EX-99.1 4 audited.htm AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Exhibit 99.1 - Audited Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

East Tennessee Materials

and Energy Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation

 

Contents


Independent Auditors' Report

   

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Consolidated Financial Statements

     

Balance sheets
Statements of operations
Statements of stockholders' deficit
Statements of cash flows
Notes to consolidated financial statements

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Independent Auditors' Report

 

To the Board of Directors
East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation and subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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 East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation and subsidiary at December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Effective June 25, 2001, the Company was acquired by Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (see Note 16).


                                                                   /s/ Gallogly, Fernandez & Riley, LLP
                                                                Certified Public Accountants

July 13, 2001

 

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets



December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Assets

         
           

Current:

         
          Accounts receivable $

212,693

$

265,374

          Prepaid expenses

 

14,044

 

4,793

 

                     Total current assets  

226,737

 

270,167

 

Plant and equipment, net

 

9,480,288

 

3,957,845

 

Other assets:

         

Permits, net of accumulated amortization of $509,094 and $170,091

 

1,276,627

 

1,447,466

 

Lease acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization of $87,536 and $53,848

 

213,111

 

246,798

 

Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $24,052 and $12,026

 

96,213

 

108,238

 

Other

 

9,648

 

9,438

 

                     Total other assets  

1,595,599

  1,811,940  

$

11,302,624

$

6,039,952

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.      

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets



December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

         
           

Current liabilities:

         

     Accounts payable

$

1,128,465

$

461,937

 

     Accrued expenses

 

920,787

 

460,996

 

     Due to related party

 

4,489,845

 

3,882,567

 

     Due to Perma-Fix

 

3,754,410

 

--

 

     Notes payable

 

927,600

 

433,400

 

     Current maturities of long-term debt

 

748,750

 

42,764

 

     Current portion of payroll tax liability

 

20,022

 

--

 

                     Total current liabilities 11,989,879 5,281,664
           

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

14,703

 

405,042

 

Payroll tax liability, less current portion

 

903,474

 

625,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

200,420

 

157,036

 

                    Total liabilities 13,108,476 6,468,742
           

Commitments

 

--

 

--

 
           

Redeemable Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

1,291,544

 

942,203

 
           

Stockholders' deficit:

         
     Common stock; no par value; authorized 4,000,000 shares;
        issued 2,066,700 and 2,047,950 shares

1,527,691

1,802,032

     Accumulated deficit

 

(4,525,087

)

(3,073,025

)

     Less treasury stock at cost, 25,000 shares

 

(100,000

)

(100,000

)


Total stockholders' deficit

 

(3,097,396

)

(1,370,993

)


 

$

11,302,624

$

6,039,952

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.     

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations



Year ended December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Net revenues

$

905,480

$

1,208,226

 
           

Cost of goods sold

 

558,806

 

876,779

 

                    Gross profit

346,674

331,447
           

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,290,352

 

1,725,784

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

452,345

 

301,840

 

                    Loss from operations (1,396,023 ) (1,696,177 )
         

Other income (expense):

         

     Other income

 

119,005

 

--

 

     Interest expense

 

(175,044

)

(266,171

)


                    Total other income (expense)

(56,039

) (266,171 )
           

Net loss

 

(1,452,062

)

(1,962,348

)

           

Preferred stock dividends

 

(349,341

)

(281,719

)


Net loss applicable to common stockholders

$

(1,801,403

) $

(2,244,067

)


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.        

 

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit

          Common Stock        

Accumulated

Treasury Total
Stockholders'

Shares

Amount

Deficit

Stock

Deficit

Balance, December 31, 1998, as previously reported

 

1,837,000

$

1,837 

$(1,043,461

) $

--

 

$(1,041,624

)

                     

Restatement (Note 17)

 

--

 

1,239,114 

(67,216

)

--

 

1,171,898

 

Balance, December 31, 1998, as restated

 

1,837,000

 

1,240,951 

(1,110,677

)

--

 

130,274

 
                     

Issuance of common stock for acquisition

 

50,000

 

200,000 

--

 

--

 

200,000

 
                     

Issuance of common stock to note holders

 

65,500

 

262,000 

--

 

--

 

