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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from                     to

 

Commission File Number 001-36633

 


 

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Missouri

 

48-1056429

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

501 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas

 

66105-1300

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

913-621-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

No Changes

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   Yes o No x

 

There were 38,126,452 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at July 28, 2016.

 

 

 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

2

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity — Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

5

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

6

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

19

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

31

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

32

 

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

33

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

33

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

33

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

 

 

 

Signatures

 

36

 



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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

 

EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30, 
2016

 

December 31,
2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

17,296

 

$

27,620

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

167,457

 

140,597

 

Prepaid expenses

 

16,536

 

20,206

 

Income taxes receivable

 

8,173

 

8,421

 

Other current assets

 

817

 

199

 

Total current assets

 

210,279

 

197,043

 

Long-term Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

70,329

 

77,715

 

Internally developed software, net

 

17,375

 

15,971

 

Goodwill

 

476,973

 

477,479

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

37,489

 

44,943

 

Other long-term assets

 

10,112

 

10,746

 

Total long-term assets

 

612,278

 

626,854

 

Total Assets

 

$

822,557

 

$

823,897

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

25,298

 

$

28,704

 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

11,917

 

12,213

 

Accrued compensation

 

16,478

 

23,977

 

Client deposits

 

1,130

 

3,593

 

Deferred revenue

 

3,962

 

3,669

 

Dividends payable

 

3,750

 

3,599

 

Other accrued expenses

 

13,602

 

9,144

 

Total current liabilities

 

76,137

 

84,899

 

Long-term Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

49,891

 

47,036

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

13,974

 

12,476

 

Long-term obligations

 

383,863

 

371,365

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

447,728

 

430,877

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock—$1 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock—$0.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding June 30, 2016 — 40,835,651 and 37,944,698 shares, respectively; issued and outstanding December 31, 2015 — 40,835,651 and 37,534,447 shares, respectively

 

408

 

408

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

297,686

 

296,324

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(11,793

)

(7,949

)

Retained earnings

 

50,518

 

62,991

 

Treasury stock, at cost— 2,890,953 shares and 3,301,204 shares, respectively

 

(38,127

)

(43,653

)

Total equity

 

298,692

 

308,121

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

 

$

822,557

 

$

823,897

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue

 

$

130,647

 

$

130,557

 

$

262,175

 

$

238,312

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

10,097

 

7,453

 

25,100

 

18,726

 

Total revenue

 

140,744

 

138,010

 

287,275

 

257,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

64,216

 

67,901

 

129,369

 

118,930

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

9,250

 

7,290

 

24,158

 

17,794

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

47,299

 

44,773

 

95,041

 

83,837

 

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

10,084

 

9,498

 

19,618

 

18,263

 

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

3,680

 

4,810

 

7,454

 

7,495

 

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

1,162

 

 

1,162

 

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

(1,201

)

 

(1,201

)

Other operating expense

 

 

2,861

 

53

 

2,998

 

Total operating expense

 

134,529

 

137,094

 

275,693

 

249,278

 

Operating income

 

6,215

 

916

 

11,582

 

7,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

5,458

 

5,480

 

10,866

 

9,709

 

Interest income

 

(1

)

(1

)

(34

)

(5

)

Net interest expense

 

5,457

 

5,479

 

10,832

 

9,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

758

 

(4,563

)

750

 

(1,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

6,338

 

(1,322

)

6,395

 

(436

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,580

)

$

(3,241

)

$

(5,645

)

$

(1,508

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.04

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.04

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

37,432

 

36,536

 

37,250

 

36,409

 

Diluted

 

37,432

 

36,536

 

37,250

 

36,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.18

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,580

)

$

(3,241

)

$

(5,645

)

$

(1,508

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $0 tax in all periods

 

(2,241

)

2,308

 

(2,597

)

(27

)

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives, net of tax expense (benefit) of $0, $107, $0 and $(332), respectively

 

(244

)

148

 

(1,247

)

(548

)

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(8,065

)

$

(785

)

$

(9,489

)

$

(2,083

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Common
Stock

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

 

AOCL(1)

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Treasury
Stock

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

40,836

 

(3,301

)

$

408

 

$

296,324

 

$

(7,949

)

$

62,991

 

$

(43,653

)

$

308,121

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,645

)

 

(5,645

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(3,844

)

 

 

(3,844

)

Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans

 

 

780

 

 

(815

)

 

 

10,286

 

9,471

 

Stock option exercises

 

 

9

 

 

(69

)

 

 

116

 

47

 

Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans

 

 

(379

)

 

 

 

 

(4,876

)

(4,876

)

Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,828

)

 

(6,828

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

2,246

 

 

 

 

2,246

 

Balance at June 30, 2016

 

40,836

 

(2,891

)

$

408

 

$

297,686

 

$

(11,793

)

$

50,518

 

$

(38,127

)

$

298,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

40,836

 

(4,155

)

$

408

 

$

294,054

 

$

(4,362

)

$

88,391

 

$

(53,554

)

$

324,937

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,508

)

 

(1,508

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(575

)

 

 

(575

)

Tax benefit from share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

 

297

 

Restricted common stock issued under share-based compensation plans

 

 

770

 

 

(4,560

)

 

 

9,941

 

5,381

 

Stock option exercises

 

 

112

 

 

(136

)

 

 

1,482

 

1,346

 

Common stock repurchased under share-based compensation plans

 

 

(220

)

 

 

 

 

(4,017

)

(4,017

)

Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,713

)

 

(6,713

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

3,692

 

 

 

 

3,692

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

 

40,836

 

(3,493

)

$

408

 

$

293,347

 

$

(4,937

)

$

80,170

 

$

(46,148

)

$

322,840

 

 


(1)                                 AOCL—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

2,873

 

$

27,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(123,649

)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(8,234

)

(11,710

)

Internally developed software costs

 

(4,848

)

(4,620

)

Cash proceeds from sale of assets

 

459

 

108

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(12,623

)

(139,871

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolver borrowings

 

31,000

 

23,000

 

Repayment of revolver borrowings

 

(13,000

)

(5,000

)

Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt

 

 

75,000

 

Repayment of long-term debt and other long-term obligations

 

(6,343

)

(5,357

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,644

)

Payment of acquisition-related liabilities

 

 

(29

)

Excess tax benefit related to share-based compensation

 

 

390

 

Common stock repurchases

 

(4,876

)

(4,017

)

Cash dividends paid

 

(6,765

)

(6,629

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

47

 

1,128

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

63

 

76,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(637

)

(212

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(10,324

)

(35,310

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

27,620

 

54,226

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

17,296

 

$

18,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

10,070

 

$

7,718

 

Cash paid (recovered) for income taxes, net

 

1,557

 

(1,643

)

Non-cash investing and financing transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements and software development accrued in accounts payable

 

$

5,684

 

$

1,651

 

Capital expenditures funded by capital lease borrowings

 

 

1,583

 

Capital leases assumed

 

 

9,061

 

Dividends declared

 

3,459

 

3,420

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1: ACCOUNTING POLICIES, INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Epiq Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“Epiq,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) included herein have been prepared by Epiq, without audit, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. We believe that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2015, as amended (“2015 Form 10-K”), and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.  Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

In the opinion of the management of Epiq, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. All adjustments made were of a normal and recurring nature.

 

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for other interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Merger Agreement

 

On July 26, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Document Technologies, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Parent”), and DTI Merger Sub, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), relating to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of the OMERS pension plan (“OMERS”), and funds managed by Harvest Partners LP, a leading middle-market private equity fund (“Harvest Partners”).

