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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
X Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
----- Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
----- Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 0-13093
PC QUOTE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-3131704
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
300 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, #300, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(Address, including zip code, of principal administrative and executive offices)
(312) 913-2800
(Telephone number, including area code of agent for service)
__________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value American Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
As of March 22, 1996, the aggregate market value of the Common Stock of the
Registrant (based upon the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by
the American Stock Exchange) on such date held by nonaffiliates of the
Registrant was approximately $47,500,000.
Indicate by check mark whether registrant has filed all documents and reports
required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes X No
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As of March 25, 1996, there were 7,251,463 shares of Common Stock of the
Registrant outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in
June 1996 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS
PC Quote, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") was incorporated in
the State of Illinois on June 23, 1980 as On-Line Response, Inc. and was
reincorporated in Delaware on August 12, 1987. The Company provides
real-time and delayed securities quotations and news to professional and
consumer markets worldwide. Professional clients include brokerage firms,
banks, insurance companies, fund managers, institutional and professional
traders. The Company's "web site" offers non fee delayed quotes to all
visitors and real time subscription market data services to fee based
subscribers.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Company's executive offices are located in Chicago, Illinois. The
Company also maintains sales offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego,
Dallas and Chicago.
GENERAL. The Company maintains a real-time database of last sale and
bid/ask prices of more than 225,000 issues, including stocks, major stock
indices, options on stocks and indices, Level 1 NASDAQ-quoted stocks, Level 2
NASDAQ market maker quotes, mutual funds, money market funds, futures
contracts and options on futures contracts, traded on all U.S. stock, option
and commodity exchanges. Also covered are exchange-traded issues from 36
other countries in Europe and Asia. The Company creates its database by
gathering ticker and news feeds from stock exchanges and other sources and
processing such information into a single data feed. The Company's primary
processing plant is located in its executive offices in Chicago, Illinois.
The Company maintains a redundant processing plant at a facility located in
St. Louis, Missouri. The Company also maintains a redundant distribution
processing plant at a facility located in Aurora, Illinois. PC Quote
software applications, running on the customer's computer, process the data
stream to allow the user to monitor securities on an on-going real-time
basis. They also create in the user's computer a complete database of
trading symbols, continuously updated by the data stream. This database
gives the user instant access to security prices.
The following is a description of the principal products and services
marketed by Company.
HYPERFEED-TM-
HyperFeed is the Registrant's digital real-time market data feed. It is
broadcast at 112,000 bits per second and covers over 250,000 issues traded on
145 exchanges in 55 countries. HyperFeed also carries:
- Dynamic Nasdaq Level II market maker quotes
- Dow Jones Composite News Service (up to 90-day retrieval of nine
wires: "Broadtape," Professional Investor Report, Capital Markets
Report, International NewsWire, World Equities Report, European
Corporate Report, Electronic Wall St. Journal, International Petroleum
Reports, Federal Filings)
- Multiple levels of fundamental data
- Fixed income pricing
- Other types of fixed and dynamic financial data
HyperFeed underlies all of the Registrant's other products and services,
which basically function to access, view and utilize HyperFeed data in
different ways. To produce and transmit HyperFeed, PC Quote uses multiple
redundant, high speed data circuits to gather ticker and news feeds from
securities exchanges and other sources. At the Registrant's production
centers in Chicago and St. Louis, these feeds are directed into multiple
redundant dynamic real-time databases from which HyperFeed is generated. The
Registrant also generates other data feeds which are broadcast at 56,000 bps
or 19,200 bps. These feeds, which are available at lower monthly costs,
carry portions of the universe of data found on HyperFeed. They are not
currently marketed by the Registrant, but are maintained for customers who
began using them before HyperFeed became available in 1990.
HyperFeed is transmitted to customer sites by Spacecom Systems FM3
satellite communications network, or by dedicated digital data circuits. At
the customer site HyperFeed is received by a QuoteServer, an industry
standard PC which creates and maintains data bases of real-time, news and
fundamental information.
The QuoteServer can reside on a local area network, where the data it
maintains is accessible to software applications running on workstations on
the network, or it can function as a stand-alone unit, in which case its data
is available to software applications running on the QuoteServer itself. In
both instances the software applications accessing the data may be supplied
by the Registrant, by third parties, or by the customer itself.
Software supplied by third parties or customers utilize the Registrant's
high-performance application program interfaces to access the QuoteServer's
data. In this way the QuoteServer can supply data for virtually any purpose,
including proprietary order execution systems, analytical modeling, internal
risk management, order matching, or redistribution by on-line systems and
wide area networks. Third party developers and customers using the
application program interfaces for their own development pay a monthly fee
for the interfaces, in addition to monthly HyperFeed fees. Customers using
an application developed and marketed by a third party for use with HyperFeed
do not pay for the interfaces; they pay only for HyperFeed itself.
The Registrant also maintains QuoteServers that reside on the Internet.
These QuoteServers function just like any other QuoteServers, supporting
applications developed by the Registrant, or by third parties or customers
using Internet-enabled versions of the Registrant's application program
interfaces. In this way the Registrant and its customers are able to benefit
from the
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Internet's substantially lower costs for service, communications and startup,
its ease of access, and its worldwide availability.
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES MARKETED BY REGISTRANT
PC Quote 6.0 for Windows is a comprehensive suite of real-time
professional trading tools. Running under Microsoft-TM- Windows-TM- 3.1 or
Windows-TM- 95, PC Quote 6.0 offers unlimited quote pages, charting,
technical analysis, searchable news, time of sale and quote, Nasdaq Level II
market maker screens, dynamic data exchange into Microsoft-TM- Excel-TM-
tickets, alerts, baskets and more.
PC Quote 6.0 can be fed by QuoteServers on the customer's local area
network or on the Internet. Monthly fees for Internet service are lower than
fees for local area network service; this makes PC Quote 6.0 more affordable
around the world for individual investors and affords a wider range of the
professional marketplace.
