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Exhibit 99.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aspen Surgical Products
Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Index
December 31, 2011 and 2010 

 
Page(s)
 
Report of Independent Auditors
1
   
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
   
Balance Sheets
2
   
Statements of Operations
3
   
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
4
   
Statements of Cash Flows
5
   
Notes to Financial Statements
6-21
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
Report of Independent Auditors
 
To the Board of Directors of
Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc.
 
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 

 
April 27, 2012
 
 
1

 
Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2011 and 2010 

 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Assets
           
Current assets
           
Cash
  $ 2,653,609     $ 2,212,806  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
               
 accounts of $255,101 and $216,712, respectively
    15,125,835       6,718,904  
Inventories
    20,695,180       20,275,147  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,287,712       1,131,623  
Income taxes refundable
    1,708,704       907,913  
Deferred income tax asset
    1,063,387       1,013,221  
Total current assets
    42,534,427       32,259,614  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    30,702,535       29,093,683  
Goodwill
    65,885,470       65,918,306  
Intangible assets, net
    66,314,338       73,707,631  
Other assets
    271,976       374,039  
Total assets
  $ 205,708,746     $ 201,353,273  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 5,006,404     $ 4,219,543  
Accrued expenses
    6,390,765       4,039,822  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    7,525,000       5,375,000  
Total current liabilities
    18,922,169       13,634,365  
Long-term liabilities
               
Long-term obligations, less current maturities
    91,457,938       100,840,763  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    10,627,074       11,323,644  
Total long-term liabilities
    102,085,012       112,164,407  
Total liabilities
    121,007,181       125,798,772  
Stockholders’ equity
               
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 22,000 shares
               
 authorized, 21,708 and 21,522 shares issued and outstanding
               
 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively
    217       215  
Additional paid-in capital
    73,482,540       72,514,229  
Accumulated other comprehensive income-foreign currency
               
 translation adjustment
    287,605       374,980  
Retained earnings
    10,931,203       2,665,077  
Total stockholders’ equity
    84,701,565       75,554,501  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 205,708,746     $ 201,353,273  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operation
Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net sales
  $ 118,109,353     $ 76,508,040  
Cost of sales
    61,371,692       42,136,268  
Gross profit
    56,737,661       34,371,772  
Selling, general and administrative
    33,029,156       25,157,559  
Business transaction expense
    166,082       2,623,082  
Income from continuing operations
    23,542,423       6,591,131  
Interest expense, net
    11,775,193       9,345,065  
Foreign currency transaction (loss)
    (49,436 )     (529,903 )
Income (loss) before income taxes from
               
 continuing operations
    11,717,794       (3,283,837 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    3,451,668       (1,422,893 )
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    8,266,126       (1,860,944 )
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    -       383,743  
Net income (loss)
  $ 8,266,126     $ (1,477,201 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010


                           
Accumulated Other
             
                           
Comprehensive
             
                           
Income (Loss)
             
                           
Foreign
             
                     
Additional
   
Currency
             
   
Comprehensive
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-In
   
Translation
   
Retained
       
   
Income (Loss)
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Adjustment
   
Earnings
   
Total
 
                                           
Balances at December 31, 2009
          12,595     $ 126     $ 33,801,608     $ 572,904     $ 4,142,278       38,516,916  
Issuance of common stock
  $ -       5,986       59       25,132,407       -       -       25,132,466  
Stock option exercise
    -       214       2       661,103       -       -       661,105  
Conversion of convertible debt for common stock
    -       2,727       28       11,304,955       -       -       11,304,983  
Compensation expense related to
                                                       
 stock options
    -       -       -       566,129       -       -       566,129  
Capital contribution resulting from common
                                                       
 control transaction
    -       -       -       1,048,027       -       -       1,048,027  
Net loss
    (1,477,201 )     -       -       -       -       (1,477,201 )     (1,477,201 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (197,924 )     -       -       -       (197,924 )     -       (197,924 )
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (1,675,125 )                                                
Balances at December 31, 2010
            21,522       215       72,514,229       374,980       2,665,077       75,554,501  
Stock option exercise
            186       2       598,539       -       -       598,541  
Compensation expense related to
                                                       
 stock options
                            369,772                       369,772  
Net income
  $ 8,266,126       -       -       -       -       8,266,126       8,266,126  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (87,375 )     -       -       -       (87,375 )     -       (87,375 )
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 8,178,751                                                  
Balances at December 31, 2011
            21,708     $ 217     $ 73,482,540     $ 287,605     $ 10,931,203     $ 84,701,565  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 