 

The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

 

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Each of St. Denis J. Villere & Company, LLC (“Villere”) and P2 Capital Partners, LLC (“P2 Capital”), Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued accounting standard update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. Under the new guidance, entities will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, and APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, the guidance eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized (i.e., through a reduction in income taxes payable) before companies can recognize them. Under today’s guidance, entities cannot recognize excess tax benefits when an option is exercised or a share vests if the related tax deduction increases a net operating loss carryforward rather than reduces income taxes payable. This guidance also simplifies several other aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payments, including forfeitures, statutory tax withholdings requirements and classification in the statement of cash flow. The guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. In addition, if early adoption is elected in an interim period, any adjustment shall be reflected as of the beginning of

 

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the annual period that includes that interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new lease guidance requires that an entity should recognize assets and liabilities for leases with a maximum possible term of more than 12 months. A lessee would recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the leased asset (the underlying asset) for the lease term. Leases would be classified as either Type A leases (generally today’s capital leases) or Type B leases (generally today’s operating leases). For certain leases of assets other than property (for example, equipment, aircraft, cars, trucks), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type A lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability as interest separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. For certain leases of property (that is, land and/or a building or part of a building), a lessee would classify the lease as a Type B lease and would do the following: (1) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of lease payments and (2) recognize a single lease cost, combining the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability with the amortization of the right-of-use asset, on a straight-line basis. This guidance also provides accounting updates with respect to lessor accounting under a lease arrangement. Historically, we have not engaged in the business of leasing assets to third parties. This new lease guidance is effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. We are currently assessing the full impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows, however, due to the magnitude of our operating leases and related rent expense, we expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): “Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period”. The new guidance clarifies that a performance target in a share-based payment that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be accounted for as a performance condition. As a result, compensation cost would be recognized over the required service period, if it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The new guidance does not require any new or additional disclosures. This guidance was effective for us beginning January 1, 2016 and its adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, Revenue Recognition. This new revenue guidance outlines a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the current revenue recognition guidance. The new guidance requires that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations under the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations under the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance also provides for additional disclosures with respect to revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. This new revenue guidance was going to be effective for Epiq beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date by one year. Early adoption as of the original effective date will be permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified approach (cumulative effect adjustment in period of adoption) to adopt the new guidance. We are currently assessing the impact of this new revenue guidance on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows and will adopt this new guidance effective January 1, 2018.

 

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NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS

 

Acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc.

 

On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Iris Data Services, Inc. (“Iris”).The aggregate purchase consideration was $133.8 million, consisting of $124.7 million in cash consideration (the “Cash Consideration”) and $9.1 million of assumed capital lease obligations of the seller. Of the Cash Consideration, $1.1 million was paid during the second half of 2015 pursuant to certain provisions of the purchase agreement. The Cash Consideration was funded with existing cash and borrowings under our Credit Agreement (defined in Note 3 to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Approximately $13.0 million of the Cash Consideration was placed in escrow through July 2016 as security for potential future indemnification claims. We have filed claims with the escrow agent for losses incurred primarily related to certain working capital accounts, and as of June 30, 2016, we have not received or recognized any recovery of these losses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Effective January 2016, we completed the integration of Iris into our legacy eDiscovery business within our Technology Segment, and as a result, the determination of Iris’s post-acquisition revenues and operating results for 2016 on a stand-alone basis are impractical, given the integration of accounting records, including cost centers, customer contracts, the realignment of key personnel and the sharing of property and equipment assets.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, we finalized the purchase price allocation related to the Iris acquisition, and as a result, no allocation adjustments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2016. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2015 Form 10-K for additional information.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. This allocation resulted in goodwill of $73.7 million, all of which was assigned to Epiq’s Technology segment.

 

(in thousands)

 

Purchase Price 
Allocation

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

197

 

Accounts receivable

 

15,208

 

Other current assets

 

1,551

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

8,484

 

Property and equipment

 

10,642

 

Other long-term assets

 

246

 

Intangible assets

 

34,694

 

Goodwill

 

73,676

 

Total assets acquired

 

144,698

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

4,407

 

Accrued liabilities

 

4,837

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,689

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

9,061

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

19,994

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

124,704

 

 

The fair values of intangible assets acquired were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow approach, with the assistance of an independent appraisal firm. The intangible assets acquired as part of the Iris acquisition are being amortized over their expected estimated economic benefit period. The fair values consist of the following:

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

Useful Life

 

Customer relationships

 

$

15,400

 

8 years

 

Technology

 

8,400

 

3 years

 

Trade name

 

7,000

 

10 years

 

Non-compete agreements

 

3,894

 

2 – 5 years

 

Total 

 

$

34,694

 

 

 

 

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

 

The following table presents the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of Epiq and Iris for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, after giving effect to certain pro forma adjustments including: (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) the impact of acquisition-related expenses, and (iii) interest expense adjustment for historical long-term debt of Iris that was repaid and interest expense on additional borrowings by Epiq to fund the acquisition. The operating results of Iris were included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 for the full period.

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015

 

Total revenues

 

$

142,345

 

$

274,260

 

Net loss

 

(1,687

)

(1,348

)

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above assumes that the Iris acquisition occurred on January 1, 2014 and is not necessarily indicative of the actual results that would have occurred had those transactions been completed on that date. Furthermore, it does not reflect the impacts of any potential operating efficiencies, savings from expected synergies, or costs to integrate the operations. The unaudited pro forma financial information presented above is not necessarily indicative of future results.

 

Disposal of Minus -10 Software, LLC

 

During the second quarter of 2015, management approved a plan to exit the operating business of Minus -10 Software, LLC (“Minus 10”), and as a result, we recorded impairment charges of $1.0 million and $0.2 million related to intangible assets and goodwill, respectively. In addition, we remeasured the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation related to the acquisition using actual operating results and revised forecasted financial information for Minus 10 for the remainder of the measurement period, and as a result, the fair value of the contingent consideration obligation was reduced to zero, resulting in a non-cash gain of $1.2 million. In August 2015, we sold our 100% equity interest in Minus 10 for an amount immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The historical assets and liabilities and operating results of Minus 10 are included in the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment through the date of disposition and are immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

NOTE 3: LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

 

Long-term obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2016

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

Unamortized 
Debt Issuance 
Costs

 

Principal

 

Unamortized 
Debt Issuance 
Costs

 

Senior secured term loan due 2020, variable interest rate

 

$

365,388

 

$

(4,723

)

$

367,213

 

$

(5,264

)

Senior secured revolving loan due 2018, variable interest rate

 

18,000

 

(1)

 

(1)

Capital leases, due various dates from 2016 to 2021

 

11,152

 

 

13,326

 

 

Notes payable, due 2017, 2.20% interest rate

 

5,963

 

 

8,303

 

 

Total obligations

 

400,503

 

(4,723

)

388,842

 

(5,264

)

Less: Obligations due within one year

 

11,917

 

 

12,213

 

 

Long-term obligations

 

$

388,586

 

$

(4,723

)

$

376,629

 

$

(5,264

)

 


(1) As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment that was included in “Other long-term assets, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Credit Agreement

 

As of June 30, 2016, we had a $475 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a $100 million senior secured revolving loan commitment, maturing in August 2018, and a $375 million amortizing senior secured term loan, maturing in August 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

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As of June 30, 2016:

 

·            Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan were subject to an interest rate based on the 0.75% LIBOR floor plus an applicable margin of 3.75% for an aggregate interest rate floor of 4.50%.

 

·            Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%.

 

·            We had $0.8 million in letters of credit outstanding that reduce the borrowing capacity under the senior secured revolving loan.

 

·            We were in compliance with all financial covenants.

 

Capital Leases

 

We lease certain property and equipment under capital leases that generally require monthly payments with final maturity dates during various periods through 2021. As of June 30, 2016 our capital leases had a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 4.6%.

 

Notes Payable

 

In November 2014 we entered into a note payable related to a software license and maintenance agreement that bears interest of approximately 2.20% and is payable quarterly through September 2017.

 

NOTE 4: EQUITY

 

Share Repurchases

 

We have a policy that requires us to repurchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards or the exercise of stock options and, at the participant’s election, shares of common stock surrendered to us for satisfaction of the exercise price of stock options.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we repurchased 378,527 shares of common stock for $4.9 million and 219,737 shares of common stock for $4.0 million, respectively. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, shares of common stock surrendered to us to satisfy the exercise price of stock options were 40,308 and 1,889, respectively.

 

Dividends

 

On April 28, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Epiq declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per outstanding share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2016, and on July 5, 2016, we paid an aggregate $3.4   million to such shareholders.

 

The aggregate amount of the dividends declared during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, was $6.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, or $0.18 per share of common stock.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The following table summarizes the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

(5,517

)

$

(5,287

)

$

(5,161

)

$

(2,952

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

(2,241

)

2,308

 

(2,597

)

(27

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

(7,758

)

$

(2,979

)

$

(7,758

)

$

(2,979

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

(3,791

)

$

(2,106

)

$

(2,788

)

$

(1,410

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

(244

)

148

 

(1,247

)

(548

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

(4,035

)

$

(1,958

)

$

(4,035

)

$

(1,958

)

 

There were no reclassifications of amounts from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

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NOTE 5: EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per common share is computed on the basis of weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per common share is computed on the basis of basic weighted-average outstanding common shares adjusted for the dilutive effect, if any, of dilutive securities which includes outstanding stock options and nonvested restricted stock awards.