MarketSmart is a consumer-level, non-professional service that is
available on the Internet's World Wide Web. Using leading World Wide Web
"browsers" such as Netscape Navigator-TM- and Microsoft Internet Explorer-TM-,
subscribers log in to Registrant-maintained "sites" on the Web to get
unlimited real-time or 20-minute delayed quotes, charts, portfolio services,
option pages, fund pages and other pages of market information. Unlike PC
Quote 6.0, these pages are not dynamic; they present static snapshots of
data, but can be refreshed manually at any time and as often as the
subscriber wishes. Data is currently limited to U.S. and Canadian exchanges,
although subscribers may be from any country.
PC Quote for DOS and OS/2 displays the full range of HyperFeed data,
including news and fixed income data, in a variety of colorful, easy to use
displays and windows. The OS/2 version also displays dynamic Nasdaq Level II
market maker quotes.
Market Data Controls do not display information, but rather represent
application program interfaces that allow a Microsoft-TM- and Visual
Basic-TM-developer to write custom applications which include real-time market
data and related fundamental information. The Registrant recently released
Internet-enabled versions of the Market Data Controls, and plans to use its
World Wide Web site to market applications developed with the Controls.
PriceWare utilizes PC Quote's satellite communications and information
processing technology augmented by wide area networking capabilities to
deliver portfolio pricing services. This technology distinguishes PriceWare
from other pricing services, which utilize magnetic tapes or CPU to CPU
transfer via land lines. It enables PriceWare to furnish prices on demand,
with little incremental charge for frequent use.
A number of third party applications and services are also comarketed by
the Registrant. These include FirstAlert-- charting and technical analysis
FirstAlert-- software developed by Roberts-Slade, Inc., Market Guide
fundamental Slade, Inc., databases, and S&P Electronic Stock Guide.
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PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND LICENSES
The Company does not have patent or federal copyright protection for its
proprietary software products. Although applicable software is readily
duplicated illegally by anyone having access to appropriate hardware, the
Company attempts to protect its proprietary software through license
agreements with customers and common law trade secret protection and
non-disclosure contract provisions in its agreements with its employees. The
Company uses security measures, including a hardware key, which restrict
access to its on-line services unless proper password identification from a
PC Quote user is provided. As an additional safeguard, the Company provides
only the object code on its diskette and retains the source code.
The following products are registered trademarks: BasketMaker-Registered
Trademark-, QuoteLan-Registered Trademark-, QuoteWare-Registered Trademark-,
PriceWare-Registered Trademark- and QuoteBlaster-Registered Trademark-. The
HyperFeed-TM- product is a servicemark of the Company.
PRINCIPAL CUSTOMERS
The affiliation with Global Information Systems, Inc. (formerly Bridge
Information Systems, Inc.) accounted for approximately 29% of the Company's net
revenues in 1995. No other single customer accounted for more than five
percent of net revenues in 1995. See "Management Discussion and Analysis"
and Note 7 to Notes to Financial Statements.
COMPETITION
There are numerous companies that provide on-line securities quotations or
similar services and software programs that the Company currently provides to
the professional and consumer markets. Many of these companies are
substantially larger and have substantially greater assets than Company and
possess substantially greater financial, technological and personnel resources
than Company.
SEASONALITY
The Company has not experienced any material seasonal fluctuations in its
business. Barring any prolonged period of investor inactivity in trading
securities, the Company does not believe that seasonality is material to its
business activities.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company's system and programming employees expend their time and effort
developing new software programs and expanding or enhancing existing ones.
Development efforts focus on providing a solution to the informational and
analytical needs of both the professional and private investors. Development
activity has increased with the implementation of high level design and
prototyping tools. The Company's continuing investment in software development
consists primarily of enhancements for existing products and new technology
relative to its Internet quote and data products and Windows based and network
products. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, the
Company expensed approximately $558,671, $667,831 and $633,071, respectively,
for research and development. See "Management Discussion and Analysis" and
Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements.
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ENVIRONMENT
Compliance with federal, state, and local provisions with respect to the
environment has not had a material adverse effect on the Company's capital
expenditures, earnings, or competitive position.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1995, the Company employed 78 employees, none of whom
are represented by a collective bargaining unit. The Company believes it has a
satisfactory relationship with its employees. From time to time Company retains
the services of outside consultants on an hourly basis.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
The Company has no material contracts with the Government.
BACKLOGS
Due to the nature of the business, backlogs are not a typical occurrence in
the industry.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company's executive offices and data center are located in
approximately 15,500 square feet of leased space on the 3rd floor of 300
South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. On September 1, 1994 a new lease was
entered into for the Chicago offices, commencing on September 1, 1994 and
expiring on December 31, 2004. Lease payments are subject to escalating base
rent as well as adjustment for changes in real estate taxes and other
operating expenses. See Note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements.
The Company also leases approximately 5,000 square feet of office space
in Aurora, Illinois, through March 2000, 3,000 square feet of office space in
New York City through May 1997, and a single office in San Diego, California
through September 1996. See Note 5 of Notes to Financial Statements.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no pending legal proceedings involving Company required to be
described by Item 103 of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders, through the
solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during the fourth quarter of the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following tables show for 1995 the high and low closing prices of
the Company's Common Stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the
American Stock Exchange. The following table shows for 1994 the
representative high and low bid prices of the Company's Common Stock for the
periods indicated as reported by National Quotation Bureau Inc. In 1994
such prices represent quotations between dealers without adjustments for
retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and do not necessarily represent
actual transactions.
TRADE
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1995 QUARTERLY INFORMATION HIGH LOW
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First 1-3/4 1-1/16
Second 1-3/4 1-1/16
Third 8-1/2 1-7/8
Fourth 27-1/2 6-1/4
1994 QUARTERLY INFORMATION
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First 3-1/8 1-3/4
Second 2-1/16 1-1/16
Third 2-1/8 1
Fourth 1-9/16 1-1/8
As of December 31, 1995, Company had 432 stockholders of record of its
Common Stock.
