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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003

 

Commission File No. 1-12248

 

KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

(successor issuer to Kaiser Group International, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

54-2014870

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

12303 Airport Way, Suite 125, Broomfield, Colorado

 

80021-0007

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (720) 889-2770

 

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 ý No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No ý

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  Yes ý No o

 

The Plan of Reorganization of Kaiser Group International, Inc. under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code became effective on December 18, 2000.  The Plan provides, among other things, that holders of shares of common stock of Kaiser Group International, Inc. received shares of common stock of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. and that holders of specified outstanding debt obligations and other specified claimants received cash and shares of preferred stock and common stock of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc., all in accordance with the terms set forth in the Plan. The initial distribution of securities occurred as of April 17, 2001.

 

As of November 11, 2003, there were 1,594,162 shares of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 



 

KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

Part I - Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets -
September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

Part II - Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12,208

 

$

17,413

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

9,431

 

18,679

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,167

 

2,404

 

Net assets of discontinued operations

 

6,000

 

6,000

 

Total Current Assets

 

28,806

 

44,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in and advances to affiliates

 

49,445

 

45,663

 

Notes receivable

 

5,894

 

5,894

 

Other long-term assets

 

185

 

142

 

 

 

55,524

 

51,699

 

Total Assets

 

$

84,330

 

$

96,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

511

 

$

922

 

Post retirement benefit plan obligation

 

6,983

 

7,193

 

Other accrued expenses

 

5,450

 

6,501

 

Preferred stock dividend payable

 

 

654

 

Interest payable on preferred stock

 

484

 

 

Deferred tax liability

 

7,647

 

6,538

 

Income taxes payable

 

1,217

 

640

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

22,292

 

22,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock

 

41,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share

 

 

55,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized—3,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding—1,594,162 and 1,590,062 shares at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively

 

16

 

16

 

Capital in excess of par

 

8,481

 

8,606

 

Retained earnings

 

12,085

 

9,215

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

37

 

(32

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

20,619

 

17,805

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

84,330

 

$

96,195

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September, 30

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Subcontract and direct material costs

 

 

 

 

 

Service Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

2,094

 

1,735

 

4,987

 

7,004

 

Operating Loss

 

(2,094

)

(1,735

)

(4,987

)

(7,004

)

Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity income in earnings of affiliate, net of amortization of $881 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 and $2,643 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002

 

4,150

 

3,678

 

12,782

 

10,704

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

 

 

106

 

Gain on sale of investment

 

 

3,371

 

 

3,371

 

Write-off of notes receivable and accrued interest

 

 

(1,320

)

 

(1,320

)

Interest income

 

186

 

265

 

636

 

524

 

Interest expense for preferred dividends

 

(733

)

 

(733

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Tax

 

1,509

 

4,259

 

7,698

 

6,381

 

Income tax expenses

 

(892

)

(1,476

)

(3,296

)

(2,402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income From Continuing Operations

 

617

 

2,783

 

4,402

 

3,979

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(197

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

617

 

2,783

 

4,402

 

3,782

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

(1,017

)

(1,532

)

(3,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

$

617

 

$

1,766

 

$

2,870

 

$

593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations, net of tax

 

$

0.39

 

$

1.11

 

$

1.80

 

$

0.49

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Per Share

 

$

0.39

 

$

1.11

 

$

1.80

 

$

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares for basic and diluted earnings  per common share

 

1,595

 

1,590

 

1,594

 

1,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

617

 

$

2,783

 

$

4,402

 

$

3,782

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realization of gain on securities, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(393

)

Change in cumulative foreign translation adjustments

 

1

 

(7

)

69

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

 

$

618

 

$

2,776

 

$

4,471

 

$

3,392

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months ended  September 30,

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

4,402

 

$

3,782

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Loss of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

197

 

Deferred taxes related to continuing operating activities

 

1,109

 

1,015

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

(106

)

Gain on sale of investment

 

 

(3,371

)

Equity in earnings of affiliate

 

(12,782

)

(10,704

)

Write-off of note receivable and accrued interest

 

 

1,320

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,237

 

(679

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(1,540

)

1,502

 

Income taxes payable

 

577

 

(278

)

Other operating activities

 

38

 

109

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

(6,959

)

(7,213

)

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from affiliate

 

9,000

 

9,000

 

Proceeds from sale of investment

 

 

4,521

 

Proceeds from sale of stock

 

 

5,961

 

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities

 

9,000

 

19,482

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Release of restricted cash

 

 

1,435

 

Transfer to restricted cash

 

 

(4,508

)

Transfer from restricted cash for the redemption of preferred stock

 

8,913

 

 

Payment of preferred stock dividends

 

(1,701

)

(3,241

)

Redemption of preferred stock

 

(14,146

)

 

Purchase of preferred treasury stock

 

(312

)

(3,983

)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(7,246

)

(10,297

)

Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(5,205

)

1,972

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

17,413

 

8,848

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

12,208

 

$

10,820

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.                                       Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company), except for the December 31, 2002 balance sheet (derived from audited financial statements), are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

 

These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes and the other information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.  Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to conform them to the presentation used in the September 30, 2003 financial statements.

 

Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware holding company that was formed on December 6, 2000 for the purpose of owning all of the outstanding stock of Kaiser Group International, Inc. (Old Kaiser), which in turn continues to own the stock of its remaining subsidiaries. On June 9, 2000, Old Kaiser and 38 of its domestic subsidiaries voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware (case nos. 00-2263 to 00-2301). Old Kaiser emerged from bankruptcy with an approved plan of reorganization (the Second Amended Plan of Reorganization (the Plan)) that was effective on December 18, 2000 (the Effective Date). The Company is deemed a “successor issuer” to Old Kaiser by virtue of Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. References to the “Company” or “Kaiser Holdings” in this report refer to Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. A summary of the Plan for Old Kaiser can be found in a Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 5, 2000 filed by Old Kaiser.

 

Currently, apart from resolving remaining bankruptcy claims, the Company has only a limited number of activities, assets and liabilities, primarily consisting of:

 

                  the ownership of a 50% interest in Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC (Kaiser-Hill), which serves as the general contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site near Denver, Colorado, for the performance of a contract for the closure of the site (the Closure Contract). (See note 4 for summarized financial information.)

                  the closeout and resolution of a completed contract for the engineering and construction of a steel mini-mill for Nova Hut in the Czech Republic (Nova Hut project).

                  the holding of an interest-bearing promissory note from ICF Consulting Group, Inc. (ICF Consulting), a division that Old Kaiser sold in 1999.

                  a wholly-owned captive insurance company that is no longer issuing new policies and is simply involved in resolving remaining claims.

                  an ongoing obligation to fund a capped, post-employment medical benefit plan for a fixed group of retirees.

 

The Company adopted fresh start reporting in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2000. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code” (SOP 90-7), requires that under certain circumstances resulting from a bankruptcy, a new entity is created for financial reporting purposes upon the emergence of that entity from bankruptcy.  Accordingly, the value of the reorganized enterprise becomes the established amount for the emerging balance of shareholders’ equity, and any accumulated deficit of the predecessor entity is offset against available paid-in-capital to result in an emerging retained earnings of zero.  Additionally, assets and liabilities are recorded at their fair values.

