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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
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 0-28191
eSPEED, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 13-4063515
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Incorporation or Organization) No.)
135 East 57th Street
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
New York, New York 10022
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(City, State, Zip Code)
(212) 938-5000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check 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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at August 12, 2002
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Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share 28,291,091
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share 26,688,814
PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Page
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - 1
June 30, 2002 (unaudited) and December 31, 2001
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Three Months 2
Ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Six Months 3
Ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Six Months 4
Ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 11
and Results of Operations
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 19
PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 20
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 21
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 22
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ESPEED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AS OF JUNE 30, 2002 AND DECEMBER 31, 2001
June 30, 2002 December 31, 2001
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(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents.................................................. $ 2,783,838 $ 2,567,932
Reverse repurchase agreements with related parties......................... 164,106,772 157,330,676
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Total cash and cash equivalents.......................................... 166,890,610 159,898,608
Fixed assets, net.......................................................... 22,813,018 19,137,269
Investments................................................................ 11,981,972 11,732,863
Intangible assets.......................................................... 10,258,560 9,122,491
Insurance claim receivable, due from parent................................ 12,832,886 --
Other assets............................................................... 4,149,503 3,207,832
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Total assets $ 228,926,549 $ 203,099,063
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Payable to related parties, net............................................ $ 2,988,792 $ 6,822,163
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities................................... 26,308,886 23,095,092
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Total liabilities 29,297,678 29,917,255
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Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized;
8,000,750 and 8,000,750 shares issued
and outstanding........................................................... 80,008 80,008
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 200,000,000
shares authorized; 28,291,091 and 26,590,668 shares issued
and outstanding............................................................ 282,911 265,906
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000
shares authorized; 26,688,814 and 28,354,737 shares
issued and outstanding..................................................... 266,888 283,547
Additional paid in capital................................................. 267,092,980 266,791,989
Unamortized expense of business partner securities......................... (2,093,700) (2,691,900)
Treasury stock, 24,600 shares of Class A common stock at cost.............. (221,892) (221,892)
Accumulated deficit........................................................ (65,778,324) (91,325,850)
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Total stockholders' equity 199,628,871 173,181,808
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 228,926,549 $ 203,099,063
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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ESPEED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND JUNE 30, 2001
(UNAUDITED)
For the three months ended
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June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001
Revenues:
Transaction revenues with related parties
Fully electronic transactions.................................... $ 21,237,638 $ 20,802,126
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions............................ 4,347,428 6,334,161
Screen assisted open outcry transactions......................... 15,916 66,250
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Total transaction revenues with related parties................... 25,600,982 27,202,537
Software solution fees from related parties......................... 3,468,786 5,009,737
Software solution fees from unrelated parties....................... 805,815 199,500
Business interruption insurance proceeds from parent................ 12,832,886 -
Interest income from related parties................................ 740,625 1,667,702
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Total revenues 43,449,094 34,079,476
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Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits.................................. 9,316,346 15,537,909
Occupancy and equipment............................................. 5,791,572 7,941,481
Professional and consulting fees.................................... 1,192,737 2,334,719
Communications and client networks.................................. 1,694,007 2,301,870
Marketing........................................................... 1,585,383 1,501,821
Administrative fees paid to related parties......................... 2,145,827 2,891,482
Non-cash business partner securities................................ 406,403 298,900
Other............................................................... 1,511,411 2,084,499
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Total expenses 23,643,686 34,892,681
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes 19,805,408 (813,205)
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Income tax provision:
Federal............................................................. - -
State and local..................................................... 114,000 158,001
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Total tax provision 114,000 158,001
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Net income (loss) $ 19,691,408 $ (971,206)
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Per share data:
Basic net income (loss) per share................................ $ 0.36 $ (0.02)
Fully diluted net income (loss) per share........................ $ 0.35 $ (0.02)
Basic weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding................................................... 54,979,696 54,814,868
Fully diluted weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding................................................... 56,924,486 54,814,868
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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ESPEED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND JUNE 30, 2001
(UNAUDITED)
For the six months ended
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June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001
Revenues:
Transaction revenues with related parties
Fully electronic transactions..................................... $ 42,825,976 $ 42,076,159
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions............................. 8,829,928 11,697,623
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions.......................... 123,262 166,908
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Total transaction revenues with related parties................... 51,779,166 53,940,690
Software solution fees from related parties......................... 6,324,475 7,969,587
Software solution fees from unrelated parties....................... 1,104,130 647,920
Business interruption insurance proceeds from parent................ 12,832,886 -
Interest income from related parties................................ 1,441,612 3,408,851
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Total revenues 73,482,269 65,967,048
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Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits.................................. 18,634,649 31,386,507
Occupancy and equipment............................................. 11,710,257 14,914,485
Professional and consulting fees.................................... 3,114,722 6,035,128
Communications and client networks.................................. 3,051,434 4,202,143
Marketing........................................................... 3,234,528 2,998,771
Administrative fees paid to related parties......................... 4,287,252 4,842,118
Non-cash business partner securities................................ 812,806 298,900
Other............................................................... 2,861,095 4,294,664
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Total operating expenses 47,706,743 68,972,716
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Income (loss) before provision for income taxes 25,775,526 (3,005,668)
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Income tax provision:
Federal............................................................. - -
State and local..................................................... 228,000 258,000
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Total tax provision 228,000 258,000
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Net income (loss) $ 25,547,526 $ (3,263,668)
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Per share data:
Basic net income (loss) per share................................ $ 0.46 $ (0.06)
Fully diluted net income (loss) per share........................ $ 0.45 $ (0.06)
Basic weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding................................................... 54,983,481 53,621,091
Fully diluted weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding................................................... 56,928,285 53,621,091
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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ESPEED, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND JUNE 30, 2001
(UNAUDITED)
For the six For the six
months ended months ended
June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)............................................................... $ 25,547,526 $ (3,263,668)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................................. 5,393,273 3,006,935
Amortization of non-cash business partner securities...................... 812,806 298,900
Equity in net (income) losses of certain unconsolidated investments....... 89,718 183,108
Non-cash issuance of securities under employee benefit plans.............. 54,638 251,440
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Insurance claim receivable, due from parent............................... (12,832,886) --
Other assets.............................................................. (1,280,498) (1,455,988)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Payable to related parties, net........................................... (3,833,371) (7,597,709)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.................................. 3,213,794 8,501,857
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities....................... 17,165,000 (75,125)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets....................................................... (5,265,506) (5,834,270)
Capitalization of software development costs.................................... (3,178,641) (4,046,227)
Capitalization of patent defense costs.......................................... (1,760,944) (4,263,639)
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Net cash used in investing activities..................................... (10,205,091) (14,144,136)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of securities............................................ -- 47,750,000
Proceeds from issuance of securities under the ESPP............................. -- 393,789
Proceeds from exercises of options.............................................. 32,093 414,298
Payments for issuance related expenses.......................................... -- (2,484,845)
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Net cash provided by financing activities................................. 32,093 46,073,242
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents............................ 6,992,002 31,853,981
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period.................................. 159,898,608 122,163,712
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period........................................ $ 166,890,610 $ 154,017,693
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for investment $6,970,907
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for intangible asset 500,000
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for other assets 4,013,992
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$11,484,899
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation: eSpeed, Inc. (eSpeed or, together with its direct and
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company) is a majority owned subsidiary
of Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS), which in turn is a 99.5% owned subsidiary
of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (CFLP or, together with its subsidiaries, Cantor).