DIVIDEND POLICY
Company has not paid dividends on its Common Stock and it does not
presently anticipate making any such payments in the near future.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
1995 1994 1993 1992
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INCOME DATA:
Net sales $13,391,982 $12,903,645 $12,205,916 $10,950,769
Gross profit $ 7,700,031 $ 6,496,441 $ 5,860,869 $ 5,323,688
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 1,376,597 $ 312,410 $ 211,055 $ 118,087
Net income (loss) $ 1,512,239 $ 305,410 $ 185,407 $ 118,087
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Total assets $10,522,840 $ 9,071,731 $ 8,226,053 $ 7,312,733
Debt, long term $ 487,367 $ 1,053,457 $ 1,242,783 $ 1,038,463
Shareholders' equity $ 6,611,278 $ 4,830,369 $ 4,427,444 $ 4,243,131
Return on shareholders' equity $ 22.87% $ 6.32% $ 4.37% $ 2.87%
PER SHARE DATA:
Earnings (loss) $ .208 $ 0.044 $ 0.026 $ 0.017
Book value $ .920 $ 0.693 $ 0.645 $ 0.618
Average shares outstanding $ 7,263,000 $ 6,966,000 $ 7,103,000 $ 6,864,830
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR 1995 COMPARED TO 1994
Service revenue increased 4% to $13,391,982 in 1995 from $12,903,645 in
1994. This increase was due to continuing success of the Company's core
product line PC Quote for Windows 5.0 and the introduction of PC Quote for
Windows 6.0 during the fourth quarter. Net income increased 395% to
$1,512,239 in 1995 from $305,410 in 1994. The increase in net income was due
to increased revenues, continued cost controls which began with the
reorganization in 1994, an income tax credit of $135,642, and the increase in
capitalization as the Company moved to finish new products for release in
early 1996.
Direct cost of services decreased approximately 11% to $5,691,951 in
1995 from $6,407,204 in 1994. The decrease was due to the overall decrease
in costs mainly related to the reallocation of resources into developmental
capitalized costs.
Research and Development expenses decreased approximately 16% to
$558,671 in 1995 from $667,831 in 1994. The Development Department has
facilitated the creation of new products for the Internet through the use of
developmental productivity tools lowering the design phase and time to
market. This effort has lead to the introduction of the MarketSmart product
offering and other Internet based services to come in 1996. The Company has
continued to control R&D expenses.
Sales and marketing costs decreased 3% to $2,267,798 in 1995 from
$2,341,529 in 1994. Sales costs have decreased during this period due to
restructuring of compensation plans for the sales people and a reduction in
the amount of advertising used in 1995. Sales have increased due to focusing
on sales into niche markets such as firms interested in trading NASDAQ Level
II securities. The fourth quarter also saw sales of the Company's new
product PC Quote for Windows 6.0 increase over the previous quarters.
General and administrative costs increased 43% to $2,384,336 in 1995
from $1,672,052 in 1994. The increases were due to higher equipment rental
costs, related to the switch from Capital Leases to Operating Leases,
increased one time consulting fees and exchange fees relating to the move
from the Emerging Market section of the American Stock Exchange to that of a
fully listed AMEX Company. Compensation incurred in the establishment of the
PC Quote Internet service also increased.
Interest expense decreased 21% to $205,435 in 1995 from $257,240 in 1994.
The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of outstanding
capital lease indebtedness and a change in the use of capital leases to
operating leases for financing customer server equipment.
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The reduction of the capital leases obligations are made through monthly
payments.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR 1994 COMPARED TO 1993
Service revenue in 1994 increased 5% to $12,903,645 from $12,205,916 in
1993. This increase was due to the increased acceptance of the Company's
International Data Platform, HyperFeed (a digital data transmission product),
and QuoteLan (a transmission service for local area networks). Net income in
1994 was $305,410 compared to net income of $185,407 in 1993.
Direct cost of service increased approximately 1% to $6,407,204 in 1994
from $6,345,047 in 1993. The increase was due to the increased sales volume,
the mix of products sold, additional satellite distribution services and
increased cost from the international activities.
Research and Development expenses increased slightly to $667,831 in 1994
from $633,071 in 1993. The Development Department has facilitated the
development of new products such as additions to HyperFeed, a 112KB
transmission feed developed to create unique niches for the Company as they
fill current marketplace voids. In addition, it is anticipated that new
products such as the VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) product designed for
the home market will enable the Company to enter a new market place. R&D
expense levels have been positively impacted by the use of high performance
development tools that have lowered the design and prototyping time
requirements.
Sales and marketing cost increased 10% to $2,341,529 in 1994 from
$2,118,667 in 1993. This increase is due to investments in sales and
marketing for new products such as PC Quote for Windows, and to penetrate
various new markets, both domestic and foreign. Implementation of new sales
strategies, including expansion into new markets, also contributed to this
increase.
General and administrative costs decreased 11% to $1,672,052 in 1994
from $1,882,857 in 1993. These decreases were due to the restructuring that
included a decrease in employee compensation, a decrease in consulting fees,
and moving the Company headquarters, which lowered facilities costs.
Interest expense increased approximately 8% to $257,240 in 1994 from
$236,059 in 1993. The increase was primarily due to an increase in capital
lease obligations.
The restructuring charges of $314,260 for 1994 consisted primarily of
workforce reductions, the closure of the foreign subsidiary, and the movement of
corporate headquarters.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company continued to generate positive cash flow from operating
activities. This trend is expected to continue in the future. Additional
investments in equipment were
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$668,178 for the year ended December 31, 1995, versus $1,977,220 for the year
ended December 31, 1994. These investments in equipment were necessary to
take advantage of new technology to maintain operating efficiency. New
equipment was also required to support the increased number of servers
provided by the Company to new and expanding clients. New technology
has provided for faster processing of the PC Quote's HyperFeed and better
performance for the end users. Approximately 60% of the equipment
investments were financed with operating leases in 1995 as compared to 46% in
1994. The cost of equipment leased under operating leases in 1995 was
approximately $1,600,000.