 

The value of the emerged enterprise used for fresh start reporting as of December 31, 2000 was $87.5 million and was determined by management with the assistance of independent advisors.  The methodology employed involved estimation of the enterprise value taking into consideration a discounted cash flow analysis.  The discounted cash flow analysis was based on a seven-year cash flow projection prepared by management, taking into consideration the terminal value of its assets and liabilities as of immediately prior to its emergence from bankruptcy on December 18, 2000.  Terminal values of assets and liabilities were determined based either on contracted amounts, actuarial present values and/or management’s estimates of the outcome of certain operating activities. Net after-tax cash flows, assuming a 40% effective tax rate, were discounted at 17% in order to take into consideration the risks and uncertainties inherent in such projections.  The cash flow projections were based

 

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on estimates and assumptions about circumstances and events that had not yet taken place.  Estimates and assumptions regarding individual retained matters which form the collective composition of the overall enterprise value as of December 18, 2000 are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies beyond the control of the Company.  Accordingly, there may be differences between projections and actual results because events and circumstances frequently do not occur as expected and may be significant.  More specifically, assumptions within the valuation related to the amount and timing of the ultimate performance and related cash flows of the Company’s investment in Kaiser-Hill have the greatest impact on the overall enterprise valuation.

 

2.                                       General Terms of Plan and Status of Bankruptcy Distributions

 

The effectiveness of the Old Kaiser Plan of Reorganization as of December 18, 2000 did not, in and of itself, complete the bankruptcy process. The process of resolving in excess of $500 million of claims initially filed in the bankruptcy is ongoing. Old Kaiser objected to the majority of the unresolved claims, and if such claims are not settled via the objection or dispute resolution processes or other means, they will ultimately be heard and determined by the Bankruptcy Court. Once a claim is resolved with an amount due to the creditor, such portion of the claim is deemed to be an allowed claim by the Bankruptcy Court (an allowed claim). The Company cannot predict with accuracy when the claims resolution process will be complete or what the total amount of allowed claims will be upon completion.

 

In general terms, the Plan contemplated three basic classes of creditors:

 

                  Allowed “Class 3 claims” against the Old Kaiser bankruptcy estate generally consisted of trade and similar creditors’ claims of $20,000 or less.  Holders of allowed Class 3 claims received cash for their claims.

 

                  Allowed “Class 4 claims”, the largest class of claims against the Old Kaiser bankruptcy estate, is made up of creditor claims other than Class 3 claims and equity claims. Class 4 claims included holders of Old Kaiser senior subordinated notes due 2003 (Old Subordinated Notes). Holders of allowed Class 4 claims received a combination of cash and Kaiser Holdings preferred and common stock in respect of their claims. Such holders received one share of Kaiser Holdings’ preferred stock (New Preferred) and one share of Kaiser Holdings’ common stock (New Common) for each $100 of claims. However, the number of shares of New Preferred issued was reduced by one share for each $55.00 of cash received by the holder of an allowed Class 4 claim.

 

                  The third class of claims recognized in the Old Kaiser bankruptcy are equity claims, consisting of holders of Old Kaiser common stock (Old Common) and other “Equity Interests” as defined in the Plan. Under the Plan, holders of Equity Interests will receive a number of shares of New Common equal to 17.65% of the number of shares of such common stock issued to holders of allowed Class 4 Claims. In the initial distribution, one share of New Common was issued for each 96 shares of previously outstanding Old Common. Additional distributions of New Common may be made in the future as additional shares of New Common are issued to holders of newly allowed Class 4 claims, if any. Apart from holders of Old Common, the only holders of Equity Interests of which the Company is aware are the former shareholders of ICT Spectrum Constructors, Inc., a corporation acquired by merger with a subsidiary of Old Kaiser in 1998. The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the equity nature of those claims.

 

Pursuant to the terms of Old Kaiser’s Plan, the Company was required to complete its initial bankruptcy distribution within 120 days of the effective date of the Plan.  Accordingly, on April 17, 2001, the Company effected its initial distribution.  At that time, there were approximately $136.8 million of Class 4 claims that had been allowed in the bankruptcy process.  The amount of unresolved claims remaining at April 17, 2001 was approximately $130.5 million.

 

To address the remaining unresolved claims, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order on March 27, 2001 establishing an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) procedure whereby the remaining claimants and Old Kaiser produce limited supporting data relative to their respective positions and engage in initial negotiation efforts in an attempt to reach an agreed claim determination.  If necessary, the parties are thereafter required to participate in a non-binding mediation before a mediator pre-selected by the Bankruptcy Court.  All unresolved claims as of March 27, 2001 are subject to the ADR process. Since April 17, 2001, the date of the initial distribution, $109.2 million of asserted claims have been withdrawn, negotiated or mediated to an agreed amount, resulting in cash payments approximating $1.4 million and issuances of 683 shares of New Preferred and 823 shares of New Common. As of November 1, 2003, the amount of unresolved claims was approximately $29.5 million. The Company expects that substantial progress will continue to be made in the resolution of claims over the balance of 2003.  The Company currently believes that the amount of Class 4 claims ultimately to be allowed in the Old Kaiser bankruptcy proceeding will not exceed $145.0 million.  As demonstrated by the claim settlements completed since April 17, 2001, and based on the belief that it is in the best interest of the Company and its current shareholders, the Company has been settling

 

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certain remaining Class 4 claims entirely for cash payments in lieu of the combination of cash and New Preferred and New Common as contemplated in the Plan.  The Company intends to continue to use this settlement alternative during its resolution of remaining Class 4 claims, but has no ability to determine the effect of the outcome on its overall financial condition in the event such settlements are accepted in the future.

 

With respect to the unresolved claims, the Plan required that, at the date of the initial distribution, sufficient cash reserves be retained by the Company such that, if all remaining unresolved claims were ultimately deemed allowed at the originally claimed amount, the Company would be able to satisfy the allowed claims, including dividends and, as discussed in Note 5 after the adoption of FAS 150, interest expense, accruing on related preferred stock, since April 17, 2001.  The cash reserve requirement, and the fact that the Company had not yet received a substantial cash payment the Company asserted it was due from Nova Hut, limited the amount of cash available at the time of the initial distribution to the holders of allowed Class 4 claims. The Company determined that an aggregate of $25.0 million, or approximately $0.09347 per $1.00 of allowed and “deemed allowed” Class 4 claims, was available at the time of the initial distribution to allowed Class 4 claim holders.  Thus, more shares of New Preferred were issued than would have been had the claims resolution process advanced more quickly and had more cash been available from the Nova Hut project and/or other sources.  Due to the proportion of remaining unresolved Class 4 claims in relation to the total of all resolved and unresolved claims, approximately $12.3 million of the $25.0 million in available cash was reserved and classified as Restricted Cash on April 17, 2001.

 

From time to time in the future, as remaining unresolved claims are resolved, excess cash from the “reserve” fund (including cash added to “reserve” fund in payment of pro forma dividends, classified as interest expense subsequent to July 1, 2003, on retained shares of New Preferred) must be used to redeem outstanding shares of New Preferred.  The January 2003 redemption was funded with $8.9 million and $5.2 million of restricted and unrestricted cash, respectively.

 

3.                                       Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  The weighted average shares outstanding for the period ended September 30, 2003 retroactively adjusts for the conversion of the Old Common to New Common effective with the adoption of fresh-start reporting.  As additional distributions of New Common are made to holders of newly allowed Class 4 claims, the conversion ratio of 96 shares to one share may be adjusted to reflect the final total number of shares of New Common (as discussed in Note 2).

 

Diluted EPS normally includes the weighted-average effect of dilutive securities outstanding during the period.  Pursuant to the Plan that was effective as of December 18, 2000, all then outstanding common stock equivalents were cancelled.  Accordingly, no anti-dilutive information is presented herein.

 

In 2003, the effect of preferred dividends of $0.7 million and $2.3 million has been included in continuing operations in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, respectively.  In 2002, the effect of preferred dividends of $1.0 million and $3.2 million has been included in continuing operations in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively.  As discussed in Note 5, the Company adopted FAS 150 effective July 1, 2003.  Therefore, the $0.7 million of third quarter preferred stock dividends has been shown as interest expense.

