GUNDLE SLT ENVIRONMENTAL INC - 10-K Annual Report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of February 15, 2005 was zero.

As of February 15, 2005, there were issued and outstanding 100 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, all of which were held of record by GEO Holdings Corp.

Index to Financial Statements

We are a leading global manufacturer, marketer and installer of a broad array of geosynthetic lining products. Geosynthetic products are used in containment systems for environmental protection and for the confinement of solids, liquids and gases in the waste management, liquid containment and mining industries. We offer a full range of high quality products, including geomembranes, drainage products, geosynthetic clay liners, nonwoven geotextiles and other products. We also offer installation services, focused on large projects for key customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany through an internal installation staff. We believe that our market share, broad product offering, installation capabilities, strong customer relationships, diverse end markets and global presence provide us with key competitive advantages in the geosynthetic products industry.

We believe we are the world’s largest manufacturer of polyethylene sheet geomembranes and that we were responsible for a significant portion of the world’s production in 2004. Our principal products, flexible geomembrane liners, are manufactured from polyethylene and polypropylene resins with chemical additives designed to resist weathering, ultraviolet degradation and chemical exposure for extended time in exposed applications. We manufacture our products at facilities located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Thailand and Egypt. These facilities are strategically located in close proximity to our customers and resin suppliers. Our products are marketed through a worldwide distribution organization made up of internal sales, independent dealers, agents and distributors. We serve leading waste management and mining companies, independent dealers, general contractors, agents, distributors and government agencies. In 2004, we sold more than one billion square feet of products to customers in 74 countries.

We were founded in 1981 by Clifford Gundle in Texas with a single high density polyethylene production line. In 1986, Odyssey Partners acquired a majority ownership interest in us, and we completed an initial public offering. In 1995, we merged with SLT Environmental, Inc. and changed our name to Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (the “Company” or “GSE”). This merger added flat cast manufacturing capabilities in Europe and the United States and an enhanced distribution network. Our chief executive officer, Samir Badawi, joined us from SLT. We generated consistent growth in the ensuing years, adding capacity in the United Kingdom, Thailand, Egypt and Kingstree, South Carolina. In February 2002, we purchased Serrot International, Inc., an international provider of geosynthetic lining products and services for environmental protection and other uses, from Waste Management Holdings, Inc.

On May 18, 2004, GEO Sub Corp., a newly formed entity controlled by Code Hennessy & Simmons IV (“CHS IV”), merged with and into GSE, with GSE surviving the merger (the “Merger”), in a transaction valued at approximately $242.1 million. As a result of the Merger, GSE became a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Holdings Corp., which is controlled by CHS IV, an entity controlled by Code Hennessy & Simmons (“CHS”).

In connection with the Merger, we entered into a new $65.0 million senior secured credit facility with UBS Loan Finance LLC and certain other lenders. The new senior credit facility provides for a $25.0 million term loan facility and a revolving credit facility of up to $40.0 million. In addition, we issued $150.0 million of 11% senior notes due in 2012. As required by their terms, the senior notes were exchanged for publicly registered notes in the same amounts in a registered exchange offer completed in November 2004. The senior notes are guaranteed

Index to Financial Statements

by all of GSE’s existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries other than Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc., a dormant subsidiary of GSE’s 51%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bentofix Technologies, Inc.

We offer a broad selection of products and services required in geosynthetic lining systems. Our products perform essential functions in a number of applications including: (1) solid waste, liquid and gas containment; (2) drainage and conveyance of liquids; and (3) corrosion protection. Our products can be used on a stand-alone basis or can be combined with each other to serve a range of applications.

Our principal products, flexible geomembrane liners, are synthetic polymeric lining materials that are used as barriers in geotechnical engineering applications such as lining landfills. Geomembranes are manufactured from polyethylene and polypropylene resins with chemical additives designed to resist weathering, ultraviolet degradation and chemical exposure for extended time in exposed applications. Geomembranes have a number of end market applications that allow them to meet the containment needs of a variety of industrial operations. Some of our most popular geomembranes include:

GSE HDPE. High density polyethylene (HDPE) liners are the most widely used material for lining applications, such as landfills, tanks, and ponds. GSE HDPE liners provide chemical resistance, relative impermeability, resistance to ultraviolet light and durability under high levels of tension. Our HDPE liner products come in thickness ranges from 20 to 240 mil (one mil equals 1/1000th of an inch) and seamless widths up to 34.5 feet. Liner width dictates how many seams are required during installation, and seaming represents the major technical difficulty for liner installers. The fewer the number of seams, the less labor involved, and the less testing required.

GSE LLDPE. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) liners offer greater flexibility than HDPE liners, allowing increased conformity to an uneven ground. High elongation properties allow these liners to conform to irregularities in the subgrade that may cause punctures and tears in other liners. Common applications for flexible liners include landfill caps, mining heap leach pads and floating covers.

GSE Textured. The texturing of liners creates increased friction resistance between layers of the liner system. This texturing allows the liner system to maintain its integrity on steep slopes and under harsh conditions.

GSE White. This patented, co-extruded, HDPE or LLDPE geomembrane liner reduces heat build-up through its ability to reflect light. By reflecting light and thereby reducing heat, the liner expands and contracts less during installation, reducing the likelihood of tears. In addition, the lower temperatures on the surface of the liner enable installers to work more effectively. The liner’s reflective nature protects subgrade soils from drying out and cracking. The white surface greatly improves detection of installation damage by revealing scoring and abrasions as black marks exposed against the white surface.

GSE Conductive. This patented, premium grade, HDPE geomembrane liner allows for easy and efficient spark testing of the installed material to detect post-installation damage and locate potential leaks. This product is used in applications that have a high risk of containment failure.

Drainage products, such as geonets and geocomposites, typically are installed along with geomembranes in a liner system to keep liquids from accumulating on the liners. These drainage products provide the transmission avenues for liquid and gas collection and leak detection systems. Our drainage products consist primarily of:

GSE HyperNet. Our geonet product consists of two sets of HDPE strands intertwined to form a channel along which fluid is conveyed for drainage. This drainage capability has traditionally been provided by thick layers of aggregates, such as sand or gravel.

Index to Financial Statements

GSE FabriNet. Our geocomposite product is produced by heat bonding nonwoven geotextiles to one or both surfaces of the GSE HyperNet. The permeable textile serves as a separator and a filter, keeping soils out of the GSE HyperNet drainage layer, which allows for the product to perform its functions of transmitting liquids and gasses.

Geosynthetic clay liners, or GCLs, are synthetic clay liners that typically are installed as the bottom layer of a liner system. They are constructed with sodium bentonite clay as a critical component, which, when hydrated, is a highly impermeable substance and often replaces thick layers of compacted natural clay ordinarily required as a subgrade layer. We offer the following two GCLs:

GSE GundSeal. This GCL combines HDPE liners with highly expansive sodium bentonite clay. The sodium bentonite clay is adhered directly to the liner, and serves as a support layer to the liner, with an ability to seal small punctures in the overlaying liner. GundSeal is a patented product manufactured under license.

Bentofix^® Thermal Loc. This GCL combines durable geotextile outer layers with an inner layer of low permeability sodium bentonite clay. The geotextile’s thermally bonded fibers reinforce and protect the bentonite layer, providing high internal strength. The product is manufactured by our 51%-owned affiliate, Bentofix Technologies, Inc.

Nonwoven geotextiles are polypropylene, staple fiber, nonwoven needle-punched fabrics used in environmental, civil and industrial applications. We sell our nonwoven geotextile product to customers in various end markets and use it in the production of our drainage products.

We offer other polysynthetic products not included in the above categories. Examples include:

GSE CurtainWall and GSE GundWall. These specialty products are vertical barrier systems that block the lateral migration of subsurface fluids.

GSE StudLiner. GSE StudLiner is a studded geomembrane that protects against corrosion and deterioration of concrete structures, including tanks, pipes, drainage channels and tunnels.

Pre-Fabricated Products. These products include pipe boots, corners, sumps, or other ancillary parts that are fit to the liner in order to reduce installation time and simplify installation.

We provide our customers a variety of installation services. Over fifty full installation crews are available throughout the United States, and additional installation offices are maintained in Germany and the United Kingdom. Our professionals work closely with the customer, engineer and contractor to determine efficient, cost-effective and safe methods by which to install the liner system. Through both infusion wedge welding and extrusion welding, we are able to effectively integrate geomembranes and other system parts to create a continuous, seamless liner system. Through our quality assurance program, our installation personnel test all installed products for leaks along the seams and for strength of the liner under tensile stress tests.

A network of distributors and independent installers around the world also install our product. Upon request from a customer using third-party installers, we may furnish a technical supervisor to monitor installation activities and provide quality assurance.

Index to Financial Statements

The following table describes the principal applications of our products for the past three years based on the sales and operating revenues for each application:

The waste management industry is our largest end market. It uses geomembranes to prevent landfill runoff from entering the surrounding environment and as caps to prevent the escape of greenhouse gases, to control odors and to limit rainwater infiltration. In the United States, growth of municipal solid waste generation has increased demand for landfill capacity. This trend has contributed to increased demand for our products, as regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act have required landfills to be equipped with a liner system. Similar legislation has been implemented in Europe, including the European Landfill Directive, which has introduced requirements for waste and landfills designed to protect the environment. Other regions, such as Asia/Pacific, represent significant growth opportunities as local governments in these regions continue to introduce regulations regarding landfill construction and performance requirements.

The primary purpose of a liner in a landfill is to protect the soil and groundwater from being contaminated. Beginning at the top of the liner system, drainage products, such as geonets or geocomposites, sit below the waste and on top of the liner in order to sweep waste water and leachate off of the liner and into a storage or treatment pond or tank. Below the drainage products, the primary geomembrane is installed as the first protection layer. While the geomembranes are relatively impermeable, secondary layers of drainage products and geomembranes are typically installed as safeguards against tears or punctures that may occur in the primary layer. The secondary layer of drainage products also serves as a leak detection system by sweeping out any fluids that penetrate the primary geomembrane. Beneath the secondary geomembrane, installers will sometimes include a layer of nonwoven geotextile that serves as a cushion to protect the liner from the ground. GCLs are typically installed as the bottom layer of the system, providing impermeability equivalent to that of thick layers of compacted natural clay.

In the United States and Europe, upon closing of the landfill, a landfill cap is installed over the top of the waste to prevent gas from the degrading waste from escaping into the atmosphere. A typical cap consists of two layers. The geomembrane liner, which is relatively impermeable to gas, forms the top layer and prevents the escape of the methane gas. A drainage product, such as geonet or geocomposite, forms the second layer and controls the flow of the gas. The geonet or geocomposite enables the methane gas to escape up to the top layer, collects the gas just below the surface, and transmits it to a storage or treatment system through a methane gas collection system.

Geosynthetic products such as geomembranes are used in a wide variety of liquid containment and other applications in the United States and around the world. Water treatment facilities, canals, irrigation waterways, reservoirs, dams, tunnels and other civil engineering and non-building construction projects use geosynthetic

Index to Financial Statements

products for their containment and confinement needs. Geosynthetic products are used in agricultural applications to line irrigation waterways and waste ponds and to provide protection against soil erosion and weed growth. In aquaculture construction or rehabilitation projects, geomembranes are used as liners. We believe growth across these end markets will continue to be driven by increased infrastructure spending resulting from the growth and urbanization of the world’s population as well as the environmental and safety legislation that we anticipate will continue to be implemented by governments and regulatory agencies around the world.

The mining industry uses our products for the containment of chemicals used in mining gold, copper and phosphate. Mining activity and the use of more innovative mining techniques have resulted in the increased use of geosynthetic lining materials. Mining processes that utilize chemical solutions use geomembrane materials to prevent soil contamination by the leachate chemicals. Geomembranes, drainage products and geosynthetic clay liners are used to line the soil, drain the leachate and recapture and recycle the solutions along with the extracted precious metals. The size of the geosynthetic market opportunity in the mining industry is directly related to the amount of mining activity, which is driven by the world prices of precious metals and minerals such as gold and copper.

We manufacture our products through six different processes, resulting in a broad array of products for liner systems. We use (i) round die production lines for geomembranes, (ii) flat cast production lines for geomembranes, (iii) geonet and geocomposite lines for drainage products, (iv) a GundSeal GCL line for GCLs, (v) needle-punched blanket GCL lines for GCLs, and (vi) a needle-punched nonwoven line for nonwoven geotextiles. The following table summarizes the different processes we use.

Index to Financial Statements

Our capabilities in both round die and flat cast manufacturing allow us to offer a broad geomembrane product line. With round die manufacturing, we can produce liners with multiple layers, which is necessary in the production of certain specialized products, such as GSE White. Additionally, the round die process offers co-extrusion capabilities that allow for simultaneous texturing and production of the liner as well as thinner material. The flat cast manufacturing process allows us to precisely control the thickness of the geomembranes. In addition, we are able to produce smooth HDPE and LLDPE geomembranes at a low cost through flat cast manufacturing.

The round die manufacturing process begins with the mixing of polyethylene resin and master batch chemical stabilizer additives in a blender. The blended polymer is forced through an extruder that feeds the polymer formulation into a round die. The die forms the polymer into a round tube and air is introduced to the inside of the tube, which causes the tube to expand. The tubular film is extruded vertically upwards through two counter-rotating rollers where the sheet is longitudinally cut, unfolded to its full width and wound onto a roll.

Our global manufacturing quality assurance program establishes quality control standards for the manufacture of geosynthetic products. Quality assurance laboratories at each facility oversee all quality control initiatives. Raw materials, such as a polyethylene resin and master batch, are subject to tests that must comply with our specifications before entering the manufacturing process. A strip is taken from every finished product and a laboratory tests the strip to ensure that it complies with product specifications. The laboratories catalog every strip in case the integrity of a product in the field is ever questioned. In addition, thickness readings are taken continuously over the length and width of the roll to check for product consistency.

We have developed close relationships with a group of suppliers with whom we have a long history of doing business. Our purchases from our suppliers are based on purchase orders, rather than long-term contracts. High-grade polyethylene and polypropylene resins are the most significant raw materials we purchase, for which more than seven different suppliers are used. These resins are purchased from at least two primary suppliers at each manufacturing location. We purchased approximately 27% of our raw materials during 2004 from our largest supplier.

Given the size and weight of our products, managing freight costs is a significant contributor to our operating results. In the U.S. and Canada, we distribute our products from five facilities through a contractual relationship with Truckers Express. With manufacturing facilities on four continents and a global network of approved distributors, we seek to manage freight costs by reducing shipping distances and negotiating rates through local distributors.

We believe we have excellent relationships with our suppliers and, because we maintain numerous supplier relationships, are not dependent on any one supplier. In addition, we believe that alternative sources of supply for these materials are available at prices at or near those from our existing relationships.

Our sales and marketing efforts are conducted on a worldwide basis and are generally coordinated by regional managers. These positions include one manager in the United States responsible for sales in the Americas, one manager in the United Kingdom responsible for Europe and Africa, one manager in Thailand is responsible for Asia and one manager in Egypt. Due to the technical nature of our sales, we support our sales force with an internal group of engineers that also serve as a direct resource for our customers’ engineers who require technical assistance.

Our sales efforts generally include: (1) installation sales, consisting of products and installation services sold primarily to national accounts and general contractors, and (2) direct sales, consisting of product only (no

Index to Financial Statements

installation services) sold primarily to non-national accounts and independent dealers. We sell primarily to general contractors and facility owners who are responsible for product specifications and the design and awarding of contracts.

We sell our products in a very competitive marketplace. Substantial quantities of our products are sold through the competitive bidding process, whether in the United States or in foreign countries. We bid directly to the general contractor or owner or to one of our independent distributors or dealers. The customers’ bid proposals establish the design and performance criteria for the products. We negotiate the remainder of the contract terms where possible. In most cases, we agree to indemnify the site owner, general contractor and others for certain damages resulting from our negligence and that of our employees. When we install products, we are sometimes required to post bid and performance bonds or bank guarantees. In all cases, we provide our customers with limited material warranties on our products and limited installation warranties for our workmanship. Our limited installation warranties are typically one to five years but occasionally extend up to 20 years. Our product warranties are typically five years but occasionally extend up to 20 years. These limited warranties are generally limited to repair or replacement of defective liners or workmanship, often on a prorated basis, up to the dollar amount of the original contract.

In some foreign contracts, we may be required to provide the customer with specified contractual limited warranties as to material quality. Our product warranty liability in many foreign countries is dictated by local laws in addition to the warranty specified in the contracts. Several of our foreign subsidiaries sell products and installation services under competitively bid construction contracts.

We participate in trade shows, conduct industry seminars and make presentations to governmental administrators. We strive to inform engineers and regulators of the benefits of using our products. Advertisements of our products appear regularly in specialized trade publications and on our website (www.gseworld.com).

The enactment of numerous environmental laws and corresponding regulations has enhanced the market for our products.

In the United States, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (RCRA) provides the legal framework for the storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Of particular importance to us has been the impact of Subtitle D of RCRA, which regulates the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) at roughly 2,300 U.S. landfills. State regulations adopted under this title impose stringent compliance standards with regard to groundwater protections, which is exactly what our products are designed to provide. Subtitle D regulations specify the use of a composite liner system consisting of highly impermeable clay and a geomembrane liner. The liner must be at least 30 mils thick. In addition, amendments to RCRA require all new hazardous waste landfills to use liner systems composed of two or more liners, with leachate collection and drainage systems above and between the liners. These same amendments require double liners for surface impoundments or ponds used in the containment of certain hazardous liquids.

Also of importance to our business, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund), enacted in 1980, governs cleanup of abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Our products are used in cleanup work at these sites. For example, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a presumptive remedy requiring the use of a “liner cap” in closed MSW landfills. This liner cap is designed to prevent groundwater contamination and assist in the containment of subterranean liquid waste plumes. Our products have been installed in both applications in landfills located throughout the United States.

On February 12, 2002, the EPA issued a final rule controlling wastewater discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) under the Clean Water Act. The final rule amends federal regulations concerning the

Index to Financial Statements

management of manure from these operations, which can cause serious acute and chronic water quality problems. There are an estimated 15,500 CAFOs producing 300 million tons of waste annually. Our liners may be used by CAFOs to come into compliance with wastewater requirements under state and federal law.