262,000

 
                     

Issuance of common stock for consulting services

 

50,000

 

200,000 

--

 

--

 

200,000

 
                     

Sale of common stock

 

45,450

 

180,800 

--

 

--

 

180,800

 
                     

Purchase of treasury stock

 

--

 

-- 

   

(100,000

)

(100,000

)

                     

Accretion of redemption value of preferred stock

 

--

 

 (214,097)

--

 

--

 

(214,097

)

                     

Preferred stock dividends

 

--

 

(67,622)

--

 

--

 

(67,622

)

                     

Net loss

 

--

 

-- 

(1,962,348

)

--

 

(1,962,348

)


Balance, December 31, 1999

 

2,047,950

 

1,802,032 

(3,073,025

)

(100,000

)

(1,370,993

)

                     

Issuance of common stock for consulting services

 

18,750

 

75,000 

--

 

75,000

 
             

--

     

Accretion of redemption value of preferred stock

 

--

 

(214,097)

--

 

--

 

(214,097

)

                     

Preferred stock dividends

 

--

 

(135,244)

--

 

--

 

(135,244

)

                     

Net loss

 

--

 

--

(1,452,062

)

--

 

(1,452,062

)


Balance, December 31, 2000

 

2,066,700

$

1,527,691

$(4,525,087

) $

(100,000

)

$(3,097,396

)


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.    

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows



Year ended December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

         

Net loss

$

(1,452,062

) $

(1,962,348

)

     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided
        by operating activities:
           Depreciation and amortization

452,345

301,840

          Amortization of debt discount

322,000

322,000

          Issuance of common stock for consulting services

75,000

200,000

          Cash provided by (used for):
             Accounts receivable

52,681

(77,315

)
             Prepaid expenses

(9,251

)

438

  
             Accounts payable

666,528

400,230

             Accrued expenses and other liabilities

744,509

833,458


Net cash provided by operating activities

 

851,750

 

18,303

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

     Capital expenditures

 

(5,532,911

)

(2,724,436

)

     Expenditures obtaining permits

 

(168,164

)

(470,434

)

     Increase in other assets

 

(210

)

(384

)


Net cash used for investing activities

 

(5,701,285

)

(3,195,254

)


Cash flows from financing activities:

         

     Billings and advances from related party

 

607,278

 

2,482,567

 

     Proceeds from notes payable

 

495,000

 

409,000

 

     Payments on notes payable

 

(800

)

(40,600

)

     Billings and advances from Perma-Fix

 

3,754,410

 

--

 

     Proceeds from long-term debt

 

--

 

150,000

 

     Payments on long-term debt

 

(6,353

)

(4,872

)

     Proceeds from sale of common stock

 

--

 

180,800

 
           

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

4,849,535

 

3,176,895

 

Net decrease in cash

 

--

 

(56

)

           

Cash, beginning of year

 

--

 

56

 

Cash, end of year

$

--

$

--

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.       

 

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East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



1.


Summary of
Accounting
Policies


Nature of Operations

East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Choice Technical Services, Inc., (the "Company") provide engineering and consulting services to the hazardous mixed waste storage, analysis, treatment and disposal industry. Primary customers of the Company are currently United States Department of Energy contractors. In June 1999, the Company obtained the necessary federal and state permits to operate a facility to treat low-level radioactive and hazardous waste. The Company completed construction of the treatment facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in June 2001, and the facility became fully operational during the third quarter of 2001. The Company was acquired by Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. effective June 25, 2001 (see Note 16).

   

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line method.

 

Permits

Permits include the costs of obtaining permits for the treatment of hazardous and low-level radioactive waste. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the related permit, which is generally ten years. Amortization expense was approximately $339,000 and $170,000 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The Company capitalized $13,367 and $39,393 of interest expense to permits during 2000 and 1999, respectively.

 

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Goodwill

Goodwill is stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Goodwill is amortized using the straight-line method over a period of ten years. Amortization expense was approximately $12,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

   

Lease Acquisition Costs

Lease acquisition costs represent the costs incurred to obtain the Company's building lease. These costs are being amortized over the life of the related lease, which is ten years. Amortization of lease acquisition costs was approximately $34,000 and $30,000 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

   

Impairments

Assets are evaluated for impairment when events change or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable. When any such impairment exists, the related assets are written down to fair value.

