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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 | |||
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o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
For the transition period from _________ to _________ | |||
Commission File Number: 0-26063
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
13-4048787 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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76 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
10011 (Zip Code) |
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(212) 414-6000 Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Number of shares of $.001 par value Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock outstanding as of November 8, 2002 was 47,951,566, one and one, respectively.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Financial Statements
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Item 2: |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3: |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4: |
Controls and Procedures
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1: |
Legal Proceedings
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Item 2: |
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Item 3: |
Defaults upon Senior Securities
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Item 4: |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
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Item 5: |
Other Information
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Item 6: |
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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Signatures | 19 | |||
Certification of Chief Executive Officer | 20 | |||
Certification of Chief Financial Officer | 21 |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements
barnesandnoble.com inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||
Net sales
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$ | 102,575 | $ | 96,838 | $ | 294,947 | $ | 289,562 | |||||||
Cost of sales
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77,997 | 75,657 | 227,034 | 222,766 | |||||||||||
Gross profit
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24,578 | 21,181 | 67,913 | 66,796 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses:
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Fulfillment and customer service
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8,240 | 9,520 | 26,237 | 31,820 | |||||||||||
Marketing, sales and editorial
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8,682 | 15,197 | 26,731 | 47,560 | |||||||||||
Technology and web site development
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8,190 | 10,069 | 27,022 | 34,859 | |||||||||||
General and administrative
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6,998 | 7,822 | 19,802 | 23,626 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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8,428 | 10,778 | 24,953 | 31,134 | |||||||||||
Equity in net loss of equity investments including related amortization of intangibles
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1,805 | 7,384 | 3,179 | 20,593 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses
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42,343 | 60,770 | 127,924 | 189,592 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations
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(17,765 | ) | (39,589 | ) | (60,011 | ) | (122,796 | ) | |||||||
Interest income, net
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303 | 1,301 | 1,395 | 6,265 | |||||||||||
Loss before minority interest
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(17,462 | ) | (38,288 | ) | (58,616 | ) | (116,531 | ) | |||||||
Minority interest
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12,647 | 27,730 | 42,452 | 84,396 | |||||||||||
Net loss
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$ | (4,815 | ) | $ | (10,558 | ) | $ | (16,165 | ) | $ | (32,135 | ) | |||
Basic net loss per common share
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$ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.24 | ) | $ | (0.37 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | ||||
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (1)
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43,788 | 43,787 | 43,788 | 43,787 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
September 30, 2002 |
December 31, 2001 |
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ASSETS | ||||||||||
Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 73,983 | $ | 105,125 | ||||||
Marketable securities
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| 10,141 | ||||||||
Receivables, net
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12,014 | 15,698 | ||||||||
Merchandise inventories
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49,621 | 48,563 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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4,694 | 3,874 | ||||||||
Total current assets
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140,312 | 183,401 | ||||||||
Fixed assets, net
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65,870 | 85,771 | ||||||||
Other non-current assets
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13,808 | 18,204 | ||||||||
Total assets
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$ | 219,990 | $ | 287,376 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$ | 16,658 | $ | 4,652 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities
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73,826 | 90,590 | ||||||||
Payable to affiliate
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39,532 | 43,531 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities
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130,016 | 138,773 | ||||||||
Minority interest
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63,379 | 105,845 | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity:
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Preferred Stock: $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares
authorized; none issued and outstanding
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Common Stock Series A; $0.001 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized;
43,788,478 shares issued and outstanding
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44 | 44 | ||||||||
Common Stock Series B; $0.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized;
1 share issued and outstanding
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Common Stock Series C; $0.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; 1
share issued and outstanding
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Paid-in capital
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189,280 | 189,279 | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit
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(162,729 | ) | (146,565 | ) | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity
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26,595 | 42,758 | ||||||||
