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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 10-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the year ended December 31, 2008
Commission file number 0 - 19433
(TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY LOGO)
Technology Solutions Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
IRS Employer Identification No. 36-3584201
55 East Monroe Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 228-4500
Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12(b) Of The Act: None
Securities Registered Pursuant To Section 12(g) Of The Act:
     
    Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class   on Which Registered  
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share   Nasdaq Global Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights    
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
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. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large Accelerated Filer o   Accelerated Filer o   Non-Accelerated Filer þ   Smaller Reporting Company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant (based upon the per share closing price of $4.66 on June 30, 2008, and, for the purpose of this calculation only, the assumption that all of registrant’s directors and executive officers are affiliates) was approximately $11,130,000.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, as of March 5, 2009 was 2,565,899.
 
 

 

 


 

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Technology Solutions Company
(Amounts in thousands, except share, per share data or as noted)
PART I.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
Introduction
Technology Solutions Company (“TSC”) is a software and services firm providing business solutions to the healthcare industry.
TSC delivers industry leading solutions and rapid results by leveraging seasoned teams, deep industry expertise and best practice know-how, combined with unique intellectual property and technology implementation skills. TSC maintains high client satisfaction levels and long term relationships based on its collaborative approach and Quality Assurance program. TSC’s clients are primarily located throughout the United States.
As used herein, the terms “TSC,” “Company,” “we” or “us” unless the context otherwise clearly requires, refer to Technology Solutions Company and its subsidiaries. TSC trades on The Nasdaq Global Market® under the symbol “TSCC.” TSC is incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware and operates within one reportable business segment. This report discusses the twelve months ended December 31, 2008. TSC’s executive office is located in Chicago, Illinois.
This Form 10-K contains or may contain forward-looking statements concerning our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations as well as other statements. Forward-looking statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “potential,” “possible,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “hope,” “project” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, readers are cautioned that no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove correct and that actual results and developments may differ materially from those conveyed in such forward-looking statements. We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and, except as may be otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. If we do update or correct one or more forward-looking statements, readers, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. The outcomes expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements could be affected by many important factors. Actual results may vary materially.

 

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PLAN OF COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION
On February 10, 2009, TSC announced that its Board of Directors has determined, after extensive and careful consideration of the Company’s strategic alternatives and analysis of the prevailing economic and industry conditions, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to liquidate the Company’s assets and to dissolve the Company. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the “Plan”), subject to stockholder approval. The Company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders to seek approval of the Plan and will file related proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in the near future. Prior to the special meeting, the Company will reduce its headcount to a limited number of employees who will assist through the termination of operations.
The Plan contemplates an orderly wind down of the Company’s business and operations. If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan, the Company intends to file a certificate of dissolution, sell or otherwise dispose of its non-cash assets, satisfy or resolve its remaining liabilities and obligations, including but not limited to contingent liabilities and claims, ongoing client agreements, lease obligations, severance for terminated employees, and costs associated with the liquidation and dissolution, and make one or more distributions to its stockholders of cash available for distribution, subject to applicable legal requirements. The Plan, upon approval of stockholders, provides for an initial cash distribution currently estimated to be in the amount of $2.00 per share. Following stockholder approval of the Plan and the filing of a certificate of dissolution, the Company will delist its common stock from NASDAQ.
If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan and dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.
Business Solution Offerings and Services
TSC provides specialized business solutions to the healthcare market. Our assessment process evaluates and identifies opportunities to create value at all points across the enterprise, reducing inefficiencies and improving customer experience. Our digital imaging capabilities and expertise help healthcare providers optimize workflow, reduce the high recurring expense of film and ensure that disparate clinical information systems communicate across the enterprise.
TSC provides end-to-end solutions by utilizing experienced, collaborative teams, who focus on speed-to-value, helping clients deploy business, process and technology innovations.
Acquisitions
On March 15, 2006, TSC acquired the consulting assets of Charter Consulting, Inc. The former Charter Consulting practice morphed overtime into a TSC practice called Customer Value Creation. The practice was sold on December 31, 2008 to Valkre Solutions, Inc. which is further reflected below under Divestitures.

 

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Divestitures
SAP Practice
During the second quarter of 2008, the Company sold its SAP Practice (the “Practice”) in order to further its focus on the healthcare market. The sale closed on May 5, 2008, with an effective date of April 30, 2008. TSC sold substantially all of the assets and assign certain liabilities of the Practice together with certain other assets, liabilities, properties and rights of the Company relating to its SAP services business to EnteGreat Solutions LLC (“EnteGreat”). Pursuant to the sale, the Company received $4,150 of cash and a $750 promissory note, due in two installments (with the first installment received on October 31, 2008 and the second installment due on April 29, 2009).
In conjunction with the sale, the Company recorded a gain, net of related transaction fee and expenses, of $1,526 in the consolidated statement of operations.
Below is a summary of the net assets sold with the amounts as of April 30, 2008, the effective date of the sale (000’s):
         
    As of April 30,  
    2008  
 
       
Accounts receivable
  $ 2,592  
Other current assets
    69  
 
     
 
       
Total assets
  $ 2,661  
 
     
 
       
Accounts payable
    323  
Accrued compensation
    559  
 
     
 
       
Total liabilities
  $ 882  
 
     
 
       
Value of net assets sold
  $ 1,779  
 
     
CVC Practice
On December 31, 2008, the Company sold its CVC Practice (“CVC”) in order to further its focus on the healthcare market. TSC sold substantially all of the assets and assume certain liabilities of the CVC together with certain other assets, liabilities, properties and rights of the Company relating to its CVC business to Valkre Solutions, Inc. (“Valkre”). Pursuant to the sale, the Company received $130 of cash and a $270 senior promissory note, due in two installments (with the first installment due on March 31, 2009 and the second installment due on June 30, 2009).
In conjunction with the sale, the Company recorded a gain, net of related transactions fee and expenses, of $24 in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Clients
TSC’s business is focused on the healthcare market, serving clients based mainly in the United States. TSC’s typical clients are hospital systems with between $250 million to $2 billion in annual revenue.
Competition
The business solutions/services market is highly competitive from both a services and products standpoint. Market needs and buying trends are constantly changing due to globalization, rapid evolution of business process best practices, outsourcing technology advances and other influences. TSC’s revenue is derived from hospital systems that are leading healthcare providers. Both attract vigorous competition by solutions providers and consultants. TSC seeks to minimize such competition by providing unique business solutions in specialized markets where it can differentiate itself.
TSC’s competitors include international, national and regional consulting and implementation firms, hardware and software solution providers with professional services divisions, and IT contract programming companies (including offshore groups). TSC also competes with clients’ internal IT resources. Many of TSC’s competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources as well as greater brand recognition.
Competition remains intense as a result of both economic and market pressures highlighted by a recent global market slowdown. Clients also have delayed or stopped purchasing decisions to minimize or defer costs and have attempted to negotiate lower prices or perform IT services in-house.
Competitive Differentiation
TSC believes that it differentiates itself from its competitors in four key areas:
   
Intellectual capital, innovation and execution: TSC turns ideas into packaged, value-add business strategies and processes for its clients. TSC’s industry, process and technology experts drive the development of innovative services to enhance our clients’ business and IT operations. TSC’s consulting staff utilizes continuous peer knowledge exchange to share best practices from current projects and from strategic relationships with software and technology providers. Additionally, TSC built two software applications in 2007 — a real-time, operational intelligence visualization platform for hospitals, and a data management solution for migrating legacy medical image data into new, enterprise systems — which in addition to our consulting services, provide for a basis of intellectual property forming the foundation of TSC’s value-added services, tools and methodologies.
 
   
Experience-based delivery model: Our consultants plan, design and implement business solutions for our clients based on a deep understanding of industry processes and best practices, combined with expertise in current technologies and applications. We leverage the capabilities and best-practices from our diverse, specialized markets to bring our customers unique and differentiated solutions. Led by senior-level professionals with both industry and consulting experience, we strive to provide demonstrable and tangible value creation for our customers.

 

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Highly skilled, results-driven engagement teams: TSC has produced measurable benefits for our clients over the years through experienced consulting professionals; the use of proprietary implementation tools; the ability to apply new technologies and innovative business solutions; a flat project staffing model of more experienced personnel and fewer total personnel per project; and the quality of its work product.
 
   
Objective advisor: TSC works with a variety of vendors to shape and implement our solution offerings and can provide clients with objective advice in areas of applications, tools and technology.
Business Development
TSC employs several primary revenue generation approaches, including: (1) direct selling efforts of its business development professionals; (2) direct marketing and lead-generating programs; (3) leveraging large, channel partners who can promote and sell our offerings; and (4) personal relationships cultivated by its Senior Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents and delivery personnel.
International
TSC had no international operations in 2008, and less than one percent of overall revenues for international operations, primarily in Canada, in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Personnel
As of December 31, 2008, TSC had a total staff of 39, with 32 being billable professional resources. The average number of years, within both industry and consulting, for the professional staff ranged from 12 to 27 years of experience.
Intellectual Property Rights
Most of TSC’s professional services contracts require that TSC grant proprietary and intellectual property rights with respect to the work product resulting from TSC’s performance of services to the client. Each grant of proprietary and intellectual property rights limits TSC’s ability to reuse certain work product with other clients.
With respect to the recently developed software applications, TSC maintains all intellectual property rights. To protect its proprietary information, TSC relies upon a combination of trade secrets and common law, employee nondisclosure policies and third party confidentiality agreements. However, there can be no assurance that any of these steps taken by TSC will be adequate to deter misappropriation of its specialized expertise and methodologies.
Although TSC believes that its services and products do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, there can be no assurance that infringement claims will not be asserted against TSC in the future.
Available Information
TSC maintains an Internet web site at http://www.techsol.com that includes a hypertext link to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) web site where TSC’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports are available without charge, as soon as reasonably practicable following the time that they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference herein.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
We operate in an environment that is difficult to predict and that involves significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth below. Other risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that are not currently believed to be material, if they occur, also may adversely affect us. In particular, these risks and uncertainties could cause our actual financial, operating and other results to differ materially from any results that we might project, forecast, estimate or budget in our forward-looking statements.
We are subject to numerous risks currently affecting our business.
We are currently subject to many risks, including, without limitation:
   
the potential for our shareholders not to approve our Plan of Liquidation (discussed in more detail below);
 
   
our ability to execute our Plan of Liquidation in the manner contemplated;
 
   
our ability to manage decreasing revenue levels;
 
   
our need to attract new business, new clients and to increase revenues;
 
   
our ability to manage declining cash position;
 
   
our ability to manage costs and headcount relative to expected revenues;
 
   
our ability to successfully introduce new product and service offerings;
 
   
our dependence on a limited number of clients for a large portion of our revenue;
 
   
the potential loss of significant clients;
 
   
our ability to sell additional work to existing clients;
 
   
our ability to attract and retain employees;
 
   
the rapidly changing nature of information technology services, including our ability to keep pace with technological and market changes and our ability to refine and add to existing service offerings;
 
   
the decreasing level of inducement options available under our 2006 Employee Inducement Award Plan for grants by us to attract new employees;
 
   
the impact that the expiration of our shareholder approved 1996 Stock Incentive Plan may have on our ability to retain existing employees; and
 
   
the rapidly changing business, economic or market conditions and changes in competitive and other factors.
Risks related to our Plan of Liquidation
On February 10, 2009, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has determined, after extensive and careful consideration of the Company’s strategic alternatives and analysis of the prevailing economic and industry conditions, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to liquidate the Company’s assets and to dissolve the Company. The Company’s Board of Directors approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the “Plan of Liquidation”), subject to stockholder approval. The Plan of Liquidation, upon approval of stockholders, provides for an initial cash distribution to shareholders of record currently estimated to be in the amount of $2.00 per share. In addition, based upon the results of the orderly wind down process of the Company’s business and operations, the Plan of Liquidation provides for the opportunity for additional distributions.

 

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We cannot assure our stockholders of the timing or amount of their cash distributions. If the Company’s stockholders believe that we will be unable to complete our Plan of Liquidation in a timely manner or if cash distributions do not meet current estimates, the market price of our common stock may decline. The actual values and costs associated with carrying out the Plan of Liquidation are expected to differ from the amounts publicly announced by the Company because of the inherent uncertainty of the Plan of Liquidation. These differences may be material. In particular, the estimates of our costs will vary with the length of time necessary to complete the Plan of Liquidation. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict with certainty the aggregate amount which will ultimately be distributed to stockholders and no assurance can be given that the distributions will equal or exceed the estimated amounts publicly announced by the Company. A number of other factors including (i) unknown liabilities or claims, (ii) greater or less than expected expenses, and (iii) greater or less than anticipated net proceeds from asset sales could result in the cash distributions to the stockholders being more or less than anticipated or delayed.
As a result of the adoption of a Plan of Liquidation, potential purchasers of our assets may try to take advantage of our liquidation process and offer less-than-optimal prices for our assets. We cannot predict how these factors and changes in the national economy or other factors may affect the prices that we can obtain from sales of our remaining assets or the timing of such sales.
Our Board of Directors may abandon the Plan of Liquidation without further action by our stockholders. Furthermore, our Board of Directors may modify the Plan of Liquidation as necessary, but any material amendment may require further approval of our stockholders. Thus, we may decide to conduct the liquidation differently than as described, to the extent we are permitted to do so by Delaware law.
Historically, extraordinary corporate actions, such as a plan of liquidation, often lead to securities lawsuits being filed against a company. We are currently not aware of any pending securities lawsuits relating to our Plan of Liquidation; however, in the event such litigation should occur, it is likely to be expensive and, even if we ultimately prevail, the process will be time consuming and will divert management’s attention from implementing the Plan of Liquidation and otherwise operating our business. If we do not prevail in any such lawsuit, we may be liable for damages, the validity of our approval of the Plan of Liquidation may be challenged, or we may be unable to complete some transactions that we contemplated as part of the Plan of Liquidation. We cannot predict the outcome or the amount of expenses and damages, but the amounts could have a material adverse effect on our business, net assets in liquidation, cash flows and the timing and amount of cash distributions to our stockholders.
We must increase revenues and return to profitability in order to continue as a going concern.
We have experienced ongoing decreased demand for our services resulting in declining revenues and recurring operating losses. For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 we had operating losses from continuing operations of $1.9 million, $7.1 million and $10.3 million, respectively. We need to attract business from new clients through sales and marketing efforts and through specialty services that address targeted industry and business concerns in order to continue as a successful service provider.

 

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If we are unable to increase revenues and regain profitability, we may realize a decline in the quality of our services and products and our ability to retain key personnel and our business, financial condition and results of operations will be adversely impacted.
We may not be able to introduce new services and products successfully, and our failure to do so could cause our operational results to suffer.
We have introduced a number of new service and product offerings to address the need for increased revenues. No assurance can be given that these or any future offerings will gain acceptance with our existing clients or prospective clients. For example, we have developed a software application for the visualization of operational metrics data in hospitals. We have not yet secured our first revenue producing client for this product. The absence of successful new offerings or substantial expansion of existing service lines will have an adverse impact on our future revenues. In addition, the introduction of unsuccessful offerings may result in write-offs and other expenses that could adversely affect our operating performance and financial condition.
In recent years, no major technological developments have been introduced that could replace the applications with respect to which we currently provide services. If such developments occur, there can be no assurance that we will have the technological expertise to provide services to address such developments or to replace services that become obsolete.
If we are unable to introduce new services and products successfully, we will realize a relative decline in the quality of our services and products and our business, financial condition and operational results will suffer.
Our investments of certain cash balances in short-term investments are subject to risks, which may cause losses and affect the liquidity of these investments.
Our short-term investments consist of investments that are subject to credit, liquidity, market and interest rate risk. For example, historically, certain investments were made into vehicles that held amounts in certain asset backed securities and structured investment vehicles that are collateralized by sub-prime mortgage securities or related to mortgage securities, among other assets. Information and the markets relating to our short-term investments remain dynamic, and there may be further declines in the value of these investments, the value of the collateral held by these entities, and the liquidity of our investments. To the extent we determine that there is a further decline in fair value, we may recognize additional losses in future periods up to the aggregate amount of these investments.
If we continue to experience operating losses, our cash resources will be depleted and additional sources of cash will be required if we are to continue as a going concern.
Until such time as revenues rise to sufficiently cover operating costs, our operating losses and the associated cash requirements are expected to be funded from our existing on-hand cash resources. As of December 31, 2008, we had $8.6 million in cash, short-term investments and promissory notes. If we are not successful in addressing revenue growth and eliminating negative cash flows, it will be necessary to raise additional capital to offset losses from operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any additional financing or that, if we were to be successful in finding financing, it would be on favorable terms. Failure to obtain necessary cash resources will threaten our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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We must manage costs to match the level of demand for our services, and failure to do so will adversely affect our business.
We regularly evaluate our business needs and the skill sets of our employees in order to balance our resources and costs. Any failure to effectively manage costs and resources will adversely affect our business. While we have taken steps to reduce our costs, we may be required to take further actions to reduce our costs if revenues are insufficient to support our cost structure. However, we may encounter limits to our ability to reduce our costs further. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that we will be able to implement additional cost reductions necessary to match declining demand. In addition, efforts to reduce our cost structure could adversely affect our ability to increase our future revenues. Any decline in demand without a corresponding and timely reduction in staffing and other expenses, or a staffing increase that is not accompanied by a corresponding increase in demand, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Additionally, any future increase in demand without a corresponding increase in staffing may render us unable to maintain or improve our market share or strain or overwhelm existing management resources, operational resources, financial resources and management information systems. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage future fluctuation in demand.
Our expense levels are based, in part, on expectations of future revenues. Accordingly, an unanticipated decrease in the number or average size of our client projects, an unanticipated delay in the scheduling of our client projects or other decrease in revenues, could materially and adversely affect our operating results and otherwise adversely affect our operations.
An unanticipated termination or decrease in the size or scope of a major project, a client’s decision not to proceed with a project as anticipated or the completion during a quarter of a major client project could diminish employee utilization and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Revenues and earnings may also fluctuate from quarter to quarter because of such factors as:
   
the contractual terms and timing of completion of projects, including achievement of certain business results;
 
   
any delays incurred in connection with projects;
 
   
the adequacy of provisions for losses and bad debts;
 
   
the accuracy of our estimates of resources required to complete ongoing projects;
 
   
the loss of key highly skilled personnel necessary to complete projects;
 
   
increases in expenditures to support new product and service offerings, e.g., acquisitions of people and technology; and
 
   
general economic conditions.
We may not realize expected benefits from any restructuring initiatives.
In recent years, we have restructured our business, made strategic divestitures and reduced our workforce in order to more closely match our expenses with our revenues. We may have to institute additional restructurings in the future to achieve incremental cost savings or to strategically realign our resources and service offerings. We cannot predict whether we will realize synergies and improved operating performance as a result of any such restructuring. We also cannot predict whether any restructuring will adversely affect our ability to retain key employees, which, in turn, could adversely affect our operating results.

