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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[x]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2013

[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Transition Period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 0-28536
_______________


WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
74-2781950
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
   
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas
75201
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(214) 661-7488
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   [  ] Yes   [x] No
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   [  ] Yes   [x] No
 
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.   [x] Yes   [  ] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ).   [x] Yes   [  ] No
 
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K ($229,405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the 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. [ ]
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer [  ]
Accelerated Filer [  ]
Non-Accelerated Filer [  ]
Smaller Reporting Company [x]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   [  ] Yes   [x] No
 
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s outstanding Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the Common Stock was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $5,541,161.
 
As of March 31, 2014, the registrant had 117,406,651 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Form 10-K incorporate by reference portions of an amendment to this Form 10-K or portions of a definitive proxy statement of the registrant for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which in either case will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
 
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Annual Report on Form 10-K
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
   
PAGE
 
     
     
 
     
     
 
     
     
 
     
 
 
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BUSINESS
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking” statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and information relating to Wilhelmina International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Wilhelmina”) and its subsidiaries that are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as information currently available to the Company’s management.  When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and “intend” and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to the Company or its subsidiaries or Company management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements include, in particular, projections about the Company’s future results, statements about its plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business and the markets in which it operates. Additionally, statements concerning future matters such as gross billing levels, revenue levels, expense levels, and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Management cautions that these forward-looking statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance and are subject to business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements of its business or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. 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 does not undertake any obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements.  As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

DESCRIPTION OF THE WILHELMINA BUSINESS
 
Overview
 
The Company’s primary business is fashion model management, which is headquartered in New York City.  The Company’s predecessor was founded in 1967 by Wilhelmina Cooper, a renowned fashion model, and is one of the oldest and largest fashion model management companies in the world.  Since its founding, it has grown to include operations located in Los Angeles and Miami, as well as a growing network of licensees comprising leading modeling agencies in various local markets across the U.S. as well as in Panama, Thailand, Dubai, Vancouver and Tokyo. The Company provides traditional, full-service fashion model and talent management services, specializing in the representation and management of models, entertainers, artists, athletes and other talent to various customers and clients, including retailers, designers, advertising agencies and catalog companies.

 Organization and Operating Divisions
 
The Company is comprised of operating companies and divisions focused on the fashion model and talent management business, as well as business areas complimentary to the fashion model and talent management business such as licensing, branding, contests, events and television.  Our business is primarily focused around the following key areas:
 
    Fashion model management,
•    Hair & Makeup,
    Talent management, and
    Licensing & branding (including contests, events and television)
 
Fashion Model Management
 
Wilhelmina is focused on providing fashion modeling and talent product-endorsement services to clients such as ad agencies, branded consumer goods companies, fashion designers, magazines, retailers, department stores, product catalogs and Internet sites.
 
The fashion model management industry can be divided into many subcategories, including advertising campaigns as well as catalog, runway and editorial work.  Advertising work involves modeling for advertisements featuring consumer products such as cosmetics, clothing and other items, to be placed in magazines and newspapers, on billboards and with other types of media.  Catalog work involves modeling for promotional catalogs that are produced throughout the year.  Runway work involves modeling at fashion shows, which primarily take place in Paris, Milan, London and New York City.  Editorial work involves modeling for the cover and editorial sections of magazines.
  
 
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Clients pay talent for their appearance in photo shoots for magazine features, print advertising, direct mail marketing, product catalogs and Internet sites, as well as for their appearance in runway shows to present new designer collections, fit modeling, and on-location presentations and event appearances.  In addition, talent may also appear in film and TV commercials.
 
Wilhelmina develops and diversifies its talent portfolio through a combination of ongoing local, regional or international scouting and talent-search efforts to source new talent, and cooperates with other agencies that represent talent.
 
Within its fashion model management business, Wilhelmina has two primary sources of revenue:  commissions paid by models as a percentage of their gross earnings and a separate service charge, paid by clients in addition to the booking fees, calculated as a percentage of the models’ booking fees.  Wilhelmina believes that its commission rates and service charge are comparable to those of its principal competitors.
 
Wilhelmina’s fashion model management operations are organized into divisions called “boards,” each of which specializes by the type of models it represents.  Wilhelmina’s boards are generally described in the table below.
 
Board Name
Location
Target Market
Women
NYC, LA, Miami
High-end female fashion models
Men
NYC, LA, Miami
High-end male fashion models
Direct Men
NYC
Established male fashion models
Direct Women
NYC
Established female fashion models
Curve
NYC
Full-figured female fashion models
Runway
NYC
Catwalk and designer client services
Lifestyle and Direct 2
NYC, LA, Miami
Commercial print bookings
Fitness
NYC
Fit or athletic models
Kids*
NYC
Child models
____________
*
Through partial ownership of Wilhelmina Kids & Creative Management LLC.
 
Each board is headed by a director who is in charge of the agents assigned to such board.  The agents of each board act both as bookers (includes promoting models, negotiating fees and contracting work) and as talent scouts/managers (includes providing models with career guidance and helping them better market themselves).  Although agents individually develop professional relationships with models, models are represented by a board collectively, and not by a specific agent.  Wilhelmina’s organization into boards thereby enables Wilhelmina to provide clients with services tailored to their particular needs, to allow models to benefit from agents’ specialized experience in their particular markets, and to limit Wilhelmina’s dependency on any specialty market or agent.
 
Most senior agents are employed pursuant to employment agreements that include noncompetition provisions such as a prohibition from working with Wilhelmina’s models and clients for a certain period of time after the end of the agent’s employment with Wilhelmina.
 
Wilhelmina typically signs its models to three-year exclusive contracts, which it actively enforces.
 
The LW1 division, based in Los Angeles, offers models the opportunity to be showcased on TV and film through its membership in the Screen Actors Guild.  

Wilhelmina also owns a non-consolidated 50% interest in Wilhelmina Kids & Creative Management LLC, a New York City-based modeling agency that specializes in representing child models, from newborns to children 14 years of age.
 
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Hair & Makeup

The Company has created a division to represent talent in the photography, styling and hair & makeup arenas. These artists work on projects across the globe for well-known companies in the retail, pharmaceutical and music industries. In addition, their work appears in top editorial magazines and on the runways of major fashion houses. 

Wilhelmina Artist Management

Wilhelmina Artist Management, LLC (“WAM”), is a talent management company that seeks to secure endorsement and spokesperson work for various celebrities from the worlds of sports, music and entertainment.  WAM has two primary sources of revenue:  commissions paid by talent as a percentage of their gross earnings and royalties or a service charge paid by clients.

Licensing & Branding
 
Wilhelmina Licensing collects third-party licensing fees in connection with the licensing of the “Wilhelmina” name.  Third-party licensees include several leading fashion model agencies in local markets across the U.S. as well as in Panama, Thailand, Dubai, Vancouver and Tokyo. The film and television business consists of television syndication royalties and production series contracts. Also from time to time, the Company conducts model search contests and other events in an effort to expand the Wilhelmina brand and recruit talent.
 
Competition
 
The fashion model management business is highly competitive.  New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Paris, Milan, Sao Paulo and London, are considered the most important markets for the fashion talent management industry.  Most of the leading international firms are headquartered in New York City, which is considered to be the “capital” of the global fashion industry.  Wilhelmina’s principal competitors include other large fashion model management businesses in the U.S., including DNA Model Management, Elite Model Management, Ford Models, Inc., IMG Models, Marilyn Model Agency and NEXT Model Management.  Apart from Wilhelmina and Paris-based and publicly-listed Elite SA, all other fashion talent management firms are privately-held.
 
Competition also includes foreign agencies and smaller U.S. agencies in local markets that recruit local talent and cater to local market needs.  Several of the larger fashion talent firms operate offices in multiple cities and countries, or alternatively have chosen to partner with local or foreign agencies to attempt to harness synergies without increasing overhead.
 
The Company believes that its sources of revenue (mainly generated from commissions and service charges) are comparable to those of its principal competitors.  Therefore, for the Company to obtain a competitive advantage, it must develop and maintain a deep pool of talent and deliver high quality service to its clients.  The Company believes that through its scouting efforts, search contests, licensing network, advertising and TV shows, it is able to recruit a deeper pool of talent relative to its competitors.  These recruitment tools coupled with the broad range of fashion boards available to the Company’s talent, enables the Company to develop talent and generate a broader range of revenues relative to its principal competitors.  While a broad range of talent and boards provides a certain level of stability to the business, certain talent may be more inclined to work with a boutique agency which may appear to tailor more specifically to their needs.
 
Also, over its 48 years of existence, Wilhelmina has created long standing client relationships and a number of business activities related to the fashion model management business that provide exposure to diverse markets and demographics.  The Company has also developed a professional workforce with years of talent management experience.
 
 
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Clients and Customers
 
As of December 31, 2013, Wilhelmina had approximately 1,700 active models.  Wilhelmina’s active models include Alexandra Richards, Coco Rocha, Ava Smith, Sung Hee, Soo Joo, Patti Hansen, Tom Heunkels, Baptiste, Marlon Teixeira, RJ King and Armando Cabral.
 
Wilhelmina serves approximately 2,000 external clients.  Wilhelmina’s customer base is highly diversified, with no one customer accounting for more than 5% of overall gross revenues.  The top 100 customers of Wilhelmina together accounted for approximately 50% of overall gross revenues during 2013.
 
