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UNITED STATES
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, 1999
or
( )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 0-18217
TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0378756
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3353 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(404) 836-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.05 par value
(Title of Class)
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 _____
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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 Parts III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [ ]
Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant, computed using the last sale price as reported for the Registrant's
common stock on March 15, 2000 was $20,817,395
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock as of
the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at March 15, 2000
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Common Stock, $.05 par value 4,325,243
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the
2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held
May 9, 2000, are incorporated by reference herein in response to Part III of
this report.
TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
FORM 10-K
INDEX
PART I .................................................................................... 3
ITEM 1. BUSINESS......................................................................... 3
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES....................................................................... 8
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS................................................................ 9
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.............................. 9
PART II ................................................................................... 10
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS........... 10
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.......................................................... 11
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.............................................. 12
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA...................................... 17
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE....................................................................... 31
PART III .................................................................................. 32
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT............................... 32
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION........................................................... 32
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT................... 32
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS................................... 32
PART IV .................................................................................... 32
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.................. 32
SIGNATURES ................................................................................. 35
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Certain statements contained in this filing are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such
as statements relating to financial results and plans for future business
development activities, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could
cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, competition and other
uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
GENERAL
Transcend Services, Inc. ("the Company" or "Transcend") delivers patient
information services to the healthcare industry. Powered by its web-based voice
and data distribution technology, the Company's home-based medical transcription
professionals document patient care by converting physicians' voice recordings
into electronic medical record documents. The Company currently distributes
electronic patient documents to over 25,000 physicians, of which over 3,000 are
active transcribers. The Company's new remote coding service ("CodeRemote"),
helps healthcare providers improve their cash flow and reduce their risk by
improving coding accuracy and reducing their billing cycle. The Company's
facility management service ("Co-Sourcing") provides on-site management of
medical records operations to hospitals. The Company's subsidiary, Cascade
Health Information Software, Inc. ("Cascade"), provides state-of-the-art
software for the coding and abstracting of patient medical records. The Company
has announced plans to sell Cascade and focus its operations on medical
transcription and coding services.
The market for patient information services is sizable. Management estimates
the total market potential exceeds $5 billion in medical transcription and $1
billion in medical coding. While competition is significant with over 1,000
transcription services companies nationally, the Company believes it is among
the six largest transcription service providers and one of only several national
companies that operates on a single internet-based technology. Competition for
medical coding services is also significant. Competition traditionally has been
from local and national companies who provide on-site coding services.
Recently, CodeRemote and several of its competitors began offering off-site
coding services. The Company believes it is the only national company that
offers both transcription and coding services to hospitals.
Government regulation, managed care, and labor resource constraints are
shaping new opportunities for the Company and other healthcare service
providers. Breakthroughs in telecommunications technologies and the growing
acceptance of the Internet are enabling home-based professionals to provide more
and more services to meet the needs of healthcare. New applications such as
voice recognition and digital imaging are also emerging that create increased
productivity, capacity, and quality. As a result, specialized health care
services companies like Transcend Services, Inc. are leveraging technology
thereby increasing value to healthcare providers.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
The healthcare industry continues to undergo rapid change. Government
regulation and managed care have increased focus on quality of care, billing
compliance, and patient privacy. Healthcare providers have come under increased
scrutiny from regulators and third-party payors. Reimbursement pressures from
managed-care growth have fueled industry consolidation and the formation of
various forms of healthcare integration from integrated delivery networks to
managed service organizations. Documentation requirements have significantly
increased resulting in increases in dictation and transcription of medical
notes. As a result of breakthroughs in technology, telecommunications, the
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growing acceptance of the Internet, and new applications such as digital imaging
systems and voice recognition systems, health care providers are relying on new
technologies and outsourcing to help them be competitive.
Advances in telecommunications, Internet technologies, and voice recognition
capabilities are emerging, thereby creating opportunities to apply these
technological advances to outsource various medical record functions,
including medical transcription and coding. These technologies enable digital
movement of voice, images, and data, allowing for cost effective off-site
completion of medical record functions. The ability to process off-site allows
for faster turnaround times, increased availability of scarce skilled
professionals, improved quality, and lower costs.
HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
The Company was incorporated in California in 1976 and was reorganized as a
Delaware corporation in 1988. On January 10, 1995, the Company, formerly known
as TriCare, Inc., acquired Transcend Services, Inc., then a Georgia corporation,
by the merger of Transcend Services, Inc. into First Western Health Corporation
("First Western"), a subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). On May 31, 1995,
Transcend Services, Inc. and Veritas Healthcare Management ("Veritas"), another
subsidiary of the Company, merged into the Company, whose name was then changed
to Transcend Services, Inc. The Merger was treated for financial accounting
purposes as the acquisition of TriCare, Inc. by Transcend Services, Inc. The
historical financial statements of the former Transcend Services, Inc. have
become the financial statements of the Company and include the businesses of
both companies as of the effective date of the Merger.
Prior to the Merger, Transcend Services, Inc., which was originally organized
in 1984, provided consulting services for medical records management, quality
and utilization management, records coding and records management software. In
1992, the former Transcend Services, Inc. developed, tested and marketed new
lines of business intended to capitalize on the increasing need for the
outsourcing of medical records, and by the end of 1992 had entered into its
first long-term agreement for the management of a hospital's medical records
department.
On March 16, 1998, Transcend sold the net assets of Transcend Case Management,
Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, to TCM Services, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CORE, Inc. ("CORE"), a publically trade company. On December 23,
1998, the Company re-acquired TCM from CORE and filed an arbitration claim
against CORE after learning of CORE's intent to discontinue the business. In
February 2000, an arbitrator ruled that CORE breached its purchase contract with
Transcend and ordered CORE to compensate Transcend for damages. The arbitration
decision calls for Transcend and CORE to attempt to return, or otherwise dispose
of the assets of TCM.
On June 1, 1998, Transcend completed the acquisition of Health Care
Information Systems, Inc. ("HCIS"). The acquisition was accounted for under the
pooling of interest method of accounting. Transcend has merged HCIS into a
newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascade Health Information Software , Inc.
("Cascade"), the product name formerly used by HCIS which is widely recognized
in the industry.
On November 11, 1999, the Company's Board of Directors approved management's
plan to restructure the business to focus on medical transcription using the
Company's internet-based transcription technology and CodeRemote, the Company's
remote coding service. In November and December 1999, the Company sold its Utah
and Northeast-based transcription operations and certain of its transcription
contracts that did not operate using the Company's transcription technology.
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BUSINESS STRATEGY
The Company intends to focus on delivering off-site patient information
services, including medical transcription and coding to the healthcare industry.
A key factor in executing this strategy will be to provide customers with
reliable, accurate, timely and secure electronic patient information services
that maximize the value of the patient information. As part of this strategy,
the Company has deployed a proprietary internet-based transcription technology
platform (the "Platform") to help execute this strategy and has sold or
terminated all transcription businesses not operating on the Platform.
In order to improve its capital structure, provide additional funds for
growth, and focus its operations on its new strategy, the Company also plans to
sell its other operations. Key elements of the Company's strategy are detailed
below.
Deliver Reliable, Accurate, Timely, and Secure Patient Information Services
The Company intends to rapidly increase penetration of the patient information
services market it serves. However, during the first half of year 2000, the
Company will concentrate on stabilizing its operations to improve its service
delivery to customers. The Company converted to its new Platform at the end of
1999 and must address conversion and scalability issues resulting from this
conversion. During the first two months of 2000, the Company experienced
increased backlogs and slower turnaround times. In March 2000, most of these
problems were solved with minor programming enhancements and upgrades of third-
party software. The Company now intends to make further enhancements to improve
system reliability, implement electronic interfaces to and from hospital
systems, and improve the document delivery process.
Leverage Technology to Improve Services and Control Costs
The Company intends to utilize the most effective technology available to
improve the way patient information is managed. The Company believes the
application of advanced technology will reshape the way patient information is
managed across the healthcare delivery system in the future and provide margin
expansion. The Company has now converted all of its transcription operations to
its internet-based Platform which is expected to provide significant advantages
in recruiting, workflow management, and production control. Transcend will
continue to invest in improving its technology to yield faster turnaround times,
better workflow management, and increased productivity by evaluating new
technologies such as voice recognition, digital imaging, and natural language
processing.
Maximize Quality with Top National Professionals
One of the Company's critical success factors is the recruitment and retention
of the industry's best knowledge workers (medical transcriptionists and
coders). The Company believes that there will be a shortage of qualified
patient information professionals in the future. The solution to this shortage
will be to attract and retain a core group of knowledge workers by offering
excellent pay and benefits. This core group of knowledge workers may support
less skilled production employees, perhaps from attractive labor markets outside
the United States, and may complete documents which have been translated using
voice recognition software.
Rapid Internal Growth
The Company intends to grow internally through its direct sales force. The
Company intends to add sales resources as necessary to produce year-over-year
revenue growth in excess of 25% per year. During the first half of 2000, the
Company intends to control the installation of new transcription business in
order to concentrate on improving quality and making system enhancements that is
expected to allow for a successful growth strategy. The Company's sales team
will focus on CodeRemote during this period and on developing a strong sales
pipeline of transcription prospects.
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Pursue Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances
The Company has historically used an acquisition strategy to fulfill part of
its business plan, and will continue to seek acquisition opportunities to
accelerate its growth. The Company also intends to pursue the formation of
strategic alliances to further accelerate its growth.