The Company has established one of the world's most active business
Internet Web Sites during the year. During 1995, revenue from visits to the
Company's Web Site was not significant because the Company's Internet product
offerings were in beta test. Internet-based services are being offered for
subscription starting in the first quarter of 1996. MarketSmart is an
example of the new line of products to be offered on the Internet. Revenue
from the Company's Internet products is dependent upon the number of
subscriptions and the level of service subscribed and therefore the Company
is unable to quantify the impact of such product offering at this time.
In February 1996 the Company entered into an agreement with its lender
providing for a $1,000,000 revolving line of credit, bearing interest at the
lender's prime rate. Advances under the credit facility are secured by
substantially all of the Company's assets.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES (FORMERLY BRIDGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.) AGREEMENT
The Company entered into an agreement with Global Financial Services,
(formerly Bridge Information Systems) ("Global") on January 25, 1995 extending
the service provided to Global from April 1, 1995 to March 31, 1998. Under
the terms of this agreement the Company is guaranteed a minimum payment of
$2,544,000 in 1995, including $594,000 for the first quarter under the old
agreement, $2,100,000 in 1996, and $450,000 for the first quarter of 1997 for
data provided in the United States. For the remainder of the contract the
Company will receive $200 per month for each Global customer site receiving
the Company's data and $35.00 per terminal per month. The Company bills
international service on a per user basis with a maximum of $125,000 per
month. The Company did not experience any reduction in the number of units
Global reported internationally during 1995. Revenue levels from Global past
the end of the guaranteed period of the agreement are dependent upon the level
of usage of the Company's data by Global. Accordingly, the Company is unable
to quantify revenue levels from Global beyond that time.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Information regarding segment information is incorporated herein by reference
to Note 13 of Notes to the financial statements, which appears elsewhere in
this report.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, ACCOUNTING FOR
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION establishes financial accounting and reporting
standards for stock-based employee compensation plans. Those plans include
all arrangements by which employees receive shares of stock or other equity
instruments of the employer or the employer incurs liabilities to employees in
amounts based on the price of the employer's stock. This statement also
applies to transactions in which an entity issues its equity instruments to
acquire goods or services from nonemployees. The statement provides for the
accounting for those transactions based on the fair value of the consideration
received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is
more reliably measurable. The statement also allows entities to continue
following their current accounting policy but requires disclosure giving the
effect of the new standard. This statement is effective for transactions
entered into by the Company's beginning with year ending December 31, 1996.
It is expected that the Company will not adopt the new accounting
methodology, but will provide the required footnote disclosures in 1996.
OTHER
The Company believes general inflation does not materially impact its
sales and operating results nor is it expected that the effect of current tax
legislation will significantly affect its future financial position, liquidity
or operating results. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards for
federal income tax purposes of approximately $7,327,400 (and $4,753,400 for
alternative minimum tax) which, if not previously utilized, will expire during
the years 1999 through 2007.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTRY SCHEDULES
C O N T E N T S
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORTS 14-15
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance sheets 15-17
Statements of income 18
Statements of stockholders' equity 19
Statements of cash flows 20
Notes to financial statements 21-30
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Independent Accountants Reports on
Supplemental Schedules 31-32
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 34
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Board of Directors
PC Quote, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of PC Quote, Inc. as of
December 31, 1995, and the related statements of income, stockholders' equity
and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures of the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statements presented. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the 1995 financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PC Quote, Inc. as
of December 31, 1995, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Schaumburg, Illinois
March 15, 1996
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
PC Quote, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of PC Quote, Inc.
and Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of
the two years in the period ended December 31, 1994. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidtaed financial position
of PC Quote, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994 and the consolidated
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in
the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ Cooper & Lybrand LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 1995
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PC QUOTE, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 1995 and 1994
ASSETS 1995 1994
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Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $1,043,478 $1,384,086
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
1995 $95,000; 1994 $100,000 1,320,508 555,234
Accounts receivable, related party - 287,334
Income tax refunds receivable 40,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 294,536 314,793
Deferred tax asset 158,000 -
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,856,522 2,541,447
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Property and Equipment
Satellite receiving equipment 785,718 702,069
Computer equipment 6,158,855 5,722,462
Communication equipment 2,437,279 2,342,936
Furniture and fixtures 256,260 232,428
Leasehold improvements 340,271 326,285
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9,978,383 9,326,180
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 6,759,973 5,486,442
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3,218,410 3,839,738
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Software Development Costs, net of accumulated
amortization 1995 $3,088,146; 1994 $2,158,915 4,172,215 2,514,927
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Deposits and Other Assets 275,693 175,619
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TOTAL ASSETS $10,522,840 $9,071,731
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 1995 and 1994
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1995 1994
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Current Liabilities
Note payable, bank, current $ 100,000 $ 100,000
Capital lease obligations, current 587,731 835,913
Accounts payable 1,700,998 1,349,735
Unearned revenue 546,869 437,546
Accrued expenses 488,597 464,711
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 3,424,195 3,187,905
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Note Payable, Bank, noncurrent 100,000 200,000
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Capital Lease Obligations, noncurrent 133,176 714,361
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Unearned Revenue 254,191 139,096
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Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 1995 7,185,732; 1994 6,969,174 7,186 6,969
Additional paid-in capital 12,289,897 12,021,444
Accumulated deficit (5,685,805) (7,198,044)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 6,611,278 4,830,369
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $10,522,840 $9,071,731
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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PC QUOTE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years Ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
1995 1994 1993
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Net revenues:
Services $11,417,388 $ 9,548,971 $ 8,434,581
Services -- related party 1,974,594 3,354,674 3,771,335
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13,391,982 12,903,645 12,205,916
Direct cost of services 5,691,951 6,407,204 6,345,047
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7,700,031 6,496,441 5,860,869
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Operating costs and expenses:
Amortization of software costs 929,231 972,000 809,017
