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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

ý

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

 

OR

 

o

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

 

For the transition period from

 

Commission File Number 333-64687

 


 

GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

13-3634726

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2122 York Road, Oak Brook, Illinois

 

60523

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 574-3000

 


 

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 ý  No o

 

As of November 8, 2002, there were outstanding 1,616,982 shares of Class A Common Stock, 3,363,900 shares of Class B Common Stock and 44,857 shares of Preferred Stock.

 



 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2002

 

 

INDEX

 

Part I

 

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

 

 

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Part I — Financial Information

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

September 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

3,019

 

$

2,590

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

45,786

 

30,407

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

13,286

 

23,215

 

Inventories

 

12,256

 

14,291

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

18,059

 

18,486

 

Total current assets

 

92,406

 

88,989

 

Property and equipment, net

 

139,377

 

141,313

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

29,405

 

Inventories

 

9,504

 

9,229

 

Investments in joint ventures

 

5,810

 

6,331

 

Other assets

 

5,434

 

6,956

 

Total assets

 

$

281,936

 

$

282,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

27,418

 

$

30,913

 

Accrued expenses

 

21,135

 

28,497

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

7,395

 

4,873

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

12,000

 

11,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

67,948

 

75,283

 

Long-term debt

 

170,759

 

173,728

 

Deferred income taxes

 

45,415

 

45,593

 

Other

 

7,639

 

7,917

 

Total liabilities

 

291,761

 

302,521

 

Minority interests

 

4,794

 

5,696

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

Stockholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized: 45,000 issued; 44,857 outstanding in 2002 and 2001

 

1

 

1

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized: 5,000,000 issued; 4,970,882 and 4,920,882 outstanding in 2002 and 2001, respectively

 

50

 

50

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

50,457

 

50,457

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(65,367

)

(75,787

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

480

 

(407

)

Treasury stock, at cost; 143 preferred shares in 2002 and 2001; 29,118 and 79,118 common shares in 2002 and 2001, respectively

 

(172

)

(222

)

Note receivable from stockholder

 

(68

)

(86

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(14,619

)

(25,994

)

Total  liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

281,936

 

$

282,223

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Contract revenues

 

$

100,055

 

$

82,680

 

$

263,443

 

$

233,541

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

80,339

 

68,108

 

214,715

 

190,516

 

Gross profit

 

19,716

 

14,572

 

48,728

 

43,025

 

General and administrative expenses

 

8,387

 

6,777

 

21,713

 

18,802

 

Operating income

 

11,329

 

7,795

 

27,015

 

24,223

 

Interest expense, net

 

(5,415

)

(5,789

)

(16,009

)

(15,504

)

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

127

 

482

 

209

 

599

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

6,041

 

2,488

 

11,215

 

9,318

 

Income tax expense

 

(2,682

)

(1,070

)

(1,697

)

(4,089

)

Minority interests

 

(419

)

(494

)

902

 

(1,612

)

Net income

 

$

2,940

 

$

924

 

$

10,420

 

$

3,617

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,420

 

$

3,617

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,755

 

10,935

 

Earnings of joint ventures

 

(209

)

(599

)

Minority interests

 

(902

)

1,612

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(506

)

724

 

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(428

)

(292

)

Other, net

 

1,325

 

439

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(15,379

)

(591

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

9,929

 

4,056

 

Inventories

 

1,760

 

(2,212

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,760

 

492

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(10,187

)

(16,856

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

2,522

 

(1,113

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

11,860

 

212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(14,862

)

(6,140

)

Dispositions of property and equipment

 

5,413

 

606

 

Purchase of NASDI stock, net of cash acquired of $5,000

 

 

(30,800

)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(9,449

)

(36,334

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(8,000

)

(6,762

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

6,000

 

5,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of 11 1/4% subordinated notes

 

 

39,700

 

Financing fees

 

 

(2,500

)

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

18

 

15

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(1,982

)

35,453

 

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

429

 

(669

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,590

 

1,137

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

3,019

 

$

468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

19,296

 

$

17,639

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

4,002

 

$

4,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock award to certain members of management; shares issued from treasury stock

 

$

50

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

1.              Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information.  Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all the information in the notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the dates presented.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

The condensed consolidated results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

 

2.              Allocation of equipment cost

 

The Company can have significant fluctuations in dredging equipment utilization throughout the year.  Accordingly, for interim reporting, the Company defers or accrues fixed equipment costs and amortizes the expenses in proportion to revenues recognized over the year to better match revenues and expenses.

 

 

3.              Comprehensive income

 

Total comprehensive income is comprised of net income and net unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges.  Total comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 was $3,176 and $950, respectively.  Total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 was $11,307 and $3,185, respectively.

 

 

4.              Risk management activities

 

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage commodity price and foreign currency exchange risks.  Such instruments are not used for trading purposes.   As of September 30, 2002, the Company is party to various swap arrangements to hedge the price of a portion of its diesel fuel purchase requirements for work in its backlog to be performed through December 2003.  As of September 30, 2002, there were 7.7 million gallons remaining on these contracts.  Under these agreements, the Company will pay fixed prices ranging from $0.55 to $0.72 per gallon.  At September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the fair value on these contracts was estimated to be a gain (loss) of $786 and $(670), respectively, based on quoted market prices.   The fair value at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 is recorded in other current assets and accrued liabilities, respectively.  Ineffectiveness related to these fuel hedge arrangements was determined to be immaterial.  The remaining gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2002 will be reclassified into earnings over the next fifteen months, corresponding to the period during which the hedged fuel is expected to be utilized.

 

 

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The carrying values of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.  The carrying value of long-term bank debt is a reasonable estimate of its fair value as interest rates are variable, based on the prevailing market rates.  At September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the Company had long-term subordinated notes outstanding with a recorded book value of $154,759 and $154,728, respectively.   The fair value of these notes was $159,836 and $158,294 at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, based on quoted market prices.  The Company is contingently liable under letters of credit and other financial guarantees.  It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these financial instruments; however, the Company does not expect any material losses to result from these financial instruments since performance is not likely to be required.