Maximize Value of Patient Documentation Information
The Company believes the patient information it captures and documents has the
potential to create value many times the current value of its services. Current
processes capture patient information in the form of free-flow electronic text
documents. These electronic documents require human intervention to interpret
the patient information. The Company has been storing these electronic documents
in a data repository but has not yet offered data extraction and analysis
services. The Company believes data extraction and analysis services may
provide tremendous value to its customers and potentially create new revenue
channels for the Company. In addition, the Company may offer decision support
solutions to its customers to provide them information which may assist in
evaluating physician practice patterns, physician utilization, and in improving
control of their medical transcription costs.
PATIENT INFORMATION SERVICES
Medical Transcription Services. Powered by its web-enabled voice and data
distribution technology, the Company's home-based professionals convert
physicians' voice recordings into electronic medical record documents.
Physician's may access the Company's technology from any phone where they can
dictate patient medical records information. The information is captured
digitally in the Company's central voice hub in Atlanta, Georgia. The digital
voice files are then compressed, encrypted and stored. The Company's home-
based medical transcriptionists access these files over the internet, play back
the voice recordings using headsets and footpedals, and transcribe the recorded
voice to create electronic documents. The completed electronic documents are
then returned to the Atlanta hub over the internet. The documents are then
accessed by remote quality assurance personnel, if necessary, and delivered
electronically to the healthcare provider. Typically documents are produced
within 24 hours of the physicians dictation. Documents requiring faster
turnaround times, as quickly as two hours for STAT requests, are priced at a
premium. The Company's transcription operations run around the clock, every day
of the year.
CodeRemote. The Company's new CodeRemote service helps healthcare providers
improve their cash flow and reduce their risk by improving coding accuracy and
shortening billing cycle times. Hospitals must review and code medical records
in order to be paid for their services. Hospitals often develop coding backlogs
due to staffing shortages, patient volume fluctuations, or staff vacations.
These backlogs cause millions of dollars of cash flow to be tied up in unbilled
services. CodeRemote provides expert medical record coding to eliminate these
backlogs and ongoing support to supplement or replace in-house coding
operations. CodeRemote customers send copies of uncoded medical records to the
CodeRemote operations center in Atlanta where the records are logged, batched
and sent overnight to home-based credentialed coders who review and code the
records. CodeRemote bills its customers and pays its coders based on the number
of charts coded. CodeRemote delivers standard turnaround times of 48 hours,
and plans to offer 24 hour turnaround at premium prices.
Medical Record Facilities Management("Co-Sourcing"). The Company's Co-Sourcing
group manages medical record facilities under long term contracts. This involves
activities related to the compilation, evaluation, and completion of patient
records as well as the storage and retrieval of patient records. Under the terms
of its Co-Sourcing contracts, the Company provides complete day-to-day
management and operation of the facility's medical records department.
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Cascade. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascade Health Information
Software, Inc., provides state-of-the-art software for the coding, abstracting
and reporting of patient information. Cascade has recently released its APC
module which will equip its customers with the tools necessary to handle new
government billing regulations which take effect in July 2000. Cascade offers
perpetual software licenses with recurring annual support and upgrade fees.
Cascade also offers annual software licenses which include support and software
upgrades. Cascade differentiates itself by its product usability, its powerful
and flexible reporting capabilities, and its reputation for customer service.
CUSTOMERS
The Company currently has 23 medical transcription customers consisting of 18
acute-care hospitals and 5 large physician group practices with recurring
revenues under long-term contracts or other arrangements. The average medical
transcription customer generates approximately $600,000 in annual revenues and
with an average remaining contract life of 3.2 years. The Company currently has
8 Co-Sourcing customers with an average annual revenue of approximately $1.3
million and average remaining contract length of 3.0 years. CodeRemote
currently provides services to 12 acute-care hospitals with an average revenue
of approximately $80,000 annually. CodeRemote customers' volumes may vary
significantly from month to month depending on customer needs.
Principal Customers. Based on revenues for the fiscal years ended December 31,
1999, 1998, and 1997, no single customer paid fees to the Company which amounted
to or exceeded 10% of the Company's revenues in the respective periods.
SALES AND MARKETING
The Company currently employs two full-time sales professionals, one focused
on transcription and one on coding. Transcend's prospects and sales have emerged
principally from personal contacts by the Company's sales professionals with
senior hospital executives as well as referrals from its clients and
telemarketing leads.
The Company's marketing strategy also includes targeted advertising in
industry trade publications, direct mailings, trade shows, customer
testimonials, seminars, and other educational literature that emphasizes the
Company's market leadership position and its technology.
COMPETITION
The Company experiences competition from many local and several national
businesses. The medical transcription services market, estimated to be over $5
billion, is highly fragmented, with over 1,000 transcription companies
nationally. The Company believes MedQuist, Inc. is its largest competitor. In
addition, the industry has been undergoing consolidation over the past several
years led by MedQuist, Inc. and recently, Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products.
The outsourcing decision in transcription is influenced by shortages of
qualified medical transcriptionists, the unique management challenges of
managing a 7 by 24 operation and by technology advances which allow
transcription companies to leverage technology and eliminate capital
expenditures for their customers. The Company believes the principal historical
competitive factors of price and quality (timeliness and accuracy) will expand
as major transcription companies use technology to increase the value of
transcription services. Management believes the ability to recruit nationally
and internationally, coupled with the use of internet communications, will lead
to further outsourcing and only those competitors prepared to compete using
resources outside the local market will prosper.
CodeRemote competes with many regional, local, and several national coding
services companies. During the last six months, several new national competitors
have emerged that offer similar remote coding services. Most competitors
however, bring coding resources to the hospitals and perform their services on-
site.
The Company's greatest competition for its comprehensive Co-Sourcing offering
presently comes from existing,
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internal medical records departments of hospitals, which often resist the Co-
Sourcing concept. Acceptance by hospitals of the outsourcing of medical records
and related departments will depend in part on the ability of the Company to
alleviate concerns of hospital management related to outsourcing. These concerns
include loss of control, information quality and integrity concerns, employee
welfare concerns and a bias against outsourcing due to previous poor
experiences.
Competition for Cascade's software products comes primarily from the market
leader, 3M's Health Care division, and QuadraMed Corporation. Competition for
transcription software comes largely from Softmed with their Chartscript
product.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Virtually all aspects of the practice of medicine and the provision of
healthcare services are regulated by federal or state statutes and regulations,
by rules and regulations of state medical boards and state and local boards of
health and by codes established by various medical associations. The Company has
attempted to structure its operations to comply with these regulations. The
Company is not presently subject to direct regulation as an outsourcing services
provider. Future government regulation of the practice of medicine and the
provision of healthcare services may impact the Company and require restructure
of its operations in order to comply with such regulations.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1999, the Company had approximately 554 full-time employees
and 80 part-time employees, including 31 administrative and executive employees
at its headquarters office in Atlanta, Georgia; 2 employees in sales and
marketing; 241 employees at Co-Sourcing sites, 355 employees in its medical
transcription operations, and 5 employees in its CodeRemote operation. The
Company also supervises 50 employees of contracting hospitals at Co-Sourcing
sites and 21 Cascade employees. Neither the Company nor any of its employees is
currently a party to any collective bargaining agreement. The Company has not
experienced any strikes or work stoppages, and believes that its relations with
its employees are good.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
The Company leases the space for its principal offices in Atlanta, Georgia,
and space for its regional transcription offices in Chicago, Illinois and
Tacoma, Washington. Cascade Health Information Software, Inc. leases space for
its principal office in Beaverton, Oregon and for its sales office in
Sacramento, California. The Company also leases space in Kennesaw, Georgia;
Brea, California; and Portland, Oregon where it has closed and consolidated its
transcription operations into the Atlanta hub. The Company subleased its space
in Kennesaw, Georgia and Portland, Oregon, and has signed an agreement to cancel
its lease in Brea, California as of March 31, 2000.
Co-Sourcing sites utilize the customer's premises without lease commitments to
house its employees that operate at those customers' sites.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Company is subject to certain claims in the ordinary course of business,
which are not material.
On September 17, 1993, the Company and its former subsidiaries, First Western
Health Corporation and Veritas Healthcare Management, and the physician-owned
medical groups, FWHC Medical Group, Inc. and Veritas Medical Group, Inc., which
had contracts with the healthcare subsidiaries, initiated a lawsuit in the
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against 22 of
the largest California workers' compensation insurance carriers (the "Lawsuit".)
The Lawsuit was subsequently amended to name 13 defendant insurance groups
including State Compensation Insurance Fund, Continental Casualty Company,
California Compensation Insurance Company, Zenith National Insurance
Corporation, and Pacific Rim Assurance Company. The action sought compensatory
damages plus punitive damages. The plaintiffs claimed abuse of process,
intentional interference with contractual and prospective business relations,
negligent interference and unlawful or unfair business practices which led to
the discontinuation in April 1993 of the former business of the Company's
subsidiaries and their contracting associated medical groups. Nine defendants in
the Lawsuit filed cross complaints against the plaintiffs seeking restitution,
accounting from the plaintiffs for monies previously paid by the defendants,
disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, attorneys' fees and punitive
damages, based upon allegations of illegal corporate practice of medicine,
illegal referral arrangements, specific statutory violations and related
improper conduct.
All parties released all claims upon settlement of the Lawsuit for
approximately $1.2 million on December 30, 1999.
During the year ended December 31,1999, the Company expensed approximately
$91,000 of legal costs connected with the Lawsuit.