 

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,580

)

$

(3,241

)

$

(5,645

)

$

(1,508

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic common shares

 

37,432

 

36,536

 

37,250

 

36,409

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted common shares

 

37,432

 

36,536

 

37,250

 

36,409

 

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net loss per common share

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.04

)

Diluted net loss per common share

 

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.15

)

$

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options and nonvested shares excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive

 

2,208

 

272

 

2,335

 

208

 

 

NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

 

The following table provides the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value, in thousands, measured on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 using the fair value hierarchy prescribed by U.S. GAAP. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.  Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs. Level 3 includes fair values estimated using significant non-observable inputs. An asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Value

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap

 

$

5,103

 

$

 

$

5,103

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap

 

$

3,856

 

$

 

$

3,856

 

$

 

 

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Interest rate swap

 

The fair value of our interest rate swap was determined via the income and market approaches utilizing certain observable inputs including the forward and spot curves for the underlying 1 month LIBOR over the remaining term of the agreement. Based on these characteristics the interest rate swap is classified as Level 2. The fair value of the interest rate swap is subject to material changes based upon changes in the forward curve for 1 month LIBOR and the volatility thereof.

 

Other Fair Value Disclosures

 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts outstanding under both our credit facility and notes payable approximated fair value due to the borrowing rates currently available to us for debt with similar terms and are classified as Level 2.

 

NOTE 7: INCOME TAXES

 

To calculate our interim financial reporting income tax expense (benefit) we apply an estimated consolidated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date pretax income (loss).  We exclude material income tax jurisdictions from the estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate that are forecasted to generate annual pretax losses for which no income tax benefit can be recognized due to lack of evidence of future realization of deferred income tax assets. As of June 30, 2016, we forecast that a pretax loss will be incurred in the United Stated for 2016, and as a result, the United States is excluded from the calculation of our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. We separately compute our estimated tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 in the United States, which is combined with the tax expense computed utilizing our foreign annual effective tax rate to derive the consolidated income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.  In all scenarios, the tax effect of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur.

 

We estimate that our pretax income (loss) incurred in the United States will be subject to a combined statutory federal and state tax rate of approximately 41%, while our pretax income (loss) incurred in foreign income tax jurisdictions will be subject to a combined statutory tax rate of approximately 21%, primarily driven by our expected pretax income in Europe.

 

We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes and record deferred tax assets to the extent we believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. In making such determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and recent financial performance. Based upon our review of all positive and negative evidence, including a three year cumulative pretax book loss in the United States, we concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be recorded against our net deferred tax assets in the United States as of June 30, 2016.

 

Our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes deferred tax liabilities that are related to certain indefinite-lived intangibles recorded in the United States, which are being amortized for income tax purposes. Since the reversal of these deferred tax liabilities cannot be scheduled against our deferred tax assets, our estimated consolidated annual effective tax rate includes approximately $4.5 million of tax expense related to this amortization.

 

NOTE 8: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Share-based Compensation Expense

 

The following table presents total share-based compensation expense (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Direct cost of services

 

$

52

 

$

1,288

 

$

170

 

$

1,377

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

913

 

4,017

 

3,311

 

5,549

 

Total share-based compensation expense

 

$

965

 

$

5,305

 

$

3,481

 

$

6,926

 

 

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Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards

 

A summary of nonvested restricted stock activity is presented in the table below (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2015

 

709

 

$

17.00

 

Granted

 

803

 

12.74

 

Vested

 

(986

)

13.80

 

Forfeited/Canceled

 

(23

)

16.35

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2016

 

503

 

16.49

 

 

The fair value of nonvested restricted stock awards is based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Nonvested restricted stock entitles the holder to shares of unrestricted common stock upon vesting.

 

As of June 30, 2016, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $5.6 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.5 years.

 

Performance-based Restricted Stock Awards

 

In March 2016, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2016 Management Performance RSA”). The 2016 Management Performance RSA is earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the calendar year ending December 31, 2016.

 

In February 2015, we granted an aggregate of 320,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock awards to executive officers of Epiq (the “2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs”). The 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were earned based upon the achievement of certain financial performance criteria of Epiq for the year ended December 31, 2015 and required certification by the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee certified that the performance conditions with respect to all of the 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs were achieved, and according to the terms of the underlying award agreements, awards representing 140,000 shares of common stock vested on February 22, 2016. The remaining 180,000 of 2015 Executive Officer Performance RSAs are scheduled to vest, subject to continuing employment, in two equal installments in February 2017 and 2018.

 

In January 2015, we granted 20,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock to a senior management employee (“2015 Management Performance RSA”). The 2015 Management Performance RSA was earned based upon the achievement of certain segment-level financial performance criteria for the year ended December 31, 2015. In February 2016, one of the performance conditions related to the 2015 Management Performance RSA was certified to be achieved, and restricted stock equal to 10,000 shares of common stock vested. The remaining 10,000 shares were forfeited.

 

Contingent Restricted Stock Awards

 

On January 28, 2016, the Compensation Committee approved the grants of service-based and performance-based restricted stock to directors and executive officers (the “Contingent Equity Awards”) of Epiq. These awards were contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of an amendment and restatement (the “Plan Amendment”) of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”), to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards by 3,325,000. On July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment. If shareholder approval was not obtained, the Contingent Equity Awards would automatically convert to cash awards, in an amount equal to the number of shares that ultimately vest, depending on level of achievement of certain financial measures, multiplied by the closing stock price of Epiq common stock (as published by NASDAQ Global Markets) on the vest date. As of June 30, 2016, the estimated cash value of the Contingent Equity Awards was $7.2 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized $0.9 million and $1.5 million of expense, respectively, related to the Contingent Equity Awards, which are included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to shareholder approval of the Plan Amendment, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the Contingent Equity Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

 

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Annual Incentive Awards

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we granted an aggregate of 717,461 shares of restricted stock to executive officers and employees of Epiq that immediately vested in connection with the payment of 2015 annual incentive compensation awards. In addition, we plan to pay a portion of the 2016 annual incentive awards to executive officers and employees of Epiq in the form of fully vested common stock (the “2016 Annual Incentive Awards”). Our ability to pay the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards in common stock was contingent upon the approval by our shareholders of the Plan Amendment as described above. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we have recognized $2.1 million and $4.4 million of expense, respectively, related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards. Prior to obtaining shareholder approval as described above, and as of June 30, 2016, the expense related to the 2016 Annual Incentive Awards is recognized as a cash expense, and therefore is not included in “Share-based Compensation Expense”.

 

Stock Options

 

Stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2016 was immaterial to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of June 30, 2016, unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options was $1.4 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

 

Equity Award Plans

 

As of June 30, 2016, there were 167,664 shares available for issuance under the 2004 Plan, and on July 28, 2016, our shareholders approved the Plan Amendment as described above, to increase the number of shares of common stock available for awards under the 2004 Plan by 3,325,000. Also, effective July 28, 2016, the Board of Epiq approved the termination of the Epiq Systems, Inc. 2015 Inducement Award Plan (the “2015 Inducement Award Plan”), which had 200,000 shares available for issuance on the termination date.

 

NOTE 9: SEGMENT REPORTING

 

We report our financial performance based on the following two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment.

 

Our Technology segment provides eDiscovery services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, and document review to companies and law firms. Produced documents are made available primarily through a hosted environment utilizing our proprietary software and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests.

 

Our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of our customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, class action, mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

 

The segment performance measure is based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain nonrecurring operating expenses, share-based compensation expense and contingent equity award expense (as described in Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). In management’s evaluation of segment performance, certain costs, such as executive management, administrative staff, and other enterprise level expenses including certain information technology, data security and marketing expenses are not allocated by segment and, accordingly, the following reporting segment results do not include such unallocated costs.

 

Assets reported within a segment are those assets that can be identified to a segment and primarily consist of trade receivables, property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. Cash, certain tax-related assets, and certain prepaid assets and other assets are not allocated to our segments. Although we can and do identify long-lived assets such as property and equipment, leasehold improvements, software, and identifiable intangible assets to reporting segments, we do not allocate the related depreciation and amortization to the segment as management evaluates segment performance exclusive of these non-cash charges.