Governmental Regulations
 
Certain jurisdictions, in which Wilhelmina operates, such as California and Florida, require that companies maintain a Talent Agency License in order to engage in the “talent agency” business.  The talent agency business is generally considered the business of procuring engagements or any employment or placement of a talent, where the talent performs in his or her artistic capacity.  Where required, the Wilhelmina subsidiaries operating in these jurisdictions maintain Talent Agency Licenses issued by those jurisdictions.  In addition, certain Wilhelmina subsidiaries also maintain required SAG licenses issued by the Screen Actors’ Guild.
 
EMPLOYEES
 
As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 92 employees, 63 of whom were located in New York City, 10 of whom were located at Wilhelmina’s Miami, Florida office, 17 of whom were located at Wilhelmina’s Los Angeles, California office and 2 of whom were located at the corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
 
TRADEMARKS AND LICENSING
 
The “Wilhelmina” brand is essential to the success and competitive position of the Company.  Wilhelmina’s trademark is vital to the licensing business because licensees pay for the right to use the trademark.  The Company has invested significant resources in the “Wilhelmina” brands in order to obtain the public recognition that these brands currently have. Wilhelmina relies upon trademark laws, license agreements and nondisclosure agreements to protect the “Wilhelmina” brand name used in its business.  Trademarks registered in the U.S. have a duration of ten years and are generally subject to an indefinite number of renewals for a like period on appropriate application.
  
RISK FACTORS
 
Not Applicable.
 
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
Not Applicable.
 
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PROPERTIES

The Company’s corporate headquarters are currently located at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201, which are also the offices of Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. (“NCM”).  NCM is the general partner of Newcastle Partners L.P. (“Newcastle”), the Company’s largest shareholder.  The Company occupies a portion of NCM’s space on a month-to-month basis at $2,500 per month, pursuant to a services agreement entered into between the parties on October 1, 2006.
  
The following table summarizes information with respect to the material facilities of the Company for leased office space and model apartments:
 
Description of Property
Area (sq. feet)
Lease Expiration
     
Office for New York-based operations – New York, NY
12,671
February 28, 2021
Office for California-based operations – Los Angeles, CA
3,605
June 30, 2016
Office for Florida based operations – Miami, FL
2,100
October 1, 2014
Three model apartments – New York, NY
6,000
2014-2015
Three model apartments – Los Angeles, CA
6,000
2014-2015
Five model apartments – Miami, FL
4,000
2014-2015

The Company believes there is sufficient office space available at favorable leasing terms both to replace existing office space and to satisfy any additional needs the Company may have as a result of future expansion.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
On May 2, 2012, Sean Patterson, the former President of the Company's subsidiary Wilhelmina International Ltd. ("Wilhelmina International"), filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against the Company, Wilhelmina International and Mark Schwarz, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, alleging, among other things, breach of Mr. Patterson’s expired employment agreement with Wilhelmina International, the invalidity and unenforceability of the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained in the employment agreement and defamation.  Mr. Patterson is also seeking a declaration that the employment agreement, including the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained therein, are terminated and unenforceable against him. The parties are currently engaged in discovery. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself.
 
On October 10, 2012, the Company's subsidiaries, Wilhelmina International and Wilhelmina Models, Inc. (the “Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties”), received a Summons with Notice in connection with a purported class action lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court (New York County) naming the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties as defendants (the “Raske Litigation”). The Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties were subsequently served the complaint. The complaint asserted claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and conversion, allegedly arising out of, among other things, the handling and reporting of funds on behalf of models and the use of model images. Other defendants in the Raske Litigation included other model management companies, advertising firms and certain advertisers.  On September 6, 2013, the lawsuit was dismissed in its entirety on various grounds, including plantiff’s lack of standing. 
  
On October 24, 2013, a new purported class action lawsuit naming the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties was initiated in New York State Supreme Court (New York County) by the same lead counsel who represented plaintiffs in the Raske Litigation (the “Shanklin Litigation”).  The claims in the Shanklin Litigation include breach of contract and unjust enrichment and are alleged to arise out of matters relating to those involved in the Raske Litigation, such as the handling and reporting of funds on behalf of models and the use of model images. Other parties named as defendants in the Shanklin Litigation include other model management companies, advertising firms and certain advertisers. The Company believes the new claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself and its subsidiaries.  On January 6, 2014, the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties moved to dismiss the complaint in the Shanklin Litigation for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted and other grounds, and other defendants have also filed motions to dismiss.  The court has stayed all discovery in the case pending resolution of these motions.  On March 3, 2014, the judge assigned to the Shanklin Litigation wrote the Office of the New York Attorney General bringing the case to its attention, generally describing the claims asserted therein against the model management defendants, and stating that the case “may involve matters in the public interest”.  The judge’s letter also enclosed a copy of his decision in the Raske Litigation.
 
In addition to the legal proceedings otherwise disclosed herein, the Company is also engaged in various legal proceedings that are routine in nature and incidental to its business.  None of these routine proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, are believed, in the Company's opinion, to have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or its results of operations.
 
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not Applicable
 
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Market Information
 
The Company’s Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “WHLM.OB.”  The table below sets forth the high and low market prices for the Common Stock from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013.  These price quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions, and are based on information from published financial sources:
  
   
High
   
Low
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012:
           
1st Quarter
 
$
0.20
   
$
0.12
 
2nd Quarter
 
$
0.15
   
$
0.10
 
3rd Quarter
 
$
0.14
   
$
0.11
 
4th Quarter
 
$
0.13
   
$
0.09
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013:
           
1st Quarter
  $ 0.17     $ 0.11  
2nd Quarter
  $ 0.16     $ 0.14  
3rd Quarter
  $ 0.35     $ 0.15  
4th Quarter
  $ 0.34     $ 0.16  
 
The following table provides information regarding purchases of the Company’s Common Stock made by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2013:

Period
 
Total
Number
of
Shares
Purchased
   
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
   
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs(1)
   
Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar
Value) of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs(1)
 
October 1 – October 31, 2013
   
72,100
    $
0.184
     
72,100
     
8,455,473
 
November 1 – November 30, 2013
   
10,200
     
  0.17
     
10,200
     
8,445,273
 
December 1 – December 31, 2013
   
407,274
     
0.216
     
  407,274
     
7,965,899
 
Total
   
489,574
   
$
0.211
     
489,574
     
7,965,899
 
 
(1)
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, whereby the Company could repurchase up to 10,000,000 shares of its outstanding Common Stock. The shares may be repurchased from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at prices the Company deems appropriate. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of Common Stock and the program may be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.  The stock repurchase plan will be funded through the Company’s cash on hand and the Credit Agreement. During August 2013, the Board of Directors renewed and extended the Company’s share repurchase authority to enable it to repurchase up to an additional 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 9,770,991 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.126 per share, for a total of $1,227,000. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repurchased 2,263,110 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.182 per share, for a total of approximately $410,000.

In total, the Company has repurchased 12,034,401 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.136 per share, for a total of approximately $1,637,000.

Shareholders
 
As of March 31, 2014, there were 117,406,651 shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by 491 holders of record.  The last reported sales price of the Common Stock was $0.28 per share on March 28, 2014.
 
Dividend Policy
 
The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock during the past two completed fiscal years.  The Company has a credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with Amegy Bank National Association (“Amegy”), which contains a covenant which could limit its ability to pay dividends on the Common Stock.
 
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
Not applicable.
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following is a discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations comparing the calendar years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  You should read this section in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto that are incorporated herein by reference and the other financial information included herein and the notes thereto.
 
OVERVIEW
 
The Company’s primary business is fashion model management, which is headquartered in New York City.  The Company’s predecessor was founded in 1967 by Wilhelmina Cooper, a renowned fashion model, and is one of the oldest, best known and largest fashion model management companies in the world.  Since its founding, it has grown to include operations located in Los Angeles and Miami, as well as a growing network of licensees comprising leading modeling agencies in various local markets across the U.S., as well as in Panama, Thailand, Dubai, Vancouver and Tokyo. The Company provides traditional, full-service fashion model and talent management services, specializing in the representation and management of models, entertainers, artists, athletes and other talent to various customers and clients, including retailers, designers, advertising agencies and catalog companies.
 
The business of talent management firms, such as Wilhelmina, depends heavily on the state of the advertising industry, as demand for talent is driven by Internet, print and TV advertising campaigns for consumer goods and retail clients.  

Wilhelmina believes it has strong brand recognition which enables it to attract and retain top agents and talent to service a broad universe of clients. In order to take advantage of these opportunities and support its continued growth, the Company will need to continue to successfully allocate resources and staffing in a way that enhances its ability to respond to these new opportunities. The Company continues to focus on cutting costs, recruiting top agents when available and scouting and developing new talent.
 
Although Wilhelmina has a large and diverse client base, it is not immune to global economic conditions. Wilhelmina closely monitors economic conditions, client spending and other factors and continually looks for ways to reduce costs, manage working capital and conserve cash.  There can be no assurance as to the effects on Wilhelmina of future economic circumstances, client spending patterns, client credit worthiness and other developments and whether, or to what extent, Wilhelmina’s efforts to respond to them will be effective.
 
Trends and Opportunities
 
The Company expects that the combination of Wilhelmina’s main operating base in New York City, the industry’s capital, with the depth and breadth of its talent pool and client roster and its diversification across various talent management segments, together with its geographical reach should make Wilhelmina’s operations more resilient to industry changes and economic swings than those of many of the smaller firms operating in the industry.  Similarly, in the segments where Wilhelmina competes with other leading full service agencies, Wilhelmina competed successfully in 2013.  

With total advertising expenditures on major media (newspapers, magazines, television, cinema, outdoor and Internet) exceeding approximately $160 billion in recent years, North America is by far the world’s largest advertising market.  For the fashion talent management industry, including Wilhelmina, advertising expenditures on magazines, television, Internet and outdoor are of particular relevance.
 