 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Operating activities
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 8,266,126     $ (1,477,201 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
               
 operating activities
               
Foreign currency loss on intercompany loans
    27,832       513,229  
Depreciation and amortization
    12,598,322       9,701,000  
Paid in kind interest
    1,125,545       880,987  
Interest converted into common shares
    -       74,629  
Stock based compensation expense related to stock options
    369,772       566,129  
Deferred income taxes
    (746,736 )     (2,667,285 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
               
Accounts receivable
    (8,404,050 )     1,342,428  
Inventories
    (441,550 )     856,271  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (945,146 )     (1,393,494 )
Accounts payable
    359,630       524,465  
Accrued expenses
    2,226,000       2,459,838  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    14,435,745       11,380,996  
Investing activities
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (4,906,382 )     (2,232,214 )
Proceeds from common control transactions, net of
               
 cash transferred
    -       34,771,786  
Acquisitions (Note 3)
    -       (121,772,397 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,906,382 )     (89,232,825 )
Financing activities
               
Proceeds from term loan
    -       46,335,900  
Proceeds from senior secured subordinated note
    -       9,746,720  
Debt issuance and lender costs
    -       (4,746,144 )
Proceeds from issuance of stock
    -       25,132,466  
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated convertible notes
    -       11,230,353  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    598,541       661,104  
Payments on term loan
    (9,375,000 )     (12,489,600 )
Payments on senior secured subordinated note
    (146,400 )     -  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (8,922,859 )     75,870,799  
Effect of exchange rate on cash
    (165,701 )     (101,200 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    440,803       (2,082,230 )
Cash
               
Beginning of period
    2,212,806       4,295,036  
End of period
  $ 2,653,609     $ 2,212,806  
Supplemental disclosures of cash information
               
Cash paid during the period for
               
Interest
  $ 9,739,710     $ 8,219,146  
Income taxes
    4,403,752       2,635,142  
Noncash financing activities
               
Conversion of subordinated convertible notes into
               
 common stock
    -       11,304,983  
Interest paid in kind
    1,125,545       880,987  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
1.             
Description of Business
 
Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is 81% owned by RoundTable Healthcare Partners II, LP, RoundTable Healthcare Investors II, LP (collectively referred to as “RoundTable”) and 19% owned by fourteen individuals including employees and a former owner of Aspen Surgical Products, Inc.  The Company was formed in 2006 to purchase Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. and is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of both OEM and branded disposable and nondisposable medical products for surgical and general healthcare applications.
 
2.             
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation
Consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aspen Surgical Products Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Aspen Surgical Products, Inc., Aspen Medical Europe Limited (U.K.), Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc., Medical One, Inc., Colby Manufacturing Corporation, Turner Acquisition, LLC, and Aspen Surgical Puerto Rico Corporation.  All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company transferred its interests in Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc., Medical One, Inc., and Turner Acquisition, LLC to entities under common control as discussed in Note 4.
 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant judgments and estimates include the determination and allocation of the purchase price to acquired assets and liabilities assumed, determining the fair value and estimated useful lives of intangible assets, goodwill valuation for impairment testing, recording accounts receivable reserves, customer rebate reserves, and inventory reserves.  The estimates and assumptions used in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are based upon management’s evaluation of the relevant facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet date.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company’s U.K. operations operate with the British Pound as their functional currency.  Adjustments resulting from the process of translating foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.  Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in current earnings.  The Company has provided intercompany debt to fund its U.K. acquisition which is payable in British Pounds.  The impact of exchange rate changes in the British Pound related to the intercompany debt translation is recorded in earnings annually.
 
Cash
Amounts presented as cash include only cash.  There are no cash equivalents.  The Company maintains cash account balances in excess of FDIC insured limits.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are recorded at the amount invoiced to customers.  The Company’s payment terms do not include charging interest on past due amounts.  The allowances for doubtful accounts are recorded based upon the Company’s best estimate of credit losses included in accounts receivable.  The allowance is determined based upon historical performance and current available customer information.  Account balances are charged off against the allowance when it is deemed that the receivables will not be collected.
 
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, using the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method, or market.  The Company evaluates inventory levels and expected usage on a periodic basis and records valuation allowances as required.
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost.  Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, or over the lives of the underlying leases, if shorter.  Major improvements that extend the useful life are capitalized and charged to expense through depreciation.  The cost of routine maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred.  When assets are retired or sold, the net carrying amount is eliminated with any gain or loss on disposal recognized in the year of disposal and classified within selling, general and administrative expenses.
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets consist of goodwill and intangible assets arising from its acquisitions. Intangible assets include customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, patents, proprietary technology and non competition agreements. Intangible assets with definite lives are being amortized on a straight-line basis and assume no residual value.
 