Commitments and contingencies
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 219,990 | $ | 287,376 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 30, | September 30, | ||||||
2002 | 2001 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss
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$ | (16,165 | ) | $ | (32,135 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
flows from operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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25,142 | 45,505 | |||||
Decrease in receivables, net
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3,684 | 10,734 | |||||
Increase in merchandise inventories
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(1,058 | ) | (15,243 | ) | |||
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(820 | ) | 1,638 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
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12,006 | (13,100 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in payable to affiliate
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(3,999 | ) | 22,805 | ||||
Decrease in accrued liabilities
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(16,764 | ) | (22,986 | ) | |||
Minority interest in loss
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(42,452 | ) | (84,396 | ) | |||
Net cash flows used in operating activities
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(40,426 | ) | (87,178 | ) | |||
Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchases of fixed assets
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(5,254 | ) | (6,002 | ) | |||
Sales of marketable securities
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10,141 | 20,562 | |||||
Decrease in other non-current assets
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4,396 | 1,328 | |||||
Net cash flows from investing activities
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9,283 | 15,888 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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Net cash flows from financing activities
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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(31,142 | ) | (71,290 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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105,125 | 179,609 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 73,983 | $ | 108,319 | |||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
2. RECLASSIFICATIONS
3. ACCRUED SPECIAL CHARGES
Balance 31-Dec-01 |
2002 Payments |
Balance 30-Sept-02 |
Due within 12 Months |
Due after 12 Months |
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Facility/Lease Termination Costs
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$ | 6,997 | $ | 1,976 | $ | 5,021 | $ | 1,474 | $ | 3,547 | ||||
Employee Termination Benefits
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4,436 | 4,197 | 239 | 239 | | |||||||||
Other Impairment Charges
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2,014 | 1,516 | 498 | 498 | | |||||||||
$ | 13,447 | $ | 7,689 | $ | 5,758 | $ | 2,211 | $ | 3,547 | |||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30,
2002 and September 30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
4. INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY METHOD INVESTEES
The Company has made certain investments in business entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company accounts for an investment under the equity method if the investment gives the Company the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of such entity. An investment of 20% or more of the voting stock typically denotes such influence, in the absence of other evidence to the contrary.
In January 2000, B&N.com acquired a 32% common stock interest in enews, inc. (enews), a retailer of magazine subscriptions on the Internet, and warrants to acquire additional common stock, for $26,428 in cash and 714 shares of the Companys stock valued at $12,857, to expand its presence in the on-line magazine subscription market. Through September 30, 2002, B&N.coms investment in enews was approximately 47%.
In July 2002, the Board of Directors of enews approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation (the Liquidation Plan), which was then approved by stockholders of enews owning at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of enews. As of September 30, 2002, the Liquidation Plan had been substantially completed and it is expected to be concluded by December 31, 2002. During the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Company wrote off its net investment in enews of $1,196.
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
B&N.com has entered into agreements with Barnes & Noble, Bertelsmann and their affiliates. The Company believes that the transactions and agreements discussed below (including renewals of any existing agreements) between B&N.com and its affiliates are at least as favorable to B&N.com as could be obtained from unaffiliated parties. The Board of Directors and its Audit Committee must approve in advance any proposed transaction or agreement with affiliates and will utilize procedures in evaluating the terms and provisions of such proposed transaction or agreement as are appropriate in light of the fiduciary duties of directors under Delaware law.
B&N.com entered into a Supply Agreement dated October 31, 1998, as amended, with Barnes & Noble (the Supply Agreement), whereby Barnes & Noble has agreed to supply inventory to B&N.com through Barnes & Nobles distribution facilities and purchasing departments. Pursuant to the Supply Agreement, Barnes & Noble charges B&N.com its actual cost to acquire the inventory plus any incremental overhead incurred by Barnes & Noble in connection with providing such merchandise supply services. The Company purchased $74,911 and $91,480 from Barnes & Noble representing 38% and 46% of the Companys purchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The charges for incremental overhead for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $1,750 and $1,809, respectively. At September 30, 2002, $39,532 remained payable to Barnes & Noble in connection with such purchases.
Under a Services Agreement, dated October 31, 1998, as amended, between B&N.com and Barnes & Noble (the Services Agreement), B&N.com receives various administrative services from Barnes & Noble, including, among other things, services for payroll processing, benefits administration, insurance administration (property and casualty, medical, dental and life) and tax administration. In accordance with the terms of the Services Agreement, B&N.com reimburses Barnes & Noble in an amount equal to the third-party expenses it incurs to provide such services, plus any incremental internal costs. B&N.com was charged $1,256 and $1,045 for such services during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
B&N.com purchased merchandise from Calendar Club, L.L.C. (Calendar Club), a company engaged in the wholesaling and retailing of calendars, in which Barnes & Noble owns a 73.9% interest. B&N.coms purchases from Calendar Club for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 totaled $1,740.