 

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Following is a summary of segment information (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

 

 

Technology

 

Bankruptcy
and Settlement
Administration

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Operating revenue

 

$

96,008

 

$

34,639

 

$

 

$

130,647

 

Intersegment revenue

 

23

 

 

(23

)

 

Operating revenues including intersegment revenue

 

96,031

 

34,639

 

(23

)

130,647

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

867

 

9,230

 

 

10,097

 

Total revenue

 

96,898

 

43,869

 

(23

)

140,744

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

67,677

 

33,850

 

(23

)

101,504

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

29,221

 

$

10,019

 

$

 

$

39,240

 

As a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

30

%

29

%

 

 

30

%

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

 

 

Technology

 

Bankruptcy
and Settlement
Administration

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Operating revenue

 

$

93,159

 

$

37,398

 

$

 

$

130,557

 

Intersegment revenue

 

168

 

 

(168

)

 

Operating revenues including intersegment revenue

 

93,327

 

37,398

 

(168

)

130,557

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

309

 

7,144

 

 

7,453

 

Total revenue

 

93,636

 

44,542

 

(168

)

138,010

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

69,594

 

35,065

 

(168

)

104,491

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

24,042

 

$

9,477

 

$

 

$

33,519

 

As a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

26

%

25

%

 

 

26

%

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

 

 

Technology

 

Bankruptcy
and Settlement
Administration

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Operating revenue

 

$

189,265

 

$

72,910

 

$

 

$

262,175

 

Intersegment revenue

 

292

 

 

(292

)

 

Operating revenues including intersegment revenue

 

189,557

 

72,910

 

(292

)

262,175

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

1,429

 

23,671

 

 

25,100

 

Total revenue

 

190,986

 

96,581

 

(292

)

287,275

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

135,948

 

74,824

 

(292

)

210,480

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

55,038

 

$

21,757

 

$

 

$

76,795

 

As a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

29

%

30

%

 

 

29

%

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

 

 

Technology

 

Bankruptcy
and Settlement
Administration

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Operating revenue

 

$

163,182

 

$

75,130

 

$

 

$

238,312

 

Intersegment revenue

 

1,107

 

 

(1,107

)

 

Operating revenues including intersegment revenue

 

164,289

 

75,130

 

(1,107

)

238,312

 

Reimbursable expenses

 

622

 

18,104

 

 

18,726

 

Total revenue

 

164,911

 

93,234

 

(1,107

)

257,038

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

122,660

 

71,053

 

(1,107

)

192,606

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

42,251

 

$

22,181

 

$

 

$

64,432

 

As a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

26

%

30

%

 

 

27

%

 

Following is a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

39,240

 

$

33,519

 

$

76,795

 

$

64,432

 

Unallocated corporate expenses

 

(18,296

)

(10,168

)

(34,607

)

(21,029

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

(965

)

(5,305

)

(3,481

)

(6,926

)

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

(10,084

)

(9,498

)

(19,618

)

(18,263

)

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

(3,680

)

(4,810

)

(7,454

)

(7,495

)

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

(1,162

)

 

(1,162

)

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

1,201

 

 

1,201

 

Other operating expense

 

 

(2,861

)

(53

)

(2,998

)

Operating income

 

6,215

 

916

 

11,582

 

7,760

 

Interest expense, net

 

(5,457

)

(5,479

)

(10,832

)

(9,704

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

758

 

$

(4,563

)

$

750

 

$

(1,944

)

 

Following are capital expenditures (including software development costs) by segment (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

3,270

 

$

3,642

 

$

4,914

 

$

5,894

 

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

657

 

392

 

1,046

 

828

 

Unallocated and corporate

 

3,813

 

3,678

 

7,122

 

9,608

 

Total capital expenditures

 

$

7,740

 

$

7,712

 

$

13,082

 

$

16,330

 

 

Following are assets by segment (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

As of
June 30,
2016

 

As of 
December 31,
2015

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

 

 

$

467,748

 

$

465,736

 

 

 

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

 

 

282,385

 

276,097

 

 

 

Unallocated and corporate

 

 

 

72,424

 

82,064

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

822,557

 

$

823,897

 

 

 

 

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Following is total revenue, determined by the location providing the services, by geographical area (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

114,363

 

$

117,865

 

$

237,447

 

$

219,533

 

United Kingdom

 

12,476

 

16,289

 

26,126

 

29,979

 

Other countries

 

13,905

 

3,856

 

23,702

 

7,526

 

Total revenue

 

$

140,744

 

$

138,010

 

$

287,275

 

$

257,038

 

 

Following are long-lived assets, excluding intangible assets, by geographical area (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

As of
June 30,
2016

 

As of 
December 31,
2015

 

 

 

Long-lived assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

$

78,696

 

$

84,137

 

 

 

Other countries

 

 

 

9,008

 

9,549

 

 

 

Total long-lived assets

 

 

 

$

87,704

 

$

93,686

 

 

 

 

NOTE 10: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are at times involved in litigation and other legal claims in the ordinary course of business. When appropriate in management’s estimation, we may record reserves in our financial statements for pending litigation and other claims. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of litigation, we do not believe that any of the current pending legal proceedings to which we are a party will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

 

Villere Litigation

 

On December 11, 2015, St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. (“Villere”) and George Young (together with Villere, the “Plaintiffs”) filed a petition, which was later amended, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against Epiq and eight of our directors. The petition, as amended, concerned Villere’s December 7, 2015 purported nomination of six directors, which Epiq had rejected.  Following negotiations between Villere and Epiq, on June 6, 2016, Epiq entered into a Director Nomination Agreement with the Plaintiffs and Jeffrey Galgano, Barry LeBlanc and Gregory Share (the “Villere Designees”).  Pursuant to the Director Nomination Agreement, on June 7, 2016, the Plaintiffs and Epiq dismissed with prejudice all claims and counterclaims asserted in the pending litigation, and Epiq agreed to include the Villere Designees as director nominees in Epiq’s proxy statements for the 2016 and 2017 annual meetings. Epiq also agreed to reimburse Villere’s documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the litigation incurred prior to the execution of the Director Nomination Agreement in an amount equal to $3.6 million. This amount was paid to Villere in June 2016 and is included in “Selling, general and administrative expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Epiq has filed an insurance claim relative to this matter and the settlement thereof.

 

Shareholder Litigation in Connection with Merger Agreement

 

On August 2, 2016, a purported shareholder of the Company, on behalf of the public shareholders, filed a putative class action in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri against the Company, the Company’s directors, DTI Technologies, LLC and DTI Merger Sub, Inc. seeking, among other relief, declaratory and injunctive relief against the Company’s merger with DTI, and damages, costs and fees. The outcome of this lawsuit is uncertain.

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The discussion below, as well as other portions of this Form 10-Q, contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and, as such, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “projected,” “forecasted,” “may,” “estimated,” “goal,” “objective,” “seeks,” and “potential,” and variations of these words and similar expressions or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any projection or expectation of earnings, revenue or other financial items; the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; factors that may affect our operating results; effects of current or future economic conditions or performance; industry trends; expectations regarding the current review process of strategic and financial alternatives; and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in our 2015 Form 10-K, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Executive Summary

 

Epiq is a leading provider of professional services and integrated technology for the legal profession. We combine expert professional services, proprietary and select third-party software, and a global infrastructure to serve our clients as a strategic partner. Our innovative solutions and professional services are designed for a variety of client legal matters, including litigation, investigations, financial transactions and regulatory compliance as well as the administration of corporate restructuring and bankruptcies, class action and mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

 

Our two reportable segments are Technology and Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration.

 

Technology provides eDiscovery managed services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, production of documents and document review services to companies and law firms. On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of Iris, a leading provider of managed services for the legal profession including electronic discovery and document review. Iris supports Epiq’s strategic plan to offer managed services solutions to its existing global client base within the Technology segment. Effective with and subsequent to the acquisition date, the operating results of Iris are included within the Technology segment. Effective January 2016, we completed the integration of Iris into our legacy eDiscovery business, and as a result, the determination of Iris’s post-acquisition revenues and operating results for 2016 on a stand-alone basis are impractical, given the integration of accounting records, including cost centers, certain client and vendor contracts, the realignment of key personnel and the sharing of property and equipment assets.

 

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of our clients with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, class action, mass tort proceedings, federal regulatory actions and data breach responses.

 

Investing in proprietary software development maximizes our competitiveness in the marketplace and distinguishes us from our competitors. Beyond our proprietary software, we also incorporate various licensed third-party software products in our solution set allowing us to expand our solutions.

 

Network infrastructure is an essential component of our technology strategy because most of our software is utilized by our clients within a hosted environment and we manage a high volume of client data. A single large client engagement may entail over 100 million documents or 100 terabytes of information and may include complex structured data such as databases and unstructured data such as email archives. We operate eDiscovery data centers in the United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. Our data centers provide reliable, secure access to our software environments and to client databases. Information security is of paramount importance in any managed technology business, and Epiq incorporates best practices designed to protect sensitive client data.

 

Our software and IT capabilities include significant in-house fulfillment capabilities. Our office locations in New York, Kansas City and Portland have internal abilities for high-volume data intake, high-speed printing and mailing, call center operations, cash disbursement and tax records preparation. The combination of software, IT and fulfillment resources enables Epiq to act as a single-source solution for even the largest, most complex matters in the markets where we compete.