In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company does not amortize goodwill. Instead the Company reviews goodwill and indefinite lived assets for impairment annually or more often should indicators of possible impairment arise  The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment for which discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by management. Based upon the Company’s assessment, no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill existed at December 31, 2011 or 2010.  
 
Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets (property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangibles) to assess recoverability from projected undiscounted cash flows whenever events or changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable.  An impairment loss is recognized in operating results when future undiscounted cash flows are less than the assets’ carrying value.  The impairment loss would adjust the carrying value to the assets’ fair value.  To date, the Company has not recorded any impairment charges against long-lived assets.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
Debt Issuance Costs
Debt issuance costs consist of amounts paid to lenders and third parties in connection with obtaining debt financing.  These costs are amortized (and included in interest expense) over the term of the related debt agreements, which range from 5 to 6 years.  Lender costs are reflected as a reduction in the carrying value of the debt (debt discount), and third party costs are recorded as deferred financing costs and included in other assets.  The net carrying value of debt discount and deferred financing costs at December 31, 2011 were $3,366,021 and $271,976, respectively.  The net carrying value of debt discount and deferred financing costs at December 31, 2010 were $4,529,051 and $374,039, respectively.  Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount included in interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $1,265,092 and $1,884,632, respectively.
 
Revenue Recognition
The Company records revenue when title and risk of loss pass to the customer (generally upon delivery), the sale price is fixed or determinable, delivery has occurred and collection is reasonably assured.  The Company offers its customers promotional programs designed to incent increased sales and build better commercial relationships.  Promotional programs are predominantly designed as rebate arrangements based upon levels of sales over specified time periods.  These programs are treated as a reduction of sales at the time the sale is recognized.  The Company accounts for such programs by establishing rebates based upon its customers’ progress towards achieving specified levels of sales.
 
During the duration of the Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”) with Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”) discussed in Note 3, and as of December 31, 2010, the Company had not yet established direct arrangements with end customers regarding transfers of ownership and pricing, therefore did not recognize sales at the point of delivery.  Rather the Company recognized sales when collections on accounts were remitted by BD.  The Company deferred $3,944,440 in net sales, $2,191,660 in cost of sales, and $229,534 in other direct expenses for delivered products as of December 31, 2010 which were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company’s invoices include amounts for shipping and handling costs including postage.  The Company recognizes these billings as revenue and includes the associated costs in cost of goods sold.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and long-term debt.  As a result of the short-term nature of the cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, the carrying value of these items approximates fair value.
 
The carrying value of long-term debt approximates estimated fair value.  The interest rates on long-term debt are variable rates and the interest rates associated with fixed rate debt approximate market rates for similar debt.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company’s top two customers accounted for approximately 39% and 20% of consolidated gross sales for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and approximately 25% and 7% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.  Advertising costs were approximately $660,000 and $508,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Valuation allowances are provided if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as well as tax-related interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense.
 
Stock Options
The Company accounts for stock options in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation.  The Company recognizes the cost of all share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award based on the fair value of the stock-based compensation award on the date of grant.
 
The stock based compensation recognized by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $369,771 and $566,129, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued authoritative guidance requiring entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. In December 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to this authoritative guidance which indefinitely deferred the requirement that reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income to be measured and presented by income statement line item in net income and also in other comprehensive income. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 for non-public entities with early adoption permitted and full retrospective application required. The Company does not expect a significant financial statement impact relating to the adoption of this guidance.
 
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated the impact of subsequent events through April 27, 2012 the date the consolidated financial statements were made available to be issued.
 
3.             
Acquisitions
 
2010 Acquisitions
Two separate acquisitions occurred in 2010.  These included certain of Medtronic Xomed, Inc.’s Merocel® ophthalmic fluid management products and the Bard-ParkerTM surgical blades and scalpels business from Becton, Dickinson and Company.
 
Merocel® Ophthalmic Fluid Management Product Line
On April 30, 2010, the Company acquired machinery, equipment and certain intangible assets related to Medtronic Xomed, Inc’s (“Medtronic”) Merocel® ophthalmic fluid management product line (“Merocel®”).  No liabilities were assumed in the purchase.  This purchase was made through the Company’s newly formed US subsidiary, Turner Acquisition, LLC.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
The aggregate purchase price totaled $31,929,327.  All consideration was paid in cash.  In connection with the purchase of Merocel®, the Company incurred approximately $611,000 of acquisition related costs in 2010 that were expensed to business transaction expense.
 
The Company funded the purchase through obtaining $15,335,900 of Senior Debt and $6,611,786 in Subordinated Notes further discussed in Note 10 and the issuance of convertible notes having a combined principal value of $11,230,353 discussed in Note 9.
 
