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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004

For the transition period from             

Commission file number: 333-49743

UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1250 Northland Plaza

3800 American Boulevard West

Bloomington, Minnesota 55431-4442

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

952-893-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 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  ¨    No  x

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

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of May 17, 2004: 123,440,618

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Universal Hospital Services, Inc.

Statements of Income

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

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Universal Hospital Services, Inc.

Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

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Universal Hospital Services, Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited financial statements.

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Universal Hospital Services, Inc.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation:

The condensed financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared by the Company without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed, or omitted, pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The interim financial statements presented herein as of March 31, 2004 and 2003, and for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the periods presented. These adjustments are all of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

The December 31, 2003 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

2. New Accounting Standards:

FASB Interpretation No. FIN 46 as amended by FIN 46 R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities- an Interpretation of ARB No. 51.” FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN 46 R applies immediately to entities created after December 31, 2003. For variable interest entities created before December 31, 2003, FIN 46 R is effective for the first period beginning after December 15, 2004. We do not believe that the adoption of FIN 46 R will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

In December 2003, the FASB issued a revision to SFAS 132, Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits, which requires additional disclosures to those in the original statement about the assets, obligations, cash flows, and period benefit cost of defined benefit pension plans and other defined benefit postretirement plans. We have adopted the new disclosure requirements which are included in the notes to the financial statements.

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3. Stock Based Compensation

We measure compensation expense for our stock-based compensation plan using the intrinsic value method. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options granted to employees is measured as the excess, if any, of the value of our stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Had compensation cost for our stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards, our net income would have changed to the pro forma amounts indicated below (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2004, no options were outstanding under our 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). On May 1, 2004, options to purchase an aggregate of 312,000 shares of common stock were issued to two of the Company’s directors under the Plan. On May 1, 2004, options to purchase an aggregate of 12,995,397 of common stock were issued to a total of 302 employees under the Plan. All of the foregoing options were issued with an exercise price of $1.00 per share, the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board of Directors.

4. Acquisition

On March 24, 2004, we completed the acquisition of Affiliated Clinical Engineering Services (ACES), located in Boston, Massachusetts. The purchase price was approximately $4.2 million and includes a hold-back and indemnification provision for the benefit of the Company. We financed this purchase from borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The acquisition did not have a material impact on the first quarter financial results.

5. Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the period ended March 31, 2004 is as follows:

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6. Segment Reporting

Effective January 1, 2004, we began reporting our financial results in three segments, to reflect how we manage our business. Our operating segments consist of Medical Equipment Outsourcing, Technical and Professional Services, and Medical Equipment Sales, Remarketing and Disposables. The Corporate information consists of other revenue that does not naturally fall into any of our segments. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on gross profit. The accounting policies of the individual operating segments are the same as those of the entire company.

Segmented expenses are not available prior to January 1, 2004 and are not reflected in this schedule.

7. Subsequent Events

On May 14, 2004 we completed the previously announced exchange offer on our 10.125% Private Senior Notes due 2011.

After the completion of the quarter, we acquired certain assets of two specialty bed companies, Galaxy Medical Products, Inc. (“Galaxy Medical”), located in Akron, Ohio and Advanced Therapeutics of Wisconsin, Inc. (“Advanced Therapeutics”), located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The purchase of Galaxy Medical was closed on April 15, 2004 and the purchase of Advanced Therapeutics was closed on May 4, 2004. The purchase price for Galaxy Medical was approximately $4,900,000 and for Advance Therapeutics was approximately $5,045,000, in each case subject to customary hold-back and indemnification provisions for the benefit of the Company. We financed these purchases from borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

On May 1, 2004 we issued options to certain of our directors and employees. See note 3. In addition, on May 3, 2004, we entered into agreements pursuant to which we will sell an aggregate of 715,000 shares of our common stock to certain key employees, directors, and parties to the stockholder’s agreement in a private transaction at a price of $1.00 per share. We used the net proceeds of the sale to fund operations.

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8. Pension Plan

The components of net periodic pension costs for the first quarter are as follows:

We previously disclosed in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, that it was not required to make any contributions to the pension plan in 2004. As of March 31, 2004, no contribution has been made to the plan. We are not required to make any contributions to the plan for the remainder of 2004.

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

The following should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and notes.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Our Company

We are a leading, nationwide provider of medical technology outsourcing and services to the health care industry, including national, regional and local acute care hospitals and alternate site providers, such as nursing homes and home care providers. We service customers across the spectrum of the equipment life cycle as a result of our position as the industry’s largest purchaser, outsourcer and reseller of movable medical equipment. Our diverse customer base includes more than 3,000 acute care hospitals and approximately 3,050 alternate site providers. We also have extensive and long-standing relationships with over 300 major medical equipment manufacturers and the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, and integrated delivery networks, or IDNs. Our service offerings fall into three general categories: Medical Equipment Outsourcing, Technical and Professional Services, and Medical Equipment Sales, Remarketing and Disposables. All of our services leverage our nationwide logistics network and our more than 60 years of experience managing and servicing all aspects of movable medical equipment. These services are paid for by our customers and not through reimbursement from governmental or other third-party payors.