In 1993, the State of Florida published regulations requiring gypsum waste generated as a by-product of phosphate mining to be stored on composite liners with a synthetic component. Our liners meet the specifications set forth in the Florida regulations.

Environmental laws and regulations in the United States, and in other countries, particularly in the European Community, Japan and the Americas have increased the demand for our products. In particular, activities that have an impact on groundwater quality have been the subject of increasing scrutiny by regulators, and may be the subject of future changes to existing laws and regulations. These activities include agricultural irrigation, animal feedlots and compounds, aquaculture facilities, industrial storm water runoff containment areas, canals, mining leach pads and tunnels.

We had a total of 1,045 employees as of December 31, 2004, with 745 employed in the United States. The size of our workforce increases during peak construction periods and decreases during the off-season construction periods. None of our regular year-round employees are unionized. From time to time, however, we have entered into site-specific collective bargaining agreements with unions that apply to specific projects. We believe our employee relations are satisfactory.

We have received patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (US PTO) for our GSE White, GSE Conductive and GSE CurtainWall products, as well as our FrictionFlex texturing process. Some of these patents are either registered or in the process of being registered in select foreign countries. We have registered our trademark and logo (“GSE”) with the US PTO and have registered this trademark in select foreign countries. We have other patents and pending applications. We manufacture GundSeal, Bentofix^® and smooth-edged textured sheet pursuant to patent license agreements. Although in the aggregate our patents are important in the operation of our businesses, we do not believe the loss, by expiration or otherwise, of any one patent or group of patents would materially affect our business.

The primary customers for the Company’s products are domestic and international, municipal and private companies engaged in waste management, mining, water control and wastewater treatment, aquaculture and agriculture, and other industrial activities, including the engineering and civil works construction companies serving these customers. The Company is a full service organization that strives to provide its customers with a single source of geomembrane liners, related products and services for environmental protection and other uses.

During the years 2004, 2003, and 2002, one customer, Waste Management, Inc., accounted for 20%, 20% and 14% of sales and operating revenue. In 2004 and 2003, Company net sales of 58%, and 59%, respectively, were to customers in the United States. The Company believes that the loss of Waste Management, Inc. as a customer would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In connection with the acquisition of Serrot, we entered into a Supply Commitment Agreement with Waste Management on February 4, 2002. The agreement terminates on December 31, 2006 and may be extended for another five-year period at Waste Management’s sole option. Under the agreement, Waste Management agreed to purchase from us a minimum dollar amount of geosynthetic lining systems calculated as a percentage of its annual materials purchases and installation services purchases in North America. The percentage is reset

Index to Financial Statements

annually depending on the level of customer service satisfaction we achieve with Waste Management’s operational personnel but shall not be lower than 60%. If Waste Management fails to purchase its minimum amount in a given year, the shortfall will be carried forward to the ensuing calendar year. If a shortfall occurs in the last year of the agreement, the term of the agreement will be extended by one year, in which the minimum purchase will be the carried-forward shortfall. The causes for termination of the agreement by Waste Management include our failure to supply enough properly skilled workers or proper quality or quantity of products or if Waste Management has a reasonable doubt with respect to our ability to complete the work in accordance with the time and price specified in the agreement. We have 15 days to cure such problem before Waste Management may exercise its right to terminate the agreement.

As of December 31, 2004, the Company’s backlog was $63.3 million compared to $40.3 million at December 31, 2003. The Company anticipates that the majority of the value of construction contracts and customer purchase orders included in backlog at December 31, 2004 will be completed or filled prior to the end of 2005, subject to weather and other construction related delays. Contracts and commitments for products and services are occasionally varied, modified, or cancelled by mutual consent.

The greatest volume of product deliveries and installations typically occur during the summer and fall, which results in seasonal fluctuations of revenue. Often, scheduled deliveries are subject to delays at the customers’ requests to correspond with customers’ annual budgetary and permitting cycles. The Company uses its manufacturing capacity at its various locations in an attempt to mitigate the impact of seasonal fluctuation on its manufacturing, delivery, and installation schedules.

The Company believes that there are approximately 30 companies engaged in the production of various synthetic geomembranes worldwide. These companies offer the same or similar wide range of products that the Company offers. The Company’s competition is not limited to those companies that manufacture polyethylene and polypropylene lining products, but encompasses companies offering polyvinyl chloride (PVC), scrim-reinforced chlorosulphonated polyethylene (Hypalon) products and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) geomembranes. The principal resin types used in the products sold by the Company are high-density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene. At least three of the companies manufacturing HDPE liners compete directly with the Company in North America.

The Company encounters competition in its other product lines in the United States with one company competing in the sale of geosynthetic clay liners. In the drainage net market, six companies offer products that directly compete with the Company’s geonet product line.

Competition is based on the performance of the lining systems, installation capabilities, quality and pricing. Pricing remains very competitive with excess capacity in the industry impacting margins. The Company believes it competes successfully because it manufactures, sells and installs a wide range of high quality, cost effective products and services, and because of its strategically located manufacturing facilities and strong financial position.

This Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements as such is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries that are based on beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company’s management. When used in this report, the words, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”,

Index to Financial Statements

“intend” and words of similar import, as they relate to the Company or its subsidiaries or the Company’s management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitations, competitive market factors, world-wide manufacturing capacity in the industry, general economic conditions around the world, raw material pricing and supply, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, distribution networks, and other factors described herein, as well as those identified under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s prospectus dated October 12, 2004 and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3), which is available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Based upon changing conditions, should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended.

The Company, through its website www.gseworld.com, makes available free of charge its reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (and amendments to these reports). These reports are available on the Company’s website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company manufactures its products in nine locations around the world, in close proximity to the Company’s customers and resin suppliers. At these locations are fourteen extrusion lines for producing liner products, three lines for the production of geocomposite drainage net products, one needle punched nonwoven textile manufacturing line, three lines for the production of geosynthetic clay lining products, and five texturing lines.

GSE Lining Technology, Inc. conducts U.S. operations at the Company’s headquarters located on a 41.5-acre tract of Company-owned land in an industrial park in Houston, Texas. This location has 31,400 square feet of office space in two buildings, housing administrative, sales, and installation functions. Here the Company has two large manufacturing facilities servicing the U.S. and foreign markets at this location. One manufacturing facility is a 67,000 square foot building of metal skin over steel frame construction that contains seven blown film round die extrusion lines and one geocomposite drainage net line. Fabrication is housed in a 12,000 square foot facility.

The second manufacturing facility in Houston occupies 16.9 acres of Company-owned land with 3,300 square feet of office space, and two buildings with a total of 83,000 square feet for manufacturing operations. The manufacturing buildings house a flat cast sheet extrusion line, as well as a geocomposite drainage net line. The flat sheet extruder is considered the most precise method in the industry for manufacturing certain mil thickness of sheeting.

Another manufacturing facility is on a 55-acre tract of Company owned-land in an industrial park in Kingstree, South Carolina. This location has 5,400 square feet of office space and 178,500 square feet for manufacturing and warehousing operations. The building of metal skin over sheet frame construction contains one 16 million pound capacity needle punched nonwoven manufacturing line and one geocomposite drainage net line.

The Company’s patented GundSeal products are manufactured on one production line housed in a Company-owned 22,000 square foot building with 1,500 square feet of office space on a 15.3-acre owned tract located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The plant is located near the sources for clay (bentonite).

The Company owns an industrial site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from which it conducts installation services.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company owns a 51% interest in Bentofix Technologies, Inc., located in Barrie, Canada. BTI leases 2,000 square feet of office space and 60,000 square feet for manufacturing geosynthetic clay lining products on two production lines.

GSE Lining Technology GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, manages the Company’s European operations. This location has 6,397 square meters for manufacturing located in Rechlin, Germany, on 8.2 acres owned by the Company. From this location, the Company supplies its customers with products manufactured on a flat cast extrusion line, three texturing lines, and a blown film round die extrusion line. Operating at the same facility is a fabrication department involved in fabricating Studliner sheeting products on two production lines.

The Company’s operations in the United Kingdom are carried out by its subsidiary, GSE Lining Technology Ltd., operating at a 0.75-acre owned facility in Soham, England, just north of London. This location has 2,500 square feet of leased office space, 11,652 square feet of leased warehouse space, and 10,652 of owned manufacturing facilities. Its products are manufactured on a round die extrusion line located on this site and one texturing line. The Company’s administrative, sales, and installation service personnel are housed at this location. This facility manufacturers both polyethylene and polypropylene geomembrane products.

The Company owns three Egyptian companies, Hyma/GSE Manufacturing Co., Hyma/GSE Lining Technology Co. and GSE Lining Technology Co. Egypt. The manufacturing operations are located on a 1.1-acre leased site outside of Cairo, Egypt. Located on this site are two buildings totaling 34,262 square feet that house an owned flat cast line and an owned blown film round die extrusion line. The Company has acquired a 20,252 square meter tract of land with 1,440 square meters of manufacturing space and 150 square meters of office space. The Company plans to move its Egyptian manufacturing operations to this space in 2005 and operate under GSE Lining Technology (Egypt). The trading company operates out of a small leased facility in Nasr City, Cairo, and it sells products manufactured by the Hyma/GSE Manufacturing Co., and other GSE subsidiaries.

GSE Lining Technology Company Ltd. headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, manages the Company’s Thailand operations. Its owned manufacturing facility is located in Rayong, Thailand, on 8,535 square meters of property leased by the Company. Its products are manufactured on two blown film round die extrusion lines, one flat cast line and one texturing line. This company also manages the representative office in the People’s Republic of China.

The Company’s sales operation in Australia is carried out by GSE Australia Pty. Ltd. operating out of leased offices located in Moorebank, New South Wales. It offers the full range of Company geomembranes and related products.

On January 6, 2003, a judgment was entered against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas for damages arising out of the alleged patent infringement activities of Serrot International, Inc. conducted prior to our acquisition of Serrot. The jury in Dallas determined that Serrot had willfully infringed upon two patents held by Poly-America, L.P. (“Poly-America”), one for the manufacturing

Index to Financial Statements

process and a second patent for the smooth edge textured sheet produced on round die blown film manufacturing equipment. On August 28, 2003, the District Court issued an opinion and order on post trial motions, including a reduced judgment in the amount of $11,965,158, together with prejudgment interest in the sum of $3,081,050, post-judgment interest at the rate of 1.29% per annum, and taxable costs of the District Court. The District Court denied the request of Poly-America for treble damages and attorneys’ fees. We posted an amended $18,055,699 supersedeas appeal bond and entered into a collateral agreement with an insurance company whereby we deposited funds equal to the bond amount. On September 29, 2003, we filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. and on December 16, 2003, filed our appeal brief. On April 1, 2004, we filed our reply brief. On July 9, 2004, the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from the parties.

On September 14, 2004, the Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the two patents in question. However, it reversed the judgment for damages. The Court of Appeals concluded that the District Court erred in permitting Poly-America to claim the lost profits of a related corporation and ordered that, on remand, the District Court should determine whether there are any lost profits incurred by Poly-America due to the infringement, and if not, the proper reasonable range of royalties to which Poly-America may be entitled. On December 10, 2004, we entered into a settlement agreement with Poly-America in which in return for the payment of $9,500,000 by the Company to Poly-America, any and all claims of infringement of the patents and damages arising therefrom were resolved. During December 2004, we adjusted our estimated reserve, which was initially recorded in connection with the Merger, to be equal to the final settlement amount. This final settlement, net of related tax benefit, was recorded as a purchase price adjustment. The $9,500,000 payment was made and, on December 17, 2004, the District Court entered an Agreed Order discharging the supersedeas appeal bond. The balance of the funds securing the supersedeas appeal bond has been returned to the Company.

The Company, its directors, Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, GEO Sub Corp. and GEO Holdings were named in one or more of three putative class action lawsuits filed in January 2004 in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Calhoun v. Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc., et al., C.A. No.153-N, Twist Partners LLP v. Badawi, et al., C.A. No.150-N, and Bell v. Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc., et al., C.A. No.169-N). These complaints alleged that our directors breached their fiduciary duties by allegedly failing to auction the Company, to undertake an appropriate evaluation of the Company as a merger/acquisition candidate, to act independently to protect the Company’s stockholders and to ensure that no conflicts of interest existed or that any conflicts were resolved in “the best interests of the Company’s public shareholders.” The complaints sought, among other relief, to rescind the Merger and to obtain unspecified damages from the defendants. On February 10, 2004, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered an order consolidating the three actions for all purposes and requiring the plaintiffs to file a consolidated amended complaint as soon as practicable. The parties to the consolidated actions executed a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release dated May 26, 2004, which provides for dismissal of the actions, on the merits and with prejudice. At a settlement hearing on August 12, 2004, the Court; (1) certified the actions permanently as a class action; (2) approved the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate; (3) entered the order as final judgment, inter alia, dismissing the actions as to defendants and releasing the released parties from the settled claims; and (4) granted the application of plaintiff’s Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses in the aggregate sum of $330,000. In September 2004, the Company paid this award as per the order of final judgment.

Index to Financial Statements

company, and is now also the Company’s president and chief executive officer. In March 1998, Wembley’s president sent a letter to the Company’s stock transfer agent requesting that the agent not transfer any Company shares held by Wembley to Pro Air. In 1999, Pro Air asked the Company to reflect Pro Air on the Company’s books as the holder of record of the disputed shares, but the Company declined to do so, informing Pro Air that it had no record of Pro Air being a Company shareholder. In its January 2004 letter, Shire claimed that Pro Air’s damages from its inactivity to liquidate, the shares exceeded $200,000,000 and said that if Shire prevailed, it would “explore all other potentially responsible parties.” If Wembley, its affiliates and one of their owners are unable to satisfy a judgment Shire further indicated it would prevent the transfer of the dispute shares. Shire also claimed that it, and not Wembley, was entitled to vote the disputed shares.

Wembley voted all of the Company shares of which it was the holder of record (including the disputed shares) in favor of the Merger at the special meeting of stockholders held on May 11, 2004. Had the disputed shares not been voted in favor of the Merger, the Merger would nevertheless have been approved by the shareholders by the requisite vote. On December 16, 2004, Wembley prevailed in its declaratory judgment action with the issuance of a judgment that neither Pro Air nor Shire, Pro Air’s assignee, ever acquired an ownership interest in the 1,100,000 shares. Wembley has initiated the steps necessary to send the shares to the Company’s transfer agent and obtain the consideration from the Merger that has been held in escrow of $18.50 per share.

The Fort Worth District Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission has inquired of the Company about a sale of its common stock in late September 2003 by a former non-U.S.-resident Company director. The shares were sold through a brokerage account on which the Company’s president and chief executive officer was listed as a contact person, without any beneficial or other interest. The sale was made shortly before the Company announced it would not meet earnings expectations. The Company’s personnel provided certain ministerial assistance with the establishment of the account and the sale of the shares. The chief executive officer has informed the Company that he has no reason to believe that the non-resident former director, who left the Board several years ago, possessed any non-public information at the time of sale. The Company has voluntarily produced information and documents in connection with the former director’s sale, as requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2003, January 2004, and March 2004. The Company has no knowledge of any wrongdoing on its part or that of any affiliates, officer or the former director and intends to continue to cooperate fully in respect of this inquiry. The Company has received no further inquiries since March 2004.

GSE is also a party to various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. These legal actions cover a broad variety of claims spanning our entire business. As of the date of this filing, we believe it is not reasonably possible that resolution of these legal actions will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

The Company did not submit any matters to a vote of its security holders during the fourth quarter of 2004.

Index to Financial Statements

There is no established public offering market for the outstanding common equity of the GSE. In connection with the Merger, we became a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Holdings, which is controlled by CHS IV, an entity controlled by CHS, in a transaction valued at approximately $242.1 million. (See “Corporate Developments” in Item 1 of Part I.) As a result of the Merger, the common stock of our predecessor was canceled and is no longer publicly traded.

The Company does not currently intend to declare or pay dividends on its Common Stock. Further, our ability to pay dividends is restricted by certain covenants contained in our senior credit facility, as well as certain restrictions contained in the indenture governing our senior notes. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources.

The acquisition of GSE by CHS IV on May 18, 2004 was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” resulting in a new basis of accounting subsequent to the transaction. Therefore, for the presentation in the following table and in the remainder of this report, financial information relating to GSE prior to Merger is denoted as Predecessor Basis, and financial information relating to us subsequent to the Merger is denoted as Successor Basis. The information contained in the table should be read in conjunction with “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” and the historical consolidated financial statements of GSE, including notes thereto, contained elsewhere in this report.

Index to Financial Statements

The following discussion of historical financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto which appear elsewhere in this report.

Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (the “Company” or “GSE”) is a leading manufacturer, marketer and installer of a broad array of geosynthetic lining products and a high volume producer of resin based products made primarily from polyethylene and polypropylene resins. The Company’s primary products consist of geosynthetic lining materials of membranes, drainage nets and composites, textiles, clay liners. The Company sells installation of its products in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Approximately 25% of GSE’s products are installed by the company with the balance installed by independent installers. The amount of Company installation has been shifting to independent dealers operating on a more regional basis.

The demand for our products is driven by municipal solid waste landfill development where environmental regulations require our liner products. The application represents between 65% and 70% of the Company’s revenues. Influences of this driver are population growth, migration trends, solid waste per capita, environmental concerns of developing countries, and disposing methods. The municipal solid waste landfill market continues to grow between 2% and 4% per year. Other demands for our products are heap leach mining of metals, water management, agriculture, aquaculture, and other industrial applications. Growth in these markets is more cyclical to their industry.

Raw material cost of our products makes up approximately 70% of our product cost. The cost of these raw materials change due to factors outside of the Company’s control, including worldwide capacity, market demand, and the price of feed stocks such as natural gas and oil. The Company’s profitability depends on its ability to change the prices of its products as raw material costs change, which the Company has historically been able to do. The Company’s profitability is also influenced by competitive pressures. While GSE supplies 40% to 50% of the world’s geosynthetic products, most of GSE’s competitors are regional, family owned businesses that bid for business along with the Company in their areas. The competitive bidding lowered GSE’s profitability in 2004 compared to 2003.

