UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number: 000-22167
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 74-2806888 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
4601 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300
LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66211
(Address of principal executive offices)
(913) 327-4200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No ¨
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
The number of shares of the issuers common stock, $0.02 par value, outstanding as of July 31, 2005 was 35,301,198 shares.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 3 | |||
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 3 | ||
ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 16 | ||
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 43 | ||
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 44 | ||
PART II OTHER INFORMATION | 44 | |||
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 44 | ||
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 44 | ||
ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 45 | ||
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS | 45 |
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, 2005 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2004 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 50,333 | $ | 124,198 | ||||
Restricted cash |
80,243 | 69,300 | ||||||
Inventory - PINs and other |
29,438 | 18,949 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,362 at June 30, 2005 and $1,373 at December 31, 2004 |
113,826 | 110,306 | ||||||
Earnings in excess of billings |
5,839 | 7,206 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net |
2,785 | 1,637 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
24,075 | 13,170 | ||||||
Total current assets |
306,539 | 344,766 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $61,913 at June 30, 2005 and $61,384 at December 31, 2004 |
41,334 | 39,907 | ||||||
Goodwill |
252,370 | 183,668 | ||||||
Acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $8,504 at June 30, 2005 and $5,363 at December 31, 2004 |
44,903 | 28,930 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
8,233 | 8,494 | ||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,627 at June 30, 2005 and $5,430 at December 31, 2004 |
9,877 | 12,710 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 663,256 | $ | 618,475 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Trade accounts payable |
$ | 189,666 | $ | 155,079 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
57,170 | 107,580 | ||||||
Current installments on obligations under capital leases |
4,948 | 4,403 | ||||||
Short-term obligations |
5,075 | 4,862 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
8,189 | 9,446 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
4,271 | 1,864 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
7,104 | 9,949 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
276,423 | 293,183 | ||||||
Debt obligations |
154,570 | 140,000 | ||||||
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current installments |
14,087 | 16,894 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
24,459 | 17,520 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
2,152 | 3,093 | ||||||
Minority interest |
6,944 | 5,871 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
478,635 | 476,561 | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, $0.02 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 35,273,904 and 33,126,038 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
708 | 663 | ||||||
Additional paid-in-capital |
274,944 | 235,559 | ||||||
Treasury stock |
(149 | ) | (149 | ) | ||||
Employee loans for stock |
(47 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||
Subscriptions receivable |
(78 | ) | (180 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit |
(90,700 | ) | (99,444 | ) | ||||
Restricted reserve |
787 | 774 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(844 | ) | 4,738 | |||||
Total stockholders equity |
184,621 | 141,914 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 663,256 | $ | 618,475 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Revenues: |
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EFT Processing Segment |
$ | 26,041 | $ | 18,002 | $ | 49,930 | $ | 32,942 | ||||||||
Prepaid Processing Segment |
102,480 | 65,634 | 191,861 | 128,553 | ||||||||||||
Software Solutions Segment |
3,724 | 3,386 | 7,660 | 6,582 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
132,245 | 87,022 | 249,451 | 168,077 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating costs |
92,157 | 60,501 | 174,529 | 117,146 | ||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
13,724 | 10,031 | 25,673 | 19,485 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
8,197 | 5,691 | 14,335 | 10,580 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
5,645 | 3,433 | 10,670 | 6,987 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
119,723 | 79,656 | 225,207 | 154,198 | ||||||||||||
Operating income |
12,522 | 7,366 | 24,244 | 13,879 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expenses): |
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Interest income |
1,105 | 615 | 2,312 | 1,186 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(1,617 | ) | (1,672 | ) | (3,205 | ) | (3,508 | ) | ||||||||
Income from unconsolidated affiliates |
407 | 125 | 652 | 104 | ||||||||||||
Loss on early retirement of debt |
| (23 | ) | | (94 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net |
(4,715 | ) | 258 | (7,557 | ) | 493 | ||||||||||
Total other expense |
(4,820 | ) | (697 | ) | (7,798 | ) | (1,819 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes and minority interest |
7,702 | 6,669 | 16,446 | 12,060 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
(3,471 | ) | (2,289 | ) | (7,301 | ) | (4,394 | ) | ||||||||
Minority interest |
(313 | ) | | (401 | ) | | ||||||||||
Net income |
3,918 | 4,380 | 8,744 | 7,666 | ||||||||||||
Translation adjustment, net |
(3,621 | ) | 274 | (5,582 | ) | 69 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 297 | $ | 4,654 | $ | 3,162 | $ | 7,735 | ||||||||
Net income per share - basic: |
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Net income per share |
$ | 0.11 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.25 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
35,129,878 | 30,966,937 | 34,506,665 | 30,543,616 | ||||||||||||
Net income per share - diluted: |
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Net income per share |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.23 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
37,745,274 | 34,058,533 | 37,021,559 | 33,794,701 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
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Net income |
$ | 8,744 | $ | 7,666 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
10,670 | 6,987 | ||||||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange (gain) loss |
6,913 | (1,227 | ) | |||||
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
(97 | ) | | |||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
667 | (525 | ) | |||||
Income assigned to minority interest |
401 | | ||||||
Accretion of discount on notes payable |
| 102 | ||||||
Amortization of debt obligations issuance expense |
639 | | ||||||
Changes in working capital, net of amounts acquired: |
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Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable, net |
(164 | ) | 2,883 | |||||
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash |
(15,460 | ) | 15,210 | |||||
Increase in inventory |
(11,261 | ) | (6,235 | ) | ||||
Increase in trade accounts receivable |
(10,366 | ) | (2,109 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in accrued income |
1,146 | (2,681 | ) | |||||
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(12,959 | ) | 5,205 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable |
48,013 | (4,710 | ) | |||||
Decrease in deferred revenue |
(3,711 | ) | (3,664 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(1,339 | ) | 7,560 | |||||
Other, net |
(1,631 | ) | (2,026 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
20,205 | 22,436 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
(99,410 | ) | (3,595 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets |
318 | | ||||||
Fixed asset purchases |
(7,851 | ) | (3,403 | ) | ||||
Purchase of other long term assets |
(1,199 | ) | (607 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(108,142 | ) | (7,605 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of shares and other capital contributions |
5,419 | 4,600 | ||||||
Repayment of notes payable and credit facilities |
| (11,131 | ) | |||||
Repayment of obligations under capital leases |
(2,761 | ) | (1,213 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from borrowings |
14,570 | 5,472 | ||||||
Other, net |
(108 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
17,120 | (2,285 | ) | |||||
Effect of foreign currency exchange differences on cash |
(3,048 | ) | 220 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(73,865 | ) | 12,766 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
124,198 | 19,245 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 50,333 | $ | 32,011 | ||||
Interest paid during the period |
$ | 2,484 | $ | 3,433 | ||||
Income taxes paid during the period |
7,619 | 1,802 |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
See Note 4 for details of significant non-cash transactions.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) GENERAL
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Euronet or the Company) have been prepared from the records of the Company, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, such unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal interim closing procedures) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at June 30, 2005, the results of its operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Euronet for the year ended December 31, 2004, including the notes thereto, set forth in the Companys Form 10-K.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year consolidated financial statement presentation.
During the third quarter 2004, the Company changed the manner in which it reports EFT Processing Segment direct costs, salaries and benefits and sales, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. In prior periods, processing center costs were charged and then allocated from SG&A to direct costs on the basis of a standard rate per transaction. Management has evaluated the method and believes that the specific assignment of processing center salaries and related costs, together with other costs directly attributable to the center, is a preferred method and more appropriately reflects the variable and non-variable nature of the Companys operating expenses. Periods prior to the third quarter 2004 have been conformed to ensure consistent presentation. This change in presentation does not impact consolidated operating income or net income for any period presented.
The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Accounts receivable financed with recourse
The Companys Prepaid Processing Segment subsidiaries in Spain entered into agreements with banks to receive cash in advance of collections on customers accounts. These arrangements can be with or without recourse and the banks charge the subsidiaries transaction fees and/or interest in connection with these advances. Cash received can be up to 40 days in advance of customer invoice due dates. Accordingly, the subsidiaries remain obligated to the banks on the advances until the underlying account receivable is ultimately collected. Where the risk of collection remains with Euronet, the advances are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Companys unaudited consolidated balance sheet.
Revenue recognition money transfer services
During the second quarter 2005, with the acquisition of TelecommUSA (See Note 4 Acquisitions), Euronet entered the money transfer business. Revenue is earned through the charging of a transaction fee, in addition to the difference between purchasing currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the currency to consumers at retail exchange rates. The Company has origination and distribution agents in place, which each earn a fee for the respective service. These fees are recognized as direct operating costs at the time of sale.
For a description of other major accounting policies of the Company, see Note 3 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004, set forth in the Companys Form 10-K.
Stock-based compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options or restricted stock is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Companys shares at the date of the grant over the exercise or purchase price. Such compensation cost is charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the respective options or restricted stock. If vesting may be accelerated as a result of achieving certain milestones, and those milestones are believed to be reasonably achievable, the compensation is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter accelerated vesting period.
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In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123R supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, which requires recognition of compensation expense when stock-based incentives are awarded for services provided. SFAS No. 123R requires the determination of the fair value of the share-based compensation at the grant date and the recognition of the related expense over the period in which the share-based compensation vests. SFAS No. 123R permits a prospective or two modified versions of retrospective application under which financial statements for prior periods are adjusted on a basis consistent with the pro forma disclosures required for those periods by the original SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. After amendment of the compliance date by the Securities and Exchange Commission during April 2005, the Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 123R on or before January 1, 2006. Upon adoption, the Company will begin recognizing an expense for unvested share-based compensation that has been issued or will be issued after that date. Under the retroactive options, prior periods may be restated either as of the beginning of the year of adoption or for all periods presented. The Company has not yet finalized its decision concerning the date of adoption, the transition option it will utilize to adopt SFAS No. 123R, or completed its analysis of the estimated impact that its adoption will have on its financial position and results from operations. The impact on net income is likely to be material, although it will have no impact on the Companys overall financial position. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of the original SFAS No. 123 as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, to stock-based employee compensation:
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(in thousands, except per share data)
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Net income, as reported |
$ | 3,918 | $ | 4,380 | $ | 8,744 | $ | 7,666 | ||||||||
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards |
(1,710 | ) | (1,115 | ) | (3,432 | ) | (2,045 | ) | ||||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 2,208 | $ | 3,265 | $ | 5,312 | $ | 5,621 | ||||||||
Earnings per share: |
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Basic - as reported |
$ | 0.11 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.25 | ||||||||
Basic - pro forma |
$ | 0.06 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.19 | ||||||||
Diluted - as reported |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.23 | ||||||||
Diluted - pro forma |
$ | 0.06 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.17 |
Due to Euronets U.S. corporate income tax position, the Company currently provides a valuation allowance over its entire U.S. net deferred tax position. Therefore, no tax benefits have been attributed to stock-based compensation expense in the above table because management has not determined that it is more likely than not that such benefit would be realized.
(3) NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share has been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive stock options and warrants were exercised using the treasury stock method, where applicable. The following table provides a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding to the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 | |||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
35,129,878 | 30,966,937 | 34,506,665 | 30,543,616 | ||||
Additional shares from assumed conversion of warrants |
| 208,954 | | 203,302 | ||||
Incremental shares from assumed conversion of stock options |
2,615,396 | 2,882,642 | 2,514,894 | 3,047,783 | ||||
Potentially diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
37,745,274 | 34,058,533 | 37,021,559 | 33,794,701 | ||||
The table includes options with strike prices below the average fair market value of Euronet common shares during the period. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the average market price of Euronet common shares exceeded the exercise price of all outstanding options.
In December 2004, the Company issued convertible senior debentures that if converted in the future, would have a potentially dilutive effect on the Companys stock. The debentures are convertible into 4.2 million shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment. As
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required by Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 04-8, The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings per Share, the dilutive impact of the contingently issuable shares must be included in the calculation of diluted net income per share under the if-converted method, regardless of whether the conditions upon which the debentures would be convertible into shares of the Companys Common Stock have been met. Since the assumed conversion of the debentures under the if-converted method is anti-dilutive for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the impact has been excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share.
(4) ACQUISITIONS
In accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, the Company allocates the purchase price of its acquisitions to the tangible assets, liabilities and intangible assets acquired based on estimated fair values. The excess purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The fair value assigned to intangible assets acquired is supported by valuations using estimates and assumptions provided by management. For certain large or unique acquisitions management engaged an appraiser to assist in the evaluation.
2005 Acquisitions:
During the first half of 2005, the Company completed five acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $91.8 million. The Companys allocation of the purchase prices to the fair values of acquired tangible and intangible assets remains preliminary while management completes its evaluation of the fair value of the net assets acquired. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair values of the acquired tangible and intangible assets at the acquisition dates.
(in thousands) |
Estimated Life |
Telerecarga |
Other Acquisitions |
Total |
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Current assets |
$ | | $ | 1,569 | $ | 1,569 | ||||||||
Property, plant & equipment |
various | 1,415 | 959 | 2,374 | ||||||||||
Customer relationships |
8 years | 10,295 | 5,437 | 15,732 | ||||||||||
Software |
5 years | 655 | 795 | 1,450 | ||||||||||
Patents |
7 years | | 1,699 | 1,699 | ||||||||||
Trade name |
2 years | 254 | | 254 | ||||||||||
Non-compete agreements |
5 years | 147 | | 147 | ||||||||||
Goodwill |
Indefinite | 42,136 | 33,727 | 75,863 | ||||||||||
Assets acquired |
54,902 | 44,186 | 99,088 | |||||||||||
Current liabilities |
| (563 | ) | (563 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax |
(3,973 | ) | (2,946 | ) | (6,919 | ) | ||||||||
Net assets acquired |
$ | 50,929 | $ | 40,677 | $ | 91,606 | ||||||||
Acquisition of Telerecarga S.L.
In March 2005, Euronet purchased 100% of the assets of Telerecarga S.L. (Telerecarga), a Spanish company that distributes prepaid wireless airtime and other prepaid products via POS terminals throughout Spain. The purchase price of 38.1 million (approximately $50.9 million) was settled through the assumption of 25.4 million (approximately $34.0 million) in liabilities and a cash payment of 12.7 million (approximately $16.9 million).
Other acquisitions
During the first half of 2005, Euronet completed four other acquisitions for a total purchase price of $40.6 million, consisting of $18.1 million in cash, 754,589 shares of Euronet Common Stock, valued at $19.5 million, and $0.1 million in liabilities assumed. Additionally, the purchase price for acquisitions accounted for as step acquisitions, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, include $2.9 million in cash paid in prior years. The four acquisitions are described below.
| In May 2005, Euronet acquired all of the outstanding membership interests in Continental Transfer, LLC and a wholly-owned subsidiary, TelecommUSA, Limited (TelecommUSA), a company based in North Carolina. TelecommUSA provides money transfer services, primarily between consumers in the U.S. and Latin America, and bill payment services within the U.S. |
| In April 2005, EFT Services Holding B.V. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronet) purchased an additional 30% of Europlanet a.d. (Europlanet), a Serbian company, increasing its share ownership in Europlanet to 66%. Europlanet is a debit card processor that owns, operates and manages a network of automated teller machines (ATMs) and point of sale (POS) terminals. |
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Euronets $0.2 million share of dividends declared prior to acquiring the additional 30% ownership share of Europlanet was recognized as income from unconsolidated affiliates during the second quarter 2005. With the increase in ownership from 36% to 66%, Euronet is now required to consolidate Europlanets financial position and results of operations. |
| In March 2005, Payspot (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronet) purchased substantially all of the assets of Dynamic Telecom, Inc. (Dynamic Telecom), a company based in Iowa. Dynamic Telecoms distribution network in convenience store chains throughout the U.S. provides several types of prepaid products including wireless, long distance and gift cards via POS terminals. |
| In March 2005, the Company exercised its option to acquire an additional 41% of the shares of ATX Software, Ltd. (ATX) and increased its share ownership in ATX to 51%. As described below under 2004 Acquisitions, Euronet originally acquired a 10% share in ATX in May 2004. Euronets $0.1 million share of dividends declared prior to acquiring the additional 41% ownership share of ATX was recognized as income from unconsolidated affiliates during the first quarter 2005. With the increase in ownership from 10% to 51%, Euronet is now required to consolidate ATXs financial position and results of operations. |
In connection with these acquisitions, cash and/or Euronet Common Stock have been placed in escrow as security with respect to potential indemnification claims. There are additional contingent payments to be calculated based on certain performance criteria as specified in the purchase agreements. As of June 30, 2005, the Company estimates that these payments will total approximately $5 million to $7 million. When determined beyond a reasonable doubt, additional payments will be recorded as goodwill. The Company must settle a portion of these contingent payments in Euronet Common Stock. Other contingent payments may be settled in cash or Euronet Common Stock, at the Companys option. As of June 30, 2005, 64,915 shares and $3.5 million in cash remain in escrow related to 2005 acquisitions.
2004 Acquisitions:
During 2004, the Company completed four acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $50.6 million. The Companys allocation of the purchase price to the fair values of acquired tangible and intangible assets remains preliminary while management completes its evaluation of the fair value of the net assets acquired. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair values of the acquired tangible and intangible assets at the acquisition date.
(in thousands) |
Estimated Life |
Movilcarga |
Other Acquisitions |
Total |
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Current assets |
$ | | $ | 10,452 | $ | 10,452 | ||||||||
Property, plant & equipment |
various | 453 | 554 | 1,007 | ||||||||||
Customer relationships |
8 years | 4,353 | 4,488 | 8,841 | ||||||||||
Software |
5 years | | 199 | 199 | ||||||||||
Goodwill |
Indefinite | 26,123 | 23,660 | 49,783 | ||||||||||
Assets acquired |
30,929 | 39,353 | 70,282 | |||||||||||
Current liabilities |
| (10,544 | ) | (10,544 | ) | |||||||||
Deferred income tax |
(1,480 | ) | (1,798 | ) | (3,278 | ) | ||||||||
Minority interest |
(5,813 | ) | | (5,813 | ) | |||||||||
Net assets acquired |
$ | 23,636 | $ | 27,011 | $ | 50,647 | ||||||||
Acquisition of Movilcarga
In November 2004, Euronet indirectly acquired certain prepaid mobile phone top-up assets and a network of POS terminals through which mobile phone time is distributed, contracts with retailers that operate the POS terminals, certain employees, and various operating contracts from Grupo Meflur Corporacion (Meflur), a Spanish telecommunications distribution company (the Movilcarga Assets). With this acquisition Euronet entered into a service agreement with Meflur to provide certain administrative and support functions necessary to operate the Movilcarga Assets, a lease agreement for office space and a license agreement for technology used to process transactions. To implement the acquisition, Euronet purchased 80% of a non-operating Spanish subsidiary (Movilcarga) that acquired the Movilcarga Assets. Meflur owns the remaining 20%. Euronet purchased the Movilcarga Assets for 18.0 million (approximately $23.3 million) in two installments: 8.0 million in cash at closing and 10.0 million in cash paid in January 2005 that was subject to certain revenue targets and adjustments. The revenue targets were met as of December 31, 2004; therefore, 10.0 million (approximately $13.0 million) was recorded as a purchase price payable, and included in the asset allocation, as of December 31, 2004. The purchase price also included $0.3 million in transaction costs. Additional payments may be due during the first quarters of 2007 and 2008, subject to the fulfillment of certain financial conditions. The Company estimates that, based on information from Meflur, these additional
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payments will total approximately 7.0 million to 10.0 million (approximately $8.5 million to $12.1 million). The additional payments may be made, at the option of Euronet, in either cash or a combination of cash and Euronet Common Stock. Goodwill will be increased by the amount of additional consideration, if any, when determined beyond a reasonable doubt.
Other acquisitions
During 2004, Euronet completed three other acquisitions for a total purchase price of $27.0 million, consisting of $5.1 million in cash, 917,007 shares of Euronet Common Stock, valued at $17.9 million, and issued notes payable of $4.0 million. The notes payable were repaid during 2004. The three other acquisitions are described below.
| In January 2004, PaySpot purchased all of the shares of Prepaid Concepts, Inc. (Precept), a company based in California that distributes prepaid services via POS terminals throughout the U.S. |
| In May 2004, PaySpot purchased all of the net assets of Electronic Payment Solutions (EPS), a company based in Texas that distributes prepaid services via POS terminals throughout the U.S. |
| In July 2004, PaySpot purchased all of the shares of Call Processing, Inc. (CPI), a company based in Texas that distributes prepaid services via POS terminals to convenience store chains throughout the U.S. |
In connection with these three other acquisitions, Euronet Common Stock has been placed in escrow as security with respect to potential indemnification claims and/or the achievement of certain performance criteria to be satisfied. Subject to certain performance criteria, there is a potential earn-out payment payable in Euronet Common Stock to the seller of EPS, currently estimated to be approximately $0.8 million. When determined beyond a reasonable doubt, this payment will be recorded as goodwill. These contingent payments may be settled in cash or Euronet Common Stock. As of June 30, 2005, 144,920 shares remain in escrow related to 2004 acquisitions.
Initial investment in ATX Software, Ltd.
In May 2004, Euronet purchased 10% of the shares of ATX, a provider of electronic prepaid voucher solutions incorporated in the U.K. ATX offers software or outsourcing solutions for prepaid processing to existing scratch card distributors willing to switch to electronic top-up solutions. ATX has customers in more than 25 countries and works directly with scratch card distributors, who in turn contract with the mobile operators and individual retailers. The purchase price of $2.9 million, including professional fees, was settled through the issuance of 125,590 shares of Euronet Common Stock for the ATX shares. Euronet was also granted an option to purchase an additional 41% of the shares of ATX at any time prior to April 1, 2005, which, as discussed above, Euronet exercised in March 2005.
Pro forma results:
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the condensed combined results of operations of Euronet for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, as if the acquisitions described above had occurred January 1, 2004. An adjustment was made to the combined results of operations, reflecting amortization of purchased intangible assets, net of tax, which would have been recorded if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent, or be indicative of, the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of Euronet that would have been reported had the acquisitions been completed as of the beginning of the periods presented. Moreover, the unaudited pro forma financial information should not be considered as representative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial condition of Euronet.
Pro Forma for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Pro Forma for the Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data)
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 | ||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 132,379 | $ | 103,591 | $ | 259,225 | $ | 200,134 | ||||
Operating income |
$ | 12,448 | $ | 9,643 | $ | 25,126 | $ | 17,946 | ||||
Net income |
$ | 3,710 | $ | 5,569 | $ | 9,002 | $ | 9,867 | ||||
Per share data: |
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Net Income per share-basic |
$ | 0.11 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.31 | ||||
Net Income per share-diluted |
$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.28 |
(5) GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets and goodwill are carried at amortized cost and evaluated for impairment annually or more frequently if there is an indication of impairment. As disclosed in Note 4 Acquisitions, additions during the six months ended June 30, 2005 include $19.3
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million assigned to acquired amortizable intangible assets and $75.9 million assigned to goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of the acquired businesses over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets acquired. A summary of intangible assets and goodwill activity for the six months ended June 30, 2005, is presented below:
(in thousands)
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Amortizable Intangible Assets |
Goodwill |
Total Intangible Assets |
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Balance as of December 31, 2004 |
$ | 28,930 | $ | 183,668 | $ | 212,598 | ||||||
Increases (decreases): |
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Acquisition of Telerecarga |
11,351 | 42,136 | 53,487 | |||||||||
Other acquisitions |
7,931 | 33,727 | 41,658 | |||||||||
Adjustment to Transact |
1,789 | (1,025 | ) | 764 | ||||||||
Amortization |
(2,834 | ) | | (2,834 | ) | |||||||
Other (primarily changes in foreign currency exchange rates) |
(2,264 | ) | (6,136 | ) | (8,400 | ) | ||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2005 |
$ | 44,903 | $ | 252,370 | $ | 297,273 | ||||||
The additions above include adjustments to the purchase price allocations of the Companys previous acquisitions. The purchase price allocation for Transact, a Prepaid Processing Segment subsidiary based in Germany, was adjusted based on an independent appraisal of Transact finalized during the first quarter 2005. The adjustment resulted in a $1.8 million reclassification of the initial purchase price from goodwill to amortizable intangible assets, primarily customer relationships. The related deferred income tax liability increased by $0.7 million, which also had the impact of increasing goodwill related to Transact. The impact of this reclassification on the Companys net income is an increase to amortization expense, net of the related income tax impact, of less than $0.2 million per year beginning in 2005.
Estimated amortization expense on intangible assets, before income taxes, as of June 30, 2005 with finite lives is expected to total $6.2 million for of 2005, $6.6 million for 2006, $6.5 million for 2007, $6.3 million for 2008, $6.2 million for 2009 and $6.0 million for 2010.