eSpeed primarily engages in the business of operating interactive vertical
electronic marketplaces designed to enable market participants to trade
financial and non-financial products more efficiently and at a lower cost than
traditional trading environments permit. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)
and reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim
periods presented. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), certain footnote disclosures, which are normally
required under GAAP, have been omitted. It is recommended that these
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. The Consolidated Statement of
Financial Condition at December 31, 2001 was derived from audited financial
statements. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily
indicative of results for the full year. It is the Company's policy to make
reclassifications to prior period financial statements to conform to current
period presentation.
Software solution fees: Pursuant to various services agreements, the Company
recognizes fees from related parties in amounts generally equal to its actual
direct and indirect costs, including overhead, of providing such services at the
time when such services are performed. For specific technology support functions
that are both utilized by the Company and provided to related parties, the
Company allocates the actual costs of providing such support functions based on
the relative usage of such support services by each party. In addition, certain
clients of the Company provide online access to their customers through use of
the Company's electronic trading platform. The Company receives up-front and/or
periodic fees from unrelated parties for the use of its platform. Such fees are
deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the term of the licensing
agreement. The Company also receives patent license fees from unrelated parties.
Such fees are recognized as income ratably over the license period.
2. SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS
On September 11, 2001, the Company's principal place of business at One World
Trade Center was destroyed and, in connection therewith, the Company lost 180
employees and Cantor and TradeSpark, LP lost an aggregate of 478 employees (the
September 11 Events).
In 2001, the Company recognized a net provision of $13,323,189 for non-property
damage related to the September 11 Events. Such provision includes the
incremental costs associated with substituting external professionals for
deceased employees, write-off of software development costs, write-off of
goodwill and costs associated with the Company's restructuring, including costs
associated with the closing of two offices, as a result of the September 11
Events, less refunds received for marketing campaigns which were cancelled after
the September 11 Events. The write-off related to software development consists
of costs that previously were capitalized but have been written off because the
software being developed related to aspects of the Company's business that were
adversely affected by the September 11 Events. The write-off of goodwill relates
to goodwill associated with the acquisition of TreasuryConnect LLC.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table summarizes the components of the remaining liability related
to the September 11 Events as of June 30, 2002:
Description
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Recruitment $ 2,920,838
Restructuring 1,230,146
Other 1,489,761
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Total $ 5,640,745
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In 2002, CFLP received $40,000,000 of insurance proceeds pursuant to its
business interruption insurance coverage, of which $12,832,886 was attributable
to the Company. Such amount represents payments for both lost revenues and
increased expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, the Company has
recognized insurance proceeds receivable for such recoveries as "Insurance claim
receivable, due from parent." Such amount was received by the Company in August
2002.
As a result of the September 11 Events, fixed assets with a book value of
approximately $17,796,420 were destroyed. The Company has recovered these losses
through its $40,000,000 of property insurance and, as such, has not recorded a
net loss related to the destruction of its fixed assets.
In addition, the Company is in the process of replacing assets that were
destroyed in connection with the September 11 Events. To the extent that the
cost of assets replaced exceeds the carrying value of the assets destroyed, the
Company would record a gain on replacement of assets resulting from potential
additional recoveries under the Company's property and casualty coverage. The
Company's property insurance covers full replacement cost of the assets actually
replaced. However, the Company cannot currently estimate the amount or timing of
any such gain, if any, and accordingly, no gains on replacement of fixed assets
have been recorded during the period.
3. FIXED ASSETS
June 30, December 31,
2002 2001
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Fixed assets consist of the following:
Computer and communication equipment $15,017,775 $10,021,646
Software, including software development costs 21,973,821 18,870,472
Leasehold improvements and other fixed assets 819,196 474,527
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37,810,792 29,366,645
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (14,997,774) (10,229,376)
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Fixed assets, net $22,813,018 $19,137,269
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4. INCOME TAXES
Since the date of the Company's initial public offering (the Offering), the
Company has been subject to income tax as a corporation. Net operating losses
(NOLs) from that date, approximating $25,600,000, are available on a carry
forward basis to offset operating income of the Company. However, a valuation
allowance has been recorded at June 30, 2002 to offset the full amount of the
NOLs as realization of this deferred tax benefit is dependent upon generating
sufficient taxable income prior to the expiration of the NOLs.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. BUSINESS PARTNER TRANSACTIONS
Freedom
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The Company and Cantor formed a limited partnership (the LP) to acquire an
interest in Freedom International Brokerage (Freedom), a Canadian government
securities broker-dealer and Nova Scotia unlimited liability company. The
Company shares in 15% of the LP's cumulative profits but not in cumulative
losses. Cantor will be allocated all of the LP's cumulative losses or 85% of the
cumulative profits. The Company issued fully vested, non-forfeitable warrants to
purchase shares of its Class A common stock to provide incentives over the three
year period ending April 2004 to the other Freedom owner participants to migrate
to the Company's fully electronic platform. The Company has recorded $598,200 as
a non-cash charge for the six months ended June 30, 2002 representing
amortization of the value of the warrants at the time of issue. The remaining
unamortized balance of $2,093,700 will be recognized as an expense ratably
through April 2004. To the extent necessary to protect the Company from any
allocation of losses, Cantor is required to provide future capital contributions
to the LP up to an amount that would make Cantor's total contribution equal to
the Company's initial investment in the LP. The Company receives 65% of all
electronic transaction services revenues and Freedom receives 35% of such
revenues. The Company also receives 35% of revenues derived from Freedom's
voice-assisted transactions, other miscellaneous transactions and the sale of
market data or other information.
The Company entered into this transaction principally to expand its business in
Canadian fixed-income, foreign exchange and other capital markets products and
to leverage its opportunities to transact business with the six leading Canadian
financial institutions that are participants in Freedom. The Company was willing
to accept a reduced profits interest in order to avoid recognizing potentially
significant short-term losses prior to the anticipated achievement by Freedom of
profitability. The Company determined the appropriate number of shares and
warrants to be issued in this transaction based on the anticipated benefits to
be realized and the structure of the profit and loss arrangement.