 

4.                                       Summarized Financial Information of Unconsolidated Affiliate

 

Kaiser Group owns 50% of Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC.  Summarized, unaudited financial information of Kaiser-Hill is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30, 2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

122,343

 

115,030

 

Non-current assets

 

106,464

 

78,734

 

Current liabilities

 

129,780

 

107,586

 

Non-current liabilities

 

28,644

 

28,644

 

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2003

 

September 30, 2002

 

September 30, 2003

 

September 30, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenue

 

$

180,222

 

$

182,285

 

$

531,995

 

$

490,724

 

Subcontracts and materials

 

119,800

 

120,492

 

346,198

 

321,710

 

Service revenue

 

60,422

 

61,793

 

185,797

 

169,014

 

Operating expenses

 

(50,374

)

(52,723

)

(154,992

)

(142,455

)

Other income

 

14

 

47

 

44

 

134

 

Net income

 

$

10,062

 

$

9,117

 

$

30,849

 

$

26,693

 

 

5.                                       Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

Kaiser Holdings’ certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of New Preferred. The Company had New Preferred outstanding with a liquidation preference of $41.4 million and $55.9 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (net of treasury stock of $5.6 million and $6.6 million, respectively).  The New Preferred is a series of authorized preferred stock designated as “Series 1 Redeemable Cumulative Preferred Stock,” and has a par value of $0.01 per share and a liquidation preference of $55 per share. The New Preferred ranks ahead of Kaiser Holdings’ New Common.

 

The Company adopted FAS 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” effective July 1, 2003.  Due to the mandatorily redeemable feature of the New Preferred, described in greater detail below, the New Preferred has been reclassified from mezzanine equity to a long term liability on the consolidated balance sheet, and the preferred stock dividends have been reclassified to interest expense on the consolidated statement of operations effective July 1, 2003.  There was no transition adjustment recognized upon adoption of FAS 150.  There were 753,072 and 1,017,120 shares of New Preferred outstanding at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, net of 101,471 and 119,587 treasury shares, respectively.   The New Preferred is shown at the liquidation value of $55 per share.

 

Pursuant to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, in 2003 and 2002 the Company purchased 6,848 and 119,587 shares of outstanding New Preferred at prices ranging from $25.62 to $50.55 per share.  The purchase of the treasury shares was recorded as a reduction to preferred stock equal to the $55 per share liquidation preference with the remaining difference between cost and the liquidation preference recorded as an increase to paid-in capital.

 

The certificate of incorporation of Kaiser Holdings and Delaware law permit the Board of Directors to issue additional series of preferred stock, except that the Board of Directors may not authorize the issuance of any securities that rank senior to or on a parity with the New Preferred without the consent of holders of at least two-thirds of the New Preferred.

 

Cumulative dividends, classified as interest expense subsequent to July 1, 2003, on the New Preferred are payable on a quarterly basis, as of April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31, either in cash at an annual rate of 7% of the liquidation preference per share or in additional shares of New Preferred at an annual rate of 12% of the per share liquidation preference. Dividends accrue on the New Preferred commencing with the initial distribution date, April 17, 2001. Dividends will not be paid to any affiliate of Kaiser Holdings on account of that affiliate’s ownership of shares of preferred stock. If Kaiser Holdings fails to pay a quarterly dividend when due, holders of New Preferred will have the right to elect an additional director for each dividend payment missed, up to a maximum of two additional directors, but only until such dividend is paid or provided for in full.   The dividend due to holders of record on October 31, 2003, totaling approximately $0.6 million, was paid on November 7, 2003.  At September 30, 2003, in addition to the $2.8 million of cash reserves for unresolved claims, the Company had $2.4 million in cash reserved for the payment of accrued dividends on any future issuances of New Preferred issued as a result of remaining bankruptcy claim resolutions (any New Preferred issued as a result of claim resolutions also carries the right to dividends retroactively from April 17, 2001).

 

The New Preferred has a liquidation preference of $55 per share plus the amount of unpaid dividends, classified as interest subsequent to July 1, 2003, if any. Upon the liquidation or dissolution of Kaiser Holdings, each holder of New Preferred (other than an affiliate of Kaiser Holdings) is entitled to this per share liquidation preference before any holders of New Common or any other junior securities of Kaiser Holdings receive any payment for their shares. If, in a liquidation or dissolution setting, assets remaining after distribution to holders of debt and other obligations are insufficient to pay all holders of New Preferred the per share liquidation preference, then such assets will be distributed on a proportionate basis to the holders of New Preferred (other than affiliates of Kaiser Holdings) and any securities ranking on a parity with the New Preferred.

 

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The Company has the option to redeem the New Preferred at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation preference per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. In addition, any net proceeds in excess of $3 million in a calendar year received by the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries from the disposition of assets to an unaffiliated party outside of the ordinary course of business must be used to redeem New Preferred at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation preference per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. Furthermore, to the extent that certain categories of cash are received from Nova Hut, it must be used to redeem New Preferred at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation preference per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends.

 

All outstanding shares of New Preferred are required to be redeemed by the Company on or before December 31, 2007, and if such redemption does not occur, holders of New Preferred will be entitled to elect two-thirds of the directors of the Company. If shares of New Preferred stock are held by any affiliate of the Company, those shares may not be redeemed pursuant to any of the redemption provisions otherwise applicable to the New Preferred.

 

Holders of New Preferred generally are entitled to vote with holders of New Common on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, with each share of New Preferred being entitled to one-tenth of a vote. In addition, holders of New Preferred have the right to vote separately as a class to exercise their right to elect an additional director due to a failure to pay a quarterly dividend, to elect two-thirds of the directors if the New Preferred is not redeemed by December 31, 2007, and to consent to the issuance of any senior or parity securities. The terms of the New Preferred may not be materially or adversely modified without the consent of holders of at least two-thirds of the New Preferred. If the Company or any of its affiliates holds any New Preferred, they will not be entitled to vote that New Preferred.

 

The Plan provides that Major Stockholders (defined as holders of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of New Preferred or New Common, or a person who is an “affiliate” of Kaiser Holdings as defined under the Federal securities laws) have certain registration rights. In general, a Major Stockholder may request Kaiser Holdings to register under the Securities Act of 1933 for the sale of all, but not less than all, of the New Preferred and/or New Common owned by the Major Stockholder. Upon request for such a registration from a Major Stockholder, Kaiser Holdings is required to give notice to other Major Stockholders and use its best efforts to cause a registration statement to become effective as expeditiously as possible and maintain such registration statement current for a period of 12 months. Major Stockholders are not entitled to request registration until one year after the effective date of the Plan, and Kaiser Holdings is not obligated to file a registration statement in response to a request from a Major Stockholder until such time as Kaiser Holdings is eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 for such an offering. Kaiser Holdings is not required to effect more than one registration for Major Stockholders during any twelve-month period. These registration rights expire on December 31, 2007. The Plan also contemplates that Major Stockholders will have “piggyback” registration rights in connection with a proposed underwritten public offering of Kaiser Holdings New Common or New Preferred solely for cash and for its own account.

 

Kaiser Government Programs, Inc.’s (“KGP”) Put Rights

 

KGP is the Company subsidiary that owns (through a wholly owned subsidiary of KGP) the 50% interest in Kaiser-Hill Company LLC.  KGP has outstanding put rights, expiring on December 31, 2007, that obligate it to purchase New Preferred owned by a holder of the put right, at the holder’s option, under three circumstances:

 

                  if KGP receives net after-tax proceeds from any cash distributions from Kaiser-Hill that, on a quarterly basis, exceed 2.8 times the amount of cash required to pay all past accrued but unpaid cash dividends on the New Preferred, plus the next scheduled quarterly cash dividend on New Preferred;

                  if KGP receives net after-tax proceeds from any direct or indirect disposition of any interest in Kaiser-Hill; or

                  if KGP receives net after-tax proceeds from an extraordinary distribution from Kaiser-Hill.