   

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized at the time services are rendered.

 

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences in the recognition of income and expense for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets, liabilities and tax carryforwards that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future periods based upon enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


 

taxable income. Deferred tax liabilities are recognized when incurred; deferred tax assets, when necessary, are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realized.
 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2000. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and due to stockholder. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the notes payable and long-term debt are estimated based on the current rates available to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities and approximates its carrying amount.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities 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.

2.

Acquisition of
First Choice

Effective January 1, 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of First Choice Technical Services, Inc. ("FCTS") in exchange for 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $200,000 and the assumption of $39,035 of liabilities. The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, 

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the purchase price was allocated to the net assets acquired based upon the estimated fair market values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was approximately $120,000, which has been accounted for as goodwill and is being amortized over its estimated useful life of ten years. The operating results of FCTS are included in the Company's results of operations from the date of acquisition. FCTS is an engineering and consulting firm that provides services related to hazardous mixed waste storage, analysis, treatment and disposal.

3.

Recission of ICM
Merger

In June 1999, the Company's Board approved a merger with International Credit & Mercantile, Inc. ("ICM"). The merger was rescinded on July 20, 2000, and the stock purchase agreement was terminated. The acquisition of ICM was not recorded in the Company's financial statements as a result of the recission.

   

In connection with this merger, a consultant was granted an option to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4 per share. In connection with the recission of the merger, this option was canceled.

4.

Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment consist of the following:

December 31,

Estimated
Useful Lives

 

2000

 

1999

 

Plant equipment

5 years

$

22,500

$

22,500

 

Transportation equipment

5 years

 

34,253

 

34,253

 

Office equipment and furniture

3-7 years

 

6,436

 

19,443

 

Construction in progress    

9,440,131

 

3,898,338

 

     

9,503,320

 

3,974,534

 

Less accumulated depreciation

   

(23,032

)

(16,689

)


   

$

9,480,288

$

3,957,845

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


   

The Company incurred approximately $6.6 million of additional costs to complete the construction of its treatment facility. The Company capitalized $448,112 and $226,778 of interest expense to construction in progress during 2000 and 1999, respectively.

5.

Commitments

Operating Lease

The Company conducts its operations from a leased facility. This lease is classified as an operating lease and expires in January 2008. As of December 31, 2000, future minimum rental payments required under this lease are as follows:

Year ending December 31,    

2001  

$

24,000

 
2002    

48,000

 
2003    

119,000

 
2004    

125,000

 
2005    

125,000

 
Thereafter    

260,000

 

Total  

$

701,000

 

   

Beginning February 2003, the Company will be required to pay an additional amount equal to .5% of gross annual sales with a maximum combined annual base and percentage of sales lease amount not to exceed $200,000. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 was approximately $103,000 and $105,000, respectively.

   

Permits

The Company is subject to various regulatory requirements, including the procurement of requisite licenses and permits at its treatment facility. These licenses and permits are subject to periodic renewal without which the Company would not be able to operate its treatment facility. The Company believes that once a license or permit is issued, it 

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will be renewed at the end of its term if the facility operations are in compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.
   

Legal

The Company is involved in various litigation in the normal course of conducting its business. The Company is currently not a party to any litigation or governmental proceeding which management believes could have a material adverse affect on their financial position or results of operations.

6.

Notes Payable

Notes payable consist of notes with maturities of one year or less. The majority of the notes shown below are past due as of December 31, 2000. However, $887,600 of the notes were settled prior to or pursuant to the acquisition of the Company by Perma-Fix (see Note 16).

December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Prime + 6% (15.5 % at December 31, 2000) unsecured notes payable to stockholders, interest and principal due January 2000, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

$

50,000

$

50,000

 
           

Prime + 4% (13.5% at December 31, 2000) unsecured notes payable to stockholders, interest and principal due in January and February of 2000, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

 

44,000

 

44,000

 
           

Prime +1% (10.5 % at December 31, 2000) unsecured note payable to a bank, interest and principal due January 2000, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

 

13,600

 

14,400

 
           

Unsecured notes payable to stockholders, interest ranging from 12% to 14% payable monthly, principal and all unpaid accrued interest due January 2000, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

 

100,000

 

100,000

 
           

10% note payable to stockholder, interest and principal due July 2000, secured by the assignment of certain accounts receivable of the Company and guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

 

60,000

 

60,000

 

 

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December 31,

2000

1999


10% unsecured note payable to former stockholder, interest and principal due March 2000, guaranteed by a stockholder of the Company.