Goodwill and intangible assets recorded in the acquisition totaling $31,617,327 are amortizable for income tax purposes.  No indefinite lived intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition.  The weighted average life of acquired intangible assets is 11 years and there is no estimated residual value.
 
The Company entered into a transition services agreement with Medtronic which requires Medtronic to have continuing involvement in the sales, order fulfillment and cash receipts processes and provide financial accounting and IT support to the Company in exchange for a monthly service fee.  Under the terms of the transition services agreement, Medtronic was required on a monthly basis to remit to the Company the net income of the purchased product line net of service fees.
 
During 2010, the Company transferred its interests in Turner Acquisition, LLC in a transaction with an entity under common control discussed in Note 4.
 
Bard-ParkerTM Surgical Blades and Scalpels Business
On July 30, 2010, the Company acquired the Bard-ParkerTM surgical blades and scalpels business (“Blades”) from Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”).  As part of the transaction, the Company acquired a facility in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico dedicated to the manufacturing of the Bard-ParkerTM line.  This purchase was made through the Company’s existing US subsidiary, Aspen Surgical Products, Inc through a newly formed Puerto Rican subsidiary, Aspen Surgical Puerto Rico Corporation.
 
The Company funded the purchase through obtaining $31,000,000 of Senior Debt and $3,000,000 in Subordinated Notes further discussed in Note 10 and a stock issuance to existing shareholders.  The Company issued 5,986 shares with a par value of $.01 for a total of $25,132,466.  The shares were issued to three of the existing owners.  Additionally, the Company received $36,700,000 in proceeds from the transfer of certain assets to an entity under common control further discussed in Note 4.
 
The aggregate purchase price was $89,843,070.  All consideration was paid in cash.  In connection with the purchase of Blades, the Company incurred approximately $2,012,000 of acquisition related costs in 2010 that were expensed to business transaction expense.
 
Goodwill and intangible assets recorded in the acquisition totaling $55,162,935 are amortizable for income tax purposes.  No indefinite lived intangible assets were recorded in connection with the acquisition.  The weighted average life of acquired intangible assets is 11 years and there is no estimated residual value.
 
 
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Aspen Surgical Products Holding, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
The Company had a transition services agreement with BD which required BD to have continuing involvement in the sales, order fulfillment and cash receipts processes, provide financial accounting, IT and human resource support and provide product quality documentation to the Company in exchange for a monthly service fee.  Under the terms of the transition services agreement, BD was required on a monthly basis to remit to the Company the net profits of the Blades business net of cash payments for operations made by BD on behalf of the Company net of the service fee.  Total service fees incurred and paid by the Company under this arrangement during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $271,997 and $692,936, respectively.
 
These acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method, in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations.  The results of the businesses have been consolidated from the date of their acquisition.  The purchase prices were allocated based on estimated fair values at the date of acquisition determined through management analysis with the assistance of third party valuation firms.
 
   
Merocel®
   
Blades
   
Total
 
                   
Assets acquired
                 
Inventory
  $ -     $ 12,807,976     $ 12,807,976  
Property and equipment
    312,000       21,872,159       22,184,159  
Goodwill
    20,090,327       20,862,935       40,953,262  
Customer relationships
    10,800,000       14,800,000       25,600,000  
Tradenames
    727,000       14,200,000       14,927,000  
Proprietary technology and patents
    -       5,300,000       5,300,000  
Total purchase price
  $ 31,929,327     $ 89,843,070     $ 121,772,397  

Inventories that were acquired in the Bard-ParkerTM acquisition were valued at fair value and accordingly included a step-up in value of $3,641,859 from historical cost basis which was expensed during 2010 when the inventory was sold.
 
4.             
Common Control Transactions
 
Ultracell Medical Technologies
On July 30, 2010, the Company transferred its interests in Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. and Medical One, Inc. (“Ultracell”), a manufacturer of disposable medical supply products, to Beaver-Vistec International, Inc. (“BVI”), for $5,000,000 in cash, in a transaction with an entity under common control.
 