 

 

5.              Acquisition of North American Site Developers, Inc.

 

                In April 2001, the Company purchased 80% of the capital stock of North American Site Developers, Inc. (“NASDI”), a demolition service provider located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of NASDI are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income from the date of the acquisition.

 

The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 include the results of NASDI.   The following pro forma combined results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 have been prepared assuming the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the period.  The pro forma amounts include adjustments to reflect increased interest on debt incurred to finance the acquisition and exclude goodwill amortization. The pro forma operating results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may occur in the future or that would have occurred had this acquisition been consummated at the beginning of the period presented.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

Actual
2002

 

Pro forma
2001

 

Contract revenues

 

$

263,443

 

$

242,247

 

Operating income

 

27,015

 

27,621

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

11,215

 

11,493

 

Net income

 

10,420

 

4,919

 

 

 

6.              Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Completed contracts

 

$

8,854

 

$

11,776

 

Contracts in progress

 

31,631

 

16,774

 

Retainage

 

6,251

 

3,228

 

 

 

46,736

 

31,778

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(950

)

(1,371

)

 

 

$

45,786

 

$

30,407

 

 

 

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7.              Contracts in progress

 

The components of contracts in progress at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings:

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and earnings for contracts in progress

 

$

189,380

 

$

156,539

 

Amounts billed

 

(178,576

)

(136,401

)

Costs and earnings in excess of billings for contracts in progress

 

10,804

 

20,138

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings for completed contracts

 

2,482

 

3,077

 

 

 

$

13,286

 

$

23,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid contract costs (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets)

 

$

4,110

 

$

5,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billings in excess of costs and earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts billed

 

$

(40,219

)

$

(77,860

)

Costs and earnings for contracts in progress

 

32,824

 

72,987

 

 

 

$

(7,395

)

$

(4,873

)

 

 

8.              Accrued expenses

 

                Accrued expenses at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Payroll and employee benefits

 

$

6,077

 

$

6,273

 

U.S. income and other taxes

 

4,928

 

6,492

 

Insurance

 

4,735

 

5,386

 

Interest

 

2,401

 

6,721

 

Equipment leases

 

895

 

1,313

 

Other

 

2,099

 

2,312

 

 

 

$

21,135

 

$

28,497

 

 

 

9.              Income taxes

 

                The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was 13.0% reflecting a tax deduction for the write-off of the tax basis of an insurance claim receivable of $11,000 related to litigation settlement payments made in 1997.  For book purposes, the insurance reimbursement had been assigned to the Company’s former owner as part of the Company’s recapitalization in 1998 and, therefore, had no book basis.  The effective tax rate for the comparable nine months ended September 30, 2001 was 48.9%.

 

 

7



 

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, the Company’s income tax provision includes interest expense of $800 on estimated additional federal income tax for the years 1995 to 2000 arising from a reduction in actual tax payments made to foreign tax authorities versus amounts previously reported in the Company’s U.S. federal tax returns for those years.  This reallocation of tax liabilities from foreign to domestic is expected to ultimately result in a net tax benefit to the Company of an amount approximating the interest incurred.

 

 

10.       Segment information

 

                The Company and its subsidiaries operate in two reportable segments: dredging and demolition.  Prior to the acquisition of NASDI in April 2001, the Company’s only reportable segment was dredging.  The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including profit and loss statements prepared according to the segments presented.   Segment information for the periods presented is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

82,223

 

$

74,347

 

$

224,573

 

$

216,537

 

Operating income

 

7,806

 

7,444

 

20,276

 

22,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demolition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

17,832

 

$

8,333

 

$

38,870

 

$

17,004

 

Operating income

 

3,523

 

351

 

6,739

 

1,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

100,055

 

$

82,680

 

$

263,443

 

$

233,541

 

Operating income

 

11,329

 

7,795

 

27,015

 

24,223

 

 

 

11.       Commitments and contingencies

 

              At September 30, 2002, the Company is contingently liable, in the normal course of business, for $11,368 in letters of credit related primarily to contract performance guarantees.

 

              Amboy Aggregates, a joint venture in which the Company has a 50% equity interest, has a mortgage loan with a bank, which contains certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on the amount of distributions to its joint venture partners.  The Company has guaranteed 50% of the outstanding mortgage principal and accrued interest, which totaled $1,532 at September 30, 2002.

 

              The Company has reached an agreement in principle to purchase Ballast Needam’s minority interests in NATCO Limited Partnership and North American Trailing Company for $4,500.  The purchase would give the Company complete ownership and control of its hopper operations and is pending finalization of the definitive agreements.  The purchase is expected to be completed before year-end.

 

As is customary with negotiated contracts with the federal government, the government has the right to audit the books and records of the Company to ensure compliance with such contracts and applicable federal laws.  The government has the ability to seek a price adjustment based on the results of such audit.  Any such audits have not had and are not expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial position or operations of the Company.

 

 

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              In the normal course of business, the Company is a defendant in various legal proceedings.  Resolution of these claims is not expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial position or operations of the Company.

 

 

12.       Effects of recently issued accounting pronouncements

 

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations” as of January 1, 2002.  This statement requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method.

 

The Company has also adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” as of January 1, 2002.  This statement requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be assessed annually for impairment with the initial assessment to be completed within the first six months following adoption of the standard.   The required initial impairment evaluation was performed in the first quarter of 2002 resulting in no impairment in the value of the Company’s goodwill.   The Company’s goodwill relates solely to its acquisition of NASDI, which took place in the second quarter of 2001. The Company’s earnings for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001 include goodwill amortization of $927.