Deutsche Bank
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In connection with an agreement with Deutsche Bank, AG (Deutsche Bank), the
Company previously sold Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Series
C Preferred) to Deutsche Bank. On July 30th of each year of the five year
agreement in which Deutsche Bank fulfills its liquidity and market-making
obligations for specified products, one-fifth of such Series C Preferred will
automatically convert into warrants to purchase shares of the Company's Class A
common stock. For the twelve months ended July 30, 2002, Deutsche Bank is deemed
to have fulfilled its obligations under the agreement. For the six months ended
June 30, 2002, the Company has recognized a non-cash charge of $214,606,
representing 10% of the value of the warrants at the time of issuance of the
Series C Preferred.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All of the Company's Reverse Repurchase Agreements are transacted on an
overnight basis with CFS. Under the terms of these agreements, the securities
collateralizing the Reverse Repurchase Agreements are held under a custodial
arrangement with a third party bank and are permitted to be resold or repledged.
The fair value of such collateral at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 totaled
$164,625,015 and $159,941,811, respectively.
Investments in TradeSpark and the LP that invested in Freedom are accounted for
using the equity method. The carrying value of the investment in TradeSpark was
$1,661,901 and $1,797,286 at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively.
The carrying value of the investment in the LP was $7,080,444 and $7,034,777 at
June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. Such amounts are included in
Investments in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Under the Amended and Restated Joint Services Agreement, as amended (the Joint
Services Agreement), between the Company and Cantor and services agreements
between the Company and each of TradeSpark, Freedom and Municipal Partners, LLC
(MPLLC), the Company owns and operates the electronic trading system and is
responsible for providing electronic brokerage services, and Cantor, TradeSpark,
Freedom or MPLLC provides voice-assisted brokerage services, fulfillment
services, such as clearance and settlement, and related services, such as credit
risk management services, oversight of client suitability and regulatory
compliance, sales positioning of products and other services customary to
marketplace intermediary operations. In general, for fully electronic
transactions, the Company receives 65% of the transaction revenues and Cantor,
TradeSpark or Freedom receives 35% of the transaction revenues. Each of the
Company and MPLLC receives 50% of the fully electronic revenues related to
municipal bonds. In general, for voice-assisted brokerage transactions, the
Company receives 7% of the transaction revenues, in the case of Cantor
transactions, and 35% of the transaction revenues, in the case of TradeSpark or
Freedom transactions. In addition, the Company receives 25% of the net revenues
from Cantor's gaming businesses.
Under those services agreements, the Company has agreed to provide Cantor,
TradeSpark, Freedom and MPLLC technology support services, including systems
administration, internal network support, support and procurement for desktops
of end-user equipment, operations and disaster recovery services, voice and data
communications, support and development of systems for clearance and settlement
services, systems support for brokers, electronic applications systems and
network support, and provision and/or implementation of existing electronic
applications systems, including improvements and upgrades thereto, and use of
the related intellectual property rights. In general, the Company charges
Cantor, TradeSpark and Freedom the actual direct and indirect costs, including
overhead, of providing such services. The Company charges MPLLC an amount based
upon the actual direct and indirect costs, including overhead, of providing such
services. In exchange for a 25% share of the net revenues from Cantor's gaming
businesses, the Company is obligated to spend and does not get reimbursed for
the first $750,000 each quarter of the costs of providing support and
development services for such gaming businesses.
Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to the Company, including accounting, tax, legal and
facilities management. The Company is required to reimburse Cantor for the cost
of providing such services. The costs represent the direct and indirect costs of
providing such services and are determined based upon the time incurred by the
individual performing such services. Management believes that this allocation
methodology is reasonable. The Administrative Services Agreement has a
three-year term which will renew automatically for successive one-year terms
unless cancelled upon six months' prior notice by either the Company or Cantor.
The Company incurred administrative fees for such services during the six month
periods ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001 totaling $4,287,252 and
$4,842,118, respectively.
The services provided under both the Joint Services Agreement and the
Administrative Services Agreement are not the result of arm's-length
negotiations because Cantor controls the Company. As a result, the amounts
charged for services under these agreements may be higher or lower than amounts
that would be charged by third parties if the Company did not obtain such
services from Cantor.
Amounts due to or from related parties pursuant to transactions described above
are non-interest bearing. As of June 30, 2002, receivables from TradeSpark,
Freedom and MPLLC amounted to $2,695,711, $2,225,584 and $466,000, respectively,
and are included in Payable to related parties, net in the Consolidated
Statement of Financial Condition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE
On March 29, 2002, the Company entered into a long term licensing agreement (the
Agreement) with IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) granting use of the Wagner
Patent to ICE. Under the terms of the Agreement, ICE pays the Company an annual
royalty of $2 million per year. Such annual payment is recognized as income
ratably throughout the year. The unearned portion of the annual royalty,
amounting to $1,500,000, is included in Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities. ICE will also pay to the Company $0.10 for each contract that
participants submit to the electronic futures exchange for trading, or $0.20 for
each contract contained in matched trades on the electronic futures exchange.
The Agreement will remain in effect until February 7, 2007, unless certain
contingencies are not met.
As part of the consideration for the Company's acquisition of the Wagner patent,
the Company agreed to pay to the former owners a percentage of revenues
generated from the patent. Accordingly, the Company paid approximately $234,000
during the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Such amounts are recognized as a
reduction to revenues ratably throughout the year.
8. EMPLOYEE SHARE TRANSACTIONS
The Company issued 5,814 shares of its Class A common stock valued at $54,638 as
the Company's matching contribution to the eSpeed Inc. Deferral Plan for
Employees of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and its Affiliates during the six months
ended June 30, 2002 with respect to employee contributions in 2001. The Company
issued 14,050 shares of its Class A common stock valued at $220,432 as the
Company's matching contribution during the six months ended June 30, 2001 with
respect to employee contributions in 2000.
During the six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company issued
options to purchase 295,600 and 210,709 shares, respectively, of its Class A
common stock to employees of the Company. The options were issued at exercise
prices equal to the market price of the underlying Class A Common stock at the
date of grant. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the
Company issued 624 and 18,833 shares, respectively, of its Class A common stock
to employees as a result of exercises of options. The options had been granted
pursuant to the eSpeed, Inc. 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the LT Plan).
During the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company issued 10,934 shares of
restricted Class A common stock valued at $220,247 to certain employees under
the LT Plan. For the three months ended June 30, 2001, the Company recognized
$31,008 of compensation expense related to the awards. The Company elected to
fully vest the restricted shares after the September 11 Events.
9. REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
Through its subsidiary, eSpeed Government Securities, Inc., the Company is
subject to SEC broker-dealer regulation under Section 15C of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum liquid capital,
as defined. At June 30, 2002, eSpeed Government Securities, Inc.'s liquid
capital of $65,795,479 was in excess of minimum requirements by $65,770,479.