(6) DEBT OBLIGATIONS
A summary of the activity for the six months ended June 30, 2005 for all debt obligations is presented below:
(in thousands)
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Short-Term Obligations |
Lines of Credit |
Capital Leases |
1.625% Convertible Debentures Due Dec. 2024 |
Total |
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Balance at December 31, 2004 |
$ | 4,862 | $ | | $ | 21,297 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 166,159 | ||||||||
Indebtedness incurred |
1,013 | 14,570 | 2,656 | | 18,239 | |||||||||||||
Repayments |
(518 | ) | | (3,674 | ) | | (4,192 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest accrued |
| | 913 | | 913 | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain |
(282 | ) | | (2,157 | ) | | (2,439 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
5,075 | 14,570 | 19,035 | 140,000 | 178,680 | |||||||||||||
Less - current maturities |
(5,075 | ) | | (4,948 | ) | | (10,023 | ) | ||||||||||
Long-term obligations at June 30, 2005 |
$ | | $ | 14,570 | $ | 14,087 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 168,657 | ||||||||
In June 2005, the Company amended the $40 million revolving credit agreement signed in October 2004. The amended agreement increased the amount available for borrowing to $50 million and allows more flexibility within certain debt covenants. The revolving credit agreement is comprised of a $10 million facility among the Company and certain U.S. subsidiaries and a $40 million facility among the Company and certain European subsidiaries. The revolving credit facilities can be used to repay existing debt, for working capital needs, to make acquisitions and for other corporate purposes. Borrowings under the $10 million facility bear interest at either a prime rate plus an applicable margin specified in the respective agreement, or a rate fixed for up to 30- to 90-day periods equal to the U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin, as set forth in the respective agreement, and varies based on a consolidated funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) ratio, adjusted for certain other items
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as defined in the agreements. Borrowings under the U.S. facility are secured by the share capital of the U.S. subsidiaries and 66% of the share capital of e-pay Ltd., Euronet Services GmbH, Transact GmbH and Delta Euronet GmbH, as well as guaranteed by all U.S. subsidiaries. Borrowings under the $40 million facility may be drawn in U.S. dollars, euro, and/or British pounds. Borrowings in U.S. dollars bear interest similar to the terms of the $10 million facility. Borrowings in euro or British pounds bear interest at a rate fixed for up to 30- to 90-day periods equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) or British pound LIBOR, respectively, rate plus a margin that varies based on a consolidated debt to EBITDA ratio, plus ancillary costs. Borrowings under this facility are secured by the share capital of the U.S. subsidiaries and the share capital of e-pay Ltd., Euronet Services GmbH, Transact GmbH and Delta Euronet GmbH, as well as guaranteed by a majority of the Companys subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2005, there were borrowings of $14.6 million and stand by letters of credit of $2.2 million outstanding against these facilities. Total debt issuance costs of $0.6 million, including unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.3 million associated with the original October 2004 facility, are being amortized over two years. The agreements expire in October 2006 and contain customary events of default and covenants related to limitations on indebtedness and the maintenance of certain financial ratios. Facility fees and other fees on the entire loan commitment are payable for the duration of this facility.
(7) BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates three principal business segments:
1) | In the EFT Processing Segment, the Company processes transactions for a network of ATMs and POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. The Company provides comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions and electronic recharge services (for prepaid mobile airtime purchases via ATM or directly from the handset). |
2) | Through the Prepaid Processing Segment, the Company provides prepaid processing, or top-up services, for prepaid mobile airtime and other prepaid products. The Company operates a network of POS terminals providing electronic processing of prepaid mobile phone airtime top-up services in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. This segment includes the results of TelecommUSA, a licensed money transfer and bill payment company acquired during the second quarter 2005. See Note 4 Acquisitions for a discussion of the Companys investment in TelecommUSA. |
3) | Through the Software Solutions Segment, the Company offers a suite of integrated electronic financial transaction (EFT) software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems. |
Corporate Services and Other includes non-operating results and the costs of providing corporate and other administrative services to the three business segments. These services are not directly identifiable with the Companys business segments. There are no significant inter-segment transactions.
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The following tables present the segment results of the Companys operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004:
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 |
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(in thousands)
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EFT Processing |
Prepaid Processing |
Software Solutions |
Corporate Services and Other |
Consolidated |
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Total revenues |
$ | 26,041 | $ | 102,480 | $ | 3,724 | $ | | $ | 132,245 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating costs |
10,756 | 81,053 | 348 | | 92,157 | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
4,169 | 6,030 | 2,152 | 1,373 | 13,724 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
2,447 | 4,105 | 186 | 1,459 | 8,197 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,415 | 2,956 | 259 | 15 | 5,645 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
19,787 | 94,144 | 2,945 | 2,847 | 119,723 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
6,254 | 8,336 | 779 | (2,847 | ) | 12,522 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
60 | 889 | | 156 | 1,105 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(521 | ) | (132 | ) | | (964 | ) | (1,617 | ) | |||||||||||
Income from unconsolidated affiliates |
202 | 205 | | | 407 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss, net |
| | | (4,715 | ) | (4,715 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(259 | ) | 962 | | (5,523 | ) | (4,820 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 5,995 | $ | 9,298 | $ | 779 | $ | (8,370 | ) | $ | 7,702 | |||||||||
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 |
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(in thousands)
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EFT Processing |
Prepaid Processing |
Software Solutions |
Corporate Services and Other |
Consolidated |
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Total revenues |
$ | 18,002 | $ | 65,634 | $ | 3,386 | $ | | $ | 87,022 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating costs |
8,187 | 52,112 | 202 | | 60,501 | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
3,312 | 3,466 | 2,155 | 1,098 | 10,031 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
1,588 | 2,364 | 446 | 1,293 | 5,691 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,814 | 1,360 | 235 | 24 | 3,433 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
14,901 | 59,302 | 3,038 | 2,415 | 79,656 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
3,101 | 6,332 | 348 | (2,415 | ) | 7,366 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
23 | 590 | | 2 | 615 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(298 | ) | (20 | ) | (1 | ) | (1,353 | ) | (1,672 | ) | ||||||||||
Income from unconsolidated affiliates |
| 125 | | | 125 | |||||||||||||||
Loss on early retirement of debt |
| | | (23 | ) | (23 | ) | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain, net |
| | | 258 | 258 | |||||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(275 | ) | 695 | (1 | ) | (1,116 | ) | (697 | ) | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 2,826 | $ | 7,027 | $ | 347 | $ | (3,531 | ) | $ | 6,669 | |||||||||
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 |
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(in thousands)
|
EFT Processing |
Prepaid Processing |
Software Solutions |
Corporate Services and Other |
Consolidated |
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Total revenues |
$ | 49,930 | $ | 191,861 | $ | 7,660 | $ | | $ | 249,451 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating costs |
21,590 | 152,332 | 607 | | 174,529 | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
7,872 | 10,933 | 4,279 | 2,589 | 25,673 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
3,755 | 7,225 | 576 | 2,779 | 14,335 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
4,880 | 5,199 | 541 | 50 | 10,670 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
38,097 | 175,689 | 6,003 | 5,418 | 225,207 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
11,833 | 16,172 | 1,657 | (5,418 | ) | 24,244 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
106 | 1,798 | | 408 | 2,312 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(1,090 | ) | (286 | ) | | (1,829 | ) | (3,205 | ) | |||||||||||
Income from unconsolidated affiliates |
202 | 318 | | 132 | 652 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss, net |
| | | (7,557 | ) | (7,557 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(782 | ) | 1,830 | | (8,846 | ) | (7,798 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 11,051 | $ | 18,002 | $ | 1,657 | $ | (14,264 | ) | $ | 16,446 | |||||||||
Segment assets as of June 30, 2005 |
$ | 94,308 | $ | 534,972 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 28,976 | $ | 663,256 | ||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 |
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(in thousands)
|
EFT Processing |
Prepaid Processing |
Software Solutions |
Corporate Services and Other |
Consolidated |
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Total revenues |
$ | 32,942 | $ | 128,553 | $ | 6,582 | $ | | $ | 168,077 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Direct operating costs |
15,042 | 101,824 | 280 | | 117,146 | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
6,201 | 6,836 | 4,316 | 2,132 | 19,485 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
2,959 | 4,356 | 975 | 2,290 | 10,580 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3,649 | 2,826 | 456 | 56 | 6,987 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
27,851 | 115,842 | 6,027 | 4,478 | 154,198 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
5,091 | 12,711 | 555 | (4,478 | ) | 13,879 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
37 | 1,134 | 1 | 14 | 1,186 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(474 | ) | (43 | ) | (2 | ) | (2,989 | ) | (3,508 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates |
| 125 | | (21 | ) | 104 | ||||||||||||||
Loss on early retirement of debt |
| | | (94 | ) | (94 | ) | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain, net |
| | | 493 | 493 | |||||||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(437 | ) | 1,216 | (1 | ) | (2,597 | ) | (1,819 | ) | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 4,654 | $ | 13,927 | $ | 554 | $ | (7,075 | ) | $ | 12,060 | |||||||||
Segment assets as of December 31, 2004 |
$ | 92,238 | $ | 429,850 | $ | 6,605 | $ | 89,782 | $ | 618,475 | ||||||||||
(8) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
See Note 4 Acquisitions for a description of notes payable, deferred payment and additional equity issued and contingently issuable to the former business owners (now Euronet shareholders) in connection with various acquisitions.
Under the terms of certain debt agreements entered into in connection with the acquisitions of e-pay, the Company paid approximately $0.6 million in interest during the six month periods ended June 30, 2004 to former e-pay shareholders who now serve as a director and officers of the Company. This indebtedness was repaid in full during December 2004, accordingly, there was no interest incurred for this indebtedness during the six months ended June 30, 2005.
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(9) CONTINGENCIES
The Company is from time to time a party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business.
During the second quarter 2005, the Company received a claim from a former cash supply contractor in Central Europe (the Contractor) for approximately $2.2 million in cash and interest that the Contractor claims to have provided to Euronet during the fourth quarter 1999 and first quarter 2000. This claim, based on events that purportedly occurred over five years ago, was filed more than a year after the Company had terminated its business with the Contractor and established a cash supply agreement with another supplier. The Contractor has not initiated legal action regarding the claim. Management expects the Company to prevail in defending itself in this matter and, accordingly has not recorded any liability or expense related to this claim. The Company will continue to monitor and assess this claim until ultimate resolution.
Currently, there are no other legal proceedings that management believes, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect upon the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company.
(10) GUARANTEES
As of June 30, 2005, the Company has $28.1 million of bank guarantees issued on its behalf, $17.2 million of which are collateralized by cash deposits held by the respective issuing banks.
Euronet regularly grants guarantees of certain unrecorded obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2005, the Company has guarantees in the following amounts:
| Cash supply in various ATM networks - $14.2 million over the terms of the cash supply agreements. |
| Vendor supply agreements - $2.9 million over the term of the vendor agreements. |
| Commercial obligations of the Companys Australian Prepaid Processing subsidiary, including PIN inventory held on consignment with its customers, to a maximum of approximately $40 million as of June 30, 2005. |
From time to time, Euronet enters into agreements with unaffiliated parties that contain indemnification provisions, the terms of which may vary depending on the negotiated terms of each respective agreement. The amount of such obligations is not stated in the agreements. The liability under such indemnification provision may be subject to time and materiality limitations, monetary caps and other conditions and defenses. Such indemnity obligations include the following:
| In connection with the license of proprietary systems to customers, Euronet provides certain warranties and infringement indemnities to the licensee, which generally warrant that such systems do not infringe on intellectual property owned by third parties and that the systems will perform in accordance with their specifications; |
| Euronet has entered into purchase and service agreements with our vendors and into consulting agreements with providers of consulting services, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify certain of such vendors and consultants, respectively, against third-party claims arising from the Companys use of the vendors product or the services of the vendor or consultant; |
| In connection with acquisitions and dispositions of subsidiaries, operating units and business assets, the Company has entered into agreements containing indemnification provisions, which are generally described as follows: (i) in connection with acquisitions made by Euronet, the Company has agreed to indemnify the seller against third party claims made against the seller relating to the subject subsidiary, operating unit or asset and arising after the closing of the transaction, and (ii) in connection with dispositions made by Euronet, Euronet has agreed to indemnify the buyer against damages incurred by the buyer due to the buyers reliance on representations and warranties relating to the subject subsidiary, operating unit or business assets in the disposition agreement if such representations or warranties were untrue when made; |
| Euronet has entered into agreements with certain third parties, including banks that provide fiduciary and other services to Euronet or to the Companys benefit plans. Under such agreements, the Company has agreed to indemnify such service providers for third party claims relating to the carrying out of their respective duties under such agreements; and |
| In connection with the Companys entry into the money transfer business, the Company has issued surety bonds in compliance with licensing requirements of those states. |
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To date, the Company is not aware of any significant claims made by the indemnified parties or parties to guarantee agreements with the Company and, accordingly, no liabilities were recorded as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
COMPANY OVERVIEW, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Euronet or the Company) is a leading electronic transaction processor, offering ATM and POS outsourcing services, integrated electronic financial transaction (EFT) software, network gateways, electronic prepaid top-up services to financial institutions, mobile operators and retailers, as well as electronic consumer money transfer and bill payment services. We operate the largest independent pan-European ATM network and the largest national shared ATM network in India, and are one of the largest providers of prepaid processing, or top-up services, for prepaid mobile airtime.
We operate in three principal business segments:
| An EFT Processing Segment, in which we process transactions for a network of 6,565 ATMs and 12,678 POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. We provide comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, and electronic recharge services (for prepaid mobile airtime purchases via ATM or directly from the handset). |
| A Prepaid Processing Segment, through which we provide prepaid processing, or top-up services, for mobile airtime and other prepaid products. We operate a network of more than 208,000 POS terminals providing electronic processing of prepaid mobile phone airtime top-up services across more than 101,000 retailers in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. This segment also includes TelecommUSA, a company acquired during the second quarter 2005, that provides money transfer services to customers between the U.S. and Latin America and bill payment services to consumers in the U.S. |
| A Software Solutions Segment, through which we offer a suite of integrated EFT software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems. |
We have processing centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia and have 14 principal offices in Europe, four in the Asia-Pacific region, three in the U.S. and two in the Middle East. We serve clients in more than 70 countries. Our executive offices are located in Leawood, Kansas, U.S.
ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY FACTORS AND RISKS
Our Company faces certain economic and industry-wide factors that could materially affect our business. In particular, as an international company, we face economic, political, technology infrastructure and legal issues that could have a positive or negative impact in every country in which we operate. Some of the more significant risk factors that our management is focused on include the following:
| Technological and business developments in the local card, electronic and mobile banking, mobile phone, money transfer and retail markets affecting the demand for our services and the level of transaction and other fees that we are able to charge; |
| Foreign currency exchange fluctuations; |
| Competition from bank-owned ATM networks, providers of ATM and POS outsourcing services, providers of prepaid mobile phone services, money transfer services; and software providers; |
| Contract terminations with major customers, sponsor banks, international card organizations, retailers or mobile operators; and |
| Changes in laws and regulations affecting our business. |
SOURCES OF REVENUES AND CASH FLOW
Euronet earns revenue and income based on ATM management fees, transaction fees, professional services, software licensing fees and software maintenance agreements. Each business segments sources of revenue are described below.
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EFT Processing Segment - Revenue in the EFT Processing Segment, which represents 20% of total consolidated revenue for the first half of 2005, is derived from fees charged for transactions effected by cardholders on our proprietary network of ATMs, as well as fixed management fees and transaction fees we charge to banks for operating ATMs under outsourcing agreements.
On our proprietary network, we generally charge fees for four types of ATM transactions: i) cash withdrawals, ii) balance inquiries, iii) transactions not completed because the relevant card issuer does not give authorization, and iv) prepaid telecommunication recharges.
For the first half of 2005 approximately 30% of total segment revenue was derived from ATMs we owned (excluding those leased by us in connection with outsourcing agreements) and the remainder was derived from ATMs that we operate for banks on an outsourced basis. The percentage of revenues we generate from our proprietary network of ATMs has fallen significantly over the past two years. We believe this shift from a largely proprietary, Euronet-owned ATM network, to a greater focus on ATMs operated under outsourcing agreements will provide higher marginal returns on investment. This is because we bear all costs of owning and operating ATMs on our proprietary network, including the capital investment represented by the cost of the ATMs themselves, whereas customer-owned ATMs operated under outsource service agreements require a nominal up-front capital investment because we do not purchase the ATMs. Additionally, in many instances operating costs are the responsibility of the owner and, therefore, recurring operating expenses per ATM are lower. In connection with certain long-term outsourcing agreements, we lease many of our ATMs under capital lease arrangements where, generally, we purchase a banks ATMs and simultaneously sell the ATMs to an entity related to the bank and lease back the ATMs for purposes of fulfilling the ATM outsourcing agreement with the bank. We fully recover the related lease costs from the bank under the outsourcing agreements.
Prepaid Processing Segment - Revenue in the Prepaid Processing Segment, which represents 77% of total consolidated revenue for the first half of 2005, is recognized based on commissions or processing fees received from mobile and other telecommunication operators or from distributors of prepaid wireless products for the distribution and/or processing of prepaid mobile airtime and other telecommunication products. Due to certain provisions in our mobile phone operator agreements, the operators have the ability to reduce the overall commission paid on each top-up transaction. However, by virtue of the Companys contracts with retailers in certain markets, not all of these reductions are absorbed by Euronet. In those markets, when mobile phone operators reduce overall commissions, the effect is to reduce revenues and reduce our direct operating costs resulting in only a small impact, if any, on gross margin and operating income. In Australia, certain retailers negotiate directly with the mobile phone operators for their own commission rates. Agreements with mobile operators are important to the success of our business. These agreements permit us to distribute top-up to the mobile operators customers. The loss of any agreements with mobile operators in any market could materially and adversely affect our results.
During the second quarter 2005, we launched our money transfer and bill payment services through the acquisition of TelecommUSA. TelecommUSAs patented card-based money transfer and bill payment system allows transactions to be initiated primarily through POS terminals and Integrated Cash Register Systems (ICR). Transactions can also be initiated through the internet, fax or telephone. Revenue in the money transfer and bill payment business is earned through the charging of a transaction fee, as well as the difference between purchasing currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the currency to consumers at retail exchange rates. We have origination and distribution agents in place, which each earn a fee for the respective service. These fees are recognized as direct operating costs at the time of sale. As discussed in Other trends and uncertainties below, we incurred an operating loss of $0.2 million during the second quarter 2005 and we expect to continue incurring operating losses of approximately $0.3 to $0.4 million per quarter for at least the next two or three quarters.
Software Solutions Segment - Revenue in the Software Solutions Segment, which represents 3% of total consolidated revenue for the first half of 2005, is recognized from licensing, professional services and maintenance fees for software and sales of related hardware. Software license fees are the initial fees we charge to license our proprietary application software to customers. Professional fees consist of charges for customization, installation and consulting services to customers. Software maintenance revenue represents the ongoing fees charged for maintenance and support for customers software products. Hardware sales are derived from the sale of computer equipment necessary for the respective software solution.
OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND RISKS
Our expansion plans and opportunities are focused on four primary areas within our business segments: (i) outsourced ATM management contracts; (ii) our prepaid mobile phone airtime top-up processing services; (iii) transactions processed on our network of owned and operated ATMs, and (iv) our money transfer and bill payment services.
EFT Processing Segment - The continued expansion and development of our ATM business will depend on various factors including the following:
| the demand for our ATM outsourcing services in our current target markets; |
| the ability to develop products or services to drive increases in transactions; |
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| the expansion of our various business lines in countries where we operate; |
| entering into additional card acceptance and ATM management agreements with banks; |
| the availability of financing for expansion; and |
| the ability to effectively and efficiently convert ATMs contracted under newly awarded outsourcing agreements. |
We carefully monitor the revenue and transactional growth of our ATM networks in each of our markets, and we adjust our plans depending on local market conditions, such as variations in the transaction fees we receive, competition, overall trends in ATM-transaction levels and performance of individual ATMs.
We consistently evaluate and add prospects to our list of potential ATM outsource customers. However, we cannot predict the increase or decrease in the number of ATMs we manage under outsourcing agreements, because this depends largely on the willingness of banks to enter into outsourcing contracts with us. Due to the thorough internal reviews and extensive negotiations conducted by existing and prospective banking customers in choosing outsource vendors, the process of entering into or renewing outsourcing agreements can take approximately six months to more than one year. The process is further complicated by the legal and regulatory considerations of local countries as well as language complexities. These agreements tend to cover large numbers of ATMs, so significant increases and decreases in our pool of managed ATMs could result from signature or termination of these management contracts. Therefore, the timing of both current and new contract revenues is uncertain and unpredictable.
Prepaid Processing Segment - We currently offer prepaid mobile phone top-up services in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, money transfer services to customers between the U.S. and Latin America, and bill payment services to consumers in the U.S. We plan to expand our top-up business in these and other markets by taking advantage of our existing expertise together with relationships with mobile phone operators and retailers. We plan to expand our patented card-based money transfer and bill payment services by offering the product on many of our existing POS terminals in the U.S. and internationally.
Expansion will depend on various factors, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
| the ability to negotiate new agreements for other markets with mobile phone operators, banks and retailers; |
| the continuation of the trend of conversion from scratch card solutions to electronic processing solutions for prepaid airtime among mobile phone users and the continued use of third party providers such as ourselves to supply this service; |
| the development of mobile phone networks in these markets and the increase in the number of mobile phone users; |
| the continuation of the trend of increased use of electronic money transfer and bill payment among immigrant workers and unbanked population; |
| the ability to rapidly maximize the opportunity to apply our patented card-based money transfer and bill payment product to our existing POS terminals in the U.S. and internationally; and |
| the availability of financing for expansion. |
Growth in our prepaid business in any given market is driven by a number of factors, including the extent to which conversion from scratch cards to electronic distribution solutions is occurring or has been completed, the overall pace of growth in the prepaid mobile telephone market, our market share of the retail distribution capacity and the level of commission that is paid to the various intermediaries in prepaid mobile airtime distribution chain. In mature markets, such as the U.K., Australia and Ireland, the conversion from scratch cards to electronic forms of distribution is either complete or nearing completion. Therefore, this factor will cease to provide the organic increases in the number of transactions per terminal that we have experienced historically. Also in mature markets, competition among prepaid distributors results in the reduction of commissions and margins by mobile operators as well as retailer churn. The combined impact of these factors in developed markets is a flattening of growth in the revenues and profits that we earn. In other markets in which we operate, such as Poland, Germany and the U.S., many of the factors that may contribute to rapid growth (conversion from scratch cards to electronic distribution, growth in the prepaid market and rapid roll out of our network of retailers) remain present.
Growth in our money transfer and bill payment services business will be driven by the continuation of global worker migration patterns, our ability to manage rapid growth; our ability to maximize the opportunity to apply TelecommUSAs patented card-based product to our existing POS terminals in the U.S. and internationally and our ability to obtain licenses in many of the states within the U.S. as well as other countries. Currently focused on the U.S. and Latin America market, we plan to expand our money transfer services to other markets. Within the U.S., we will initially increase our sending locations in existing licensed states by leveraging our access to over 15,000 terminals in the U.S., and obtaining licenses to operate in other key states. Expansion of our money transfer business internationally will require resolution of numerous licensing and regulatory issues in each of the sending markets we intend to develop. Global remittances in the money transfer industry are estimated by Aite Group to be growing approximately 8-9% annually, with worldwide remittances totaling approximately $231 billion in 2004.
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In addition, our continued expansion may involve acquisitions that could divert our resources and management time and require integration of new assets with our existing networks and services. Our ability to effectively manage our rapid expansion has required us to expand our operating systems and employee base, particularly at the management level, which has reduced our operating income. An inability to continue to effectively manage expansion could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations. Inadequate technology and resources would impair our ability to maintain current processing technology and efficiencies as well as deliver new and innovative services to compete in the marketplace.
Software Solutions Segment - Software products are an integral part of our product lines, and our investment in research, development, delivery and customer support reflects our ongoing commitment to an expanded customer base. We have been able to enter into agreements under which we use our software in lieu of cash as our initial capital contributions to new transaction processing joint ventures. Such contribution sometimes permits us to enter new markets without significant cash outlay. Therefore, although revenues from our Software Solutions Segment are not currently growing significantly, we view it as a valuable element of our overall business strategy. The competitive factors in the Software Solutions business include price, technology development and the ability of software systems to interact with other leading products. Our success is dependent on our ability to design and implement software applications. Technical disruptions or errors in these systems could have a material adverse impact on our revenue and financial results.
Seasonality - Our business is significantly impacted by seasonality. We normally experience our highest revenue level during the fourth quarter of each year, followed in order by the second quarter, third quarter and first quarter. We have estimated that, absent unusual circumstances (such as the impact of new acquisitions or unusually high levels of growth due to market factors), the overall revenue realized from our three business segments is likely to be approximately 5% to 10% lower during the first quarter of each year than in the fourth quarter of the year. We have historically experienced a less than 5% difference between the second and third quarters of each year. The impact of seasonality has been masked for the last two years due to significant growth rates resulting from the addition of large retail customers in mid-fourth quarter, continued shifts from scratch cards to electronic top-up and acquisitions made in the first quarter of each year. There can be no assurance that this will be the case for future years.