The difference in the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of Ultracell transferred to BVI and the consideration received was recorded as a capital contribution to the Company.  The results of operations of Ultracell are included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations through July 30, 2010 as discontinued operations, net of income taxes as discussed below.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
The Company had a transition services agreement with BVI which requires the Company to have continuing involvement in the sales, order-taking, order fulfillment, and cash receipts processes of Ultracell until May 1, 2011 in exchange for a monthly service fee.  Total service fees earned by the Company under this arrangement during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $250,000 and $125,000, respectively, of which $0 and $25,000 were outstanding at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  The transition services agreement with BVI ended during the year ended December 31, 2011 at which time the Company sold all remaining Ultracell inventories to BVI.  At December 31, 2011, the Company had an outstanding receivable of $1,680,786 from BVI related to the sale of these inventories which is included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
Merocel® Ophthalmic Fluid Management Product Line
On July 30, 2010, the Company transferred its interests in Turner Acquisition, LLC (“Turner”), which had acquired the rights to manufacture and distribute the Merocel® Ophthalmic Fluid Management Product Line, to Beaver-Vistec International, Inc. (“BVI”), for $31,700,000 in cash, in a transaction with an entity under common control.
 
The difference in the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of Turner transferred to BVI and the consideration received was recorded as a capital distribution by the Company.  The results of operations of Turner are included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations through July 30, 2010 as discontinued operations, net of income taxes as discussed below.
 
The Company also transferred to BVI its rights under the transition services agreement with Medtronic discussed in Note 3.  BVI then entered into an arrangement with the Company which allowed the Company to benefit from the transition services agreement with Medtronic in relation to certain products in the Merocel® Ophthalmic Fluid Management Product Line that were not transferred to BVI.  The Company paid BVI a service fee for these rights and the service fees paid to BVI during the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $89,491 and $76,231, respectively.
 
The assets and liabilities transferred to BVI in connection with these common control transactions are listed below.
 
   
Ultracell
   
Merocel®
   
Total
 
                   
Assets
                 
Cash
  $ -     $ 1,928,214     $ 1,928,214  
Property and equipment, net
    175,107       304,200       479,307  
Goodwill
    2,110,119       20,090,327       22,200,446  
Intangible assets, net
    1,364,218       11,062,500       12,426,718  
Total assets
    3,649,444       33,385,241       37,034,685  
Liabilities
                       
Payables, accrued expenses
                       
 and other current liabilities
    -       868,878       868,878  
Deferred tax liabilities
    513,834       -       513,834  
Total liabilities
    513,834       868,878       1,382,712  
Net assets
    3,135,610       32,516,363       35,651,973  
Consideration received
    5,000,000       31,700,000       36,700,000  
Capital contribution (distribution) resulting
                       
 from common control transaction
  $ 1,864,390     $ (816,363 )   $ 1,048,027  
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
Upon completion of the transition services arrangement with BVI, the Company concluded that it ceased to have significant continuing involvement in the operations of the disposed components. The results of operations, net of income taxes, of the disposed components were therefore reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for 2010.  Summarized financial information for the disposed components are as follows:
 
   
2010
 
       
Net Sales
  $ 6,770,386  
Gross Profit
    2,882,137  
Income before income taxes
    1,126,870  

5.             
Inventories
 
Inventories at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were comprised of the following:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Finished goods
  $ 11,051,208     $ 12,855,777  
Raw materials
    8,012,159       6,865,758  
Work in progress
    2,584,375       1,959,958  
Less:  Excess and obsolescence reserve
    (952,562 )     (1,406,346 )
Inventories, net
  $ 20,695,180     $ 20,275,147  
 
6.             
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
The cost basis and estimated useful lives of property plant, and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
               
Estimated
 
               
Useful Life
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
(Years)
 
                   
Land
  $ 3,300,000     $ 3,300,000        
Building and leasehold improvements
    12,537,815       9,995,547     5-20  
Machinery and equipment
    17,395,149       16,589,999     5-10  
Computer hardware and software
    2,110,242       1,678,371     3-5  
Furniture and fixtures
    502,501       482,673     7  
Office equipment
    71,162       38,023     7  
Construction in progress
    4,567,728       3,503,348        
      40,484,597       35,587,961        
Less:  Accumulated depreciation
    (9,782,062 )     (6,494,278 )      
Property, plant, and equipment, net
  $ 30,702,535     $ 29,093,683        
 
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $3,898,316 and $2,488,407, respectively.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
7.             
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, intangible assets consist of the following:
 
               
Estimated
 
               
Useful Life
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
(Years)
 
                   
Customer relationships
  $ 58,484,975     $ 58,495,591     8-20  
Trade names
    22,600,749       22,602,917     10-30  
Proprietary technology
    3,142,584       3,143,402     10  
Patents
    3,430,000       3,430,000     8-9  
Noncompetition agreement
    1,197,653       1,197,653     2-5  
      88,855,961       88,869,563        
Less:  Accumulated amortization
    (22,541,623 )     (15,161,932 )      
    $ 66,314,338     $ 73,707,631        
 
The Company’s amortization expense of intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $7,434,914 and $5,940,792, respectively.  The Company estimates annual amortization expense of intangible assets to be approximately $7.3 million in 2012, $7.1 million in 2013 and 2014 and $6.9 million in 2015 and 2016 related to these intangibles.
 