Code Hennessy & Simmons IV LP (“CHS IV”) formed GEO Holdings Corp. (“GEO Holdings”) to acquire all of the equity interests of the Company. On May 18, 2004, GEO Sub Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Holdings, merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger (the “Merger”). Each share of the Company common stock converted into the right to receive $18.50, in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $242.1 million. As a result of the Merger, all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company is owned by GEO Holdings. CHS IV is an entity controlled by Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC (“CHS”).

The acquisition of the Company in the Merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Under purchase accounting, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values, with the remainder allocated to goodwill. The increase in basis of the assets will result in non-cash charges in future periods, principally related to the step-up in the value of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets.

The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 include the combined results of operations for the Predecessor Company for the period January 1, 2004 through May 17, 2004, and the Successor Company for the period May 18, 2004 through December 31, 2004.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company’s sales and operating revenue of $287,906,000 increased by $13,288,000, or 4.84%, in 2004 from the $274,618,000 reported in 2003. A change in the U.S. dollar value of the Company’s foreign entity functional currencies increased 2004 foreign sales and operating revenue by approximately $7,079,000. Units shipped were up 7.9% while units installed were down 17.6%. Product prices were up 2.5% in 2004 from 2003. At December 31, 2004, backlog of $63,295,000 was 57% more than at December 31, 2003. U.S. sales and operating revenue of $163,093,000 in 2004 was 1.2% higher than the previous year. U.S. units shipped were up 5.6%, while installed units were down approximately 16.1% in 2004. The decrease in installed units was primarily caused by lower demand from industrial customers. Foreign sales and operating revenue was $124,813,000 in 2004, 10.0% higher than the previous year. Foreign units shipped were up by 10.2% and installed units were down 34.3% in 2004.

Gross profit was $55,103,000 in 2004, compared to $59,159,000 in 2003. Gross profit was lower due to lower profit margin on goods sold. Gross profit, as a percentage of sales and operating revenue, decreased to 19.1% in 2004 from 21.5% the previous year. Lower gross profit outside of the United States was primarily from competitive pressures, where margins declined by 4.7% of sales and operating revenue. U.S. margins in 2004 were 0.8% below the prior year. Cost of sales includes inventory and depreciation fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the Merger that lowered gross profit $3,201,000, or 1% of revenues. Change in U.S. dollar value of functional currencies increased 2004 gross profit by approximately $1,410,000.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses of $30,770,000 in 2004 were $3,472,000 higher than in 2003. Increased costs resulted primarily from $864,000 of change in U.S. dollar value of functional currencies, a $1,287,000 management fee paid to CHS, a $1,500,000 higher provision for bad debts, and other increases including legal fees in connection with the patent litigation. The increased bad debt provision, which is more consistent with historical results, resulted from the lower than usual 2003 provision. SG&A, as a percent of sales, was 10.7% for year ended December 31, 2004, compared to 10.0% the previous year.

Amortization of intangibles primarily relates to amortization of the fair values of customer lists recorded in connection with the Merger.

Index to Financial Statements

Expenses related to the Merger of $5,863,000 are comprised of costs the Company incurred to execute the Merger, including $3,204,000 for investment banker fees and expenses, $1,169,000 for legal, accounting and professional expenses, and $1,490,000 non-cash expense created by the extension and acceleration of Predecessor Company stock option vesting dates as a result of the Merger and required by FAS 123.

Interest expense of $14,359,000 during 2004 was significantly more than the previous year’s $2,572,000. The cost in 2004 includes higher interest rates on higher debt balances as a result of the Merger, a prepayment fee of $691,000 and increased amortization of deferred financing costs.

Other income of $556,000 in 2004 was primarily from gains on routine sales of assets. Last year’s other income was $3,296,000, primarily from gains on the sale of real estate acquired in the 2002 Serrot acquisition.

The Company’s benefit for income taxes for 2004 was $304,000 compared to a provision of $10,748,000 the previous year. The tax provision was determined at the statutory rates adjusted for certain permanent differences on an entity-by-entity basis. The effective rate for 2004 was lower at 21.7% compared to 34.0% last year, primarily because the Successor Company has much lower U.S. taxable income as a result of higher CHS acquisition debt cost.

The Company’s sales and operating revenue of $274,618,000 in 2003 increased $7,648,000, or 2.9%, from the $266,970,000 reported in 2002. A change in the U.S. dollar value of the Company’s foreign entity functional currencies increased year 2003 sales and operating revenue by $10,378,000. Units shipped also increased 4% in 2003 from 2002. Offsetting these increases were sales and operating revenues of operations sold or discontinued in 2002 of $5,791,000 and lower installation prices. Sales to the U.S. market were $161,112,000 in 2003, compared with $165,680,000 in 2002. The decrease in U.S. revenues was primarily the result of lower installation prices, and a 2% decrease in units shipped. Sales and operating revenue in foreign markets were $113,506,000 in 2003, compared with $101,290,000 in 2002. Foreign sales were $12,216,000 higher in the year 2003 from the increase in the dollar value of local functional currencies and from 10% more units shipped, mostly into lower price markets. About one-half of the increased shipments resulted from the acquisition of the

Index to Financial Statements

remaining 50% of the Company’s Egyptian joint ventures and the resulting consolidation of this operation in January 2003.

Gross profit was $59,159,000 in 2003 compared to $56,644,000 in 2002. A change in the U.S. dollar value of the Company’s foreign entity functional currencies increased year 2003 gross profit by $2,359,000. Gross profit in 2002 included $745,000 from operations sold or discontinued during that year. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 21.5% in 2003 compared to 21.2% in 2002. U.S. 2003 gross profit of $31,566,000 was virtually the same as the year 2002. Foreign gross profit was $27,593,000 compared to $25,115,000 in 2002. Foreign gross profit included $2,359,000 of benefit from the changes in U.S. dollar value of foreign entity functional currency.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses of $27,298,000 in 2003 were $1,896,000 lower than in 2002. The change in U.S. dollar value of foreign functional currencies increased SG&A expenses by $1,081,000. SG&A in 2002 included $1,924,000 in operations sold or discontinued. The net change was beneficially influenced by continued synergy benefits of the Serrot International, Inc. (Serrot) acquisition in 2002.

Interest expense of $2,573,000 in 2003 was $342,000 lower than in 2002. This decrease was the result of reductions of term debt throughout 2003.

Interest income was $27,000 lower in 2003 than 2002. This decrease was primarily the result of lower yields on invested cash.

The Company recorded a gain on foreign exchange of $212,000 in 2003 compared to a gain of $1,687,000 in the year 2002. The 2002 gain was primarily on Euro notes from the Company’s European subsidiaries acquired with the Serrot acquisition whose balances were lowered in 2003.

The Company recorded other income of $3,296,000 in 2003, primarily from gains recognized on the sale of assets acquired in the Serrot acquisition of $3,414,000. Other expenses of $1,967,000 in 2002 were from a loss of $483,000 from its equity interest in Egypt, write off of equipment held for resale in the amount of $600,000, letter of credit and loan commitment fees of $230,000, and $1,278,000 of net costs associated with the early extinguishment of debt. These 2002 expenses were offset by gains from the sale of assets of approximately $600,000.

Earnings were reduced for minority interest of $133,000 in 2003. This was the minority owners’ 49% share of earnings of the Company’s Canadian joint venture.

The Company’s provision for income taxes was $10,748,000 in 2003 compared with $8,368,000 in 2002. The tax provision in both years was provided at statutory rates adjusted for permanent differences. The effective rate for 2003 was 34% compared to 39% in 2002. The 2003 lower rate included the benefits of foreign entity tax differentials created by the benefits of dividends from foreign operations, exchange losses on U.S. dollar accounts in foreign operations, and a Serrot acquisition tax settlement.

We expect our sales and operating revenue to be higher in 2005 than in 2004, primarily from increased selling prices following increased resin cost. Resin cost per pound could average approximately ten cents per pound more in 2005, based on current prices in the market. Based on preliminary plans presented to us by our major solid waste customers, we expect demand for our products in the North American market in 2005 to be lower than in 2004. We have been told by our largest customer that its reduction in 2005 is a shifting of expenditures from landfills to trucks that should shift back to landfills in 2006. We are seeing a strong demand in most of our international markets. This demand is triggered by major projects that are exceptional in size. We expect these markets to grow between 4% and 5% in 2005, offsetting most of the U.S. decline. We also expect our installation activity to decrease in the United States following the lowered solid waste customer programs.

We expect our gross profit to be down slightly and the higher level of competitive bid pricing pressures experienced in 2004, to continue in 2005. This situation was created during 2004, by the addition of capacity by

Index to Financial Statements

GSE and our competitors in excess of the market growth. Our intent is to maintain our 2004 margin spread over resin costs in 2005. However, maintaining that spread with higher selling prices will result in gross profit margins declining, as a percentage of sales, by nearly two percentage points.

We expect to reduce our selling and administrative costs to compensate for the decrease in gross profit. These reductions will result from actions taken in 2004 and to be taken in 2005. Accordingly, we expect to improve on our debt covenant measurements in 2005 from 2004.

The Company’s primary source of liquidity in 2004 was cash generated from operations. At December 31, 2004, the Company had working capital of $73,592,000 of which $23,716,000 was cash and cash equivalent investments. The Company’s operating results and liquidity are normally reduced in the first quarter as both product deliveries and installations are at their lowest levels due to inclement weather experienced in the Northern Hemisphere. The Company believes that it has sufficient funds (on hand and expected from future operations) and adequate financial resources available to meet its anticipated liquidity needs including anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, and debt service in 2005.

Total capitalization as of December 31, 2004 was $242,618,000, consisting of total debt of $168,604,000 and stockholders’ equity of $74,014,000. The debt-to-capitalization ratio at December 31, 2004 was 69.5% compared to 10.6% at the end of fiscal year 2003. The increase in the debt-to-capitalization ratio was primarily the result of the new debt issued in conjunction with the Merger.

The Company currently anticipates capital expenditures in 2005 of $4,500,000, and expects to fund such capital expenditures with cash on hand.

In connection with the Merger, GSE issued $150,000,000 of 11% senior notes due in 2012. As required by their terms, the senior notes were exchanged for publicly registered notes in the same amounts in a registered exchange offer completed in November 2004. The senior notes are guaranteed by all of our existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries other than Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc., a dormant subsidiary of our 51%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bentofix Technologies, Inc.

The indenture governing the notes, among other things: (1) restricts our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue shares of preferred stock, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (2) places certain restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make certain payments to us; and (3) places restrictions on our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of our assets. The indenture related to these notes and the new senior credit facility also contain various covenants that limit our discretion in the operation of our businesses.

In January 2005, GSE entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which effectively converted $75,000,000 of our 11% fixed rate senior notes issuance into variable rates based on six-month LIBOR rates. Under the swap agreement, payments are made based on a variable rate; initially 9.3425% through May 15, 2005, adjusting based on LIBOR rates every six months thereafter, and received on a fixed rate of 11%. Differentials to be received or paid under the agreement are recognized as an offset or as an addition to interest expense, respectively. The swap agreement parallels the 11% senior notes due in 2012.

Index to Financial Statements

and there is no need to periodically reassess the effectiveness of the swap during its term. Interest expense on the debt is adjusted to include payments made or received under the swap agreements. The fair value of the swap will be carried as an asset or a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the carrying value of the hedged debt will be adjusted accordingly. The fair values of the Company’s interest rate swap will be the estimated amounts the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreement as of the reporting dates.

In connection with the Merger, we entered into a new $65,000,000 senior secured credit facility with UBS Loan Finance LLC and certain other lenders. The new senior credit facility provides a $25,000,000 term loan facility and a revolving credit facility of up to $40,000,000 million. The revolving credit facility includes a letter of credit subfacility of $10,000,000 and a swing line subfacility of $15,000,000. The term loan matures in May 2010 and the revolving credit facility matures in May 2009. The term loan facility amortizes on 24 consecutive equal quarterly installments. Borrowings bear interest, at our option, at either a base rate or LIBOR plus, in each case, an applicable interest margin. The applicable interest margin for the term loan is 2.00% per annum for base rate loans or 3.00% per annum for LIBOR loans. The applicable interest margin for revolving loans is 1.75% per annum for base rate loans or 2.75% per annum for LIBOR loans. The applicable interest margins for the revolving credit facility and the term loan is adjustable by the lenders based upon a grid to be determined following the delivery of our financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending at least six months after the closing of the Merger. We are also required to pay customary agency fees and expenses. The new senior credit facility requires prepayment with the net proceeds of certain asset sales, the net proceeds of certain issuances of debt or preferred stock, a portion of net proceeds of certain issuances of common equity, the net proceeds from casualty and condemnation events in excess of amounts applied to repair or replace such assets, and an agreed-upon percentage of our excess cash flow (subject to certain baskets).

The new senior credit facility is guaranteed by GEO Holdings and all of our existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries, but not our foreign subsidiaries or Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc., a dormant subsidiary of our 51%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bentofix Technologies, Inc., except to the extent guarantees by such subsidiaries would be prohibited by applicable tax law or could result in adverse tax consequences. The new senior credit facility is secured by substantially all of our U.S. assets, and by our capital stock and the capital stock of substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of substantially all of our first-tier foreign subsidiaries.

The new senior credit facility requires us to meet certain financial tests, including but not limited to, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures. In addition, the new senior credit facility contains restrictive covenants which limit, among other things, dispositions of assets, certain business changes, certain ownership changes, mergers, acquisitions, dividends, stock repurchases and redemptions, incurrence of indebtedness, issuance of preferred stock, investments, liens, transactions with affiliates, sale and leaseback transactions, and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The new senior credit facility provides for customary events of default. At December 31, 2004, the Company had prepaid $5,000,000 on its $25,000,000 term loan, leaving a balance of $17,900,000 outstanding. The Company had available $37,637,000 under its credit facility at December 31, 2004, net of $2,363,000 of issued letters of credit.

GSE has an EGP 5,000,000 term loan with an Egyptian bank, bearing interest at 14%, secured by equipment. The promissory note requires quarterly payments of EGP 417,000 plus interest on July 27, October 27, January 27, and April 27, maturing in April 2007.

At December 31, 2004, GSE had five local foreign credit facilities. It had credit facilities with two German banks in the amount of EUR 5,100,000. These revolving credit facilities are secured by a corporate guarantee and bear interest at various market rates. These credit facilities are used primarily to guarantee the performance of European installation contracts and temporary working capital requirements. At December 31, 2004, GSE had EUR 2,947,000 available under these credit facilities with EUR 2,153,000 of bank guarantees outstanding.

GSE has two credit facilities with Egyptian banks in the amount of EGP 5,833,000. These credit facilities bear interest at various market rates and are primarily for cash management purposes. At December 31, 2004, GSE had EGP 4,023,000 available under these credit facilities.

Index to Financial Statements

GSE has a credit facility with a Canadian bank in the amount of Canadian Dollar 500,000 that bears interest at market rate, secured by all assets. At December 31, 2004, GSE had the full amount available under this line.

The sources of uses of cash for the year ending December 31, 2004 include the combined results of operations for the Predecessor Company through May 17, 2004, and the Successor Company for the period May 18, 2004 through December 31, 2004.

Cash provided by operating activities during 2004 was $23,680,000 compared to $16,845,000 in the prior year. The increase was primarily from the $18,056,000 of cash securing the supersedeas appeal bond in the Poly-America case (see “Legal Proceedings” in Item 3 of Part I above), offset by a $9,500,000 payment to settle of the case, and by lower earnings in 2004.

Cash used by investing activities during 2004 was $227,287,000, compared to $6,610,000 in the prior year. Cash used by investing activities during 2004 was substantially higher due to cash expended on May 18, 2004 when the Company was purchased by CHS in the Merger at a net cash cost of $221,616,000, which included approximately $6,794,000 of allocated expense, offset by $14,266,000 of cash acquired, and excluded financing cost.

Cash provided by financing activities during 2004 was $193,193,000 compared to $4,693,000 cash used in the prior year. Cash provided by financing activities was substantially higher in 2004 primarily as a result of the proceeds from new debt and equity used in connection with the consummation of the Merger, less cost of financing. See “Borrowing Arrangements” above.

The following table represents information, as of December 31, 2004, concerning the Company’s unconditional obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts with remaining terms in excess of one year, such as debt and lease agreements, and under contingent commitments (in thousands).

Index to Financial Statements

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, management evaluates estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventory obsolescence, investments, intangible assets and goodwill, income taxes, financing operations, workers’ compensation insurance, pension benefits and contingent liabilities. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the consolidated financial statements contained herein.

We believe the following are our most critical accounting policies. GSE’s senior management has discussed the development and selection of these policies and related disclosure with the audit committee. These policies require significant judgmental estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, based on historical experience and assumptions related to certain factors including competitive market factors, worldwide manufacturing capacity in the industry, general economic conditions around the world and governmental regulation and supervision. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates during any of the periods in the three years ended December 31, 2004.

We establish reserves for doubtful accounts on a case-by-case basis when it is believed that the required payment of specific amounts owed to us is unlikely to occur. We derive a majority of our revenue from sales and services to domestic and international, municipal and private companies engaged in waste management, mining, water and wastewater treatment, aquaculture and other industrial activities. We have receivables from customers in various countries. We generally do not require collateral or other security to support customer receivables. If the customers’ financial condition were to deteriorate or their access to freely convertible currency was restricted, resulting in impairment of their ability to make the required payments, additional allowances may be required.

Our products carry specified limited warranties as to quality and workmanship. We established a reserve for potential warranty claims based on history of claims experience. We have no assurance that historical trends will continue and if trends are different than the estimates used, it could have an effect on our results of operations and financial position.