Strategy
 
Management’s strategy is to increase value to shareholders through the following initiatives:
 
 
develop Wilhelmina into a global brand;
 
expand the women’s high end fashion board;
 
expand the WAM business;
 
strategic acquisitions;
 
licensing the “Wilhelmina” name to leading model management agencies;
 
licensing the “Wilhelmina” brand in connection with consumer products, cosmetics and other beauty products; and
 
promoting model search contests, and events and partnering on media projects (television, film, books, etc.).
 
Due to the increasing ubiquity of the Internet as a standard business tool, the Company has increasingly sought to harness the opportunities of the Internet and other digital media to improve their communications with clients and to facilitate the effective exchange of fashion model and talent information.  The Company continues to make significant investments in technology (including developing in-house art and social media departments) in pursuit of gains in efficiency and better communications with customers.  At the same time, the Internet presents challenges for the Company, including (i) the cannibalization of traditional print advertising business and (ii) pricing pressures with respect to photo shoots and client engagements.
 
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012
 
The key financial indicators that the Company reviews to monitor the business are gross billings, revenues, model costs, operating expenses and cash flows.
 
The Company analyzes revenue by reviewing the mix of revenues generated by the different “boards” (each a specific division of the fashion model management operations which specializes by the type of model it represents (Women, Men, Direct, Direct 2, Runway, Curve, Lifestyle, Kids, etc.)) of the business, revenues by geographic locations and revenues from significant clients.  Wilhelmina has three primary sources of revenue: revenues from principal relationships whereby the gross amount billed to the client is recorded as revenue, when the revenues are earned and collectability is reasonably assured; revenues from agent relationships whereby the commissions paid by models as a percentage of their gross earnings are recorded as revenue when earned and collectability is reasonably assured; and separate service charges, paid by clients in addition to the booking fees, which are calculated as a percentage of the models’ booking fees and are recorded as revenues when earned and collectability is reasonably assured. See Critical Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition.  Gross billings are an important business metric that ultimately drive revenues, profits and cash flows.
 
Because Wilhelmina provides professional services, salary and service costs represent the largest part of the Company’s operating expenses.  Salary and service costs are comprised of payroll and related costs and T&E (travel, meals and entertainment) to deliver the Company’s services and to enable new business development activities.
 
 

 
 
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Analysis of Consolidated Statements of Operations and Gross Billings

    Year Ended  
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
Percent Change
 
(in thousands)  
2013
   
2012
   
2013 vs 2012
 
                   
GROSS BILLINGS
    68,546       63,657       7.7 %
                         
Revenues
    65,360       54,511       19.9 %
License fees and other income
    584       1,864       (68.7 %)
TOTAL REVENUES
    65,944       56,375       17.0 %
Model costs
    46,242       38,395       20.4 %
REVENUES NET OF MODEL COSTS
    19,702       17,980       9.6 %
GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
    29.9 %     31.9 %        
Salaries and service costs
    11,460       10,151       12.9 %
Office and general expenses
    3,658       3,376       8.4 %
Amortization and depreciation
    1,572       1,564       1 %
Corporate overhead
    1,198       1,428       (16.1 %)
OPERATING INCOME
    1,814       1,461       24.2 %
OPERATING MARGIN
    2.8 %     2.6 %        
Interest income
    8       8       0.0 %
Interest expense
    (61 )     (44 )     38.6 %
Equity Earnings in affiliate
    (7 )     56       (112.5 %)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    1,754       1,481       18.4 %
Current income tax (expense)     (532 )     (419 )        
Deferred tax benefit     2,170       -          
Effective tax rate
    -93.4 %     28.3 %        
NET INCOME
    3,392       1,062       221.7 %

Gross Billings
 
Generally, the Company’s gross billings fluctuate in response to its clients’ willingness to spend on advertising and the Company’s ability to have the desired talent available.

 The Company experienced a 21% increase in gross billings across the core modeling business during the year ended December 31, 2013, which were partially offset by a significant decrease in the gross billings of the WAM business, when compared to the gross billings across the core modeling and WAM businesses for the year ended December 31, 2012. Gross billings of the WAM business decreased due to reduced fixed payments earned under a product licensing agreement (per the terms of the contract) and due to the expiration of another product licensing agreement (per the terms of the contract), which the Company was a party to, with a former talent. Management expects gross billings and operating results from the WAM business to continue to decline in 2014 as compared to 2013, as a result of expiring product licensing agreements. Gross billings of the WAM division represented approximately 5% of total gross billings for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to approximately 16% for the year end December 31, 2012.

Revenues
 
The increase in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013, is attributable to the increases in gross billings of the core modeling business, partially offset by a decline in revenues from the WAM business (as discussed above).

License Fees and Other Income
 
License fees and other income include the following:

Product licensing agreements between the Company, its clients and talent, whereby the Company participates in the sharing of royalties. During the year ended December 31, 2013, royalties from these licensing agreements totaled approximately $180,000, compared to $1,252,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012. As previously mentioned, fixed royalty payments earned have declined under a product licensing agreement (per the terms of the contract) and due to the expiration of another product licensing agreement (per the terms of the contract), which the Company was a party to, with a former talent. Management expects royalty payments earned to continue to decline in 2014, as a result of expiring product licensing agreements.

 
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An agreement between the Company and an unconsolidated affiliate to provide management and administrative services, as well as sharing of space.  For each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, management fee and rental income from the unconsolidated affiliate amounted to approximately $110,000.
 
Franchise revenues from independently owned model agencies that use the Wilhelmina trademark name and various services provided by the Company.  During the year ended December 31, 2013, franchise fees totaled approximately $298,000, compared to approximately $274,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012.
 
Fees derived from participants in the Company’s model search contests, events and television syndication royalties.  
 
Gross Profit Margin
 
Fluctuations in gross profit margin, between periods, are predominantly due to the following:
 
The mix of revenues being derived from talent relationships, which require the reporting of revenues gross (as a principal) versus net (as an agent). Model costs consist of costs associated with relationships with models where the key indicators suggest that the Company acts as a principal.  

An increase or decrease in mother agency fees, relative to model costs.
 
An increase or decrease in the rate of recovery of advances to models (for the cost of producing initial portfolios and other out-of-pocket costs). These costs are expensed as incurred and repayments of such costs are credited to model costs in the period received.
 
Gross profit margins were lower during the year ended December 31, 2013, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, as a result of the following:
 
Royalties earned in the WAM business are reported on a net basis and have decreased significantly, as previously discussed.
 
The rate of recovery of certain costs advanced to models (which causes margins to increase) declined slightly during the year ended December 31, 2013 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, as a result of the Company’s continued efforts to develop new talent. In addition, mother agency fees measured as a percentage of core gross billings increased slightly, as a result of increased scouting efforts.
 
Salaries and Service Costs
 
Salaries and service costs consist of payroll and related costs and T&E (travel, meals and entertainment) costs required to deliver the Company’s services to its customers and talent. The following factors contributed to the increases in salaries and service costs when comparing the year ended December 31, 2013 to the year ended December 31, 2012:
 
The Company hired additional key personnel to execute the Company’s strategy to increase value to shareholders through the initiatives discussed in the “Strategy” section above.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company experienced an increase in T&E costs in connection with delivering services to its customers and models.

The increases in salaries and service costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 were partially offset by the fact that during the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid compensation costs of approximately $540,000 in connection with certain non-compete and contractual arrangements of former employees.
 
The amount of salaries and service costs as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 declined to 17.4% from 18.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012.  
 
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Office and General Expenses
 
Office and general expenses consist of office and equipment rents, advertising and promotion, insurance expenses, administration and technology cost.  These costs are less directly linked to changes in the Company’s revenues than are salaries and service costs. 

During the year ended December 31, 2013, office and general expenses increased, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, due to costs associated with legal and professional fees, technology, and leases associated with equipment and property. The Company continues to invest in technology, equipment and property to improve delivery of model management services to its talent.
 
The amount of office and general expenses as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 declined to 5.6% from 6.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012.  

Operating Margin

Operating margins increased for the year ended December 31, 2013, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, as a result of an increase in revenues from the core modeling business and the results of certain management initiatives to decrease operating expenses as a percentage of revenues.
 
Amortization and Depreciation
 
Depreciation and amortization expense is incurred with respect to certain assets, including computer hardware, software, office equipment, furniture, and other intangibles.  During the year ended December 31, 2013, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $1,572,000 (of which $1,432,000 relates to amortization of intangibles acquired in connection with the Wilhelmina Acquisition), compared to $1,564,000 of depreciation and amortization expense during the year ended December 31, 2012 (of which $1,437,000 relates to amortization of intangibles acquired in connection with the Wilhelmina Acquisition).  Fixed asset purchases totaled approximately $421,000 and $102,000 during the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Approximately $270,000 of the fixed assets purchases during the year ended December 31, 2013 related to leasehold improvements and new fixtures in the New York office. In accordance with the New York office lease (office located at 300 Park Ave South), the Company is entitled to a reimbursement from the landlord of approximately $190,000 of leasehold improvements. The Company received reimbursement from the Landlord in early 2014.
 
Corporate Overhead
 
Corporate overhead expenses include public company costs, director and executive officer compensation, directors’ and officers’ insurance, legal, audit and professional fees, corporate office rent and travel.  Corporate overhead decreased for the year ended December 31, 2013, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, due to a decline in stock exchange fees, executive search fees and travel.
 
Asset Impairment Charge
 
Each reporting period, the Company assesses whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value.  If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an asset impairment charge will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess. No asset impairment charges were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
 
Interest Expense
 
The increase in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, is the result of an increase in average borrowings under the Credit Agreement.
 