On June 18, 1999, Paul and Linda Greiner (the "Greiners") filed a demand for
arbitration with the American Arbitration Association , seeking unspecified
amounts of compensatory damages, punitive damages, interest, arbitration costs,
and attorney's fees, based on unspecified theories of fraud, fraudulent
inducement to contract, and breach of contract. The demand alleges
misrepresentations by the Company in connection with an agreement between the
parties to register the Greiners' shares for resale under federal securities
laws.
The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to this claim. However, there
can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in defending this claim.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
A special meeting of stockholders of Transcend Services, Inc. was held on
December 30, 1999 for stockholders of record at the close of business on
December 1,1999 to approve the following matters:
The stockholders voted to approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to effect, if and when the Board of Directors deemed appropriate
(for the period of time beginning on the date the amendment was approved by
the stockholders and expiring at the Company's 2000 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders), a 1-for-5 reverse split of the Company's common stock. The
matter was approved by 20,237,497 affirmative votes. There were 1,737,927
negative votes and 26,269 abstentions. The reverse split was effected on
January 14, 2000.
The stockholders also voted to approve the terms of that certain conversion
agreement by and among the Company and certain of the Company's directors and
affiliates which would permit the Company, at its option, to convert
outstanding promissory notes of the Company in an aggregate principal amount
of $1,500,000 into a new class of preferred stock to be designated as the
"Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The matter was approved by 12,504,046
affirmative votes. There were 1,556,525 negative votes, 41,691 abstentions,
and 7,899,431 broker non-votes. The Company subsequently exercised the option
to convert the notes into 60,000 shares of the Company's Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock on January 15, 2000.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Transcend Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. As of March
15, 2000 there were approximately 574 holders of record of Transcend Common
Stock. The table below sets forth for the fiscal periods indicated the high and
low price per share (using the closing average of best bid and best ask price)
of Transcend Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market and the
Nasdaq National Market prior to December 1999. The prices have been adjusted to
give effect to the 1-for-5 reverse stock split which was effected on January
14,2000. These quotations also reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-
ups, mark-downs, or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions.
Price Per Share of
Common Stock
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High Low
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Year Ended December 31, 1999
First Quarter................................................................... $ 9.688 $ 6.250
Second Quarter.................................................................. $ 9.844 $ 5.625
Third Quarter................................................................... $ 6.563 $ 4.063
Fourth Quarter.................................................................. $ 4.688 $ 1.250
Year Ended December 31, 1998
First Quarter................................................................... $17.500 $11.875
Second Quarter.................................................................. $19.375 $13.125
Third Quarter................................................................... $17.500 $ 9.688
Fourth Quarter.................................................................. $15.000 $ 8.750
DIVIDEND POLICY
The policy of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company is to retain
earnings for the expansion and development of the Company's business and the
Board does not anticipate paying cash dividends on the Common Stock in the
foreseeable future. Future dividend policy and the payment of dividends, if
any, will be determined by the Board in light of circumstances in existence,
including among other things, future earnings, operations, capital requirements,
contractual restrictions, the general financial condition of the Company,
general business conditions and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
Pursuant to the terms of certain financing agreements, the Company is currently
restricted from paying dividends to its common stockholders.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The Company had no sales of unregistered securities during the fourth quarter
period ended December 31, 1999.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data of the
Company for the periods indicated, which data has been derived from the
Company's consolidated financial statements. The report of Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, with respect to such consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1999 is included at Item 8. This selected financial
data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements,
related notes, and other financial information included and incorporated by
reference herein.
Selected Financial Data
(in thousands)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Results of Operations: (1) (2)
Net revenues $ 23,857 $ 36,171 $ 41,552 $51,608 $ 47,281
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Gross profit 3,256 4,731 6,077 7,374 1,976
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Marketing and sales expenses 1,421 2,033 1,540 1,891 1,448
General and administrative expenses 4,194 4,935 4,281 4,628 6,448
Research and development expenses - - - - 1,282
Amortization expense 633 535 445 213 173
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Income (loss) from operations (2,992) (2,772) (189) 642 (7,375)
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Interest and other expenses, net 21 462 433 521 855
Gain on sale of assets - - - - 5,774
Other expenses - - - 61 -
Provision for income tax - - - - -
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Income (loss) before discontinued operations (3,013) (3,234) (622) 60 (2,456)
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations (1,131) (4,009) (3,317) 222 (2,052)
Dividends on preferred stock - - 59 479 480
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Net loss to common stockholders ($4,144) ($7,243) ($3,998) ($197) ($4,988)
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Results Per Basic and Diluted Share of Common Stock:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before dividends
on preferred stock ($0.81) ($0.83) ($0.15) $0.01 ($0.56)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (0.30) (1.03) (0.82) 0.05 (0.47)
Dividends on preferred stock - - (0.02) (0.11) (0.11)
Net loss per share ($1.11) ($1.86) ($0.99) ($0.05) ($1.14)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares of common stock (3) 3,725 3,903 4,056 4,224 4,386
Financial Position At Year End:
Total Assets $15, 009 $15,827 $20,294 $22,383 $17,482
Working Capital $ 1,561 ($41) $ 8,440 $ 1,567 ($731)
Total Debt $ 2,796 $ 4,749 $ 7,091 $ 7,843 $ 6,903
Stockholder's Equity $ 9,698 $ 5,961 $ 7,913 $ 7,512 $ 2,568
(1) The Company has completed several acquisitions that could affect the
comparability of the information reflected in the table. See Note 11 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Certain prior year results have been reclassified as income (loss) from
discontinued operations for comparative purposes.
(3) Basic and diluted weighted average shares of common stock have been
restated to show the effects of the 1-for-5 reverse split approved by the
Stockholders in December 1999 and effected on January 14, 2000.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Report contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are
competitive pressures, the mix of service revenue, changes in pricing policies,
delays in sales revenue recognition, lower-than-expected demand for the
Company's solutions, business conditions in the integrated health care delivery
network market, general economic conditions, and the risk factors detailed from
time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements of the Company, including the notes thereto, contained
elsewhere in this Report.
OVERVIEW
Transcend Services, Inc. ("the Company") delivers patient information services
to the healthcare industry. Powered by its web-based voice and data distribution
technology, the Company's home-based medical transcription professionals
document patient care by converting physician's voice recordings into electronic
medical record documents. The Company currently has over 25,000 physicians in
its database, of which over 3,000 are active transcribers. The Company's new
remote coding service ("CodeRemote") helps healthcare providers improve their
cash flow and reduce their risk by improving coding accuracy and reducing their
billing cycle. The Company's facility management service ("Co-Sourcing")
provides on-site management of medical records operations to hospitals. The
Company's subsidiary, Cascade Health Information Software, Inc. ("Cascade"),
provides state-of-the-art software for the coding and abstracting of patient
medical records. The Company has announced plans to sell Cascade and focus its
operations on medical transcription and coding services.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of operations include the continuing operations of Transcend Services,
Inc. and its subsidiaries. All information presented has been restated to show
the reclassification of Cascade and Transcend Case Management, Inc. ("TCM") as
discontinued operations.
Transcend Services, Inc.
Proforma Consolidated Statements of Operations -
adjusted for non-recurring charges
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998
1999 1998 Change %
--------- ------- -------- ------
As Non- As
Reported Recurring Adjusted
Net Revenues: $47,281 $ (76) $47,357 $51,608 $(4,251) (8.2)
--------------------------------------- ------------- ---------- ------
Transcription and Coding 24,413 24,413 22,872 1,541 6.7
Co-Sourcing 22,868 (76) 22,944 28,736 (5,792) (20.2)
Gross Profit 1,976 (2,430) 4,406 7,374 (2,968) (40.3)
--------------------------------------- ------------- ---------- ------
Transcription and Coding 599 1,310 1,909 3,003 (1,094) (36.4)
Co-Sourcing 1,377 1,120 2,497 4,371 (1,874) (42.9)
--------------------------------------- ------------- ---------- ------
Marketing and sales expenses 1,448 17 1,431 1,891 (460) (24.3)
General and administrative expenses 6,448 2,072 4,376 4,628 (252) (5.5)
Research and development expenses 1,282 1,025 257 257 100.0
Amortization expenses 173 173 213 (40) (18.8)
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Income (loss) from operations $(7,375) $(5,544) $(1,831) $ 642 $(2,473)
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Year Ended December 31, 1999 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1998
Net revenues decreased 8.4% to $47,281,000 in 1999 from $51,608,000 in 1998, a
decrease of $4,327,000. The decrease results primarily from a $5.8 million
reduction in Co-Sourcing revenues where 12 unprofitable or marginally profitable
contracts were terminated during the year, net of a $1.5 million increase in
transcription and coding revenues.
Transcription and coding accounted for $24,413,000, or 51.6% of 1999 net
revenues compared to $22,872,000, or 44.3% of 1998 net revenues, an increase of
6.7%. The increase in transcription and coding revenues primarily resulted from
new contracts, net of terminations, and new sales from CodeRemote, whose
operations commenced in April 1999. During the fourth quarter of 1999 the
Company terminated 21 transcription contracts with annual revenues of
approximately $3.3 million after determining that the conversion of those
accounts to the Company's new technology was not prudent. In November 1999, the
Company sold four transcription contracts with annual revenues of approximately
$1.4 million. Effective December 1, 1999, the Company sold its Utah and
Northeast transcription operations with combined annual revenues of
approximately $6.1 million. Excluding the sold operations and contracts, the
year-over-year transcription and coding revenue growth rate was 17.4%. As of
December 31, 1999 all of the Company's transcription operations had been
converted to the Company's standard technology Platform.