For products sold directly to customers, we recognize revenues when products are shipped, title and risk of loss passes to the buyer, we have no further obligation to the buyer, and collectibility is reasonably assured. For installation contracts, revenues are recognized on the percentage of completion method in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1 “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.” We recognize revenue on signed contracts and approved change orders. We do not recognize revenues on claims until claims are approved in writing and collectibility of such claims are assured. Percentage of completion is measured on the percentage of costs incurred to total estimated costs for each contract. Our installation projects are reviewed for profitability on a monthly basis. When it has been determined that a project will generate a loss for us, we estimate that loss and book a reserve for the total expected loss on the job.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company uses purchase method of accounting for business combinations which requires the Company to make use of estimates and judgments to allocate the purchase price paid for acquisitions to the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets. The Company performs a goodwill impairment test annually as of October 1. Goodwill could be tested more frequently if changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events indicates that a potential impairment exists. The impairment test requires the Company to compare the fair value of business reporting units to carrying value including assigned goodwill. The Company uses the present value of future cash flows to determine fair value and validates the results against the cost and market approaches. Future cash flows are typically based upon a ten-year future period for the business and an estimated residual value. Management judgment is required in the estimation of future operating results and to determine the appropriate residual values. Future operating results and residual values could reasonably differ from the estimates and could require a provision for impairment in a future period.

Costs of additions and major improvements are capitalized, whereas maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the asset are charged to expense as incurred. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, income is charged or credited for the difference between net book value and net proceeds realized thereon. Interest costs incurred in construction of assets are capitalized and depreciated over the useful life of the asset. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets. Total repairs and maintenance during 2004 were $2,287,000 for the Successor Company and $1,758,000 for the Predecessor Company. Total repairs and maintenance expense during 2003 and 2002 was $4,345,000 and $4,945,000, respectively.

The Company makes judgments and estimates in conjunction with the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, including amounts to be capitalized, depreciation methods and useful lives. Additionally, carrying values of property, plant and equipment are periodically reviewed for impairment and further reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that carrying value may be impaired. The carrying values are compared to the undiscounted anticipated future cash flows related to those assets. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds the future undiscounted cash flow, an impairment charge is recorded in the period in which such review is performed. This requires the Company to make long-term forecasts of its future revenues and costs related to the assets subject to review. Forecasts require assumptions about demand for the Company’s products and future market conditions. Future events and unanticipated changes to assumptions could require a provision for impairment in a future period.

The values assigned to customer lists and other intangible assets are amortized to expense over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for potential impairment. The estimated useful lives are based on an evaluation of the circumstances surrounding each asset, including an evaluation of events that may have occurred that would cause the useful life to be decreased. In the event the useful life would be considered to be shortened, or if the asset’s future value were deemed to be impaired, an appropriate amount of the value would be amortized to expense. Future operating results and residual values could therefore reasonably differ from the estimates and could require a provision for impairment in a future period.

We establish reserves for estimated loss contingencies when we believe a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Revisions to contingent liabilities are reflected in income in the period in which the different facts or information becomes known or circumstances change that affect previous assumptions with respect to the likelihood or amount of loss. Reserves for contingent liabilities are based upon our assumptions and estimates regarding the probable outcome of the matter. Should the outcome differ from the assumptions and estimates, revisions to the estimated reserves for contingent liabilities would be required.

Index to Financial Statements

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13 and Technical Corrections. This statement eliminates the requirement under SFAS 4 to aggregate and classify all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect. This statement also amends SFAS 13 to require certain lease modifications with economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions to be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 requires reclassification of gains and losses in all prior periods presented in comparative financial statements related to debt extinguishment that do not meet the criteria for extraordinary items in APB 30. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002, with early adoption encouraged. The Company adopted SFAS 145 effective January 1, 2003. The adoption of the statement resulted in the reclassification of the 2002 extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt of $1,278,000 from extraordinary loss to loss on extinguishment of debt.

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146, Obligations Associated with Disposal Activities, which is effective for disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. SFAS 146 addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs in a Restructuring). Under this statement, a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity would be recognized and measured at its fair value when it is incurred rather than at the date of commitment to an exit plan. Also, severance pay would be recognized over time rather than up front provided the benefit arrangement requires employees to render service beyond a minimum retention period, which would be based on the legal notification period, or if there is no such requirement, 60 days, thereby allowing a liability to be recorded over the employees’ future service period. The Company adopted SFAS 146 effective with disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” The Interpretation requires certain guarantees to be recorded at fair value and also requires a guarantor to make certain disclosures regarding guarantees. The Interpretation’s initial recognition and initial measurement provisions are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements were effective the Company’s first quarter of 2003. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

In January 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46) which requires consolidation of variable interest entities, as defined. FIN 46, as revised, is applicable to financial statements of companies that have interests in “special purpose entities”, as defined, during 2003. FIN 46 was applicable to the financial statements of companies that have interest in all other types of entities, in the first quarter of 2004. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement No. 150 (FAS 150), “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” FAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures in its statement of financial position certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) because that financial instrument embodies an obligation of the issuer. This Statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

Index to Financial Statements

Flows. FAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, and pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition. FAS 123(R) is effective for public companies at the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operation, financial position or cash flow.

Our exposure to interest rate market risk is limited to credit facilities that bear interest at floating rates. As of December 31, 2004, there was approximately $18,000,000 outstanding under our floating rate credit facilities. A change in interest rates would have no material impact on our earnings because we do not anticipate significant borrowings under these credit facilities.

In January 2005, GSE entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which effectively converted $75,000,000 of our 11% fixed rate senior notes issuance into variable rates based on six-month LIBOR rates. Under the swap agreement, payments are made based on a variable rate; initially 9.3425% through May 15, 2005, adjusting based on LIBOR rates every six months thereafter, and received on a fixed rate of 11%. Differentials to be received or paid under the agreement are recognized as an offset or as an addition to interest expense, respectively. The effect on interest expense for a 1% change in the underlying variable interest rate would increase, or decrease, interest expense by $750,000 annually, before tax. The swap agreement parallels the 11% senior notes due in 2012.

We operate outside of the United States through foreign subsidiaries in Germany, England, Australia and Egypt that use a foreign currency as their functional currency. Foreign subsidiaries may enter into sales, installation or purchase contracts that are denominated in currencies different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency. We recognize that our international operations are subject to the risk of foreign currency fluctuations not present in domestic operations. As a result, our financial results could be significantly affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in the foreign markets in which we distribute or install our products. However, currency losses from sales, installation or purchase obligations in non functional currencies have not been material to our operations as a whole.

We do financing transactions with and between our foreign subsidiaries from time to time, and foreign operations pay dividends to their U.S. parent. These transactions are normally in the currency of the lending or dividend paying entity and involve foreign currency risk.

We have generally not entered into hedging transactions to mitigate the effect of changes in currency exchange rates on our financial results.

We translate our non U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries into U.S. dollars each month based on the current exchange rates. Any change in the exchange rates has an impact on our consolidated financial statements. When the U.S. dollar strengthens versus the foreign currency being translated the consolidated results are negatively impacted, and when the U.S. dollar weakens versus the foreign currency our consolidated results are favorably impacted.

We routinely enter into fixed price contracts with commencement of performance dates spread throughout the year. Due to the nature of the construction business into which products are sold, we have limited contractual means of passing through resin price increases. We believe that we successfully manages this risk by:

We do not enter into purchase contracts for the future delivery of raw materials.

Index to Financial Statements

The response to this item is included in a separate section of this report on page F-1.

The Company’s management, under supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). The evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures included a review of the controls’ objectives and design, the Company’s implementation of the controls and the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this annual report on Form 10-K.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, there were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Based on their evaluation as of December 31, 2004, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, particularly during the periods when the Company’s periodic reports are being prepared.

Index to Financial Statements

The names, ages and positions of the persons who serve as directors and executive officers of GSE are set forth below:

Samir T. Badawi has served as Chairman of our board of directors since 1995. From 1998 to the present, he has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Badawi served as chairman of the board of directors of SLT Environmental, Inc. and financial advisor to a group of private investors. For twenty-five years prior to 1993, Mr. Badawi served as a managing partner of Ernst & Young International in the State of Bahrain, and in other capacities with Ernst & Young in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

Roger J. Klatt has served as our Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer since 1994. Prior to joining us, Mr. Klatt served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cabot Oil and Gas beginning in 1990. From 1988 to 1990, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Baptist Hospital and Health Systems, Inc. From 1980 to 1988, Mr. Klatt worked at Marathon Manufacturing Company as Vice President-Finance and Vice President-Treasurer. From 1965 to 1980, he worked at FMC Corporation ultimately as the Group Controller of the Petroleum Equipment Group.

Kelvin R. Collard will become Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon the resignation of Roger J. Klatt, which is expected to occur on March 3, 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. Collard served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the ABS Group, a subsidiary of the American Bureau of Shipping, from January 2003 to January 2005. From February 2002 to December 2002, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hydrochem Industrial Services, Inc. From 1997 through 2001, Mr. Collard served as Vice President, Controller and Finance Officer of Equistar Chemicals, LP and, after the acquisition of the specialty chemical business of Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) by Lyondell Chemical Company in July 1999, also became the Vice President and Controller of Lyondell to integrate the finance and administrative functions of Lyondell and Equistar. Prior to that time, Mr. Collard served in various capacities at ARCO, including as Controller of the ARCO Coal Division from 1994 to 1997, Manager of Accounting Policy from 1992 to 1994 and Manager of Financial Reporting & Control from 1989 to 1992.

Index to Financial Statements

Ernest C. English, Jr. has served as our Vice President and General Manager of North America Operations since 1999. From 1996 to 1999, he served as our Construction Controller and then Corporate Controller. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. English served as financial officer of Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. during the merger of Creole International, Inc. into Stewart & Stevenson Operations. From 1987 to 1994, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Creole International.

Gerald E. Hersh has served as our Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Installation Operations since 2000. From 1996 to 2000, he served as our Vice President-U.S. Installation Services. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Hersh served as Senior Vice President-Operations for Joy Environmental Technologies, Inc. From 1985 to 1994, he served as Senior Vice President-Commercial Operations for Tampella Power Corporation.

James T. Steinke has served as our Vice President and General Manager of Asia/Pacific Operations since 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he served as our Vice President-International Sales for Central and South America. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Steinke served as our Vice President-U.S. Installation Services. From 1985 to 1993, he served in different capacities within GSE. Prior to joining us, Mr. Steinke served 21 years in the U.S. Nuclear Submarine Service.

Paul A. Firrell has served as our Vice President and General Manager of Europe/Middle East/Africa Operations since 2000. From 1996 to 2000, he served as our Managing Director, UK Operations, involved in the sales, installation, and manufacturing operations in the UK. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Firrell owned and managed a geomembrane installation company in England that was acquired by us in 1996.

Daniel J. Hennessy became a director and Chairman of the Board of GSE upon the completion of the Merger. Mr. Hennessy has been principally employed by CHS as a Partner since 1988 and is a founding partner. Prior to forming CHS, Mr. Hennessy was a Vice President with Citicorp Mezzanine Investments and Citicorp’s Leveraged Capital Group and, before that, was employed at Continental Illinois National Bank. Mr. Hennessy is a member of the board of directors of Hunt Valve Company, Jakel Incorporated, J. Richard Industries, L.P., Kranson Industries, Inc., Tharco Containers Colorado and Waddington North America, Inc.

Michael G. Evans became a director of GSE on August 17, 2004. Mr. Evans is currently serving as President and CEO of Waddington North America, Inc. and has served in this position since 1995. In July 2000, the U.K. parent company of John Waddington Ltd., a U.K. public company, divested its North American business operations, which included Waddington North America. From 1978 until the divestiture, Mr. Evans served in various capacities for John Waddington Ltd. in the United Kingdom and the United States, including as a director of John Waddington Ltd. from 1996 through 2000.

Marcus J. George became a director of GSE upon the completion of the Merger. Mr. George has been employed principally by CHS as Managing Director since 2003, a Vice President from 2000 to 2003 and an Associate from 1997 to 2000. Prior to joining CHS, Mr. George was employed by Heller Financial in the Corporate Finance Group, and, before that, was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. George is a member of the board of directors of J Richard Industries, L.P., KB Alloys, Inc. and Waddington North America, Inc.

Richard E. Goodrich became a director of GSE on December 16, 2004. Mr. Goodrich is currently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company and has served in that position since July 2001. Mr. Goodrich has also served in various other positions at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, including as Group Vice President—Western Hemisphere Operations from November 2000 to July 2001, Vice President—Financial Operations from February 1999 to November 2000 and Vice President—Area Director of Finance, Western Hemisphere from June 1998 through February 1999. Prior to that time, Mr. Goodrich was the Director of Strategic Planning—Energy and Chemicals Group of Fluor Daniel, Inc.

Brian P. Simmons became a director of GSE upon the completion of the Merger. Mr. Simmons has been principally employed by CHS as a Partner since 1988 and is a founding partner. Prior to forming CHS, Mr. Simmons was a Vice President with Citicorp’s Leveraged Capital Group, and, before that, was employed by

Index to Financial Statements

Mellon Bank. Mr. Simmons is a member of the board of directors of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., Beacon Sales Acquisition Corporation, Connor Sports Flooring Corporation, MLS Holdings, Precise Technology, Inc. and Waddington North America, Inc.

All of GSE’s stock is owned by GEO Holdings. All directors serve on both of the boards of GSE and GEO Holdings, except for Messrs. Evans and Goodrich who serve on the GSE board only. Except as described in this report, there are no arrangements or understandings between any member of the board of directors or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which that person was elected or appointed to his or her position. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Stockholders Agreement” in Item 13 of Part III. There are no family relationships between any of our executive officers or directors.

Our board of directors has the power to appoint officers. Each officer will hold office for the term determined by our board of directors and until such person’s successor is chosen and qualified or until such person’s death, resignation or removal.

The Company’s board of directors has determined that Richard E. Goodrich is an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and independent, as such term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to all its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. We will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of our code of ethics. Any such request should be directed to Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc., 19103 Gundle Road, Houston, Texas 77073, (281) 230-5893, Attn: C Wayne Case.

Index to Financial Statements

The following tables, charts, and narrative show all compensation awarded, paid to or earned by each individual who was either the chief executive officer at any time during the period, or at December 31, 2004 one of the other highly compensated executive officers.

GSE made contributions to retirement plans for 2004, 2003 and 2002 for Mr. Badawi in the amounts of $32,544, $29,733, and $18,710; for Mr. Klatt in the amounts of $17,500, $18,627, $11,724,; for Mr. English in the amounts of $5,789 $,5,399, and $4,972; for Mr. Firrell in the amounts of $25,900, $19,588 and $19,563, based on an exchange rate equal to 1.9185 as of December 31, 2004 for Mr. Hersh in the amounts of $10,878, $10,834 and $8,197; and for Mr. Steinke in the amounts of $6,068, $5,570, and $5,265.

Index to Financial Statements

In connection with the Merger, the following executive officers entered into employment agreements with us: Samir T. Badawi, Ernest C. English, Jr., Gerald E. Hersh, James T. Steinke and Paul A. Firrell. Each executive’s initial base salary pursuant to the new employment agreements is:

Mr. Badawi’s new employment agreement is for an initial three-year term with automatic one-year renewals and entitles him to certain customary benefits. Mr. Badawi is also eligible to participate in the GEO Holdings Corp. 2004 Stock Option Plan and any incentive, savings, retirement and welfare benefit plans maintained or established by us or our affiliates. We also provide Mr. Badawi with an automobile for business and personal use, and pay reasonable use and maintenance costs related to such automobile.

Under the terms of Mr. Badawi’s agreement, if during the first 18 months of his new employment agreement or after a change in control, Mr. Badawi’s employment is terminated by us without cause or due to his disability, or by Mr. Badawi for good reason, Mr. Badawi will be entitled to, in addition to his base salary through the date of termination:

If Mr. Badawi’s employment is terminated by us without cause or due to his disability, or by Mr. Badawi for good reason after the first 18 months of his employment agreement (but before a change in control), Mr. Badawi will be entitled to, in addition to his base salary through the date of termination:

In the event that Mr. Badawi is deemed to have received an “excess parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, we will make additional payments to Mr. Badawi to set off any applicable excise taxes.

Index to Financial Statements

Mr. Badawi’s agreement provides for a bonus for fiscal year 2004 of up to 140% of his base salary based on our (1) EBITDA target, (2) average working capital versus sales and (3) achievement of business goals, as set forth in the 2004 budget. Unless modified by our board of directors in connection with a modification of the executive bonus program generally, the bonus measures and percentages used for the 2004 bonus will be used to determine Mr. Badawi’s bonuses in subsequent years.

During the term of the employment agreement and, with respect to a termination by us for cause, for a period of one year after his termination, and with respect to a termination for any other reason, during the period in which he receives severance payments from us (or in the case of a lump sum payment, the period corresponding to the amount of base salary received), Mr. Badawi is prohibited from (1) competing with us in a material part of our business, and (2) soliciting our employees, customers or suppliers.

Mr. Klatt, our chief financial officer, is party to an employment agreement dated March 10, 1997, as amended by a letter agreement dated June 1, 1998. Mr. Klatt’s 2004 base salary is $270,000. Mr. Klatt’s agreement has an initial term through December 31, 1999, which automatically extends each December 1 for one year unless terminated pursuant to its terms.

In the event of a termination by us without cause or by Mr. Klatt for good reason, Mr. Klatt is entitled to:

In the event that Mr. Klatt is deemed to have received an “excess parachute payment” as defined in Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended), we will make additional payments to Mr. Klatt to set off any applicable excise taxes.

The employment agreements for Messrs. English, Hersh, Steinke and Firrell have terms similar to Mr. Badawi’s employment agreement. Some of the material differences include: (1) the amount of base salary and the office held, (2) severance benefits that are due if employment is terminated by us without cause or due to the executive’s disability or by the executive for good reason would be paid over an 18-month period and include one and one-half times such executive’s base salary, one and one-half times the average of the bonuses paid to such executive for the immediately preceding three years and 18 months of medical benefits, (3) there is no provision regarding “excess parachute payments,” (4) the executives are entitled to bonuses based on our bonus program for executives generally and (5) Messrs. English and Hersh are not entitled to an automobile, while Mr. Steinke is entitled to use of an automobile and a chauffeur and Mr. Firrell is entitled to an automobile allowance.

Mr. Steinke’s employment agreement further differs from Mr. Badawi’s employment agreement as Mr. Steinke is entitled to the following benefits: (1) a foreign service allowance based on 20% of his base salary, (2) rent and utilities for a furnished housing unit, (3) reimbursement for reasonable costs of language training, (4) expansion of the existing accidental death and dismemberment insurance to the maximum coverage of $400,000, (5) travel accident policy coverage of up to $500,000 and (6) funds for four trips per year for interim work at our offices in Houston and for home leave.