 

25,000

 

25,000

 
           

5.18% note payable to a bank, interest payable monthly, principal and all unpaid accrued interest due March 2000, secured by a pledge of a certificate of deposit belonging to a related party, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company.

 

100,000

 

100,000

 
           

10.08% unsecured note payable, interest and principal due October 2000, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company.

 

40,000

 

40,000

 
           

20% note payable to stockholder, principal and interest due September 2000, secured by the assignment of certain accounts receivable of the Company and guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

 

145,000

 

--

 
           

9.75% unsecured note payable, interest payable quarterly, principal and all unpaid accrued interest due March 2001, guaranteed by a stockholder of the Company

 

350,000

 

--

 

Total

$

927,600

$

433,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7.


Long-Term Debt


Long-term debt consists of the following:


December 31,  

2000

 

1999

 

Prime + 4% (13.5 % at December 31, 2000) unsecured notes payable to stockholders, interest payable monthly, principal and all unpaid accrued interest due June 2003, guaranteed by certain stockholders and related parties of the Company

$

1,498,000

$

1,498,000

 
           

5.59% unsecured note payable to former stockholder, interest and principal of $3,310 due monthly through February 2002, guaranteed by a stockholder of the Company

 

75,000

 

75,000

 
           

8.99% note payable to bank, interest and principal of $710 due monthly through September 2003, secured by a Company vehicle.

 

21,653

 

28,006

 

   

1,594,653

 

1,601,006

 

Less unamortized debt discount (see below)

 

(831,200

)

(1,153,200

)

Less current portion

 

(748,750

)

(42,764

)


Total

$

14,703

$

405,042


 

 


The above unsecured notes payable to stockholders were settled in June 2001 pursuant to the acquisition of the Company by Perma-Fix (see Note 16). Accordingly, this debt has been classified as current at December 31, 2000. Aggregate maturities of the Company's note payable to bank over future years are as follows: 2001 -- $6,950; 2002 -- $8,530; and 2003 -- $6,173.

   

The Company issued common stock (see Note 12) and preferred stock (see Note 11) to the unsecured note payable holders. Common stock issued during 1998 and 1999 totaled 337,000 and 65,500 shares, respectively, valued at $1,610,000, or $4.00 per share. No value was assigned to the Series A cumulative preferred stock issued in connection with these notes. The $1,610,000 was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes. During 2000 and 1999, $322,000 and $322,000, respectively, 

 

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of the debt discount was amortized to interest expense. As of December 31, 2000, the unamortized debt discount was $831,200.

8.

Employee
Benefit Plan

The Company has a defined contribution employee benefit plan under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Prior to January 1, 1999, the Company participated in the 401(k) Plan of its majority stockholder, Performance Development Corporation ("PDC"). Effective January 1, 1999, the Company adopted its own separate 401(k) Plan at which time the assets and liabilities associated with its employees were transferred from the PDC Plan to the Company's new 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"). All employees who have completed one year of service and attained age 21 are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Company contributes an amount equal to 100% of the employees' salary deferral not to exceed 2% of the employees' compensation plus 50% of any deferral above 2%, but not exceeding 6% of the employees' compensation.

   

From November 1998 through June 2000, the Company did not submit employee or employer matching contributions to the Plan. Amounts due to the Plan for employee contributions, employer matching contributions and estimated lost earnings on these contributions were $302,718 and $202,537 as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and are included in accrued expenses. Included in these amounts are employer matching contributions of $46,754 and $11,319 for 2000 and 1999, respectively. These delinquent contributions were paid to the Company's Plan by Perma-Fix in connection with the closing of the acquisition of the Company by Perma-Fix (see Note 16).