Co-Sourcing revenues accounted for $22,868,000, or 48.4% of 1999 net revenues
compared to $28,736,000, or 55.7% of 1998 revenues, a decrease of 20.4%. The
decrease in Co-Sourcing revenues primarily resulted from the conversion of some
contracts to transcription services only, and the termination of unprofitable
and low margin contracts.
Gross profit decreased 73.2% to $1,976,000 for 1999 from $7,374,000 in 1998.
Gross profit margins decreased to 4.2% of net revenues in 1999 from 14.3% in
1998, a decrease of 10.1 margin points. The decrease was primarily
attributable to non-recurring charges and start-up losses in the Company's
national transcription hub. In addition, the Company's Co-Sourcing operations
suffered increased costs at several Co-Sourcing sites that did not attain
performance deliverables, thereby requiring additional resources.
Non-recurring charges included in Direct costs were $2.4 million, comprised of
write-offs of obsolete fixed assets of $1.0 million, restructuring costs of $0.3
million, and adjustments to unbilled receivables, prepaid expenses, and accruals
of $1.1 million. Excluding non-recurring charges, gross profit decreased 40.3%
to $4,406,000, or 9.3% of net revenues.
Marketing and sales expenses decreased 23.4% to $1,448,000 in 1999 from
$1,891,000 in 1998, and decreased as a percentage of net revenues to 3.1% in
1999 compared to 3.7% in 1998. The decrease of $443,000 is attributable to the
Company's restructuring of its operations to focus on medical transcription and
coding resulting in a reduction in sales staffing.
General and administrative expenses increased 39.3% to $6,448,000 in 1999 from
$4,628,000 in 1998, an increase of $1,820,000. Non-recurring costs of $2.1
million included charges for obsolete assets of $0.9 million, bad debt reserves
of $0.7 million, and other charges of $0.5 million. Excluding the non-recurring
charges of $2.1 million, general and administrative costs decreased $252,000 to
$4,376,000. During the second half of 1999, the Company restructured its
general and administrative expenses, thereby significantly reducing annual
costs.
Research and development expenses increased to $1,282,000 in 1999 primarily as
a result of the write-down of capitalized software of $1.0 million related to
the development of the Company's Information Development Center.
Amortization expenses decreased to $173,000 in 1999 from $213,000 in 1998
reflecting the impact of the sale of TCM in March 1998.
Net interest expense increased to $855,000 in 1999 from $521,000 for 1998,
primarily due to the impact of interest expense incurred in connection the
Company's increased borrowings.
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Gain on sale of assets of $5,774,000 resulted from the sale of net assets and
contracts of the Utah and Northeast-based transcription services.
The Company reported a loss before discontinued operations of $2,456,000 in
1999 compared to income of $60,000 in 1998. The loss was due to the Company's
overall efforts to restructure its business, convert to its new technology, and
pursue its new strategy. The Company experienced start-up losses in the national
transcription hub, and several Co-Sourcing sites did not meet performance
deliverables and therefore required additional resources.
The reported loss from discontinued operations increased to $2,052,000 for
1999 compared to income of $222,000 in 1998. The loss was due to non-recurring
charges of $1.3 million in connection with the settlement of the civil lawsuit
against certain insurance companies in the state of California that was settled
in December 1999, and losses in Cascade and TCM of $600,000 and $32,000,
respectively. (See Note 5 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements") .
Included in Cascade's results is a $350,000 charge to write-off receivables
related to a 1998 sale.
In November 1997, the Company issued 212,800 shares of series A convertible
preferred stock with a dividend of 9%. Net loss to common stockholders includes
preferred stock dividends of $480,000 in 1999 compared to $479,000 in 1998.
Year Ended December 31, 1998 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1997
Net revenues increased to $51,608,000 in 1998 from $41,552,000 in 1997, an
increase of 24.2%. Transcription and coding accounted for $22,872,000, or 44.3%
of 1998 net revenues compared to $18,595,000 or 44.7% of 1997 revenues. The
increase in transcription and coding revenues resulted primarily from new
contracts, net of terminations. Co-Sourcing revenues accounted for $28,736,000,
or 55.7% in 1998 compared to $22,957,000, or 55.3% in 1997, an increase of
25.2%. The increase in Co-Sourcing revenues resulted primarily from new
contracts.
Gross profit increased 21.3% to $7,374,000 in 1998 from $6,077,000 in 1997.
Gross profit margins decreased slightly by 0.3 margin points in 1998 compared to
1997. The increase of $1,297,000 was primarily attributable to new contracts.
Marketing and sales expenses increased 22.8% to $1,891,000 in 1998 from
$1,540,000 in 1997, and remained at 3.7% of net revenues in both years. The
increase of $351,000 was primarily attributable to the hiring of additional
sales resources.
General and administrative expenses increased 8.1% to $4,628,000 in 1998 from
$4,281,000 in 1997, and decreased as a percentage of net revenues by 1.3% in
1998 compared to 1997. The increase of $347,000 was primarily due to the
increased costs to handle revenue growth.
Amortization expenses decreased to $213,000 in 1998 from $445,000 in 1997
reflecting the impact of the sale of TCM.
Net interest expense increased to $521,000 for 1998 as compared to $433,000
for 1997, primarily due to the impact of interest expense incurred in connection
the Company's increased borrowings.
Other expenses of $61,000 primarily related to costs incurred in connection
with the June 1998 acquisition of Cascade.
Income before discontinued operations increased to $60,000 in 1998 compared to
a loss of $622,000 in 1997. The year-over-year improvement in 1998 was due to
the restructuring of higher revenues, and improved operating leverage where
selling, general and administrative expenses grew at a slower rate than gross
profits.
Income from discontinued operations increased to $222,000 in 1998 compared to
a loss of $3,317,000 in 1997. The year-over year-improvement in 1998 was due to
a decrease in non-recurring charges of $2,338,000 related to long-lived assets
to be disposed of, and the restructuring of TCM, and losses of $832,000 in TCM
that were present in 1997.
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In November 1997, the Company issued 212,800 shares of series A convertible
preferred stock with a dividend of 9%. Net loss to common stockholders includes
preferred stock dividends of $479,000 in 1998 compared to $59,000 in 1997.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's cash flows from continuing operations provided cash of
$1,017,000 in 1999. Discontinued operations used cash of $122,000 in 1999. The
Company's net working capital decreased to a deficit of $731 during the year
ended December 31, 1999, from $1,567,000 at December 31, 1998, primarily due to
the current nature of the Convertible Debentures, capital investments in
electronic patient record systems, and transcription and dictation equipment at
the Company's national transcription hub.
The Company's cash flows from investing activities provided cash of $4,418,000
in 1999 due to the sale of assets of the Utah and Northeast-based transcription
operations, net of $2,960,000 incurred for the purchase of capital equipment.
Capital expenditures were primarily for electronic patient record systems in
connection with new contracts and investments in workstations, servers,
dictation equipment and software to convert all transcription operations to the
Company's national transcription platform.
Cash flows from financing activities used cash of $1,376,000 in 1999 primarily
due to repayments of $2,740,000 on its credit facility with Coast and payments
of preferred stock dividends of $480,000, net of short-term borrowings of
$1,500,000 from certain directors and accredited investors. See Note 7 of "Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements".
The Company has a $10.0 million credit agreement with Coast Business Credit
("Coast"), an asset-based lender (and a division of Southern Pacific Thrift and
Loan Association) which matures May 31,2000. The agreement provides the Company
with a $9.7 million working capital facility and a $300,000 capital expenditure
facility secured by substantially all of the Company's assets. These Coast
facilities do not contain any financial covenants but restrict payment of
dividends and entry into financing arrangements without consent. Coast has
consented to the payment of dividends related to the preferred stock. See
discussion below and Note 8 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements".
Funding limits under the Coast agreement are determined by a funding formula.
The funding formula is based on 1.5 to 2.0 times monthly contractual revenues,
plus 80% of all medical transcription receivables less than 90 days old under
the working capital facility, and up to $300,000 on new capital expenditures
under the capital expenditure facility. The minimum borrowing requirement under
this agreement is 40% of the credit facility.
The Coast facilities are priced at prime plus 2.25% declining to prime plus
1.75% upon two consecutive quarters of achievement and on-going maintenance of a
debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.5 measured on an earnings before
interest, taxes, and amortization ("EBITA") basis. EBITA is used by Coast as an
indicator of a company's ability to incur and service debt. EBITA should not be
considered an alternative to operating income, net income, cash flows, or any
other measure of performance as determined in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, as an indicator of operating
performance, or as a measure of liquidity. These facilities are secured by a
first security interest on all of the Company's assets.
During 1999, the Company canceled its master lease agreement with Information
Leasing Corporation, a subsidiary of Provident Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, that
provided up to $5.0 million in lease financing.
The Company also has a $10.0 million equipment loan facility with DVI
Financial Services, Inc. This facility provides additional financing for
electronic patient record systems and transcription systems required for new
contracts. The facility calls for monthly payments which amortize the cost of
the equipment over the life of the customer contract, not to exceed 60 months,
at fixed interest rates based on the treasury bill rates in effect at the time
of the loan advance.