Additionally, the Company's subsidiary, eSpeed Securities, Inc., is subject to
SEC broker-dealer regulation under Rule 17a-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that
the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not
exceed 15 to 1. At June 30, 2002, eSpeed Securities, Inc. had net capital of
$6,988,046, which was $6,671,807 in excess of its required net capital, and
eSpeed Securities, Inc.'s net capital ratio was .68 to 1.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The regulatory requirements referred to above may restrict the Company's ability
to withdraw capital from its regulated subsidiaries.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
There have been no significant changes in commitments and contingencies from the
matters described in the notes to the Company's consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2001.
11. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA
SEGMENT INFORMATION: The Company currently operates its business in one segment,
that of operating interactive electronic vertical marketplaces for the trading
of financial and non-financial products, licensing software and providing
technology support services.
PRODUCT INFORMATION: The Company currently markets its services through three
products: eSpeed Markets (SM), an integrated electronic trading marketplace;
eSpeed Software Solutions (SM), in which the Company recognizes fees from
technology support services and licensing fees; and eSpeed Online (SM), which
provides e-commerce businesses with online access to wholesale market
participants. Revenues from eSpeed Markets (SM) and eSpeed Online (SM) are
included in transaction revenues and eSpeed Markets (SM) comprises the majority
of those revenues.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: The Company operates in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Revenue attribution for purposes of preparing geographic data is principally
based upon the marketplace where the financial product is traded, which, as a
result of regulatory jurisdiction constraints in most circumstances, is also
representative of the location of the client generating the transaction
resulting in commissionable revenue. The information that follows, in
management's judgment, provides a reasonable representation of the activities of
each region as of and for the periods indicated.
Three months Three months
ended ended Six months ended Six months ended
Transaction revenues: June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001
- --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe $ 5,799,120 $ 4,850,998 $ 11,560,661 $ 10,192,634
Asia 432,840 602,009 1,342,540 1,382,033
----------------- ------------------ ------------------- ----------------
Total Non-Americas 6,231,960 5,453,007 12,903,201 11,574,667
Americas 19,369,022 21,749,530 38,875,965 42,366,023
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total $ 25,600,982 $ 27,202,537 $ 51,779,166 $ 53,940,690
================= ================= =================== ================
Average long-lived assets: June 30, 2002 December 31, 2001
- ------------------------- --------------------------------------------
Europe $ 5,499,671 $ 4,543,563
Asia 413,517 472,098
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Total Non-Americas 5,913,188 5,015,661
Americas 15,766,120 12,049,313
------------------ ---------------
Total $ 21,679,308 $ 17,064,974
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are
based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Any
statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as "may,"
"will," "should," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "strategy,"
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the
timing of certain events may differ significantly from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a
discrepancy include, but are not limited to, the effect of the September 11
Events on our operations, including in particular the loss of hundreds of
eSpeed, Cantor and TradeSpark employees, our limited operating history, the
possibility of future losses and negative cash flow from operations, the effect
of market conditions, including volume and volatility, and the current global
recession on our business, our ability to enter into marketing and strategic
alliances, to hire new personnel, to expand the use of our electronic system, to
induce clients to use our marketplaces and services and to effectively manage
any growth we achieve, and other factors that are discussed under "Risk Factors"
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. The
following discussion is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in
conjunction with, the more detailed information set forth in our financial
statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this filing.
OVERVIEW
We were incorporated on June 3, 1999 as a Delaware corporation. Prior to our
initial public offering, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of, and we conducted
our operations as a division of, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, which in turn is
a 99.5%-owned subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (collectively with its
affiliates, Cantor). We commenced operations as a division of Cantor on March
10,1999, the date the first fully electronic transaction using our eSpeed(R)
system was executed. Cantor has been developing systems to promote fully
electronic marketplaces since the early 1990s. Since January 1996, Cantor has
used our eSpeed(R) system internally to conduct electronic trading.
Concurrent with our initial public offering in December 1999, Cantor contributed
to us, and we acquired from Cantor, certain of our assets. These assets
primarily consist of proprietary software, network distribution systems,
technologies and other related contractual rights that comprise our eSpeed(R)
system.
We operate interactive electronic marketplaces and license customized real-time
software solutions to our clients. In general, we receive transaction fees based
on a percentage of the face value of products traded through our system.
Products may be traded on a fully electronic basis, electronically through a
voice broker, or via open outcry with prices displayed on data screens. We
receive different fees for these different system utilizations. Additionally, we
receive revenues from licensing software and providing technology support.
We continue to pursue our strategy to expand our client base and expand the
number and types of products that our clients can trade electronically on our
system. Other than Cantor, no client of ours accounted for more than 10% of our
revenues from our date of inception through June 30, 2002.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND JUNE 30, 2001
REVENUES
Three months ended
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June 30, June 30,
2002 2001
----------------- ----------------
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions......................................... $ 21,237,638 $ 20,802,126
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions................................. 4,347,428 6,334,161
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions.............................. 15,916 66,250
----------------- ----------------
Total transaction revenues with related parties............ 25,600,982 27,202,537
Software solution fees from related parties.................................. 3,468,786 5,009,737
Software solution fees from unrelated parties................................ 805,815 199,500
Business interruption insurance proceeds from parent......................... 12,832,886 --
Interest income from related parties......................................... 740,625 1,667,702
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Total revenues............................................. $ 43,449,094 $ 34,079,476
================= ================
TRANSACTION REVENUES WITH RELATED PARTIES
Under the Joint Services Agreement between us and Cantor and services agreements
between us and each of TradeSpark, Freedom and MPLLC, we own and operate the
electronic trading system and are responsible for providing electronic brokerage
services, and Cantor, TradeSpark, Freedom or MPLLC provides voice-assisted
brokerage services, fulfillment services, such as clearance and settlement, and
related services, such as credit risk management services, oversight of client
suitability and regulatory compliance, sales positioning of products and other
services customary to marketplace intermediary operations. In general, for fully
electronic transactions, we receive 65% of the transaction revenues and Cantor,
TradeSpark or Freedom receives 35% of the transaction revenues. Each of the
Company and MPLLC receives 50% of the fully electronic revenues related to
municipal bonds. In general, for voice-assisted brokerage transactions, we
receive 7% of the transaction revenues, in the case of Cantor transactions, and
35% of the transaction revenues, in the case of TradeSpark and Freedom
transactions. In addition, we receive 25% of the net revenues from Cantor's
gaming businesses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2002, we earned transaction revenues with
related parties of $25,600,982, a decrease of 6% as compared to transaction
revenues of $27,202,537 for the three months ended June 30, 2001. For the three
months ended June 30, 2002, 83% of our transaction revenues were generated from
fully electronic transactions.