Medical Equipment Outsourcing

Our flagship business is our Medical Equipment Outsourcing unit, which accounted for $39.9 million, or approximately 81.4%, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004. We own approximately 147,000 pieces of movable medical equipment in four primary categories: critical care, respiratory therapy, monitoring and newborn care.

Our outsourcing programs include the following range of services:

We are able to maintain high utilization of our equipment by using our proprietary technology and processes to effectively pool and redeploy that equipment among a diverse customer base. Our medical equipment programs enable health care providers to replace the fixed costs of owning and/or leasing medical equipment with variable costs that are more closely related to their revenues and current equipment needs.

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We currently provide outsourcing services to a wide spectrum of acute care hospitals in the United States. We have contracts in place with several of the leading national GPOs for both the acute care and alternate site markets. We also have agreements with national alternate site providers. We expect much of our anticipated future growth to be driven by our customers.

Technical and Professional Services

Our more than 60 years of experience managing and servicing our own fleet of movable medical equipment has allowed us to extend our offerings to include technical and professional services for equipment owned by both health care providers and manufacturers. We provide medical equipment repair, parts, inspection, preventative maintenance, logistic and consulting services through our nationwide network of 190 technicians and professionals, as well as our nationwide network of district offices and service centers. These services, which accounted for $4.7 million, or approximately 9.6%, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004, allow us to leverage our extensive expertise and national network of facilities and trained professionals. Our technical and professional service offerings are less capital intensive than our Medical Equipment Outsourcing business, and provide a complementary alternative for customers that wish to own their medical equipment, or lack the expertise, funding or scale to perform these functions.

We also operate a quality assurance department to develop and document our own quality standards for our equipment. All of our standards meet or exceed Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, Canadian Standards Association, or CSA, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO, standards.

Our Technical and Professional Services customers include medical equipment manufacturers, large hospitals, small and critical access hospitals and alternate site providers such as nursing homes and home care providers, most of which are also customers of our outsourcing services.

Medical Equipment Sales, Remarketing and Disposables

We offer three areas of medical equipment sales, remarketing and disposables services, which collectively accounted for $4.4 million, or approximately 8.9%, of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004. First, on a selective basis, we provide sales distribution and support for manufacturers of specialty medical equipment leveraging our national distribution network. Second, we remarket and dispose of used medical equipment both for our customers and on our own behalf. Finally, we offer for sale to our customers disposable items and accessories in order to accommodate their equipment needs.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion addresses our financial condition as of March 31, 2004 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included elsewhere in this report and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Financial sections included in our 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

The following table provides information on the percentages of certain items of selected financial data bear to total revenues and also indicates the percentage increase or decrease of this information over the prior comparable period:

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: We believe statements in this quarterly report looking forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. The following factors, among others, could adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition causing our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements: the Company’s history of net losses and substantial interest expense; the Company’s need for substantial cash to operate and expand its business as planned; the Company’s substantial outstanding debt and debt service obligations; restrictions imposed by the terms of the Company’s debt; a decrease in the number of patients our customers are serving; the Company’s ability to effect change in the manner in which healthcare providers traditionally procure medical equipment; the Company’s relationships with certain key suppliers and any adverse developments concerning these suppliers; the absence of long-term commitments with customers; the Company’s ability to renew contracts with group purchasing organizations and integrated delivery networks; the Company’s ability to acquire adequate insurance to cover claims; the fluctuation in our quarterly operating results; changes in reimbursement rates and policies by third-party payors; the impact of health care reform initiatives; the impact of significant regulation of the health care industry and the need to comply with those regulations; changes and trends

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in customer preferences, including increased purchasing of movable medical equipment; difficulties or delays in our continued expansion into certain of our businesses/geographic markets and developments of new businesses/geographic markets; additional credit risks in increasing business with home care providers and nursing homes; consolidations in the healthcare industry; unanticipated costs or difficulties or delays in implementing the components of our strategy and plan and possible adverse consequences relating to our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions; actions by competitors; and the availability of and ability to retain qualified personnel, especially sales representatives. These and other risk factors are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

Medical Equipment Outsourcing

Medical equipment outsourcing revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $39.9 million, representing a $3.9 million, or 10.9%, increase from medical equipment outsourcing revenues of $36.0 million for the same period of 2003. The outsourcing revenue growth resulted from increased asset management partnership program (“AMPP”) revenue of $400,000, growth in our acute care customer base and increased penetration of existing customers.