Index to Financial Statements

Mr. Firrell’s employment agreement further differs from Mr. Badawi’s employment agreement as Mr. Firrell is entitled to the following benefits: (1) we will make annual contributions of up to ten percent (10%) of his base salary to a pension fund of his choosing until his employment terminates, (2) we will pay for the cost of private medical insurance on behalf of Mr. Firrell, his spouse and children under 21 years of age, and (3) we will provide life insurance for the term of the employment agreement with a death benefit of at least $1,036,000 (based on an exchange rate equal to 1.9185 as of December 31, 2004).

Mr. Collard will become a Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company upon the resignation of Mr. Klatt, which we expect to occur on March 3, 2005. The terms of Mr. Collard’s employment are described in a letter agreement dated January 20, 2005. The agreement provides for a one-time signing bonus of $20,000 and a base salary of $225,000. Mr. Collard is eligible to earn an annual incentive cash bonus. The target award of the bonus is 40% of his base salary, and has a maximum and minimum payout of 80% and 0% of his base salary, respectively. Mr. Collard is also eligible to participate in the GEO Holdings Corp. 2004 Stock Option Plan and the various retirement and welfare benefit plans offered to our employees. In addition, he will have the opportunity to purchase up to $100,000 of GEO Holdings stock from CHS at a purchase price of $18.50 per share, which was the price paid by CHS for the stock in connection with the Merger.

The employment agreement with Mr. Collard is “at will” and, therefore, does not have a stated term. However, if Mr. Collard voluntarily resigns from the Company (other than by reason of a diminution in job responsibilities to which he does not consent) prior to the first anniversary of his employment start date, Mr. Collard will be required to repay the signing bonus to the Company. In addition, if we terminate Mr. Collard’s employment for a reason other than for cause, he will be entitled to continue to receive his base salary for one year following the date of separation.

The GEO Holdings Corp. 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “GEO Holdings Option Plan”) became effective upon the consummation of the Merger. Under the GEO Holdings Option Plan, the board of directors of GEO Holdings (or a committee thereof) may from time to time grant options to purchase common stock of GEO Holdings representing up to 8% (628,750 options) of GEO Holdings’ common stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately following the consummation of the Merger to executives or other key employees or directors of GEO Holdings and its subsidiaries. Both “nonqualified” stock options and “incentive” stock options may be granted under the GEO Holdings Option Plan with terms to be determined by the board of directors (or a committee thereof). The options to purchase GEO Holdings common stock received by certain executives in exchange for options to purchase GSE common stock on the closing date of the Merger pursuant to executive securities agreements (see “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Executive Securities Agreements” in Item 13 of Part III), which represented approximately 10% of GEO Holdings’ common stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately following the completion of the Merger, were issued under the GEO Holdings Option Plan in addition to the options that GEO Holdings may grant from time to time as described above in this paragraph.

Index to Financial Statements

GSE is a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Holdings. GEO Holdings was capitalized upon the completion of the Merger with approximately $60,600,000 of equity capital in the form of common stock. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the common stock of GEO Holdings as of February 18, 2005, by (1) each person whom we know to own beneficially more than five percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of GEO Holdings, (2) each of the directors and named executive officers of GSE and (3) all of the directors and executive officers of GSE as a group. Unless otherwise stated, each of the persons in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the securities beneficially owned. We have calculated beneficial ownership in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Percentage ownership is based on 2,985,359.757 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 18, 2005.

Index to Financial Statements

Each executive that exchanged GSE options for a GEO Holdings option entered into an executive securities agreement pursuant to which such executive exchanged 40% of his options to purchase GSE’s common stock (the “Old Options”) for an option to purchase the common stock of GEO Holdings (the “New Option”). Each executive’s Old Options were exchanged for a New Option such that the spread of the Old Options equals the spread of the New Option. Additional terms of the executive securities agreements include:

(1) expiration of New Options on the first to occur of (1) ten years after the closing of the Merger, (2) the expiration of 10 calendar days after the executive ceases to be an employee of GSE or any of its subsidiaries, if such termination is pursuant to a termination for cause or (3) a transfer of New Options in violation of the executive securities agreement;

(2) cashless exercise of New Options based on the value of the common stock of GEO Holdings underlying such New Option;

(3) mandatory repurchase of New Options by GEO Holdings or CHS IV in the event that executive is terminated by GSE for cause for a repurchase price equal to original cost;

(4) optional repurchase right of GEO Holdings or, in the event not exercised by GEO Holdings, CHS IV, for a repurchase price equal to the greater of original cost and fair market value; and

Upon consummation of the Merger, GEO Holdings, CHS IV, certain co-investors and the executives exchanging GSE options for a GEO Holdings option entered into a stockholders agreement with respect to their GEO Holdings’ securities. Terms of the stockholders agreement include:

(1) initially, three GEO Holdings board members appointed by CHS IV and one board member who will be our chief executive officer, subject to CHS IV’s right at all times to appoint a majority of the GEO Holdings board;

(3) rights of first refusal in favor of GEO Holdings, and, to the extent not exercised by GEO Holdings, CHS IV;

(4) “tag-along” rights in the event of a transfer by CHS IV, subject to certain exceptions including transfers by CHS IV to affiliates and transfers of up to 5% in the aggregate of any class of securities held by CHS IV as of the date of the consummation of the Merger to employees of, consultants to, and advisors to CHS IV, GEO Holdings or any of their affiliates;

(5) preemptive rights with respect to an offering of new securities by GEO Holdings; and

(6) “drag-along” rights in the event the board of GEO Holdings and a majority of the stockholders of GEO Holdings approve a sale of GEO Holdings, subject to certain customary exceptions.

GEO Holdings, CHS IV, certain co-investors and the executives exchanging GSE options for a GEO Holdings option entered into a registration rights agreement. Under the registration rights agreement, CHS IV has the ability, under certain circumstances, to cause GEO Holdings to register for resale certain equity securities held by CHS IV and to participate in registration by GEO Holdings of its equity securities. The registration rights agreement gives the executives party to the agreement the right to include certain securities among those covered in a registration.

Index to Financial Statements

In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a management agreement with GEO Holdings and CHS Management IV LP (a limited partnership (1) of which CHS is the general partner and (2) which is the general partner of CHS IV), or CHS Management. Pursuant to the management agreement, CHS Management provides certain financial and management consulting services to GEO Holdings and to us. In consideration of those services the Company pays fees to CHS Management in an aggregate annual amount of $2.0 million, payable in equal monthly installments. The Company also agreed to reimburse CHS Management for its reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses and pay additional transaction fees to them in the event we and/or any of our affiliates complete add-on acquisitions. The Company also provides customary indemnification to CHS Management. In connection with the structuring and implementation of the Merger and related financing transactions, GEO Holdings paid CHS Management fees in the aggregate amount of $5.0 million at the completion of the Merger. Under the Management Agreement, GEO Holdings paid CHS Management a fee equal to 5% of the proceeds of GEO Holdings’ capital stock purchased from time to time by CHS Management or its affiliates. The management fee is subordinated to the prior payment in full of principal, interest and premium due and owing under our new senior credit facility and the indenture governing the exchange notes, but we may pay the management fee at all times except during certain events of default under our new senior credit facility or under the indenture governing the exchange notes. In the event any portion of the management fee is not so paid, such amount will accrue and become due and payable in the next month when payment is permitted.

Audit Fees. Fees were $299,100 for fiscal 2004 and $278,270 for fiscal 2003 for the services of Ernst & Young LLP, our independent auditors in connection with its independent audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial statements contained in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and assistance regarding other SEC filings. All of the audit services provided to us by Ernst & Young LLP during fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003 were pre-approved by our audit committee.

Audit-Related Fees. Fees were $274,200 for fiscal 2004 and $51,740 for fiscal 2003 for other services of Ernst & Young LLP that were reasonably related to its audit and review of our financial statements, including reviews of internal control design and operation and assistance in evaluating the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, limited scope audit of our U.S. benefit plans, and assistance with sell-side due diligence. All of the audit-related services provided to us by Ernst & Young LLP during fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003 were pre-approved by our audit committee.

Tax Fees. Fees were $46,100 during fiscal 2004 and $163,891 during fiscal 2003 for the professional services of Ernst & Young LLP related to federal and state tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. All of these services are permitted non-audit services. All of the tax-related services provided to us by Ernst & Young LLP for fiscal 2004 that required pre-approval were pre-approved by our audit committee.

All Other Fees. Except as described above, we did not pay Ernst & Young LLP any other fees during fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003.

The Company’s audit committee has a policy to pre-approve all audit and legally permitted non-audit services, including tax services, provided by the independent auditors. The audit committee procedures implementing this policy require the audit firm to submit a written pre-approval request for each of its particular services. The audit committee chairman must give his written pre-approval of the particular service before the audit firm commences any related work. The audit committee chairman reports his decisions on the independent auditors’ request for pre-approval of services to the full audit committee at each audit committee meeting. The Company’s audit committee does not recognize any de minimus exceptions to its audit and non-audit services pre-approval requirements. All 2003 and 2004 services required to be pre-approved have been pre-approved as described above.

Index to Financial Statements

Schedules not listed above are omitted since the information required to be submitted has been included in the financial statements or the notes thereto, or the schedules are not required.

Index to Financial Statements

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on the 22nd day of February, 2005.


GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

By:		/s/ SAMIR T. BADAWI
		Samir T. Badawi
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated on the 22nd day of February, 2005.

Index to Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2004 (Successor Company balance sheet) and 2003 (Predecessor Company balance sheet) and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from May 18, 2004 to December 31, 2004 (Successor Company operations), the period from January 1, 2004 through May 17, 2004, and the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 (Predecessor Company operations). Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audit.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the Successor Company financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from May 18, 2004 to December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Further, in our opinion, the Predecessor Company financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Predecessor Company as of December 31, 2003, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 2004 through May 17, 2004, and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

Index to Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Index to Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Index to Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Index to Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Index to Financial Statements

Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in August 1986, and through its wholly owned subsidiaries is primarily engaged in the manufacture, sale and installation of polyethylene lining systems. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Holdings Corp. (see Note 9).

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Investments in partially owned entities in which ownership ranges from 20 to 50 percent are accounted for using the equity method. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost, which includes material, labor and overhead, is determined by the weighted average cost method, which approximates the first-in, first-out cost method.

Index to Financial Statements

October 1. Goodwill could be tested more frequently if changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events indicates that a potential impairment exists. The impairment test requires the Company to compare the fair value of business reporting units to carrying value including assigned goodwill. The Company uses the present value of future cash flows to determine fair value and validates the results against the cost and market approaches. Future cash flows are typically based upon a ten-year future period for the business and an estimated residual value. Management judgment is required in the estimation of future operating results and to determine the appropriate residual values. Future operating results and residual values could reasonably differ from the estimates and could require a provision for impairment in a future period. To date there have been no impairments.

For products sold directly to customers, the Company recognizes revenues when products are shipped, title and risk of loss passes to the buyer, the Company has no further obligation to the buyer, and collectibility is reasonably assured. For installation contracts, revenues are recognized on the percentage of completion method in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1 “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.” The Company recognizes revenue on signed contracts and approved change orders. The Company does not recognize revenues on claims until claims are approved in writing and collectibility of such claims are assured. Percentage of completion is measured on the percentage of costs incurred to total estimated costs for each contract.

Cost of sales includes all direct material and labor costs, and indirect costs such as indirect labor, depreciation, insurance, supplies, tools, repairs, and shipping and handling.

Provisions for the total estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions, estimated profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to projected costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

The Company establishes reserves for doubtful accounts on a case-by-case basis when it is believed that the required payment of specific amounts owed to the Company is unlikely to occur. The Company derives a majority of its revenue from sales and services to domestic and international municipal and private companies engaged in waste management, mining, water and wastewater treatment, aquaculture and other industrial activities. The Company has receivables from customers in various countries. The Company generally does not require collateral or other security to support customer receivables. If the customers’ financial condition were to deteriorate or their access to freely convertible currency was restricted, resulting in impairment of their ability to make the required payments, additional allowances may be required.

Debt issuance costs are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the period the related debt is anticipated to be outstanding.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company’s products are sold and installed with specified limited warranties as to material quality and workmanship and may extend up to 20 years. Provision for warranty costs are made based on the Company’s claims experience. The reserve for these costs is included in the self-insurance reserve (see Note 7).

The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statements and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated using average exchange rates during the year. Assets and liabilities of these foreign subsidiaries are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and the resulting translation adjustments are recognized as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Gains and losses arising from foreign currency transactions are recognized in income as incurred.

In connection with contracts performed outside of the United States, the Company routinely bids fixed-price contracts denominated in currencies different than the functional currency of the applicable subsidiary performing the work. The Company recognizes that such bidding practices, in the context of international operations, are subject to the risk of foreign currency fluctuations not present in domestic operations. Losses related to these contracts are included in cost of sales and have not been significant.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company currently purchases its raw material (polyethylene and polypropylene resins) from at least two suppliers at each location. Polyethylene resins are occasionally in short supply and are subject to substantial price fluctuation in response to market demand. The Company has not encountered any significant difficulty to date in obtaining raw materials in sufficient quantities to support its operations at current or expected near-term future levels. However, any disruption in raw material supply or abrupt increases in raw material prices could have an adverse effect upon the Company’s operations.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements for 2002 and 2003 contain certain reclassifications to conform to the presentation used in 2004.

Index to Financial Statements

income tax effect. This statement also amends SFAS 13 to require certain lease modifications with economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions to be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. In addition, SFAS 145 requires reclassification of gains and losses in all prior periods presented in comparative financial statements related to debt extinguishment that do not meet the criteria for extraordinary items in APB 30. The statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002, with early adoption encouraged. The Company adopted SFAS 145 effective January 1, 2003. The adoption of the statement resulted in the reclassification of the 2002 extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt of $1,278,000 from extraordinary loss to loss on extinguishment of debt.

In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” The Interpretation requires certain guarantees to be recorded at fair value and also requires a guarantor to make certain disclosures regarding guarantees. The Interpretation’s initial recognition and initial measurement provisions are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

In January 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46) which requires consolidation of variable interest entities, as defined. FIN 46, as revised, is applicable to financial statements of companies that have interests in “special purpose entities”, as defined, during 2003. FIN 46 is applicable to the financial statements of companies that have interest in all other types of entities, in the first quarter of 2004. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s results of operation or financial position.

In December 2004, FASB issued Statement No. 123(R, revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”, which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Statement 123(R) supersedes No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. FAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values, and pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition. FAS 123(R) is effective for public companies at the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of operation, financial position or cash flow.

Index to Financial Statements

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-based Compensation (SFAS 123), the Company has elected to follow the Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock-based compensation plans. Under APB 25, if the exercise price of employee stock options equals or exceeds the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized.

Had compensation expense been determined consistent with SFAS 123, the Company’s net income and income per share would have been increased to the following pro forma amounts (in thousands except per share amounts):

The fair value of each option grant under the Company plans for the two years ended December 31, 2003, was estimated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model using the following weighted-average assumptions. During the period January 1 to May 17, 2004, no options were granted:

Index to Financial Statements

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

In connection with the Merger, the Company issued $150,000,000 of 11% senior notes due in 2012. These notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes are guaranteed by all of the Company’s existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries other than Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc., a dormant subsidiary of the Company’s 51%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bentofix Technologies, Inc.

The indenture governing the notes, among other things: (1) restricts the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue shares of preferred stock, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (2) prohibits certain restrictions on the ability of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make certain payments to it; and (3) places restrictions on the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of assets. The indenture related to these notes and the new senior credit facility also contain various covenants that limit the Company’s discretion in the operation of its businesses.

In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a new $65,000,000 senior secured credit facility with UBS Loan Finance LLC and certain other lenders. The new senior credit facility provides a $25,000,000 term loan facility and a revolving credit facility of up to $40,000,000. The revolving credit facility includes a letter of

Index to Financial Statements

credit sub-facility of $10,000,000 and a swing line sub-facility of $15,000,000. The term loan matures in May 2010 and the revolving credit facility matures in May 2009. The term loan facility amortizes on 24 consecutive equal quarterly installments. Borrowings bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either a base rate or LIBOR plus, in each case, an applicable interest margin. The applicable interest margin for the term loan is 2.00% per annum for base rate loans or 3.00% per annum for LIBOR loans. The applicable interest margin for revolving loans is 1.75% per annum for base rate loans or 2.75% per annum for LIBOR loans. The applicable interest margins for the revolving credit facility and the term loan is adjustable by the lenders based upon a grid to be determined following the delivery of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending at least six months after the closing of the Merger. The Company is also required to pay customary agency fees and expenses.

The new senior credit facility requires prepayment with the net proceeds of certain asset sales, the net proceeds of certain issuances of debt or preferred stock, a portion of net proceeds of certain issuances of common equity, the net proceeds from casualty and condemnation events in excess of amounts applied to repair or replace such assets, and an agreed-upon percentage of the Company’s excess cash flow (subject to certain baskets).

The new senior credit facility is guaranteed by GEO Holdings and all of the Company’s existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries, but not the Company’s foreign subsidiaries or Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc., a dormant subsidiary of its 51%-owned Canadian subsidiary, Bentofix Technologies, Inc., except to the extent guarantees by such subsidiaries would be prohibited by applicable tax law or could result in adverse tax consequences. The senior credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s U.S. assets, and by its capital stock and the capital stock of substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of substantially all of its first-tier foreign subsidiaries.

The new senior credit facility requires the Company to meet certain financial tests, including but not limited to, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures. In addition, the new senior credit facility contains restrictive covenants which limits, among other things, dispositions of assets, certain business changes, certain ownership changes, mergers, acquisitions, dividends, stock repurchase and redemptions, incurrence of indebtedness, issuance of preferred stock, investments, liens, transactions with affiliates, sale and leaseback transactions, and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The new senior credit facility provides for customary events of default. At December 31, 2004, the Company had prepaid $5,000,000 on its $25,000,000 term loan, leaving a balance of approximately $17,900,000 outstanding. The Company had available $37,637,000 under its credit facility at December 31, 2004, net of $2,363,000 of issued letters of credit.