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NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and September
30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
B&N.com subleases from Barnes & Noble approximately one-third of a 300,000 square foot warehouse facility located in New Jersey. B&N.com was charged by Barnes & Noble $373 and $365 for such subleased space during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The amount paid to Barnes & Noble by B&N.com approximates the cost per square foot paid by Barnes & Noble as tenant pursuant to its lease of the space from an unaffiliated third party.
Since 1999, B&N.com has used AEC One Stop Group, Inc. (AEC), as its main music supplier, and as one of its suppliers of DVD/video. AEC is among the largest wholesale distributors of music, videos and DVDs in the United States. AEC also provides B&N.com with a music, DVD and video product database. Subsequent to the initial supply arrangement between AEC and B&N.com, AECs parent corporation was acquired by an investor group in which Leonard Riggio, Chairman of the Board of the Company and B&N.com, became a minority investor. B&N.com was charged by AEC $19,659 and $17,364 in connection with this agreement for merchandise purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. In addition, B&N.com was charged by AEC $188 and $153 for database services during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. At September 30, 2002, $2,175 remained payable to AEC.
B&N.com licenses the Barnes & Noble name under a royalty-free license agreement, dated October 31, 1998, as amended, between B&N.com and Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. (the License Agreement), of which Leonard Riggio is the principal stockholder. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company has been granted an exclusive license to use the Barnes & Noble name and trademark for the purpose of selling books over the internet (excluding sales of college textbooks). Under a separate agreement dated as of January 2001, between the Company and Textbooks.com, Inc. (Textbooks.com), a corporation owned by Leonard Riggio, B&N.com was granted the right to sell college textbooks over the Internet using the Barnes & Noble name. Pursuant to this agreement, B&N.com pays Textbooks.com a royalty on revenues (net of product returns, applicable sales tax and excluding shipping and handling) realized by the Company from the sale of books designated as textbooks. The term of the agreement is for five years and renews annually for additional one-year periods unless terminated 12 months prior to the end of any given term. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company recorded royalty expense of $3,119 and $3,902, respectively, under the terms of this agreement.
B&N.com has various royalty-free non-exclusive licenses dated October 31, 1998, as amended, from Barnes & Noble and Bertelsmann Online (BOL). B&N.com licenses from Barnes & Noble the right to use Barnes & Nobles database of book bibliographic data as well as certain software applications. B&N.com licenses from BOL, the subsidiary through which Bertelsmann conducts its Internet business, its name and trademark for use in B&N.coms operations. Under Technology Sharing License Agreements, B&N.com was granted a royalty-free license to view, access and use BOLs computer technology and systems, and B&N.com granted BOL a license to view, access and use B&N.coms computer technology and systems. All of the agreements described in this paragraph are subject to certain renewal and termination provisions.
Barnes & Noble commenced a marketing program in November 2000, whereby a customer purchases a Readers AdvantageTM Card for a non-refundable annual membership fee of $25.00. With this card, customers can receive discounts of 10% on all Barnes & Noble store purchases and 5% on all of their purchases through the B&N.com Web site. B&N.com and Barnes & Noble have agreed to share the revenue, net of expenses, generated from the sale of the cards, related to this program in proportion to the discounts customers receive on purchases with each company. B&N.coms share of the card revenue generated from this program for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $837 and $388, respectively.