Income Taxes

Generally, the Company’s combined effective tax rate is high relative to reported net income as a result of certain amounts of amortization expense and corporate overhead not being deductible or attributable to states in which it operates. Currently, the majority of taxes being paid by the Company are state taxes, not federal taxes. The Company operates in three states which have relatively high tax rates: California, New York and Florida. The Company’s combined (federal and state) effective tax rate would be even higher if it were not for federal net operating loss carryforwards available to offset current federal taxable income. After adjusting for taxable income in 2013, the Company had federal income tax loss carryforwards of approximately $3,000,000, which begin expiring in 2019. A portion of the Company’s federal net operating loss carryforwards were utilized to offset federal taxable income generated during the year ended December 31, 2013.  Realization of the Company’s carryforwards is dependent on future taxable income.  As of December 31, 2013, management determined that the deferred tax asset ("DTA") valuation allowance of approximately $2,500,000 should be reversed. The decision to reverse the DTA valuation allowance is based on the sustained profitability by the Company in recent years and management’s expectation of sufficient profitability in subsequent years which will utlize the net operating losses. As a result of the DTA allowance reversal, net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased by approximately $2,170,000.
 
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  As defined in the Internal Revenue Code, ownership changes may limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income.  

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company’s cash balance increased to $2,776,000 at December 31, 2013, from $1,145,000 at December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, cash balances increased as a result of cash flows from operations of approximately $2,932,000 before the payment of approximately $454,000 in settlement of foreign withholding tax claims for tax years 2006 and 2008. The Company offset approximately $454,000 of its remaining approximately $509,000 Miami earnout obligation (as of December 31, 2012) for losses incurred in the settlement of these foreign withholding claims for tax years 2006 and 2008.
 
Cash flow from operations were also utilized during the year ended December 31, 2013, to make payments under the Credit Agreement with Amegy of $450,000, to repurchase 2,263,110 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, totaling approximately $410,000 and to purchase approximately $421,000 of fixed assets. As previously discussed approximately $270,000 of the fixed asset purchases related to leasehold improvements and fixtures in the New York office, of which $190,000 were reimbursed by the Landlord in early 2014.
 
The Company’s primary liquidity needs are for financing working capital associated with the expenses it incurs in performing services under its client contracts. Generally, the Company incurs significant operating expenses with payment terms shorter than its average collections on billings.

Amegy Credit Agreement
 
On October 24, 2012, the Company executed and closed a second amendment to its revolving Credit Agreement with Amegy (the "Second Credit Agreement Amendment"), which amended and replaced the terms of the Credit Agreement, as previously amended. Under the terms of the Second Credit Agreement Amendment, (1) total availability under the revolving credit facility is $5,000,000, (2) the borrowing base is 75% of eligible accounts receivable (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (3) the Company’s minimum net worth covenant is $22,000,000. The maturity date of the facility is October 15, 2015. Under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note evidencing the Company's obligation to repay advances under the facility, the interest rate on borrowings is prime rate plus 1%.
 
As of March 31, 2014, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.
 
The Credit Agreement contains certain representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants.  Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of an event of default.  All indebtedness and other obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are secured by all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, provided, however, that the collateral does not include the intellectual property of the Company or the stock or equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had $222,000 of restricted cash that serves as collateral for an irrevocable standby letter of credit. The letter of credit serves as additional security under the lease extension relating to the Company’s office space in New York City that expires February 2021.

Effect of Inflation
 
Inflation has not been a material factor affecting the Company’s business.  General operating expenses, such as salaries, employee benefits, insurance and occupancy costs, are subject to normal inflationary pressures.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
See Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the audited financials statements included herewith.
 
 
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Not Applicable.
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the related report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm thereon, are included in this report at the page indicated.
 
 
 
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MONTGOMERY COSCIA GREILICH LLP
Certified Public Accountants
972.748.0300 p
972.748.0700 f
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 

 
/s/ Montgomery Coscia Greilich, LLP
 

 
Plano, TX
March 31, 2014
 
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
ASSETS
           
   
2013
   
2012
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,776
   
$
1,145
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $571 and $760
   
11,327
     
9,904
 
Indemnification receivable
   
-
     
428
 
Deferred tax asset
   
1,659
     
202
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
257
     
207
 
Total current assets
   
16,019
     
11,886
 
                 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $493 and $353
   
831
     
554
 
                 
Trademarks and trade names with indefinite lives
   
8,467
     
8,467
 
Other intangibles with finite lives, net of accumulated amortization of  $7,888 and $6,456
   
449
     
1,881
 
Goodwill
   
12,563
     
12,563
 
Restricted cash
   
222
     
222
 
Other assets
   
340
     
305
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
38,891
   
$
35,878
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
2,969
   
$
2,607
 
Due to models
   
8,669
     
7,057
 
Foreign withholding claim subject to indemnification
   
-
     
428
 
Earn out  liability
   
-
     
509
 
Total current liabilities
   
11,638
     
10,601
 
                 
Long term liabilities
               
Amegy credit facility
   
800
     
1,250
 
Deferred income tax liability
   
1,287
     
2,002
 
Total long-term liabilities
   
2,087
     
3,252
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
13,725
     
13,853
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding
   
-
     
-
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 117,406,651 and 119,669,761 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012
   
1,294
     
1,294
 
Treasury stock 12,034,101 and 9,770,991 shares in 2013 and 2012, at cost
   
(1,637
)
   
(1,227
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
85,360
     
85,201
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(59,851
)
   
(63,243
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
25,166
     
22,025
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
38,891
   
$
35,878
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
Years ended December 31,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
       
   
2013
   
2012
 
Revenues
           
Revenues
 
$
65,360
   
$
54,511
 
License fees and other income
   
584
     
1,864
 
Total revenues
   
65,944
     
56,375
 
                 
Model costs
   
46,242
     
38,395
 
                 
Revenues net of model costs
   
19,702
     
17,980
 
                 
Operating expenses
               
Salaries and service costs
   
11,460
     
10,151
 
Office and general expenses
   
3,658
     
3,376
 
Amortization and depreciation
   
1,572
     
1,564
 
Corporate overhead
   
1,198
     
1,428
 
Total operating expenses
   
17,888
     
16,519
 
Operating income
   
1,814
     
1,461
 
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Equity Earnings in Wilhelmina Kids & Creative Mgmt, LLC
   
(7
)
   
56
 
Interest income
   
8
     
8
 
Interest expense
   
(61
)
   
(44
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(60
   
20
 
                 
Income before provision for income taxes
   
1,754
     
1,481
 
                 
Provision for income taxes: (expense) benefit
               
Current
   
(532
)
   
(419
)
Deferred
   
2,170
     
-
 
     
1,638
     
(419
)
                 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
3,392
   
$
1,062
 
                 
                 
Basic income per common share
 
$
0.03
   
$
0.01
 
Basic income per common share
 
$
0.03
   
$
0.01
 
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
   
119,040
     
125,995
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted
   
119,970
     
126,825
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
For the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
 
(In thousands)
 
   
Common
Shares
   
Stock
Amount
   
Treasury
Shares
   
Stock
Amount
   
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   
Accumu
lated
Deficit
   
Total
 
Balances at December 31, 2011
   
129,441
   
$
1,294
     
-
   
$
-
   
$
85,133
   
$
(64,260
)
 
$
22,167
 
Share based payment expense
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
68
     
-
     
68
 
SAB 108 Correction of prior period
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(45
)
   
(45
)
Net income common shareholders
   
-
       
-
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,062
     
1,062
 
Purchase of Treasury Stock
   
-
     
-
     
(9,770
)
   
(1,227
)
   
-
     
-
     
(1,227
)
Balances at December 31, 2012
   
129,441
     
1,294
     
(9,770
)
   
(1,227
)
   
85,201
     
(63,243
)
   
22,025
 
Share based payment expense
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
159
     
-
     
159
 
Net income common shareholders
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,392
     
3,392
 
Purchase of Treasury Stock
   
-
     
-
     
(2,264
)
   
(410
)
   
-
     
-
     
(410
)
Balances at December 31, 2013
   
129,441
   
$
1,294
     
(12,034
)
 
$
(1,637
)
 
$
85,360
   
$
(59,851
)
 
$
25,166
 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
Years ended December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
 
$
3,392
   
$
1,062
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Amortization and depreciation
   
1,572
     
1,564
 
Share based payment expense
   
159
     
68
 
Deferred income taxes
     (2,172      -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
   
(1,423
)
   
1,556
 
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(85
)
   
49
 
Increase (decrease) in due to models
   
1,612
     
(2,507
)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
305
     
(921
)
(Decrease) in foreign withholding claim
   
(428
)
   
-
 
(Decrease) in deferred revenues
   
-
     
(540
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
2,932
     
331
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(421
)
   
(102
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(421
)
   
(102
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Decrease in earnout liability
 
 
(20
)
   
(1,735
)
Proceeds from Amegy line of credit
   
500
     
2,000
 
Repayment of Amegy line of credit
   
(950
)
   
(1,250
)
Purchases of Treasury Stock
   
(410
)
   
(1,227
)
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(880
)
   
(2,212
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
1,631
     
(1,983
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
1,145
     
3,128
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
2,776
   
$
1,145
 
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for interest
 
$
61
   
$
44
 
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
346
   
$
698
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
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WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012
 
Note 1.  Business Activity
 
Overview
 
The primary business of Wilhelmina International, Inc. ("Wilhelmina" or the "Company") is fashion model management, which is headquartered in New York City.  The Company’s predecessor was founded in 1967 by Wilhelmina Cooper, a renowned fashion model, and is one of the oldest, best known and largest fashion model management companies in the world.  Since its founding, Wilhelmina has grown to include operations located in Los Angeles and Miami, as well as a growing network of licensees comprising leading modeling agencies in various local markets across the U.S. as well as in Panama, Thailand, Dubai, Vancouver and Tokyo.  Wilhelmina provides traditional, full-service fashion model and talent management services, specializing in the representation and management of models, entertainers, artists, athletes and other talent to various customers and clients, including retailers, designers, advertising agencies and catalog companies.
 