 

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We work in niche, specialty areas which require deep subject matter expertise—such as litigation, investigations, bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, mass tort, data breach, settlements and class action—which have distinctive practices and requirements. Technology alone is insufficient to bring about a successful outcome on a sophisticated client matter; it is the application of the technology combined with the expertise of our staff that creates superior value for our client. We have a worldwide team of executives, client services specialists and technical consultants on whom clients rely for expert advice—whether delivered at the client’s site or from one of our global office locations.

 

Our clients include top-tier law firms, in-house legal departments of major corporations, bankruptcy trustees, government agencies, mortgage processors, and financial institutions. Among law firms, we work extensively with Am Law 100 firms in the United States, Magic Circle firms in the United Kingdom, and leading regional, boutique and specialty law firms. Among corporate clients, we have substantial relationships with Fortune 500® and other large, multinational companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, insurance, technology, retailers and others.

 

Our team includes former practicing litigators, bankruptcy attorneys, plaintiff’s counsel, defense counsel, eDiscovery counsel and other professionals who are leaders in their areas of expertise. While Epiq does not engage in the practice of law and thus does not offer legal advice, we draw heavily from our subject-matter expertise in the legal profession to assist clients to achieve the best outcome possible on each and every project.

 

Our financial results are primarily driven by the following facts, among others:

 

·                  The number, size, complexity and duration of client engagements attained;

 

·                  The prices we are able to negotiate with our clients, the prices we are able to negotiate with our vendors and the results of our cost management efforts; and

 

·                  The geographic locations of our clients or locations where services are rendered.

 

Strategic and Financial Review and Merger Agreement

 

On September 18, 2014, the Company and its Board announced the commencement of a process to explore a full range of strategic and financial alternatives, including among other things, acquisitions, divestitures, or a going-private or recapitalization transaction, in order to determine a course of action that is in the best interest of all shareholders. There can be no assurance that the strategic review will result in the consummation of a transaction.

 

On July 26, 2016, in culmination of a comprehensive review of strategic and financial alternatives, we entered into the Merger Agreement, which relates to the proposed acquisition of Epiq by OMERS and Harvest Partners. The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Epiq, with Epiq continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger, and, at the effective time of the merger each outstanding share of common stock of Epiq (other than shares owned by Epiq, Parent or Merger Sub) will cease to be outstanding and will be converted into the right to receive $16.50 in cash, without interest.

 

The proposed merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of shareholder and regulatory approvals. The merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Epiq’s common stock entitled to vote on the transaction, which will be sought at a special meeting of Epiq’s shareholders. Villere and P2 Capital, Epiq’s two largest shareholders, and Epiq’s executive officers and directors who hold shares of common stock, have signed voting support agreements in support of the merger, representing approximately 38% of the total issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Epiq. Consummation of the merger is not subject to a financing condition. There can be no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the expected timeline or at all.

 

We incurred $6.8 million and $1.7 million of strategic and financial review expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared with the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

The following provides information relevant to understanding our consolidated results of operations. Also see our discussion of segment results in the Results of Operations by Segment section below.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

$

130,647

 

$

130,557

 

$

90

 

%

Reimbursable expenses

 

10,097

 

7,453

 

2,644

 

35

%

Total revenue

 

140,744

 

138,010

 

2,734

 

2

%

Direct costs of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

64,216

 

67,901

 

(3,685

)

(5

)%

Reimbursable expenses

 

9,250

 

7,290

 

1,960

 

27

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

47,299

 

44,773

 

2,526

 

6

%

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

10,084

 

9,498

 

586

 

6

%

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

3,680

 

4,810

 

(1,130

)

(23

)%

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

1,162

 

(1,162

)

(100

)%

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

(1,201

)

1,201

 

100

%

Other operating expense

 

 

2,861

 

(2,861

)

(100

)%

Total operating expense

 

134,529

 

137,094

 

(2,565

)

(2

)%

Operating income

 

6,215

 

916

 

5,299

 

578

%

Interest expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

5,458

 

5,480

 

(22

)

%

Interest income

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

%

Net interest expense

 

5,457

 

5,479

 

(22

)

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

758

 

(4,563

)

5,321

 

117

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

6,338

 

(1,322

)

7,660

 

579

%

Net loss

 

$

(5,580

)

$

(3,241

)

$

(2,339

)

(72

)%

 

Consolidated Revenue

 

Operating revenue was $130.6 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Refer to the subsection entitled Results of Operations by Segment for additional information.

 

Our total revenue includes reimbursable expenses, such as postage related to notification services. Although reimbursable expenses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, these fluctuations have a minimal effect on our operating income as we realize little or no margin from this revenue.

 

Consolidated Operating Expense

 

Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense), decreased $3.7 million, or 5%, to $64.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $67.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in direct costs primarily related to legal notification, legal claims advertising expenses and other production costs in our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment, a decrease of $2.4 million in employee salaries and benefits, primarily related to a decrease in operating revenue from global document review services, partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in production costs primarily related to software licenses and data center costs in our Technology segment.

 

Reimbursable expenses increased $2.0 million, or 27%, during the three months ended June 30, 2016 to $9.3 million from $7.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This corresponds to the increase in reimbursable expenses revenue and is primarily due to higher postage volumes.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expense increased $2.5 million, or 6%, to $47.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $44.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $3.8 million in expenses related to the strategic and financial review process, an increase of $0.7 million in bad debt expense and an increase of $0.6   million in employee salaries and benefits. These increases were offset by a decrease of $0.9 million in travel and entertainment expense, a decrease of $0.7 million in postemployment benefits primarily related to employee severance charges and an increase of $1.1 million in foreign currency exchange gains related to certain working capital accounts, primarily in our Europe operations.

 

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization increased $0.6 million, or 6%, to $10.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $9.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily related to the property and equipment acquired in connection with the Iris acquisition and the printing equipment upgrades used to support our legal claims and notifications services.

 

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets decreased $1.1 million, or 23%, to $3.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $4.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily related to certain customer relationship intangible assets that became fully amortized during the second half of 2015, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with Iris.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, there was $1.2 million of expense related to impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and $1.2 million of income related to the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, in each case, related to the Minus 10 acquisition. See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we incurred $2.9 million of other operating expenses primarily related to expenses incurred in connection with the Iris acquisition.

 

Consolidated Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $6.3 million compared to an income tax benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase in income tax expense was the result of excluding an income tax benefit related to a pretax loss incurred in the United States for which no income tax benefit can be recognized combined with tax expense related to indefinite-lived intangible asset amortization and an increase in foreign tax expense due to an increase in pretax income from our foreign operations.

 

For both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, we excluded the United States and certain foreign income tax jurisdictions from the consolidated annual effective tax rate calculation as they are forecasted to generate annual pretax losses for which no income tax benefit can be recognized due to lack of evidence of future realization of deferred income tax assets. We separately compute tax expense in these loss jurisdictions. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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Results of Operations by Segment

 

The following segment discussion is presented on a basis consistent with our segment disclosure contained in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents revenues, direct costs, selling, general and administrative expenses (including reimbursable expenses), segment performance measure for each of our reportable segments and a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to our consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

96,008

 

$

93,159

 

$

2,849

 

3

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

34,639

 

37,398

 

(2,759

)

(7

)%

Total operating revenue

 

$

130,647

 

$

130,557

 

$

90

 

%

Reimbursable expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

867

 

$

309

 

$

558

 

181

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

9,230

 

7,144

 

2,086

 

29

%

Total reimbursable expenses

 

$

10,097

 

$

7,453

 

$

2,644

 

35

%

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

96,875

 

$

93,468

 

$

3,407

 

4

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

43,869

 

44,542

 

(673

)

(2

)%

Total revenue

 

$

140,744

 

$

138,010

 

$

2,734

 

2

%

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

67,677

 

$

69,594

 

$

(1,917

)

(3

)%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

33,850

 

35,065

 

(1,215

)

(3

)%

Intercompany eliminations

 

(23

)

(168

)

145

 

86

%

Total direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

101,504

 

$

104,491

 

$

(2,987

)

(3

)%

Segment performance measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

29,221

 

$

24,042

 

$

5,179

 

22

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

10,019

 

9,477

 

542

 

6

%

Total segment performance measure

 

$

39,240

 

$

33,519

 

$

5,721

 

17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment performance measure as a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

30

%

26

%

 

 

4

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

29

%

25

%

 

 

4

%

Total

 

30

%

26

%

 

 

4

%

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Reconciliation of segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

39,240

 

$

33,519

 

$

5,721

 

17

%

Unallocated expenses

 

(18,296

)

(10,168

)

(8,128

)

(80

)%

Share-based compensation expense

 

(965

)

(5,305

)

4,340

 

82

%

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

(10,084

)

(9,498

)

(586

)

(6

)%

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

(3,680

)

(4,810

)

1,130

 

23

%

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

(1,162

)

1,162

 

100

%

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

1,201

 

(1,201

)

(100

)%

Other operating expense

 

 

(2,861

)

2,861

 

100

%

Operating income

 

6,215

 

916

 

5,299

 

578

%

Interest expense, net

 

(5,457

)

(5,479

)

22

 

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

758

 

$

(4,563

)

$

5,321

 

117

%

 

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Technology Segment

 

Operating revenue increased $2.8 million, or 3%, to $96.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $93.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $3.7 million in revenue from electronically stored information (“ESI”) services in North America primarily as the result of the impact of the acquisition of Iris in April 2015, an increase of $6.5 million in revenue from ESI services in Europe and Asia as the result of an increase in data volumes, offset by a decrease of $7.4 million in global document revenue caused by a decrease in document review billable hours.