B&N.com ships, through its fulfillment centers, customer orders on behalf of Barnes & Noble to Barnes & Noble retail stores as well as to Barnes & Noble customers homes. B&N.com charges Barnes & Noble the costs associated with such shipments plus any incremental overhead incurred by B&N.com to process these orders. The fees received are recorded as a reduction of B&N.coms total fulfillment expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, B&N.com recorded $330 and $889, respectively, as a reimbursement for shipping and handling from Barnes & Noble. In addition, during the year 2001, B&N.com and Barnes & Noble entered into an agreement whereby B&N.com receives a commission on all items ordered by customers at Barnes & Noble stores and shipped directly to customers homes by B&N.com. Commissions for these sales were recorded as revenue and amounted to $902 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30,
2002 and September 30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Barnes & Noble subleased warehouse space from the Company in Reno, Nevada. B&N.com charged Barnes & Noble $500 and $1,391 for such subleased space for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Additionally, B&N.com sold $6,186 of warehouse equipment from its Reno warehouse to Barnes & Noble in 2001. The equipment was sold to Barnes & Noble at its original cost. In January 2002, B&N.com determined it could not effectively utilize the full capacity of its Reno, Nevada distribution center. Accordingly, following Board approval on January 29, 2002, B&N.com agreed to transfer the Reno warehouse lease and sell B&N.coms inventory located in Reno to Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble purchased the inventory from B&N.com at cost for approximately $9,877. The Board of Barnes & Noble also approved Barnes & Nobles assumption of the lease obligation and the hiring of all of the employees at the Reno facility. The Reno lease assignment and the transfer of the operations of the Reno facility to Barnes & Noble was completed in April 2002. In connection with the transfer, B&N.com agreed to pay one-half of the rent charged for the facility through December 31, 2002. B&N.com paid $628 in relation to these expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
In 2000, B&N.com began purchasing new and used textbooks directly from MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc. (MBS), a corporation majority-owned by Leonard Riggio and one of the nations largest wholesalers of college textbooks. B&N.coms total purchases for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $15,486 and $12,243, respectively. In addition, B&N.com maintains a link on its Web site called Sell Your Textbooks which is hosted by MBS and through which B&N.com customers are able to sell used books directly to MBS. B&N.com is paid a commission based on the price paid by MBS to the consumer. Total commissions received for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $45 and $14, respectively.
Under a Strategic Relationship Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 (the Strategic Relationship Agreement), between B&N.com and GameStop, Inc. (GameStop), a majority-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, B&N.coms Web site refers customers to the GameStop Web site for purchases of video game hardware, software and accessories and PC entertainment software. GameStop pays B&N.com a referral fee based on its net sales revenue from certain eligible purchases made by customers as a result of the redirection from the B&N.com Web site. Either party may terminate the Strategic Relationship Agreement on 60 days notice. Commissions of $63 and $13 were recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, under this agreement.
B&N.com has an approximate 47% equity stake in enews, a company engaged in selling magazine subscriptions on the Internet, and accounts for this investment under the equity method. Substantially all of the balance of the shares are owned by Barnes & Noble. In July 2002, the Board of Directors and stockholders of enews approved the Liquidation Plan. As of September 30, 2002, the implementation of the Liquidation Plan had been substantially completed and it is expected to be concluded by December 31, 2002. Prior to the implementation of the Liquidation Plan, B&N.com fulfilled a majority of orders for magazine subscriptions through enews and recorded a commission on these sales. B&N.com recorded commissions of $909 and $227 for the periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and was reimbursed $269 for expenses incurred on behalf of enews for the period ended September 30, 2002.
Michael N. Rosen, a director of the Company, is also a member of Bryan Cave Robinson Silverman, outside counsel to the Company and B&N.com.
6. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board finalized FASB Statements No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS 141), and No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142). SFAS 141 requires the use of the purchase method of accounting and prohibits the use of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS 141 also requires that the Company recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill if the acquired intangible assets meet certain criteria. SFAS 141 applies to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and for purchase business combinations completed on or after July 1, 2001. It also requires that, upon adoption of SFAS 142, the Company reclassify the carrying amounts of intangible assets and goodwill based on the criteria in SFAS 141.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the nine months ended September 30,
2002 and September 30, 2001
(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
SFAS 142 requires, among other things, that companies no longer amortize goodwill, but instead test goodwill for impairment at least annually. In addition, SFAS 142 requires that the Company identify reporting units for the purposes of assessing potential future impairments of goodwill, reassess the useful lives of other existing recognized intangible assets, and cease amortization of intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life should be tested for impairment in accordance with the guidance in SFAS 142. SFAS 142 is required to be applied in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001 to all goodwill and other intangible assets recognized at that date, regardless of when those assets were initially recognized. SFAS 142 requires the Company to complete a transitional goodwill impairment test six months from the date of adoption. The Company reassessed the useful lives of other intangible assets within the first interim quarter after adoption of SFAS 142.
The Companys previous business combinations were accounted for using the purchase method. As of September 30, 2002, the net carrying amount of goodwill was $13,777. As required by SFAS 142, the Company completed their initial impairment test on the goodwill in the second quarter ended June 30, 2002 and deemed that no impairment charge was necessary. No subsequent indicators of impairment have been noted by the Company.