 

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Our inability to achieve appropriate utilization rates or charge acceptable rates for our services could adversely affect our operating profit.
Our current operating profit margins are largely a function of the respective rates we are able to recover for our services and the utilization rate, or chargeability, of our professionals. Accordingly, if we are not able to achieve appropriate pricing for our services or an appropriate utilization rate for our professionals, our operating profit margin will suffer in the absence of corresponding cost reductions.
The rates that we are able to recover for our services are affected by a number of factors, including:
   
the demand for our services compared to the supply of consultants available to deliver the services;
 
   
our clients’ perceptions of our ability to add value through our services;
 
   
the sensitivity of our clients to changes in prices for our services;
 
   
our reputation for delivering quality work in a timely manner;
 
   
the introduction of new in-demand services or products by us or our competitors;
 
   
our competitors’ pricing policies; and
 
   
the use of globally sourced, lower-cost service delivery capabilities by our competitors and our clients.
We face continuous pressure from several directions on the rates charged to clients. Many of our competitors, including larger consulting firms with greater financial and personnel resources, smaller, private consulting firms with lower cost structures and large consulting firms in offshore locations such as India and China that have access to pools of technical consultants at lower costs than consultants based in the United States, may be willing to provide the services at a lower cost than us.
Our utilization rates are affected by a number of factors, including:
   
our ability to transition employees from completed projects to new engagements;
 
   
our ability to enter into long-term contractual relationships with clients;
 
   
our ability to accurately forecast demand for our services and thereby maintain an appropriate headcount;
 
   
our ability to increase the ratio of billable employees to non-billable employees; and
 
   
our ability to manage attrition and subcontractor costs.
We must balance our supply of consultants skilled in a particular service with the demand for that service. If the utilization rate of our consultants is very high it may be difficult to add new clients for these services. Conversely, if the utilization rate is too low the profitability of our business will be adversely impacted.
Any negative changes to our retention of consultants, utilization rates or billable rates could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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A limited number of our clients comprise a large portion of our revenues and any decrease in revenues from these clients could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects.
We derive a significant portion of our revenue from a limited number of clients. During 2008, our top two clients accounted for 47% of our revenues before reimbursements and our top five clients accounted for 78%. During 2007, our top two clients accounted for 42% of our revenues before reimbursements and our top five clients accounted for 61% of our revenues before reimbursements. During 2006, our top two clients accounted for 18% of our revenues before reimbursements and our top five clients accounted for 39% of our revenues before reimbursements.
The loss of one or more of these clients could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although our large clients vary from time to time and long-term revenues do not necessarily rely on any one client, our revenues, results of operations and financial position could be materially adversely affected if we were to lose one or more of our top clients.
It is also necessary to replace completed projects with new projects for the same clients or with projects from new clients. No assurance can be given that we will be able to successfully replace completed projects.
Unanticipated cancellations or suspensions of projects could adversely affect our operating results.
Due to the project-based nature of our work and the fact that some of the projects we undertake are large, there is a risk of a material adverse impact on operating results if there is an unanticipated suspension or cancellation of a large project or a client refuses to pay fees and expenses when due. A project cancellation or suspension or a refusal or failure to pay can be based on any number of causes, many of which are beyond our control. These include financial difficulties of a client; a change in client priorities, client management or client strategies; and a change in client ownership. The suspension or cancellation of a project or a failure or refusal to pay fees and expenses when due, could result in a decrease or adjustment in revenues, the need to reassign staff and damage to our reputation. As many projects are high profile, mission critical projects for major clients, a failure or inability to meet a client’s expectations for the amounts budgeted, timing and deliverables for the projects we undertake could damage our reputation and adversely affect our ability to attract new business or win new project(s) from that same client.
In addition, the contracts with many of our clients are short-term and some of our clients are able to reduce or cancel services without incurring any penalties. Unanticipated project cancellations could result in the loss of substantial anticipated revenues and could require us to maintain or terminate a significant number of underutilized employees, resulting in a higher number of unassigned people or higher severance expenses. Uncertainty in the global economic market may increase the probability that services may be reduced or canceled.

 

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Certain of our engagements are on a fixed price basis, which results in additional operating risks.
We contract services on either a time-and-materials basis or a fixed price basis. Both forms of contracts require us to estimate the number of hours and materials required before entering into the contract. In the case of a time-and-materials contract, failure to achieve the estimated results could subject us to pricing pressures from clients (even though there is no legal obligation to complete the work within the estimates) or could lead to the loss of future work from the client. Failure to complete fixed price contracts within the contractual parameters will expose us to unrecoverable cost overruns. In either case, these failures could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our failure to perform services properly could result in substantial claims from clients.
Many of our projects involve technology applications or systems that are critical to the operations of a client’s business and handle very large volumes of transactions. Failure to deliver applications or systems to clients with the promised functionality or within the promised time frame, or to satisfy the required service levels for support and maintenance, could result in substantial claims from clients. While we take precautionary actions to create redundancy and back-up systems, any such failures could result in claims by clients for substantial damages. Although we attempt to limit the amount and type of our contractual liability for defects in the applications, systems or services provided, and carry errors and omission insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that these limitations and insurance coverage will be applicable and enforceable in all cases, and the failure of a project could expose us to significant financial exposure. Even if these limitations and insurance coverage are found to be applicable and enforceable, our liability to our clients for these types of claims could be material in amount and could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are incurring costs as a result of being a public company.
We incur significant legal, accounting, administrative and other costs and expenses as a public company. We are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as the rules of the SEC and The Nasdaq Global Market®. Compliance with these rules and regulations causes us to incur legal, audit and financial compliance costs, and diverts management attention from operations and strategic opportunities. We will incur additional costs in evaluating and reporting on our internal control over financial reporting and having our independent auditors annually attest to our evaluation as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations there under. The process of assessing and testing our internal controls and attempting to comply with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming, and it requires significant management attention. We cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. We have in the past discovered, and may in the future discover, areas of our internal controls that require improvement. Failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our independent auditors discover a material weakness, the disclosure of the fact, even if quickly remedied, could reduce the market’s confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension or delisting of our common stock from The Nasdaq Global Market® and the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common stock, which would further reduce our stock price.
We are required to retain independent directors to serve on our board of directors. If vacancies on our board of directors or our committees occur that need to be filled by independent directors, we may encounter difficulty in attracting qualified persons to serve on our board and committees. If we fail to attract and retain the required number of independent directors we may be subject to SEC enforcement proceedings and delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq Global Market®. We are also incurring high costs to maintain directors and officers insurance.

 

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Our operating results will likely fluctuate, which may cause volatility in our stock price.
Our operating results have varied significantly from quarter to quarter in the past, and can be expected to continue to fluctuate, due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our stock price may be significantly affected by these factors, which include, but are not limited to:
   
changing conditions in the information technology markets, in our targeted industries, and in the U.S. and global economies in general;
 
   
the number and timing of new clients and new projects for existing clients;
 
   
our ability to replace completed projects with new projects in a timely fashion;
 
   
differences in the number of billing days or holidays between quarters;
 
   
the number of vacation days and sick days taken by our employees in a particular quarter;
 
   
the utilization of our employees, and our ability to match available employee resources with client service requirements;
 
   
introductions or announcements of new product and service offerings;
 
   
changes in accounting rules, such as expensing employee stock option grants;
 
   
increased competition from low-priced overseas technology consultants; and
 
   
the costs related to meeting new regulations.
The failure to meet the expectations of the investment community may cause our stock price to decline, possibly substantially. In addition, from time to time the stock market experiences significant price fluctuations that affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies and are often unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These broad market fluctuations may materially and adversely affect the price of our stock. A significant stock price decline could result in litigation, which could be costly, lengthy and divert management’s attention and resources from business operations.
Our small amount of outstanding shares may cause our stock market price to fluctuate greatly on low volume of shares.
Our low number of outstanding shares (“float”) could cause wide swings in our market price on very small volume of shares. In addition, we are subject to the listing requirements of The NASDAQ Global Market® and coupled with market conditions, we may or may not be able to meet such requirements and would face the risk of being delisted.

 

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We operate in a highly competitive industry.
The systems consulting and implementation market, which includes a large number of participants, is subject to rapid changes and is highly competitive. We compete with and face potential competition from many companies that have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources and greater name recognition than us. Often, these competitors offer a larger and more diversified suite of products and services than we offer. These competitors may win client engagements by significantly discounting their services in exchange for a client’s promise to purchase other goods and services from the competitor, either concurrently or in the future. We also compete with globally sourced, lower-cost service providers, as well as smaller service providers with specific, more narrowly focused service offerings. Our clients primarily consist of companies with between $250 million to $2 billion in annual revenue and there are an increasing number of professional services firms seeking consulting engagements from that client base. We believe that our ability to compete depends in part on a number of factors outside our control, including the ability of our competitors to hire, retain and motivate project managers and staff, the long-term relationships that our major competitors may have with potential clients, the ownership by our competitors of software used by potential clients, the development by others of software that is competitive with our products and services and the price at which others offer comparable services.
In addition, our clients could develop or acquire in-house expertise in services similar to those we provide, which would significantly reduce demand for our services. No assurances can be given that we will be able to maintain our existing client base, maintain or increase the level of revenue generated by our existing clients or be able to attract new clients.
We may engage in strategic acquisitions, investments and dispositions.
We may consider acquiring other businesses. There is no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable acquisitions or investment candidates. Even if we identify suitable candidates, we may not be able to make acquisitions or investments on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
The success of any acquisition will depend upon, among other things, the ability of management and our employees to integrate the acquired firm’s personnel, operations, products and technologies into our organization effectively, to retain and motivate key personnel of acquired businesses and to retain clients of acquired firms. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable acquisition opportunities, consummate acquisitions or successfully integrate acquired personnel and operations. In addition, any acquisitions we undertake may involve certain other risks, including consumption of available cash resources, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities and the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns. We may also need to make further investments to support the acquired company and may have difficulty identifying and acquiring the appropriate resources. There can be no assurance that any acquisitions we undertake will perform as expected.
We may enter, on our own or through acquisitions, into new lines of business or initiate new product and service offerings. Our success in any such endeavor will depend upon, among other things, the ability of management to identify suitable opportunities, successfully implement sound business strategies and avoid the legal and business risks of any new line of business, product offering or service offering and/or an acquisition related thereto. There can be no assurance that we will be able to do any of the foregoing. In addition, any such undertakings may result in additional costs without an immediate increase in revenues and may divert management’s attention from the operation and growth of our core business.
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The market for information technology services is rapidly changing.
The systems consulting and implementation market has been characterized by rapid technological advances and developments, including the development of new software products, applications and services. The introduction of new services can make existing services unmarketable. In order to remain competitive, we need to adapt to these rapidly changing technologies, enhance our existing solutions and introduce new solutions to address our clients’ changing demands. Our success will depend in part on our ability to stay abreast of these advances and developments and failure to do so could materially and adversely affect our business.
We utilize a number of different technologies in developing and providing IT and customer relationship solutions for our clients. The technologies we use can change rapidly. While we evaluate technologies on an ongoing basis and endeavor to utilize those that are most effective in developing IT solutions for our clients, there can be no assurance that the technologies we utilize and the expertise we gain in those technologies will continue to be applicable in the future. There can be no assurance that new technologies will be made available to us or that we will be able to economically apply them. The inability to apply existing technologies and expertise to subsequent projects could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We may encounter difficulties in hiring and retaining the personnel required to deliver our services and manage our company.
Our business consists mainly of professional services and is inherently labor intensive. Our success depends in large part upon our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled employees, particularly project managers and other senior personnel. Qualified project managers are often in high demand and are likely to remain a limited resource in the future. Several attributes of our work environment pose challenges to our ability to attract and retain employees, including extensive travel requirements, our intense work environment and culture, our high standards for employee technical skills and job performance, our historical practice of adjusting the number of technical personnel to reflect active project levels and the decline in demand for our services.
We are unable to grant stock options to existing employees due to lack of a shareholder approved plan. These limitations could have an adverse impact on our ability to attract and retain the necessary professional personnel. The approval of our stockholders will be required to establish a new stock option plan. No assurance can be given that such approval would be granted if so requested.
Although we would like to continue to attract sufficient numbers of highly skilled employees and to retain many of our existing project managers and other senior personnel for the foreseeable future, there can be no assurances that we will be able to do so. Failure to attract and retain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition and inhibit our ability to regain revenues.
We have employment agreements with our senior management employees that contain non-competition, non-disclosure and non-solicitation covenants. Our employment agreements generally do not have fixed expiration dates and may be terminated by either party. Most senior employees have employment agreements that are generally terminable by either party upon 30 to 90 days’ written notice. The loss of some or all of our management personnel or project managers could have a material adverse impact on our business, including our ability to secure and complete engagements.

 

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We may be subject to litigation from time to time.
From time to time, we have been subject to litigation and we may be subject to litigation in the future. Where we can make a reasonable estimate of the probable liability relating to pending litigation, we record a related liability. As additional information becomes available, we assess the potential liability and revise estimates as appropriate. However, due to the uncertainties relating to litigation, the amount of our estimates could be over or understated. Furthermore, in many cases, where we make an estimate the amount of our estimate could be wrong. In addition to the potential cost and use of cash, pending or future litigation could divert management’s attention and resources causing a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Rates for directors and officers insurance and errors and omissions insurance have fluctuated significantly in the past several years. Although these insurance rates have begun to stabilize, we may be subject to future significant rate increases for both types of insurance and, depending on insurance market conditions, may even have difficulty in obtaining such insurance.
Following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against that company and its officers and directors. Any such litigation against us could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
We are subject to numerous and changing economic and industry conditions.
Our revenues and results of operations are subject to fluctuations based on the economic conditions in which we operate. During periods of economic uncertainty or downturn, businesses typically reduce or eliminate their spending on discretionary items such as the services we provide. Under these conditions, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Certain of our clients and potential clients are in industries that experience cyclical variations in profitability, which may in turn affect their willingness or ability to fund systems projects such as those for which we may be engaged. During the downturn of such cycles, many of these customers may reduce or eliminate their spending on our services.
We are dependent on the products and services of third parties.
Third party products and services are integral to the success of many of our projects. To the extent that third parties do not deliver effective products and services on a timely basis, our project results could be negatively impacted.
We have limited intellectual property rights and they may not be adequate to protect our business.
Our success depends in large part upon our specialized expertise and methodologies. It is not materially dependent, as of today, upon proprietary technology that we own. To protect our proprietary information, we rely on a combination of trade secret and common law employee non-disclosure policies and third-party confidentiality agreements. However, there can be no assurance that any of these steps will be adequate to deter misappropriation of our specialized expertise and methodologies.