 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) also issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses the recognition and remeasurement of obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets.   SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this statement, but does not anticipate that adoption will have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which supersedes previous guidance and provides additional clarification as to when and how to measure a loss upon impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.  This standard, which became effective for the Company on January 1, 2002, had no impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

In May 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections”. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 145, gains and losses from the early extinguishment of debt are no longer classified as an extraordinary item, net of income taxes, but are included in the determination of pretax earnings.  SFAS No. 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002, with early application encouraged.  Upon adoption, all gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt previously reported as an extraordinary item shall be reclassified to pretax earnings.  It is anticipated that the adoption of SFAS No. 145 will have no impact on the financial position or results of operations for the Company.

 

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”.  SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred.  SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, and as such, the provisions of SFAS No. 146 will be applied prospectively if it impacts the Company through relevant restructuring activities or other disposal or exit activities.

 

 

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13.       Supplemental condensed consolidating financial information

 

Included in the Company’s long-term debt is $155,000 of 11¼% senior subordinated notes which will mature on August 15, 2008.  The payment obligations of the Company under the senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and NASDI (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).  Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several.  Separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented because the Company’s management has determined that they would not be material to investors.  The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a combined basis, the balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries and for the Company (“GLD Corporation”).

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at September 30, 2002

 

ASSETS

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

1,077

 

$

1,942

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,019

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

39,934

 

5,852

 

 

 

45,786

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

15,271

 

10,036

 

6,958

 

(32,265

)

 

Current portion of net investment in direct financing leases

 

 

362

 

 

(362

)

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

9,777

 

3,509

 

 

 

13,286

 

Inventories

 

7,693

 

4,563

 

 

 

12,256

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

18,368

 

(1,323

)

1,014

 

 

18,059

 

Total current assets

 

92,120

 

24,941

 

7,972

 

(32,627

)

92,406

 

Property and equipment, net

 

87,015

 

14,215

 

38,147

 

 

139,377

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

 

 

 

29,405

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

13,255

 

 

143,695

 

(156,950

)

 

Notes receivable from affiliates

 

23,851

 

 

16,500

 

(40,351

)

 

Inventories

 

9,504

 

 

 

 

9,504

 

Investments in joint ventures

 

5,810

 

 

 

 

5,810

 

Other assets

 

2,820

 

 

2,614

 

 

5,434

 

 

 

$

263,780

 

$

39,156

 

$

208,928

 

$

(229,928

)

$

281,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

22,774

 

$

4,637

 

$

7

 

$

 

$

27,418

 

Payables to affiliates

 

14,564

 

17,701

 

 

(32,265

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

13,722

 

1,835

 

5,578

 

 

21,135

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

 

362

 

 

(362

)

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues..

 

6,971

 

424

 

 

 

7,395

 

Current maturities of long-term debt.

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

12,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

58,031

 

24,959

 

17,585

 

(32,627

)

67,948

 

Long-term debt.

 

3,000

 

 

167,759

 

 

170,759

 

Notes payable to affiliates..

 

16,500

 

 

23,851

 

(40,351

)

 

Deferred income taxes..

 

33,070

 

179

 

12,166

 

 

45,415

 

Other..

 

4,948

 

505

 

2,186

 

 

7,639

 

Total liabilities

 

115,549

 

25,643

 

223,547

 

(72,978

)

291,761

 

Minority interests.

 

 

 

 

4,794

 

4,794

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

148,231

 

13,513

 

(14,619

)

(161,744

)

(14,619

)

 

 

$

263,780

 

$

39,156

 

$

208,928

 

$

(229,928

)

$

281,936

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2001

 

ASSETS

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents.

 

$

2,515

 

$

75

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,590

 

Accounts receivable, net.

 

27,629

 

2,778

 

 

 

30,407

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

5,051

 

6,613

 

6,000

 

(17,664

)

 

Current portion of net investment in direct financing leases.

 

 

1,946

 

1,661

 

(3,607

)

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings..

 

21,120

 

2,095

 

 

 

23,215

 

Inventories.

 

9,691

 

4,600

 

 

 

14,291

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets..

 

16,878

 

778

 

830

 

 

18,486

 

Total current assets

 

82,884

 

18,885

 

8,491

 

(21,271

)

88,989

 

Property and equipment, net..

 

85,942

 

15,118

 

40,253

 

 

141,313

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

 

 

 

29,405

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

18,932

 

 

121,345

 

(140,277

)

 

Notes receivable from affiliate.

 

12,796

 

 

21,000

 

(33,796

)

 

Inventories..

 

9,229

 

 

 

 

9,229

 

Investments in joint ventures.

 

6,331

 

 

 

 

6,331

 

Other assets..

 

3,651

 

 

3,305

 

 

6,956

 

 

 

$

249,170

 

$

34,003

 

$

194,394

 

$

(195,344

)

$

282,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable..

 

$

26,294

 

$

4,619

 

$

 

$

 

$

30,913

 

Payables to affiliates.

 

14,966

 

2,698

 

 

(17,664

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

13,887

 

3,951

 

10,659

 

 

28,497

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

 

3,607

 

 

(3,607

)

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues..

 

4,873

 

 

 

 

4,873

 

Current maturities of long-term debt.

 

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

60,020

 

14,875

 

21,659

 

(21,271

)

75,283

 

Long-term debt.

 

3,000

 

 

170,728

 

 

173,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note payable to affiliate..

 

21,000

 

 

12,796

 

(33,796

)

 

Deferred income taxes..

 

32,549

 

172

 

12,872

 

 

45,593

 

Other..

 

5,090

 

494

 

2,333

 

 

7,917

 

Total liabilities

 

121,659

 

15,541

 

220,388

 

(55,067

)

302,521

 

Minority interests.

