent for the individuals who, as of January 1, 1995, held the positions of Senior Vice President Operations, Vice President Customer Satisfaction, and Vice President Network Operations of the Sponsor, but only for so long as such individuals hold these specifically enumerated positions with the Sponsor; and (c) 10 percent for all other Participants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Committee may establish in writing minimum levels of financial or operating performance that must be achieved for the Plan Year if a Participant is to be credited with an amount for such Plan Year. 6.2 Prior Plan Account Benefit. In addition to the benefit credits described in Section 6.1, the amount credited to the Prior Plan Account of a Participant shall equal: (a) For a Participant in the Prior Plan who satisfied the requirements under the Prior Plan for a vested benefit, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the net present value as of December 31, 1994 of the benefit accrued under the Prior Plan, or (ii) the amount that would be credited to such Participant's Account under the provisions of Section 6.1 of this Plan, taking into account Annual Base Salary 6 from the effective date of commencement of Participation in the Prior Plan until December 31, 1994; and (b) For a Participant who was a Participant in the Prior Plan but who failed to satisfy the requirements under the Prior Plan for a vested benefit on or prior to December 31, 1994, an amount equal to the amount that would be credited to such Participant's Account under the provisions of Section 6.1 of this Plan, taking into account Annual Base Salary from the effective date of commencement of Participation in the Prior Plan until December 31, 1994. 6.3 Investment Earnings Credit. In the event that a Trust is established to assist the Sponsor in meeting its obligations to pay benefits under the Plan, Accounts will be credited with an allocable portion of earnings or losses of such Trust as of each Valuation Date. If or to the extent amounts accrued as benefit credits under the Plan are not set aside in a Trust, Accounts shall be credited as of each Valuation Date with an amount representing an investment return rate on 10-year Treasury notes determined as of the Valuation Date, or such other rate as is determined from time to time by the Sponsor. ARTICLE VII. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 7.1 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and the acts of a majority of the members present, or acts approved in writing by a majority of the members without a meeting, shall be the acts of the Committee. The Committee shall have that authority which is expressly stated in the Plan as vested in the Committee, and authority to make rules to administer and interpret the Plan to decide questions arising under the Plan, and to take such other action as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Plan. The Committee shall be the "plan administrator" with respect to the Plan. 7.2 Compensation and Expenses. (a) Compensation. No additional compensation shall be paid to a member of the Committee for service on the Committee. Any member of the Committee may receive reimbursement by the Sponsor of expenses properly and actually incurred. (b) Expenses. All expenses of the Committee shall be paid by the Sponsor. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the Committee, including but not limited to, fees of actuaries, accountants, counsel, and other specialists, and other costs of administering the Plan. 7.3 Rules; Claims Review Procedures. (a) General. The Committee shall adopt and establish such rules and regulations with respect to the administration of the Plan as it deems necessary and appropriate. 7 The Committee shall also prescribe such administrative forms as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan. All determinations with respect to a Participant's right to any benefit under the Plan shall be made by the Committee. (b) Denial of Claim. If a claim for benefits is wholly or partially denied, the claimant shall be given notice in writing of the denial within a reasonable time after the receipt of the claim, but not later the 90 days after the receipt of the claim. However if special circumstances require an extension, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant before the termination of the 90 day period. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of 90 days after the expiration of the initial 90 day period. The notice of the denial shall contain the following information: (1) the specific reasons for the denial, (2) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (3) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect his claim and an explanation of why such material or Information is necessary. (4) an explanation that a full and fair review by the Committee of the denial may be requested by the claimant or his authorized representative by filing a written request for a review with the Committee within 60 days after the notice of the denial is received, and (5) if a request for review is filed, the claimant or his authorized representative may review pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing within the 60- day period described in paragraph (4) above. (c) Decision after review. The decision of the Committee with the respect of the review of the denial shall be made promptly, but not later than 60 days after the Committee receives the request for review. However, if special circumstances require an extension of time, a decision shall be rendered not later than 120 days after the receipt of the request for review. A written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 60-day period. The claimant shall be given a copy of the decision, which shall state, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, the specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. 7.4 Finality of Determinations. Subject to Section 7.3, all determinations of the Committee as to any matter arising under the Plan, including questions of construction and interpretation shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all interested parties. 7.5 Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law and the Sponsor's by-laws, the members of the Committee, its agents, and the officers, directors and employees of the Sponsor 8 shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Sponsor against and from any and all loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or may be reasonably incurred by them in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which they may be a party or in which they may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by them in settlement (with the Sponsor's written approval) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or preceding. The foregoing provision shall not be applicable to any person if the loss, cost liability or expense is due to such person's willful misconduct. ARTICLE VIII. TRUST PAYMENTS 8.1 Trust Payments. (a) General. Any obligation of the Sponsor to pay benefits hereunder shall be an unsecured promise and any right to enforce such obligation shall be solely as a general creditor of the Sponsor. For the convenience and benefit of the Sponsor and to the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing sentence, the Sponsor may establish one or more irrevocable trusts to hold assets to meet its obligations under the Plan to Participants. However, in the event of a Change in Control as defined in Section 2.1(e) of the Plan, the Sponsor shall immediately transfer such amounts to a Trust as are necessary to pay all Plan benefits, and shall continue to transfer such additional amounts as become necessary to pay Plan benefits following the Change in Control. (b) Trust Assets. The property comprising the assets of a Trust established under subsection (a) shall, at all times, remain the property of the Trust. The Trustee shall distribute the assets comprising the Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and Trust as instructed by the Committee, but in no event shall the Trustee distribute the assets of the Trust to or for the benefit of the Sponsor, except as provided in the Trust in the case of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Sponsor or after the satisfaction of all the Sponsor's obligations under the Plan to the Participants. ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENT; TERMINATION; MERGER 9.1 Amendment and Termination. The Board of Directors or the Committee acting on behalf of such Board, may amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time and in any manner; provided, however that, that no such amendment, modification or termination shall, without the express written consent of each affected Participant, eliminate, reduce or adversely affect the form or timing of payment of any benefit which the Participant (or a Beneficiary) was entitled to receive under the provisions of the Plan immediately prior to the date of the amendment or termination. Any such protected benefit shall continue to be an obligation of the Sponsor and shall be paid as scheduled. 9 9.2 Merger, Consolidation, or Acquisition. In the event of a merger, consolidation or acquisition where the Sponsor is not the surviving corporation (and a Change in Control has not occurred), if the successor or acquiring corporation elects to terminate the Plan, the provisions of Section 9.1 relating to Plan termination shall be applicable. In the event of a merger, consolidation or acquisition that results in a Change in Control, the provisions of Section 5.7 shall be applicable. ARTICLE X. GENERAL PROVISIONS 10.1 Nonalienation. Neither the Participant nor his Beneficiary may sell, assign, pledge, transfer, or otherwise convey the right to receive any payments under, or interest in, this Plan. 10.2 Incompetency. Every person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan shall be conclusively presumed to be mentally competent until the date on which the Committee receives a written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to it, that such person is incompetent. In the event a guardian of the estate of any person receiving or claiming benefits under the Plan shall be appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, benefit payments shall be made to such guardian provided that proper proof of appointment and continuing qualification is furnished in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. Any such payment so made shall be a complete discharge of any liability therefor under the Plan. 10.3 Effect of Mistake. In the event of a mistake or misstatement as to the eligibility or compensation or participation of a Participant, or the amount of benefit payments made or to be made to or with respect to a Participant, the Committee shall cause an adjustment to be made so as to correct such mistake and provide for the correct amount of benefit payments with respect to such Participant, to the extent allowed by law. 10.4 Effect on other Plans. Amounts accrued or paid under the Plan shall not be considered as part of a Participant's compensation for the purpose of any other benefit plan maintained by the Sponsor. 10.5 Plan Not an Employment Contract. The Plan is not an employment contract. It does not give to any person the right to be continued in employment, and all Employees remain subject to change of salary, transfer, change of job, discipline, layoff, discharge or any other change of employment status. 10.6 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or illegal for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted, and the Sponsor shall have the privilege and opportunity to correct and remedy such questions of illegality or invalidity by amendment as provided in the Plan. 10 10.7 Applicable Law. The Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent such laws are preempted by an applicable Federal law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsor has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officers effective as of January 1, 1994 with respect to individuals who were Employees on or after January 1, 1995. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By:____________________________________ Title:_________________________________ ATTEST: By:____________________________________ Title:___________________________________ 11
EX-10.2 7 d13655exv10w2.txt FIRST AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.2 AMENDMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN This Amendment to the Greyhound Lines, Inc. (the "Company") Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is made as of December 9, 1996. WHEREAS, the Company previously adopted the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as restated effective January 1, 1994 (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Company, having sought the approval of the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, desires to amend the Plan and modify the listing of the Participants in the Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows. 1. Section 6.1(c) of the Plan shall be renumbered as Section 6.1(d) and the following shall be added as Section 6.1(c): "(c) 20 percent for the Participants that: (i) hold the position of a Senior Vice President with Sponsor or (ii) any other Participants that, as of the first day of a Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, have completed a minimum of 84 months of Service with Sponsor; and" 2. The Participants in the Plan shall be those individuals listed on Appendix A hereto; that the Service Start Date, contribution level and the contribution effective date for each such Participant shall be as set forth on Appendix A hereto. 3. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Plan. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By:_______________________________ Daniel R. Weston Vice President - Human Resources EX-10.3 8 d13655exv10w3.txt SECOND AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.3 SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN This Second Amendment to the Greyhound Lines, Inc. (the "Company") Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is made as of January 20, 1999. WHEREAS, the Company previously adopted the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as restated effective January 1, 1994, and as amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 9, 1996 (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Company, having sought the approval of the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows. 1. Section 6.3 of the Plan shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "Section 6.3 Investment Earnings Credit. Accounts shall be credited as of each Valuation Date with an allocable portion of the earnings of the Trust or with an amount representing an investment return rate on 10-year Treasury notes as of each Valuation Date, plus 150 basis points, whichever is greater, or such other rate as is determined from time to time by the Sponsor." 2. Sections 8.1 (a) and (b) of the Plan shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: "Section 8.1 Trust Payments. (a) General. Any obligation of the Sponsor to pay benefits hereunder shall be an unsecured promise and any right to enforce such obligation shall be solely as a general creditor of the Sponsor. For the convenience and benefit of the Sponsor and to the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing sentence, the Sponsor may establish one or more irrevocable trusts to hold assets to meet its obligations under the Plan to Participants. However, in the event of a Change in Control as defined in Section 2.1 (e) of the Plan, the Sponsor shall immediately transfer 1 or cause to be transferred such amounts and rights to a Trust as are necessary to pay all Plan benefits, and shall continue to transfer or cause to be transferred additional amounts and rights as become necessary to pay Plan benefits following the Change in Control. (b) Trust Assets. The property comprising the assets of a Trust established under subsection (a) shall, at all times, remain the property of the Trust. The Trustee shall distribute the assets comprising the Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and Trust, but in no event shall the Trustee distribute the assets of the Trust to or for the benefit of the Sponsor, except as provided in the Trust. 3. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Plan. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By:_______________________________ Craig R. Lentzsch President and CEO 2 EX-10.4 9 d13655exv10w4.txt THIRD AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.4 THIRD AMENDMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN This Third Amendment to the Greyhound Lines, Inc. (the "Company") Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is made effective as of August 1, 2003. WHEREAS, the Company previously adopted the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as restated effective January 1, 1994, and as amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 9, 1996 and as further amended by the Second Amendment dated as of January 20, 1999 (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Company, having sought the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, desires to amend the Plan as set forth herein. NOW THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as follows: 1. Section 2.1(b) of the Plan shall be amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and by replacing it with the following: "'Annual Base Salary' shall mean a Participant's base salary actually earned by a Participant for services performed for the Sponsor for a calendar year and, to the extent specifically designated by the Committee, for services performed for an affiliate or a subsidiary of the Sponsor for a calendar year." 2. Section 5.1 of the Plan shall be amended by adding the following to the end thereof: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant terminates his employment with the Sponsor or an affiliate or subsidiary and immediately thereafter commences new employment with an affiliate or subsidiary of the Sponsor for which the Participant's earnings are not considered Annual Base Salary hereunder, then the Participant shall be entitled to the payment of a benefit equal to the vested portion of his Account balance as of the later of (i) the date of his termination of employment with the Sponsor or its affiliate or its subsidiary for which the Participant's earnings were considered Annual Base Salary, or (ii) the date on which the Participant will have 5 or more Years of 1 Service or would otherwise be fully-vested in his Account under Article IV. In such event: (a) the Participant's Account balance to be paid shall include (i) immediate benefit credits for any partial Plan Year ending as of the date the Participant terminates employment, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1 of the Plan; and (ii) investment earnings accruing through the date of payment entitlement hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.3 of the Plan; and (b) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2 of the Plan, the value of a Participant's Account shall be determined as of the date of payment entitlement hereunder, after the application of the provisions set forth in (a) above. 3. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Plan. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By: ________________________ Stephen E. Gorman President and CEO 2 EX-10.5 10 d13655exv10w5.txt EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUST AGREEMENT Between GREYHOUND LINES, INC. and LASALLE NATIONAL BANK ------- March 12, 1999 ------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS (Not a part of the Agreement)
Page I. TRUST FUND......................................................................................... 1 II. PAYMENTS TO TRUST BENEFICIARIES.................................................................... 4 III. THE TRUSTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING PAYMENTS TO TRUST BENEFICIARIES WHEN THE COMPANY IS INSOLVENT........................................................ 5 IV. PAYMENTS TO COMPANY................................................................................ 6 V. INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND........................................................................... 6 VI. INCOME OF THE TRUST................................................................................ 6 VII. ACCOUNTING BY TRUSTEE.............................................................................. 6 VIII. RESPONSIBILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUSTEE...................................................... 7 IX. AMENDMENTS, ETC., TO PLAN AND EXHIBITS............................................................. 10 X. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE............................................................................. 10 XI. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.............................................................. 11 XII. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS.............................................................................. 12 XIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS................................................................................. 13 XIV. NOTICES............................................................................................ 14
i TABLE OF DEFINITIONS (Not a part of the Agreement)
Section ------- "Agreement" Introduction "Bank" 1.4(d) "Board" 3.1 "CEO" 3.1 "Change in Control" 1.7 "Code" 1.6 "Company" Introduction "ERISA" 1.6 "Exhibit A" Recitals "Exhibit B" 1.5 "Exhibit C" 8.11 "Fiduciary" 8.11 "Insolvent" Recitals "Laidlaw" 1.7 "Letter of Credit" 1.4(d) "Participants" Recitals "Plan" Recitals "Plan Year" 1.4(c) "President" 3.1 "Secured Amount" 1.4(b) "Successor" 9.2.1 "Supplemental Benefits" Recitals "Trust Beneficiaries" Recitals "Trust" Recitals "Trustee" Introduction
ii TRUST AGREEMENT This trust agreement ("Agreement") made as of this 12th day of March, 1999 by and between Greyhound Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and LaSalle National Bank, a national bank (the "Trustee"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the employees of the Company listed on an exhibit ("Exhibit A") to this Agreement (the "Participants") and their beneficiaries are, or may become, entitled to benefits under the provisions of the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as the same may hereafter be amended or restated, or any successor thereto (the "Plan"); WHEREAS, the Plan provides for certain benefits, and the Company wishes specifically to assure the payment to the Participants and their beneficiaries (the Participants and their respective beneficiaries being collectively referred to herein as the "Trust Beneficiaries") of amounts due thereunder (the amounts so payable being collectively referred to herein as the "Supplemental Benefits"); WHEREAS, the Company wishes to establish a trust (the "Trust") and to transfer to the Trust assets and rights which shall be held subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company to the extent set forth in Article III until (i) paid in full to all Trust Beneficiaries as Supplemental Benefits in such manner and as specified in this Agreement unless the Company is Insolvent (as that term is defined below) at the time that such Supplemental Benefits become payable or (ii) otherwise disposed of pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Company shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Agreement at such time as the Company (i) is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or (ii) is unable to pay its debts as they become due; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do hereby establish the Trust and agree that the Trust shall be comprised, held and disposed of as follows: I. TRUST FUND 1.1 Subject to the claims of creditors to the extent set forth in Article III, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee in trust One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), which shall become the principal of this Trust, to be held, administered and disposed of by the Trustee as provided in this Agreement. 1.2 The Trust hereby established shall be revocable by the Company at any time prior to the date on which occurs a Change in Control (as that term is defined in Section 1.7); on or after such date, this Trust shall be irrevocable. In the event that a Change in Control has occurred, the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of the Company shall so notify the Trustee promptly. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon such notice as to whether and when a Change in Control has occurred and shall not be required to make any independent verification of a Change in Control. 1.3 The principal of the Trust and any earnings shall be held in trust separate and apart from other funds of the Company and shall be used exclusively for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement. No Trust Beneficiary shall have any preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust prior to the time that such assets are paid to a Trust Beneficiary as Supplemental Benefits. Any rights created under the Plan and this Agreement shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of Trust Beneficiaries with respect to the Company. The obligation of the Trustee to pay Supplemental Benefits pursuant to this Agreement constitutes merely an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay such Benefits. 1.4 (a) The Company may at any time or from time to time make additional deposits of cash or other property as may be acceptable to the Trustee in the Trust, make provision for cash or other property as may be acceptable to the Trustee to be transferred to the Trust or arrange for the issuance of a letter of credit, to augment the principal to be held, administered and disposed of by the Trustee as herein provided, but no payment of all or any portion of the principal of the Trust or earnings thereon shall be made to the Company or any other person or entity on behalf of the Company except as herein expressly provided. (b) Prior to the first event constituting a Change in Control, the Company shall make a contribution to the Trust that is sufficient as of such date, taking into account the assets of the Trust prior to such contribution, to provide for the payment of all Supplemental Benefits and any other amounts payable or reimbursable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, the fees of the Trustee and the Fiduciary (as that term is defined in Section 8.11) and other expenses of the Trust for a period of at least two years (collectively, the "Secured Amount"). (c) Within 30 days after the end of any Plan Year (as that term is defined in the Plan) (a "Plan Year") ending after a Change in Control, the Company shall make a contribution to the Trust that is sufficient as of such date, taking into account the assets of the Trust prior to such contribution, to provide for the payment of the Secured Amount. (d) Laidlaw (as that term is defined in Section 1.7) or the Company may at any time cause to be issued to the Trust an irrevocable clean letter of credit (the "Letter of Credit") in an initial aggregate amount of not less than $2,500,000 for the benefit of the Trustee by a bank having combined capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (the "Bank"). The Letter of Credit shall provide that Laidlaw must pay all fees associated therewith, and that the amounts of the Supplemental Benefits and the Trust and Fiduciary expenses, including the fees of the Trustee and the Fiduciary, shall be paid to the Trustee on a regular, periodic basis upon presentation by the Trustee to the Bank of a statement or statements satisfactory to the Bank and prepared by the Trustee (the "Draw Documents"). Upon a Change in Control, or if later, the issuance of the Letter of Credit to the Trust, to the extent that the assets of the Trust, including 2 the initial aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit, then exceed the Secured Amount, such excess shall be paid to the Company by the Trustee from the assets of the Trust. Before the twentieth day prior to the stated expiration date of the Letter of Credit, the Company and/or Laidlaw shall take any actions it or they deem appropriate to renew or replace the Letter of Credit and/or to contribute additional assets to the Trust. On or after the twentieth day prior to the stated expiration date of the Letter of Credit, the Trustee is authorized, empowered and directed to sign and present the Draw Documents for an amount of the Letter of Credit (and to hold and disburse the funds received thereby pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the then applicable Secured Amount, over (ii) the sum of (a) the assets of the Trust (excluding any Letter of Credit) and (b) the initial aggregate amount of any renewal or replacement irrevocable clean letter of credit drawn upon a commercial bank selected by Laidlaw or the Company, as the case may be, and approved by the Fiduciary, in either case, upon substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the Letter of Credit that is due to expire. A letter of credit that is renewed or provided in accordance with this Section 1.4(d) shall thereafter be referred to as the "Letter of Credit." 1.5 Within five business days after the date on which the Trust has become irrevocable and within 30 days after the first day of each Plan Year thereafter, the Company shall (a) specify the nature, amounts and timing of the Supplemental Benefits to which each Trust Beneficiary may become entitled, subject to Article IX hereof, in an exhibit ("Exhibit B") which shall become a part of this Agreement and be incorporated herein by this reference, (b) provide any corresponding revisions to Exhibit A that may be required and (c) provide the Fiduciary with copies of the Plan and any amendments thereto. 1.6 The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, within the meaning of section 671 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and shall be construed accordingly. The purpose of the Trust is to assure that the Company's obligations to the Participants pursuant to the Plan are fulfilled. The Trust is neither intended nor designed to qualify under section 401(a) of the Code or to be subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). The Trust established under this Agreement does not fund and is not intended to fund the Plan or any other employee benefit plan or program of the Company. Such Trust is and is intended to be a depository arrangement with the Trustee for the setting aside of cash and other assets of the Company for the meeting of part or all of its future obligations with respect to Supplemental Benefits to some or all of the Trust Beneficiaries under the Plan. 1.7 As used in this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall have the same meaning assigned to that term in the Plan; provided, however, that the term "Change in Control" shall include the merger to be effected pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 16, 1998, and amended and restated as of November 5, 1998, by and among Laidlaw, Inc., a Canadian corporation ("Laidlaw"), Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laidlaw, and the Company, pursuant to which Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp. will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity. 3 II. PAYMENTS TO TRUST BENEFICIARIES 2.1 Provided that the Company is not Insolvent and commencing with the earlier to occur of (a) appropriate notice to the Trustee by the Company, or (b) the date on which the Trustee has been notified in accordance with Section 1.2 that the Trust has become irrevocable, the Trustee shall make payments of Supplemental Benefits to each Trust Beneficiary when and as due under the Plan from the assets of the Trust as it shall be directed in writing by the Fiduciary. 2.2 The Trustee shall continue to pay Supplemental Benefits to the Trust Beneficiaries when and as due under the Plan until the assets of the Trust are depleted, subject to Section 11.2. If any current payment by the Trustee under the terms of this Agreement would deplete the assets of the Trust below the amount necessary to provide adequately for Supplemental Benefits known to the Trustee to be due and payable in the future, the Trustee shall nevertheless make the current payment when due. If, after application of the preceding sentence, amounts in the Trust are not sufficient to provide for full payment of the Supplemental Benefits to which any Trust Beneficiary is entitled as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall make the balance of each such payment directly to the Trust Beneficiary as it becomes due. 2.3 Notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the Company may make payments of Supplemental Benefits to each Trust Beneficiary when and as due under the Plan. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of its decision to pay Supplemental Benefits directly at least 30 days prior to the time amounts are due to be paid to a Trust Beneficiary and shall provide the Trustee promptly after the due date of each payment written confirmation as specified by the Trustee that such payment has been made. 2.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way diminish any rights of any Trust Beneficiary to pursue such Trust Beneficiary's rights as a general creditor of the Company with respect to Supplemental Benefits or otherwise, and the rights of each Trust Beneficiary under the Plan shall in no way be affected or diminished by any provision of this Agreement or action taken pursuant to this Agreement, except that any payment actually received by any Trust Beneficiary hereunder shall reduce dollar-per-dollar amounts otherwise due to such Trust Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan. 2.5 The Trustee shall withhold from any payment to a Trust Beneficiary the amount required by law to be so withheld under federal, state and local tax withholding requirements as it shall be directed in writing by the Fiduciary, and shall pay over the amounts withheld to the Company to forward to the appropriate government authority. The Company shall have sole responsibility for all related reporting requirements. 