 

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Some of our clients have required that we grant to them all proprietary and intellectual property rights with respect to the work product resulting from our services, including the intellectual property rights to any custom software that we have developed for them. Each such grant limits our ability to reuse work product components and work product solutions with other clients.
We sometimes develop certain foundation and application software tools, methodologies and products that we own and license to our clients. We regard these software tools, methodologies and products as proprietary and we intend to protect our rights, where appropriate, with registered copyrights, patents, registered trademarks, trade secret laws and contractual restrictions on disclosure and transferring title. However, there can be no assurance that any of these steps will be adequate to deter misappropriation of our proprietary rights or independent third party development of functionally equivalent products.
Although we believe that our services and products, and the services and products of our third-party providers, do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, there can be no assurance that others will not assert infringement claims against us in the future. Any such claim asserted against us may harm our reputation, cost us money, prevent us from offering some products, services or solutions and divert management’s attention from the operation and growth of our business.
Our ability to use our net operating losses could be limited.
As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately $84,000 of tax net operating loss carry-forwards. Realization of any benefit from our tax net operating losses is dependent on our ability to generate future taxable income and the absence of certain “ownership changes” of our common stock. An “ownership change,” as defined in the applicable federal income tax rules, would place significant limitations, on an annual basis, on the use of such net operating losses to offset any future taxable income we may generate. Such limitations, in conjunction with the net operating loss expiration provisions, could effectively eliminate our ability to use a substantial portion of our net operating losses to offset any future taxable income. Furthermore, due to several ownership changes over the years — as defined by federal income tax rules — it is possible that our ability to use our net operating losses would be limited.
Provisions of the Company’s charter and by-laws may discourage certain extraordinary transactions.
Provisions of our Company’s charter and by-laws may provide the Company with the ability to delay or prevent a merger or acquisition. For example, our Board of Directors have the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to fix the rights and preferences and issue shares of preferred stock.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
TSC’s executive office is located at 55 East Monroe Street, Suite 2600, Chicago, Illinois 60603. TSC’s lease on this premise expires February 28, 2010. TSC believes that its current facility is adequate for its current business needs and that it will be able to obtain suitable space as needed.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
TSC is not presently party to any lawsuit. TSC may become a party to lawsuits arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, based upon presently available information relating to all such matters, the ultimate costs resulting from these matters will likely not have a material adverse effect on TSC’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
A lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Exogen Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, was dismissed with prejudice on October 23, 2008, pursuant to a settlement agreement by the parties. The lawsuit, brought by Smith & Nephew, Inc., alleged trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution and similar claims under the U.S. Trademark Act of 1945, the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the Trademark Registration and Protection Act. The lawsuit alleged a likelihood of confusion with Smith & Nephew’s federal trademark registrations for marks consisting of or including the designation “EXOGEN” for a line of medical devices for accelerating muscular and skeletal tissue healing. In accordance with the settlement agreement, the Company has agreed to permanently cease all uses of the domain name, www.exogeninc.com, and of the “EXOGEN SOLUTIONS” designation no later than December 18, 2009.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
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Technology Solutions Company
PART II.
ITEM 5. 
MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
TSC’s Common Stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Market® under the symbol “TSCC.” As of March 5, 2009, there were 318 holders of record of TSC’s Common Stock. That number does not include beneficial owners of Common Stock whose shares are held in the name of banks, brokers, nominees or other fiduciaries.
The following table sets forth the range of high and low trade prices on The Nasdaq Global Market® for TSC’s Common Stock for each calendar quarter in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
                 
Quarter Ended   High     Low  
March 31, 2007
  $ 8.50     $ 6.90  
June 30, 2007
  $ 8.90     $ 6.50  
September 30, 2007
  $ 7.50     $ 4.36  
December 31, 2007
  $ 5.17     $ 2.56  
March 31, 2008
  $ 3.41     $ 2.34  
June 30, 2008
  $ 5.50     $ 2.96  
September 30, 2008
  $ 5.00     $ 3.52  
December 31, 2008
  $ 4.00     $ 0.78  
On March 5, 2009, the last reported sale price on The Nasdaq Global Market® for TSC’s Common Stock was $2.10.
TSC has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock in its history. However, on February 10, 2009, the Company announced the Board approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the “Plan of Liquidation”), subject to shareholder approval. The Plan of Liquidation, upon approval of stockholders, provides for an initial cash distribution to shareholders of record currently estimated to be in the amount of $2.00 per share. In addition, based upon the results of the orderly wind down process of the Company’s business and operations, the Plan of Liquidation provides for the opportunity for additional distributions.

 

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The following graph compares TSC’s cumulative total stockholder return with the Nasdaq Composite Index and Russell 2000 Index for the period December 31, 2003 through December 31, 2008, representing TSC’s last five full years. The comparison is based on the assumption that $100 was invested on December 31, 2003 in each of TSC’s Common Stock, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Russell 2000 Index.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The following table summarizes certain selected financial data that is derived from TSC’s audited financial statements. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with TSC’s audited statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 and the audited balance sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, including, in each case, the notes thereto, as well as, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, all of which are included elsewhere in this filing. All amounts are in thousands, except per share data.
                                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 6,303     $ 10,336     $ 12,063     $ 28,978     $ 20,544  
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments
                125              
Restructuring and other charges (credits)
                      2,719       (579 )
Gain on litigation settlement
                      (2,722 )      
Operating loss
    (2,215 )     (7,600 )     (11,108 )     (20,168 )     (10,715 )
Net loss
  $ (406 )   $ (8,295 )   $ (8,834 )   $ (17,405 )   $ (8,547 )
 
                             
Basic and diluted net loss per common share
  $ (0.16 )   $ (3.26 )   $ (3.57 )   $ (7.41 )   $ (4.18 )
 
                             
                                         
    At December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Cash, short-term investments and promissory notes
  $ 8,638     $ 10,968     $ 13,510     $ 20,135     $ 30,032  
Total assets
  $ 10,609     $ 15,434     $ 26,042     $ 32,799     $ 53,084  
 
                                       
Stockholders’ Equity(1)
  $ 9,343     $ 10,172     $ 18,080     $ 24,648     $ 41,794  
     
(1)  
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ITEM 7. 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
OVERVIEW
Technology Solutions Company (“TSC”) is a professional services firm that has provided a broad set of specialized solutions for targeted industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services over the years. Today, the company is focused on providing software and services the healthcare industry.
We have incurred operating losses since 2003, when we began to refocus and rebuild our business. Beginning in mid-2003 and continuing through most of 2005, we invested in a range of specialty services and increased our vertical industry and competency groups. With a change in our leadership in December 2005 (resulting from the resignation of our Chief Executive and our Lead Director becoming our Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer), we streamlined our service offerings to focus on enterprise applications, customer relationship management and digital healthcare services. In addition, our process adoption and training service, which underlies these areas, facilitates change management and knowledge transfer throughout our service offerings. We further complemented these service offerings through the acquisition of the consulting assets of Charter Consulting, Inc. (“Charter”) on March 15, 2006.
During the first half of 2006, we provided enterprise application services related to SAP® and PeopleSoft. The decision by Oracle Corporation to support older releases of PeopleSoft software indefinitely (reversing their previously announced policies), removed much of the incentive for companies to upgrade to newer software. As a result, we no longer saw a compelling market for our PeopleSoft services and exited this offering during the third quarter of 2006, concentrating our enterprise application services on SAP®.
In November 2006, David B. Benjamin resigned as our President. In December 2006, Milton G. Silva-Craig was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of TSC. Mr. Carl F. Dill, Jr., who was serving as our Chairman and Acting CEO, continues to serve as Chairman of the Board.
In April, 2008, we divested our SAP Practice in order to focus on the healthcare industry. In December, 2008, we divested our CVC Practice (which included the assets of Charter acquired in 2006) in furtherance of our healthcare focus.
In February, 2009, after extensive and careful consideration of potential strategic alternatives, analysis of the prevailing economic and industry conditions, and after consultation with financial and legal counsel, the Board of Directors determined that in its best business judgment it was in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to liquidate, and approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Liquidation”) of the Company. The Plan of Liquidation contemplates an orderly wind down of the Company’s business and operations. If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan of Liquidation, the Company intends to file a certificate of dissolution, sell or otherwise dispose of its non-cash assets, satisfy or resolve its remaining liabilities and obligations, including but not limited to contingent liabilities and claims, ongoing client agreements, lease obligations, severance for terminated employees, and costs associated with the liquidation and dissolution, and make one or more distributions to its stockholders of cash available for distribution, subject to applicable legal requirements. The Plan of Liquidation, upon approval of stockholders, provides for an initial cash distribution currently estimated to be in the amount of $2.00 per share.

 

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If prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated net distributions under the Plan of Liquidation, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, investment market risks, survival of representations and warranties, indemnification obligations and other facts, the Plan of Liquidation and the related dissolution of the Company could be abandoned by the Board of Directors in favor of such a transaction.
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” we periodically review our recorded goodwill and intangible assets for potential impairment. We perform this review annually or if an event occurs that we believe may reduce the fair value of an acquisition below its carrying value. In both the first quarters of 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.1 million, respectively, related to the intangible assets purchased in the acquisition of the consulting assets of Charter. The impairment for 2008 arose as a result of the valuation of the assets acquired from Charter. The impairment for 2007 arose as a result of the termination of certain Charter employees in the first quarter of 2007. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 2006, TSC recorded an impairment charge of $2.9 million, representing the remaining carrying value of goodwill on TSC’s books as of that date. The goodwill had been recorded as part of the Charter acquisition but, due to full integration of Charter into the business of TSC, the goodwill was evaluated at the enterprise level. The analysis for potential impairment included a review of current and expected future operating results. A valuation was performed which included tests of (1) discounted cash flows, (2) market comparables and (3) market capitalization. Based on the impairment analysis, we recorded an impairment charge for the full amount of goodwill carrying value as of December 31, 2006. In addition, we reviewed our intangible assets for potential impairment and recorded an impairment charge of $0.3 million as a result of the termination of certain Charter employees and a decision to not pursue the Proceed business. In 2005, TSC recorded a total of $8.0 million in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges.
The results of our operations are affected by general economic conditions as well as the level of economic activity and changes in the industries that we serve. Our business is also driven by the pace of business and technological change, our ability to differentiate ourselves from our competitors through specialty services that address targeted industry and business concerns, and the type and level of spending by our clients in the areas in which we provide services. Many factors can result in a deferral, reduction or cancellation of services requested by our prospective or current clients, including budget constraints, economic conditions and perceived project progress, success or value.
Project personnel costs constitute the majority of our operating costs. Since project personnel costs are primarily driven by the cost of billable personnel, mainly compensation and benefits, maintaining these costs at a reasonable and predictable percentage of revenue is critical to our financial performance. Project personnel costs as a percentage of revenues are driven by utilization and average hourly billing rates. Utilization represents the percentage of time our billable professionals spend on billable work. It is our strategy to try to match our project personnel supply with demand. At times, this requires us to reduce headcount and reassign employees to other active projects when they are no longer needed on a particular project. However, because of the mix of skills needed and project durations, implementation of this strategy may be delayed at times. Accordingly, any decline in revenues without a corresponding and timely reduction in staffing, or a staffing increase that is not accompanied by a corresponding increase in revenues, would have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition, which could be material.

 

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REVENUES
For presentation purposes, we show two components of revenues: 1) revenues before reimbursements, which consist of revenue for performing consulting services; and 2) reimbursements, consisting of reimbursements we receive from clients for out-of-pocket expenses incurred. We believe revenues before reimbursements is a more meaningful representation of our economic activity since it excludes pass-through, zero-margin expense reimbursements.
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Project Personnel
Project personnel costs consist primarily of professional salaries, fringe benefits and incentive compensation.
Other Project Expenses
Other project expenses consist of the cost for subcontractors hired for use on our client projects and billed to our clients; employee termination costs; and non-reimbursable expenses incurred for client projects and business development. Non-reimbursable expenses include recruiting fees, certain selling and project-related expenses and personnel training.
Reimbursable Expenses
Reimbursable expenses represent project-related and other out-of-pocket expenses that are reimbursable by the client. An equivalent amount is included in revenues under the caption “Reimbursements.”
Bad Debt Expense
We maintain an allowance for doubtful receivables resulting from the failure of our customers to make required payments.
Management and Administrative Support
Management and administrative support costs consist of costs for certain Senior Vice Presidents (“SVP’s”) and infrastructure costs. Costs for these SVP’s include compensation, travel, marketing costs and recruiting costs. SVP’s are a key component in our client relationship model and can also serve as billable consulting resources. When they are billable, their costs are included in Project Personnel costs. SVP’s are responsible for managing delivery excellence, client relationship and satisfaction, revenues, project margins and human capital, including recruiting and career development. Infrastructure costs include costs related to our senior corporate management and board of directors; accounting, finance and financial reporting; tax; legal; treasury; human resources, recruiting and employee benefits; marketing; public and investor relations; internal communications; internal technology applications; staffing of our project personnel; management of new business opportunities; planning; quality assurance; and risk management.

 

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Intangible asset amortization
Our acquired intangible assets with definite lives, which consist of amounts related to customer relationships, backlog, agreements not to compete and other business agreements, are amortized over their estimated useful lives. In addition, we periodically evaluate these intangible assets to determine whether adjustment to these amounts or estimated useful lives are required based on current events and circumstances.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions, which it believes are reasonable. Management also periodically reviews and updates the estimates, as necessary, to reflect current conditions. If actual amounts or updated estimates are ultimately different from original estimates, the revisions are included in TSC’s results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts or updates become known.
Accounting policies are considered critical when they require management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made and when different estimates than management reasonably could have used have a material impact on the presentation of TSC’s financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenues from a full range of IT and business consulting services. Our services are contracted on either a time and materials basis or a fixed price basis. For our time and materials contracts, we recognize revenues as work is performed, primarily based on hourly billing rates. For our fixed price contracts, we recognize revenues based on services performed with performance generally assessed on the ratio of hours incurred to date compared to the total estimated hours over the entire contract. Revenues are subject to revision as the contract progresses to completion. Any revisions in the estimate are charged or credited to operations in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. Contracts are performed in phases. Losses on contracts, if any, are reserved in full when determined. Contract losses are determined by the amount by which the estimated cost of the contract exceeds the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract. Extended support revenues are recognized as services are rendered.
Accounting for Income Taxes
On January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. As discussed below, we have a full valuation allowance against our entire net deferred tax asset and we continue to provide a full valuation allowance for all tax benefits generated. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in a change to these net deferred tax assets or the corresponding valuation allowance.

 

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We use an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided using currently enacted tax rates when tax laws and financial accounting standards differ with respect to (i) the amount of annual income and (ii) the basis of assets and liabilities. Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We have generated certain deferred tax assets as a result of operating losses and temporary differences between book and tax accounting, as well as tax benefits resulting from the exercise of employee stock options that were recorded as additional paid-in capital in the period of exercise. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” requires the establishment of a valuation allowance to reflect the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. During 2003, we recorded a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. If the realization of our deferred tax assets in future periods is considered more likely than not, an adjustment to our deferred tax asset would increase net income in the period such determination is made. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is based on significant estimates. Changes in these estimates could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations in future periods.
Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets
TSC accounts for goodwill and long-lived assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”) and SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and intangibles that are deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized but, instead, are reviewed at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
SFAS 142 requires that goodwill be evaluated for impairment annually or if an event occurs or circumstances change that may reduce the fair value of the acquisition below its book value. The impairment test is conducted utilizing a “fair value” methodology. TSC evaluates the fair value of its acquisitions utilizing various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis. This implied fair value is compared to the carrying amount of the goodwill for the individual acquisition. If the fair value is less, TSC recognizes an impairment loss. In addition, TSC evaluates its intangible and tangible assets with definite lives to determine whether adjustment to these amounts or estimated useful lives are required based on current events and circumstances.
Stock-Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) resulting in a change in our method of recognizing stock-based compensation expense. Specifically, we now record compensation expense for employee stock options. Prior to January 1, 2006, TSC had followed the stock compensation rules under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”).
SFAS 123R requires companies to measure and recognize compensation expense for all employee share-based payments at fair value over the service period underlying the arrangement. Accordingly, we determine the grant-date fair value of our stock-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock units, and record an expense in our statement of operations for the amortization of the fair value of the awards. The fair value of the awards is amortized ratably over the vesting periods of the individual awards. For restricted stock units, certain portions of the awards require the achievement of certain performance measures for these awards to vest. If these performance measures are not achieved, the awards are forfeited. Prior to 2006, we had not granted any restricted stock unit awards. We adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R using the “modified prospective” method, whereby fair values of all previously-granted, unvested employee stock-based awards as of January 1, 2006 as well as all awards made on or after January 1, 2006 are considered in determining stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2006. We have not restated our operating results for the year ended December 31, 2005, to reflect charges for the fair value of stock-based arrangements.
For the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, we recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units. Had we expensed employee stock options for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we estimate that stock-based compensation expense would have increased by $1.8 million in each year. As of December 31, 2008, there was approximately $0.4 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.

 

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Restructuring and Other Charges
When industry and market conditions dictate, we realign our business and record accruals for restructuring and other charges as necessary. These charges mainly relate to severance costs, office reductions and closures, asset write-offs and other costs. The office space reductions, office closures and associated contractual lease obligations are based in part on assumptions and estimates of the timing and amount of sublease rentals. To the extent estimates of the success of our sublease efforts change in the future, adjustments increasing or decreasing the related accruals will be recognized. The severance costs represent amounts for identified employees and the asset write-offs are determined when the charge is made. The severance costs and asset write-offs are not subject to significant revisions.
2008 COMPARED WITH 2007
Revenues
Consolidated revenues from continuing operations were $6.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $4.0 million, or 39% from the $10.3 million from the same period in 2007. Revenues before reimbursements declined $3.7 million, or 39.6%, from $9.3 million in 2007 to $5.6 million in 2008. A major factor in the decline was the completion of several large projects during 2007 that were not replaced at the same levels during 2008. As our larger projects are completed or reduced, it is necessary to replace these projects with new projects for the same client or projects with new clients. The replacement of these projects may not coincide directly with the completion or reduction of these projects. In addition, the size of the new projects may be smaller than the projects that have been replaced. Accordingly, our revenues may be subject to fluctuation and this could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
In 2008, four clients accounted for more than 10 percent each of revenues before reimbursements (Independent Health — 30 percent, McKesson — 17 percent, OSF Cardiology — 12 and Tenet Health System Medical, Inc. — 12 percent). During 2007, two clients accounted for more than 10 percent of revenues before reimbursements (Tenet — 30 percent and AEGON — 12 percent). The cancellation or significant reduction in the use of services by this or other major customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In terms of client concentration, during 2008, our top two and top five clients accounted for 47 percent and 78 percent of revenues before reimbursements, respectively. In terms of client concentration, during 2007, our top two and top five clients accounted for 42 percent and 61 percent of revenues before reimbursements, respectively. As our client concentration increases, changes in spending by our top clients as well as our ability to replace these clients or projects when completed may result in fluctuations in revenue and profitability.