 

 

 

 

5,696

 

5,696

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

127,511

 

18,462

 

(25,994

)

(145,973

)

(25,994

)

 

 

$

249,170

 

$

34,003

 

$

194,394

 

$

(195,344

)

$

282,223

 

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Contract revenues

 

$

89,406

 

$

18,394

 

$

 

$

(7,745

)

$

100,055

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(71,634

)

(15,983

)

(467

)

7,745

 

(80,339

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

17,772

 

2,411

 

(467

)

 

19,716

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(6,829

)

(1,524

)

(34

)

 

(8,387

)

Operating income (loss)

 

10,943

 

887

 

(501

)

 

11,329

 

Interest expense, net

 

(1,573

)

(101

)

(3,741

)

 

(5,415

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

461

 

 

6,041

 

(6,502

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

127

 

 

 

 

127

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

9,958

 

786

 

1,799

 

(6,502

)

6,041

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(3,634

)

(189

)

1,141

 

 

(2,682

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(419

)

(419

)

Net income

 

$

6,324

 

$

597

 

$

2,940

 

$

(6,921

)

$

2,940

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Contract revenues

 

$

64,083

 

$

19,529

 

$

 

$

(932

)

$

82,680

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(53,239

)

(15,286

)

(515

)

932

 

(68,108

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

10,844

 

4,243

 

(515

)

 

14,572

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(5,049

)

(1,701

)

(27

)

 

(6,777

)

Operating income (loss)

 

5,795

 

2,542

 

(542

)

 

7,795

 

Interest expense, net

 

(995

)

(107

)

(4,687

)

 

(5,789

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

1,701

 

 

4,357

 

(6,058

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

482

 

 

 

 

482

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

6,983

 

2,435

 

(872

)

(6,058

)

2,488

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(2,679

)

(187

)

1,796

 

 

(1,070

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(494

)

(494

)

Net income

 

$

4,304

 

$

2,248

 

$

924

 

$

(6,552

)

$

924

 

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Contract revenues

 

$

232,817

 

$

50,510

 

$

 

$

(19,884

)

$

263,443

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(183,253

)

(49,945

)

(1,401

)

19,884

 

(214,715

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

49,564

 

565

 

(1,401

)

 

48,728

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(17,010

)

(4,577

)

(126

)

 

(21,713

)

Operating income (loss)

 

32,554

 

(4,012

)

(1,527

)

 

27,015

 

Interest expense, net

 

(2,854

)

(419

)

(12,736

)

 

(16,009

)

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

 

(3,682

)

 

20,355

 

(16,673

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

209

 

 

 

 

209

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

26,227

 

(4,431

)

6,092

 

(16,673

)

11,215

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(5,507

)

(518

)

4,328

 

 

(1,697

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

902

 

902

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

20,720

 

$

(4,949

)

$

10,420

 

$

(15,771

)

$

10,420

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Contract revenues

 

$

192,724

 

$

50,396

 

$

 

$

(9,579

)

$

233,541

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(159,066

)

(39,463

)

(1,566

)

9,579

 

(190,516

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

33,658

 

10,933

 

(1,566

)

 

43,025

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(15,030

)

(3,675

)

(97

)

 

(18,802

)

Operating income (loss)

 

18,628

 

7,258

 

(1,663

)

 

24,223

 

Interest expense, net

 

(1,466

)

(490

)

(13,548

)

 

(15,504

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

4,708

 

 

13,369

 

(18,077

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint venture

 

599

 

 

 

 

599

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

22,469

 

6,768

 

(1,842

)

(18,077

)

9,318

 

Income tax (expense) benefit.

 

(8,984

)

(564

)

5,459

 

 

(4,089

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(1,612

)

(1,612

)

Net income

 

$

13,485

 

$

6,204

 

$

3,617

 

$

(19,689

)

$

3,617

 

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

20,720

 

$

(4,949

)

$

10,420

 

$

(15,771

)

$

10,420

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

8,180

 

1,588

 

1,987

 

 

11,755

 

Loss (earnings) of subsidiaries and joint ventures

 

3,682

 

 

(20,564

)

16,673

 

(209

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(902

)

(902

)

Deferred income taxes

 

193

 

7

 

(706

)

 

(506

)

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(428

)

 

 

 

(428

)

Other, net

 

1,895

 

(26

)

(544

)

 

1,325

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(12,305

)

(3,074

)

 

 

(15,379

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

11,343

 

(1,414

)

 

 

9,929

 

Inventories

 

1,723

 

37

 

 

 

1,760

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(176

)

2,138

 

(202

)

 

1,760

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(3,422

)

(2,098

)

(4,667

)

 

(10,187

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

2,098

 

424

 

 

 

2,522

 

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

33,503

 

(7,367

)

(14,276

)

 

11,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(14,177

)

(685

)

 

 

(14,862

)

Dispositions of property and equipment

 

5,413

 

 

 

 

5,413

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(8,764

)

(685

)

 

 

(9,449

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 

(8,000

)

 

(8,000

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,000

 

Principal receipts (payments) on capital leases

 

 

(1,661

)

1,661

 

 

 

Net change in accounts with affiliates

 

(26,177

)

11,580

 

14,597

 

 

 

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

 

 

18

 

 

18

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(26,177

)

9,919

 

14,276

 

 

(1,982

)

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

(1,438

)

1,867

 

 

 

429

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,515

 

75

 

 

 

2,590

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

1,077

 

$

1,942

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,019

 

 

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

13,485

 

$

6,204

 

$

3,617

 

$

(19,689

)

$

3,617

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,417

 

1,410

 

2,108

 

 

10,935

 

Earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture

 

(5,191

)

 

(13,485

)

18,077

 

(599

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

1,612

 

1,612

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,565

 

(144

)

(697

)

 

724

 

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(292

)

 

 

 

(292

)

Other, net.

 

248

 

67

 

124

 

 

439

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable.

 

5,597

 

(6,188

)

 

 

(591

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings.

 

2,768

 

1,288

 

 

 

4,056

 

Inventories..