 

Upon exercise of a put, KGP will pay an exercising holder 100% of the liquidation preference of the New Preferred that is the subject of the KGP put rights, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the New Preferred. KGP will purchase shares of New Preferred on a pro rata basis based upon the number of shares of preferred stock as to which puts have been properly exercised, but only up to the amount of the available net after-tax proceeds from triggering events. KGP will not purchase any fractional shares. KGP put rights are transferable except that puts shall cease to be transferable if KGP determines that any further transfer would require registration of the puts as a class of securities under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Kaiser Holdings does not presently plan to arrange for trading of the KGP put rights on the NASD electronic bulletin board or otherwise.

 

KGP put rights will not become exercisable more frequently than every 12 months unless the cumulative amount of available net after-tax proceeds from triggering events is at least $3 million.  Due to the decrease in the number of shares of New

 

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Preferred outstanding and related dividend requirement, the Company anticipates trigger events to occur more frequently.  However, as discussed below, rather than using the mechanism of the put rights to satisfy the Company’s obligations to holders of the put rights after a trigger, the Company may satisfy the KGP put rights obligations through redemptions of New Preferred.

 

Redemption of Preferred Stock

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Plan of Reorganization, the Company has an additional requirement to utilize certain restricted cash balances to redeem outstanding New Preferred.  Rather than using the mechanism of the put rights to satisfy the Company’s obligations to holders of the put rights after a trigger, the Company will utilize the cash received related to the triggering event, excess operating cash and observe the requirement in the Plan of Reorganization to use certain restricted cash balances for preferred redemptions.  The Company believes this is a more cost-efficient manner of satisfying the obligations associated with the KGP put rights and plans to continue to use this redemption process to satisfy such obligations in the future.

 

The Company received distributions from Kaiser-Hill during the third quarter of 2003 in an amount that resulted in a trigger of the put rights – effectively requiring an offer by the Company to redeem certain New Preferred.  In addition, the Company had certain restricted cash balances available, which pursuant to the terms of its Plan of Reorganization, are required to be used to redeem outstanding New Preferred.  Rather than using the mechanism of the put rights to satisfy the Company’s obligations to holders of the put rights after a trigger, the Company observed the requirements in the Plan of Reorganization to use certain restricted cash balances, and in the terms of the New Preferred, to use certain available cash, for preferred redemptions.  The Company redeemed a total of $6.2 million of New Preferred, or 113,530 shares, on October 10, 2003.  The Company believes this was a more cost-efficient manner of satisfying the obligations associated with the KGP put rights and plans to continue to use this redemption process to satisfy such obligations in the future.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company also received distributions from Kaiser-Hill in an amount that resulted in a trigger of the put rights.  Combining the cash received related to the triggering event, excess operating cash and the excess restricted cash balances for preferred redemptions, the Company redeemed a total of $15.5 million of New Preferred, or 307,128 shares, on January 31, 2003.

 

6.                                       Other Contingencies

 

Kaiser Holdings has various obligations and liabilities from its continuing operations, including general overhead expenses in connection with maintaining, operating and winding down the various entities and net assets comprising Kaiser Holdings.  Additionally, the Company believes contingent liabilities may exist in the following areas:

 

Nova Hut

 

Although Old Kaiser sold its Metals, Mining and Industry business unit in August, 2000, it retained its Netherlands subsidiary, Kaiser Netherlands, B.V., which had been responsible for a turnkey engineering and construction services contract for the Nova Hut project.  After construction of the steel mini-mill was complete in 2000, the contract with Nova Hut provided for a maximum of three possible performance tests. The first performance test was completed on November 13, 2000. Kaiser Netherlands believes that the first performance test was successful and that Nova Hut should have agreed to final acceptance of the mini-mill and made final payment of amounts accrued by Kaiser Netherlands throughout the project.  Instead, Nova Hut asserted that the first test was not successful.  To date, this dispute has not been resolved, and the Company has resorted to legal proceedings to enforce its rights and those of its subsidiary.  The primary legal venue at this time is the Delaware bankruptcy proceedings for Old Kaiser, where Old Kaiser has asserted claims against Nova Hut and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), while rejecting substantial claims involving contract breach from Nova Hut and the IFC.  The claims filed by Nova Hut and the IFC in the Delaware bankruptcy court have been withdrawn.  The Company’s claims remain active.  The cost of the litigation of this dispute has had, and may continue to have, a negative impact on the cash flow of Kaiser Netherlands and the Company.

 

The components of the “Net Assets of Discontinued Operations” consist entirely of the carrying value of the net assets of the Nova Hut project.  Based on the Company’s continued concern over Nova Hut’s financial difficulties, the uncertainties of a possible settlement arising out of the bankruptcy court-sponsored mediation and the uncertainties of a possible settlement or ruling in the context of a possible future international arbitration proceeding, in the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company established additional reserves at December 31, 2001 to reduce the net carrying value of the remaining Nova Hut project to $6.0 million.

 

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Kaiser Hill

 

Under Kaiser-Hill’s contract with the DOE, Kaiser-Hill is not responsible for, and the DOE pays all costs associated with, any liability, including, without limitation, any claims involving strict or absolute liability and any civil fine or penalty, expense, or remediation cost, but limited to those of a civil nature, which may be incurred by, imposed on, or asserted against Kaiser-Hill arising out of any act or failure to act, condition, or exposure which occurred before Kaiser-Hill assumed responsibility on July 1, 1995 (pre-existing conditions). To the extent the acts or omissions of Kaiser-Hill constitute willful misconduct, lack of good faith, or failure to exercise prudent business judgment on the part of Kaiser-Hill’s managerial personnel and cause or add to any liability, expense, or remediation cost resulting from pre-existing conditions, Kaiser-Hill is responsible, but only for the incremental liability, expense, or remediation caused by Kaiser-Hill.

 

The Kaiser-Hill contract further provides that Kaiser-Hill will be reimbursed for the reasonable cost of bonds and insurance allocable to the Rocky Flats contract and for liabilities and expenses incidental to these liabilities, including litigation costs, to third parties not compensated by insurance or otherwise. There is an exception to this reimbursement provision applicable to liabilities caused by the willful misconduct, lack of good faith or failure to exercise prudent business judgment by Kaiser-Hill’s managerial personnel.

 

The clean-up and closure of the DOE’s Rocky Flats site involve substantial performance risks.  Among other things, Kaiser-Hill’s activities at the Rocky Flats site involve the clean-up, packaging and transportation of nuclear waste, and the demolition and destruction of facilities where nuclear weapons components were previously produced.  Some of the activities have not been previously performed elsewhere, and therefore require the development of innovative and untested approaches.  Kaiser-Hill emphasizes safety in its performance, but the nature of the Rocky Flats site and the activities of Kaiser-Hill and its subcontractors at the site are such that serious injuries, or even deaths, are possible.  Significant safety incidents at the site could stop or significantly impede the progress of work being performed at the site by Kaiser-Hill and its subcontractors.  The DOE contract contemplates that all, or substantially all, of the nuclear waste at Rocky Flats will be transported to other sites operated or managed by the DOE.  The appropriate sites for storage of certain of those nuclear wastes have not yet been identified.  In addition, objections have arisen from time to time with regard to the transportation and storage of nuclear waste at certain sites previously scheduled by the DOE to receive waste from Rocky Flats.  Although the DOE contract contemplates that the DOE is responsible for providing transportation and storage sites for nuclear waste from Rocky Flats, an inability to ship plutonium and other nuclear waste to DOE sites would pose a substantial risk to the timely closure of the Rocky Flats site, and could interfere with Kaiser-Hill’s ability to earn fees to which Kaiser-Hill believes it should be entitled.