Research and development 558,671 667,831 633,071
Selling and marketing 2,267,798 2,341,529 2,118,667
General and administrative 2,384,336 1,672,052 1,882,857
Restructuring -- 314,260 --
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6,140,036 5,967,672 5,443,612
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OPERATING INCOME 1,559,995 528,769 417,257
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Other income (expense):
Interest income 22,037 40 881 29,857
Interest expense (205,435) (257,240) (236,059)
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(183,398) (216,359) (206,202)
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 1,376,597 312,410 211,055
Income taxes (credits) (135,642) 7,000 25,648
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NET INCOME $ 1,512,239 $ 305,410 $ 185,407
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Net income per share $ 0.21 $ 0.04 $ 0.03
Weighted average number of common and common
equivalent shares outstanding 7,263,000 6,996,000 7,103,000
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
CUMULATIVE
FOREIGN
COMMON COMMON ADDITIONAL CURRENCY
STOCK STOCK PAID-IN TRANSLATION ACCUMULATED
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT DEFICIT TOTAL
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Balances, December 31, 1992 6,864,830 $6,865 $11,920,907 $ 4,220 $(7,688,861) $4,243,131
Net income - - - - 185,407 185,407
Issuance of common stock 300 - 328 - - 328
Translation adjustment - - - (1,422) - (1,422)
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Balances, December 31, 1993 6,865,130 6,865 11,921,235 2,798 (7,503,454) 4,427,444
Net income - - - - 305,410 305,410
Issuance of common stock 104,044 104 100,209 - - 100,313
Translation adjustment - - - (2,798) - (2,798)
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Balances, December 31, 1994 6,969,174 6,969 12,021,444 - (7,198,044) 4,830,369
Net income 1,512,239 1,512,239
Issuance of common stock 216,558 217 268,453 268,670
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Balances, December 31, 1995 7,185,732 $7,186 $12,289,897 $ - $(5,685,805) $6,611,278
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995, 1994 AND 1993
1995 1994 1993
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income $ 1,512,239 $ 305,410 $ 185,407
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment 1,289,506 1,493,054 1,455,399
Provision for doubtful accounts 361,369 156,140 64,000
Amortization of software development costs 929,231 972,000 809,017
Deferred income taxes (158,000) -- --
(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment (15,975) 31,718 --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,126,643) (263,977) (37,202)
Accounts receivable -- related party 287,334 165,721 (147,167)
Income tax refunds receivable (40,000) -- --
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 20,257 (35,717) (225,602)
Deposits and other assets (100,074) (44,921) (37,500)
Accounts payable 351,263 398,806 333,202
Unearned revenue 224,418 (30,316) 8,768
Accrued expenses 23,886 101,499 134,660
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Net cash provided by operating activities 3,558,811 3,249,417 2,542,982
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment (668,178) (1,085,746) (603,553)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 15,975 -- --
Software development costs capitalized (2,586,519) (1,580,844) (885,778)
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Net cash (used in) investing activities (3,238,722) (2,666,590) (1,489,331)
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 268,670 100,313 328
Principal payments under capital lease obligations (829,367) (838,710) (728,832)
Principal payments on note payable, bank (100,000) (100,000) (100,000)
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Net cash (used in) financing activities (660,697) (838,397) (828,504)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents -- 14,686 (1,422)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (340,608) (240,884) 223,725
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning 1,384,086 1,624,970 1,401,245
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Ending $ 1,043,478 $ 1,384,086 $ 1,624,970
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid $ 205,435 $ 259,818 $ 234,921
Income taxes paid 37,950 -- --
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing
Activities
Capital lease obligations incurred for purchase of equipment -- 911,474 1,081,209
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company maintains a real-time database of last sale and bid/ask prices of
more than 225,000 issues, including stocks, major stock indicies, options on
stocks and indices, Level 1 NASDAQ-quoted stocks, mutual funds, money market
funds, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, traded on all U.S.
stock, option and commodity exchanges. Also covered are exchange-traded
issues from over 25 other countries in Europe and Asia. The Company generates
a digital data stream from the Company's database and broadcasts it to the
customer's personal computer. The Company's software applications, running on
the user's computer, process the data stream to allow the user to monitor
securities on an on-going real-time basis. They also create in the user's
computer a complete database of trading symbols, continuously updated by the
data stream. This database gives the user instant access to security prices.
The Company's continuing investment in software development consists
primarily of enhancements for existing products and new technology relative
to the new family of Internet quote and data products and Windows based and
network products.
The Company's customer base consists primarily of professional investors,
securities brokers, dealers and traders, and portfolio managers. The Company
performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers as well as requiring
certain collateral. Customers are located primarily in the United States and
North America, but also in Europe, Central and South America and the Pacific
Rim.
Significant accounting policies are as follows:
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES: The preparation of the financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION: The accompanying financial statements for 1994
and 1993, include the accounts of PC Quote, Inc. and its subsidiary. All
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
In 1994, as part of a restructuring plan, activities of the subsidiary was
discontinued.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND CASH CONCENTRATION: The Company considers all
highly liquid debt investments with a maturity of three months or less when
purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company typically invests excess cash
in its bank account which is at an institution which management believes has
a strong credit rating.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: Property and equipment are stated at cost.
Depreciation on owned assets is provided using the straight-line method over
the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over the lesser of the estimated useful lives or the terms of the
respective leases. Amortization of leased assets is included with
depreciation on owned assets.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Maintenance and repair costs are charged to earnings as incurred. Costs of
improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement or disposition, the cost and
related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the
accounts and any gain or loss is included in the results of operations.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS: Costs associated with the planning and designing
phase of software development, including coding and testing activities
necessary to establish technological feasibility of computer software
products to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed, are charged to research
and development as incurred. Once technological feasibility has been
determined, costs incurred in the construction phase of software development
including coding, testing and product quality assurance are capitalized.
Amortization commences when the product is available for general release to
customers. Unamortized capitalized costs determined to be in excess of the
net realizable value of the product are expensed at the date of such
determination. The accumulated amortization and related software development
costs are removed from the respective accounts effective in the year
following full amortization.
PC Quote, Inc.'s policy is to amortize capitalized software costs by the
greater of (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for a product cost to
the term of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product or
(b) the straight line method over the remaining estimated economic life of
the product including the period being reported on, ranging from three to
five years. It is reasonably possible that those estimates of anticipated
future gross revenues, the remaining estimated economic life of the product,
or both will be reduced significantly in the near term.