 

(1,355

)

(857

)

 

 

(2,212

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets..

 

(466

)

1,032

 

(74

)

 

492

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses..

 

(12,697

)

1,423

 

(5,582

)

 

(16,856

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

(3,036

)

1,923

 

 

 

(1,113

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

8,043

 

6,158

 

(13,989

)

 

212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(4,817

)

(1,323

)

 

 

(6,140

)

Dispositions of property and equipment

 

502

 

 

104

 

 

606

 

Purchase of NASDI stock, net of cash

 

 

 

(30,800

)

 

(30,800

)

Principal payments (receipts) on direct financing leases

 

 

1,257

 

(1,257

)

 

 

Payments (receipts) on note with affiliate

 

 

841

 

(841

)

 

 

Net cash flows from investing activities.

 

(4,315

)

775

 

(32,794

)

 

(36,334

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(262

)

 

(6,500

)

 

(6,762

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of 11 1/4% subordinated notes

 

 

 

39,700

 

 

39,700

 

Principal receipts (payments) on capital leases.

 

 

(2,613

)

2,613

 

 

 

Net change in accounts with affiliates

 

(2,790

)

(5,665

)

8,455

 

 

 

Financing fees

 

 

 

(2,500

)

 

(2,500

)

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

Dividends

 

1,600

 

(2,000

)

 

400

 

 

Contributions from partners

 

(1,200

)

1,600

 

 

(400

)

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(2,652

)

(8,678

)

46,783

 

 

35,453

 

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

1,076

 

(1,745

)

 

 

(669

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

(654

)

1,791

 

 

 

1,137

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

422

 

$

46

 

$

 

$

 

$

468

 

 

 

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

 

Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

 

Certain information in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Certain forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or “hopeful,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Risk Factors section of Item 1 of the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-60300), which could cause actual results to be materially different than those in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  The Company assumes no obligation to update such information.

 

 

General

 

The Company is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States.  Dredging generally involves the enhancement or preservation of the navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand or rock.  The U.S. dredging market consists of three primary types of work:  Capital, Maintenance and Beach Nourishment, in which the Company experienced an average combined U.S. market share of the projects on which it bids (“bid market”) of 40% over the last three years.  In addition, the Company has continued its role as the only U.S. dredging contractor with significant international operations, which averaged 14% of its contract revenues over the last three years.

 

In April 2001, the Company purchased 80% of the capital stock of North American Site Developers, Inc. (“NASDI”), a demolition service provider located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  The purchase consideration for the acquisition included (1) $35.0 million in cash payable to the stockholders of NASDI, and (2) two junior subordinated promissory notes totaling $3.0 million from NASDI payable to the NASDI management stockholders. The Company issued $40.0 million of its senior subordinated notes to fund the cash portion of the acquisition price and pay related fees and expenses.   The NASDI management stockholders retained a 20% non-voting interest in NASDI.

 

The Company’s equity in earnings of joint ventures relates to the Company’s 50% ownership interest in Amboy Aggregates (“Amboy”) and 20% ownership interest in Riovia S.A. (“Riovia”), which are accounted for using the equity method.  The Company conducts certain hopper dredging activities, primarily maintenance and beach nourishment projects, through the operations of NATCO Limited Partnership (“NATCO”) and North American Trailing Company (“North American”).  Minority interests reflects Ballast Nedam Group N.V.’s respective 25% and 20% interest in NATCO and North American, as well as NASDI management stockholders’ 20% interest in NASDI.

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the components of net income and EBITDA as a percentage of contract revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Contract revenues

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Costs of contract revenues

 

(80.3

)

(82.4

)

(81.5

)

(81.6

)

Gross profit

 

19.7

 

17.6

 

18.5

 

18.4

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(8.4

)

(8.2

)

(8.2

)

(8.0

)

Operating income

 

11.3

 

9.4

 

10.3

 

10.4

 

Interest expense, net

 

(5.4

)

(7.0

)

(6.0

)

(6.6

)

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

0.1

 

0.6

 

 

0.2

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

6.0

 

3.0

 

4.3

 

4.0

 

Income tax expense

 

(2.7

)

(1.3

)

(0.6

)

(1.8

)

Minority interests

 

(0.4

)

(0.6

)

0.3

 

(0.7

)

Net income

 

2.9

%

1.1

%

4.0

%

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

15.2

%

14.2

%

14.7

%

15.1

%

 

“EBITDA,” as provided herein, represents earnings from continuing operations before net interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense and excludes equity earnings of joint ventures and minority interests.  EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows from operations as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The Company’s EBITDA is included as it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its financial performance, and certain covenants in the Company’s borrowing arrangements are tied to similar measures.  EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from continuing operations, or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as measures of the Company’s profitability or liquidity.  EBITDA as defined herein may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

 

 

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The following table sets forth, by segment and dredging type of work, the Company’s contract revenues for the three and nine months ended and backlog as of the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Revenues (in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital — U.S.

 

$

35,923

 

$

33,379

 

$

80,969

 

$

89,606

 

Capital — foreign

 

14,745

 

5,106

 

42,680

 

23,953

 

Beach

 

13,335

 

16,689

 

64,112

 

62,879

 

Maintenance

 

18,220

 

19,173

 

36,812

 

40,099

 

Demolition

 

17,832

 

8,333

 

38,870

 

17,004

 

 

 

$

100,055

 

$

82,680

 

$

263,443

 

$

233,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Backlog (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital — U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

$

239,626

 

$

61,436

 

Capital — foreign

 

 

 

 

 

64,264

 

42,413

 

Beach

 

 

 

 

 

39,825

 

29,822

 

Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

13,721

 

25,811

 

Demolition

 

 

 

 

 

18,321

 

30,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

375,757

 

$

190,253

 

 

Third quarter 2002 revenues were $100.0 million, an increase of $17.3 million or 21.0%, over third quarter 2001 revenues of $82.7 million.  Revenues for the first nine months of 2002 were $263.4 million, an increase of $29.9 million or 12.8% over revenues for the first nine months of 2001 of $233.5 million.  The increase in third quarter and year to date revenues reflects increased foreign dredging revenue and demolition services revenue.  Gross profit margin for the third quarter of 2002 was 19.7%, which improved from the gross profit margin of 17.6% in the third quarter of 2001.   Gross profit margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 remained consistent at 18.5% and 18.4%, respectively.  The improvement in the 2002 third quarter was primarily attributable to higher margins on the demolition services revenue.  In the third quarter, the Company also achieved strong margins on its domestic capital work, which offset lower margins achieved on certain beach projects that encountered weather and other operational difficulties, as well as lower margins typically earned on the foreign dredging revenues.