In February 2000, the Company was awarded damages plus attorney's fees and
costs in its arbitration involving the sale and repurchase of its case
management operation transactions with CORE in 1998. Damages will be paid in the
form of 248,000 unregistered shares of common stock in CORE, a Nasdaq listed
company. Based on the closing price as of March 13, 2000, the CORE common stock
had a market value of approximately $1.7 million. This award is not reflected in
the December 31, 1999 balance sheet since the award occurred subsequent to that
date.
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The Company anticipates that cash on hand, together with internally generated
funds, cash collected from discontinued operations and cash available under its
working capital facility and equipment loan facility described above should be
sufficient to finance continuing operations, make capital investments in the
normal and ordinary course of its business, and meet its convertible debenture
retirement requirements during 2000.
IMPACT OF INFLATION
Inflation has not had a material effect on the Company to date. However, the
effects of inflation on future operating results will depend in part, on the
Company's ability to increase prices or lower expenses, or both, in amounts that
offset inflationary cost increases.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The Company has no material exposure to market risk from derivatives or other
financial instruments.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The following financial statements are filed with this report:
Report of Independent Public Accountants
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December
31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Transcend Services, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Transcend
Services, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999
and 1998 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1999. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Transcend Services, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
February 24, 2000
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TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
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ASSETS 1999 1998
--------------- -------------------
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $4,387,000 $ 450,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $703,000 in 1999 and $294,000 in 1998 4,941,000 7,047,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 232,000 864,000
------------ ------------
Total current assets 9,560,000 8,361,000
------------ ------------
Property and equipment:
Computer equipment 5,114,000 9,136,000
Software development 836,000 1,862,000
Furniture and fixtures 126,000 217,000
------------ ------------
Property and equipment 6,076,000 11,215,000
Accumulated depreciation (1,746,000) (4,182,000)
------------ ------------
Property and equipment, net 4,330,000 7,033,000
Notes Receivable and other assets 722,000 481,000
Goodwill and Other Intangible assets, net of accumulated
amortization of $637,000 in 1999 and $1,731,000 in 1998 606,000 1,774,000
Net assets from discontinued operations 2,264,000 4,734,000
------------ ------------
Total assets $ 17,482,000 $ 22,383,000
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 2,280,000 $ 305,000
Accounts payable 2,177,000 2,615,000
Accrued compensation and benefits 2,000,000 1,896,000
Other accrued liabilities 3,722,000 1,864,000
Deferred income taxes 112,000 113,000
------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 10,291,000 6,794,000
------------ ------------
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 3,123,000 5,538,000
Convertible notes to related parties 1,500,000 -
Deferred income taxes - 540,000
Convertible Debentures - 2,000,000
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 21,000,000 shares authorized
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 212,800 shares issued at
December 31, 1999 and 1998 2,000 2,000
Common stock, $.05 par value, 6,000,000 shares authorized
4,400,000 and 4,300,000 shares issued at December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively 220,000 215,000
Additional paid-in capital 26,945,000 26,286,000
Accumulated deficit (23,979,000) (18,991,000)
Less Treasury Stock, at cost, 100,000 shares (620,000) -
Total stockholders' equity 2,568,000 7,512,000
------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 17,482,000 $ 22,383,000
============ ============
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
Net revenues :
Transcription and coding $ 24,413,000 $22,872,000 $ 18,595,000
Co-Sourcing 22,868,000 28,736,000 22,957,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Total net revenues 47,281,000 51,608,000 41,552,000
Direct costs:
Transcription and coding 23,814,000 19,869,000 16,067,000
Co-Sourcing 21,491,000 24,365,000 19,408,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Total direct costs 45,305,000 44,234,000 35,475,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Gross profit: 1,976,000 7,374,000 6,077,000
Marketing and sales expenses 1,448,000 1,891,000 1,540,000
General and administrative expenses 6,448,000 4,628,000 4,281,000
Research and development expenses 1,282,000 - -
Amortization expenses 173,000 213,000 445,000
----------- ---------- ------------
Income (loss) from operations (7,375,000) 642,000 (189,000)
----------- ---------- ------------
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net (855,000) (521,000) (433,000)
Gain on sale of assets 5,774,000 - -
Other - (61,000) -
----------- ---------- ------------
4,919,000 (582,000) (433,000)
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations (2,456,000) 60,000 (622,000)
Income taxes - - -
----------- ---------- ------------
Income (loss) before discontinued operations (2,456,000) 60,000 (622,000)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (2,052,000) 222,000 (3,317,000)
----------- ---------- ------------
Net income (loss) (4,508,000) 282,000 (3,939,000)
Dividends on preferred stock (480,000) (479,000) (59,000)
----------- ---------- ------------
Net loss to common stockholders ($4,988,000) ($197,000) ($3,998,000)
=========== ========== ============
Basic and diluted amounts per share:
From continuing operations ($0.67) ($0.10) ($0.17)
From discontinued operations (0.47) 0.05 (0.82)
----------- ---------- ------------
Net loss per share ($1.14) ($0.05) ($0.99)
=========== ========== ============
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 4,386,000 4,224,000 4,056,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
ADDITIONAL
PREFERRED COMMON TREASURY PAID-IN SUBSCRIPTION ACCUMULATED STOCKHOLDER
STOCK STOCK STOCK CAPITAL RECEIVABLE DEFICIT EQUITY
-------- -------- --------- ----------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1996 $ - $200,000 $19,980,000 $(14,219,000) $ 5,961,000
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Issuance of 212,800 shares of
preferred stock in private
placement 2,000 - - 5,318,000 - - 5,320,000
Issuance of 92,370 shares of
common stock from exercise
of options and other issuances - 5,000 - 910,000 - - 915,000
Net loss - - - - - (3,998,000) (3,998,000)
Distribution to former
stockholder/owner - - - - - (285,000) (285,000)
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1997 $2,000 $205,000 $26,208,000 $(18,502,000) $ 7,913,000
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Issuance of 184,000 shares of
Common Stock in acquisitions - 9,000 - (9,000) - (292,000) (292,000)
Issuance of 11,230 shares of Common
Stock from exercise of options
and other issuances 1,000 - 100,000 - - 101,000
Net loss - - - - (197,000) (197,000)
Adjustment for issuance of costs
for Preferred Stock in 1997 - - - (13,000) - - (13,000)
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1998 $2,000 $215,000 $26,286,000 $(18,991,000) $ 7,512,000
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Issuance of 100,000 shares of
Common Stock in private
placement - 5,000 - 620,000 (620,000) - 5,000
Treasury Stock purchases - - (620,000) - 620,000 - -
Issuance of 11,670 shares of
Common Stock from exercise of
options and other issuances - - - 39,000 - - 39,000
Net loss - - - - - (4,988,000) (4,988,000)
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
Balance, December 31, 1999 $2,000 $220,000 $(620,000) $26,945,000 - $(23,979,000) $ 2,568,000
------ -------- --------- ----------- ------- ------------ -----------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998 1997
------------ ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss ($4,988,000) ($197,000) ($3,998,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 5,090,000 1,721,000 1,565,000
(Gain) Loss related to discontinued operations 2,052,000 (222,000) 3,317,000
Preferred Stock dividends 480,000 479,000 59,000
Gain on sale of assets (5,774,000) - -
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net 1,475,000 (2,162,000) (1,386,000)
Prepaid expenses 622,000 (137,000) (462,000)
Notes receivable and other assets 116,000 (61,000) (339,000)
Accounts payable (438,000) 1,651,000 (1,226,000)
Accrued liabilities 2,382,000 (674,000) 879,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Total adjustments 6,005,000 595,000 2,407,000
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations 1,017,000 398,000 (1,591,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued
operations (122,000) (920,000) (671,000)
------------ ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 895,000 (522,000) (2,262,000)
------------ ----------- ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (2,960,000) (5,031,000) (2,102,000)
Cash acquired from acquisitions/dispositions 7,378,000 31,000 -
Distribution to former shareholder/owner - - (285,000)
------------ ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 4,418,000 (5,000,000) (2,387,000)
------------ ----------- ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings from short-term debt 1,500,000 - -
Borrowings (repayments) under line of credit
agreement (2,740,000) 343,000 4,701,000
Repayments on line of credit agreement - - (2,118,000)
Borrowings from long-term debt 400,000 702,000 104,000
Principal payments on long-term debt (100,000) (236,000) (336,000)
Proceeds from private placement of preferred
stock - - 5,320,000
Preferred Stock dividends (480,000) (479,000) (59,000)
Proceeds - stock options and other issuances 44,000 101,000 915,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,376,000) 431,000 8,527,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,937,000 (5,091,000) 3,878,000
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year 450,000 5,541,000 1,663,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of year $ 4,387,000 $ 450,000 $ 5,541,000
------------ ----------- ------------
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest expense $ 721,000 $ 505,000 $ 483,000
------------ ----------- ------------
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998, AND 1997
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Transcend Services, Inc. ("the Company") delivers patient information services
to the healthcare industry. Powered by its web-based voice and data distribution
technology, the Company's home-based professionals document patient care by
converting physician's voice recordings into electronic medical record
documents. The Company's new remote coding service ("CodeRemote") helps
healthcare providers improve their cash flow and reduce their risk by improving
coding accuracy and reducing their billing cycle. The Company's facility
management service ("Co-Sourcing") provides on-site management of medical
records operations to hospitals. The Company's subsidiary, Cascade Health
Information Software, Inc. ("Cascade"), provides state-of-the-art software for
the management of patient medical records.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Transcend Case Management, Inc. ("TCM") and
Cascade Health Information Software, Inc.("Cascade"). All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
All information presented has been restated to show the reclassification of
Cascade and TCM as Discontinued Operations. Common shares and per share data
have been restated to include the 1-for-5 reverse stock split effected by the
Company on January 14, 2000.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in
the Company's financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three
months or less are classified as cash equivalents.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts
established to provide for losses on uncollectible accounts based on
management's estimates and historical collection. Charges for bad debts were
$668,000, $160,000, and $100,000 in 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively.