The effect of adoption of SFAS No. 142 on the reported net loss for the prior period is as follows:
For the nine months ended September 30, | 2002 | 2001 | |||||
Loss before minority interest
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$ | (58,616 | ) | $ | (116,531 | ) | |
Add back: Amortization of goodwill
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| 15,097 | |||||
Loss before minority interest, as adjusted
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$ | (58,616 | ) | $ | (101,434 | ) | |
Loss before minority interest per share:
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Loss before minority interest
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$ | (0.37 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | |
Amortization of goodwill
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| 0.10 | |||||
Loss before minority interest per share, as adjusted
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$ | (0.37 | ) | $ | (0.63 | ) | |
In August 2001, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, that is applicable to financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The FASBs new rules on asset impairment supersede SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, and portions of Accounting Principles Bulletin Opinion 30, Reporting the Results of Operations. This new standard provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of and significantly changes the criteria that would have to be met to classify an asset as held-for-sale. Classification as held-for-sale is an important distinction since such assets are not depreciated and are stated at the lower of fair value and carrying amount. The adoption of this Statement has not had material impact on the Companys financial position and operating results.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, Rescission of SFAS Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of SFAS Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections (SFAS 145), updates, clarifies and simplifies existing accounting pronouncements. SFAS 145 rescinds SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt. SFAS 145 amends SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, to eliminate an inconsistency between the required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. The provisions of SFAS 145 related to SFAS No. 4 and SFAS No. 13 are effective for fiscal years beginning and transactions occurring after May 15, 2002, respectively. It is anticipated that the financial impact of SFAS 145 will not have a material effect on the Company.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Accounting for the Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (SFAS 146), requires the Company to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS 146 replaces Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit and Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). The provisions of SFAS 146 are to be applied prospectively to exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002.
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Item 2: Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The Company is a holding company whose sole asset is its 27.6% equity interest in B&N.com and whose sole business is acting as sole manager of B&N.com. B&N.com launched its initial online store in March 1997 and since that time has become the eighth largest e-commerce Web site, based on the Jupiter Media Metrix September 2002 report.
B&N.com has pursued a strategy of focusing on the sale of books, music, DVD/video and online courses. Since opening its online store (www.bn.com) in March 1997, B&N.com has sold products to more than 12.7 million customers in 228 countries. B&N.coms online bookstore includes the largest in-stock selection of in-print book titles with access to 1 million titles for immediate delivery, supplemented by more than 20 million listings from its nationwide network of out-of-print, rare and used book dealers. B&N.com offers its customers fast delivery, easy and secure ordering and rich editorial content.
The results of operations discussed hereafter include the consolidated results of the Company and B&N.com. In view of the changing nature of B&N.coms business and its limited operating history, the Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of the operating results of B&N.com, including gross profit margin and operating expenses as a percentage of sales, are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
Results of Operations
Net sales
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||
Net sales
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$ | 102,575 | $ | 96,838 | 6% | $ | 294,947 | $ | 289,562 | 2% |
Net sales are comprised of sales of books, music, video, online courses, eBooks and related products, net of returns and promotional discounts, as well as outbound shipping and handling charges billed to customers. The increase in net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was attributable to an increase in net sales to the Companys consumer customers which increased 13.1 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and increased 10.9 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2002. Net sales to the Companys corporate customers decreased 42.6 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and decreased 46.2 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Gross profit
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2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||
Gross profit
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$ | 24,578 | $ | 21,181 | 16% | $ | 67,913 | $ | 66,796 | 2% | |||||
Gross margin
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$ | 24.0% | $ | 21.9% | $ | 23.0% | $ | 23.1% |
Gross profit is net sales less the cost of sales, which consists of the cost of merchandise sold to customers and the costs of online courses as well as inbound and outbound shipping costs. Gross profit and gross margin increased for the three months ended September 30, 2002 due to an increase in the Companys internal fulfillment rate as well as a more efficient utilization of shipping providers. The Company anticipates that gross profit and gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2002 will be higher as compared to the prior year period.