 

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased to $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable third party production costs.

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.9 million, or 3%, to $67.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $69.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was due to a decrease of $3.5 million in employee salaries and benefits, primarily related to the decrease in operating revenue from document review services and an increase of $1.2 million in foreign currency exchange gains related to certain working capital accounts, primarily in our Europe operations. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in production costs of $1.5 million primarily related to third party software and data center expenses, an increase of $0.7 million in sales commission expense and an increase of $0.6 million in bad debt expense.

 

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment

 

Operating revenue decreased $2.8 million, or 7%, to $34.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $37.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.8 million in revenue from bankruptcy related services caused by lower levels of active matters in our corporate restructuring and chapter 7 service lines, a decrease in revenue from our AACER bankruptcy services and a decrease of $1.0 million in revenue from our settlement administration business, primarily related to legal noticing services.

 

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased $2.1 million, or 30%, to $9.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $7.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable postage costs.

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.2 million, or 3%, to $33.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $35.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in legal notifications, legal claims advertising costs and other miscellaneous production costs and a decrease of $0.4 million in salaries and benefits. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $2.2 million in reimbursed expenses, primarily consisting of postage costs for legal notifications and legal claims advertising services. Other miscellaneous selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.2 million.

 

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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared with the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

The following provides information relevant to understanding our consolidated results of operations. Also see our discussion of segment results in the Results of Operations by Segment section below.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

$

262,175

 

$

238,312

 

$

23,863

 

10

%

Reimbursable expenses

 

25,100

 

18,726

 

6,374

 

34

%

Total revenue

 

287,275

 

257,038

 

30,237

 

12

%

Direct costs of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

129,369

 

118,930

 

10,439

 

9

%

Reimbursable expenses

 

24,158

 

17,794

 

6,364

 

36

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

95,041

 

83,837

 

11,204

 

13

%

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

19,618

 

18,263

 

1,355

 

7

%

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

7,454

 

7,495

 

(41

)

(1

)%

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

1,162

 

(1,162

)

(100

)%

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

(1,201

)

1,201

 

100

%

Other operating expense

 

53

 

2,998

 

(2,945

)

(98

)%

Total operating expense

 

275,693

 

249,278

 

26,415

 

11

%

Operating income

 

11,582

 

7,760

 

3,822

 

49

%

Interest expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

10,866

 

9,709

 

1,157

 

12

%

Interest income

 

(34

)

(5

)

(29

)

(580

)%

Net interest expense

 

10,832

 

9,704

 

1,128

 

12

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

750

 

(1,944

)

2,694

 

139

%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

6,395

 

(436

)

6,831

 

1,567

%

Net loss

 

$

(5,645

)

$

(1,508

)

$

(4,137

)

(274

)%

 

Consolidated Revenue

 

Operating revenue increased $23.9 million, or 10%, to $262.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $238.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This change is composed of an increase of $26.1 million in the Technology segment, partially offset by a decrease of $2.2 million in the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment. Refer to the subsection entitled Results of Operations by Segment for additional information.

 

Our total revenue includes reimbursable expenses, such as postage related to notification services. Although reimbursable expenses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, these fluctuations have a minimal effect on our operating income as we realize little or no margin from this revenue.

 

Consolidated Operating Expense

 

Direct cost of operating revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense), increased $10.5 million, or 9%, to $129.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $118.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $4.3 million in employee salaries and benefits, an increase of $6.0 million in production costs primarily related to software licenses and data center costs in our Technology segment and an increase of $0.2 million in direct costs primarily related to legal notification, legal claims advertising expenses and other production costs in our Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment.

 

Reimbursable expenses increased $6.4 million, or 36%, during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to $24.2 million from $17.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This corresponds to the increase in reimbursable expenses revenue and is primarily due to higher postage volumes.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expense increased $11.2 million, or 13%, to $95.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $83.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $5.1 million in expenses related to the strategic and financial review process, an increase of $4.9 million in salaries and benefits, including expense related to equity awards, an increase of $2.2 million in sales commission expense, an increase of $0.9 million in bad debt expense and an increase of $0.8 million in adverting expense. These increases were offset by a decrease of $1.6 million in postemployment benefits primarily related to employee severance charges and a decrease of $0.4 million in travel and entertainment expense. Other selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $0.7 million.

 

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization increased $1.3 million, or 7%, to $19.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $18.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily related to the property and equipment acquired in connection with the Iris acquisition and the printing equipment purchased during the second half of 2016 used to support our legal claims and notifications services.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there was $1.2 million of expense related to impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets and a $1.2 million of income related to the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, in each case, related to the Minus 10 acquisition. See Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Other operating expenses decreased $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 to $0.1 million from $3.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily related to acquisition-related expenses incurred in connection with the Iris acquisition.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense

 

Interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 12%, to $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, from $9.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase was primarily due to higher principal amount of debt outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015 to fund the acquisition of Iris.

 

Consolidated Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $6.4 million compared to an income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase in income tax expense was the result of excluding an income tax benefit related to a pretax loss incurred in the United States for which no income tax benefit can be recognized combined with tax expense related to indefinite-lived intangible asset amortization and an increase in foreign tax expense due to an increase in pretax income from our foreign operations. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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Results of Operations by Segment

 

The following segment discussion is presented on a basis consistent with our segment disclosure contained in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The table below presents revenues, direct costs, selling, general and administrative expenses (including reimbursable expenses), segment performance measure for each of our reportable segments and a reconciliation of the segment performance measure to our consolidated income (loss) before income taxes.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

189,265

 

$

163,182

 

$

26,083

 

16

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

72,910

 

75,130

 

(2,220

)

(3

)%

Total operating revenue

 

$

262,175

 

$

238,312

 

$

23,863

 

10

%

Reimbursable expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

1,429

 

$

622

 

$

807

 

130

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

23,671

 

18,104

 

5,567

 

31

%

Total reimbursable expenses

 

$

25,100

 

$

18,726

 

$

6,374

 

34

%

Total revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

190,694

 

$

163,804

 

$

26,890

 

16

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

96,581

 

93,234

 

3,347

 

4

%

Total revenue

 

$

287,275

 

$

257,038

 

$

30,237

 

12

%

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

135,948

 

$

122,660

 

$

13,288

 

11

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

74,824

 

71,053

 

3,771

 

5

%

Intercompany eliminations

 

(292

)

(1,107

)

815

 

74

%

Total direct costs, reimbursable expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses

 

$

210,480

 

$

192,606

 

$

17,874

 

9

%

Segment performance measure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

$

55,038

 

$

42,251

 

$

12,787

 

30

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

21,757

 

22,181

 

(424

)

(2

)%

Total segment performance measure

 

$

76,795

 

$

64,432

 

$

12,363

 

19

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment performance measure as a percentage of segment operating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology

 

29

%

26

%

 

 

3

%

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration

 

30

%

30

%

 

 

%

Total

 

29

%

27

%

 

 

2

%

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts in thousands

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Reconciliation of segment performance measure to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment performance measure

 

$

76,795

 

$

64,432

 

$

12,363

 

19

%

Unallocated expenses

 

(34,607

)

(21,029

)

(13,578

)

(65

)%

Share-based compensation expense

 

(3,481

)

(6,926

)

3,445

 

50

%

Depreciation and software and leasehold amortization

 

(19,618

)

(18,263

)

(1,355

)

(7

)%

Amortization of identifiable intangible assets

 

(7,454

)

(7,495

)

41

 

1

%

Impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

 

 

(1,162

)

1,162

 

100

%

Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration

 

 

1,201

 

(1,201

)

(100

)%

Other operating expense

 

(53

)

(2,998

)

2,945

 

98

%

Operating income

 

11,582

 

7,760

 

3,822

 

49

%

Interest expense, net

 

(10,832

)

(9,704

)

(1,128

)

(12

)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

750

 

$

(1,944

)

$

2,694

 

139

%

 

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Technology Segment

 

Operating revenue increased $26.1 million, or 16%, to $189.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $163.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $13.1 million in revenue from ESI services in North America primarily as the result of the impact of the acquisition of Iris in April 2015 and an increase of $13.3 million in revenue from ESI services in Europe and Asia as the result of an increase in data volumes. Operating revenue from global document review services increased by $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the same period of 2015.