 

Capital projects include large port deepenings and other infrastructure projects.   Domestic capital dredging revenue increased in the third quarter of 2002 by $2.5 million but declined for the nine-month period by $8.6 million, as compared to the same periods of 2001.  The Company performed on numerous beach nourishment projects during the first half of the year, but in the third quarter began shifting more of its resources to domestic capital work, for which it has built up significant backlog at the end of September.  The domestic capital market remained strong through the third quarter of 2002 as Deep Port projects, authorized by the 1986 Water Resource Development Act (“WRDA”) and subsequent bills, continued to be scheduled and let for bid by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”).  In 1997, the Corps announced new Deep Port work and in subsequent years has expanded existing projects with a combined revenue value in excess of

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$2.0 billion, to be completed through 2005.   Since this time, numerous projects with a combined revenue value of $1.2 billion have been let for bid and awarded through the third quarter of 2002.  The Company has been the low bidder on projects with a total value of approximately $610 million, representing 50% of the total let for bid and awarded.

During the third quarter of 2002, the Company performed on the Area 5 Kill Van Kull, New York Deep Port project (“KVK5”), which contributed revenue for the quarter of approximately $12.0 million.  During the quarter, work also continued on three other deepening projects:  Jacksonville Harbor, Florida; St. Lucie Inlet, Florida; and Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina. These projects all commenced in the second quarter of 2002 and added revenues of $21.8 million, collectively, to the third quarter.  Additionally, work continued on two foreign capital projects in Bahrain and Ghana, which contributed $11.7 million in total revenue to the quarter.

 

Beach nourishment projects include rebuilding of shoreline areas which have been damaged by storm activity or ongoing erosion.  Third quarter revenues from beach nourishment projects decreased $3.4 million from the third quarter of 2001, due to the shifting of more resources to capital work during the period.  Year to date 2002 beach revenues of $64.1 million were comparable to 2001 year to date revenues of $62.9 million. During the third quarter, the Company started a new beach nourishment project in Townsends/Hereford Inlet, New Jersey and performed on projects in Sea Bright, New Jersey and St. Johns County, Florida, which added combined revenue of $13.3 million to the quarter.

 

Maintenance projects include routine dredging of ports, rivers and channels to remove the regular build up of sediment.   Maintenance revenues in the third quarter and first nine months of 2002 declined slightly from levels for the same periods of 2001, but were consistent with typical maintenance dredging volume, which varies depending on levels of Midwest precipitation as well as the Company’s available equipment capacity.  Third quarter 2002 revenues from maintenance projects included $3.6 million from three private jobs, $5.6 million from three Corps river maintenance projects, as well as $7.2 million from three other Corps projects.

 

NASDI’s demolition revenue for the third quarter and first nine months of 2002 totaled $17.8 million and $38.9 million, respectively, and compares to $8.3 million for the third quarter of 2001 and $17.0 million earned by NASDI from mid-April 2001, the date of acquisition by the Company, through the third quarter of 2001.  NASDI’s third quarter 2002 revenues included $6.8 million from the Saltonstall interior office building demolition in Boston and $4.1 million from a the asbestos removal and demolition project at Delta Terminal A in the Boston Airport, with the remaining revenue being generated by numerous other projects.  Demolition activity increased significantly during the third quarter and included positive performance on a number of the major projects in NASDI’s backlog.

 

Third quarter and year to date 2002 revenues of the Company’s NATCO hopper dredging subsidiary decreased $6.4 million and $13.5 million, respectively, over the same periods of 2001, primarily due to adverse weather and operating conditions encountered on certain beach nourishment projects on which NATCO was employed, necessitating downtime of the dredges.   NATCO’s gross profit margins were negatively impacted by these projects during the first half of 2002, but improved in the third quarter due to positive performance on a number of maintenance jobs performed in the quarter.

 

General and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2002 and the first nine months of 2002 totaled $8.4 million and $21.7 million, respectively, which represents an increase of $1.6 million and $2.9 million over the same periods of 2001.   The third quarter increase resulted primarily

 

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from $1.3 million in discretionary bonuses paid to certain members of management for their efforts relating to the outstanding Chicago flood insurance litigation, which was conclusively settled in the second quarter.   The 2002 year to date expense also includes approximately $1.1 million in additional NASDI-related costs for the period, compared to the same 2001 period which included NASDI only after the date of acquisition in April 2001.

Net interest expense decreased $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2002 compared to the third quarter of 2001 due to a reduction in the Company’s bank borrowings and declining interest rates on this variable rate debt; however, it was approximately $0.5 million higher for the first nine months of 2002, as a result of additional interest expense on the $40.0 million of subordinated debt issued in April of 2001 to fund the NASDI acquisition.  Minority interest expense for the third quarter of 2002 is primarily due to NASDI’s strong performance in the quarter, which resulted in an allocation of earnings to NASDI’s minority interests.   Minority interests for the first nine months of 2002 reflects a gain to the Company, primarily due to the allocation of NATCO’s year to date loss to its minority partner.