 

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Costs and Expenses
Project personnel costs were $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $2.7 million, or 41 percent, from the $6.6 million from the year ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was due to our efforts to align our headcount with our lower levels of revenues. Project personnel costs as a percentage of revenues before reimbursements remained flat at 70 percent for both 2008 and 2007.
Other project expenses were $1.1 million for 2008, a decline of $0.4 million, or 26 percent, from the $1.5 million realized in 2007, due in part to the decline in revenues realized during 2008 as compared to 2007.
Management and administrative support costs of $2.8 million for 2008, represents a decline of $6.1 million, or 68 percent, from the $8.9 million from 2007, due in part to declines in headcount for cuts made 2007 as well as the capitalization of developments costs for Blue Ocean beginning in the second quarter of 2008. Management and administrative support costs as a percentage of revenues were 45 percent in 2008 compared to 86 percent from 2007, due mainly to the headcount cuts made in 2007.
Operating Loss
Operating loss was $2.2 million for 2008 compared to $7.6 million for 2007, a decline of $5.4 million or 71 percent. The reduction in the operating loss was due primarily to the large decrease in management and administrative support costs, as discussed above.
Other Income
Other income for 2008 of $0.3 million, declined by $0.2 million, or 40 percent from the $0.5 million realized in 2007, due to lower balances available for investment in interest and dividend income producing accounts, as well as the general decline in the overall investment market which reduced the interest rates on our investments.
Income Tax Provision
We did not recognize an income tax benefit for 2008 or 2007 since we have a full valuation allowance against our deferred taxes and we continue to provide a full valuation allowance for all tax benefits generated.
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations results of a gain of $1.5 million increased by $2.7 million over the loss of $1.2 million realized in 2007, due to the recognition of the sales of the SAP Practice and CVC Practice in 2008.
Net Loss
Net loss of $0.4 million, declined by $7.9 million or 95%, from the $8.3 million loss realized in 2007, due in part to the sale of the SAP and CVC Practices as well as improved cost management over the prior period.

 

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Shares Outstanding
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding increased to 2,565,866 for 2008 from 2,540,595 for 2007 due to shares issued in 2008 for the vesting of Restricted Stock Units previously issued to employees in 2006.
2007 COMPARED WITH 2006
Revenues
Consolidated revenues were $10.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 14% from the $12.1 million from the same period in 2006. Revenues before reimbursements declined $1.3 million, or 13%, from $10.6 million in 2006 to $9.3 million in 2007. One factor in the decline was the termination of the Peoplesoft practice in the third quarter of 2006, as well as the completion of several large projects during 2006 that were not replaced at the same levels during 2007. As our larger projects are completed or reduced, it is necessary to replace these projects with new projects for the same client or projects with new clients. The replacement of these projects may not coincide directly with the completion or reduction of these projects. In addition, the size of the new projects may be smaller than the projects that have been replaced. Accordingly, our revenues may be subject to fluctuation and this could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
In 2007, two clients accounted for more than 10 percent each of revenues before reimbursements (Tenet Health System Medical, Inc. — 31 percent and AEGON — 12 percent). During 2006, one client accounted for more than 10 percent each of revenues before reimbursements (OSF Healthcare System - 10 percent). In terms of client concentration, during 2007, our top two and top five clients accounted for 42 percent and 61 percent of revenues before reimbursements, respectively. In terms of client concentration, during 2006, our top two and top five clients accounted for 18 percent and 39 percent of revenues before reimbursements, respectively. As our client concentration increases, changes in spending by our top clients as well as our ability to replace these clients or projects when completed may result in fluctuations in revenue and profitability.
Costs and Expenses
Project personnel costs were $6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $6.6 million, or 50 percent, from the $13.2 million from the year ended December 31, 2006. The decrease was due to both a decline in professional headcount as a result of our exiting from our PeopleSoft service line in 2006 as well as from our efforts to align our headcount with our lower levels of revenues. Project personnel costs as a percentage of revenues before reimbursements decreased to 71 percent from 124 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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Other project expenses were $1.5 million for 2007, a decline of $1.0 million, or 40 percent, from the $2.5 million realized in 2006, due in part to the decline in the costs incurred for subcontractors for certain specialized skills.
Management and administrative support costs of $8.9 million for 2007, increased $3.8 million, or 75 percent, from the $5.1 million from 2006, as due mainly to increases in severance costs, increases in costs incurred for product development and the costs associated with the installation of new infrastructure software systems. Management and administrative support costs as a percentage of revenues were 86 percent in 2007 compared to 43 percent from 2006, due mainly due to the increase in costs for severance costs due to the termination of several senior level management resources during 2007.
Intangible asset amortization for 2007 declined to zero from the $0.8 million recorded in 2006, due to certain intangible assets being fully amortized. Goodwill and intangible asset impairment was $0.1 million in 2006 due to a decision to not pursue the Proceed business.
Operating Loss
Operating loss was $7.6 million for 2007 compared to $11.1 million for 2006, an improvement of $3.5 million or 32 percent.
Other Income
Other income for 2007 of $0.5 million, declined by $0.3 million, or 38 percent from the $0.8 million realized in 2006, due to our declining cash, cash equivalent and short-term investments balances, which resulted in lower balances available for investment in interest and dividend income producing accounts.
Income Tax Provision
We did not recognize an income tax benefit for 2007 or 2006 since we have a full valuation allowance against our deferred taxes and we continue to provide a full valuation allowance for all tax benefits generated.
Shares Outstanding
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding increased to 2,540,595 for 2007 from 2,477,170 for 2006 due mostly to the 51,872 shares issued in 2007 for the vesting of Restricted Stock Units issued to employees in 2006.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net cash used in operating activities of $5.1 million for 2008 resulted primarily from the $1.9 million operating loss realized in 2008 as well as uses in cash for the payment of accrued compensation liabilities, investments in software development and reductions in other accrued liabilities. Net cash used in operating activities of $2.1 million for 2007, resulted primarily from the operating loss of $8.3 million, offset by $4.1 million of outstanding account receivables collections and the collection for $3.4 million of an outstanding loan receivable.
Days sales outstanding decreased by 7 days to 47 days at December 31, 2008 as compared to 54 days at December 31, 2007. The decrease in days sales outstanding was due primarily to the better collection of outstanding amounts due from our clients.
Estimated future cash commitments include the executive office facility, property and office equipment under operating leases and other costs that expire at various dates; committed computer system costs; and an annual commitment for telecommunications. TSC has no guarantees of third party debt or any other off-balance sheet commitments as of December 31, 2008. A summary of our contractual obligations at December 31, 2008 is as follows:
                                 
    Payments Due By Period (In thousands)  
    2009     2010     2011     Total  
Operating leases (net of restructuring and other charges)
  $ 280     $ 107     $ 26     $ 413  
Purchase obligations (net of restructuring and other charges)
    53                   53  
 
                       
Total
  $ 333     $ 107     $ 26     $ 466  
 
                       
Net cash provided by investing activities of $5.9 million for 2008 was due mainly to the cash received upon the sale of the Company’s SAP and CVC Practices. Net cash used in investing activities in 2007 were due primarily to transfers of cash into the short-term investment accounts.
Cash flow used in financing activities in both 2008 and 2007, represented payment of employee payroll taxes in lieu of shares for vested restricted shares units issued during the year.
Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and notes receivable balance at December 31, 2008 were $8.6 million. Our investment policy is to maintain most of our free cash into highly liquid, large money market-type funds. This policy exposes us to short-term interest rate fluctuations.
Corrections for certain amounts that were classified as cash equivalents in 2007 and 2006 have been reflected in the financial statements. The prior year financial statements included an investment in an AAA rated mutual fund, with underlying investments in securities with an average maturity of approximately 3 years and an average duration of approximately 1.8 years as a cash equivalent. Pursuant to our accounting and reporting policies for cash and cash equivalents, these investments should have been classified as short term investments in our consolidated balance sheet. Accordingly, we have revised our current and previous disclosures to reclassify the investment from cash equivalents to short-term, held-for-sale, investments.

 

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Until such time as we are able to generate positive cash flow (i.e. our revenues increase sufficiently to cover operating costs), a primary source of liquidity is our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance. In addition in the first quarter of 2007, we collected a loan receivable of $3.4 million that was used to meet our operating obligations. If we are not successful in increasing revenues and eliminating negative operating cash flows, it could become necessary to raise additional capital to offset losses from operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any financing or that, if we were to be successful in finding financing, it would be on favorable terms.
Operating results and liquidity, including our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, may be materially and adversely affected by continued low demand for TSC’s services. In addition, a number of other factors are set forth above under Item 1A. — Risk Factors.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND BACKLOG
Inflation should not have a significant impact on our operating results to the extent we are able to raise our hourly billing rates commensurate with our staff compensation rates. However, if we are unable to raise our hourly billing rates, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Because the majority of our contracts may be terminated on relatively short notice, we do not consider backlog to be meaningful.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring fair value. Accordingly, for some entities, the application of SFAS 157 may change current practice. SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the beginning of the next fiscal year, the standard will also apply to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities of the Company. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”) delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Management is evaluating the impact that SFAS 157 will have on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities. The Company believes that the impact of these items upon adoption will not be material to its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (FAS 159). FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. FAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Management is currently assessing the impact of FAS 159 on its consolidated financial position and results of operations. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 110 Share-Based Payment (SAB 110). SAB 110 establishes the continued use of the simplified method for estimating the expected term of equity based compensation. The simplified method was intended to be eliminated for any equity based compensation arrangements granted after December 31, 2007. SAB 110 is being published to help companies that may not have adequate exercise history to estimate expected terms for future grants. Management believes the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on TSC’s consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
TSC is exposed to interest rate fluctuations. Changes in interest rates and the credit markets affect interest income earned from our short-term investments. The average interest rates on our short-term investments were approximately 4.3 percent and 6 percent in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Based on the amount invested as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, a hypothetical 1.00 percent increase in interest rates would have resulted in approximately $0.1 million in additional net investment income during each of 2008 and 2007.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The financial statements and supplementary data required with respect to this Item 8 are listed in Item 15(a)(1) in this filing.
ITEM 9. 
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13 a — 15(e) and 15 d- 15(e) under the Exchange Act), to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures have also been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During 2008, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31, 2008.
Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act).
Management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. Management based this assessment on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management determined that, as of December 31, 2008, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report on Internal Controls
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 9A (T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
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Technology Solutions Company
PART III.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors currently consists of five directors. Set forth below are the names of each current member of our Board of Directors, their ages, the year in which each first became a director and their principal occupations and business experience during the past five years.
Liz Alhand, age 52, has been a Director of the Company since April 2008. Ms. Alhand serves on our Audit Committee as our Financial Expert. Ms. Alhand served as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), in Houston, Texas from 2006 to 2007 as Senior Vice-President-Finance and Treasurer at Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining PHS, Ms. Alhand served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer at SSM Health Care in St Louis from 1995 to 2002. SSM Health was the first health care winner of the MBNQA in the nation. In addition, Ms. Alhand is a Registered Nurse, a Certified Public Accountant and has a MBA from the University of Texas.
Kathryn A. DCamp, age 52, has been a Director of the Company since February 2007. Ms. DCamp has been Senior Executive Advisor to Cisco Systems, Inc. since May 2006. Previously, Ms. DCamp served as Cisco’s Senior Vice President, Human Resources from June 2001 to May 2006, having joined Cisco as Global Compensation Leader in May of 2000. From 1994 until May 2000, Ms. DCamp was Global Leader, Compensation & Executive Programs for GE Capital Corporation.
Carl F. Dill, Jr., age 62, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since September 2007. He served as Lead Director from August 2007 until September 2007; Chairman of the Board from December 2006 until August 2007; Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 2005 until December 2006 and as Lead Director of the Company from May 2005 until December 2005. He has been a Director of the Company since July 2001. Since June 2001, he has served as a strategic advisor to a number of high-tech and consulting businesses. From 1998 until 2001, he served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Time Warner, Inc. Mr. Dill served from 1982 until 1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for McDonald’s Corporation. He is also a Director of ThoughtWorks, Inc. and an advisory board member for Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Milton G. Silva-Craig, age 41, has been a Director of the Company, as well as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, since December 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Silva-Craig served as President from June 2004 to March 2006 and Chief Operating Officer from March 2001 to March 2006 of Emageon, Inc., a leading provider of multi-specialty tools for physicians and healthcare professionals. Prior to joining Emageon, Mr. Silva-Craig served at General Electric from 1993 to 2001, running business units in e-Commerce, ASP hosting and digital imaging.

 

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Timothy R. Zoph, age 52, has been a Director of the Company since March 2007. He has served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois since December 1993. From 1984 to 1993, Mr. Zoph served as Chief Information Officer at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital.
Executive Officers
Set forth below are the names of each current Executive Officers, their ages and their business experiences during the past five years.
     
Milton G. Silva-Craig
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Timothy G. Rogers
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Milton G. Silva-Craig, age 41 has been a Director of the Company, as well as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, since December 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Silva-Craig served as President from June 2004 to March 2006 and Chief Operating Officer from March 2001 to March 2006 of Emageon, Inc., a leading provider of multi-specialty tools for physicians and healthcare professionals. Prior to joining Emageon, Mr. Silva-Craig served at General Electric from 1993 to 2001, running business units in e-Commerce, ASP hosting and digital imaging.
Timothy G. Rogers, age 47, has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 25, 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rogers co-founded RX Solutions, Inc., a healthcare service organization, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from 2004 until its sale in 2007. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Rogers served as the Chief Financial Officer for Ortho-Rehab, Inc., a provider of medical products for the rehabilitation market. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Rogers was the Vice President — Controller for Option Care, Inc., the nation’s largest intravenous healthcare franchisor. In addition, Mr. Rogers has served in various financial positions of increasing responsibility for service and product organizations. Mr. Rogers began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen, LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

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Agreements with Executive Officers
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Milton G. Silva-Craig to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement does not have a fixed expiration date and may be terminated by either party on 30 days written notice. If Mr. Silva-Craig’s employment is terminated by the Company, he will be entitled to receive: (i) his salary and health insurance benefits for a one-year period following the termination; (ii) a one-time termination payment equal to 50 percent of his annual base salary and (iii) immediate vesting of all of his then outstanding stock options. If following a change in control of the Company, Mr. Silva-Craig’s employment is terminated for any reason or he resigns within 90 days, he will be entitled to receive: (i) his salary and health insurance benefits for a one-year period following the date of resignation or termination; (ii) a one-time termination payment equal to 50 percent of his annual base salary; and (iii) immediate vesting of all of his then unvested stock options. The employment agreement also provided that if Mr. Silva-Craig choose to relocate to Chicago, Illinois within 24 months of the date of his employment agreement, the Company would reimburse him, on a grossed-up basis, for his moving expenses. Additionally, if he sold his home in Birmingham, Alabama in connection with the move to Chicago, the Company would reimburse him, on a grossed-up basis, for certain associated sales commissions and closing costs. In connection with his relocation to Chicago in 2007, Mr. Silva-Craig received moving and related expenses totaling $194,253. In April, 2008, the Company amended Mr. Silva-Craig’s employment agreement, reducing his base salary. Mr. Silva-Craig’s annual salary at the end of 2008 was $275,000. In exchange for this agreement, Mr. Silva-Craig was paid a compensatory amount equal to two (2) times the annual salary reduction amount discounted by an appropriate market interest rate. The salary reduction shall remain in place for two (2) years unless amended by the Compensation Committee. In addition, for a period of eighteen (18) months, if Mr. Silva-Craig voluntarily leaves the Company, he agrees to reimburse the Company, on a straight-line basis, the relevant portion of the voluntary amount paid to him.
The Company has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Timothy G. Rogers to serve as its Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. The agreement does not have a fixed expiration date and may be terminated by either party on 90 days written notice. If Mr. Rogers’s employment is terminated by the Company, he will be entitled to receive his salary and health insurance benefits for a six month period following the termination. Also upon such a termination, Mr. Rogers’s inducement stock options that are not then exercisable will become exercisable. In April, 2008, the Company amended Mr. Rogers’s employment agreement, reducing his base salary. Mr. Rogers’s annual salary at the end of 2008 was $175,000. In exchange for this agreement, Mr. Rogers was paid a compensatory amount equal to two (2) times the annual salary reduction amount discounted by an appropriate market interest rate. The salary reduction shall remain in place for two (2) years unless amended by the Compensation Committee. In addition, for a period of eighteen (18) months, if Mr. Rogers voluntarily leaves the Company, he agrees to reimburse the Company, on a straight-line basis, the relevant portion of the voluntary amount paid to him.
On December 5, 2005, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Carl F. Dill, Jr. to serve as its executive Chairman of the Board. Pursuant to that agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Dill a salary of $258,000 per year. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company amended the agreement increasing the salary to $360,000. Effective July 1, 2007, the salary was reduced to $125,000. Effective August 10, 2007, Mr. Dill’s employment as executive Chairman of the Board of the Company was subsequently terminated. Mr. Dill’s only compensation at this point is board fees.

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10 percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities (“Reporting Persons”) to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reporting Persons are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on its review of such reports and written representations from certain Reporting Persons, the Company has determined that all Reporting Persons complied with all filing requirements applicable to them in 2008.
Audit Committee
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, presently composed of Ms. Alhand, Ms. DCamp and Mr. Zoph, which monitors the Company’s financial reporting process and internal control systems. Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate and an “independent director” under The Nasdaq Global Market® rules and meets the other independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities are included in its written charter, which can be found on TSC’s website: http://www.techsol.com. Upon her appointment to the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors determined that Ms. Alhand was an audit committee financial expert, as that term is used in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a code of business ethics in compliance with Item 406 of Regulation S-K for TSC’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller. A copy of TSC’s Code of Ethics has been filed with the SEC and can also be found on TSC’s website: http://www.techsol.com. The Company intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics by posting information on our website at the address specified above.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Overview of Compensation Program
The Compensation Committee has responsibility for establishing, implementing and continually monitoring adherence with the Company’s compensation philosophy, programs and practices. The Compensation Committee ensures that the total compensation paid to the Company’s executive leadership team is competitive, reasonable and tied to performance. Generally, the types of compensation and benefits provided to members of the Company’s executive leadership team, including the actively-employed Named Executive Officers (as defined below) follow customary and reasonable compensation practices for similarly-situated companies.
Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the individuals who served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during fiscal 2008, as well as the other individuals included in the “Summary Compensation Table” on page 46, are referred to as the “Named Executive Officers.”