4 III. THE TRUSTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING PAYMENTS TO TRUST BENEFICIARIES WHEN THE COMPANY IS INSOLVENT 3.1 At all times during the continuance of this Trust, the principal and income of the Trust shall be subject to claims of creditors of the Company as set forth in this Section 3.1. The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO") and the President of the Company (the "President") shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing if either the Board, the CEO or the President believes that the Company is Insolvent. If the Trustee receives a notice in writing from the Board, the CEO or the President stating that the Company is Insolvent or if a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Company has become Insolvent, the Trustee shall request that the Company's independent accountants determine within 30 days after receipt of such notice whether the Company is Insolvent. The Trustee shall be fully protected under Section 8.7 in relying upon the opinion and advice of such independent accountants. The Company shall provide its independent accountants with any information reasonably requested, and otherwise cooperate with the accountants in making the determination. Pending such determination, or if the Trustee has actual knowledge that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue or refrain from making payments to any Trust Beneficiary and hold the Trust assets for the benefit of the general creditors of the Company. The Trustee shall pay any undistributed principal and income in the Trust to the extent necessary to satisfy the claims of the creditors of the Company as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct in writing. If the Trustee has discontinued or refrained from making payments to any Trust Beneficiary pursuant to this Section 3.1, the Trustee shall pay or resume payments to such Trust Beneficiary in accordance with this Agreement if the Company's independent accountants have determined that the Company is not Insolvent, or is no longer Insolvent (if the Trustee initially determined the Company to be Insolvent), or pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge of Insolvency, or has received notice from the Board, the President, the CEO or a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company alleging that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to whether the Company is Insolvent and may rely on information concerning the Insolvency of the Company that has been furnished to the Trustee by any creditor of the Company or by any person (other than an employee or director of the Company) acting with apparent or actual authority with respect to the Company. 3.2 If the Trustee is precluded from paying Supplemental Benefits from the Trust assets pursuant to Section 3.1 and such prohibition is subsequently removed, the Trustee shall pay the aggregate amount of all Supplemental Benefits that would have been paid to the Trust Beneficiaries in accordance with this Agreement during the period of such prohibition, less the aggregate amount of Supplemental Benefits otherwise paid to any Trust Beneficiary directly by the Company during any such period, together with interest on the delayed amount determined at a rate equal to the rate actually earned (including, without limitation, market appreciation or depreciation, plus receipt of interest and dividends) during such period with respect to the assets of the Trust corresponding to such net amount delayed. 5 IV. PAYMENTS TO COMPANY 4.1 Except to the extent expressly contemplated by Sections 1.2, 1.4(d) and 2.5 and this Article IV, the Company shall have no right or power to direct the Trustee to return any of the Trust assets to the Company before all payments of Supplemental Benefits have been made to all Trust Beneficiaries as provided in this Agreement. Upon the written request of the Company made prior to the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, the Trustee shall return to the Company any Trust assets in excess of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as may be specified in such request by the Company. V. INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND 5.1 Prior to the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, the Trustee shall invest and reinvest the assets of the Trust as the Company or its designee shall prescribe in writing from time to time. 5.2 On or after the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, or in the absence of the instructions from the Company specified in Section 5.1, the provisions of this Section 5.2 shall apply to the investment of the Trust assets. The investment objective of the Trustee shall be to preserve the principal of the Trust while obtaining a reasonable total rate of return, measurement of which shall include, without limitation, market appreciation or depreciation plus receipt of interest and dividends. The Trustee shall be mindful, in the course of its management of the Trust, of the liquidity demands on the Trust. 5.3 The Trustee shall have the sole power to invest the assets of the Trust, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to maximize income on such portion of the Trust assets as may be from time to time invested or reinvested as set forth above, nor for any loss of principal or income due to the liquidation of any investment that the Trustee, in its sole discretion, believes necessary to make payments or to reimburse expenses under the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall have the right to invest assets of the Trust for short-term investment periods, pending distribution or long-term investment of such assets, as the Trustee may deem proper in the circumstances. VI. INCOME OF THE TRUST 6.1 Except as provided in Articles III and IV, during the continuance of this Trust all net income of the Trust shall be retained in the Trust. VII. ACCOUNTING BY TRUSTEE 7.1 The Trustee shall maintain such books, records and accounts as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Trust assets, including such specific records as shall be agreed upon in writing by the Company and the Trustee. Within 60 days following the close of each Plan Year that includes or commences after the date of this Trust until the termination of this Trust or the removal or resignation of the Trustee (and within 60 days after 6 the date of such termination, removal or resignation), the Trustee shall render to the Company an accounting with respect to the Trust assets as of the end of the then most recent Plan Year (and as of the date of such termination, removal or resignation, as the case may be). The Trustee shall furnish to the Company on a quarterly basis and in a timely manner such information regarding the Trust as the Company shall require for purposes of preparing its statements of financial condition. Upon the written request of the Company or, on or after the date on which the Trust has become irrevocable, the Fiduciary, the Trustee shall deliver to the Fiduciary or the Company, as the case may be, a written report setting forth the amount held in the Trust and a record of the deposits made with respect thereto by the Company. Unless the Company or the Fiduciary shall have filed with the Trustee written exception or objection to the statement and account furnished by the Trustee within 90 days after receipt thereof, the Company and the Trust Beneficiaries shall be deemed to have approved such statement and account, and in such case the Trustee shall be forever released and discharged with respect to all matters and things reported in such statement and account as though it had been settled by a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in an action or proceeding to which the Company and the Participants were parties. 7.2 Nothing in this Article VII shall preclude the commingling of Trust assets for investment. VIII. RESPONSIBILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUSTEE 8.1 The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee. 8.2 In addition to and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, on or after the date on which the Trust has become irrevocable, the Trustee shall, based upon the written direction of the Fiduciary and any payment schedules attached to this Agreement as Exhibits, carry out the duties allocated to it by this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 8.4. The Company hereby agrees that it will not contest, dispute or otherwise challenge any decision made by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 8.3 If all or any part of the Trust assets are at any time attached, garnished, or levied upon by any court order, or in case the payment, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of any such property shall be stayed or enjoined by any court order, or in case any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by a court affecting such property or any part of such property, then and in any of such events the Trustee shall rely upon and comply with any such order, judgment or decree, and it shall not be liable to the Company or any Trust Beneficiary by reason of such compliance even though such order, judgment or decree subsequently may be reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. 8.4 The Trustee shall act with the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; provided, however, that the Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone for any action taken pursuant to a 7 direction, request, or approval given by the Company, the Fiduciary or any Trust Beneficiary contemplated by and complying with the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall discharge its responsibility for the investment, management and control of the Trust assets solely in the interest of the Trust Beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of assuring that, to the extent of available Trust assets, and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, all payments of Supplemental Benefits are made when due to the Trust Beneficiaries. 8.5 The Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company) to be selected by it, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel. 8.6 The Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Company for its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties (including, but not limited to, the fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and others incurred pursuant to Section 8.5, 8.11 or 12.2) and shall be paid reasonable fees for the performance of such duties in the manner provided by Section 8.7. 8.7 The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee from and against any and all damages, losses, claims or expenses as incurred (including expenses of investigation and fees and disbursements of counsel to the Trustee, the fees and expenses of the Fiduciary and any taxes imposed on the Trust assets or income of the Trust) arising out of or in connection with the performance by the Trustee of its duties, other than such damages, losses, claims or expenses arising out of the Trustee's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee shall not be required to undertake or to defend any litigation arising in connection with this Agreement unless it be first indemnified by the Company against its prospective costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses), and the Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee and be primarily liable for such costs, expenses, and liabilities. Any amount payable to the Trustee under Section 8.6 or this Section 8.7 or payable to the Fiduciary pursuant to Section 8.11 shall be paid by the Company promptly upon demand by the Trustee or, in the event that the Company fails to make such payment within 30 days of such demand, from the Trust assets. In the event that payment is made to the Trustee or the Fiduciary from the Trust assets, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the amount of such payment. The Company agrees that, upon receipt of such notice, it will deliver to the Trustee to be held in the Trust an amount in cash equal to any payments made from the Trust assets to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.6, 8.11 or this Section 8.7. The failure of the Company to transfer any such amount shall not in any way impair the Trustee's right to indemnification, reimbursement and payment pursuant to Section 8.6 or this Section 8.7. 8.8 The Trustee may vote any stock or other securities and exercise any right appurtenant to any stock, other securities or other property held hereunder, either in person or by general or limited proxy, power of attorney or other instrument. 8.9 The Trustee may hold securities in bearer form and may register securities and other property held in the Trust fund in its own name or in the name of a nominee, combine certificates representing securities with certificates of the same issue held by the Trustee in other 8 fiduciary capacities, and deposit, or arrange for deposit of, property with any depository; provided that the books and records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such securities are part of the assets of the Trust. 8.10 The Trustee may exercise all rights appurtenant to any letter of credit made payable to the Trustee of the Trust for the benefit of the Trust in accordance with the terms of such letter of credit. 8.11 (a) The Trustee may hire agents, accountants, actuaries, investment advisors, financial consultants or other professionals, who may be agents, accountants, actuaries, investment advisors, financial consultants, or otherwise act in a professional capacity, as the case may be, for the Company or with respect to the Plan, to assist the Trustee in performing any of its duties. (b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Trustee shall retain an independent third party (the "Fiduciary") to provide services, as described in a separate fiduciary services agreement, to the Trustee in connection with the administration of the Trustee's obligations under this Agreement. The duties, responsibilities and obligations of the Fiduciary shall be set forth in a separate fiduciary services agreement between the Fiduciary and the Trustee as set forth in an exhibit ("Exhibit C") hereto or as subsequently agreed to by the Fiduciary, the Trustee and the Company. The initial Fiduciary will be CRG Fiduciary Services, Inc., a California corporation. Any successor Fiduciary shall be appointed by the Trustee, as directed by a majority of the Participants. The Fiduciary shall be reimbursed by the Company for its reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its services pursuant to the fiduciary services agreement and shall be paid such fees by the Company as may be prescribed by such agreement. See Section 13.11, regarding the effectiveness of the Fiduciary's services. 8.12 The Trustee shall have, without exclusion, all powers conferred on trustees by applicable law unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement. 8.13 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event of the termination of the Trust, or the resignation or discharge of the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the right to a settlement of its accounts in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.1, which may be made, at the option of the Trustee, either (a) by a judicial settlement in a court of competent jurisdiction, or (b) by agreement of settlement, release and indemnity from the Company to the Trustee. 8.14 Notwithstanding any powers granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement or applicable law, the Trustee shall not have any power that could give this Trust the objective of carrying on a business and dividing the gains therefrom, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ss. 301.7701-2. 9 IX. AMENDMENTS, ETC., TO PLAN AND EXHIBITS 9.1 The Company shall furnish the Trustee and the Fiduciary with any amendments, restatements, or other changes in the Plan, and the Company shall from time to time prescribe or amend, as the case may be, Exhibit B hereto to reflect any such amendment, restatement, or other change, or any changes in the compensation of the Participants, or otherwise. 9.2 The Company shall furnish to the Trustee any amendment to Exhibit A and any corresponding amendment to Exhibit B required as a result of such amendment to Exhibit A; provided, however, that on or after the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, any amendment to Exhibit A must be (a) approved by the Fiduciary, and (b) in the case of an amendment that adds a new Participant as a Trust Beneficiary, accompanied by the deposit into the Trust by the Company, on or before the effective date on which the new Participant would become a Trust Beneficiary, an amount sufficient to pay such new Participant's Supplemental Benefits hereunder (with such sufficiency determined on the same actuarial basis as that used to determine sufficiency with respect to the Supplemental Benefits as in effect hereunder immediately prior to the addition of such new Participant). 9.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article IX, any amendment, restatement, successor or other change in the Plan or the addition of a new Plan that would materially increase the responsibilities or liabilities of the Trustee or materially change its duties shall also require the consent of the Trustee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. X. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE 10.1 The Trustee may resign and be discharged from its duties hereunder after providing not less than 90 days' notice in writing to the Company. On or after the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, the Trustee shall also provide notice of its resignation to the Fiduciary. Prior to the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, the Trustee may be removed at any time upon notice in writing by the Company. On or after such date, such removal shall also require the approval of the Fiduciary. Prior to the date on which the Trust becomes irrevocable, a replacement or successor trustee shall be appointed by the Company. On or after such date, such appointment shall also require the approval of the Fiduciary. No such removal or resignation shall become effective until the effectiveness of the acceptance of the trust by a successor trustee designated in accordance with this Article X. If the Trustee should resign, and within 45 days of the notice of such resignation the Company and, if required, the Fiduciary shall not have notified the Trustee of an agreement as to a replacement trustee, the Trustee shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor trustee. Upon the acceptance of the trust by a successor trustee, the Trustee shall release all of the moneys and other property in the Trust to its successor, who shall thereafter for all purposes of this Agreement be considered to be the "Trustee." In the event of its removal or resignation, the Trustee shall duly file with the Company and, after the Trust becomes irrevocable, the Fiduciary, a written statement or statements of accounts and proceedings as provided in Section 7.1 for the period since the last previous annual accounting of the Trust, and if written objection to such account is not filed as provided in Section 7.1, the Trustee shall to the maximum extent permitted 10 by applicable law be forever released and discharged from all liability and accountability with respect to the propriety of its acts and transactions shown in such account. The successor trustee shall not be responsible for, and the Company shall indemnify and defend the successor trustee from any claim or liability resulting from any action or inaction of any prior trustee or from any other past event, or any condition existing at the time it becomes successor trustee. In the event that no party is then serving as a Fiduciary, this Section 10.1 shall be applied by substituting the Participants for the Fiduciary and approval by a majority of the Participants for approval by the Fiduciary. XI. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 11.1 This Agreement may be amended at any time and to any extent by a written instrument executed by the Trustee and the Company and, after the Trust has become irrevocable, approved by the Fiduciary; provided, however, that no amendment shall have the effect of (a) making the Trust revocable after it has become irrevocable in accordance with Section 1.2 or (b) altering Section 11.2. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, amendments contemplated by Article IX shall be made as therein provided. 11.2 The Trust shall terminate (a) prior to the date on which the Trust has become irrevocable, upon the written request of the Company, and (b) on or after such date, upon the earliest to occur of (i) a determination by the Fiduciary that no Trust Beneficiary is or will be entitled to any further payment of Supplemental Benefits; (ii) such time as the Trust no longer contains any assets, or contains assets that, in the sole judgment of the Trustee, are insubstantial in relation to the actual and potential liabilities of the Trustee to pay Supplemental Benefits under the terms of this Agreement and any other amounts to be paid from the assets of the Trust, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Trustee, the Fiduciary and counsel; or (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, such time as the Trustee shall have received consents from the Fiduciary and a majority of the Participants to the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the previous sentence (other than clause (ii) thereof), if payments under the Plan with respect to a Trust Beneficiary are the subject of litigation or arbitration, the Trust shall not terminate and the funds held in the Trust with respect to such Trust Beneficiary shall continue to be held by the Trustee until the final resolution of such litigation or arbitration. The Trustee may assume that the Plan is not the subject of such litigation or arbitration unless the Trustee receives written notice from a Trust Beneficiary or the Company with respect to such litigation or arbitration. The Trustee may rely upon written notice from a Trust Beneficiary as to the final resolution of such litigation or arbitration. 11.3 Upon a termination of the Trust as provided in Section 11.2, any assets remaining in the Trust, less all payments, expenses, taxes and other charges under this Agreement as of such date of termination, shall be returned to the Company in such amounts and in the manner instructed by the Company, whereupon the Trustee shall be released and discharged from all obligations under this Agreement. From and after the date of termination, and until final distribution of the Trust assets, the Trustee shall continue to have all of the powers provided in this Agreement as are necessary or expedient for the orderly liquidation and distribution of the Trust. XII. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTIONS 11 12.1 It is intended that (a) the creation of, transfer of assets to, and irrevocability of, the Trust will not cause the Plan to be other than "unfunded" for purposes of title I of ERISA; (b) transfers of assets to the Trust or the Trust becoming irrevocable will not be transfers of property for purposes of section 83 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, nor will such transfers or irrevocability cause a currently taxable benefit to be realized by a Trust Beneficiary pursuant to the "economic benefit" doctrine; and (c) pursuant to section 451 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, amounts will be includible as compensation in the gross income of a Trust Beneficiary in the taxable year or years in which such amounts are actually distributed or made available to such Trust Beneficiary by the Trustee. 12.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, if the Trustee obtains an opinion of tax counsel selected by the Trustee to the effect that based upon any of the following occurring after the date of this Agreement: (a) a change in the federal tax or revenue laws, (b) a decision in a controlling case, (c) a published ruling or similar announcement issued by the Internal Revenue Service, (d) a regulation issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, (e) a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction involving a Trust Beneficiary, or (f) a closing agreement made under section 7121 of the Code that is approved by the Internal Revenue Service and involves a Trust Beneficiary, it is more likely than not that an amount is includible in the gross income of a Trust Beneficiary in a taxable year that is prior to the taxable year or years in which such amount would, but for this Section 12.2, otherwise actually be distributed or made available to such Trust Beneficiary by the Trustee, then the Trustee shall promptly distribute to each affected Trust Beneficiary an amount equal to the amount determined to be includible in gross income in such prior taxable year. The Trustee shall seek such an opinion of tax counsel if and only if requested to do so by the Fiduciary. 12.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, if a Trust Beneficiary provides evidence satisfactory to the Trustee demonstrating that, as a result of an assertion by the Internal Revenue Service, a final nonappealable binding determination has been made with respect to a taxable year of such Trust Beneficiary that an amount is includible in the gross income of such Trust Beneficiary in a taxable year that is prior to the taxable year in which such amount would, but for this Section 12.3, otherwise actually be distributed or made available to such Trust Beneficiary by the Trustee, then the Trustee shall promptly distribute to such Trust Beneficiary an amount equal to such amount determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be includible in gross income in such prior taxable year. 12 XIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS 13.1 The Company shall, at any time and from time to time, upon the reasonable request of the Trustee, provide information, execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this Trust. 13.2 Each Exhibit referred to in this Agreement shall become a part of this Agreement and is expressly incorporated herein by reference. 13.3 This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and legal representatives. 13.4 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, other than and without reference to any provisions of such laws regarding choice of laws or conflict of laws. 13.5 In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision to any person or circumstances shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected, and each provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law. 13.6 (a) The preamble to this Agreement shall be considered a part of the agreement of the parties as if set forth in a section of this Agreement. (b) The headings and table of contents contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. (c) Unless otherwise noted, all section and article references are to sections and articles of this Agreement. (d) Any reference to a provision of a statute, regulation or rule shall also include any successor to such statute, regulation or rule. 13.7 The right of any Trust Beneficiary to any benefit or to any payment hereunder may not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in equity), alienated or subject to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process except as required by law. Any attempt by any Trust Beneficiary to anticipate, alienate, assign, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void. The Trust assets shall not in any manner be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagement or torts of any Trust Beneficiary and payments hereunder shall not be considered an asset of the Trust Beneficiary in the event of the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Trust Beneficiary. 13 13.8 Each Participant is an intended beneficiary under this Trust, and as an intended beneficiary shall be entitled to enforce all terms and provisions with the same force and effect as if such person had been a party to this Agreement. 13.9 Notwithstanding any other provision, the parties' respective rights and obligations under Section 13.8 and all releases and indemnities provided in this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. 13.10 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original agreement, but all of which together shall constitute one agreement. 13.11 The provisions in this Agreement regarding the Fiduciary (including the last sentence of Section 10.1) shall become effective only as set forth in the fiduciary services agreement described in Section 8.11(b). In the absence of such fiduciary services agreement or prior to the effectiveness of the Fiduciary's services as set forth in such agreement, the Company shall be treated as the Fiduciary for all purposes of this Agreement. XIV. NOTICES 14.1 For all purposes of this Agreement, any communication, including without limitation, any notice, consent, report, demand or waiver required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched or transmitted by electronic facsimile (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or five business days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three business days after having been dispatched by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to the appropriate party at the address specified below: If to the Company, to: Greyhound Lines, Inc. 15110 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75248 Attention: General Counsel If to the Trustee, to: LaSalle National Bank 135 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attention: Senior Vice President Employee Benefits Group If to a Participant, to: the address of such Participant as listed next to such Participant's name on Exhibit A hereto, provided, however, that if any party or such party's successors shall have designated a different address by notice to the other parties, then to the last address so designated. 14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date first above written. Attested GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By: _______________________________ By:_________________________________ Its: __________________________ Its: _______________________________ Attested LASALLE NATIONAL BANK By: _______________________________ By: ________________________________ William Kursar Its: __________________________ Its: Senior Vice President 15 Exhibit A