The Company has an EGP 5,000,000 term loan with an Egyptian bank, bearing interest at 14%, secured by equipment. The promissory note requires quarterly payments of EGP 417,000 plus interest on July 27, October 27, January 27, and April 27, maturing in April 2007, and has a balance outstanding at December 31, 2004 of EGP 4,294,000.

At December 31, 2004, the company had five local foreign credit facilities. It had credit facilities with two German banks in the amount of EUR 5,100,000. These revolving credit facilities are secured by a corporate guarantee and bear interest at various market rates. These credit facilities are used primarily to guarantee the performance of European installation contracts and temporary working capital requirements. At December 31, 2004, the Company had EUR 2,974,000 available under these credit facilities with EUR 2,513,000 of bank guarantees outstanding.

The Company has two credit facilities with Egyptian banks in the amount of EGP 5,833,000. These credit facilities bear interest at various market rates and are primarily for cash management purposes. At December 31, 2004, the Company had EGP 4,023,000 available under these credit facilities.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company has a credit facility with a Canadian bank in the amount of Canadian Dollar 500,000 that bears interest at market rate, secured by all assets. At December 31, 2004, the company had the full amount available under this line.

On February 4, 2002, the Company entered into a note agreement with one lender in the amount of $25,000,000. This 3-year term facility was secured by the Company’s Houston, TX, and Kingstree, SC, real properties and all of the Company’s equipment at these locations. The promissory note required monthly payments of approximately $520,000 including interest at the rate of 9.22% and matures on February 5, 2002, with a balloon payment equal to the unpaid principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest. The terms of the note placed various restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make certain other payments, incur additional debt, consolidate or merge into another corporation or sell assets and make capital expenditures. The note also required the Company to maintain certain financial ratios and specified levels of consolidated net worth. On January 20, 2004, the Company paid off this note with a payment of $17,498,000 that included accrued interest of $85,400 and a prepayment fee of $690,600. Deferred financing costs of $735,000 were expensed as a result of the debt pay-off.

Summarized below are the maturities of long-term debt of the Company during the next five years and thereafter (in thousands).

On May 18, 2004, GEO Sub Corp., a newly formed entity controlled by Code Hennessy & Simmons IV LP (CHS IV), merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the “merger”, and each share of Company common stock converted into the right to receive $18.50 in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $242,100,000. As a result of the Merger, all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company is owned by GEO Holdings Corp., which is controlled by CHS IV, an entity controlled by Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC (CHS).

The aggregate purchase price of approximately $242,100,000 included $229,100,000 paid for all of the outstanding stock and stock options of the Company, $6,794,000 of closing costs and fees, $5,400,000 for the value of management stock options exchanged (see Note 12) and the assumption of $806,000 of debt. Company cash on hand of $5,087,000 was used to pay a portion of the closing costs. GEO Holdings had no operations prior to the acquisition of the Company.

The total purchase price was allocated among the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, primarily property and equipment and inventory, including $24,200,000 before taxes allocated to finite life intangible

Index to Financial Statements

assets, which are comprised primarily of the value of customer lists and contracts in the United States, Europe, and Thailand. The average amortization period for these intangible assets is slightly less than 10 years. The fair values of property, equipment and finite life intangible assets were determined utilizing a third party appraisal firm.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities as of May 18, 2004, net primarily of Company cash used at the closing:

The initial purchase price allocation made by the Successor Company is preliminary and subject to change for a period of one year following the Merger, although management believes it is materially correct as of December 31, 2004.

Unaudited pro forma operating results of the Company assuming the Merger was completed on January 1, 2003 and 2004 is summarized as follows (000’s):

In January 2003, the Company completed the acquisition of the stock of Hyma/GSE Manufacturing Co. S.A.E., and Hyma/GSE Lining Technology Co. S.A.E. held by its joint venture partners in Cairo, Egypt, for $4,000,000. In addition, the Company agreed to purchase a blown film round die extrusion manufacturing line currently leased to Hyma/GSE Manufacturing Co., S.A.E., at a price of $950,000, and to relocate the manufacturing equipment within 24 months of such purchase. The acquisition of the blown film round die line was completed in May 2004.

In January 2005, the company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which effectively converted $75,000,000 of it’s 11% fixed rate $150,000,000 senior notes issuance into variable rates based on six-month LIBOR rates. Under the swap agreement, payments are made based on a variable rate; initially 9.3425% through

Index to Financial Statements

May 15, 2005, adjusting based on LIBOR rates every six months thereafter, and received on a fixed rate of 11%. Differentials to be received or paid under the agreement are recognized as an offset or as an addition to interest expense, respectively. The swap agreement parallels the 11% senior notes due in 2012.

The term of the swap agreement is such that the swap is considered perfectly effective against changes in the fair value of the debt due to changes in the benchmark interest rates over swap terms. As a result, the shortcut method provided by SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” is applied and there is no need to periodically reassess the effectiveness of the swap during its term. Interest expense on the debt is adjusted to include payments made or received under the swap agreements. The fair value of the swap will be carried as an asset or a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the carrying value of the hedged debt will be adjusted accordingly. The fair values of the Company’s interest rate swap will be the estimated amounts the Company would receive or pay to terminate the agreement as of the reporting dates.

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables and debt instruments. The book values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables and floating-rate debt instruments are considered to be representative of their respective fair values due to the nature of these instruments. The Company had $150,000,000 and $16,722,000 of fixed-rate debt instruments at December 31, 2004 and 2003 with fair values of approximately $150,075,000 and $17,825,335, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt was estimated based on quoted market prices for these or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. The difference between the fair value and the carrying value represents the theoretical net discount or premium the Company would receive or have to pay to retire all debt at such date.

The following table sets forth the weighted average shares for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

Stock options whose exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s stock during the year are not included in the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding assuming full dilution because the effect of including those shares would be anti-dilutive. The number of such options were not significant for any of the computations above.

On September 18, 1998, the Company’s board of directors adopted a stock repurchase plan under which the company was authorized to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock in open market transactions depending on market conditions. This amount was increased to 3,000,000 as of December 31, 2000. As of December 31, 2003, stockholders’ equity included 1,404,357 shares repurchased under the plan at an aggregate cost of $4,751,000.

The Company’s board of directors adopted a qualified employee stock purchase plan on October 16, 1991, effective January 1, 1992. The plan as subsequently amended and restated authorizes the issuance of up to 100,000 shares of common stock for purchase by participating employees, as defined in the plan, at a 15%

Index to Financial Statements

discount from the market price through December 1, 2006. As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, 67,193 and 62,931 shares, respectively, had been issued under this plan. During January 2004, the Company issued an additional 2,031 shares under this plan. After this issuance of shares, the employee stock purchase plan was terminated.

In 1986, the Company’s board of directors adopted an employee stock option plan (the “1986 Employee Plan”). This Plan, as amended, permitted up to 850,000 stock options to be granted. The plan permitted the grant of both “incentive” and “non-qualified” stock options to employees of the Company. Each option is exercisable for a period of up to ten years after it is granted. Unless the terms of the option specify otherwise, options may be exercised in respect of 33-1/3%, 66-2/3% and 100% of the shares covered, upon the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of grant. The option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is granted.

In 1995, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 1995 Incentive Stock Plan (the “1995 Employee Plan”). The 1995 Employee Plan, as subsequently amended and restated in 2001, permits the grant of up to 2,400,000 stock awards. This authorized amount has been reduced by any options exercised or outstanding under the 1986 Employee Plan. The 1995 Employee Plan provides for the grant of (i) non-qualified stock options, (ii) incentive stock options, (iii) shares of restricted stock, (iv) shares of phantom stock, and (v) stock bonuses (collectively, “Incentive Awards”). In addition, the 1995 Employee Plan permits the grant of cash bonuses payable when a participant is required to recognize income for federal income tax purposes in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock or the grant of a stock bonus. Key employees, including officers (whether or not they are directors), of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 1995 Employee Plan. Each non-qualified stock option issued under the 1995 Employee Plan is granted for a period up to seven years after it is granted and may be exercised in respect of 50% and 100% of the shares covered upon the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. The option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the shares on the date the option is granted.

During 1988, the Company’s board of directors adopted a director stock option plan (the “1988 Director Plan”), which permits the grant of up to 75,000 “non-qualified” stock options to non-employee directors. The terms of this plan are substantially the same as those of the 1986 Employee Plan. This Plan was terminated in December 1995 and subsequently replaced by the 1996 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

During 1996, the Company’s board of directors adopted the 1996 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “1996 Director Plan”). The 1996 Director Plan authorizes an aggregate of 100,000 shares, of non-qualified stock options to be issued to non-employee directors. The 1996 Director Plan provides for the automatic annual grant to each non-employee director of a five year option to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of grant. The options were granted immediately following each annual meeting of stockholders, with each option to vest and become exercisable in its entirety one year from the date of grant.

Index to Financial Statements

All outstanding options were priced between $2.32 and $11.13 per share at December 31, 2003. The weighted average of the remaining contractual life for the outstanding options at December 31, 2003, was 3.76 years. The weighted average price of options outstanding during 2003 and 2002 was $4.59 and $5.47 respectively.

The Company applies APB Opinion 25 and related Interpretations in accounting for its stock-based compensation plans. In 2004 compensation expense of $1,490,000 was recognized under the 1995 Employee Plan for the extension of certain options’ expiration dates. In 2002 and 2003, no compensation expense was recognized for its 1996 Director Plan and unrestricted stock options from the 1995 Employee Plan.

The estimated fair value of stock options granted in 2003 and 2002 was $57,261 and $1,674,000, respectively. No options were granted in 2004.

Paid-in capital was increased $4,973,000 and $940,000 for tax benefits of exercised stock options in 2004 and 2003, respectively.

All option plans, common stock, and preferred stock of the Predecessor Company were terminated on May 18, 2004, in connection with the CHS Merger.

The GEO Holdings Corp. (GEO Holdings) 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “GEO Holdings Option Plan”) became effective upon the consummation of the CHS Merger. Under the GEO Holdings Option Plan, the board of directors of GEO Holdings (or a committee thereof) may from time to time grant options to purchase common

Index to Financial Statements

stock of GEO Holdings representing up to 628,750 shares of GEO Holdings’ common stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately following the consummation of the Merger to executives or other key employees or directors of GEO Holdings and its subsidiaries. Both “nonqualified” stock options and “incentive” stock options may be granted under the GEO Holdings Option Plan with terms to be determined by the board of directors (or a committee thereof). The 333,600 options to purchase GEO Holdings common stock received by certain of the Company’s executives in exchange for options to purchase GSE common stock on the closing date of the Merger pursuant to executive securities agreements, which represented approximately 10% of GEO Holdings’ common stock on a fully-diluted basis immediately following the completion of the Merger, were issued under the GEO Holdings Option Plan. The weighted average exercise price of the exchanged options is $3.67 per share. Other than the exchanged options, no grants have been made pursuant to this plan.

These exchange options are exercisable at any time and expire ten years from the date of grant, unless the holder is terminated for cause, as defined in the GEO Holdings Option Plan. In connection with a termination for cause, the Company or CHS IV has (1) the obligation to repurchase such options for the original cost, which is $18.50 less the original predecessor option’s exercise price (which averages $3.67), and (2) the right, but not the obligation, to purchase any outstanding common stock held as a result of exercising such options for the lesser of fair market value or original cost. Should the holder separate from the Company for any reason other than cause, the Company or CHS IV would have the right but not the obligation to purchase any of the outstanding exchange options or common stock held as a result of exercising such options for the greater of fair market value or original cost.

As required by FASB Interpretation No. 45, the fair value of the exchange options of $5,400,000 has been included in the aggregate purchase price paid by GEO Holdings for the Successor Company (see Note 9). The fair value was determined utilizing the minimum value method prescribed in SFAS 123.

Domestic and foreign income/(loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items were as follows (000s):

Index to Financial Statements

The provision (benefit) for income taxes before extraordinary items consisted of the following (000s):

A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes before extraordinary items and income taxes computed by applying the statutory rate is as follows (000s):

Index to Financial Statements

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows at December 31 (000s):

At December 31, 2004, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $22,493,000 which will begin to expire, if unused, in 2023. The Company also has foreign tax credit carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $2,673,000 which will begin to expire, if unused, in 2009. In addition, the Company has an alternative minimum tax credit carryforward of $806,000, which does not expire. Based on a review of the projected earnings and the timing of the turnaround of the temporary differences, the Company believes it is more likely than not that these benefits will be fully realized.

Undistributed retained earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries amounted to approximately $18,709,000 at December 31, 2004. Provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has not been provided for earnings considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to the various foreign countries. For earnings not considered to be indefinitely reinvested, the Company has determined that any U.S. income tax will be offset by a corresponding foreign tax credit, and therefore no provision has been provided on these amounts.

The Company has completed its evaluation of the repatriation provision included in The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”). The Company has determined that any U.S. income tax will be offset by a corresponding foreign tax credit, and therefore no provision has been provided on amounts available for repatriation under the Act.

In addition, the Company has considered the extension of the foreign tax credit carryforward period that is also included in the Act, as well as certain tax planning strategies, and has recorded additional tax benefits for foreign tax credit carryforwards that were previously unrecognized.

The Company has a defined contribution employee benefit plan under which substantially all U.S. employees are eligible to participate. The Company matches a portion of the employees’ contributions. During 2004, the Predecessor Company contributed $274,000, and the Successor Company contributed $391,000 to the plan. The Predecessor Company contributed $626,000 and $575,000 to the plan during the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Under the terms of the plan, contributions to the plan may be discontinued at any time.

Index to Financial Statements

The Company’s German subsidiary has an unfunded pension plan providing benefits to three former employees. The plan provides fixed minimum pension payments at retirement age. There are no assets held in outside funds.

The Company has adopted FAS 132, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions;” however, to the extent pension costs under German law exceed amounts computed under FAS 132, those additional amounts are recorded by the Company. Pension expense for 2004 was $14,000. Pension obligations were reduced in 2003 resulting in a reduction of the accrual of expense of $481,000. Pension expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 was $165,000. The actuarial present value of accumulated benefits was $1,262,000, and $1,189,000, as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The projected benefit obligation for service rendered to date, net of unrecognized prior service cost, was 1,262,000, and $1,189,000 as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The benefits are payable in Euros and the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits at December 31, 2004 is stated in U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of 1.36 and 1.26 for 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The computation assumed a discount rate on benefit obligations of 5.25%, annual salary increases of 2% and annual benefit increases of 2% for 2004 and 2003 and a discount rate on benefit obligations of 6%, annual salary increases of 2% and annual benefit increases of 2% for 2002.

Accounts receivable, as financial instruments, could potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. The Company continuously evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers and may require customers to provide letters of credit to guarantee payments. During 2004, 2003 and 2002, one customer accounted for 20%, 20% and 14% of sales and operating revenue, respectively.

The Company’s products are sold and installed with specified limited warranties as to material quality and workmanship. These limited warranties may last for up to 20 years, but are generally limited to repair or replacement by the Company of the defective liner or the dollar amount of the contract involved, on a prorated basis. The Company may also indemnify the site owner or general contractor for other damages resulting from negligence of the Company’s employees. The company accrues a warranty reserve based on estimates for warranty claims. This estimate is based on historical claims history and current business activities and is accrued at a cost of sales in the period such business activity occurs. The table below reflects a summary of activity of the Company’s continuing operations for warranty obligations through December 31, 2004 (in thousands):

Although the Company is not exposed to the type of potential liability that might arise from being in the business of handling, transporting or storing hazardous waste or materials, the Company could be susceptible to liability for environmental damage or personal injury resulting from defects in the Company’s products or negligence by Company employees in the installation of its lining systems. Such liability could be substantial because of the potential that hazardous or other waste materials might leak out of their containment system into

Index to Financial Statements

the environment. The Company maintains liability insurance, which includes contractor’s pollution liability coverage in amounts which it believes to be prudent. However, there is no assurance that this coverage will remain available to the Company. While the Company’s claims experience to date may not be a meaningful measure of its potential exposure for product liability, the Company has experienced no material losses from defects in products and installations.

The Company, in some direct sales and installation contracting situations, is required to post performance bonds or bank guarantees as part of the contractual guarantee for its performance. The performance bonds or bank guarantees can be in the full amount of the contracts. To date the Company has not received any claims against any of the posted securities, most of which terminate at the final completion date of the contracts. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had $6,333,000 of bonds outstanding and $3,219,000 of guarantees issued under its bank lines.

On January 6, 2003, a judgment was entered against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (District Court) for damages arising out of the alleged patent infringement activities of Serrot International, Inc. conducted prior to the acquisition of Serrot by the Company. The jury in Dallas determined that Serrot had willfully infringed upon two patents held by Poly-America, L.P. (Poly-America), one for the manufacturing process and a second patent for the smooth edge textured sheet produced on round die blown film manufacturing equipment. On August 28, 2003, the District Court issued an opinion and order on post trial motions, including a reduced judgment in the amount of $11,965,158, together with prejudgment interest in the sum of $3,081,050, post-judgment interest at the rate of 1.29% per annum, and taxable costs of the District Court. The District Court denied the request of Poly-America for treble damages and attorneys’ fees. The Company posted an amended $18,055,699 supersedeas appeal bond and entered into a collateral agreement with an insurance company whereby the Company deposited funds equal to the bond amount. On September 29, 2003, the Company filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. (Court of Appeals) and on December 16, 2003, filed its appeal brief. On April 1, 2004, the Company filed its reply brief. On July 9, 2004, the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from the parties.

On September 14, 2004, the Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the two patents in question. However, it reversed the judgment for damages. The Court of Appeals concluded that the District Court erred in permitting Poly-America to claim the lost profits of a related corporation and ordered that, on remand, the District Court should determine whether there are any lost profits incurred by Poly-America due to the infringement, and if not, the proper reasonable range of royalties to which Poly-America may be entitled. On December 10, 2004, the Company and Poly-America entered into a settlement agreement in which in return for the payment of $9,500,000 by the Company to Poly-America, any and all claims of infringement of the patents and damages arising therefrom were resolved. During December 2004, the Company adjusted its estimated reserve, which was initially recorded in connection with the Merger, to be equal to the final settlement amount. The final settlement, net of related tax benefit, was recorded as a purchase price adjustment. The $9,500,000 payment was made and, on December 17, 2004, the District Court entered an Agreed Order discharging the supersedeas appeal bond. The balance of the funds securing the supersedeas appeal bond has been returned to the Company.