Our revenues are currently highly dependent on transaction volume in the global
financial product markets. Accordingly, among other things, equity market
volatility, economic and political conditions in the United States and elsewhere
in the world, concerns over inflation, institutional and consumer confidence
levels, the availability of cash for investment by mutual funds and other
wholesale and retail investors, fluctuating interest and exchange rates and
legislative and regulatory changes and currency values may have an impact on our
volume of transactions. As a result of the ongoing difficulties facing some of
the largest energy market participants, it is difficult to estimate the trading
level volumes in these markets and therefore the impact on our future
transaction revenues earned from TradeSpark. Our transaction revenues fluctuate
due to the mix of products and relative trading volumes, price per product
variations and volume discounts provided to certain customers. Therefore, the
relationship between volume and revenue generation will fluctuate from period to
period. In addition, a significant amount of our revenues is currently received
in connection with our relationship with Cantor. Consequently, our revenues have
been negatively affected by the effect of the September 11 Events on Cantor and
may continue to be negatively affected in the future if Cantor's business
continues to suffer due to the September 11 Events or otherwise.
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SOFTWARE SOLUTION FEES FROM RELATED PARTIES
Under various services agreements, we provide Cantor, TradeSpark, Freedom and
MPLLC, technology support services, including systems administration, internal
network support, support and procurement for desktops of end-user equipment,
operations and disaster recovery services, voice and data communications,
support and development of systems for clearance and settlement services,
systems support for brokers, electronic applications systems and network
support, and provision and/or implementation of existing electronic applications
systems, including improvements and upgrades thereto, and use of the related
intellectual property rights. In general, we charge Cantor, TradeSpark and
Freedom the actual direct and indirect costs, including overhead, of providing
such services; provided, however, in exchange for a 25% share of the net
revenues from Cantor's gaming businesses, we are obligated to spend, and do not
otherwise get reimbursed for, the first $750,000 of costs for providing
technology support and development services in connection with such gaming
businesses. We charge MPLLC an amount based upon actual direct and indirect
costs of providing such services.
Software solution fees from related parties for the three months ended June 30,
2002 were $3,468,786. This compares with software solution fees from related
parties for the three months ended June 30, 2001 of $5,009,737, a decrease of
31%. As a result of the September 11 Events, there has been a reduction in
demand for our support services from Cantor and TradeSpark due to the loss of
their voice brokers, offset in part by additional software solution fees from
MPLLC, and therefore a decrease in our software solution fees from related
parties.
SOFTWARE SOLUTION FEES FROM UNRELATED PARTIES
Certain of our clients provide online access to their customers through use of
our electronic trading platform for which we receive fees. Such fees are
deferred and recognized as revenues ratably over the term of the licensing
agreement. We also receive software solution fees from unrelated parties by
charging our clients for additional connections to our system to help protect
them from possible business interruptions. Software solution fees from unrelated
parties for the three months ended June 30, 2002 were $805,815 as compared to
software solution fees from unrelated parties of $199,500 for the three months
ended June 30, 2001, an increase of 304%, due primarily to $500,000 of licensing
fees earned from IntercontinentalExchange for use of the Wagner Patent.
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE PROCEEDS
During the three months ended June 30, 2002, we recognized $12,832,886 as our
portion of the $40,000,000 insurance recovery received by Cantor. Such amount
was received in August 2002.
INTEREST INCOME FROM RELATED PARTIES
For the three months ended June 30, 2002, weighted average interest rates on
overnight reverse repurchase agreements were 1.6% as compared to 4.2% for the
three months ended June 30, 2001. As a result, we generated interest income from
related parties of $740,625 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 as compared
to $1,667,702 for the three months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 56%.
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EXPENSES
Three months ended
--------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2002 2001
--------------- --------------
Compensation and employee benefits........................... $ 9,316,346 $ 15,537,909
Occupancy and equipment...................................... 5,791,572 7,941,481
Professional and consulting fees............................. 1,192,737 2,334,719
Communications and client networks........................... 1,694,007 2,301,870
Marketing.................................................... 1,585,383 1,501,821
Administrative fees paid to related parties.................. 2,145,827 2,891,482
Non-cash business partner securities......................... 406,403 298,900
Other........................................................ 1,511,411 2,084,499
--------------- --------------
Total expenses........................................ $ 23,643,686 $ 34,892,681
=============== ==============
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
At June 30, 2002, we had approximately 294 employees, as compared to
approximately 484 employees at June 30, 2001. The decrease in the number of
employees was principally due to the September 11 Events. Substantially all of
our employees are full time employees located predominantly in the New York
metropolitan area and London. Compensation costs include salaries, bonus
accruals, payroll taxes and costs of employer-provided benefits for our
employees. For the three months ended June 30, 2002, our compensation costs were
$9,316,346 as compared to $15,537,909 for the three months ended June 30, 2001,
a decrease of 40%. Our future compensation costs are uncertain and are dependent
upon the degree and/or speed with which we replace our lost employees and
businesses.
OCCUPANCY AND EQUIPMENT
Occupancy and equipment costs were $5,791,572 for the three months ended June
30, 2002 as compared to occupancy and equipment costs of $7,941,481 for the
three months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 27%. The decrease was primarily
caused by our reduced need for office space as a result of the September 11
Events. Occupancy expenditures primarily consist of the rent and facilities
costs of our offices in London, Tokyo and the New York metropolitan area. We
moved into our new corporate headquarters during the second quarter of 2002. We
anticipate that our occupancy costs will remain substantially unchanged in the
near future as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2002. Although we
believe that our equipment costs will increase in the future, we anticipate that
equipment costs will remain below those incurred prior to the September 11
Events.
PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING FEES
Professional and consulting fees were $1,192,737 for the three months ended June
30, 2002 as compared to $2,334,719 for the three months ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of 49%, primarily due to a decrease in legal and contract employee
personnel costs.
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIENT NETWORKS
Communications costs were $1,694,007 for the three months ended June 30, 2002, a
26% decrease over communication costs of $2,301,870 for the three months ended
June 30, 2001, due principally to decreased data and telephone costs subsequent
to the September 11 Events. Communications costs include the costs of local and
wide area network infrastructure, the cost of establishing the client network
linking clients to us, data and telephone lines, data and telephone usage and
other related costs. We anticipate expenditures for communications and client
networks will increase in the near future as we continue to reconstruct our
digitally managed global network, increase connectivity and connect additional
customers to our network.
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MARKETING
We incurred marketing expenses of $1,585,383 during the three months ended June
30, 2002 as compared to marketing expenses during the three month period ended
June 30, 2001 of $1,501,821, an increase of 6%, resulting from the development
of a 2002 advertising campaign. We expect the campaign to result in increased
marketing expenses through the third quarter of 2002.
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES PAID TO RELATED PARTIES
Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to us, including accounting, tax, legal and facilities
management, for which we reimburse Cantor for the direct and indirect cost of
providing such services. Administrative fees paid to related parties were
$2,145,827 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to
administrative fees of $2,891,482 for the three months ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of 26%.
Administrative fees paid to related parties are dependent upon both the costs
incurred by Cantor and the portion of Cantor's administrative services which we
utilize. Due to the continuing effects of the September 11 Events on both us and
Cantor, the level of future administrative fees cannot be reasonably determined
at this time.