Significant events in the first half of 2005:
| Acquisition of assets of Dynamic Telecom, expanding our Prepaid Processing business in the U.S. See Managements Discussion and Analysis, Prepaid Processing Segment and Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| Acquisition of assets of Telerecarga, expanding our Prepaid Processing business in Spain See Managements Discussion and Analysis, Prepaid Processing Segment and Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| Exercise of our option to acquire a majority ownership share of ATX, expanding our Prepaid Processing business in the European and African markets See Managements Discussion and Analysis, Prepaid Processing Segment and Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| Acquisition of all of the share capital of Continental Transfer, LLC and a wholly-owned subsidiary, TelecommUSA, Limited (TelecommUSA), launching the Companys money transfer and bill payment business See Managements Discussion and Analysis, Overview and Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| Acquisition of an additional 30% ownership share of Europlanet a.d., a debit card processor that owns, operates and manages a network of ATMs and POS terminals. See Managements Discussion and Analysis, Overview and Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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SEGMENT SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Revenues for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Revenues for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
EFT Processing |
$ | 26,041 | $ | 18,002 | $ | 8,039 | 45% | $ | 49,930 | $ | 32,942 | $ | 16,988 | 52% | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid Processing |
102,480 | 65,634 | 36,846 | 56% | 191,861 | 128,553 | 63,308 | 49% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Software Solutions |
3,724 | 3,386 | 338 | 10% | 7,660 | 6,582 | 1,078 | 16% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 132,245 | $ | 87,022 | $ | 45,223 | 52% | $ | 249,451 | $ | 168,077 | $ | 81,374 | 48% | ||||||||||||||
Operating Income for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Operating Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
EFT Processing |
$ | 6,254 | $ | 3,101 | $ | 3,153 | 102% | $ | 11,833 | $ | 5,091 | $ | 6,742 | 132% | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid Processing |
8,336 | 6,332 | 2,004 | 32% | 16,172 | 12,711 | 3,461 | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Software Solutions |
779 | 348 | 431 | 124% | 1,657 | 555 | 1,102 | 199% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
15,369 | 9,781 | 5,588 | 57% | 29,662 | 18,357 | 11,305 | 62% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Services and Other |
(2,847 | ) | (2,415 | ) | (432 | ) | 18% | (5,418 | ) | (4,478 | ) | (940 | ) | 21% | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 12,522 | $ | 7,366 | $ | 5,156 | 70% | $ | 24,244 | $ | 13,879 | $ | 10,365 | 75% | ||||||||||||||
COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004
EFT PROCESSING SEGMENT
The following table presents the results of operations for the second quarter and first half of 2005 and 2004 for our EFT Processing Segment:
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Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 26,041 | $ | 18,002 | $ | 8,039 | 45% | $ | 49,930 | $ | 32,942 | $ | 16,988 | 52% | ||||||||||||||
Operating expense: |
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Direct operating costs |
10,756 | 8,187 | 2,569 | 31% | 21,590 | 15,042 | 6,548 | 44% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
4,169 | 3,312 | 857 | 26% | 7,872 | 6,201 | 1,671 | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
2,447 | 1,588 | 859 | 54% | 3,755 | 2,959 | 796 | 27% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,415 | 1,814 | 601 | 33% | 4,880 | 3,649 | 1,231 | 34% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
19,787 | 14,901 | 4,886 | 33% | 38,097 | 27,851 | 10,246 | 37% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 6,254 | $ | 3,101 | $ | 3,153 | 102% | $ | 11,833 | $ | 5,091 | $ | 6,742 | 132% | ||||||||||||||
Transactions processed (millions) |
86.8 | 54.1 | 32.7 | 60% | 164.1 | 89.0 | 75.1 | 84% | ||||||||||||||||||||
ATMs as of June 30 |
6,565 | 5,097 | 1,468 | 29% | 6,565 | 5,097 | 1,468 | 29% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average ATMs |
6,491 | 4,674 | 1,817 | 39% | 6,266 | 4,180 | 2,086 | 50% |
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Revenues
The increase in EFT Processing Segment revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2005 is a result of the increase in number of ATMs operated and the number of transactions processed compared to the second quarter and first half of 2004, primarily derived from ATM management agreements in Poland, Romania and India and the consolidation of our Serbian subsidiary, Europlanet. Revenue per average ATM was $4,012 for the second quarter and $7,968 for the first half of 2005, compared to $3,852 for the second quarter and $7,881 for the first half of 2004. Revenue per transaction was $0.30 for both the second quarter and first half of 2005, compared to $0.33 for the second quarter and $0.37 for the first half of 2004. Generally, the decrease in revenue per transaction is the result of a continued shift from Euronet proprietarily owned ATMs to ATMs managed under outsourcing agreements. Under outsourcing agreements, the Company primarily earns revenue based on fixed recurring monthly management fee, with less dependence on transaction-based fees because incremental transactions have little impact on the fixed or variable costs of managing ATMs. Therefore, an overall increase in the number of transactions processed on ATMs that are managed under outsourcing agreements generally does not generate commensurate increases in revenues. We believe this shift from a largely proprietary, Euronet-owned ATM network to operating ATMs under outsourcing arrangements is a positive development in the long run and will provide higher marginal returns on investment because the cost of purchasing and operating each ATM is lower for outsourced ATMs as compared to owned ATMs. Customer-owned ATMs operated under service agreements require a nominal up-front capital investment because we do not purchase the ATMs, nor do we incur the start-up costs typically incurred in the early life cycle of Euronet-owned ATM. Additionally, in many instances operating costs are the responsibility of the owner and, therefore, recurring operating expenses per ATM are lower.
Of total segment revenue, for the first half of 2005, approximately 30% was from ATMs we owned (excluding those leased by us in connection with outsourcing agreements), approximately 25% was from ATMs operated under capital lease and management outsourcing arrangements, while the remaining 45% was from other sources, primarily management outsourcing agreements. This compares to 41%, 17% and 42%, respectively, for the first half of 2004.
Direct operating costs
Direct operating costs consist primarily of site rental fees, cash delivery costs, cash supply costs, maintenance, insurance, telecommunications and the cost of data center operations-related personnel, as well as the processing centers facility related costs and other processing center related expenses. As discussed in Note 1 General, to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, Euronet changed the manner in which it reports EFT Processing Segment direct costs, salaries and benefits and sales, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses during the third quarter 2004. In prior periods, processing center costs were charged to and then allocated from SG&A to direct costs on the basis of a standard rate per transaction. We have evaluated this approach and believe that the specific assignment of processing center salaries and related costs together with other costs directly attributable to the center is a preferred method and more appropriately reflects the variable and non-variable nature of our operating expenses. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. This change does not impact consolidated operating income or net income for any period presented.
The increase in direct operating cost for the first quarter 2005, compared to the first quarter 2004 is attributed to the increase in the number of ATMs under operation. However, direct operating costs have decreased to 43% of revenues for the first half of 2005, compared to 46% of revenues for the first half of 2004. These improvements resulted from installing outsourced ATMs, for which direct costs per ATM and on an average per transaction basis, were lower than the existing installed base of ATMs.
Gross margin
Gross margin, which is revenue less direct operating costs, increased to $15.3 million for the second quarter and $28.3 million for the first half of 2005 from $9.8 million for the second quarter and $17.9 million for the first half of 2004. Gross margin per average ATM was $2,355 for the second quarter and $4,523 for the first half of 2005, compared to $2,100 for the second quarter and $4,282 for the first half of 2004. Gross margin per transaction was $0.18 for the second quarter of both 2004 and 2005. Gross margin per transaction was $0.17 for the first half of 2005 compared to $0.20 for the first half of 2004. These fluctuations are primarily due to the addition of more ATMs under outsourcing agreements where we generate less gross margin per transaction, but we do not have a capital investment at risk like we do for ATMs we own.
Of total segment gross margin, for the first half of 2005, approximately 28% was from ATMs we owned (excluding those leased by us in connection with outsourcing agreements), approximately 25% was from ATMs operated under capital lease and management outsourcing arrangements, while the remaining 47% was from other sources, primarily management outsourcing agreements. This compares to 38%, 18% and 44%, respectively, for the first half of 2004.
Salaries and benefits
The increase in salaries and benefits for 2005 compared to 2004 is due to Euronets growing businesses in Indian and Romanian markets, the consolidation of Europlanet beginning in the second quarter 2005, staffing costs to expand in emerging markets and general merit increases awarded to employees. Certain staffing increases were also necessary due to the larger number of ATMs under operation and
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transactions processed. These expenses as a percentage of revenue, however, continued to trend downward during 2005 decreasing to 16% for both the second quarter and first half of 2005, compared to 18% for the second quarter and 19% for the first half of 2004. This decrease as a percentage of revenue reflects leverage and scalability in our markets.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses were 9% of revenue for the second quarter 2005, the same as the second quarter and first half of 2004; and were 8% of revenue for the first half of 2005. However, these costs were reduced by $0.5 million for an insurance recovery during the first quarter 2005. This insurance recovery related to a loss recorded in the fourth quarter 2003 on certain ATM disbursements resulting from a card associations change in their data exchange format. If this benefit were not realized in the first quarter 2005, selling, general and administrative expenses for the first half of 2005 were also 9% of revenue, similar to the prior year.
Depreciation and amortization
The increase in depreciation and amortization expense during the second quarter and first half of 2005 compared to the same periods in 2004 is due to additional depreciation on more than 700 ATMs under capital lease arrangements related to an outsourcing agreement in Poland implemented during the second quarter 2004, additional processing center computer equipment necessary to handle increased transaction volumes and technology upgrades to certain of our owned ATMs throughout 2004.
Operating income
The increase in operating income for the segment is generally the result of increased revenue, and the related gross margins, from new ATM outsourcing and network participation agreements combined with leveraging certain management cost structures. Operating income as a percentage of revenue was 24% for both the second quarter and first half of 2005, compared to 17% for the second quarter and 15% for the first half of 2004. Operating income per transaction was $0.07 for both the second quarter and first half of 2005, and $0.06 for both the second quarter and first half 2004. Operating income per average ATM was $963 for the second quarter and $1,888 for the first half of 2005, compared to $663 for the second quarter and $1,218 for the first half of 2004. The continuing increases in operating income as a percentage of revenue, per transaction and per ATM is due to significant growth in revenues and transactions without commensurate increases in operating expenses, as well as the continuing migration toward operating ATMs under management through outsourcing agreements rather than ownership arrangements.
PREPAID PROCESSING SEGMENT
The following tables present the results of operations for the second quarter and first half of 2005 and 2004, including pro forma results for those periods as if all Prepaid Processing Segment acquired businesses were included in our consolidated results of operations as of January 1, 2004.
Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change | |||||||||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase Amount |
Increase Percent | ||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 102,480 | $ | 65,634 | $ | 36,846 | 56% | $ | 191,861 | $ | 128,553 | $ | 63,308 | 49% | ||||||||
Operating expense: |
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Direct operating costs |
81,053 | 52,112 | 28,941 | 56% | 152,332 | 101,824 | 50,508 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
6,030 | 3,466 | 2,564 | 74% | 10,933 | 6,836 | 4,097 | 60% | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
4,105 | 2,364 | 1,741 | 74% | 7,225 | 4,356 | 2,869 | 66% | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,956 | 1,360 | 1,596 | 117% | 5,199 | 2,826 | 2,373 | 84% | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
94,144 | 59,302 | 34,842 | 59% | 175,689 | 115,842 | 59,847 | 52% | ||||||||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 8,336 | $ | 6,332 | $ | 2,004 | 32% | $ | 16,172 | $ | 12,711 | $ | 3,461 | 27% | ||||||||
Transactions processed (millions) |
86.2 | 54.6 | 31.6 | 58% | 153.4 | 103.1 | 50.3 | 49% |
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Pro Forma |
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Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
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Increase (Decrease) Percent | ||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 102,614 | $ | 81,799 | $ | 20,815 | 25% | $ | 200,930 | $ | 159,887 | $ | 41,043 | 26% | ||||||||||
Operating expense: |
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Direct operating costs |
81,111 | 62,630 | 18,481 | 30% | 158,326 | 122,418 | 35,908 | 29% | ||||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
6,100 | 4,575 | 1,525 | 33% | 11,869 | 9,005 | 2,864 | 32% | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
4,144 | 3,406 | 738 | 22% | 8,011 | 6,409 | 1,602 | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,997 | 2,669 | 328 | 12% | 5,948 | 5,428 | 520 | 10% | ||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
94,352 | 73,280 | 21,072 | 29% | 184,154 | 143,260 | 40,894 | 29% | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 8,262 | $ | 8,519 | $ | (257 | ) | (3% | ) | $ | 16,776 | $ | 16,627 | $ | 149 | 1% | ||||||||
Revenues
The increase in Prepaid Processing Segments revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2005, compared to the second quarter and first half of 2004, was generally attributable to the increase in total transactions processed. This transaction growth reflects growth from existing operations, the full year effects of our 2004 acquisitions and additional revenue from our current year acquisitions. The 2004 acquisitions of EPS, CPI and Movilcarga contributed increased revenues of $6.6 million for the second quarter and $13.2 million for the first half of 2005. Our current year acquisitions of Dynamic Telecom, Telerecarga, ATX and TelecommUSA have contributed revenues of $11.6 million for the second quarter and $14.2 million for the first half of 2005. Additionally, revenues have grown from the effects of retailer agreements implemented during 2004. We do not expect growth rates at these significant levels to continue and, in certain markets, have identified the competitive effects of lower pricing and margins driven by certain mobile operators and retailers. On a pro forma basis, second quarter and first half 2005 revenues increased over the second quarter and first half 2004 as a result of the addition of POS terminals throughout all of our markets, and increased volumes driven by mobile operators shifting from scratch card distribution to electronic distribution.
Revenue per transaction was $1.19 for the second quarter of 2005, compared to $1.20 for the second quarter of 2004 and was $1.25 per transaction for both the first half of 2005 and 2004. Revenue growth in mature markets, such as the U.K. and Australia, has slowed substantially as conversion from scratch cards to electronic top-up approaches completion. We expect most of our growth from 2005 and beyond to be derived from developing markets or markets in which there is organic growth in the prepaid sector, or continued conversion from scratch cards to electronic top-up.
Direct operating costs
Direct operating costs in the Prepaid Processing Segment include the commissions we pay to retail merchants for the distribution and sale of prepaid mobile airtime and other prepaid products, as well as communication and paper expenses required to operate POS terminals. These expenditures vary directly with revenues and processed transactions. The increase in direct operating costs generally corresponds to increases in revenues and transactions processed.
Gross margin
Gross margin, which represents revenue less direct costs, increased by $7.9 million, or 58%, to $21.4 million for the second quarter 2005 compared to $13.5 million for the second quarter 2004. For the first half of 2005, gross margin increased by $12.8 million, or 48%, to $39.5 million, compared to $26.7 million for the first half of 2004. These increases are generally correlated to the increase in transactions processed. Gross margin per transaction remained flat at $0.25 per transaction for second quarters of both periods, and $0.26 per transaction for the first half of both periods. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 21% for all periods presented.
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Salaries and benefits
Salaries and benefits increased to 6% of revenue for both the second quarter and first half of 2005, from 5% of revenue for both the second quarter and first half of 2004. This increase was related to the increase in revenues and transactions processed, as well as, additional sales resources to the U.S. and Australian markets beginning in the latter part of 2004.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expense for the second quarter 2005 increased to 4.0% of revenue compared to 3.6% of revenue for the second quarter 2004, and increased to 3.8% of revenue for the first half of 2005 compared to 3.4% of revenue for the first half of 2004. This increase is due to our continued focus on expanding segment operations, primarily in the U.S.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense primarily represents amortization of acquired intangibles and the depreciation of POS terminals we install in retail stores. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of revenue was 2.9% for the second quarter 2005 and 2.7% for the first half of 2005 and was 2.1% for the second quarter 2004 and 2.2% for the first half of 2004. This increase is due to higher depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of revenue related to our subsidiaries in the U.S. and Spain, many of which were acquired during 2004 and 2005, because each of these entities owns a majority of its POS terminals. Additionally, we recorded higher amortization expense for our Transact subsidiary for the first half 2005, as compared to the first half 2004 as a result of the adjustment to our purchase price allocation increasing amortizable intangibles, such as customer relationships, and decreasing goodwill, which is not amortized. See Note 5 Goodwill and Intangible Assets, to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this adjustment.
Operating income
The improvement in operating income for the second quarter and first half of 2005 compared to the second quarter and first half of 2004 was due to the significant growth in revenues and transactions processed together with contributions from the 2004 acquisitions of EPS, CPI and Movilcarga and the 2005 first quarter acquisitions of Telerecarga, ATX and Dynamic Telecom. Operating income for the second quarter 2005 includes approximately $0.2 million in operating losses related to TelecommUSA, our money transfer and bill payment business acquired in the second quarter 2005. Operating income as a percentage of revenues decreased to 8% for the second quarter and first half of 2005 from 10% for the second quarter and first half of 2004, mainly due to our focus on expanding operations and product development in the U.S., Poland and Australia, together with a mix shift from independent retailers to major retailers. On a pro forma basis, operating income for the second quarter and first half of 2005 remained relatively flat, declining slightly for the second quarter of 2005 compared to 2004, and improving slightly for the first half of 2005 compared to 2004. Pro forma operating margin percentage decreased to 8% for the second quarter and first half of 2005 from 10% for the second quarter and first half of 2004. These decreases are the result of the inclusion of our acquisitions in the U.S. and Spain in the pro forma results for the second quarter and first half of 2004, which included the positive impact on operating margin of margin-rich, opportunistic, short-lived wholesale arrangements that were not ongoing in nature. Additionally, our businesses have added several large customers, thereby increasing total revenues and total operating profits, while slightly lowering overall operating margin as a percentage of revenues.
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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SEGMENT
The following table presents the results of operations for the second quarter and first half of 2005 and 2004 for our Software Solutions Segment:
Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
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Total revenues |
$ | 3,724 | $ | 3,386 | $ | 338 | 10% | $ | 7,660 | $ | 6,582 | $ | 1,078 | 16% | ||||||||||||
Operating expense: |
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Direct operating costs |
348 | 202 | 146 | 72% | 607 | 280 | 327 | 117% | ||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits |
2,152 | 2,155 | (3 | ) | 0% | 4,279 | 4,316 | (37 | ) | (1% | ) | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
186 | 446 | (260 | ) | (58% | ) | 576 | 975 | (399 | ) | (41% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
259 | 235 | 24 | 10% | 541 | 456 | 85 | 19% | ||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
2,945 | 3,038 | (93 | ) | (3% | ) | 6,003 | 6,027 | (24 | ) | 0% | |||||||||||||||
Operating income |
$ | 779 | $ | 348 | $ | 431 | 124% | $ | 1,657 | $ | 555 | $ | 1,102 | 199% | ||||||||||||
Revenues, operating expenses and operating income
The improvement in software revenues for the second quarter and first half of 2005 is due to the addition of new contracts and the efficient implementation of several upgrades for existing customers compared to the second quarter and first half of 2004. Direct operating costs increased for the second quarter and first half of 2005 compared to the same periods in 2004; however, other costs decreased or increased modestly, resulting in overall operating expenses remaining relatively flat. The combination of increased revenues, without corresponding increases in associated total operating costs resulted in an increase to operating income during the second quarter and first half of 2005 of $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004.
Software sales backlog
We define software sales backlog as fees specified in contracts which we have executed and for which we expect recognition of the related revenue within one year. As of June 30, 2005, the revenue backlog was $3.8 million compared to $5.9 million as of June 30, 2004. We cannot give assurances that the contracts included in backlog will actually generate the specified revenues or that the revenues will be generated within the one-year period.
CORPORATE SERVICES AND OTHER
The following table presents the operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 for Corporate Services and Other:
Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year-over-Year Change |
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
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2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
2005 |
2004 |
Increase (Decrease) Amount |
Increase (Decrease) Percent |
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Salaries and benefits |
$ | 1,373 | $ | 1,098 | $ | 275 | 25% | $ | 2,589 | $ | 2,132 | $ | 457 | 21% | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
1,459 | 1,293 | 166 | 13% | 2,779 | 2,290 | 489 | 21% | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
15 | 24 | (9 | ) | (38% | ) | 50 | 56 | (6 | ) | (11% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ | 2,847 | $ | 2,415 | $ | 432 | 18% | $ | 5,418 | $ | 4,478 | $ | 940 | 21% | ||||||||||||
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Corporate operating expenses
The increase in total operating expenses for the Corporate Services Segment is primarily attributable to increased professional fees, largely driven by the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, professional fees related to acquisition analysis and salary expense resulting from overall Company growth.
Interest income
Interest income increased to $1.1 million for the second quarter and to $2.3 million for the first half of 2005, compared to $0.6 million for the second quarter and $1.2 million for the first half of 2004. These increases were due to the significant increase in the average balance on temporary cash investments held in trust in the growing Prepaid Processing Segment and interest earned on the unused proceeds from the December 2004 issuance of $140 million in convertible debentures.
Interest expense
Interest expense decreased to $1.6 million for the second quarter 2005 and to $3.2 million for the first half of 2005, compared to $1.7 million for the second quarter 2004 and $3.5 million for the first half of 2004. Although we had a larger amount of interest bearing debt outstanding during these 2005 periods compared to the 2004 periods, the weighted average interest rate was 4% for the first half 2005 compared to 11% for the first half of 2004. The decrease was primarily due to the 1.625% interest rate on our convertible debentures, which were outstanding for the first half of 2005 and the December 2004 retirement of our 12 3/8% Senior Discount Notes and 8% acquisition notes, which were outstanding during the first half 2004.
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities give rise to foreign currency exchange gains and losses as a result of U.S. dollar to local currency exchange movements. We recorded a net foreign currency exchange loss of $4.7 million during the second quarter and a loss of $7.6 million during the first half of 2005, compared to a gain of $0.3 million for the first quarter and a gain of $0.5 million for the first half of 2004. Exchange gains and losses that result from re-measurement of certain assets and liabilities are recorded in determining net income. Throughout the first half of 2005, the U.S. dollar strengthened against most European based currencies as compared with the first half of 2004, during which time the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies of countries in which we operate remained relatively stable. Due to our global exposure, a significant portion of our assets and liabilities are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including capital lease obligations, short-term obligations, cash and cash equivalents and investments.
Income tax expense
Income tax expense on income from continuing operations was $3.5 million for the second quarter and $7.3 million for the first half of 2005, compared to $2.3 million for the second quarter and $4.4 million for the first half of 2004. Tax expense continues to grow due to the increasing profitability of individual companies in the Prepaid Processing and EFT Processing Segments, particularly in Western Europe and Australia. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2005 was 45.0% compared to 34.3% for the second quarter of 2004. The increase in the effective tax rate was largely attributable to foreign currency exchange losses sustained by the Companys U.S. operations on non-U.S. dollar denominated short-term investments and inter-company loan receivables offset in part by increasing profits in low tax rate countries. Because the Company has a valuation allowance over the net deferred tax assets of its U.S. operations, the Company is not able to currently recognize the tax benefit associated with these foreign currency exchange losses. The effective tax rate for the first half of 2005 was approximately 44%.
Net income
In summary, net income was $3.9 million for the second quarter and $8.7 million for the first half of 2005, compared to $4.4 million for the second quarter and $7.7 million for the first half of 2004. The increase in net income for the first half of 2005 compared to the first half of 2004 was primarily due to increased operating income for the first half of 2005 of $10.4 million due to the factors described above, a decrease in net interest expense of $1.4 million, improvement in equity and dividend income from unconsolidated affiliates and other items of $0.2 million, offset by an $8.1 million increase in losses related to foreign currency exchange and an increase in income tax expense of $2.9 million.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working capital
Our balance of cash and cash equivalents was $50.3 million and the balance of restricted cash was $80.2 million as of June 30, 2005. At June 30, 2005, we had working capital of approximately $30.1 million compared to working capital of approximately $51.6 million at December 31, 2004. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities decreased to 1.11 at June 30, 2005 from 1.18 at December 31, 2004.
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The decrease in working capital and the ratio of current assets to current liabilities was mainly due to cash payments for the acquisition of Movilcarga, Telerecarga, ATX, TelecommUSA and Europlanet, and the earn-out payment to the former owners of Transact. These decreases were partially offset by $14.6 million in borrowings under revolving credit facilities, which are classified as long-term debt obligations on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet. For a detailed explanation of these items and the variances from such amounts as of December 31, 2004, see Balance Sheet Items below.
Operating cash flows
Cash flows provided by operating activities decreased slightly to $20.2 million for the first half of 2005 compared to $22.4 million for the first half of 2004. The decrease was primarily due to changes in restricted cash as a result of the timing of the settlement process for customer collection and vendor remittances in our Prepaid Processing Segment, primarily at our e-pay subsidiaries in the U.K. and Australia. This decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities was mostly offset by the increase in net income, combined with increases in depreciation and amortization and unrealized foreign currency exchange losses, which represent non-cash expenses.