 

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $0.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable third party production costs.

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses increased $13.2 million, or 11%, to $135.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $122.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase in production costs of $5.1 million primarily related to third party software and data center expenses, an increase of $4.0 million in employee salaries and benefits, an increase of $2.0 million in sales commission expense, an increase of $0.8 million in bad debt expense, an increase of $0.5 million in reimbursable direct costs, an increase of $0.4 million in travel and entertainment expense and an increase of $0.6 million in advertising expense.

 

Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration Segment

 

Operating revenue decreased $2.2 million, or 3%, to $72.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $75.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This decrease was due to a decrease of $6.3 million in revenue from bankruptcy related services caused by lower levels of active matters in our corporate restructuring and chapter 7 service lines and a decrease in revenue from our AACER bankruptcy services, partially offset by an increase of $4.1 million in revenue from our settlement administration business, primarily related to data breach response services.

 

Revenue from reimbursable expenses increased $5.6 million, or 31%, to $23.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $18.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in reimbursable postage costs.

 

Direct costs, reimbursable expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.7 million, or 5%, to $74.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $71.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. This was primarily due to an increase of $5.7 million in reimbursed expenses, primarily consisting of postage costs for legal notifications and legal claims advertising services, partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in employee salaries and benefits, a decrease of $0.6 million in legal notifications, legal claims advertising costs and other miscellaneous production costs, a decrease of $0.4 million in lease expense and a decrease of $0.3 million in other general and administrative related expenses.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

We had $17.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2016, of which $13.3 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries at financial institutions outside of the United States. We consider the earnings of our foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside the United States on the basis of estimates that future domestic cash generation will be sufficient to meet future domestic cash needs.  In the event that we decide to repatriate foreign earnings, we would have to adjust the income tax provision in the period when we determine that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely invested outside the United States.

 

We have historically funded our global operations primarily through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit facility. Furthermore, we have historically used cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit facility to fund our proprietary software product development, fund our capital expenditures, repurchase shares of our common stock, pay dividends and acquire businesses. We have also used cash flows from operations to pay interest and principal payments under our debt agreements.

 

We believe that our cash balances and other current assets, together with our expected future cash flows provided by operating activities and, as necessary, by utilization of our existing committed and available borrowing capacity under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our expected operating and debt service requirements for at least the next 12 months. As we expect to generate positive operating cash flow for fiscal year 2016 and beyond, we expect to continue to repay or be able to refinance the amounts outstanding under our credit facility as or before they become due and payable.

 

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Operating Activities

 

Our operating activities provided net cash of $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Included in cash provided by operating activities was a net loss of $5.6 million which included $36.3 million of non-cash expenses for net contribution to cash flows of $30.7 million related to net income adjusted to exclude non-cash expenses. Cash used in operating activities also included a $27.8 million decrease in cash resulting from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily from a $29.4 million increase in accounts receivables due to an increase of days-sales-outstanding and a decrease of $1.3 million in accounts payable and other liabilities. Other operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flows $2.9 million. Trade accounts receivable fluctuates from period to period depending on the period to period change in revenue and the timing of revenue and collections. Accounts payable fluctuates from period to period depending on the timing of purchases and payments.

 

Our operating activities provided net cash of $27.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Included in net cash provided by operating activities was a net loss of $1.5 million which included $37.5 million of non-cash expenses for net contribution to cash flows of $36.0 million related to net income adjusted to exclude non-cash expenses. Cash provided by operating activities also included a $8.1 million decrease in cash resulting from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily from a $15.0 million increase in accounts receivables due to an increase in sequential quarterly revenue as compared to the prior period, offset by a decrease of $3.4 million in accounts payable and other liabilities and a decrease of $2.3 million in customer deposits. Other operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flows $1.2 million.

 

Investing Activities

 

We used cash of $12.6 million and $139.9 million in our investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we used $123.6 million to fund the acquisition of Iris. We funded purchases of property and equipment, including computer hardware and purchased software of $8.2 million and $11.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Software development is essential to support certain of our service offerings, and we used cash of $4.8 million and $4.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively to fund internal costs related to the development of software. Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment were $0.4 million and $0.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we had net borrowings of $18.0 million under our senior secured revolving loan, which was primarily used to fund working capital requirements and repaid $1.8 million of principal amounts outstanding under our senior secured term loan. We paid $4.5 million of principal amounts related to other long-term debt obligations, including $2.3 million related to a note payable and $2.2 million related to capital lease obligations. We paid $6.8 million in dividends and used $4.9 million to repurchase shares of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we had net borrowings of $90.8 million under the Credit Agreement that we incurred primarily to fund the acquisition of Iris. We also paid $3.1 million of principal amounts related to other long-term debt obligations, including $2.3 million related to a note payable and $0.8 million related to capital lease obligations. We paid $1.6 million of debt issuance cost in conjunction with the second and third amendments to the Credit Agreement. We paid $6.6 million in dividends and used $4.0 million to repurchase shares of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and certain stock option exercises. Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $1.1 million.

 

Credit Agreement

 

As of June 30, 2016, we have a $475 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $100 million senior secured revolving loan, maturing in August 2018, and a $375 million amortizing senior secured term loan, maturing in August 2020. The credit facility is secured by liens on our real property and a significant portion of our personal property. Subject to securing additional commitments from financial institutions and compliance with the covenants specified in the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement also provides a remaining $125 million uncommitted accordion for access to incremental capital (the “Accordion”). The Accordion provides for increasing the senior secured term loan up to $500 million and/or increasing the total capacity under the senior secured revolving loan commitment up to a maximum of $200 million with the aggregate total increase in the term loan and revolving loans not to exceed $200 million and the aggregate total not to exceed $600 million.

 

In addition, the Credit Agreement requires certain annual mandatory prepayments based on a percentage of excess cash flow when the net leverage ratio exceeds 2.75 to 1.00. Excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement, consists of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) adjusted for capital expenditures, changes in working capital, interest paid, income taxes paid, principal payments, dividends and certain acquisition-related obligations. Any prepayments reduce proportionately borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan and senior secured revolving loan.

 

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The Credit Agreement contains a net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) covenant which is not permitted to exceed 4.50 to 1.00 as well as other customary covenants related to limitations on (i) creating liens, debt, guarantees or other contingent obligations, (ii) engaging in mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, (iii) prepaying, redeeming or repurchasing subordinated or junior debt, and (iv) engaging in certain transactions with affiliates, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.

 

Under the Credit Agreement, our ability to declare and pay dividends and repurchase securities from equity holders is limited by a requirement that such payments are not to exceed, in the aggregate, 50% of net income, as adjusted, on a cumulative basis for all quarterly periods from the closing date of the credit facility and ending prior to the date of payment or repurchase. Adjustments to Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the Credit Agreement) include among other items, the exclusion of extraordinary items, specified severance costs, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, intangible asset amortization and impairment charges, non-cash compensation expense, cumulative effect of foreign currency translations, and gains or losses from discontinued operations. Further, we are not allowed to declare and pay dividends and repurchase securities from equity holders if our net leverage ratio on a pro forma basis would exceed 4.25 to 1.0 or if our pro forma unused capacity on the senior secured revolving loan would be less than $25 million. The amounts outstanding under the credit facility may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement.

 

As of June 30, 2016:

 

·                  Our borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan and senior secured revolving loan were $365.4 million and $18.0 million, respectively.

 

·                  We had $0.8 million in letters of credit outstanding that reduce the borrowing capacity under the senior secured revolving loan.

 

·                  Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured term loan were subject to an interest rate based on the 0.75% LIBOR floor plus an applicable margin of 3.75% for an aggregate interest rate floor of 4.50%.

 

·      Borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.0%.

 

·                  We were in compliance with all financial covenants.