 

 

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9.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Accrued 401(k) plan contributions (see Note 8)

$

352,018

$

202,537

 

Accrued compensation

 

156,332

 

130,365

 

Accrued interest

 

412,457

 

128,094

 

 

$

920,807

$

460,996

 

10.

Payroll Tax Liability

The Company was delinquent in the payment of payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). The Company entered into an installment agreement with the IRS for the payment of the delinquent payroll taxes over a term of approximately eight years. The installment agreement was a condition to closing of the acquisition by Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (see Note 16). Amounts due for payroll taxes were $923,496 and $625,000 as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Future payments of payroll taxes under the installment agreement as of December 31, 2000 are as follows:


2001

$

20,022

 

2002

 

10,010

 

2003

 

60,065

 

2004

 

80,088

 

2005

 

200,213

 

Thereafter

 

553,098

 

 

$

923,496

 

 

 

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11.

Redeemable Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

The Company has authorized 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock consisting of 500,000 shares designated as Series A cumulative preferred stock which is nonvoting and nonconvertible. The Company issued 110,687 shares of Series A preferred stock in 1997 in exchange for $553,435 of engineering and administrative services provided by its majority stockholder, PDC, (see Note 14). During 1998 and 1999, the Company issued 134,800 and 25,000 shares of Series A preferred stock, respectively, in connection with the issuance of notes payable. No value was assigned to this preferred stock (see Note 7). Total Series A preferred stock issued and outstanding were 270,487 and 245,487 at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

   

Dividends on the Series A preferred stock are cumulative and accrue at $.50 per preferred share annually from June 30, 1999 to June 30, 2003 and from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2013 at the greater of (i) $1.00 per preferred share annually or (ii) one percent of the Company's gross revenue for the preceding 12 months divided by $100,000. The Company recorded preferred stock dividends of $67,622 and $135,244 during 1999 and 2000, respectively. These dividends were unpaid at December 31, 2000 and are included in the carrying value of the Series A preferred stock.

   

The Series A preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the holder upon the later of June 30, 2003 or the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the Series A preferred stock. The Company may redeem the Series A preferred stock at any time after June 30, 2003. The Company is required to redeem all Series A preferred stock upon a change of control or public offering. All outstanding shares of the Series A preferred stock was converted to common stock in March 2001 (see Note 16). The redemption price is equal to the liquidation value of $5 per preferred share plus the contingent redemption value plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. The contingent redemption value is equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 per preferred share or (ii) an amount per share equal to one percent of the Company's gross revenues for the preceding 12 months divided by $100,000. The excess of the minimum 

 

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redemption value of $1,622,922 over the initial carrying value of $553,435 is being accreted and recorded as preferred stock dividends from the issuance date to the redemption date (June 30, 2003). The Company recorded preferred stock dividends related to the accretion of the redemption value of the Series A preferred stock of $214,097, $214,097 and $107,049 during 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The carrying value of the Series A preferred stock was $1,291,544 and $942,203 at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

12.

Common Stock

During 1998 and 1999, the Company issued 337,000 and 65,500 shares of common stock to note holders valued at $1,348,000 and $262,000, respectively. The value of these shares was accounted for as a debt discount as more fully described in Note 7. During 1999, the Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock in connection with the First Choice acquisition valued at $200,000 (see Note 2), 50,000 shares of common stock for consulting services valued at $200,000, and sold 45,450 shares of common stock for $180,800. During 2000, the Company issued 18,750 shares of common stock for consulting services valued at $75,000.

The Company recorded dividends in connection with its Series A preferred stock as more fully described in Note 11. Dividends and accretion of the redemption value of preferred stock recorded in 2000, 1999 and 1998 were $349,341, $281,719 and $107,049, respectively, and reduced the amount available to common stockholders.

 

 

 

 

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13.

Income Taxes

The Company files its tax returns using the cash basis of accounting which requires adjustments to the Company's net loss recorded using the accrual basis of accounting. The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Deferred tax assets:

         
     Depreciation and amortization $

6,800

$

2,800

     Accrual to cash conversion

1,188,100

630,300

      Net operating loss carryforward

863,100

897,600

     Valuation allowance

(1,978,000

) (1,430,800 )

Deferred tax assets

 

80,000

 

99,900

 
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

         
    Accrual to cash conversion

(80,000

)

(99,900

)

Net deferred tax assets

$

--

$

--

 

   

The net deferred tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty associated with the realization of the net deferred tax asset. The valuation increased $ 547,200 during 2000 from the allowance of $ 1,430,800 at December 31, 1999.