REVENUE AND COST RECOGNITION
Service revenue is recognized monthly as the services are performed.
Implementation fee revenue is recognized as services are performed, generally
over the first four months of a Co-Sourcing contract. Software support and
maintenance revenue is recognized monthly over the service period. Software
sales revenue is recognized under the percentage of completion method of
accounting. Service and implementation costs are expensed as incurred.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation.
Charges for depreciation of capital assets are computed using the straight-line
method over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to five years.
All costs in the software development process that are classified as research
and development are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has
been established. Once technological feasibility has been established, such
costs are considered for capitalization. The Company's policy is to amortize
these costs using the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic
life of the product, not to exceed five years.
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NOTES RECEIVABLE AND OTHER ASSETS
Notes receivable related to the sale of transcription services, and loans to
certain employees are secured by pledges of the Company's stock and stock
options to acquire the Company's stock. Net notes receivable were $607,000 and
$405,000 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The notes have a weighted
average annual interest rate of 7.1% and mature at various dates through
September 2002.
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 109. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary
differences between tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported
amounts and for operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards.
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and other intangible assets are amortized over periods ranging from
three to eighteen years. In accordance with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of",
the Company periodically evaluates whether events and circumstances have
occurred that indicate that the remaining estimated useful life of goodwill may
warrant revision or that the remaining balance of goodwill may not be
recoverable. When factors, such as a change in law or regulatory environment or
forecasts showing changing long-term profitability, indicate that goodwill
should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company uses an estimate of the
related business unit's undiscounted cash flows over the remaining life of the
goodwill to measure whether the goodwill is recoverable.
FAIR VALUE OF DEBT
In accordance with SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial
Instruments", the fair value of short-term debt is estimated to approximate its
carrying value. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on
approximate market interest rates for similar issues. The estimated fair value
of long-term debt at December 31, 1999 and 1998 was equal to the carrying amount
included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The Company follows SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share." That statement
requires the disclosure of basic net income (loss) per share and diluted net
income (loss) per share. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by
dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and does
not include any other potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net income (loss)
per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive securities. The Company's
convertible debentures, convertible preferred stock and stock options are
potentially dilutive securities. In 1999 and 1998, all potentially dilutive
securities were antidilutive and therefore are not included in diluted net
income (loss) per share.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
SFAS No.133, "Accounting For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,"
which establishes standards for accounting for derivatives and hedging
activities, and requires fair value reporting for derivatives and formalizes
hedge criteria. In June 1999, FASB issued SFAS No. 137 which deferred the
effective date of SFAS 133 to all fiscal quarters of all fiscal years beginning
after June 15, 2000.
2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
The net loss and net assets from discontinued operations relate to the
operations of Cascade, TCM, and the Company's former subsidiaries, First
Western Health Corporation and Veritas Health Management ("Tricare Ops"), which
ceased operations as of April 30, 1993. Cascade generated net revenues and net
loss from operations of $2,234,000 and $600,000, respectively, in 1999. TCM
generated net revenues and net loss from operations of $783,000 and $32,000,
respectively, in 1999. Net loss from Tricare Ops represents costs for legal
proceedings associated with the civil lawsuit (the "Lawsuit") filed by the
Company. See Note 5 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements". Charges for
legal expenses connected with the
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Lawsuit were $91,000 in 1999, $100,000 in 1998, and $147,000 in 1997. All
parties upon settlement of the Lawsuit on December 30, 1999 released all claims.
The net assets relate to Cascade and TCM.
Net revenues, net income (loss), and non-recurring charges from discontinued
operations were as follows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and
1997(amounts in thousands.)
1999 1998 1997
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Net revenues
Cascade $ 2,234 $1,360 $ -
TCM 783 346 1,861
Tricare Ops - - -
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Total 3,017 1,706 1,861
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Net Income (loss)
Cascade (600) 293 -
TCM (32) 29 (3,170)
Tricare Ops (1,420) (100) (147)
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Total (2,052) 222 (3,317)
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Long-term debt related to discontinued operations is as follows at December 31,
1999 and 1998, and was repaid in January 2000.
Discontinued Operations 1999 1998
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$180,000 revolving line of credit, interest computed
at prime plus 1.75 percent (9.5% at December 31, 1999) ....... $123,000 $163,000
3. NON-RECURRING CHARGES
In December 1999, the Company recorded gains on the sale of certain
transcription operations and contracts of approximately $5.8 million, and
charges from the restructuring of its operations , the write-off of obsolete
fixed assets, and other unusual charges totaling approximately $5.6 million.
4. LONG TERM DEBT
Long-term debt is summarized as follows at December 31, 1999 and 1998:
1999 1998
Notes payable, interest at 8.5%, monthly payments of $11,284
in principal and interest through May 19, 2000............................. $ 55,000 $ 170,000
Notes payable, 10% interest payable quarterly, annual principal
payments of $35,000, matures April 15, 2000............................... - 69,000
$10,000,000 credit facility, interest at 30-month treasury notes plus 5.5%
(10.2% at December 31, 1999), monthly payments of $17,898 in principal
and interest through November 2003.......................................... 627,000 617,000
$10,000,000 revolving line of credit, interest at prime plus 2.25 percent,
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(10.75% at December 31, 1999), matures May 31, 2001........................ 2,721,000 4,987,000
8% convertible debentures, due August 15, 2000.............................. 2,000,000 2,000,000
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Total Debt.................................................................. 5,403,000 7,843,000
Less: Current Maturities.................................................... (2,280,000) (305,000)
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$3,123,000 $7,538,000
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See Note 2 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for discussion of
long-term debt related to Discontinued Operations.
Future principal payments on long-term debt as of December 31, 1999 are follows:
- ----------------------------------------------
2000 2,280,000
2001 2,969,000
2002 148,000
2003 6,000
thereafter - 0 -
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$5,403,000
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Convertible debentures bear interest at 8%, paid semi-annually, and are
convertible into common stock at $17.50 per share. The debentures mature on
August 15, 2000 and are convertible by the Company if the market value of the
Company's common stock equals or exceeds $52.50 per share for 30 consecutive
trading days.
In February 1999, the Company amended its credit facility agreement with Coast
Business Credit ("Coast"), a division of Southern Pacific Thrift and Loan
Association to $10.0 million and extended the maturity date to May 31, 2001.
The agreement provides the Company with a $9.7 million working capital facility
and a $300,000 capital expenditure facility secured by substantially all of the
Company's assets. The working capital facility has been used to pay off the
previous credit relationship with Silicon Valley Bank in full. These Coast
facilities do not contain any financial covenants, but restrict the payment of
dividends and entry into financing arrangements by the Company without consent.
Coast has consented to the payment of dividends related to the preferred stock.
See discussion below and Note 8 of "Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements".
Funding limits under the Coast agreement are determined by a funding formula.
Under the original terms of the agreement, the funding formula is based on 1.5
to 2.0 times monthly contractual Co-Sourcing revenues and the average monthly
receipts under long term transcription contracts, plus 80% of other medical
transcription receivables less than 90 days old under the working capital
facility and up to $300,000 on new capital expenditures under the capital
expenditure facility. The minimum borrowing requirement is 40% of the credit
facility.
These facilities are priced at prime plus 2.25% declining to prime plus 1.75%
upon two consecutive quarters of achievement and on-going maintenance of a debt
service coverage ratio of not less than 1.5, measured on an earnings before
interest, taxes, and amortization ("EBITA") basis. EBITA is used by Coast as an
indicator of a company's ability to incur and service debt. EBITA should not be
considered an alternative to operating income, net income, cash flows, or any
other measure of performance as determined in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, as an indicator of operating
performance, or as a measure of liquidity. These facilities are secured by a
first security interest on all of the Company's assets.
On April 13, 1998, the Company signed a $10.0 million equipment loan facility
with DVI Financial Services, Inc. This facility provides additional financing
for electronic patient record systems and transcription systems required for new
contracts. The facility calls for monthly payments which amortize the cost of
the equipment over the life of the customer contract, not to exceed 60 months,
at fixed interest rates based on the treasury bill rates in effect at the time
of the loan advance.
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5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Commitments
Future minimum annual rental obligations under operating leases as of December
31, 1999 are as follows:
2000.............................. 454,000
2001.............................. 202,000
2002.............................. 63,000
Thereafter........................ -
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$ 719,000
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Rent expense was $607,000, $582,000, and $573,000 for the years ended December
31 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Litigation
On September 17, 1993, the Company and its former subsidiaries, Tricare Ops,
and the physician-owned medical groups, FWHC Medical Group, Inc. and Veritas
Medical Group, Inc., which had contracts with the healthcare subsidiaries,
initiated a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of
Los Angeles, against 22 of the largest California workers' compensation
insurance carriers. The Lawsuit was subsequently amended to name 13 defendant
insurance groups including State Compensation Insurance Fund, Continental
Casualty Company, California Compensation Insurance Company, Zenith National
Insurance Corporation, and Pacific Rim Assurance Company. The action sought
compensatory damages plus punitive damages. The plaintiffs claim abuse of
process, intentional interference with contractual and prospective business
relations, negligent interference and unlawful or unfair business practices
which led to the discontinuation in April 1993 of the former business of the
Company's subsidiaries and their contracting associated medical groups. Nine
defendants in the Lawsuit filed cross complaints against the plaintiffs seeking
restitution, accounting from the plaintiffs for monies previously paid by the
defendants, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, attorneys' fees and
punitive damages, based upon allegations of illegal corporate practice of
medicine, illegal referral arrangements, specific statutory violations and
related improper conduct.