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Fulfillment and customer service
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Fulfillment and customer service
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$ | 8,240 | $ | 9,520 | (13 | )% | $ | 26,237 | $ | 31,820 | (18 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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8.0 | % | 9.8 | % | 8.9 | % | 11.0 | % |
Marketing, sales and editorial
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Marketing, sales and editorial
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$ | 8,682 | $ | 15,197 | (43 | )% | $ | 26,731 | $ | 47,560 | (44 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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8.5 | % | 15.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 16.4 | % |
Technology and web site development
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Technology and web site development
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$ | 8,190 | $ | 10,069 | (19 | )% | $ | 27,022 | $ | 34,859 | (22 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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8.0 | % | 10.4 | % | 9.2 | % | 12.0 | % |
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General and administrative
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
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$ | 6,998 | $ | 7,822 | (11 | )% | $ | 19,802 | $ | 23,626 | (16 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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6.8 | % | 8.1 | % | 6.7 | % | 8.2 | % |
Depreciation and amortization
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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$ | 8,428 | $ | 10,778 | (22 | )% | $ | 24,953 | $ | 31,134 | (20 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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8.2 | % | 11.1 | % | 8.5 | % | 10.8 | % |
Equity in net loss of equity investments including related amortization of intangibles
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(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity in net loss of equity investments including related
amortization of intangibles
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$ | 1,805 | $ | 7,384 | (76 | )% | $ | 3,179 | $ | 20,593 | (85 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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1.8 | % | 7.6 | % | 1.1 | % | 7.1 | % |
Equity in net loss of equity investments consists of losses from the Company's equity investments in enews for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Equity in net loss of equity investments decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2002 in comparison with the prior year period as enews realized lower losses year over year. In addition, the 2001 period included other equity investments, which the Company no longer holds, as well as goodwill related to those investments. As of December 31, 2001, there was no remaining goodwill related to equity investments. In July 2002, the Board of Directors and stockholders of enews approved the Liquidation Plan. As of September 30, 2002, the implementation of the Liquidation Plan had been substantially completed and it is expected to be concluded by December 31, 2002.
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Interest income, net
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | (in thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2001 | % Change | 2002 | 2001 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income, net
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$ | 303 | $ | 1,301 | (77 | )% | $ | 1,395 | $ | 6,265 | (78 | )% | |||||||||||
Percentage of net sales
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0.3 | % | 1.3 | % | 0.5 | % | 2.2 | % |
Income Taxes
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in additional dilution to the Companys stockholders. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. In addition, the Company will, from time to time, consider the acquisition of or investment in complementary businesses, products and technologies, which might increase the Companys liquidity requirements or cause the Company to issue additional equity or debt securities.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report may contain certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) and information relating to the Company and B&N.com that are based on the beliefs of the management of the Company as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the management of the Company. When used in this report, the words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, plan and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, B&N.com or the management of the Company, identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including among others general economic and market conditions, changes in product demand, the growth rate of Internet usage and e-commerce, possible disruptions in the Companys or B&N.coms computer or telephone systems, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs or labor shortages, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, the performance of B&N.coms current and future investments and new product initiatives, unanticipated costs associated with B&N.coms new warehouses or the failure to successfully integrate those warehouses into B&N.coms distribution network, the level and volatility of interest rates, the successful integration of acquired businesses, changes in tax and other governmental rules and regulations applicable to the Company or B&N.com and other factors that may be outside of the Companys control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, B&N.com or persons acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and elsewhere described in this report and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 3: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
The Company invested in enews and MightyWords, Inc. (MightyWords), primarily for strategic purposes. Such investments are accounted for under the equity method if they give the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. This is generally defined as an ownership interest in voting stock of the investee between 20% and 50%, although other factors, such as representation on the investees Board of Directors and the impact of commercial arrangements, are considered in determining whether the equity method is appropriate. The Company regularly reviews the carrying value of its investments and identifies and records impairment losses when events and circumstances indicate that such assets are permanently impaired. In December 2001, B&N.com considered the MightyWords investment impaired as the MightyWords Board of Directors had voted to dissolve the company and distribute the remaining cash back to investors after obligations of the company were met. B&N.com recorded an impairment charge of $9.2 million related to equity method and other investments in December 2001. No impairment is considered to exist at September 30, 2002 beyond that which was recorded at December 31, 2001. In July 2002, the Board of Directors and stockholders of enews approved the Liquidation Plan. As of September 30, 2002, the implementation of the Liquidation Plan had been substantially completed and it is expected to be concluded by December 31, 2002.