 

As the contract between Kaiser-Hill and the DOE is cost-reimburseable in nature, the costs invoiced by Kaiser-Hill for reimbursement by the DOE are subject to audit by the U.S. government.  Also since the inception of Kaiser-Hill, the Company invoiced certain management oversight costs to Kaiser-Hill.  Government audits at Kaiser-Hill are in process for the years of the predecessor contract, which ran from 1995 until January 2000.  Although Kaiser-Hill and the Company have historically provided for their estimates of disallowed costs on cost-reimburseable contracts, uncertainties exist with regard to whether government audits will result in any disallowed costs needing to be refunded to the government customer.  The continued adequacy of provisions for reserves with regard to unallowable costs is reviewed regularly.

 

With respect to a revolving credit facility obtained by Kaiser-Hill in November 1999, both parents of Kaiser-Hill granted a first lien security interest to the Kaiser-Hill lenders in all of the ownership and equity interest of Kaiser-Hill and have agreed to cure any events of default by Kaiser-Hill on the revolving credit facility.  As of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Kaiser-Hill had no outstanding balances on its revolving credit facility.

 

7.                                       Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.”  SFAS No. 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair market value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation.  The Company does not presently expect to make such a voluntary change.  In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.  These amended disclosure requirements are applicable for financial statements issued for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002.  The Company has recently adopted the 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, however, it does not currently have any outstanding stock options requiring disclosures under SFAS No. 148.

 

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In November 2002, FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, an Interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and Rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34,” (“FIN 45”) was issued.  FIN 45 clarifies the requirements of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” relating to guarantors’ accounting for, and disclosure of, the issuance of certain types of guarantees.  The disclosure provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to interim or annual periods that end after December 15, 2002, and did not have an impact on the September 30, 2003 financial statements.  The provisions for initial recognition and measurement under FIN 45 are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees that are issued or modified after December 31, 2002.  The initial recognition and measurement provisions under FIN 45 did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

On May 31, 2003, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 150 (FAS 150), “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.”  FAS 150 improves the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity and requires that those instruments be classified as liabilities (or assets in certain circumstances) in statements of financial position.  FAS 150 also requires disclosures about alternative ways of settling the instruments and the capital structure of entities – all of whose shares are mandatorily redeemable.  FAS 150 was to have been generally effective for all financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003.  Recently, the FASB has deferred for an indefinite period the effective date for certain instruments and entities.  As discussed in Note 5, the Company has adopted the provisions of FAS 150 in the third quarter of 2003.

 

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

General Overview

 

Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware holding company formed on December 6, 2000 for the purpose of owning all of the outstanding stock of Kaiser Group International, Inc.  Kaiser Group International, Inc. continues to own the stock of its remaining subsidiaries.  On June 9, 2000, Kaiser Group International, Inc. and 38 of its domestic subsidiaries voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware (case nos. 00-2263 to 00-2301). Kaiser Group International, Inc. emerged from bankruptcy with a confirmed Plan of Reorganization that was effective on December 18, 2000.  In this document, we frequently use the terms “we”, the “Company” and “Kaiser” to refer to Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc., Kaiser Group International, Inc. and other subsidiaries we own.

 

Under the Plan of Reorganization, Kaiser Group International, Inc. sold some of its businesses and made payments of cash, stock or notes to various classes of creditors.  Currently, we are trying to resolve some outstanding creditor claims through an alternative dispute resolution process.  We have only a limited number of activities, assets and liabilities, primarily consisting of the following:

 

                  We own Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC equally with CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.  Kaiser-Hill is our major source of income.  Kaiser-Hill currently serves as the general contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site near Denver, Colorado.

 

                  We have a substantial claim, pending resolution, against Nova Hut a.s., the owner of a steel mini-mill for Nova Hut in the Czech Republic.  The engineering and construction of the mini-mill was completed in 2000 by a subsidiary of Kaiser Group International, Inc. called Kaiser Netherlands, B.V.

 

                  Until September 30, 2002 we held a minority ownership interest in ICF Consulting Group, Inc. (a division that Kaiser Group International, Inc. sold in 1999).  We continue to hold an 8½% subordinated promissory note of ICF Consulting due June 25, 2006 in the principal amount of $6.4 million as a result of that transaction.

 

                  We have a wholly-owned captive insurance company that is no longer issuing new policies and is solely involved in resolving remaining claims made against previously issued policies.

 

                  We have an ongoing obligation to fund a capped, post-employment medical benefit plan for a fixed group of retirees.

 

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Kaiser-Hill

 

Our major remaining asset and source of income is our 50% ownership interest in Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC.  Kaiser-Hill was formed solely for the performance of the current and former Rocky Flats contracts.  CH2M Hill designates three of the five members of Kaiser-Hill’s Board of Managers and we designate two members.

 

Kaiser-Hill currently serves as the general contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site near Denver, Colorado. Kaiser-Hill has performed since 1995 at this site, a former Department of Energy nuclear weapons production facility.  Kaiser-Hill is working to stabilize and safely store radioactive materials at the site and other locations, clean up areas contaminated with hazardous and radioactive waste, and  restore much of the 6,000 acre site to the public.  The level of success experienced by Kaiser-Hill in achieving timely closure of the Rocky Flats site, and the cost of achieving such closure, are the primary determinants of our long-term financial performance.

 

RESULTS OF RETAINED OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 AND 2002

 

Equity Income In Earnings of Affiliate

 

The financial information contained herein for Kaiser-Hill is reflected on the equity basis.

 

Closure Contract Provisions for Revenue and Performance Award

 

The economic terms of the Closure Contract provide that Kaiser-Hill will earn revenue equal to the actual cost of physical completion plus a performance fee based on a combination of the actual cost of completing the site closure project and the actual date of physical completion, both as compared to contracted targets.   The potential fee to be earned pursuant to the Closure Contract ranges from $151.0 million to $463.0 million based on Kaiser-Hill’s costs to complete the site closure being within the range of targeted completion cost of $3.6 billion and $4.8 billion, and completion at various dates between 2005 - 2007. Physical completion for a total cost in excess of the target cost would result in a reduction to the potential fee because Kaiser-Hill will share 30% in all costs incurred in excess of the target.  Kaiser-Hill is also subject to a $20.0 million maximum penalty if the December 31, 2007 closure date is not met.

 

Kaiser-Hill’s favorable performance on the contract since its inception in February of 2000 has resulted in a trend of cautious but continuously improving estimates of completion dates, cost estimates and potential fee earning opportunities.  As of September 30, 2003, Kaiser-Hill’s cost estimate to complete the project is $3.75 billion, with an estimated completion date of December 2006, resulting in a potential total fee of $424 million.  Kaiser-Hill has goals of further improving its ultimate project performance; however, goals are not free of risk, and the ability to accurately predict the ultimate results are highly uncertain.  See “Risk Factors Relating to Kaiser Holdings and Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company recorded its equity in Kaiser-Hill’s income, recognizing $4.2 million and $12.8 million, respectively, (50% of Kaiser-Hill’s $10.0 million and $30.9 million income, respectively, less amortization of the intangible asset attributed to Kaiser-Hill of $0.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively), an increase of $0.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, over the amount recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002.  The increases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 are due to the increasing estimates of the performance fee to be earned over the duration of Kaiser-Hill’s contract.

 

Closure Contract Billing Provisions

 

From the beginning of the Closure Contract in February 2000 through December 31, 2002, Kaiser-Hill invoiced DOE for the performance fee based on the target levels within the contract, resulting in fee invoices of approximately $6.1 million per quarter.  In December 2002, Kaiser-Hill’s continued favorable progress on the project resulted in recognition by the DOE that Kaiser-Hill would most likely be completing the project earlier than the latest allowed date and for lower costs than the maximum allowed by the Closure Contract.  This recognition also prompted an award by the DOE of an additional $10.0 million in fees payable in December 2002. Adjusted for the effects of the 50% retainage holdback, Kaiser-Hill expects that its performance fee invoices to DOE will continue to be approximately $7.1 million per quarter.  Similar to that awarded in 2002, Kaiser-Hill is anticipating that DOE will approve a non-recurring fee payment for the fourth quarter of 2003 acknowledging Kaiser-Hill’s continued favorable progression on the project.