 

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Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
The Compensation Committee believes that the most effective executive compensation program is one that is designed to reward the achievement of specific annual, long-term and strategic goals by the Company, and which aligns executives’ interests with those of the stockholders by rewarding performance at or above established goals, with the ultimate objective of increasing stockholder value. The Compensation Committee evaluates both performance and compensation to ensure that the Company maintains its ability to attract and retain superior employees in key positions and that the compensation provided to key employees remains competitive relative to the compensation paid to similarly situated executives of peer companies. To that end, the Compensation Committee believes executive compensation packages provided by the Company to its executives, including the Named Executive Officers, should include compensation that rewards performance as measured against established goals.
Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee makes all compensation decisions for the Named Executive Officers. Decisions regarding the non-equity compensation of Company employees, other than the Named Executive Officers, are made by the Chief Executive Officer, subject to pre-approved compensation ranges established by the Compensation Committee.
The Chief Executive Officer annually reviews the performance of each Named Executive Officer (other than the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman, each of whose performance is reviewed by the Compensation Committee). The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews, including with respect to salary adjustments and bonus amounts, if any, are presented to the Compensation Committee for review and approval or modification. The Compensation Committee determines the compensation for Named Executive Officers, including any salary adjustments and bonus or equity awards.
Setting Executive Compensation
Based on the foregoing objectives, the Compensation Committee has structured its annual and long-term incentive-based cash and non-cash executive compensation programs to motivate Named Executive Officers to achieve the business goals set by the Company and to reward the Named Executive Officers for achieving such goals. To effectively structure these programs the Company has sought the advice of compensation experts. Specifically, in 2006, the Company engaged Deloitte Consulting LLP to conduct a review of certain of the Company’s base salary, cash bonus and equity incentive programs, including the Named Executive Officers. Additionally, in 2006, the Company engaged Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C. to provide the Company with executive compensation market data and advice. The Company used the advice and data offered by these firms in structuring compensation packages for its Named Executive Officers.
2008 Executive Compensation Components
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the principal components of compensation for Named Executive Officers were:
   
base salary;
 
   
performance-based cash incentive compensation;
 
   
long-term equity incentive compensation;
 
   
401(k) Plan; and
 
   
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Base Salary
The Company provides Named Executive Officers and other employees with a base salary to compensate them for services rendered during the fiscal year. Base salary ranges for Named Executive Officers are determined for each executive based on his or her position and responsibility and by using market data.
During its review of base salaries for Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee primarily considered:
   
market data provided by members of the Compensation Committee and outside consultants;
 
   
internal review of the executive’s compensation, both individually and relative to other officers; and
 
   
individual performance of the Named Executive Officer.
Salary levels are typically considered annually as part of the Company’s performance review process as well as upon a promotion or other change in job responsibility. Merit-based increases to salaries of Named Executive Officers are based on the Compensation Committee’s assessment of the individual’s performance.
Executive Cash and Equity Incentive Compensation
The Company provides cash and stock-based incentive compensation to its Named Executive Officers pursuant to Compensation Governance Guidelines approved by the Compensation Committee on February 27, 2006.
Performance-Based Cash Incentive Compensation
These Compensation Governance Guidelines provide for the calculation of annual cash incentive compensation, subject to Compensation Committee oversight and modification. The Compensation Governance Guidelines include various cash incentive levels based on the participant’s accountability and impact on Company operations, with target award opportunities that are established as a percentage of base salary. These targets range from 30% of base salary to 100% of base salary for the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
For fiscal 2008, 50% to 75% of each Named Executive Officers’ potential annual cash incentive compensation award was based upon achievement of corporate financial objectives. The remaining 25% to 50% of an executive’s incentive compensation award was based upon individual performance as measured through the Company’s performance evaluation process. Cash incentive compensation recommendations for Named Executive Officers are supported by performance evaluations, which define the executive’s achievement against their specific annual objectives. The Company’s Chief Executive sets the individual performance goals for all Named Executive Officers other than the Chairman and himself. The Compensation Committee sets the individual performance goals for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The Compensation Committee approves all cash incentive bonus payouts for Named Executive Officers.

 

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Under the Company’s current Compensation Governance Guidelines, Named Executive Officers are not eligible for any annual cash incentive compensation unless the Company meets profitability goals approved by the Compensation Committee. However, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may request approval of the Compensation Committee for discretionary individual cash incentive bonus awards for Named Executive Officers who exceed individual expectations in a year in which the Company does not meet profitability goals. For 2008, the Company’s Named Executive Officers were not granted any annual cash incentive bonuses.
Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation — Inducement Stock Options
On November 9, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the Technology Solutions Company 2006 Employment Inducement Award Plan (the “Inducement Option Plan”). The Inducement Option Plan allows the Company to offer inducement stock options to prospective new employees to induce them to accept employment with the Company. In 2008, three new employees were awarded a total of 37,500 inducement stock options. The Compensation Committee approves all inducement stock option grants.
Inducement stock option grants are used for the following purposes:
   
to align the interests of the Company’s stockholders and the recipients of awards under the Inducement Option Plan by increasing the participation of such recipients in the Company’s growth and success;
 
   
to advance the interests of the Company by providing a material inducement for the best available employees to join the Company; and
 
   
to motivate such persons to act in the long-term best interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Options are awarded at the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Market® on the date of the grant. The Compensation Committee has never granted inducement stock options with an exercise price that is less than the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the grant date or which are priced on a date other than the grant date.
Absent a provision in an option recipient’s employment agreement to the contrary, inducement stock options granted by the Compensation Committee vest at a rate of one-third on the first anniversary of the option grant date and the remaining options will vest in equal monthly installments over the next 24 months thereafter. Vesting and exercise rights cease upon termination of employment except in the case of death (subject to a one year limitation), disability or retirement. Prior to the exercise of an option, the holder has no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to such option, including voting rights and the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents.

 

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401(k) Plan
All Company employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan is a retirement savings plan pursuant to which all employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are able to contribute a portion of their annual salary up to a limit prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service on a before-tax basis. The Company will match each employee’s contribution up to 50% of the lesser of (i) the employee’s annual 401(k) contribution or (ii) the first 6% of the employee’s eligible compensation as adjusted for statutory limits. All employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan are fully-vested upon contribution. All Company matching funds are vested after three years of service with the Company.
Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
The Company provides Named Executive Officers with de minimis perquisites, such as paid parking, that the Company and the Compensation Committee believe are reasonable and consistent with market practice and its overall compensation program. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to Named Executive Officers.
Each Named Executive Officer has a written employment agreement. Each of these agreements provides for certain payments to be made by the Company and, in some cases, for stock option vesting acceleration in the event of the Named Executive Officer’s death, disability or termination. Some of these agreements provide for other de minimis perquisites. These employment agreement provisions differ among the Named Executive Officers and should be reviewed individually. All employment agreement provisions providing for such benefits or perquisites to Named Executive Officers are set forth in detail under the heading “Agreements with Executive Officers” on page 3.
The Company has entered into Change of Control and Severance Agreements with certain key employees, including some of the Named Executive Officers. These Change of Control and Severance Agreements are designed to promote stability and continuity of senior management. Information regarding applicable payments under such agreements for the Named Executive Officers is provided under the heading “Agreements with Executive Officers” on page 38.
Tax and Accounting Implications
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
As part of its role, the Compensation Committee reviews and considers the deductibility of executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides that the Company may not deduct compensation of more than $1,000,000 that is paid to certain individuals. The Company believes that compensation paid under incentive compensation plans is generally fully deductible for federal income tax purposes. However, in certain situations, the Compensation Committee may approve compensation that will not meet these requirements in order to ensure competitive levels of total compensation for its executive officers. In this regard, for fiscal 2008, none of the Named Executive Officers received total compensation in excess of $1,000,000.

 

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Kathryn A. DCamp, Compensation Committee Chairperson
Liz Alhand
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The following table sets forth summary information concerning the compensation during the periods indicated of those executive officers of the Company for which such disclosure is required (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”).
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
                                                                         
                                                    Change in              
                                                    Pension              
                                                    Value and              
                                            Non-     Nonquali-              
                                            Equity     fied              
                                            Incentive     Deferred     All        
                                            Plan     Compen-     Other        
                            Stock     Option     Compen-     sation     Compen-        
Name and Principal           Salary     Bonus     Awards     Awards     sation     Earnings     sation     Total  
Position   Year     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)(1)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)  
Milton G. Silva-Craig
    2008     $ 300,000     $     $     $ 152,969     $     $     $ 243,180 (3)   $ 696,149  
President and CEO (2)
    2007       376,442                   152,969                   194,253 (4)     723,664  
 
    2006       30,048       175,000             11,316                         216,364  
Timothy G. Rogers
    2008     $ 181,250     $     $     $ 33,484     $     $     $ 98,295 (6)   $ 313,029  
Senior Vice President,
    2007       54,615                   8,899                         63,514  
Chief Financial Officer
    2006                                                  
and Secretary (5)
                                                                       
 
     
(1)  
The amounts in this column represent the compensation cost of options granted, which are calculated and expensed by the Company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
(2)  
Mr. Silva-Craig’s employment with the Company began on December 6, 2006.
 
(3)  
“All Other Compensation” in 2008 for Mr. Silva-Craig relates to amounts paid for a lump sum salary reduction payment and asset disposition success fee.
 
(4)  
“All Other Compensation” in 2007 for Mr. Silva-Craig was pursuant to employment agreement and related to moving and closing costs incurred with his relocation to Chicago.
 
(5)  
Mr. Rogers’s employment with the Company began on September 24, 2007.
 
(6)  
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The following table sets forth summary information concerning grants of equity awards during the fiscal year for those Named Executive Officers of the Company for which such disclosure is required.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
                                                                                         
                                                                    All                
                                                            All     Other                
                                                            Other     Option                
                                                            Stock     Awards:             Grant  
                                                            Awards:     Number             Date Fair  
            Estimated Future Payouts     Estimated Future Payouts     Number     of     Exercise     Value of  
            Under Non-Equity     Under Equity     of     Securities     or Base     Stock  
            Incentive Plan Awards     Incentive Plan Awards     Shares     Under-     Price of     and  
            Thresh-             Maxi-     Thresh-             Maxi-     of Stock     lying     Option     Option  
    Grant     old     Target     mum     old     Target     mum     of Units     Options     Awards     Awards  
Name   Date     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     (#)     (#)     ($/Sh)     ($)  
Milton G. Silva-Craig
                                                                                       
Timothy G. Rogers
                                                                                       
 
     
(1)  
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The following table sets forth summary information concerning the outstanding equity awards as of fiscal year end for those Named Executive Officers of the Company for which such disclosure is required.
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
                                                                         
    Option Awards     Stock Awards  
                                                                  Equity  
                                                          Equity     Incentive  
                                                          Incentive     Plan  
                    Equity                                     Plan     Awards:  
                    Incentive                                     Awards:     Market or  
                    Plan                                     Number     Payout  
                    Awards:                                     of     Value  
                    Number                                     Unearned     of  
                    of                     Number     Market     Shares,     Unearned  
    Number     Number     Securities                     of Shares     Value of     Units or     Shares,  
    of     of     Under-                     or Units     Shares of     Other     Units or  
    Securities     Securities     lying                     of Stock     Units of     Rights     Other  
    Underlying     Underlying     Unexer-                     That     Stock     That     Rights  
    Unexercised     Unexercised     cised     Option             Have     That Have     Have     That Have  
    Options     Options     Unearned     Exercise     Option   Not     Not     Not     Not  
    (#)     (#)     Options     Price     Expiration   Vested     Vested(1)     Vested     Vested  
Name   Exercisable     Unexercisable     (#)     ($)     Date   (#)     ($)     (#)     ($)  
Milton G. Silva-Craig
    83,333       41,667             $ 6.67     Dec. 4, 2016     41,667     $ 43,750                  
Timothy G. Rogers
    16,667       23,333             $ 4.92     Sep. 25, 2007     23,333     $ 24,500                  
 
     
(1)  
Based on closing market price of Company common stock on December 31, 2008 of $1.05.
The following table sets forth summary information concerning the exercise of options and the vesting of stock as of fiscal year end for those Named Executive Officers of the Company for which such disclosure is required.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
                                 
    Option Awards     Stock Awards  
    Number of Shares             Number of Shares        
    Acquired on     Value Realized     Acquired on     Value Realized  
    Exercise     on Exercise     Vesting     on Vesting  
Name   (#)     ($)     (#)     ($)  
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Director Compensation
Annual compensation for those Directors who are not employees of the Company (“Outside Directors”) is $25,000, plus reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending meetings. The Chairman of the Board receives additional annual compensation of $25,000.
Further, in accordance with Mr. Dill’s re-designation to Chairman, on September 12, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved the Chairman of the Board Bonus Compensation Plan (the “Chairman Plan”). Under the Chairman Plan, the Chairman of the Board could potentially receive 5,625 units (the “Units”) on March 14, 2008 and March 13, 2009 (the “Award Date”). Depending on the Chairman’s performance, as determined by the Governance Committee when applying the performance criteria set forth by the Compensation Committee, the Chairman will be entitled to bonus compensation in an amount between zero dollars ($0.00) and up to the value of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Units multiplied by the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the Award Date. For both 2008 and 2007, neither RSU’s nor any bonus compensation was issued to Mr. Dill.
In addition, each Outside Director appointed prior to 2007 holds stock options issued under the Technology Solutions Company 1993 Outside Directors Plan, as amended (the “1993 Plan”), and/or the Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1996 Plan”). In 2008, no such grants were made. Each stock option granted to an Outside Director under the 1996 Plan will become exercisable, depending on the time at which it was originally granted, either (i) in thirty-six equal monthly installments, commencing on the last day of the calendar month immediately following the month the option is granted or (ii) in one installment of one-third of the shares on the one-year anniversary of the option grant date followed by equal monthly installments of the remaining options over the following 24 months, commencing on the last day of the calendar month immediately following the one-year anniversary of the option grant date. Both the 1993 Plan and the 1996 Plan have now expired and no new options will be issued thereunder.

 

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The following table sets forth summary information concerning the 2008 compensation of the Directors of the Company for which such disclosure is required.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
                                                         
                                    Change in              
                                    Pension              
    Fees                             Value and              
    Earned                             Nonqualified              
    or                     Non-Equity     Deferred              
    Paid in     Stock     Option     Incentive Plan     Compen-     All Other        
    Cash     Awards     Awards     Compensation     sation     Compensation     Total  
Name   ($)     ($)     ($)(1)     ($)     Earnings     ($)     ($)  
Elizabeth Alhand(2)
  $ 18,750                                             $ 18,750  
Raymond P. Caldiero(3)
    16,000                                               16,000  
Kathryn A. DCamp
    29,000                                               29,000  
Carl F. Dill, Jr.
    51,500                                               51,500  
Paula Kruger(4)
    18,250                                               18,250  
Timothy R. Zoph
    29,000                                               29,000  
 
     
(1)  
The amounts in this column represent the compensation cost of options granted, which are calculated and expensed by the Company in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123(R) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
 
(2)  
Ms. Alhand was appointed to the Board of Directors on April 21, 2008.
 
(3)  
Mr. Caldiero declined to stand for re-election as a Director at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting.
 
(4)  
Ms. Kruger declined to stand for re-election as a Director at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Ms. DCamp, Ms. Alhand and Mr. Zoph and former Directors Caldiero and Kruger served as members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in 2008. No current member of the Compensation Committee is or was an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Furthermore, no member of the Compensation Committee has any relationship requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Finally, no executive officer of the Company served during 2008 as a director or a member of a compensation committee of any entity that had an executive officer serving as a Director of the Company or a member of the Compensation Committee.

 

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ITEM 12. 
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information as of March 5, 2009 concerning the beneficial ownership of Common Stock for each director, named executive officer and all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted, the listed persons have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held in their names, subject to community property laws if applicable.
                 
    Number     % of Total  
    of     Outstanding  
    Shares(1)     Shares(2)  
Director
               
Elizabeth Alhand
    0       *  
Kathryn A. DCamp
    0       *  
Carl F. Dill, Jr.
    19,650       *  
Timothy R. Zoph
    0       *  
 
               
Named Executive Officers
               
Milton G. Silva-Craig
    114,859       *  
Timothy G. Rogers
    22,223       *  
All directors and named executive officers as a group (6 persons)
    156,732       *  
 
     
*  
less than one percent
 
(1)  
Includes shares that may be acquired under options which are currently exercisable and which will be exercisable within 60 days in the following amounts: Mr. Dill, 7,025 shares; Mr. Silva-Craig 17,361; and Mr. Rogers 5,556 shares; and directors and Named Executive Officers as a group, 29,942 shares.
 
(2)  
The percentage of outstanding shares beneficially owned by each person is calculated based on the 2,565,866 outstanding common shares as of March 5, 2009, plus the shares that such person has the right to acquire as of March 5, 2009 or within 60 days thereafter upon the exercise of conversion rights and options.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO VOTING SECURITIES
The following table is based primarily on a review of reports on Schedule 13G and 13D filed with the SEC prior to March 5, 2009 and sets forth those holders of Common Stock known to the Company to beneficially own more than five percent of the Company’s Common Stock. As of March 5, 2009, there were 2,565,866 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding.
                 