 

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2002, the Company recorded income tax expense of $2.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million and $4.1 million for the same periods of 2001.  Income taxes in 2002 were impacted by a tax deduction in the second quarter for the write-off of the tax basis of an insurance claim receivable of $11.0 million related to litigation settlement payments made in 1997.  For book purposes, the insurance reimbursement had been assigned to the Company’s former owner as part of the Company’s recapitalization in 1998 and, therefore, had no book basis.  Additionally, the income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 includes interest expense of $0.8 million on estimated additional federal income tax for the years 1995 to 2000 arising from a reduction in actual tax payments made to foreign tax authorities versus amounts previously reported in the Company's U.S. federal tax returns for those years.  This reallocation of tax liabilities from foreign to domestic is expected to ultimately result in a net tax benefit to the Company of an amount approximating the interest incurred.  As a result of these items, the Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was 13.0%, compared to 48.9% for same period of 2001.

 

Net income was $2.9 million for the third quarter of 2002, compared to $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2001.  For the first nine months of 2002, net income totaled $10.4 million, which compares to $3.6 million for the same period of 2001.  The improvement in 2002 third quarter and year to date net income was primarily a result of higher revenues, as well as the income tax benefit discussed above.

 

EBITDA (as defined on page 18) was $15.2 million and $38.8 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $11.8 million and $35.2 million for the same periods of 2001.  The third quarter 2002 EBITDA was positively impacted by the increased revenues, coupled with higher margins achieved on the demolition services revenues.  The strong third quarter performance also influenced the year to date EBITDA, overcoming the impact of lower margins experienced on the Company’s foreign work and the negative affect of adverse weather and operating conditions experienced on certain of the Company’s domestic east coast dredging projects.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings under the revolving line of credit with the Company’s senior lenders.  The Company’s primary uses of cash are funding working capital, capital expenditures and debt service.

 

The Company’s net cash generated by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 totaled $11.9 million and $0.2 million, respectively.  The increased cash generated by operations in 2002 is primarily a result of higher net income during the period.

 

 

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The Company’s net cash flows used in investing activities were $9.4 million compared to $36.3 million for the first nine months of 2002 and 2001, respectively.  In the 2001 period, the Company used cash of $30.8 million to fund the acquisition of NASDI.  The remaining use of cash relates to equipment acquisitions, which increased by $8.7 million in the 2002 period.  The 2002 capital expenditures included $3.8 million related to construction of a dump barge, which was subsequently sold and leased back at cost under an operating lease in the third quarter, leading to an increase in proceeds for the 2002 period as well.

 

The Company’s net cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 totaled $2.0 million compared to net cash flows generated of $35.5 million in the same period of 2001.   The Company paid down additional bank borrowings in 2002, while the 2001 period reflects approximately $37.0 million net proceeds from the subordinated notes issued to fund the NASDI acquisition in April 2001.   In October 2002, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to extend the term of its revolving credit facility to February 2006.

 

The Company agreed in principle to purchase Ballast Needam’s minority interests in NATCO Limited Partnership and North American Trailing Company for $4.5 million, which will be funded by revolver borrowings.   The purchase is pending finalization of definitive agreements and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2002.

 

Management believes cash flows from operations and available credit will be sufficient to finance operations, planned capital expenditures and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. The Company’s ability to fund its working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, scheduled debt payments and to comply with all of the financial covenants under its debt agreements, depends on its future operating performance and cash flows, which in turn, are subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control.

 

 

Backlog

 

The Company’s contract backlog represents management’s current estimate of the revenues which will be realized under the portion of the contracts remaining to be performed. Such estimates are subject to fluctuations based upon the amount of material actually dredged, as well as factors affecting the time required to complete the job. In addition, because substantially all of the Company’s dredging backlog relates to government contracts, the Company’s backlog can be canceled at any time without penalty.  However, the Company will recover actual committed costs and profit on work performed up to the date of cancellation.  Consequently, backlog is not necessarily indicative of future revenues. The Company’s backlog includes only those projects for which the customer has provided an executed contract.

 

As of September 30, 2002, the Company had dredging backlog of $357.4 million, which compares to dredging backlog of $266.6 million at June 30, 2002 and $159.5 million at September 30, 2001.  This is the highest dredging backlog in the Company’s history and it is substantially comprised of Deep Port work, which is generally higher margin work.  Additionally, much of the Deep Port work spans up to two years, providing a solid revenue base upon which to build in 2003 and 2004.   While the Corps has been bidding Deep Port projects which have already been authorized by previous WRDA legislation, the current biannual update, or WRDA 2002 bill, which would provide authorization for the start or continuation of various projects in the Corps’ Deep Port program in future years, remains stalled in both the House and

 

 

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the Senate, which could slow down bidding of new Deep Port work.  Debate over this bill is not uncommon, but this year’s bill is getting little support as there is no particular high profile project and issues over the need for review of the economic justification of certain projects and overall reform at the Corps have increased the likelihood that no bill will be passed this year.  Since much of the ongoing Deep Port work expected to come out for bid during the remainder of this year and next year has been authorized under previous WRDA legislation, we would not expect a delay in the passage of the next WRDA bill to significantly impact the Deep Port market in the near term.

 

During the third quarter, domestic projects valued at $336.6 million were let for bid, bringing the year to date bid market to approximately $720 million, which is more than the annual bid markets for each of the last three years, which have averaged approximately $600 million annually.  The Company was a successful bidder on $175.6 million, or 52%, of the domestic work let for bid in the third quarter and has also won approximately $370 million, or 51%, of the year to date market.