 

Fee payments made by DOE to Kaiser-Hill, less certain non-reimbursable costs, will continue to be distributed to the joint venture owners upon receipt.  Kaiser-Hill has historically incurred expenses that are not reimbursable by the DOE pursuant to

 

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the Federal regulations.  Accordingly, such expenses, which Kaiser-Hill estimates could approximate up to 15% - 20% of the total award fee, are deducted from the total fee earned and collected by Kaiser-Hill prior to any distributions of net fees to either the Company or CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.  Since January 1, 2003, Kaiser-Hill has been distributing approximately $3.0 million per quarter to each of its two owners based on its fee invoicing level with DOE.  From the commencement of the new Closure Contract through September 30, 2003, Kaiser-Hill has received an aggregate of $89.2 million in fees from the DOE.

 

In the future, as Kaiser-Hill continues to accrue performance fees based on its currently projected total, less reserves deemed appropriate in the circumstances, and remains subject to a 50% retainage holdback on its performance fee invoicing, the level of unbilled accounts receivable on its balance sheet will begin to increase substantially.  Kaiser-Hill will classify the difference between recorded performance fees and the collected fees as long-term unbilled accounts receivable on its balance sheet, which will be included as a component of Investment in Affiliate on the Company’s balance sheet.  The Closure Contract also contains provisions for DOE to release portions of the retainage holdback prior to contract completion if the DOE deems appropriate.  Kaiser-Hill is not able to estimate whether any of the retainage holdback will be released prior to contract completion.

 

For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the equity income in earnings of affiliate is net of $0.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of amortization of the excess of our carrying value of our investment in Kaiser-Hill over our ownership percentage of the underlying Kaiser-Hill equity.  We increased the carrying value of this investment by $21.1 million as part of our adoption of Fresh-Start reporting as of December 31, 2000 and will continue to amortize that difference over the estimated life of the Kaiser-Hill investment of approximately 6 years.

 

Administrative Expenses

 

Administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 were $2.1 million and $5.0 million, respectively, an increase of $0.4 million and a decrease of $2.0 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002.  The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2002 is due primarily to certain medical expenses associated with the retiree plan were not properly accrued in the second quarter and are therefore recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2003.  The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2002 is due to an overall decrease in administrative expenses due primarily to reductions in legal and professional fees.  These decreases result from our progress in winding down the discontinued operations of Kaiser Group International, Inc.  We anticipate further declines in general and administrative spending as remaining litigation and bankruptcy claims are resolved.

 

Gain on Sale of Securities

 

We disposed of our investment in the common stock of Prudential Insurance Company in February 2002 and recorded a gain of $106,000 at the time of the sale.

 

Gain on Sale of Investment

 

On September 30, 2002, the terms of a settlement agreement between the Company and ICF Consulting were implemented.  Under this settlement, the Company restructured the ICF Consulting notes totaling $6.6 million and accrued interest of $0.7 million, net of reserves, for a new promissory note of $6.4 million, resulting in a write-off of $0.8 million and establishment of a $0.5 million contingency reserve.  In return ICF Consulting withdrew its claims against the Company, released cash in escrow totaling $0.8 million and purchased the Company’s 10% ownership in ICF Consulting, carrying value of $1.2 million, for $4.5 million.  The Company recorded a gain of $3.4 million on the sale of the investment in ICF Consulting in the third quarter of 2002.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million and an increase of $0.1 million, respectively, compared with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002.  The decrease for the three-month period is primarily due to the decline in the average cash balances at September 30, 2003 compared to September 30, 2002.  The increase for the nine-month period is primarily due to the accrual of interest income on the ICF Consulting notes.  At June 30, 2002, we were not accruing interest income on the ICF Consulting notes due to uncertainties over the collectibility of accrued interest.  As of September 30, 2002, we restructured the ICF Consulting notes and began accruing interest on the new notes.

 

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Interest Expense

 

As a result of the adoption of FAS 150 effective July 1, 2003 and the classification of the Series 1 Redeemable Cumulative Preferred Stock (New Preferred) as a liability, preferred stock dividends of $0.7 million have been shown as interest expense.  As required by FAS 150, prior dividends have not been reclassified.  Total preferred stock dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 were $2.3 million, with $1.5 million shown as preferred stock dividends and the $0.7 million as interest expense.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

We recorded an income tax expense of $0.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively, on operating income from continuing operations of $2.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003.  Our effective income tax rate of 59% and 43% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 is reflective of the non-deductibility of certain expenditures for federal income tax purposes including the dividends on the New Preferred, which have been shown as interest expense as of July 1, 2003 upon adoption of FAS 150.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, we recorded an income tax expense of $1.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively,  on operating income from continuing operations of $4.3 million and $6.4 million, respectively.

 

Loss from Discontinued Operations

 

The loss from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 consists of the activities associated with the Nova Hut project.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Operating Activities

 

We used $7.0 million and $7.2 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002, respectively, primarily for the extinguishment of obligations arising out of our bankruptcy, including professional fees, retiree benefits, income taxes and various other wind-down expenditures.

 

Investing Activities

 

We received $9.0 million in distributions from Kaiser-Hill during both the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and September 30, 2002.

 

During the first quarter of 2002, we liquidated our holdings of shares of stock of Prudential Insurance Company and received approximately $6.0 million.  We had acquired the Prudential stock through the demutualization transaction effected by the insurance company during the fourth quarter of 2001.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003, we redeemed $15.5 million liquidation preference of our preferred stock, net of $1.4 million liquidation preference of shares held as treasury stock.  Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company used $8.9 million in excess restricted cash in addition to $5.2 million of unrestricted cash to facilitate this redemption.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, we paid $1.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in dividends on our preferred stock.  Due to the adoption of FAS 150 effective July 1, 2003, $0.7 million of preferred stock dividends have been shown as interest expense and are no longer reflected as preferred stock dividends on the statement of cash flows.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, we acquired 6,800 and 119,587 shares of preferred stock for $0.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively.  The reduction in dividend expense is due to the $15.5 million redemption of the outstanding preferred stock in January 2003, discussed above.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resource Outlook

 

We currently have no debt as a result of the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization. However, as a result of the adoption of FAS 150 effective July 1, 2003, and due to the mandatorily redeemable provisions of the New Preferred, the New Preferred has been shown as a long term liability.  We have financed the initial bankruptcy distribution requirements and follow-on working capital needs in part through the use of the available cash and distributions from Kaiser-Hill and from other asset sale proceeds. Based on (i) current expectations for operating activities and results, (ii) expected Kaiser-Hill distributions, (iii) our current available cash position, (iv) recent trends and projections in liquidity and capital needs, and (v) current expectations of total allowed claims upon the completion of the bankruptcy proceedings, management believes we have sufficient liquidity to cover the required cash distributions resulting from the resolution of claims in the bankruptcy process, our future operating needs and income tax requirements, as well as the dividend or interest requirements applicable to the our preferred stock.  Furthermore, as allowed Class 4 claims are resolved, we will continue to review the timing of additional partial preferred stock redemptions.

 

We have obligations to pay interest on outstanding preferred stock at September 30, 2003 which will be shown as interest expense effective July 1, 2003.  Accordingly, we are required to present the following table assuming that no preferred stock redemptions are made until the mandatory redemption date of December 31, 2007, no additional shares are issued and that all future dividends are paid in cash (irrespective of this disclosure requirement, we are not representing intentions with regard to the timing of preferred stock redemptions).  However, this table does reflect that the Company redeemed a total of $6.2 million of New Preferred, or 113,530 shares, on October 10, 2003.  The effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods are as follows:

 

 

 

Total

 

Less Than One
Year

 

One to Three
Years

 

After Three
Years

 

Preferred Stock dividends

 

$

13,113

 

$

2,547

 

$

4,924

 

$

3,078

 

 

Other Matters

 

We have various obligations and liabilities from our continuing operations, including general overhead expenses in connection with maintaining, operating and winding down the various entities.  Additionally, we believe contingent liabilities may exist in the areas described in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.”  SFAS No. 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair market value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation.  We do not presently expect to make such a voluntary change.  In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.  These amended disclosure requirements are applicable for financial statements issued for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002.  The Company has recently adopted the 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, however, it does not currently have any outstanding stock options requiring disclosures under SFAS No. 148.