Investing activity cash flow
Cash flows used in investing activities were $108.1 million and $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The amount for the first half of 2005 includes cash paid totaling $99.4 million related to the acquisition of Telerecarga, Movilcarga, ATX, TelecommUSA and Europlanet, as well as the cash earn-out payment to the former owners of Transact. Additionally, our cash fixed asset purchases for the first half of 2005 totaled $7.9 million. The amount for 2004 was primarily comprised of $3.6 million for acquisitions and $4.0 million for fixed asset purchases and other.
Financing activity cash flows
Cash flows provided by financing activities were $17.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to the amount used in financing activities of $2.3 million for the first half of 2004. These amounts include proceeds from borrowings of $14.6 million, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee share purchases of $5.4 million and repayments of debt and capital lease obligations of $2.8 million.
Other sources of capital
Credit agreements During June 2005, the Company amended the $40 million revolving credit agreement signed in October 2004, increasing the amount available for borrowing to $50 million and allowing for more flexibility within certain debt covenants. The revolving credit agreement comprises a $10 million facility among the Company and certain U.S. subsidiaries, and a $50 million facility among the Company and certain European subsidiaries. The revolving credit facilities have been, and can be, used to repay existing debt, for working capital needs, to make acquisitions or for other corporate purposes. These agreements expire during October 2006 and contain customary events of default and covenants related to limitations on indebtedness and the maintenance of certain financial ratios. We were in compliance with all covenants as of June 30, 2005. For more information regarding these facilities see Note 6 Debt Obligations to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
As of June 30, 2005, we had borrowings of $14.6 million and stand by letters of credit totaling $2.2 million outstanding against our $50 million revolving credit agreements; the remaining $33.2 million was available for borrowing. The majority of the $14.6 million borrowed was repaid shortly after June 30, 2005.
Overdraft facility In 2004, our Czech Republic subsidiary entered into an overdraft facility with a bank for up to approximately $3.0 million in order to support ATM network cash needs. As of June 30, 2005, the balance outstanding on this facility was $2.7 million.
Accounts receivable financed with recourse Our Prepaid Processing Segment subsidiaries in Spain entered into agreements with banks to receive cash in advance of collections on customers accounts. These arrangements are with recourse and the banks charge us transaction fees and/or interest in connection with these advances. Cash is received up to 40 days in advance of the customers invoice due dates, accordingly, we remain obligated to the banks on the advances until the underlying account receivable is ultimately collected. The risk of collection remains with Euronet, therefore, the advances are recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Companys unaudited consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2005, the liability recorded for these arrangements was $3.7 million.
Convertible debt On December 15, 2004, we closed the sale of $140 million in principal amount of 1.625% Contingent Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2024 (Convertible Debentures). The net proceeds, after fees totaling $4.5 million, were $135.5 million. The $4.5 million in fees has been deferred and is being amortized over five years, the term of the initial put option by the holders of the Convertible Debentures. We have used, and plan to use the proceeds of the Convertible Debentures for debt repayment, acquisitions and other corporate purposes.
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Proceeds from issuance of shares and other capital contributions In February 2003, the Company established a new qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and reserved 500,000 shares of Common Stock for purchase under the plan by employees through payroll deductions according to specific eligibility and participation requirements. This plan qualifies as an employee stock purchase plan under section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Offerings commence at the beginning of each quarter and expire at the end of the quarter. Under the plan, participating employees are granted options, which immediately vest and are automatically exercised on the final date of the respective offering period. The exercise price of Common Stock options purchased is the lesser of 85% of the fair market value (as defined in the ESPP) of the shares on the first day of each offering or the last day of each offering. The options are funded by participating employees payroll deductions or cash payments. During the three months ended June 30, 2005, we issued 9,282 shares at an average price of $24.06 per share, resulting in proceeds to us of approximately $0.2 million.
Other uses of capital
Payment obligations related to acquisitions As provided in our share purchase agreement with the selling shareholders of Transact, during the first quarter 2005, we paid an earn-out totaling $39.1 million. This payment was settled through the issuance of 598,302 shares of Company Common Stock, valued at approximately $14.6 million, and 18.7 million (approximately $24.5 million) in cash. We also paid approximately $13.0 million in the first quarter 2005 for the second payment in connection with the November 2004 acquisition of the Movilcarga assets. These payments were accrued as current liabilities as of December 31, 2004.
We also have other potential contingent obligations to the former owners of the net assets of EPS, Movilcarga, Dynamic Telecom and Europlanet. These obligations, certain of which may be settled through the issuance of our Common Stock, have not been recorded in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements because the final amounts cannot be estimated beyond a reasonable doubt. These potential obligations are discussed further in Note 4 Acquisitions to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and in Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Sheet Items below.
ATM Leases In the EFT Processing Segment, we lease many of our ATMs under capital lease arrangements that expire between 2005 and 2011. The leases bear interest between 2.5% and 12% per year. As of June 30, 2005, we owed $19.0 million under these capital lease arrangements. The majority of these lease agreements are entered into in connection with long-term outsourcing agreements where, generally, we purchase a banks ATMs and simultaneously sell the ATMs to an entity related to the bank and lease back the ATMs for purposes of fulfilling the ATM outsourcing agreement with the bank. We fully recover the related lease costs from the bank under the outsourcing agreements. Generally, the leases may be canceled without penalty upon reasonable notice in the unlikely event the bank or we were to terminate the related outsourcing agreement. We expect that, if terms were acceptable, we would acquire more ATMs from banks under such outsourcing and lease agreements.
Capital expenditures and needs Total cash capital expenditures for 2005 are estimated to be approximately $15 million to $17 million, of which $7.9 million has been incurred as of June 30, 2005. These capital expenditures are required largely for the upgrade of ATMs to meet EMV requirements and micro-chip card technology, the purchase of terminals for the Prepaid Processing Segment and office and data center computer equipment and software.
In the Prepaid Processing Segment, approximately 15-25% of the more than 208,000 POS devices that we operate are Company owned, with the remaining terminals being operated as integrated cash register devices of our major retail customers or owned by the retailers. As our Prepaid Processing Segment expands, we will continue to add terminals in certain independent retail locations at a price of approximately $250 - $300 per terminal. We expect the proportion of owned terminals to total terminals operated to remain relatively constant.
We are required to maintain ATM hardware for Euronet-owned ATMs and software for all ATMs in our network in accordance with certain regulations and mandates established by local country regulatory and administrative bodies as well as Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV). Accordingly, we expect additional capital expenditures over the next few years to maintain compliance with these regulations and/or mandates. However, we expect hardware expenditures to be less each year as we increase the outsourcing aspect of our business and reduce the number of owned ATMs. Upgrades to our ATM software and hardware were required in 2004 and continue into 2005 to meet EMV mandates such as Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard) and microchip card technology for smart cards. We completed a plan for implementation and delivery of the hardware and software modifications; the remaining capital expenditures necessary to complete these upgrade requirements are estimated to be approximately $1.0 million to $2.0 million.
At current and projected cash flow levels, together with cash on-hand and amounts available under our recently amended revolving credit agreements, we anticipate that our cash generated from operations and existing financing will be sufficient to meet our debt, leasing, acquisition earn-out and capital expenditure obligations. If our cash is insufficient to meet these obligations, we will seek to refinance our debt under terms acceptable to us. However, we can offer no assurances that we will be able to obtain favorable terms for the refinancing of any of the debt or obligations described above.
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Other trends and uncertainties
In connection with the acquisition of TelecommUSA during the second quarter 2005, and the expected future expansion of the patented card-based money transfer and bill payment product to our existing POS terminals, we expect to incur potentially significant costs for technical development and marketing. Over the next 12-18 months, we expect that this expansion will require us to invest approximately $2.0 million to $3.0 million related to technical development, most of which we estimate will be capitalized and amortized over the estimated economic life. We also estimate that our operating losses from the money transfer and bill payment business will total approximately $0.3 million to $0.4 million per quarter for at least the next two or three quarters. These losses may increase further as we begin expanding the money transfer and bill payment products internationally.
TelecommUSAs money transfer business is consistent with our core business of transaction processing and has over 350 sending locations in the U.S. to facilitate consumer remittances to approximately 13,000 distribution outlets in Latin America. TelecommUSA also offers bill payment services to approximately 5,000 U.S. billers. The patented, card-based system allows retailers to accept cash at a designated POS location and transfer it to any of the 13,000 money transfer locations connected to the system. The system is fast and easy to use for both retailers and consumers and is designed to verify transactions in compliance with all state and federal regulations, such as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) and Patriot Act regulations. Transfers can be picked up in cash, deposited to a bank account, or loaded to a stored value card.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2005:
Payments due by period | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
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Total |
Less than 1 year |
1-3 years |
3-5 years |
More than 5 years | ||||||||||
Debt obligations, including interest |
$ | 201,017 | $ | 3,222 | $ | 19,120 | $ | 4,550 | $ | 174,125 | |||||
Estimated potential acquisition obligations |
20,900 | 13,800 | 7,100 | | | ||||||||||
Capital leases |
23,502 | 6,459 | 10,000 | 4,940 | 2,103 | ||||||||||
Operating leases |
17,237 | 4,548 | 7,906 | 4,508 | 275 | ||||||||||
Short-term obligations |
5,377 | 5,377 | | | | ||||||||||
Purchase obligations |
14,287 | 6,461 | 5,245 | 1,685 | 896 | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 282,320 | $ | 39,867 | $ | 49,371 | $ | 15,683 | $ | 177,399 | |||||
Purchase obligations include contractual amounts for ATM maintenance, cleaning, telecommunication and cash replenishment operating expenses. While contractual payments may be greater or less based on the number of ATMs and transaction levels, purchase obligations listed above are estimated based on current levels of such business activity.
We regularly grant guarantees of the obligations of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2005, there were no material changes from the disclosure in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 in the potential value of our outstanding guarantees.
From time to time, Euronet enters into agreements with unaffiliated parties that contain indemnification provisions, the terms of which may vary depending on the negotiated terms of each respective agreement. The amount of such obligations is not stated in the agreements. Our liability under such indemnification provision may be subject to time and materiality limitations, monetary caps and other conditions and defenses. Such indemnity obligations have not changed materially from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than the following:
| In connection with our entry into the money transfer business, we have issued surety bonds in compliance with licensing requirements of those states. |
To date, we are not aware of any significant claims made by the indemnified parties or parties to guarantee agreements with us and, accordingly, no liabilities have been recorded as of June 30, 2005.
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BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $50.3 million at June 30, 2005 from $124.2 million at December 31, 2004. See the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for a detailed reconciliation of the Companys sources and uses of cash for the first half of 2005.
Restricted cash
Restricted cash increased to $80.2 million at June 30, 2005 from $69.3 million at December 31, 2004, and primarily represents $70.7 million held in trust and/or cash held on behalf of others in connection with the administration of the customer collection and vendor remittance activities in the Prepaid Processing Segment. Amounts collected from customers that are due to the mobile operators are deposited into a restricted cash account held by our Prepaid Processing Segment companies on behalf of the mobile operators for which we process transactions. These balances are used in connection with the administration of customer collection and vendor remittance activities. The remaining balances of restricted cash represent primarily ATM deposits and collateral on bank guarantees. The increase from December 31, 2004 is primarily related to the timing of the settlement process at our e-pay subsidiaries in the U.K. and Australia.
Inventory PINs and other
Inventory PINs and other increased to $29.4 million at June 30, 2005 from $18.9 million at December 31, 2004. Inventory PINs and other includes prepaid personal identification number (PIN) inventory for prepaid mobile airtime purchases related to the Prepaid Processing Segment, primarily in the U.S. and Poland, and to a lesser extent, the U.K. and Germany. Inventory PINs and other also includes smaller amounts for POS terminals, mobile phone handsets and ATMs held for sale. The increase from December 31, 2004 is due to the accelerated growth of Prepaid Processing in the U.S. and Poland and timing of opportunistic bulk PIN purchases.
Trade accounts receivable, net
Net trade accounts receivables increased to $113.8 million at June 30, 2005 from $110.3 million at December 31, 2004. The primary component of our trade accounts receivable represents amounts to be collected on behalf of mobile operators in connection with the timing of the settlement process for the growing Prepaid Processing Segment. The slight growth over the prior year is due to acquisitions during the first half of 2005, mostly offset by a decrease related to the timing of the settlement process at our e-pay subsidiary in the U.K.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets increased to $24.1 million as of June 30, 2005 from $13.2 million as of December 31, 2004. The largest component of this balance is amounts recorded for our net Value Added Tax (VAT) receivable related to certain European subsidiaries. The balance of net VAT receivable as of June 30, 2005 was $15.7 million, compared to $7.0 million as of December 31, 2004. This increase of $8.7 million was primarily a result of the acquisition of Telerecarga during the first half of 2005. The remaining increase of $2.2 million is due to overall increases in operational levels and the timing of payments such as insurance, deposits and other prepaid items. In July 2005, we received a VAT refund of approximately $5.8 million.
Property and equipment, net
Net property and equipment increased to $41.3 million as of June 30, 2005 from $39.9 million at December 31, 2004. Of this increase, approximately $2.4 million is due to acquisitions during the first half of 2005. The remaining decrease is due to depreciation and amortization expense recorded and the impact of fluctuations in exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar during the first half of 2005 exceeding other additions to property and equipment.
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Goodwill and intangible assets
Net intangible assets and goodwill increased to $297.3 million at June 30, 2005 from $212.6 million at December 31, 2004 due to acquisitions during the first half of 2005. Additionally, the final independent appraisal of the Transact purchase price allocation resulted in an increase to the amount recorded for amortizable intangible assets of $1.8 million and a decrease to goodwill of $1.1 million, after the impact of deferred income taxes. Amortization of intangible assets for the first half 2005 was $2.8 million. The following table summarizes the activity for the first half of 2005:
(in thousands)
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Amortizable Intangible Assets |
Goodwill |
Total Intangible Assets |
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Balance as of December 31, 2004 |
$ | 28,930 | $ | 183,668 | $ | 212,598 | ||||||
Increases (decreases): |
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Acquisition of Telerecarga |
11,351 | 42,136 | 53,487 | |||||||||
Other acquisitions |
7,931 | 33,727 | 41,658 | |||||||||
Adjustment to Transact |
1,789 | (1,025 | ) | 764 | ||||||||
Amortization |
(2,834 | ) | | (2,834 | ) | |||||||
Other (primarily changes in foreign currency exchange rates) |
(2,264 | ) | (6,136 | ) | (8,400 | ) | ||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2005 |
$ | 44,903 | $ | 252,370 | $ | 297,273 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets
Current and non-current deferred tax assets totaled $11.0 million and $10.1 million as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. The increase in these balances as of June 30, 2005 is due to the recognition of deferred tax assets generated during the first half of 2005.
Other assets
Other assets decreased to $9.9 million at June 30, 2005 from $12.7 million at December 31, 2004 primarily due to the Company exercising the option to purchase an additional 41% interest in ATX. As of December 31, 2004, we used the cost method of accounting for our 10% interest in ATX of $2.9 million. With our increase in ownership from 10% to 51%, we are now required to consolidate ATXs financial position and results of operations, whereas, other assets formerly included our minority investment in ATX.
Accounts payable
Accounts payable increased to $189.7 million at June 30, 2005 from $155.1 million at December 31, 2004. The primary component of our trade accounts payable represents payables to mobile operators in connection with the timing of the settlement process for the growing Prepaid Processing Segment. A majority of the increase of $34.6 million is due to the acquisition of Telerecarga, which has $41.2 million in accounts payable as of June 30, 2005. Also, as discussed under Inventory PINs and other above, our prepaid processing subsidiary in the U.S. completed an opportunistic bulk PIN purchase, offset by decreases in accounts payable in our prepaid business related to the timing of the settlement process, primarily at our e-pay subsidiary in the U.K.
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities decreased to $57.2 million at June 30, 2005 from $107.6 million at December 31, 2004. This $50.4 million decrease is primarily due to the settlement of the $39.1 million and $13.0 million purchase price liabilities for the Transact earn-out and Movilcarga acquisition, respectively, that were accrued as of December 31, 2004. Additionally, there was an $8.9 million decrease in accrued liabilities recorded in our Prepaid Processing Segment related to the timing of the settlement and invoicing process. These decreases were partially offset by $8.3 million in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of June 30, 2005 related to companies acquired during the first half of 2005 and $3.7 million in liabilities recorded related to accounts receivable financed with recourse, discussed in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies and Practices. The remaining decrease of $1.4 million is due to the timing of recognition and payment of various accrued expenses and other current liabilities across all of our operations.
Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue decreased to $7.1 million as of June 30, 2005 from $9.9 million as of December 31, 2004 due to difference in timing of cash receipts and revenue recognition for certain contracts, primarily for ATM outsourcing in India and software installation in the Software Solutions Segment.
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Debt obligations and capital leases
As of June 30, 2005, total indebtedness increased to $178.7 million from $166.2 million as of December 31, 2004. A summary of the activity in our debt obligations for the first half of 2005 is as follows:
(in thousands)
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Short-Term Obligations |
Lines of Credit |
Capital Leases |
1.625% Convertible Debentures Due Dec. 2024 |
Total |
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Balance at December 31, 2004 |
$ | 4,862 | $ | | $ | 21,297 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 166,159 | ||||||||
Indebtedness incurred |
1,013 | 14,570 | 2,656 | | 18,239 | |||||||||||||
Repayments |
(518 | ) | | (3,674 | ) | | (4,192 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest accrued |
| | 913 | | 913 | |||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gain |
(282 | ) | | (2,157 | ) | | (2,439 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
5,075 | 14,570 | 19,035 | 140,000 | 178,680 | |||||||||||||
Less - current maturities |
(5,075 | ) | | (4,948 | ) | | (10,023 | ) | ||||||||||
Long-term obligations at June 30, 2005 |
$ | | $ | 14,570 | $ | 14,087 | $ | 140,000 | $ | 168,657 | ||||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities
Current and non-current deferred tax liabilities totaled $28.7 million and $19.4 million as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. The increase of $9.3 million was partially due to $6.9 million of additions to deferred tax liabilities in connection with the Companys first half 2005 acquisitions of Dynamic Telecom, Telerecarga, ATX, TelecommUSA and Europlanet. Additionally, we recorded an increase of $0.7 million related to an adjustment to the value of Transacts amortizable intangible assets and the recognition of other deferred tax liabilities generated during the first half of 2005. These increases were reduced by amortization of all acquisition-related deferred taxes of approximately $0.6 million during the first half of 2005.
Total stockholders equity
Total stockholders equity increased to $184.6 million at June 30, 2005 from $141.9 million at December 31, 2004. This $42.7 million increase is primarily the result of:
| $8.7 million in net income for the first half of 2005; |
| $34.2 million in shares issued for acquisitions; |
| $5.4 million in proceeds from the exercise of options, warrants and employee stock purchases; and |
| offset by $5.6 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss. |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act and section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the following:
| trends affecting our business plans, financing plans and requirements; |
| trends affecting our business; |
| the adequacy of capital to meet our capital requirements and expansion plans; |
| the assumptions underlying our business plans; |
| business strategy; |
| government regulatory action; |
| technological advances; and |
| projected costs and revenues. |
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Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words believe, expect, anticipated, intend, estimate and similar expressions.
Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
| technological and business developments in the local card, electronic and mobile banking, mobile phone and money transfer markets affecting transaction and other fees that we are able to charge for our services; |
| foreign currency exchange fluctuations; |
| competition from bank-owned ATM networks, outsource providers of ATM services, software providers and providers of outsourced mobile phone prepaid services; |
| our relationships with our major customers, money transfer distributors, sponsor banks in various markets and international card organizations, including the risk of contract terminations with major customers; and |
| changes in laws and regulations affecting our business. |
These risks and other risks are more fully described below.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
During the second quarter 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an exposure draft that would amend Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations. The proposed changes include, among other things: 1) recording contingent liabilities (including earn-out obligations) at estimated value at the acquisition date, with subsequent adjustments being recorded in net income, rather than as an adjustment to goodwill, and 2) accounting for transaction related costs as expenses in the period incurred, rather than capitalizing these costs as a component of the respective purchase price. If adopted, the changes would be effective for Euronet for acquisitions on or after January 1, 2007.
Also during the second quarter 2005, the FASB issued an exposure draft that would amend SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. The new Standard would require that the sustainability of tax positions achieve a probable level before being recorded as a reduction to income tax expense, similar to the assessment of contingent liabilities prescribed in SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. If adopted, the changes would be effective for Euronet for the year ended December 31, 2005.
We have not yet completed our analysis of the estimated impact that the adoption of the above potential accounting pronouncements would have on our financial position and results from operations, however, the impacts may be significant.
RISK FACTORS
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of factors including the ones described below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. The risks and uncertainties described below or elsewhere herein are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline substantially. Thus, you should carefully consider these risks before investing in our securities.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have a substantial amount of debt and other contractual commitments, and the cost of servicing those obligations could adversely affect our business and hinder our ability to make payments on the Debentures, and such risk could increase if we incur more debt.
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness. As of June 30, 2005, our total liabilities were $478.6 million and our total assets were $663.3 million. In addition, we may have to pay approximately $20.9 million during the years 2005 through 2008 as deferred consideration in connection with the CPI, Movilcarga, Telerecarga Dynamic Telecom and Europlanet acquisitions. A portion of these obligations may be paid in stock. While we expect to satisfy any payment obligations from available cash and operating cash flows, we
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may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all such obligations as a result of a variety of factors, some of which may be beyond our control. If the opportunity of a strategic acquisition arises or if we enter into new contracts that require the installation or servicing of ATM machines on a faster pace than anticipated, we may be required to incur additional debt for these purposes and to fund our working capital needs, which we may not be able to obtain.
The level of our indebtedness could have important consequences to investors, including the following:
| our ability to obtain any necessary financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements or other purposes may be limited or financing may be unavailable; |
| a substantial portion of our cash flows must be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness and other obligations and will not be available for use in our business; |
| our level of indebtedness could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the markets in which we operate; |
| our high degree of indebtedness will make us more vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions and/or a downturn in our business, thereby making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations; and |
| because a portion of our indebtedness and other obligations are denominated in other currencies, and because a portion of our debt bears interest at a variable rate of interest, our actual debt service obligations could increase as a result of adverse changes in currency exchange and interest rates. |
If we fail to make required debt payments, or if we fail to comply with other covenants in our debt service agreements, we would be in default under the terms of these agreements. This default would permit the holders of the indebtedness to accelerate repayment of this debt and could cause defaults under other indebtedness that we have.
Restrictive covenants in our credit facilities may adversely affect us.
Our credit facilities contain a variety of restrictive covenants that limit our ability to incur debt, make investments, pay dividends and sell assets. In addition, these facilities require us to maintain specified financial ratios, including Debt to EBITDA and EBITDAR to fixed charges, and satisfy other financial condition tests, including a minimum EBITDA test. See Description of Credit Facility. Our ability to meet those financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet those tests. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under our credit facilities. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our credit facilities, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the credit facilities to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have pledged a substantial portion of our assets as security under the credit facilities. If the lenders under either credit facility accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay our credit facilities and our other indebtedness, including the notes.
The Debt to EBITDA ratio contained in the credit facilities limits our funded debt to not more than two times our EBITDA for the last four quarters, in each case as defined in the credit facilities. EBITDA includes the historical pro forma effect of any acquisitions to the extent agreed to by the lenders. Funded debt is defined as certain debt minus proceeds of this offering so long as such proceeds are deposited in designated accounts. We will deposit a substantial portion of the proceeds into such accounts in order to comply with such covenant. Following this offering, we will only be able to utilize the proceeds of this offering or incur additional debt to the extent that, after giving effect to such utilization, our debt (less the remaining amount of proceeds in such account) is less than two times our EBITDA, including historical pro forma effect of any acquisitions. Accordingly, our ability to use the proceeds of this offering or incur additional debt for purposes other than debt repayment or for acquisitions that increase our EBITDA, will be limited until such time as our EBITDA increases.
Our business may suffer from risks related to our recent acquisitions and potential future acquisitions.
A substantial portion of our recent growth is due to acquisitions, and we continue to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate, or otherwise realize anticipated benefits from, our recent acquisitions or any future acquisitions, which could adversely impact our long-term competitiveness and profitability. The integration of our recent acquisitions and any future acquisitions will involve a number of risks that could harm our financial condition, results of operations and competitive position. In particular:
| The integration plan for our acquisitions assumes benefits based on analyses that involve assumptions as to future events, including leveraging our existing relationships with mobile phone operators and retailers, as well as general business and industry conditions, many of which are beyond our control and may not materialize. Unforeseen factors may offset components of our integration plan in whole or in part. As a result, our actual results may vary considerably, or be considerably delayed, compared to our estimates; |
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| The integration process could disrupt the activities of the businesses that are being combined. The combination of companies requires, among other things, coordination of administrative and other functions. In addition, the loss of key employees, customers or vendors of acquired businesses could materially and adversely impact the integration of the acquired business; |
| The execution of our integration plans may divert the attention of our management from operating our business; or |
| We may assume unanticipated liabilities and contingencies. |
Future acquisitions may be affected through the issuance of our Common Stock, or securities convertible into our Common Stock, which could substantially dilute the ownership percentage of our current stockholders. In addition, shares issued in connection with future acquisitions could be publicly tradable, which could result in a material decrease in the market price of our Common Stock.
