-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UjPiWMxZai4VN3Uop++m8KGFiuSVT6gT7wc0CXXxOTGWZmgGPMF3Cy7CDWhopFpo NF5SAa1N47/FPB4/cCj6aw== 0000839437-96-000032.txt : 19961206 0000839437-96-000032.hdr.sgml : 19961206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000839437-96-000032 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960930 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961205 SROS: CSX FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMFAC JMB HAWAII INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000839437 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE OPERATORS (NO DEVELOPERS) & LESSORS [6510] IRS NUMBER: 990217738 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-24180 FILM NUMBER: 96676125 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 N MICHIGAN AVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60611 BUSINESS PHONE: 3124404800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 N MICHIGAN AVE CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: 900 AQH FINANCE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19881113 10-Q/A 1 November 27, 1996 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Amfac/JMB Hawaii, Inc. Commission File No. 33-24180 Form 10-Q\A Gentlemen: Transmitted for the above-captioned registrant, is the electronically filed executed copy of registrant's current report on Form 10-Q\A for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. Thank You. Very truly yours, Amfac/JMB Hawaii, Inc. By: Northbrook Corporation Parent Company By: _____________________ Gary Smith Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 Filed pursuant to Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 AMFAC/JMB HAWAII, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File No. 33-24180 IRS Employer Identification No. 99-0217738 The undersigned registrant hereby amends the following sections of its Report for the quarter ended September 30, 1996 on Form 10-Q as set forth in the pages attached hereto: Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Page 27 AMFAC/JMB HAWAII, INC. By: Northbrook Corporation Parent Company By: GARY SMITH Gary Smith, Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer Dated: November 27, 1996 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES During 1995, the Company restructured its sugar operations to improve efficiencies and reduce costs, including consolidation of the operations at its two Kauai plantations and changing to a seasonal mode of operations at each of its plantations (consistent with other global sugar operations). The price of raw sugar that the Company receives is based upon the price of domestic sugar (less delivery and administrative costs) as currently controlled by U.S. Government price supports legislation. On April 4, 1996, President Clinton signed the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ("the Act"). The Act, which expires in 2002, keeps the loan rate at 18 cents per pound. However, the Act includes certain other adjustments to the sugar program including making crop loans recourse to the producer and repealing marketing allotments which may over time depress the domestic price of raw sugar. There can be no assurance that, in the future, the government price support will not be reduced or eliminated entirely. Such a reduction or an elimination of price supports could have a material adverse affect on the Company's agriculture operations, and possibly could cause the Company to evaluate the cessation of its remaining sugar cane operations. In August 1993, the Company announced its plans to phase out the sugar operations at its Oahu Sugar Company by mid-1995, such phase out coinciding with the expiration of its major land lease on Oahu. Oahu Sugar, which operated almost entirely on leased land, had incurred losses in its sugar operations in prior years and expected those losses to continue in the future. Oahu Sugar completed the final harvest of its crop in April 1995. The Company has shut down Oahu Sugar and any estimated future costs related to the shut down are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. The Company is currently pursuing development of the fee simple land it owns adjacent to the Oahu Sugar mill site, including seeking the necessary government approvals for a light industrial subdivision for a portion of the property, as discussed below. The sugar industry in Hawaii has experienced significant difficulties during the past several years. Growers in Hawaii have struggled with the high costs of production, which have led to the closure of several plantations, including the Company's sugar operations on Oahu in 1995. The Company has tried to address these challenges through a number of different measures, including a restructuring in 1995, whereby its two Kauai plantations were consolidated and all of the sugar operations were changed to a seasonal mode. While the above-noted changes have helped to reduce expenses, the Company must continue to explore alternatives to further address the high costs of sugar production. One such alternative relates to the three-year labor contract the Company has with its sugar plantation employees, which expires in February 1998. Within the contract is a provision that allows the Company and the union to renegotiate wages in February 1997. In light of the difficulties the Company has had in trying to improve the operating results of its sugar business, management has been meeting with union representatives to discuss appropriate wage levels. Although the Company is hopeful that it will reach agreement on contract modifications that would help to improve the viability of its sugar plantations, there are no assurances that sufficient changes will be agreed upon. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----