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EX-10.6 11 d13655exv10w6.txt AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.6 SECOND AMENDED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of the 16th day of March, 1999, but effective as provided herein, by and between GREYHOUND LINES, INC. (together with its successors, the "Company"), LAIDLAW, INC. (together with its successors, the "Parent") and JOHN WERNER HAUGSLAND (the "Executive"). WHEREAS, the Executive has considerable experience, expertise and training in management related to the types of services offered by the Company; and WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company entered into a First Amended Executive Employment Agreement (the "Prior Agreement"), which was effective May 15, 1995; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 16, 1998 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among Parent, Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and the Company, as amended, at the Effective Time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), as defined in the Merger Agreement, Laidlaw Transit Acquisition Corp. will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity (the "Merger"); and WHEREAS, the Company and Parent desire and intend to continue to employ the Executive as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, in view of the changes in the nature and scope of the duties and responsibilities of the Executive that will occur as a result of the Merger, the Company, Parent and the Executive desire to amend and restate certain of the terms and conditions of the Executive's employment with the Company as set forth in the Prior Agreement; WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and the Executive have read and understood the terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement, and have been afforded a reasonable opportunity to review this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this Agreement, the Executive, Parent and the Company agree as follows: 1. COMPENSATION: During his employment pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to provide the Executive the following compensation: a. BASE SALARY: From the Effective Time until changed as provided in this section, the Company agrees to pay the Executive an annual salary of $305,000.00 (the "Base Salary"), payable in at least equal monthly installments in accordance with the Company's ordinary payroll policies and procedures for executive compensation. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that during the employment of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive's Base Salary will be subject to an annual review and adjustment by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") but, in no event, will the Executive's annual Base Salary be less than the amount set forth in this section. b. BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company agrees that the Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable expenses (including first class air travel) that the Executive may incur in the performance of his duties and obligations under this Agreement, consistent with the Company's policies for documentation, reimbursement and payment. c. INCENTIVE BONUS: The Company agrees that the Executive shall be entitled to additional bonus compensation (the "Incentive Compensation") on terms not less favorable than those applicable to other officers of the Company (other than the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company). For the year ending August 31, 1999, Executive's Incentive Compensation shall be determined on the same basis as prior years, except that such Incentive Compensation shall be pro-rated to approximately reflect the partial year. For subsequent years, the Executive shall be eligible for annual incentive bonus consideration under the successor to the 1998 Management Incentive Plan for the duration of this Agreement with an annual Target Award of at least 45% of Base Salary and a maximum award of 90% of Base Salary for each respective year. d. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: The parties acknowledge and agree that certain employee benefits will be provided to the Executive incident to his employment as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Except as specifically modified by this section, these employee benefits shall be governed by the applicable plan documents, and the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all benefits provided to officers of the Company on terms not less favorable than to other officers of the Company (other than the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company). These employee benefits shall continue without amendment or change, except changes that increase compensation, for a period of not less than 12 months following the Effective Time. Thereafter, benefits may be amended, terminated or replaced, provided that the employee benefits provided to the Executive shall provide, in the aggregate, not less than a substantially equivalent level of benefits to the Executive. The Company agrees, however, that to the extent not prohibited by law, the Company will provide Executive the benefits listed in this Subsection and that the following provisions shall apply to any employee benefits provided by the Company: (1) SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN: For purposes of the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP"), all of the Executive's prior service with Greyhound Lines, Inc. will be credited for all purposes under the SERP, the Executive shall continue to be a designated person eligible for coverage and benefits under the SERP, and the Executive shall be entitled to an annual contribution of 20% of Executive's annual Base Salary. At the Effective Time, to the extent not theretofore in effect, the Company shall establish and fully fund, at the Company's option, in cash, a letter of credit of Parent, or any combination thereof, a so-called "rabbi" trust for the benefit of the Executive to secure the payment of benefits provided to the Executive under this Subsection. Not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Company shall contribute sufficient additional assets to such trust to fund any increase in the liabilities of the SERP attributable to the Executive. 2 (2) AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE: During the term of his employment with the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to an automobile allowance, of not less than $1,000.00 per month. (3) LIFE INSURANCE: At all times during the term of this Agreement, Executive will receive life insurance coverage as provided by the Company on terms not less favorable than that provided to other executives of the Company. In addition to any life insurance provided pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Executive will be provided with Company-paid life insurance which will provide death benefits in the event of his death in an amount of at least $1,500,000.00 payable to the beneficiary or beneficiaries named by the Executive. The Company shall have the right to purchase insurance to fund its obligations to the Executive under this section; provided, however, that any insurance company or companies selected by the Company to fund its obligations under this Subsection must be the company or companies that underwrite life insurance benefits covering other officers of the Company. (4) PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS: At least once a year, the Executive will be entitled to a Company-paid physical examination at a clinic or doctor mutually acceptable to the Executive and the Company. (5) COUNTY CLUB DUES: The Company agrees to pay all initiation fees and monthly membership dues on behalf of the Executive at a country club mutually selected by the Executive and the Company. (6) ESTATE, TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING: During the term of his employment with the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to $15,000 per year for estate, tax and financial planning. Such reimbursement payments shall be paid by the Company within a reasonable time after such expenses are incurred by the Executive. (7) LONG TERM DISABILITY: The Company will provide Executive long-term disability coverage and benefits on terms which are not less favorable than that provided to other executives of the Company but which will provide an annual disability benefit to the Executive of at least fifty percent (50%) of his expected annual Base Salary, payable for the year during which Executive was disabled. (8) VACATION: The Company will provide vacation to the Executive on terms not less favorable than that provided to executive officers of the Company. For purposes of determining the amount of vacation, Executive's prior service with Greyhound Lines, Inc. (or any affiliate of Greyhound Lines, Inc.) shall be deemed to be service with the Company. (9) OTHER BENEFITS: For purposes of any and all other benefits provided by the Company to its Chief Operating Officer, the Executive shall be eligible for such benefits to the same extent Executive was eligible for such benefits immediately prior to the Effective Time. Additionally, for purposes of determining eligibility, funding or vesting with respect to any other benefits, the Executive's prior service with Greyhound Lines, Inc. shall be deemed to be prior service with the Company. 3 2. DURATION: The duration of this Agreement shall be defined and determined as follows: a. INITIAL TERM: This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for three (3) years (the "Initial Term"), commencing on the Effective Time and expiring on the third anniversary thereof (the "Expiration Date"), unless terminated prior to the Expiration Date in accordance with Subsection 2(c). b. RENEWAL: Notwithstanding Subsection 2(a), this Agreement shall automatically renew for a period of two (2) years (the "Renewal Term") on the Expiration Date unless either party gives effective written notice to the other party of the party's intention not to renew this Agreement ("Notice of Non-Renewal"), with or without Good Cause, at least ninety (90) days prior to the Expiration Date. At the expiration of each Renewal Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for another two (2) year Renewal Term, unless and until either party terminates the Agreement in accordance with Subsection 2(c). If any Change of Control (as hereafter defined) occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Effective Time, this Agreement will be deemed to have renewed for a two (2) year period, and in such event, the Expiration Date(s) will occur every two years from the date of such Change of Control. c. TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL: This Agreement may be terminated as follows: (1) DEATH: The Agreement will terminate in the event of the Executive's death, provided, however, that the Executive's estate shall be paid (a) the Base Salary through the date of death and (b) a pro rata portion of the entire Annual Target Award of Incentive Compensation (based upon the Executive's annual Base Salary), payable when the Incentive Compensation payments are made to other executives of the Company. The pro rata share will be calculated by the month of the date of death. In addition, the Executive's designated beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive any life insurance benefits provided to the Executive in accordance with the applicable plan documents and/or insurance policies governing such benefits, including but not limited to, the Life Insurance benefits set forth in Subsection l(d)(3) of this Agreement. (2) DISABILITY: The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in the event the Executive becomes "disabled," as that term is defined in the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Employee Long Term Disability Plan ("the LTD Plan"), and is unable to perform the essential functions of his position, with reasonable accommodation, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. The Executive will be paid his Base Salary through the expiration of such one hundred eighty day period and a pro rata portion of the entire Annual Target Award of Incentive Compensation (based upon the Executive's annual Base Salary) in accordance with the previous Subsection. 4 (3) GOOD CAUSE: (a) The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by providing the Executive with written notice that the Company is terminating the Agreement for Good Cause, as defined herein ("Notice of Termination for Good Cause") at any time during his employment. (b) The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by communicating Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause, as defined herein, at least ninety (90) days prior to the Expiration Date, or at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of any Renewal Tenn or Extension. (c) For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Cause" shall be defined as follows: i) Any act or omission constituting fraud under the law of the State of Texas; or ii) Conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; or iii) Use of illegal drugs; or iv) Embezzlement of Company property or funds; or v) The material breach of any provision of this Agreement; or continued gross neglect of his duties under this Agreement; or unauthorized competition with the Company during his employment pursuant to this Agreement; or unauthorized use of Confidential Information (as defined in Section 9); which, in any event, is materially detrimental to the Company; (d) In the event the Company believes "Good Cause" exists for terminating this Agreement pursuant to Subsection (c)(v), the Company shall be required to give the Executive written Notice of the acts or omissions constituting "Good Cause" ("Cause Notice"). (e) No Notice of Termination for Good Cause or Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause pursuant to Subsection (c)(v) shall be communicated by the Company unless and until the Executive fails to cure such acts or omissions within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Cause Notice. (f) In the event the Company communicates a Notice of Termination For Good Cause or Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause pursuant to this section, the Executive shall have the right to a hearing before the President/Chief Executive Officer, on a date determined by the President/Chief Executive Officer not later than thirty (30) days after the date such Notice is received, to contest the alleged "Good Cause" for the Notice of Termination 5 or Notice of Non-Renewal. The President/Chief Executive Officer shall provide the Executive with written notice of his decision resolving any contest under this section, and no termination or non-renewal of this Agreement shall be deemed to be effective until such written notice is received by the Executive. In the event that the President/Chief Executive Officer affirms the "Good Cause" for termination or non-renewal, the Executive shall have the right to the Dispute Resolution procedures set forth in Section 10. (4) WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE: (a) The Company shall be entitled to terminate the Executive's employment under this Agreement by providing a written Notice of Termination "Without Good Cause" at any time during his employment, or by providing a written Notice of Non-Renewal "Without Good Cause," as defined herein, at least ninety (90) days prior to the Expiration Date or at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of any Renewal Term or Extension. Provided, however, that in the event of any Notice of Termination Without Good Cause or Notice of Non-Renewal Without Good Cause, the Company shall be required to pay Severance Pay in accordance with the Severance provisions in Section 5. (b) Any termination of employment or non-renewal of this Agreement which is not for "Good Cause," as defined above in Subsection 2(c)(3), or which does not result from the death of the Executive, or the disability of the Executive, shall be deemed to be a termination or non-renewal "Without Good Cause." Furthermore, in the event that the Company communicates a Notice of Termination for Good Cause or a Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause, and either the President/Chief Executive Officer (under Subsection 2(c)(3)(f)) or an arbitration or a final, non-appealable judicial proceeding (under Section 10) determine that no Good Cause exists or existed for the Notice of Termination or Notice of Non-Renewal that was originally communicated, then such Notice of Termination or Notice of Non-Renewal shall be deemed to have been communication of a Notice of Termination Without Good Cause or Notice of Non-Renewal Without Good Cause, as appropriate, for all purposes under this Agreement. (5) RESIGNATION: The Executive shall be entitled to terminate his employment under this Agreement by providing the Company with a written Notice of Resignation at least ninety (90) days prior to his intended resignation date, subject to the following provisions: (a) RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON: The Executive shall have the right to resign for any "Good Reason," as defined herein, and such resignation shall be deemed to be a termination "Without Good Cause" as defined in Subsection 2(c)(4) for all purposes under this Agreement, including the Change of Control provisions set forth in Section 4 and the Severance provisions set forth in Section 5. For purposes of this Section, the term "Good Reason" shall be defined as: i) The Company's failure to perform any material provision of this Agreement; or 6 ii) Any material changes by the Company or the Board of Directors in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the Executive under this Agreement, without the written consent of the Executive, other than a termination or non-renewal for "Good Cause," as defined herein; or iii) Any request by the Board of Directors that the Executive perform, assist, abet or approve any act which is or could be construed to be illegal under any federal, state or local law; or iv) Any requirement by the Board of Directors that the Executive relocate from the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area without his consent; or v) In the event the Company fails to maintain adequate liability insurance coverage in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement, without the written consent of the Executive. (b) OPPORTUNITY TO CURE: In the event he believes "Good Reason" exists for his resignation, the Executive shall be required to give the President/Chief Executive Officer of the Company written notice of the acts or omissions constituting Good Reason, and no Notice of Resignation with Good Reason shall be communicated to the Company unless and until the Company fails to cure such acts or omissions within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice described in this sentence. Any Notice of Resignation with Good Reason shall be deemed to be effective immediately, and no other notice or opportunity to cure shall be required. (c) RESIGNATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON: Any resignation by the Executive for any reason other than "Good Reason," as defined above, shall be deemed to be a resignation "Without Good Reason." In the event of a Resignation Without Good Reason, the Change of Control provisions in Section 4 (except during the thirteenth month following the Change of Control as provided in Section 4) and the Severance provisions in Section 5 shall be inapplicable. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Executive shall be employed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Executive's responsibilities shall include the inter-city coach, coach charter and line haul and any other related business thereto of Parent and its subsidiaries in the United States. The Executive covenants and agrees that he will faithfully devote his best efforts and full time, attention and skill to the business of the Company as is necessary to perform his obligations under this Agreement. The Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Executive shall have or perform no other business responsibilities or obligations during the term of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the President of the Company. 4. CHANGE OF CONTROL: The parties acknowledge that the Executive has agreed to continue in the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and to enter into this Agreement based upon his confidence in the current shareholder 7 of the Company, the support of the Board of Directors, and the continued execution of the current business strategy of the Company. Accordingly, if the Company should undergo a "Change of Control" while the Executive is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company, or in the case of Section 4(d), in all events, the parties agree as follows: a. VESTING OF STOCK INCENTIVES AND AWARDS: At the Effective Time and in the event of a Change of Control, as defined in this section, all Stock Incentives and Awards provided in Section 6 of this Agreement shall immediately become vested and exercisable, all other equity incentive awards held by the Executive shall become fully vested and all other stock options held by the Executive shall become fully exercisable, effective at the Effective Time and on the date of the Change of Control, as the case may be, or at such other time as is necessary to permit the Executive to be treated with respect to vesting and exercisability no less favorably than other shareholders. b. COMPENSATION: In the event that the employment of the Executive is terminated: (1) at any time within twenty four (24) months after the date of a Change of Control, as defined in this section, by: (i) the Company communicating a Notice of Termination Without Good Cause; (ii) the Company communicating a Notice of Non-Renewal Without Good Cause, or (iii) the Executive communicating a Notice of Resignation for Good Reason; or (2) by the resignation of the Executive, whether with or without Good Reason, within thirty (30) days of the first Anniversary Date (i.e., one year from the date) of a Change of Control, the Company agrees to pay to the Executive a lump sum cash payment equal to three (3) times the sum of: (x) an amount equal to the Executive's then current, annualized Base Salary, and (y) the greater of: (a) the applicable Annual Payout of Incentive Compensation paid for the Plan Year immediately prior to the termination, or (b) the full, non-pro rata Annual Target Award for Incentive Compensation based upon Executive's annual Base Salary for the Plan Year in which the termination occurs, which payment shall be paid within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination, non-renewal or resignation. The Company further agrees to pay benefits to the Executive as provided in Subsection 5(d) for a period of thirty-six (36) months. c. DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this Agreement and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a "Change of Control" shall be deemed to exist in the event that any of the following occurs: (1) Parent ceases to be the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 51% or more of the voting shares of the Company or Parent and its subsidiaries sell or cause to be sold all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (2) Any individual, or incorporated or unincorporated entity or group of the foregoing acting jointly and in concert acquires beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of Parent's voting shares; or 8 (3) A majority of the individuals who serve as directors of Parent at the commencement of any 18 month period are replaced other than by replacement directors who became directors at the initiative of management or pursuant to a management proxy solicitation. For the purpose of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Company by Parent is not a Change of Control. For purposes of this Subsection, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company shall be deemed to occur if any corporation, person or group acting in concert (a "Person") as described in Subsection 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires (or during the 12-month period on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person, has acquired) gross assets of the Company that have an aggregate fair market value equal to 50% of the fair market value of all of the gross assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition(s). d. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY. (1) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, but subject to Section 4(d)(8), in the event that it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that any payment (other than the Gross-Up payments provided for in this Section 4(d)) or distribution by Parent, the Company or any of their affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, including without limitation any stock option, performance share, performance unit, stock appreciation right or similar right, or the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exercisability of any of the foregoing (a "Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto) by reason of being considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the Company or of Parent, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no Gross-up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any, attributable to (a) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the Code ("ISO") granted prior to the initial execution of the Original Agreement (as such term is defined in the Prior Agreement), or (b) any stock appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with any ISO described in clause (a). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment. 9 (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d)(6), all determinations required to be made under this Section 4(d), including whether an Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the date of termination of the Executive's employment, if applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations with respect to any Payment to the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and the Executive an opinion that the Executive has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 4(d)(6) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations. (3) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by Section 4(d)(2). Any determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. (4) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns, if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting 10 Firm determines that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction. (5) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by Section 4(d)(2) shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his payment thereof. (6) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the earlier of (a) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date on which he gives such notice to the Company and (b) the date that any payment of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall: (i) provide the Company with any written records or documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested by the Company; (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including without limitation accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company; (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(d)(6), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 4(d)(6) and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim (provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein 11 at his own cost and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. (7) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 4(d)(6), the Executive receives any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 4(d)(6)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 4(d)(6), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 4(d). (8) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if (a) but for this sentence, the Company would be obligated to make a Gross-Up Payment to the Executive, (b) the aggregate "present value" of the "parachute payments" to be paid or provided to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise does not exceed 1.15 multiplied by three times the Executive's "base amount," and (c) but for this sentence, the net after-tax benefit to the Executive of the Gross-Up Payment would not exceed $50,000 (taking into account both income taxes and any Excise Tax), then the payments and benefits to be paid or provided under this Agreement will be reduced to the minimum extent necessary (but in no event to less than zero) so that no portion of any payment or benefit to the Executive, as so reduced, constitutes an "excess parachute payment." For purposes of this Section 4(d)(8), the terms "excess parachute payment," "present value," "parachute payment," and "base amount" will have the meanings assigned to them by Section 280G of the Code. The determination of whether any reduction in such payments or benefits to be provided under this Agreement is required pursuant to the preceding sentence will be made at the expense of the Company, if requested by the Executive or the Company, by the Accounting Firm. The fact that the Executive's right to payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 4(d)(8) will not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the Executive other than pursuant to this Agreement. 12 In the event that any payment or benefit intended to be provided under this Agreement or otherwise is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 4(d)(8), the Executive will be entitled to designate the payments and/or benefits to be so reduced in order to give effect to this Section 4(d)(8). The Company will provide the Executive with all information reasonably requested by the Executive to permit the Executive to make such designation. In the event that the Executive fails to make such designation within 10 business days of the date of termination of the Executive's employment, the Company may effect such reduction in any manner it deems appropriate. 5. SEVERANCE: Severance shall be paid as follows: a. NON-RENEWAL WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE: In the event that the Agreement is not renewed by the Company (except where the renewal is for Good Cause), the Company shall pay the severance required by Subsection 5(b) in accordance with Subsection 5(c) and continue the benefits as required by Subsection 5(d). b. RESIGNATION FOR GOOD REASON OR TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE: In the event the Company terminates this Agreement without "Good Cause," as defined in Subsection 2(c)(3), or the Executive resigns for "Good Reason," the Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to three (3) times the sum of: (i) an amount equal to his then current, annualized Base Salary, and (ii) the greater of: (x) the applicable Annual Payout of Incentive Compensation paid for the Plan Year immediately prior to the termination, or (y) the full non-pro rata Annual Target Award for Incentive Compensation based upon Executive's annual Base Salary for the Plan Year in which the termination occurs. c. TERMS OF PAYMENT: Severance Pay required pursuant to this section shall be payable in cash in full within thirty (30) days after the termination date, non-renewal date or resignation date of the Executive's employment. d. CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS: In the event of a Non-Renewal Without Good Cause or a Termination Without Good Cause or a Resignation For Good Reason, the Company agrees to continue any and all benefits as provided in the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Medical Plan and Subsections 1(d)(2) through (8) of this Agreement, as modified pursuant to the terms of Subsection l(d), for twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of termination, non-renewal or resignation. Additionally, Executive shall be permitted to continue participation in the benefits provided in Subsection 1(d)(1) to the extent permitted by law so as not to cause disqualification of the 401 k Plan and 1(d)(3) without further Company contributions, except earnings on contributions made prior to termination and except contributions the Company is required to make to ensure that such benefits are fully funded for service prior to termination. e. EXCEPTIONS: Severance Pay shall not be payable under this section in any of the following circumstances: (1) In the event that this Agreement is terminated as a result of the death or disability of the Executive, as provided in Subsections 2(c)(1)-(2); or 13 (2) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to a Notice of Termination For Good Cause or a Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause communicated by the Company, as provided in Subsection 2(c)(3), and such termination or non-renewal is affirmed by both the President/Chief Executive Officer (if applicable), and by the Dispute Resolution procedures set forth in Section 10; or (3) In the event the provisions of Section 4 are applicable as a result of a "Change of Control" having occurred, and the payments provided for in Section 4 are paid by the Company; or (4) In the event that the Executive communicates Notice of Resignation Without Good Reason as defined in Subsection 2(c)(5). f. EXCLUSIVITY: The Company and the Executive acknowledge and agree that the Severance Payments required under this section are intended to be exclusive and to supersede any severance pay plans or policies adopted by the Company and that the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional severance compensation under any other severance plan or policy adopted by the Company. g. MITIGATION: The payment of the severance compensation by the Company to the Executive in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable, and the Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or otherwise. 6. STOCK INCENTIVES AND AWARDS: In addition to the other compensation set forth in this Agreement and in addition to stock incentives and awards that were granted under the terms of the Original Agreement (as such term is defined in the Prior Agreement), Executive shall be entitled to participate in such stock incentives and awards plans on terms not less favorable than to other officers and directors of the Company (except for the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company), except that Parent may provide for additional benefits, incentives, or awards to Executive and except that the following shall apply to any options granted to Executive after the Effective Time: a. DEATH AND DISABILITY: If Executive dies or becomes disabled during the term of this Agreement, (1) all unvested options as of the date of such death or disability shall vest immediately; and (2) Executive (or his legal representative or Estate) may exercise such options in accordance with the exercise period prescribed in the stock incentive and award plan or twelve (12) months from such death or disability, whichever is longer. b. RETIREMENT: If Executive retires (as defined in the 401 k plan, except that, for purposes of this Section, the service requirement will be modified to be no more than ten (10) years and the age requirement will be no more than age 55), (1) all unvested options as of the date of such retirement shall vest immediately; and (2) Executive (or his Estate) may exercise 14 such options in accordance with the exercise period prescribed in the stock incentive and award plan or thirty-six (36) months, whichever is longer. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement will affect to the Executive's disadvantage any non-qualified stock incentive and awards previously granted to Executive, whether under the Original Agreement between Executive and the Company or otherwise. 7. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party. In the event of a "Change of Control" as defined in Subsection 4(c), the Company shall be entitled to assign this Agreement to any successor or assignee; provided, however, that such assignment shall not or be construed to, in any way whatsoever, release, limit or excuse the Company from the performance of its obligations and the payment of its liabilities under this Agreement, regardless of whether such obligations or liabilities accrued or accrue before, after or as a result of such assignment, and regardless of whether such obligations or liabilities are or were assumed by any successor or assignee. In the event of the Executive's death, this Agreement shall be enforceable by the Executive's estate, executors or legal representatives, but only to the extent that such persons may collect any compensation (including stock incentives and awards) due to the Executive under this Agreement. 8. INDEMNIFICATION: During and after the employment of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify the Executive against all judgments, penalties, fines, assessments, losses, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees) for which the Executive may become liable as a result of his performance of his duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement and shall advance and pay any expenses incurred in defending such claims, to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of the State of Delaware. In addition, the Company agrees to purchase liability insurance for any such judgments, penalties, fines, assessments, losses, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees) for which the Executive may become liable as a result of his performance of his duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement in an amount not less than the amount of director and officer liability insurance in effect at the Effective Time, and consistent with coverage provided to other officers of the Company. 9. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE: The Company and the Executive agree as follows: a. During the term of this Agreement, the Company agrees that it will disclose to Executive Confidential Information, as defined in this section, to the extent necessary for Executive to carry out his obligations to the Company. During and after his employment by the Company, the Executive agrees that he shall not directly or indirectly disclose any Confidential Information, as defined in this section, unless such disclosure is: (i) to an employee or a member of the Board of Directors of, Parent, the Company or its subsidiaries; or (ii) to a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of his 15 duties as an executive of the Company; or (iii) authorized in writing by the Board of Directors; or (iv) required by law. b. In the event that Executive's employment under this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Executive agrees that he shall promptly return all records, files, documents, materials and copies relating to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries which came into the possession of the Executive during his employment pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as any limitation on the Executive's right to retain any documents or other information which was in the possession of the Executive prior to the Effective Date of the Original Agreement (as such terms are defined in the Prior Agreement). c. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" shall be defined as any information relating to the business of the Company or its subsidiaries which is not generally available to the public and which the Company takes affirmative steps to maintain as confidential. The term shall not include any information that the Executive was aware of prior to May 15, 1995, information that is a matter of any public record, information contained in any document filed or submitted to any governmental entity, any information that is common knowledge in any industry in which the Company does business, any information that has previously been made available to persons who are not employees of the Company or any information that is known to the Company's competitors. d. Both the Company and the Executive recognize that in his employment at the Company, the Executive will be provided with Confidential Information, as defined above. Both the Company and the Executive recognize that the disclosure of such Confidential Information to a competitor of the Company could place the Company at a competitive disadvantage. Accordingly, in consideration of the Company agreeing to provide Confidential Information to him, and to prevent the disclosure or use of such information to the competitive disadvantage of the Company, the parties agree that in the event that the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated as a result of either: (i) Notice of Termination for Good Cause or Notice of Non-Renewal for Good Cause, as defined in Subsection 2(c)(3); or (ii) the resignation of the Executive "Without Good Reason," as defined by Subsection 2(c)(5), the Executive covenants and agrees not to compete with the Company for twelve (12) calendar months subsequent to such termination, non-renewal or resignation from employment, in the business of providing inter-city transport of passengers or cargo by automobile or motorbus in any city in which the Company engaged in such business during the twelve (12) calendar months prior to such termination, nonrenewal or resignation. This provision shall not apply in the event that the employment of the Executive is terminated for any reason other than "Good Cause" or in the event of a "Resignation for Good Reason." e. Unless the Board of Directors provides prior written approval, for one (1) year following the termination of the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly: 16 (1) solicit, entice, persuade or induce any employee of the Company, or its subsidiaries, to terminate his/her employment with the Company, or its subsidiaries, or to become employed by any Person other than the Company, or its subsidiaries; or (2) approach any such employee for any of the foregoing purposes; or (3) authorize or assist in the taking of such actions by any third party. 10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: The Company and the Executive agree as follows: a. Any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any breach of this Agreement, shall be submitted to non-binding arbitration in the city of Dallas, Texas in accordance with procedures or rules established by the American Arbitration Association. The Executive and the Company agree that either party must request such non-binding arbitration of any claim or controversy on or before the earlier of: (i) the fifteenth (15th) business day after the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement becomes effective; or (ii) the sixtieth (60th) business day after the date the claim or controversy first arises, by giving written notice of the party's request for non-binding arbitration ("Arbitration Notice"). If both parties fail to give such Arbitration Notice, either party may proceed to seek judicial relief in a court of competent jurisdiction located in Dallas County, Texas. b. In the event that any dispute arising under this Agreement concerns the amount of any payment required to be made under any provision of this Agreement, either party agrees to pay the undisputed portion of the payment to the other party and deposit the disputed portion of the payment in an interest bearing account with a financial institution acceptable to the other party within five (5) days after either party effectively communicates its Arbitration Notice or files an original petition or complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction. c. At the election of both the Executive and the Company, all claims or controversies subject to arbitration under this Agreement may be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the applicable Rules of the American Arbitration Association. d. In any dispute arising under the terms of this Agreement, without regard to whether such dispute proceeds to arbitration or litigation, the Company will reimburse the Executive for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees up to a maximum amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00), unless a court of competent jurisdiction (or the Arbitrator, if the parties so elect according to Section 10), finds that the Executive's position in such proceeding was frivolous. 11. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION: The following provisions shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement: a. SEVERABILITY: The parties acknowledge and agree that each provision of this Agreement shall be enforceable independently of every other provision. Furthermore, the parties acknowledge and agree that, in the event any provision of this Agreement is determined to be 17 unenforceable for any reason, the remaining covenants and/or provisions will remain effective, binding and enforceable. b. WAIVER: The parties acknowledge and agree that the failure of either to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of that particular provision, or of any other provisions, of this Agreement, except as otherwise stated in this Agreement. c. CHOICE OF LAW: The parties acknowledge and agree that except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the law of Texas will govern the validity, interpretation and effect of this Agreement and any other dispute relating to, or arising out of, the employment relationship between the Company and the Executive. d. MODIFICATION: The parties acknowledge and agree that, except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the complete and entire agreement between the parties; that the parties have executed this Agreement based upon the express terms and provisions set forth herein; that the parties have not relied on any representations, oral or written, which are not set forth in this Agreement; that no previous agreement, either oral or written, shall have any effect on the terms or provisions of this Agreement; and that all previous agreements, either oral or written, are expressly superseded and revoked by this Agreement. In addition, the parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement may not be modified by any subsequent agreement unless the modifying agreement (i) is in writing (ii) contains an express provision referencing this Agreement (iii) is signed by the Executive and (iv) is approved by the Board of Directors and by Parent. e. EXECUTION: The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original for all purposes. f. HEADINGS: The parties agree that the subject headings set forth at the beginning of each section in this Agreement are provided for ease of reference only, and shall not be utilized for any purpose in connection with the construction, interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement. 12. LEGAL CONSULTATION: The parties acknowledge and agree that all parties have been accorded a reasonable opportunity to review this Agreement with legal counsel prior to executing the agreement. 13. NOTICES: The parties acknowledge and agree that any and all Notices required to be delivered under the terms of this Agreement shall be forwarded by personal delivery or certified U.S. mail. Either party may change their respective address for the purpose of receiving notices only by providing written notification via certified mail, five (5) days in advance of such change. Notices shall be deemed to be communicated and effective on the day of receipt. Such Notices shall be addressed to each party as follows: 18 John Werner Haugsland Greyhound Lines, Inc. Laidlaw, Inc. 17824 Cedar Creek Canyon 15110 No. Dallas Parkway 3221 North Service Dallas, Texas 75252 Dallas, Texas 75248 Burlington, Ontario Attn: General Counsel Canada L7R 3Y8 Attn: General Counsel With a copy to: With a copy to: With a copy to: Robert E. Sheeder, Esq. Craig R. Lentzsch President and Chief 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3200 President and Chief Executive Executive Officer Dallas, Texas 75202 Officer Laidlaw, Inc. Greyhound Lines, Inc. 3221 North Service 15110 North Dallas Parkway Burlington, Ontario Dallas, Texas 75248 Canada L7R 3Y8 Attn: General Counsel
14. EFFECTIVENESS; PRIOR AGREEMENT: This Agreement will become effective upon and the Prior Agreement will terminate immediately prior to, the Effective Time. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Merger Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement will have no further force or effect, and the Prior Agreement will remain in full force and effect as though this Agreement had not been entered into. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written, but effective as provided in Section 14. JOHN WERNER HAUGSLAND ___________________________________ GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By: _______________________________ Title: ____________________________ LAIDLAW, INC. By: _______________________________ Title: ____________________________ 19
EX-10.7 12 d13655exv10w7.txt AMENDMENT TO AMENDED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGRMT. EXHIBIT 10.7 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated this 31st day of December, 1999 (the "Amendment"), is by and among GREYHOUND LINES, INC. (together with its successors, the "Company"), LAIDLAW INC. (together with its successors, the "Parent") and JOHN WERNER HAUGSLAND (the "Executive"). WHEREAS, the Executive, Parent and the Company are parties to a Seconded Amended Executive Employment Agreement dated March 16, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify and amend the terms of the Agreement as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this Amendment, the Executive, Parent and the Company agree as follows: 1. Based on an annual review and adjustment by the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of April 1, 1999, Executive's Base Salary shall be increased to $325,000. 2. The last sentence of Section 1(a) of the Agreement shall be modified to read as follows: "The Company and the Executive acknowledge that during the employment of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Executive's Base Salary will be subject to an annual review and adjustment by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") but, in no event, will the Executive's annual Base Salary be less than $325,000." 3. A new Section 1(e) to the Agreement shall be added as follows: "e. ANNUAL STAY BONUS: Beginning on the Effective Time and on the anniversary date of the Agreement thereafter for four (4) additional years, an annual stay bonus of $50,000 will accrue for the benefit of Executive. The stay bonus shall vest, and Executive shall be entitled to request payment of all or any portion of the vested amount, according to the following schedule:
Date Amount Vested ---- ------------- After March 30, 2002 $100,000 After March 30, 2003 $150,000 After March 15, 2004 $250,000"
1 4. The second sentence of Section 3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and the following provision will be substituted therefor: "Executive's responsibilities shall include the inter-city coach, coach charter and line haul and any other related business thereto of Parent and its subsidiaries in the United States and Canada; provided, however, upon any realignment of Company and its affiliates along distinct product or business lines, Executive's responsibilities may be altered to exclude responsibility for the courier/package express and tour/charter businesses, and such change in responsibilities shall not constitute grounds for resignation by Executive for "Good Reason" pursuant to Section 2(c)(5)(a)(ii) of the Agreement." 5. The first sentence of Section 5(d) of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and the following provision will be substituted therefor: "In the event of a Non-Renewal Without Good Cause or a Termination Without Good Cause or a Resignation For Good Reason, the Company agrees to continue any and all benefits as provided in the Greyhound Lines, Inc. Medical Plan and Subsections 1(d) (2) through (8) of this Agreement, as modified pursuant to the terms of Subsection 1(d), and Subsection 1(e) of this Agreement for twenty four (24) months after the effective date of termination, non-renewal or resignation." 6. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning as ascribed to such term as set forth in the Agreement. 7. Except for the modifications and amendments set forth in this document, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect according to its original terms. 8. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date set forth above, except where an earlier date is specified in the Amendment. JOHN WERNER HAUGSLAND GREYHOUND LINES, INC. /s/ John W. Haugsland By: /s/ Craig R. Lentzsch - --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Craig R. Lentzsch President and CEO LAIDLAW INC. By: /s/ John R. Grainger ----------------------------- John R. Grainger President and CEO 2
EX-10.11 13 d13655exv10w11.txt MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.11 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement, effective October 1, 1998, and expiring January 31, 2004, represents the joint commitment of Greyhound Lines, Inc. hereinafter referred to as the "Company," and Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700, hereinafter referred to as the "Union," to the continued growth of their relationship with the goals of superior customer service, stable employment, and the success of the business. The parties recognize that the Company continues to face enormous challenges to its long-term success. A major factor in that success will be providing passengers with cost effective, timely and efficient service. The business of the Company is customer service and the Company and the Union agree to direct their efforts so quality customer service becomes and remains the paramount consideration. The parties believe that the way to achieve success will be to continue to work together in a pro-active relationship based upon mutual gains, cooperation, open communications, flexibility, and informal resolution of issues. As part of their efforts to establish and maintain a constructive relationship in which the Company, the Union, and the represented employees work together to achieve joint and shared success, the parties will meet regularly, no less than biannually, separate from the meetings called for otherwise in this Agreement, to review and resolve any concerns, to plan for future developments, and to develop mutual solutions. These special meetings will be reserved for enhancement of the parties' working relationship, not for grievances. - - No contract language, award, adjustment, interpretation letter, practice, memorandum of understanding, or right agreed to before the effective date of this Agreement remains in effect unless expressly agreed to herein or subsequently agreed to and incorporated. - - Written communications by and between the Company and the Union will be answered promptly in writing. - - If the Company is sold, there will be included in the documents related to such sale a requirement that the purchaser recognize and bargain with the Union. The Company will not be a guarantor or be held liable for any breach by the purchaser. Whenever "he" or "his" or their related pronouns appear in this Agreement, they are used for literary purposes and include both females and males. 1 GENERAL ARTICLE G-1. SENIORITY -- Full-time and part-time employees other than operators will have seniority measured from the hour and date of first work performed in the department to which they are assigned in the service of the Company, or in the service of Greyhound/Dial before March 19, 1987 or Trailways before July 14, 1987. Should two or more employees commence service on the same date and hour, the date and hour of the application for employment will determine the order of their seniority. Seniority and service of operators who were in the service of Greyhound/Dial before March 19, 1987 or Trailways before July 14, 1987 will remain unchanged from previous collective bargaining agreements. All other operators will have seniority measured from the date of placement on the extraboard, or if an operator becomes a regular operator and is not placed on the extraboard, the date of pulling his first regular run. In the case of identical dates, operators' seniority will be based on their month and day of birth and, if identical, they will be ranked in alphabetical order. Seniority of operators hired on or after October 1, 1998 will be determined by the date operators graduate from training. Operators graduating on the same date will have their seniority determined by a lottery mechanism mutually agreed to by the Union and Company. Any merger of either operator or mechanic seniority rosters must be approved by referendum vote and approved by a majority vote of those voting from the respective operator and mechanic ranks. Referendum votes will be conducted by the Union. Only full-time employees accrue seniority. Separate seniority rosters will be maintained for part-time and seasonal employees only for the purpose of establishing seniority among those employees. Part-time operators who become seasonal operators, and seasonal operators who become part-time operators will carry their seniority with them. Part-time and seasonal operators may not exercise their seniority to bid on runs, other than those designated for part-time and seasonal operators or as hold-downs for the extra board. All employees will be permitted to submit letters of intent to transfer to any department when new employees are required. Employees who have submitted a letter of intent will be given preference over outside applicants provided they are qualified either to perform the work or enter the training program offered to outside applicants. Employees electing to transfer will be given seniority in their new department ahead of outside applicants who start on the same date, and they will use their original service date for all benefits tied to years of service. Maintenance employees voluntarily transferring from one location to another will have their bidding seniority start on the first day of work at the new location. The bidding seniority will be used for bidding shifts and vacation slots at that location. They will retain but not accumulate seniority at their departing location. ARTICLE G-2. SENIORITY RIGHTS OF UNION REPRESENTATIVES -- Employees of the Company, used in the service of ATU Local 1700, national or state AFL-CIO, the Amalgamated Transit Union, or trust administration will, while in such service, retain and accumulate all seniority rights enjoyed by other employees. ARTICLE G-3. FURLOUGH AND RECALL -- Furlough and recall will be by location. Furloughed operators may elect to exercise seniority at any other location where there is a working junior operator or open position. Involuntarily furloughed maintenance employees may elect to exercise their seniority at any other ATU-represented location where there are vacancies. If no vacancies exists, furloughed maintenance employees may submit a letter of intent to their preferred location. Maintenance employees who fail to accept the first available vacancy at the preferred location will be removed from future consideration for transfer to that location. Maintenance employees who transfer to another location and later reject a recall to their home location will forfeit all future recall rights to their home location. When forces are reduced, the Company will provide affected employees and the Union seven days written notice. This notice is not required for employees displaced as a result of another employee returning from voluntary furlough. Employees will be furloughed in reverse order of their seniority and retain all seniority rights and privileges. The Company will solicit voluntary furloughs prior to any involuntary reduction-in-force. The Company will notify employees by postings at locations where opportunities exist for employees to take voluntary furlough. Employees requesting voluntary furlough must submit their request within seven days of the posting according to the instructions on the posting. 2 Voluntary furloughs will be awarded by seniority within each location. Employees awarded voluntary furlough have the following options: - - At the time of the furlough, specify a return date which is 30 days or more after the beginning of the furlough. The employee will be expected to return to work on this date unless the employee requests an extension or there are no junior employees at that location to displace. - - Leave the return date open in which case normal recall procedures will apply. Employees on voluntary furlough may return on or after 30 days after the beginning of the furlough. Prior to their return, operators must first submit a written request to return to work to the Driver Planning Department in Dallas 15 days prior to the date an operator wishes to return to work. Maintenance employees must submit a written request to return to work to their garage manager 15 days prior to the date they wish to return to work. Furloughed employees retain their seniority except mechanics hired on or after January 1, 1984, will be removed from the seniority roster after one year of furlough. Furloughed employees must maintain their current mailing address on record with the Company. The Company will recall employees in seniority order by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested or by telegram. A copy of such recall notice will be furnished to the Local Union. Employees receiving a notice of recall will immediately acknowledge receipt of the same by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested or by telegram, and will report for work on the seventh day of the recall notice, unless a different date is agreed to by the Company and employee. Employees having other employment, who are recalled for a period of work less than 45 days, may reject the offer without loss of seniority if sufficient employees are available to meet the Company recall needs. Furloughed employees failing to comply with these provisions will forfeit seniority rights and will no longer be considered employees of the Company. ARTICLE G-4. LEAVES OF ABSENCE (a) Employees on Extended Sick Leave Employees must provide medical documentation concerning their condition every 90 days. Failure to comply may result in termination of employment. (b) Family Leave The Company agrees to adhere to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and its regulations for all eligible employees. Eligible employees include employees at locations with less than 50 employees. (c) Unpaid Leave of Absence Employees may be granted an unpaid leave of absence of up to 90 days without loss of seniority. Longer leaves may be granted if they are mutually agreed to by the Company and the Union. Employees requesting leaves under this provision must submit a written request to their supervisor and will specify that the request for leave is under this provision. (d) Union Officers and Committee Members Employees who are full-time officers of Local Union 1700, national or state AFL-CIO, the Amalgamated Transit Union or the plan administrator of a Greyhound/Local 1700 trust will be granted the necessary leave of absence to permit the performance of their duties and will continue to accumulate seniority during such leave. Employees who are full-time officers of Local Union 1700 or the plan administrator of a Greyhound/Local 1700 trust will continue to be covered by the Greyhound-ATU Health and Welfare Trust plan on the same terms as active employees. Co-payments for such health benefits will be received by the Greyhound-ATU Health and Welfare Trust by the 10th day of each month of such coverage. Employees who are on official Union business will be granted the necessary leaves of absence to permit the performance of their duties, provided reasonable notice, in writing, is given and the number of granted leaves does not interfere with the business of the Company. Such employees will suffer no loss of rights or benefits enjoyed by other employees by reason of their absence from duty. The Union agrees its members will not abuse the rights granted under this provision. (e) Work Related Disability Employees on work-related disability may be required to be examined by a physician, at the request of and paid for by the Company, to substantiate such disability. Failure of employees to make 3 themselves available for such examination, or failure to report for duty immediately after an examination which determines that an employee is fit for duty, may result in discipline up to and including termination. Employees on workers' compensation who are not fit for regular duty but are fit for light duty must report for such duty in any position or department in which the Company offers it in the same commuting area, or, for operators, at the domicile closest to their home address, without loss of seniority. If work is not available for operators at the domicile closest to their home address, operators may choose to work at another location where light duty work is available, if agreed by the Company and the Union. Failure to report for light duty will result in termination. If more than one light duty job is available, seniority will prevail. There will be no light duty for maintenance employees. Employees returning to duty status after leave of 30 days or longer may be required to pass a physical examination and drug test at Company expense. ARTICLE G-5. PROBATIONARY PERIOD -- Employees other than operators will be given a probationary period of 90 days from the date of employment. For operators, the 90-day probationary period will commence with the date of placement on the extraboard or the day of assignment to a regular run, whichever comes first. Unless probationary employees are notified to the contrary within the 90-day period, it will be understood that the application for employment is approved, unless it later develops that false information materially affecting the acceptance of the application for employment was given, in which event such employee will be subject to dismissal. The grievance procedure is not applicable to the dismissal of employees during the 90-day probationary period or the dismissal of employees for providing false information on the application for employment except that the grievance procedure will be applicable to contest whether the information on the application was false or whether the reason given for the discharge was pretextual. The probationary period for any employee may be extended by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. ARTICLE G-6. MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONS -- It is not the intent of this Agreement to include matters of management herein, and the Company reserves to itself the management, conduct and control of the operations of its business, including: - - The determination of the type, kind, make and size of equipment and when, how and where such equipment will be used; - - The number and qualifications of employees employed by it and their standards of conduct; - - The route and run structure, including additions, eliminations and changes to existing routes and runs; - - The assignment of work to the extent not specified herein; - - Except as otherwise limited under this Agreement, the use of leased operations, joint ventures, independent contractors and franchised operations; - - The prescribing of reasonable rules, instructions and regulations for the safe, proper and effective conduct of its business in a competitive environment not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The term "reasonable" will have its commonly understood meaning as any rule that is reasonably related to a legitimate objective of management and not the meaning ascribed to it in any arbitration prior to this Agreement. ARTICLE G-7. DISCIPLINE -- Employees will neither be disciplined nor will entries be made against their records without sufficient cause. Sufficient cause includes violation of Company rules, regulations and instructions not inconsistent with this Agreement. When discipline is issued, employees will be given written notice specifying the charges and penalty. Notification will be furnished to the union president, the appropriate assistant business agent, and the designated shop steward of the Union. When disciplining employees, complaints, discipline or records which have been brought to the attention of the Company 24 months prior to the incident will not be used to determine guilt or penalty. This provision will not apply to safety-related activities, including speeding violations, preventable accidents, damage to property, personal injury, use of alcohol or illegal substances. Customer complaints are a serious matter and operators are expected to treat customers with courtesy so as to avoid complaints. Complaints will be discussed with operators as soon as practicable so corrective action can be taken. A complaint made in writing or in person identifying the customer, operator, date of the incident, and 4 details of the conduct complained of may be the basis for discipline up to and including discharge. The complaining customer may appear at the third step hearing either telephonically or in person. If the complainant fails to testify at a third step hearing, the complainant is prohibited from appearing at an arbitration. If the complainant appears at the third step hearing, the Union agrees to allow the complainant to testify at the arbitration hearing by telephone, live, or in the form of a pre-arbitration deposition. Except in the case of DOT log violations, discipline must be taken within 20 days after the Company's knowledge of the incident or in cases of dishonesty or substance abuse, within 20 days after completion of the investigation. The Company must issue discipline in the case of DOT log violations within 30 days of the Company's knowledge of the violation. ARTICLE G-8. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE (a) Grievance All differences, disputes, suspensions, and discipline cases hereinafter collectively referred to as "grievances" between the parties arising out of this Agreement will be handled in the manner set forth below. All days referred to within this provision will mean calendar days. Step 1. Employees covered by this Agreement who have a complaint under this Agreement will discuss the complaint with their supervisor within 15 days from the date of the occurrence in an effort to resolve the complaint without resort to the formal grievance procedure. This Step 1 procedure will not extend the Step 2 time limits to file a written grievance. Final disposition at this step is non-precedent setting and may not be relied upon by the Union or the Company in any arbitration hearing for any purpose. Step 2. Failing resolution at Step 1, an employee or Union grievance may be presented in writing by the employee and/or union shop steward or ABA to the employee's supervisor which must be within 30 days from the date of the occurrence of the incident upon which the grievance is based or within 30 days from the date a pay claim denial is received. Discharge grievances must be initially filed at Step 2. Within 15 days after receipt of the written grievance, the employee's supervisor must respond with a written decision on the grievance. Final disposition at this step is non-precedent setting and may not be relied upon by the Union or the Company in any arbitration hearing for any purpose. Step 3. Failing satisfactory disposition of such grievance at Step 2, within 15 days of the receipt of the supervisor's written response, the grievance may be appealed in writing by the union president or his designee to the appropriately designated Company representative. Within 15 days after the receipt of this appeal, a Step 3 conference will be held at the home location of the employee, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. Within 15 days of the conference, the Company representative must respond with a written decision. Final disposition at this step is non-precedent setting and may not be relied upon by the Union or the Company in any arbitration hearing for any purpose. (b) Arbitration 1. In the event a grievance is not resolved at Step 3, the grievance may be referred in writing to arbitration by the union president or his designee within 45 days after the Union's next regularly scheduled executive board meeting not to exceed 135 days from the date the Step 3 decision is rendered. The issue to be arbitrated must be clearly stated. 2. Arbitrations will be administered by the American Arbitration Association and conducted under its labor arbitration rules. All arbitrators will be selected from those admitted to the National Academy of Arbitrators. By mutual agreement, arbitrations may be conducted under the American Arbitration Association's expedited labor arbitration procedures. 