INCOME TAXES: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
"ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES" requires recognition of deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been
included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are
expected to reverse. In addition, the amount of any future tax benefits is
reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent such benefits are not expected
to be realized. Statement 109, which was adopted January 1, 1993, had no
effect at the time of adoption.
REVENUE RECOGNITION: Revenues from service contracts are recognized as the
contracted services are rendered. The Company bills for services one month in
advance; billings are due within 30 days. The unearned revenue has been
reflected net of the related receivables on the balance sheet. Customers'
deposits or prepayments are classified as unearned revenue.
COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE: Net income per share is based upon the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, and when
dilutive, common equivalent shares from stock options and warrants (using the
treasury stock method).
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION: Results of operations for the subsidiary
during 1994 and 1993 are translated using the average exchange rate during
the period. Assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate in
effect at the balance sheet date. Resulting translation adjustments are
recorded in a separate component of stockholders' equity, cumulative foreign
currency translation adjustment. In conjunction with a restructuring in the
third quarter of 1994, the Company's only foreign subsidiary was closed down
and the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment was written off as
part of the loss.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: The Company has no financial instruments for which
the carrying value materially differs from fair value.
CURRENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS: Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK BASED COMPENSATION establishes
financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee
compensation plans. Those plans include all arrangements by which employees
receive shares of stock or other equity instruments of the employer or the
employer incurs liabilities to employees in amounts based on the price of the
employer's stock. This statement also applies to transactions in which an
entity issues its equity instruments to acquire goods or services from
nonemployees. The statement provides for the accounting for those
transactions based on the fair value of the consideration received or the
fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably
measurable. The statement also allows entities to continue following their
current accounting policy but requires disclosure giving the effect of the
new standard. This statement is effective for transactions entered into by
the Company's beginning with year ending December 31, 1996. It is expected
that the Company will not adopt the new accounting methodology, but will
provide the required footnote disclosures in 1996.
NOTE 2. NOTES PAYABLE, BANK AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On December 28, 1992, the Company entered into a debt arrangement evidenced
by a $500,000 note payable. The term of the note is for 60 months with
interest payable monthly at prime (8.5% at December 31, 1995) and is
collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets. Minimum payments
on this note are $100,000 each year through 1997.
Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the Company entered into an agreement with a
bank providing for a $1,000,000 revolving line of credit bearing interest
at prime. The loan is collateralized by substantially all assets of the
Company.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 3. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
The Company has an Employees' Combined Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock
Option Plan. The Plan provides that at all times optional shares outstanding
plus shares available for grant equal 1,000,000 shares. These options may be
granted to key employees of the Company at a purchase price equal to the fair
value of the Company's common stock at date of grant and are exercisable for
a period of up to five years from the date of grant.
Other information with respect to the plan is as follows:
1995 1994 1993
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Outstanding, beginning of the period 393,513 515,816 418,283
Granted 261,435 2,500 140,000
Exercised (166,282) (104,044) (300)
Canceled (29,000) (20,759) (42,167)
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Outstanding at end of period 459,666 393,513 515,816
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Average price per share for options exercised $ 1.06 $ 1.30 $ 1.20
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Exercisable at end of period 145,001 279,147 289,249
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Available for grant at end of period 540,334 502,143 484,184
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The options granted under the plan become exercisable at an annual cumulative
rate of one-third of the total number of options granted. The price for
options outstanding at December 31, 1995, ranged from $1.4375 to $15.125 per
share.
On February 25, 1993, the Company issued warrants entitling the holders to
purchase 74,500 shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 per share and
12,500 shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share through February
25, 1996. During the year ended December 31, 1995, 24,500 shares at $1.25 per
share and 12,500 shares at $1.00 per share were exercised. No warrants were
previously exercised.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 4. INCOME TAXES
The deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following components
as of December 31, 1995 and 1994:
1995 1994
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Deferred tax assets:
Unearned revenue $ 272,400 $ 196,000
Receivable allowances 32,300 --
Property and equipment -- 4,500
Accrued expenses 35,600 79,500
Net operating loss carryforwards 2,491,300 2,406,500
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2,831,600 2,686,500
Valuation allowance 1,205,800 1,831,500
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1,625,800 855,000
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Defererd tax liabilities:
Software capitalization 1,417,800 855,000
Property and equipment 33,200 --
Deferred rent 16,800 --
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1,467,800 855,000
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Net current deferred tax asset $ 158,000 $ --
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The Company has recorded a valuation allowance as a result of the uncertainty
of the ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets.
The components of income before income taxes are as follows:
1995 1994 1993
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Foreign $ -- $ 950 $138,493
Domestic 1,376,597 311,460 72,562
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$1,376,597 $312,410 $211,055
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 4. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
Income tax expense (credits) for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and
1993, consists of the following:
1995 1994 1993
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Current:
Foreign $ -- $ -- $18,648
State and local 22,358 7,000 7,000
Deferred (158,000) -- --
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$(135,642) $7,000 $25,648
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Reconciliations of income tax expense computed at the statutory federal
income tax rate to the Company's income tax expense for the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, are as follows:
1995 1994 1993
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Statutory rate provision $ 481,800 $103,800 $ 71,759
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
Utilization of net operating loss -- (95,700) (37,026)
Nondeductible expenses 11,000 11,000 --
State income taxes (net of federal benefit) 14,800 4,500 9,380
Reduction in valuation allowance (625,700) -- --
Foreign tax rate difference (6,714)
Other (17,542) (16,600) (11,751)
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$(135,642) $ 7,000 $ 25,648
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At December 31, 1995, the Company had federal income tax net operating loss
carryforward of approximately $7,327,400 for federal income tax purposes and
approximately $4,753,400 for the alternative minimum tax. The net operating
loss carryforwards will expire in the years 1999 to 2007 if not previously
utilized.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 5. LEASE COMMITMENTS
The Company is obligated as lessee under certain noncancelable capital and
operating leases for equipment and office space, and is also obligated to pay
insurance, maintenance and other executory costs associated with the leases.