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 
December 31, 2009
  $ 47,234,592  
Acquisitions, Note 3
    40,953,262  
Common control transactions, Note 4
    (22,200,446 )
Foreign currency translation
    (69,102 )
December 31, 2010
    65,918,306  
Foreign currency translation
    (32,836 )
December 31, 2011
  $ 65,885,470  

8.             
Accrued Expenses
 
Accrued expenses at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were comprised of the following:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Accrued compensation
  $ 3,642,947     $ 2,361,309  
Accrued rebates
    641,598       172,230  
Accrued construction in process
    629,388       -  
Accrued utilities
    149,714       299,271  
Other accrued expenses
    1,327,118       1,207,012  
Total accrued expenses
  $ 6,390,765     $ 4,039,822  
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
9.             
Subordinated Convertible Debt Instruments
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company issued $11,230,353 of subordinated convertible notes to five existing shareholders to finance the acquisition of Merocel® described in Note 3.  The subordinated convertible notes bore interest at 3.00% and had a maturity of the earlier of October 29, 2016, the date of the sale of Turner, or upon a change in control of the Company.  The subordinated convertible notes, together with accrued interest, were converted into common stock upon the transfer of the Company’s interests in Turner in the common control transaction described in Note 4.
 
10.          
Debt Arrangements
 
Debt at December 31, 2011 and 2010 consists of the following:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Working capital revolver; $10,000,000 available at
           
 December 31, 2011 and 2010
  $ -     $ -  
Term loan; payable in quarterly installments ranging from
               
 $1,075,000 to $2,150,000 through June 30, 2015, bearing
               
 interest at variable rates
    64,250,500       73,625,500  
Subordinated notes with related party; bearing interest
               
 payable quarterly at a fixed rate of 15%, 12% paid in cash
               
 and 3% paid in kind, maturing July 30, 2016
    38,098,459       37,119,314  
      102,348,959       110,744,814  
Less:  Debt discount
    (3,366,021 )     (4,529,051 )
      98,982,938       106,215,763  
Less:  Current maturities
    (7,525,000 )     (5,375,000 )
    $ 91,457,938     $ 100,840,763  
 
The Company maintains a credit facility (“Credit Facility”) that has been amended to include a term loan (“Term Loan”), a $10 million revolving line of credit (“Revolver”), and provides for $3 million of availability under letters of credit.  The maturity date of the Term Loan and Revolver is July 30, 2015.
 
The interest rate for amounts borrowed under Revolver and Term Loan, selected by the Company, is either the bank borrowing rate in effect from time to time, plus an applicable margin, or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin.  The applicable margin for Revolver and Term Loan borrowings is 4.25% for bank rate borrowings and 5.25% for LIBOR based borrowings.  The Company’s interest rate on the Term Loan was 6.75% as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company, subject to permitted liens.  The Credit Facility provides for optional prepayments of principal.  The Company made optional prepayments of $4,000,000 and $10,612,500 during 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
The Credit Facility provides for mandatory prepayment based on excess cash flows as defined in the amended agreement.  There were no excess cash flows, as defined, for 2011 or 2010.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
The Subordinated Notes were issued by a subordinated debt financing fund, which is affiliated through common ownership with RoundTable.
 
In February 2009, the Company entered into a third Subordinated Note for $14,500,000 through an amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement.  Fees associated with this amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement paid to the related party were $290,000.  The amended and restated agreement also restated the financial covenants.
 
In April 2010, in conjunction with the purchase of Merocel® (Note 3), the Company entered into a fourth Subordinated Note for $6,746,720 through an amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement.  Fees associated with this amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement paid to the related party were approximately $135,000.
 
In July 2010, in conjunction with the purchase of Blades (Note 3), the Company entered into a fifth Subordinated Note for $3,000,000 through an amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement.  Fees associated with this amended and restated Subordinated Note agreement paid to the related party were $60,000.
 
The Subordinated Notes do not allow for their prepayment prior to the maturity date except as discussed below.  The Company is required to treat interest of 3% as paid in kind, resulting in an increase to the face value of the debt.  During 2011 and 2010, interest of $1,125,545 and $880,987 has been added to the carrying value of the debt respectively.  The Company is required to make a principal payment on the Subordinated Notes each year following the fifth anniversary of each Subordinated Note in order for the Subordinated Notes to not constitute applicable high-yield debt obligations (“AHYDO”).  These principal payments are permitted by the Company’s Credit Facility.  Subordinated Note principal payments made during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, were $146,400 and $0, respectively.
 