NON-CASH BUSINESS PARTNER SECURITIES
We enter into strategic alliances with other industry participants in order to
expand our business and to enter into new marketplaces. As part of these
strategic alliances, we have issued warrants and convertible preferred stock.
These securities do not require cash outlays and do not represent a use of our
assets. The expense related to these issuances is based on the value of the
securities being issued and the structure of the transaction. We believe period
to period comparisons are not meaningful as these transactions do not recur on a
regular basis.
OTHER EXPENSES
Other expenses consist primarily of recruitment fees, travel, promotional and
entertainment expenditures. For the three months ended June 30, 2002, other
expenses were $1,511,411 as compared to other expenses of $2,084,499 for the
three months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 27%, principally as a result of
decreased recruitment fees. We anticipate that other expenses will not increase
in the near future because, although we expect to incur additional recruitment
fees in the near future due to the September 11 Events, these recruitment costs
were estimated and included in the Provision for September 11 Events recorded in
2001.
NET INCOME
Excluding non-cash business partner securities, our net income was $20,097,811
for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Including the above non-cash charges,
our net income was $19,691,408 for the three months ended June 30, 2002.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 AND JUNE 30, 2001
REVENUES
Six months ended
------------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2002 2001
----------------- ----------------
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions......................................... $ 42,825,976 $ 42,076,159
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions................................. 8,829,928 11,697,623
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions.............................. 123,262 166,908
----------------- ----------------
Total transaction revenues with related parties............ 51,779,166 53,940,690
Software solution fees from related parties.................................. 6,324,475 7,969,587
Software solution fees from unrelated parties................................ 1,104,130 647,920
Business interruption insurance proceeds from parent......................... 12,832,886 --
Interest income from related parties......................................... 1,441,612 3,408,851
----------------- ----------------
Total revenues............................................. $ 73,482,269 $ 65,967,048
================= ================
TRANSACTION REVENUES WITH RELATED PARTIES
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, we earned transaction revenues with
related parties of $51,779,166, a decrease of 4.0% as compared to transaction
revenues of $53,940,690 for the six months ended June 30, 2001. For the six
months ended June 30, 2002, 83% of our transaction revenues were generated from
fully electronic transactions.
Our revenues are currently highly dependent on transaction volume in the global
financial product markets. Accordingly, among other things, equity market
volatility, economic and political conditions in the United States and elsewhere
in the world, concerns over inflation, institutional and consumer confidence
levels, the availability of cash for investment by mutual funds and other
wholesale and retail investors, fluctuating interest and exchange rates and
legislative and regulatory changes and currency values may have an impact on our
volume of transactions. As a result of the ongoing difficulties facing some of
the largest energy market participants, it is difficult to estimate the trading
level volumes in these markets and therefore the impact on our future
transaction revenues earned from TradeSpark. Our transaction revenues fluctuate
due to the mix of products and relative trading volumes, price per product
variations and volume discounts provided to certain customers. Therefore, the
relationship between volume and revenue generation will fluctuate from period to
period. In addition, a significant amount of our revenues is currently received
in connection with our relationship with Cantor. Consequently, our revenues have
been negatively affected by the effect of the September 11 Events on Cantor and
may continue to be negatively affected in the future if Cantor's business
continues to suffer due to the September 11 Events or otherwise.
SOFTWARE SOLUTION FEES FROM RELATED PARTIES
Software solution fees from related parties for the six months ended June 30,
2002 were $6,324,475. This compares with software solution fees from related
parties for the six months ended June 30, 2001 of $7,969,587, a decrease of 21%.
As a result of the September 11 Events, there has been a reduction in demand for
our support services from Cantor and TradeSpark due to the loss of their voice
brokers, offset in part by additional software solution fees from MPLLC, and
therefore a decrease in our software solution fees from related parties.
SOFTWARE SOLUTION FEES FROM UNRELATED PARTIES
Certain of our clients provide online access to their customers through use of
our electronic trading platform for which we receive fees. Such fees are
deferred and recognized as revenues ratably over the term of the licensing
agreement. We also receive software solution fees from unrelated parties by
charging our clients for additional connections to our system to help protect
them from possible business
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interruptions. Software solution fees from unrelated parties for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 were $1,104,130 as compared to software solution fees from
unrelated parties of $647,920 for the three months ended June 30, 2001, an
increase of 70%, due primarily to $500,000 of licensing fees earned from
IntercontinentalExchange for use of the Wagner Patent.
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE PROCEEDS
During the six months ended June 30, 2002, we recognized $12,832,886 as our
portion of the $40,000,000 insurance recovery received by Cantor. Such amount
was received in August 2002.
INTEREST INCOME FROM RELATED PARTIES
For the six months ended June 30, 2002, weighted average interest rates on
overnight reverse repurchase agreements were 1.7% as compared to 4.8% for the
six months ended June 30, 2001. As a result, we generated interest income from
related parties of $1,441,612 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared
to $3,408,851 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 58%.
Six months ended
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June 30, June 30,
2002 2001
EXPENSES --------------- --------------
Compensation and employee benefits........................... $ 18,634,649 $ 31,386,507
Occupancy and equipment...................................... 11,710,257 14,914,485
Professional and consulting fees............................. 3,114,722 6,035,128
Communications and client networks........................... 3,051,434 4,202,143
Marketing.................................................... 3,234,528 2,998,771
Administrative fees paid to related parties.................. 4,287,252 4,842,118
Non-cash business partner securities......................... 812,806 298,900
Other........................................................ 2,861,095 4,294,664
--------------- --------------
Total expenses........................................ $ 47,706,743 $ 68,972,716
=============== ==============
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
At June 30, 2002, we had approximately 294 employees, as compared to
approximately 484 employees at June 30, 2001. The decrease in the number of
employees was principally due to the September 11 Events. Substantially all of
our employees are full time employees located predominantly in the New York
metropolitan area and London. Compensation costs include salaries, bonus
accruals, payroll taxes and costs of employer-provided benefits for our
employees. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, our compensation costs were
$18,634,649 as compared to $31,386,507 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of 41%. Our future compensation costs are uncertain and are dependent
upon the degree and/or speed with which we replace our lost employees and
businesses.
OCCUPANCY AND EQUIPMENT
Occupancy and equipment costs were $11,710,257 for the six months ended June 30,
2002 as compared to occupancy and equipment costs of $14,914,485 for the six
months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 21%. The decrease was primarily caused
by our reduced need for office space as a result of the September 11 Events.
Occupancy expenditures primarily consist of the rent and facilities costs of our
offices in London, Tokyo and the New York metropolitan area. We moved into our
new corporate headquarters during the second quarter of 2002. We anticipate that
our occupancy costs will increase slightly in the near future as compared to the
six months ended June 30, 2002. Although we believe that our equipment costs
will increase in the future, we anticipate that equipment costs will remain
below those incurred prior to the September 11 Events.
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PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING FEES
Professional and consulting fees were $3,114,722 for the six months ended June
30, 2002 as compared to $6,035,128 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a
decrease of 48%, primarily due to a decrease in legal and contract employee
personnel costs.