   

At December 31, 2000, the Company had unused net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $ 2,300,000, which expire in varying amounts during 2018 through 2019.

 

 

 

 

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14.

Related Party Transactions

The Company incurred expenses for engineering and administrative services rendered by its majority stockholder, PDC, in the approximate amount of $1,188,500 and $2,008,000 during 2000 and 1999, respectively. PDC also advanced approximately $436,000 during 1999, which was paid back during 2000. Amounts due PDC for services and advances at December 31, 2000 and 1999 were $4,489,845 and $3,882,567, respectively.

   

The Company derived revenue of approximately $69,300 and $38,500 during 2000 and 1999, respectively, from providing subcontract services to PDC. Accounts receivable from this stockholder at December 31, 2000 and 1999 were $-0- and $34,557, respectively.

   

Notes payable of the Company have been personally guaranteed by certain stockholders (see Notes 6 and 7).

15.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows:

Year ended December 31,

 

2000

 

1999

 

Interest paid

$

30,160

$

147,131

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

         
    Capital lease obligation for equipment

$

--

$

22,500

      Issuance of common stock for acquisition

--

200,000
      Note payable issued for payment of
          accounts payable

--

40,000
     Purchase of treasury stock in exchange
          for note payable

--
100,000
       Common stock issued for notes payable --

262,000

     Accrual of preferred stock dividends 135,244 67,622
     Accretion of redemption value of
         preferred stock
214,097

214,097

     Common stock issued for consulting
         services
75,000 200,000

 

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16.

Perma-Fix Acquisition

On June 25, 2001, the Company was acquired by Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. ("Perma-Fix") pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 18, 2001, (the "Purchase Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, all of the outstanding voting stock of the Company was acquired by Perma-Fix and the Company with (a) the Company acquiring 20% of its own outstanding shares of voting common stock (held as treasury stock), and (b) Perma-Fix acquiring all of the remaining outstanding shares of the Company's voting common stock (the "Acquisition"). As a result, Perma-Fix now owns all of the issued and outstanding voting capital stock of the Company.

   

In March 2001, in contemplation of the Acquisition, the Company's Series A Preferred stockholders converted each preferred share into three shares of common stock and the Series A Preferred Stock was eliminated. In addition, the Company's Board authorized the issuance of 1,500,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 1,467,396 were designated as Series B Preferred Stock as described below.

   

Perma-Fix issued 1,597,576 shares of its common stock valued at $2,396,000, or $1.50 per share, in exchange for all of the Company's remaining outstanding common stock. Of the common shares issued, 947,733 were issued in satisfaction of $357,600 of the Company's notes payable and $1,064,000 of long-term debt (see Notes 6 and 7). In addition, as partial consideration of the Acquisition, the Company issued shares of its newly designated Series B Preferred Stock to former common shareholders of the Company having a stated value of approximately $1,285,000. The Series B Preferred Stock is non-voting and non-convertible, has a $1.00 liquidation preference per share and may be redeemed at $1.00 per share at the option of the Company at any time after one year from the date of issuance. Following the first 12 months after the original issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, 

 

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when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of legally available funds, dividends at the rate of 5% per year per share applied to the amount of $1.00 per share, which shall be fully cumulative. As a condition to the closing of the acquisition, Perma-Fix also issued 346,666 shares of the Common Stock to certain creditors of the Company in satisfaction of $520,000 of the Company's liabilities, of which $350,000 was in satisfaction of an unsecured note payable (see Note 6). At the date of closing, Perma-Fix advanced funds to the Company to pay certain liabilities to the IRS ($50,000), 401(k) plans ($1,336,000) and certain long-term debt holders ($434,000), in the aggregate amount of $1,820,000.
   