3. The arbitrator's award is final and binding. The compensation of the arbitrator and any administrative costs will be shared equally. Each party will pay its expenses related to representation and witnesses. (c) Grievance Pay Claims A disputed pay claim, paid by grievance settlement, will be paid in the employee's next available regular paycheck. The Company will notify the Union monthly of all paid grievance claims. ARTICLE G-9. CHECK-OFF -- The Company agrees to check-off and remit to the financial secretary or president of the Union at least every two weeks all dues, initiation fees, regular assessments and authorized voluntary 5 contributions from the pay of each employee who is a member, fee payer or financial core member who has authorized the Company to make such deductions. Request for the check off of assessments must be signed by either the financial secretary or president of the Union. ARTICLE G-10. BULLETIN BOARD -- The Union will be allocated bulletin boards on Company property where notices pertaining to meetings and other union business, social events, and other proper matters are permitted. Such notices must be on Union letterhead, dated, and signed by an accredited Union representative. Notices not complying may be removed. Copies of all bulletins relating to employees covered by this Agreement will be promptly furnished to a properly accredited officer of the Union. ARTICLE G-11. DISABLED AND FURLOUGHED -- When new employees are required by the Company, disabled employees and employees who have been furloughed due to lack of work and who are applicants for employment will be given preference in employment over new outside applicants if qualified to perform the available work. The Company has no obligation to notify such employees of any such vacancies. ARTICLE G-12. BAIL BONDS -- Employees incarcerated because of their actions while engaged in the performance of their assigned duties with the Company, and acting within the scope of such duties, will promptly be furnished bond by the Company, when such is required. Employees will have the legal assistance of the Company in any legal proceedings brought against them and the Company, provided the employees acted within the scope and course of their employment. Additionally, the Company will provide legal assistance to employees who are sued as a result of acting within the scope and course of employment. ARTICLE G-13. CONTRAVENTION OF LAWS -- It is understood and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement are subordinate to any present or subsequent federal, state, or municipal law or regulation, including family leave and military leave, to the extent that any portion hereof is in conflict therewith, and nothing herein will require the Company to do anything inconsistent with the orders or regulations of any competent government authority having jurisdiction to issue the same. Because of the parties joint commitment to safety, nothing in this Agreement or in the parties practices will preclude the Company from complying with findings and recommendations of any governmental safety agency with 14 days prior notice to the Union. Upon request, the parties will meet and confer on such findings and recommendations. Except in the case of emergency, the Company will make no changes pursuant to such findings and recommendations before 14 days, but in no event is the Company precluded from making any such changes after having given the Union 14 days notice if the Company was available to meet and confer during that period. ARTICLE G-14. NO STRIKE/LOCKOUT -- The parties having provided for the final disposition of all disputes, differences and grievances which may arise between them under this Agreement, the Union agrees that it will not, nor will the employees, members of the Union, participate in any strike, slow down, work stoppage, or interruption of service for any purpose or reason whatsoever, nor will there be any interference with the free right of employees or passengers to enter or leave the Company's property unmolested. The Company agrees that it will not lock out its employees under any circumstances during the life of this Agreement. This no strike/no lockout commitment remains in full force and effect for the entire term of this Agreement and the parties waive their rights to engage in such actions to support any mid-term bargaining position. If another union recognized by the Company establishes a legal picket line at a Company terminal, garage, or other facility, the employees covered by this Agreement are permitted to honor such a legal picket line only at the facility where work of the other union local is or was being performed during a regular shift. If a union representing employees at a terminal operated by another company or by a commission agent establishes a legal picket line at a terminal, employees covered by this Agreement will be permitted to honor such a legal picket line, but only at the terminal where work of the other union local is or was being performed during a regular shift. In all such instances, operators involved may be required to drive their bus up to the picket line. The exceptions to the no strike clause set forth above will be strictly construed. 6 ARTICLE G-15. RECOGNITION OF THE UNION -- The Company recognizes the Union as the duly designated, sole and exclusive collective bargaining representative for its operators and for maintenance employees not otherwise represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Supervisory employees with the power to hire or fire or with the power effectively to recommend hiring or firing, managerial employees and confidential secretaries are excluded from this provision. It is expressly agreed that this Agreement does not cover terminals which may be operated by the Company or the service islands that may be associated with some terminals. ARTICLE G-16. COURT INQUEST AND INVESTIGATION -- Employees who witness but are not involved in an accident while on duty and, as a result, are required to make a report of the accident to the Company and who are later required to attend court or an inquest by subpoena, or employees who at the direction of the Company are required to attend court, an inquest or an investigation called by the Company attorney, or employees who are subpoenaed and are required to attend court or an inquest as a result of an action arising out of carrying out the specific orders of the Company, will be paid eight hours per day at their regular rate. Regular operators will receive the greater of eight hours or their missed regular run pay. The hours compensated will not be less than the amount of actual time lost plus reimbursement for any expenses incurred while making such appearance. Employees will not be required to report for duty for any portion of the day when the appearance occurs during their shift. Employees not able to obtain reasonable rest before the start of their shift will not be required to report for work on such shift. Operators returning from making an appearance on a date when their regular run is out of town may position themselves to pick up their run at the layover point, if possible. Operators who elect not to position themselves will not receive guaranteed earnings for that day. When such service is required of employees on their regular assigned days off, or on vacation, employees will be paid at one and one half times their regular rate for hours so used with a minimum of eight hours. The hourly rate for operators for this provision is their driving rate. ARTICLE G-17. CREDIT UNION -- The Company agrees to permit biweekly credit union deductions from payroll for one certified credit union for each employee. Signed authorizations for deductions are to be in the same amount each payroll period, and requested changes in such amount for the certified credit union will be made only at the beginning of a calendar month. The Company has no obligation to establish a credit union. ARTICLE G-18. SAFETY (a) Employees Injured on Duty Employees injured on the job will be paid in full for the day of the accident provided the attending physician advises an employee not to return to work for the balance of the day. If able to work, employees must return to their duties. Employees failing to do so will not be paid for the hours not worked. Employees requiring further medical treatment as a direct result of said accident will not lose time while receiving treatment, provided the treatment requires only a nominal amount of time. Maintenance employees requiring further treatment during working hours will be reimbursed for the cost of Company approved transportation to and from the garage plus time lost for treatments. (b) Medical Examination Physical examinations required as a condition of continued employment must be performed by a physician selected by the Company and paid for in full by the Company, except as provided for in the appropriate leave of absence clauses. Initial examinations will be paid by the applicant for employment and reimbursed after the employee commences to accrue seniority. When the Company requires employees to take examinations not required by the rules or regulations of the Department of Transportation or other regulatory body, employees affected will be paid for their time. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to employees who have physical disqualifications determined in accordance with the first paragraph of this section, conditions requiring physician-required medical re-checks, absences covered by workers' compensation, long-term illnesses, or disabilities. Employees who refuse to submit to a medical examination when instructed to do so by the Company are subject to termination. Employees who fail medical examinations by a competent medical authority approved by the Company may be disqualified for service. The disqualified employee or the Union may within 45 days after 7 such examination, provide the Company with the written opinion of a physician selected and paid for by the employee. In the event the physician selected by the employee disagrees with the opinion rendered by the Company-approved physician, the Company and Union may meet within 45 days and select a third physician acceptable to both parties. This same procedure will be applied to employees returning from sick leave who fail to pass their return-to-work or DOT physical. The third physician will examine the employee and render an opinion binding on the parties. If the third physician determines the employee suffers a condition correctable by treatment which is not otherwise disqualifying under the DOT regulations, the employee may continue working. If able to work, the employee will be permitted to return to work upon certification of fitness by the third physician. Expenses of the third physician will be borne equally by the Company and the employee. Employees separated from service because of physical disability will be returned to their proper places if and when the cause of disability is removed. Employees required by the Company to travel to take a medical exam will be reimbursed for their travel expenses. (c) Safe Maintenance of Equipment and Machinery The Company agrees to maintain all equipment and machinery in a safe and sanitary condition at all times. Supervisors will not require operators to operate a motor coach that fails to comply with FMCSR 392.7 (Equipment, Inspection, and Use) and FMCSR 392.8 (Emergency Equipment, Inspection, and Use) The Company is responsible for any fines, tickets or court costs in relation to faulty equipment that the Company has directed to be utilized. Employees who intentionally and negligently damage or cause damage or disablement to any safety device may be terminated. The Company may provide awards for safety and service. ARTICLE G-19. WORK PROHIBITION, SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES -- Supervisory employees are not permitted to do any work performed by employees covered by this Agreement, with the exception that supervisory employees may perform such work, up to a maximum of 16 hours per month, for the purpose of understanding the dynamics of the work or where there are no employees available and customer needs require that the work be performed. In the latter case only, if employees were available and fit to perform the work, they will be paid as if they had performed the work. ARTICLE G-20. SUPERVISORY SENIORITY -- Represented employees who accept supervisory positions with the Company retain but do not accumulate seniority during the first 24 months in such positions, and suffer no loss of seniority if they return to the bargaining unit within that time. Employees in supervisory positions who desire to return to contract positions must do so under the provisions applicable to those employees on indefinite leave with a 15-day notice to the Company and the Union. Employees may only exercise their right to retain their bargaining unit seniority when accepting a supervisory position on one occasion. Employees who choose to return to supervision a second time immediately forfeit their bargaining unit seniority. Supervisors who are currently accruing seniority with this bargaining unit will suffer no loss of seniority if they return to the bargaining unit prior to January 1, 1999. ARTICLE G-21. EMBLEMS -- Union members are permitted to wear the emblem of the Union. Emblems will be of a size and shape so as not to detract from the uniform. An appropriate decal jointly agreed upon by the Company and the Union which integrates the separate emblems of the Company and the Union may be placed on all Company-owned coaches operated by members of the Union, and on all coaches operated by members of the Union that are leased by the Company on a lease of 120 days or more. The decal will be placed where designated by the Company and in full view of the traveling public. The Company and the Union will jointly share the cost of developing such decals. ARTICLE G-22. NON-DISCRIMINATION -- There will be no discrimination in hiring, promotion, or other aspects of employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, or disability. No employee will be discriminated against because of affiliation with or activity in the Union. 8 ARTICLE G-23. PART-TIME/SEASONAL DEFINED -- Part-time and seasonal employees, as defined below, will not receive the benefits covered in this Agreement, except as specifically provided below. Part-time employees are defined as employees who work less than 1,500 paid hours per calendar year. Seasonal operators are operators hired to work only during the summer season (May 15 - September 15) and/or for the following specific peak periods: Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Part-time employees who work more than 1,200 paid hours in a calendar year will receive holiday and vacation benefits for that year as though they were full-time employees in that year. Part-time and seasonal operators may not exceed 10 percent of the full-time operator workforce. ARTICLE G-24. REIMBURSEMENT -- All moneys spent by employees which are chargeable to the Company will be reimbursed without delay. ARTICLE G-25. NOTICE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- The Union agrees to notify the Company in writing of the names and addresses of its respective, duly accredited representatives and committees immediately upon their election or appointment to such office. ARTICLE G-26. NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS -- The Company agrees to promptly furnish the properly accredited officer of the Union with a copy of forms prepared covering the employment, classification, resignation, transfer and leaves of absence of each employee who is covered by the terms of this Agreement. ARTICLE G-27. PROMOTIONS -- Equal consideration will be given to employees when making promotions. ARTICLE G-28. UNION SECURITY -- To the extent permitted by law, all full-time, part-time and seasonal employees covered by any portion of this Agreement must become and remain members of the Union not later than the 31st day following completion of their probationary period or the date of this Agreement as a condition of their continued employment with the Company. Initiation fees for part-time and seasonal employees will not be more than $50 and monthly dues will be one and one-half times their hourly rate of pay. Seasonal employees will be offered withdrawal cards during off seasons, which will entitle them to discontinue paying monthly dues for up to 12 consecutive months so long as they do not work for the Company during off-season time and to commence working for the Company thereafter without paying back dues for that period or a new initiation fee ARTICLE G-29. SUBCONTRACTING -- The Company reserves the right to subcontract no more than five percent of its mileage in any one year and the right to subcontract for service on routes abandoned for more than one year as of the date of this Agreement. The Company agrees that no more than 10 percent of its mileage, measured from the annual mileage driven in 1997, will be subcontracted during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other language in this Agreement, upon notice to the Union, the Company has the right to subcontract service work, parts room work, and truck driving work. BENEFITS(1) ARTICLE B-1. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE -- In the event of a death in the immediate family the employee will be entitled to one three-day paid bereavement leave in each calendar year to attend the funeral. Employees will receive their leave rate (as defined in Leave Rate) for each day of leave except regular operators will receive missed earnings. Employee's immediate family is defined as their spouse, son, daughter, sibling, parent, current father-in-law, and current mother-in-law. Employees who fail to attend the funeral will be ineligible for benefits. ARTICLE B-2. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -- The Company will provide an employee assistance program to employees covered by this Agreement on the same basis as other employees of the Company. - ------------------ (1) Unless otherwise noted, all changes in the Benefits section are effective January 1, 1999. 9 ARTICLE B-3. 401(K) PLAN -- With the plan year beginning January 1, 1999, the Company will make a contribution of 50 cents, in cash or stock, for each dollar contributed of the first five percent of an eligible employee's pay. Prior to the Company selecting cash or stock, it agrees to meet and confer with the Union. Additional matching contributions of Company stock may be made at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. Company matching contributions will be made no later than June 30th of the year following the year for which contributions are being matched; the stock contributed will be valued as of the date the matching contribution is made. Employees who work 1,000 hours or more in a calendar year are eligible for Company matching contributions in the 401(k) Plan. Company matching contributions vest after an employee has completed five years of actual service with the Company. The Company will bear the administrative costs associated with the 401(k) Plan, retain the right to choose the plan administrator and exercise all shareholder rights with respect to such stock. The Company retains the right to distribute the portion of a participant's account held in the Company stock fund in the form of stock. ARTICLE B-4. HEALTH AND WELFARE -- For full-time employees who have completed their probationary period and become eligible for benefits, the Company will contribute into the Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union Health and Welfare Trust: - - a minimum of $165.00 per month from January 31, 1998 through February 1999; - - a minimum of $175.00 per month from March 1999 through February 2000; and - - a minimum of $181.50 per month for the remainder of the Agreement. The Company will increase its contributions on an annual basis, as of March 1st of each year of the contract, by the amount necessary to maintain a 70/30 co-payment ratio but, under no circumstances, will the Company be obligated to increase its contribution by more than five percent of the agreed upon contribution in any year of this Agreement. ARTICLE B-5. HOLIDAY PAY -- There will be eight recognized holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Day, Friday before Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Employees' holiday pay will be at their leave rate. In order to receive holiday pay, employees must work a full shift on the last scheduled work day prior to the holiday; the holiday if they are scheduled to work the holiday; and the first scheduled work day immediately after the holiday, unless an active employee has been properly excused for leave without pay on such day(s). Approval of such leave must be requested in writing and, if granted, granted in writing. Holiday pay is intended to ensure that all employees, whether they work on the holiday or not, receive an additional day's pay for each holiday, provided all such employees who are not available as required by this Agreement will not receive holiday pay. Employees must have a minimum of 90 days service to qualify for holiday pay. ARTICLE B-6. INCENTIVE PERSONAL DAYS OFF (IPDO) -- Beginning in calendar year 1999, operators working 2,080 hours in a calendar year will earn four IPDO days. Operators working 2,500 hours in a calendar year will earn an additional four IPDO days for a total of eight. In calculating hours under this provision, vacation time and IPDO will be credited. IPDO days must be taken in the calendar year following the calendar year in which they were earned. IPDO days cannot be banked or sold. IPDO days cannot be taken during black out periods and are subject to manpower availability at all other times as determined by the Company. ARTICLE B-7. JURY DUTY -- The Company will pay operators on jury duty the difference between missed earnings for regular operators or the leave rate (as defined in Leave Rate) for extraboard operators and the daily amount paid for such jury duty. Operators returning from jury duty on a date when their regular run is out of town may position themselves to pick up their run at the layover point if possible. However, if they elect not to position themselves, earnings guarantee will not apply for that day. Maintenance employees on jury duty will be allowed the difference between their leave rate and the daily amount paid for such jury duty. 10 ARTICLE B-8. LEAVE RATE -- Unless otherwise specified, the leave rate for operators will be calculated as 1/6 of 1/52 of their earnings during the previous 12 calendar months. Any operator off for 30 consecutive days or more without pay because of illness, workers' compensation injury, furlough, or any new operator with less than one year of service will have their leave rate calculated on a prorated basis, based only on actual weeks worked in the previous 12 calendar months. Missed earnings will mean the amount of earnings that an employee would have normally earned on a regularly scheduled work day. Employees are not entitled to missed earnings for any scheduled day off. The leave rate for maintenance employees is calculated as eight hours' pay at the applicable hourly rate. ARTICLE B-9. PASSES -- Employees passing their probationary period will be granted an annual pass to be used in accordance with Company policy. ARTICLE B-10. RETIREMENT PLAN -- The Company and the Union agree to continue the existing Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement and Disability Plan hereinafter referred to as "Plan" subject to the following modifications: (1) In the event the Plan actuary notifies the Plan Trustees on or before November 1st of any plan year that a contribution to the Plan is likely to be required for the succeeding plan year (e.g., by reason of an expected change in actuarial assumptions or methods or otherwise) hereinafter referred to as the "Notice," the parties will meet to negotiate a method of avoiding such required contribution, but upon the failure of the parties on or before the December 8 following receipt of the Notice to agree upon a method to avoid such contribution, all future benefit accruals under the Plan will be frozen effective December 31st of the year of the Notice; (2) if, after the Plan has been frozen, any subsequent annual actuarial valuation by the Plan's actuary reports that the market value of the assets of the Plan exceed 115 percent of the actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits, the parties agree to negotiate retroactive benefit increase(s), in accordance with the pre-freeze benefit formulas, for those participants whose future benefit accruals were frozen as a result of (1) above, but in no event will such benefit increase(s) cause the market value of the assets of the Plan to be less than 115 percent of the actuarial present value of accumulated Plan benefits, determined after the benefit increase(s) described above. ARTICLE B-11. RETIREMENT (EARLY) LEAVE OF ABSENCE (RLOA) -- Operators in the Greyhound Lines, Inc./Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 Retirement and Disability Plan (other than highly compensated employees as defined by law) will be allowed to take a RLOA prior to age 55 and retire without penalty at age 55. Years of service and average earnings will be frozen at the time the RLOA is granted. Operators will not be subject to recall, but will be allowed to return to work one time only before age 55 providing they meet all applicable requirements at the time. At age 55 operators must return to work or retire. Operators returning to work will not be credited with years of service during the RLOA but will resume the accumulation of years of service upon the date of return. Operators taking RLOA are not eligible for health and welfare benefits except under COBRA and other applicable laws. Forty operators per year, selected on a seniority basis, will be offered an opportunity to elect RLOA. No more than five percent of the operators at any location are eligible for RLOA and locations with fewer than 25 operators are limited to one driver taking RLOA. ARTICLE B-12. STOCK OPTION PLAN -- A pool of two million shares of Greyhound stock will be made available for stock options with a seven-year term. The stock options will be granted under a new stock option plan established for active operators and mechanics who have three years or more of seniority and have worked at least 1,720 hours during each of the previous three calendar years as of January 1st of the year during which options are granted. Hours worked exclude sick leave, medical leave and periods for which workers compensation is received. The first one million shares of stock options will be distributed as of October 1, 1998 at a grant price of $6.00 per share and will be 100 percent vested on October 1, 2000. The second grant of one million shares will be granted on October 1, 2001 at a grant price of $7.00 per share and will be 100 percent vested October 1, 2004. The Company will provide for a "cash-less exercise" program. 11 ARTICLE B-13. SICK LEAVE -- After one year of service, employees are eligible for paid sick leave for days missed in cases of non-work-related injury and illness, not to exceed six days per year, subject to the following exclusions: 1. Sick leave claims are limited to those days excluded from coverage and not eligible for retroactive coverage by state workers' compensation law. 2. No employee will receive sick leave payments for the first three consecutive days, whether or not work days, except if an employee is hospitalized during the three-day waiting period, sick leave benefits commence as of the first day of hospitalization. 3. Employees are not entitled to sick leave benefits for any time lost by reason of sickness while on vacation. Sick leave for extraboard operators will be paid at the leave rate as follows: 1. The first three days will not be paid and will be considered a waiting period. 2. The next six days will be paid. 3. The seventh day is a day off and will not be paid. 4. Thereafter six days will be paid followed by one unpaid day. Regular operators will be paid missed earnings less the three day waiting period. Sick leave for maintenance employees will be missed earnings for regular hours after the three-day waiting period. Employees may accumulate unused sick leave from year to year. Accumulated sick leave may be used only for a period of sickness exceeding 10 consecutive days, but will be paid in accordance with the above, retroactive to the fourth day of such sickness. In order to receive sick leave benefits, employees must submit medical evidence of their illness from a licensed medical doctor or other satisfactory evidence on forms provided by the Company. The expense of this medical evidence will not be borne by the Company. At its option, the Company may require a special examination of an employee by a designated doctor paid for by the Company. Employees will notify their supervisor of absences on account of sickness as soon as possible. An application for sick leave benefits will be made within five days after return to work. ARTICLE B-14. VACATIONS -- Vacations are earned and granted in the following manner: - - Employees who complete one year but less than 11 years of continuous employment will be granted two weeks' paid vacation. - - Employees who complete 11 years but less than 21 years of continuous employment will be granted three weeks' paid vacation. - - Employees who complete 21 or more years of continuous employment will be granted four weeks paid vacation. Employees will be paid their leave rate for each day of paid vacation except regular operators will be paid missed earnings (as defined in Leave Rate). Each week of vacation for extraboard operators includes six days of paid leave and one day of unpaid leave. Employees with less than 21 years of service are allowed to bank one week of vacation each year up to a maximum of 30 days. Employees with 21 or more years of service may bank two weeks of vacation each year up to a maximum of 60 days. Mechanics will bank five paid days per week and drivers six paid days per week of vacation. All remaining vacation must be bid and taken in the year earned. Banked vacation can then be sold, taken as extra week(s) of bid vacation, or taken as personal time off one day at a time (VPTO) subject to Company approval, provided 48 hours advance notice is given When selling vacation days or taking VPTO, employees will be paid the leave rate as defined in the Leave Rate provision except regular operators will be paid 1/6th of the amount paid for their last week of vacation for each day sold or taken as VPTO. Employees wishing to take VPTO because of illness must comply with the provisions governing sick leave, e.g., three-day waiting period, medical evidence, and so forth. The annual posting date of vacations will be during November and December, with vacations to be taken the following calendar year. The Company will designate periods when vacation must be taken and will post at each location a list showing same and the number of employees who can take vacations during the same period. 12 Employees will bid on vacation periods in accordance with their seniority. Employees may, in bidding on vacation dates, divide vacation in units of weeks. Employees will bid their vacation at vacation bidding time regardless of their anniversary date. Employees who are inactive at the time their bid is due must contact a supervisor to submit their bid which will be placed on the vacation bid sheet by the supervisor. Employees must elect to bank vacation by October 15th of each year for the next calendar year. In the event of death of an employee, his beneficiary will receive any vacation benefits due him at the time of his death. Employees leaving the service of the Company will be paid for all earned and unused vacation or days. Earned and unused vacation will be paid for at the leave rate as defined in the Leave Rate provision. To the extent allowed by law, employees leaving the service of the Company will be charged, and appropriate amounts will be taken out of any moneys due the employee, for the number of days vacation not earned for which they have been paid. Operators who move from one location to another will carry their scheduled vacation time with them to their new location. Non-operators who change their locations will retain any previously scheduled vacation times only to the extent practicable, as determined by the Company. Vacations for non-operators commences the day after their scheduled day off. Operators will start their vacations on Monday unless they are on a run where they are away from their home location on Monday; in which event, they will start their vacation on either the commencement or after completion of their run. Employees who have a leave rate of $50 or less may request to sell all of their vacation and continue working through their scheduled vacation period. Maintenance vacation weeks becoming open or available during the months of June, July, August and the last two weeks of December (prime weeks) will be rebid. For maintenance employees, such prime weeks of vacation vacated by the successful bidder will be rebid. OPERATORS ARTICLE O-1. BIDDING (a) Displaced Operators Providing at least 30 calendar days remain before the effective date of the next general bid, operators displaced by senior operators, or who for any reason are deprived of their assignment through no fault of their own, must displace a junior operator in assigned service at their home location or place themselves on their home extraboard. Displaced operators must displace a junior operator in assigned service within 24 hours of the time of displacement unless prevented by sickness or any other approved cause, or return to their home extraboard. Displacements occurring within 30 days of the next general bid will continue if the initial displacement occurred at least 30 days prior to the next bid. Operators exercising their right to displace another operator are required to give at least 12 hours notice to the Company prior to the departure from their home terminal. Notification will be attempted first by telephone. If the operators cannot be contacted by telephone, a VRU message will be left. Displaced operators upon completion of their last assignment, with proper notice, may displace any junior operator at their home location. The displacement is effective on the first outbound trip after proper notice is given as described above. (b) Extraboard Positions The Company will determine the number of extraboard positions at each location. Should extraboard positions be posted between general bids, all active extraboard operators will be eligible to bid on such positions. Assignments will be by seniority from among those who bid except inactive operators will be awarded positions at the location they last worked ahead of active operators from another location. Operators will be responsible to be aware of such postings and the Company is not obligated to notify operators of any such postings. Operators must sign such bid in person and be available on the effective date. Successful bidders for the posting of extraboard positions under this provision waive the seven-day recall language. 