COMMUNICATIONS AND CLIENT NETWORKS
Communications costs were $3,051,434 for the six months ended June 30, 2002, a
27% decrease over communication costs of $4,202,143 for the six months ended
June 30, 2001, due principally to decreased data and telephone costs subsequent
to the September 11 Events. Communications costs include the costs of local and
wide area network infrastructure, the cost of establishing the client network
linking clients to us, data and telephone lines, data and telephone usage and
other related costs. We anticipate expenditures for communications and client
networks will increase in the near future as we continue to reconstruct our
digitally managed global network, increase connectivity and connect additional
customers to our network.
MARKETING
We incurred marketing expenses of $3,234,528 during the six months ended June
30, 2002 as compared to marketing expenses during the six month period ended
June 30, 2001 of $2,998,771, an increase of 8%, resulting from the development
of a 2002 advertising campaign. We expect the campaign to result in increased
marketing expenses through the third quarter of 2002.
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES PAID TO RELATED PARTIES
Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to us, including accounting, tax, legal and facilities
management, for which we reimburse Cantor for the direct and indirect cost of
providing such services. Administrative fees paid to related parties were
$4,287,252 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to administrative
fees of $4,842,118 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 11%.
Administrative fees paid to related parties are dependent upon both the costs
incurred by Cantor and the portion of Cantor's administrative services which we
utilize. Due to the continuing effects of the September 11 Events on both us and
Cantor, the level of future administrative fees cannot be reasonably determined
at this time.
NON-CASH BUSINESS PARTNER SECURITIES
We enter into strategic alliances with other industry participants in order to
expand our business and to enter into new marketplaces. As part of these
strategic alliances, we have issued warrants and convertible preferred stock.
These securities do not require cash outlays and do not represent a use of our
assets. The expense related to these issuances is based on the value of the
securities being issued and the structure of the transaction. We believe period
to period comparisons are not meaningful as these transactions do not recur on a
regular basis.
OTHER EXPENSES
Other expenses consist primarily of recruitment fees, travel, promotional and
entertainment expenditures. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, other
expenses were $2,861,095 as compared to other expenses of $4,294,664 for the six
months ended June 30, 2001, a decrease of 33%, principally as a result of
decreased recruitment fees. We anticipate that other expenses will not increase
in the near future because, although we expect to incur additional recruitment
fees in the near future due to the September 11 Events, these recruitment costs
were estimated and included in the Provision for September 11 Events recorded in
2001.
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NET INCOME
Excluding non-cash business partner securities, our net income was $26,360,332
for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Including the above non-cash charges,
our net income was $25,547,526 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At June 30, 2002, we had cash and cash equivalents of $166.9 million, an
increase of $7.0 million as compared to December 31, 2001. We generated cash of
$17.2 million from our operating activities, consisting of net income after
non-cash items of $31.8 million net of $14.6 million of other changes in
operating assets and liabilities. We also used net cash of $10.2 million
resulting from $10.2 million of purchases of fixed assets and intangible assets,
capitalization of software development costs and patent defense costs.
Our operating cash flows consist of transaction revenues from related parties
and software solution fees from related and unrelated parties, various fees paid
to or costs reimbursed to Cantor, other costs paid directly by us and interest
income from related parties. In its capacity as a fulfillment service provider,
Cantor processes and settles transactions and, as such, collects and pays the
funds necessary to clear transactions with the counterparty. In doing so, Cantor
receives our portion of the transaction fee and, in accordance with the Joint
Services Agreement, remits the gross amount owed to us. In addition, we have
entered into similar services agreements with TradeSpark, Freedom and MPLLC.
Under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Joint Services Agreement and
the services agreements with TradeSpark, Freedom and MPLLC, any net receivable
or payable is settled at the discretion of the parties.
As a result of the September 11 Events, we anticipate that we will be required
to make significant capital expenditures in the near future, including the
acquisition of computer hardware, network infrastructure and facilities,
including our new corporate headquarters in New York City. However, we expect
insurance proceeds to fund a significant portion of these costs. In addition, we
do not currently plan to rebuild a third data center.
Under the current operating structure, our cash flows from operations and our
existing cash resources should be sufficient to fund our current working capital
and current capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months.
However, we believe that there are a significant number of capital intensive
opportunities for us to maximize our growth and strategic position, including,
among other things, strategic alliances and joint ventures potentially involving
all types and combinations of equity, debt, acquisition, recapitalization and
reorganization alternatives. We are continually considering such options,
including the possibility of additional repurchases of our Class A common stock,
and their effect on our liquidity and capital resources.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
At June 30, 2002, we had invested $164,106,772 of our cash in securities
purchased under reverse repurchase agreements with Cantor, which are fully
collateralized by U.S. Government securities held in a custodial account at The
Chase Manhattan Bank. These reverse repurchase agreements have an overnight
maturity and, as such, are highly liquid. We do not use derivative financial
instruments, derivative commodity instruments or other market risk sensitive
instruments, positions or transactions. Accordingly, we believe that we are not
subject to any material risks arising from changes in interest rates, foreign
currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices or other market changes
that affect market risk sensitive instruments. Our policy is to invest our cash
in a manner that provides us with the appropriate level of liquidity to enable
us to meet our current obligations, primarily accounts payable, capital
expenditures and payroll, recognizing that we do not currently have outside bank
funding.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
eSpeed patent related legal proceedings
After we acquired the Wagner patent in April 2001, we joined ETS, the prior
patent owner, as a plaintiff in litigation pending in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas against the Board of Trade of the City
of Chicago and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and in the Southern District of
New York against the New York Mercantile Exchange. The plaintiffs allege that
the defendants in each case infringed the Wagner patent. The complaints seek
injunctive relief, a reasonable royalty, treble damages pursuant to 37 U.S.C.
ss.284, attorneys' fees, interest and costs. The defendants have asserted
counterclaims by which they contend they are entitled to their attorneys' fees
should they prevail. On October 12, 2001, the Judge in the Texas case entered an
order following a hearing (usually referred to as a Markman hearing) construing
the claims of the patent. On June 26, 2002, the Judge in the New York case
entered an order following a Markman hearing construing the claims of the
patent. We believe that both of those Markman rulings were generally consistent
with our interpretation of the scope of the patent.
Discovery is essentially complete in the Texas case and preparation is underway
for a trial scheduled for September 9, 2002. Expert discovery is ongoing in the
New York case, and a limited amount of fact discovery remains. The New York case
is scheduled to be trial ready by mid-December 2002 with a trial likely in 2003.