On September 1, 1994, the Company entered into a new lease agreement in
conjunction with the move of its corporate headquarters, which is subject to
escalating base rent as well as adjustments for changes in real estate taxes
and other operating expenses. Expense under the lease is being recognized on
a straight-line basis.
Future minimum lease payments for the Company as lessee are as follows as of
December 31, 1995:
CAPITAL OPERATING
LEASES LEASES
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Years ending December 31:
1996 $676,919 $ 873,807
1997 163,069 757,573
1998 -- 419,171
1999 -- 134,080
2000 -- 97,377
Thereafter -- 454,096
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Total minimum lease payments 839,988 $2,736,104
Less amount representing interest ==========
(at 6% to 7.7%) 119,081
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Present value of net minimum lease payments 720,907
Less current portion 587,731
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Long-term portion $133,176
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Assets under capital leases, included as property and equipment, are as
follows at December 31:
1995 1994
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Leasehold interest in:
Equipment:
Satellite receiving $ 273,600 $ 273,600
Communication 1,907,626 1,907,626
Computer 3,576,736 3,576,736
Furniture and fixtures 156,944 156,944
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5,914,906 5,914,906
Accumulated amortization 4,786,700 4,169,536
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$1,128,206 $1,745,370
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Rent expenses, under operating leases, amounted to $662,947, $443,092 and
$437,490 for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 6. OTHER COMMITMENTS
Under a Satellite Network Service agreement which expires in 1997, the
Company is required to pay an annual base fee of approximately $456,000 plus
related service fees. The Company expensed $478,480, $483,697 and $494,412 in
1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, for the base fee plus related service fees.
Under an agreement for satellite transmission services, including "FM3"
satellite transmissions, the Company is required to pay a monthly base fee of
$50,220 through January 2006 plus related service fees. The Company expensed
$457,650, $403,763 and $317,944 for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994
and 1993, respectively, for these services.
NOTE 7. MAJOR CUSTOMER RELATED PARTY AND TRANSACTIONS WITH GLOBAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES (GLOBAL), FORMERLY BRIDGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The Company had net services to Bridge Information Systems which comprised
10% or more of total net services for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994
and 1993. These services totaled approximately $3,920,000; $3,355,000; and
$3,771,000, respectively. The trade receivable balance due from Bridge at
December 31, 1995, was approximately $379,000.
On January 25, 1995, the Company entered into a five year agreement with
Global, the owner of 1,523,573 shares of the Company's common stock at
December 31, 1994, whereby the Company will provide domestic data to Bridge
for $2,100,000 (1996) and $450,000 through March 31, 1997. For the remainder
of the contract term, amounts will be charged on a per-site basis.
On July 6, 1995, Global divested 100% of its holdings of PC Quote, Inc. in a
private sale to an unrelated party. The stock transaction did not affect the
business agreements between Global and the Company. Revenues from Global of
$1,974,594 is reflected as services -- related party through the date of the
divestiture. Subsequent sales of $1,945,715 is included with service revenue.
Likewise receivables from Global through that date are reflect as accounts
receivable, related party.
NOTE 8. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
In 1993, the Company established a 401(k) retirement savings plan for
employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Under the Plan, the
Company is required to match employee contributions at 25% of the first 5%
contributed by an employee. The Company recorded expenses related to its
matching of contributions of approximately $22,300, $32,600 and $12,000 for
the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 9. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
In 1995, the Company established an employee stock purchase plan and reserved
100,000 shares of its common stock. The Plan allows employees to have up to
10% of their annual salary withheld to purchase common stock of PC Quote,
Inc. on the final day of each quarter at 85% of the market price on either
the first or last day of the quarter, whichever is lower. During 1995, 13,376
shares were sold to employees in accordance with the plan.
NOTE 10. RESTRUCTURING
The results of operations for 1994 include charges of $314,260 ($0.045 per
share) for costs associated with a reduction of headcount, the closure of the
foreign subsidiary and the movement of corporate headquarters. These charges
were recorded in the third quarter of 1994. This restructuring resulted in a
workforce reduction of approximately 10 employees ($149,000), and write off
of leasehold improvements and equipment on prior corporate headquarters
($75,100) in the U.S. operations. Restructuring cost related to the U.K.
operation include employee costs ($59,360), write-down of equipment ($15,000)
and miscellaneous other costs ($15,800). The customers previously serviced by
the U.K. subsidiary are now being serviced by the U.S. operations.
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to December 31, 1995, the Company entered into various operating
lease agreements requiring monthly payments totaling $23,240 through January
1999.
NOTE 12. FOURTH QUARTER ADJUSTMENTS
Based on its periodic review of the software capitalization, the Company
determined in the fourth quarter of 1995 & 1994 that certain adjustments were
appropriate to properly reflect the capitalization of development costs
relating to products which had reached technological feasibility during 1995
& 1994. In addition, during the fourth quarter's, the Company determined that
adjustments to certain other accounts were necessary. The net effect of these
fourth quarter adjustments did not materially effect the operating results of
the first three quarters.
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PC QUOTE, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 13. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Operating profit by geographic area is total operating revenue less expenses
which are deemed to be related to the unit's operating revenue. Identifiable
assets by geographical area are those assets that are used in the operation
of that unit.
Information about the Company's operations by geographic area for the years
ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, are as follows:
PURCHASE OF
PROPERTY,
NET SERVICE OPERATING TOTAL DEPRECIATION PLANT AND
1994 REVENUES PROFIT/LOSS ASSETS EXPENSE EQUIPMENT
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United States $12,345,752 $534,415 $8,695,697 $1,441,612 $1,085,746
United Kingdom 557,893 (5,646) 376,034 51,442 --
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$12,903,645 $528,769 $9,071,731 $1,493,054 $1,085,746
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PURCHASE OF
PROPERTY,
NET SERVICE OPERATING TOTAL DEPRECIATION PLANT AND
1993 REVENUES PROFIT/LOSS ASSETS EXPENSE EQUIPMENT
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United States $11,430,103 $278,764 $7,245,340 $1,431,832 $1,627,824
United Kingdom 775,813 138,493 980,713 23,567 56,938
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$12,205,916 $417,257 $8,226,053 $1,455,399 $1,684,762
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
To the Board of Directors
PC Quote, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Our audit of the financial statements of PC Quote, Inc. as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1995 included the 1995 information on Schedule II
contained herein. Such schedule is presented for purposes of complying with
the Security and Exchange Commission's rule and is not a required part of the
basic financial statements. In our opinion, such schedule presents fairly the
information set forth therein in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
Schaumburg, Illinois
March 15, 1996
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and
Board of Directors
PC Quote, Inc.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements of PC Quote, Inc. and
Subsidiary as of December 31, 1994 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in
the period ended December 31, 1994 is included on page 15 of this Form 10-K.