13 (c) Hardship Transfer Operators may request a transfer to a new location if their continued work at their home location creates a hardship. Hardship transfers are subject to Company and Union approval. Operators granted a hardship transfer forfeit all hold-down bidding and displacement rights for the duration of the current bid at their new location. (d) Hold-Downs and Vacancies New runs and vacancies between general bids will be posted as hold-downs at the extraboard location covering the work. Hold-downs will be subject to bid by all operators on the extraboard at the location and will be awarded to the senior extraboard operator bidding. Hold-downs consist of new runs, permanent vacancies or temporary vacancies due to vacations or other leaves. The successful bidder of a hold-down posted because of a new run or because the regular operator vacated the run permanently, either voluntarily or due to resignation, retirement, or death will be considered the regular operator for the duration of the bid and will be subject to all rules of a regular operator, including displacement. Temporary vacancies will be posted only when there are five or more known working days included in the hold-down posting. Operators may elect to utilize any scheduled days off immediately at the end of the hold-down as if they were their regular days off. Hold-downs will be posted each week on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday and awarded the following Thursday at 3:00 p.m. local time (six to nine days later). If a hold-down is posted and not bid, it will be assigned to the junior operator on that board, or may at the Company's discretion, be worked off the extraboard. Successful bidders of a hold-down will be removed from the board nine hours before the time required to report for the assignment. Successful bidders out on an assignment at the time they should have been removed from the board must complete their assignment and pick up the hold-down at their home location, after they have secured their rest. Earnings guarantee will not apply. Operators called for an extraboard assignment and instructed to report 12 hours or less before the time required to report for the hold-down assignment may, at the time of the call, decline the report for an assignment if sufficient operators are available. Operators who decline such assignments will be removed from the board and placed on the hold-down at that time. If sufficient operators are not available, the assignment must be accepted. If unable to pull the first trip of the hold-down, operators will be paid the greater of the first day of the hold-down or the work performed. Operators on hold-downs, vacation or leave of absence bidding a new hold-down must be available to perform the hold-down's first trip. Hold-downs will be awarded only to active operators. To be considered active, operators must be on the extraboard available for call, on assignment, or on their time off at the time the hold-down is awarded. All hold-downs bids must be signed in ink. Once the hold-down is signed, it may not be altered in any manner. Operators bidding a hold-down will not have a claim to any guarantee for wages lost as a result of their bid. (e) Material Change The following are considered material changes: 1. Change of location of assignments. 2. Change of run destination (excluding garage and/or terminal changes within the same city). 3. Change of more than an aggregate of one-hour sign-on or sign-off time in the assignment at the operator's home location in a three-month period. 4. Change of more than one-hour sign-on or sign-off time in the assignment at the operator's home location. 5. Change of days off. 6. Change of assignment resulting in a decrease of $100.00 or more per month in earnings. When the working conditions of regular runs are materially changed, operators have the following options: 1. Remain on their run. 2. Displace their home extraboard. 3. Displace any junior regular operator at their home location. Runs vacated under this provision will be handled under the Hold-downs and Vacancies provision. 14 (f) Regular Runs and Extraboard Selection The Company will conduct a minimum of four nationwide general bids for all regular runs and extraboard positions to be effective in January, March or April, June, and August or September. All operators who have worked during the current bid period and prior to the new bid closing are eligible to bid. Eligible operators who fail to bid forfeit rights to displace except to the extraboard at the operator's home location; such operators may fill any open positions or displace a junior operator on that extraboard. Runs will be awarded on a seniority basis. Operators bidding regular runs and hold-downs must qualify themselves to work the bid job. Qualified includes, but is not limited to, proper licenses and knowledge of the route bid. In recognition of a business need for all operators to be available during the busy summer season, the following applies to the June and August/September general bids: - - Operators changing locations with the June general bid must assume their new assignment effective on the first day of the bid. Operators with legitimate reasons for an extension on their arrival date must secure an authorized leave of absence from a Company supervisor at the new location. Operators who do not change locations must pull the first cycle of their new run unless it would cause a loss of earnings between the pay for the old and new assignment. - - Operators changing locations with the August/September general bid must work through the final work day prior to the effective date of the August/September bid. Operators who do not change locations must work the last complete cycle of the June run bid unless it would cause a loss of earnings between the pay for the old and new assignment. Operators who change cycles due to a run bid change are not entitled to lost wages or overtime. Operators returning to work from authorized leave or reinstated will be assigned in the following manner: - - Operators with a prior assignment within the current run bid must return to their prior job. - - Operators who have not held a job in the current or upcoming bid may displace any junior operator or open position at their home location. - - Operators eligible to bid who failed to do so may only bump the extraboard or any open position at their home location. Extraboard positions are bid by seniority. Operators who do not receive their bid choice on a general bid will be assigned to a vacancy nearest their present location. If no vacancies exist, they will be furloughed immediately. ARTICLE O-2. EXTRABOARDS --The Company reserves the right to establish, maintain, alter, alleviate, or change extraboards at locations where the necessity of the service requires. Seniority choice will determine the operators who are assigned to the extraboards. The extraboard to which a new operator is assigned will be designated by the operator's seniority bid. Seasonal operators will rotate on the extraboard and will be eligible to bid on designated runs and hold-downs only. Part-time operators will rotate on a separate extraboard and will not rotate on the full-time extraboard. The order of assignment for extraboard work is full-time/seasonal extraboard operators, full-time/seasonal extraboard operators on their day off, full-time regular operators who have signed for work on the superboard (with hours to perform the work and who would not miss their regular run), part-time operators, pre-assigned regular operators, and rentals. Full-time extraboard operators who are available for service 12 days in a payroll period will receive a biweekly guarantee of $375.00. Available for service means that an operator must be promptly accessible by telephone or be present at the garage or terminal if directed by the Company. Holiday pay is in addition to the biweekly guarantee. When an extra operator transfers from one board to another after learning two routes of the board to which the operator transfers, the operator will be placed on the extraboard for work. Extra operators must qualify for all runs serviced by their extraboard within 30 days from the date assigned. An extra operator who fails to become qualified within such period will be removed from the board and must learn all routes. Extraboard operators entitled to an assignment over a route they have not learned may be removed from the board and required to ride the trip and learn the route. This provision will not apply to an operator at any away-from-home location. If business plans indicate a potential operator or equipment shortage, the Company may assign a regular operator, part-time operator, or rental bus ahead of available extraboard operators. This will permit the Company to assign regular operators to assignments that will allow them to work and return home to be available to pull their next scheduled run. It will also permit the Company to assign rentals or part-timers to 15 assignments that will allow them to work and return home before their available period ends. The first-up extraboard operator missing an assignment under this provision is entitled to a claim under the runaround provision. (a) Extraboard Run Assignments Extraboard operators assigned to a regular run will be paid for protection up to the sign-on time of the run. Extraboard operators assigned to an extra section, a charter, a deadhead, or to DHOC will be paid for protection from report time according to instructions up to the actual time of departure. Protection will be paid at the protection rate. Runs will be assigned at the specified assignment time in the Run Guide or 30 minutes prior to departure time. Doubles, deadheads, and DHOC will be assigned at least 15 minutes prior to scheduled departure time, if known, or when they develop. When simultaneous assignments occur, the first-up operator will make his choice on available work, the second-up operator will make his choice of the remaining available work, and so on. If, after making a choice, the run or work the operator selected is canceled, he will remain first-up for the next known assignment after the other simultaneous assignments occur, without a bump. Extraboard operators assigned to straight-away runs (a run that requires operators to secure their rest before returning to their home terminal) will be assigned the entire run. However, upon arrival at the layover location, operators may elect to vacate the run and be placed on the extra board by notifying central dispatch at the time they sign in at the layover location. Operators will then fall under all provisions of the First-In, First-Out language except that the Layover and Meal Allowance provisions will not apply. This does not apply to extraboard operators assigned to a turn-around run (a run in which the operator is not required to secure his rest before returning home) Open regular runs will be assigned to the first-up extraboard operator from the location where the run originates. If no extraboard operators from the location where the run originates are available, the run will then be assigned board-to-board under normal first in, first-out rules. (b) First-In, First-Out Extraboard assignments will be made on the basis of first-in, first-out. Operators returning to their home location, who have secured their rest at an away location, and who still have available driving time within their 10 hours, may be first-up for assignment. The Company, at its option, may release such operators and place them on the bottom of the board or on protection within two hours after arrival. Four hours after being placed on protection, operators who have not received an assignment will be placed on the bottom of the extraboard. If an assignment is received, the assignment must be round trip or operators will be returned home immediately upon completion of a one-way assignment, either DHOC or other available work. No runarounds will apply when returning operators to their home location under this provision. Operators returning to their home extraboard within eight hours of the original report at their home extraboard who still have available driving time may be first-up for an assignment if they have sufficient hours to complete the assignment. At the Company's option, operators may be placed on the bottom of the board or placed on protection within two hours after arrival. If placed on protection, an operator who has not received an assignment within eight hours of his original report will be released and placed on the bottom of the extraboard. Extraboard operators at an away-from-home location without an assignment, and not on temporary transfer, will be worked first-in, first-out to or towards their home terminal, except when the extra board is depleted. When the extraboard is depleted, operators may be used on any assignment in any direction. When two or more operators arrive at their home board at the same time, they will be placed on the bottom of the extraboard or remain first-up in the following order: 1 The order of the previous report for assignment. 2. The operator who had the first report time on that day. 3. If the report times were the same, the operator returning from the most distant location. 4. If the report times were the same and traveling the same distance, the order they left their home location. Extra operators who, through no fault of their own, are runaround will receive runaround compensation for this occurrence. In no instance will runarounds apply to regular operators including regular operators working on the extraboard. Extra operators will ascertain that they are on the extraboard and in the correct position and immediately notify their supervisor when they have been placed in the wrong position on the board or left off the board. Regardless of circumstances, an operator will not be considered as having been runaround more than once in any 24 hour period. 16 Runarounds will be paid at the fixed rate of $50.00 per occurrence per approved runaround. If an operator is runaround and does not work within the next 12 hours, the operator will be entitled to a full runaround payment for the assignment missed, and will not receive the $50.00 penalty. Only the first-up operator at the time of occurrence will be entitled to a runaround payment. (c) Overtime for Extraboard Operators Overtime will be paid at the rate of time and one half for all paid hours worked (does not include benefit compensation) over 50 hours in a seven-day period and at double time rate for all paid hours worked over 70 hours in a seven-day period. The overtime periods begin 12:01 a.m. Monday and end 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Hours worked on charters of 36 hours or more or hold-downs of seven days or more will be excluded when calculating overtime under this article. (d) Reporting Time Extraboard operators will protect all runs and schedules. Extraboard operators are responsible for keeping themselves advised of their status on the extraboard and all operators must provide themselves with telephone service. To be considered available for service, extra operators must have sufficient rest and must be able to reach the garage or terminal within two hours at their home location and one hour at an away location, unless otherwise extended. The Company will cooperate and upon request furnish information as to extraboard standing and the probable call times. Operators are responsible for all messages transmitted through or to other parties. First-up extraboard operators who are unavailable and cannot be notified by the Company to receive instructions to report to work will be removed from the extraboard for 12 hours. Extraboard removal is not considered discipline. Operators with an assigned report time who report late may be assigned work; may be placed at the bottom of the extraboard, if an extra operator; or returned home until the next assignment, if a regular operator. Extra operators booking off sick or fatigued will be removed from the extraboard for a minimum of 24 hours and placed on the bottom of the board when they are physically able to call in and perform work. If the extraboard is depleted, operators may be placed on the extraboard before the end of the 24 hours. Operators will not be permitted to drop to the bottom of the board. All book-offs must be in 12 hour increments. (e) Temporary Transfer Assignment Method A voluntary temporary transfer list will be established at each extraboard point for the purpose of assigning temporary transfers. Extraboard operators may sign this list at any time after becoming a member of the extraboard at such location. Assignments from the voluntary list will be made according to the operator's position on the regular extraboard on a first-in, first-out basis. Extraboard operators who have signed the temporary transfer list and refuse an assignment will be removed from the voluntary transfer list and will not be eligible to sign up on the list again for a period of 30 calendar days. In the event no operators sign the list, or if the list is depleted, transfers will be assigned to the junior operator currently on the board at the time of the assignment. All assignments will be made nine hours before the operators are scheduled to leave their home terminal. Temporary transfer operators moving from one extraboard to another are responsible for learning the new routes at the new extraboard location. The Company may require the temporary transfer operators to pad on schedules to learn the route. Temporary transfer operators will be paid $12.00 per day while learning routes. (f) Temporary Transfers - Extraboard Operators The Company has the right on an emergency basis to order extraboard operators onto the extraboard at another location. If the temporary transfer is mandatory, the temporary transfer will not exceed seven days. Voluntary temporary transfers may extend up to 30 days. Temporary transfers must be for a predetermined period of time. Any extension in time must be mutually agreed upon between the Company and the employee. Any extension exceeding 30 days is considered a permanent transfer except that an operator on assignment on the 30th day may complete the assignment and return to his home terminal and will not be considered a permanent transferee. During the transfer period, the temporary transfer operator's home terminal will not change unless the transfer becomes permanent. If a transfer becomes permanent, the operator will be placed on the extraboard at the new location and will work first-in, first-out from the new location for the entire period without bidding or bumping rights at the new location. 17 Temporary transfer operators will be placed on the other location's extraboard in the same order as they vacated their home boards. The Company has the right to work operators to the temporary transfer location on deadheads or DHOC only. Deadhead buses must go to the temporary transfer location. Other types of assignments may be made only if the board is depleted. Temporary transfer operators must be sent home immediately at the end of the pre-determined time period or, if on assignment, immediately upon the completion of the assignment. The Company may return the operators to their home location prior to the expiration of the predetermined time. The Company may work the temporary transfer operator home after arrival at the temporary transfer location, if the driver plugs the foreign extraboard at the temporary location behind drivers from his home location, and works under the First-In, First-Out provisions of the contract. The operator may be cushioned home immediately ahead of other operators on the extraboard. The Company will provide temporary transfer operators a room and will pay operators a meal allowance as outlined under the Meal Allowance provision for the first 30 days. The meal allowance period commences when temporary transfer operators leave their home terminal and continues until they return to their home terminal or the transfer becomes permanent. (g) Layover Upon being released from an assignment at an away-from-home location, an extraboard operator becomes eligible for meal allowance 16 hours after securing eight hours rest. Meal allowances will be calculated under the Meal Allowance provision. An extraboard operator held away from home without work will receive a layover penalty of $5.00 per hour or fraction thereof for each hour after the 16th hour for the next eight consecutive hours. After the first 24 hours, the operator will be paid $5.00 per hour in eight-hour cycles--eight hours off, eight hours paid, eight hours off, and so forth until he reports for an assignment/protection. This does not apply to temporary transfer operators. Operators held away from home without work for more than 24 hours may request an assignment to or towards their home terminal. If this request is denied, and the operator has not worked after another 12 hours, he may again request to be assigned on the first schedule to or towards his home terminal after the 36th hour. The second request must be granted immediately. The layover penalty and meal allowance will not apply to extraboard operators on regular run assignments or hold-downs. (h) Time Off for Extraboard Operators Time off requested by operators will be granted, manpower permitting, in 12 hour increments; i.e., 12 hours off, 24 hours off, 36 hours off, and so forth. ARTICLE O-3. CHARTERS (a) Charter List (Multiple-Day) There will be a multiple-day charter list for all charters of 36 hours or more. To be eligible, operators must have a minimum of one year of service and have satisfactorily completed a special charter training program. Operators who refuse an assignment from the multiple-day charter list will be removed from the list for 30 days. All charters of less than 36 hours will work on a first-in, first-out basis without consideration to the charter list. (b) Notice of Assignment Special party or charters of less than 36 hours will be assigned, when possible, 30 minutes in advance. Charters of 36 hours or more will be assigned to the first-up multiple-day charter list operator. This is the first operator on the regular extraboard who is on the multiple-day charter list. If no multiple-day charter list operators are available, the charter will be assigned to the first-up extraboard operator with sufficient hours to operate the charter. When possible, charters of 36 hours or more will be assigned nine hours in advance. If a nine-hour call is not possible, the assigned operator must elect at assignment time to either accept the entire charter or be relieved at the next extraboard location where there is available manpower. All charters will be operated by operators from the nearest extraboard unless a specific operator is requested. (c) Charter Pay Operators will be paid the charter driving rate for all time spent driving and the protection rate for all non-driving time, including hours logged off duty, except when securing required DOT rest. Pay begins at the time an operator reports for an assignment. Pay continues until the bus is dropped at the conclusion of the 18 assignment or at the start of the period when the operator is released to obtain rest at a room provided by the Company or charter party. Pay will commence again when the operator is required to report back on duty. If a charter of less than 36 hours requires an operator to secure rest (nine hours or more), away from his home location, the operator will be paid a minimum of eight hours of pay at the charter driving rate. On charters of 36 hours or more, operators will receive a guarantee of eight hours at the driving rate in each complete 24-hour period. The 24-hour period commences at the time of assignment of the charter. If such charter is canceled through no fault of the operator, after the operator reaches the pick-up point, the operator will be paid a minimum of eight hours at the charter driving rate and placed on the bottom of the board. Meal allowance will only be paid on charters of 36 hours or more as provided in the Meal Allowance section. If regular operators are assigned a charter they will be guaranteed an amount equal to their regular earnings for the duration of the charter, unless requested; in which case, there is no guarantee. Operators accepting request charters from a city other than their home location must position themselves at no cost to the Company. (d) Charter Sales Incentive The Company will pay a five per cent commission to operators who sell charters without the assistance of a travel agency, provided they are accepted by the Company. Effective March 1, 2000, a six percent commission will apply. The commission will be paid after the charter is paid for and operates. The Company reserves the right to operate or reject any charter and charters operated will be limited during peak periods. It is also understood only one commission will be paid for a charter and no commission will be paid on discounted charters. ARTICLE O-4. GARAGE PAY -- At all points where the garage is separate and apart from the terminal, a garage allowance will be paid to the operator driving to or from the garage at the deadhead rate unless the operator is on protection. Operators on protection will be paid the protection rate with no duplication of pay. ARTICLE O-5. REST -- Extraboard and regular operators working extra who are required to secure their rest must have nine hours off between sign-off time and the time of a call to report. However, operators may be assigned to the second half of a regular straight-away run if they completed the first portion of the same run, subject to DOT limitations. Unless extended, the standard call to report for duty will be two hours at a home terminal dispatch point and one hour at away-from-home terminal dispatch points. Call times will be consistent within each location, based on commute times, traffic patterns, etc., and may be changed from time to time by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. Extra operators who do not have sufficient DOT hours of service remaining will revert toward the bottom of the board, one plug at a time, until they have secured sufficient hours to resume service. ARTICLE O-6. LATE ARRIVAL AND CANCELLATION. (a) Cancellation When the Company cancels service for any reason, regular operators who have reported will be paid that day's work or be placed on the extraboard, and if used, guaranteed the same amount as if they had worked their regular run on that day. The operators placed on the extraboard may be passed over for assignments that would make them miss their next run. If released, these operators will not be recalled to work that day. If service is canceled, the Company will attempt to notify regular operators of the cancellation as soon as possible. Notice must be given to the operators at their home location at least two hours prior to sign-on time or at least one hour at an away-from-home location. Notification will be attempted first by telephone. If the operators can not be contacted by telephone, a VRU message will be left. Operators so notified will not be entitled to any pay for canceled service. When regular operators arrive at a point other than their normal away-from-home location and are held, they will fall under Late Arrival provisions unless they receive their rest at that location. The operators will be guaranteed their run pay for that day. Regular operators held at this location receiving their rest will be paid eight hours out of each 24-hour period at the protection rate. The first eight hour period commences one hour after completing eight hours rest. Reasonable room expenses and meal allowances as defined in the Meal Allowance 19 section will be paid. The Company may use the operators to or towards their home terminal or on any portion of their regular run. In the event no extraboard, superboard, or part-time operators are available at that location, the regular operators may be used for any open assignment. Regular operators held at their normal away-from-home location on Company orders due to cancellation of service will be guaranteed eight hours pay at the protection hourly rate in the first 24-hour period commencing at their normal schedule departure time. During the next 24 hours, regular operators will be guaranteed 12 hours at the protection hourly rate. The third and any subsequent 24-hour period regular operators will be guaranteed 15 hours at the protection hourly rate. Reasonable room expenses and meal allowances as defined in the Meal Allowance section will be paid. The Company may use these operators to or towards their home terminal or on any portion of their regular run. In the event no extra operators are available at that location, these regular operators may be used for any open assignment. These provisions do not apply to charters. (b) Late Arrival Operators delayed on any schedule, through no fault of their own, who arrive at a terminal too late to operate the next portion of their run, are guaranteed compensation no less than they would have earned. The Company reserves the right to position operators without additional compensation so they can perform as much of their regular work as possible. Operators delayed on any schedule, through no fault of their own, will be paid the driving rate for any time in excess of 45 minutes of the scheduled arrival time. However, late arrival pay will not be due on any subsequent schedules when created by any previous late arrival on an operator's run. Late arrival pay is not due if operators are notified of a revised report time two hours prior to scheduled report time at their home terminal or one hour prior to report time at layover. A layover point means a location at which operators are required to secure their rest. Extraboard drivers paid protection until departure will not receive late arrival pay unless more than 45 minutes is lost en route. ARTICLE O-7. MANNING OF OPERATOR WORK -- All motor coaches operated by the Company under its certificates and permits, except wrecking equipment, maintenance service, and delivering equipment to and from garages, will be driven by operators holding seniority at the point of origin for the operation if such operators are available. This article does not apply to equipment or operators leased or chartered during peak periods or during emergencies, or to runs using equipment of 35 feet or less. It is understood that wrecking equipment does not include any equipment except that used in repairing and towing. It is understood that maintenance service as used in this article means those cases where the garage dispatches a bus driven by a maintenance employee for the purpose of replacing another bus which is broken down and those cases where a maintenance employee takes a bus out for testing purposes. Nothing in this Agreement limits the right of the Company, subject to DOT limitations, to determine the daily time and distance to be driven by an operator without regard to any formal or informal geographic division of the Company or the Union. The Company will notify the Union of major changes and the parties will meet promptly to confer, upon request, but in no event is the Company precluded from making such changes after giving the Union 14 days notice if the Company was available to meet and confer during that period. ARTICLE O-8. MEAL ALLOWANCE -- Meal allowance will be paid in each 24-hour period when specified in this Agreement as follows: 6 - 7 hours $ 4.00 8 - 15 hours $12.00 16 - 24 hours $20.00