Wilhelmina Transaction
 
On August 25, 2008, the Company and Wilhelmina Acquisition Corp., a New York corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Wilhelmina Acquisition”), entered into an agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Dieter Esch (“Esch”), Lorex Investments AG, a Swiss corporation (“Lorex”), Brad Krassner (“Krassner”), Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership (“Krassner L.P.” and together with Esch, Lorex and Krassner, the “Control Sellers”), Wilhelmina International, Ltd., a New York corporation (“Wilhelmina International”), Wilhelmina – Miami, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Wilhelmina Miami”), Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, a New York limited liability company (“WAM”), Wilhelmina Licensing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Wilhelmina Licensing”), Wilhelmina Film & TV Productions LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Wilhelmina TV” and together with Wilhelmina International, Wilhelmina Miami, WAM and Wilhelmina Licensing, the “Wilhelmina Companies”), Sean Patterson, a former executive with the Wilhelmina Companies (“Patterson”), and the shareholders of Wilhelmina Miami (the “Miami Holders” and together with the Control Sellers and Patterson, the “Sellers”).  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, which closed February 13, 2009, the Company acquired the Wilhelmina Companies subject to the terms and conditions thereof (the “Wilhelmina Transaction”).  The Acquisition Agreement provided for (i) the merger of Wilhelmina Acquisition with and into Wilhelmina International in a stock-for-stock transaction, as a result of which Wilhelmina International became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and (ii) the Company’s purchase of the outstanding equity interests of the other Wilhelmina Companies for cash.
 
Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
 
The financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Wilhelmina and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Wilhelmina also owns a non-consolidated 50% interest in Wilhelmina Kids & Creative Management LLC which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.  All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
 
 
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Revenue Recognition
 
In compliance with GAAP, when reporting revenue gross as a principal versus net as an agent, the Company assesses whether the Company, the model or the talent is the primary obligor.  The Company evaluates the terms of its model, talent and client agreements as part of this assessment.  In addition, the Company gives appropriate consideration to other key indicators such as latitude in establishing price, discretion in model or talent selection and credit risk the Company undertakes.  The Company operates broadly as a modeling agency and in those relationships with models and talents where the key indicators suggest the Company acts as a principal, the Company records the gross amount billed to the client as revenue, when the revenues are earned and collectability is reasonably assured, and the related costs incurred to the model or talent as model or talent cost.  In other model and talent relationships, where the Company believes the key indicators suggest the Company acts as an agent on behalf of the model or talent, the Company records revenue, when the revenues are earned and collectability is reasonably assured, net of pass-through model or talent cost.
 
The Company also recognizes management fees as revenues for providing services to other modeling agencies as well as consulting income in connection with services provided to a television production network according to the terms of the contract.  The Company recognizes royalty income when earned based on terms of the contractual agreement.  Revenues received in advance are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over periods pursuant to the related contract.
 
The Company also records fees from licensees when the revenues are earned and collectability is reasonably assured.
 
Advances to models for the cost of initial portfolios and other out-of-pocket costs, which are reimbursable only from collections from the Company’s customers as a result of future work, are expensed to model costs as incurred.  Any repayments of such costs are credited to model costs in the period received.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.  Accounting estimates and assumptions are those that management considers to be the most critical to an understanding of the consolidated financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties.  All of these estimates reflect management’s judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements.  If such conditions persist longer or deteriorate further than expected, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change, which may result in future impairments of assets among other effects.
 
Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
 
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Accounts receivable are accounted for at fair value, do not bear interest and are short-term in nature.  The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability to collect on accounts receivable.  Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to the valuation allowance.  Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.  The Company generally does not require collateral.
 
Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
The balance sheet items that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.  The Company maintains its cash balances in several different financial institutions in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Balances in accounts other than “noninterest-bearing transaction accounts” are insured up to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limits of $250,000 per institution.  At December 31, 2013, the Company had cash balances in excess of FDIC insurance coverage of approximately $3,000,000. Concentrations of credit risk with accounts receivable are mitigated by the Company’s large number of clients and their dispersion across different industries and geographical areas.  The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the expected collectability of all accounts receivable.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are stated at cost.  Depreciation and amortization, based upon the estimated useful lives (ranging from 2 to 7 years) of the assets or terms of the leases, are computed by use of the straight-line method.  Leasehold improvements are amortized based upon the shorter of the terms of the leases or asset lives.  When property and equipment are retired or sold, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are eliminated from the related accounts and gains or losses, if any, are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  If it is determined that impairment has occurred, the amount of the impairment is charged to operations.
 
Depreciation expense totaled $140,000 and $127,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill and intangible assets consist primarily of goodwill and buyer relationships resulting from the Wilhelmina Transaction and the revenue interest in Ascendant acquired in 2005.  Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer subject to amortization, but rather to an annual assessment of impairment by applying a fair-value based test.  A significant amount of judgment is required in estimating fair value and performing goodwill impairment tests.  Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over useful lives ranging from 2 to 7 years.
 
The Company annually assesses whether the carrying value of its intangible assets exceeds its fair value and, if necessary, records an impairment loss equal to any such excess.
 
Each reporting period, the Company assesses whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value.  If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an asset impairment charge will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess. No asset impairment charges were incurred during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
Advertising
 
The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 approximated $26,000 compared to $145,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012.
 
 
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Income Taxes
 
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax base and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company continually assesses the need for a tax valuation allowance based on all available information. As of December 31, 2013, and as a result of this assessment, the Company believes that its deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized, and therefore, no valuation allowance has been recorded. In addition, the Company continuously evaluates its tax contingencies.
 
Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements requires a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  Also, consideration should be given to de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  Tax positions are subject to change in the future, as a number of years may elapse before a particular matter for which we have established a reserve is audited and finally resolved.  Federal tax returns for tax years 2010 through 2012 remain open for examination as of March 31, 2014.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company records compensation expense for all awards granted.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model and straight-line amortization of compensation expense over the requisite service period for each seperately vesting portion of the grants.  The Company utilizes stock-based awards as a form of compensation for employees, officer and directors.
 
Net Income Per Common Share

At December 31, 2013, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.28 per share were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the year.

 Fair Value Measurements
 
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the provisions of ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”), for financial assets and financial liabilities.  ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 applies to all financial instruments that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis.  ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in valuation methodologies into the following three levels:
 
Level 1 Inputs-Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs-Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 Inputs-Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or other valuation techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
 
Note 3.  Line of Credit
 
On April 29, 2011, the Company closed a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for a new $500,000 revolving credit facility with Amegy Bank National Association (“Amegy”). Borrowings under the facility are to be used for working capital and other general business purposes of the Company.
 
On January 12, 2012, the Company executed and closed an amendment (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) to its revolving Credit Agreement with Amegy.  Under the terms of the Credit Agreement Amendment, which was effective as of January 1, 2012, (1) total availability under the revolving credit facility was increased to $1,500,000 (from $500,000), (2) the borrowing base was modified to 65% (from 80%) of eligible accounts receivable (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (3) the Company's minimum net worth covenant was increased to $21,250,000 (from $20,000,000). In addition, the maturity date of the facility was extended to December 31, 2012.   The parties also executed an amendment to their pledge and security agreement ("Security Agreement Amendment") to reflect the execution of the Credit Agreement Amendment. The Company's obligation to repay advances under the amended facility is evidenced by an amended and restated promissory note.
 
On October 24, 2012, the Company executed and closed the second amendment (the “Second Credit Agreement Amendment”) to its revolving Credit Agreement with Amegy, which amended and replaced the terms amended by the Credit Agreement Amendment. Under the terms of the Second Credit Agreement Amendment, (1) total availability under the revolving credit facility was increased to $5,000,000 (from $1,500,000), (2) the borrowing base was modified to 75% (from 65%) of eligible accounts receivable (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (3) the Company’s minimum net worth covenant was increased to $22,000,000 (from $21,250,000). In addition, the maturity date of the facility was extended to October 15, 2015 (from December 31, 2012). The Company’s obligation to repay advances under the amended facility is evidenced by a second amended and restated promissory note (the “Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note”).  Under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note, the interest rate on borrowings was reduced to the prime rate plus 1% (from prime plus 2%) and a minimum interest rate (formerly 5%) was eliminated.
 
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As of March 31, 2014, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

Note 4.  Restricted Cash
 
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had approximately $222,000 of restricted cash that serves as collateral for the full amount of an irrevocable standby letter of credit.  The letter of credit serves as additional security under the lease extension relating to the Company’s office space in New York that expires in February 2021.
 
Note 5.  Operating Leases
 
The Company is obligated under non-cancelable lease agreements for the rental of office space and various other lease agreements for the leasing of office equipment.  These operating leases expire at various dates through 2021.  In addition to the minimum base rent, the office space lease agreements provide that the Company shall pay its pro-rata share of real estate taxes and operating costs as defined in the lease agreement.
  
The Company also leases, pursuant to a services agreement (see Note 11), certain corporate office space.
 