In connection with our audits of such financial statements, we have also
audited the related financial statement schedule for the years ended December
31, 1994 and 1993 listed in the index on page 33 of this Form 10-K.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
represents fairly, in all material aspects, the information required to be
included herein.
COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 1995
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PC Quote, Inc.
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years Ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Balance At Charged Deductions Balance At
Beginning To From End
Description Of Period Operations Reserves Of Period
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Allowance for doubtful accounts -
trade receivables in the balance
sheets:
1995 100,000 361,369 (366,369) 95,000
1994 49,000 156,140 (105,140) 100,000
1993 57,000 64,000 (72,000) 49,000
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
The Company's financial statements for the period ending December 31,
1995 were audited by McGladrey & Pullen, L.L.P. The Company's consolidated
financial statements for each of the two years ended December 31, 1993 and
December 31, 1994 were audited by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. As previously
disclosed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter
ended September 30, 1995, the Company made a change of accountants in
November 1995.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS;
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Information concerning directors and executive officers of the Company
will be set forth in the Company's proxy statement to be used in connection
with its June 1996 annual meeting of stockholders, which proxy statement will
be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of the Company's
last fiscal year, and such information is herein incorporated by reference
thereto.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information concerning executive compensation will be set forth in
Company's proxy statement to be used in connection with its June 1996 annual
meeting of stockholders, which proxy statement will be filed with the
Commission within 120 days after the end of Company's last fiscal year and
such information is herein incorporated by reference thereto.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Information concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and
management will be set forth in Company's proxy statement to be used in
connection with its June 1996 annual meeting of stockholders. The proxy
statement will be filed with the Commission within 120 days after the end of
Company's last fiscal year and such information is herein incorporated by
reference thereto.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information concerning certain relations and related transactions will be
set forth in Company's proxy statement to be used in connection with its June
1996 annual meeting of stockholders. The proxy statement will be filed with the
Commission within 120 days after the end of Company's last fiscal year, and such
information is herein incorporated by reference thereto.
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) 1. Financial Statements
The financial statements of the Company filed herewith are
included in Item 8 of this Report.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
The financial statement schedule for the valuation and
qualifying accounts is included in Item 8 of this report.
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(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the last
quarter of the period covered by this Report.
(c) EXHIBITS
3(a) Articles of Incorporation of Company, incorporated by reference to
Appendix B of Company's Proxy Statement dated July 2, 1987.
3(b) By-laws of the Company, as amended and restated, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1987.
4(a) Specimen Common Share Certificate of the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-18, Commission File No. 2-90939C.
10(a) Vendor Agreement with the Option Price Reporting Authority,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-18, Commission File No. 2-90939C.
10(b) Vendor Agreement with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-18, Commission File No. 2-90939C.
10(c) Vendor Agreements with the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989.
10(d) Form of Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-18, Commission File No. 2-90939C.
10(e) Amended and Restated PC Quote, Inc. Employees' Combined Incentive
and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to
Appendix E to Company's Proxy Statement dated July 2, 1987.
10(f) Lease regarding office space at 50 Broadway, New York City, dated
January 31, 1987, as amended by First Amendatory Agreement dated
May 18, 1987, by and between Company and 50 Broadway Joint Venture,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(y) to Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987.
10(g) Employment Agreement between Company and Louis J. Morgan dated
February 15, 1989, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(aa) to
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1988.
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10(h) Satellite Service Agreement dated June 12, 1991 between Company
and SpaceCom Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(r)
to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1991.
10(i) Amendment to satellite service agreement dated September 6, 1991
between Company and SpaceCom Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(s) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1991,
10(j) Amendment to point-to-multipoint satellite network service
agreement dated November 22, 1989 between Company and GTE SpaceNet
Satellite Services Corporation incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(v) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 1992.
10(k) Amendment to satellite service agreement (exhibit 10(r)) dated
October 4, 1993 between Company and SpaceCom Systems, Inc.
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(z) to Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1993.
10(l) Satellite Service Agreement dated September 15, 1994 between
Company and SpaceCom Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 11(a) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1994.
10(m) Satellite Service Agreement dated October 15, 1993 between
Company and SpaceCom Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 11(b) to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1994.
10(n) Satellite Service Agreement dated June 1, 1993 between Company
and SpaceCom Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11(b)
to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
10(o) Vendor Agreement with Global Information Systems Inc.
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11(d) of Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.
10(p) Lease regarding office space at 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago,
Illinois dated June 1, 1994, by and between Company and Markborough
300 WJ Limited Partnership, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11(e)
to Company's Annual Report on Form 10-SKB for the year ended
December 31, 1994.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
PC QUOTE, INC.
By: /s/ LOUIS J. MORGAN
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Louis J. Morgan, Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ RICHARD F. CHAPPETTO
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Richard F. Chappetto, Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 25, 1996
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by
the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
/s/ LOUIS J. MORGAN
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Louis J. Morgan, Director
March 28, 1996
/s/ BLAIR HULL
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M. Blair Hull, Director
March 22, 1996
/s/ ALEXANDER R. PIPER, III
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Alexander R. Piper, III, Director
March 25, 1996
/s/ RONALD LANGLEY
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Ronald Langley, Director
March 21, 1996
/s/ PAUL DIBIASIO
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Paul DiBiasio, Director
March 20, 1996
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