Sales of Supplies and Equipment and Other

Sales of supplies and equipment and other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $4.4 million, representing a $1.1 million, or 33.8%, increase from sales of supplies and equipment and other revenues of $3.3 million for the same period of 2003. The increase in sales revenue is due to a growth in remarketing equipment and specialty sales of $1.4 million, offset by a reduction in disposable sales of $0.3 million.

Service

Service revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $4.7 million, representing a $1.5 million, or 46.3%, increase from service revenues of $3.2 million for the same period of 2003. The growth in service revenue is due to an increase of $700,000 in our Technical and Professional Service revenue combined with the $800,000 revenue growth in our Equipment Lifecycle Services (“ELS”) programs.

Cost of Medical Equipment Outsourcing, Sales and Service

Total cost of medical equipment outsourcing, sales and service for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $26.8 million, representing a $4.5 million, or 20.3% increase from cost of medical equipment outsourcing, sales and service of $22.3 million for the same period of 2003. The increase is due to $1.0 million in personnel and repair part expenses related to growing our service business, $750,000 for district and AMPP support personnel, $690,000 in expenses related to growth in our ELS business, $80,000 for gasoline and delivery vehicle costs and other costs incurred to generate revenue growth.

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Movable Medical Equipment Depreciation

Movable medical equipment depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $8.6 million, representing a $0.7 million, or 10.0%, increase from movable medical equipment depreciation of $7.9 million for the same period of 2003. This increase was a result of movable medical equipment purchases. For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, movable medical equipment depreciation as a percentage of equipment outsourcing revenues remained constant at 22.0%.

Gross Profit

Total gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $22.1 million, representing a $1.9 million, or 9.4%, increase from gross profit of $20.2 million for the same period of 2003. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, total gross profit, as a percentage of total revenues, decreased to 45.2% from 47.6% for the same period of 2003. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of total revenue for the three months is due to the investments in field service personnel and the shift in revenue mix toward non-capital sales and service businesses which operate at a lower margin. Service and repair costs have increased as a result of higher service revenue, a change in equipment mix and a slight increase in the age of the fleet. These trends are expected to continue, resulting in a modest increase in future service and repair costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were $13.1 million, representing a $1.6 million, or 14.1% increase from selling, general and administrative expenses of $11.5 million for the same period of 2003. The increase was primarily due to additional costs of increased customer service and support costs of $700,000, employee incentive and 401(k) plans of $350,000, legal and consulting expenses of $250,000, management fees and board of directors expenses of $220,000 and business licenses of $50,000. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2004 decreased to 26.7% from 27.0% for the same period of 2003.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $7.4 million, representing a $3.0 million, or 71.2%, increase from interest expenses of $4.4 million for the same period of 2003. These increases primarily reflect an increased effective interest rate from our former revolving credit facility as well as increased borrowings related to our recapitalization event in the fourth quarter of 2003. Average borrowings increased for the three months ended March 31, 2004 to $275.2 million from $205.0 million for the same period of 2003.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was 15.4%, less than the statutory federal income tax rate of 34.0%. Tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 consists of minimum state taxes. We do not anticipate any federal tax for the year, as net operating losses expected to be generated in 2004 will be offset by a valuation allowance.

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Net Income

We earned net income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 of $1.4 million, representing a $1.2 million decrease from net income of $2.6 million in the same period of 2003. The decrease is due to a $3.1 million increase in interest expense related to our recapitalization in the fourth quarter of 2003 which offset the $0.3 million growth in operating income.

Quarterly Financial Information: Seasonality

Quarterly operating results are typically affected by seasonal factors. Historically, our first and fourth quarters are the strongest, reflecting increased hospital utilization during the fall and winter months.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, we have financed our equipment purchases primarily through internally generated funds and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. As an asset intensive business, we need continued access to capital to support the acquisition of equipment for outsourcing to our customers. We purchased and received $39.1 million, $37.8 million and $40.7 million of outsourcing equipment in 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively. For the first three months of 2004 and 2003, we purchased and received $10.4 million and $8.9 million of movable medical equipment, respectively.

Our principal sources of liquidity are expected to be cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under our new senior secured credit facility that we entered into on October 17, 2003. It is anticipated that our principal uses of liquidity will be to fund capital expenditures related to purchases of movable medical equipment, provide working capital, meet debt service requirements and finance our strategic plans.