A lack of business opportunities or financial resources may impede our ability to continue to expand at desired levels, and our failure to expand operations could have an adverse impact on our financial condition.
Our expansion plans and opportunities are focused on four separate areas: (i) our network of owned and operated ATMs; (ii) outsourced ATM management contracts; (iii) our prepaid mobile phone airtime services; and (iv) our money transfer and bill payment services.
The continued expansion and development of our ATM business will depend on various factors including the following:
| the demand for our ATM services in our current target markets; |
| the ability to locate appropriate ATM sites and obtain necessary approvals for the installation of ATMs; |
| the ability to install ATMs in an efficient and timely manner; |
| the expansion of our business into new countries as currently planned; |
| entering into additional card acceptance and ATM management agreements with banks; |
| the ability to obtain sufficient numbers of ATMs on a timely basis; and |
| the availability of financing for the expansion. |
We carefully monitor the growth of our ATM networks in each of our markets, and we accelerate or delay our expansion plans depending on local market conditions, such as variations in the transaction fees we receive, competition, overall trends in ATM transaction levels and performance of individual ATMs.
We cannot predict the increase or decrease in the number of ATMs we manage under outsourcing agreements, because this depends largely on the willingness of banks to enter into outsourcing contracts with us. Banks are very deliberate in negotiating these agreements and the process of negotiating and signing outsourcing agreements typically takes six to 12 months or longer. Moreover, banks evaluate a wide range of matters when deciding to choose an outsource vendor and generally this decision is subject to extensive management analysis and approvals. The process is exacerbated by the legal and regulatory considerations of local countries, as well as local language complexities. These agreements tend to cover large numbers of ATMs, so significant increases and decreases in our pool of managed ATMs could result from signature or termination of these management contracts. In this regard, the timing of both current and new contract revenues is uncertain and unpredictable.
We currently offer prepaid mobile phone top-up services in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific and we currently offer money transfer services from the U.S. to Latin America and bill payment services within the U.S. We plan to expand these services in these and other markets by taking advantage of our existing relationships with mobile phone operators, banks and retailers. This expansion will depend on various factors, including the following:
| the ability to negotiate new agreements in these markets with mobile phone operators, banks and retailers; |
| the continuation of the trend of increased use of electronic prepaid airtime among mobile phone users; |
| the continuation of the trend of increased use of electronic money transfer and bill payment among immigrant workers; |
| the development of mobile phone networks in these markets and the increase in the number of mobile phone users; and |
| the availability of financing for the expansion. |
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In addition, our continued expansion may involve acquisitions that could divert our resources and management time and require integration of new assets with our existing networks and services and could require financing that we may not be able to obtain. Our ability to manage our rapid expansion effectively will require us eventually to expand our operating systems and employee base. An inability to do this could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations.
We are subject to business cycles and other outside factors that may negatively affect mobile phone operators, retailers and our customers.
A recessionary economic environment or other outside factors could have a negative impact on mobile phone operators, retailers and our customers and could reduce the level of transactions, which could, in turn, negatively impact our financial results. If mobile phone operators experience decreased demand for their prepaid products and services (including due to increasing usage of postpaid services) or if the retail locations where we provide POS top-up services decrease in number, we will process fewer transactions, resulting in lower revenue. In addition, a recessionary economic environment could result in a higher rate of bankruptcy filings by mobile phone operators, retailers and our customers and could reduce the level of ATM transactions, which will have a negative impact on our business.
The growth of our prepaid business is dependent on certain factors that are variable from market to market but may reduce or eliminate growth in fully mature markets.
Growth in our prepaid business in any given market is driven by a number of factors, including the extent to which conversion from scratch cards to electronic distribution solutions is occurring or has been completed, the overall pace of growth in the prepaid mobile telephone market, our market share of the retail distribution capacity and the level of commission that is paid to the various intermediaries in the prepaid mobile airtime distribution chain. In mature markets, such as the U.K., Australia and Ireland, the conversion of scratch cards from mobile operators to electronic forms of distribution is either complete or nearing completion. Therefore, these factors will cease to provide the organic increases in the number of transactions per terminal that we have experienced historically. Also in mature markets, competition among prepaid distributors results in the reduction of commissions and margins by mobile operators as well as retailer churn. The combined impact of these factors in fully mature markets is a flattening of growth in the revenues and profits that we earn. These factors could adversely impact our financial results as the markets in which we conduct the prepaid business mature.
Our prepaid mobile airtime top-up business may be susceptible to fraud occurring at the retailer level.
In our Prepaid Processing Segment, we contract with retailers that accept payment on our behalf, which we then transfer to a trust or other operating account for payment to mobile phone operators. In the event a retailer does not transfer to us payments that it receives for mobile phone airtime, we are responsible to the mobile phone operator for the cost of the airtime credited to the customers mobile phone. Although, in certain circumstances, we maintain credit enhancement insurance polices and take other precautions to mitigate this risk, we can provide no assurance that retailer fraud will not increase in the future or that any proceeds we receive under our insurance policies will be adequate to cover losses resulting from retailer fraud, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Because we typically enter into short-term contracts with mobile phone operators and retailers, our top-up business is subject to the risk of non-renewal of those contracts.
Our contracts with mobile phone operators to process prepaid mobile phone airtime recharge services typically have terms of two to three years or less. Many of those contracts may be canceled by either party upon three months notice. Our contracts with mobile phone operators are not exclusive, so these operators may enter into top-up contracts with other service providers. In addition, our top-up service contracts with major retailers typically have terms of one to two years and our contracts with smaller retailers typically may be canceled by either party upon three months notice. The cancellation or non-renewal of one or more of our significant mobile phone operator or retail contracts, or of a large enough group of our contracts with smaller retailers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our contracts generally permit operators to reduce our fees at any time. Commission revenue or fee reductions by any of the mobile phone operators could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In the U.S. and certain other countries, processes we employ may be subject to patent protection by other parties.
In the U.S. and certain other countries, patent protection legislation permits the protection of processes. We employ certain processes in various markets. that have been used in the industry by other parties for many years, and which we and other companies using the same or similar processes consider to be in the public domain. However, we are aware that certain parties believe they hold patents that cover some of the processes employed in the prepaid processing industry in the U.S. and elsewhere. The question whether a process is in the
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public domain is a legal determination, and if this issue is litigated we cannot be certain of the outcome of any such litigation. If a person were to assert that it holds a patent covering any of the processes we use, we would be required to defend ourselves against such claim and if unsuccessful, would be required to either modify our processes or pay license fees for the use of such processes. This could materially and adversely affect our prepaid processing business in any affected markets and could result in our reconsidering the rate of expansion of this business in those markets.
The level of transactions on our ATM and prepaid processing networks is subject to substantial seasonal variation, which may cause our quarterly results to fluctuate materially and create volatility in the price of our shares.
Our experience is that the level of transactions on our networks is subject to substantial seasonal variation. Transaction levels have consistently been much higher in the last quarter of the year due to increased use of ATMs and prepaid top-ups during the holiday season. The level of transactions drops in the first quarter, during which transaction levels are generally the lowest we experience during the year. Since revenues of the EFT Processing and Prepaid Processing Segments are primarily transaction-based, these segments are directly affected by this seasonality. As a result of these seasonal variations, our quarterly operating results may fluctuate materially and could lead to volatility in the price of our shares.
The stability and growth of our ATM business depend on maintaining our current card acceptance and ATM management agreements with banks and international card organizations, and on securing new arrangements for card acceptance and ATM management.
The stability and future growth of our ATM business depend in part on our ability to sign card acceptance and ATM management agreements with banks and international card organizations. Card acceptance agreements allow our ATMs to accept credit and debit cards issued by banks and international card organizations. ATM management agreements generate service income from our management of ATMs for banks. These agreements are the primary source of our ATM business.
These agreements have expiration dates and banks and international card organizations are generally not obligated to renew them. In some cases, banks may terminate their contracts prior to the expiration of their terms. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to sign or maintain these agreements on terms and conditions acceptable to us or that international card organizations will continue to permit our ATMs to accept their credit and debit cards. The inability to continue to sign or maintain these agreements, or to continue to accept the credit and debit cards of local banks and international card organizations at our ATMs in the future, could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations.
Retaining the founders of our company, and of companies that we acquire, and finding and retaining qualified personnel in Europe may be important to our continued success.
Our strategy and its implementation depend in large part on the founders of our company, in particular Michael Brown and Daniel Henry, and their continued involvement in Euronet in the future. In addition, the success of the expansion of businesses that we acquire may depend in large part upon the retention of the founders of those businesses. Our success also depends in part on our ability to hire and retain highly skilled and qualified management, operating, marketing, financial and technical personnel. The competition for qualified personnel in Central Europe and the other markets where we conduct our business is intense and, accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to hire or retain the required personnel.
Our officers and some of our key personnel have entered into service or employment agreements containing non-competition, non-disclosure and non-solicitation covenants and providing for the granting of incentive stock options with long-term vesting requirements. However, most of these contracts do not guarantee that these individuals will continue their employment with us. The loss of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations.
Our operating results depend in part on the volume of transactions on ATMs in our network and the fees we can collect from processing these transactions.
Transaction fees from banks and international card organizations for transactions processed on our ATMs have historically accounted for a substantial majority of our revenues. These fees are set by agreement among all banks in a particular market. Although we are less dependent on these fees due to our Prepaid Processing Segment, the future operating results of our ATM business depend on the following factors:
| the increased issuance of credit and debit cards; |
| the increased acceptance of our ATM processing and management services in our target markets; |
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| the maintenance of the level of transaction fees we receive; |
| the installation of larger numbers of ATMs; and |
| the continued use of our ATMs by credit and debit cardholders. |
Although we believe that the volume of transactions in developing countries will tend to increase due to growth in the number of cards being issued by banks in these markets, we anticipate that transaction levels on any given ATM in developing markets will not increase significantly. We can improve the levels of transactions on our ATM network overall by acquiring good sites for our ATMs, eliminating poor locations, entering new less-developed markets and adding new transactions to the sets of transactions that are available on our ATMs. However, we may not be successful in materially increasing transaction levels through these measures. Per-transaction fees have declined in certain markets in recent years. If we cannot continue to increase our transaction levels and per-transaction fees generally decline, our results would be adversely affected.
Our operating results depend in part on the volume of transactions for prepaid phone services and the commissions we receive for these services.
Our Prepaid Processing Segment derives revenues based on processing fees from mobile and other telecommunication operators or distributors of prepaid wireless products. Generally, these operators have the right to reduce the overall fee paid for each transaction, although a portion of such reductions can be passed along to retailers. In the last year, processing fees per transaction have been declining in most markets, and we expect that trend to continue. We have been able to improve our results despite that trend due to substantial growth in transactions, driven by acquisitions and organic growth. We do not expect to continue this rate of growth. If we cannot continue to increase our transaction levels and per-transaction fees continue to decline, our results would be adversely affected.
Our operating results in the money transfer business depend in part on continued worker immigration patterns, our ability to expand our share of the existing electronic market and expand into new markets and our ability to continue complying with regulations issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) and Patriot Act regulations. Changes in state, federal or foreign laws and regulations could impact the money transfer industry and make it more difficult for our customers to initiate money transfers.
Our money transfer business primarily focuses on customers who immigrate to the U.S. from Latin American countries in search of employment and then send a portion of their earnings to family members in Latin America. Our ability to continue complying with the requirements of OFAC, BSA, FINCEN and the Patriot Act will be important to our success in achieving growth and an inability to do this could have an adverse impact on our revenue and earnings. Changes in federal policies toward immigration may have an negative affect on immigration in the U.S., which could also have an adverse impact on our money transfer revenues.
Future growth and profitability depend upon expansion within the markets in which we currently operate and the development of new markets for our money transfer services. To achieve this expansion, we plan to initially focus on growth in the U.S. and Latin America market by increasing our sending locations in existing states and then expanding into other states by leveraging our prepaid processing terminal base. Expansion of our money transfer business internationally will require resolution of numerous licensing and regulatory issues in each of the sending markets we intend to develop. If we are unable to successfully to apply the money transfer product to our existing terminal base or obtain the necessary licensing and other regulatory approvals, we may not realize expected results.
Our expansion into new markets is also dependent upon our ability to apply our existing technology or to develop new applications to satisfy market demand. We may not have adequate financial and technological resources to expand our distribution channels and product applications to satisfy these demands, which may have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve expected growth in revenues and earnings.
Developments in electronic financial transactions, such as the increased use of debit cards by customers and pass-through of ATM transaction fees by banks to customers or developments in the mobile phone industry, could materially reduce ATM transaction levels and our revenues.
Certain developments in the field of electronic financial transactions may reduce the amount of cash that individuals need on a daily basis, including the promotion by international card organizations and banks of the use of bank debit cards for transactions of small amounts. These developments may reduce the transaction levels that we experience on our ATMs in the markets where they occur. Banks also could elect to pass through to their customers all, or a large part of, the fees we charge for transactions on our ATMs. This would increase the cost of using our ATM machines to the banks customers, which may cause a decline in the use of our ATM machines and, thus, have an adverse effect on our revenues. If transaction levels over our existing ATM network do not increase, growth in our revenues from the ATMs we own will depend primarily on rolling out ATMs at new sites and developing new markets, which requires capital investment and resources and reduces the margin we realize from our revenues.
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The mobile phone industry is a rapidly evolving area, in which technological developments, in particular the development of new methods or services, may affect the demand for other services in a dramatic way. The development of any new technology that reduces the need or demand for prepaid mobile phone time could materially and adversely affect our business.
We generally have little control over the ATM transaction fees established in the markets where we operate, and therefore cannot control any potential reductions in these fees.
The amount of fees we receive per transaction is set in various ways in the markets in which we do business. We have card acceptance agreements or ATM management agreements with some banks under which fees are set. However, we derive the bulk of our revenues in most markets from interchange fees that are set by the central ATM processing switch. The banks that participate in these switches set the interchange fee, and we are not in a position in any market to greatly influence these fees, which may increase or decrease over time. A significant decrease in the interchange fee in any market could adversely affect our results in that market.
In some cases, we are dependent upon international card organizations and national transaction processing switches to provide assistance in obtaining settlement from card issuers of funds relating to transactions on our ATMs.
Our ATMs dispense cash relating to transactions on credit and debit cards issued by banks. We have in place arrangements for the settlement to us of all of those transactions, but in some cases we do not have a direct relationship with the card-issuing bank and rely for settlement on the application of rules that are administered by international card associations (such as Visa or MasterCard) or national transaction processing switching networks. If a bankcard association fails to settle transactions in accordance with those rules, we are dependent upon cooperation from such organizations or switching networks to enforce our right of settlement against such banks or card associations. Failure by such organizations or switches to provide the required cooperation could result in our inability to obtain settlement of funds relating to transactions and adversely affect our business.
We derive a significant amount of revenue in our business from service contracts signed with financial institutions to own and/or operate their ATM machines.
Certain contracts have been and, in the future, may be terminated by the financial institution resulting in a substantial reduction in revenue. Contract termination payments, if any, may be inadequate to replace revenues and operating income associated with these contracts.
Because our business is highly dependent on the proper operation of our computer network and telecommunications connections, significant technical disruptions to these systems would adversely affect our revenues and financial results.
Our business involves the operation and maintenance of a sophisticated computer network and telecommunications connections with banks, financial institutions, mobile operators and retailers. This, in turn, requires the maintenance of computer equipment and infrastructure, including telecommunications and electrical systems, and the integration and enhancement of complex software applications. Our ATM segment also uses a satellite-based system that is susceptible to the risk of satellite failure. There are operational risks inherent in this type of business that can result in the temporary shutdown of part or all of our processing systems, such as failure of electrical supply, failure of computer hardware and software errors. Excluding our German ATMs, we operate all of our ATMs through our processing centers in Budapest, Hungary and Mumbai, India, and any operational problem in these centers may have a significant adverse impact on the operation of our network generally. In addition, we operate all of our top-up services through our processing centers in the U.K., Germany, Spain and the U.S., and any operational problem there could have a significant adverse impact on the operation of our top-up network.
We employ experienced operations and computer development staff and have created redundancies and procedures in our processing centers to decrease these risks. However, these risks cannot be eliminated entirely. Any technical failure that prevents operation of our systems for a significant period of time will prevent us from processing transactions during that period of time and will directly and adversely affect our revenues and financial results.
We have the risk of liability for fraudulent bankcard and other card transactions involving a breach in our security systems, as well as for ATM theft and vandalism.
We capture, transmit, handle and store sensitive information in conducting and managing electronic, financial and mobile transactions, such as card information and PIN numbers. These businesses involve certain inherent security risks, in particular the risk of electronic interception and theft of the information for use in fraudulent or other card transactions, by persons outside the Company or by our own employees. We incorporate industry-standard encryption technology and processing methodology into our systems and software, and maintain controls and procedures regarding access to our computer systems by employees and others, to maintain high levels of security.
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Although this technology and methodology decrease security risks, they cannot be eliminated entirely, as criminal elements apply increasingly sophisticated technology to attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the information handled by ATM and electronic financial transaction networks.
Any breach in our security systems could result in the perpetration of fraudulent financial transactions for which we may be found liable. We are insured against various risks, including theft and negligence, but our insurance coverage is subject to deductibles, exclusions and limitations that may leave us bearing some or all of any losses arising from security breaches.
In addition to electronic fraud issues, the possible theft and vandalism of ATMs present risks for our ATM business. We install ATMs at high-traffic sites and consequently our ATMs are exposed to theft and vandalism. Although we are insured against these risks, exclusions or limitations in our insurance coverage may leave us bearing some or all of any loss arising from theft or vandalism of ATMs.
We are required under German law and the rules of financial transaction switching networks in all of our markets to have sponsors to operate ATMs and switch ATM transactions. Our failure to secure sponsor arrangements in any market could prevent us from doing business in that market.
Under German law, only a licensed financial institution may operate ATMs, and we are therefore required to have a sponsor bank to conduct our German ATM operations. In addition, in all of our markets, our ATMs are connected to national financial transaction switching networks owned or operated by banks, and to other international financial transaction switching networks operated by organizations such as Citibank, Visa and MasterCard. The rules governing these switching networks require any company sending transactions through these switches to be a bank or a technical service processor that is approved and monitored by a bank. As a result, the operation of our ATM network in all of our markets depends on our ability to secure these sponsor-type arrangements with financial institutions.
To date, we have been successful in reaching contractual arrangements that have permitted us to operate in all of our target markets. However, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be successful in reaching these arrangements, and it is possible that our current arrangements will not continue to be renewed.
Our competition in the EFT Processing Segment and Prepaid Processing Segment include large, well-financed companies and banks and, in the software market, companies larger than us with earlier entry into the market. As a result, we may lack the financial resources and access needed to capture increased market share.
EFT Processing Segment Our principal EFT Processing competitors include ATM networks owned by banks and national switches consisting of consortiums of local banks that provide outsourcing and transaction services only to banks and independent ATM deployers in that country. Large, well-financed companies that operate ATMs offer ATM network and outsourcing services that compete with us in various markets. None of these competitors have dominant market share. Competitive factors in our EFT Processing Segment include network availability and response time, price to both the bank and to its customers, ATM location and access to other networks.
Certain independent (non bank-owned) companies provide electronic recharge on ATMs in individual markets in which we provide this service. We are not aware of any individual independent companies providing electronic recharge on ATMs across multiple markets in which we provide this service. In this area, we believe competition will come principally from the banks providing such services on their own ATMs through relationships with mobile operators or from card transaction switching networks that add recharge transaction capabilities to their offerings (as is the case in the U.K. through the LINK network).
Prepaid Processing Segment We face competition in the prepaid business in all of our markets. A few multinational companies operate in several of our markets, and we therefore compete with them in a number of countries. In other markets, our competition is from smaller, local companies.
We believe, however, that we currently have a competitive advantage due to various factors. First, in the U.K., Germany and Australia, our acquired subsidiaries have been concentrating on the sale of prepaid airtime for longer than most of our competitors and have significant market share in those markets. We have approximately 40% of the POS recharge market in the U.K., 50% in Germany and 40% in Australia. In addition, we offer complementary ATM and mobile recharge solutions through our EFT processing centers. We believe this will improve our ability to solicit the use of networks of devices owned by third parties (for example, banks and switching networks) to deliver recharge services. In selected developing markets, we hope to establish a first to market advantage by rolling out terminals rapidly before competition is established. We also have an extremely flexible technical platform that enables us to tailor POS solutions to individual merchant and mobile operator requirements where appropriate. The GPRS (wireless) technology, designed by our Transact subsidiary, will also give us an advantage in remote areas where landline phone lines are of lesser quality or nonexistent.
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The principal competitive factors in this area include price (that is, the level of commission charged for each recharge transaction) and up time offered on the system. Major retailers with high volumes are in a position to demand a larger share of the commission, which increases the amount of competition among service providers.
Our primary competitors in the money transfer and bill payment business include other independent processors and electronic money transmitters, as well as certain major national and regional banks, financial institutions and independent sales organizations. Our competitors, including First Data Corporation, Global Payments, Moneygram, Vigo and others who are larger than we are have greater resources than we have. This may allow them to offer better pricing terms to customers, which may result in a loss of our potential or current customers or could force us to lower our prices as well. Either of these actions could have an adverse impact on our revenues. In addition, our competitors may have the ability to devote more financial and operational resources than we can to the development of new technologies that provide improved functionality and features to their product and service offerings. If successful, their development efforts could render our product and services offerings less desirable, resulting in the loss of customers or a reduction in the price we could demand for our services.
Software Solutions Segment We are the leading supplier of electronic financial transaction processing software for the IBM iSeries (formerly AS/400) platform in a largely fragmented market, which is made up of competitors that offer a variety of solutions that compete with our products, ranging from single applications to fully integrated electronic financial processing software. Other industry suppliers service the software requirements of large mainframe systems and UNIX-based platforms, and accordingly are not considered competitors. We have specific target customers consisting of financial institutions that operate their back office systems with the IBM iSeries.
The Software Solutions Segment has multiple types of competitors. Competitors of the Software Solutions Segment compete across all EFT software components in the following areas: (i) ATM, network and POS software systems, (ii) Internet banking software systems, (iii) credit card software systems, (iv) mobile banking systems, (v) mobile operator solutions, (vi) telephone banking, and (vii) full EFT software.
Competitive factors in the Software Solutions business include price, technology development and the ability of software systems to interact with other leading products.
We conduct a significant portion of our business in Central and Eastern European countries, and we have subsidiaries in the Middle East and Asia, where the risk of continued political, economic and regulatory change that could impact our operating results is greater than in the U.S. or Western Europe.
We have subsidiaries in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Greece, Croatia, India, Serbia, Egypt and Indonesia and have operations in other countries in Central Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We sell software in many other markets in the developing world. Some of these countries have undergone significant political, economic and social change in recent years and the risk of new, unforeseen changes in these countries remains greater than in the U.S. or Western Europe. In particular, changes in laws or regulations or in the interpretation of existing laws or regulations, whether caused by a change in government or otherwise, could materially adversely affect our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations.
For example, currently there are no limitations on the repatriation of profits from any of the countries in which we have subsidiaries (although U.S. tax laws discourage repatriation), but foreign currency exchange control restrictions, taxes or limitations may be imposed or increased in the future with regard to repatriation of earnings and investments from these countries. If exchange control restrictions, taxes or limitations are imposed, our ability to receive dividends or other payments from affected subsidiaries could be reduced, which may have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, corporate, contract, property, insolvency, competition, securities and other laws and regulations in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia and other countries in Central Europe have been, and continue to be, substantially revised during the completion of their transition to market economies. Therefore, the interpretation and procedural safeguards of the new legal and regulatory systems are in the process of being developed and defined, and existing laws and regulations may be applied inconsistently. Also, in some circumstances, it may not be possible to obtain the legal remedies provided for under these laws and regulations in a reasonably timely manner, if at all.
Transmittal of data by electronic means and telecommunications is subject to specific regulation in most Central European countries. Although these regulations have not had a material impact on our business to date, changes in these regulations, including taxation or limitations on transfers of data across national borders, could have a material adverse effect on our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations.
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We conduct business in many international markets with complex and evolving tax rules, including value added tax rules, which subjects us to international tax compliance risks.
While we obtain advice from legal and tax advisors, most tax jurisdictions that we operate in have complex and subjective rules regarding the valuation of inter-company services, cross-border payments between affiliated companies and the related effects on income tax, value-added tax (VAT), transfer tax and share registration tax. Our foreign subsidiaries frequently undergo VAT reviews, and from time to time undergo comprehensive tax reviews and may be required to make additional tax payments should the review result in different interpretations, allocations or valuations of our services. We obtain legal, tax and regulatory advice as necessary to ensure compliance with tax and regulatory matters.
Because we are a public company, we will continue to incur costs for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and we are exposed to future risks of non-compliance with these regulations.
We have recently completed the evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Although our assessment, testing, and evaluation resulted in our conclusion that as of December 31, 2004, our internal controls over financial reporting were effective, we cannot predict the outcome of our testing in future periods. If our internal controls are ineffective in future periods, our financial results or the market price of our stock could be adversely affected. We will incur additional expenses and commitment of managements time in connection with further evaluations and there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to comply with these regulations.