All parties released all claims upon settlement of the Lawsuit for
approximately $1.2 million on December 30, 1999.
During the year ended December 31,1999, the Company expensed approximately
$91,000 of legal expenses connected with the Lawsuit.
On June 18, 1999, Paul and Linda Greiner (the "Greiners") filed a demand for
Arbitration with the American Arbitration Association , seeking unspecified
amounts of compensatory damages, punitive damages, interest, arbitration costs,
and attorney's fees, based on unspecified theories of fraud, fraudulent
inducement to contract, and breach of contract. The demand alleges
misrepresentation by the Company in connection with an agreement between the
parties to register the Greiners' shares for resale under federal securities
laws.
The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to theses claims, however,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in defending these
claims.
6. RETIREMENT PLAN
The Company maintains a 401(k) retirement plan that covers substantially all
eligible employees. Employees are eligible to contribute amounts to the plan
subject to certain minimum and maximum limitations. The Company matches employee
contributions on a discretionary basis as determined by the Company's Board of
Directors. There have been no Company matches for 1999, 1998 and 1997.
7. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
On November 14, 1997, the Company sold 212,800 shares of newly issued Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock A to the Company's Board of Directors, parties
related to the Board of Directors, and certain executive officers. The Series A
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Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at any time at the
option of the holder, and under certain circumstances, may be redeemed by the
Company. See Note 8 of "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements".
On March 23, 1999, the Company sold unregistered shares of its Common Stock to
certain executive officers at market value. In connection with the sale, the
executive officers issued promissory notes to the Company. In December 1999, the
Company exchanged the promissory notes for the unregistered shares, which are
held in Treasury at December 31, 1999.
In August 1999, certain directors and accredited investors of the Company
loaned an aggregate $1.5 million to the Company for the purpose of interim
financing. The unsecured promissory notes mature January 15, 2000 and bear
interest at the rate of 10% annually. On November 10, 1999, the Company executed
an agreement with these directors and investors providing that at the option of
the Company, the promissory notes may be converted at any time prior to the
maturity date of January 15, 2000, to a new class of convertible preferred
stock. The Shareholders approved the conversion on December 30, 1999, which was
effected on January 14, 2000. The new class of preferred stock, the Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock, does not pay dividends, and will have voting rights
with the common stockholders equal to the number of shares of common stock into
which the preferred stock may be converted from time to time. The preferred
stock is convertible to common stock at a price of $3.625 per share of common
stock.
8. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company has authorized 6,000,000 shares of common stock at $.05 par value,
and 21,000,000 shares of preferred stock, at $.01 par value.
On January 14, 2000, the Company effected a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of its
common stock. All Common shares and per share amounts have been restated to
reflect the effects of the transaction.
On November 14, 1997, the Company raised approximately $5.3 million in cash
through a private placement of 212,800 shares of newly issued Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"). The Preferred Stock has a
$.01 par value, $25.00 stated value, and a dividend of 9% payable quarterly.
The shares of Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of common stock at any
time at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $16.875 per share.
Under certain circumstances the Company may, at its option, redeem the Preferred
Stock on or after November 15, 1998, in whole or in part, at the redemption
prices set forth below together with all accrued and unpaid dividends to the
redemption date.
Redemption Dates Redemption Prices
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November 15, 1998 through November 14, 1999 109%
November 15, 1999 through November 14, 2000 106%
November 15, 2000 through November 14, 2001 103%
November 15, 2001 and after 100%
The holders of the Preferred Stock may convert the Preferred Stock into shares
of Common Stock within 60 days following the Company's notice of redemption.
9. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
The Company has established a stock option plan for its employees. The plan
provides for the issuance of incentive stock options and non-statutory options.
Under this plan, options are granted for the Company's common stock at the
approximate fair value, as defined in the option agreement.
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The following is a summary of stock option transactions:
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
AVERAGE PRICE PRICE
OPTIONS PER SHARE PER SHARE
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Options outstanding at December 31, 225,000 $14.15
1996
Granted 135,000 $.05 to $24.40 14.55
Forfeited (27,000) $9.35 to $28.75 19.00
Exercised (86,000) $.05 to $21.25 11.20
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Options outstanding at December 31, 1997 247,000 $15.55
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Granted 108,000 $10.00 to $19.40 14.40
Forfeited (51,000) $.25 to $56.90 19.95
Exercised (2,000) $.25 to $13.75 12.25
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Options outstanding at December 31, 1998 302,000 $14.80
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Granted 278,000 3.14
Forfeited (239,000) 13.60
Exercised - -
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Options outstanding at December 31, 1999 341,000 $ 6.16
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Options eligible for exercise at
December 31, 1999 75,000
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At December 31, 1999 there was a total of 55,000 common stock options available
for grant.
On April 30, 1996, the Company granted a warrant to purchase shares of its
Common Stock to Silicon Valley Bank, a California-chartered bank, in connection
with two credit facilities the Company established with Silicon Valley East, a
division of Silicon Valley Bank. The warrant which expires April 30, 2001,
entitles the holder to purchase an aggregate of 5,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments, at an exercise price of $56.25 per
share.
On April 3, 1997, the Company granted a warrant to purchase shares of its
Common Stock to Coast Business Credit. The warrant which expires April 30, 2001
entitles the holder to purchase an aggregate of 3,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments, at an exercise price of $23.125
per share.
The Company has elected to account for its stock-based compensation plans
under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, under which no compensation
cost has been recognized by the Company. However, the Company has computed, for
pro forma disclosure purposes, the value of all options for shares of the
Company's common stock granted during 1999, 1998 and 1997 to employees and non-
employee directors of the Company using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model
and the following weighted average assumptions:
1999 1998 1997
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Risk-free interest rate 4.60% - 5.91% 5.33% - 6.72%
Expected dividend yield - - -
Expected lives Four years Four years Four years
Expected volatility 0.70 0.70
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The total fair value of the options granted during the years ended December
31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was computed as approximately $295,000, $701,000 and
$920,000, respectively, which would be amortized over the vesting period of the
options. If the Company had accounted for these plans in accordance with SFAS
No. 123, the Company's reported pro forma net loss for the years ended December
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997 would have been as follows:
1999 1998 1997
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Net loss:
As reported ($4,988,000) ($197,000) ($3,998,000)
Pro forma (5,528,000) (714,000) (4,348,000)
Basic and Diluted Net loss per Common Share:
As reported ($1.14) ($0.05) ($0.99)
Pro forma ($1.26) ($0.17) ($1.07)
The following table sets forth the exercise price range, number of shares,
weighted average exercise price, and remaining contractual lives by groups of
similar price and grant date:
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
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Number Weighted Number
Outstanding Average Weighted Exercisable Weighted
Actual at Remaining Average at Average
Range of December 31, Contractual Exercise December 31, Exercise
Exercise Price 1999 Life Price 1999 Price
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$ 0.00 - $ 7.00 235,855 9.8 years $ 2.44 10,745 $ 4.86
$ 7.01 - $14.01 55,875 7.5 years 11.41 34,225 11.39
$14.02 - $21.02 39,700 8.2 years 16.08 21,400 16.83
$21.03 - $56.25 9,900 6.8 years 25.23 8,675 24.93
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$ 0.00 - $56.25 341,330 9.3 years $ 6.16 75,045 $13.57
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10. INCOME TAXES
The tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of
assets and liabilities in the financial statements and their respective tax
bases, which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31,
1999 and 1998 were as follows:
1999 1998
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Deferred tax liabilities:
Equipment and leasehold............ $ (153,000) $ (334,000)
Intangibles assets................. (46,000) (48,000)
Discontinued operations............ - (1,064,000)
Exercise of stock options.......... (325,000) (325,000)
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(524,000) (1,771,000)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry-forwards.. 7,685,000 7,228,000
Cash-basis deferral................ 24,000 110,000
Accrued liabilities................ 416,000 264,000
Valuation allowance................ (7,713,000) (6,484,000)
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Net deferred tax (liabilities)..... $ (112,000) $ (653,000)
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At December 31, 1999, the Company had net operating loss carry-forwards of
approximately $19,917,000 which may be used to reduce future income taxes. If
not utilized these carry-forwards will begin to expire in 2009. The Company has
established a valuation allowance of $7,713,000 and $6,484,000 at December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively, due to the uncertainty regarding the realizability
of certain deferred tax assets, including its net operating loss carry-forwards.
Reconciliation of Tax Rates: 1999 1998 1997
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Federal............................ 34% 34% 34%
State.............................. 5% 5% 5%
Net operating loss carry-forwards.. 0% 0% 0%
Valuation allowance................ (39%) (39%) (39%)
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Effective tax rate................. 0% 0% 0%
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11. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
On April 16, 1997, the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of DocuMedX,
Inc., a Washington corporation for 608,800 shares of the Company's common stock.
The consolidated financial statements have been restated to reflect the
acquisition of DocuMedX, Inc. under the pooling of interests method of
accounting.