The Credit Facility and the Subordinated Notes contain, among other provisions, certain restrictive covenants as defined in the agreements, including maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, limitation on maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio, limitation on maximum senior leverage ratio, and limitation on capital expenditures and restriction on paying dividends and management fees.  At December 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Facility and the Subordinated Notes.
 
On April 29, 2010, in connection with the acquisition of Merocel® (Note 3), the Company entered into a Consent and Seventh Amendment to the Credit Facility and an amendment to the Subordinated Notes (“April Amendments”).  The Company obtained $15,335,900 of additional Senior Debt under the Consent and Seventh Amendment to the Credit Facility.  As part of the Consent and Seventh Amendment, the lenders consented to the formulation of Turner Acquisition Corp, LLC, and the addition of $6,746,720 of Subordinated Notes to be used for purposes of paying a portion of the purchase price for Merocel®.  The term loan repayment schedule and financial ratio requirements were also modified.
 
Lender costs of approximately $898,000 were recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the debt and third party costs of approximately $41,000 were capitalized as deferred financing costs and included in other assets.  In addition, the Company incurred approximately $362,000 of interest expense related to the write off of debt issuance and deferred financing costs upon debt modification.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
On July 29, 2010, in connection with the acquisition of Blades (Note 3), the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and an Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement (“July Amendments”).  The Company obtained $31,000,000 of additional Senior Debt under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.  As part of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, the lenders consented to the addition of $3,000,000 of Subordinated Notes to be used for purposes of paying a portion of the purchase price for Blades.  The term loan repayment schedule and financial ratio requirement were also modified.
 
Lender costs of approximately $3,557,000 were recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the debt and third party costs of approximately $96,000 were capitalized as deferred financing costs and included in other assets.
 
Outstanding debt as of December 31, 2011 matures as follows:
 
2012
  $ 7,525,000  
2013
    8,600,000  
2014
    8,600,000  
2015
    39,525,500  
2016
    38,098,462  
    $ 102,348,962  
 
11.          
Commitments and Contingencies
 
Operating Lease Commitments
The Company leases office and warehouse space in Caledonia, Michigan and Redditch, U.K. and certain other equipment under noncancelable operating leases.
 
During 2011, the Company extended the initial terms on two of its leases in Michigan for four year periods, each extending until 2017.  Each lease has the option to renew, one for an additional five years and the other for two additional five year periods, adjusted annually for cost-of-living increases.  Under the leasing arrangements, the Company pays property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.
 
During 2011, the Company entered into a new 18 month lease for warehouse space.  The lease does not have the option to renew.  Under the leasing arrangements, the Company pays property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.
 
There is one lease on office and warehouse space in the U.K.  The lease extends over a ten year period with an option to terminate the lease after five years during 2012.  Under the leasing arrangements, the Company pays VAT taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, total rent expense under operating leases was approximately $1,123,057 and $1,038,378, respectively.
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases at December 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31,
     
2012
  $ 1,336,910  
2013
    1,259,861  
2014
    1,177,768  
2015
    1,138,827  
2016
    1,162,487  
2017 and thereafter
    373,193  
    $ 6,479,046  
 
Litigation
The Company is periodically involved in claims asserted in the normal course of its business.  Management believes that losses, if any, resulting from the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or its cash flows.
 
12.          
Income Taxes
 
Income (loss) from operations was generated from the following:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
United States
  $ 6,952,784     $ (3,992,542 )
United Kingdom
    2,254,678       1,714,941  
Puerto Rico
    2,510,332       120,633  
    $ 11,717,794     $ (2,156,968 )
 
The provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Current
           
Federal
  $ 2,799,207     $ 1,411,880  
State
    161,061       38,647  
Foreign
    1,238,136       536,991  
      4,198,404       1,987,518  
Deferred
               
Federal
    (722,723 )     (2,367,633 )
State
    (81,540 )     (243,727 )
Foreign
    (57,527 )     (55,925 )
      (746,736 )     (2,667,285 )
    $ 3,451,668     $ (679,767 )
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
A reconciliation between the federal statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate is as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Computed statutory tax provision
  $ 3,984,050     $ (733,369 )
Increase (decrease) resulting from
               
Net gain on common control transactions
    -       435,081  
Puerto Rico deemed dividend, net of foreign tax credit
    269,944       146,792  
Section 199 deduction
    (329,190 )     (154,853 )
Foreign rate differential
    (864,678 )     (139,086 )
Puerto Rico excise tax
    485,373       -  
State taxes and other differences
    (93,831 )     (234,332 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ 3,451,668     $ (679,767 )
 