 

Backlog at September 30, 2002 continues to be concentrated in the capital market, both domestic and foreign.  Domestic capital dredging projects make up $239.6 million or 63.8% of the total September 30, 2002 backlog.   In the third quarter of 2002, the New York/New Jersey Port Authority expanded the scope of the KVK5 project by awarding to the joint venture in which the Company is a 50% partner an additional $98 million project to take the channel down to 50 feet instead of the original 45 foot requirement.  Therefore, backlog at September 30, 2002 includes the Company’s $49 million share for this project, as well as additional third quarter awards for Deep Port projects in Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas, and Manatee Harbor, Florida.  The Manatee Harbor project was bid on a request-for-proposal basis, which has proven to be advantageous for the Company due to its technical capabilities.  Additionally, capital backlog includes work remaining on Deep Port projects in Wilmington, North Carolina and  Jacksonville, Florida, which were both won in the first half of 2002, also on a request-for-proposal basis.  Foreign capital project backlog, which comprises $64.3 million or 17.1% of the September 30, 2002 backlog, relates primarily to the long-term projects in Ghana and Bahrain.

 

Beach backlog at September 30, 2002 was $39.8 million, which has improved from the beach backlog level at September 30, 2001 of $29.8 million.   The beach bid market continued at a good pace in the third quarter of 2002, with approximately $46.0 million of beach projects let for bid, bringing the year to date market to $93.0 million, and schedules provided by the Corps and local jurisdictions indicate additional bids in the fourth quarter, which should provide for a 2002 annual beach nourishment bid market in excess of $100 million.   However, beach project funding beyond 2002 is more uncertain as the economy has weakened, the federal/state cost sharing formula continues to be debated, and the Corps’ 2003 fiscal year appropriation bill has become stalled before Congress, as have the bills of other federal agencies.  Therefore, absent the passage of its budget for the fiscal year 2003, which began October 1, 2002, the Corps is currently operating under a “continuing resolution” which permits spending at the same level as the prior fiscal year.  It is not entirely clear how beach project funding will be impacted under a continuing resolution situation, but it is possible that without specific project appropriations, pending beach projects could be delayed in the near term.

 

Maintenance backlog at September 30, 2002 of $13.7 million declined from the same period of 2001. Although the second and third quarter maintenance markets have improved as Midwest precipitation levels have returned to average levels, the Company has been selective in bidding upcoming projects since much of its equipment is utilized throughout the remainder of the year.

 

 

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The demolition backlog level at September 30, 2002 was $18.3 million, which has declined from $28.4 million at June 30, 2002 and $30.8 million at September 30, 2001.  Management believes NASDI’s current backlog level should be sufficient to provide a good source of revenue and earnings for the remainder of the year and NASDI continues to target a number of large power plant projects, one of which is likely to be bid in 2003.

 

 

Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations” as of January 1, 2002.   This statement requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method.

 

The Company has also adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” as of January 1, 2002.  This statement requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be assessed annually for impairment with the initial assessment to be completed within the first six months following adoption of the standard.  The required initial impairment evaluation was performed in the first quarter of 2002 resulting in no impairment in the value of the Company’s goodwill.  The Company’s goodwill relates solely to its acquisition of NASDI, which took place in the second quarter of 2001.  The Company’s earnings for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001 include goodwill amortization of $927.

 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) also issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses the recognition and remeasurement of obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets.   SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this statement, but does not anticipate that adoption will have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which supersedes previous guidance and provides additional clarification as to when and how to measure a loss upon impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.  This standard, which became effective for the Company on January 1, 2002, had no impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

In May 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections”. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 145, gains and losses from the early extinguishment of debt are no longer classified as an extraordinary item, net of income taxes, but are included in the determination of pretax earnings.  SFAS No. 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002, with early application encouraged.  Upon adoption, all gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt previously reported as an extraordinary item shall be reclassified to pretax earnings.  It is anticipated that the adoption of SFAS No. 145 will have no impact on the financial position or results of operations for the Company.

 

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”.  SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized and measured initially at fair value only when the liability is incurred.  SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after

 

 

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December 31, 2002, and as such, the provisions of SFAS No. 146 will be applied prospectively if it impacts the Company through relevant restructuring activities or other disposal or exit activities.

 
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The market risk of the Company’s financial instruments as of September 30, 2002 has not significantly changed since December 31, 2001.  The market risk profile of the Company on December 31, 2001 is disclosed in the Company’s 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”).  Based on that evaluation, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report has been made known to them in a timely fashion.

 

(b)  Changes in Internal Controls.  Since the Evaluation Date, there have not been any significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect such controls.

 

 

PART II — Other Information

 

 
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

As previously reported, on July 31, 2002, Hidrovia S.A. (“Hidrovia”), an Argentine corporation, filed a complaint against the Company alleging that the Company tortuously interfered with Hidrovia’s contractual rights relating to the dredging and maintenance of certain navigable waterways in Argentina.  The complaint seeks injunctive relief and damages of an unspecified amount.  The Company has a motion to dismiss pending before the court.  The Company continues to believe it has meritorious defenses and is vigorously defending the case.

 

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)                               Exhibits

 

10.01       Amendment No. 4 and Consent to the Credit Agreement, dated July 22, 2002.

99.1                           Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2                           Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of

the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(b)                               Reports on Form 8-K

 

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the third quarter of 2002.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 12, 2002

 

By:

/s/Deborah A. Wensel

 

 

Deborah A. Wensel

 

 

Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

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CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Douglas B. Mackie, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.                                       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10–Q of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation;

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 registrant’s other certifying officer 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 registrant’s 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 registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s 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 registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal controls; and

6.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 12, 2002

 

 

/s/Douglas B. Mackie

Douglas B. Mackie

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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CERTIFICATION

 

I, Deborah A. Wensel, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.                                       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10–Q of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation;

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 registrant’s other certifying officer 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 registrant’s 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 registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s 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 registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal controls; and

6.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 12, 2002

 

 

/s/Deborah A. Wensel

Deborah A. Wensel

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number

 

Document Description

10.01

 

Amendment No. 4 and Consent to the Credit Agreement, dated July 22, 2002.*

 

 

 

99.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

99.2

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

 

 

 

 


* Filed herewith.

 

 

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