The Company is a third-party defendant in a lawsuit that was filed in September 1997 in the Supreme Court of New York, County of Richmond (Mario Cicala v. Interstate Industrial Corporation, Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, Inc., Interstate Industrial Corporation v. Gundle Lining Construction Corp. and Gundle Lining Construction Corp. v. The City of New York; Case No. 13076/97). The plaintiff, Mario Cicala, was a union employee of Gundle Lining Construction Corp. (now known as GSE Lining Technology, Inc.) who slipped and fell at the Freshkills Landfill and brought a claim against the primary defendants for $20,000,000. Interstate Industrial Corporation (Interstate) has, in turn, sued the Company for contractual indemnity and

Index to Financial Statements

contribution. The Company has paid out $250,000 in worker’s compensation benefits to Mr. Cicala under a commercial worker’s compensation policy with a $250,000 deductible issued by Reliance Insurance Company–In Liquidation (Reliance). The New York Property/Casualty Insurance Security Fund has assumed control and responsibility for future worker’s compensation benefit payments. The Company also had a commercial general liability policy issued by Reliance which provided for a $100,000 deductible and coverage of up to $5,000,000. In light of Reliance’s liquidation, the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association (Texas Guaranty Association) is providing for the cost of the defense and the Company believes that the Texas Guaranty Association will provide insurance recovery for this matter, but only up to $300,000 above the original deductible of $100,000. In addition, the Company believes that the application of the Texas Guaranty Act will limit Interstate’s recovery against the Company to the amount the Company receives from the Texas Guaranty Association. However, Interstate has argued that the Texas Guaranty Act does not apply to a New York lawsuit and, should the Supreme Court of New York agree with this position, the Company may be subject to a significant damage award that is not covered by insurance (until its $15,000,000 excess liability policy issued by Northfield Insurance Company, which provides for coverage above the original Reliance primary policy limit of $5,000,000, kicks-in). Mr. Cicala’s last settlement offer was made in November 2004 for $5,000,000. The Company cannot at this time reasonably assess its exposure to a contribution damage award to Interstate.

The Company, its directors, Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, GEO Sub Corp. and GEO Holdings were named in one or more of three putative class action lawsuits filed in January 2004 in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Calhoun v. Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc., et al., C.A. No.153-N, Twist Partners LLP v. Badawi, et al., C.A. No.150-N, and Bell v. Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc., et al., C.A. No.169-N). These complaints alleged that our directors breached their fiduciary duties by allegedly failing to auction the Company, to undertake an appropriate evaluation of the Company as a merger/acquisition candidate, to act independently to protect the Company’s stockholders and to ensure that no conflicts of interest existed or that any conflicts were resolved in “the best interests of the Company’s public shareholders.” The complaints sought, among other relief, to rescind the Merger and to obtain unspecified damages from the defendants. On February 10, 2004, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered an order consolidating the three actions for all purposes and requiring the plaintiffs to file a consolidated amended complaint as soon as practicable. The parties to the consolidated actions executed a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release dated May 26, 2004, which provides for dismissal of the actions, on the merits and with prejudice. At a settlement hearing on August 12, 2004 the Court; (1) certified the actions permanently as a class action; (2) approved the settlement as fair, reasonable and adequate; (3) entered the order as final judgment, inter alia, dismissing the actions as to defendants and releasing the released parties from the settled claims; and (4) granted the application of plaintiff’s Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses in the aggregate sum of $330,000. In September 2004, the Company paid this award as per the order of final judgment.

On January 14, 2004, the Company received a letter from Shire Equipment Leasing Corporation (“Shire”) relating to litigation instituted by Wembley Ltd., the holder of record of 4,557,143 shares of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s largest stockholder prior to the Merger. In the litigation, Wembley is seeking a declaratory judgment that neither Pro Air, Inc., which filed a petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2000, nor Shire, Pro Air’s Assignee, ever acquired an ownership interest in 1,100,000 of these shares. The dispute relates to Wembley’s delivery to Pro Air in 1997 of a stock certificate representing the disputed shares along with an assignment of stock, or stock power, which provided that the assignment of the Company’s shares was valid only if done in compliance with certain specified conditions. The parties disagree as to whether those conditions were met. The stock power was executed by Wembley’s president, who was then Chairman of the company, and is now also the Company’s president and chief executive officer. In March 1998, Wembley’s president sent a letter to the Company’s stock transfer agent requesting that the agent not transfer any Company shares held by Wembley to Pro Air. In 1999, Pro Air asked the Company to reflect Pro Air on the Company’s books as the holder of record of the disputed shares, but the Company declined to do so, informing Pro Air that it had no record of Pro Air being a Company shareholder. In its January 2004 letter, Shire claimed that Pro Air’s damages from its inactivity to liquidate, the shares exceeded $200,000,000 and said that if Shire prevailed, it would “explore all other potentially responsible parties.” If Wembley, its affiliates and one of their owners are

Index to Financial Statements

unable to satisfy a judgment Shire further indicated it would prevent the transfer of the dispute shares. Shire also claimed that it, and not Wembley, was entitled to vote the disputed shares.

The Company is also a party to various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. These legal actions cover a broad variety of claims spanning its entire business. As of the date of this filing, the Company believes that it is not reasonably possible that resolution of these legal actions will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

The Company leases certain equipment through operating lease arrangements of varying terms. Annual rental expense under the terms of non-cancelable operating leases is less than 1% of consolidated revenues.

The Company operates exclusively in the geosynthetic liner market. Substantially all sales and operating revenues result from the sale and installation of the Company’s manufactured products. These products are manufactured and sold in various locations throughout the world using similar raw materials (polyethylene resin), production processes (flat or round die extrusion) and distribution channels (product and installation sales made directly to customers or through representatives of the Company).

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information allows the aggregation of an enterprise’s segments if they are similar. The Company operates in different geographic areas, however, the Company has reviewed the aggregation criteria and determined that the Company operates as one segment based on the high degree of similarity of the following aspects of the Company’s operations:

Index to Financial Statements

Only sales to one country, the United States, accounted for more than 10% of total sales. Sales into other countries, accounting for less than 10% of total sales, have been aggregated into geographic regions for this presentation. Year 2003 includes the effects of the acquisition of the Egyptian joint venture interest. Prior to 2003, Egypt was accounted for under the equity method.

Only long-lived assets in the United States, Germany and Thailand accounted for more than 10% of total long-lived assets.

Index to Financial Statements

or its affiliates. The management fee is subordinated to the prior payment in full of principal, interest and premium due and owing under our new senior credit facility and the indenture governing the exchange notes, but we may pay the management fee at all times except during certain events of default under our new senior credit facility or under the indenture governing the exchange notes. In the event any portion of the management fee is not so paid, such amount will accrue and become due and payable in the next month when payment is permitted. During 2004, the Company paid CHS $1,287,000 under this agreement.

The payment of obligations of the Company under the senior notes is guaranteed by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries other than Bentofix Technologies (USA), Inc. (“Subsidiary Guarantors”). Each of these Subsidiary Guarantors is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the senior notes on a joint and several basis. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Subsidiary Guarantors have not been presented because management believes that such information is not material to investors. The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a combined basis, balance sheet, statement of operations and cash flows information for the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries and for the Company.

Index to Financial Statements

Unaudited quarterly information for fiscal 2004 and 2003 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

As a result of a German tax audit the net loss, loss per basic common share and loss per diluted common share have been revised from $(3,025), $(.26) and $(.24), to $(2,357), $(.20) and $(.20), respectively.

The above data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.


Delaware		22-2731074
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

19103 Gundle Road Houston, Texas		77073
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


		Page
	PART I

Item 1.	Business	3
Item 2.	Properties	12
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	13
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	15

	PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	16
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	16
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	27
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	28
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	28
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	28
Item 9B.	Other Information	28

	PART III

Item 10.	Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant	29
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	32
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management	36
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions	37
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	38

	PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	39

SIGNATURES		41

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS		F-1


	Sales and Operating Revenue by Market Application Year Ended December 31
	(in thousands)

	2004				2003				2002
	Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage
Solid Waste Containment	$	195,000	68	%	$	174,900	64	%	$	162,400	61	%
Liquid Containment		40,100	14			43,100	16			45,800	17
Mining		30,000	10			17,400	6			14,300	5
Other Applications		22,800	8			39,200	14			44,500	17

Total Sales & Operating Revenue	$	287,900	100	%	$	274,600	100	%	$	267,000	100	%


Manufacturing Process	Number of Active Lines	Products	Description
Round Die	12	Geomembranes	Blended polymer foundation is extruded vertically from a round die through two concentric die lips, cut, flattened, and rolled onto the take-up core.

Flat Cast	4	Geomembranes	Blended polymer foundation is extruded horizontally between two flat lips and rolled onto the take-up core.

Geonet and Geocomposite	3	Drainage Products	Blended polymer formulation is extruded downward to form a net, which is cut and formed into rolls. The geocomposite is produced by attaching nonwoven geotextile to the geonet.

GundSeal GCL	1	GCLs	Geomembrane is fed through rollers and applied with a bentonite clay and adhesive mix.

Needle-punched Blanket GCL	2	GCLs	Bentonite clay is sealed between two layers of nonwoven geotextile through a stitch bonding process.

Needle-punched Nonwoven	1	Nonwoven Geotextile	Polypropylene fibers of a carded web are interlocked by repeatedly passing barbed felting needles in and out of the web.


	Successor Basis		Predecessor Basis
	Period from May 18, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2004		Period from Jan. 1, 2004 to May 17, 2004			Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
	Period from May 18, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2004		Period from Jan. 1, 2004 to May 17, 2004			2003		2002		2001		2000
	(dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts)
Statement of Operations Data:
Sales and operating revenue	$	217,513	$	70,393		$	274,618	$	266,970	$	173,409	$	191,320
Gross profit		44,817		10,286			59,159		56,644		28,804		32,579
Operating income (loss)		23,451		(8,007	)		30,208		24,233		2,379		6,792
Interest expense, net		12,418		1,451			2,064		2,379		1,248		1,354
Income before income taxes		10,978		(9,286	)		31,519		21,258		2,600		5,965
Net income (loss) before extraordinary items		8,304		(6,308	)		20,771		12,890		1,378		3,638
Extraordinary items		—		—			—		25,966		—		—
Net income (loss)		8,304		(6,308	)		20,771		38,856		1,378		3,638
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Before extraordinary items		*		(.55	)		1.81		1.15		.12		.31
Extraordinary items		*		—			—		2.32		—		—
Basic earnings (loss) per common share		*		(.55	)		1.81		3.47		.12		.31

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
Before extraordinary items		*		(.51	)		1.72		1.11		.12		.31
Extraordinary items		*		—			—		2.23		—		—
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share		*		(.51	)		1.72		3.34		.12		.31

Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital	$	73,592	$	70,679		$	92,452	$	92,265	$	48,021	$	51,949
Total assets		318,099		198,262			213,503		202,310		145,611		148,563
Total debt		168,604		806			16,722		21,602		25,801		26,530
Stockholders’ equity		74,014		155,557			157,157		132,431		90,434		89,308


	Predecessor						Successor			Successor and Predecessor
	2003			Jan. 1, 2004 to May 17, 2004			May 18, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2004			Year 2004
(in thousands)

Sales and operating revenue	$	274,618		$	70,393		$	217,513		$	287,906

Gross profit		59,159			10,286			44,817			55,103
Selling, general & administrative expenses		27,298			12,388			18,382			30,770
Amortization of intangibles		106			42			2,984			3,026
Expenses related to CHS transaction		1,547			5,863			—			5,863

Operating income (loss)		30,208			(8,007	)		23,451			15,444
Interest expense		2,573			1,639			12,720			14,359
Interest income		(509	)		(188	)		(302	)		(490	)
Foreign exchange loss/(gain)		(212	)		131			37			168
Minority interest		133			(31	)		302			271
Other income		(3,296	)		(272	)		(284	)		(556	)

Profit(loss) before tax		31,519			(9,286	)		10,978			1,692
Income tax provision (benefit)		10,748			(2,978	)		2,674			(304	)


Net income(loss)	$	20,771		$	(6,308	)	$	8,304		$	1,996


	Year Ended
	December 31, 2003		December 31, 2004
Cash provided by operating activities	$	16,845,000	$	23,680,000
Cash used by investing activities	$	6,610,000	$	227,287,000
Cash used (provided) by financing activities	$	4,693,000	$	(193,193,000	)


Contractual Cash Obligations	Total		Less Than One Year		1-3 Years		4-5 Years		After 5 Years
Long-term Debt	$	168,604	$	275	$	12,355	$	5,974	$	150,000
Operating Leases		1,228	$	832		393		3		—
Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected in the Balance Sheet⁽¹⁾		1,262		85		257		171		749

Total	$	171,094	$	1,192	$	13,005	$	6,148	$	150,749


Other Commercial Obligations	Total		Less Than One Year		1-3 Years		4-5 Years		After 5 Years
Letters of Credit	$	2,363	$	2,363	$	—	$	—	$	—
Bond Guarantees		6,333		3,907		2,426		—		—
Bank Guarantees		3,219		3,219		—		—		—

Total	$	11,915	$	9,489	$	2,426	$	—	$	—


Name	Age	Position
Samir T. Badawi	65	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Roger J. Klatt	66	Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

Kelvin R. Collard	47	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (effective as of March 3, 2005)

Ernest C. English, Jr.	52	Vice President and General Manager of North America Operations

Gerald E. Hersh	61	Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Installation Operations

James T. Steinke	58	Vice President and General Manager of Asia/Pacific Operations

Paul A. Firrell	38	Vice President and General Manager of Europe / Middle East / Africa Operations

Daniel J. Hennessy	47	Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Board

Michael G. Evans	50	Non-executive Director

Marcus J. George	35	Non-executive Director

Richard E. Goodrich	61	Non-executive Director

Brian P. Simmons	44	Non-executive Director


								Long-Term Compensation
		Annual Compensation						Securities Underlying Options (#)	All Other Compensation⁽¹⁾
Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary			Bonus			Securities Underlying Options (#)	All Other Compensation⁽¹⁾
Samir T. Badawi President and Chief Executive Officer	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	432,000 412,000 400,000		$ $ $	261,680 331,660 522,306		-0- -0- 64,000	$ $ $	37,878 32,505 21,482

Roger J. Klatt Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	270,500 257,500 250,000		$ $ $	124,500 148,063 233,173		-0- -0- 30,000	$ $ $	27,196 27,682 19,632

Ernest C. English Vice President and General Manager of North America Operations	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	194,000 184,000 175,000		$ $ $	63,286 71,977 109,030		-0- -0- 15,000	$ $ $	6,450 6,060 5,537

Paul A. Firrell Vice President and General Manager of Europe/Middle East/Africa Operations	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	259,000 230,220 221,932	⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾	$ $ $	62,973 59,396 61,019	⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾	-0- -0- 15,000	$ $ $	27,598 22,673 22,621	⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽²⁾

Gerald E. Hersh Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Installation Operations	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	189,000 179,000 170,000		$ $ $	80,362 65,563 115,881		-0- -0- 15,000	$ $ $	13,476 13,061 9,631

James T. Steinke Vice President and General Manager of Asia/Pacific Operations	2004 2003 2002	$ $ $	153,000 146,000 141,800	⁽³⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽³⁾	$ $ $	42,876 75,008 71,411		-0- -0- 15,000	$ $ $	10,357 10,270 9,684


Samir T. Badawi	$	432,000
Ernest C. English, Jr.	$	194,000
Gerald E. Hersh	$	189,000
James T. Steinke	$	153,000
Paul A. Firrell	$	259,000	⁽¹⁾


Name of Beneficial Owner	Beneficially Owned
Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares	Percentage of Class
Five Percent or More Holders:
Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC⁽¹⁾	2,970,386.784	99.5	%
Directors and Executive Officers:
Samir T. Badawi⁽²⁾	184,000	5.8	%
Roger J. Klatt	0	*
Ernest C. English, Jr.⁽³⁾	45,000	*
Gerald E. Hersh⁽⁴⁾	47,600	*
James T. Steinke⁽⁵⁾	36,000	*
Paul Firrell⁽⁶⁾	19,800	*
Daniel J. Hennessy⁽⁷⁾	—	—
Michael G. Evans	0	*
Marcus J. George⁽⁷⁾	—	—
Richard E. Goodrich	0	*
Brian P. Simmons⁽⁷⁾	—	—
All directors and executive officers as a group (11 persons)⁽⁸⁾	332,400	10.0	%


Description	Balance at Beginning of Year		Charged to Expense		Acquired		Write-Offs*		Balance at End of Year
December 31, 2002 Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	4,488	$	1,195	$	7,859	$	5,798	$	7,744

December 31, 2003 Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	7,744	$	60	$	1,141	$	4,489	$	4,456

May 17, 2004 Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	4,456	$	1,405	$	—	$	—	$	5,861

December 31, 2004 Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	5,861	$	154	$	—	$	150	$	5,865


Exhibit Number		Description
2.1		Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated as of December 31, 2003, by and among Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (“Gundle/SLT”), GEO Sub Corp. (“GEO Sub”) and GEO Holdings Corp. (“GEO Holdings”). (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Gundle/SLT’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2004.)