Future minimum payments under the lease agreements are summarized as follows:
 
Years Ending
December 31,
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
       
2014
 
$
1,192
 
2015
   
725
 
2016
   
638
 
2017
   
554
 
2018
   
564
 
Thereafter
   
1,281
 
   
$
4,954
 

Rent expense totaled approximately $1,377,000 and $1,299,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
Note 6.  Licensing Agreements and Deferred Revenue
 
The Company is a party to various contracts by virtue of its relationship with certain talent.  The various contracts contain terms and conditions which require the revenue and the associated talent cost to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period.  The Company is also a party to product licensing agreements with a talent it previously represented.  Under the product licensing agreements, the Company will either earn a commission based on a certain percentage of the royalties earned by the talent or earn royalties from the licensee that is based on a certain percentage of net sales, as defined.  The Company recognized revenue from product licensing agreements of approximately $180,000 and $1,252,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
 
During April 2012, the Company reached an agreement with a former talent with respect to the modification of payment direction terms under various contracts negotiated by the Company between such talent, certain customers and, in some cases, the Company.  In connection with such modifications (which did not change amounts to which the Company is entitled in respect of such agreements), the Company and the former talent also executed mutual obligation releases relating to the parties’ former representation arrangements. In connection with the foregoing contracts, the Company was carrying deferred revenues of approximately $716,000 (of which approximately $244,000 would have been recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013, in the absence of agreement), all of which were recognized during April 2012.
 
Note 7.  Commitments and Contingencies
 
 On May 2, 2012, Sean Patterson, the former President of the Company’s subsidiary, Wilhelmina International, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against the Company, Wilhelmina International and Mark Schwarz, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, alleging, among other things, breach of Mr. Patterson’s expired employment agreement with Wilhelmina International, the invalidity and unenforceability of the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained in the employment agreement and defamation.  Mr. Patterson is also seeking a declaration that the employment agreement, including the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained therein, are terminated and unenforceable against him.  The parties are currently engaged in discovery. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself.
 
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On October 10, 2012, the Company's subsidiaries Wilhelmina International and Wilhelmina Models, Inc. (the “Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties”), received a Summons with Notice in connection with a purported class action lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court (New York County) naming the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties as defendants (the “Raske Litigation”). The Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties were subsequently served the complaint. The complaint asserted claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and conversion, allegedly arising out of, among other things, the handling and reporting of funds on behalf of models and the use of model images. Other defendants in the Raske Litigation included other model management companies, advertising firms and certain advertisers.  On September 6, 2013, the lawsuit was dismissed in its entirety on various grounds, including plantiff’s lack of standing.  
 
On October 24, 2013, a new purported class action lawsuit naming the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties was initiated in New York State Supreme Court (New York County) by the same lead counsel who represented plaintiffs in the Raske Litigation (the “Shanklin Litigation”).  The claims in the Shanklin Litigation include breach of contract and unjust enrichment and are alleged to arise out of matters relating to those involved in the Raske Litigation, such as the handling and reporting of funds on behalf of models and the use of model images. Other parties named as defendants in the Shanklin Litigation include other model management companies, advertising firms and certain advertisers. The Company believes the new claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself and its subsidiaries.  On January 6, 2014, the Wilhelmina Subsidiary Parties moved to dismiss the complaint in the Shanklin Litigation for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted and other grounds, and other defendants have also filed motions to dismiss.  The court has stayed all discovery in the case pending resolution of these motions.  On March 3, 2014, the judge assigned to the Shanklin Litigation wrote the Office of the New York Attorney General bringing the case to its attention, generally describing the claims asserted therein against the model management defendants, and stating that the case “may involve matters in the public interest”.  The judge’s letter also enclosed a copy of his decision in the Raske Litigation.
 
In addition to the legal proceedings otherwise disclosed herein, the Company is also engaged in various legal proceedings that are routine in nature and incidental to its business.  None of these routine proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, are believed, in the Company's opinion, to have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or its results of operations.
 
As of December 31, 2013, a number of the Company’s employees were covered by employment agreements that vary in length from one to three years.  As of December 31, 2013, total compensation payable under the remaining contractual term of these agreements was approximately $1,670,000.  In addition, the employment agreements contain non-compete provisions ranging from six months to one year following the term of the applicable agreement. Therefore, subject to certain exceptions, as of December 31, 2013, invoking the non-compete provisions would require the Company to compensate additional amounts to the covered employees during the non-compete period in the amount of approximately $1,759,000. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company paid no compensation costs, compared to approximately $540,000 during the year ended December 31, 2012, in connection with certain non-compete and contractual arrangements of former employees.
 
During 2010, the Company received IRS notices totaling approximately $726,000 related to foreign withholding claims for tax years 2006 and 2008.  As part of settlement negotiations with the IRS, the Company determined that approximately $197,000 of the foreign withholding claim for 2008 related to tax liabilities which the Company assumed as a result of the Wilhelmina Acquisition. To satisfy this liability, the Company paid the IRS, including penalties and interest of $26,000, a total of $223,000 during the year ended December 31, 2011. Since this amount was previously accrued as a liability at the Wilhelmina Acquisition date, no adjustment was required. During February 2013, the IRS division of Appeals concluded that there was no basis for abatement of the 2006 and 2008 foreign withholding claims, within the protective framework of reasonable cause, and therefore, closed the case. During March 2013, the Company paid approximately $454,000 in settlement of the foreign withholding claims for tax years 2006 and 2008. During March 2013, the Company offset approximately $454,000 of the Company’s remaining earnout obligation for losses incurred in the settlement of the foreign withholding claims for tax years 2006 and 2008. The Company is indemnified by certain of the selling parties in the Wilhelmina Acquisition for losses incurred as a result of such deficiency notice, and the selling parties have confirmed such responsibility to the Company.  Such indemnification was satisfied by offset to earn-out payments. 
 
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Note 8.  Share Capital
 
The Company has a shareholder’s rights plan (the “Rights Plan”). The Rights Plan provides for a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock").  The terms of the Rights and the Rights Plan are set forth in a Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2006, as amended, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., now known as The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agreement”).
 
The Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Rights Plan to protect shareholder value by protecting the Company’s ability to realize the benefits of its net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”). In general terms, the Rights Plan imposes a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock without the prior approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.  Shareholders that own 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) may acquire up to an additional 1% of the outstanding Common Stock without penalty so long as they maintain their ownership above the 5% level (such increase subject to downward adjustment by the Company’s Board of Directors if it determines that such increase will endanger the availability of the Company’s NOLs).  In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors has exempted Newcastle Partners, L.P. (“Newcastle”), the Company’s largest shareholder, and may exempt any person or group that owns 5% or more if the Board of Directors determines that the person’s or group’s ownership will not endanger the availability of the Company’s NOLs.  A person or group that acquires a percentage of Common Stock in excess of the applicable threshold is called an “Acquiring Person”.  Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person are void and may not be exercised.  The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the issuance of one Right per each share of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date.  If the Rights become exercisable, each Right would allow its holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 (the “Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $10.00.  Each fractional share of Preferred Stock would give the shareholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as does one share of Common Stock.  Prior to exercise, however, a Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.

Standstill Agreement
 
On April 24, 2013, the Company and Ronald L. Chez (“Chez”), a shareholder of the Company, entered into a letter agreement (the “Standstill Agreement”), pursuant to which Chez and his Affiliates (as defined in the Standstill Agreement) agreed not to, without the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, (a) beneficially own in excess of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company nor (b) directly or indirectly, make any proposal or offer to acquire (other than pursuant to a confidential proposal to the Board of Directors of the Company), or agree to acquire or to become the beneficial owner of (i) any shares of Common Stock, (ii) any other securities of the Company convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into shares of Common Stock or (iii) any other voting securities of the Company, which, when added together with any such securities beneficially owned by Chez and his Affiliates immediately prior thereto, would provide Chez and his Affiliates with voting power in the aggregate in excess of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
 
The Company agreed to, within three (3) business days of the execution of the Standstill Agreement, promptly execute (and submit for signature by the Rights Agent) an amendment to the Rights Agreement, which amendment provides that Chez shall not be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person” under the Rights Agreement by virtue of (a) the acquisition of shares of Common Stock purchased by Chez and disclosed in the initial Schedule 13D with respect to his ownership of Company Common Stock filed by Chez on March 22, 2013 (the “Initial Chez 13D”) or (b) the acquisition of additional shares of Common Stock in one or more purchases which in the aggregate, when added together with the shares of Common Stock reflected in the Initial Chez 13D, do not exceed 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
 
The restrictions set forth in the Standstill Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of sixty (60) days following the expiration of the Rights Agreement or the earlier termination of the Rights Agreement (including pursuant to a redemption of the outstanding rights in accordance therewith) by the Company.
 
Amendment to Rights Agreement
 
On April 25, 2013, the Company entered into a Thirteenth Amendment (the “Thirteenth Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement. The Thirteenth Amendment, among other things, (i) amends the definition of Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to provide that Chez shall not be deemed to be an Acquiring Person solely by virtue of (a) purchases by Chez, individually and through individual retirement accounts for his benefit, of shares of Common Stock which resulted in his beneficial ownership exceeding 4.99% of the Common Stock outstanding, as disclosed in the Initial Chez 13D (the “Reported Chez Purchases”) or (b) purchases by Chez, individually or through individual retirement accounts for his benefit, of a number of shares of Common Stock which in the aggregate, when added together with the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Chez as reflected in the Initial Chez 13D (i.e., 6,701,857 shares of Common Stock), shall not exceed ten million (10,000,000) shares of Common Stock (the “Permitted Additional Chez Purchases”), (ii) amends the definition of Triggering Event (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to provide that no Triggering Event shall result solely by virtue of any Reported Chez Purchases or Permitted Additional Chez Purchases, (iii) provides that a Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of any Reported Chez Purchases or Permitted Additional Chez Purchases and (iv) provides that no Reported Chez Purchases or Permitted Additional Chez Purchases shall be deemed to be events that cause the Rights to become exercisable. The Thirteenth Amendment also provides for certain other conforming and technical amendments to the terms and provisions of the Rights Agreement.
 