Name and Address   Number of     Percent  
of Beneficial Owner   Shares Owned     of Class  
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
    387,150 (1)     15.1 %
P.O. Box 7842
Madison, WI 53707
               
 
               
Lloyd I. Miller, III
    364,883 (2)     14.2 %
4550 Gordon Drive
Naples, FL 34102
               
 
               
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
    159,158 (3)     6.2 %
Palisades West, Building One
6300 Bee Cave Road
Austin, TX 78746
               
 
               
CCI Consulting, Inc.
    151,025 (4)     5.9 %
6752 RFD
Long Grove , Illinois 60047
               
 
               
Michael T. Tokarz
    145,667 (5)     5.7 %
287 Bowman
Purchase, NY 10577
               
 
     
(1)  
Based on the most recent report on Schedule 13G, filed on January 30, 2009, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board represented that it has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 387,150 shares.
 
(2)  
Based on the most recent report on Schedule 13G, filed on February 12, 2009, Lloyd I. Miller, III represented that has he has sole voting power and dispositive power with respect to 313,467 shares as: (i) the manager of a limited liability company that is the general partner of a certain limited partnership, (ii) the trustee to a grantor retained annuity trust and (iii) an individual. Mr. Miller has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 51,416 of the reported securities as an investment advisor to the trustee of a certain family trust.
 
(3)  
Based on the most recent report on Schedule 13G, filed on February 9, 2009, the Dimensional Fund Advisors LP as investment manager to certain funds, which have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities held in their respective accounts. To the knowledge of Dimensional, the interest of any one such Fund does not exceed 5% of the class of securities. Dimensional disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities.
 
(4)  
Based on the most recent report on Schedule 13G, filed on November 26, 2007, CCI Consulting, Inc., formerly, Charter Consulting, Inc., represented that it has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 151,025 shares.
 
(5)  
Based on the most recent report on Schedule 13G, filed on February 9, 2006, Mr. Tokarz represented that he has sole voting power and dispositive power with respect to 143,942 shares and shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,725 shares.

 

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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE
UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2008 concerning securities that are authorized under the Company’s equity compensation plans.
                         
    Number of             Number of securities  
    securities to be             remaining available for  
    issued upon     Weighted-average     future issuance under  
    exercise of     exercise price of     equity compensation  
    outstanding     outstanding     plans (excluding  
    options, warrants     options, warrants     securities reflected in  
Plan Category   and rights     and rights     column (a))  
 
                       
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
    81,607     $ 13.50     None  
 
                       
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
    251,500 (1)   $ 6.07       128,500  
 
                 
 
Total
    333,107     $ 7.89       128,500  
 
                 
 
     
(1)  
5,000 inducement options granted to a certain senior employee of Charter Consulting, Inc. as an inducement to accept employment with the Company, following the Company’s acquisition of the management consulting business of Charter Consulting, Inc.; and 246,500 inducement options granted under the Company’s 2006 Employment Inducement Award Plan to certain individuals as an inducement to accept employment with the Company.

 

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
In 2008, there were no transactions that required disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Company does not generally engage in transactions in which its senior executive officers or directors, any of their immediate family members or any of its 5% stockholders have a material interest. Any proposed transaction involving the above persons would be referred to the Company’s Board of Directors for consideration and approval by the disinterested Directors. Furthermore, the Company’s Code of Ethics, which sets forth standards applicable to all employees, officers and Directors of the Company, generally proscribes transactions that could result in a conflict of interest for the Company.
The Board of Directors has determined that, with the exception of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Silva-Craig, and the Company’s Chairman and former Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dill, each of its directors is an independent director under The Nasdaq Global Market® rules. Independent directors, therefore, represent a majority of the Board.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
During 2008 and 2007, TSC retained its principal auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, in several capacities:
                 
    2008     2007  
Audit fees
  $ 140,389     $ 188,425  
Audit related fees
          13,125  
Tax fees
           
All other fees
          1,800  
 
           
Total
  $ 140,189     $ 203,350  
 
           
Audit Fees
Audit Fees represent amounts billed in connection with the audit of TSC’s annual financial statements included in TSC’s Form 10-K and review of financial statements included in TSC’s Forms 10-Q.
Audit Related Fees
Audit Related Fees represent amounts billed for the audit of TSC’s 401(K) Plan in 2007.
Tax Fees
Tax Fees represent amounts billed for tax services. No tax fees were billed during 2008 or 2007. Tax preparation for TSC is handled using in-house personnel.
All Other Fees
Amounts shown for All Other Fees for 2007 represents fees paid for review of TSC’s compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
All fees paid by TSC to TSC’s independent auditors are required to be and were approved by the Audit Committee in advance of the services being performed by the auditors.

 

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Technology Solutions Company
PART IV.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
All schedules have been omitted because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto or because they are not required.

 

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(GRANT THORNTON LOGO)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
of Technology Solutions Company
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Technology Solutions Company (a Delaware corporation) and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive loss and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Technology Solutions Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As stated in Note 1 to the financial statements, on February 10, 2009, the Company announced the Board of Directors’ approval of a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company, subject to stockholder approval.
(-s- Grant Thornton LLP)
Chicago, Illinois
March 10, 2009

 

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Technology Solutions Company
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
ASSETS  
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,520     $ 1,799  
Short-term investments
    5,473       9,169  
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of $0 and $10 in 2008 and 2007, respectively
    509       3,513  
Notes receivable
    645        
Software development costs
    768        
Other current assets
    413       242  
 
           
Total current assets
    10,328       14,723  
COMPUTERS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, NET
    221       193  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
    60       518  
 
           
 
Total assets
  $ 10,609     $ 15,434  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 959     $ 1,539  
Accrued compensation and related costs
    292       2,645  
Other current liabilities
    15       1,078  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    1,266       5,262  
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; shares authorized — 10,000,000; none issued
           
Common stock, $.01 par value; shares authorized — 20,000,000; shares issued — 2,677,452; shares outstanding — 2,565,866 and 2,559,247 in 2008 and 2007, respectively
    27       27  
Capital in excess of par value
    129,211       129,100  
Accumulated deficit
    (116,222 )     (115,816 )
Treasury stock, at cost, 111,586 and 118,205 shares in 2008 and 2007, respectively
    (3,161 )     (3,349 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (512 )     210  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    9,343       10,172  
 
           
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 10,609     $ 15,434  
 
           
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Technology Solutions Company
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
REVENUES:
                       
Revenues before reimbursements
  $ 5,619     $ 9,308     $ 10,638  
Reimbursements
    683       1,028       1,425  
 
                 
Total Revenues
    6,302       10,336       12,063  
 
                 
 
                       
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                       
Project personnel
    3,934       6,561       13,204  
Other project expenses
    1,099       1,463       2,446  
Reimbursable expenses
    683       1,028       1,425  
 
                 
Cost of services
    5,716       9,052       17,075  
Management and administrative support
    2,798       8,884       5,136  
Intangible asset amortization
    23             835  
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments
                125  
 
                 
Total Costs and Expenses
    8,537       17,936       23,171  
 
                 
 
                       
OPERATING LOSS
    (2,235 )     (7,600 )     (11,108 )
 
                 
 
                       
OTHER INCOME:
                       
Net investment income
    316       469       844  
 
                 
 
                       
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
                       
INCOME TAXES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    (1,919 )     (7,131 )     (10,264 )
 
                       
INCOME TAX PROVISION
                 
 
                 
 
                       
NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    (1,919 )     (7,131 )     (10,264 )
 
                       
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
                       
 
                       
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations,
                       
 
                       
Includes gain on sales of SAP and CVC Practices
    1,513       (1,164 )     1,430  
 
                 
 
                       
NET LOSS
  $ (406 )   $ (8,295 )   $ (8,834 )
 
                 
 
                       
BASIC INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:
                       
 
                       
Loss from Continuing Operations
  $ (0.75 )   $ (2.80 )   $ (4.15 )
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations
    0.59       (0.46 )     0.58  
Net Loss
    (0.16 )     (3.26 )     (3.57 )
 
                       
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES — BASIC
    2,566       2,541       2,477  
 
                 
 
                       
DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (1):
                       
 
                       
Loss from Continuing Operations
  $ (0.75 )   $ (2.80 )   $ (4.15 )
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations
    0.59       (0.46 )     0.54  
Net Loss
    (0.16 )     (3.26 )     (3.57 )
 
                       
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES — DILUTED
    2,570       2,541       2,625  
 
                 
(1) Dilutive securities are excluded from the diluted earning per share calculation in loss periods due to their anti-dilutive effect
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Technology Solutions Company
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 — (In thousands, except share data)
                                                                 
                                            Accumulated                
                    Capital in                     Other                
    Common Stock Issued     Excess of     Accumulated     Treasury     Comprehensive             Comprehensive  
    Shares     Amount     Par Value     Deficit     Stock     Income (Loss)     Total     Loss  
Balance as of January 1, 2006
    2,526,427     $ 25     $ 127,889     $ (98,687 )   $ (4,819 )   $ 240     $ 24,648     $ (17,370 )
 
                                               
Stock issued in connection with the acquisition of the assets of Charter Consulting
    151,025       2       1,398                         1,400          
Stock based compensation
                896                         896          
Net loss
                      (8,834 )                 (8,834 )     (8,834 )
Translation adjustment
                                  (30 )     (30 )     (30 )
 
                                               
Balance as of December 31, 2006
    2,677,452     $ 27     $ 130,183     $ (107,521 )   $ (4,819 )   $ 210     $ 18,080     $ (8,864 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Stock based compensation
                536                         536          
Issuance of stock from treasury for restricted stock unit grants
                (1,619 )           1,470             (149 )        
Net loss
                      (8,295 )                 (8,295 )     (8,295 )
Translation adjustment
                                               
 
                                               
Balance as of December 31, 2007
    2,677,452     $ 27     $ 129,100     $ (115,816 )   $ (3,349 )   $ 210     $ 10,172       (8,295 )
 
                                               
 
Stock based compensation
                310                         310          
Issuance of stock from treasury for restricted stock unit grants
                (199 )           188             (11 )        
Net loss
                      (406 )                 (406 )     (406 )
 
                                                               
Unrealized loss on short-term investments
                                  (512 )     (512 )     (512 )
Translation adjustment
                                  (210 )     (210 )     (210 )
 
                                               
Balance as of December 31, 2008
    2,677,452     $ 27     $ 129,211     $ (116,222 )   $ (3,161 )   $ (512 )   $ 9,343     $ (1,128 )
 
                                               
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Technology Solutions Company
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Net loss
  $ (406 )   $ (8,295 )   $ (8,834 )
 
                       
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                       
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment
    106       143       3,233  
Depreciation and amortization
    293       261       1,092  
Cumulative translation adjustment
    (210 )            
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
                319  
Impairment loss on short-term investments
    97       47        
Non-cash stock compensation
    310       536       896  
Net gain from the sales of SAP and CVC Practices
    (1,513 )            
 
                       
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Receivables
    412       4,142       (498 )
Loan receivable
          3,400        
Software development costs
    (768 )            
Other current assets
    (252 )     333       7  
Accounts payable
    (256 )     (103 )     1,057  
Accrued compensation and related costs
    (1,794 )     (1,082 )     252  
Restructuring accruals
          (400 )     (1,029 )
Other current liabilities
    (1,064 )     (1,115 )     (562 )
Other assets
                155  
 
                 
Net cash used in operating activities
    (5,045 )     (2,133 )     (3,912 )
 
                 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from sale of SAP Practice, net of transaction fees
    3,305              
Proceeds from sale of CVC Practice
    165              
Notes receivable from sale of SAP and CVC Practices
    (645 )            
Transfers to short-term investments
          (3,698 )      
Purchases of short-term investments
    (111 )     (266 )     (375 )
Sales of short-term investments
    3,198       1,334       4,500  
Capital expenditures
    (133 )     (213 )     (42 )
Net assets of acquired businesses, net of cash
                (2,734 )
 
                 
Net cash provided from/(used in) investing activities
    5,779       (2,843 )     1,349  
 
                 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Payment of employee payroll taxes in lieu of shares for RSU’s
    (13 )     (149 )      
Cash in lieu of fractional shares
                 
 
                 
 
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (13 )     (149 )      
 
                 
 
                       
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
                63  
 
                 
 
                       
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    721       (5,125 )     (2,500 )
 
                       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    1,799       6,924       9,424  
 
                 
 
                       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
  $ 2,520     $ 1,799     $ 6,924  
 
                 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
                       
Non-cash investing activities:
                       
Common stock issued for acquisition activity
              $ 1,400  
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Technology Solutions Company
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 1 — THE COMPANY
Technology Solutions Company (“TSC”) is a software and services firm providing business solutions to the healthcare industry. TSC delivers industry leading solutions and rapid results by leveraging seasoned teams, deep industry expertise and best practice know-how, combined with unique intellectual property and technology implementation skills. TSC’s clients are primarily located throughout the United States.
PLAN OF COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION — On February 10, 2009, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has determined, after extensive and careful consideration of the Company’s strategic alternatives and analysis of the prevailing economic and industry conditions, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to liquidate the Company’s assets and to dissolve the Company. The Company’s Board of Directors approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the “Plan of Liquidation”), subject to stockholder approval. The Company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders to seek approval of the Plan of Liquidation and will file related proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in the near future. Prior to the special meeting, the Company will reduce its headcount to a limited number of employees who will assist through the termination of operations.
The Plan of Liquidation contemplates an orderly wind down of the Company’s business and operations. If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan of Liquidation, the Company intends to file a certificate of dissolution, sell or otherwise dispose of its non-cash assets, satisfy or resolve its remaining liabilities and obligations, including but not limited to contingent liabilities and claims, ongoing client agreements, lease obligations, severance for terminated employees, and costs associated with the liquidation and dissolution, and make one or more distributions to its stockholders of cash available for distribution, subject to applicable legal requirements. The Plan of Liquidation, upon approval of stockholders, provides for an initial cash distribution currently estimated to be in the amount of $2.00 per share. Following stockholder approval of the Plan of Liquidation and the filing of a certificate of dissolution, the Company will delist its common stock from The Nasdaq Global Market®.
If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan of Liquidation, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Liquidation and the related dissolution of the Company could be abandoned by the Board of Directors in favor of such a transaction.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TSC and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
REVENUE RECOGNITION — TSC derives its revenues from a variety of information technology services, including systems integration, packaged software integration and implementation services, programming, training and extended support services. TSC’s services are contracted on either a time and materials basis or a fixed price basis. For our time and materials contracts, TSC recognizes revenues as work is performed, primarily based on hourly billing rates. For our fixed price contracts, TSC recognizes revenues based on services performed with performance generally assessed on the ratio of hours incurred to date compared to the total estimated hours to be performed over the entire contract. Revenues are subject to revision as the contract progresses to completion. Any revisions in the estimate are charged or credited to operations in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. Contracts are performed in phases. Losses on contracts, if any, are reserved in full when determined. Contract losses are determined by the amount by which the estimated cost of the contract exceeds the estimated total revenues that will be generated by the contract. Extended support revenues are recognized as services are rendered.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — TSC considers all highly liquid investments readily convertible into cash (with purchased maturities of three months or less) to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates market. The Company is exposed to concentrations of credit risk. The Company maintains cash at a financial institution where the total cash balance is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250 per depositor, per bank. From time to time, the Company has cash that exceeds the balance insured by the FDIC. The Company monitors such credit risk at the financial institution and has not experienced any loses related to such risks to date.
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — TSC determines the appropriate classification of its investments in debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determinations at each balance sheet date. TSC considers all investments whose maturities exceed three months or more, or those that cannot be readily converted to cash, to be a short-term investment. The investments are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair market value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, included in the determination of comprehensive income and reported in stockholders’ equity. Net proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities were $3,198 and $1,334 for the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Gross realized losses from the sales of available for sale securities were $356 and $27 for the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The cost of investments sold is based on the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on investments classified as available for sale are included in net investment income. The Company incurred impairments losses of $97 and $47 for 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
COMPUTERS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT — Computers, furniture and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Useful lives generally are five years or less. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the underlying lease term. Normal maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. The costs and related accumulated depreciation or amortization of assets sold or disposed of are removed from the balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is included in operations. The carrying value of computers, furniture and equipment is reviewed whenever events or circumstances indicate that impairment has occurred to assess recoverability based on undiscounted future cash flows.
GOODWILL AND LONG–LIVED ASSETS — TSC accounts for goodwill and long–lived Assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”) and SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and intangibles that are deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized but, instead, are reviewed at least annually for impairment. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
SFAS 142 requires that goodwill be evaluated for impairment annually or if an event occurs or circumstances change that may reduce the fair value of the acquisition below its book value. The impairment test is conducted utilizing a “fair value” methodology. TSC evaluates the fair value of its acquisitions utilizing various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis. This implied fair value is compared to the carrying amount of the goodwill for the individual acquisition. If the fair value is less, TSC recognizes an impairment loss. In addition, TSC evaluates its intangible and tangible assets with definite lives to determine whether adjustment to these amounts or estimated useful lives are required based on current events and circumstances.
In 2008, prior to the sale of the CVC Practice (“CVC”), the Company recorded $106 in intangible asset impairment as a result of the valuation of assets acquired from Charter Consulting, Inc. The majority of the intangible assets were retired as part of the sale of the CVC Practice. In 2007, the Company recorded $143 in intangible asset impairment as a result of the termination of certain Charter employees in the first quarter of 2007. The impairment amounts are recorded as part of the discontinued operations. In 2006, we recorded a total of $3,233 in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges. These charges were composed of $2,913 in goodwill impairment and $320 in intangible asset impairment. The goodwill and intangible assets relate to acquisitions in 2006 and 2004, as discussed in Note 3.
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE — TSC discloses basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share in the consolidated statements of operations under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period presented, plus the dilutive effect of common equivalent shares arising from the assumed exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares of 3,958, 109,883, and 146,487 were not included in the diluted loss per share calculation as they were anti-dilutive for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period presented.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
                                                                         