 

In November 2002, FASB Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, an Interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and Rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34,” (“FIN 45”) was issued.  FIN 45 clarifies the requirements of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” relating to guarantors’ accounting for, and disclosure of, the issuance of certain types of guarantees.  The disclosure provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to interim or annual periods that end after December 15, 2002, and did not have an impact on the September 30, 2003 financial statements.  The provisions for initial recognition and measurement under FIN 45 are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees that are issued or modified after December 31, 2002.  The initial recognition and measurement provisions under FIN 45 did not have any impact on our financial statements.

 

On May 31, 2003, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 150 (FAS 150), “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.”  FAS 150 improves the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity and requires that those instruments be classified as liabilities (or assets in certain circumstances) in statements of financial position.  FAS 150 also requires disclosures about alternative ways of settling the instruments and the capital structure of entities – all of whose shares are mandatorily redeemable.  FAS 150 was to

 

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have been generally effective for all financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003.  Recently, the FASB has deferred for an indefinite period the effective date for certain instruments and entities.  As discussed in Note 5, the Company has adopted the provisions of FAS 150 in the third quarter of 2003.

 

RISK FACTORS RELATING TO KAISER HOLDINGS AND
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and written or oral statements made by our officers and directors to press, potential investors, securities analysts and others, may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee” or other words or phrases of similar import.  Similarly, statements that describe or contain information related to matters such as our intent, belief, or expectation with respect to financial performance, claims resolution, cash availability, stock redemption plans, contract awards and performance, potential acquisitions and joint ventures, and cost-cutting measures are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements often reflect a number of assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in these forward-looking statements.  In light of these risks and uncertainties, including those described below, the forward-looking events might or might not occur.

 

Our long-term future profitability is significantly tied to Kaiser-Hill, which is subject to uncertainties that may adversely affect our operating results.

 

The fee income we will receive from Kaiser-Hill is dependent upon the ability of Kaiser-Hill to close the Rocky Flats site at a predetermined targeted cost of between $3.6 billion and $4.8 billion and closing date of not later than March 31, 2007, both of which are uncertain.

 

Our long-term future profitability will be dependent, to a significant extent, on the performance of Kaiser-Hill under its contract with the Department of Energy.  Kaiser-Hill serves as the general contractor at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology site near Denver, Colorado, a former nuclear weapons production facility. Kaiser-Hill’s contract with the Department of Energy includes a performance fee based upon a combination of the actual costs incurred to complete the site closure and the actual date of completion of the closure.  If Kaiser-Hill fails to complete the closure within the target cost for the project of between $3.6 billion and $4.8 billion, Kaiser-Hill’s fee will be reduced to a level significantly less than the fee estimate currently being used to recognize income on the project and further reduced by 30% of the costs incurred after the target date of March 31, 2007.  Kaiser-Hill is also subject to a $20.0 million maximum penalty if the December 31, 2007 closure date is not met.

 

Kaiser-Hill has historically incurred expenses that are not reimbursable by the Department of Energy pursuant to the federal regulations.  Accordingly such expenses, which Kaiser-Hill estimates could approximate up to 15% - 20% of the total award fee, will be deducted from the total fee prior to any distributions of net fees to either us or CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd. For reasons similar to those described in the following paragraph, it is difficult to estimate either the amount of net fee to be distributed to the owners of Kaiser-Hill and or the effect, if any, that such unreimbursable costs would have on our future cash flows.  A decrease in our cash flows could result in a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

There are substantial performance risks associated with Kaiser-Hill’s work at the Rocky Flats site.  The performance risks may impact the timing and cost of closing the site, which in turn could impact our fee income from Kaiser-Hill.

 

The clean-up and closure of the Department of Energy’s Rocky Flats site involve substantial performance risks.  Among other things, Kaiser-Hill’s activities at the Rocky Flats site involve the clean-up, packaging and transportation of nuclear waste, and the demolition and destruction of facilities where nuclear weapons components were previously produced.  Some of these activities have not been previously performed elsewhere, and therefore require the development of innovative and untested approaches.  Kaiser-Hill emphasizes safety in its performance, but the nature of the Rocky Flats site and the activities of Kaiser-Hill and its subcontractors at the site are such that serious injuries, or even deaths, are possible.  Significant safety incidents at the site could stop or significantly impede the progress of work being performed at the site by Kaiser-Hill and its subcontractors.  The Department of Energy contract contemplates that all, or substantially all, of the nuclear waste at Rocky

 

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Flats will be transported to other sites operated or managed by the Department of Energy.  The appropriate sites for storage of certain of those nuclear wastes have not yet been identified.  In addition, third-party objections have arisen from time to time with regard to the transportation to, and storage of nuclear waste at, certain sites previously designated by the Department of Energy to receive waste from Rocky Flats.  Although the Department of Energy contract contemplates that the Department of Energy is responsible for providing transportation and storage sites for nuclear waste from Rocky Flats, an inability to ship plutonium and other nuclear waste to Department of Energy sites would pose a substantial risk to the timely closure of the Rocky Flats site, and could interfere with Kaiser-Hill’s ability to earn the fees to which Kaiser-Hill believes it should be entitled.  This loss of fee income could adversely affect our operating results, which could in turn result in a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

There are potential substantial liabilities and costs associated with Kaiser-Hill’s Department of Energy contract, which may directly and indirectly impact our fee income from Kaiser-Hill.

 

Under the Department of Energy contract, Kaiser-Hill is responsible for, and the Department of Energy will not pay for costs associated with, liabilities caused by the willful misconduct or lack of good faith of Kaiser-Hill’s managerial personnel or the failure to exercise prudent business judgment by Kaiser-Hill’s managerial personnel. If Kaiser-Hill were found liable for any of these reasons, the associated costs could be substantial, which could have an adverse effect on our operating results. A decrease in our operating results could cause a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

We face significant contingencies, which may adversely impact our ability to meet our obligations on our preferred stock, to fund our continuing operations and to undertake new operations.

 

Our cash flow is partially dependent on the wind-down of the Nova Hut project and the probability of receiving our payment from Nova Hut is currently uncertain.

 

Our cash flow is partially dependent on the resolution of disputes relating to Kaiser Netherlands’ performance under its fixed-price contract for turnkey engineering and construction services relating to the Nova Hut project and on the ability of Nova Hut, which is in financial difficulty, to pay for such services.

 

We do not have a business plan beyond Kaiser-Hill and the Nova Hut project, and we may or may not undertake new activities.

 

Our long-term future profitability will be dependent, to a significant extent, on our ability to develop a business plan for ongoing operations. Unless and until our Board of Directors develops such a business plan, we are unable to determine either the amount of risk that future operations will involve or whether we have the ability to realize long-term profitability. It is possible that our ongoing business plan will be limited to resolving issues related to the Nova Hut project and participating in the activities of Kaiser-Hill.  However, our Board of Directors is considering whether we should attempt to develop a new revenue base.  Such efforts could, for example, attempt to take advantage of our successful history of performing in the government services market, both independently and through Kaiser-Hill.  Our efforts to develop a revenue base separate from Kaiser-Hill may involve start-up activities with risks peculiar to activities of this type, which may adversely impact our cash flow and operating results. A decrease in our cash flows and operating results could result in a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

We may be unable to obtain performance guarantees, which may limit our ability to undertake new activities.