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Note 9.  Income Taxes
 
The income tax (expense) benefit is comprised of the following:
 
   
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
   
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 
Current:
           
Federal
 
$
(37
)  
$
110
 
State
   
(294
   
(529
)
Foreign
    (201 )     -  
Total
   
(532
)    
(419
)
Deferred:
               
Federal
   
2,162
 
   
20
 
State
   
8
 
   
(20
)
Total
   
2,170
 
   
-
 
Total
 
$
    1,638
 
 
$
(419
)

The income tax (expense) benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal and state income tax rates to the net income before income tax.  The reasons for these differences were as follows (in thousands):
 
  
 
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
   
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
 
Computed income tax expense at statutory rate
 
$
(614
)  
$
(518
)
Increase in taxes resulting from:
               
Permanent and other deductions, net
   
(70
)
   
(108
)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
   
(191
)    
(342
)
NOL carryback claim
   
-
     
169
 
Valuation allowance
   
2,513
 
   
380
 
Total income tax (expense) benefit
 
$
1,638
 
 
$
(419
)

The tax effect of significant temporary differences, which comprise the deferred tax asset and liability, is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Deferred tax asset:
           
Net operating loss carryforward
 
$
1,057
   
$
1,975
 
AMT credits
   
387
     
151
 
Accrued expenses
   
739
     
534
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
220
     
329
 
Asset impairment
   
281
     
281
 
Less: Valuation allowance
   
-
     
(2,497
)
Net deferred income tax asset
   
2,684
     
773
 
Deferred tax liability:
               
Property and equipment
   
(44
)
   
(28
)
Intangible assets-brand name
   
(1,800
)
   
(1,800
)
Goodwill
   
(452
)
   
(362
)
Other Intangible assets
   
(16
)
   
(383
)
Net deferred income tax liability
   
(2,312
)
   
(2,573
)
                 
Net deferred tax asset/(liability)
 
$
372
   
$
(1,800
)
 
 
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Generally, the Company’s combined effective tax rate is high relative to reported net income as a result of certain amounts of amortization expense and corporate overhead not being deductible or attributable to states in which it operates. Currently, the majority of taxes being paid by the Company are state taxes, not federal taxes. The Company operates in three states which have relatively high tax rates: California, New York and Florida. The Company’s combined (federal and state) effective tax rate would be even higher if it were not for federal net operating loss carryforwards available to offset current federal taxable income. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had federal income tax loss carryforwards of approximately $3,500,000, which begin expiring in 2019. A portion of the Company’s federal net operating loss carryforwards were utilized to offset federal taxable income generated during the year ended December 31, 2013.  Realization of the Company’s carryforwards is dependent on future taxable income. As defined in the Internal Revenue Code, ownership changes may limit the amount of net operating loss carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income.

As of December 31, 2013, management determined that the deferred tax asset ("DTA") valuation allowance of approximately $2,500,000 should be reversed. The decision to reverse the DTA valuation allowance is based on the sustained profitability by the Company in recent years and management’s expectation of sufficient profitability in subsequent years to fully utlize the net operating losses. As a result of the DTA allowance reversal, net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased by approximately $2,170,000.

Note 10.  Treasury Stock
 
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, whereby the Company could repurchase up to 10,000,000 shares of its outstanding Common Stock. The shares may be repurchased from time-to-time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at prices the Company deems appropriate. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of Common Stock and the program may be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.  The stock repurchase plan will be funded through the Company’s cash on hand and the Credit Agreement.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 9,770,991 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.126 per share, for a total of $1,227,000. The repurchase of 8,000,000 of such shares of Common Stock was effected through a broker dealer making a market in the Company’s shares on behalf of an affiliate of the Company. The remaining 1,770,991 shares of Common Stock were repurchased in the open market.

During August 2013, the Board of Directors renewed and extended the Company’s share repurchase authority to enable it to repurchase up to an additional 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repurchased 2,263,110 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.182 per share, for a total of approximately $410,000.

In total, the Company has repurchased 12,034,101 shares of Common Stock at an average price of approximately $0.136 per share, for a total of approximately $1,637,000 under the foregoing stock repurchase program during 2012 and 2013.
 
Note 11.  Related Parties
 
As of December 31, 2013, Mark Schwarz, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager of Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. (“NCM”), and John Murray, Chief Financial Officer of NCM, held the following executive officer and board of director positions with the Company: Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively. NCM is the General Partner of Newcastle, which owns 48,614,513 shares of Common Stock. Clinton Coleman (Managing Director at NCM) and James Dvorak (Managing Director at NCM) also serve as directors of the Company.
 
The Company’s corporate headquarters are located at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201, which are also the offices of NCM. The Company occupies a portion of NCM space on a month-to-month basis at $2,500 per month, pursuant to a services agreement entered into between the parties. Pursuant to the services agreement, the Company receives the use of NCM’s facilities and equipment and accounting, legal and administrative services from employees of NCM. The Company incurred expenses pursuant to the services agreement totaling approximately $30,000 for the years December 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company owed NCM $0 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, under the services agreement.
 
The Company has an agreement with an unconsolidated affiliate to provide management and administrative services, as well as sharing of space. Management fee and rental income from the unconsolidated affiliate amounted to approximately $110,000 for the years December 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
On July 31, 2012, the Company effected a repurchase of 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock involving an affiliate (See Note 10).
 
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Note 12.  Stock Options and Stock Purchase Warrants

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company adopted the 2011 Incentive Plan under which directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees of the Company are eligible to receive stock option grants. The Company has reserved 6,000,000 shares of its Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the 2011 Incentive Plan. Under the 2011 Incentive Plan, options vest and expire pursuant to individual award agreements; however, the expiration date of unexercised options may not exceed ten years from the date of grant.
 
During September 2012, the Company issued to its Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vaickus, an option grant of 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.117 per share, a five year vesting schedule (vesting in equal annual increments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant) and a ten year term. In connection with this grant of options, the Company recognized compensation expense of approximately $68,000 during the year ended December 31, 2012. The option grant was issued under the 2011 Incentive Plan.

During September 2013, the Company issued to its Chief Executive Officer, Alex Vaickus, an option grant of 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.19 per share, a five year vesting schedule (vesting in equal annual increments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant) and a ten year term. In connection with this grant of options, the Company recognized compensation expense of approximately $159,000 during the year ended December 31, 2013.
 
Option activity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, is summarized as follows:
 
   
Number
of Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2012                                                                           
   
150,000
   
$
0.28
 
Granted
   
2,000,000
     
0.12
 
Canceled
   
(100,000
)
   
0.28
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2012
   
2,050,000
   
$
0.12
 
                 
Granted
   
2,000,000
     
0.19
 
Canceled
     
-
   
-
 
Outstanding, December 31, 2013
   
4,050,000
   
$
0.16
 
 
Stock options to purchase an aggregate of 450,000 and 50,000 shares, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, were exercisable and had a weighted average exercise price of $0.14 and $0.28 per share, respectively.
 
Note 13.  Benefit Plans
 
The Company established a 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) for eligible employees of the Company.  Generally, all employees of the Company who are at least twenty-one years of age and who have completed one-half year of service are eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Plan is a defined contribution plan which provides that participants may make voluntary salary deferral contributions, on a pretax basis, between 1% and 15% of their compensation in the form of voluntary payroll deductions, up to a maximum amount as indexed for cost-of-living adjustments.  The Company may make discretionary contributions.  No discretionary contributions were made during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
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Note 14.  Intangible Assets
 
As of December 31, 2013, intangible assets with finite lives consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Intangible assets subject to
amortization:
 
Gross
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Weighted-average
amortization
period (in years)
 
Customer lists
 
$
3,143
   
$
(3,036
)
   
5.1
 
Non-compete agreements
   
1,047
     
(786
)
   
6.5
 
Talent and model contractual relationships
   
2,514
     
(2,473
)
   
4.0
 
Employee contractual relationships
   
1,633
     
(1,591
)
   
5.0
 
Total
 
$
8,337
   
$
(7,888
)
   
4.9
 
 
Amortization expense totaled $1,432,000 and $1,437,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2015, is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Amortization
Expense
 
2014
   
333
 
2015
   
116
 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
None.
 
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act).  Based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, with the participation of the Company’s management, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (a) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (b) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.  In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  Given these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only reasonable assurance that the Company’s controls will succeed in achieving their stated goals under all potential future conditions.  The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2013.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f).  Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, there were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
 
 
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
The information required by Item 10 will be furnished on or prior to April 30, 2014 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
 
 
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by Item 11 will be furnished on or prior to April 30, 2014 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
 
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
The information required by Item 12 will be furnished on or prior to April 30, 2014 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
 
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
The information required by Item 13 will be furnished on or prior to April 30, 2014 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
 
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by Item 14 will be furnished on or prior to April 30, 2014 (and is hereby incorporated by reference) by an amendment hereto or pursuant to a definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

 
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
 
(a)
Documents Filed as Part of Report
 
 
1.
Financial Statements:
 
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the related report of the Company’s independent public accountants thereon have been filed under Item 8 hereof.
 
 
2.
Financial Statement Schedules:
 
The information required by this item is not applicable.
 
 
3.
Exhibits:
 
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of or incorporated by reference in this report.  Where such filing is made by incorporation by reference to a previously filed document, such document is identified in parentheses.  See the Index of Exhibits included with the exhibits filed as a part of this report.
 