Although the ultimate outcome of these actions cannot be ascertained at this
time and the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it
is the opinion of management that the resolution of these matters will not have
a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Cantor related legal proceedings
In February 1998, Market Data Corporation contracted with Chicago Board
Brokerage (a company controlled by the Chicago Board of Trade and Prebon Yamane)
to provide the technology for an electronic trading system to compete with
Cantor's United States Treasury brokerage business. Market Data Corporation is
controlled by Iris Cantor and Rodney Fisher, her nephew- in-law. Iris Cantor, a
company under the control of Iris Cantor referred to herein as Cantor Fitzgerald
Incorporated (CFI) and Rodney Fisher are limited partners of CFLP.
In April 1998, CFLP filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against
Market Data Corporation, Iris Cantor, CFI, Rodney Fisher and Chicago Board
Brokerage seeking an injunction and other remedies. The complaint alleges that
Iris Cantor, CFI and Rodney Fisher violated certain duties, including fiduciary
duties under Cantor's partnership agreement, due to their competition with CFLP
with respect to the electronic trading system mentioned above. CFLP believes
Market Data Corporation's technology for electronic trading systems would be of
substantial assistance to competitors in the wholesale market if provided to
them. The complaint further alleges that Market Data Corporation and Chicago
Board Brokerage tortiously interfered with CFLP's partnership agreement and
aided and abetted Iris Cantor's, CFI's and Rodney Fisher's breaches of fiduciary
duty. Iris Cantor, CFI and Rodney Fisher counterclaimed seeking, among other
things, (1) to reform agreements they have with CFLP and (2) a declaration that
CFLP breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
CFLP settled its dispute with Chicago Board Brokerage in April 1999, and Chicago
Board Brokerage subsequently announced it was disbanding its operations.
On March 13, 2000, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled in favor of CFLP,
finding that Iris Cantor, CFI and Rodney Fisher had breached the Partnership
Agreement of CFLP, and that Market Data Corporation had aided and abetted that
breach. The court awarded CFLP declaratory judgment relief and court costs
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and attorneys' fees. The defendants moved for re-argument with respect to the
award of fees and costs. Justice Steele adhered to his previous decision that
CFLP is entitled to recover court costs and attorneys' fees.
On November 5, 2001, Justice Steele entered an Order of Declaratory Judgment,
which provides that if Iris Cantor, CFI and/or Rod Fisher, through MDC or
otherwise, wish to compete with CFLP or its affiliates in a manner that could
reasonably be expected to harm a core business of CFLP, they must obtain the
written consent of CFLP's Managing General Partner. On December 4, 2001, the
defendants filed notices of appeal. The Delaware Supreme Court dismissed the
appeals as interlocutory. On June 21, 2002 (and revised July 8, 2002), the Court
rendered an opinion denying defendants' further reargument as to the damages
award and stated that the case is now ripe for appeal. The parties were asked to
submit a proposed form of order. In a related proceeding, MDC has alleged that
CFLP has violated the declaratory judgment order by withholding its consent for
MDC to engage in certain business transactions. That matter is scheduled for a
hearing before the Delaware Court of Chancery's Special Master on September 26
and 27, 2002.
Two related actions are pending in New York. In a case pending in the Supreme
Court of New York, plaintiff CFLP alleges, among other things, that defendants
Market Data Corporation, CFI, Iris Cantor and Rodney Fisher misused confidential
information of CFLP in connection with the above-mentioned provision of
technology to Chicago Board Brokerage. In a case filed in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, CFI and Iris Cantor
allege, among other things, that certain senior officers of CFLP breached
fiduciary duties they owed to CFI. The allegations in this lawsuit relate to
several of the same events underlying the court proceedings in Delaware.
Neither of these two cases had been pursued prior to the March 13, 2000 decision
in the court proceedings in Delaware. On May 15, 2000, the senior officers of
CFLP who are defendants in the federal action in New York moved to dismiss the
complaint against them on several grounds, including, among other things, that
matters that were adjudicated against them in Delaware. Iris Cantor and CFI
filed papers opposing the motion to dismiss on June 5, 2000, and the defendants
filed a reply on June 15, 2000.
On February 7, 2001, the court granted the motion to dismiss CFI's complaint.
CFI and Iris Cantor appealed. In November 2001, the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments. It has yet to render a
decision.
On May 16, 2000, CFI filed an action in Delaware Superior Court, New Castle
County, against CFLP and CF Group Management, Inc. (CFGM) seeking payment of $40
million allegedly due pursuant to a settlement agreement in an earlier
litigation between the parties. The complaint alleges that CFI is entitled to a
one-time $40 million payment upon "an initial public offering of CFLP or of a
successor to a material portion of the assets and business of CFLP..." CFI
alleges that our initial public offering on December 10, 1999 triggered the
payment obligation under the settlement agreement. On September 26, 2000, CFLP
and CFGM filed an answer denying liability. Following the events of September
11, 2001, the action was stayed. The Court has ruled that the stay is to remain
in place until September 2002.
Although we do not expect to incur any losses with respect to the pending
lawsuits or supplemental allegations relating to Cantor and Cantor's partnership
agreement, Cantor has agreed to indemnify us with respect to any liabilities we
incur as a result of any breach by Cantor of any covenant or obligation
contained in Cantor's partnership agreement and for any liabilities that are
incurred with respect to the litigation involving Market Data Corporation, Iris
Cantor, CFI and Rodney Fisher.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
(d) The effective date of our registration statement (Registration No.
333-87475) filed on Form S-1 relating to our initial public offering of Class A
common stock was December 9, 1999. In our initial public offering, we sold
7,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $22.00 per
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share and CFS, the selling stockholder, sold 3,350,000 shares of Class A common
stock at a price of $22.00 per share. Our initial public offering was managed on
behalf of the underwriters by Warburg Dillon Read LLC, Hambrecht & Quist, Thomas
Weisel Partners LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. The offering commenced on
December 10, 1999 and closed on December 15, 1999. Proceeds to us from our
initial public offering, after deduction of the underwriting discounts and
commissions of approximately $10.0 million and offering costs of $4.4 million,
totaled approximately $139.6 million. None of the expenses incurred in our
initial public offering were direct or indirect payments to our directors,
officers, general partners or their associates, to persons owning 10% or more of
any class of our equity securities or to our affiliates. Of the $139.6 million
raised, approximately $8.9 million has been used to fund investments in various
entities, approximately $54.0 million has been used to acquire fixed assets and
to pay for the development of capitalized software and approximately $10.7
million has been used to purchase and perfect intangible assets. The remaining
$66.0 million has been invested in reverse repurchase agreements which are fully
collateralized by U.S. Government Securities held in a custodial account at a
third-party bank.
Of the amount of proceeds spent through June 30, 2002, approximately $22.1
million has been paid to Cantor under the Administrative Services Agreement
between Cantor and us.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer Relating to a Periodic Report
Containing Financial Statements
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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.
eSpeed, Inc.
(Registrant)
/s/ Howard W. Lutnick
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Howard W. Lutnick
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
/s/ Jeffrey M. Chertoff
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Jeffrey M. Chertoff
Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 14, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer Relating to a Periodic Report
Containing Financial Statements