The Company had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $0 and $319,987 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
Components of the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Deferred income tax assets
           
Current
           
Receivables
  $ 314,006     $ 107,897  
Inventory
    283,693       557,637  
Accrued liabilities
    655,155       539,499  
      1,252,854       1,205,033  
Noncurrent
               
Acquisition expenses
    573,941       668,256  
Stock options
    54,191       71,513  
Other
    285,147       69,872  
      913,279       809,641  
Total deferred income tax assets
  $ 2,166,133     $ 2,014,674  
Deferred income tax liabilities
               
Current
               
Prepaid expenses
  $ 189,467     $ 191,812  
      189,467       191,812  
Noncurrent
               
Intangible assets
    9,721,651       10,539,936  
Unrealized gain/loss
    291,198       412,504  
Fixed assets
    1,527,504       1,180,845  
      11,540,353       12,133,285  
Total deferred income tax liabilities
  $ 11,729,820     $ 12,325,097  
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
13.          
Stock Option Plan
 
During 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock option plan (the “Plan”).  Under the Plan, options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock may be granted to certain employees and directors with an exercise price equal to the estimated fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors.  The Plan shall continue in effect from January 1, 2007, until the earlier of the Plan’s termination by the Board of Directors of the Company or the date on which all shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan have lapsed.  The Company has reserved 1,111 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan.  All options granted have an exercise price which approximated the estimated fair value of the underlying stock at the date of the grant, a term of ten years and vest on a pro rata basis over periods of three to five years, with a provision for acceleration of vesting if the Company is sold.
 
Stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
         
Weighted -
 
         
Average
 
         
Exercise
 
   
Shares
   
Price
 
             
Outstanding on December 31, 2009
    641     $ 3,051  
Granted
    283       4,186  
Exercised
    (214 )     3,089  
Forfeited
    (49 )     3,169  
Outstanding on December 31, 2010
    661       3,515  
Granted
    29       5,335  
Exercised
    (186 )     3,215  
Forfeited
    (11 )     3,558  
Outstanding on December 31, 2011
    493     $ 3,735  
Exercisable as of December 31, 2011
    166     $ 3,129  
 
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2011:
 
   
Options Outstanding
   
Options Vested and Exercisable
 
   
Exercise
Price
 
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Exercise
Price
   
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
                                               
  $
       2,438
  84     4.7     $ 2,438     $ 2,438     84     4.7     $ 2,438  
                                                     
   
          3,683
  95     6.3       3,683       3,683     42     6.3       3,683  
                                                     
   
          3,499
  88     7.6       3,499       3,499     11     7.7       3,499  
                                                     
   
          4,198
  154     8.0       4,198       4,198     26     5.0       4,198  
                                                     
   
          4,146
  53     8.0       4,146       4,146     3     6.2       4,146  
                                                     
   
          5,934
  19     8.0       5,934       -     -     -       -  
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011 and 2010

 
The fair value of option issuances during the periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, are estimated on the date of grant based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming, among other things, the following: a risk free interest rate ranging from 0.38% to 4.63% based on the U.S. Treasury yield rates, no dividend yield, a forfeiture rate of 6.8% based on historical forfeitures, expected volatility of 60.0% based on volatilities of comparable peers, and an expected life ranging from 3.00 to 4.00 years.  Exercise prices for the awards were set equal to the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.  The weighted average fair value of the options granted during the year was $2,140 and $1,962 per share in 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Unrecognized compensation expense totaling $420,881 at December 31, 2011 has a weighted average period of 2.3 years over which it will be recognized.
 
14.          
Defined Contribution Savings Plans
 
The Company maintains a defined contribution savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.  This plan covers substantially all domestic employees who meet minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis.  Company contributions to the plan may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded expense of $152,370 and $134,758, respectively, related to the contributions.
 
The Company maintains a defined contribution plan for substantially all employees in the U.K.  For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded expense of approximately $216,506 and $225,427 related to these contributions.
 
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Related Party Transactions
 
The Company leases warehouse space from an entity in which a stockholder of the Company is an owner.  The Company incurred rent expense of $383,868 and $336,321 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, under this arrangement.
 
The general partner of RoundTable provides office space, secretarial services, sales support and other administrative services to the Company.  Fees paid for such services were $378,907 and $388,723 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
As noted in Note 10 above, the Company holds Subordinated Notes that were issued by a subordinated debt financing fund which is affiliated through common ownership with RoundTable.
 
As noted in Note 4, the Company transferred its interests in certain wholly-owned subsidiaries to entities under common control during the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
 
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