Prior to the date of acquisition, Perma-Fix provided design and construction services under a subcontract agreement with the Company. As of the date of acquisition, Perma-Fix had loaned and advanced the Company approximately $2.3 million for working capital purposes and had billed approximately $9.8 million under the subcontract agreement, of which approximately $2,641,000 had been billed during 2000. As of December 31, 2000, $3,754,410 was due Perma-Fix for billings and advances related to the construction of the facility.

   

As a condition to the closing of the Acquisition, the Company entered into an installment agreement with the IRS relating to withholding taxes owing by the Company in the amount of $923,496 ("Installment Agreement") (see Note 10). The Installment Agreement provides for the payment of such withholding taxes over a term of approximately eight years. In addition, as a condition to such closing, one of the Company's shareholders, Performance Development Corporation ("PDC"), and two corporations affiliated with PDC, PDC Services Corporation ("PDC Services") and Management Technologies, Inc. ("MTI") each entered into an installment agreement with the IRS relating to withholding taxes owing by each of PDC, PDC Services and MTI ("PDC Installment Agreement"). The PDC Installment Agreement provides for the payment of semi-annual installments over a term of 

 

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eight years in the aggregate amount of approximately $3,714,000. The Installment Agreement and the PDC Installment Agreement provide that (a) Perma-Fix does not have any liability for any taxes, interest or penalty with respect to the Company, PDC, PDC Services or MTI; (b) the Company will be solely liable for paying the obligations of the Company under the Installment Agreement; (c) the IRS will not assert any liability against Perma-Fix, the Company or any current or future related affiliate of Perma-Fix for any tax, interest or penalty of PDC, PDC Services or MTI; and (d) as long as the payments by the Company under the Installment Agreement are made timely, the IRS will not file a notice of a federal tax lien, change or cancel the Installment Agreement. Perma-Fix did not acquire any interest in PDC, PDC Services or MTI.
   

Prior to the closing of the Acquisition, PDC had advanced monies to, and performed certain services for the Company aggregating approximately $3,700,000 (see Note 14). Amounts due to PDC for such advances and services were $4,489,845 and $3,882,567 at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. In payment of such advances and services and as a condition to closing, the Company issued a promissory note, dated June 7, 2001, to PDC in the principal amount of approximately $3,700,000. The promissory note is payable over eight years to correspond to payments due to the IRS under the PDC Installment Agreement. PDC has directed the Company to make all payments under the promissory note directly to the IRS to be applied to PDC's obligations under the PDC Installment Agreement.

   

In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, Perma-Fix also made corrective contributions to the Company's 401(k) Plan and to the PDC 401(k) Plan. The amounts paid to the PDC Plan by Perma-Fix reduced the Company's accounts payable to PDC.

   

The Company recently completed the construction of its low-level radioactive and hazardous waste ("mixed waste") treatment facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 125,000 square-foot facility, located on 

 

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the grounds of the Oak Ridge K-25 Weapons Facility of the Department of Energy ("DOE"), will use Perma-Fix's various proprietary technologies to treat mixed waste coming from governmental, institutional and commercial generators nationwide. The Company operates under both a hazardous waste treatment and storage permit and a license to store and treat low-level radioactive waste. The Company also has three subcontracts with Bechtel-Jacobs Company, LLC, DOE's site manager, which were awarded in 1998 and cover the treatment of legacy, operational and remediation nuclear waste. The facility began accepting waste in June 2001 and became fully operational during the third quarter of 2001.
   

Upon the acquisition of the Company, Perma-Fix accrued for the estimated closure costs, determined pursuant to RCRA guidelines, for the Company's facility. This accrual, recorded at $2,025,000, represents the potential future liability to close and remediate the facility, should such a cessation of operations ever occur. No insurance or third party recovery was taken into account in determining the cost estimates or reserve, nor do the cost estimates or reserve reflect any discount for present value purposes. These estimated closure costs were not accrued by the Company at December 31, 1999 or 2000 since the construction of the facility had not been completed.

17.

Restatement

The Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998 were restated to correct the valuation of common and preferred stock issued to certain note holders and to record the accretion of the Series A preferred stock redemption value as discussed in Note 11. As a result of this restatement, the accumulated deficit at December 31, 1998 was increased by $67,216. The Company's restated net loss applicable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 1998 was increased to $997,350 compared to the amount previously reported of $930,134.