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share  
    2008     2007     2006  
            Shares     Per             Shares     Per             Shares     Per  
            (In     Common             (In     Common             (In     Common  
    Net Loss     thousands)     Share     Net Loss     thousands)     Share     Net Loss     thousands)     Share  
 
Basic Loss Per Common Share
  $ (406 )     2,566     $ (0.16 )   $ (8,295 )     2,541     $ (3.26 )   $ (8,834 )     2,477     $ (3.57 )
 
Effect of Stock Options
                                                           
 
                                                     
 
Diluted Loss Per Common Share
  $ (406 )     2,566     $ (0.16 )   $ (8,295 )     2,541     $ (3.26 )   $ (8,824 )     2,477     $ (3.57 )
 
                                                     
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — The functional currencies for TSC’s foreign subsidiaries are their local currencies. All assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at end of period exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Any gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS — The carrying values of current assets, long-term receivables and liabilities approximated their fair values at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION — On January 1, 2006, TSC adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R revised SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) and superseded Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Prior to January 1, 2006, TSC had followed the stock compensation rules under APB 25.
SFAS 123R requires companies to measure and recognize compensation expense for all employee share-based payments at fair value over the service period underlying the arrangement. Accordingly, TSC determines the grant-date fair value of its stock-based awards, including stock options and restricted stock units, and records an expense in its statement of operations for the amortization of the fair value of the awards. The fair value of the awards is amortized ratably over the vesting periods of the individual awards. For restricted stock units, certain portions of the awards require the achievement of certain performance measures for these awards to vest. If these performance measures are not achieved, the awards are forfeited. TSC adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R using the “modified prospective” method, whereby fair values of all previously-granted, unvested employee stock-based awards as of January 1, 2006 as well as all awards made on or after January 1, 2006 are considered in determining stock-based compensation expense for the years ending December 31, 2006 and thereafter. Under the provisions of SFAS 123R, TSC recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million ($0.12 and $0.20 per basic and fully diluted share) for 2008 and 2007, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense in its consolidated statement of operations. No tax benefit was recognized related to stock-based compensation expense since TSC established and continues to maintain a full valuation allowance to offset all potential tax benefits associated with its net deferred tax assets.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS — In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides a single definition of fair value, together with a framework for measuring fair value. Accordingly, for some entities, the application of SFAS 157 may change current practice. SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities was effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the beginning of the next fiscal year, the standard will also apply to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities of the Company. The adoption of SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. FASB Staff Position SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”) delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Management is evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 will have on its non-financial assets and non-financial s liabilities. The Company believes that the impact of these items upon adoption will not be material to the consolidated financial statements.
SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with level 1 being the highest quality and level 3 being the lowest quality. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets on identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.
The fair value measurements for the Company’s financial liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2008 are presented in the following table:
                                 
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  
            Quoted Prices              
            in Active     Significant        
            Markets for     Other     Significant  
            Identical     Observable     Unobservable  
            Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
Description   12/31/08     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Short term investments
  $ 5,473     $ 5,473     $     $  
 
                       
Total
  $ 5,473     $ 5,473     $     $  
 
                       
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (FAS 159). FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The adoption of SFAS 159 did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS — TSC accounts for software development costs in accordance with SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed.” Research and development costs related to software development are expensed as incurred. Upon the establishment of technological feasibility, related software developments are capitalized.
BLUE OCEAN©
Technological feasibility was reached during the second quarter of 2008 for Blue Ocean, which is the Company’s software solution that delivers real-time, actionable information to hospital staff at point-of-need. Beginning in the second quarter of 2008 and through the end of the year, the Company has capitalized $768 of such costs. As of December 31, 2008, general release has not occurred for Blue Ocean and as such, the $768 capitalized represents the unamortized costs, which has been determined not to be impaired. During 2007, TSC expensed $882 of research and development costs, which are included in the consolidated statement of operations in management and administration support.
INCOME TAXES — TSC uses an asset and liability approach, as required under SFAS 109 for financial accounting and reporting of income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided using currently enacted tax rates when tax laws and financial accounting standards differ with respect to (i) the amount of annual income and (ii) the basis of assets and liabilities. TSC does not provide U.S. deferred income taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are expected to be indefinitely reinvested. Judgment is required in determining its provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and valuation allowance recorded against its net deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets whenever it is more likely than not that future tax benefits will not be realized. During 2003, a valuation allowance was recorded for the entire net deferred tax asset (see Note 10). If the realization of the deferred tax assets in future periods is considered more likely than not, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase net income in the period such determination is made. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is based on significant estimates. Changes in these estimates could materially affect TSC’s financial condition and results of operations in future periods.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN — TSC has a 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan allows employees to contribute up to 15 percent of their annual compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Service statutory limitations. Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan are discretionary. The Company has not yet determined if it will make a Company contribution for the year ended December 31, 2008 in light of its recently announced Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan of Liquidation”). TSC contributed $257 and $169 to the 401(k) Plan in the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the 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 those estimates.
RECLASSIFICATIONS — Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current period classification. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss or total stockholders’ equity.
NOTE 3 — BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On March 15, 2006, TSC announced its acquisition of the management consulting business of Charter Consulting, Inc. (“Charter”). This acquisition positions TSC to provide enhanced consulting value in strategic customer demand generation and operational effectiveness. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, TSC acquired the consulting assets of Charter for $3,800, which consisted of $1,400 in cash and $1,400 (151,025 shares) in TSC’s common stock plus the assumption of $1,000 in certain liabilities. TSC also recognized a liability of $334 for termination obligations related to the closure of the redundant Charter office. The lease termination activities were completed in the second quarter of 2006. Based upon a purchase price allocation analysis, intangible assets of $1,204, related to certain employment contracts, customer relationships, trade name and an agreement not to compete, as well as $2,913 of goodwill were recorded. The intangible asset related to the trade name, in the amount of $269, has an indefinite life. The intangible assets with definite lives amount to $935 and are amortized on a straight-line basis based on their estimated useful lives of 3 to 5 years.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 15, 2006 in connection with the acquisition of Charter’s business:
         
Computers, furniture and equipment
  $ 17  
Intangible assets
    1,204  
Goodwill
    2,913  
 
     
Total asset acquired
    4,134  
 
     
Lease termination
    (334 )
Accrued liabilities
    (1,000 )
 
     
Total liabilities assumed
    (1,334 )
 
     
Net assets acquired
  $ 2,800  
 
     
The acquisition of Charter’s business has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the results of the acquisition of Charter are included in TSC’s consolidated results of operations from the date of the acquisition, March 15, 2006. The excess of purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired was recorded as goodwill.
As part of TSC’s regular review for potential impairments, $169 of intangible assets relating to employment contracts and the entire $2,913 of goodwill were deemed impaired as of December 31, 2006 and, accordingly, written-off and charged against earnings in 2006.
NOTE 4 — DIVESTITURES
SAP Practice
During the second quarter of 2008, the Company sold its SAP Practice (the “Practice”) in order to further its focus on the healthcare market. The sale closed on May 5, 2008, with an effective date of April 30, 2008. TSC agreed to sell substantially all of the assets and assume certain liabilities of the Practice together with certain other assets, liabilities, properties and rights of the Company relating to its SAP services business to EnteGreat Solutions LLC (“EnteGreat”). Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company received $4,150 of cash and a $750 promissory note, due in two installments (with the first installment of $375 received October 31, 2008 and the second installment due on April 29, 2009).
In conjunction with the sale, the Company, during the quarter ended June 30, 2008, recorded a gain, net of related transactions fee and expenses, of $1,526 in the consolidated statement of operations.
Below is a summary of the net assets sold with the amounts as of December 31, 2007 and as of April 30, 2008, the effective date of the sale:
                 
    As of April 30,     As of December 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Accounts receivable
  $ 2,592     $ 2,352  
Other current assets
    69       31  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 2,661     $ 2,383  
 
           
 
Accounts payable
    323       344  
Accrued compensation
    559       343  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
  $ 882     $ 687  
 
           
 
               
Value of net assets sold
  $ 1,779     $ 1,696  
 
           

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
CVC Practice
On December 31, 2008, the Company sold its CVC Practice (“CVC”) in order to further its focus on the healthcare market. TSC sold substantially all of the assets and assume certain liabilities of the CVC together with certain other assets, liabilities, properties and rights of the Company relating to its CVC business to Valkre Solutions, Inc. (“Valkre”). Pursuant to the sale, the Company received $130 of cash and a $270 senior promissory note, due in two installments (with the first installment due on March 31, 2009 and the second installment due on June 30, 2009).
In conjunction with the sale, the Company recorded a gain, net of related transactions fee and expenses, of $24 in the consolidated statement of operations.
NOTE 5 — RECEIVABLES
Receivables consisted of the following:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Amounts billed to clients
  $ 484     $ 3,230  
Unbilled revenues
    25       293  
 
           
 
    509       3,523  
 
               
Allowance for doubtful receivables
          (10 )
 
           
 
 
  $ 509     $ 3,513  
 
           
Amounts billed to clients represent professional fees and reimbursable project-related expenses. Unbilled revenues represent unbilled professional fees, project costs (such as out-of-pocket expenses), materials and subcontractor costs. The amounts above are expected to be collected within three months from the balance sheet date. Amounts billed to clients are unsecured and generally due within 30 days.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Changes in TSC’s allowance for doubtful receivables were as follows:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
Beginning balance
  $ 10     $ 66  
Bad debt expense/(reversal)
    (10 )     30  
Accounts written off
          (86 )
 
           
 
               
Ending balance
  $     $ 10  
 
           
NOTE 6 — LOAN RECEIVABLE
At December 31, 2005, TSC had a non-current loan receivable carried on its books in the amount of $3,545. The loan required semi-annual, interest-only payments (no principal), and had a maturity of February 25, 2008. In early 2007, TSC and the borrower agreed to a settlement whereby the borrower paid TSC $3,400, in full settlement of the loan. This payment was received by TSC on February 16, 2007 and the loan was canceled at that time. Accordingly, TSC took a $145 charge against 2006 earnings, to write-down the value of the loan to its net realizable value at December 31, 2006.
NOTE 7 — COMPUTERS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT
Computers, furniture and equipment consisted of the following:
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
 
               
Computers
  $ 7,014     $ 6,882  
Furniture and equipment
    1,133       1,133  
 
           
 
    8,147       8,015  
 
               
Accumulated depreciation
    (7,926 )     (7,822 )
 
           
 
 
  $ 221     $ 193  
 
           
Depreciation expense was $104, $55, and $96 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 8 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, TSC’s acquired intangible assets with definite lives were as follows:
                                         
            Non-                    
    Customer     compete     Other              
    related     agreements     Agreements     Trademarks     Total  
Balance as of December 31, 2006
  $ 283     $ 100     $ 215     $ 269     $ 867  
 
                             
Amortization
    (128 )     (54 )     (24 )           (206 )
Impairment loss
                (143 )           (143 )
 
                             
Balance as of December 31, 2007
    155       46       48       269       518  
Amortization
    (128 )     (46 )     (15 )           (189 )
Business divestiture
                      (163 )     (163 )
Impairment loss
                      (106 )     (106 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Balance as of December 31, 2008
  $ 27     $     $ 33     $     $ 60  
 
                             
 
                                       
Weighted Average Amortization Period in Years
    0.2       0.0       2.2     Not applicable        
The impairment loss in 2008 of $106 was recorded as a result of a decline in the value of certain of the Company’s trademarks. The impairment loss in 2007 of $143 was recorded as a result of the termination of certain of the Charter employees.
The following table summarizes the estimated annual pretax amortization expense for these assets:
         
Calendar Year        
2009
  $ 42  
2010
    15  
2011
    3  
 
     
 
 
  $ 60  
 
     

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 9 — INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
Current:
                       
Federal
  $     $     $  
State
                 
Foreign
                 
 
                 
Total current
                 
 
                 
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    (130 )     (2,654 )     (2,442 )
State
    (19 )     (632 )     (588 )
Foreign
                 
Valuation allowance
    149       3,286       3,030  
 
                 
Total deferred
                 
 
                 
Provision for income taxes
  $     $     $  
 
                 
Total income tax provision differed from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to the loss due to the following:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
Federal tax benefit at statutory rate
  $ (142 )   $ (2,903 )   $ (3,092 )
State tax benefit, net of Federal benefit
    (19 )     (411 )     (379 )
Effect of foreign tax rate differences
                52  
Nondeductible goodwill and intangibles
                262  
Other
    12       28       127  
Valuation allowance
    149       3,286       3,030  
 
                 
Income tax provision
  $     $     $  
 
                 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities were comprised of the following:
                 
    At December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Net operating losses and credits
  $ 33,592     $ 30,027  
Net operating loss resulting from exercise of former subsidiary stock options
    7,456       7,269  
Deferred income taxes due to former subsidiary
    (6,211 )     (6,210 )
Receivable valuation allowances and reserves for possible losses
          4  
Legal and other accruals
    169       905  
Depreciation
    177       149  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    427     1,555  
Restructuring and other charges
           
Accrued bonuses
          220  
Stock based compensation expense
    732       500  
Valuation allowance
    (35,969 )     (34,046 )
 
           
Total deferred tax assets
    373       373  
 
           
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Other
    (373 )     (373 )
 
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (373 )     (373 )
 
           
Net deferred tax asset
  $     $  
 
           
During 2003, TSC established a valuation allowance for its entire net deferred tax asset. The total federal net operating loss carry-forwards, subject to certain limitations, amount to approximately $84,000 and expire in 2021 through 2028.
On February 15, 2000, TSC distributed the common stock of eLoyalty Corporation (“eLoyalty”) owned by TSC to TSC’s stockholders (the “Spin-Off”). eLoyalty operated within TSC prior to the Spin-Off and is now a separate, publicly traded company. In connection with the eLoyalty Spin-Off, TSC option holders (excluding eLoyalty employees and directors who were not also directors of TSC) had each of their options granted prior to June 22, 1999 converted into one adjusted TSC option and one eLoyalty option. When a Company employee exercises an eLoyalty option, the employee may recognize taxable income (the “Option Deduction”). TSC obtained a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which provides that TSC is entitled to deduct the Option Deduction on its Federal Income Tax return. The net operating loss resulting from the exercise of former subsidiary stock options represents the future tax benefit attributable to this Option Deduction. As part of the Spin-Off, TSC entered into a Tax Sharing and Disaffiliation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with eLoyalty Corporation. Under the terms of the Agreement, TSC agreed to reimburse eLoyalty for certain tax benefits attributable to this deduction when and if the actual tax benefit is realized by TSC. As a result of the valuation allowance established in 2003, this amount has been offset against the deferred tax assets.
Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
 
United States
  $ (406 )   $ (8,295 )   $ (8,852 )
Foreign
                18  
 
                 
Total
  $ (406 )   $ (8,295 )   $ (8,834 )
 
                 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately $84,000 of tax net operating loss carry-forwards. Realization of any benefit from our tax net operating losses is dependent on our ability to generate future taxable income and the absence of certain “ownership changes” of our common stock. An “ownership change,” as defined in the applicable federal income tax rules, would place significant limitations, on an annual basis, on the use of such net operating losses to offset any future taxable income we may generate. Such limitations, in conjunction with the net operating loss expiration provisions, could effectively eliminate our ability to use a substantial portion of our net operating losses to offset any future taxable income. Furthermore, due to several ownership changes over the years — as defined by federal income tax rules — it is possible that our ability to use our net operating losses would be limited.
On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes"(“SFAS 109”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company previously recorded a full valuation allowance against its entire net deferred tax asset and continues to provide a full valuation allowance for all tax benefits generated. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in a change to the net deferred tax assets recorded. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal and various state jurisdictions as well as certain foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2000 and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2000. The Company has no accrued interest or penalties. If any interest expense or penalties were incurred, the Company would include them in operating expenses.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
         
Balance at January 1, 2007
  $ 1,293  
Additions based on tax position related to the current year
    68  
Additions for tax positions of prior years
     
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
     
Settlements
     
 
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  1,361  
 
     
Additions based on tax position related to the current year
    19  
Additions for tax positions of prior year
     
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
     
Settlements
     
 
     
 
       
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 1,380  
 
     