B&N.com invests its excess cash in money market funds consisting of highly liquid debt instruments of the U.S. Government and its agencies, and of high quality corporate issuers. B&N.com is exposed to interest rate risk on the money market instruments that it holds. As of September 30, 2002, the Companys investments in cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $74.0 million.
Item 4: | Controls and Procedures |
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Companys Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the Evaluation Date), have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company
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and its consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report on Form 10-Q was being prepared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover all failures of persons within the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Companys periodic reports.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls. There were no significant changes in the Companys internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal controls subsequent to the Evaluation Date, nor any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in such internal controls requiring corrective actions.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1: | Legal Proceedings |
No material developments have occurred with respect to previously reported legal proceedings.
Item 2: | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds |
The effective date of the Companys registration statement, filed on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 333-64211) relating to the initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock, was May 25, 1999. Pursuant to the initial public offering, a total of 28,750,000 shares of the Companys Class A Common Stock were sold to an underwriting syndicate. The managing underwriters of the initial public offering were Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co., Salomon Smith Barney and Wit Capital Corporation. The initial public offering was completed on May 28, 1999, at an initial public offering price of $18.00 per share. The initial public offering resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of $517.5 million, $31.1 million of which were applied to the underwriting discount and approximately $2.0 million of which were applied to initial public offering expenses. As a result, net proceeds of the initial public offering to the Company were approximately $484.4 million. Such net proceeds were used by the Company to acquire 28,750,000 Membership Units of B&N.com. The remaining funds have been used to purchase fixed assets and support the operations of B&N.com. Except as indicated in the Companys prospectus and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, none of the net proceeds of the initial public offering were paid by the Company or B&N.com, directly or indirectly, to any director, officer or general partner of the Company or B&N.com or any of their associates, or to any persons owning ten percent or more of any class of the Companys equity securities, or any affiliates of the Company or B&N.com.
Item 3: | Defaults upon Senior Securities |
None
Item 4: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders |
The Companys annual meeting of stockholders was held on August 8, 2002.
The following nominees were elected as Directors, each to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected, by the vote set forth below:
Director Class |
Nominee
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For | Withheld | ||||||||
Class A | Jan Michiel Hessels | 1,188,538,391 | 1,938,875 | ||||||||
Class B | Leonard Riggio | 575,000,010 | | ||||||||
Class C | Peter Olson | 575,000,010 | |
The appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as independent certified public accountants for the Companys fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 was ratified by the vote set forth below.
For | Against | Abstain | |||||||
1,190,078,626 | 304,916 | 93,724 |
Item 5: | Other Information |
On August 6, 2002, the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq) that, for the previous 30 consecutive trading days, the price of the Companys common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) (the Rule). Since then, the closing bid price of the Companys common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive trading days. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and the Company has received a notification from Nasdaq to that effect.
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Ewald Walgenbach was appointed as a new Class C Director of the Company in September 2002 in place of Klaus Eierhoff. Mr. Walgenbach has been the Chief Executive Officer of DirectGroup Bertelsmann since August 2002 and has been a member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann since February 2002. From February 2002 to July 2002, Mr. Walgenbach was the Chief Operating Officer of DirectGroup Bertelsmann. From March 2000 to January 2002, Mr. Walgenbach was the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of RTL Group (formerly CLT-UFA) in Luxemburg. From January 1997 to February 2000, Mr. Walgenbach was the Executive Director, TV, Production and Rights Trading, and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, of CLT-UFA in Luxemburg. Mr. Walgenbach is a member of the Special Committee, the Executive Committee and the Nominating Committee of the Companys Board of Directors.
Item 6: | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K |
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Companys Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed April 2, 2001) | |
3.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 in the Companys Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed April 2, 2001) | |
99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(b) No report on Form 8-K was filed by the Company during the fiscal quarter for which this report is filed.
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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.
barnesandnoble.com inc. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: November 14, 2002 | |
By: /s/ KEVIN M. FRAIN | |
Kevin M. Frain
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Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
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CERTIFICATION
I, Marie J. Toulantis, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of barnesandnoble.com inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: |
a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; | |
b. | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and | |
c. | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a. | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; |
6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: November 14, 2002
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CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin M. Frain, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of barnesandnoble.com inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: |
a. | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; | |
b. | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and | |
c. | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a. | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and | |
b. | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and |
6. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: November 14, 2002
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