Because we are an international company conducting a complex business in many markets worldwide, we are subject to legal and operational risks related to staffing and management, as well as a broad array of local legal and regulatory requirements.
Operating outside of the U.S. creates difficulties associated with staffing and managing our international operations, complying with local legal and regulatory requirements. Because we operate financial transaction processing networks that offer new products and services to customers, the laws and regulations in the markets in which operate are subject to rapid change. Although we have local staff in countries in which we deem it appropriate, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be found to be operating in compliance with all applicable customs, currency exchange control regulations, data protection, transfer pricing regulations or any other laws or regulations to which we may be subject. We also cannot assure you that these laws will not be modified in ways that may adversely affect our business.
Because we derive our revenue from a multitude of countries with different currencies, our business is affected by local inflation and foreign currency exchange rates and policies.
We attempt to match any assets denominated in a currency with liabilities denominated in the same currency. Nonetheless, substantially all of our indebtedness is denominated in U.S. dollars, euro and British pounds. While a significant amount of our expenditures, including the acquisition of ATMs, executive salaries and certain long-term telecommunication contracts, are made in U.S. dollars, most of our revenues are denominated in other currencies. The U.S. dollar has recently strengthened significantly against these currencies. As exchange rates among the U.S. dollar, the euro, and other currencies fluctuate, the translation effect of these fluctuations may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition as reported in U.S. dollars. Moreover, exchange rate policies have not always allowed for the free conversion of currencies at the market rate. Further increases in the value of the dollar would have an adverse effect on our results.
Our consumer money transfer operations subject us to foreign currency exchange risks as our customers deposit U.S. dollars at our retail locations in the U.S. and we typically deliver funds denominated in the home country currencies to beneficiaries in Mexico and other Latin American countries.
Our directors and officers, together with the entities with which they are associated, owned about 13% of our Common Stock as of June 30, 2005, giving them significant control over decisions related to our Company.
This control includes the ability to influence the election of other directors of our Company and to cast a large block of votes with respect to virtually all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. This concentration of control may have the effect of delaying or preventing transactions or a potential change of control of our Company.
The sale of a substantial amount of our Common Stock in the public market could materially decrease the market price of our Common Stock, and about 23% of our outstanding Common Stock, cannot currently be traded publicly, but may be publicly traded in blocks in the future because we have filed resale registrations statements for a majority of such shares or such shares have been held by non-affiliates for more than two years.
If a substantial amount of our Common Stock were sold in the public market, or even targeted for sale, this could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock and our ability to sell Common Stock in the future. As of June 30, 2005, we had approximately 35 million shares of Common Stock outstanding, of which approximately 8.1 million shares (including the shares we issued in the Transact acquisition, the Fletcher financing, and the Precept, CPI, Dynamic Telecom, ATX and TelecommUSA acquisitions), or about 23%, cannot currently be traded on the public market without compliance with Rule 144. About 4.4 million of these shares are held by persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates and who would be subject to Rule 144 of the general rules and
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regulations of the Commission. Rule 144 limits the number of shares that affiliates can publicly sell during each 90-day period. However, over the course of time, these 8.1 million shares have the potential to be freely publicly traded, perhaps in large blocks. Moreover, we have filed registration statements to permit the resale of a substantial portion of such shares, which would permit them to sell shares at any time without regard to the Rule 144 limitations.
An additional 9.7 million shares of Common Stock could be added to the total outstanding Common Stock through the exercise of options or the issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock pursuant to existing agreements. This could dilute the ownership percentage of current stockholders. Also, once they are outstanding, these shares of Common Stock could be traded in the future and result in a material decrease in the market price of our Common Stock.
As of June 30, 2005, we had an aggregate of 4.3 million options outstanding held by our directors, officers and employees, which entitles these holders to acquire an equal number of shares of our Common Stock on exercise. Of this amount, 2.1 million options are currently vested, which means they can be exercised at any time. Approximately 0.4 million additional shares of our Common Stock are issuable in connection with our employee stock purchase plan. Additionally, we may be required to issue approximately 0.8 million shares of our Common Stock (based on current prices and estimated earn-out payments) to the former shareholders or owners of EPS, Melfur and Dynamic Telecom under contingent earn-out payments in connection with these acquisitions. The number of shares issued under the earn-outs will depend upon performance of the businesses acquired and the trading price of our Common Stock at the time we make the earn-out payments. Another 4.2 million shares of Common Stock could be issued upon conversion of the Companys Convertible Debentures issued during December 2004. Accordingly, approximately 9.7 million shares (based on current prices and estimated earn-out payments) could potentially be added to the total current outstanding Common Stock through the exercise of options or the issuance of additional shares, and thereby dilute the ownership percentage of the current owners. The actual number of shares issuable could be higher depending upon the actual amounts of the earn-outs and our stock price at the time of payment (more shares could be issuable if our share price declines), which could increase dilution and reduce earnings per share. The indenture will not contain anti-dilution adjustments for such issuances.
Of the 4.3 million total options outstanding, an aggregate of 1.3 million options are held by persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates and who would be subject to Rule 144. Thus, upon exercise of their options, these affiliates shares would be subject to the trading restrictions imposed by Rule 144. For the remainder of the options and the shares issuable as earn-outs described above, the Common Stock issued on their exercise or conversion would be freely tradable in the public market. Over the course of time, all of the issued shares have the potential to be publicly traded, perhaps in large blocks.
In January 2005, we made matching contributions of 10,273 shares of stock in conjunction with our 401(k) employee benefits plan for the plan year 2004. Under the terms of this plan, employer-matching contributions consist of two parts, referred to as basic and discretionary. The basic matching contribution is equal to 50% of eligible employee elective salary deferrals between 4% and 6% of participating employee salaries for the plan year. The discretionary matching contribution is determined by our Board of Directors for a plan year and is allocated in proportion to employee elective deferrals. As of June 30, 2005, total employer matching contributions since inception of the plan have consisted of 91,966 shares.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
For the first half of 2005, 80% of our revenues were generated in Poland, Hungary, Australia, the U.K., India or various euro-denominated countries compared to 79% for the first half of 2004. This slight increase is due to the fourth quarter 2004 and first quarter 2005 acquisitions in Spain, where revenues are denominated in the euro. Substantially all of our revenues in these countries are denominated in the respective local currency; however, in countries such as Poland and Hungary, a significant portion of our revenues are also linked to either inflation or a retail price index.
We estimate that a 10% depreciation in foreign currency exchange rates of the euro, Australian dollar, Hungarian forint, Polish zloty, the British pound and the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar would have the combined effect on reported net income and working capital of a $1.4 million decrease and that a 10% appreciation in foreign currency exchange rates of the euro, Australian dollar, Hungarian forint, Polish zloty, the British pound and the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar would have the combined effect on reported net income and working capital of a $1.4 million increase. This effect was estimated by segregating revenues, expenses and working capital by the U.S. dollar, Hungarian forint, Polish zloty, British pound, Indian rupee and euro and applying a 10% currency depreciation and appreciation to the non-U.S. dollar amounts. We believe this quantitative measure has inherent limitations. It does not take into account any governmental actions or changes in either customer purchasing patterns or our financing or operating strategies.
We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the money transfer service that was launched during the second quarter 2005. This portion of our business is currently insignificant, however, we expect that it will grow rapidly. A majority of this business involves different send and receive currencies, in which we receive a foreign currency spread based on the difference between buying currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the currency to consumers at retail exchange rates. This spread provides some protection against currency fluctuations. Additionally, our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates is limited by the fact that disbursement occurs for the majority of transactions shortly after they are initiated.
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Interest rate risk
We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business, including the impact of interest rate changes. We may enter into interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to interest rate changes, and we may employ other risk management strategies, including the use of foreign currency forward contracts. Currently, we do not hold any derivative instruments.
As of June 30, 2005, we do not have significant exposure to interest rate volatility. Of the total outstanding debt of $178.7 million, approximately 78% relates to our $140 million Convertible Debentures that accrue interest at a rate of 1.625% per annum. The remainder relates to capitalized leases with fixed payment and interest terms that expire between 2005 and 2011 and borrowings under the $50 million revolving credit facilities. Should we borrow the full amount available under these facilities and maintain the balance for a full year, a 1% increase in the applicable interest rate would result in additional interest expense to the Company of $0.5 million.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including its President and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
Our executive management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2005. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.
CHANGE IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the first half of 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is from time to time a party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business. Currently, there are no other legal proceedings that management believes, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect upon the consolidated results of operations or financial condition of the Company.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
In March 2005, we issued 215,644 shares of Euronet Common Stock, valued at $5.6 million, to a shareholder of ATX Software, Ltd. (ATX) in consideration of the exercise of our option to purchase an additional 41% of the share capital of ATX from the shareholders of ATX. The shareholder to whom we issued these shares is a non-U.S. citizen and non-resident, and the issuance of our Common Stock in this transaction was exempt from registration pursuant to the exemptions provided in Regulation S of the Act. This transaction is described more fully in Note 4 to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2005, we issued 104,829 shares of Euronet Common Stock, valued at $3.1 million, to the former shareholders of TelecommUSA as a portion of the consideration for all the share capital of TelecommUSA. Based upon representations from the former shareholders of TelecommUSA that they were accredited investors as contemplated by Regulation D under the Act, the issuance of Euronet Stock in the transaction was exempt from registration pursuant to the exemptions provided in Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Act. However, in accordance with our obligations under the TelecommUSA purchase agreement, we plan to file a registration statement with the SEC during the third quarter 2005 to enable the public resale of the Euronet Stock received by the former shareholders of TelecommUSA.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the Companys annual meeting on May 18, 2005, the shareholders of the Companys Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share voted to renew the terms of two directors, as follows:
Director |
Voted in Favor |
Withheld | ||
Dr. Andrzej Olechowski |
29,681,209 | 23,366 | ||
Eriberto Scocimara |
28,326,625 | 1,377,950 |
The terms of office of Michael J. Brown, Daniel R. Henry, Thomas A. McDonnell, M. Jeannine Strandjord, Paul S. Althasen and Andrew B. Schmitt continued after the meeting for the periods indicated in the proxy materials filed for the annual meeting.
a) Exhibits
The exhibits that are required to be filed or incorporated herein by reference are listed on the Exhibit Index below.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
August 4, 2005
By: | /s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN | |
Michael J. Brown | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/ RICK L. WELLER | |
Rick L. Weller | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
2.1 | Agreement for the Purchase of the Entire Issued Share Capital of e-pay between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and the Shareholders of e-pay dated February 19, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2003 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
2.2 | Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement, dated November 19/20, 2003, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., Delta Euronet GmbH, EFT Services Holding B.V. and the shareholders of Transact Elektronische Zahlungssysteme GmbH (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
2.3 | Asset Purchase Agreement among Alltel Information Services, Inc., Euronet USA and EFT Network Services LLC (DASH) dated January 4, 2002 relating to the sale of assets of DASH (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2002 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
2.4 | Asset Purchase Agreement among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Austin International Marketing and Investments, Inc. and Joseph P. Bodine and David Hawkins dated August 23, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 2.4 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
3.2 | Bylaws of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys registration statement on Form S-1 filed on December 18, 1996 (Registration No. 333-18121), and incorporated by reference herein) | |
3.3 | Amendment No. 1 to Bylaws of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended March 31, 1997, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
3.4 | Amendment No. 2 to Bylaws of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.1 | Indenture dated as of June 22, 1998 between Euronet Services Inc. and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrants S-1/A filed on June 16, 1998, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.2 | Warrant Agreement dated as of June 22, 1998 between Euronet Services Inc. and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Warrant Agent (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrants S-1/A filed on June 16, 1998, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.3 | Form of Certificate issued to the shareholders of Transact Elektronische Zahlungssysteme GmbH, dated November 19/20, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.4 | Certificate of Additional Investment Rights issued to Fletcher International, Ltd. on November 21, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.5 | Rights Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 24, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.6 | First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.7 | Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2004, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (filed as exhibit 4.10 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3/A filed on January 26, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.8 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2004, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC (filed as exhibit 4.10 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3/A filed on January 26, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.9 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2004, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC (filed as exhibit 4.11 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3/A filed on January 26, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
4.10 | Specimen 1.625% Convertible Senior Debenture due 2024 (Certificated Security) (filed as exhibit 4.14 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3/A filed on January 26, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.1 | Agreement, dated November 20, 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Fletcher International, Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement executed in October 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Michael J. Brown, Chief Executive Officer (filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) |
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10.3 | Employment Agreement executed in October 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Daniel R. Henry, President and Chief Operating Officer (filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.4 | Employment Agreement executed in October 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Jeffrey B. Newman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel (filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.5 | Employment Agreement executed in October 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and James P. Jerome, Executive Vice President (filed as exhibit 10.4 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.6 | Services Agreement between e-pay and Paul Althasen, Executive Vice President and Co-Managing Director, e-pay (filed as exhibit 10.5 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.7 | Services Agreement between e-pay and John Gardiner, Executive Vice President and Co-Managing Director, e-pay (filed as exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.8 | Employment Agreement executed in June 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Miro Bergman, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA (filed as exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.9 | Employment Agreement executed in October 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Rick L. Weller, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (filed as exhibit 10.9 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.10 | Restricted Share Award Agreements between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Michael J. Brown, Daniel R. Henry, Rick L. Weller and Jeffrey B. Newman (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2004, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.11 | Euronet Long-Term Incentive Stock Option Plan (1996), as amended (filed as exhibit 10.7 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.12 | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (1998), as amended (filed as exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.13 | Euronet Worldwide, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 20, 2004) | |
10.14 | Rules and Procedures for Euronet Matching Stock Option Grant Program (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.15 | Employment Agreement executed in January 2003, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and John Romney, Managing Director, Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) (filed as exhibit 10.15 to the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.16 | $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated October 25, 2004 among Bank of America, N.A., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., PaySpot, Inc., Euronet USA, Inc., Prepaid Concepts, Inc. and Call Processing, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2004) | |
10.17 | $30,000,000 Euro/GBP Credit Agreement dated October 25, 2004 among Bank of America, N.A., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2004) | |
10.18 | Asset Purchase Agreement among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Meflur S.L. dated November 3, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2005) | |
10.19 | Revision to Service Agreement between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and John Gardiner, dated April 12, 2005 (filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.20 | Revision to Service Agreement between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Paul Althasen, dated April 12, 2005 (filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2005, and incorporated by reference herein) | |
10.21 | Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver to $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated December 14, 2004 |
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10.22 | Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver to $30,000,000 GBP/Euro Credit Agreement dated December 14, 2004 | |
10.23 | Amendment No. 2 to $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2005 | |
10.24 | Amendment No. 2 to $30,000,000 GBP/Euro Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2005 | |
10.25 | Amendment No. 3 to $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated May 25, 2005 | |
10.26 | Amendment No. 3 to $30,000,000 GBP/Euro Credit Agreement dated May 25, 2005 | |
10.27 | Amendment No. 4 to $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated June 8, 2005 | |
10.28 | Amendment No. 4 to $30,000,000 GBP/Euro Credit Agreement dated June 8, 2005 | |
10.29 | Amendment No. 5 to $30,000,000 GBP/Euro Credit Agreement dated June 16, 2005 | |
10.30 | Amended and Restated Revolving Note, $40,000,000 dated June 16, 2005 | |
31.1 | Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer | |
31.2 | Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer | |
32.1 | Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 10.21
AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER
TO
$10,000,000 U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER dated as of December 14, 2004 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower Agent and as a Borrower, PaySpot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Euronet USA, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Prepaid Concepts, Inc., a California corporation, Call Processing, Inc., a Texas corporation (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as agent and as a lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2006 (the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant certain waivers and amendments to the Credit Agreement, including to permit the issuance and sale of certain Convertible Senior Debentures, as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such waivers and amendments as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS.
2.1 Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
7.7 Indebtedness. Except as disclosed on Schedule 10.1 or as otherwise permitted by Section 10.1, no Borrower has any Indebtedness for money borrowed or any direct or indirect obligations under any leases or any agreements of guaranty or security except for the endorsement of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business for deposit or collection. The Indebtedness disclosed on Schedule 10.1 or that is otherwise permitted by Section 10.1 is not superior in any right of payment or otherwise to any Indebtedness owing to the Agent of the Lenders.
2.2 Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) the word and immediately proceeding clause (ii) therein is deleted; and
(b) the following new clause (iii) is inserted immediately after clause (ii):
and, (iii) that no default or event of default exists pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents or, if any such default or event of default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
2.3 Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting at the end of such Section the phrase:
, including, without limitation, the occurrence of any default or event of default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.4 The definition of Funded Debt in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness as described in subsections (i), (iii) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders), less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Holding Company Borrower in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures held by the Holding Company Borrower in the Proceeds Account.
2.5 Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The phrase and (m) in addition to the Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(a) through Section 10.1(l), Indebtedness on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers, not exceeding, at any time outstanding, an aggregate principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(m) up to an aggregate principal amount of $125,000,000 (or such greater amount to the extent the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Convertible Senior Debentures is exercised in accordance with its terms, provided that such amount shall not exceed $140,000,000) of Indebtedness incurred by the Holding Company Borrower in connection with the Convertible Senior Debentures and (n) in addition to the Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(a) through Section 10.1(m), Indebtedness on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers, not exceeding, at any time outstanding, an aggregate principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); provided that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Section 10.1, shall result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.6 Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the last paragraph of such Section the following:
provided further that no Lien otherwise permitted by this Section 10.2 shall result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the assets of the Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.7 Section 10.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a proviso at the end of such Section to read as follows:
; provided, that the Holding Company Borrower may make payments to a holder of the Convertible Senior Debentures as permitted by Section 10.13(b)
2.8 Section 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end of the last paragraph of such Section the following sentence:
In no event will any Investment otherwise permitted by this Section 10.9 result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document.
2.9 Article 10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 10.13 to read as follows:
10.13 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Certain Documents. The Holding Company Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend, modify or waive, or permit the amendment, modification or waiver of the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents without the prior written consent of the Agent; or
(b) make or offer to make any sinking fund payment, payment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, purchase or acquisition for value (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due) or otherwise segregate funds with respect to the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents other than:
(i) regularly scheduled interest payments (including contingent interest, if any) required to be made in cash;
(ii) conversions of the Convertible Senior Debentures into common stock of the Holding Company Borrower;
(iii) the redemption, retirement, repurchase, acquisition for value or payments of cash in connection with a conversion of Convertible Senior Debentures, provided, that
(A) both before and after giving effect to such redemption, repurchase, retirement, acquisition or conversion no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(B) the Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate certifying the matters described therein after giving effect to any such redemption, retirement, repurchase, acquisition or conversion.
2.10 Section 11.1(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
(j) Change of Control. (i) Except as permitted by Section 10.4, any Change of Control of any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower or any acquisition by a third-party of more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership or voting capital of Holding Company Borrower or (ii) a Change of Control as defined in the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture shall have occurred.
2.11 Article 11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 11.1(l) to read as follows:
(l) Default Under Other Agreements. The Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) of any amount owing in respect of the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents; or the Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to any Convertible Senior Debenture Document, if the effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity or cause a mandatory redemption of any Indebtedness pursuant to any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or to permit the holder or holders thereof, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to accelerate the maturity or require a redemption or other repurchase thereof of any such Indebtedness, or any such Indebtedness shall become or be declared to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity other than as a result of a regularly scheduled payment or a redemption or repurchase of such Indebtedness in accordance with Section 10.13; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to its stated maturity other than as a result of a regularly scheduled payment or a redemption or repurchase of such Indebtedness in accordance with Section 10.13.
2.12 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture shall mean that certain Indenture between the Holding Company Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, dated as of December [], 2004, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Convertible Senior Debentures shall mean the Convertible Senior Debentures issued by the Holding Company Borrower pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture, in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000 (or such greater amount to the extent the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Convertible Senior Debentures is exercised in accordance with its terms, provided that such amount shall not exceed $140,000,000), as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Convertible Senior Debenture Documents shall mean the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture and the Convertible Senior Debentures.
Proceeds Account shall mean that certain account maintained with the Agent, established by the Holding Company Borrower for the purpose of depositing proceeds in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures, unless such account offers inferior interest rates or fees than a comparable account with another reputable banking institution, and in such case the Holding Company Borrower may designate such comparable account as the Proceeds Account.
SECTION 3. WAIVERS
(a) The Lender hereby waives Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement solely to the extent such Section requires EFT Services France SAS, Euronet Services spol s.r.o and PT Euronet Sigma Nusantara (the Excluded Subsidiaries), each an indirect Subsidiary of the Holding Company Borrower, to deliver to the Agent Guaranty Agreements executed by such Excluded Subsidiaries and each other Post Availability Condition in connection therewith.
SECTION 4. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.
4.1 The amendments and waivers set forth in Sections 2 and 3 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
4.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represents and warrant to the Lender as follows:
5.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
5.2 Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
5.3 The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; and
5.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on any Borrower, any provision of each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment.
SECTION 6. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 7. REAFFIRMATION. Each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
8.1 The execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by each Borrower and Lender;
8.2 The Lender shall have received copies of all Convertible Senior Debenture Documents and any other documents or instruments with respect thereto which, in each case, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender; and
8.3 The Holding Company Borrower shall have consummated the issuance and sale $125,000,000 in the aggregate (or such greater amount to the extent the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Convertible Senior Debentures is exercised in accordance with its terms, provided that such amount shall not exceed $140,000,000) of the Convertible Senior Debentures (as defined by the Credit Agreement as amended hereby).
SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 10. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 11. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWERS: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: |
Rick Weller | |||
Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
PAYSPOT, INC., | ||||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
EURONET USA, INC., | ||||
an Arkansas corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
PREPAID CONCEPTS, INC., | ||||
a California corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
CALL PROCESSING, INC., | ||||
a Texas corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Charles J Stimson | |||
Name: |
Charles J. Stimson | |||
Title: |
President |
AGENT AND LENDER | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: |
/s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: |
John P. Mills | |||
Title: |
Vice President |
Exhibit 10.22
AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER
TO
$30,000,000 GBP/EURO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND LIMITED WAIVER dated as of December 14, 2004 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent (the Borrower Agent), e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers) and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America), as agent and a Lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $30,000,000 GBP/EURO. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2006 (the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower Agent and the Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant certain waivers and amendments to the Credit Agreement, including to permit the issuance and sale of certain Convertible Senior Debentures, as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such waivers and amendments as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS.
2.1 Section 7.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
7.7 Indebtedness. Except as disclosed on Schedule 10.1 or as otherwise permitted by Section 10.1, no Borrower has any Indebtedness for money borrowed or any direct or indirect obligations under any leases or any agreements of guaranty or security except for the endorsement of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business for deposit or collection. The Indebtedness disclosed on Schedule 10.1 or that is otherwise permitted by Section 10.1 is not superior in any right of payment or otherwise to any Indebtedness owing to the Agent of the Lenders.
2.2 Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) the word and immediately proceeding clause (ii) therein is deleted; and
(b) the following new clause (iii) is inserted immediately after clause (ii):
and, (iii) that no default or event of default exists pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents or, if any such default or event of default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
2.3 Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting at the end of such Section the phrase:
, including, without limitation, the occurrence of any default or event of default of the Borrower Agent under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.4 The definition of Funded Debt in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness as described in subsections (i), (iii) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders), less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower Agent in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures held by the Borrower Agent in the Proceeds Account.
2.5 Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following proviso at the end of such Section:
; provided that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Section 10.1, shall result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.6 Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the last paragraph of such Section the following:
provided further that no Lien otherwise permitted by this Section 10.2 shall result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the assets of the Borrower Agent or any of its Subsidiaries under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document
2.7 Section 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end of the last paragraph of such Section the following sentence:
In no event will any Investment otherwise permitted by this Section 10.9 result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document.
2.8 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture shall mean that certain Indenture between the Borrower Agent and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, dated as of December [], 2004, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Convertible Senior Debentures shall mean the Convertible Senior Debentures issued by the Borrower Agent pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture, in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000 (or such greater amount to the extent the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Convertible Senior Debentures is exercised in accordance with its terms, provided that such amount shall not exceed $140,000,000), as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Convertible Senior Debenture Documents shall mean the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture and the Convertible Senior Debentures.
Proceeds Account shall mean that certain account maintained with the Agent, established by the Borrower Agent for the purpose of depositing proceeds in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures, unless such account offers inferior interest rates or fees than a comparable account with another reputable banking institution, and in such case the Borrower Agent may designate such comparable account as the Proceeds Account.
SECTION 3. WAIVERS
(a) The Lender hereby waives Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement solely to the extent such Section requires EFT Services France SAS, Euronet Services spol s.r.o and PT Euronet Sigma Nusantara (the Excluded Subsidiaries), each an indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower Agent, to deliver to the Agent Guaranty Agreements executed by such Excluded Subsidiaries and each other Post Availability Condition in connection therewith.
SECTION 4. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.