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
All of the unrecognized tax benefits relate to net operating losses. Thus, because of the full valuation allowance associated with TSC’s deferred tax assets, none of these unrecognized tax benefits would impact the effective tax rate if reversed.
NOTE 10 — CAPITAL STOCK
TSC has a stock repurchase program, which allows for share repurchases of up to 576,266 shares of outstanding Company common stock (the “Repurchase Program”). During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, TSC did not repurchase any shares under the Repurchase Program. Through December 31, 2008, TSC has repurchased an aggregate total of 341,906 shares and there were 234,360 shares available to be purchased under the Repurchase Program.
The timing and size of any future stock repurchases are subject to market conditions, stock prices, cash position and other cash requirements. Such repurchases are intended, among other things, to cover issuance of stock under TSC’s employee stock option plans.
NOTE 11 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
In 2007, the TSC Board of Directors approved a Chairman of the Board Compensation Plan, whose purpose is to acknowledge and compensate the Chairman of the Board for the contribution he makes both to the Board and the overall performance of TSC. Awards under the program are to be made based upon the Compensation Committee’s recommendation of certain performance criteria. No awards under the program were made in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
On September 26, 1996, TSC’s stockholders approved the Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”). The 1996 Plan replaced each of the Technology Solutions Company’s Stock Option Plan (the “Original Plan”), the Technology Solutions Company 1992 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1992 Plan”) and the Technology Solutions Company 1993 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan (the “1993 Plan” and, together with the Original Plan and the 1992 Plan, the “Predecessor Plans”). No awards may be made under the Predecessor Plans. Previous awards made under the Predecessor Plans are not affected. Shares subject to awards made under any of the Predecessor Plans were available under the 1996 Plan, under certain circumstances, to the extent that such shares are not issued or delivered in connection with such awards. The 1996 Plan expired on September 25, 2006.
The 1996 Plan and the Predecessor Plans authorized the grant of a variety of stock options and other awards if authorized by TSC’s Board of Directors at prices not less than the fair market value at the date of grant. Options granted under the 1996 Plan are generally exercisable beginning twelve months after date of grant and are fully exercisable within thirty-six months from date of grant. Restricted stock units granted under the 1996 Plan are exercisable as to one-third after twelve months from the date of the grant. The second and third one-third of the restricted stock units are exercisable after twenty four and thirty six months, respectively, subject to TSC achieving certain performance measures. Since the 1996 Plan expired on September 25, 2006 there are no shares available for grant at December 31, 2006 under shareholder approved plans. There were 291,246 options and other awards available for grant under the 1996 Plan as of December 31, 2005.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
During 2006, TSC issued 170,000 inducement option grants under the Charter Inducement Option Grants as an inducement for certain senior employees of Charter to accept employment with TSC following TSC’s acquisition of Charter (see Note 3).
In addition, TSC implemented the 2006 Employment Inducement Award Plan that has a total of 375,000 options for the purpose of granting stock options or restricted stock units to certain individuals to accept employment with TSC. Total inducement options issued under the plan in 2008, 2007 and 2006, were 37,500, 91,500 and 159,000, respectively. Unvested options of 41,500 from individuals that forfeited upon their termination are available to be re-awarded to new employees. As of December 31, 2008, 128,500 awards still remain available for grant under the plan.
As discussed in Note 2, TSC adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 and, accordingly, records compensation expense for all employee share-based payments at fair values over the service period underlying the arrangement. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007     2006  
Expected volatility
    67.9 %     58.4 %     63.9 %
Risk-free interest rates
    2.9 %     4.4 %     4.4 %
Expected lives
  4.5 years   4.5 years   4.5 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted
  $ 2.87     $ 3.24     $ 4.71  
The expected volatility is based on historical volatility of TSC’s stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the US Treasury rates at the date of grant with maturity dates approximately equal to the expected life at the grant date. The expected lives of the options are based on evaluations of historical exercise behavior. TSC has not paid and does not anticipate paying dividends, excluding any distributions upon stockholder approval of the Board approved Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution; therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
A summary of the status of TSC’s option plans is presented below:
                                                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
            2008             2007             2006  
            Weighted-             Weighted-             Weighted-  
            Average             Average             Average  
            Exercise             Exercise             Exercise  
    2008     Prices     2007     Prices     2006     Prices  
Outstanding at beginning of year
    481,166     $ 14.03       613,302     $ 15.12       387,380     $ 25.68  
Granted — under 1996 Plan
                                50,000     $ 10.87  
Granted — Inducement Options
    37,500     $ 2.87       91,500     $ 6.20       329,000     $ 8.03  
Exercised
                                         
Forfeited
    (185,559 )   $ 22.80       (223,636 )   $ 9.09       (153,078 )   $ 25.20  
 
                                         
Outstanding at end of year
    333,107     $ 13.32       481,166     $ 14.03       613,302     $ 15.12  
 
                                         
 
                                               
Exercisable at end of year
    212,760     $ 9.31       291,277     $ 18.86       293,571     $ 22.57  
 
                                         
 
                                               
For Options Outstanding at End of Year:
                                               
 
                                               
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term
          2 years             2 years             8 years  
 
                                               
Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000)
  $ 2             $ 4             $ 4          
 
                                         

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
During the year ended December 31, 2006, TSC granted 220,000 restricted stock units. The following is a summary of the status of TSC’s non-vested shares as of December 31, 2008:
                 
            Weighted-  
            Average  
            Grant-Date  
    Shares     Fair Value  
Non-vested at December 31, 2006
    179,000     $ 9.42  
 
             
 
               
Granted
           
Vested
    (73,208 )   $ 9.39  
Forfeited
    (49,209 )   $ 9.35  
 
             
Non-vested at December 31, 2007
    56,583     $ 9.52  
 
               
Granted
           
Exercised
    (10,667 )   $ 9.29  
Vested
    (1,667 )   $ 10.22  
Forfeited
    (44,249 )   $ 9.54  
 
             
 
               
Non-vested at December 31, 2008
             
 
             
As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, there was approximately $350 and $667, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements (options and restricted stock units). This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 and 2.0 years for 2008 and 2007, respectively.
For 2008, 10,667 shares were issued related to an RSU exercise. There were no RSU options exercised during the 2007. The cash receipt was included in financing activities in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 12 — BUSINESS SEGMENTS
TSC currently operates within one reportable business segment. The following is revenue from continuing operations and long-lived asset information by geographic area:
                         
For and as of the year   United     Foreign        
ended December 31, 2008   States     Subsidiaries     Total  
Revenues
  $ 5,619     $     $ 5,619  
Identifiable assets
  $ 10,609     $     $ 10,584  
                         
For and as of the year   United     Foreign        
ended December 31, 2007   States     Subsidiaries     Total  
Revenues
  $ 9,308     $     $ 9,308  
Identifiable assets
  $ 15,431     $ 3     $ 15,434  
                         
For and as of the year   United     Foreign        
ended December 31, 2006   States     Subsidiaries     Total  
Revenues
  $ 10,638     $ (220 )   $ 10,418  
Identifiable assets
  $ 26,039     $ 3     $ 26,042  
Foreign revenues and identifiable assets are based on the country in which the legal subsidiary is domiciled. No single foreign country’s revenues or identifiable assets were material to the consolidated revenues or identifiable assets of TSC.
NOTE 13 — MAJOR CLIENTS
TSC’s two largest clients in 2008, 2007 and 2006 accounted for 47 percent, 42 percent and 18 percent, respectively, of revenues before reimbursements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 14 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
TSC leases an office facility under an operating lease expiring in February, 2010. Additionally, TSC leases various office equipment under operating leases and has other commitments expiring at various dates. Rental expense for all operating leases and other commitments approximated $338, $201 and $708 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases and other commitments with terms in excess of one year are as follows:
         
Calendar Year   Amount  
2009
  $ 333  
2010
    107  
2011
    26  
 
     
Total
  $ 466  
 
     
TSC had no capital leases as of December 31, 2008 and 2007.
TSC is not presently party to any lawsuit. TSC may become a party to lawsuits arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, based upon presently available information relating to all such matters, the ultimate costs resulting from these matters will likely not have a material adverse effect on TSC’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In addition, under certain executive contracts TSC is committed to pay salary continuance and provide health benefits.
NOTE 15 — STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
On October 29, 1998, the Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan (the “Rights Plan”). The Rights Plan was intended to assure fair and equal treatment for all of TSC’s stockholders in the event of a hostile takeover attempt. The Rights Plan expired on October 29, 2008 and was not renewed. Additionally, a Unanimous Consent Resolution was executed by the Board confirming the 1998 Rights Agreement expired and that no shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company were outstanding.
On February 9, 2000, the Rights Plan was amended to remove certain restrictions on the ability of TSC to redeem or amend the Rights following specified changes in the composition of the Board of Directors.
On April 25, 2002, the Rights Plan was amended to allow the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (“SWIB”) to acquire up to an aggregate total of 20 percent of the outstanding common stock of TSC without triggering a distribution of rights under the Rights Plan.
Under the terms of the Rights Plan, each share of TSC’s Common Stock had associated with it one Right. Each Right entitled the registered holder to purchase from TSC one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, at an exercise price of $100 (subject to adjustment). The Rights became exercisable under certain circumstances following the announcement that any person had acquired 15 percent or more (20 percent in the case of SWIB) of TSC’s Common Stock or the announcement that any person had commenced a tender offer for 15 percent or more (20 percent in the case of SWIB) of TSC’s Common Stock.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
In general, TSC may have redeemed the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.01 per Right at any time until ten days after any person had acquired 15 percent or more (20 percent in the case of SWIB) of TSC’s Common Stock.
Under specified conditions, each Right entitled the holder to purchase TSC’s Common Stock (or if TSC was acquired in a merger or other business combination, common stock of the acquirer) at the exercise price having a current market value of two times the exercise price.
NOTE 16 — COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise from transactions and other events from non-shareholder sources. Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income and other changes in equity that bypass the statement of operations and includable as a separate component of shareholder’s equity. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, other comprehensive income (loss), as detailed in the following table, included two components: change in unrealized (loss) on short term investments and cumulative translation adjustment.
                 
    2008     2007  
 
               
Unrealized (loss) on short-term investments
  $ (512 )   $  
Less reclassification adjustment for net losses realized in net income on short-term investments
               
Cumulative translation adjustment
    (210 )     210  
 
           
 
    (722 )     210  
 
               
Income tax effect
           
 
           
 
Other comprehensive loss
  $ (722 )   $ 210  
 
           

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 17 — SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Quarter Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2008     2008     2008  
Revenues
  $ 1,973     $ 1,808     $ 1,439     $ 1,083  
Cost of services
  $ 1,422     $ 1,784     $ 1,441     $ 1,049  
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments
  $     $     $     $  
Operating (loss)
    (30 )     (278 )     (771 )     (840 )
Discontinued operations
    161       1,785       (130 )     (303 )
Net earnings (loss)
    131       1,507       (901 )     (1,143 )
 
                               
Basic operating loss per share
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.30 )   $ (0.32 )
Basic discontinued operations income (loss) per share
    0.06       0.70       (0.05 )     (0.12 )
Basic net income (loss) per share
    0.04       0.59       (0.35 )     (0.44 )
 
                               
Diluted operating loss per share
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.30 )   $ (0.32 )
Diluted discontinued operations income (loss) per share
    0.06       0.70       (0.05 )     (0.12 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share
    0.04       0.59       (0.35 )     (0.44 )
                                 
    Quarter Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2007     2007     2007  
Revenues
  $ 3,170     $ 2,907     $ 2,320     $ 1,939  
Cost of services
  $ 3,031     $ 2,322     $ 2,110     $ 1,589  
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments
  $     $     $     $  
Operating loss
    (2,358 )     (2,481 )     (2,003 )     (289 )
Discontinued operations
    (681 )     (209 )     (263 )     (11 )
Net loss
    (3,039 )     (2,690 )     (2,266 )     (300 )
 
                               
Basic operating loss per share
  $ (0.94 )   $ (0.98 )   $ (0.79 )   $ (0.09 )
Basic discontinued operations income (loss) per share
    (0.27 )     (0.08 )     (0.11 )     0.00  
Basic net loss per share
    (1.21 )     (1.06 )     (0.90 )     (0.09 )
 
                               
Diluted operating loss per share
  $ (0.94 )   $ (0.98 )   $ (0.79 )   $ (0.09 )
Diluted discontinued operations income (loss) per share
    (0.27 )     (0.08 )     (0.11 )     0.00  
Diluted net loss per share
    (1.21 )     (1.06 )     (0.90 )     (0.09 )

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
NOTE 18 — OTHER EVENTS
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES — On December 5, 2005, TSC’s Chief Executive Officer resigned and TSC’s Lead Director was named Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer. In addition, on December 15, 2005, TSC implemented initiatives to further reduce costs. These cost reductions included headcount reductions, reduction in office space to reflect current needs and the termination of a contract with a vendor. As a result of these events, TSC recorded restructuring and other charges of $1,158 during the quarter ended December 31, 2005. This charge included $438 in severance pay for the former Chief Executive Officer and $720 in headcount reductions of client officers and corporate staff, reduction in office space to reflect current needs, and the termination of a contract with a vendor. The balance has been fully utilized as of December 31, 2007. The following table provides the components of this charge.
                                 
Restructuring and Other Charges -           Cash(1)     Non-cash     Balance as of  
Q4 2005 (in thousands)   Charge     Payments     Usage     Dec. 31, 2007  
Former CEO severance costs
  $ 438     $ 438     $     $  
Severance costs (9 employees)
    340       340              
Office reduction
    273       273              
Other costs
    107       107              
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,158     $ 1,158     $     $  
 
                       
     
(1)  
Net cash payments totaling $293 were made during 2007.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, TSC recorded $1,687 in restructuring and other charges as a result of a strategic realignment and the related cost reductions. This charge consisted of the severance costs of professional personnel, office closures and other costs. During the quarter ended December 31, 2005, TSC reversed $113 of this charge mainly due to more favorable sublease terms for one of the closed offices. The balance has been fully utilized as of December 31, 2007. The following table provides the components of this charge.
                                 
Restructuring and Other Charges -           Cash(2)     Non-cash     Balance as of  
Q2 2005 (in thousands)   Charge     Payments     Usage     Dec. 31, 2006  
Severance costs (23 employees)
  $ 1,173     $ 1,111     $ 62     $  
Office closures
    511       333       178        
Other costs
    3       2       1        
 
                       
Total original charge
    1,687       1,446       241        
Q4 2005 adjustment
    (113 )           (113 )      
 
                       
Total
  $ 1,574     $ 1,446     $ 128     $  
 
                       
     
(2)  
Net cash payments totaling $20 were made during 2007.

 

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PART IV. (CONTINUED)
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (Continued)
Item 15(a)(3) Exhibits
The following documents are filed herewith or incorporated by reference and made a part of this Report.
         
Exhibit #   Description of Document
       
 
  2.1    
Plan of of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of Technology Solutions Company as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  3.1    
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Technology Solutions Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  3.2    
By-Laws for Technology Solutions Company, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  4.1    
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  4.2    
Rights Agreement with ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., filed as Exhibit 4 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 29, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  4.3    
First Amendment to Rights agreement with ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., filed as Exhibit 4.3 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  4.4    
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement with Mellon Investor Services LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (successor to ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), filed as Exhibit 4 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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PART IV. (CONTINUED)
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (Continued)
Item 15(a)(3) Exhibits (Continued)
         
Exhibit #   Description of Document
       
 
  10.01    
Technology Solutions Company Original Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.02 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1992, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.02    
Technology Solutions Company 1992 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.03 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1992, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.03    
1993 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.05 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1994, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.04    
Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to TSC’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed July 16, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.05    
Amendment Number One to the Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.01 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.06    
Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, Executive Office Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.01 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.07    
Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, Director Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.02 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.08    
Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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PART IV. (CONTINUED)
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (Continued)
Item 15(a)(3) Exhibits (Continued)
         
Exhibit #   Description of Document
       
 
  10.09    
Technology Solutions Company 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, form of restricted stock unit award agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.10    
Technology Solutions Company, form of inducement stock option agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.11    
Technology Solutions Company, form of Charter Inducement Option Grants, filed as Exhibit 4.6 to TSC’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed November 14, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.12    
Technology Solutions Company 2006 Employment Inducement Award Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.7 to TSC’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed November 14, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.13    
Employment Agreement with Michael R. Gorsage, filed as Exhibit 10.01 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.14    
Summary of Compensation for Outside Directors, filed as Exhibit 10.16 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.15    
Employment Agreement with Philip J. Downey, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 18, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.16    
Employment Agreement with Sandor Grosz, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 18, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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PART IV. (CONTINUED)
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (Continued)
Item 15(a)(3) Exhibits (Continued)
         
Exhibit #   Description of Document
       
 
  10.17    
Separation Agreement with Michael R. Gorsage, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.18    
Employment Agreement with Carl F. Dill. Jr., filed as Exhibit 99.2 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.19    
Employment Agreement with David B. Benjamin, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.20    
Employment Agreement with Milton G. Silva-Craig, filed as Exhibit 10.20 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.21    
Chairman of the Board Bonus Compensation Plan with Carl F. Dill, Jr., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.22    
Employment Agreement with Timothy G. Rogers, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to TSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.23    
Asset Purchase Agreement between EnteGreat Solutions, LLC and Technology Solutions Company, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.24    
Promissory Note between EnteGreat Solutions, LLC and Technology Solutions Company, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.25    
Transition Service Agreement between Technology Solutions Company and EnteGreat Solutions, LLC, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

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PART IV. (CONTINUED)
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (Continued)
Item 15(a)(3) Exhibits (Continued)
         
Exhibit #   Description of Document
       
 
  10.26    
Asset Purchase Agreement between Valkre Solutions, Inc. and Technology Solutions Company, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  10.27    
Senior Promissory Note between Valkre Solutions, Inc. and Technology Solutions Company, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to TSC’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  14    
Code of Ethics, filed as Exhibit 14 to TSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
       
 
  21 *  
Subsidiaries of TSC.
       
 
  23.1 *  
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
       
 
  31.1 *  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  31.2 *  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.1 *  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.2 *  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
     
*  
Filed herewith
Exhibits 10.01 through 10.27 listed above are the management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits hereto pursuant to the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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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.
March 10, 2009
         
  TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ TIMOTHY G. ROGERS    
    Timothy G. Rogers   
    Chief Financial Officer   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant, in the capacity and on the date indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ CARL F. DILL, JR.
 
Carl F. Dill, Jr.
  Chairman and Director    March 10, 2009
 
       
/s/ MILTON G. SILVA-CRAIG
 
Milton G. Silva-Craig
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
  March 10, 2009
 
       
/s/ TIMOTHY G. ROGERS
 
Timothy G. Rogers
  Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
  March 10, 2009
 
       
/s/ LIZ A. ALHAND
 
Liz A. Alhand
  Director    March 10, 2009
 
       
/s/ KATHRYN A. DCAMP
 
Kathryn A. DCamp
  Director    March 10, 2009
 
       
/s/ TIMOTHY R. ZOPH
 
Timothy R. Zoph
  Director    March 10, 2009

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  21 *  
Subsidiaries of TSC.
       
 
  23.1 *  
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
       
 
  31.1 *  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  31.2 *  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.1 *  
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.2 *  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
     
*  
Filed herewith

 

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