We require substantial cash to operate our Medical Equipment Outsourcing programs and service our debt. Our outsourcing programs require us to invest a significant amount of cash in movable medical equipment purchases. To the extent that such expenditures cannot be funded from our operating cash flow, borrowing under our new senior secured credit facility or other financing sources, we may not be able to conduct our business or grow as currently planned.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $18.0 million, compared to $6.8 million in the same period of 2003. This increase was primarily attributable to the change in our senior note interest payment date from first quarter in 2003 to second quarter in 2004, which benefited operating cash flow by $9.3 million. Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $22.8 million, compared to $11.5 million in the same period of 2003. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in capital expenditures for movable medical equipment and our acquisitions of ACES and certain rental assets from Cardinal Health. Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $4.8 million, compared to $4.7 million in the same period in 2003. This slight increase was primarily attributable to higher levels of debt.

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In connection with our recapitalization, on October 17, 2003, we terminated our former revolving credit facility and entered into a new five-year senior secured credit facility with a bank group led by General Electric Capital Corporation. Our new senior secured credit facility provides us with up to $100 million in available revolving borrowings, subject to borrowing base availability. As of March 31, 2004 we had $19.0 million in borrowings. Our new credit facility contains financial covenants and maintenance tests, including a total leverage ratio test, an interest coverage ratio test, and restrictive covenants, including restrictions on our ability to make capital expenditures. Our new secured credit facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of some of our future subsidiaries, if any, and by a pledge of all of the capital stock of some of our future subsidiaries, if any.

In connection with the recapitalization, on October 17, 2003, we issued $260,000,000 of our 10 ¹/8% senior notes due 2011 in a private transaction. In addition, on October 17, 2003 and October 28, 2003, J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, L.P., JWC Fund III Co-invest LLC, Halifax Capital Partners, L.P., and certain members of management purchased an aggregate of approximately $56 million of newly issued stock of UHS at a purchase price of $1.00 (post split) per share in private transactions. Proceeds from the recapitalization were used to repurchase outstanding senior notes and certain equity securities and to repay and terminate our former revolving credit facility. On May 14, 2004 we completed the exchange offer on our 10 ¹/8% Private Senior Notes due 2011.

Our substantial indebtedness could:

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in order to service our debt, we will be forced to take actions such as reducing or delaying capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt or seeking additional equity capital. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. If we are unable to repay our debt at maturity, we may have to obtain alternative financing, which may not be available to us.

Based on the level of operating performance expected in 2004, we believe our cash from operations, together with expected additional borrowings under our new senior secured credit facility in 2004, will meet our liquidity needs during 2004, exclusive of any borrowings that we may make to finance potential acquisitions. Availability under our new senior secured credit facility as of March 31, 2004 was approximately $68.6 million, net of outstanding letters of credit of $0.6 million, representing our

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borrowing base of $88.2 million, borrowings of $19.0 million at that date and $0.6 million in capital lease obligations. At our expected level of borrowing for 2004, the current availability under our new senior secured credit facility would be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the next four years, exclusive of any expenditures made for acquisitions. Our levels of borrowing are further restricted by the financial covenants set forth in our new senior secured credit facility and the indenture governing the notes, which covenants are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. These covenants would restrict our additional borrowings to approximately $35 million to $45 million, which we believe meets our liquidity needs in 2004.

Our expansion and acquisition strategy may require substantial capital. Sufficient funding for such acquisitions may not be available under our existing revolving credit facility, and we may not be able to raise any necessary additional funds through bank financing or the issuance of equity or debt securities on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

EBITDA

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $18.4 million, representing a $1.0 million, or 5.7% increase from $17.4 million for the same period of 2003.

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Management understands that some industry analysts and investors consider EBITDA as a supplementary non-GAAP financial measure useful in analyzing the operating performance of a company and its ability to service debt. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as a measure of operating performance or to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities or as a measure of liquidity. Since EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and is thus susceptible to varying interpretations and calculations, EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA does not represent an amount of funds that is available for management’s discretionary use.

The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our debt instruments. We use both fixed and variable rate debt as sources of financing. At March 31, 2004, we had approximately $279,551,000 of total debt outstanding, net of unamortized discount, of which $19,000,000 was bearing interest at variable rates approximating 4.4%. A 2.0% change in interest rates on variable rate debt would have resulted in interest expense fluctuating approximately $84,000 and $353,000 for the first three months of 2004 and 2003, respectively. We have not, and do not plan to, enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Historically, we have not engaged in hedging activities. As of March 31, 2004, we had no other significant material exposure to market risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely alerting them to the material information relating to us required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

During the first quarter of 2004, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II - Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Not applicable.

Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

Subject to limitations imposed by the Company’s credit facility and indenture, the Company repurchases shares of its common stock held by departing employees from time to time. During the period covered by this report, the Company repurchased 43,344 shares at a price of $1.00 per share from one departing employee. The Company’s shares are not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

We filed a Form 8-K on February 25, 2004, which reported a press release that announced year end earnings for 2003. We filed a Form 8-K on May 17, 2004, which reported a press release that announced first quarter earnings for 2004.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 17, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX TO REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

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