On March 16, 1998 Transcend sold the net assets of Transcend Case Management,
Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, to TCM Services, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CORE. On December 23, 1998 the Company reacquired TCM from CORE
and filed an arbitration claim against CORE after learning of CORE's intent to
discontinue the business. The reacquisition of TCM was accounted for under the
purchase method of accounting. In February 2000, an arbitrator ruled that CORE
breached its purchase contract with Transcend and ordered CORE to compensate
Transcend for damages. The arbitration decision calls for Transcend and CORE to
attempt to return, or otherwise dispose of the assets of TCM.
On June 1, 1998 the Company completed the acquisition of Health Care
Information Systems, Inc. ("HCIS"). The acquisition was accounted for under the
pooling of interest method of accounting. The Company has merged HCIS into a
newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascade Health Information Software
("Cascade"), the product name formerly used by HCIS which is widely recognized
in the industry.
In December 1999, the Company sold the net assets of its Utah and Northeast-
based medical transcription services operations and certain contracts for an
aggregate purchase price of approximately $7.7 million, consisting of $7.3
million in cash, and the remainder in promissory notes due in December 2001.
The Company has announced plans to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cascade,
as part of its restructuring plans.
12. Subsequent Events
On January 15, 2000, the Company converted an aggregate of $1.5 million
unsecured promissory notes of certain related parties to Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, at $.01 par value, $25.00 stated value. See Note 7 of "Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements".
On January 14, 2000, the Company effected a 1-for-5 reverse split of its
Common Stock. All common shares and per share data have been adjusted to reflect
this transaction.
On February 8, 2000, the Company was awarded approximately $1.7 million, plus
attorney's fees and arbitration costs in connection with the sale of its case
management operations to CORE in 1998. See Note 11 of "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements".
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There has been no occurrence requiring a response to this item.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The disclosures required herein are incorporated by reference from the
Company's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held May 9, 2000.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The disclosures required herein are incorporated by reference from the
Company's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held May 9, 2000.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The disclosures required herein are incorporated by reference from the
Company's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held May 9, 2000.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The disclosures required herein are incorporated by reference from the
Company's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2000 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held May 9, 2000.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report for
Transcend Services, Inc.:
1. Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements and the Report of Independent Public Accountants listed below are
included in Item 8.
Report of Independent Public Accountants.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December
31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Financial Statement Schedules are not required
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
On December 27, 1999, Transcend Services, Inc. filed a Current Report on Form
8-K regarding the sale of net assets of the Company's Utah and Northeast based
transcription services operations in December 1999, for a purchase price of
approximately $7.1 million.
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(c). Exhibits.
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The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this
report. The exhibits which are denoted by an asterisk (*) were previously filed
as a part of, and are hereby incorporated by reference from, either (i) a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933 for the
Company, Registration No. 33-32587, filed on December 14, 1989 (referred to as
"1989 S-1"); (ii) a Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act
of 1933 for the Company, Registration No. 33-41361, filed on June 26, 1991
(referred to as "1991 S-1"); (iii) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 under
the Securities Act of 1933 for the Company, Registration No. 33-83344, filed on
December 2, 1993 (referred to as "S-4"); (iv) a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 for the Company, Registration
No. 333-19177, filed on January 2, 1997 (referred to as "S-3"); (v) a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 for the
Company, Registration No. 33-37685, filed on November 8, 1990 (referred to as
"1990 S-8"); (vi) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act
of 1933 for the Company, Registration No. 33-57072, filed on January 15, 1993
(referred to as "1993 S-8"); (vii) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933 for the Company, Registration No. 333-16213, filed on
November 15, 1996 (referred to as "1996 S-8"); (viii) the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K relating to an event which occurred on March 1, 1992
(referred to as "3/1/92 8-K"); (ix) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
relating to an event which occurred June 15, 1994 (referred to as "6/15/94
8-K"); (x) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K relating to an event which
occurred September 16, 1994 (referred to as "9/16/94 8-K"); (xi) the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1990 (referred to as "1990
10-K"); (xii) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May
31, 1992 (referred to as "1992 10-K"); (xiii) the Company's Annual Report on
form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 1993 (referred to as "1993 10-K"); (xiv)
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30,
1995 (referred to as "11/30/95 10-Q"); (xv) the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 (referred to as "6/30/95 10-Q");
(xvi) Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 1996 (referred to as "9/30/96 10-Q/A No. 1");
(xviii) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1997 (referred to as 12/31/97 10-K); (xix) the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 (referred to as 3/31/98 10-Q);
(xx) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K relating to an event which
occurred April 28, 1998 (referred to as 4/28/98 8-K); (xxi) the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-KA relating to an event which occurred December 23,
1998 (referred to as 12/23/98 8-KA); (xxii) the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 (referred to as "3/31/97" 10-Q");
or (xxiii) the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 27, 1999
(referred to as "12/27/99 8-K").
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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*2.1 - Merger Agreement dated April 16, 1997 for acquisition of DocuMedX
(3-31-97 10-Q, Exhibit 2.6)
*2.2 - Purchase and Sale agreement dated March 16, 1998 with CORE, INC. for
the sale of the net assets of Transcend Case Management, Inc.
*2.3 - Merger and Reorganization Agreement dated April 28, 1998 for
acquisition of Health Care Information Systems, Inc. (4/28/98
8-K, Exhibit 2(a))
*2.4 - Assignment and Assumption agreement dated December 23, 1998 with TCM
Services, Inc. (12/23/98 8-KA, Exhibit 2(a))
*2.5 - Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 9, 1999 with Medquist
Transcriptions, Ltd. for the sale of net assets and contracts of
Transcend Services, Inc. (12/27/99 8-K, Exhibit 2(a))
*2.6 - Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 16, 1999 with Medquist
Transcriptions, Ltd. for the sale of net assets and contracts of
Transcend Services, Inc. (12/27/99 8-K, Exhibit 2(d))
*3.1.1 - Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (1989 S-1, Exhibit 3(a))
*3.1.2 - Certificate of Incorporation (6/30/95 10-Q, Exhibit 3)
*3.1.3 - Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
3.1.4 - Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
3.1.5 - Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation
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*3.2 - Bylaws (as restated) (1993 10-K, Exhibit 3(a))
*4.1 - 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1990 S-8, Exhibit 4)
*4.2 - 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended (1993 S-8, Exhibit 4(a))
*4.3 - 1992 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated (1996 S-8, Exhibit
4.1)
*4.4 - Subordinated Convertible Debenture Purchase Agreement (9/30/95 10- Q,
Exhibit 4)
*4.5 - 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (1989 S-1, Exhibit
10(i))
*4.6.1- Loan and Security Agreement, $5,000,000 Working Capital Line,
provided by Coast Business Credit (3/31/97 10-Q No. 1, Exhibit 4.1)
*4.6.2- Working Capital Note (3/31/97 10-Q No. 1, Exhibit 4.2)
*4.6.3 - Amendment to Loan Agreement provided by Coast Business Credit
(9/30/97 10-Q, No. 1, Exhibit 10.14.1)
*4.6.4 - Amendment to Loan Agreement provided by Coast Business Credit (9/30/99
10-Q, No. 1, Exhibit 4.6.4)
*4.9 - Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Granted to Silicon Valley
Bank(9/30/96 10-Q/A No. 1, Exhibit 4.4)
*4.10 - Silicon Valley Bank Antidilution Agreement (9/30/96 10-Q/A No. 1,
Exhibit 4.5)
*4.11 - Silicon Valley Registration Rights Agreement (9/30/96 10-Q/ No. 1,
Exhibit 4.6)
*4.12 - DVI Financial Services Inc. Loan and Security Agreement (3/31/98 10-
Q, Exhibit 10.14.1))
*10.1 - Form of Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement (1989 S-1, Exhibit
10(g))
*10.2 - Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (1989 S-1, Exhibit 10(j))
*10.3 - Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under 1992 Stock Option
Plan, as Amended and Restated (1996 S-8, Exhibit 4.2)
*10.4 - Restated Rental and Management Agreement between First Western Health
Corporation and FWHC Medical Group, Inc. dated January 17, 1990 (1989
S-1, Exhibit 10(l))
*10.6 - Management Agreement between Veritas Healthcare Management and
Veritas Medical Group, Inc. dated as of January 1, 1991 (1991 S-1,
Exhibit (10(b))
*10.9 - Form of indemnification agreement (1993 10-K, Exhibit 10(a))
*10.10- Letter Agreement dated December 5, 1996 by and between the Company
and VHA, Inc. (S-3, Exhibit 10.1)
*10.11- Services Agreement dated December 5, 1996 by and between the Company
and VHA, Inc. (S-3, Exhibit 10.2)
21.1 - Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23 - Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
27 - Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC.
Dated: March 30, 2000
By: /s/ Larry G. Gerdes
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Larry G. Gerdes
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Donald L. Lucas Chairman of the Board March 30, 2000
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Donald L. Lucas
/s/ Larry G. Gerdes President, Chief Executive March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------- Officer and Director
Larry G. Gerdes (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Doug Shamon Executive Vice President March 30, 2000
- ---------------------------- Finance, Chief Financial
Doug Shamon Officer, Treasurer and
Secretary (Principal Financial
Officer)
/s/ B. Frederick Becker Director March 30, 2000
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B. Frederick Becker
/s/ George B. Caldwell Director March 30, 2000
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George B. Caldwell
/s/ Walter S. Huff, Jr. Director March 30, 2000
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Walter S. Huff, Jr.
/s/ Charles E. Thoele Director March 30, 2000
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Charles E. Thoele
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