 

Business Acquisition

 

On April 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition of all of the capital stock of Iris pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated April 7, 2015. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase consideration was $133.8 million, consisting of $124.7 million in Cash Consideration and $9.1 million of assumed capital lease obligations of the seller. The Cash Consideration was funded with existing cash and borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Of the Cash Consideration, $1.1 million was paid during the second half of 2015 pursuant to certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement. Approximately $13.0 million of the Cash Consideration was placed in escrow through July 2016 as security for potential future indemnification claims. We have filed claims with the escrow agent for losses incurred primarily related to certain working capital accounts and, as of June 30, 2016, we have not received or recognized any recovery of these losses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Dividends

 

On April 28, 2016, the Board declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per outstanding share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 23, 2016 and on July 5, 2016, we paid an aggregate $3.4 million to such shareholders.

 

The aggregate amount of the dividends declared during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, was $6.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, or $0.18 per share of common stock.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

Except for the following, there have been no material changes in the contractual obligations and commitments table included in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section in our 2015 Form 10-K.

 

·                  In May 2016, we entered into an operating lease related to office space for a document review center in Washington, D.C. There are no cash payments due in 2016, cash payments due in fiscal year 2017, 2018,  2019, 2020 and 2021 and thereafter are $0.8 million, $0.8 million, $0.9 million, $1.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively, for total cash payments of $10.3 million.

 

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·                  In July 2016, we entered into a three year software license and technical support agreement with a third-party vendor. Under this agreement, cash payments of $4.0 million are due in fiscal year 2016, 2017 and 2018 for total cash payments of $12.0 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We disclose critical accounting policies and estimates that require management to use significant judgment or that require significant estimates in our 2015 Form 10-K. Management regularly reviews the selection and application of our critical accounting policies. There have been no material updates to the critical accounting policies and estimates contained in our 2015 Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The principal market risks to which we are exposed include interest rates under our credit facility, fluctuations in short-term interest rates on a portion of our bankruptcy trustee revenue, and foreign exchange rates giving rise to translation.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Credit Facility

 

The senior secured term loan under our credit facility bears interest as follows: (1) 2.75% plus prime rate subject to a 1.75% floor; or (2) 3.75% plus one, two, three or six month LIBOR rate subject to a 0.75% LIBOR floor for an aggregate floating rate floor of 4.50%. As of June 30, 2016, all outstanding borrowings under the term loan were based on LIBOR subject to an aggregate floating rate of 4.5%.

 

The senior secured revolving loan under our credit facility bears interest as follows: (1) for base rate advances, borrowings bear interest at prime rate plus 225 to 325 basis points; and (2) for LIBOR advances, borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus 325 to 425 basis points. As of June 30, 2016, the weighted-average interest rate for borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan was 5.0%.

 

Based on borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2016, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in the prime or LIBOR rates would have increased our annual interest expense by approximately $3.3 million.

 

Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge

 

In April 2014, we entered into a forward interest rate swap effective from August 31, 2015 through August 27, 2020, with a notional amount of approximately $73.7 million equal to the portion of the outstanding amortized principal amount of the senior secured term loan being hedged as of the effective date of the forward interest rate swap. Under the swap, we will pay a fixed amount of interest of 2.81% on the notional amount and the swap counterparty will pay a floating amount of interest based on LIBOR with a one-month designated maturity subject to a floor of 0.75% which is consistent with our obligation under the term loan. The interest rate swap contains a floor of 0.75% to ensure that the one-month LIBOR received on each settlement of the interest rate swap will not be less than our LIBOR floor obligation to lenders of 0.75%. As of June 30, 2016, the notional amount outstanding under the interest rate swap was $72.9 million.

 

The objective of entering into this interest rate swap was to eliminate the variability of the cash flows in interest payments related to the portion of the debt being hedged. The interest rate swap qualifies as a cash flow hedge and, as such, is being accounted for at estimated fair value with changes in estimated fair value being deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss until such time as the hedged transaction is recognized in earnings. As of June 30, 2016, the hedge was determined to be highly effective and is expected to continue to be highly effective in mitigating the risks of rising interest rates. The fair value of the interest rate swap at June 30, 2016 was a liability of $5.1 million.

 

Chapter 7 Deposit-based fees

 

We earn interest rate-based and service fees from our Chapter 7 bankruptcy services. Interest rate-based and service fees are earned on a percentage of Chapter 7 assets placed on deposit with a designated financial institution by our trustee clients. The interest rate-based fees we earn may vary based on fluctuations in short-term interest rates. As of June 30, 2016, our trustee clients had $1.3 billion of assets placed on deposit with designated financial institutions. Based on the dollar value of trustee clients’ assets placed on deposit as of June 30, 2016, a hypothetical 100 basis points movement in short-term interest rates would not have had a material effect on operating revenue.

 

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Foreign Currency Risk

 

We have operations outside of the United States, and therefore, a portion of our net assets, revenues and expenses are in functional currencies other than United States dollars. We do not utilize hedge instruments to manage the exposures associated with fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates, and as a result, we are exposed to changes in currency exchange rates between the United States dollar and the functional currency of the foreign countries where we have operations. Our most significant exposure to foreign currency exchange risk relates to the British Pound. When the United States dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the dollar value of our net assets, revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies increases. When the United States dollar strengthens, the opposite situation occurs.

 

We performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% strengthening or weakening in the United States dollar relative to foreign currency exchange rates applied to the historical financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which indicated that such a movement would have changed our consolidated net assets and operating income by approximately $5.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period for which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15-(f) under the Exchange Act. As discussed in Item 4 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework).  As permitted by the guidelines established by the SEC, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 did not include the operations of Iris, which was acquired on April 30, 2015 and are included in the 2015 consolidated financial statements.

 

As discussed in Item 4 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, although management was not required to perform an evaluation of Iris’ internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, through our monitoring of the processes that support our internal control over financial reporting, we identified a material weakness in the design and operation of internal controls over Iris’ operations. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the registrant’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weakness related to appropriate controls over the processes to report Iris revenue, including contract management and billing processes, which were not designed effectively and not operating effectively to prevent or detect potential material errors within revenue and related accounts resulting from Iris’ operations. During the second quarter of 2016, management continued to implement specific design enhancements to controls within the process to report Iris’ revenue to mitigate the material weakness.

 

Although remediation activities have not operated for a sufficient period of time to demonstrate their effectiveness, we will continue to monitor and assess such activities to ensure full remediation of the aforementioned material weakness.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Except as previously disclosed, there have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.                                 Legal Proceedings

 

For information related to our legal proceedings, see Note 10, Legal Proceedings under Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 1A.                        Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors from those disclosed in our 2015 Form 10-K that was filed with the SEC.

 

Item 2.                                 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

We have a policy that requires us to purchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards or the exercise of stock options and, at the participant’s election, shares of common stock surrendered to the Company for satisfaction of the exercise price of stock options under the 2004 Plan and 2015 Inducement Award Plan. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we purchased shares of our common stock as follows.

 

Period

 

Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share (2)

 

Total $ Amount of
Shares Purchased as Part
of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

 

Maximum
Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
(3)

 

April 1 — April 30

 

30,619

 

$

15.01

 

 

 

 

May 1 — May 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1 — June 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

30,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)         Represents shares of common stock surrendered to us by participants under the 2004 Plan to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and the exercise price of stock options.

 

(2)         The price paid per share was based on the closing trading price of our common stock on the date on which we purchased shares from the participant under the 2004 Plan.

 

(3)         As of June 30, 2016, there were no share repurchase programs authorized by the Board.

 

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Item 6.         Exhibits

 

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Document Technologies, LLC, DTI Merger Sub, Inc. and Epiq Systems, Inc. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Epiq Systems, Inc., effective June 6, 2016. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Director Nomination Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2016, by and among Epiq Systems, Inc., St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. and the other parties thereto. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016.

 

 

 

10.2

††

2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2016. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2016.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, between Document Technologies, LLC and St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, between Document Technologies, LLC and P2 Capital Partners, LLC. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.5

 

Form of D&O Support Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Document Technologies, LLC and each of the Company’s directors and certain officers. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.6

††

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Tom W. Olofson. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.7

††

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Brad D. Scott. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.8

††

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Karin-Joyce Tjon. Incorporated by reference and previously filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016.

 

 

 

10.9

*††

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and between Epiq Systems, Inc. and Jayne L. Rothman.

 

 

 

31.1

*

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

*

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

**

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Epiq Systems, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101

*

The following unaudited financial information from Epiq Systems, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes:

 

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(i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


*

 

Filed herewith.

 

 

 

**

 

Furnished herewith.

 

 

 

 

Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

 

 

††

 

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

Epiq Systems, Inc.

 

 

Date: August 9, 2016

/s/ Tom W. Olofson

 

Tom W. Olofson

 

Chairman of the Board

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date: August 9, 2016

/s/ Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat

 

Karin-Joyce Tjon Sien Fat

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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