 

Given the reorganization history of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc., we may not be able to obtain satisfactory contract performance guaranty mechanisms, such as performance bonds and letters of credit, at all or on satisfactory terms, to the extent such mechanisms are needed for new projects.  These factors could limit the nature of the business activities in which we could engage should we decide to attempt to develop a new revenue base apart from Kaiser-Hill, which may adversely impact our cash flow and operating results and result in a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

We may be unable to generate funds to meet our obligations and we may be unable to access additional capital.

 

We may be unable to continue to generate sufficient funds to meet our obligations, notwithstanding the significant improvements in our operations and financial condition.  Although we believe that we will be able to generate sufficient funds to meet our working capital needs for the foreseeable future, our ability to gain access to additional capital, if needed, is not certain. Due to reorganization history of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. and current financial markets, it is difficult to predict whether additional capital would be available to us in the event that we were unable to general funds to meet our obligations.

 

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Our inability to gain access to additional capital may also limit our ability to undertake new activities.  Ultimately, our inability to meet our existing obligations or to undertake new activities could adversely impact our cash flow and operating results.  A decrease in our cash flows and operating results could result in a decrease in the value of our common and preferred stock.

 

In the event of a change of control, we may not have the financial resources to redeem preferred stock.

 

Our preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the holder upon a change of control as defined in the terms of the preferred stock.  We are not presently aware of any events that would cause a change of control.  However, based on a Report on Form 4 dated February 12, 2003, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Tennenbaum & Co., LLC on February 13, 2003, we believe that Tennenbaum & Co., LLC and Michael E. Tennenbaum together own approximately 47.2% of our common stock.  The terms of our preferred stock provide that a change of control occurs when, among other things, a person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) directly or indirectly acquires “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of more than 50% of all classes of our common equity (defined in the terms of our preferred stock as capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors).

 

In the event that we are required to redeem preferred stock due to a change of control, we may not have available capital to redeem the stock.  Our ability to gain access to additional capital from outside sources, if needed, is not certain.  The inability to gain access to additional capital may limit our ability to meet the redemption obligations with respect to the preferred stock.

 

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We do not believe that we have significant exposures to market risk as we do not presently have any debt.  The interest rate risk associated with our obligation to fund a capped retiree medical obligation is not sensitive to interest rate risk other than via the determination of the present value of our remaining obligation there under.  A 10% increase or decrease in the average annual prime rate would result in a decrease in the carrying value of the plan obligation but would not change the actual cost of the plan.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of our management, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by our management on a timely basis in order to comply with our disclosure obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the SEC rules thereunder.  There were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2003 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As previously reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

(a)  None

(b)  None

(c)  None

(d)  Not applicable

 

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

(a)  None

(b)  None

 

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None

 

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

 

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. 2—Plan of Acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession

 

2(a) Second Amended Plan of Reorganization (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to Current Report on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on December 14, 2000)

 

Exhibit No. 3—Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Registrant

 

3(a)  Certificate of Incorporation of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to Current Report on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on December 14, 2000)

 

3(b)  By-laws of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to Current Report on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on December 14, 2000)

 

Exhibit No. 4—Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, including Indentures

 

4(a)  Form of Put Agreement relating to preferred stock of Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Current Report on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on December 14, 2000)

 

Exhibit No. 10 — Material Contracts

 

10(a)  Kaiser Group International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (as amended and restated as of January 1, 1996)  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(b) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

1.  Amendment No. 1 with the effective date of January 1, 1998  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(b)(1) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

2.  Amendment No. 2 with the effective date of January 1, 1996  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(b)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

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3.  Amendment No. 3 dated April 19, 1999  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(b)(3) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

4.  Amendment No. 4 dated June 25, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(b)(4) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

10(b) Trust Agreement with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company dated as of August 31, 1995, for ICF Kaiser International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(c) to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registrant No. 33-64655) filed with the Commission on November 30, 1995)

 

10(c) ICF Kaiser International, Inc. Retirement Plan (as amended and restated as of March 1, 1993) (and further amended with respect to name change only as of June 26, 1993) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 1994 filed with the Commission on October 15, 1993)

 

1.  Amendment No. 1 dated April 24, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(1) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1- 12248) filed with the Commission on May 23, 1995)

 

2.  Amendment No. 2 dated December 15, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(2) to Transition Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the transition period from March 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995 filed with the Commission on March 29, 1996)

 

3.  Amendment No. 3 dated December 13, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(3) to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registrant No. 333-19519) filed with the Commission on January 10, 1997)

 

4.  Amendment No. 4 dated April 19, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(4) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

5.  Amendment No. 5 dated June 25, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(5) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

6.  Amendment No. 6 dated August 30, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(d)(6) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

7.  Amendment No. 7 dated April 13, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d)(7) on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on May 2, 2000)

 

8.  Amendment No. 8 dated June 8, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d)(8) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 2000 filed with the Commission on September 6, 2000)

 

9.  Amendment No. 9 dated June 19, 2003 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(9) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003)

 

10(d) Trust Agreement with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company dated as of August 31, 1995, for ICF Kaiser International, Inc. Retirement Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(e) to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registrant No. 33-64655) filed with the Commission on November 30, 1995)

 

10(e)                      ICF Kaiser International, Inc. Section 401(k) Plan (as amended and restated as of March 1, 1993) (and further amended with respect to name change only as of June 26, 1993) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(f) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 1994 filed with the Commission on October 15, 1993)

 

1.  Amendment No. 1 dated April 24, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(p)(1) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) for fiscal 1995 filed with the Commission on May 23, 1995)

 

2.  Amendment No. 2 dated December 15, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(p)(2) to Transition Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the transition period from March 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995 filed with the Commission on March 29, 1996)

 

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3.  Amendment No. 3 dated December 13, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(q)(3) to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registrant No. 333-19519) filed with the Commission on January 10, 1997)

 

4.  Amendment No. 4 dated April 8, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(k)(4) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

5.  Amendment No. 5 dated June 25, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(k)(5) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

6.  Amendment No. 6 dated April 13, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(k)(6) on Form 8-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on May 2, 2000)

 

7.  Amendment dated January 1, 2001 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(m)(7) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-2248) filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001)

 

8.  Amendment No. 8 dated December 10, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(e)(8) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003)

 

9.  Amendment No. 9 dated June 19, 2003 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(e)(9) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Registrant No. 1-12248) for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003)

 

10(f)  Trust Agreement with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company dated as of March 1, 1989, for the ICF Kaiser International, Inc. Section 401(k) Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 28(b) to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registrant No. 33-51460) filed with the Commission on August 31, 1992)

 

10(g) Contract between Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy dated January 24, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(o) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 17, 2000)

 

10(h)  Assignment of Membership Interest in Hunters Branch Leasing, LLC by and between Kaiser Holdings Unlimited, Inc. (Assignor) and Nutley Partners, LC (Assignee), dated January 1, 2001 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(r) to Annual Report on Form 10-K (Registrant No. 1-12248) filed with the Commission on April 2, 2001)

 

Exhibit No. 10—Material Contracts (management contracts, compensatory plans, or arrangements.)

 

10(i)  Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. 2002 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registrant No. 33-51460) filed with the Commission on August 13, 2003)

 

10(j)  Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with John T. Grigsby, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, effective as of December 19, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10(m) to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registrant No. 333-100640) filed with the Commission on October 18, 2002)

 

Exhibit No. 21—Consolidated Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of November 1, 2003

 

Exhibit No. 31.1 – Certification of Principal Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit No. 31.2 – Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit No. 32.1 – Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

Pursuant 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

 

On August 7, 2003 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of including as an exhibit a description of its capital stock.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

KAISER GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: November 14, 2003

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marijo L. Ahlgrimm

 

 

Marijo L. Ahlgrimm

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Duly authorized officer and principal
financial officer)

 

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