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gundle/SLT.(1)

3.2		Certificate of Incorporation of GSE Lining Technology, Inc. (“GSE Lining”).(1)

3.3		Certificate of Incorporation of GSE International, Inc. (“GSE International”).(1)

3.4		Agreement of General Partnership of GSE Clay Lining Technology Co. (“GSE Clay”), as amended.(1)

3.5		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Gundle/SLT.(1)

3.6		Bylaws of GSE Lining.(1)

3.7		Bylaws of GSE International.(1)

4.1		Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2004, between GEO Sub and U.S. Bank National Association (“US Bank”).(1)

4.2		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2004, by and among Gundle/SLT, GSE Lining, GSE International, GSE Clay and U.S. Bank.(1)

4.3		Intentionally omitted.

4.4		Intentionally omitted.


Exhibit Number		Description

4.5		Form of Rule 144A Global Note and Subsidiary Guarantee.(1)

4.6		Form of Regulation S Global Note and Subsidiary Guarantee.(1)

10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, by and among Gundle/SLT, GEO Holdings and other guarantors, and the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and the initial issuing bank listed on the signature pages thereto, UBS Securities LLC, as arranger and bookmanager, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, CIT Lending Services Corporation, GMAC Commercial Finance LLC and Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C., as co-documentation agents, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as issuing bank, administrative agent and collateral agent, and UBS Loan Finance LLC, as swingline lender.(1)

10.2		Management Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, by and among CHS Management IV LP, GEO and Gundle/SLT.(1)

10.3		Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, between Gundle/SLT and Samir T. Badawi.*(1)

10.4		Employment Agreement, dated March 10, 1997, between Gundle/SLT and Roger J. Klatt. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10-I to Gundle/SLT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1997.)*

10.5		Amendment dated June 1, 1998 to the Employment Agreement dated March 10, 1997 between Gundle/SLT and Roger J. Klatt. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10-L to Gundle/SLT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1998.)*

10.6		Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, between Gundle/SLT and James T. Steinke.*(1)

10.7		Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, between Gundle/SLT and Gerald E. Hersh.*(1)

10.8		Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, between Gundle/SLT and Ernest C. English.*(1)

10.9		Employment Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2004, between Gundle/SLT and Paul A. Firrell.*(1)

10.10		Letter Agreement Regarding Terms of Employment, dated January 20, 2005, between Gundle/SLT and Kelvin R. Collard.*

21.1		Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

31.1		Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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

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


Signature		Title

/s/ SAMIR T. BADAWI Samir T. Badawi		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ ROGER J. KLATT Roger J. Klatt		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ MICHAEL G. EVANS Michael G. Evans		Director

/s/ MARCUS J. GEORGE Marcus J. George		Director

/s/ RICHARD E. GOODRICH Richard E. Goodrich		Director

/s/ DANIEL J. HENNESSY Daniel J. Hennessy		Director

/s/ BRIAN P. SIMMONS Brian P. Simmons		Director


		Page
Consolidated Annual Financial Statements:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003		F-3

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002		F-4

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002		F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002		F-6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002		F-7

Supplementary Data		F-35


	December 31,
	2004 Successor		2003 Predecessor
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,716	$	47,899
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net		47,797		44,750
Other		2,026		1,810
Contracts in progress		1,885		711
Inventory		35,737		33,231
Deferred income taxes		3,512		5,587
Prepaid expenses and other		1,305		604

Total current assets		115,978		134,592
Property, plant and equipment, net		96,587		33,131
Excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired, net		57,103		23,365
Customer lists and other intangible assets, net		22,081		—
Deferred income taxes		12,180		2,127
Restricted cash		—		18,056
Other assets		14,170		2,232

	$	318,099	$	213,503


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	39,908	$	33,013
Advance billings on contracts in progress		1,472		2,781
Current portion of long-term debt		275		4,914
Deferred income taxes		3		—
Income taxes payable		728		1,432

Total current liabilities		42,386		42,140
Deferred income taxes		29,406		—
Long-term debt		168,329		11,808
Minority interest		2,702		1,209
Other liabilities		1,262		1,189
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding		—		—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 18,619,668 shares issued		—		186
Common stock, $.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued		—		—
Additional paid-in capital		60,629		72,756
Retained earnings		8,304		119,920
Accumulated other comprehensive income		5,081		1,870

		74,014		194,732
Treasury stock at cost, 7,089,261 shares		—		(37,575	)

Total stockholders’ equity		74,014		157,157

	$	318,099	$	213,503


	Common Stock					Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Treasury Stock					Total
	Shares		Amount			Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Shares		Amount			Total
Predecessor Company
Balance at December 31, 2001	18,109,923		$	183		$	69,378		$	60,293		$	(2,242	)	7,066,261		$	(37,178	)	$	90,434
Net income	—			—			—			38,856			—		—			—			38,856
Translation adjustment	—			—			—			—			1,755		—			—			1,755

Comprehensive income	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			40,611

Exercise of stock options	317,201			1			915			—			—		—			—			916
Purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	10,032			—			23			—			—		—			—			23
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	—			—			447			—			—		—			—			447
Treasury stock purchases	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			—


Balance at December 31, 2002	18,437,156			184			70,763			99,149			(487	)	7,066,261			(37,178	)		132,431
Net income	—			—			—			20,771			—		—			—			20,771
Translation adjustment	—			—			—			—			2,357		—			—			2,357

Comprehensive income	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			23,128

Exercise of stock options	178,250			2			1,030			—			—		—			—			1,032
Purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	4,262			—			23			—			—		—			—			23
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	—			—			940			—			—		—			—			940
Treasury stock purchases	—			—			—			—			—		23,000			(397	)		(397	)


Balance at December 31, 2003	18,619,668		$	186		$	72,756		$	119,920		$	1,870		7,089,261		$	(37,575	)	$	157,157
Net loss										(6,308	)										(6,308	)
Translation adjustment	—			—			—			—			(1,189	)	—			—			(1,189	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			(7,497	)

Exercise of stock options	14,000			1			76			—			—		—			—			77
Purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,031			—			24			—			—		—			—			24
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	—			—			4,973			—			—		—			—			4,973
Compensation from extension of vesting of stock options	—			—			1,490			—			—		—			—			1,490
Cancellation of common stock	(18,635,699	)		(187	)		(79,319	)		—			—		(7,089,261	)		37,575			(41,931	)
CHS Merger	—			—			—			(113,612	)		(681	)	—			—			(114,293	)


Balance at May 17, 2004	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			—
Successor Company
Stock issued on May 18, 2004	100			—			55,229			—			—		—			—			55,229
Fair value of stock options contributed by management	—			—			5,400			—			—		—			—			5,400
Net income	—			—			—			8,304			—		—			—			8,304
Translation adjustment	—			—			—			—			5,081		—			—			5,081

Comprehensive income	—			—			—			—			—		—			—			13,385


Balance at December 31, 2004	100			—		$	60,629		$	8,304		$	5,081		—			—		$	74,014


	2004
	Successor May 18 to Dec. 31			Predecessor Jan. 1 to May 17			2003			2002
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	8,304		$	(6,308	)	$	20,771		$	38,856
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided By operating activities:
Depreciation		6,372			2,998			8,503			7,916
Amortization of non-compete agreement		64			42			106			—
Amortization of debt issuance costs		1,159			736			679			695
Amortization of intangible assets		2,920			—			—			—
Minority interest		302			(31	)		133			316
Deferred income taxes		839			(2,978	)		1,958			7,809
(Gain) on sale of assets		(243	)		(190	)		(3,431	)		(850	)
(Gain) on sale of joint venture interest		—			—			—			(51	)
(Gain) on purchase of Serrot		—			—			—			(25,966	)
(Gain) on hedge		—			—			—			(290	)
Stock option compensation		—			1,490			—			—
Equity in affiliates and other		—			—			(934	)		608
Increase (decrease) in cash due to changes in assets and Liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net		(1,179	)		450			14,148			16,335
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on contracts in progress		2,442			(3,480	)		1,476			1,450
Inventory		5,861			(7,020	)		(2,847	)		(2,957	)
Prepaid expenses and other, net		(763	)		—			1,140			189
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(6,552	)		3,546			(4,116	)		(10,717	)
Advance billings on contracts in progress		(494	)		(935	)		(2,592	)		3,199
Income taxes payable		1,618			(3,346	)		(93	)		84
Cash restricted for supersedeas bond		18,056			—			(18,056	)		—

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities		38,706			(15,026	)		16,845			36,626

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(3,486	)		(3,050	)		(6,824	)		(7,315	)
Proceeds from the sale of assets		605			260			4,006			1,299
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		(221,616	)		—			(3,792	)		775
Sale of joint venture interest, net of cash sold		—			—			—			(957	)
Other		—			—			—			150

Net cash used for investing activities		(224,497	)		(2,790	)		(6,610	)		(6,048	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Revolver		—			—			—			(5,000	)
Payment of financing fees		(14,071	)		—			—			(2,037	)
Repayments of long-term debt		(7,148	)		(16,723	)		(4,941	)		(24,363	)
Proceeds of new debt		175,000			806			—			25,128
Proceeds from stock issuance		55,229			—			—			—
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases under the employee stock purchase plan		—			100			645			1,429
Repurchase of common stock		—			—			(397	)		—

Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities		209,010			(15,817	)		(4,693	)		(4,843	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		497			—			93			366

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		23,716			(33,633	)		5,635			26,101
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			47,899			42,264			16,163

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	23,716		$	14,266		$	47,899		$	42,264


Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Cash paid for interest	$	9,446		$	212		$	1,901		$	2,306

Cash paid for income taxes	$	3,286		$	1,552		$	5,369		$	3,433

Fair value of management stock options exchanged	$	5,400		$	—		$	—		$	—


	2004 Predecessor Jan. 1 to May 17			Year Ended December 31, 2003		Year Ended December 31, 2002
Net income applicable to common stockholders
As reported	$	(6,308	)	$	20,771	$	38,856
Deduct stock-based employee compensation expense under fair value based method for all awards, net of tax		246			759		1,021
Add stock-based employee compensation included in reported net income, net of tax		924			—		—

Pro forma net loss applicable to common stockholders	$	(5,630	)	$	20,012	$	37,835

Basic earnings per share
As reported	$	(.55	)	$	1.81	$	3.47
Pro forma	$	(.49	)	$	1.74	$	3.38
Diluted earnings per share
As reported	$	(.51	)	$	1.72	$	3.34
Pro forma	$	(.45	)	$	1.66	$	3.25


	Year Ended December 31, 2003			Year Ended December 31, 2002
Dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%
Expected price volatility		40.0	%		70.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.1	%		3.5	%
Expected life of options (in years)		5			6
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$	5.73		$	5.86


	Successor 2004			Predecessor 2003
	(in thousands)
Direct sales	$	32,528		$	32,486
Contracts:
Completed		17,580			11,431
In progress		3,080			4,801
Retainage		474			488

	$	53,662			49,206
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(5,865	)		(4,456	)

	$	47,797		$	44,750


	Useful lives years	Successor 2004			Predecessor 2003
		(in thousands)
Land		$	4,996		$	3,939
Buildings and improvements	7-30		25,460			22,846
Machinery and equipment	3-10		82,952			81,062
Furniture and fixtures	3-5		1,386			1,282

			114,794			109,129
Less — accumulated depreciation			(18,207	)		(75,998	)

		$	96,587		$	33,131


Year Ending December 31,
2005	$	275
2006	$	4,247
2007	$	4,127
2008	$	3,981
2009	$	3,981
Thereafter	$	151,993


	(000’s)
Current Assets (including cash of $9,179)	$	110,115
Property and equipment		97,813
Deferred taxes		11,242
Restricted cash		18,056
Customer lists and other intangibles		24,200
Other assets		2,609
Goodwill		57,103


Total assets acquired		321,138

Current liabilities		39,020
Reserve for patent litigation		9,500
Minority interest		2,399
Other liabilities		1,134
Deferred taxes		31,722


Total liabilities assumed		83,790


Net assets acquired	$	237,363


	Year Ended December 31, 2003			Year Ended December 31, 2004
Sales and operating revenue	$	274,618		$	287,906
Net income (loss)		(1,845	)		(5,824	)


	Period Ended May 17, 2004	Year Ended
	Period Ended May 17, 2004	2003	2002
Weighted average common shares outstanding	11,542	11,497	11,197
Dilutive securities — stock options	836	601	451

Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming full dilution	12,378	12,098	11,648


	1986 Employee Plan				1988 Director Plan				1995 Employee Plan				1996 Director Plan
	Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Option Price Per Share		Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Option Price Per Share		Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Option Price Per Share		Shares Under Option		Weighted Average Option Price Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2001	78,000		$	7.17	15,000		$	6.75	1,574,200		$	3.43	50,000		$	3.97
Granted	—			—	—			—	275,500		$	8.85	10,000		$	8.95
Exercised	(20,000	)	$	5.73	—			—	(291,200	)	$	4.29	(6,000	)	$	4.87
Cancelled	(1,000	)	$	7.62	—			—	(20,000	)	$	2.39	(2,000	)	$	4.87

Outstanding at December 31, 2002	57,000		$	7.67	15,000		$	6.75	1,538,500		$	4.26	52,000		$	4.79
Granted	—			—	—			—	—			—	10,000		$	13.00
Exercised	(2,000	)	$	7.62	(5,000	)	$	7.00	(155,250	)	$	3.15	(16,000	)	$	5.08
Cancelled	—				—			—	(11,000	)	$	3.20	—			—

Outstanding at December 31, 2003	55,000		$	7.67	10,000		$	6.63	1,372,250		$	4.39	46,000		$	6.47
Exercised	(45,000	)	$	6.90	(10,000	)	$	6.63	(1,045,650	)	$	4.67	(46,000	)	$	6.47
Cancelled	—			—	—			—	(3,000	)	$	8.85	—			—
Exchanged	(10,000	)	$	11.13	—			—	(323,600	)	$	3.45	—			—

Outstanding at December 31, 2004	—			—	—			—	—			—	—			—

Options exercisable	—			—	—			—	—			—	—			—

Options available for future grants	—			—	—			—	—			—	—			—


	2004					Year Ended December 31,
	Successor May 18 to Dec. 31		Predecessor Jan. 1 to May 17			2003		2002
Domestic	$	2,997	$	(9,492	)	$	16,698	$	8,615
Foreign		7,981		206			14,821		12,643

Total	$	10,978	$	(9,286	)	$	31,519	$	21,258


	Year Ended December 31,
	Successor 2004			Predecessor 2003
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	3,665		$	5,289
Foreign tax credit		2,673			1,280
Net operating carry forward		8,548			—
Excess of tax basis over book basis		—			1,145
AMT carryforward		806			—

		15,692			7,714

Deferred tax liabilities:
Excess book basis over tax basis of PP&E and intangible assets		(29,153	)		—
Other		(256	)		—

		(29,409	)		—

Total deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(13,717	)	$	7,714


Balance at December 31, 2003	$	3,618
Obligations adjusted		(792	)
Obligations paid		(87	)

Balance as of May 17, 2004 (Predecessor Company)		2,739

Obligations accrued		340
Obligations paid		(481	)

Balance at December 31, 2004 (Successor Company)	$	2,598


	As of December 31
	2004		2003
	(in thousands)
Long lived assets (principally property, plant and equipment):
United States	$	62,772	$	20,553
Germany		14,191		5,049
Thailand		10,229		4,681
Other		9,395		2,848

	$	96,587	$	33,131


	Predecessor as of December 31, 2003
	Gundle			U.S. Guarantors		Non U.S. Non-Guarantors		Consolidating Entries			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	68		$	42,934	$	4,897	$	—		$	47,899
Accounts Receivable, Net		—			22,525		28,609		(4,574	)		46,560
Contracts in Progress		—			247		464		—			711
Inventory		—			16,605		16,696		(70	)		33,231
Deferred Income Taxes		—			4,251		1,336		—			5,587
Other Current Assets	$	—			32		572		—			604

Total Current Assets		68			86,594		52,574		(4,644	)		134,592

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		—			21,373		13,078		(1,320	)		33,131
Excess of Purchase Price Over Fair Value of Assets Acquired, Net		—			19,860		3,505		—			23,365
Deferred Income Taxes		—			2,127		—		—			2,127
Restricted Cash		18,056			—		—		—			18,056
Deferred Financing Costs and Other Assets, Net		735			979		518		—			2,232

	$	18,859		$	130,933	$	69,675	$	(5,964	)	$	213,503


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	$	—		$	22,734	$	14,853	$	(4,574	)	$	33,013
Advance Billings on Contracts		—			1,271		1,510		—			2,781
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		4,914			—		—		—			4,914
Income Taxes Payable		(870	)		1,117		1,185		—			1,432

Total Current Liabilities		4,044			25,122		17,548		(4,574	)		42,140

Long-term Debt		11,808			—		—		—			11,808

Other Liabilities		—			—		1,189		—			1,189
Deferred Taxes		—			—		—		—
Minority Interest		—			—		1,209		—			1,209
Investments in subsidiaries and Intercompany		(38,846	)		3,913		8,051		26,882			—
Stockholders’ Equity		41,853			101,898		41,678		(28,272	)		157,157

	$	18,859		$	130,933	$	69,675	$	(5,964	)	$	213,503


	Successor as of December 31, 2004
	Gundle			U.S. Guarantors		Non U.S. Non-Guarantors		Consolidating Entries			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	37		$	14,988	$	8,691	$	—		$	23,716
Accounts Receivable, Net		—			26,409		29,666		(6,252	)		49,823
Contracts in Progress		—			669		1,216		—			1,885
Inventory		—			16,912		18,825		—			35,737
Deferred Income Taxes		—			3,449		63		—			3,512
Other Current Assets		—			4		1,301		—			1,305

Total Current Assets		37			62,431		59,762		(6,252	)		115,978

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		—			62,772		33,815					96,587
Excess of Purchase Price Over Fair Value Of Assets Acquired, Net		57,103			—		—		—			57,103
Intangible Assets		—			12,508		9,573		—			22,081
Deferred Income Taxes		—			12,027		153		—			12,180
Restricted Cash		—			—		—		—			—
Deferred Financing Costs and Other Assets, Net		13,244			926		—		—			14,170

	$	70,384		$	150,664	$	103,303	$	(6,252	)	$	318,099


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	$	2,114		$	26,862	$	17,187	$	(6,252	)	$	39,911
Advance Billings on Contracts		—			296		1,176		—			1,472
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		—			—		275		—			275
Income Taxes Payable		—			528		200		—			728

Total Current Liabilities		2,114			27,686		18,838		(6,252	)		42,386

Long-term Debt		167,917			—		412		—			168,329

Other Liabilities		—			—		1,262		—			1,262
Deferred Taxes		—			20,247		9,159		—			29,406
Minority Interest		—			—		2,702		—			2,702
Investments in subsidiaries and Intercompany		(151,255	)		90,664		2,385		58,206			—
Stockholders’ Equity		51,608			12,067		68,545		(58,206	)		74,014

	$	70,384		$	150,664	$	103,303	$	(6,252	)	$	318,099