 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibits
     
2.1
 
Plan of Merger and Acquisition Agreement between Billing Concepts Corp., CRM Acquisition Corp., Computer Resources Management, Inc. and Michael A. Harrelson, dated June 1, 1997 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 10-Q, dated June 30, 1997).
 
2.2
 
Stock Purchase Agreement between Billing Concepts Corp. and Princeton TeleCom Corporation, dated September 4, 1998 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.2 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998).
 
2.3
 
Stock Purchase Agreement between Billing Concepts Corp. and Princeton eCom Corporation, dated February 21, 2000 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K, dated March 16, 2000).
 
2.4
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger between Billing Concepts Corp., Billing Concepts, Inc., Enhanced Services Billing, Inc., BC Transaction Processing Services, Inc., Aptis, Inc., Operator Service Company, BC Holding I Corporation, BC Holding II Corporation, BC Holding III Corporation, BC Acquisition I Corporation, BC Acquisition II Corporation, BC Acquisition III Corporation and BC Acquisition IV Corporation, dated September 15, 2000 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K, dated September 15, 2000).
 
2.5
 
Stock Purchase Agreement by and among New Century Equity Holdings Corp., Mellon Ventures, L.P., Lazard Technology Partners II LP, Conning Capital Partners VI, L.P. and Princeton eCom Corporation, dated March 25, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated March 29, 2004).
 
2.6
 
Series A Convertible 4% Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and Newcastle Partners, L.P., dated June 18, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K, dated June 30, 2004).
 
2.7
 
Agreement by and among New Century Equity Holdings Corp., Wilhelmina Acquisition Corp., Wilhelmina International, Ltd., Wilhelmina – Miami, Inc., Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, Wilhelmina Licensing LLC, Wilhelmina Film & TV Productions LLC, Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner, Krassner Family Investments, L.P., Sean Patterson and the shareholders of Wilhelmina – Miami, Inc., dated August 25, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated August 26, 2008).
 
2.8
 
Purchase Agreement by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and Newcastle Partners, L.P., dated August 25, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, dated August 26, 2008).
 
2.9
 
Letter Agreement, dated February 13, 2009, by and among New Century Equity Holdings Corp., Wilhelmina Acquisition Corp., Wilhelmina International Ltd., Wilhelmina – Miami, Inc., Wilhelmina Artist Management LLC, Wilhelmina Licensing LLC, Wilhelmina Film & TV Productions LLC, Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner, Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership, Sean Patterson and the shareholders of Wilhelmina – Miami, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2009).
 
3.1
 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wilhelmina International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1/A, dated January 30, 2012).
 
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Wilhelmina International, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K, dated May 18, 2011).
 
 
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4.1
 
Form of Stock Certificate of Common Stock of Billing Concepts Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 1998).
 
4.2
 
Rights Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2006, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K, dated July 10, 2006).
 
4.3
 
Amendment to Rights Agreement , dated August 25, 2008, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated August 26, 2008).
 
4.4
 
Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated July 10, 2006).
 
4.5
 
Registration Rights Agreement dated August 25, 2008 by and among New Century Equity Holdings Corp., Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner, Krassner Family Investments, L.P. and Sean Patterson (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated August 26, 2008).
 
4.6
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 13, 2009, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and Newcastle Partners, L.P. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2009).
 
4.7
 
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 20, 2009, by and between the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated July 21, 2009).
 
4.8
 
Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated February 10, 2010).
 
4.9
 
Fourth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated March 26, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated March 30, 2010).
 
4.10
 
Fifth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated April 29, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated May 3, 2010).
 
4.11
 
Sixth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated June 2, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated June 2, 2010).
 
4.12
 
Seventh Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated July 2, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated July 2, 2010).
 
4.13
 
Eighth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated August 2, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated August 2, 2010).
 
4.14
 
Ninth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated September 2, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated September 2, 2010).
 
4.15
 
Tenth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated October 1, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated October 1, 2010).
 
 
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4.16
 
Eleventh Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated October 18, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated October 21, 2010).
 
4.17
 
Twelfth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated December 8, 2010, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated December 9, 2010).
 
4.18
 
Thirteenth Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated April 23, 2013, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, dated April 23, 2013).
     
*10.1
 
Billing Concepts Corp’s 1996 Employee Comprehensive Stock Plan amended as of August 31, 1999 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999).
 
*10.2
 
Form of Option Agreement between Billing Concepts Corp. and its employees under the 1996 Employee Comprehensive Stock Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999).
 
*10.3
 
Amended and Restated 1996 Non-Employee Director Plan of Billing Concept Corp. amended as of August 31, 1999 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1999).
 
*10.4
 
Form of Option Agreement between Billing Concepts Corp. and non-employee directors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 1998).
 
*10.5
 
Billing Concept Corp.’s 401(k) Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to Form 10-K, dated September 30, 2000).
 
10.6
 
Revenue Sharing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2005, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and ACP Investments LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q, dated September 30, 2005).
 
10.7
 
Principals Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2005, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and ACP Investments LP (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q, dated September 30, 2005).
 
*10.8
 
Employment Agreement by and among New Century Equity Holdings Corp., Wilhelmina International, Ltd. and Sean Patterson, dated November 10, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q, dated September 30, 2008).
 
10.9
 
Letter Agreement, dated February 13, 2009, by and between New Century Equity Holdings Corp. and Dieter Esch (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2009).
 
10.10
 
Promissory Note, dated December 31, 2009, issued by Wilhelmina International, Inc. to Dieter Esch (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated January 6, 2010).
 
10.11
 
Global Settlement Agreement, dated October 18, 2010, by and among Wilhelmina International, Inc., Newcastle Partners, L.P., Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner and Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated October 21, 2010).
 
10.12
 
Mutual Support Agreement, dated August 25, 2008, by and among Newcastle Partners, L.P., Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner and Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Annex D to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed December 22, 2008).
 
10.13
 
First Amendment to Mutual Support Agreement, dated October 18, 2010, by and among Newcastle Partners, L.P., Dieter Esch, Lorex Investments AG, Brad Krassner and Krassner Family Investments Limited Partnership (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated October 21, 2010).
 
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10.14
 
Amendment to Promissory Note, dated December 7, 2010, issued by Wilhelmina International, Inc. to Dieter Esch (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated December 9, 2010).
 
10.15
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2011, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.16
 
Promissory Note, dated as of April 20, 2011, of Wilhelmina International, Inc. for the benefit of Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.17
 
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2011, by and among Wilhelmina International, Inc., the guarantor signatories thereto and Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.18
 
Guaranty, dated as of April 20, 2011, by the guarantor signatories thereto for the benefit of Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.19
 
Wilhelmina International, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.20
 
Form of Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to Form 8-K, dated April 29, 2011).
 
10.21
 
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 1, 2012, by and among  Wilhelmina International, Inc., the guarantor signatories thereto and Amegy Bank National Association. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated January 12, 2012).
 
10.22
 
Amended and Restated Line of Credit Promissory Note, dated as of January 1, 2012, by Wilhelmina International, Inc. for the benefit of Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated January 12, 2012).
 
10.23
 
First Amendment to Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2012, by and among Wilhelmina International, Inc., the guarantor signatories thereto and Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, dated January 12, 2012).
 
*10.24
 
Employment Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Alex Vaickus (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated September 25, 2012).
 
*10.25
 
Stock Option Letter Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2012, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Alex Vaickus (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated September 25, 2012).
 
10.26
 
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2012, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated October 24, 2012).
 
10.27
 
Second Amended and Restated Line of Credit Promissory Note, dated as of October 24, 2012, by Wilhelmina International, Inc. for the benefit of Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, dated October 24, 2012).
 
10.28
 
Second Amendment to Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2012, by and among Wilhelmina International, Inc., the guarantor signatories thereto and Amegy Bank National Association (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K, dated October 24, 2012).
 
10.29
 
 
Letter Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2013, by and between Wilhelmina International, Inc. and Ronald L. Chez (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, dated April 23, 2013).
 
14.1
 
Wilhelmina International, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 14.1 to Form 8-K, dated April 21, 2009).
 
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16.1
 
Burton, McCumber & Cortez, L.L.P. Letter, dated September 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 16.1 to Form 8-K, dated September 27, 2012).
     
21.1
 
List of Subsidiaries incorporated by reference from Exhibit 21.1 to Form 10-K dated December 31, 2010.
     
23.1
 
Consent of Montgomery, Coscia & Greilich, L.L.P. (filed herewith).
 
31.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer in Accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).
 
31.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer in Accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).
 
32.1
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer in Accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).
 
32.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer in Accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
*
Includes compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
 
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
(Registrant)
   
Date:  March 31, 2014
By:
/s/ Alex Vaickus
 
Name
Alex Vaickus
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 31st day of March 2014.
 
     
/s/ Mark E. Schwarz
 
Executive Chairman and
Mark E. Schwarz
 
Chairman of the Board
     
/s/ Alex Vaickus
 
Chief Executive Officer
AlexVaickus
 
Principal Executive Officer
     
/s/ John P. Murray
 
Chief Financial Officer
John P. Murray
 
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Clinton Coleman
 
Director
Clinton Coleman
   
     
     
/s/ James Dvorak
 
Director
James Dvorak
   
     
/s/ Horst-Dieter Esch
 
Director
Horst-Dieter Esch
   
     
/s/ Mark Pape
 
Director
Mark Pape
   
     
/s/ Jeffrey Utz
 
Director
Jeffrey Utz
   
     
/s/ James Roddey
 
Director
James Roddey
   
 
 
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