4.1 The amendments and waivers set forth in Sections 2 and 3 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
4.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent and each of the Borrowers represents and warrant to the Lender as follows:
5.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
5.2 The Borrower Agent and each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
5.3 The articles of incorporation or organization, bylaws, if any, or other charter documents of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
5.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower Agent and any Borrower, any provision of the Borrower Agents and each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, if any, or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which the Borrower Agent and any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment;
SECTION 6. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 7. REAFFIRMATION. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
8.1 The execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by the Borrower Agent, each Borrower and Lender;
8.2 The Lender shall have received copies of all Convertible Senior Debenture Documents and any other documents or instruments with respect thereto which, in each case, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender; and
8.3 The Borrower Agent shall have consummated the issuance and sale $125,000,000 in the aggregate (or such greater amount to the extent the initial purchasers option to purchase additional Convertible Senior Debentures is exercised in accordance with its terms, provided that such amount shall not exceed $140,000,000) of the Convertible Senior Debentures (as defined by the Credit Agreement as amended hereby).
SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 10. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 11. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER AGENT: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
BORROWERS: | E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, | |||
a limited liability company incorporated in | ||||
England and Wales | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Director | |||
DELTA EURONET GMBH., | ||||
a German Company with limited liability | ||||
By: | /s/ Roger Heinz | |||
Name: | Roger Heinz | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
AGENT AND LENDER | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Exhibit 10.23
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
$10,000,000 U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 dated as of March 14, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower Agent and as a Borrower, PaySpot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Euronet USA, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Prepaid Concepts, Inc., a California corporation, Call Processing, Inc., a Texas corporation (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as agent and as a lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004 and that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005 (the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant the amendment to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendment as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
9.1 Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth in the grid below, a Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter for such fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Fiscal Quarter |
Ratio | |
The fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2005 |
2.50 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005 |
2.50 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 |
2.40 to 1.00 | |
Each fiscal quarter thereafter |
2.00 to 1.00 |
Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters. Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness as described in subsections (i), (iii) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders).
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENT.
3.1 The amendment set forth in Section 2 above is effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represents and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; and
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on any Borrower, any provision of each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. Each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
7.1 the execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by each Borrower and Lender; and
7.2 the Holding Company Borrower providing to the Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrowers will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWERS: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: |
Rick Weller | |||
Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
PAYSPOT, INC., | ||||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
EURONET USA, INC., | ||||
an Arkansas corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
PREPAID CONCEPTS, INC., | ||||
a California corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Vice President | |||
CALL PROCESSING, INC., | ||||
a Texas corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Charles J. Stimson | |||
Name: |
Charles J. Stimson | |||
Title: |
President |
AGENT AND LENDER | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: |
/s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: |
John P. Mills | |||
Title: |
Vice President |
Exhibit 10.24
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
$30,000,000 GBP/EURO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 dated as of March 14, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent (the Borrower Agent), e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers) and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America), as agent and a Lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $30,000,000 GBP/EURO Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004 and that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005 (the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower Agent and the Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant a certain amendment to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendment as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
9.1 Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth in the grid below, a Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter for such fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Fiscal Quarter |
Ratio | |
The fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2005 |
2.50 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005 |
2.50 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 |
2.40 to 1.00 | |
Each fiscal quarter thereafter |
2.00 to 1.00 |
Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters. Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness as described in subsections (i), (iii) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders).
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENT.
3.1 The amendment set forth in Section 2 above is effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent and each of the Borrowers represents and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 The Borrower Agent and each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation or organization, bylaws, if any, or other charter documents of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower Agent and any Borrower, any provision of the Borrower Agents and each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, if any, or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which the Borrower Agent and any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment;
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
7.1 the execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by the Borrower Agent, each Borrower and Lender; and
7.2 the Borrower Agent providing to the Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrower Parties will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER AGENT: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
BORROWERS: | E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, | |||
a limited liability company incorporated in | ||||
England and Wales | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Director | |||
DELTA EURONET GMBH., | ||||
a German company with limited liability | ||||
By: | /s/ Roger Heinz | |||
Name: | Roger Heinz | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
AGENT AND LENDER | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Exhibit 10.25
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
$10,000,000 U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 dated as of May 25, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower Agent and as a Borrower, PaySpot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Euronet USA, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Prepaid Concepts, Inc., a California corporation, Call Processing, Inc., a Texas corporation (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as agent and as a lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of April 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005 and that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005(the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant the amendment to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendment as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS.
2.1 Section 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the introductory phrase of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.9 Loans, Advances and Investments. Not make, nor permit any of its Subsidiairies that are Obligor to make, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or investments (whether acquisitions of stock or securities or otherwise) in, or acquire any Assets
of, any Persons, including, without limitation, any Affiliates of any Borrower or any of its partners, shareholders, officers or employees (collectively, Investments), other than:
2.2 Section 10.9(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(g) (i) Investments of the Borrowers or any other Obligors in or to (A) any one or more Borrowers or Obligors pursuant to this Agreement (provided that the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 have been satisfied with respect to any such Obligors that are Required Guarantors) or (B) any one or more Obligors pursuant to the Euro Credit Agreement (provided that the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 of the Euro Credit Agreement have been satisfied with respect to any such Obligors that are Required Guarantors); or
(ii) In addition to those Investments existing on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 4.5(a) to Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, the Borrowers and any other Obligor may collectively make additional Investments of up to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) in the aggregate from the Closing Date through the Revolving Credit Termination Date in all (A) Required Guarantors that fail to become guarantors as provided in Section 8.10 (provided that such failure has been properly waived in accordance with Section 13.9) and (B) Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Required Guarantors, in each case including all items listed in Schedule 4.5(b) to Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement. To the extent that any such Investments are intercompany loans or advances, such loans and advances shall count against the limitation in the preceding sentence only to the extent such loans or advances have not been repaid;
2.3 Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.10 Negative Pledge. Not permit to exist any Lien on any of its property or the property of any other Euronet Entity, except as permitted under Section 10.2 above. On the request of the Agent, the Borrowers will, and the Borrowers will cause the other Euronet Entities to, execute acknowledgments or other forms of notice of such negative pledge, and the Agent may record or file the same in the appropriate filing offices.
2.4 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of Obligor in its entirety to read as follows:
Obligor shall mean each Borrower, and each direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Borrower which is a party to a Pledge Agreement, or party to any guaranty agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other document or instrument provided to the Agent in support of the Borrowers Obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2.5 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Required Guarantor shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Euro Credit Agreement.
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; and
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on any Borrower, any provision of each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment.
4.5 (i) Schedule 4.5(a) hereto sets forth all Investments by the Holding Company Borrower, any other Borrower or any Required Guarantor existing on October 25, 2004 in (A) any Required Guarantor that has failed to become a guarantor as provided in Section 8.10 and (B) any Foreign Subsidiaries that is not a Required Guarantor; and
(ii) Schedule 4.5(b) hereto sets forth all Investments made by the Holding Company Borrower, any other Borrower or any Required Guarantor after October 25, 2004 to, and including, the date hereof in (A) any Required Guarantor that has failed to become a guarantor as provided in Section 8.10 and (B) any Foreign Subsidiaries that is not a Required Guarantor.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. Each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
7.1 the execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by each Borrower and Lender; and
7.2 the Holding Company Borrower providing to the Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrowers will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWERS: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
PAYSPOT, INC., | ||||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
EURONET USA, INC., | ||||
an Arkansas corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
PREPAID CONCEPTS, INC., | ||||
a California corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
CALL PROCESSING, INC., | ||||
a Texas corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to U.S. Credit Agreement
AGENT AND LENDER: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to U.S. Credit Agreement
Schedule 4.5(a)
Exhibit 10.26
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
$30,000,000 GBP/EURO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 dated as of May 25, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent (the Borrower Agent), e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers) and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America), as agent and a Lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $30,000,000 GBP/EURO Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No.2, dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005 and that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005(the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower Agent and the Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendments as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT.
2.1 Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each set of financial statements required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 8.4, a compliance certificate of the Borrower Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit 8.4 (a Compliance Certificate), signed on its behalf by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower Agent, showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with all financial covenants contained in Article 9 of this Agreement and stating that (i) all of the representations and warranties set forth in
Article 7 hereof (including those referring to the Schedules to this Agreement) with respect to each Borrower Party, shall be true and correct as though made on and as of the date of the Compliance Certificate, except for matters specifically updated or described in the Compliance Certificate, (ii) that each Required Guarantor (other than a Material Subsidiary) has satisfied the conditions of Section 8.10 or, if any Required Guarantor has not satisfied such conditions, stating the status thereof and (iii) that no other Default or Event of Default exists or, if any other Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
2.2 Section 8.10(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) Guaranty Agreements; Pledge Agreement. The Agent shall have received Guaranty Agreements executed by each Required Guarantor; provided that in the event any Required Guarantor is prohibited by the laws of any Governmental Authority with respect to such Required Guarantor from becoming a Guarantor and entering into a Guaranty Agreement, or rendering any such Guaranty Agreement unenforceable as an invalid act beyond the proper corporate or business purpose of such Required Guarantor or, in the case of Transact Elektronische Zahlungssysteme GmbH, is otherwise unable to obtain the proper authorization for such a Guaranty Agreement, then the Borrower Agent shall notify the Agent of any such restrictions within 30 days after the Closing Date and shall propose an alternative to such Required Guarantors Guaranty Agreement for Agents consideration and approval, in Agents sole and absolute discretion. Alternatives which the Borrower Agent may propose include, but are not limited to, alternative means by which such Required Guarantor shall become a primary or secondary obligor under the Loan Documents or by which such Required Guarantor may be directly and indirectly isolated from the proceeds and other benefits of the Loans and any assets of the Obligors (except as otherwise provided in Section 10.9(g)). In the event the Agent receives a notice from the Borrower Agent as described in the previous sentence within 30 days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have 90 days from the Closing Date to obtain Agents agreement, in Agents sole and absolute discretion, to an alternative to the Required Guarantors guaranty and deliver to the Agent any of such other reasonable fees, agreements, documents, writings or instruments, in each case in amount, form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, documenting any such agreed upon alternative. Concurrently with the acquisition by the German Borrower of 100% of the shares of Transact Elektronische Zahlungssysteme GmbH, the German Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent a Pledge Agreement, in form an substance satisfactory to the Agent.
2.3 Section 10.4(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) any Acquisition by a Borrower, so long as Borrower Agent gives Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice of such Acquisition or completion of an Acquisition under an Agreement executed prior to the Closing Date, so long as the Borrower Agent has notified the Agent of such Acquisition prior to the Closing Date, in each case Borrower Agent shall provide to the Agent the following information: pro forma financial statements and projections and a pro forma Compliance Certificate, demonstrating that the Borrower Parties will be, after giving effect to the Acquisition, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of this Agreement. For purposes of such pro forma financial statements and pro forma Compliance Certificate, to calculate the Borrower Parties compliance with the financial covenants set forth
in Article 9 hereof, after an acquisition of one hundred percent (100%) of the stock or assets of an Acquired Company, the EBITDA and EBITDAR of the Acquired Company, based upon pro forma numbers acceptable to the Agent, from its last four rolling quarters may be included to the extent that such numbers reflect cash flow from assets fully transferred to such Borrower as a result of the acquisition of the Acquired Company, with adjustments for any transactions not in the ordinary course of business. If such Borrower acquires less than one hundred percent (100%) of the stock or assets of an Acquired Company, the Agent shall make a good faith determination of what portion, if any, of such Acquired Companys EBITDA and EBITDAR to include in the pro forma financial statements. Any Acquired Company that is a Subsidiary that falls within the definition of Required Guarantor shall satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.10, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 90 days from the acquisition of such Acquired Company, and with respect to any Acquired Company that is a Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States or the laws of any State therein, the Agent may, in its sole discretion, require all of the acquired equity of any such Acquired Company to be pledged hereunder pursuant to a Pledge Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;
2.4 Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.5 Creation of Subsidiaries. Except upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice to Agent, not create any Foreign Subsidiaries or U.S. Subsidiaries. Upon the creation of any Subsidiary that falls within the definition of Required Guarantor, such Subsidiary shall satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.10, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 90 days from the creation of such Subsidiary, and with respect to any U.S. Subsidiary, the Agent may, in its sole discretion, require the 100% of the equity of any such U.S. Subsidiary be pledged hereunder pursuant to a Pledge Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
2.5 Section 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the introductory phrase of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.9 Loans, Advances and Investments. Not make, nor permit any of its Subsidiairies that are Obligor to make, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or investments (whether acquisitions of stock or securities or otherwise) in, or acquire any Assets of, any Persons, including, without limitation, any Affiliates of any Borrower or any of its partners, shareholders, officers or employees (collectively, Investments), other than:
2.6 Section 10.9(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(g) (i) Investments of the Borrowers or any other Obligors in or to (A) any one or more Borrowers or Obligors pursuant to this Agreement (provided that the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 have been satisfied with respect to any such Obligors that are Required Guarantors) or (B) any one or more Obligors pursuant to the US Credit Agreement (provided that the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 of the US Credit Agreement have been satisfied with respect to any such Obligors that are Required Guarantors); or
(ii) In addition to those Investments existing on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 4.5(a) to Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, the Borrowers and any other Obligor may collectively make additional Investments of up to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) in the aggregate from the Closing Date through the Revolving Credit Termination Date in all (A) Required Guarantors that fail to become guarantors as provided in Section 8.10 (provided that such failure has been properly waived in accordance with Section 13.9) and (B) Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Required Guarantors, in each case including all items listed in Schedule 4.5(b) to Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement. To the extent that any such Investments are intercompany loans or advances, such loans and advances shall count against the limitation in the preceding sentence only to the extent such loans or advances have not been repaid;
2.7 Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.10 Negative Pledge. Not permit to exist any Lien on any of its property or the property of any other Euronet Entity, except as permitted under Section 10.2 above. On the request of the Agent, the Borrowers will, and the Borrowers will cause the other Euronet Entities to, execute acknowledgments or other forms of notice of such negative pledge, and the Agent may record or file the same in the appropriate filing offices.
2.8 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following defined terms in their entirety to read as follows:
Acquired Company shall mean any company acquired (in whole or in part) pursuant to Section 10.4(e).
Obligor shall mean each Borrower Party, each Required Guarantor and each direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Borrower Party which is a party to a Pledge Agreement or a Guaranty Agreement, or party to any security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other document or instrument provided to the Agent in support of the Borrowers Obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2.9 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Required Guarantor shall mean (i) any Material Subsidiary, (ii) any U.S. Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter acquired (in whole or in part), organized or otherwise created, (iii) any Foreign Subsidiary that has satisfied the conditions set forth in Section 8.10, whether now existing or hereafter acquired (in whole or in part), organized or otherwise created, and (iv) any Foreign Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter acquired (in whole or in part), organized or otherwise created, if, as of the date of acquisition or organization of such Foreign Subsidiary or on the last day of any fiscal quarter thereafter, (w) the gross revenues of such Foreign Subsidiary for the four quarters ending on such date equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of the Euronet Entities for the four quarters ending on such date or (x) the EBITDA of such Foreign Subsidiary for the four quarters ending on such date equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the consolidated EBITDA of the
Euronet Entities for the four quarters ending on such date or (y) the book value of the assets of such Foreign Subsidiary on such date equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the book value of the consolidated assets of the Euronet Entities on such date or (z) net income of such Foreign Subsidiary for the four quarters ending on such date equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the consolidated net income of the Euronet Entities for the four quarters ending on such date.
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2 above is effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent and each of the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 The Borrower Agent and each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation or organization, bylaws, if any, or other charter documents of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower Agent and any Borrower, any provision of the Borrower Agents and each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, if any, or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which the Borrower Agent and any Borrower or any of its
property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment; and
4.5 (i) Schedule 4.5(a) hereto sets forth all Investments by the Borrower Agent, any other Borrower or any Required Guarantor existing on October 25, 2004 in (A) any Required Guarantor that has failed to become a guarantor as provided in Section 8.10 and (B) any Foreign Subsidiaries that is not a Required Guarantor; and
(ii) Schedule 4.5(b) hereto sets forth all Investments made by the Borrower Agent, any other Borrower or any Required Guarantor after October 25, 2004 to, and including, the date hereof in (A) any Required Guarantor that has failed to become a guarantor as provided in Section 8.10 and (B) any Foreign Subsidiaries that is not a Required Guarantor.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
7.1 the execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by the Borrower Agent, each Borrower and Lender; and
7.2 the Borrower Agent providing to the Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrower Parties will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement and that all Required Guarantors (other than the Material Subsidiaries) have satisfied the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER AGENT: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
BORROWERS: | E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, | |||
a limited liability company incorporated in | ||||
England and Wales | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Director | |||
DELTA EURONET GMBH., | ||||
a German company with limited liability | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Director |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Euro Credit Agreement
AGENT AND LENDER: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Euro Credit Agreement
Schedule 4.5
Exhibit 10.27
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
$10,000,000 U.S. CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of June 8, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower Agent and as a Borrower, PaySpot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Euronet USA, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, Prepaid Concepts, Inc., a California corporation, Call Processing, Inc., a Texas corporation (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, as agent and as a lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of April 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005 and that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 25, 2005 (as so amended and modified, the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant the amendment to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendment as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT.
2.1 Section 4.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the Pro Rata benefit of the Lenders interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan at the following rates per annum:
(i) Floating Rate Option. During any period while such Loan is a Prime Rate Loan, a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as in effect from time to time) plus the Applicable Margin, in effect from time to time. The rate of interest applicable to Prime Rate Loans shall change as and when the Prime Rate changes.
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(ii) Fixed Rate Option. The Borrowers may elect, in accordance with Section 4.8 hereof, to have a specified portion of the Revolving Loan bear interest from time to time at a fixed rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect on the Disbursement Date, the date of conversion or the date of continuation, as applicable, as adjusted as provided in this Agreement. The interest rate (other than adjustments to the Applicable Margin as provided herein) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan shall not change during any Interest Period.
2.2 Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
5.1 Fees.
(a) Fee Letter. The Borrowers shall pay to Agent the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) Unused Commitment Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent an unused commitment fee equal to (i) the average daily unused portion of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments under the Credit Agreement, computed on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Holding Company Borrower, based upon the daily utilization for such fiscal quarter as calculated by the Agent, times (ii) the Applicable Margin. Such unused commitment fee shall accrue from the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, commencing on December 31, 2004, with the final payment to be made on the Revolving Credit Termination Date. The unused commitment fees provided for in this subsection shall accrue at all times after the Closing Date, including any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article 6 of the Credit Agreement are not met.
(c) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Agent a fee in an amount equal to (i) the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, times (ii) the Applicable Margin. Such fee will be calculated and paid quarterly in arrears on the last business day of each fiscal quarter.
2.3 Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each set of financial statements required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 8.4, a compliance certificate of the Holding Company Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit 8.4 (a Compliance Certificate), signed on its behalf by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Holding Company Borrower, showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with all financial covenants contained in Article 9 of this Agreement and stating that (i) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 7 hereof (including those referring to the Schedules to this
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Agreement) with respect to each Borrower, shall be true and correct as though made on and as of the date of the Compliance Certificate, except for matters specifically updated or described in the Compliance Certificate, (ii) that no default or event of default exists pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents or any Subordinated Securities Documents or, if any such default or event of default exists, stating the nature and status thereof, and (iii) that no other Default or Event of Default exists or, if any other Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
2.4 Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
8.5 Other Notices. Give prompt notice in writing to the Agent of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and of any other development, financial or otherwise, which might materially and adversely affect its business, properties or affairs of any Borrower or any other Obligor or the ability of any Borrower or any other Obligor to repay the Obligations, including, without limitation, the occurrence of any default or event of default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or Subordinated Securities Documents.
2.5 Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
9.1 Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratios
(a) Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth in the grid below, a Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter for such fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Fiscal Quarter |
Ratio | |
The fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
Each fiscal quarter thereafter |
2.50 to 1.00 |
Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Senior Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters.
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Senior Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness of the Euronet Entities as described in subsections (i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders), less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Holding Company Borrower in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures held by the Holding Company Borrower in the Proceeds Account, and excluding (A) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n)), (B) any Indebtedness as described in subsection (iv) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is already included in subsections (i) or (iii) of the definition of Indebtedness, (C) any Indebtedness as described in subsection (v) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is already included in subsections (i), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of Indebtedness and (D) any Indebtedness as described in subsections (iv) and (v) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness secures or guarantees Indebtedness described in subsection (ii) of the definition of Indebtedness or is Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(i), Section 10.2(o) and Section 10.2(p).
(b) Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than 3.25 to one for each fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Total Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters. Total Funded Debt means, without duplication, all Senior Funded Debt plus any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n) less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Holding Company Borrower in connection with the issuance and sale of the Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n) held by the Holding Company Borrower in the Proceeds Account.
2.6 Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
9.2 Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, for the Euronet Entities, the ratio of (i) EBITDAR for the four (4) fiscal quarters ending on such day less cash Capital Expenditures made during such four (4) fiscal quarters and tax expense paid and dividends paid during such four (4) fiscal quarters to (ii) the sum of interest expense and rent payments paid during such four (4) fiscal quarters, plus recurring payments of principal scheduled for the four (4) fiscal quarters after such day, all as calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus 33 1/3 % of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
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2.7 Sections 10.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating Section 10.1(m) through the end of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(m) up to an aggregate principal amount of $140,000,000 of Indebtedness incurred by the Holding Company Borrower in connection with the Convertible Senior Debentures, (n) up to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 of Indebtedness directly incurred by the Holding Company Borrower, or incurred by the Holding Company Borrower as a guarantor, in connection with the Subordinated Securities; provided, that the proceeds of such Indebtedness shall be used solely for Acquisitions permitted hereby, the repayment of existing Indebtedness and for lawful general corporate purposes, (o) up to 19,000,000 Euro of Indebtedness related to standby letters of credit issued by Bank of America, on behalf of the the Holding Company Borrower in order to provide bank guarantees required by mobile phone operators and (p) in addition to the Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(a) through Section 10.1(o), Indebtedness on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers, not exceeding, at any time outstanding, an aggregate principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); provided that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Section 10.1, shall result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
2.8 Sections 10.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) deleting the word and at the end of Section 10.2(p);
(ii) replacing the period at the end of Section 10.2(q) with ; and;
(iii) adding a new Section 10.2(r) to read as follows:
(r) Liens to secure up to 19,000,000 Euro of the Indebtedness to Bank of America pursuant to standby letters of credit permitted by Section 10.1(o) and Liens on up to an additional 10,000,000 Euro of cash collateral to secure Indebtedness with any Person pursuant to standby letters of credit to secure bank guarantees required by mobile phone operators.; and
(iv) amending and restating the second proviso in the last paragraph of such Section to read as follows:
provided, further that no Lien otherwise permitted by this Section 10.2 shall result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the assets of the Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
2.9 Sections 10.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.7 Dividend Restriction. Holding Company Borrower may not declare any dividends or make any other distributions to shareholders or other persons holding equity interests in Holding Company Borrower; provided, that the Holding Company Borrower may (i) make payments to a holder of the Convertible Senior Debentures as permitted by Section 10.13(b) or (ii) make payments to a holder of the Subordinated Securities as permitted by Section 10.12(b).
2.10 Sections 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the last sentence in the last paragraph of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
In no event will any Investment otherwise permitted by this Section 10.9 result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
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2.11 Sections 10.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
10.12 Limitation on Voluntary Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Securities Documents. The Holding Company Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend, modify or waive, or permit the amendment, modification or waiver of the Subordinated Securities Documents without the prior written consent of the Agent; or
(b) make or offer to make any sinking fund payment, payment, prepayment, redemption, defeasance, purchase or acquisition for value (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due) or otherwise segregate funds with respect to the Subordinated Securities Documents other than:
(i) regularly scheduled interest payments (including contingent interest, if any) required to be made in cash;
(ii) conversions of the Subordinated Securities into common stock of the Holding Company Borrower;
(iii) the redemption, retirement, repurchase, acquisition for value or payments of cash in connection with a conversion of Subordinated Securities, provided, that:
(A) both before and after giving effect to such redemption, repurchase, retirement, acquisition or conversion no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(B) the Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate certifying the matters described therein after giving effect to any such redemption, retirement, repurchase, acquisition or conversion.
2.12 Sections 11.1(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(j) Change of Control. (i) Except as permitted by Section 10.4, any Change of Control of any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower or Obligor, or any acquisition by a third-party of more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership or voting capital of Holding Company Borrower or (ii) a Change of Control as defined in the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture shall have occurred, or (iii) a change of control or substantively similar concept as provided in any Subordinated Securities Document shall have occurred.
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2.13 Sections 11.1(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(l) Default Under Other Agreements. The Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) of any amount owing in respect of the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents or the Subordinated Securities Documents; or the Holding Company Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or Subordinated Securities Document, if the effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity or cause a mandatory redemption of any Indebtedness pursuant to any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or the Subordinated Securities Document, or to permit the holder or holders thereof, or any trustee or agent for such holders, to accelerate the maturity or require a redemption or other repurchase thereof of any such Indebtedness, or any such Indebtedness shall become or be declared to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity other than as a result of a regularly scheduled payment or a redemption or repurchase of such Indebtedness in accordance with Section 10.12 or Section 10.13, as applicable; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to its stated maturity other than as a result of a regularly scheduled payment or a redemption or repurchase of such Indebtedness in accordance with Section 10.12 or Section 10.13, as applicable.