There are no exceptions to the above regardless of location. ARTICLE O-9. BOOKING OFF -- A regular operator calling in sick will be required to pick up his run at his home location after notifying the Company four or more hours in advance of the next sign on time. 20 ARTICLE O-10. OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT -- The Company will meet and confer with the Union prior to designing new driver's compartments or making changes in the design of existing driver compartments, including the driver's seat. ARTICLE O-11. OPERATORS EQUIPMENT -- Certain equipment necessary in the conduct of an operator's work, including badge, punch, rule book, and working flashlight will be furnished by the Company. Operators must sign a receipt for all equipment furnished by the Company. Operators must safeguard such equipment, and if any is lost or damaged beyond use, operators must make immediate application for replacement, at their expense. Operators must turn in all equipment to the Company upon termination of service or demand. ARTICLE O-12. REPORTING TO COMPANY -- Operators will not be instructed to report by the Company on their days off, after leaving their assignment or more than 20 minutes prior to the normal report time except in cases of a serious nature or to complete an accident report. Operators may be required to report for training on their days off and they will be compensated at one and one-half times the protection rate for actual training hours. ARTICLE O-13. SPEEDOMETERS -- In cases of speeding charges, if requested, the bus speedometer will be checked when the bus is next at a garage with speedometer test equipment. Operators must make their request during the day of the alleged speed charge to the Maintenance Response Desk and in writing to their own supervisor when they return to their home location. Copies of the speedometer check will be furnished to an operator within 15 days of an operator request to the Company or the operator's record will not be charged. If the degree of error in the speedometer equals or exceeds the clocked miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, the operator's record will not be charged. ARTICLE O-14. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE -- Newly hired full-time operators are required to purchase their initial set of Company specified uniforms. The Company will award full-time operators who work 1,200 hours in a calendar year a uniform allowance of $100 on January 1st of the following calendar year. Unused amounts of credit may be carried over from year to year. Any allowance amount that remains unused upon termination of employment is forfeited. Lost, stained, soiled or damaged uniforms are to be replaced at the operator's expense. The Company will reimburse operators for cleaning and repair of their uniforms when soiled or damaged as a result of unusual circumstances during the performance of their duties. Operators must submit a cleaning bill indicating it is for the cleaning of Greyhound uniforms. ARTICLE O-15. READY LINE -- Buses will be placed on a ready line so operators are able to pick a bus up without danger to the operator's safety record. ARTICLE O-16. REGULAR LAYOVER ROOM -- The Company will provide and arrange for suitable rooms for out-of-town operators at regular layover points. The cost of such rooms will be paid by the Company. ARTICLE O-17. REGULAR OPERATORS WORKING EXTRA -- All protection will be performed by extra operators and regular operators placed on the extraboard under other provisions of this Agreement except when there are no extra operators available, qualified regular operators may be used. Regular operators so used may not be bumped from such an assignment. Regular operators used under this provision who are assigned an open straight-away run may be given priority over the extra operators at the foreign board for an assignment back to their home location or cushioned home. Regular operators working on their relief days will be paid time and one half their applicable rate of pay. Regular operators at a terminal other than their home location will be assigned on a first-in, first-out basis among other regular operators working on their relief days. The Company will establish a superboard for regular operators who wish to work on their days off. Superboard operators may be used only when the regular extra board is exhausted. Superboard operators will be used prior to requiring junior regular operators to do the work. Regular operators who do not have proper rest or DOT hours to pull their regular run as a result of working extra or on their day(s) off are guaranteed regular earnings for one day and it is their responsibility to position themselves to pick up their regular run for subsequent days. Operators must notify the Company of their desire to pick up their run at an away-from-home location far enough in advance to allow for proper assignments to extraboard 21 operators. ARTICLE O-18. SCHEDULE CHANGES -- The Company will notify the Union whenever schedule changes are made. Upon request, the Company will then meet and confer with the Union regarding changed running times. MECHANICS ARTICLE M-1. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE NOTICE -- The scheduled hours of employees will not be changed without at least 24 hours prior notice. This will not be used to circumvent the use of overtime. The Company will keep posted in a conspicuous place the various work schedules of each garage. Such schedules will show the hour work begins, the period of relief for lunch, the quitting time and the days of work per week. Said lunch period will not commence before the beginning of the fourth hour and will be completed by the beginning of the sixth hour, from the beginning of the shift. If an employee's shift schedule is changed more than one hour, except for training purposes, the employee may exercise his bumping rights to displace a junior employee or remain on the shift. ARTICLE M-2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER"S LICENSE -- All mechanics are required to have a commercial driver's license as a condition of employment with the following exceptions: - - At locations with 15 or more employees, mechanics who are not able to obtain a commercial driver's license or lose their commercial driver's license for any reason, will be allowed to continue to work; however, the Company may assign them to a specific shift where a commercial driver's license is not necessary. - - At locations with less than 15 employees, mechanics who lose their commercial driver's license for any reason will be given an unpaid leave of absence not to exceed one year. ARTICLE M-3. COVERALLS -- The Company will provide four sets of coveralls or four sets of pants and shirts for maintenance employees each year. Where coveralls are rented, the Company will pay 70 percent of the rental cost. ARTICLE M-4. COMPANY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT -- Company owned tools and equipment will be issued from the stockroom or tool room on a custody receipt and must returned to the stockroom or tool room. In the event the Company owned tools or equipment are lost, the employees to whom the equipment was last issued will be responsible and will be charged for the loss of the lost article. Each maintenance employee will provide, at the employee's own expense, the hand tools necessary to enable the employee to properly perform the mechanical duties of the employee's classification. A working flashlight and rubber gloves will be furnished to those employees whose work requires such equipment. Employees will be required to turn in new or worn out flashlights, and rubber gloves to the stockroom and/or tool room before securing replacements. When leaving the employ of the Company, equipment will be returned or paid for, reasonable wear and tear expected. The Company will cooperate with the Union in investigating and attempting to correct and improve security measures for safeguarding maintenance employees' tools at locations brought to the attention of the Company. Surveillance cameras will be installed in the employees' tool storage area at major garages. ARTICLE M-5. FOUL WEATHER GEAR -- The Company will furnish all maintenance employees, when exposed to foul weather, proper foul weather gear, which will consist of rain suits and individual boots where the shoeless type is used. ARTICLE M-6. GENERAL BIDS -- Each year every garage will have least two general bids within each work classification. Job bid sheets on general bids will be posted at least seven days prior to the start of bidding. In the event of a reduction in force or closure at a garage, laid-off maintenance employees will have preferential transfer rights, to existing vacancies without a bump, into any ATU Local 1700-represented garage. 22 Transferred maintenance employees will carry their seniority with them as provided in the seniority section of this Agreement. This preferential transfer right will terminate 60 days after notice of layoff. A maintenance employee exercising transfer rights under this provision will have recall rights to his original garage. ARTICLE M-7. HEAVY WORK -- The Company agrees it will not create an unnecessary burden upon any employee that would be injurious to the employee's health by requiring the employee to do heavy work alone, such as heavy work on springs, transmissions, reline, repacks, batteries, etc. Heavy work will be distributed as equally as possible. Employees will be required to use safety equipment while working under coaches, such equipment to be made available by the Company. ARTICLE M-8. LACK OF WORK -- In the event there is a lack of work which necessitates either the reduction of hours or the furloughing of employees, or both, the Company agrees to confer with the Union before determining which method will be used. ARTICLE M-9. MANNING OF WORK -- It will be the Company's policy to have maintenance work historically performed in its garages on Company operated vehicles continued to be performed in its garages. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed or interpreted to prevent the Company from taking its buses to non-Company facilities for washing, cleaning, dumping, and fueling where the Company elects not to have facilities in operation for those services or in peak periods or emergencies, and nothing in this Agreement will be construed or interpreted to prevent the Company from having maintenance work on road failures and running repairs performed at non-Company facilities if those facilities are closer to the location of the vehicle needing repair than the nearest Company maintenance facility. ARTICLE M-10. MOVING EXPENSE -- In the event that employees are moved by the Company from one garage to another garage on account of work being moved to that particular garage, financial assistance will be allowed to married employees in the amount of $300 and to unmarried employees in the amount of $150, such amount to be payable at the time the employee reports for work at the new location. In addition, the employee so moved will be allowed up to five working days (40 hours) with no loss of earnings in effecting their relocation. Such employee will report to work at the new location upon completion of the five days referred to above. ARTICLE M-11. OVERTIME DISTRIBUTION -- Overtime will be distributed among employees qualified to do the work of each department without discrimination. An overtime record in each department at each location will be maintained and posted on a monthly basis. When an employee declines overtime, it will be recorded with the amount of overtime declined on the overtime record. ARTICLE M-12. OVERTIME PASS UP -- Any employee will have the right, if the employee so desires, to pass up the overtime when called upon by the Company to work overtime, provided another qualified employee in that department is available and willing at the time to take the employee's place. ARTICLE M-13. POSTING OF VACANCIES AND NEW POSITIONS -- When vacancies are to be filled or new positions are created, or when desirable to train an employee for a position, the employees will be notified by bulletin posted for three continuous days so that any employee may apply for the position. Employee applicants will be given the same consideration as other applicants and if qualified to perform the work without training, the senior qualified employee applicant will be preferred over the outside applicant. Employee applicants, if selected, will be subject to the probationary provisions of this Agreement. When positions are discontinued, the Union will be given notice in writing. The exercising of displacement privileges must be done within 16 work hours of the date when the position was awarded or vacated. An employee who is entitled to a displacement will indicate his choice within 48 hours of notice if displacement is made within the garage affected or within 72 hours if outside of the garage location. Notices to the displaced employee and subsequent notice of his displacement will be in writing. New employees in a classification may be assigned to any shift on a temporary basis for up to 60 days. 23 ARTICLE M-14. REST PERIODS -- Each employee will be allowed two rest periods of 10 minutes during the employee's tour of duty and the second will be during the second half of the tour of duty. There will be no abuse of this privilege by the employee. ARTICLE M-15. ROAD FAILURE -- Road failure work will be performed by a Company mechanic if available and qualified. However, the paramount consideration will be speed and efficiency of repair, and outside mechanics may be used if doing so would better accomplish those objectives. Off-duty mechanics will not be called in to do road work if there are qualified mechanics on duty at the garage. If necessary to call in an off-duty mechanic, the mechanic on duty will have the preference of taking such road call if qualified. Employees returning from road call work will be allowed 10 hours off duty between clock-out time from the road call to clock-in time on their next regular shift at no loss in straight time earnings. Mechanical road failure work on buses when the Company uses the Company mechanics will be handled as follows: 1. It will be the policy of the Company not to deprive a mechanic on the road call board of such work: a. For the express purpose of avoiding the payment of overtime where such eligible mechanic has not been working six hours of his shift. At locations where arrangements provide for an eligible mechanic to be used who has worked for a period greater than six hours of his work shift, such arrangement will be continued. b. For the express purpose of favoring some particular mechanic to the detriment of the eligible mechanic. 2. Reasonable expenses for meals and lodging will be paid by the Company. Necessary expense money will be advanced by the Company upon request of the employee before leaving for road failure work. 3. Employees used in road call work will not be relieved from such work in order to prevent the accumulation of overtime when continuous duty would complete the same However, they may be relieved for proper rest. Employees will not be paid for time relieved for rest. 4. All reports made regarding the cause of road failure will be substantiated by facts and, on request, such reports will be made available to the Union. Maintenance supervisors may include their opinion in such reports. 5. Road call boards will be established in each garage. Qualified employees who desire to perform road call work should advise their Supervisor who will place their names on such boards and they will be called when it becomes necessary to call employees not on duty. 6. The Company may have towing performed by outside towing companies. 7. The Company will provide mechanics on road calls with cell phones. ARTICLE M-16. SANITARY CONDITIONS -- Suitable sanitary conditions will be provided in all garages of the Company for the use of employees. An assembly room will be provided by the Company at all garages and sufficient lockers will be available for the accommodation of the employees. Wash basins with soap and paper towels will also be provided. ARTICLE M-17. SHIFT TRADING -- Mechanics will be allowed to trade shifts under the following terms and conditions: - - There will be no overtime involved. - - The request will be made at least 48 hours in advance. - - The request will be in writing and signed by both parties involved in the requested trade. - - The trade will be approved by a supervisor. - - The trade will involve no more than two consecutive days. This accommodation will not be abused by the employees. The Company will attempt to approve such requests. ARTICLE M-18. SPRAY PAINTING -- No employees other than painters and painters' helpers will be required to work in close proximity to equipment on which spray painting is being done. The Company agrees that diesel motors will not run excessively in the garage. Garages will be equipped with sufficient ventilating equipment so that exhaust fumes will be speedily exhausted. Mechanics required to spray paint will be provided necessary protective equipment and professional spray guns. If any problems arise with this process, the Union and Company will meet to resolve. ARTICLE M-19. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS -- Employees temporarily assigned to classifications paying a higher 24 rate than their own, upon performing such new duties, will immediately receive the rate in such classification that is higher than the rate being paid such employee in the classification the employee is leaving. ARTICLE M-20. TEMPORARY TRANSFER -- Employees may be transferred from one Company garage to another for a temporary period not to exceed 30 days during which time an employee so transferred would retain and accumulate seniority in the garage from which the employee was transferred. The Company agrees that, in the event it requires employees to transfer temporarily, it will pay reasonable living expenses during the term of transfer. If the location transferred to has a higher rate, the employee will receive that rate. This does not apply for the purposes of training. ARTICLE M-21. WORKING FOREMAN -- Working foreman will be considered a supervisory position and appointed by the Company. However, the Company agrees it will give every consideration to the senior qualified employees at the location where the vacancy exists, but will not be required to post the working foreman's position for general bid provided for by this Agreement. Working foremen will remain members of the Union. The employee appointed a working foreman must spend a substantial portion of his time working with the tools to be classified as such. Working foremen will not be permitted to bid a unit job or shift. Working foremen will be paid at a rate of 105 percent of the mechanic's wage in their location. ARTICLE M-22. WORK WEEK AND OVERTIME -- The regular work week will be 40 hours, consisting of either five consecutive eight-hour days or four consecutive 10-hour days. The Company will have the right to determine the percentage between the work schedules at each location after consultation with the Union. Work performed in excess of 40 hours per week or 10 hours in one day will be paid at the rate of time and one-half. A mechanic called in on his off day will be paid a guarantee of four hours' pay at the overtime rate. A building maintenance employee will receive two hours minimum pay at the overtime rate for each call in. WAGES ARTICLE W-1. MARKET WAGES -- The Company reserves the right to offer additional compensation at any location in order to maintain an adequate work force. ARTICLE W-2. INCENTIVE PAY -- The Company may offer incentive pay or non-cash incentives at its discretion. Upon request, the parties will promptly meet and confer over such incentive pay. ARTICLE W-3. PAY PERIODS -- All employees will be paid every two weeks except where prohibited by state law. 25 ARTICLE W-4. OPERATORS -- The following rates of pay will apply to all operators working under this Agreement: OPERATOR WAGES
Schedule Protection Deadhead Charter* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 1, 1998 - November 30, 1999 17.13 8.67 12.39 12.85 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 1, 1999 - January 31, 2001 17.73 8.97 12.82 13.30 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 1, 2001 - March 31, 2002 18.44 9.33 13.33 13.83 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 1, 2002 - May 31, 2003 19.08 9.66 13.80 14.31 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 1, 2003 - January 31, 2004 19.85 10.05 14.35 14.88 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charter pay is 75% of the schedule rate
Schedule pay will be the total trip time as reflected in the Company's System Timetable in effect when the trip is made, minus scheduled rest stops of 30 minutes or more. Operators must report for duty at their sign-on time to pre-trip and check their assigned buses, load passengers, and complete other assigned duties. Operators must be ready to depart on schedule and complete post-trip duties. Schedule pay covers pre-trip and post-trip duties, without additional pay. Minimum day pay may be established for specifically identified runs. Full-time operators hired after October 1, 1998 will be paid according to the following schedule:
LENGTH OF SERVICE PERCENTAGE OF SCHEDULE RATES - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Less than one year 85% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than one year but less than two years 90% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than two years but less than three years 92% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than three years but less than four years 94% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than four years but less than five years 96% - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than five years 100%
The Company reserves the right to modify this wage progression schedule and rates. Notwithstanding this provision, operators hired before October 1, 1998 will continue on the wage progression in effect at the time they were hired. Length of service for pay purposes will be determined by full-time continuous years of actual service as an operator with the Company. Part-time and seasonal operators will be paid market rates as determined by the Company. The market rate of pay may not exceed the full-time hourly rate for operators. 26 ARTICLE W-5. MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES -- Wage rates for mechanics under this Agreement are contingent on a mechanic successfully completing the prescribed courses; not to exceed two courses in a contract year to be eligible for the next scheduled annual increase. Any employee failing a course after two attempts will forfeit the wage increase for the next contract year. The Company will continue to provide training to all employees. Maintenance employees working under this Agreement will receive area wages as set forth in the following table: MECHANIC WAGES
LOCATION 10/1/98-12/31/98 1/1/99-11/30/99 12/1/99-1/31/01 21/01-3/31/02 4/1/02-5/31/03 6/1/03-1/31/04 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albany $15.20 $15.45 $16.00 $16.63 $17.47 $18.17 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlanta 15.36 15.61 16.16 16.80 17.64 18.35 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Atlantic City 18.02 18.27 18.91 19.67 20.60 21.43 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Billings 13.21 13.46 13.93 14.48 15.24 15.85 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boston 18.26 18.51 19.16 19.92 20.87 21.70 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chicago 18.49 18.74 19.39 20.17 21.12 21.97 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cleveland 16.17 16.42 16.99 17.67 18.54 19.28 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Columbus 16.17 16.42 16.99 17.67 18.54 19.28 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Denver 16.80 17.05 17.64 18.35 19.24 20.01 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jackson 14.90 15.15 15.68 16.31 17.13 17.82 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jacksonville 13.70 13.95 14.44 15.02 15.80 16.43 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Las Vegas 15.63 15.88 16.43 17.09 17.94 18.66 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Louisville 18.04 18.29 18.93 19.69 20.63 21.45 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Memphis 13.64 13.89 14.38 14.95 15.73 16.35 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milwaukee 15.15 15.40 15.94 16.58 17.41 18.11 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minneapolis 15.37 15.62 16.17 16.81 17.65 18.36 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nashville 15.42 15.67 16.22 16.87 17.71 18.42 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Orleans 13.99 14.24 14.74 15.33 16.12 16.76 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New York 16.62 16.87 17.46 18.16 19.05 19.81 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philadelphia 18.02 18.27 18.91 19.67 20.60 21.43 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pittsburgh 15.51 15.76 16.32 16.97 17.81 18.53 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richmond 14.53 14.78 15.30 15.91 16.72 17.39 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Salt Lake 15.83 16.08 16.64 17.30 18.16 18.89 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seattle 18.63 18.88 19.54 20.32 21.28 22.14 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Syracuse 12.84 13.09 13.55 14.09 14.84 15.43 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Washington 16.57 16.82 17.41 18.11 18.99 19.75
27 DURATION OF AGREEMENT This Agreement will be in effect from October 1, 1998, until and including January 31, 2004, and remains in effect from year to year thereafter unless changed or terminated as herein provided. Either party desiring to make any changes or modifications in this Agreement to become effective at the end of its initial term or any annual extension, or desiring to terminate the Agreement at its expiration, will notify the other party in writing of its desire to negotiate modifications or to terminate the Agreement at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the initial term or any extension. In the event that any change or modification so requested by either party is not mutually agreed upon prior to the expiration date of the Agreement (or any extension), the Agreement will terminate at such expiration date unless the parties agree to extend it by mutual agreement. In Witness Whereof, the parties have set their hands by their respective duly authorized representatives, this 30th day of September, 1998. Greyhound Lines, Inc. ___________________________________ Craig Lentzsch President and CEO Amalgamated Transit Union National Local 1700 ___________________________________ James Cushing-murray President 28
EX-10.12 14 d13655exv10w12.txt CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY PROGRAM EXHIBIT 10.12 GREYHOUND LINES, INC. CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY PROGRAM OCTOBER 16, 1998 GREYHOUND LINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter the "Company") hereby adopts the GREYHOUND LINES, INC. CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY PROGRAM (hereinafter the "Program"), effective October 16, 1998 for the benefit of eligible employees as described herein. The Program is an unfunded welfare benefit plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (hereinafter "ERISA") and a severance pay plan within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor regulations section 2510.3-2(b). The Company considers it essential to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that, in the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined in Section 2 hereof), its management be encouraged to remain with the Company and to continue to devote full attention to the Company's business. This Program sets forth the severance benefits which the Company agrees will be provided to eligible employees in the event their employment with the Company is terminated either by the employee for "Good Reason" or by the Company "Without Cause" (both as defined in Section 3 hereof) within a two year period immediately following any Change in Control of the Company. In the event that a Change in Control of the Company does not occur, severance benefits, if any, shall be determined, without regard to this Program. 1. ELIGIBILITY. This Program applies to all full-time employees of the Company, Job Grades 15, 16, 17 and 18, not represented by a union for purposes of collective bargaining. 2. CHANGE IN CONTROL. No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless: (i) a Change in Control of the Company occurs; and (ii) an eligible employee's employment with the Company is terminated within two years thereafter either by the employee for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause. This Program is not intended to apply to termination of employment by reason of Death, Disability or Cause (as defined in Section 3 hereof). For purposes of this Program, a "Change in Control" of the Company shall mean: (a) The acquisition by any person (defined for the purposes of this definition to mean any person within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations thereunder (the "Exchange Act")), other than the Company or an employee benefit plan created by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for the benefit of its employees, either directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (determined under Rule 13d-3 of the regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of securities issued by the Company having 30% or more of the voting power of all the voting securities issued by the Company in the election of directors at the next meeting of the holders of voting securities to be held for such purpose; or (b) The election of a majority of the directors to the Board elected at any meeting of the holders of voting securities of the Company who are persons who were not nominated for such election by the Board or a duly constituted committee of the Board having authority in such matters; or (c) The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a merger or consolidation with another person, other than a merger or consolidation in which the holders of the Company's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such merger or consolidation continue to hold voting securities in the surviving or resulting corporation (in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event) comprising 80% or more of the voting power for all purposes of the surviving or resulting corporation; or (d) The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person other than a transfer to a transferee, 80% or more of the voting power of which is owned or controlled by the Company or by the holders of the Company's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such transfer in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event. The first date upon which a Change in Control as defined above takes place shall be known as the "Effective Date." Anything in this Program to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change in Control occurs and if an eligible employee's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the employee that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who had taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (ii) was by the Company and arose with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Program, employment shall be deemed to have been terminated by the Company Without Cause under Section 3(e) of this Program. 3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. An eligible employee's employment with the Company shall or may be terminated, as the case may be, for any of the following reasons: (a) Death. Termination of employment with the Company due to death; (b) Disability. Termination of employment with the Company either by the eligible employee or the Company after the employee is physically or mentally incapacitated for a period of (i) 180 consecutive days, or (ii) 180 days in any 360 day period, such that the employee cannot substantially perform his or her duties of employment with the Company on a full-time basis, with reasonable accomodation; (c) Cause. Termination of the eligible employee's employment with the Company at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Program, "Cause" shall mean: (i) Any act or omission constituting fraud under the laws of the State of Texas or the State of the employee's primary employment; or (ii) Conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; or (iii) Use of illegal drugs; or (iv) Embezzlement of Company property or funds; or (v) Gross neglect of duties with the Company. (d) Good Reason. An eligible employee may terminate his or her employment with the Company for Good Reason. For purposes of this Program, "Good Reason" shall mean: (i) a substantial diminishment of an employee's duties and authority (except at the employee's request), other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after the receipt of notice thereof given by the employee; or (ii) any failure by the Company to continue to provide the eligible employee with an annual base salary, employee benefits and an opportunity to earn incentive and bonus compensation equal or greater to that which was provided to the employee by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Date other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after the receipt of notice thereof given by the employee; or (iii) The Company requiring a Dallas, Texas-based eligible employee without his or her written consent to be based at or generally work from any location more than 25 miles outside of Dallas County, Texas; or (iv) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 9 of this Program. (e) Without Cause. The Company may terminate the employment of an eligible employee with the Company Without Cause. For purposes of this Program the term "Without Cause" shall mean termination of employment for reasons other than for Death, Disability or Cause. 4. SEVERANCE PAY. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter the employment with the Company of an eligible employee is terminated either by the employee for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, the Company shall pay to the eligible employee as severance pay, in a lump sum on or before the thirtieth day following the date of termination, the following amounts: (a) the eligible employee's full base salary and benefits earned and payable through the date his or her employment is terminated, plus the dollar amount of the eligible employee's "target" payout under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") in effect on the date the eligible employee's employment is terminated, prorated from the beginning of the then-current plan year through the date of termination of employment; and (b) one (1) times the sum of (i) the eligible employee's then-current annual base salary and (ii) the dollar amount of his or her "target" payout under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") in effect on the Effective Date. 5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter an eligible employee's employment with the Company is terminated either by the employee for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, then in addition to all other benefits which the employee has earned prior to such termination or to which the employee is otherwise entitled, the provisions of this Section 5 shall apply. For a period of one year following an eligible employee's date of termination, the Company shall continue to make available to the employee and to his or her dependents the same medical, dental and vision coverage as was in effect immediately prior to the date of termination at the same cost that such coverage is provided for active employees of the Company who are at the Job Grade level the employee was at on his or her date of termination. This extended medical, dental and vision coverage shall run concurrently with any COBRA continuation medical, dental and vision coverage rights that the employee or his or her dependents have under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, the employee and his or her dependents will be required to elect such COBRA coverage on a timely basis in order to receive such continued medical, dental and vision coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the availability of the extended medical, dental and vision coverage described in this Section 5 will terminate prior to the end of the one year period in the event that the rights to continuation coverage of the employee or his or her dependents terminate under COBRA. In the event that medical, dental and vision coverage is revised or terminated for active employees of the Company, such revisions or termination shall apply to medical, dental and vision coverage described in this Section 5. In addition to continued medical, dental and vision coverage, for the one year period immediately following the date of termination of an eligible employee at Job Grade level 18, the Company will reimburse such employee for the premium costs for any disability plan coverage provided to the employee by the Company immediately prior to the date of termination, but only to the extent that the employee has an individual right to convert such disability plan coverage to individual coverage following termination of employment and only in the event the employee exercises such conversion privilege. Finally, for the one year period following the date of termination of an eligible employee at Job Grade level 18, the Company shall reimburse such employee for the premium cost for any executive life insurance policy that is in place immediately prior the date of termination and pursuant to which the employee has a right to convert such policy to an individual policy and exercises such conversion privilege. 6. NO MITIGATION REQUIRED. An eligible employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in Sections 4 or 5 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or other obligation on an eligible employee's part hereunder or otherwise. 7. EXCESS PARACHUTE PAYMENT LIMIT. Anything in this Program to the contrary notwithstanding, if it is determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of an individual (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Program or otherwise) (a "Payment") would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code but for the application of this sentence, then the aggregate present value of amounts payable or distributable pursuant to this Program (such payments pursuant to this Program are hereinafter referred to as "Program Payments" for purposes of this Section 7) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. The "Reduced Amount" shall be an amount expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of Program Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this Section 7, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. All determinations required to be made under this Section 7 shall be made at the expense of the Company, if requested by an employee or the Company, by an accounting firm selected by the Company (the "Accounting Firm") which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and to affected eligible employees within 30 days after the date on which the request has been made. Eligible employees shall cooperate with the Accounting Firm and provide necessary information so that the Accounting Firm may make all such determinations. All such determinations by the Accounting Firm shall be final and binding upon the Company and employees. The fact that an employee's right to Program Payments may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 7 shall not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other of an employee's rights other than pursuant to this Program. In the event that any Program Payment intended to be provided under this Program or otherwise is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 7, an employee shall be entitled to designate the Program Payments to be so reduced in order to give effect to this Section 7. The Company shall provide employees with all information reasonably requested to permit them to make such designation. In the event that an employee fails to make such designation within 10 business days of the date of termination of employment, the Company may effect such reduction in any manner it deems appropriate. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Program Payments will be made by the Company which should not have been made ("Overpayment") or that additional Program Payments will not be made by the Company which could have been made ("Underpayment"), in each case, consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Accounting Firm or a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment as to which the time for appeal has lapsed or no appeal is available) determines at any time that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the employee which the employee shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable short-term federal rate provided for in Section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, compounded semi-annually; provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the employee to the Company (or if paid by an employee to the Company, such payment shall be returned to the employee) if and to the extent such payment would not reduce the amount which is subject to taxation under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. In the event that the Accounting Firm or a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment as to which the time for appeal has lapsed or no appeal is available) determines at any time that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the eligible employee with interest at the applicable short-term federal rate provided for in Section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, compounded semi-annually. 8. TAXES; WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. Without limiting the right of the Company to withhold taxes pursuant to this Section, an eligible employee shall be responsible for all income, excise, and other taxes (federal, state, city, or other) imposed on or incurred as a result of receiving the payments and benefits provided in this Program. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Program all federal, state, city, or other taxes as the Company shall determine to be appropriate pursuant to any law or government regulation or ruling. 9. SUCCESSORS, BINDING OBLIGATION. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Program in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Program "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Program by operation of law. If an eligible employee should die while any amounts would still be payable hereunder if he or she had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Program to the eligible employee's devises, legates, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to his or her estate. 10. CLAIMS FOR PROGRAM BENEFITS. In the event that an eligible employee believes that benefits under this Program are not paid in an amount or at the time they are due, the eligible employee shall make a written claim for such benefits to the Program Administrator. Within fourteen (14) days after receiving a claim, the Program Administrator will: (a) Either accept or deny the claim completely or partially; and (b) Notify the claimant of acceptance or denial of the claim. If the claim is completely or partially denied, the Program Administrator will furnish a written notice to the claimant containing the following information: (a) Specific reasons for the denial. (b) Specific references to the Program provisions on which any denial is based; (c) A description of any additional material or information that must be provided by the claimant in order to support the claim; and (d) An explanation of the Program's appeal procedures. A claimant may appeal the denial of his or her claim and have the Program Administrator reconsider the decision. The claimant or his or her authorized representative has the right to: (a) Request an appeal by written request to the Program Administrator not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of notice from the Program Administrator denying his or her claim; (b) Review pertinent Program documents; and (c) Submit issues and comments regarding the claim in writing to the Program Administrator. The Program Administrator will make a decision with respect to such an appeal, within ten (10) days after receiving the written request for such appeal. The claimant will be advised of the Program Administrator's decision on the appeal in writing. The notice will set forth the specific reasons for the decision and specific reference to Program provisions upon which the decision on the appeal is based. 11. ASSIGNMENT OF PROGRAM BENEFITS. Under no circumstances may benefits under the Program be subject to anticipation, alienation, pledge, sale, transfer, assignment. garnishment, attachment, execution, encumbrance, levy, lien or charge, and any attempt to cause any such benefit to be so subjected shall not be recognized, except to the extent required by law. 12. MISCELLANEOUS. Prior to a Change in Control of the Company, eligible employees do not have any vested right to benefits under this Program and the Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend or terminate this Program. Following a Change in Control of the Company, no provisions of this Program may be amended with regard to an eligible employee unless such amendment is agreed to in writing signed by an affected eligible employee. No waiver of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Program shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. Any specific compensation program (other than a severance pay program) that provides for benefits upon a change in control relative to that program shall remain in effect, notwithstanding this Program. However, benefits payable under this Program shall be in complete substitution for any severance pay benefits an individual is entitled to receive under the Company's Severance Pay Program dated January 28, 1994, as amended. No employee nor any other person shall acquire by reason of the Program any right in or title to any assets, funds, or property of the Company. Program benefits which become payable under the Program are obligations of and shall be paid from the general assets of Greyhound Lines, Inc. Eligible employees must furnish to the Program Administrator such documents, data, or other information as the Program Administrator considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Program. The provisions of the Program for each eligible employee are on the condition that such eligible employee shall furnish full, true, and complete documents, data, or other information, and will promptly sign any document reasonably related to the administration of the Program requested by the Program Administrator. Any mistake of fact or misstatement of fact shall be corrected when it becomes known and proper adjustment shall be made. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Program shall be governed by federal law and to the extent not preempted, by the laws of the State of Delaware. 13. VALIDITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Program shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Program, which shall remain in full force and effect. 14. YOUR RIGHTS UNDER ERISA. As an eligible employee, you are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. ERISA provides that Program participants shall be entitled to: (a) Examine without charge at the Program Administrator's office all Program documents and copies of all Program documents filed by the Program with the U.S. Department of Labor or with the Internal Revenue Service. (b) Obtain copies of all Program documents and other Program information upon written request to the Program Administrator. The Program Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies. (c) Receive a copy of the Program's financial report. The Program Administrator may be required by law to furnish each Program participant with a copy of the summary annual report. In addition to creating rights for Program participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the Program: (a) The people who operate the Program, called "fiduciaries" of the Program, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other Program participants. (b) No one, including the Company, or any other person may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA. (c) If your claim for a Program benefit is denied, in whole or in part, you must receive a written explanation of the reason for the denial. You have the right to have the Program Administrator review and reconsider your claim. Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request materials from the Program Administrator and you do not receive them within thirty (30) days, you may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Program Administrator to provide the materials and to pay you up to $100 per day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Program Administrator. If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or federal court. If it should happen that Program fiduciaries misuse the Program's money, or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor or you may file suit in a federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for instance, if it finds your claim to be frivolous. If you have any questions about the Program, you should contact the Program Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, you should contact the nearest area office of the U.S. Labor-Management Services Administration, Department of Labor. 15. GENERAL INFORMATION. Name of Program: Greyhound Lines, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Program Program Number: 514 Company and Program Sponsor: Greyhound Lines, Inc. P. O. Box 660362 Dallas, TX 75266-0362 Company's Employer Identification Number: 86-0572343 Program Administrator: Director, Benefits P. O. Box 660362 Dallas, TX 75266-0362 214-789-7000 Agent for Service Of Legal Process: CT Corporation 350 N. St. Paul St. Dallas, TX 75201 Type of Program: Welfare Benefit Program Year: Calendar Year IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GREYHOUND LINES, INC. hereby adopts the foregoing Severance Pay Program effective as of October 16, 1998. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. By:________________________________ Title: ____________________________ EX-10.13 15 d13655exv10w13.txt FORM OF CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.13 CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT ____________ [date] Dear ________________: Greyhound Lines, Inc. (the "Company") considers it essential to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that, in the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined in Section 2 hereof), its management be encouraged to remain with the Company and to continue to devote full attention to the Company's business. This letter agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the severance benefits which the Company agrees will be provided to you in the event your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for "Good Reason" or by the Company "Without Cause" (both as defined in Section 3 hereof) within a two year period immediately following any Change in Control of the Company. In the event that a Change in Control of the Company does not occur, no benefits shall be payable under this Agreement. 1. CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to give you any right to continued employment by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by entering into this Agreement you are confirming that in consideration of, among other things, the Company's entering into this Agreement with you, it is your present intention to remain in the employ of the Company. 2. CHANGE IN CONTROL. No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless: (i) a Change in Control of the Company occurs; and (ii) your employment with the Company is terminated within two years thereafter either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause. This Agreement is not intended to apply to termination of your employment by reason of Death, Disability or Cause (as defined in Section 3 hereof). For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control"of the Company shall mean: (a) The acquisition by any person (defined for the purposes of this definition to mean any person within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations thereunder (the "Exchange Act")), other than the Company or an employee benefit plan created by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board")for the benefit of its employees, either directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (determined under Rule 13d-3 of the regulations promulgated by the SEC under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of securities issued by the Company having 30% or more of the voting power of all the voting securities issued by the Company in the election of directors at the next meeting of the holders of voting securities to be held for such purpose; or (b) The election of a majority of the directors to the Board elected at any meeting of the holders of voting securities of the Company who are persons who were not nominated for such election by the Board or a duly constituted committee of the Board having authority in such matters; or (c) The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a merger or consolidation with another person, other than a merger or consolidation in which the holders of the Company's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such merger or consolidation continue to hold voting securities in the surviving or resulting corporation (in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event) comprising 80% or more of the voting power for all purposes of the surviving or resulting corporation; or (d) The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another person other than a transfer to a transferee, 80% or more of the voting power of which is owned or controlled by the Company or by the holders of the Company's voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such transfer in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event. The first date upon which a Change in Control as defined above takes place shall be known as the "Effective Date." Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change in Control occurs and if your employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by you that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who had taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (ii) was by the Company and arose with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement your employment shall be deemed to have been terminated by the Company Without Cause under Section 3(e) of this Agreement. 3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Your employment with the Company shall or may be terminated, as the case may be, for any of the following reasons: (a) Death. Termination of your employment with the Company due to your death; (b) Disability. Termination of your employment with the Company either by you or the Company after you are physically or mentally incapacitated for a period of (i) 180 consecutive days, or (ii) 180 days in any 360 day period, such that you cannot substantially perform your duties of employment with the Company on a full-time basis with reasonable accomodation; (c) Cause. Termination of your employment with the Company at any time for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean: (i) Any act or omission constituting fraud under the laws of the State of Texas [or the state of your employment]; or (ii) Conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; or (iii) Use of illegal drugs; or (iv) Embezzlement of Company property or funds; or (v) Gross neglect of your duties with the Company. (d) Good Reason. You may terminate your employment with the Company for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean: (i) a substantial diminishment of your duties and authority (except at your request), other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after the receipt of notice thereof given by you; or (ii) any failure by the Company to continue to provide you with an annual base salary, employee benefits and an opportunity to earn incentive and bonus compensation equal or greater to that which was provided to you by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Date, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after the receipt of notice thereof given by you; or (iii) [OPTIONAL PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED IN AGREEMENTS APPLICABLE TO DALLAS-BASED EMPLOYEES] the Company is requiring you without your written consent to be based at or generally work from any location more than 25 miles outside of Dallas County, Texas; or (iv) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 10 of this Agreement. (e) Without Cause. The Company may terminate your employment with the Company Without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement the term "Without Cause" shall mean termination of your employment for reasons other than for Death, Disability or Cause. 4. SEVERANCE PAY. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, the Company shall pay to you as severance pay, in a lump sum on or before the thirtieth day following the date of termination, the following amounts: (a) your full base salary and benefits earned and payable through the date your employment is terminated, plus the dollar amount of your "target" payout under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") in effect on the date your employment is terminated, prorated from the beginning of the then-current plan year through the date your employment is terminated; and (b) two (2) times the sum of (i) your then-current annual base salary and (ii) the dollar amount of your "target" payout under the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") in effect on the Effective Date. 5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs and within two years thereafter your employment with the Company is terminated either by you for Good Reason or by the Company Without Cause, then in addition to all other benefits which you have earned prior to such termination or to which you are otherwise entitled, the provisions of this Section 5 shall apply. For a period of two years following the date of termination of your employment, the Company shall continue to make available to you and to your dependents the same medical, dental and vision plan coverage as was in effect immediately prior to your termination at the same cost that such coverage is provided for active employees of the Company. This extended medical, dental and vision plan coverage shall run concurrently with any COBRA continuation medical, dental and vision plan coverage rights that you or your dependents have under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, you and your dependents will be required to elect such COBRA coverage on a timely basis in order to receive such continued medical, dental and vision plan coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the availability of the extended medical, dental and vision plan coverage described in this Section 5 will terminate prior to the end of the two year period in the event that the rights to continuation coverage of you or your dependents terminate under COBRA. In the event that medical, dental and vision plan coverage is revised or terminated for active employees of the Company, such revisions or termination shall apply to medical, dental and vision plan coverage described in this Section 5. In addition to continued medical, dental and vision plan coverage, for the two year period immediately following the termination of your employment, the Company will reimburse you for the premium costs for any disability plan coverage provided to you by the Company immediately prior to the termination of your employment, but only to the extent that you have an individual right to convert such disability plan coverage to individual coverage following your termination of employment and only in the event you exercise such conversion privilege. Finally, for the two year period following the termination of your employment, the Company shall reimburse you for the premium cost for any executive life insurance policy that is in place for you immediately prior to your termination and pursuant to which you have a right to convert such policy to an individual policy and you exercise such conversion privilege. 6. NO MITIGATION REQUIRED. You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in Sections 4 or 5 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or other obligation on your part hereunder or otherwise. 7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. You hereby agree that you shall not at any time (whether employed by the Company or not), either directly or indirectly, disclose or make known to any person or entity any confidential information, trade secret, or proprietary information that you acquired during the course of your employment with the Company which shall not have become public knowledge (other than by your actions in violation of this Agreement). You further agree that upon the termination of your employment with the Company or at any time upon the request of the Company you shall deliver to the Company any and all literature, documents, correspondence, and other materials and records furnished to or acquired by you from the Company during the course of your employment with the Company. 8. EXCESS PARACHUTE PAYMENT LIMIT. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if it is determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for your benefit (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (a "Payment") would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code but for the application of this sentence, then the aggregate present value of amounts payable or distributable to or for your benefit pursuant to this Agreement (such payments pursuant to this Agreement are hereinafter referred to as "Agreement Payments" for purposes of this Section 8) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. The "Reduced Amount" shall be an amount expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of Agreement Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this Section 8, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. All determinations required to be made under this Section 8 shall be made at the expense of the Company, if requested by you or the Company, by an accounting firm mutually agreeable to you and the Company (the "Accounting Firm") which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and to you within 30 days after the date on which the request has been made. The Company and you shall cooperate with each other and the Accounting Firm and will provide necessary information so that the Accounting Firm may make all such determinations. All such determinations by the Accounting Firm shall be final and binding upon the Company and you. The fact that your right to Agreement Payments may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 8 shall not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other of your rights other than pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that any Agreement Payment intended to be provided under this Agreement or otherwise is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 8, you shall be entitled to designate the Agreement Payments to be so reduced in order to give effect to this Section 8. The Company shall provide you with all information reasonably requested by you to permit you to make such designation. In the event that you fail to make such designation within 10 business days of the date of termination of your employment, the Company may effect such reduction in any manner it deems appropriate. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Agreement Payments will be made by the Company which should not have been made ("Overpayment") or that additional Agreement Payments will not be made by the Company which could have been made ("Underpayment"), in each case, consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Accounting Firm or a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment as to which the time for appeal has lapsed or no appeal is available) determines at any time that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to you which you shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable short-term federal rate provided for in Section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, compounded semi-annually; provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by you to the Company (or if paid by you to the Company, such payment shall be returned to you) if and to the extent such payment would not reduce the amount which is subject to taxation under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. In the event that the Accounting Firm or a court of competent jurisdiction (in a final judgment as to which the time for appeal has lapsed or no appeal is available) determines at any time that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of you together with interest at the applicable short-term federal rate provided for in Section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, compounded semi-annually. 9. TAXES; WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. Without limiting the right of the Company to withhold taxes pursuant to this Section, you shall be responsible for all income, excise, and other taxes (federal, state, city, or other) imposed on or incurred by you as a result of receiving the payments and benefits provided in this Agreement. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as the Company shall determine to be appropriate pursuant to any law or government regulation or ruling. 10. SUCCESSORS, BINDING AGREEMENT. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle you to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as you would be entitled hereunder if the Company had terminated your employment after a Change in Control of the Company occurring at the time of succession. As used in this Agreement "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators. successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amounts would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devises, legates, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to your estate. 11. NOTICE. Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duty given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the last page of this Agreement, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Secretary of the Company, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 12. MISCELLANEOUS. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by you and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. Any specific compensation program (other than a severance pay program) that provides for benefits upon a change in control relative to that program, including without limitation, the Company's stock option plans and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, shall remain in effect, notwithstanding this Agreement. However, benefits payable to you under this Agreement shall be in complete substitution for any severance pay benefits you might be entitled to receive under the Company's Severance Pay Program dated January 28, 1994, as amended and under the Company's Change in Control Severance Pay Program dated _______________________, 1998, as amended. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. 13. VALIDITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. 14. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 15. JURISDICTION. In the event of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement you and the Company hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the State Courts located in Dallas County, Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. 16. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES. If it should appear to you that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any arbitration or litigation designed to deny, or to recover from, you the benefits intended to be provided to you hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes you from time to time to retain counsel of your choice, to represent you in connection with the initiation or defense of any arbitration, litigation, other legal action or negotiation to resolve any disputes whether by or against the Company or any director, officer, shareholder or other person affiliated with the Company. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid and shall be solely responsible for any and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by you as a result of the Company's failure to perform this Agreement or any provision hereof (including this Section 16) or as a result of the Company or any person contesting the validly or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof, up to a maximum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Any such fees and expenses incurred by you in excess of such twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) maximum amount shall not be payable by the Company and you hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any amounts exceeding such maximum, including any amounts awarded to you or to your counsel or other advisers by any court of competent jurisdiction. If this letter correctly sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of the letter which will then constitute our agreement on this subject. Sincerely, By:_______________________________________ Title: ____________________________________ GREYHOUND LINES, INC. 15110 North Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas 75248 ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO AS OF ____________________, 1998 ____________________________________ type name and address of employee _________________________________________ EX-21 16 d13655exv21.txt SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT . . . EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT - GREYHOUND LINES, INC. DECEMBER 31, 2003
JURISDICTION OF SUBSIDIARIES FORMATION % - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Greyhound Lines of Virginia, Inc. Virginia 100% Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. Pennsylvania 25% Greyhound de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Republic of Mexico 99.9% Greyhound Xpress Delivery, L.L.C. Delaware 100% LSX Delivery, L.L.C. Delaware 100% Rockford Coach Lines, L.L.C. Delaware 1% Transportation Realty Income Partners L.P. Delaware 50% Union Bus Station of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma 40% Wilmington Union Bus Station Corporation North Carolina 55.1% GLI Holding Company Delaware 100% Carolina Coach Company Virginia 100% Wilmington Union Bus Station Corporation North Carolina 3.4% Seashore Transportation Company North Carolina 100% Wilmington Union Bus Station Corporation North Carolina 39.1% GLI Corporate Risk Solutions, Inc. Delaware 100% Greyhound Shore Services, L.L.C. Delaware 100% Greyhound Transit Ltd. Cayman Islands 20% On Time Delivery Service, Inc. Minnesota 100% Rockford Coach Lines, L.L.C. Delaware 99% Texas, New Mexico, & Oklahoma Coaches, Inc. Delaware 100% T.N.M. & O Tours, Inc. Texas 100% Valley Garage Company Texas 100% Valley Transit Co., Inc. Texas 100% Vermont Transit Co., Inc. Vermont 100% Sistema Internacional de Transporte de Autobuses, Inc. Delaware 100% American Bus Sales Associates, Inc. New Mexico 51% Americanos U.S.A., L.L.C. Delaware 51% Autobuses Americanos, S.A. de C.V. Republic of Mexico 49% Autobuses Amigos, L.L.C. Delaware 51% Autobuses Amigos, S.A. de C.V. Republic of Mexico 49% Autobuses Crucero, S.A. de C.V. Republic of Mexico 39% Crucero U.S.A., L.L.C. Delaware 100% Giros Americanos, Inc. Delaware 100% Gonzalez, Inc. d/b/a Golden State Transportation California 51.4% Omnibus Americanos, S.A. de C.V. Republic of Mexico 49%
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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen E. Gorman, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and Subsidiaries;
 
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 officers 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)) 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)   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
 
  c)   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 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 officers 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 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: March 30, 2004

     
  /s/ Stephen E. Gorman
 
 
   
  Stephen E. Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Cheryl W. Farmer, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and Subsidiaries;
 
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 officers 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)) 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)   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
 
  c)   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 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 officers 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 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: March 30, 2004

     
  /s/ Cheryl W. Farmer
 
 
   
  Cheryl W. Farmer, Vice President — Finance

 

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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 Annual Report of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned President and Chief Executive Officer and Vice President — Finance of the Company hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of their knowledge:

  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 result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Stephen E. Gorman


Stephen E. Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

March 30, 2004

/s/ Cheryl W. Farmer


Cheryl W. Farmer, Vice President — Finance

March 30, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Greyhound Lines, Inc. and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

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