2.14 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following defined terms in its entirety to read as follows:
Applicable Margin shall mean the percentage set forth below opposite the applicable Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio calculated and adjusted on the first day of the month following the receipt by the Agent of each quarterly Compliance Certificate; any change in the Applicable Margin shall be effective with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, any Prime Rate Loan, any Unused Commitment Fee and any Letter of Credit Fee on or after each such date.
If the Euronet Entities Consolidated Senior Funded Debt / EBITDA Ratio is |
Libor Rate Loans |
Prime Rate Loans |
Unused Commitment Fee |
Letter of Credit Fee |
||||||||
greater than 2.50:1.00 |
2.50 | % | .25 | % | .25 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
less than or equal to 2.50:1.00, but greater than 2.00:1.00 |
2.25 | % | 0 | % | .25 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
less than or equal to 2.00:1.00, but greater than 1.50:1.00 |
1.75 | % | 0 | % | .20 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
less than or equal to 1.50:1.00, but greater than 1.00:1.00 |
1.25 | % | 0 | % | .20 | % | 1.75 | % | ||||
less than or equal to 1.00: 1.00 |
1.00 | % | 0 | % | .15 | % | 1.75 | % |
Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, the Borrowers must maintain a Consolidated Senior Funded Debt Ratio in accordance with Section 9.1 or pay interest at the Default Rate in accordance with Section 4.3(b).
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Fee Letter shall mean that certain letter agreement regarding the amended and restatement of certain fees, dated June 1, 2005 among the Borrowers and the Agent.
Proceeds Account shall mean that certain account maintained with the Agent, established by the Holding Company Borrower for the purpose of depositing proceeds in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(m) or any Subordinated Securities permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(n), unless such account offers inferior interest rates or fees than a comparable account with another reputable banking institution, and in such case the Holding Company Borrower may designate such comparable account as the Proceeds Account.
2.15 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the defined terms Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio and Funded Debt.
2.16 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio, and Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio are defined in Article 9 of this Agreement.
Senior Funded Debt is defined in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
Subordinated Indenture shall mean any Indenture between the Holding Company Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Holding Company Borrower, and a trustee with respect to any Subordinated Securities, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Subordinated Securities shall mean any unsecured note, debentures or other securities issued by the Holding Company Borrower or by a Subsidiary of the Holding Company Borrower and guaranteed by the Holding Company Borrower, at any time or from time to time, in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000, that are expressly subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Obligations pursuant to the Euro Credit Agreement, and that are issued pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Subordinated Securities do not include the Convertible Senior Debentures.
Subordinated Security Documents shall mean the Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Securities.
Total Funded Debt is defined in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENT.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit
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Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; and
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on any Borrower, any provision of each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. Each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
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SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon:
7.1 the execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by each Borrower and Lender;
7.2 the Agent shall have received a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrowers will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement.
7.3 the Agent shall have received pro forma financial statements and projections and a pro forma Compliance Certificate, demonstrating that Borrowers will be, after giving effect to the Acquisition of Ukrainian Processing Center CJSC, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9.
7.4 The Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the Fee Letter executed by the Borrowers and (ii) all Fees payable in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the Fee Letter.
7.5 All conditions set forth in Section 7 of Amendment No. 4 to the Euro Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWERS: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
PAYSPOT, INC., | ||||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
EURONET USA, INC., | ||||
an Arkansas corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
PREPAID CONCEPTS, INC., | ||||
a California corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
CALL PROCESSING, INC., | ||||
a Texas corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to U.S Credit Agreement
AGENT AND LENDER: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to U.S Credit Agreement
Exhibit 10.28
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
$30,000,000 EURO/GBP CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of June 8, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent (the Borrower Agent), e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers) and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America), as agent and a Lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $30,000,000 EURO/GBP Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005 and that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 25, 2005 (as so amended and modified, the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower Agent and the Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendments as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
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SECTION 2. AMENDMENT.
2.1 Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
5.1 Fees.
(a) Fee Letter. The Borrowers shall pay to Agent the fees set forth in the Fee Letter.
(b) Unused Commitment Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent an unused commitment fee equal to (i) the average daily unused portion of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments under the Credit Agreement, computed on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower Agent, based upon the daily utilization for such fiscal quarter as calculated by the Agent, times (ii) the Applicable Margin. Such unused commitment fee shall accrue from the Original Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, commencing on December 31, 2004, with the final payment to be made on the Revolving Credit Termination Date. The unused commitment fees provided for in this subsection shall accrue at all times after the Closing Date, including any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article 6 of the Credit Agreement are not met.
2.2 Section 8.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(d) Compliance Certificate. Together with each set of financial statements required under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 8.4, a compliance certificate of the Borrower Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit 8.4 (a Compliance Certificate), signed on its behalf by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower Agent, showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with all financial covenants contained in Article 9 of this Agreement and stating that (i) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 7 hereof (including those referring to the Schedules to this Agreement) with respect to each Borrower Party, shall be true and correct as though made on and as of the date of the Compliance Certificate, except for matters specifically updated or described in the Compliance Certificate, (ii) that no default or event of default exists pursuant to the Convertible Senior Debenture Documents or any Subordinated Securities Documents or, if any such default or event of default exists, stating the nature and status thereof, (iii) that each Required Guarantor (other than a Material Subsidiary) has satisfied the conditions of Section 8.10 or, if any Required Guarantor has not satisfied such conditions, stating the status thereof and (iii) that no other Default or Event of Default exists or, if any other Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
2.3 Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
8.5 Other Notices. Give prompt notice in writing to the Agent of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and of any other development, financial or otherwise, which might materially and adversely affect its business, properties or affairs of any Borrower or any other Obligor or the ability of any Borrower or any other Obligor to repay the Obligations, including, without limitation, the occurrence of any default or event of default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or Subordinated Securities Documents.
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2.4 Section 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) (i) Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth in the grid below, a Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter for such fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Fiscal Quarter |
Ratio | |
The fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
The fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005 |
2.75 to 1.00 | |
Each fiscal quarter thereafter |
2.50 to 1.00 |
Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Senior Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters.
Senior Funded Debt means, without duplication, all long term and current Indebtedness of the Euronet Entities as described in subsections (i), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of the definition of Indebtedness set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto (including Indebtedness to shareholders), less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower Agent in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures held by the Borrower Agent in the Proceeds Account, and excluding (A) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n), (B) any Indebtedness as described in subsection (iv) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is already included in subsections (i) or (iii) of the definition of Indebtedness, (C) any Indebtedness as described in subsection (v) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is already included in subsections (i), (iii) or (iv) of the definition of Indebtedness and (D) any Indebtedness as described in subsections (iv) and (v) of the definition of Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness secures or guarantees Indebtedness described in subsection (ii) of the definition of Indebtedness or is Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(i), Section 10.2(p) and Section 10.2(q).
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(ii) Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio no greater than 3.25 to one for each fiscal quarter, determined in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio means the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Total Funded Debt of the Euronet Entities as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of the Euronet Entities for the four (4) quarters ending on such date plus the pro forma amount of historic EBITDA for the four (4) quarters ending on such date, of any Euronet Entity acquired during such fiscal quarter or during any of the three (3) prior fiscal quarters. Total Funded Debt means, without duplication, all Senior Funded Debt plus any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n) of the US Credit Agreement less any proceeds of any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower Agent in connection with the issuance and sale of the Subordinated Securities permitted by Section 10.1(n) of the US Credit Agreement held by the Borrower Agent in the Proceeds Account.
2.5 Section 9.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, for the Euronet Entities, the ratio of (i) EBITDAR for the four (4) fiscal quarters ending on such day less cash Capital Expenditures made during such four (4) fiscal quarters and tax expense (other than VAT taxes) paid and dividends paid during such four (4) fiscal quarters to (ii) the sum of interest expense and rent payments paid during such four (4) fiscal quarters, plus recurring payments of principal scheduled for the four (4) fiscal quarters after such day, all as calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus 33 1/3 % of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
2.6 Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
9.2 Borrower Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Each Borrower, on a consolidated basis with its respective Subsidiaries, shall maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Subsidiary Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Subsidiary Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, for each Borrower, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for the four (4) fiscal quarters ending on such day less cash Capital Expenditures made during such four (4) fiscal quarters and tax expense (other than VAT taxes) paid during such four (4) fiscal quarters to (ii) the sum of interest expense and scheduled rent payments paid pursuant to Capital Leases during such four (4) fiscal quarters, plus recurring payments of principal scheduled for the four (4) fiscal quarters after such day, plus (A) 33 1/3% of the UK Revolving Credit Commitments, with respect to the UK Borrowers Subsidiary Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, or (B) 33 1/3% of the German Revolving Credit Commitments, with respect to the German Borrowers Subsidiary Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, all as calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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2.7 Sections 10.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating Section 10.1(m) through the end of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(m) up to 19,000,000 Euro of Indebtedness related to standby letters of credit issued by Bank of America, on behalf of the Borrower Agent in order to provide bank guarantees required by mobile phone operators, and (n) in addition to the Indebtedness described in Section 10.1(a) through Section 10.1(m), Indebtedness on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers, not exceeding, at any time outstanding, an aggregate principal amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000); provided that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Section 10.1, shall result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
2.8 Sections 10.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) deleting the word and at the end of Section 10.2(q);
(ii) replacing the period at the end of Section 10.2(r) with ; and;
(iii) adding a new Section 10.2(s) to read as follows:
(s) Liens to secure up to 19,000,000 Euro of the Indebtedness to Bank of America pursuant to standby letters of credit permitted by Section 10.1(m) and Liens on up to an additional 10,000,000 Euro of cash collateral to secure Indebtedness with any Person pursuant to standby letters of credit to secure bank guarantees required by mobile phone operators.; and
(iv) amending and restating the second proviso in the last paragraph of such Section to read as follows:
provided, further that no Lien otherwise permitted by this Section 10.2 shall result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the assets of the Borrower Agent or any of its Subsidiaries that would cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
2.9 Sections 10.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the last paragraph of such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
In no event will any Investment otherwise permitted by this Section 10.9 result in or cause a breach or default under any Convertible Senior Debenture Document or any Subordinated Securities Document.
2.10 Sections 11.1(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
(j) Change of Control. (i) Except as permitted by Section 10.4, any Change of Control of any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower or Obligor, or any acquisition by a third-party of more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership or voting capital of Borrower Agent or (ii) a Change of Control as defined in the Convertible Senior Debenture Indenture shall have occurred, or (iii) a change of control or substantively similar concept as provided in any Subordinated Securities Document shall have occurred.
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2.11 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following defined terms in its entirety to read as follows:
Applicable Margin shall mean the percentage set forth below opposite the applicable Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio calculated and adjusted on the first day of the month following the receipt by the Agent of each quarterly Compliance Certificate; any change in the Applicable Margin shall be effective with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, any Euribor Rate Loan and any Unused Commitment Fee on or after each such date.
If the Euronet Entities Consolidated Senior Funded Debt / EBITDA Ratio is |
Libor Rate Loans |
Euribor Rate Loans |
Unused Commitment Fee |
||||||
greater than 2.50:1.00 |
2.50 | % | 2.50 | % | .25 | % | |||
less than or equal to 2.50:1.00, but greater than 2.00:1.00 |
2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | .25 | % | |||
less than or equal to 2.00:1.00, but greater than 1.50:1.00 |
1.75 | % | 1.75 | % | .20 | % | |||
less than or equal to 1.50:1.00, but greater than 1.00:1.00 |
1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | .20 | % | |||
less than or equal to 1.00: 1.00 |
1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | .15 | % |
Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, the Borrowers must maintain a Consolidated Senior Funded Debt Ratio in accordance with Section 9.1 or pay interest at the Default Rate in accordance with Section 4.3(b).
Fee Letter shall mean that certain letter agreement regarding the amended and restatement of certain fees, dated June 1, 2005, among the Borrowers and the Agent.
Proceeds Account shall mean that certain account maintained with the Agent, established by the Borrower Agent for the purpose of depositing proceeds in connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Senior Debentures permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(m) of the US Credit Agreement or any Subordinated Securities permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(n) of the US Credit Agreement, unless such account offers inferior interest rates or fees than a comparable account with another reputable banking institution, and in such case the Borrower Agent may designate such comparable account as the Proceeds Account.
2.12 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the defined terms Consolidated Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio and Funded Debt.
2.13 Exhibit 1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Consolidated Senior Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio, and Consolidated Total Funded Debt/EBITDA Ratio are defined in Article 9 of this Agreement.
Senior Funded Debt is defined in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
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Subordinated Indenture shall mean any Indenture between the Borrower Agent or a Subsidiary of the Borrower Agent, and a trustee with respect to any Subordinated Securities, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Subordinated Securities shall mean any unsecured note, debentures or other securities issued by the Borrower Agent or by a Subsidiary of the Borrower Agent and guaranteed by the Borrower Agent, at any time or from time to time, in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000, that are expressly subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Obligations pursuant to the US Credit Agreement, and that are issued pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in its sole discretion, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Subordinated Securities do not include the Convertible Senior Debentures.
Subordinated Security Documents shall mean the Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Securities.
Total Funded Debt is defined in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent and each of the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 The Borrower Agent and each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
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4.3 The articles of incorporation or organization, bylaws, if any, or other charter documents of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower Agent and any Borrower, any provision of the Borrower Agents and each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, if any, or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which the Borrower Agent and any Borrower or any of its property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment; and
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon the following conditions:
7.1 The execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by the Borrower Agent, each Borrower and Lender.
7.2 The Borrower Agent shall have provided to the Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, demonstrating that the Borrower Parties will be, after giving effect to this Amendment, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9 of the Credit Agreement and that all Required Guarantors (other than the Material Subsidiaries) have satisfied the conditions set forth in Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement.
7.3 The Borrower Agent shall have provided to the Agent pro forma financial statements and projections and a pro forma Compliance Certificate, demonstrating that Borrowers will be, after giving effect to the Acquisition of Ukrainian Processing Center CJSC, in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Article 9.
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7.4 The Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the Fee Letter executed by the Borrowers and (ii) all Fees payable in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the Fee Letter.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER AGENT: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
BORROWERS: | E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, | |||
a limited liability company incorporated in | ||||
England and Wales | ||||
By: | /s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: | Jeff Newman | |||
Title: | Director | |||
DELTA EURONET GMBH., | ||||
a German company with limited liability | ||||
By: | /s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: | Rick Weller | |||
Title: | Director |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Euro Credit Agreement
AGENT AND LENDER: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: | John P. Mills | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Euro Credit Agreement
Exhibit 10.29
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
$30,000,000 EURO/GBP CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 dated as of June 16, 2005 (this Amendment), is entered into by and among Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent (the Borrower Agent), e-pay Holdings Limited and Delta Euronet GmbH (each a Borrower, and collectively, the Borrowers) and Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America), as agent and a Lender (the Lender).
RECITALS
A. The Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender, as agent and a lender have entered into that certain $30,000,000 EURO/GBP Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 25, 2005 and that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of June 8, 2005 (as so amended and modified, the Credit Agreement).
B. The Borrower Agent and the Borrowers have requested that the Lender grant certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as more fully described herein.
C. Subject to the representations and warranties of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, the Lender is willing to grant such amendments as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, and to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent, the Borrowers and the Lender hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS.
2.1 The cover page of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the amount $30,000,000 with the amount $40,000,000 appearing thereon.
2.2 The title of the Credit Agreement appearing above the preamble is hereby amended by replacing the amount $30,000,000 with the amount $40,000,000.
2.3 Section 3.3(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing each appearance of the amount Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) therein with the amount Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000).
2.4 Schedule E-1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating such Schedule in its entirety to read as set forth on Schedule E-1 attached hereto.
SECTION 3. LIMITATIONS ON AMENDMENTS.
3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2 above are effective for the purposes set forth herein and will be limited precisely as written and will not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which the Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (c) be a consent to any future amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.2 This Amendment is to be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein waived or amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and will remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower Agent and each of the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lender as follows:
4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than those which expressly speak as of a different date) are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
4.2 The Borrower Agent and each Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such execution and delivery have been duly authorized by proper proceedings, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms;
4.3 The articles of incorporation or organization, bylaws, if any, or other charter documents of the Borrower Agent and each Borrower delivered to the Lender as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement are true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;
4.4 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower Agent and any Borrower, any provision of the Borrower Agents and each Borrowers respective articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, if any, or other charter documents, or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or other written or oral agreement to which any Borrower is a party or is subject or by which the Borrower Agent and any Borrower or any of its
property is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any of its property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required by or in respect of the Borrower Agent and the Borrowers to authorize or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of or the enforceability of this Amendment.
SECTION 5. EXPENSES. The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to pay to Lender upon demand, the amount of any and all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which Lender may incur in connection with the preparation, documentation, and negotiation of this Amendment and all related documents.
SECTION 6. REAFFIRMATION. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and without prejudice to the generality of this Section, each of Borrower Agent, UK Borrower and the German Borrower confirms that the security interests created by it in favour of Agent in the Pledge Agreements executed and delivered by such Persons remain in full force and effect and are a continuing security for the obligations described in such Pledge Agreements as supplemented and amended by this Amendment.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment will become effective as of the date hereof upon the following conditions:
7.1 The execution and delivery of this Amendment, whether the same or different copies, by the Borrower Agent, each Borrower and the Lender and the execution and delivery of an amended and restated Note by each Borrower.
7.2 The Agent shall have received an Acknowledgment of this Amendment and a Reaffirmation of the Euro Credit Agreement (each an Acknowledgment) from each Required Guarantor in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
7.3 The Agent shall have received a Guaranty Agreement from TelecommUSA, Ltd., a North Carolina corporation (TelecommUSA), Amendments to the Pledge Agreements by the Borrower Agent by which it pledges 100% of its interest in its US Subsidiaries pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the US Credit Agreement, in favor of the Agent to include the shares of TelecommUSA among the shares pledged thereunder, and TelecommUSA shall become a Borrower under the US Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document in connection therewith as the Agent may require.1
7.4 The Agent shall have received a Guaranty Agreement from transact Elektronische Zahlungssysteme GmbH (Transact) in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, a Pledge Agreement from the German Borrower pledging all of the shares held by it in Transact and a revised Pledge Agreement from EFT Services Holding BV pledging all of its shares in the German Borrower.
1 | This assumes that Continental transfer LLC will be merged or consolidated out of existence prior to the date hereof. If this is not the case a Guaranty from Continental transfer and Pledge by Continental transfer will also be required. |
7.5 Each Borrower, the Borrower Agent, EFT Services Holding BV and each Required Guarantor (including TelecommUSA and Transact) shall have taken all corporate or company proceedings necessary to authorize this Amendment, any Pledge Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement and any Acknowledgment to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each Borrower, Transact, EFT Services Holding BV and TelecommUSA shall have delivered to the Agent certificates, dated the Closing Date and signed by their respective Secretaries, Managing Directors, Directors or other responsible officers, satisfactory to the Agent, respecting such proceedings and the incumbency of the officers executing this Agreement, any Pledge Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement and any Acknowledgment to which it is a party, including in the case of the German Borrower and Transact, resolutions of the shareholder of such Persons authorizing the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and certified excerpts from the commercial register reflecting the incumbency of the officer executing any Loan Documents on behalf of the German Borrower dated not earlier than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Each Borrower, EFT Services Holding BV, Transact and TelecommUSA shall have delivered to the Agent copies of its articles of organization or association or other charter documents, including all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate officer, and copies of its bylaws or other constitutional documents, including all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate officer. The Agent shall have received satisfactory results to all company and other final searches in relation to the UK Borrower and e-pay Limited as the Agent may reasonably request.
7.6 The Agent shall have received opinions from counsel to each Borrower, the Borrower Agent and each Required Guarantor that is a US Subsidiary (including TelecommUSA) and from counsel to Transact that it is a German company with limited liability in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel.
SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment will be governed by and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
SECTION 9. CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF. The Borrower Agent and each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender that it has no knowledge of any facts what would support a claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off.
SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures to each such counterpart were upon a single instrument. All counterparts will be deemed an original of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER AGENT: | EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., | |||
A Delaware Corporation | ||||
By: |
/s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: |
Rick Weller | |||
Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
BORROWERS: | E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, | |||
a limited liability company incorporated in | ||||
England and Wales | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |||
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |||
Title: |
Director | |||
DELTA EURONET GMBH., | ||||
a German company with limited liability | ||||
By: |
/s/ Rick Weller | |||
Name: |
Rick Weller | |||
Title: |
Director |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Euro Credit Agreement
AGENT AND LENDER: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |||
By: |
/s/ John P. Mills | |||
Name: |
John P. Mills | |||
Title: |
Vice President |
Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Euro Credit Agreement
Schedule E-1
I. UK Revolving Credit Commitments
Lender | Revolving Credit Commitment | |
Bank of America, N.A. | $20,000,000 |
II. German Revolving Credit Commitments
Lender | Revolving Credit Commitment | |
Bank of America, N.A. | $20,000,000 |
Exhibit 10.30
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING NOTE
$40,000,000 |
June 16, 2005 |
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING NOTE (this Amended Note), dated June 16, 2005, amends, re-evidences, restates, and supersedes in full, but does not in any way satisfy nor discharge the outstanding indebtedness, if any, owed under that certain Revolving Note dated October 25, 2004 in the original principal amount of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000), made by E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated in England and Wales, and DELTA EURONET GMBH, a German company with limited liability, in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (the Original Note). The Original Note, as amended, re-evidenced, and restated by this Amended Note, is referred to herein as the Note.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, a limited liability company incorporated in England and Wales, and DELTA EURONET GMBH, a German company with limited liability (separately and collectively, Borrower or Borrowers), jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (Lender) at 1200 Main, Suite 1400, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, the principal sum of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) or such other amount as has been advanced as one or more Revolving Loans under that certain Euro/GBP Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc., as Borrower Agent, the Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, Lender, and each other financial institution from time to time party thereto, as amended or otherwise modified by that certain Amendment No. 1 and Limited Waiver, dated as of December 14, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of December 23, 2004, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of February 10, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 14, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 11, 2005, that certain Limited Waiver dated as of May 17, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 3, dated as of May 25, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of June 8, 2005 and that certain Amendment No. 5 dated as of June 16, 2005 (as the same may from time to time hereafter be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the Credit Agreement). This Note is one of the Revolving Notes referenced in the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The unpaid principal amount of this Note shall bear interest at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement, which Credit Agreement, as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, is by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Principal and interest under this Note shall be paid in the manner and at the time or times as provided in the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Revolving Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts chargeable to each Borrower under or with respect to the Revolving Loan, on the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
Euronet Euro Amended and Restated Revolving Note
If an Event of Default occurs and is not cured within the time, if any, provided for by the Credit Agreement, Lender may exercise any one or more of the rights and remedies granted by the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated thereby or executed in connection therewith, including, without limit, the right to accelerate amounts owing under this Note and any other Obligations, and may set off against the amounts owing under this Note or against any other Obligations, (i) any amount owing by Lender to any Borrower, (ii) any property of any Borrower at any time in the possession of Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, and (iii) any amount in any deposit or other account (including, without limit, an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit) of any Borrower with Lender or any Affiliate of Lender.
Each Borrower and all accommodation parties, guarantors and endorsers (i) waive presentment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor, (ii) agree that no extension or indulgence to a Borrower or release or non-enforcement of any security, whether with or without notice, shall affect the obligations of any accommodation party, guarantor or endorser, and (iii) agree to reimburse the holder of this Note for any and all costs and expenses incurred in collecting or attempting to collect any and all principal and interest under this Note (including, but not limited to, court costs and attorneys fees, whether in-house or outside counsel is used and whether such costs and expenses are incurred in formal or informal collection actions, federal bankruptcy proceedings, appellate proceedings, probate proceedings, or otherwise). This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
The enforcement of this note with respect to Delta Euronet GmbH, is subject to the restrictions set forth in Article 14 of the Credit Agreement.
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Euronet Euro Amended and Restated Revolving Note
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Borrower has executed this Note as of the date first written above.
E-PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED, a limited liability company organized in England and Wales | ||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Newman | |
Name: |
Jeff Newman | |
Title: |
Director | |
DELTA EURONET GMBH, a German company with limited liability | ||
By: |
/s/ Rick Weller | |
Name: |
Rick Weller | |
Title: |
Director |
Euronet Euro Amended and Restated Revolving Note
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Michael J. Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Euronet Worldwide, Inc.;
2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4) The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
5) The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting.
Date: August 4, 2005
/s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN |
Michael J. Brown |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Rick L. Weller, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, certify that:
1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Euronet Worldwide, Inc.;
2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4) The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
5) The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls.
Date: August 4, 2005
/s/ RICK L. WELLER |
Rick L. Weller |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the Company) for the period ended June 30, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN |
Michael J. Brown |
Chief Executive Officer |
August 4, 2005
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the Company) for the period ended June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ RICK L. WELLER |
Rick L. Weller |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
August 4, 2005